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~ LET'S BE: ‘UNPROGRESSIVE

A liar gem: of j d in the Comox

Free Press recently and. was seconded by..a district weekly: The] <
Comox paper brazenly, suggests: it would bea: “progressive step” | i thinking, * i
gent people’ since time out .of specto

for more communities to do: awny with :theiry school zone ‘signs

restricting speed to.15 mph ‘and: substitute for them, signs: reading

“Warning — hildren — Drive Slowly” ‘in ‘the: vicinity’ of schools,
The ane paper asserts, that 15 miles per hour is’

Two weeks : ago “the” Castle
News printed the current ‘salary’
argument by ‘the’ B,

‘general
and -by lawyer. Frank "Wilson of

where we are looking. it! would
appear that in thelr enthusiasm
to make.a’case the BCSTA and
Mr. ‘Wilson have; per-

sent, : fantastic |. inequalities bet-
ween tevestent, bility and in-

haps made

‘| comparisons," have failed;to. ad-

equately present the: ‘facts. and
have’; ignored.: the ‘consequences
of their statements. .°

mind that, the ; most Anportant
jis

men, ‘chief clerks; and. “teachers is
about : as Validas ‘paying’ a’man
on'.the’ basis’ of the ‘number. of
hairs. on ‘hiss head, ‘These; ‘people

rs is even more ridiculous.
‘There: ‘are probably no “harder

single ‘factor in any
the The:

ility laden, un-

:for a modern. automobile, and the speed ‘limit is ‘often dis
anyway. The paper )contends ‘the. speed limit is pointless''since: the
children for whose ‘safety it is required, are in their classrooms for

most of the day, Signs to drive when
in the vicinity. of ‘schools: would be quite” sufficient. “Tt isn’t how
slow a. carn is. driven that~ matters, The ‘important . hing ds the
“amount of caution used.” :
The “p iv action” ‘ad ated was,
the Central ich Council on ion of ‘the police com-
missioner .and -the Comox paper came. out in support of ‘the ic

The wisdom and civic concern of the’ Central Saanich Council
notwithstanding,’ we :fail-‘to' see how’ elimination. of the’ 15: vimph
speed ‘limit in ‘school ; zones, . would be! anything but an. open in-
vitation ‘to disaster.:It’s'.true that “speed is ‘a’ relative thing. Even
15 mph can be’ tog fast if the. motorist'is ‘unable to. stop in’ time.
But how is’ the-motorfst to judge? If, there.is no_ speed limit and
an accident occurs; snufting “out. some young. life, show ‘can ‘the
motorist ‘and: the ‘police bei sure the driver. was :using the ‘right
‘amount. of ‘caution? How ‘does ‘one measure, caution anyway?

The. very fact that “the! present school zone’ speed. limits are
very often’ not observed, © ‘argues against: their elimination: ‘The
driver who Zooms trough. the school zone now,” blithely.’ ignoring
the speed restriction ‘which both the law and

cea iteisis ‘bee
shown? statistically that'there is
an ‘extremely high correlation be-
tw

Sof a. -poorly

po:
paid ‘service than’ ‘school ° inspec-

tors. .The solution is obvious
BULL -FIGHTER'S;: ©: CAPE.
Finally-we ‘come to (Mr. (Wil.
son's major theme, taxation. “Ed-
ucafion : tax:for . years has" been
used: ‘as+a‘ bull-tighter’s ‘caue to,

‘group. In ‘each’ “profes-
sone eden ; lawyer, ;. engineer
and: high. school ~teacher—the
members have at least five. years
of. university training with:in a-
verage* investment based ‘on ed-
ucation Perey lost earning’ “power
ete. of $21,108.

