Santa p * 4 a; , . } / hoclorn techn iquics spe rh loach ers , wn leresls . Mrs. T. A. Harris, relieving teacher at Roosevelt Park School, was women’s editor of the Abbostford News for five years. Her juvenile historical last year in Toronto and New Convention follow: To Dr. Brock Chisholm, Santa’s ““Ho, ho, ho!” is just about as merry as a knell, and Santa’s advocates have all the endearing ers of shining-eyed trust. Friday afternoon, during his | provocative discussion of “Thei Place of Myths and Legends in the Education of Children” at the fall convention of the North- ern District Council of the) BCTF the eminent lecturcr, challenged teachers to a_ re- appraisal of their own respon- | sibility in the perpetuation of; not only the classical legends, but also of such prevalent: “myths” as “Mother knows best.” | TWO EXAMPLES | In support of his widely- publicized condemnation of one of our most cherished trad- itions, Santa Claus, Dr. Chis- holm cited two actual examples of its tragic effect. He told of a brilliant and im- aginative boy’ being driven to the brink of breakdown by fear of a’ bear getting into his bed- room. Appeal to reason was de- feated by the child’s faith in what his own parents had told him. The fact that the nearest bear was 200 miles away, and the fact that his window was only narrowly opened, were met by the fact that “if Santa can); do it, a bear can.” thousands We—and Countless (penuine Goodyear wells. . 638 West 3rd Ave. t V¥brere: Soret Shiv R-E-L- Clinics for then tam, professions (cratted from fine, soft leather 2. diy Family Shoe Store Ltd. \ arental blackmail * * 4 By CHRISTIE TANRIS The second case involved a; group of children who discus- sed this Santa business only to, come to a startling conclusion. ' They decided that Santa was a: straight le , foisted on you by: your parents for the deliberate: ;purpose of making you behave. children by “myths” which are They also decided with tragic, evnicism, that as soon as you: knew Santa was a fake, your: lying parents replaced him with. another rewarding-and-punish- ing fake figure-God. NOT AUTOMATIC The facts of birth, Dr. Chis- holm contended. do not auta- - matically qualify parents for the vitally important job of bringing up children. “If a man is going to raise pigs,” he said, “he needs four | ‘years of college. But if he's only going to raise children— well!" ” He made it quite clear thai he does not decry fantasy 2s. such. In fact, he advocated ex-. ercise of the imagination, : “The story which illustrates | is valuable,” he remarked. since, the child needed both fact and: FAMILY SHOE STORE LTD. novel, York is included in the list of books authorized for use in junior high school libraries, She has also written hundreds of scripts of school broadcasts and many CBC programs. Her impressions of three facets of the Northern District Teachers -sion conducted by Robin Pearce -of the UBC Extension Depart- .ment. - VITAL FUNCTION -tioned the ‘place all possible emphasis on : science and the technical skills. ‘hearts he commented. ‘Hrerature. $12.95 $13.95 rorses-= recommend i" . fur thei comlort for toast Jon weaenye GuaHity Lote scoped Bt A ers h' hut Santa. F, By-law \ prince Rupert Dally News’ 4 Wednesday, November 12, 1958 xk wk * “Cariboo Trail’, published charm of brutal betray- fancy. The important thing is that he be allowed “to distin- guish clearly which is which.” He left with the teachers the disturbing question of their own responsibility in cases ‘where parents may be harming their “manifestly untrue”. Equally attuned to the times, and presenting food for “deep thought in a prejudiced world,” was the “Art in Education” ses- This prominent artist. ques- wisdom of neglec- ting the fine arts in order to “You can’t change people’s through their