“carefully studied. the: full Chant: Re-

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SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

Wednesday, April 26, 1961.

DID THEY. ERR? ot of the report. they: will find the fol
“Tread with interest. and pleasure lowing recommended subjects» be

‘the ‘report. of the ratepayers’ associ- | taught in the. Collegiate Academy,
‘- -ations concerning. the Chant Report. | technical stream ‘(please.do not:con-
|

‘This article is the first’I have: seen | fuse technical: streani’ with senior
‘prepared by a local group who have | vocational school)... dietetics;
dress design: and practical science.
port.

I should like to > mention one major | would require shop facilities.

point, however, in which I believe If the ratepayers are sincere in
“they have.erred... They suggest that | wishing to follow the recommenda-
industrial. arts-and home economics | tions of the Chant ‘Report, I cannot
. should not be taught in the Collegi- |'see-how they can logically object to
ate. Academy because the Chant.| the inclusion of a home economics
Commission. does.. not. recommend ! and industrial. arts shop in the new

this. If they will refer to Page 271 high school as provided in the by-

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“Home: Repairs. ‘and Renovations: _
Foundation Repairs: and Concrete ‘Work

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O ‘Patios. Swimming: Pools, Barbecues, Rock Blasting
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Thursday - ‘Friday - Saturday, May 4 5. 6.

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Pay: all pills: by. cheaio’ on:

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“MONEY IN. THE “BANK MEANS nEACE. OF MIND,

‘Surely these .-are.subjacts ‘which’

District 63.
4 It is: plain, from reading your edit-
|
|

a ~Sary’ or. ‘desirable

law. Further, -since the: Chant Re-.

port also: recommends the teaching
of physical education, I’ can’ see no
reason for objecting. to the ‘Provision
‘of a a gymnasium. : .

~ (Mrs.). JOAN. DEAR,
2171 Queens. Ave., Sidney, oS
April 24,1961.

HE TAKES EXCEPTION

Ihave read with interest the cov-
erage which The Sidney Review and
Saanich Stax newspapers have had
with respect to. the forthcoming
school. by-law referendum for School

orials and your general news. cover-
age in this matter-that you and -cer-
‘tain groups in North. Saanich intend

‘to influence the voters to defeat the

by-law. I naturally assume. that this
action is a sincere one- and that the:
purpose-is-to have a substitute. by-
‘law. placed -before the electorate
‘shortly after the defeat .of the first
one:. This: substitute’ by-law, .I -as-
sume, would. be reduced: in ‘dollar.
amount and would. favor ‘the. con-
struction ‘of school facilities for. ac-
ademic purposes only. :

Last: week's. issue’ of both. of these
newspapers: published the verbatim
report of a council of North Saanich
ratepayers’ groups. This report
showed great admiration for the re-
port of the Royal Commission on
Education, more popularly known as
the “Chant”. Report, and implied
that the: Chant Report favored their
views on ‘‘academic- only’? facilities.

The Chant” Report: recommends
that the. ‘proposed “Collegiate Acad-.
emies**.. would: have . facilities for
teaching both academic ‘and techni-
cal «subjects; ..and that’. the ‘recom-
‘mended. ‘High Schools’’: should have
‘similar’ facilities’ although ° tthe
‘outer’: subjects such as: art,. “physi-.
‘cal education; home: economics, and
industrial - arts. would “be. elective.
“Thesé recommendations have- not as:
“yet been: adopted : y: he : ‘provin ial
-government.. ve

“The trustees of School: Distr ic :
63 do not. have: any: authority with re-
spect. to’. the: school. curriculum © or:

“cause -of ‘this,’ no. matter: chow. neces:

ch: changes i

_ these, might: ibe, they.” are: not issues.

in ‘the: forthcoming: plebiscite:
“In my: opinion: the forthcoming. by-

{is ‘an adequate: one. which ‘is: in

Your: eancelled. cheques ave your r hau DE

_ Keon, your’ Sayings. Account foi aur ing “Add to

greement. ‘with: ‘present: ‘department |

transportation 1 were the
“one which | ‘did: not: have: the: new high

nicalouter’
thisamounts: toa. cost: equal: to. two
postage stamps ‘per. week. for. an‘as-,
sessment - of 5, 000," Not really:

“The: “Chant: Report! ‘states: nits.

preamble that: ‘the’ mémbers. of ‘the
mission affirm their gonviclions

education of the. rising’ generation.”

