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Letter from Masset;
Queen Charlottes

-By Elvirg Bryant

- [have just managed to put
together a write-up for the
Co-operative Consumer
about Jessie Simpson. The
black and white pictures
that [ managed to take
before the Christmas
holidays arrived in the mail
this week, and inspired.me
to get busy tonight. It is
most unusual to be starting
one of these letters in the.
middle of the week, but one
should always get to such
things when “in the mood’.
(Perhaps the Consumer
effort was encouraged by
the fact that the regular
meeting of Delmas Co-op
will be held tomorrow
evening.)

_ Today Vic got busy cut-
ting down some poles and
improving the fencing — he
didn’t.get very far with the
conversation that took place
between him and the owner
of the cows in regard to the
damage that was done to the
new. lawn. Vic agreed with -
Mr. Feyer that he could not
“sleep ‘with the cows’’, but
did: hope there would be
some offer fo make amends.
The only contribution
seemed to be giving the
nariié of somebody who h ad
good top soil available. It
certainly does take all kinds
still.to make the world.
The poles are helping the .
Woode family to have more
of their property cleared,
and:.the pole fence will be
much more substantial than
the ‘rope effort, which has
been a continual attraction
near the house for little girls
to swing on. .

Vic was telling me earlier
aboutan eagle who caught a
mallard. this morning. and’
had a lot of trouble handling
his prey. Eventually the
eagle did manage to reach
the shore with the bird, but
by that time he was pretty
well all in. It was then that
two other eagles flew down,
and would you believe that
one of the newcomers took
the mallard away from the
one who had done the
killing? The latter was just
too tired to do anything
about the stealing. (These
things can apparently
happen among eagles as
well as among human folk.)

Phone calls have, been
made between Tasu and
Sandspit in regard to

- badminton playoffs. The
George M. Dawson people
will have their playoff this:
Saturday and a week later
all of the top players will
have their chances at the,
final playoffs. The top single’
players will be those chosen

to represent the Queen
Charlotte Islands at Dawson
Creek in February.
Sitting beside the
typewriter is Erich von
Daniken’s ‘Miracles of the
Gods”. When I was reading
this book during the
holidays one day, while

waiting in the upstairs shoe ~

department at Eatons, a
siranger spoke to me,

‘asking if I would tell her

where I had bought the
book. [t seemed there
wasn’t a copy left in the
Eaton’s book supply so I
wound up walking with this
Victoria newcomer up to
Munroe's Books on Yates
Street. (I am not the only
one after all who is doing
this type of reading.)

Erich von Daniken has 14
pages of Bibliography at the
conclusion of this book and
there are note references for
the four chapters, as well as
quite a number of pictures
taken by the author. Before
launching into when
miracles do happen, the-
author makes this con-
clusion:

‘Jesus and _ the
Christianity initiated by his ,
presence on Earth are not of
divine origin, just as the
Bible does not contain
‘God's word’. Without this
basis in divine origin visiion
cannot be attributed to God
the Father, or Gad the Son,
or the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Their explanation must be
sought elsewhere.”

A calendar tabulating
visions in a ‘brief resume’
begins with mythology, then
works from 4000 B.C. up to
1974. It isn't a book to be
dismissed lightly.
Hemisphere Pictures, Inc.
has apparently made a
major motion picture based
on this book.

“In Search of Ancient
Gods” was probably written
before the above mentioned
book, but I did not have a
copy of this before, so will be
reading it later. It almost
begins to look as though I
should keep out of book
stores for ‘awhile as there

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for the brother-in-law who

‘spent just three days in

hospital: He decided he
would not undergo any more
tests but would come home
and “live it up’’.

And what pattern did the
coins form K’un-
Oppression (Exhaustion). It
was so pertinent that I sent
my interpretation of the
highlights to my sister. For
example: “‘This symbolizes
an adverse fate in human
life. In such times there is
nothing a man can do but
acquiesce in his fate and
remain true to himself. This
concerns the deepest strata
of his being, for this alone is
superior to all external
fate.”'

