Intl ed
~ coming ~
at NWCC |

Following a report by interna- |

tional education coordinator
John Noonan, Northwest Com-
munity College has committed
$20,000 in seed money to begin
establishment of what may be-
’ come a large-scale international
education program. _

_ Noonan, who is.in charge of
the Adult Basic Education pro-
gram: at NWCC, presented his
findings and recommendations
to the college board Dec. 10.
College president Dr. Val
George noted that because inter-
national education would in-
clude a substantial English as

Second Language component,

he felt that’ Noonan’s ABE
background equipped him well
to do the job.,

The college should begin ac-
tively recruiting students from
overseas, Noonan said,” with
specific emphasis on Hong Kong
— for every 100,000 high school
graduates who wish to attend
post-secondary institutions there
are only 10,000 spaces available
in the Crown colony. He sug-
gested that between six and 10
Hong Kong students could be
signed up for NWCC to start in
September of 1989. .

Noonan also recoinimended

that the college, through its na-
tional association, begin looking *.
for chances to become involved
in overseas projects. with CIDA
-(Canadian International Devel-
opment Agency) and other: or--
ganizations, and also search for-.
opportunities to exchange stu-
dents and faculty members with
foreign colleges for brief periods
of time:

As a support program for
international education, Noon-.
an suggested an ESL institute at
the NWCC Terrace campus for
the summer of 1989, The com-
munity at large could also get
involved, Noonan said, through
home stay arrangements for
overseas students. He noted that
advertisements for residents to
take foreign students into their
‘homes in other parts of the
province frequently drew more
respondents than there were stu-
dents to go around.

Val George reminded board
members that last year’s ex-
change experience with Prince
of Songla University in Thailand -
had been an unqualified success.
He recommended the board take
three actions: (1. Add a commit-
ment to international education

to the college's Statement of

Philosophy. (2. Indicate support
‘by requesting additional -infor-
‘mation on the program from

Noonan. (3, Sign a contract to’

authorize short faculty exchang-
es with Prince of Songla Univer-
‘sity and commit a modest bud-
get for expenses.

The board ratified the recom-
mendations and set a budget
limit of $4,000 for the faculty
-exchange project.

‘Noonan noted in his recom-
mendations that the seed money
will be paid back, and one of the
parameters of the program is
that within two years it will
operate on a cost recovery basis
and-conceivably even generate

| some, revenie for the college. -

; Terrace Review — Wednesday, December 21, 1988 q -

Thornhill Junior Secondary students are raising money for an exchange visit to St. John, New Brunswick next .
May. An added bonus for all their customers is the chance at a $50 draw to be held on Dec. 24. Pictured above are | a
* Thornhill Students ‘Heath Muller, Nita Schooner, Lorelle Walker and Ryan Back.

Time fi or | books by Ando Deskin
Gifts of reading

Two new gift books suggest ways of making full use of all that
produce from the garden. Gifts and Crafts from the Garden by
Maggie Oster is packed with over 100 ways to use herbs, grasses
and dried flowers. Clear, well- illustrated instructions show how
to make wreaths, swags, decorated baskets and centerpieces.
‘Dried flowers appear on candles, trays, lampshades, pomanders
and potpourris. There are even directions for herbal shampoos,
creams, soaps, colognes and scented vinegars. There are patterns
for sachets, pillows and catnip mice. Indeed,-this very attractively
presented collection is a varied, imaginative and very usable selec-
tion of craft ideas, most of them. simple enough for the beginner.
It would be of great use to anyone involved in:bazaars and craft
fairs, a gift which is not only | sensible and useful, but also most
attractive. Gifts and Crafts from the Garden i is ‘published by
Rodale Press at $24.95. _

_ Cooking from the Garden by Rosalind Creasy links garden and

kitchen in a new and stimulating way. Rosalind Creasy suggests a

menu based on 17 theme gardens. The Heirloom garden relies on ;

old established varieties of vegetables; the Italian garden raises —
vegetables common to Italian cuisine, and the recipe sections of-
fer ways of preparing each. Through 17 gardens the author
describes the fruits and vegetables, the herbs and flowers which
are applicable to the particular garden and cuisine by describing
her visits to gardeners who specialize in the various types of .
garden. Bach section describes the nutritional value of the foods,
contains recipes — 180 in all — gives sources for seeds and adds
a brief bibliography.

This is a thoroughly researched, beautifully presented and very .

usable boook. Rosalind Creasy is a leading authority on ap-
propriate gardening techniques. The chefs and gardeners who.
have contributed their expertise are a stimulating and creative
group. The recipes range from down-to-earth Boston Baked
Beans to an exotic lavendar vicchyssoise. They encourage ex-

perimentation. Cooking from the Garden is published by Douglas

& McIntyre at $39.95.

In 1974 Edith Iglauer, an experienced journalist who had writ-

ten various articles for (amongst others) the New Yorker, —
biographical articles on Trudeau and Erickson and articles on en-
vironmental issues, set off for British Columbia’s coast to garner
experience for a series of articles on fishing off the West Coast. -
She arranged to join a fisherman on his vessel. So she met John
Daly and his 41-foot troller, the ‘““Morekelp’’. .
' Fishing with John describes not only this experience, but the
story of how they feil in love, and how she spent four years
fishing with him until his sudden death.

John Daly was no ordinary man. Full of energy, his mind and
spirit open to every experience, he listened to Mozart on the

radio, pinned up quotations from his favorite authors all over his:

vessel, had a copy of the Rubyait of Omar Khayyam under the
mattress of his bunk, and took hundreds of photographs of the

sunset, He was a character known and respected the length of" the es

coast.

At times Edith Iglauer’s training calls for. unemotional factual -

descriptions of the fishing industry and fishing techniques — but:
that, after all, was what she was after in the-first place, before
. she met, John. Daly. She is restrained i in her description, of how:

she and John fell in love, as ; if it is too, hurtful to give any sense
of their intimacy. That is very private. But she does suggest, in so
many ways, their feeling of companionship and sharing of their .

_ experiences on shipboard. If one will read between the lines this

is a delicate and’ loving reminiscence of an extraordinary man and
a deeply loving, if brief, relationship.

One day she was called in her New York office — long
distance, Pender Harbour.

“I’ve just bought a wooden toilet seat that I think will fit very
well on top of the pail in the boat... It’s sky blue and: I paid eight
dollars and fifty-six cents for it.”

‘What about it?”’ ce

‘‘What about it?... Marriage. That’s what.”

Truly a John Daly proposal.

Fishing with John by Edith Iglauer 1 is published-by Harbour
Publishing : at $24. 95.

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« Season’s

“Greetin £5

“Wishing you
. PIP
and your family

avery pleasant &

safe holiday season.

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Our offices will be closed
Friday, December 23,
Monday, December 26,
and Monday, January 2.

Emergency and maintenance crews will be available Bg

throughout the holiday period. .

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