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° after “ years, the: idéa-lins 3,
~- been more “Buccessful: ‘than.
vs fts. early.” shampioné ever
_ dreamed. 5 "> HEE “bebauae or, amily mr
+ The popularity of French, background or what bu 1 a ‘She. “has bee i in. Freach |
"Ammer schol now has -., : “more “ immersion “ ~ alee ©
_ levelled’: off, says: “Russ |

MeGilliv Bp elas. good. idea ! beoduae: you * students
‘superinterident- ~ ‘of ‘tye than -@ regular. class. |”. Have to know two languages”
- program’ at’ the. Carlet “His colleague Bob Powell, ‘most of the ime to Beta sb? co,
* Board of Education, .'a who. °° teaches”. French. - “fob:". rn it: ‘seems - “their brains eet
-ploneer .and Jeader in. the “immersion students English - cs ' "ave beén expanded,. “if you”

| field. © ° But. “French - and ‘mathematica, agrees. ~ : and alga if you go away like, by-this‘double dose of - .” 3.
immersion, has remained ‘they are more. highly tc’. . some . - European . ‘language. and ~ ana” the. =.
steady at about 40 per cent. motivated, But he stresses, “countries, they’ speak: stimulation . the: >
of the board’s kindergarten that since” there.” ‘is no. French. iheré.” . Challenge - of bain todo: |
enrolment during the + last  Bereening process, thereisa “ She soys. she doesn't feel things: in French.” "
three years, © '* -wide range “of children. - she's had a tougher. time
McGillivray,” who retires _ enrolled in the schools. ° than children in-the regular ‘He saya studenis in the .
‘in June, looks back wi “They're ‘not all'exeellent school program. nan higher’ grades begin. to.
enthuslasm,* ~ " , kids with excellent work But Powell says there ia appreciate their familiarity

"It's really been ‘an habits,” he. 8a re. Theyre no doubt “more. work. is with two. languages.
~ almost . . overwhelmingly. i

; . | successful. experiment — 80° ra i | :
= - “a : cd .. Mauch'so that many people : ae 2
i] Pletured above- “at the site of the proposed back row, trom left to “right: Bab .Labron; ’ Coated be bear ne ee Le Programme Cate de Francais oe,
i] Easter Seal House at Oak and 23rd streets in’ chairman of the. Easter Seal House Society: | Soo, cally his eked a ,
|| Vancouver, Human Resources Minister Grace. Ralph Long, secretary of the board, B.C. Lions | ‘almost re ih rab . “L"Education en Francais os
MeCarthy presents Doug McCallum (far left), - Society; and, In the front, Doug. Mowat, :- ‘ed, everywhere it's | L’Education en francais est certes le plus be| heritage que-ni Us,
_ chairman of the British Columbia ‘Lions -. - executive-director, B.C. Division, Canadian - ~. 1+". | |. “francophones, puissians domer.a nos enfants. Une education dans.
Society for Crippled Children, with -a Paraplegic. Society and Chris Shirley, Anis e vie. | Une langue qui est la notre pour L’histolfe et Iavenir de notre -
government grant of $400,000 to help fund the - year ‘Ss “Timimy"*. mo v- The ‘easén behind the 7 culture surla-cote du Pacifique. Une langue, un: savolr-autil, un
project. ‘On hand for the. presentation were, rr  aopeoach te coinatn tot Passeport pour une milleur comprehension du monde.

- au . _ L’Education en francais est un mayen, d’assurer la‘ pevire de a
i _*- dso obvious, it’s a wonder. 7 notre culture en Columble Britanique. Elle vehicle |'identite d’um
we've -anigned it-all-along.”

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ofiter.
language as ‘a subject — re profiter: nos |eunes enfants des chances uniques, que leur offie.