When a certain com-
bination forms a six or nine,
there is always something
extra concerning the
reading. In this instance it
was.a nine in the second
place.....But one is
exhausted by the com-
monplaces of life, and there
seems to be no way of
escape. Then help comes
from a high place.....But
there are still obstructions
tobe overcome. Therefore it
is important to meet these

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obstructions in the invisible
realm by offerings and

yayer, To set forth without

ing prepared would be
disastrous, though not
morally wrong.- Here a
disagreeable situation must
be overcome by patience of
spirit."

One must interpret these
two thousand year old
writings in the light of the
question asked, but in this
instance the reading seemed
very clear. ;

Today a friend informed
me that her husband gave
her I Ching as a Christmas
gift. She has started at the
beginning and finds it
“deep”, but I am quite sure

. She will have many years of

reward for her effort.
Three teachers from
George M. Dawson: were
invoived ina car accident on
the Sunday before school re-
opened. | three were badly
shaken up when the car slid
on.black ice some seven
miles out of Masset.’ I am
told the car is a ‘‘write-oif"’
and it was just fortunate
that the car had not over-
turned or gone into ‘the
Watan River canyon, Lucy
Wong’s little girl, Annie,

seems.to be the only one who
escaped. injury and- ap-
parently she quite enjoyed
the. experience. The adults
are suffering from back or
head injuries, which isn't
good, This week substitutes
are in the “Home Ec”, Art
and Library areas.

Today I took to school the
calendar put out by the
handicapped, who paint by
mouth or by holding the
brush between the toes. The
hope was that the grade ten
boys taking Art would be
somewhat more ap-
preciative of all the faculties
they do have for this sub-

ject.

I brought back books on
animals as requested and at
the present time each
person has embarked on his
own program. Today one of
the boys came up to ask if I
had one particular book he

inted out to me inside a

ack cover. This was one on
nudes, I told him I didn’t
think I would be able to get
away with bringing on nudes
into the class, and added
that for some strange
reason there were only
books available on the nude
female figure. This seemed

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like a form of discrimination
to me. Of course the gist of.
his reply was that the boys
wouldn't be concerned about
that lack.

Another teacher today
was telling me of -her ex-
ience in teaching English
in central Afrida — she
found it was such a “let-
down” to come back to
teach in Canada and agreed
with an opinion a friend of
mine had made that she had
read in one of my columns.
According to her these
African students who only
spoke English as a secon-
ry language, were far
superior in their ability in
this language than students
of similar ages here. I do
know we are losing many of
our young teachers each
year because for the
majority of students there
just doesn’t seem to he the
interest in learning. I still
believe this stems back to
opie being given too much
or nothing. Also happiness
is still obtained in working
towards a definite goal, not
inits actual attainment. And
on that note, I had better end
this edition.

THE HERALD, Wednesday, January 26, 1977, PAGE A?

Justice for
independent

schools

The Federation of In-
dependent

the Government of B.C. on
its plans to bring about
justice for the independent
schools as indicated in the
Speech from the Throne. By
doing this. they are
recogniziny he contribution
to the con, aunity that in-
dependent schools have
made in this province for
over a hundred years.

The government will find
support for its efforts from a
sizable portion of the people

School.
- Associations congratulates

of B.C. who have endorsed:
independent schools. A
recent B.C.T.F. opinion poll:
indicates that 57 percent of:
the general public supports:
aid to independent schcols.-:

“The previous N.D.P.:
government had made some;

promises to independent,

schools and the other parties:
are on record as favouring:
financial support to them.-
The Federation and its
supporters look forward toi
the forthcoming legislation .
with great interest.

“Where there is no more puzzle our interest ends.”

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hadn't done for a long while.
Whenever there is a valid
question of grave concern
always there is the needed
answer. The explanation is
that the future is already
there and this is ane way one
taps into it. The concern was

Former residents visit

Once longtime residents
of Terrace, Mrs. Paul
Hoffman and Mrs. Betty
Harrison, now residing in
Kamloops; were visiting old
friends in Terrace this last
week. While visiting they
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