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LETTERS TO.
THE EDITOR’

Fishing and logging are the lifestyle on the: Nass River.
; 7 Photo by Brian Gregg

[ CONSUMER |

position to judge and
predict the consequences
of allowing ‘‘Tetarded”
persons to live on Sparks
Street.

According to Troler’s,
“Inside Berlin" Adolph
Hitler recommended that
anyone with an 1,Q. of
leas than 70 should be
exterminated. Is that
what is being suggested?

. Dear Sir:

Inever thought it would
‘hal in Canada, but

the most
‘dssue I have

head.
- “Subnormal’’, “ab-
“normal”, could the
persona asking for
signatures please we have not
produce thelr ac- Teact such a state of
credidation 80 we may man’sinhumanity toman
that there Is no place in

our society for person.
who may be somewhat
handicapped.
not even ac- lamnotaministerora
psychological priest, however, I feel it
the height of arrogance
for someone (anyone) to
circulate a petition in an
attempt to ban those
sons whom we should
helping. Get off the
pot, Mac.

‘what? (Subnormal and

about some prejudiced
people who apparently
"feel that there is no place
in this community for
‘persons who may not be
‘4s brilliant as the people
circulating a petition,
“(although that's hard to
believe).

If a petition would be of
any help, all right-
: ed: persons should
‘now stand up and be

Nixon Baker

Dear Sir:

On behalf of the Terrace
Jaycees and the Pacifle
Region Jaycees, I would like
to thank you and.the staff of
“The Herald” for your kind
support In helping us make
the Annual Pacific Region
Jaycees Convention ‘79 @

“is free people tekl
ree peo ng a
responsible and active in-
tarest in our community, the
Terrace Jaycee: are ever
grateful to you and ‘The
Herald’, who share with us
our ideas and ideals,

Thank you for taking an
interest in (he welfare and
development of our great

to be mentally retarded
-a@nymore than they
choose to have polio or
tuberculosis. During the
‘$th century we locked
people away in the depths
‘@ hell, shall we go back

again.
Of all the atupid, idiotic
reasons for keeping

pecrie out of a =
ourhood this petition
regarding Sparks Street
must be a ic.

_ Incidentally, I live in organization.

one of those teacherages, Sincerely
years, my wife teaches Chairman,
special education, so Convention ‘79 Committee
hopefully Iam in a better Terrace Jaycees.

COMMENT

by Greg Middleton

One last comment before we give the subject of
Copper Mountain School in particular and education in
general a vacation for at least the summer.

Whether you agree with me or not that teachers are
by and large not as well educated as they should be,
don't have the practical skills they should have and
are (atleast in the North) mostly the inexperienced,
lets look at another aspect of this situation. Evenif you
don't agree that the purpose of an education is to give
you basic tools and that the present system doesn’t do
that, even If you don’t feel that too much time is spent
on using the audio visual gadgets and aliernatives to
reading and writing, do you think behavior is the
reaponsibility of the school? ;

" [tis the contention of some that there is a lack of
discipline and respect in one and perhaps all schools.
Is it the schools responsibility to deal with this?
Whether or not the teachers are or are not equipped
to teach and deal with the classroom situations, are
they there to be sock/logists and psychologists?
Some say you can’t change a child's basic behavior
after he is of school age, others say you can butit takes
time and is therefore expensive.
- Should schools be an agent of social change or do
‘they just mirror the society but some time later?
Perhaps these are esoteric questions for those
ts who are tired of seeing thelr child come home
from school in tears because of the behavior of the
other children, undoubtedly these questions are not a
matter of importance for the parents who don’t do
much more than breed children and then let them
grow wild, like seeds scattered into the wind.
For now it is perhaps enough to know that there are
some nts who are dealing with some concerns at
their school and that there has been at least a little

| discussion,

%
eal

Dear Sir:

I have abstained from
writing ta you- with
reference to your recent
articles on the present
education system
because I am not a school
teacher nor have I ever
been one. However I have
taught plano on an in-
dividual basis and come
of a family of teachers
both here and in England,
and I take ‘exception to
your most recent com-
ment-i.e.",.. thatype of

education” - because it is
anlnaulting

generalization which is
not justifled, and would
seem to imply that others

beings of a superior sort.
There are undoubtedly
poor teachers just 48
there are good, bad and
indifferent journalists.