} San Julian, © Salvador squad deséribed themselves farmers, Oxi the contrary, The hapless farmers have.‘ ‘verbs, the adjectives, the J. percont reconraientee Tae. His en seront flers et vdus en” pS
jj] (CP) — The goldiers came’ aslucky, but lucky they are, thelr. interests: He with thes even less success. _-vocabularly and soon — 9” te Programme Cadre de. Francais c'est. Venseignement én a
i} for them in. the, early for they escaped with their wealthy Iandiords."- =. “We have. tried: to call’ “and sing language as a |” francais dela matern elle ala 12 annee. En ce qui concerne ndtre =

g| afternoon, dragued them off lives, "| The four farmers in San Finata’ man times,”'.one. - vehicle for Jearning other’ ville le programme de francals est implantedepuls 4ans..- -

|] (2. army barracks and Since th inception ofthe Jian -recelved ther ald, “Each time they tll interesting things... - Nous vous invitoris cher parents francophones a venir inscrive

‘4 “nd. upbelorea firing land-reform program, more’ mora titles in March, us the same thing: ‘You will _ _-[L ves.entants. pour annee- 83-84," P

17 Squad, than” 7,000° peasants’ have- 1982 e immediate result.” . he notified in due course.” : °“EVerything through an. '
lf not for.a timely photie. beén forced “from their | was that the owner barred ° While” they walt, the “immersion child’s eyeshos §. - ameléa’ inter msariptions sont du 28 ayrilau V1 de mat, Pour phis

('| call from ‘Acopai, the’ -homes, said an official from them from. the property. farmers.-have no Jand to _ two symbols attached to it... J. 4

\ ‘national’. ‘assoglation of - Acopaj, the. agricultural This was followed by a'visit work, no money for clothes "The result is “‘a totally -

', .wotre representant regional Jean- Paul Gilbert numero telephone”
agricultural co-operatives, ‘union, The killings, he Bald, _ from members of the civil "and medicine and little food. "new approach te the world,” 635-

| _ '. Nous almerions recevolr Foponion des parents francophones ex
Hi the. four/ tenant. farmers. run into the himdreds, < defence, ‘who advised them .- “We find their grasp of. [i }
p] Wovldlikely have been abot... "AML the threita all the to drop thelr claims if they “But rguess you have to thinking or. the “use of ||: ness peuwone maser fs man east eens h
a — just ariother roiind of “disappearances, ‘ali the Ktiew. what was, good for put things ~° ‘Into learning’ ‘seems: to'be more. J: oe Pre grammeCadre -4
mi Victims - in: the continuing. , Killings :--~ ‘they ‘ere: very . them.” Though: thé threats perspective; one of them nature," : : a No. 3 og Wa
Hy - wave.of terror being fuelled’. much a partatakeiyil war ~ continued the farmers hug * ide rw ca say “The sentiment’is echoed 9° ios “Terrace VEG: ae. "
by the controversial land- | engulfing our country,” he -on: : ‘thatte were lucky.” by Ron Price ‘who o teaches = 33x3 _|
_Feform program. - ' sald, “Thesd are bereibte, Finally, two officials from " lek. oe ; ea
As it waa, ‘the soldiers - lawless times.”» ©. Finata paid'a_visit. Saying | 7 : y : ce *
"pressed. cocked guns.to the. ‘The ‘farmers: only ° egal there. was’ “a problem,” . Or a ee
i farmers’ heads, slapped © recourse is Finata, the | they took. the titles. and an _— re en z
, . them around ‘and let: them . massive * organization disappeared, The following . mo mo oe . 7 f
{ . know that they: meant: _vesponsible for —. morning four soldierscame. «= ee -: ;

business: ae lmplementing ‘Decree: 207. "for the farmers and dragged
‘Remember’. me one of! But the law is so intricate _ them away. 7

the farmers quoted the . that few peoplé understand The wife of one of the men

‘econmanding officer '-.a8-- itand the number ofclauses ran into. town and

Fi saying, “ ‘E am capable of which have been added to it telephoned - ‘the: Acopai

|) anything,’ ove -_ in recent montis have done offices in Santa ‘Tecla: ‘An-.
By nightfall, ‘the four. ‘more Harm than, good.» official there. managed to.

farmers’ were: back home, . Take Decree A3°as an secure thelr release. ---- .

reimited with their families. ~ exaniple. On the plus side,it “Before they let. us go,

They talked of leaving.” _categorically states that the _ they beat us, put their guns

“But in the-.end we drmed forces are entroated toourheads,andinsultedus

|. decided to stay.on,” one of. - ‘with. * protecting **. like dogs,” one of the’ ;' ~.

i the. men: told. a, visiting beneficiary from the irate. farmersrecalled. “Then the’

‘] reporter. “We know.that a landlord. On the minusalde, . commanding officer told-us”

i lot of farmers have been | _., tt allows the landlord to halt - messed

disappearing -lately, but ~“the legal process by simply with hing should remeiber.

