Photography
at the library

Summer is a good time to
take pictures and if you want
-your photographs to tura out
as well a3 possible it doesn’t

. burt to read up a bit on the
subject.

- - Here are jsut a few of the

many books about

photography that you can

find in the 770 section of your

Public Library.

The Art of ¥ photography,
by the editors of Time-Life.
This is one of the many
votumes in the Life Library
of Photography. Each of
them is devoted fo a single
aspect of the world of

ography and al] are
lavishly illustrated. This
particular volume con-
centrates on showing how to
take pictures that say
something beyond the simple
snapshot.

You and Your Camera, by
Lou Jacobs, Jr. This is a
basic book that tells you how
your camera works and
gives you some hints on how
to make effective use of it.
There ‘is a discussion of
lighting, composition, ideas
for photographs, and buying

a camera,

Successful Photography,
by Andreas Feininger. Here
is a step-by-step instruction
book of how to use your
camera and how to develop
your own film. For a one
volume work, this will
provide most people with all
the information that they

Practical Photographic
Enlarging, by Derek
Watkins. If you've ever
considered enlargirig your

own photographs this book
will tell you how to do it,

Even if you're not going to do
it yourself, thia book may
Bive you some ideas on
possible kinds of
enlargements. -

The Home Darkroom, by
Mark Fineman. Here is a
book that will tell you how to
develop your own film. As
all photography enthusiasts
willtell you, developing your
own film is where ‘the fun
really begins with pictures.
It allows you to do any
number of special effects
which would otherwise be
-impossible,

Filmaking for Beginners,
by Joan Horvath. If you
want to make your own
movies thia book will prove
useful. There is a section on
an equipment needs and
explanations of many specia
techniques,

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(detective stories, finger.
prints, puzzles, games) for
grades one and up will be
starting Wednesday, July 5.
The programme will be at
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though it isn't necessary to
come to all meetings to be a
certified member of
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“Stories on the Lawn” for
preschoolers will be every
Friday morning in July and
August at 10:00 a.m. No pre-
registration is necessary.

June 24 is the last Saturday

1:00 story hour.

Book Corner-

Cart before horse!

By DENNIS PASSA

The Canadian Press

Sports heroes are a pre-
dictable lot. After per-
forming well in professional
or amateur ranks, they
retire to the good life, live off
their earnings or en-
dorsements, then have a
book written about them.
. In the. making of a
Gynnast, Jean Boulogne’s

icture-filled portrayal of
cay: i 3 f. diminutive

Kelsall, there i ia a . sarebe
fore-the-horge situation,

Karen, a 15’year-old schoo]
gir] from Surrey, B.C., has
not made it yet to the big
time. While she performed
admirably in the 1976
Olympics as the youngest
competitor of the Montreal
Games, the most promising
part of her career is the fu-
ture, and in particular, the
1980 Olympics at Moscow.

The book contains details
of Karen’s start in gym-
nastics as a three-year-old
taking ballet and dance
lessons and follows through
to her strict, regimented
training sessions at the
National Academy of Ar-
tistic Gymnastics in Eugene,
Ore., probably the best
training school for the sport
in North America.

The 1976 Olympics are a
high point in the book, as it
was in Karen's life, The tiny
Canadian won the hearts of
millions in Canada and

across. the world at Montreal
along with another gymnast,
Nadia Comaneci of
Romania,
KORBUTSTARTED
TREND

it was Olga Korbut of the
Soviet Union in the 1972
Olympics at Munich who
firat pushed women’s
gymnastics ‘to the peak of
spectator interest. And it
was the same Olga that was
overshadowed by the bright,
upstart Comaneci in Mon-
treal,

Karen may be going
through a similar type of
experience, She was the 1977
Canadian women’s chdm-
pion, but was dethroned late
last month by another top
Canadian gymnast, Blt
Schlegel of Toronto, for the
1978 title. But while Ol a
was out of her teens by
time she lost to Comaneci al
Montreal, Karen won't be 16

until ‘December and :
probably hasn’t reached her
athletic peak.

The book’s strong point is
in its explanation of the
technical side of the sport,
‘One chapter contains
detailed drawifgs and ex-.
planations of optional and
compulsory routines on the
four pieces of women’s
apparatus—- the vault,
uneven bars, balance beam
and - floor exercise. A
glossary at the back of the
book contains terms used by
a@ymnasts in competition.

Boulogne was successful in_,
portraying not only the trials
and tribulations of Karen as.
an aspiring gymnast; but
showed how her parents had
to sacrifice their time and

Frances

savings to ensure that their
daughter received the best
possible training,

The Making of a Gymnast:
Th Karen Kelsall Story, Jean

Boulogne; 96 pages,
paperback, $5.95; Mac-.
millan.

By JUDY CREIGHTON

CP Family Editor.

