Colleges. CaJled Proven Investment .· A California expert said Saturday that 'junior colleg�s can be ,the key to future prosperity·for the Lower' Mamland. Dr. Jay Halliday of Los Vancouver will. be the Los' :Angeles' Pierce College told Angeles of Canada, with · al­ a Vancouver Institute meeting most solid city right through at the University of B.C. _that to Chilli�ack, and with $imilar junior colleges ar� a must t9 deve_lopment soutll to1 • B�lling­ · · · · . . . meet the problems . posed by �am. automattoi:i. · "Educa�ional opJ)Ortunities ., . "IJke it or not, in· ·an auto- will • ease the strain · of this matron. era, we'll either sup- growth by attracting Indus­ port people who .are unable to tries needing .a �upply oftech­ be productive, � as disgruntled nical and ; semi-professi onal id. ers," hefsa retrain work charlty cases·. , or we'll ' . .. them·.-. , free -·. to contribute to th� ·economy," he said. ",Th�re's no more ·call for unskilled l�bor. Junior.; colleges 1 can train those who now leave 1 school after high school to be technicians and . can retrain people who.have lost their jobs as automation increases." · · Dr. Halliday, Who ·has been ' a consultant to · Los Angeles and other California cities in developing a n e t w :or & of junior colleges, ·said they have bec ome a. proven investment 1n productivity there because · leCf;>ndary indu�µies ha v e gr.ewli up ·around· them · and used. their graduate technician� . . : �\' _-,� ·: ,:;; To � u·'r th e·r em:pioyment, Vancouver· should prov-i d e junior colleges to train techni­ cians so· the clt)t Cflllf.bect>me a centre for, · sldll17orkers, thus· attracting se · dJII'Y in­ -.. dustries in the same way, he ·1..,'<'� � � �aid. He predicted that in 30 years /i_� -_t:. ___ � ,,... . . � � 0 NORTH SHORE I College ·Hopes Dim ) I, !' • • ,. ..... . ,. .. 11 r·, , � Sun Victoria Bur()aU VICTORIA - Prospects-. ap� pear dim for a regional college , , · ' . ·i · for the North Shore.' Education Minister L c· s Il o · eterson, QC, neglected to men.-. 1 . � t10n the area when announcing 1 plans Wednesday for regional colleges throughout the prov-. I in�� � told 1:f1c legislature th�� a·, I plebiscite/is now in_ order for al college .Jn the Prmce Gewge ·,, . I, , area... And. he said it is desirable th�t districts to · the northeast and west of the city participate in i future planning of .this college. I He also said a plebiscite will . he in order for a Vancouver Island regional college as soon as participating school districts have reached full agreement. · l • Liberal North Shore MLAs (party leader Ray Perrault, Allan W i 11 i a m s and Barrie Clark) asked him in the house about plans for a college across : Burrard Inlet. But Peterson indicated North . Shore residents will have to muddle in with citizens from Richmond and Coquitlam and other Greater Vancouver areas! . for c�mmunity ooll�g_e fac�liti1;s. · · "We have to take mto cons1d- t . .;e; ·�;.+nt· ReasOn s oemtm·ae For ColJ�� S�'Ub.'. �· • - .. - -.-- · - ..---...... :�: -�_· :. • i--.-, - ,·sun Staff R�porter . / · �h<>r�� - :-Howe Sound regio��f NORTH VA. N-C O UVE ·R-.'.- ·college co-ordinating committee, Educatiop •Mini ste r· Leslie}! r.iticize · · ,.-:'.:/ . The cha.,ge, was :isw,ed Fri�_ the �o� Sh,or,e,<:,�� �ommit­ ��: .m�1S�er of day by Ndtth Vaneouv�.t!)fh�>QJ",te� app_ hetJ;� to ucation a pleb1sc1te ":e h.�ld tq,tstee' C. P�ter. Jo��s · ·.m a � had ve Di?<;a . �s.,wer," said _state�ent that .�barg�:.:,that _h� ·, -� s. · . �� ",..,. e p. . . Peterson.: and his· deparbnent �o officials have n�ver. advan�ed ·NO ·REASo"Nsr 'C, �.;• • ,�: >. ' .any reasons �o -:sh�w}� "W� c Shore colleg�. 1�po_t Just�elf. :'-�.:.- info,rmal discuasio� ·:·.-iu:�� m� 0:.: ·.,: •. · � ·.�<#t� ;:. 1 b�;e--: ·h� f·:··J�;·6i ,:��e:;����:!��to* le���=���; 1:S� ��:k ��··-�: • partment 1s not cons1dermg any the North _Shore coU�e .was: not plans for a· North �ho�e colleg�. justified' .by .. the. needs· of the But �eterson . indicated m n ber of potential . students, � reply to North Sb.or� �LAs Ray size of ·the a,rea (North Shore Perr�ult, Allan Wilhams .and Howe Sound,''( �)lelt), or the • B_arrie Clark th�t North _Snqre -, supporting a-sses$nient. .'·1 · · .,., .J .· Howe Sound residents will have ,. "We · of �y· valid do not know f to shaft-e · facilities ·with • other: �ason, for holdi�g) 11). i:be plan' Greater Va�couver areas. · · n� of the:North Sha� �olle.ge, ,� ,BROADER AREA' let,· �lone; '-,as· the- . mjnister's' "We ha.ve to take into c9n- reported words sug;est, 'relegat-'' 1Sideration f a c i 1 i t i e s for a ing it to the ash can." i broader regional area than just Jones said toe· North Shore the North Shore," said Petersoq. committee will seek an imJones, chiarman of the North mediate meeting with Peterson . c ·" / ' Rep.ly:·· -�·e�R�Q tfot�-- -- 4 4 A A 4 4 � .,. � � A � 4 � ,A A A � A � A � � � � � � �, � � . -vJ .: . � North Shore Regional College Committee c�, Trustee Peter Jones of North .Vancouver School,l�oard, can be pardoned for expressing annoyance · at Education Minister Leslie Peterson's stand on a proposed coriu11un­ ity: college · plebiscite for the North Shore, plus Howe Sound and Sechelt. Four school boards last year µndertook a study which support�d the stand that a community college· is_ desirable to serve an area with a population of 120,000. The report was passed along to appropriate authori-. ,··· ties in Victoria and not a word was heard, even though· ;;,· several letters were sent to Mr. Peterson asking for an· answer, until the Minister indicated, in the Legislature; that perhaps the North Shore was several notches ?o� the priority list and indeed might have to be satisfied with facilities that would also serve other Lower Main­ land areas as Coquitlam and Richmond. Inasmuch as the North Shore, Howe Sound and Se­ chelt School Boards have carried on negoti�tiom� through proper channels, it would have been the courteous thing for--Mr. Peterson to have made his department's thoughts known, in some detail, to the Boards prior . ."to · tlµ-owing cold water on the N.S. community college proposal-in the· · · .. : · . Legislature. p Un aid Trustees deserve better treatment than·they · ,. have been getting. Co•a11lty College Act Far-Reac�l1g Measure x:. . -,<�7.:. .:,· ... · �·�t .)'�. , _ W-� . . h· tf.-· , $...t�l 01 -r.lL-· .:LM·..:..,.,.,.,r.�p��· ._;t�:1. �(SOil. · · · \, ·· . ·...,., . · ·r·JJ. , ,.,. ... Js th���- alt: ime �h'dfe \ivilo is so naive"-�. Mi:: �eterso;p . urging' hhn:· to''�m��e the·� as ta\beheve th� th� North· Shor� does�-� necessary m9ye so_, th�t a. plebiscite ' �.. . .··". • •. .... • l �.;. .., )l.!1;'4> _,;., ,, ,•i• ··.,:fi:V,J ;','1:·�I.-,, . ..,. ... _., ' , • '.\r"':,•1!,' J ,, , h. ,•;\, \ ' • I" • , ... .... T . , ... � • l f.i,.."""' ,J-' 'i(,t, .:: r � . -can, , not �eed a Jumor College? .Not �e�e,.: � pr�sei;ited !f> th� electorate 'for build­ · · but m the department of education mg a new .�. fi�e. · there ,.seems to be a legion of Dpubting . , �ow wiili"the efecution of some well Tqomgises right up to the MipISter of �u�ated foot work, the minist,er � has Education Hon. Leslie .R. P�terson. ' · dodged the issue diEeCtly by ··c1ahning Two years ago students entering . that because. the department has re­ B.C.'s · senior secondary schools at tlie .... ·,celved similar •applications f<;>r colleges Grade XI -level were introduced to a new . from Richmond, Coquitlam and Burnaby concept: of education and a curriculum · school board� an overall plan :.must. be that �as as advanced as any in,North , made. Further ,that 'the. question 1 of America. It was based on the- · 196Q junior college administration. ·should be Chanf�.eport on Education which stlpu1 . done on an •overall scale.· .. �·· '.:. ,· lated' that all students should receive ��This sudden change of �llcy'j'from grou��ing enabling �hem to proceed ·to .a r�onal co�cept to a ti�J .. �� ·�J.k 11?-.�re .��van&f? yocat1onal,. !!:Chni��- an� · < �ept; has been;a §etback forJh·�, wuvertnty tn.mmg. . · v·· °'i'·· ·u,t' •1. . ,a; :··flew·' college,"'_ But, r,epreseptatives · ', Instead of the old system1of only two . of the metropolitan area· mebmcfut.::-eed: options, university or general program to re-hire, Walter Hardwick arid, asso­ students have had six selections, each of ciates:.i'or;.another -survey with the fol. '� . which have had six selections to lead to lowing•¼.erms.-�f;re�rence: further training and employment in a A) establ�h priority of ai:eas; that general field. They are academic-techni- is, which district needs the j1µUor col· cal, commercial, industrial, community lege first,";a'811d ·. . services, fines arts and agriculture. B) is· the� a need for a co-ordinTo . ·,follow through in these six ated program to prevent duplication of streams of endeavor, Junior Colleges teaching·among all colleges.· _. ... The lack-..of direction from· the ·De­ have been set up in the province with Vancouver City College serving metro- partment : of·:. Education in Victoria politan Vancouver along with the voca- simply astounds us. If they B.Qt .s�pposed tional centre in Burnaby. But it wasn't to have the:-e:xperts why has ·tt. been left long before it was evident that facilities up to our,. local: school boards·: and ad� were soon to become seriously inade.- ministrations to have to hammer, ham� quate even· before the firs! students of mer on the table for action for··so ob­ the new school system We\'e'· to �raduate. vious a· need as more junior college ' · Both North and West Vancouver. iacilities; School Boards· �allzec$'. the need ..fQr a Is the reluctance of the ;department North Shore Junior College �nd to sub- to see the need developing on the North stantiate their claims,·1�ey engaged an Shore due to departmental lack of ex­ independent firm to 1Jring in a survey perience or are we back to the,,914_ pJ:'()b.. of 'th��ucational needs for the area. lem of no funds for education!· · ··�· . The, findings were overwhelmipgly Hundreds of young. peopJe.. will be conclusive and were forwarded. tp the graduating in June and\the majority ._of Acad�,mic Board and a brief was pre- them will want to· continue .for another senteQ'. tQ. Mr. Peterson \Jy representa- two year� at.a juniQr college so thpt they tive ot �he -�cal school ooard. This was · will · be able· to begin their Iife's"' work fift�months ago! '1 ' ' ' ' ' • .�r �o on·,to;m?re, a,�v��.� e�.u��· As�ecently as last we�k W�t yan� , : . Who ts .,Jq,�g ��":j�5!�te �· Mr. '. ·'· ., · .:ii:. � : , c®.�r School trustees agam a)?Pf�ached l?eferson--� · �a�� · : Engrossed :-ubstitut e !louse Iii t t •I 5118, known as the Couuuunity College Act of 1967, does far more than just separate the public two-year colleges from the common schools. lt estab­ lished a completely separate and u­ nique system of public education which places all community colleges , · under state goverrnnent control. (1) Twenty-two couununity college districts have been established, each to include two or more k-12 school, districts. (The Highline College lh11-\ j trict includes the llighline, Federal Way and South Central Oistricts.) (2) A se,·en-member l'ouummib· ('ol­ lege Hoard is to be appoinied �t the state level. (3) A nine-member co-ordinating council will be named to supervise the plan for vocational education and to serve as the agency for receiving federal funds for Yocatioual educa­ tion and yocational rehabilitation, (The state boards for Yocational edu­ cation and vocational rehabilitation have been abolished.) (4) Each college will have a fin member board of trustees. 