ow, RA he A eR at FE OY TE, FRTO EP ESLER abana an a Bee -o8 Rew * .. The commission made the : « Briefs were invited from re- oe a ne ce an IRM a Tae NS yy Mc ee ee ee ee We, eee otem um TESOL LS George English A hundred years ago, children were children until they were old enough to follow a plough, raise kids, and mind their own business. The Invention of adolescence has helped to do away with sixteerryear-old adults, Adolescents, are labelledas irrespon- sible because they just happentohavealot more to be irrespon- sible with, There were no cards a hundred years ago, Booze was legal for anyone who happened to want it —or anyone who happened to be ‘‘man enough” to drink it, Presumably, freedom has become more and more meaning- ful over the past few hundred years, Why are the freedoms belng taken away from the teen-agers of today. A student from Skeena Secondary School remarked, ‘An adolescent is Just an adult, with some of the privileges taken away. Why should those privileges be revoked now, is presumably at the peak of its freedom? * e's We are forced to seek out bootleggers because we are not responsible enough to buy aurownbooze, It seems that this is a useless law, considering the fact that if the bootlegger is caught, two people get nafled for a crime that shouldn't even bea crime, Our booze-soaked-brains are no more booze-soaked than those brains of the countless people just over the age of 21 that have been found scattered all over the highways of the World. Morepeople over theage of 21 are killed as 4 result of drunken driving than are those under that golden age, * © & The kids (and, as most of the teen-agers, I call them Kids because I like the term) of today are probably more keen on politics and philosophy than most of their parents, This is probably due to the intense education we are given from early childhood. There are few kids who don’t enjoy a hot ttle argument about whether democracy should take over the world, or whether the Americans should get out of Viet Nam, or whether the idea of mutual good for the world is really good at all, ’, How many adults will sit down and argue with their kids without calling them smart alecs, or stubborn, or children who don’t know, and therefore should shut up and stop talking back? ‘ * * * The government is screamingfor responsible voters, They want you to know what to vote for, not just who, They would like you to find out what the other parties have to offer, rather than have a vote that has been passed down through the family since the confederation of Canada. Not every kid in the school knows the inside-outs of politics, but you can at least get their opinions on them. . You ask us what kind of rights we want, Most of us want everything we can handle, We don’t really appreciate having to go through all manner of red tape to buy @ car, or a east of beer. We don't really appreciate having to suffer through iectures which should be given to three-year-old children, We would like to be treated like responsible adults. You are always demanding that we act like adults, itis only fair that we be treated like them.. A favorite excuse is that we are young and that we don’t know what we want, Ithinkthe adult world has a surprise in store for them when we finally do reach the magic age of twenty-one, We are Hable to turn out exactly as we are now, Adults don’t seem to like to remember what they thought about when they were kids, Oh, ever kid hears, when he is young, the old cliche ‘When I was young, .,”", but how many times do we hear, ‘‘,. . [ wished I was an adult”, Apparently, today’s adults.didn’t particularly care whether they ever grew Up or nots: soe eee: a a et ie ee cree ete Je | a3 ’ Adults have been blessed they don’t seem to realize really what, or who they are, They are still human beings, and they are still capable of reason, They are supposed to be mature, Why don’t they act like it? Why, if they are so mature, and responsible, and reason- able, can't they talk to thelr kids ina mature and responsible and reasonable manner, The only difference between us, the kids, and them, the adults, is that the law says that they are adults and we are not, I say to you, minors, adolescents, and kids, (In something of a melodramatic manner) ‘Strike a blow for the emanci- pation of teen-agers, and may we go down fighting!" ea when our free country ms : ad Bb with so many privileges, that , Thornhill Recreation group Throw school keys away, briefs urges The keys to school buildings should be thrown away, accord- ing to the Thornhill Recreation Commission, statement in a brief sent to the Canty committee, investigating the use of schools for recreat- don purposes, The-committee was establish- ed by former provincial minis- ter of education, Leslie Peter- son, last March, creation commissions and other groups or indlyiduals interested in the commitiee's study, In a 2000 word brief submit- ted by the Thornhill Recreation Commission, they emphasized the need te use school buildings to the maximum. for recreation, stating economic and social face tors as their reasons for the statements, “Recreation is a very vital service in a community and the importance of it is becoming a greater. concern to those of us who are directly involyedincom- munity plaxining anddevelopment, | Our children will be growing up into a society drastically changed’ # education and public recreation is just too great to continue this senseless duplication of gymnas- tums, auditioriums and meeting or classrooms,” they sald, “Multi-purpose buildings must be designed and constructed which would serve all aspects of the community to better advan. tage, It ig totally unrealistic to ask taxpayers to pay for identical facilities over and over again,’ the commission