‘INSIDE oe ‘COMMUNITY EVENTS B2 an JUST -A: THOUGHT KATHY FLORITTO Relics of tomorrow ESTERDAY, a friend and I were talking about the next century, wondering if.it would be as event- ful as this one bas been, This 100 years will have seen so many new dcvclopments thal it’s hard to imagine that any- thing “‘new’? will be little more than modifica- tions on things alrcady invented. Plus a few =; Ininor.— or major depending on your point of | ‘view: — adjustments in presently accepted S0- ‘cial customs. ~ This century was born at the stroke: of mid- night « on the last day. of the year in 1900. There - Was as much railroad track on the ground as slegraph wire overhead, Today, as we get ready — to put the 20th century to bed, we travel, for the “most part, by plane and motor vehicle, using the | . ¥ailroads for more utilitarian purposes; Perhaps, - for the children of the 21st century, raifroads will be a subject for history books and it will be = difficult for we who remember porters and : 7 dining cars to describe the experience of sleep- ing in an upper berth or viewing our nation from S “the windows of a glass-domed railcar. : The world was free of gasoline fumes and in- . come tax. Contented chauvinists were smugly .. delighted ‘that women couldn’) vote. Children ‘were deemetl betler to be seen than heard and ‘., the ‘chamber pot. wasn’t quile.the ‘collectible?’ ... -Ahat Is today. eee, ; : On: the lighter side, people were wild: about ping ‘pong, . Teddy bears;, and mechanical banks, ‘Despite ‘the wondrous advances in tech- - nologies of every kind, it’s the more mundane things that point to the great changes that have “occurred since the birth of this century, . In 1900, the average worker put in 60 hours a ~ week for'a weekly wage of about $13, or 22 ‘cents an hour. Teachers were paid the princely sum of $300 a year. -“Men’s clothing: $1.25 for pants, 50 for a. oe shirt, 25 for suspenders and another $1. as for. a pair of shoes, “Women spent $4 for s a skit 35 fora blouse, : “$1 -50on shoes and a corset was another .40. ca ” Grocery. stores charged .15/lb for coffee, but- . “ter was .18/b and eggs were .12a dozen. A loaf “of bread sold for a nickel, salt was a whopping 20 for a 100/ib. sack. A pound of chicken cost 07 and the same amount of beef, veal, pork or turkey set the shopper back 10 cents. _.Were those the “good old days?’’ For those : Who had a steady job, maybe they were. Im- agine having 100 per cent of your wages to do 1. » with as you please! Bul, unemployment insurance, the old age pension, universal medicare and publicly funded assistance for the financially bereft were me ‘yet tob be, Most schools were ill-equipped, one- . room buildings and education, beyond the basic o-3-'*Rs?’*, was only an option for a very fortunate few. - ~. For. those who weren't able to find full-time work, life was‘a miserable affair‘much of the ‘time. : Many of the ilnesses and diseases we ‘treat as minor today, were cause for serious con- cer, Infant mortality was. much, much higher then than now and it wasn't uncommon to sce six-year-old children working in the mills and “mines of our country. On ‘the lighter side, people were wild about ‘ping pong, Teddy bears, and mechanical banks. _.Boys dreamed of owning the Daisy Air Rifle “while girls loved dolls with the unlikely names a OF Flossie Flirt, Twinkletoes and Ducky - Doll, “all often purchased through the Wish Books. ’ “On the eve of this century, hilltops around the world were manned by white-robed folks eager- ly waiting for the world to disappear. We shake. — _ our heads at their foolishness, but in a way, they “weren't wrong, > Their world did disappear and very quickly. ° Carousels, horse drawn buggies, Grand Tours,. “debtars’ prisons, mail-order brides and Easter bonsiets, have all but disappeared, a ._ Perhaps, with the coming century, our descen: dants'will Have only documentaries to tell, them. of: the’ hula © hoop, © ‘gis:powered — vehicles, eyeglasses and, with any luck atall, Twinkies; a Changes? ‘Probably, linprovements? “We'l The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 18, 1995 - B1 "SECTION B » CRIS LEYKAUF “638-7283 | Culture in the