Until recently, Canadian
children’s books have _in-
‘yariably..bean marketed :at
Christmastime. This - has
always seemed a hame
because there is always such
a surfeit of children’s toys
that often books are
overlooked as lasting and
educational gifts,,

Here it is the summer of
1978, and along have come
The Travels of Ms. Beaver,
Mommy Works On Dresses,
Ovrnight Adventure and
Come With Us.

All four are by. young
Canadian authors who are
lending their talents to a
market that has become
nationalistic only in the past
two or three years., -

The Travels of Ms. Beaver
isa delightful tale about a hi-
larious feminist who decides
to leave the beaver family
circle and expand her
horizons in the big city, She
becomes somewhat of. a
heroine after creating
through her unique beaver
talents a swimming hole for
children living in the low--
income area of the hot,
summer city..  -

Mommy Works On
Dresses is the retelling to
her daughter, the occupation
of animmigrant woman who
works in the garment district
of a large industrial city. It is
poignant, but also an ex-
cellent ‘learning tool for
young children whose hori-
zons have not yet reached

‘such occupations. Again,

thére is a note of feminism
throughout, which points up
job and ghetto stereotyping
which obviously remains in
Canada.

Overnight Adventure ‘has
no text, but it leaves much to
the’ imagination.
drawings convey a story
about two little girls who
decide to sleep out overnight
in a small tent in the

‘backyard. Lying awake they

tremble at the thoughts ‘of
imaginary dinosaurs and
other wild animals.,

Come With Us is by
children who have come to
Canada from. cther coun-
tries, They tell in their own
words an drawings how they
felt when they moved to a
new country. Some of the
tales are di tressing as they
remember the upheavals of
possible deportation, being
discriminated against by
playmates and how their
parents woul try to retain the
culture of their homeland in
a foreign country. © ‘

The Travels. of gms.
Beaver, Rosemary Allison,
illustrated oy Ann Powell, 32
pages: §2.05.

Overnight Adventure,
Kilbo = Urne,
Ulustrated by Ann Powell, 32
pages; $3.05. |

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FUR TRADING VOYAGEURS rendez-vous once again at old Fort William near Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Fort of the Fur Traders

Tony Sloan
It was a cool overcast
Morning in late September

when we emerged from the .

short walk through the
woods and beheld — the
palisade.of the fort; Qld Fort
William, rebuilt in ‘authentic
detail on the outskirts of
present day Thunder Bay,
Ontario.

This was the famed ren-
dezvous point for Canada’s
fur trading voyageurs.

Smoke spiralled up from a

smali fire where two young -

Indian women worked near a
bark wigwam outside the
walls. They were plaiting
rush mats to serve as
flooring and insulation for:
the wigwam in preparation

for the coming of winter.it -

was damp: and chilly that

morning and the little fire-

gave scant comfort to the
two women (circa 1903).

They were students closing
out their summer job, but
their discomfort was an
authentic touch that put the
visitor in the right mocd and
set the standard for what to
expect in the fort's interior,

The original massive
palisaded wooden fort was
built by the North West
Company and the first
“Great Rendezvous” ‘was
held in 1803,

Constructed entirely of
wood, it was never a fort in
the strict military sense but
served primarily: as a
trading and turnaround point
for the eastern (Montreal)
and western (Fort
Chepewyan on Lake
Athabasca) divisigns of the
far flung canoe routes of the
fur trade,

The Fort today’ again
depicts the life and times of
the. fur traders and
voyageurs, undoubtedly the
Most romantic era in
Canada's history.. .

It was here that the huge
10.8 -metre (34-foot) muster
canoes with trade goods
from Montreal met the
Smaller 7.8-metre (26-foot)
“north canoes bringing bales
of beaver fur from the
distant northwest.

The men who paddled and
portaged these giant: canoes
-over thousands of miles of
wilderness lakes and rivers
were a breed apart. They
were called voyageurs,

The typical voyageur,
while ‘small in stature, was
physically very strong. He
weighed no more than 63
Kilograms (140 pounds) but
could portage a minimum of
1 kilograms (180 pounds)
and paddle 18 hours a day,

The Montrealers' subsisted
on a diet of fat pork, peas and
grease while the westerners
were primarily pemmican
(dried buffalo) eaters.

The working conditions, in
light of present day labor
codes, would be regarded as
insane, Death by drowning
was “not uncommon and

injuries, regarded as
relatively minor today,
would in many instances
prove fatal to the voyageurs.

Strangulated hernias were
the most common cause of
death.

““Pay* was " appreciatly
below a living wage so the
voyageurs were, forever
indebted to the company
store. They rarely lived
beyond 35 years,

The historic fur trading -

centre reconstructed on the
banks of the Kaministikwia
River is composed of more
than 40 separate buildings
ranging in size and im-
portance from , the
“necessary” (a community-
sized outhouse) to the Great
Hall, the meeting’ house of
the company partners,

The “‘necessary” is not
now utilized as such as
modern washrooms were
installed asa necessary
concession to the visiting
public.