But ‘Here's’ the rub. Announc-
ing that we must have je best

‘ certainly. not mend:his: ways and ‘b more st if he is
urged merely “‘to‘drive slowly. 2 2

::To« the. .careful..driver, the-one who drives chrefully | ‘at all me om

times-and is ready-for any eventuality, a’speed limit is not. essen-
tial—he observes ‘it: whether there is:a sign . or, not.vBut: all. drivers

are not :in’ this ‘category.’ For: them there: must be! some criterion of|. |:
iterion.

it enables the law ‘ sake is not, such: cri
Jt enubles ‘the: law who: are “not!icar
‘school zones by ‘fin
+ responsibilities. Fer
way they’ will lear
+ As for-15_ mph: cing’ too slow. for new: cars, t :
then Heaven help: us,: every. ti knows of
ces in which an accident was: avoided: vsimply. because his ‘car. was
able to travel. at:15-mph:.It:.wouldbe more. correct: to: say Tompl
. Bs too slow for many, dirve's of new cars “who are; willing: to
sacrifice the: safety. of poiiets ‘for speed. -*,
inati ok _ the
speed limit “is a Does step
be unprogressive.’

tringe™ benefits.: The ‘average ‘téa-,

thi
; | cher two Years Jater-according™ to

BCSTA- received’ $3510. “Little |
‘| wonder “ ‘we’ “are ” staffing “:our

public, and'stab
the teachers: with the’ net ‘result

©! that both. “have: suffered and no-

thing has been done., When last

the: top ‘one percent, of the ‘pop- se
ulation ‘ while : the average | high
school’: teacher: is in, the ‘top 25
percent,’

The’ teachers are “dum * alnight| *:
but only. if: they, permit 'the; pre- |

See snobs inten ‘club “sever

* olerating organized ‘gambling: prostitution: in‘the! cl tye N

versear b battle ‘of Paoltiq ue ,R.-Plan nded tn: victo
inte itreal court. when Mr. Justice’ Caron: Toure ‘20 men at guilty, of

med -

Plant ‘conducted’ a: vigorous
roe Asa Jawyer: he-con:
led Jus Caron’

vear’s liauor® and bills
were $174. million and. $30. mil-
Vion alone, ‘while education ‘costs
were $59, million. such’ erd cape
waving ‘a3 :the voicing of concern
over the, growing burden on tex-
Jeaves me.a little’ cold and
skeptical particularly ina district
like Castlegar where. 70 percent

8) aay he ‘spends in school* after
grade _ten. it. vavs, the. C.ML&S.
di $425 the Soctor, $150;

‘And it’s going to pav' ‘more ea
With. our: increasing technology,
well: ‘trained men‘and: women are

those students-who ‘have. talked

‘| schools with
importing teachers and. laying out
all ‘sorts of lures. to get more
3 to meet the

Maybe but only if. they: Jet,
certain: Peele get. away. with de
aM |

Little impressed by az
Premier. of British. C

“aan is ‘the high, price
/) The BC. ‘premier should recognize that! he.“and “his
cessors. have done. a great. deal to‘bring this situation abo r
‘shortest Rowes) \ nighest, wages, highest:taxes and most lavish wel-
z in: Qanada,, aC. has* done ‘and ‘is: still: doing

his. father >to live. a’-long::time, |-that:/ they j:may” have. life, and
and “it. is:iquite : sure ‘that; the | have fit more; ‘abundantly.”

_ father”: shared: his’ son’s- desire. |: _

But’ there’ is another.’ thought |a .

contained ~ in‘, that ‘little ‘:tad’s| a1
words which he probably 28 un-| peop!
ware of,. Life. consists ‘of: more
than ‘existance, To really be alive ‘
means ‘to be. getting the‘ most! best ‘is, yet tobe,
out: of life. Several years ago: a|_. The. last ol. tite for ‘whieh the
minister lived in a town, where first ‘was "mai

> @ group. “of. people: were” placar-|.: Beyond. this lite stretches 3 more

:'Die*.: So the reached ja? “sermon £0)

ite, more. jgbundant living.”. es

os. know. full well, :

> So we. come. back to, where we
started. from. Education ‘is. essen-
tial:even in terms of’ doHars' and
cents. ’-Better- qualified” teachers
mean - better: “qualified ‘students
in: industry “and the _brofessions.|
Higher: qualification is. thereforé
essential ' tow “our: entire economy

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