14 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Feb. 2, 1967 THE SOUNDING BOARD Selkirk College No Concrete Monster: its Grads Will Display the Job its Doing By HAZEL WOODROW Say, have you seen it? It sits at the confluence of fhe Kootenay and Columbia riv- devouring money and wag- fang its massive concrete head at ratepayers whe -were foolish enough to its educational philosophy to hi Aa ‘The only thing it doesn’t do is smoke” and roar. It wouldn’ dare. No organized fire Protec- tlon you know. No one has to read that biz- arre description twice to realize that the modern monster being referred to is Selkirk College. Recent stories and editorial comments appearing in the Nel- son newspaper.can be credited with provoking this cartoon-like image in the minds of a great many of us. cll meetings which would lead me to believe that a change in educational phllosoph: y was be- ing contemp| lated. in the sued a Myednesda som of eet week and in an interview writer last Friday, mm h thle stressed that no a alor change _ Over SI Million In New Building In This District Over $1% million In new bullding took place during 1966 in Castlegar-Kinnaird, The total value of now con: ‘After all, it isn’t to have an explosion to alarm people, The mere: suggestion of an sxplovion will do just as nice- ly, fhaale you. Dean A. E. Soles has said, first in a prepared press release: and later in a personal interview, that “no member of the College council, including the chairman, has suggested to me that the educational concept of the Col- Jege would be changed, nor have Iheard any. discussion i in coun-__ ¢ year was 3783: 344 while in Kinnaird it was $767,103, To- gether, they totaled $1,550,- The totals are broken down as follows for Castlegar (with Kinnaird totals in brackets): Dwellings and apartments $288,913 (5622,731), Fndustrial and commercial $23,850 ($68, 680) and institutional and government $470,583 ($75, oe ‘Full cushioned shoe Scientific arch Bob Wolf ATHLETIC SHOE THE. SHOE WITH. Permanent ‘eyelets - YOUR CHOICE — BLACK OR WHITE. MADDOCKS |, “THE LOOK ik absorbing insole construction gram. ress release is- PUBLIC NOTIGE 6% .David'a .Anglican Church will hold a Centennial St, Val- entine Tea at Kinnaird Hall Sat. Feb, 11 from 2.30 to 4.30. Ple Bingo, Robson Hall. 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It was my. feeling that it is Tealistic to assume only that should the educational philoso- phy of the College be’ changed at any time in the future or should the adult education pro- gram be revised in any way, it would be for one very good reason — the students, adult or otherwise, were not responding. Selkirk has only just begun functioning as an institute of learning, and yet it has been the centre of much criticism. A bit prematurely Iam inclined ‘to believe. Proof of the’ value of the College’s educational concept | == does not ‘rest with what you or I believe or interpret. The proof rests, as always, with the finished product or: the product that will, go on to a higher phase of learning. — the graduate. ‘And there haven't been any graduates yet. . For Two’ ‘Days fouch the exhibits, press buttons that start brief. recorded ex- ‘ptanations in either Enelish or French. run some wheat through wartimi ‘Atl ‘this is the surorise that awaits visitors as they pass scar- let-costed RCMP escorts to en- ter the train. Altogether. the train is staff- ed by a permanent team of 20 men under the suvervision of the train manager and his as- sistant. This erono of svecialists includes exhibit. attendants electricians, mechanics ‘other and RCMP. contingent. * which is re- sponsible for the train’s security, In addition to the six ‘ex- hibit cars. the train is made uo of two diesel eneines provided by the two national railwavs and seven service cars, which have sleening, dining and bag- gage facilities The ‘train's 83 exhibit stoos will be in 63 of Canada’s. maior cities and towns. The number of stoos exceeds the number of cities because centres like Van- couver, Toronto, and Montreal will accommodate the. train at oitereny stations during. the e train was officially, swing completing its treal on Dec. Fc) 5. Canadians who live some distance from any of the 63 ‘cities and towns on the train’s itinerary. have the oppor: faulty to to visit one of the eight Confederation Caravans that will tour 657. communities’ during Centennial year, including Kin- Nelson and Trail. .’ ee “MAGIC IN WANT ADS GASTLEGAR NEWS MUCOUS “7 EREMENKO and Co. | - SPRING ARRIVALS in Ladies’ COATS, DRESSES, SUITS DOUBLE KNIT SUITS New Spring shades ‘ ‘New Spring Styles that will please the most demanding. Special Price on 3 Piece Double Knits Sizes 9-15 $19.95 ‘DRESSES COATS In new spring materials In velvet of beautiful red shades, blue or ‘$29.95 and shades. . 