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‘Incumbents Dick Herlinveaux and David Terrell will likely | be

facing stiff opposition from three seasoned campaigners and

— former veterans on ‘council. in the North Saanich aldermanic
election Eric’ Sherwood, Edgar Farthing. and George

‘Westwood.
«Sherwood and Westwood each have ‘several years as valdermen
ee and: a term of mayor behind them while Farthing has. five con-
secutive years, as alderman to his erdit.

- They’re-all. experienced, fairly tough pata with strong
views in this election.
ate contrast, Herlinveaux and Terrell = both least: mild a
Ss canered: moderate. people — have had one year only.in office
and during. that time. maintained a low-key image.
tartup: is. also. Ic ey. it ‘they_may find. it? necessary to alter :
hat and develop. a ‘stronger line on. one or two issues.
Although the three challengers to the incumbent are not runn-

i3 ethe expansion £ North ‘Saanich t marina Q : eee
ral land a as s the community plan e comes

~ livelihood.

Their election. 2

do area to, have similar views on three main us eas

: oe written.
~~. concern:

- occult ‘techniques ‘that can’ ‘be

-. Part 1 in a series on education
by Norman Cuthbertson.

Much criticism. has’ been
levelled at teachers and in-school
administrators for the state of

learning and discipline in public

schools. The 1979 Victoria
School Commission report seems
to place the blame on school
trustees and their central office:
administrative staffs, but both
these. groups have been beating
their respective brains trying to
get better results. under -restric-
tive, outmoded, unproductive

educational processes structured

by provincial regulation.

Of course, many in each ‘group :

have a vested interest in keeping
the system functioning. it’s the
only one they know and it’s their

stirring up animosities among the
groups concerned won’t help to
solve our educational dilemma. —

A second B.C. report, former

education minster Brian Smith’s

survey of the province, revealed

“morale among students. was low

and. that excessive stress was
limiting teacher effectiveness.

We are committed to provide a .

high. school education for. every.

young person. and we are. ine
~ trouble.
productivity. seems: ‘to- -many..to -

Costs “have -risen .and:

shave” declined, a onde that

_ Deep c concern

This is

as Ever ything you: ne
“enjoy occult, powe

indeed, it is the only”.
. system most parents know, “but

a letter that had 10 be

: The. scr iptures. warns “us that
cS ‘there: is anNo.trespass sign here, an

THE REVIEW

would force a coniniercial, en-
terprise into either bankruptcy or
radical change.

But “not our: schools. “We
stubbornly. struggle to bolster an:
unworkable educational system .
that appears to be hung up on

antiquated patterns of operation —

devised by a methodical German
some 200 years ago to meet the.
needs of the 17th century’s in-
dustrial revolution. The subjects
to be taught were stratified into
levels or graded segments that
required: students to move
through school in yearly steps.
Sound familiar?»
Canadian school systems have
changed little. since Con-
federation. Certainly, they have
“grown larger and more complex
but. education remains. a
provincial responsibility. Control
over schools is exercised through
regulations and fiscal limitations.

These. two, plus the power to set ,

curriculums and’ to recommend
text’. books, .assume .a.com-
monality among school districts
while . leaving.
o genuinely innovative practices.
The objective of the first half-
dozen. -years. in

entrance, : ‘into colleges.

for

a of ‘aS

requirements for. .sexual

/religious” bel fs
“think that there

little scope. for

‘school is to:
provide: the. skills necessary for
success in the upper grades, hence

the core curriculum. The upper
grades in-turn. prepare students

2 ministration.)

a ‘community: ‘service’? is
_. provided. by his: short ™ list ‘of
eX-
- pression. “Two. relatively / ealthy

ind and in bod: oe

ediocrity

Therefore, standards have to be
set and the teacher’s job-is to get
every student up to these bench
marks.

Once. a. standard is set. the
school system becomes geared to
the task of bringing up the slower
students in each subject to the
detriment of the better ones and
equal rights to” teachers time is-
denied to.the majority. of
students.

Maintenance of the status quo
then becomes a prime. objective
of institutionalized education.

Pity the poor learners. Our
inverted hierarchy puts students
at the bottom and denies them
the right of choice that would
permit many to seek expertise in
preferred subjects at an earlier
time. In this age of specialization
and. knowledge explosions. a

system that prescribes the rate at

which all students. must progress
‘in each subject: is doomed to
mediocrity.

_-{Norman Cuthbertson is a
former. high school principal,
‘now retired and living in North
Saanich. His | background _ in
education includes post graduate
study . at. Harvard,
educational’ research and -

masters degree in school ad-

. “which: is “true. ‘and honourable
and just and pure and lovely and—
gracious, excellent and worthy of ©

. Do that, ‘and. the. "God:

praise”’
oe will be: with you.

