rerrrr 1 BK Doce, 2 to, pul the big thite.on-Ns.: ’ rCTORTA, B. Ca'y What's In a Supaer-Doper Sandwich? Students like _ Tessia McNeil, Jessie Carroll and Dan Dunham (above) were busy putting thelr’s together while Ricky Souls was preparing . The students of Mins 0. Olauson’s Grade’ 3. class. + were ‘among the 195 students at Kit) ’Shan. who celebrated Nutrition Week by bringing their own ingredients to make a sandwich Thursday. Brown bread, tomato, lettuce, cucumber, cream theese, mayonsise, carrots, celery, bean Sprouts, hamburger sauce, ham, cheese, pickles and toothpicks were among the Ingredients used. — Podborskil loses it ASPEN, Colo. (CP) — Steve Podborski of ‘Toranto lost the World _ Cup downhill title today to Harti Weirather of Austria. + In the final race of the season, Podborski ‘needed to finish first or second — and ahead of ‘his rival — to become : the first. non-European ‘to win the tile... Podborski wis first down: the hilt and he *flashed through the “gates in one minute - $0.49 ‘seconds. Skier after skier failed to match the time. Until it was Welrather’s tum. “Weirather was 14th down the hill and he finished - ahead — of Podborskl by 28-100th of, r second. : * ~ Happiness is never failing spelling tests —Young children should. _ TORONTO (CP) — Every weekday morning your pevenyear-old heads off for a val where he is family centre, encouraged not to sit still and be quiet but to play or _ wateh TV, And be will never have to worry about getting an F on a spelling test. That scenario might sound like a‘ description of school life in the 2ist century, but it could become reality before then if the Ontario govern- ment acts on recom- mendations In a teacher- childhood education. The report, steared Thursday, is based on a three-year study beaded by university profe ‘sor and former broadcaster Laurier LaPierre. it’ nlakes “92° recommendations, - many. of them for radical ctianges. For example: °°,” —Formal schooling should rot begin, until grdqe 4; —Formal ‘instruction should be the ¢@xception rather than the rule in the education of younger children: —Play should. be con- aidered an essential part of the education of alt children in the primary division; pe not be required to sit still and remain silent for any length of time lr order to learn; —Letter grades and marks - should be eliminated. Eval- uations should be based on . progress the child has made, rather than on héw he com- pares with his peers. - ‘Television sets and videocassette should be regarded “ds ™ necessary in all classrodris to teach children to’: be erltical viewers in the same way as they become critical readers. A more conservative recorders aspect of the $300,000 inquiry calls for the creation of a new Ontario ministry ‘‘of the family ‘and of the young child” to take over’ the ‘functions .of, tlie ministry of education. - . Instead = of. formal education. before grade 4, children would attend neigh-| ‘borhood .family | centres from conception’ fi age ehh with parents as well ad teachers participating. LaPierre also calls for a ‘special bill..of rights protecting children from corporal punishment — in and out of schools — as well as allowing students more Jeisure time to discover and develop their own potential. “Choose any child.in your immediate environment and observe him for a day,” LaPierre said, “You will find that most of his waking hours are programmed by ‘adults. “Put in the simplest way, the present system of educating the very young leaves much to be desired. It imposes formal tasks too early, is adult-oriented, ia overly concerned with measurement, testing and ’ safety were exempted from . spokesman. ‘‘It’s getting keport says. In addition to em NANAIMO “CP) — The fired following picketline British Columbla Federation trouble. ‘. . of Labor general strike on A - three-year -eontract southern Vancouver Island. settlement was. reached was well under way. early Monday. but the employees, y., an membera of the. Telecom- The B.C. “Ferry Corp. ter- munications Workers Unton,, ‘minal at Departure Bay was refuse to return to work until’.