’ Choirleader Stuart McCallum leads Terrace Communily choir at St. Malthews Anglican Church, Musical director TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. follows convictions BY NADINE ASANTE Terrace may be heavy with talent but there is always someone who stands out in the crowd, And slanding out in front of the crowd of the thirty- five Terrace community choir members in their bid for top honors in the B.C. Centennial Band and Choir Competitions is Stuart McCallum, their musical director. : Stuart McCallum was born in Windsor, Ontario, twenty-eight years ago and comes to Terrace via the posilion ol. prganist of St. Matthew's Anglican church. Stuart has studied music since the age of four. Hae believes that music is complete participation by both performer and listener. His ultimate aim is to teach al university level but present aspirations are to help people of any and all ages tounderstand music by showing them how to become emotionally involved. “Music is the appreciation of the organization of sounds," emphasizes Sluart, ‘‘one must have musical convictions but don’t try to analyze those convictions... just follow them.” And who does Stuart try to fallow musically? = ‘tIn -my- opinion (he men who's depth of character and compassion and ‘humanness’ is evident most in’ their music are Bach, Bartok- the Hungarian composer who’s rhythms and offbeat note associalions are compelling, and Prokevieff, the world renowned Soviet composer whose original score was used in the background music for Romeo and Juliet.” | With a B.A. from. the University of London in 1966, Stuart headed west to work and study and will obtain his Master of Music degree from U.B.C. this summer. Even though McCallum is under contract to St. Matthew's ehurch, he has found time to freelance and teach within the Terrace musical community, in the words of Joan Spencer, A.R.T.P. , a choir member and herself a registered music teacher, ‘Stuart MeCallum is the best thing -that has ever happened in the musical field in Terrace. He is an accomplished musician and although piano is his first-love, his work with.the choir has. benefited ys all.” Under Stuart’s directorship, the Terrace Community Choir’s win in the local festival entitles ‘ the choir to go south to compete in . the’ B.C, Centennial Compelitions in Vancouver. Professional musicians flock together ‘and such’ an association will benefit Terrace” audiences on May 15th when ar Eastern conductor friend of - Mr. ‘McCallum ‘has accepted a. personal invitation to-bring his orchestra: to. Terrace. - Mr, McCallum is hopeful that in the, .. future . cultural. exchanges. ‘between Terrace musicians. and. vocalists’ and. their-eastesn |. counterparts will be reciprocal... w ~ sowhat is more. compatible: - than. to, combine‘ .-travel * and- _. Music in‘such an :exchange?” ‘asks MeCalluin, (90.6000. - Travel ‘may be on ‘the. tentative agenda for the fulure but for the present the Terrace Community Choir hopefully is practising toward a win in the southern competitions. They are not singing “I'm leavin’ on a jet plant” but that is just what the choir will be doing tomorrow at 11:30 p.m. on May 4th. Festival presentations included Mr. McCallum’s own arrangement of the Negro Spiritual musically tailored for the local choir called I GOTTA SHOE and the. English, folk - ballad A ROVING, Included in their repertoire for the southern trip is a Healey Willan hymn entitled RISE UP MY LOVE, The charter P.W.A, jet which leaves with the good wishes of the Terrace citizenry tomorrow evening will aiso carry the other local regional winners in different categories, the Skeena Junior Chair and the Caledonia Senior Choir both under the leadership of Car) Holden, and the Kitimat Band. The provincial government is footing the bill for the $5,500 each! way cost of: the charter, and the accommodation and board at Totem Park at U.B.C. for the duration of the Vancouver Stay. Considering there are twelve B.C. regions compeling, the cost of the Centennial project will comprise a very tasty dish to set before before the Queen in the form of a mass musical evening on Friday May 7th when the thousands of voices of the combines chorus will raise the Forum rafters at the Pacific National Exhibition grounds ‘and-competing bands: from-all over the province play for Her Majesty’s pleasure. Financial support for proposed choral projects and a province wide entertainment tour are rumoured to be the trophy to the winning choir in the competitions. Choir members range in age from twelve years to grandparents and in occupations from carpenters to a minister and vice principal but they end their disimilarity when their voices join in the. chorus which will hopefully bring muscial fame to our town. But whether they win or not Terrace will have the opportunity to afford a warm welcome when the choir returns at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night. .on developing Cont'd From Page 1 to have a more positive aititude points of interest and safe trails are opened up, Five students will be employed to clean up ‘ Grouchie's Beach, a safe, sandy area currently accessible only by water,. Workers would clear’ the beach of refuse, reeds and logs, and attempt construction of a footpath approximately one mile long. In the opinion of the - Communcity Resources. Committee, opening: up the beach would ease congestion on existing overtaxed public beaches. Three female students will be hired to police Fisherman's Park, which is primarily a small boat launching area. The students would also