- events, io ar “events ©
| they Wile eee
Sa Fe don’t support,
“statement.

years of 1

is their efforts.v were tiseless

flow oi
‘naturally wherever and however

‘the:  abave!:
1 feel that. people.
- should speak: up. or take action as

Wednesday, November 3, 1982

looki
60 YEARS AGO
From the Nov. 2, 1922, issue of
The Review

A splendid crowd attended the
Hallowe’en masquerade dance at
the — Agricultural Hall,
Saanichton, — last © Tuesday
evening, given under the auspices
of the North and South Saanich
Agricultural. Soceity. There were
some very handsome. costumes,
and the judges had considerable
difficulty in-awarding:the prizes.
After due consideration Miss
McKenzie was awarded first prize
for the “historical costume, ‘it —
being ‘Spanish’; Mr.. ‘Musgrave
won the first prize, gents, with his
costume representing: ..-a.

“*Toreador’’; Miss Morrison, of
James Island, secured the ladies’

prize. for. the ‘most: original.
costume; representing ‘‘Night.’’
Perry’s orchestra. supplied -

exellent: music for the occasion ©

and, as usual, the floor was. in
excellent condition.

30 YEARS AGO.

From the Nov. 2, 1932, issue e of

The Review |
Fire of. an ankiown® origin.
‘which broke out about 1 0 clock.
Tuesday morning completely
destroyed: the home of Mr. and -
Mrs. George Goldsmith, foot of |
Downey Road, Deep Cove.
“Mr. and Mrs. ‘Goldsmith were °
away. on their boat:at the time SE:

’ the. fire and though neighbors oe

‘and.a great many residents: of
’ Deep. Cove..and> Sidney, _ “who
altracted by the flames, fought ©
ctanteallye it /.was found that

Red Cross.

30 ) YEARS AG GO.

From. the Nov. 5 §

The Review 0
‘The the: Trade’s” Alphabet

5, 1952 issue eof ee |

jong as their actions don’ t harm.
anybody. eee

_. Sometimes one person’ S$ action”
oOROre ‘opinion: ean change: a whole ”

‘ ‘situation. As an example t take a.
“healthy”, but. wholly healthy’: It ~ municipal election, candidate xX
encouraged. Soon, we fill our ~ js not by. accident that thereisthe and candidate Y are running for i
hearts and . minds with) these same Greek. root. word. ’for mayor. For ‘some. reason’ you
things 2 ee healthy, wholeness and salvation! support. X. You cannot be:
ie Secondly, ‘George Kurbatoft” $. Such beliefs point us to fill our — “bothered to £0 out and vote, You
Oct, 27. column about human minds; not with the occult and-

i, sexuality. vm not ute e how much: © with: sexual license, but’ with that west

cdmpetition which is sent to every
school in: Canada, 50. children”
- from grades:5 6 and 7. from the :
Salt Spring | Island school entered
ie thes: English and. writing
, ‘competition. . In. the group. Lote
children 10. years and under, one ...
_.of the two prizes. “awarded for all
Canada was won: by. Jennifer’
~ Graham of this school, who tied:
~ Continued on Page AS- with a boy. in Newfoundland for ,
rect ritencert stenn Senastgalih. tey the first. prize. the Salt ‘Spring
Ea : oe |sland, school was awarded: $25-
“for ‘quatty, of the work senting o.3)

ee ‘especially appropriate warning. at
vas this All- Hallowed- Eve time.: “We
~~“ are not even to dabble in: it. ‘Yet, ;
observe what is thrust, before us
constantly, and even. openly

baht : aanich Peninsula chamber ole commerce. is sponsoring an all.
8 candidates. mecting for ‘North. Saanich and school board can- —
 didates., 7:30. p.m. Nov. 10 at Sidney, elementary school, at ie
7 Henry Avenue and7th St... Sidney ; :

o 20 YE ARS AGO. ‘ |
~ Fron the Nov, 7, 1962, issue of eee
Fhe Review - ee eh a
“Runway extension at ‘Patricia
“ » Bay, Airport was christened as the »
“praject: “neared ‘completion last
; “week » whens oa. light) aircraft,’
“inadvertently, landed. on the new. |
c section | before it. was ready for. Be
“Fortunately, the surface. of
‘extension: had ‘been finished”
rkinen were engaged with
allation of lights at she i
eotthe runways
The pilot of the aircraft, which.
“was'not equipped with radio, was
quickly informed of his error by
athe. cone tower at the pee