classroom | LESS THAN 20 years ago, native education in elementary schools consisted on putting together an old-fashioned native village made of popsicle sticks, Perhaps there might have been a few textbook passages about the Traquois and Mohawks. Bossy and Helen Bolton are changing that old-fashioned style of education by bringing their culture into Terrace classtooms, Last week the Boltons were at | _ ET... Kenney, making - legends come alive for a grade one class, and introducing the children to a wide variety of new foods. “*More than 80 per cent of na- lives don’t understand their own culture,’’ said Bossy Bolton, . “They're not aware of their cul- tural historics or the legends.’ “We! re trying to give the kids a gilmpse into what our culture is like,” says Helen, - Bossy, a member of the Kitselas Clan, récently ‘received certifica- tion from the province as an inter- im First Nations. teacher, He is : also the first-person accredited to” teach the ‘Tsimpshian language. His wife Helen-is a full-time student at the college, and is ‘Studying to be teacher. She de- scribes herself as an ‘‘immigrant SOME STUDENTS at Northwest Community College are going to classes to hungry, say organizers of a new food bank at the college. The ‘Student Nutritional Aid ‘Committee, or SNAC for. short, was set up last year and revived at the beginning of this school year. Members of the student as- - sociation “realized the. phrase ‘starving student’ was a little too descriptive. in some cases, ‘Since’ starting up again, food bank organizers: Louise Cataford and Sarina MacDonell have been trying to spread the word about SNAC on campus. The two full-time students gol involved with the food bank in ~ | order to help out fellow students, . and ta promote school spirit.’ Utd'say approximately’ ten siu- dents have'come to us (for food) this month so far,’ said Cataford, “She and MacDonell have let the dorm representalives such as Dan -" Stebner know” about” the food _ bank, and: say that’s proved to be ~a fairly ‘effective way - ‘to ‘get the .. word.out so far, ‘ay lot of studs ‘don’t _ Talnistration office, room 5458 the: trades’ building,’ actoss fro Tsimpshian’’ and is from Dawson City. The Boltons will be teaching their cultural awareness classes at all primary schools in Terrace . ~ and Thornhill, and in many of the elementary schools, Bossy also hopes to teach in the high schools as well, This-is the third year they’ve taught in local. schools, but it is the first year ; it has been a full time job. _ “We're trying to give the kids a glimpse into what our. culture is . ‘like,’? says Helen, The couple plans to teach Tsimpshian language, legends and culture at all age levels. They also include a project, which varies on gradé. At the primary level they teach the ‘children to make a small doll in native dress. Students in grades five to seven. make a small blanket, approxi-" mately a foot square in diametre. And if the Boltons teach at the’ _ high school level, students will make larger blankets and learn native dances. Customs and dress from other.” cultures: are also freely’ discussed, 7 and the-Boltons encourage. parent volunteers to come out and help. Political - issues, such as land claims, are kept. out of any of the Bolton’s classes. ‘We jist want to have a good time with the kids and show them what our culture is like,’ says Helen. [oo R Mabtny ee FEEDING STUDENTS ~- Food bank organizers Sarina MacDonell and Loulse Cataford and: their’ helper Dan Stebner are counting. on the community's generosity in order ta feed hungry students at:. the college. They'll be foreens. @ bottle drive this Saturday, anda raffle late. in November: Bolton's feet, totally wrapped up:in the-legend he: Is falling them.” - BOTTOM LEFT A young grade one student prepares to write down the recipe for East Indian roti, in his multicultural cookbook. BOTTOM RIGHT — Despite ‘the face, this young gin really did ; enjoy her first taste of roti. . food off in boxes set up in the a ._ already looking. firdrais of meal tickets, i The organization: Is now: profit: : ys Cataford, and although it ag given A small bursary to start; operating, she and MacDonell are. 20)