“Tl heartily agree. with: this,-and, take ;

i strong exception . to” any! “person; :

Joe Sines

; ; inter ;
cleehnicnlly:

a

| are’being urged. by: their executives

“methods ‘of. school financing, and: be-:

subjects. ‘Incidentally,

i view,

group, or..council..of groups. who
throw roadblocks across the. actions
of those responsible ‘elected authorit-
ies who. are-handling the affairs of
‘our children’s education. ~~

Let us: support ‘this. by-law.

Our:
‘adequate school facilities. ;

DUART A. MACLEAN, P. Eng.
5435 Alderley Road,

R.R. 2; Royal ‘Oak, BC.,
April 24, 1961.

{

NOT HIS GROUP!

I read with some surprise: the
article in The. Review (April 19 edi-
‘tion). concerning the stand: taken. by
some North. Saanich .groups.:re: the
forthcoming’ School : building refer-
endum.

The article conveys the impression
that ‘the: property © owners’. associ-
aticns. of.the North Saanich area are
opposed. to: the. referendum /as pre-
pared by the’ board, of school. trus-
tees. -It also leaves the impression
that» members. of. these associations.

to vote against the referendum:

“J believe that the: group’ whose
‘ views you: have: publicized: calls it-
self the ‘“‘North Saanich Provisional
Ratepayers’ Council’, consisting of
the five property owners’ associ-
ations in. the area.’ I have been in- ,
formed that the newly-formed Dean |

Park Property’ Owners’ Association
is amember of this group,:and that®

it concurs ‘with the” views expressed’! powerless

in your news. story...’

Here. are the facts of the. matter
concerning the Dean Park Property
Owners’: Association’s ° action .. con-
cerning the referendum: ae |

Ata meeting.on March 8, 1961 this
organization “expressed; . without . a
“single dissenting vote; its support for.
‘building plan “numbér. one. as  out- |
lined by the school! board. As secre-
‘tary ‘of the: -association,” I ‘conveyed
this* expression . lof. opinion to. the.|:
school board. Since that time’no:fur-
ther, “meetings . have -been. held ::'and

: 442, line.28 of the full report:

A947..-:

“The
Commission ‘réached - the ‘ general
conclusion ‘that, in‘ view of.the cul
tural traditions and the economy of |

the. province, the* British Columbia and a hollow heart”. “It is) the |

pown country: “We + are breeding: a

new type. of human being, a. puy
“with a° full’ belly, an empty mind

public: school system.compares quite {age of the.shrug, dripping with
children: ‘must: have no ‘less’. than | favorably 7a that: of ‘any other | fat, professional and. trade union

country. het
‘GEOFFREY MASON: M.A. , PhD.
5227 Delmonte Ave.,
R.R. 2, Royal Oak,
April 24, 1961.
' EMPTY MIND “AND HOLLOW
HEART
All _ well-disposed

people must }

|

|

selfishness, and social unconcern’.:

Professor J. K.-Galbraith has: long
maintained that it is unfair for
the powerless groups to become
progressively poorer while the ma-
jority of the voters (and not: just
the top 10 per cent). grow pro-
gressively more prosperous.

We hear-a good’ deal of the al-

hope than an. acceptable school | leged exploitation of. the majority.

by-law: will be passed at last. How-
ever, When the dust of this com-
paratively. small conflict has settl-
ed the necessity of: revising. school
financing in the light. of -up-to-
date, basic economic ‘resear ch. will
remain. :
For instance, some ‘time. ago a
report called-\“The ‘Irresponsible,
Society’. was: prepared by “Profes-
sor R. -M. Titmuss of the’ London:
School ‘of Economics:- it concerns
the “worsening. financial, position
of what he. calls -the. “powerless
groups” of society in: western
countries. Inereased . prosperity,
he maintains, is being too much
monopolized by the “powerful
groups”, such as big: industrial
and. financial concerns, trade
unions and other strongly organ-
ized bodies, to the detriment of..the
groups, including old
| age pensioners, the aging of slen-
der: means, | the handicapped and
invalid. groups, and the “otherwise
obscure”. The morality.” ‘ofa -so-

