'“seeiety .whose ‘small subscription. is "PAGE EIGHT _ CONVERSATION PIECE : : “Last week! was’ “Young “Canada 7 - ‘On: ‘Wednesday, Nov. 48, I attend- “ed: a: reception’ ‘sponsored: by the Friends ‘of . the ‘Public Library, a the. library ‘was’ filled ‘with..an‘ ex: ‘hibition of. lovely books from young ‘children's - literature to’ young. ado- _a:mere. token, and whose ‘purpose is’ lescents. “to -interest: young’ ‘people, “especially. -children : in “good. reading. © fee usually made. up. of fun and fantasy, {it- was fitting: that: this. subject was taken by the speaker of the evening, ‘Miss: Marigold - ‘Coleman, : of. the de- ‘partment of - English”. literature. at Victoria University.’ “Introduced. by: Cok the English. department, Miss: Cole- }-man: explained ‘to: the mature’: audi- _ence,: just what'makes ‘fun and. fan- tasy. ‘valuable for children. rs TALKING’ ANIMALS » ~ ;, At.a-young’ level,. “children ‘absorb stories of the unusual, the unpredict- ed,..simply.and - naturally. :.Animals and: birds talking” like “human © be- ings, “and behaving” in. :a- similar || Manner..are part:. of ‘the “childhood of the-race, -and ‘ are accepted. ‘Les- sons. of?’ ‘courage, perseverance, un- selfishiiess : can. be: ‘taught - without the bare Victorian: concept | of crime Stays. 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European schools early. ‘in De- ‘cember and ‘plays a part: similar. to that ‘of -our Santa: Claus.” ‘Kimberly |) her’: committee. provided refresh- ments, he Mrs. Margaret Drummond report: |: lea that..she.had; sent “Christmas greetings to the» BP.W: clubs» in ‘Sydney, Australia ‘and Hobart,’ New ‘Zealand, :.both ° of which * she has. ge cently visited.» is’ one of 800: pupils..at’ the’ Depart- || “ment- of’ ‘National: Defence ‘school’ at -of thanks.:His school’ he: wald, “was: . | unfortunately “unable. to: avail - itself e of. the: benefit, of the’ Victoria: library | as “yet; but; he. h d: ‘hopes. : There's sinclar everyone, ‘or -Gheistins list. among. there attractive: gifts: AAG : Jon 1 t "hands tree : meleciiows bel chime.© om v. : ‘Now, for the first time, distance. a witl STANCE GIFT: “Another: gilt,’ olway opular In busy families, ian second line-with a pushbutton phone @ that: “ean handle-two or. more: cally simultaseoasly. Or what about the. 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