1bese, as well as the members of the state board and council, are to be named by the governor. (Local legislators have submitted nominees.) (5) The community college dis­ tricts have no taxing authority and cannot submit special leYies, so will rely on the Legislature for the major share of the fw1ds needed. Construc­ tion bonds may be sold, with approval of the state board, to be paid from student fees. Title to all couununity buildings · will be vested in the :-tate Board for Community Colleges, but the outstand­ ing bonded indebtedness continues to be the obligation ·of the taxpayers in the original K-12 district. The con­ stitutionality of this section is being questioned. The Legislature has increased the bonding capacity of these parent districts, like Hig!.­ line, to help them meet the need for elementary and secondary facilities. The net results, however, will be an increase in the annual property tax­ es. All contracts aud agreements ,,i11 cor:tinue to remain in force. The llighline School Board "·ill prepare the college budget and wi11 make other decisions necessary until the new board of trustees can take over, ·-� •• "THE CITIZE�" - May 11, 1967. . 'R'eg' 10 . . L8ast ·9;··/Y e:i . . ,. ··. Go9c/.:,;n�v,s } .. . _:,CPllege pl8biscit8: :. ·possible.JhisPeterson.fall group. J . rn' area:� . 't..' . f.. ' ,.�" . •'. ,; ", .. ,. , , d :. cit .• .,,, .,,- areas,· ..----er "" ... d next �'.iocal • f/11 .• ; The North �re and Howe ,_ Minister, and � pro­ '· Sound-Sechelt \till likely hold a ·, vincia1 jtmior college conµnittee plebiscite for a regional junior . metropolitan . college this fall. · Jom!S, a North Vancotwer. This is the news brought back ·school trustee, said the govern. from Victoria 'l\lesday b'y Peter .ment has completed a. stud_v Jones, ch� . of tbe _North • d8Yelopment plan of. the metro. Shore junior college. committee, politan area and has recom. after a_ meeting with Educa� .. piended two new junior colleges addition to the present .van­ . CQUVer . City College - one on , . the North Shore an concept was not gomg to\ be carried out, · then I decided to leave." I In (its original conception,· \ Campbell· said, the college was regarded neither as a junior university nor an upward ex­ tension of high school, but as· an entirely new institution. I.ts aim was to give educa­ tional setvice· not only to uni­ versity_- bound high school grad­ uates, · but also to high school graduates wanting techni�al educ:ition, and· to the cnhre adult population of the com-l . munity. But the threat is that the l I 1 � 7 �}:::i� p ;i ��i; :i A�;���F�In N E � ·-"Tne--:;:sun" ju� 67 I pet\ence on the- � ol idua n d 4chopv. boards !threaten to.� �.for a �etw�t-· �f: ��'it�ges 1,!n iB.c.,, ·say,..�;-:-Jtoi�lifit ..,wa�er, JPresi4ent"' �el� t1i'e pro�d ,, ,pk·�gan,c"oUege. �- Walker said Frid�· ii\ a :telephone interview fro�_,Kel­ �wna that the idea of buil4ing a mber of colleges providing o, years' Post-secondary edu. . tlon faces a�fer-pres cnt threat. ' .. "The 4anger of the ·concept :1:,emg lost has always existed· 1beca115e the concept is new;• he ,said, . , Walker said educators and rtrustees are _not yet experienced \l!i 1 dealing with colleges· aJ¥1, flften they do not understand: the role colleges should play. , Colleges should not be 're•jarded as junior universities, :otJ. 'as an extension of high school,' · but as an entirely new ty� of '!'' · 1 · 1us.,.,u he sai'd. ,-«.,. t10n, . ,� · ...., l �Olt ADULTS, TOO · !'.Walker said the collegeJ s lJ:I offer educational sen�I ici�to all adults in their r oleii. as well as to high school g"dllates going on to unive'rsity or those seeking technical ·courses. · .' ., Walker was commenting on a recent statement by Selkirk College former president Gordon Campbell that regional colleges cannot be imaginative educational institutions while J lhey remain under school board · · control. . Campbell called -for new legislation to cover regional col�eg'\'i· He accused the college council ,of failing to gwe its administration a ·free hand and of lack of understanding. • Wal�r .,greed with C&mpbell that colte'ges should · not be ·completely under· school board control. 'But; _h e said, amendments to · the' Public Schools Act this year provide for broader community representation sincta the pro­ vincial government can now apPoint two-thirds of a college council from outside a school board. . However, no such apPoint­ \?.tents have yet been made for !tlle O k a n a g a n college, he �dded. frosTIFIED l · Dr. A. B. ·, L. Whittles, who! !quit � �irk's ��ad of1 mathe�ics, physic-_ a� 'elec­ tronics department to. re.turn to 'B.C. Institute of Tec�nology, 1s a i d Campbell's complaints 'we� justified to an ex(ent but were the result of financial ·problems. . '; · "To be imaginative, a collegeJ lias to have money and extra''· money above the minimum/ I �et · . :· · s11id. · Whittles said the 'coll�ge's · resources now allow it only to "strive to maintain good •quality · instruction and it cin't go '· · . :· beyond that."· Four other top Selkirt! per­ sonnel who have also quit could not be reached for comment' as i they have left for other posts. They i n cl u d'e Dr. John Obliger, director of continuing educ.ation; Dr. Emil · Lubick, �f,e__ftor of guidance; �el�!' �.·dean of women; and Rod . Booth, direc�r of student \ias, �cators t. -'If' attain. r-·�· · , ; ·�-·-"',�"'I· · · ; t College Firta;�C�n�f Lqw 'All Wrong'·:::: ·,, QUESNEL (CP) - Mayor In a press release, he said: _Alec Fraser sharply_ c�iticized '.;In my opinion, the Jegisla­ ' Wednes�ay the provmc_1al g?v-. lion on regional colleges is·-all .�rnme�t s method of �l��nc!ng wrong. As an example, the education .costs, part�ularly plebiscite is not supposed to be , those of reg10na.l c.oll ege�. . , . a money bylaw. But it can be. Fraser spoke· following the Provincial m oney bylaws are . 1 defeat ¥ond.ay. of . a regional supposed to have a 60 per cent collegey·pl�b1sc1te m Quesnel majority, but on the subject of school dlstnct. _ ,,, . reg-ional colleges that will spend - ··--; millions of the ratepayers' money, all that is required is 50 I per cent." Q�esnel_ was t. he only distric� : of six votmg which turned down• ; the establishment of a counciL : to study the feasibility of a: l regional college. . 1 Districts favoring it were, J Prince George, Smithers, Burns. � Lake, Vanderhoof and McBride. The study is expected to take ; 1 a year. and if the college is: : I built, .it _ .will require an e sti1 la e m te ; i� � ':!:>: _m t::.�� . - l I N. Shore,- �ui•rey r pj�,� �l���� C • l�,�-���tsfudf$r�8s ·regi,<>,bat·colt�!;i8. -n�edL':. N_o�;,fffid�y{�t Vancouve�:sc�ool.distrt�'in 1965 ing. Each�� the comm1s�1on� a:; r�ROrt . 0,n,the desirabµity of and. recom�. stlMient'sspecialty plus· 'Icade-· mendation��or� .reg�o,nal··-coll�e ·On the-North Shore. mic courses to � the The rep�r!, ��qmltted in �p� 1965, and· prepared background of general koow· by Dr. Wa��er G:d:J�c.iwick of:.the .l.Jniversity. ·ot ·Britisb , ledJe and t� ibi ning. o a·� ca­ Columb�a. ��d -�;.. ij.onald J;··;J3am,of Simon Fraser'�necessary t and thelf.'-8.SS�l.ll� state� _that a :reai(>nal -coll�e would _ .. reer; Maths and:Eilgllsb courses be need.td.�b�.re .,b,Y1$,epteµiber,!:.J.968..t,l;;., ...".'.,.t.\'�c'·,·, ·f·''. ·, f), -', are·usually ���� as . .Ev� .� j� ��or �ol\ege plebiscite· is grant� this such,varied sutijecls,• busmess .i psychology or.. � .�le def�,tpe No� $,Jof.t! IJ _JtiUl,i'om tp� to four y� ·,,.. . ,. ,,-�.c•.1 ·-., _, velopmentof away from,�-�tIQJl�pollege.. .- �··. . . ..,.,,,.·· . .._. Jiowev�r, 11t,•'1e""�f-.-the po!¥'J�ty · of a, plel;>Iscite ; . The college � the needst thIS ih.11, the_ .ia4��eJ}t . studY-fcommen� · ate ·pe�- ··of the � �- is no .. nent anq the �:pU;l?ltsrung·:a·�rl�;�f,illlcle.,sbas� catieeT�ted per�.. It� offer a wide range· �f subject , . . .... • ,;. · -· '. : -J,- • · :· , _ •· on thell'I ,repof\ :-,.,:, . ..,', .· Today•t··�ie\pbiri,:S •· .out ·the. rieed, "/or' �ch a that. catr -.·taken. in . ' . 0 e The North Shore and S urrey is relativ e ly unaffected be�aus . program a Langar its of govB.C. as named been have ernment choices for two more The fate of the colleges ll�s with the ratepayers who will proposed regional colleges. Vancouver City College is not proba bly cast ballots for or affected by the move, which re· against spending the money for quires approval by local tax· the colleges this December. Under the present formula payers. Education Minister Peterson the local taxpayers pay the said in a Victoria press confer- full cost of the college site and v� combinatlons•to provide 1 college"'C. .,;•:,·"';,�·,; 4ii: )>c;�;' ·.' ence Tuesday the choice of sites share 50-50 with B.C. on aca· '. :r: ·. ,.,i'-; ·; ·_,..,, : ·· t · . students wtth skills thatfita ·costs. is based on a study of school demic operating population developments for the Technical wings are operated . "B� �py:�c �� . ·{=:�==�--;ca: under a formula of 20 per cent, next five years. so, 7 a�d r taxpaye At the same time, he an- from the local -:�� - _,;S a r .��e ��\..�.::.·· '. e, prov1�c the 69 from . cent per Lower a of ion d format nounce .•• �.�."t�""· � that 1eve1 .does JJOt � ·i.. ·The � ,;,; Sept���·> ..•,-.,: ..... ,-. · �1 '. sarjlj -idean'tbat the ne�,;(Jqr .''�nf of �, �!If,pt chil­ Mainland college co-ordinating which presumably will be given grant�. committee, representing each federal !t � w�£!- �� t.�, ..J:;,,;:,aI·U: G,reil tl9W in �l on·'the North peoJJl,, . •' • ....,3 . • ,.:!rz� J_, of the five regional groupings McOuat said Peterson was -·_._ l.1)n4��ie.Jncf�t S�,l:. th . 1 " t°��entto �� Shore cl� Lower the .. g to .. · ,-�-.... their ottsprin hear to surprise. of school r a � y; . e Tantalus b a mad r · ·-,,,..; ' · · · · · ·· pro•--:-10· has 1s e d .,,.,.t univ,ol"Vitv -.,._,,_ While alre�dy had · ,:-= districts d Mainlan a n o the �a,:, • ._... Institute of Technology aod .�. ·· -· · --�-; � 1 Ud, in I:nir.1 .�t...:� �lle$t:Qt,:. academic board for higher edu- begun a study of population . It does mean,�. th18 �tlon mat.not� a� :r,lorth and�West V.i,.ncouvet greatl:y to • I ••• ·,•' that, 7;fle university populati9a' �te. most,ot-,t&ese,:5tud-. .Jr growth patterns in order cation in B.C. School �·. � '-.!-"' . . ��-. . . WIS �IIWODen by students The regional groupings ofiI establish college priorities. e,.ts could b��lt'.3/'1'<>tl\,,' some U . to-AM tee"'-'-' , college ec1,..,.,.tt,.n.-·. : ;..­ school districts connect t h e Peterson made no guarantees ,J'heY � .'fls�C� ·.. ,....1,........,.bas ,.._, c y ....... i . . ...,_question· utn.-'; under ., --� ..:..•' \ :..._: ,1, anal�li� ,tpe n ! smaller districts. North and \but indicated (ijst, on t.� e �y jot». in-our\, ·Th reciQn&L of $�fa �.