ciety. based on the ideal of equal-|

ity is being. replaced by, cruel in-
ieee -

In the: U:S.: ‘many iobsee vers. are:
expressing similar “opinions «: be-
cause.in-a-per ‘iod” of unprecedented:
economic: : growth: ‘the ©
‘of. old people with low i incomes was
‘virtually the same in’. 1957 as in:

attend. any” meetings: ‘of the “Pro=}

visional Council’?, much less to advo-;
cate: the defeat, of: the: ‘referendu 1

quired . gurriculum: :

Finent: mibisitg: suggests’ an: “appalling:
| dear ee “of irresponsibility ” and ack
“of; lies conscience, a :

4 fe. ; ne . di
| the future of our “civilization, ‘than } dé, we shold be able. to accent the con

sidered

“decision of. ‘our:

elected:
of school. trust ees,

board. ‘Surely:

sabotage’ of their efforts is no way: to |

‘express dissatisfaction with the Sys-
tem! of? educational, finance in®, this:
province...
: “5, s. FORGE,
R R: 1, Snanichtoi, Bes,
Apri a, 1961. :
NO CREDIT TO SAANICH

It. was’ noted in: last week's Re-
acertain group) are. again
Cause ede the fortliconse
“Ing school by-law; Their main argu.

a ment this time seenis. to be: that they.

foel.the: building-prograny daes:-not:

conform, now, ors. not-adaptable to +

tutare: reauiroments of, the une
Report, bth

they recognize .the. urigent
4 ‘heel for'schiools, it must be presum=:

+ gd that. they. would “support to: the:

Cat neby- aw dn necord: with: Denn

or y teadomiic
‘en the HEAW senibr: Nigh
; Nahe ‘clabning. this would: “naked
in. iden: collegiate dendeniv tor the:
futuve. T hey appear to belleve, that
Dean’ Chant intended: the Laxpayers'

propor: tion:

- puts:

>The: American author | of:

pep ie 2 992
| no ‘delegates have been authorized to |: The : ‘iy aist. High: Cultur r

by the few, but: the. oppression of
the powerless groups by. the power-
ful groups-as a whole is certain-
ly ‘no less a problem.’ This: is: a
vital -truth . to. remember .when
every burden placed’. upon’ those’
with slender incomes (and) -with
little -or «no hope: of increasing |
them) really hurts, and when soar-.
mg prices, caused largely ‘by. the
demands..of -the*. powerful’ eroups,
‘are causing them to buy less and
less of the: products. and services
heeded for: survival.

foam far. from suggesting: that
those in the’ powerful - groups
should not get the best terms ob-
tainable. My object is to stress
two points (1) that those excluded
from increased prosperity cannot
go on paying for the things which
the. powerful groups want more

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and more of. and. have used. their.

power to put themselves in a posi-
tion to afford .and- “(2). that it-is
-¢ruel and. immoral. to make

citizens -a- period
impoverishment,
Yanxiety, which ‘is exactly
devil-take-the- hindmost economics
is doing:

The financial struggle is exacer-
hated on the Saanich Peninsula by
reason of the fact that farm in-
comes do not permit the paying of
Wages in any sense comparable to
town wages, because. local farm
products have -to compete: with

instance) by well-regimented, poor-
ly-paid Mexican labor in the U.S

i Indeed, ‘it could “he ° reasonably
argued that. rural labor is forced
to. subsidize the -powerful* groups
of our society by. the acceptance of
wages so low. that they.can provide
food. that -will compete ‘i sin
with the lowest paid;
labor -elsewhere.-:Townspeople -who
think. the -farmers.: are’ always
grumbling would be better...em-
ployed in devising. mez ans. of nut-
ting. their unemployed
work producing machinery’ which
the farmer would buy if the money
}earned by it justified the capital
cost.

: 8S. G. WOODESON,
| 6456 Patricia Bay Highway,
* April. 15, 1961. :

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the .
declining’ years. of ‘so many aging -”

of progressive
harassment. “and”
what.

surpluses produced . (to. quote ‘one.

* price we
: sweated —

back.-.to.

* carte Minas