‘the classrooms ’_ STUDENT ASSESSMENT WORKER - Sheila Guerreiro ig a student who has completed her first year of a five year ' degree in special education at UBC and: ~ phe is the Hirst student to be placed in a ‘summer ‘job by the mahpower student work, centre this year. Her boss; Harry Jones, is the area assessor for B.C, Assessment Authority and her job includes updating records, transcribing property value figures as well as some general clerical ByJOANNEAMES , Herald Staff Writer ' Jan Hurren is “‘the first tea cher within the district who has done something” about the issues of sexism and the need for non-sexist materials in district schools. School Board member Joyce Krause says “It is a cult positdion to be in. It’s like - politics; it’s something that people have opinions on. You're going to pet lots of flack if you're in position.” ; Jan, together with Debbie Steph » made a presen- on Monday cight, Tt dealt on Mo night. lea with the use of sexist text the. position of. ae emi thitt ‘the’ B.C. education system as teachers and ad-., ministrators, among other The committee they -Tepresented wants to eliminate sexist tests, books, and materials from in the district. . They also recommend an “inclusion of the history of women 4 struggles for equality an present status imhe general curriculum dergarten to Grade 12”. - This information should be made available to high school students through a women's studies course for grades 11 and 12. A Woman’s Studies course is simply the study of women’s literature, and their role in history, which has often been overlooked in the text books and teaching in the past. It has not been a deliberate ex- clusion by many! teachers, it has simply been due to a lack of materials and knowledge of women’s role in history. Now, due to the concern and action of the women’s movement, such materials are becoming available. So are the non-sexist books for younger grades. The committee wants to see them put to use. “lI k we can all be " changed by what we are taught in school,’ said Jan when she spoke to me. “Regardiess of . our backgrounds, the chance for change is there.” “One of the biggest blems we have here is Ppacher awareness. Next year, the committee will nd more time going to schools, explaining the oblems and the solutions to sexism). “The Schodl Board is not really aware of the problem. They don't really understand what the issues are yet. they are becoming more aware of sexist texts and stereo- slowly.” TE Pt taitk the board is ‘doing anything about the em. They Bay, women aren't applying.tor ad- sninistrative ‘obs, but they '. aren’t asking questions about why they aren't a ing. Wand “they aren't ooking into any programs. A- Manpower one, Af- firmative Action, just came up. It's right there. They from kin- - FLYNN APARTMENTS FIRE * THE HERALD, Thursday, May 19, 1977, PAGE 3 Shelter found for victims By JOANNE AMES erald Staff Writer — Temporary ac- comodations have been found for all the individuals rendered homeless by the fire that gutted five apart- ‘ments and damaged a number of others in Terrace, Tuesday apart- ment manager Cli { Nevison said. He told the Herald that some former Flynn Apart- ments’ dwellers are now staying in a hotel while others are lodged in an- empty home owned b Flynn Apartments. Still others are boarding with friends or relatives. “Everyone from the apartment building has‘a place tostay,” said Nevison. “There was no one hurt, Someone lost a cat. She had it out of the building, but it * ran back into the fire. I feel badiy because the lady valued the cat very much, but it died of burns and smoke inhalation.” ’ All the tenants have been Supplied with money to “tide them over.”” This will enable them to buy food and: clothing. “Of course, they got what we could give them | HURREN FIGHTING: | Sexism in school textbooks should take the chance... or hold downa job like that and to: get. to meetings and just investigate the pro; ” The Affirmative Action program is to train women ind better jobs. Jan is especially concerned with women taking ad- ministrative positions. There are very few women in administrative’ positions in this province's education system: 94.5 of all prin- cipals are male. There are no female secondary school principals. “There should be hiring and training of more females into administrative positions, * The: fact that ey don't apply? ‘I think a lot of it has to do with how ‘women ‘see ‘themselves. They see a man is able to Police Thefts Police received a com- plaint May 15 of theft of tools rom the Kalum Motel. On May 10 a complaint was made of a stolen Monashee black 10-speed boys bike with chrome fenders. Don Wall Electric at Dutch Valley reported several thefts, May 12. Stolen were one 2HP Brooks 110 220 motor with the - serial number X96002; one Dewalt radial arm saw; one industrial Electrolux vacuum cleaner with the serial number 5131454; a shampoo attachment for a -vacuum with serial number. 