· our schoo1s;·. and sul>-professional I West Vancouver plus Howe ing t�at districts outsi�e those! her . .. ,·,. �-·��.�.'.....�� Lang- in which the college will be lo· d. �- :.��ty. ablli�·- _:-<,µi � \So\Uld are one; Surrey, . eniJopostartmts .:for tlle.se occupa� �� � ,.,.�· · v:::;, � , L.1':. the!r. ley and Richmond another; cated would reasonabl y be rea "'!ll';,ed�t:i��, ;-,;" '!,:'-.:··, be OQd , · ' · ·, -. or'is' strfoi: ar(�c procosts of � � . w�,, ''l&el. Coquitlam, N<;W West- quired to pay a share � l(, �·· ��� as �y ��. test\ Burnaby, and Maple Ridge an- based on the number of stu• · · · · minster .. -� · · :'y tof, ����' ·' silt; ·otifi· ':; ,,,';, ·..r� -�. their . abilities· wt:ttBitpen1 other and the Upper Fraser dents they send to the col­ tJ?;.;,;r .,, -, ··��.1..;..;, f �.•• AJld;,·:ifrevocable Valley to Hope another. Van- leges. o ty . ' .. ..- �-· ·''..< - . '\'' . . . need scbools -�t4: Vanrouver City College and . · the couver is the fifth Whatshould.�the ·· · ---��� · _,:s:,�� .. · · , · ,., A .. � ·::� r � · Castlega at College """· nnc:ior college, sldelighl:' of �- tlleir abiUties will be .airs found. North Shore mothers ._ �,(, � also thro� on. _our., ·. ed ·and wh�ch lead to ,_ · · the average, :have consider, i co��ty, �ur war of llfe! � le positkm.s. t'J:le 'ly; iess education than their odr expectations ·fqr.our·. child- nomy and ' --?�L h lifuids. ._ ,' ren; ·alt;,:of' .�1-\ful(��e to �<1�• to progress to' othei-��14 us ..,... � ·11re� uifgency-"'� the need here. tions where formal edund y<>ar.) rm:� · ,,. , 9� !::;;:���� - �� :-1�� "This��- ,.,, � ·. -··� ., . · . uca� unive....tt.,_tiained' .. Jlildaa, •f 9 1:�_:;,- . ' .. in . ·w.'·�'..· .·..: .;:;-,_ �-���°' :�-=-· '�";:ror_,,J>i!etlf:e ,. ·4¥ .�: � . · tlll!. ,..... u��· 1 Sho�e''."'stulientif:'' reqUirerrieats in \ \ �,)Y· rr reg�.=-�.. %� e e .-ed ••.. ..., ...., ..-­ ..,_,, vi College Firlo-11CiriQ�, Lqw All wrong ' . �r .. I QUESNEL (CP) - Mayor In a press release, he said: _Alec Fraser sharply_ c�iticized '.:In ) my opinion, the Jegisla­ . Wednes�ay the provinc�al g?v· lion on regional colleges is-all �rnm e�t s method of ���nqng wrong. As an exam . ple, the education _costs, part�ularly plebiscite is not supposed to , those of reg10na_l co , lleges. . , , a money bylaw. But it can be be. Fraser spoke· following the Provinc ial mone , defea t ¥ond_ay. of . a regi.on-al supposed to havey byla ws are a 60 per cent college..'··Pl�b1sc1le m Quesnel majority, bu t on the subject of school dlstnct. ,«· regional colleges that will spend _ - ·· --; millions of the ratepayers' money, ;ill that is required is 50 I per cent." Q�esnel_ was t_he only distric� , of six voting which turned dOW!\' ; the establishment of a council, : to study the feasibility of a'. : regional college. 1 Districts favoring it were, ) Prince George, Smithers, Burns. r Lake, Vanderhoof a nd McBride. The study is expected to take· , a year. and if the college is' i built, .it. .will require an esti-\ 1a e m e. · l� : �:: _��!-��'. . · 1 i I N. Sh I I Ore,- �ui•rey P)f��f!},� r�l�;�� The North Shore and Surrey is relatively unaffected because have been named as B.C. gov- of its Langara program. ernment choices for two more The fate of the colleges li�s with the ratepayers who will proposed regional colleges. Vancouver City College is not probably cast ballots for or affected by the move, which re- a gainst spending the money for quires approval by local tax- the colleges this December. payers. Under the present formula Education Minister Peterson the local taxpayers pay the said in a Victoria press confer- full cost of the college site and 'ence Tuesday the choice of sites share 50-50 with B.C. on aca­ is based on a study of school demic operating ·costs. population developments for the Technical wings are operated next five years. under a formula of 20 per cent At the same time, he an- from the local taxpayer a�d so: nounced formation of a Lower per cent from the province, Mainlahd college co-ordinating which presumably will be giv'cn committee, representing each federal grants. of the five regional groupings McOuat said Peterson was of school districts, the B.C. surpriseYed Monday by Vancouver acre site in the northeast corner tirfotive. · school trustees. of Langar a golf course. He s aid there Is provision for The plans call for a $5.5 A three-storey wing faces the extension on three sides, following the natur al· student, tr a ffic million coinplex for 3 ' ooo to Ontario Street frontage a nd five-storey wing faces south. patterns. · 4,000 students. . Trustees voted to send the There are about 100 different The P l a n s , described to trustee Wales, by feat_ure a s. pl a ns to Victori a immediately to te a ching are as, including 45 s e e k education department classrooms, 45 labor atories a nd �mrnber of open. spaces, mcludmg a central courtyard and a l approval. three large lecture theatres. ' Adult education director Dr. The five-storey library is set student concourse. Bert Wales said he is deter- aside from the main block but �tudy rooms and faculty . mined the college will be ready is connected to it by a covered offices are scattered throu�hout the complex for the convemence concourse. in two years. . The plans, by board archi-1 Total floor area is 264,000 of students.. ,W ales s a id trees on the site ·t.ects Alan Wilson and Arthur square feet. . . . ---·-----·---, will be preserved as muc� as ... -�,.ti---,_ possible to be a utify the groun�s and help screen the five to seven a cres of parking sp a ce included in the pl ans. Schools superintendent Dr. Ifobert Sh arp told trustees the �ost of the complex per P\IPil «;_!)mP¥e .r�ry, .favor,b)Y with colleges elsewhere. . . The $5.5 million estimate ex­ cludes the cost of the l and. . · (The l and price ha( s� Jo ;be decided in negoti ations with the \ Can a di an P a c if i c R ailw ay, jwhich owns the· golf course. Surns r angingdrotn $600,000 to $1 million h a ve been mentioned. W a les s aid after the meeting that cost-sh a rinl(, arrangements for the new college still h ave to be · worked out with the provin­ cia l government. ,. He s a id the bo ard is not certain of the percentage for which it will be responsible. However, t r u s t e e Gordon McOuat st ated l a st. December, while he w a s ch a irm an of the board, that under . the cost­ sharing setup at that time the board would be responsible for roughly 40 per cent. 1 Local t a x p a y e r s will be responsible for the � cost of , the land. wm; ii ,If . :;ipe Su� .June . 21/ 67 I t1ve u1ven:. .. ·,coUege Pos'ts . ,,,. i 1'he provin.cial . :govtrnment as · appointed five new m¥1r.s,. \o the Ok an a g an rep,nal Uege coµncil. . · · · ! t · Th'ey are: · fl. G. Buchanan, president of : OkarJaian Labor lCouncil; -Dr•• D. G. H arle, •dentist, of Salmon Arm; Dr. H. J. MacKay, j,hysici an, of Revel· stoke� H.• B. Simpson, president · of Simpson Ltd., Kelowna ; and · Dr. J�· :r.r. Turner, optometrist, of Vernon. The five join representativ�s �f nine Okanagan school boards on the council. The new appointments a re for year. , 'They follow recent amend­ .ments to the Public Schools Act lwhich. provide for inclusion in fµ>e councii of represent a tives of . , , non-sectarian and non-political Tcoinmq� ��i�t�e�,· . ,If ,t f .la Jr t I ; • l 1 I 1 . ·•. THE PROVINCE, Wednesday, June 21, 1967 ***25 college �mp_lex the' "Vancouve� .. � X:· ::.board··�ians to �id Campus .· p· rice:'. t �ol' : afs .s-ffihlion; i · · 1-::}-,;�'.�Ji·\tt :.- /·: ?Jft��-iz. �:-- . . /, ,· ., . . . ..· . . "i ',"·{' . ��-·-� ,; . 4���_J:;,stQrey -,i#l�; .-,�Jln:·. . .,., ., . .: ,,'f.1 _Sketch plans for the LangaThe complex -':· . with th,e• __ prl)t_incj�l � govern·\· ra campus of Vancouver City a cres of a 20- a cre�;.l� . \1!4; ,?rio Street ;.ID) ��y. me�t, '!¥'�!ls have yet to · College have been a ccepted northeast section :�_.ecti_on l a has .; __ ::.,)�· be toi:�jt)u{;.Th.� board �- � :;;�i.W'�)llan 90 �� g.��� �f!lt�· ��- �Jatm� · � -i �h · �.i�fa : by school board and will ):>e golf course. sent tp the dep a rtment of eduThe Langar a pk,j� re�·-ii}g three lectl!re the��� -�.:J>ac1f1c Railwa>_•· �lucli , ingludefl. 11lc:�!:the complex s . ·.own�. the propert:, .• il�d sale -, cation in Victoria for approv al. . ·sents the f'mt stag� of·fP. ex- .· ()OO,sc:,u1·;�t:/:.': .. ;. <' prices from �00.000 _to }L mil_ The plans, prep a red by head pans1on program that���f .:.�. '1"' · �e� -·,· 1an·· is·. 8 lion h a ve bee n mentioned. e"t'-,, ' ,_ , '"'f;f architect · Alan Wilson \ and cornµletion, wi,11:-- give _ · ,, _les of'>'� d.esigned ;J'he !>J!�· · is o�pccted to . a,ssistant �rchitect Arthur two campuses. The 9µie . ., 1 /·:��!':? � ts. J �,place to sell. ��Y at;. T\1 el�th and _ , Wilson, depict a: complex th a t be. in downtown\ _, e!i> .,,> .,;> .,;> e!i> e!i> e!i> et> .,,> V, wi,> � r/ , '' ' . ",; 'l',.;,;),�-�------... -.J ,�k•Y• .. ,, College plan flop? • By WILF BENNETT Province Education Reporter • • • HcJs B.C.'s ambitious plan for a network of two-year regional colleges collapsed before it ,tarted? _Fjve years ago the Macdonald Report on Hlgber Education recommended such · a network of junior colleges in key communi­ ties. tod�y only two two-year. colleges are o�ratmg - Selkirk College at Castlegar and yancouver City College, which is essentially an extension of Vancouver's successful adult education program and not : • really a regional college. ! ,�ine others have been suggested, but th�e are all either stymied by lack of provincial permission for a college referen­ .1 �I.IJJ\t, or are having difficulty getting the Jeqtr,red co-operative backing· of all partici­ fl�tfug school boards. . ' : Most conspicuous stymie is that of the sti�oorn Okanagan Community College, which has had a full-time principal and a good site over a year but can't get off the ground because of differences of opinion between school districts on taxation basis and site. 1 Okanagan's principal, Norman Walker who has been intimately connected with th� frustration and bickering of the situation �e past year, is worried that the same pattern seems to be developing in other areas planning community colleges. He is right. In the referendum vote in the Prince George area last week, one district, Quesnel, voted the college proposal down by 818 to 216 votes, and Qu.esnel's mayo� complains that only a 50 per cent over-all vote is needed throughout the area. In the next regional college referendum for Nanaimo and the Upper Island, slated f�r September. both the Courtenay Re­ gional College Advisory Committee and the Courtenay Electors' Association have re­ fused,·: to support the college vote. The ..