You said, “In your
columa of June 13th that

person who went into ,

(auch as journalists) are,

_QN COMMENTS

“Education students at
most Universities are a
joke.” A joke to whom?
To other undergratuates?
Surely you are not giving
serious consideration to
such uninformed opinion.

' Parhaps it is a cliche to
‘say that teachers are
born, not made; but there
is an element of truth in
this. <A teacher should
like children, should
possess an exceptional
“degree of patlence and
understanding, and often
requires compassion for
those In his or her class
who are experiencing
serloug problems at
home. I doubt that this
can be taught in the
university, -
Twish now to deal wi
two aspects of the
teachers’ problems of
which you have made no
mention. In my school
days, in Vancouver,
silence prevailed in ‘the «
classroom and there was

A reader offers comments |

no dicipline problem, so
that the teacher was able
ta instruct without con-
stant interrupticn.  In-
Bolence and , in-
subordination were
punished by the strap.

Such la not the case today.
It might be a salutary
experience If you were to
be present in.a school and

-able to see what some

teachers. ve to contend
wit h now. ,

In my girlhood our
school-population was
made up almost entirely
of children of British
origin, whose partents
spoke English - whether.
good or bad. The parents
of many of today's
children have picked up
English in the workplace
and often speak
ungrammatically and
pronounce words in-
correctly. Ihave seldom .
known children with this
background to constantly,
monitor their own speec
and apply to it all the

‘university - level.

' Possibly the young lady
- article had a non-English-:

objectionable in your

rules learned in the
classroom «- even at
{I am
thinking now of Jewish
and Chinese students
whom 1 have known),

mentioned in your firat
speaking background,
I think what 1 find most

articles is what youadmit —
tw be you “broad
generalization.” I must
however commend. you
for your.-fairnesa in
publishing Mr. Jordan's
letter and rebuttal, -Mr.
Jordan isa teacher who is
regarded with the higest ~
eateem, a Greek and
Latin scholar, and I deem
it a privilege that two of
my grandchildren were
able to atudy English with

Yours very turly,

(Mrs) B.A, Kaisex"

WINNIPEG (CP) — Once
upon a time, the typical

nadian family resembled
the characters In a Grade 4
primer: Father worked and
Mother stayed home with
Dick, Jane and Spot, the

family dog.
That Image started to give
way a8 women began

making thelr marks as.

welders, police constables,
astronauts and workers in
other jobs once reserved for

men.
But. only recently have

-. Family roles changing

popular observers of ‘soclal
mores started looking at the

-many thousands of women

who have taken up ordinary
jobs outside the home for any

umber of personal reasons.

Here are a few examples:
Barbara Carroll, a senor
editorial analyst. for the
Manitoba government,
started looking for a paying

job years ago to ward off -

what she described as the
“housewife blahs.”

Her husband, Leonard, a

hospital pharmacist, has
taken over the cooking, and a

“cleaning women comes in

twiea a week to keep the
house in order.

Mrs. Carroll says her job

has never been a hobby ora -

means of filling In time, but
an integral part of her Ilfe.

“We do fight sometimes
and there are tensions,” she
says of her ‘family life, ‘but
there would be infinitely
more tensions if | didn’t

work.”

Falth Vals worka for a
different reason, She teaches
nursery schoo] three days a
week at the church where
her husband, George, is
minister because the family
needs the money.

She says she enjoys being
a wite, homemaker and
mother to their four
children,
“Some women work for
the love of it, and that may

come in time for me,” she -

Says, . 20

WASHINGTON (CP) —
The authority of U.S. alr
safety officials is coming.
increasingly under
question as the busy sum-
mer travel season 8
amid confusion about
where DC-10s will fly.