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Flatware: sl Confederation Train Here Friday and Saturday for District Residents — The Confederation Train is * no ordinary train — it is an ad- p}ada exhibits. and see the Before leaving the province to take steerage passage to Can-|in late February, she Train will a Erone 38 £0, many im-}have made stops. in 10° B.C. grants They will be taken draima-|have stopped at 65, ‘elties across citles and by’ mid-December will | mit Cau ca for visits of, depending if. the ‘community, ys. ‘comments, in eix parts, indicating the six ex: hibitlon ‘cars: of the Confedera: tion: Train, ,are little more than an “alde-memoire’’ on what is represented by. the: exhibits te cause Space’here does not hams description o: pi one: Here the land is|Haida Indians. and, later, the|oda, symbols which remind us Car. born, We are.in the great rain forests before the last ice age. Then time etches its changes; as ice recedes we see the’ signs of an early man, What was he like? We wonder. Across: the Bering . strait come the first immigrants bat our knowledge of them is scant and our first accurate’ view of a culture is that of the west coast eastern Indians, All this we ex- perience through the skills of designers,: technicians, artists oad craftsmen. They take us in- Indian villages and they. also tEanoport our minds between past and sons of at that the Orlent held the new riches wanted by the old Euro- pean world’— the incentive to discovery. But the European ex- plorers, who found this other world in their path, discovered that it had its ae riches in furs the: ‘misisonaries ery item.- Provincial: Librar: Te Parlfament Buildings Victoria, BoC. ; Bee. 31/87°*- Published Every ‘Thursday a ‘VOL. 20, No. 6 CASTLEGAR, BRITISH: COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, FEB. 9,°1967 10 CENTS PER COPY Castlegar Council's respon- sibility in regard to the creation program in the district has been carried out, it was stated Tuesday night, ‘and now ath is up to those outside of coun- re-|planners Rawson and In | a caaetitia with town | m Wile: eS ounell is pleased in gen- Mayor R. C. Maddocks said “it eral with the report,”. the .may- was the feeling of council that] ot said, “and we agree with the the’ recent, detailed report on|concept of the program con- district recreation facilities and cerning people of the — entire needs had met with require-| area. . “But the carrying out of the program should come from out- side of council ‘and it is our hope that; citizens will ask questions ment of the’ pro; gram. School District No. 9 Budget Is Almost $2 Million for 1967 ‘A. 1967. tudeet. ‘af close to $2 million for: School District) No. 9 has heen submitted to the deportment: of saucatlon by the board of tru: ‘The erase for $1.958.399—. is un $341,048 aver: the 1986 Dudvet fienres. ‘The nercentace while its share of the proposed District No. ‘9's ‘proposed expen- ard eozpenditure of. $83, 000 | diture on Selkirk: College daring 1967. a’ total’ of $204,126.20.'. ‘The district's share of the The. councils: of the referendum debt shat built the college, including U. naird ar studying thi is $39: 147.20.: a viing School Ipropesed school district bale increase over the: 1968 budget . 43:17.4 ver cent. while the 1966 |; budget was un 17.9 per cent over the 1985 budeet. 5 ‘The °1967.: mill ‘rate for + 20.14. mills. Major « factor in the. school are teachers’: salaries which are: estimated ‘at $1. 195. Castlegar Had: Expected Grant Hike of $13,000 . The Town: of Castlegar: is $13,000 short of its anticipat- ¢ ed budget.and: Mayor R./C. + Maddocks “cautioned © council members .to “begin sharpen- ing your. :Penclis.: "The =: rant wet storage Mr. Mad docks ‘said. ‘A.$28 per capita grant had been Jentleipated, by sounell, fee College Plans Open Ho se aa Selkir Pooh. ribs = aire aos itil 3" ne ion ig 0! wi re Foul ul ‘conducted :on Mon. The students hemse! eal ‘of Castlegar and ‘Village of sn Ma: Of the -re- bakly in the Cas- port printed 3 ad aroused con- tlegar: .| siderable interest: “Everyone thas been crying about recreation needs,” ~ hi sald, but now: is, the.time to an cry. Ste’ ‘haded “that it “Feport that’s pig: ks to repair the dang that seating lighting would BEST APPRENTICE. in B.C. following the ‘steamfitting trade during ‘the past year was Cyril Popoff, right, forme erly of Castlegar and now living in North Burnaby. ‘At the annual of the Cz Pl hanical Contractor: iation held in V: last ‘week, Mr. Popoff was eaarded a $50 bond by. Clint Thomp: /ft" son, left, ales maneseric of Noranda a, Copper in:B. & a few moments of quiet refl The. “figures of Canadians out: of: the « na- tion’s ‘past. and present, form‘the fo- cal point. of the Confederation. Train’s central exhibit. The’ chamber. is in- tended to allow visitors to pause for C ial Train will be open to the public in Castlegar tomorrow and Sat-' -urday, between’ the hours’ of. 