• 1 .. • • • • • • • • • e • • • • • • • e 11111 electors' group says it will rigorously oppose its passage. Basic disagreement in Courtenay, as in Quesnel, is that the proposed site is too far away. Walker feels the present basis ()f setting up a B.C. community college is untenable and almost impossible to bring to fruition. Neither a plebiscite nor a refer�ridum for a college can. be held without permission from the provincial gd\rernment but, until these votes· are held and carried the establishment of a college cannot be 'guar, anteed. Since the B.C. plan has community colleges run by a group of school boards, this puts the local college supporters in the position ·of selling the idea to a dozen or so school districts, without knowing· exactly what �heY. are selling. The site;··the costs, and even the type of courses to be given cannot be determined until the voters all agree on going ahead. .This is further complicated by the fact that practically nobody in B.C. has had any experience with two-year colleges, so they do not know ,exactly what they are selling. Where. for example, do you draw the line between courses given in a community college, a provincial vocational school and the two-year B.C. Institute of Technology? In actual practice, members of the provisional college committee and some school trustees must get out and sell the college idea, involving an increase in taxes, lo wary taxpayers. Alternatively, they can hire a public relations firm to go in and try to sell the proposition. But, while big city groups arc now pretty well accustomed to the value of selling any proposal with the help of sincerely dressed public relations boys and cocktail parties, this is not as effective yet in smaller communities. It may even work in reverse with some taxpayers, being criticized as a wrong expenditure of public money. A basic weak.ness A basic weakness in the whole college . Mainland area. including those on the program seems to be the provincial North Shore, Surrey and Coquitlam, seem government's original concept of havina the to be bogged down awaiting definition of an ne:,v _junior colleges built and operated· by ex1stmg school boards. The type of bicker­ over-all Lower Mainland multi-campus ing, differences and tax worries which arise program by the provincial government. have already been well demonstrated iii It should be said, in fairness, that the many areas. B.C. School Trustees Association and many Even in the one successfully organized and community college, Selkirk, built by six individual boards have taken an active school boards in the West Kootenay area, enlightened lead in trying to get regional the very capable founding principal, Gor­ colleges started in B.C. don Campbell, has resigned with the A regional college organization, compris­ parting statement that community colleges i11c representatives of 11 interested B.C. are doomed as long as they remain under rcgiolls, has been formed under the aegis of school board control. the BCSTA, with North Vancouver School Selkirk College Council has Hi members Trttslee Peter Jones, chairman of the North representin;; the six school districts. Camp­ bell says this council's lack of understand­ Shore Community College Council' as ing and its failure to give the colle"e chairman. When the Macdonald report came out five administration a free hand was the underlying factor in the resignations of years ago, some criticism was le�elled at it lleges formed ·· VlcroRIA ( CP)-A committee has been .col· nal regio ional to gulde development of two addit ster Mini ation Educ land, Main r leges on the Lowe Leslie Peterson announced Tuesday. Likelv locations would be the North Shore and Surrey, Peter­ son told a press conference. The announcement followed a meeting between the minister �nd representatives of 17 Lower ,Mainland school districts which decided to establish the Lower 'Mainland college co-ordinating committee. Peterson s a id a itudy by the department of education indi­ cate.d three colle&es with a capacity of 3,500 students each would be . required . to. . meet . regionil requireme�ts in the next five years. B.C.. _alr�!liY _has in ..o�tatiQn two regional colleges, Van­ couvq City .Ct>llege and Selkirk Colle&� Jt' ·.castlegar. Three others' )lave been authorized 'for'. lGcation • on central ,Vancouver.I Isl�d, . t.b e, Okan_gan and j ,: /. Pr�ce G�rJ_e. I The regional college, financed: pro­ by local school taxes and vincial grants, gives two years· of university training and two, year technical cou.rsea. r 'A re·f er,.e1'_d um would be \placed before Lower Mainlal\CI residents concerned before t� two additional colleges would be · , built.. . . Pl4:bl1citea mil)lt be Jteld tn December attn& with municipal elections, Peterson said. He said the purpose of;Tues­ day's meeting was·· to .eitabllsh a co-ordinating cOIP'cil for the · area although actual formation· · a . 1till subject to approval by the local school boards. The committee will bold its first meeting May 23.' \t is : esijential to a void dupli­ carion 'of facilities and expen­ sive·, services land piecemeal develop.,.nl, P.e.terson s�id., The' . co-10rdiriattng committee, stablished · for an initial two years, will consist of the four h_airmen of.· the college plan.· ning . 'committees of va,;io1:1s . groups ot school districtl;-' a lmentbei' ·of the ooard of 'governors of Vancouver City ollege,;. a member of the �dvjsory council .of . the nstitilte of .Technolocy, an¢J• , "ex officio" member�t·�• chairman of the ac"e.9J,lC board for hicher education in B.C. and a mem�r· appointt.d by the_1!1.,i�r biJ!!�. a.c.' l t' I �H:o·s. TO PAY F�R:J UNIOR c;e���E�?- � r�� '1/? :�; Simply Educaf,onal Deadends · . . ' ')• . ! , ·· ·. t By PETER COLEMAN . . providing the quality of education required to assure a cademic transfer, or acceptance for employment. Mr .. Coleman is a ,school t1'U$tee in Whatever happened to junior c<>llegl!s?'. 'Surrey-and head of the _. English de­ Dr. Lorne Downey of the· University of 'partment, B.C. lnstitute · · · Technology. of· B.C. asks the question on ·Page Six· and Many payers of land taxes are ..:. inadvertently - gives the answer himself: they are.being scuttled by their requiring refresher or seminar courses convinced that· the junior co}Jege move­ proponents who are copfused as to the have already (in the Lower Mainl�nd, ment is si�ply a· device to shift the aims of the colleges and l�ss than fair to where two juniol'.' colleees a-re pl,anned) financial .responsiblity for' higher educa­ ., the taxpayers as-to the costs. . many institutions offering such,_ c,butsEis. tioµ from the provincial treasury to the local taxpayer'. C Dr. Downey suggests that· alifornia's t e r equiring technical train­ os Again, h . example provides justification for believ , ·. rbey reason that the school districts iJ\i\.that the concept of the regional ing have already a Provincial Vocational are �lready- hard · pressed to provide School and a T ec hnical Institute avail­ colkee is workable ana a satisfactory minimum standards of education for part of a total higher education able . _Grades 1 to 12, �nd generally� are u.nable system. The two main categori�s. remaining to provide kindfJ'gartens. � And so to The fad is that, the 1uniGr·· college, · are people who wish to attend· colleges a'dd junior colleges to the · tax burden can only worsen the total educational systems in California and in Washington rather than universities for economic or situation. ·i \.., and Oregon are far from satisfactory geographic reasons, and people who models. To a very large extent they hav e not gained university entrance , , .provid,e two _years, or more, · on an .standin g in �gh .school. , academic (transfer) �Ofl'aih::for. people In the firit gri>up, get>griphic 'reaspns,! ,, UR'. DOWNEY IS SURELY -LESS who have little or no hapstof ,achieving although important to Nisidents of Trail, th.an candid in his suggestion that "in tlie of , transfer to four-year �uitons. · for instance, are not significant iri the not too distant. future every area y he ce will.-,be served by. a two e ar. � : conomi c factors �re provin wer Main!and Lo , 's Faculty of The non-a-cade,mic p;ograms are far- also not ety gnif. ant _ 1�. ege." nless UBC coll U t d ion � u e . ; !C SI V · a cical in mo�t CMes; they simply cannot . �ou_ ·,·'t!t, . what is the mo�t impregnab� b,ory, Y? U P�Y for,. and if, th_ 8l 't:li:du\:ation compete with the academi c progra'ms ow�r of all, he must be aware that Juiuor : : college IS to provide quality for prestige and·· conse quently for staff,. . education about half financed out of fees ·piany of thee interior school districts are students' and mon ey · and l ocal taxes, then either the fees will finding th provision of an· ade· quate secondary school system, offering even a eq 4al those of UBC or SFlT. or taxJs will . fair To all intents and purposes these sampling of all the new c ourses, institutions are simply educational dead.' S08f, , , , · ·' · virtually imp_oss_i,bl�. _ ends for people who c annot get into four· . _ , . ·· · ye41' colleges and who · cannot find, or do Secondary schools of less. than 1,000 _nof\'_ant, jo}>s. · ·. J.N THE SECOND CATEGORY, THOSE students cannot ppssibl.y, offer even most without university entrance standing, of the courses· de�ired by students on surely the obvious solution is for these various programs. A regional. t�oijege to � ArDITIGN, DR. DOWNEY, IN students to complete high school, by be viable probably · woul!l iitecJ 3,000 pressi� -for open·- door institutions, correspondence if necessary, so that students. What price a juni�r. c.ollege fdr · is in cpJlflict _with the stated policy of the they can then seek admission to one of Prince Rupert, or Willlains 'Lakt;!, · · ·or Princeton, oi: �evelstoke ? Acadeniic�B'c)ard for Higher Education in the existing institutions. . ' ; ,, . . BritisJiiColumbia. The case presented by Dr. Downey is ejection of th e r that e suggesting th In ;'�-� _.,: . . . an ac crediting regional colleges on financial grounds is faulty in · the following respects: he This ·�a-r<11 , actb:lg recional college s, has said: irrelevant, Dr. Downey surely misses the presents as a· model for B.C. a type of l>o ·' ie · · w.ho advocate an open-door main point about Selkirk College's institution un�atisfactory in the U.S., the JX) y -:;fail'· .to . un(lerstand the primary predicament: apparently the resignation only provincial exa·mple of which is in P!lrAAse � · of the colleges and the of the five key men was at least in part trouble;. this institution, because of the edticaj.ionaJ stand�rds they must main- ca used by the financial weakness · es of open door PQlicy, .would be in conflict with the Academic Board; the financing . i lain."'. . the institution. arrangements .proposed are suspect to . In listing the " clients" of the regional Although it is a burden on the local many taxpayers; aud finally, the coll e ge. ·• Dr. Downey suggests six taxpayer which .. has been . bitterly institutions would divide students in the cate�ori e s-. of people. Most of these resented by many, th e coilege is ··still province in general into haves and hav e ,·.;l('b"ries ?re in fact not relevant to the apparently under-financed· to _the point nots, since only a' very few areas could discu,sion for i.r.,,1,,11w;_.., people that the se men all felt incapable of possibly opef�!e � ,jµnior college. * * *" * * �r j * * * .u - - ••. . ' =· .I, 1 ,.,, .- fl' .,, .., .,, .,, .,, d _, .,, .,, .,, .,, .,, _, .. > -., . et-� d .,ti. flt f!/ % � !!@) � f� � �? 7 � cannOf 111e,t,;.groW;_ing_o(ae_d � � :: � � � � ,e, � � ,Cf � M a a • • � • ,. _. A ,. ,. ,. ,. • . · . ·"',• · . : Et -�=� ._ .. .