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PAGE 8, THE HERALD, Wednesday, April 19. 1978

B.C. education minister Pat McGeer——

pleased with B.C. education progress

Teachers and Ministry Share Tasks Ahead,
McGeer Says

Education Minister Dr. Pat McGeer, speaking
to teachers from across the province, has ex-
pressed pleasure with the progress of public
education ir ritish Columbia.

The past ir “has been an encouraging one
for public s. 00] education,” Dr. McGeer said,
noting the marked improvement in the English
qualifying exam for scholarship students at this
year’s January sittings.

The education minister was speaking last
week (March 28) in Vancouver to the annual
general meeting of the British Columbia
Teachers’ Federation, which was attended by
many teachers from this area. ~

While complimenting B.C.'s teachers for the
progress being made, Dr. McGeer expressed
concern over a number of problems still facing
public education.

Excellence and “striving to do one’s best”
must be one of the important themes in the
coming year for all students in British Columbia,
he said. “Efforts to create a positive and wor-
thwhile education for the less-able student may
have caused systems to be created within our
schools which send out to the average and bright
child messages that excellence and striving todo
one's best ‘don’t matter’!

“We must find ways of making it ‘matter’ for
all students to work hard and strive for ex-
cellence without destroying the progress we
have made in education for the less-able
youngsters,” McGeer said.

The education minister also praised the

response of schools to the ministry invitiative in —

Need permit
for burning

“VICTORIA — Anyone ‘Burning permits canbe
obtained free of charge
from any of the
Province's 100 Forest
Ranger Stations. They
cover all industrial fires
and the outdoor burning
of rubbish ‘and other
debris,

Permits are issued ona
“project by project”
basis. The respon:
sibilities of the permit

cutdoors after midnight,
April 15, will require a°
burning permit, the B.C.
Ministry of Forests an-
nounced last week. .
' “Fires, in areas outside
city or municipal
poundaries, with the
exception of campfires,
will need permits,” said
Don Owen, Head of the

Forest Protection holders are outlined
Division. together with the
“Bach simmer, precautions to be taken.

becaise of the danger of
forest fires, we have to
have control over all

identifying the reasons for absenteeism and said
that projections indicate that over 1.5 million
student days will be saved in the school year.

“This is truly amazing statistic — one in which
we should all take considerable pride,” he
commented, adding that delinquency problems
are often consequent upon poor school at-
tendance. .

McGeer also made reference to initiatives by
the Ministry of Education to assess present
school promotional policies and improve per-
formance in school attendance,

“It is my opinion that all skill and content
areas should have, as a basis for moving to the
next school level, objective date which may be
used by the classroom teacher to determine the
capacity of the student to perform at that level,”
he said.

“I recognize that the professional teacher
must exercise a measure of judgement based on
the day-to-day working with the students and,

‘whereas I am not suggesting that there be one

rigid standard for each course in each grade
against which promotion whould be measured, I
am suggesting that a consistent set of overall
standards shoulé be available throughout the
province.” ;

A standardized grade 12 algebra examination
to be administered and marked by classroom
teachers in June will enable B.C. schools to
measure attainment in mathematics against a
known criterion and on a comparative basis with
other schools, McGeer said. :

Developed by the Educational Research In-

situtute of B.C. and the mathematics teachers’

professional specialists’ association, the test will
achieve most of the advantages of standardized
testing by placing an examination in the hands of
the teachers ‘‘while at the same time avoiding
the pervasive effects of a single external
examination that passes or fails students.”

“The teacher, administering a test developed
by colleagues, will use the results to see that
standards are set at a reasonable level while at
the same time being left with the final decision
regarding the promotion of the students,” he
sa

1a.
In his wide-rdnging address, Dr. McGeer also

announced a change in policy with regard to.

curriculum which will enable school boards to
vary prescribed texts under certain conditions,

’ The Public Schools Act was amended five

years ago to allow school boards to “approve
courses of study, textbooks, supplementary
readers, and other instructional material...
subject to regulations” but the regulations did
not exist.

The legislation was designed to allow boards to
provide locally-developed courses, Dr. McGeer
said, butnot to replace prescribed courses and
textbooks which some school boards tried to do.

The new regulations, worked out in close co-
operation with the BCTF, BCSTA and other
professional groups, attempt to reconcile
provincial authority with local. They suggest
that no course of study or instructional material
may conflict with the prescription of, the
Lieutenant-Governor in Council, but that sup-
plementary material may be used in the schools
if prior approval is obtained by the board..

Trophy release club —
formed for anglers

Toronto, Ontario — An subsidiary in the fly
unusual club for anglers fishing equipment
was introduced to Canada business.
early this month, Itis the Jewett, an expert fly
“Trophy Release Club”, fisherman and con-
an organization which servationist, was
recognizes fishermen speaking to. the Third
who not only cateh Annual Izaak Walton Fly
trophy-sized fish, but who Fishing Seminar held this
release them unharmed. weekend in Toronto.