This multi-million doilar
historical reconstruction is
further enhanced by a
particularly well trained and

- talented staff who enact the

occupants of the fort from
the days of the annual
Rendezvous, when as many
as 9,000 people connected
with. the fur trade
congregated here..

A tour reveals the func-
tions. and strict class
structure of this amazing
enterprise.

Warehouse clerks explain
why certain items on display
such as rifles, blankets,
knives and axes, in par-
‘ticular, were popular trade
items with the Indians. Each
item had a set price for
barter and the currency was

r

Another building’ reveals
the guides’ quarters, These
were the wilderness-wise
navigators who were in
charge of the canoe brigades
and knew the routes and
whose daily decisions while
enroute, meant success or

' disaster.

These highly regarded
men were allowed quarters
within the palisade, while the
rough-and-ready, ordinary
voyageurs -were obliged .to
camp outside.

Another large building
houses the canoe-building
shop. Several of the
authentic giant bark cances
are in continuous stages of
construction.

‘The hospital is operated ta

-purgative pun) by a resident

surgeon who satirizes the
sketchy medical knowledge
of the day by regaling-
visitors' with tales of
malpractice that border on

the ‘incredible; a liltle
macabre, perhaps, but
hilarious. :

“By the time yott -were

admitted here,” the surgeon
explained, “there was little

hope for you anyway. We-

have less than a five percent
recovery, record,"’ he con-
eluded proudly.

The treatment ‘for’-the
“miseries” ‘called for” aii
application of the vapors.
Headaches and related

maladies were relieved by

bloodletting.

A multi-bladed knife was
used for this purpose. The
lack of hygiene frequently
resulted in post-operative
infection so all attempts at

open surgery, including the ~

bloodletting ritual,
proved fatal.

Moving to the infirmary,
the surgeon was apologetic.
“T would have liked to have
shown you two patients we
hadhere, but we buried them
this morning.”

“What did they die of?”
queried a concerned woman,
“The miseries m/lady,’’
intoned the surgeon sadly.
Plans to open the Great
Hall to an interpretive
program in1978 may have to
be postponed due to the
record rains and flash flood

usually

that inundated the Fort in . .

Sept., 1977.

Budget restrictlons and a
present day respect for life
and limb prevent Fort
Wilkam planners from
staging a full scale melee

‘between the ‘hard-bitten

western voyageurs and the
flamboyant Montrealsers.

It would require many
casks of whiskey and a cast
of thousands and would have
to be viewed of course from
thesafety and confines of the
Fort.-
voyageurs were wild and
woolly times.

When in Thunder Bay,
Ontario, reserve d full day
for Old Fort William: The
Fort restaurant serves up a
hearty fur trader's feast of
pea soup, stew, home made
bread baked in the Fort’s
bakery topped’ off with
maple syrup for dessert.

The Fort is open from May
20 to October 1 and operates
daily from 10 a.m, to 6 p.m.
Special events and activities
are scheduled for each, day
but the hightight of the
season is ‘'Aendezvous”

(July 2) when hundreds of
canoes converge on the Fort
to participate in’,
festivities,

An excellent hard; ‘Cover
book, (Fur Trade Rouges of
the Voyageurs, Then. and
Now'’ by historian-conoeist
Eric: Morse) is available

both in English and French .

for $3.75 from Printing &
Publishing, Supply & Ser-

Vices Canada, K1A 085,

Ottawa, Ontario,
Thisbrlefbut

authoritative history of the’

voyageurs ts highly
recommended as wintertime

The days of the -

uw the

research and will greatly
enhance your visit ot Old
Fort William later on in the
summer.

For general information
about Canada as a travel
destination contact the

Canddiai' -Government.

Office of Tourism, Ottawa,
Canada, K1A 0H6. -

4117
LAKELSE .
ae to Fields).

THE HERALD, Friday, June 14, 1978, PAGE 9

Super-butterflies
from Canada?

By J. C. GRAHAM

CP Correspondent

AUCKLAND, N.Z. (CP) —
The possibility that a breed
of super-butterflies from
Canada were winging across

® the Pacific surfaced briefiy

in New Zealand during May.

Aresident of Nelson, in the
South Island of New Zealand,
caught a monarch butterfly
bearing a tiny tag reading:
“Send to Zoology, University
Toronto, Canada” and the
number 76607,

Was it possible, Nancy

Ai Webb wondered, that the

butterfly had crossed

| ® thousands of miles of ocean

from Canada to the remote
regions of the South Pacific?

that's just right.

£4946 Greig

Intrigued and puzzled,
Mrs. Webb wrote to the
Dominion Museum in
Wellington for information
and advice on what to do
about her find.

But a museum spokesman .

quenched ideas of amazing
navigation feats by an in-
trepid breed of butterflies. A
team’ of scientists from
University of Toronto, it was
explained, had tagged
hundreds: of monarch but-
terflies in New Zealand as
part of a research project.

But the spokesman did not
discount entirely the
possibility that a monarch
butterfly could in fact make
the epic journey.

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