give out tourist information and provide emergency first aid. Outdoor recreation facilities for ‘senior citizens would be ‘provided in Little Park, a 13-' acre undeveloped area within walking distance of downtown Terrace, Nine youths would work for approximately three months marking trails and spots of interest, clearing and slashing. - Three youths would be given the job of developing and clearing existing parks and cemeteries. The brief states that all parks in the Terrace afea are now littered with Barbage and broken: glass “which makes these areas unsightly and unsafe.” Three students would be employed as lifeguards and emergency first aid attendants at the Lakeise Lake Picnic Site, Eight playground leaders would work for two months in four separate parks with emphasis recreation programs for retarded and emotionally disturbed children. Approximately 800 children between the ages of 5 and 13 years would benefit each week from the playground program, A camp manager and a waterfront director would be asked to man Hart Farm Camp for three months. The camp — manager would assist ‘and direct tour groups who visit the Camp which is-located in a wilderness area 18 miles from Terrace, Tt The waterfront director would teach swimming, water safety and canoeing, and act as lifeguard. ; Similar abilities will be needed in the camp manager and waterfront director who would be appointed to look after the Kinsmen Kiddy Camp, -a one-acre site with 240 ft. waterfrontage which is used by retarded children, Brownies, Guides and Cubs. The brief states that the forty- three students employed in the ;project would ‘create indirect benefits for the 16,000 people living in the municipal district. of Terrace, . James said in an interview ‘that if the federal government will be given priority *in ‘the project. lic eliminate the problem of findin accomodation for students who temporary employees, - Rut so far Community Resources Committee have-had ‘no word from the Secretary of State. Department in Ottawa which -is responsible . for allocating the budget, said James, - te, The brief outlinging the program was Sent to Ottawa by ‘Terrace Community Resources Committee on April 14. ‘APES TOO SEXY — OSLO (AP) — The Kristian- sen “zoo in southern Norway found four baboons—one male and three female—too demon- strative sexually and shipped them to Denmark, where the at- titude in such matters is more relaxed, the newspaper Verdens grants the funds local students Gang reported. hero contractors | 635°3605 rs ltd WE HAVE TWO LOTS LEFT ee The policy. would. came to the district .as. , MONDAY, MAY 3, 19710 . - a quota Wallace ' B, Haughan, | Provincial Campaign-Chairman for. the’.1971. heart fund announces: that the fund has now reached 97,6 percent of the B.C. goal, There are still-two Mae months - left. ‘ ! before © - the campaign closes, _ In the Terrace area $3,062.00 has been collected to April 15. Of the heart fund: dollar, 33 cents ‘is allocated to ‘ital programs of Research, Education and Community .Aid, _ Contributions may stilt be sent ¢o your heart unit at: P.O. Box 22, Terrace, or direetly to ‘the B.C. Heart Foundation 21931 West Broadway, Vancouver 9. The overall proviscial goal of the 1971 Heart:Campaign is $430,000... om hy atta AMS et ii We ON STRAUME AVES. - a .” “Music is understanding,-and. j - travel promotes. understanding”) School taxes Cont'd. from Page 1 : The 1971 overall average mill rate on a province-wide basis for elementary and secondary schools and for colleges is 31.48 - mills. For 1970 the overall average mill rate on the same basis and for the same purpose was 31.41 mills. Again this year, under ,the edication finance formula, over 90 percent of the total gross amount budgeted by school districts for operating expenses of the public schools is eligible for grants by the Province, The iecal contribution te these shareable operating expenses for 1971 has been set at a basic levy of 24.50 mills. The difference of 7.38 mills between ‘the overall average mill rate of 31.88 mills and the basic levy of 24:50. mills covers the local share of debt and capital costs, college costs, and. the full cost of excess operating expenses budgeted by school, districts above: the amounts eligible for Provincial grants. ‘The yery minor increase in the province-wide average mill rate for 1971 is positive indication, the Minister said of the — increased.. - financial we, assistance being given by the Government to the School Districts for the public schools and colleges. The effect of the Provincial Home Owner Grant payments is that the contribution by the residential property-owners is less than 9 percent of the total education costs, The Provincial Government is doing everything possible to assist the local taxpayers in meeting the rising costs of education. by allocating . 31 percent of its 1.3 billion dollar budget for education. But, said Mr. Brothers, the spending of these public funds is done by the local education authorities, and it is their responsibility to make certain that full value is received- for. every education tax dollar they spend. » MOTHER-IN-LAW PROBLEMS HONG KONG (AP) — Moth- ers-in-law pose a serious popula- tion contro] problem by. insisting that their sons and daughters produce as many children: as possible to look after then: in | Planning. Association sald. ig keeping your money at home in |-BUY Q Terrace” - UALITY - | INSIST UPON:LOCALLY PRODUCED ° FRESH EGGS. FROM: - ae ‘old age, the Hng Kong: Family. ‘Simple. 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