The off-again, on-again
proun of the wide-
bodied jets that followed
the May 28 crash at
Chicago that killed 273
people can now beat be
described as half-on, half-
off as use of the craft has
resumed in some other
parts of the world but not
in North America.

The decision by 13
European alrlines and 21
aviation authoritles to get
the planes back in service
representa the sharpest
challenge to data to the
U.S. Federal Aviation
administration, which
has kept the jets on the
ground elnce suspending
their airworthiness
certificates June 6.

And it has added to the
already substantial
pressure on officials here
to do something about the
future of the McDonnell
Douglas Corp. craft,
whose grounding
costing U.S. air carriers
about $2.7 million a day.

A top FAA official says

SOME FLYING ~

DC10 grounding queried

By CATHY McKERCHER ~

that by early next week,
the agency expects ‘to
have an atinouncement to
make on the future of the
alreraft, Moat itkely, it
will involve setting some
requirements that muat
be fulfilled by the
manufacturer or the
airlines before the Jets
ean get back into the air.

FAA deputy = ad-
ministrator Quentin
Taylor discussed getting
the jet flylng again during
what wag supposed to

_ the first day of a National
Transportation Safety
Board administrative law
judge's hearing into a
McDonnell . Douglas
vequest to have the
grounding overturned,

Before the session got
underway in Los Angeles,
however, the FAA and the
company. made a deal to
postponethe hearing for a
week, apparently to allow
the FAA to complete a
review of the crait's
engine mounts and wing
slats.

The agency already has
exerperienced the em-
barrasemer once, of

ving a judge .
what to do about the DC-
10, The day before the

planes were grounded, a

US. judge here made an

order, subsequently

postponed, that the craft
y.

~ not

Safety board -in-
vestigators have found
that maintenance
shortcuts at American
Airlines could be the
reason for a crack in the
engine support pylon on
the jet that crashed at
Chicago after an engine
fell off during takeoff.

But more than a month
after the crash, the worst
in U.S. Air history, there
is no explanation of
whether or how the pylon
cracks caused the crash.

The resulta of other
tests of the craft's air:
worthiness won't be
available for a few more
weeks. But the FAA could
restoje the jeta certificate
before that.

Meanwhile, the
decision by the European
carriers to resume using
DC-L0s was viewed as &
vote of confidence in
McDonnell Douglas and a
blow to thé FAA.

In the past, Eurepean
carriers _alitematically
obeyed FAA directives

- haw cost them so far, the

involving aircraft
manufactured in the U.S,
but this time, impatient at
the prospect of losses
running higher than the
#40 million the grounding

europeans took thelr own

Hon. ;
They:noted that while
one of evéry.three U.S.-

owned DC-108 found
in special FAA-orde
inspections to hate py

or engine miount
problems, no similat
trouble was found on the
European aircraft. In
addition, the Europeans
almost exclusively use
newer models of the
aireraft than U.S. com-
panies.

U.S. investigators still
have grave doubts about
the plane. And while they
work on correcting
problems, travel industry
officials are antlelpatitg
major headaches in the
coming weeks as
questions about which
airplanes are being used
in which countries
complicate the already.
confusing round of ached-
ule changes and sub-
stitutions that have been
common at major alr-
ports in the weeks since
the groundings.

‘COMMENT |

" ‘To make your vacation as relaxing and worry frée
as possible, whether your. trip is for three months or
‘for three dayd, you should take ahe time for proper.
preparation. Even if these preparations cost a few
dollars, they will be well worth taking, for they could
end up saving not only time, inconvenience and major *
expense, but they could also save your life.

Check mechanical condition of your vehicle. If you:
are not an expert in automotives, find someone who Is. -
For $30.00 for members and $40.00 for non-members, -
the British Columbia Automobile Association offers a
100 polnt inspection by a qualified mechanic which will
provide you with a detailed report Hating any defects
or problems. This service is by appolntment.only, and
it is suggested that arrangements forit be made -at
least one week before your planned departure.

