2 Terrace Review —~ Wednesday, ‘December 10, 1986

Engraver James English drew a crowd of young observers during the recent Skeena Valley
Farmers’ Market winter sale at the Terrace Arena.

TERRACE — A recent
letter to the Board of
School Trustees made
several points about the
use of computers in the
schools.

by Philip Musselman

The letter, from D.G.

Sheridan, explained the

uneasiness about the com-

oe puter as an educational
ce tool. The various com-
“ puter companies have
begun advertising the im-
portance of a computer as
an aid for learning for
children. Parents are be-
ing urged to buy com-
puters for their sons and
daughters so that they
may keep up with new
technology. The position
that Sheridan took sug-
gested that there wasn’t

enough good educational
software on the market to
stress the ‘need for com-
puters.

According to Assistant
Superintendant Skip
Bergsma, the letter brings
up a few valid points, but
the use of computers in
the schools is very expan-
sive ‘at this point. No
longer are they just used
for word processing, they
are used for learning,

Organization, career train-

ing, and many other
things. According to
Bergsma, people are con-
tinually adapting to com-
puters and using them to
save time and build skills.

Many new uses are being

found, like computer
assisted drafting, for in-
stance. It’s a matter of
how much the parents

Should computer

education be
studied further?

think they and their
children can use a com-
puter that is important,
Bergsma concluded, not
how much others think
they need them.

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TERRACE — Barry
Piersdorff, a certified
Management accountant,
has been hired to take over
the vacant post of
secretary-treasurer for
School District 88.
Piersdorff’s appoint-
ment was announced at
the December meeting of
the school board. He suc-

took the position on an in-
terim basis after the
previous
treasurer, Vern Rozee,
was dismissed by a non-
- confidence vote of the
board in September. —

Piersdorff will come to
Terrace from Alberta,
where he has worked for
.five years as financial con-
troller for the United
Farmers of Alberta
Cooperative. District 88
Superintendent Frank
Hamilton said, ‘Barry is
an ardent outdoorsman
and is particularly in-
terested in hiking, fishin
and skiing.’’ ,

Piersdorff will begin his
duties on Jan. 12.

WORD POWER
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vessel,

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ceeds John McMynn, who. 2

secretary- i

Eileen Kennedy (left), Marj Twyford and Rosalee Annandale

donated their time labeling items for the Rotary auction which
aired on Cable Channel 10 and CFTK Radio Dec. 3 and 4. The

event was a great success.

Rotary Club holds ©
successful auction

With all items selling
for an average of 70 per-
cent of their original
value, the Terrace Rotary
Club reported another
successful TV and radio
auction on Dec. 3 and 4.

Many Terrace business-
es donated goods and ser-
vices to be put up for auc-
tion, and many people

contributed their time to.
the organization of the
event.

Terrace Rotary Club
vice president Mark
Twyford recently ex-
pressed his appreciation to
all of Terrace for its help
in making this 26th annual
auction a successful ven-
ture,

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The Annual Arts & Crafts sale, sponsored by the Terrace Art
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coordinator, show displays entered by Fran Redmond.

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