brains,’ The arts. including music and have a vital social function, he thought, since they develop in people the sensibility they need in their human rela- tions. “If people have sensibility,” he said, “there are certain things they won't do. And so they will change the world.” . Typical.of the up-to-date ap- proach to the’ more specific problems of teaching techniques offered in the various sections, was J. H. Sutherland’s lecture on remedial reading. Head of the English Depart- ment at Magee High school in Vancouver, Mr. Sutherland is a dedicated, tutor of students who find themselves defeated at the outset by “Jane and Puff.” THROWAWAY BOOKS “You see these little kids just driven into themselves,” he said. secretary- manager of the B.C. Division, Retail Merchants’ association of Canada, will be in Prince Rupert on the evening of Tues- Il, C. BOULTON, day, November. 18, in the Ladies’ Lounge Civic Centre, Prince Rupert, at: 8:00 pm. All mercants are welcome’ to attend this general discussion on retailing matters, besides: a report on the.-progress of the RMA’s two major nation- al campaigns. Mr. Boulton will also’ be- visiting “a‘ number. of other northern. and . coastal cities at about this same. time. atthe = | THURSDAY . Toddlers Row, children 2 years, 2:15 p.m.; Tiny Tots, 3-4-5" year olds, 2:15 p.m.;- Floor Hockey, Juvenile, 4 p.m.; Active games, girls 6-12, 4 p.m.; Handicrafts, boys and girls 6-9, 4 p.m.; paint- ing, juniors, 4 p.m.; Basketball practice, senior, 6:30 p.m.; Sports Clinic, boys 12-15, 7 p.m.; Weight Lifting, boys 15 and over, 7 p.m.; Photography, 7:30: p.m.; Copper Tooling, 15 and over, 8 p.m.; Metal enamelling, 15 and over, 8 p.m.; Adult Rifle, 7 p.m.; Lad- ies Slim and trim class, 8:15 p.m. Floor Hockey games, 8° p.m.; Plastic Foam class, adults, 2:30 p-m. Firemen aided in toy project City fire fighters are to re-’ “Toss the textbook out of the window,” he advised, showing samples of “books” built up {patiently by teachers and. big sisters from the child’s own ex- pressed interests. . “A child can overcome almost any handicap,” he declared, “if you can get to him and build up his confidence.” other sessions tackled problems ranging from mathematics to The program, keynoted by Dr. 2 Chisholm’s address on “Educa- ‘tion for Survival”, sparked eager E interest among the 264 teachers 4: attending from Kitimat, Hazel- fh’ ton, Ocean Falls, Prince Rupert, Queen Charlotte Islands, Smith- and Terrace. Stimulating, thought-pro- voking, and geared to realities, the teachers’ fall convention may well prove to be one of the most important and hearten- ing events of the year—heart- ening, that is, to everybody A by-law to provide an ad- vanee poll at the civic clections ced at City Couneil Monday night. It will come up for adoption | November 24, i ' A; on December 11 was introdu- ' | t 1366, Phone 4132 re GPa pers bap A-X IN YOUR OWN yl ed B night. ; | Councl! agreed to the sugges: ltion of Alderman A. Donald Rit- by City Council {ehie that the by-law should be Yi come effective on July 1, 1959 espe ewer omen HOME WITH A NEW ELECTRIC VIBRATOR CHAIR wy Deluxe U oe Phone 2325 kee Modern Styling wy Mechanically Guaranteed pholstery TRY IT FOR TWO WEEKS AT OUR EXPENSE only QQ.5s0 McRAE BROS. LIMITED “The Store that Service Built’ Phone, 2326 { Carefully planned by educators alive to the needs of the time, ) point of view in the 7 Middle East. covering auto 2; trailer courts, was finally adopt- Mondny Union No. 5. The matter union is seeking other agree- The modifications to their ment with the city. It wants a clause inserted say- ing that should the city con- tract out any work, the con- tractors will pay not less than city union rates of pay. The civic workers also seek a clause that will state: “The city will not take