Hf you will be pulling a trailer, ensure that your
vehicle is properly equipped and in a condition that
will support the added trailer welght. Check the hitch,
mirrors, lights, tire pressure, rear springs and shock

_ absorbers, as well as any appHances and fuel tanksin =
the trailer. When loading the trailer, the front half . -

should bear 60per cent of the luggage weight so that 10
per cent of the trailer's welght is on the hitch. This will
help to achieve stability and control in towing.
‘The loading arrangement of your passengers and
baggage is an important consideration for both safety,
and comfort. Items in the trunk should- be evenly

’ distributed by weight and arranged go that frequently

used items can be reached conveniently and with
minimal disruption. ; ST
Nothing should be stored in the back window ledge

" that could obstruct the driver’s vision or pose a hazard

if the vehicle comes to a sudden stop, Both driver and
passengers should have enough body and leg room for

. comfort, and each should have a seat belt. If you are
- (ravelling with small children, proper car seats area

must, a8 are simple games and toys to keep them
-quietly amused. Regular stops should be made every
few hours for the comfort of all and to help the driver
remain relaxed and alert. _ -,

Always carry emergency equipment and know how
to use it. It should be easlly accessible and include a

first ald kit, a blanket, and basic tool kit, a flashlight, a

" get of flares, a trouble light, and a dry-chemical or

-multi-purpose fire extinguisher. .

If travelling far from home, inform yourself about
differences in motor’ vehicle Jaws and adjust your
driving accordingly. No matter where youare driving,
be a defensive driver and anticipate hazards or ©
problems and know what to do should they occur.
Don't overdrive the limits of your vehicle or of the
road and weather conditions, and always keep chec.
on your driving habits. ,

QUID

RIDES?
‘re
Middleton

I hear that someone was a little taken aback that I
kept worms in the vegetable crisper in my
refrigerator. Weill, let me tell you about the frog in the

ower, —_

You see, I] used to write an outdoora column for the
Port Alberni newspaper. It wasn't one of those “listen
to. what the experts say,” sort of thing Lee Straight
used to do for the Vancouver Sun, it was more a
“bumbling around in the bushes with the bearded guy
and let’s see if we can get back home” kind of thing.

lusually did my research by going out fishing with a
local longshoreman, who I would exasperate almost to
the point of homicide andthen, to add insult toinjury, I
would write about it all. One weekend we went out to a
little known lake to fly fish for trout.,

Ag there were no trout, and I still had a column to
write, I went for a walk and stumbled over something,

- quite Hterally. I landed flat on my face. As I got up I

made a grab for what I had tripped over and came up
with a large frog, or at least 1 thought it was a frog. I
took it home. ;

My column that week was all about how I identified
the frog as a Northwest Toad. I mentioned, at the end
of the column, that Ihad not yet been able to return the
toad to the lake and that it- was living‘ quite happily in

‘my shower stall until the following weekend when I
would take it back. . :

That Friday, however, I hada visit from a lady from
Victoria, One of the first things she did was pick up the
newspaper, read the column, which the editor had
cleverly headlined “There's a frog in hia shower?”

She then arked me if there was, in fact, a frog in the
bathroom.

I replied,
bathroom.”

A couple of cups to tea later she adjourned to the
bathroom, It wasn't more than a minute or two later
the shriek was heard. I was pretty sure it was my lady
friend as the toad had been there all week and not
made 4 sound. Ton

Well, let me tell you, she was furious. When she
emerged, she was still somewhat perturbed. She’
queried me about my statement that there was not a
frog in the bathroom. I responded that what had ap-
parently hopped out of one corner and hopped across
the bathroom floor and into the shower stall was not a
frog, it was a Northwest Toad, as I had painstakingly
noted in the article she had recently read.

“A toad,” she said. A toad,” she repeated, her
voice rising half an octave, ‘“Well, it almost touched
me." She was nearing hysteria and 1 almost hated the

"no, there was not a frog In the

.now inevitable question. ‘““What about warts?” But I

couldn’t resist the answer. “That,” I said, knowing
full well that warts are not something you get from
toads but are something that is caused by a virus and
you get from people, “that, is a chance the toad would
have to take.” 0