(f ¢ what is one to do?:Where is © registering :a _ complaint - that’ hi was fapable ‘ot: ms

{] one to go? Aiter all, when'a with Finata::

‘Ei man dies he needs a little “The landlord ean simply. . “He said, ‘It doemn’t take ot _

I plot of land to lie down in." say, ‘Well; he hasn't paid “much for mete send a group.

i] “Their story epitomizés the * me” rent for :the :Jast two of my boys over to get you

“plight of “ thousands ‘ of” years',. and: then Finata straight. You would be wise

4 ~ Pessants who live in the” must investigate » the’: to drop your claims to that .

f ‘agricultural’. lands _ charges before. turning over . land.’ ”

wh stretch to the weat of | the title,” ; one. official . “The “thilitary’s ‘human.

| the capital. elty. of ‘San explained. “And how Js the. rights - commission .....i8"

H «Salvador. ' npr lo prove he has ‘paid plagued ‘by BO ‘many sat mo,
The crux. hat the problem - ia t? These are simple .” regarding incidents of this” ae
|. lies in Decree. :207..— ple. These are peasants. nature that ‘they car't ‘tell. re

i
7 ‘otherwise known as the They “know: Hothing about: ' the individual cases apart’.
| - Jand-to the-tiller program’ law. 2, ’ Finata; similarly inundated .. . ey

to the land being farmed by. forces are concerned, they’. from one. bureaucrat. to the Sie

a. tenant revert? aren’t protectag oF the. | next.

immediately to that tenarit. ..

_ Even before the law was
passed in . 1980, however, °

. - land-pwners were ‘olan : Money stolen.

to ..renew the
fash. (AP) — "Some. ‘people malt veal.

contracts. held | by - ‘heir . OLYMPIA;
farmers. When it came time ™ Stanley V. Blyngetad a modern-day Robin Hood.
for farmers, to apply for . °° Washington. state officials call him a crook, .. °

: ‘their titles’ most. were -. ‘As astate.emptoyee, Slyngstad programmed a computer:
"unable to’claim the land. to manage millions of dollars for the Divaton of Vocatlorial
‘Those, who hung. on,.. Rehabilitation. Using his own systent, he stole $17,000 by.
insisting. that, they. had been telling the coinputer to insu at least % faite beneilt-check
- working tha lant for many — authorizations:
 years,-- ~ threatened, ‘Then, he began distributing the: fruits of his labors. 7
literally . “brow ‘off’ the An unemployed ‘carpenter got $000. fora truck tron} -
_ properly. or simply killed. ~ Slyngstad; $1/300 went to a welfare mother toy car repairs ..
Of the’ 130,000‘ farmers and kids' ; $400 4 week Went to ‘another welfare ©

ia you re a. ‘egistered provincial voter, ‘you' 7" receive a. “You are’ af
gistered” Card in the mail. -The back, ‘upper-left. corner. shows ‘your _
‘electoral district and: polling division —.use it to check the. location of your

: “polling: ‘station,.to'‘be published in this paper. - ‘

oS, For. more. shformation, contact t your, neatest Returing ¢ Officer or
Regie of Voters. - ee ee |

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_whowerete have beaelitied mother: wits thought she was on salary, fer com oo OF _ PHONENO, ADDRESS | OE VOTERS. .- PHONE ic: ADRESS
YE - under the ‘program, only. ‘raining oy r + aa Ts ian aor :
if 2.500haveactually recelved "| iayiars ald; one-sirmed sa ‘obnpute whis | spent his ~SreENA es Mt a 638 is Lakelse hie. a 0G. Mi : an : Mi ati” ee Be. vu iN |
the Tegal titles to their nd. oo, eras Terrace, B.C: a 4 : mithers, :
evenings drinking beer and handing out money to the down-.- ——_—— ——

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necelved. provisional tit titles, and-vut at Charlie's Tavern in Olympia, state troopers sald. | |

- His monetary’ good will included $100 tips on the bar.
but bear than ball fe} “T used my own money until it ran out,” Slyngstad 3 id.
trol the properly. Without. “Then. used the etate’s —~ an tinlimited su Eva _

Wools,
ihe land, they go hungry. blatant as hell. ye

It is sadly irotie thatthe . ‘The sioléa bash vs né taken between April’ 1962 and Inst
our farmers who stood | -Februry,-ahd Slyngstad estimates he helped between 20
fore the military firing and § people by gi ing it all away.

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