said, . The closing date for briefs being submitted to the Canty In- ember 30, Briefs may he for- warded to the committee in care of the Department of Education in Victoria, _— BILLIONS OF BICYCLES would be an exaggeration but the above picture outside C] arence Michiel school gives a good indication of how many youngsters get'to and from school, RECREATION FOR THE , Pete By CINDY LOEWEN There is a big guy down at the Community Centre whohasan ' / Q is your fun important to integrate these =, beople with the rest of the peop- even bigger job to handle in the ‘; way of‘organizing and co-ordin. | ating recreation programs for a whole community, Pete Fanning is Terrace’s re. ‘ i ereation director whose work is everyone else’s fun, It’s just about time for the re- ereation and adult education pro. grams to get into action and Mr, Fanning's office is a busy place. If you ever thought a telephone was a luxury, just watch Pete in action on the receiving end. There is hardly aminutetospare as he answers questions, gives a complete date and information guide, and books reservation for facilitles, Then it is on to ar- ranging rides for some senior cit- izens, talking over a proposed program for housewives and ar- ranging for instructors, This fall morning avd asia curricular activity, something to do in your spare time,” ° Pete enjoys his job and has some serious thoughts about what people should do with their leis. ure ee “The way 1 see it, recreatior has got to be progressive. Re- creation without any educational value is not much good, Wehave recreation for the fun of it, It*s something to do inour sparetime but even when you are having fun you can do it on a progressive scale,” he said. “You can improve your hobby or craft. You can get better at your golf. You can take part in leadership programs, You can get more involved simply by part- deipating with other people,”’ Pete 5 : There is a long line-up of ace tivities for anyone who wants to get involved, : - The youngest participants are probably the Tiny Tots who will _ Surrey to build industrial park — SURREY, B,C, (CP) — A mun- icipal industrial park is planned and council has asked for sugges. tions on where ta build it, Coun- cll has provided $100,000 for the project, It might be built near a rallway line to the proposed _ Roberts Bank port, 16 miles south of Vancouver, vestigating committee ‘is Sept-| NOMINATED FREMONT | _ The first Republican party convention was held in Phila- delphia in °1856 and nominat ‘have a greater proportion oftime - providing for their dally needs, Hf people are not educated to the ‘soctal behavior will steadily Ine from that which wa areexperien- eing,"’ the commission states, “With the growing fact ofauto- mation and cibernation, people'|j that is not directly related to’ According tothe Commission's -brief, the sociological and med- lead people have emphasized that] @ wise use of Mesure time, the incidence of physical and mental illness, of petty. crime and anti- crease to such proportions that the community will ‘be in grave difficulty. in trying to cope with or pay the costa of ff, 6: + “The cost of constructing ade=|N quate facilities for both formal John Fremont, = PRESENTING "HOME TOWN 8 P.M. - Saturday, Sept. 28 |. TERRACE, COMMUNITY . CENTRI Advance Tickets Available’ A Hvities, ; TY For older children, to name a few activities there will beballet, Je in the community,?' Members of the WhistCluband other interested Individuals have agreed to come out, play cards, checkers and chess ant have a visit with the senior citizens, oe « @ Pete’s job has a few hitches, “The problem in this town is trying to get instructors, Peos ple are moving ali the time, Wa just get things lined up and then the next year we have to start { from seratch,”’ he said, + the community “These people are available in tf we can locate . them. We would appreciate it if ; anyone in the community would PETE FANNING meet for story telling, games, Songs and other pre-school ace baton twirling, rhythmics, and lots of sports, The Community Centre will also be the scene of. other youth programs sponsored by organizations who make use of the rec hall facilities, For adults there is an almost endless list of programs, House- wives college is having a look at the “Creative Woman" this year, They have scheduled evening ses- sions on a selection of topics in cluding all aspects fashion and grooming, gardening, needle eraft and arts and a short cour se On poodle clipping, A major part of the Commun- ity Centre's program is the ad- ult education courses, undertal- en with the co-operation of the school board, The academic and vocational courses are offered to those wishing to upgrade their educational standard, ; . “Terrace is a fortunate com. munity. in that we have the full co-operation of the school board to use the school facllities af. ter hours,” Pete said, The fac- ilities are used for night school classes and the gyms are used to a large extent for sports ac. tivities, Pete Fanning, has another pro. ject underway to get the senlor citizens and the handicapped out and going, ‘We are trying to get the old people and = the handicapped More .and more involved,” he said, “I personally feel these peo. ple are sheltered . at home too much and do not have the oppor. tunity to mingle with other people in the community and participate in crafts and hobbies, Itis really let us know if they run across someone who might be able to teach a hobby or craft,” Chasing down instructors, lin ing up activities and co-ordinat- ing activittles are all part of Pete’s job. “We want to do what people are interested in,” he said, ‘All we have to do is find enough people who are interested and get go- ing. 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