•. _; �- }. - , 1': " _ Th� is the· second �£�!series t?f �cles on reconi::·.: ��:!m�e me;ndations for•a North Shore Junior �ollege based;o�;· ·l)Ol't �-- We need technolo­ the Sept., 1965 report, by Dr. Walter ; G., Har.wick..� of·'.,glsti verY. .� � .�t we need a UBC and Prof. Ronald J.; Baker•.of. Sunon ·Ftaser ..tQ, concommltant,' Ymad perh aps . . ·-; .· /; .eiien l�t Increase in trainNorth and West Vanc;ouver scllc;>ol disttjcts. In · .view of the possibµity of. a plebiscite Qn; ,the col:- :· 1.ng. for �pie_ Iii the service in­ ,Iege th� fall, the CP,Illm�nts of this independe_nt sm.dy. . dustrles. .-.. .. ; · : .. e ar · w� .the recommendations · of the MacDonald, report that ,one junior college sb�ul4.; ondary school other serve the entire lower mainland, �ea haven't wort,ep 1han those fraditionall.y leading i · out. ·. to university. > If· the 1ftS81rt · reorganization By Poppy McKenzie · Vancouver City. College has a of the secondary !Jehool system was no 'provision for a number of restrictions on the· fs:1ra�, thepumber taking North Shore regional a,Uege in attendance of students : outside · the purely_ academic progrilm the Macdonald Report, which the city. Consequently, Macdon- Should drop relative to the-total ·ftttrociuced this post-secondary ald's proposal is no longer teas- 'number·of studentii. There is no ·ft'pe of lniJtituti� to British Ible. · reason ·to doubt, ho�, that ' Even if it were politically pos. many who would have taken · Colwnbia. · The report· made a specific sible to make Vancouver City unlverslty entrancie in the past, recommendation that t h e r e College available to all students . but · who will take one of the should be one two-year college its enrollment indicates that one · other posslblfflies in the future, �g all the municipalities in college is no longer enough, un-. deserve : and will profit from the Greater Vancouver area less it were to be so large that }mt-secondary educati<>lj; and Dr. Macdonald predicted most of the advantages of the . Such programs as community that in 1965-66 such a college community . college would be ·sernce, . visual and �:ED · and partial grade 13. Nearly of 9,000 people attended late-after· Need for the B.C. Institute Technology and its success_ do noon am eve'!ling courses. �= ::. ·.co!::�n:;riprograms ;1 There � • . ���:���f��iitns. ,e • • • • • • • • • Ar . � One - metro -are�.eoleg t e- ·- � � , . 1' new;, ' a. was ·:'t: . .\, a .. ' .. I• �I , I � ' ' t ' ' 9 ' • • • • t & ' & 8 & & t t t t !t !t t � ' ' ' l· .,' i· l '� ' I ,, , • J t • • • • • ' • !1 fe&10/l/J!. ('oLL&&E $()ui:1M1SH J (JC. (ge:· pte-Wscitt· '�tu rned down "Lions Gate Times" 1 ·, · , , .-.'f� Boards protest Minister's decision Thursday, March 2, 1967 A recent announcement that 1972 are higher for the North Regional College plebiscites I Shore. . would be approved for the Van- There is clear evidence that couver Island · and Prince the need for a college, the George area but not for the number of students it will serve North Shore has completely up- and its probable growth is every set plans made by the school bit as great in the North Shure districts of North and West Van_ as it is in the Vancouver Islaild couver, Squamish and Sechelt area. who plan!led to unite forces to The Minister of Education is secure a regional college for reported to have said "We have this area. to take into consideration facilities for a broader regional area Jones, chairman Peter of e. . Request of North and West We do not believe there are any City College might be compar­ the North Shore Reg.ional Col- than just the Nortil Shore." The program, I of type its in able arguments valid educationall Vancouver, Squamish and Sei'. lege Committee, i s s u e d this geographical area to be i;erved there is no accommodation chelt school districts for a re- for such act10n. statement after the announce- by the North Shore College is . "We protest the discrimina­ there for North Shore students " gi·onal coJlege plebisc;te has not as large as that to be served ment by the minister. been rejected by the provincial tion against the hundreds of Comparing the Vancouver Is­ by the Vancouver Island•. area has plebiscite a where area "The School Boards of Sec elt, land would h North Shore students wh? government. the Prince G e o r g ·e area. Howe Sound, West Vancouver or . Announcement by Educat:on benc[it from the estabhshment been granted with the North However it is substantial and chair­ committee region, Shore and North Vancouver have been College." Shore North the of p'cbisWnister Peterson that· from Deep Cove to waiting for thirteen months for extends cites would be approved for MUST SHOW URGENT NEED man Jones pointed out: Squamish and the Sechelt pen­ two the the Minister of Education to insula. Duncan . Campbell River and The committee' is fa�d with • Total population of reply to their request to be al· Prince George but not for the the task of demonstrating the ai·eas is simiiar, approxim ' ately lowed to put a Community Col- NEED A . North Shore has led to protests urgent need for the col'.ege 120,000. lege plebiscite. Passage of the BROADER AREA from members of the regional when it m2ets w:th the M:nlster • School populations ·are .simiplebiscite would allow an effect. of Education March 9 in Vic- lar, �roximately 3Q,OOO. collem - Minimum aggregate 'travel obe assembled: W\th,';'ipe aid of St. Patrick'.� Re­ ... a location 'not far from one of too, higher· Ievels of,gov- serve was· .. consf� This 1 the centre of its·�dent hinter- ernmeni.·. .._ ... ; . area iheiu�·ttie old � core land. of lower' Lonsd�, . . could ·PARK . · BOVAI/'·'' · · ·' · · · ·' - To be successful, the site · probabl · be asseinblM Tract of prov1ncially owned bo ght ythrough:.- Nati<> l Ho.and must also .offer of indei'ltiu h usna land sout ot' Eaton's, Parle in fication and·. be ... distinctively ct. This uld revitalize A Royal, 'bqunded PY ,ParkJwyal, g co located. · •. • F,i.....t: Narro' ' ;_: •nd the commercial core •and upm,o �· • The site should have easy the ·n "er,· vr:ide rea1 ·,....;.-._._ ''la - sur ' b t'e S i de access to the major. arterial A � �t ��nding routes of the regio� arid should . choice. · · ·. ' · ' · .· . Disadvantages Major disadvantage of this blli ·,to;:·the., ha ve at least two major enty periphetal areas site·. � · the . F>GE, right�f1VaY, tranCN!xit r o u t es to a�pid ot· Norttr · and West Van and · · but th i e n,� san� ,qf u,:rfnq� beyond Access peak-time congestion.· ·uum· -. the upper L 'be''AI'.:, LUU b.:� ...u· Levels · w9· ul-d - A' minimum bf 20 acres of tral· ns should ·no�h · ave tO be bY land· . (Two to four· acres for and the. train could, be' . . an ad- way of whsdale; a I re a d y . buildings, five to 10 acres for vantage. !f commuter -� �r- heavilr,. used, from Keith Rd. · parking and seven to 10 acres vice were'developedi, t,:; · ' · or. 3rd :rrom the east and from a for landscaping, plyjng .(ields, CAPILANO BRIDGE' Marine Dr. from the west, all . etc.) Another site �� be the well-tra�eled rout�.�ite· is also It should be remembered roperty situated at the north on the small side. Also the city p that a college once established • other · ·pl....... ""'° 4'•or 1'L e, may· ha"e is a part of the long-term cul,- end of Lions Gateo Br i d .gthe oittw . bounded ·by the clverleaf, . . . INDIAN .:KIDOOL tural landscape, the re p o r :t notes, and 40 to 70 acres would river and the inumoipal' 1>C>111'tl· .. iqclQ(ling anci around J�d l be desirable 'to allow for flexi. ary. to the _ell,\t.· This the, Indian . �� Residential School deslgnat� .. for, l)ilrk in North an could, bility of future expansion. (The. has been be ceite, V s ses .. purpo by .. Wet· Vancouver. if e Federa · · researchers foresee . an ultith l eovernment, re.'•lower The site is irt1 . tne mate enrollment of 3,®(). For idering 'its ·'Indian educa­ of possibiljty as regsrds cons tiori policy,· abandons it. -This a student body of this size, range, Simon F r a s e r has allowed size and is,; at 1)11!Sent, Inacces:,. she, also on the small side, Sible from arty major '1"9a�. Would . also })ave access about 60 acres.) probsuch syStem aod ·a�ard . acoess- lei'QJf'and'' it� as well as •. ·tbe Some service facilities · develQ�. N�'- V n as bookstores,. stationers, ap- would ha�e' to · ,_ on · the east..� ""' a sit·e, &::1 .. ' · I · ,., ,, Road ano from Capil · parel s�ps, should be on camefriiajlJi;;�cros� consideration,as the. home of tend to byp ass intervening . the Capilano. .to ;_keep�h'a!µ¢ a North. Shore, Regional Col­ shopping areas to these two away from congested bridge , lege. 1 ' C \' ,- 0 '° � � Land ease ..,> �11c, '*� ar:s-:-�are� .. lnaccessi­ '� or a .' 1 et "" be/. are· A-.. V � lf .,, "Lions Gate Times" --·----- WWWU:\t:-Sf - _,.,__. KO �,. r / oc'/) � ,. "). /. fo 7 · ···;······ ,:; Q/,f rl�/E L '1 i Regional College· Brief Requests Revision Of Present Legislation . . •· -.u- nncower, West Van- ior bolleges�ivhich woul couver, HQwe Sound and Sec- the. ·coquittjlm, ,Burna d by, New• chelt · will be. involved in the Westminster;., Mapl e· Ridge, Sur-., SIJl'Vey. . .,',:, rey,' Rrchindhd 'and;'Delta areas. the �-'central. t'Ol"e'·�will be serv- . . 1-:es �Ires, secretary Jun�C?r college commission, -will .. ed''by the �xisting ·Vancou ver : �re$en! -then��in�.s, .,U!., meet- Citf::poµege;:. �n. its j>ropso M. mg o! . the Regi<>i'tiit '!CoV! e g e ,La:ngara' campus;� and : the pan Planning Ce'inmittee· In Septeni•. is �'�rdinate the three regber. ,>:, -ta,'ii_;.,,,, �j·. ;il.t;,. ional ges with it server· .•". Delegation In Victoria Today . . .. . of coe i SW riQ ;Sh'iff"C0118Qe being.Studiedsoon Here The North Shore Regional College Co-ordinating_ Commit- · tee said today it is studying i the feasabilty of. operating a · North Shore College with late afternoon and evening classes for students unable to attend universitY. Tha statement said: . , · "For more than two years the North Shore Regional Col­ lege Coordinating Committee has been conducting studies with a view to establishing a rommunlty college on the Ni-• :-\-! schools, particularly those on co-ordinator and advisory func>.,;· the new programs should have tion rather than an autho · ·t opport�y for further educa- direct control over the = tion. The great and. increasing colleges. \ � pressure on university facilities 3. "This board's terms of ,.� •,, · makes it imperative that col- erence should indude all � leges be built to provide these al college matters except &�,: I duties and functions as may� opportunities. "It is the opinion of the board assigned to the academic bo� :+ Ji: i .. Special Academic Board J · ! * 4. "There should be establish- which allows for threeed a special academic board terms, willh one-third of made up of university and col· council retiring each year. lege representatives w h o s e believe this to be necessar)' �· terms of reference should be cause of the complexity cl ,N' restricted to the academic tran.s- college and the need for fer stream. j hers to be fully conversant · · 5. "The regional c o 11 e g e s its operation, especially in � . . 