14 Castlegar News, Jan: 19, 1967

are prepared to invest in it.

COLLEGE COUNCIL
CHAIRMAN SUGGESTS PUBLIC
* OBSERVE, EVALUATE,
COMMENT —

April 28,1966...

Fortified with cups of cof-
fee and with the cheerful strains
of the Rossland Secondary
School Concert Band banishing
any remaining tendancy to Sat-
urday morning snoozing, well
over 400 persons sat down in
the auditorium of J. Lloyd Crowe
Secondary School at Trail short-

ly after 9 a.m. on Saturday for
the start of a day-long Selkirk
College seminar.

Those participating includ-
ed provincial ministers, univer-
sity administrators, noted educa-
tionalists, school board: members,
College faculty members, local
ee and parents of the re-

on, i
Among those, present from

Castlegar and Kinnaird were Dr.)
J. V. Hall, vice chairman of the],

College ‘council, Ald. Jim Cor-
bett,’ Comm. 'E.. C:. Ackerman,
municipal clerk Allen Selbie and
SHSS principal John Holden.
Other local people who .act-
ed as discussion chairmen’ were

Jack Charters, Mrs. Mickey Jac- |

obson. Colin . McKenzie, Don:

Wick, Claude Bissell, Jim Lam-| §

ontand Jim: Pritchard: ’
. Opening the’ proceedings,

council chairman John Welton |:

aid the seminar’s object was to
inform the general public about
the. College:and to answer any.
questions.’ In ‘turn, those: con-

nected with the College wanted :

:| to hear’ the public’s’ views.

:|.When people. invested money: |:
they wanted to know what they |}

He went on to observe that

there was some concern about

the cost of the project and’ ad
ed that this was as it should

would be getting in return.
“Referring tothe nearly $1.

im | million contributed to the  Col-'|'@

- A former research’ scientist
with the department of: forestry
in Winnipeg is chief of the for-
estry technology program ‘at
- Selkirk College. mi

- 3) He is John L. Adams, a
graduate of UBC's. -forestry
faculty and the holder of a mast-

er. of forestry degree from the}.

University of California.

- “Mr. Adams has investigated
the use of controlled burning
for. -firehazard reduction and
has also been. engaged..on work
dealing with site preparation for
regrowth. pens
“2A married man with two
“young children he is. an active
outdoorsman and a member of
thes Canadian Institute of For-
estry.. ; :

lege by the. six school districts:

the said it should be appreciated |

that this contribution was ‘nec-
essary* to obtain the total of
$3% million, the rest being con-
tributed: by the provincial and
federal governments. :

The buildings. continued ‘Mr.
‘Welton; would not be luxurious.
but more important they would
not .be cheap:

students and themselves.. “My.
charge to you is show us. what
vou can do within the limitations
of building and finance set by.
the school district. To. those
of the public ‘observe the job
done; evaluate it fairlv and make
vour comments, We are ‘all
dioneers and no pioneer road is
smooth.” penuaitd
Principal Gordon Campbell

“YT suspect that the. faculty |.‘
will be wanting more for the

 Gold-Plated Shovel
stated that in his opinion’ the
College site was as_spéctacular
4s any in Canada. The task was

| not simply.that of erecting build-

ings but) of ‘putting into’ prac-
tice some ‘significant ideas. ‘The
puildings going up were remark-
ably flexible:and expandable.
On the question of students,
he said that, in addition to-young
people; there would: be married
women * considering re-entering
employment ‘and’ retired’ people
bored with enforced leisure who
would be ‘looking to the College.
While the College must not
be -isolated’ from ‘the world
around it, he continued, it must
be insulated against utilitarian
pressure... j

al technology program at 'Sel-.
| kirk’ College “is Robert: P..Bar-:
‘|'schel: of Moose: Jaw. t i
“Ror the. past four years. Mr.
Barschel: has ‘been. instructing
‘Vin mechanical engineering :tech-
nology at the Saskatchewan

‘all aspects of the program.

‘tion, Mr..Barschel worked: for
‘four years in industry, as.a field.
‘engineer, supervising equip-:
‘ment installation and system,
start-up procedures, as well’ as:
service and sales work. ;

Mr: Barschel is a graduate
in. mechanical’ engineering «of.
¢ the University of. Manitoba. He
During the day the particl- is a registered professional en-

pants twice formed small groups | gineering Institute of Canada..
for discussions and questioning.|"" Mr, and Mrs. Barschel, with

These: groups. also. framed. ques-| their three children, have: taken:

tions that were later put to aj UP residence dn tne eee a
panel consisting of Mr. Campbell) 155° sunt arschel: was engage
PEt tea summer in’ establishing and,

Education Minister L. R. Peter-| organizing the mechanical tech-:
son; Dean 8. N..F. Chant, chair-| nology curriculum. =
man, of the academic board for |. aes ‘
higher education in ‘B.C+:Dr..C.
R.-Ford, ‘director: of technical
and vocational training in Ot-
twa, and Selkirk ‘College dean
of students Andy Soles.

After the seminar many par-
ticipants attended a reception at
the Trail Memorial Centre.

F The End

undertaking to

Councillor 1. Somerville

‘Another First!

for the Kootenays is the

successful establishment of
SELKIRK
COLLEGE |

All ‘who have been. associated C
with bringing this momentous

HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS
REEVE AND COUNCILLORS

| Councillor J. B. Hopkinson Councillor G. W. Wilson

reality deserve.

THE CORPORATION OF THE |||

District of Tadanac —
Percy: Halliwell, Reeve —

‘Councillor 0. H: Gill

NIKON

We are proud to include

among the educational ‘institutions: j

using finest precision

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Dr. Werner, Schulz of Tor-

Dr: Schulz returned to: :
ada early this winter: after: a®
year of postdoctoral. study. at the:
University. of Bonn, under a:pest-

search Council of, Canada:

atk i doctoral — overseas .- fellowship:
\ oO ea e@ granted by: the National: Re-:

emigrated to Canada‘ in: 1953, :
where ‘he’ completed ‘his’ school-
ing“and proceeded’ to the Uni-::
versity. of ‘Toronto... :

“> At ~.the university, Dr. :
Schulz: obtained his ‘bachelor: of :
selence degree. in 1962; his mas-;
ter’s degree in 1963 and his PhD .
a the hela of. physical chemistry °
a , eh :

»ublished in the Canadian Jour-:
nal of Chemistry. and :the. Jour-.
nal of Chemical Physics.’ Dr.
Schulz’s: main field of study. has:
been: in chemical kinetics, and ®
experimental ‘spectroscopy:

swimmer: and “has been an: in-~

-structor for the Royal ‘Life Sav-
ing Society. 9 2

“chief ‘of the mechaa-

Technical Institute in:Moose Jaw. .
‘| where he has had. experience in. :

Prior to his. teaching posi-

gineer ‘and a member of the En-

onto is with the department of
chemistry: at’ Selkirk Colle ites

He’ was born in Vieuna: but :

Pechnology,:
He: has had several articles _

Dr. Schulz is ‘an experienced ':

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|'she’ was appointed: personal ‘se-' degree’'in “languages. :

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Mrs, Richards is Registrar at Selkirk College -

Elizabeth’ Richards, {cretary to the College principal.
‘ ae | cre aay an in Fort Saskatchewan,

est in the years that are ahead.

) new educational
ark of progress