excep- tion if a worker drinks coffee, not more than twice during a working shift, at his own station, from his own thermos.” Amendments to the city build- ing by-law were’ introduced at City Council Monday, and will come up for final -adoption November 24. oy Aldernian R. G. Large said the amendments would mean that the onus for obtaining a permit for alterations or ex~ tensions to his property would rest on the individual citizen. Jt would be his responsibility to see that he was not con- travening the bylaw, Building Inspector J. C. Ewart said his department wished however, to avoid the position where a permit would be nec- essary for small jobs. The council’s finance commit- tee reported it. had approved sales of land to the following: [ferret = ete annem Civic employees s 7 per cent wage boost Civic ‘employees in Prince Rupert are seeking a wage increase of 7 per cent next year, City Council was notified Monday by the Civic Employees’ Local wage committee without discussion. 1 SE ane oy ( was referred to the 1959 Laina Korhonen, $435; George and Kathleen Brown, $170; Wil- liam and Florence E. Greenwood, $90; William and Florence E. Greenwood, $15; Livio and Lina Basso, $600; Stantey and Marie J. Wozney, $410; Gulseppe Ter- fina, $575; Carl and Borghild Engh, $487; John F. Collins, $230; Manuel Tome, $400; Manuel and Maria Tome, $400. Council also approved pay- ment of $3,186 to Swan, Woos- ter and Partners for the de- sign of the airport ferry land- ings at Kaien Island and Dig- by Island;. and the payment of $16,543 to the -Canadian . General Electric Co., for power enble to serve.the Digby Is- land airport, This is the sub- ‘marine portioin which is the - city’s responsibility. City council agreed to pur- chase a second. hand pinno from the Sisters of St. Joseph Con- vent at a cost of $225. The piano will go to the ‘Pioneers’ Home, and the cost will be defrayed from the Pioneers’ Home Trust account. _ 2 emer certain een ‘Trade licences for the follow- uf. Second Avenue and Second Street, (lunch, counter); H.. Melby, 853 Borden Street ‘(rent- ing suite); Paul Postula, Second . Avenue and Sixth- Street, -(am- — usement. machines); ~Michael, ‘Viahos, 504’ Third: Avenue -West,: ' (shoe repair shop). ey! seeking ' ONS oy sal On the recommendation of : the board of works committee, .- council , passed a. resolution: ordering ‘the owners of, the: | McIntyre Block and of a shack at 1203 Water street to demol- Arthur Kiner, 425 Dunsmuir Street’ (renting rooms); Ronald Dryborough, 315 Sixth Avenue ®, (peddier); Helen Gilbert, 1551) a Second Avenue West (renting| ish the. bulldings within | 60 suite); Gertrude Rathje, corner| days, © ©» " PRP OLPLO DD OL ODED DD PDPDL OGLE GO LDD ~ OPOP POOL IDOD POP PPLOD* Better lighting asked for Eighth Avenue West” City Councgil utilities committee is to consider. :: a petition from residents of Eighth Avenue West” complaining of poor street-lighting, ° a Some 20 residents complained of insufficient lighting on Eighth Avenue, west of McBride Street; and said they thought it one of the - poorest-lit . streets in-the city. They suggested lights on every.” second light standard, — - 7 SE - They asked council to remedy also the lack of: lighting at the corner of Thompson street and Lot=* biniere street above the stairs from Eighth Avenue. West, and also the tree roots and stumps just above | the stairs joining Eighth Avenue West and Thomp-. - son Street. TB Their petition concluded: “In case. of doubt | perhaps some of the council members would try. - walking along here in the dark where we have to. walk every day. 4 a “We trust you will have these matters brought” ing were approved by. counell: Annette’s. Pre-Xmas Sale . Starts Thurs. Nov. 13th, continues Friday and Saturday. ow Exceptional Values in New Mdse. A chance for you to “Gift Shop’ ‘early for the “SHE” on your list! — rome Fa ee mee Soe Sema 9 YOU CAN'T BUY BETTE R! ‘to light’ at the earliest possible council meeting.” WHY PAY MORE! | serene cen me ee ote fag ge me ees a ene ote COATS « Mohair, polished ceive a donation from City Council towards expenses in .