1 should be governed by a separ- I form�tive yeru:s. 9. The adding of collere reate act of their own so that the provincial colleg� board, 1 sponsibilit� to trustees � · . academic board · and regional ed to regional college � councils are able to operate in creates _a burden on � i�· the frame,vork devoted to the I ual w�1�h works against -� . p�uliar and differing require- the efficiency of college � and t�; board of trustees. .i., ments of regional colleges. ,_ 2 lO. We feel that tbe pW,� 6 · "The budget of a regional . should be abandoned as a � ! coll�ge �ould not be subJect to reifons.,. 1 arb�rl_ttion by s�hool boards or od of setting up college n ces w� In all recent insta municipal councils. It_ �hould be approved b_Y. �e IUIUJSte�. . A plebiscites ·have been held,. Cf/1'_;. tain districts have refuse4M to;.t'� drrect reqms1tion on mume1:pal participate the college re� . ' CO!DPQnents should be made and Under this insystem, pockets• f#i: -J. ·' this . budget should . no� be a sch istricts dissociated--.,en- ;, :' d ool portion of a school district bud- tirely from participation in �lf � � get. lege planning will develop. � ·: . . 7. "The regrnnal counc1l should districts will inevitably be I be granted borrowing powevs on mo- students to such co}le the sa¢tr'' ¾ines. a.5_ the ent w: do not feel that the fact I school board without havpres ing to II a difference in fees could consult school boards or any sessed such students gives a . ot?er body._ �pproval should rest · quate provision for a w�. · with the m1mster. lege financial structu . 8. "In order to provide for ther, the difference in •o · proper continuity, college COWl· eligibility for the. plebescite � ?· cil members should be elected for tbe referendwn wM ••t' or appointed for a len�hier per- eventually be put -�1 U..: r.�7, · i� · than is- possible for school payers makes the plib trustee�.., who . serve two-Y9111' unreliable indicator tee. We believe consideration lie willingness to 'pay shci'a1d be given to a system college. y;;; I I Need Central Authority 11: "In order that all areas of the province participate in a fair and equitable way in establishment of regional colleges, we feel the college regions should be defined by a central authority on a pattern similar to that by which regional districts have been established to govern other matters of pUblic concern such as hospitals. Lt appears to us that the only al-ternative to tilia suggestion would be for the pro­ vincial govermnent to a� · the full cost of financing colleges so that the burden is sham bJ all taxpayers •. 12. "It is felt that there s-oould be some local cost sharing and thus a referendum must be re­ tained for capital costs. 13. "One of the great di:fficul• ties in securing agreement by boards to participate in college ,planning and in securing rate­ payer approval is dissatisfaction with the present 50-50 sharing ar­ rangement. In our region, some districts, for instance, are on 75.25 or even 90-10 sha·ring basis I for capital co�ts of public sdhools construction, so that the 50-50 college sharing compares very unfavorably. Should the board agree to put the question to their ratepayers, the prospect of a mill-rate increase of no less than three and possibly as high as six mills for a college leyy is very unpalatable to the vot• ers. A substantially greater de­ gree of provincial contr;bution to financing appears to be re­ quired in order to make possible provision of the very necessary ' post-secondary educational fac, iliites offered by two-year colleges. 14. ''The provision of provin­ cial vocational $chools, institutes of technology and regional col­ lea-es as completely separate units gives rise to costly dupli­ cation of facilities which could be minimized through provision for orderly integration of prog. rams in a manner that could provide both educational and ; financial advantages, e.g. "(l) Vocational and technol­ ' ogy courses in one school under ' the province and a sep�rate academic school under regiona'l council, or, "(2) Integration of all three (vocational, technology, aca• demic) under the regional col­ 'j Iege council. 15. "The duties and powers of college principals should be as• I • ..• Surve:Y . ·und.�l'W�y ..... ..• • ... .... .... .... .... .. SW iiQ,Sll'iff 0118Qe ..,. being.Studied Here .... .. .. 11Lions C,a �e ''imc . s" • • • � :•,.-.: A.ueus �... , 1·-(, �---, ·'· 96 7 • .. . ::,":. . ; < • • ·1 Questioriitaires were distribut-• .·, A . plebes cite -o�' two-year· . ed to members of the Wesf.Van- . junior· college for · the · 1iortb couv� School Board·-Monday.to Shore may be � thJs•.i-,ear establfsti�the basic aDBWei'S' of a�ing · to :· Peter Jo�! population distribution and fav- · ·. chairman of the LoWer: Main­ ored .. Qreas for · the ··establish- - land College Cooldinatlnt· <:Qm� menn> f · a -college. on the ' t· mittee. ' · "· · · · · ._,_ ·, ; · • ; Nort� Shore.-· . ·: :u- L . : · ; • . Surveys and stm™s -are still Schbo}' 'board me m b·er s in being m.�Nor two other jun- 1 North Vancouver, West Van- . ior collegeiU�h lch woilld serve,r'i couv�, �e Sound and Sec- the. ·coquitl�, Burnaby, New' chelt will_ be. involved in the Westminster/ Mapl e·Ridge, Sur. survey. ,. rey1' Rrchmdhd 'and.'Delta areas, Le$ Brookes, secretary of the core·-:wil} be serv- .. junt(?r ':<,�llege commission, ·,rill _..ed .•by the existi ng Vancouver : �re$ent .t� ti��ing� t. !l.. meet� �n. its )>ropos�cf pege,: C:i_tf7� mg of. the· Reg!� .eo\it e g e .Lanfara · campus a ,, nd: the pan Planning -�fttee· In Septem:.. is Jtr�rdinate the three regber. {•:",, ·' � •. ,.;1:. ' ional ges with it. : \ . -.· \-� / a·- junio_r The·;central. coe 4 i C 4 4 4 4 4 • • • • • • • 4 4 4 4 The North Shore Regionai College Co-ordinatj.ng Commit- · tee said today it is studying the feiasability of. operating a - North Shore College with late afternoon and evening classes for students unable to attend university. The statement said:. , . "For more than two the North Shore Regional College Coordina1ing Committee has been conducting studies with a view to establishing a communlty college on the N<:rth Shore. · . · I'! �. "Whlle they are ·}l� that soon there will be an opportwt. · ity for the (._'Olllmunlty. to- ex­ press its support through a plebiscite, they are aJso aware that some two or three further years must elapse before a new college campus cou1d l>e · established. . "Meanwhile, . increasing nurn- years · bers of our high school gradu­ : ates are unable to at� . unl­ versity breause· of rising admis­ sion stalldar�s, and 1ilcreasig n numbers of vocational :gndu­ ates are denied an �ity of pursuing studies �d. 1he Grade 12 levei. -!...._:_;_ _____________________ I � \ Delegation In Victoria Todavi�· ' . .. ' � . � . &hool District 24 presented a [ that pre.sent legislation �..ii six-page brief concerning legis- 1 which regional colleges must· . '.f:.' lation gov�nin·g the establish- established is in need of �··· ment of regional colleges in ion. The basis for this belief B.C. to Education Minister Les- the fact that in every reooo·l lie Peterson in Victoria today.· where attempts are being � Presenting the brief on behalf to ,provide such colleges, � of the school district were boaro. difficulties have arisen. , • _ f chairman Pave Summers, Trus"While t-he5:e dificulties .· · . l tee Cliff Branchflower, chair- not be entirey the fault ot t.be:1,. mon of the regional co llege com- present legislation, we �}- �­ mittee · a11d Trustee Walton Ten- it is at least a cont.rib\tQry . nant "and the director of adult cause and �ith that thou,tlt·hl � education for School District 24 mind, we would like to suueet 't Jack Harrison. -Mayor Peter some of the changes whlch we,;: -· Wing. also was present. bhink might al:leviate the present . · A complete copy of the brief problems. . follows: 1. "A provinci�l college board '.J,, "It is U1e stated wi;;h of the should be established on a very '• department of educatlon that broa "The Sun" { I! i O Ri""t·:A; t:L·-, .' S·' .....�••••••••••�.,.,••,_._,_.,..ii11�•••••••••••,,,,;,;,..... , �-............,....1:zt••,••••• �_:·· · �i T!! EPERINSuLA� · . __ ,_, :.:�._:;.-�,:-,,�; ' tttayED IT • : . � fa .' • . . ,� . .. I ' ,, t.;- .· • .'l: '. • .? ' '. .. ; ,' ,.. ,II . •., . '·'· •' 7� ; . :·, :·. ·" -> I, ' ; • • . . I i!i ! tKOO' . . ,1881 - : ( ...! �·; be wron,e. but I shall not be so wrong as to fail to say what. i" ·l,�li�vt to be righ't." -JoHN A .. • ys;;;;..�::;;�;..;;;;;���;�: I I . I. 1 A RECENt meeting of the group work- High School. Th_en there ,is J!)p .piatter ' ing towatci establishment of a Regional of a grade thirteen departmepf · ./ ·.·-­ One thing to be considered· about:Jt College in North Vancouver in which the Sunshine Coast is to be asked to parti- regional college is that in•tactqal fact, dpate was held with all the secrecy for while of two years d'uiatioit;-·the''atudt'tit w.J,tlch so many school boards have be- has virtually ;nothing to :offe�i 9.ft co�pletion. Vocational, univ,ersi�y ..� tech.. .,�e so notorious. : ·.' ungsters are_ to be deprived �f complete the tw� ye�;,.� _pity,: riil#1t sonreth1ng by our failure to support 1t, carry on at umvers\tJ'i·l� ·J(iey.: �o -_,ap�r the'.� should. consider participation". desire. In other wor�·.:Jt,; . · -out He also commented that these people to be a means of kee . ·., , .. ,.. element from unirfs · · ';"�, ·. t�reby .were 'indeetl very capable salesmen. I� plain English, the gun is held at providi�g room for,'.:�:-�O -�)�ntl ·t·, f ,,,r! · ·' .:> out heads? Well we do not have to have completion. Quite obviously·Ut�·::mqst �f(:er­ any gun held at our heads. Mr. Hodgson said his interpretation was that the North tain merits involved:� _wi�out d6ubt Vancoover grt>up could do quite well as far as the North Sho� is-.O'Oftcented it without· u·s anyway. �iood for them and will provide so?1e a���f .��-_fat as whr .not let them go 1t alone. Our school we on the Peninsula��; ��med the board which has never failed to show advantages are negligl'b�. · ·t · If we are to be · aike4 .,to· pay even enthusiasm for spending our tax dollar might do very well to giving a little more more for education, then , �t• us have consideration to spending more of it on something right here that wit\ bt available to everyone in the area. · �atty good the Peninsula. Elphinstone High seems to be fighting students right now have had to �bandon a continual battle of overpopulation and higher education because of the- fiiu1,neial it is understood consideration has .already .�vement,. -· · ' eeen _givu · timately Senior ·on a · the had a -11..11�• .....Wlllll.o'.'6� were atten made ,welcome, told 'We were ·not delegates, cbuld not vote and in fact would have nothing to say," he ,said. He added that a site has· evidently been chosen ;but that· no publicity on the meeting was requested. "We caime -aiway feeling q.uite let down. I · · s to me that they clearly· · indicated ·1 · .quite wn I J I :!t't , . . . Nov.ember 30 '196f": : High Sc'hfoOt_ ·Site }�· Eyed for College North Shore Group Would Start Classes in Existing Building . ..o, 1 ,.� .. . � ·.... Sun Staff.. Reporter . .... , NORTH VANCOUVER-� The North ·shore:ite­ gional C?lle�e co-ordina_ting commit.