0 PUY:
I puede leave |
as lost the :

Lib ral government had
nrodived balanced budgets when
he possible, when the:
as booming, nobod:
clze tt for: going into

Hingness.t
to take | into; ageount ‘any, ndvies:

idmission.” “that.
unemployment will, likely remain: oe
above the 12 per cent, level. If hess
dmits to 12 per cent, 14 percent:
more realistic, and that means»
here in British Columbia, we mayo.
see 1S per. cent or higher, this. es
winters SEN aa Nene ree

‘The prime. satnlster “told “YEARS AGO. BOE hcbched
~ during his. fireside chats that dee From the Nov. 1, W972, issue of
“may all benefit. from. the. CXr Tike Review:

troop
while the enemy: is: ‘storming, the,
~ gates of his palace, than a ian
Whose vision and at ity will ns
eo the. country! ae
LI economy ont of the ashes,

eet here was Hide if anythin ine
ee Lalonde’ S mini: budget that could

: El an a lime to yo inioe me
a debt, Me $ “iow but you can: only | ee
afford to do that when: you've
Lge Pa > watehed your: “spending: ding.
‘But most impressive, of, all was good economic times. ae
i Lalonde’s gall, He, delivered his) Lalonde’s announcements will”
-omessale: agit some one ‘else: Thad “do: nothing to pul Part Alberni’s

‘ been: responsible for the, Tess mill’ workers back on: the job. ft

ac
“alad if our lectea leaders ign:
10 US, shows the extent to which
“they have sent themselves up ase
Ane ultimate rulers, Re

. ae Mes : : . ae
own nlnistet ; “new: jobs created by th gram owelre ie “won't gel: the steel” ‘workers. tn. perience, We may emerge leaner: The: Springwood: training ©
: Ninlies was” cautiously will partly be offset. by the loss ofr Almost incidentally: “Nos ine Hamilton. oft. the unemployment... and more competitive rom the “centre tor mild and moderately:

depression. : “retarded persons tobe opengl
We'll be: leaner all right: Some. “early next-yearon Mi, Newton:
“of us may look like skeletons, Cross” Rav isthe culmination: of
Because Curtis has to deal with years: Ong. efforts, by goncerned

his federal. counterpart, Ae may, “Individuals, -

~ formed: us thatthe: projected -
detigite ould bea ditthe higher
than: anticipated three month
ago by his predecessor: Higher bye
$4 billion, to be exact,”

“jobs elsewhere. 0 i
And did you hear the bit ao Sut
absolute 7 necessity” “of
y ding, the ‘railroad system?
yr 14 years, ‘Lalonde and the:

Olly At won't create one. lousy.
jobfor ourforest workers.)
“Alberta's oil: industry is.
choking: toe death, thanks. to:
Lalonde’s, performance . asthe...

about: Lalonde’s ane

Oat his: st ‘billion. oa

eqtion prog amas avcredible’ government h serving: “have No mention of the $10 billion man..in, charge. of Canada’s have chosen (o be cautiously The 28 residents of the centre © A
: a anada'e nem done theit best nat to upgrade the, deficit projected. year ago, or energy. program before We positive, about Lalonde's aun will be between the ages of 16.and
problem, “Lalonde yailroad system. “Vhe result Of phe revised $20. billion elicit Oto been finanigg ninisicr., Now, nouncements. 9” Se veqre dnd willlearn to oardén,:

ae farm! work, ‘Woodcraft and:
other mannal skills. Eventually
ual hoped ea be ready to Nake ie

You and have nothing. 10 aie: ae
; “hy. telling Lalonde. just what we -
think of him, his government and.

oat policy has been that farmers:
nr: growing” fir less rain than:
“they could, “imply hecause they

Ais. first. major pronouncement
‘will not help drillone well, or sell
a single barrel of oil.

0 inform ; three: months ago.
oo Eatonde: ‘topped thee whale. ;

ning off'by ASSHIFINR Ws thatthe

om

Joby,

can take a large’ chunk cat get tt tothe ports. government, WS determined to Our prime minister. has put the, his budget jupaling.: vot een AMEN place | “the. community. _—
© quit of the detence budget without soavies DG YOU hear. Lalonde say continue. practising Elseat ace ‘Ay charge. of. the: chicken Frankly, ( the: smell is over allowing roulitea: ‘to enter, vthe..
‘ pow ering, ; = Springwood prewpy ee

losing: jobs: ie that RESET AM: coanything gubout: eenutes cp Woes responsibility adh Sondg dors aeie AWD acs GS acd rbae Ss