23381; two strappin machrit ; one 100T 4 cutoff saw; ¢.e@ 4%HP Brooks 220 400 volt motor; a 4-10 ek «ic cable and a 15-60 incn circular saw blade. A complaint was received May 12 that someone had stolen a tape recorder from Caledonia School. On May 12 someone reported a red CCM boys bike stolen from 2811 Braun St. A complaint from the Columbia Auto House May 12 said that someone had stolen the front and rear light blue fenders from a 1870 Volkswagen and the front and rear bumpers. tice received a com- plaint May 14 of a theft of auto from No. 27 Sunnyhill trailer court. It was a 1975 light blue Chev. Saburban NVL-THG-796. ; According to a complaint received May 13 someone attempted to take the radiator from a log loader on Merkley Rd. Skeena Jr. Secondary School reported May 13 someone had been stealing money from the place. Break Ins Police have two sus following a break-in at No. 3 - 3937 Paquette Rd., May 12. cts Nothing was stolen. Police: ' received a complaint May 11 of a break-in and theft at No. . 2 - 3953 Old Lakelse Lake Road. According to a May 11- complaint someone has been breaking the locks off the mail boxes at Jack Pine be a family member, but they don’t see women as capable of the same thing.” Jan says she has learned \that a Jot of things she \suggests are going to be defeated “‘...But that's okay, because at least people have thought about them.” She has found that teachers in Terrace are not ...‘‘as ad- vanced in their thinking as I expected them to be. I put out a questionnaire about daycare to B.C.T.F. members, and I got a lot of very negative reactions,” “In the Lower Mainland, the idea of daycare for single parents, or for families where both parents work is quite acceptable, -It gives the parents a chance 7 report | Fiats and stealing mail. A complaint of a break-in at 4311 Birch Ave. was made May 13. Wilful Damage According to a police report May 14 someone put sugar into the complainants truck parked at the corner of Newell and Penner Rd. Someone is reported to have jumped onto the roof of a 1971 Datsun parked out- side the Keystone Apart- ments on May 14. On May 10 a complaint - was made from No, 14 - 4515 Straume Ave. where the windows were broken. Passing School Bus On May 12 a complaint was received that a vehicle had passed a schook bus at Sparks and Halliwell when the bus had its lght flashing. Police remind the ublic this is a violation of e motor vehicle act and the consequences of such an act could result in children being injured. Lifespan of controls OTTAWA (CP) — No ‘decision has been made when anti-inflation controls -will start to be dismantled, officials said Wednesday in commenting on a news repert of a speech by board chairman rold Renouf. An official who listened to: Renouf’s remarks Tuesday to a Toronto meeting of municipal authorities said he did not say as reported that controls will start to come off Oct. 14, second anniversary of the restraints program, _ “we've been getting a lot of calls,” he said. He said that Renouf, successor to Jean-Luc Pepin, had merely reiterated the forecasts by Finance Minister Donald Macdonald that Oct. 14 is one of the dates being considered for starting to end the program. That decision had not been made et. ' 7 But some controls would . have to continue into 1978, Macdonald has said. thingls thar they might otherwise not be able to. attend.” _.The fees for the daycare idea she was proposing were to come out of B.C.T.F. dues. ‘‘People just wrote big fat NO’s on the forms. It hurt me in a way.” There are some really itive things happening or Jan and the other members of her committee, though. They got a Women's Studies course going at the college, and that will be offered next year in Terrace, as well as other centres. In the high schools, students are more and more aware of the problems created ‘by ‘stereotyping anyone into any sort of role. “Whenlget discouraged,” she smiled, “T think about the progress that’s been made in the last five years. Integrated P.E. classes, studenis able to take whatever electives they want, and. Manpower GOT A PR ~%& Shock Absorbers * Brake Reline * Journeyman Mechanics Wheel Balancing © * Off Road Tires * Mags and Chromes % Armstrong Tru-Trac - afterwards. come up to me and say . of their rent back,” Nevison said." “I don’t know when people will be able to live there again. I have no idea how long repairs will take. We haven’t even got the in- surance adjusters through there yet, And then, of course, nobody can go in there until the fire depart- ment has finished in- vestigating.”” “I shouldn’t say this, but if 1 would have known that place would burn like that, 1 wouldn’t have spent a single night in there, [had no idea it would burn like that.”’ All the actual burn damage was confined to the attic and the combined storeroom and garbage room areas at the back of the building. The back end, where the garbage room was, is completely burned out. - . The damage to the apartments themselves is mainiy smoke and water damage. The smoke damage is “unbelievable” according to Nevison. His own apartment, in the newer portion of the building, is damaged as well. He is attempting to Sponsoring a course. It’s great.”’ ; When I asked her if she thought she was getting anywhere: with her con- cerns, if the committee was getting anywhere, she said, grinning, “Well, I’m creating a lot of discussion. When we (the committee) talked about integration at the primary school level people in staff rooms talked about it for at least a week I had people ‘what is gexism?’ At least people are thinking now.” Another bright spot for the Status of Women in Education Committee; Joyce Krause says she can see a women’s studies course within the next few years in the high schools. It’s just a matter of time, and allowing people to get comfortable with the ideas. “Jan and Debbie made the first presentation. It will . ake it easier for other - just teachers who come after them to do the same thing. move back in and clean up the mess, “We can’t move in,” he said, ‘‘Because we have no lights or anything. I did get the water turned back on this morning, but the lights and that sort of stuff ...well, the wiring was probably damaged.’ Asked if he suspected any foul play, Mr. Nevison said he definitely did not. ‘The fire was confined to one area" he said, “the garbage and storerooms, They're usually kept locked. Only the garbage men and oc- casionally one or two tenants enter the area.” — The fire alarm system in the building is an old one that was left there when the ald hospital vacated the premises. ‘Those fire * alarms were disconnected Great jo whe the hospital moved -—- that was 16 years ago. We make rounds every night to check for fire. [If you had an alarm system, you know that some drunk would pull it every couple of nights.” “If you're putting this in the paper,"’ Nevison asked, “could you put a thank you for all the people who helped us move our things out?” When we thought the place was going to burn up, we moved all our furniture out. The place was full of smoke, and “hose people ‘went in there without being asked to and helped us out, You don't find people like that very often, that’s for sure.” “And I want to thank the fire department for one . They really did a good job.” “THERE MUST BE 50 WAYS TO CELEBRATE TERRACE’S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY If you know ONE call 638-8196 TERRACE ANSWERING BUREAU. . o i} LJ ' TERRACE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE: 4 NOTICE SH ate chee oe Beene Escapes 26 injury A Printe Rupert man escaped serious injury when the vehicle he was drivin went off the highway an burst into flames, late Tuesday night. Melvin Sandvar was pulled from hig flaming automobite by two passersby, Angus Campbell and Don Ganson, when his car went off Highway 16 west at the entrance to the Little, Haugland, and Kerr pole plant. The vehicle went down an embankment atid smashed headlong into a stack of logs piled in the poleyard, bursting into flames. Seeing the flames, the two passersby sped to the scene and pulled out Sandvar, the only occupant of the automobile. By then, RCMP had also been alerted and were at the aceldent site. Sandvar stayed in hospital -vernight for observation and treatment of minor injuries. A police spokesman said an in- vestigation is continuing; : charges In the single vehicle mishap may be laid. | Biss OS Sao eran ct arcnLar The human body contains enough carbon to make more than 14,000 pencils and enough lime to paint a barn white. i - Designated May 16th to May 20th, 1977 ’ District of Terrace, Public Works Department, will pick up extra gar- bage and refuse free of change, from Monday, May 16th to Friday, May 20th, 1977. (Spring Clean-up Week) This service does not include car bodies or stumps. 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