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. It is located ‘near- the CPR station “| legar ‘from’ providing | outside its own bow Boundaries any | bili :. cAnother: meeting ‘with School District No.’ 9 in regard: to its budget is to be held, Mayor R. Cy Maddocks said ‘Tuesday night. vc “The: recent’ meeting: was fall and informative,” the mayor said; ““but* council has recom- “We also have recommenda- ee is to be set inaird Fire naird Fire Chief - Recalls Town’s Pact With Gelgar un Fire. ‘While Kinnaird ‘is entering into an agreement’ to provide fire protection for ‘Selkirk Col- lege. the ‘Town of:Castlegar al- ready has an arrangement: to and | provide santstance to Celgar. And sin ce the latter agree- ment doesn’t. involve - Kinnaird eis no. reason for. Castlegar to te feat it should be Involved in Kinnaird’s agreement: with th College. ‘This. was the opinion of Kinnaird ‘fire: chief “Rene: Arch- ambault expressed: yesterday to the. Castlegar News after he had “jread news reports about Castle: Me ‘council’s con | gar. cern ‘ express =| Tuesday night about the: Proros: ed Kinnaird-College. agreement. uit said Kin- S25 ‘Mr.: 2 naird is not’ restricted under ‘its mutual aid agreement, with Cast- and: bring ‘about nee develop- 7 area, vathered. hee for: th “|curling ‘bonspiel. “The “first! stone was thrown by: acting” Coste pS th all py Fro: |piped from the pipe! pa Mats shown: h There is an ee eed in Castiegar-Kinnaird area ‘for ae oF esnptin Giger th attempting e problem to the attention of area ‘mendations for possible changes. Miss tions for avenues of joint servic- |®! 5 | es.and.a committ | up to meet with the school board again.” OW. irns ott the Department, Wel in Oia men’s mayor Lorne ants, - Was | ‘McKee and ‘Castlegar Curling Club prea dent Alex McKinnon- Winners off the ‘spel. the satisfying: li and |families haye much to offer a foster child. iew this. is week. that only hildren have been placed in homes in this: district — five in Kinnaird and two: in Castle- gar. “We ‘are concerned in that we have .few foster homes here and very. few. inquiries,” : Miss Burns said. ‘And we don't know why." stressed that the No decision has been made in regard to the proposal for a 90-day extension of ambulance | gar Miss Burn: greatest need 4s for homes for \| teenagers and children wit spe «problems. “We have adequate homes for the smaller child,” she: said. Kinnaird to areas such as Ross- land and Fruitvale, Miss Burns pointe. out that local response extremely poor. “We recelve inquiries from e anes other areas every day,” e ; Miss: Burns ‘revealed that because of the ‘lack: of homes here; district. children. must be placed ont out of town ‘and in some left in institutions. ~ The assistance of foster par- ents ‘is a valuable part: of fhe | nal 2 foster parent is and interesting‘ experience, caring for,/a:‘child‘: not one’ more. than'is® gear. own ‘is-a In comparing Castlegar. and |'_ Many of the children have’ Town Shows Surprise Over College-Village Fire Decision Castlegar Couneils has ex- pressed - surprise Selkiri College cand not! ittiha repre- sentatives ‘to. attend: the recent meeting ‘between *Kinnaird and the college, to discuss fire’ '0- tectton: ae us “Castlegar Ambulance Still Considers: an Extension service in Castlegar and dist- rict, F. C. Ingham of the Castle- Funeral Home revealed this ‘ee | Council Appoints New Town Clerk S22 Mion Prazram Almost Readv to Go The exp: program will be carried out in one. stage. + Avmodification’ has» been neds by: the’ provincial govern: ment., which’ will make it ‘un- necessary for the cmate it por. pital: Improvement District have all its share of the cont prior to the® ai to be Called i in 3 Weeks -|of the contract: cei Health ‘Minister, Wesl ley Black, in‘a letter.to the hospital board ‘said: “Through the new agreement: all approvals. have been given including govern- ment concurrence in awarding a new contract,” Black said the arrange- ment will assist the new hospit- al "Hoopla the financing of bs the Hospit ital Imp 1 of the! extension | sured ; plans by. “next week and tenders afterwa will be called shortly $2.2 million “expansion is ee 000 or slightly less than 50 sent e Castlegar and District Hospital Board ,ended ‘its 1966 gperarions with a surplus’ of on Board chairman, Foes : Me. Me. trict’s sha! ‘Administrator, Ken Taleri- co said the board has been as- ical hee said it was the first time in six years there had been one. Mr. McCutcheon said the The. centre's share of the 2 surplus was achieved without re- duction: of services‘ or replace: inent of. equipment. The Castlegar and ‘Di Hospital: Society. meeting | will take place March 16 at the Ro- tary ealth Centre on Columbia ve, There three board vac- ancies to be s filled including that of chairman.