& teys for .& the Salvation Army at Christ- 'g repairing children’s mas. Local 559 of the International’ Association of ‘repair the toys voluntarily at Christmas and will use the money to buy small items needed in the repair of the toys. . The firemen, belonging to” Fire Fighters,’ Pre Xmas Salé 4 1 ‘ vella, Tweed. Reg. values to $55.00. abrics - include. Wool / wools, Alpacca, Mar- $20.00 | SUITS 12 only in Tweeds, Wool Crepes & Worsteds, reg. values to $59.50. \ Group one, sizes . 7 RTT EET MOTOR MAIDS & Safest Roads Control Access By Jeanne Smith, Dodge Safety Consultant ALTHOUGH it?s commonly believed that four-lane divided highways are the safest roads on which to travel, a recent study reveals that such ronds can be high- ™ { ly hazardous unless they have con- trolled ac- cess, A_ gurvey by the Mich- igan State Highway de- partment ¢s- tablishes that fours been - | lane divided Mian Smith highways without access control are among the most dangeroun "| ands to travel, ' On tho other hand, four-lane 1 divided highways, with control of entrance and exit, are four tlrnes: ag oaafe as other hiph- ways, the sludy shows, John C. Maekle, Michigan atate highway commissioner, says the study indicates that fourelane divided highways, without access control, give the motorist-a false sense of wecurity. "Such ronds,” he points out, “oncouragro travel at high anoady becnuan they separate — trafiie and provide additional room far manouverubllity. Tlowevar, thay ALE sublet the motortal to frie. tion from vehicles or pedentrlans moving in and out of roadside services, husingss ontablshmants und reaideneaa, “Thoy requive atop Iehta ot major intersections which vuntly jneronno renreand collision. po- tontial ‘Thay algo require left. (uyninge In the face of oncoming Wyerh speed trame, “Tn short,” Maelkio anys “althourh they are capohla of currying a greater volume of trame than a (wosline Wlirh woy, they atl) expose the motorlat fo (he samo havards, ata Wycher rate af speed, nn the obxatete two-lane Which way they were destined (ote prove uipan or replace.” Muehio helleves (hat the pron ant controlled aecens highway avetonr in Michtean, long with the (00 ralloa af proposed atn- Mae Wich avis Wil) arive more than 60 Liver the firat yeony, and ut least 2000 veeldontu, | | DRESSES to 24%, Pre Xmas Sale $4.95 SWEATERS ovion-cordiaons |’ & Pullovers. © peer i tee Rok aan Pre Xmas Sale . SKIRTS Worsteds & Wools, reg. values to $13.95. SLIPS Full slips in Arnel, lovely colors, reg. values to $5.95. $3.95 Pre Xmas Sale SLIPS Hoi Pre Xmas Sale . Arnel, reg. values to $3.95 Slips, lovely colors in $1.95 Bed-Jackets all new shades in Arnel. Pre Xmas Sale Pre Xmas Sale SLIM SIMS corduroy, strined or plain, req. values to $7.95, Ce ee ee ee $3.95 T. SHIRTS Rea. values to $3.95 $1.95 Pre Xmas Sale Pre Xmas Sale RAINCOATS 5 oni. Rea. Reg. Value to $39,95 veh e em ese mmo ann $10.00 ALL LUXITE LINGERIE TO CLEAR @ 1/3 OFF, Gowns, Slips, Pajamas qamnnaenn ei ten NTT eT lal aed eee NYLON HOSE 525 - Third Avonue Wott, Prince Ruport. ry rie kr tr al These and many WE LEAD ., Clearing out discontinued lines of Holeproof, Cortl- celli in 45, 51, 60 and 66 Guage. Reg. values to $1.75. Pre Xmas Sale . : ‘NO EXCHANGES, NO REFUNDS, $7.00 2) 00—s eel Go peatnatelt Be bee ee eee ecw emt ALI. SALES FINAL more itoms on sale at pr. | 66 ' | 93 ) ( ‘Annette Whinscll rn adtes’ Whar , OTELERS F If KN ) FOLLOW Phone 180 tear et Neeser Ne Pre Xmas Sale nn $20.00 @