�ee has reve� a plan which 1t hopes will enable tl'ie area · to open a college in Se¢ember. Committee !�tary 'x.-, s �rooks sai cf W�y the,�n 1s to open,� co�� to optj'jte late afternopns aJid ,41.veningaUn an existin1t�h;.(1cbeol. ,;-�; It would be a temporiry measure to fill the need 'l a permanent college co �be planned and buj.lt 'in about.- o years, he said. . , 1'i' Brooks, who is also �r of adult education for North Vancouver, said the commi�e will seek Echlcationr MJ#r Leslie :r.etersop's ..-i,provaI..•s soon as possible. ·-� J:. .• . �- ;i FOUR DISTRICTS . . ',,\ The minister'•,.: approv-aFts needed to set a plebiscite'before voters ·in the four participating school districts asking th�ir ap­ proval of the principle of estab­ lishing a college. . The four districts are North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Howe Sound and. Sechelt. Ap­ proval of a money bylaw later would' be needed before the permanent college could be built .. , • Brooks pointed out that 'pre. liminary planning of the ..1• lege has been going on ,for years and an applicatiou. d a·· plebiscite has · beeri� e Peterson since·· January,· but no decision had been'jnMe . Brooks said the advan\afe'. of the alternate scheme is that it would not commit the pI'ffl'illeial government or the ratepayefl'to the expense of building a cQllege at present 1 -., ,' FUNDS SHORT .:,. "' " '"':: "We know that capital r • s are short and we think th would delay the colleH more, so we're proposilif n alternate scheme," said s. North Vancouver school. "s­ tee Peter· Powell commeuted that he was optimittic that the plan would meet with Peterson's · { approval. · "I think this is in line,-with the department's thin� at the moment which i11 that } no more c a p i t a I expenditures should be made on plant wtile the financial c� . is still tfl," · '' Powell said. •;. But he .emphufzed that .the region could. not wait m\lCh longer to meet the post-seeQIJ(i­ ary educational needs of{.)>}u young people. .,.. .... -• --• I C • t • • C ,. • t 4 � � -� . /· - --·· - . 4 ' I 4 4 4 4 4 4 ,. ,. ,. ,. (01189 North Shore 4 4 .... ,- I The North Shore's proposed junior college ma¥ open in 1968 in temporary quarters in one of the North or west t Vancouver . high schools operating from about 4 to 10 p.m. , West Vancouver school of­ ficials, h e a d e d by- board chairman Agnes Radcliffe, visited a similar regional college operating successfully in Bellevue, Wash., high •chObl Monday. 1 :,:· The Bellevue awhig shift plan could easily be adapted I .... .. � eoa� .... colle to view g e .... .... l .... _. .... .... ..... ·Vote urged coueget'.'. to the North Shore situation, they said. Bellevue High operates as a secondary school until 4 p.m., and then the junior college faculty and students move in and take over until 10 p.m. The North Shore regional college, which would have the first two years of university courses and some business and technical courses, would serve students in �forth Van­ couver, West Vancouver,· Howe Sound and Sechelt dis­ .tricts. A provisional college com- mittee has asked Education Minister Peterson to approve a January referendum ,which would ask for a yes or no vote in the four school districts involved. , The Bellevue college trip was made by Mrs. Radcliffe, West Vancouver school super­ intendent Hugh Ferguson and director of instruction Len Sam:pson; West. Vancounr Secondary Si:hool principal Rod Mackenzie and North Shore director of adult educa- · tion Leslie Brooks. By Dina Sudlow , Use of West Vancouver Seconda;ry School as an in­ terim junior college has �n approved by West .Vancouver School Bo�rd. I The announcement, last Monday, by Mrs. Agnes Radcliffe,\ retiring chair­ man of the West Van board, confirmed a report in the Lions Gate nm• · Nov. 30 that operation of a swing-shift college for the North Shore was being studied. Speaking to the school board's final meeting of the year, ·Mrs. Radcliffe said a req�as been forward­ ed to Education Minister Leslie·Peterson for permis­ sion to hold a plebiscite on the proposed college. . "Lions Gate Times" 4 4 Progress reports have been made to West Vancouver school board on two major projects which may require taxpayer ap­ proval early next year - a re­ ferendum to raise funds for school expansion, and a North Shore regional college. District Superintendent Hugh 1 Ferguson is preparing details � . of _the referendum, which will . seek funds for a new second­ , ary school and possibly as many as 22 elementary class• rooms. Planning for a regional col­ lege by a North Shore special committee is still in e a r 1 y stages, but a swing shift col­ lege, using available space in an existing North Shore second­ ary school for evening classes is under consideration. Trustees agreed to send a delegation to Bellwe, Wash., to inspect a similar o p e r a t i o n which has proved successful at a high school there. The delega­ tion is expected to include two trustees and Ferguson. The board also accepted a de­ partment of education alloca­ tion of $500,000 in capital funds for projects already approved. The money will be advanced as West Vancouver's share of a $15 million bond issue for RC . schools guaranteed by the provincial government: . ,,. ...,,. � .... .... ... -4, ' -...... •�•-- •'I°"-�"'" ....... • 8 1t-l4oiu� Gate . Times�'/:. 2 7 lege �·': ·6-:ii: l7-CoJ R e�· .:g:".r� - NeecftO·Utlrll�d . · 2 f' . . •. .,. . , . . �f •There is lnc�ed pos•T he ·�tact that ·under the new r, tiil'such per­ cur riculur'n , students are now stblllty, howeve be !forthcoming may n secmissio ore h No�hS 1rom g radl;l�!ng.._ few months, The next the s within ondary s c� ln 1MI1y program ed publlcily indtc;iil has r Ministe com a for ii'eed tn creases 1h"7i for at . s foresee ?YS D, G, that he munity � r,e the e s_ . ·. colleg hore three S least h rt N 0 t� P,'.';f, Brooks s . .. . . d has' ·apLower Mainland ·....,... C0-o rdina:ting ' I _ Regional ng Council dtn'iti Co-or a d pointe committee, most ad­ the end r ecomm r offe uld to wo lon tnstltut an •such uch col­ s_ for plan ineous y vantag two·· years ol �\t-seconda r _ and emlc · · --: �eg�s. -acad st r uctlon tn� ls hoped that when, such ·a technical fle�Jndwould thereSUb�ltted permlSSiOn f�r I is to �plan C by enable y�fpeople . · �e plebiscite can�,!le gr..llJ)�,ed. r r thei ove r (mp and ttnu& , !O �·;om ...ujtt Y catlonal standing, whether � Y It ls then u_� J-ege, Se c i:,�-.../ � r :� , sup ltY.,<> untvers r fo lj� � we re heading , .,,. li ud ed. --£.i.�c ···.'d the wo rld of work, ,, ��-I� .. �. _ y ' •• •The public of No rth Vanc�u-·� ver have not as yet had an ," portunity to exp ress support. the pro,J>gsed communtty·coll .. leb�� since permlssion t�Q. ed_-by . : be� et y ·rioL: has cite the Mlnlster of .°®\l. . . . . :rild the Council 91· ;u'blJ�'IJ -- rpetlon, -. . & c.f.� �i'eed •rr 1 • ._ _ • , - "We're fairly hopeful it will go through and that the col· lege could begin operation in September," said Mrs. Rad­ cliffe. As planned, t h e college wouldn't interfere with normal school operation. Tentative plans call for col­ lege students to attend classes in the evening, from 4 to 10 p.m., and possibly in the sum­ mer months when schools are normally closed. Trustees admit there would be drawbacks to the plan but it would provide the opportunity -for,•graduate students hr West Van to receive higher educa­ tion. At present, _there is no opporqinity for graduates to further their education at any North Shore school. · · No referendum is needed for the interim college as no capi· ta1 outlay is involved. Operating costs w o u 1 d ., shared by the provincial emmeftt and the school involved. Last week, a delegation the School District and fi' r s va· schoo co ege s situation. illlllt "At first," said Mrs. Rad- . cliffe, "the principal was an- � tagonistic to the idea. � "But now, though he admits the situation isn't ideal, he feels it does provide the most good for the most people." Mrs. Radcliffe added that much of the antagonism could have been averted if co-opera­ tion between the Washington principal and the college plan­ ning committee had been achie­ ved from the start as is planned for the North Shore college. She said that McKenzie be­ lieves that the situation won't be ideal, but that it could be handled. :··" •• ...: f .... ,;.,•, ', .:� ACTION AT LAST t J"fJunior college· concePt awal�; , { Last w�k's "approval in been studying plans to estab.. �-1 principle" by school board to lish a community college in the ' use West Va_ncouver Secondary North Shore area. They say :.\. School as an interim ju�ior col- more study is necessary. , : · ;iege appears to be a tired and And for just about as long, ; '· : ;-bixdy_ afterthought. board has been wrangschool : . For more than two ye�rs, m- ling amiably and lackadaisi' '.�.,:·:. terested groups have been de- cally about the idea. '1ft . mandin� some sort of �ction , This same lack of enthus�( to pro:'1de a source of higher iasm am! indeed, interest, by � . education t? graduate students the provincial government ·has i';::. who otherwise cannot afford or sparked protest from various !;', �.. qualify for university. sources. t..� For more than two years, the In a release last month from North Shore Regional College " ··/Co-ordinating Committee has, . the University of Br�tish Col- f::i.} . , , ·'J. · r Seven such colleges are planumbia Alma Mater Society, student c o u. n c i 1 s from bot�. ned ,,for full use by 1971. Two UBC and Simon Fraser Um- are .''Operating. versity i_ss�ed a demand that In their demand, the two t�e prov�nci al go".'ernment. ro_p councils asked _that the provinvi de capi tal �nd · 0 P e r � t 1 n g . cial · government take the stafunds. for regional colleges, ex- tures for regional colleges "out . pressing deep concern over the 'from �nder" the public schools gove_r.nment's ' appare.n.t . ''disre- ,. ac that it allot enough q1., t, gar� of,. -its , responsibihties in : Pi?-1 and operat ng . funds for the important· �re� of _post sec- . . such colleges over and above ondary education. that required· by the University. Regional colleges are governed by the public schools act ' They also asked that the govand finances come from the ernment encourage the estabmunicipalities . . lishment. � such colleges. and lQ lioii"S0i '1l · . : qra··· com-m Uriitf·: CO:Ueil8· :p l'a n Speedy· 1a"C e the North Shore. co�- . said. that until . such facilities to , opn ... B Dina S di g a ty -West °"of· muni college "as soon · as ..' for . graduate students U'f! iJ:t:o: ;R�� -ch frnian -vide4,· "we are f� Vancouver school board Mi's. ·possible." , . . ., . , . . Agnes Radcliffe has appealed In her year-end report to the duty to our young people. · · .: She ..said that with the .. �efor "every effort to be made" school board, Mrs. Radcliffe cision of the ·community ,col· lege committee to operate · ·the college · on a shift � using existing facilities, :, lt · appears the North Sbo� college ·may become a teallty. · · ' . School board, she · added.i has ,\iancouver West rent· to voted Secondary, -.considered the ·'most 1 suitable, as a · college; and lt : now remain$ a decision of· Jtie,) provincial departmen� . of edu- . cation to � a.