The appeal for con- ‘We started the club to
servation of dwindling promote the safe return
numbers of prize fish of prize fish after they
came from Lew Jewett of have been caught and
St. Paul, Minnesota, measured,’ he said, “it’s
Project Manager of an unselfish investment

Scientific Anglers, a 3M in the future of the Trophy Release Club in

Fencing cheaper for farms

B.C. Cattlemen’s
Association Taxation
Committee Chariman,
Joe Post says his
association would have
liked Finance Minister,

to our industry, but
exemption of items like
cattleguards (costing
more than $900 each)
would have been even

more welcome; fences

Fishing

outdoor burning
operations, _ Fencing will be
. somewhat cheaper for
Equestrian British Columbia ran-
ghers as al result of Social ;
4 Tvices Tax exemptions
feder. ation for farm . equipment
announced in Monday's’
formed Provincial budget. The

At a founding meeting
held at the Sandman Inn
in Kamloops on Saturday
April 7, 1978, the
Equestrian Federation of
British Columbia was
formed,

In a meeting hosted by
M.L.A. Pat Jordan and
John Edwards, a con-
stitution was approved in
principle and a board of
directors was elected for
an interim period.

The aims and ob-
jectives of the federation
will be to promote and co-
ordinate equestrian and
equine interests in all
their aspects excluding
racing.

The main features of
the federation will be its
regional representation:

‘There will be eight
regional groups each
appointing represen-
tatives to the provincial
federation.

-an important feature
of the general provincial

representation will be its .
re

ationship to the
provincial government,

eit is hoped that
recognition by the
government will enhance
the programs of regional
areas through their
representation in the
equestrian federation of
British Columbia.

-an important feature
of the general provincial
representation will be its
re

ationship to the
provincial government.
Executive officers

elected at this meeting
include:

President-Sherman
Olson, 1st vice-president-
George Bloor, 2nd vice
president-Pierre
Choquette, secretary-
Graham Christie,
treasurer-Jody Sloper

Directors:

Northern region: Mrs.
Marion Gaddy, Mr, Fern
McLeod .

North central: Mrs,
Jackie Peters, Mrs.
Bonnie Unwin

budget exempted from
sales tax, fence posts,
metal silos, drain tiles,
stainless steel wash tanks
and auxiliary generating
equipment.

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Evan Wolfe to have in-
cluded other items
essential for ranch
operation. “We welcome
the government's

recognition, by removal
of the sales tax, that
fence posts are essential

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Ev’s Men's
Glacier Glass

Bobl’s Shoes

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Charlie Belanger Plumbing & Heating
Totem Towing ;
Little, Haugland & Kerr
Canadian Cellulose Co. Ltd.
Cedar River Timber

Aqua Plumbing
‘Norlakes Construction

Tilden Rent a Car

B.C. Gas Installations
Lehmann Jawellers

Ricar Automotive

Dog & Suds «

Park Avenue Realty

Twin City Meats

Shopper’s Wholesale Foods .
Wear

Elkar Automotive
East Side Grocery

Richards Cleaners

Totem T.V. & Furniture
B&G Grocery

Skeena Dieset
Tymoschuk Agencies
Little Oliver Contracting
Toovey Service

and. cattleguards are
important tools in the
control of livestock,”
Post said.

“Our Taxation Com-
mittee would also like to
see a change in the
method by which these

Terrace Curling
Association

‘Wishes to THAHK tho follwing

businesses for their support in the |

j 1978 LOGGERS BONSPEIL

Sandar’s Welding
Finning Tractor:
5.K.B. Auto Salvage
Albert & MeCatfery
Acklands
Northern Magneto
Terrace Equipment Sates
_ Al McAlpine
Cedarland Tire
Auto Marine Electric
Andre's Enterprises |

‘dim Jeffries Imperial Esso

Kshain Motel
Totem Baverages
Skeena Hotel
Terrace Sight & Sound
Rawtard Splice Rite

- Terrace Hotel
Bear Creek Contracting

Tarrace Inlernational Truck & Equipment —

Skoglund Logging

Wightman & Smith Really

Terrace Drugs

Northern Screen Prints & Signs

DW, Ferguson & Sons

Wedeene River Contracting

Terrace Building Supply
Emco Supply ;

‘recognizing more, the

sport.” the U.S, six months ago
To receive a Trophy and says he is .very
Release Club mem-_ pleased with the response
bership, fishermen to date.
provide a witnessed ‘ ‘‘It’s absolutely
statement describing the gratifying to see so many
length, weight and specie le who place such a
of the fish they have high priority on sport-
caught and released. 3M smanship and con-
provides new members servation’, he added.. -
with an embroidered he trophy Release
badge and a free copy of Ciub will operate in
Scientific Anglers Fly Canada from 3M Canada
Handbook. Limited, Box 5757,

Jewett started the London, Ontario.

tax exemptions are
granted. We would like to
see each rancher having
a special tax number to
be quoted when pur-
chasing farm equip-
ment.” i.

_ “These latest exemp-
tions do indicate that the
provincial government is

needs of the renching and
farming industry,”’ said
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provincial

. Minister of Recreation
and Conservation, Sam
Bawlf, announced
recently that his Ministry
will be giving a hig

priority this year to plans
which will provide for use
and protection of the
historic Alexander
Mackenzie-Grease Trail.

This historic youte
begins at the confluence
of the Fraser and Black-
water Rivers, north of
Quesnel, and stretches
westward through
Tweedsmuir Park. to the
fiords of Bella Coola, The
trail, in use by native
Indians as a trade route
between the coast and
interior for centuries
prior to the white set-
tlement of Canada, was
first officially recorded in
the journals of Alexander
Mackenzie in his historic
overland route to the
Pacific in 1793. “It is our
hope that travelers along
this route will be able to
enjoy early and current
elements of history and

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people, interprest
scenery and locations
through Mackenzie's
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