- shut down after ferry about two dozen of their ¢o- ” workers declined to cross workers are reinstated. - picket lines. Pickets were The company insists the = also up at MacMillan matter be resolved through. Bloedel’s Harmac facility ‘ygual grievance. and ar- and at the B.C. Forest Prod- bitration . procedures, The: ucts Crofton mill, . - number of workers fired has Workers at these raills are. yaried from22to 26 with both members of the Pulp and sides ‘clalming. their “figures. Paper Workers of Canada — are“: correc which was not directly: ins * Both” "ides reached: oy volved in the °. labor . federation’ 8 sympathy giving’ wage increases: of .up strike, but which had said its to “42.5. per cent aver f three ; members would honor picket - “years - strike t ee classifications and fo fallow ‘feport. =. ” tentative agreerrient Monday: ireat “Union president Bill Cla sald the wage package ‘conelliator Ed Peck, Unde the, new: scheme, - : members would: receiv seven per cent Jan. 1, 1 and'six per cent on Cet. 30. “increases varying fromt eight to 15 pet cent will take effect March 1, 1981. Rate! vary. ‘according. to - jo Effective. Jan. 1,. ‘1982 into members will. receiv4 lines. The Telecommunications Workers Union. and the In- | ternational Woodworkers‘ of | America were. taking the . lead on strike lines. —- The B.C, Government Em- ployees Union was also ex- pected to take an active part . ‘in the attempt to bring” commerce to-a halt in the area between Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley: Major construction sites - and shopping centres were to be. affected,. ‘and only ger- vices essential te public. . sonight at 7 p.n. am. ‘to.10 pm. the strike call. The federation of iabor * called the regional strike to support the TWU in - its. dispule with B. c ‘Telephone Co. Federation president Jim’ Kinnaird. warned that - the regional stoppages would -. “if an “etuployer js. ‘seen either directly ‘or indirectly Gealing with a' company on strike he'll be picketed,” says Gordon Summers, an executive member of the Mid-Isiand Public Employ- ers’ Association. “Everybody is terribly. worried,” said a Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce in ‘ worse and worse."” Mediation talks in Van- couver broke down Thursday” over reinstatement of telephone workers who were Women to march An all-women get together will be held Sunday, March & from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at the Legion to celebrate In- ternational Women's Day. There will be displays, speakers, a film, music, food and fun. Keer tages & took a ‘ Women are invited to join in the discussions on such topics as women's rights historically, women on the picket line and streciching the household dollar, Participants will meet at the women's, centre, 4711 Lazelle, at 1 p.m. and march to the Legion together. Admission is free and The. smth ‘Annual Terrace ‘Baucation Exhibition age Science. Fair, sponsored by: the ‘Terrace - ‘Board of School Trustees and the Terrace . District Teachers’ Association, gets underway i in. "+ the Calédonia Sr. Secondary School gymnasium . The Science’ Fair continues Saturday from 10” #. - - Featured ‘in. this .year’s. ‘fair are! ficience exhibits; " school displays ;- creative ‘writing; a. display to promote the. International Year.of the ~ Disabled; displays by the Canadian Cancer _ Society, Canadian Cellulose, Drug and. ~ Commission, RCMP, federal Fisheries, Terrace . Amateur Radio Society and Terrace and District” “Credit Union. 9: The annual favorite two-egg drop contest! gets : > underway Saturday . at’ 10 a.m. in: the Sebo * Northen Community College Friday at 8 pn. . Caledonia Other echeduied events include Reach of the . Top contest on Saturday at 10.a.m.in the lecture - theatre; a Spelling Bee contest on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Room 105; and the Jaws of Life Saturday — .at 2 p.m, in the Parking | lot. ite’ tingted media. Page a eartoonlet Adrian Rawside ia: ‘airking. i ark:in' the srdsiic world, Sonia. of Bis Bi Catal” bs om Page 4! | q Alcohol ~ lecture theatre.’ children are welcome. For more information call. the Women's Centre at 635-5145, meaningless accountability. “Tt places too many litnits on the experiences of children and is excessively concerned with the norm and the average.” A centre. ‘would be much more’effective than formal classroom. instruction tor children up to grade 4, the providing for their care and education, it would offer after-school programs for older children and function as a santo saree for 638-1825 parents a others in charge ren 4926 Hwy. 16 W. TERRACE y “Complete Off ice Coffee Service”