·;pl�te.. The college is wgentty need- J ed, she added, to give gradu- · ate students the opportunity for higher education. • Her repc>,�- f o 11 o w e d the swearing-in· �y Magistrate Al­ fred Watts of new trustee W. Duncan McEwen. Earlier last Monday; Magis­ tr..ate Watts administered the oath of office to Robert Keyes, in the new trustee' s home. Keyes, elected last December, was unable to attend Monday's meeting because of illness. Tentatively named as com· heads we� �Ewen, mi�, d HOLDING Bible in right hal}�, , 17-e:wly-electe · 'building and sites; Enid \Ross, school trustee Duncan McEwen' · recites oath of education ; Bae Wallace,\ per­ office before magistrate Alfred Watts at first and . Robert sonnel,. ' . Keyes:,� fin� ' .. year this meeting of board . �:'1' ance.. Mrs. Radcliffe said further: "What h as been accomplishM in the. school district ln 1967! First let us ·1ook at school bull-. �gs, _ We now have .. �ight �1ementary schools at _maxim� -ppUcy, size set,.•by,school Jibrarv.'. i� T;f t' ' :ifiiMn ·b:o9rd an,d�•ctlfltJ•r. ' .. . ._..ti!' ·,,� : : , �1:::;�9:, ' ___.......,______...e._......_ .. ��."""1>. . (,_tr"'' . . . . .) ' In a recent' Sun �ri Prime Minister Benne�, w rapped for "burying ..� colleges in B.C." The editorial saidi nett told Kelowna mayor. Parkinson: that ·.Kelowna·.J cou ncil had put ''the finat in the coffin" of 'ihe .p Okanagan regional coll•'; passing a resolution seektnf n e w provincial gove · · t the government to remove coJ· leges from the jurisdi� the public schools ·act and to pay a lege cc Accoi E even i1 i.: about 1 son,. Two of the lege, N attemp· the re1 .to stre! Hes sive C .,.. ., ,, � .,," ¢ �· �,. ·'. ' :I .;. _}:" THE LIONS GATE TIMES-Thurs., Dec. 28, 1967 - 3. -· --·····- - ··----------------. , . !" I ·�. ( ;� )ncept awai:tis Victoria approval Society, Seven such colleges a re plan�n a r�cent' Sun &li�ri .· pay a la rger sha re of the col- from a liberal a rts college, difrom both ned ,ifor full use by 1971. Two Pnme Minister Bennet\,\·w. lege costs. ferent from a university. It is Lser Uni- a re 'Opera ting. rapped for "burying _;re4l�. a dva nced thinking. M A ccording to a yor Pa rkin · · land that In their dem and, the two colleges in B.C." son,. Bennett "What we want to do is not isn't e a ger, or · '-�, ·· nent _pro- councils a sked .tha t the provineven interested, in t a 1k i n g to give education for educar a t I n g . cial . government ta ke the The editorial said) tha •. :,.· a bout colleges. st ator's sa ke, but to provide edueges, exnett told Kefown_a mayor . . l tures for regional colleges "out • Two yea rs a go, the principal ca tion which is purposeful, to over the ·trom under" the publi'c schools Pa rkinson· tha t . Kelowna '' · . . . of the Oka na ga n Regional Col- he1P our young peop1e a nd to council ha d put "�he final_ I) l� • ':d1sr�- ,., act, arid that it allot enough ca, lege, Norma n Walke·r, made an help our economy." Jil1bes m p1� of the pro · · ·ta1 a nd oper a t ng · funds for in the coffin" , His idea s were and a re sound. · · post sec · · such colleges over and a bove Oka na ga n regi'onal co11� · , ·e_···,�.,· . . a ttempt to gi·ve a c1ear view of the regional college idea , a nd He reflected the need for somep a ssing a resolution seekbicr tha t required by the University. one to take action of some sort. a re gov­ n e w provincial goveriurlint .to stress its importance. · They also a sked tha t the gov- the government to remove col:hools act He sa id tha t the "comprehenBut it's taken over two from the ernment encoura ge the esta b- leges from the jurisdictk>�f · sive college is different from a yea rs to reach even a tenta­ lishment. of such colleges. the public schools ·act and to from a junior college, different tive decision, which in true 6 ;ugfl t · ,HeQe Plan m­ as the .ffe said that until such facilities for graduate sbldents ll11! pro­ vide4, · "we are failing in , p� duty to our young people." ·, ,.· She said that with the de­ cision of the community col­ lege committee to operate the college on a shift basis using existing facilities, · it appears the North Shore college may become a reality. · School board, she added,. has voted to rent West Vancouver Secondary, -considered the most suitable, as a college, and_ it now remains a decision of �e , provincial department of edu· , cation to call a ple�cite. . The college is ·urgently need- � ed, she added, to give gradu- ,.. ate sbldents the opporblnity for higher education. Her repo� f o 11 o w e d the swearing-in by Magistrate Al­ fred Watts of new trustee W. Duncan McEwen. Earlier last Monday; Magis­ tr..ate Watts administered the oath of office to Robert Keyes, in the new trustee's home. Keyes, elected last December, was unable to attend Monday's meeting because of illness. Tentatively named as com­ mittee heads were �Ewen, building and sites; · Enid \Ross, education; Bae Wallace,\ per­ sonnel, and Robert Keyes;. fin­ ance. Mrs. Radcliffe said further: "What has been accomplished in the. school district in 1967? First let us look at school buil­ dings, We now have eight el­ ementary schools at maximum size set by school board policy, library.: and , activity ro1:>m,: �d ·1 ed of �st - '. ' ' 1 '· M;'l'ION :"'l•• "')I·· 1··'tK-• 1•\tr•> ., )t( • ; 't . . � •ft: ." trustee tra dition, could be re­ versed a t the next school board meeting. And the provincial govern­ ment isn't even committing it­ self. It would be nice to see them follow in Onta rio's footsteps, where the crying demand for some form of higher education has sta rted 17 new regional colleges this year - in ware­ houses and superma rkets wherever possible. Here we ca n't even reach a firm decision on one college. t ,. y.,._ l ./· ·\ '\ (J .j &loeation Junior college plan left too late? By WILF BENNETT Province Educati:;n Reporter A real casualty of today's tight-money construction cut­ back situation is B.C.'s well­ intentioned plan of six years ago to set up a network of two­ year junior or regional col­ leges. It is obvious now that there aren't going to be any new community college buildings in this province in the near future - not y.,ith existing secondary schools and univer­ sities all complaining of criti­ cal shortages of money. The community c o 11 e g e 4 < <4 <4 <4 <4 <4 <4 <4 <4 <4 <4 <4 e8 e8 e8 e8 e8 e8 � � � � � � � � � � d crisis will be underscored this week by the desperate efforts of the Okanagan Regional College Council to save the pieces of its ambitious plan after spending more than $300,000 over 5½ years in futile attempts to get it going, and in the plan of the North Shore Regional College coun­ cil to settle for a temporary college in West Vancouver Secondary School after 4 p.m. each day. The Okanagan compromise, being voted on by council members today, would bring about a transitional period six scnool districts had given their approval to the proposed plan. Vernon school board had . a split decision and Armstrong · voted against the plan. Horace Simpson, of Kelowna, moved -the council proceed and Mrs. Vera McCulloch, Vernon, who . headed the special committee new plan, 1 which produced the . . seconded the motion. t The plan calls for'transform­ • ing the present Grade 13 : program now in the Okanagan into two years of arts and level, 1 science on the college introduce two years of to and 1 technological . programs. The • latter would probably be carried ' out in the B.C. vocational school t at Kelowna and administration . will be from that city, t -iliiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiio during which the college would consist , of only the existing Grade 13 classes in Salmon Arm, , Vernon and Kelowna, with . ceQµ-;,il ad­ ministrative office in the B.C. Vocational School at Kelowna. All studen\s from the. area taking p u r e 1 y technical courses would have to attend the K e Io w n a Vocational School. The Okanagan situation is further complicated by the traditional rivalry between the competing cities of Ver­ non, Kelowna and Periticton - a type of fractional rah-rah ;; I I •.-·•..� J local booster competition that collapse. has recently advised present and proposed, atl'. is b e c o m i n g increasingly the West Vancouver and faced with tough problem� ,:fl, anachronistic in terms of the North V a n couve r school tight money, high constru,oJ: economics of today. boards that he is g1vmg tion costs and a selld In that atmosphere, those serious attention to its request market for teachers. The.ill _ educator� who took the wider, for a plebiscite. to establish an problems could have • beej l o n g -term, education-first interim junior college in the faced up to much more easiJt view, such as original college West Vancouve·r Secondary · three or four years ago. council c h a i r m a n Frank School. Much of the blame for 1 Venables of Oliver, have had The North Shore boards delay, and the virtual collapli the usual uphill fight- against have been enthusiastically in of the regional college � t})e local booster types. In this favor of a regional college, gram, can be placed qn tA.4' case, those with the wider also to include the Sechelt provincial government. � view . may have lost out.. The original basis of put­ arid Squamish areas, for Education Minister Peter­ three years, but have been finances and control under, son, who favors the Okanagan unable to get provincial per- local s c h o O l boards has caused dissension in every Grade 13 compromise rather mission for 3 plebiscite. · area in which a college baa than see the whole thing West Vanc!)uyer trqstees --- ..ucently vi,aited Ii\ �'afte,; 4" been mooted - as · in the .... , .. , . Okanagan, N a n a I m o a"" . Intenm co!lllmUJJ-1�:.COllege 1!' Prince George areas. Some Bellevue, Wuh�. aJ! fOIIJld it essential districts always ·opt· ·· working fajr\y satisfietorJ,tl' out. !�: They fd\md •iomW>: accom- � . NOT COPY mod.ation probleips 11(bav�g · The department of eduea­ ' two groups of students '!51Di, · tion has said, for five years · the �ame desks :- such tlilngs · now, that it is seeking , o t · as litter and cigarette butts .. evolve a uniq1,1e two-yar left by the co_llege students. college pro�m for B.C., .IIOt �e�t Vancouver Seeo�dary. ,just copying U.S. ju�r col· is �acKenzie Rod pri�c�pal leges. The.. Higher Educa�n ms1s�g on strict rules re- Advisory Board has.. been garding deportment of both thinking about this for years. groups of students. (One But in the optimistic .daya· popular definition of jun!or of the Macdonald Repo� tbe colleges is "high schools with governme�i apparently i.idi't ash trays.'') foresee today's �t Jlloney The only two two-year -col- situation - and Jiow · may ground the off get leges to be too late. since �e Macdonald . Report: Ontario now has 18 two-:year on H 1 g b e r Education a�- community and or teclmical vocated a network of �em m colleges successfully O:')I e r· 1962 � Vanco�ver City Col· ating, but there they are lege and Selkirk �liege at entirely f i n a ii c e d bt the ·, Castlegar - are havmg their province. · Education Minister Leslie Peterson says he is gratified to learn a share of problems too, . Washington 11tate � 20 North Shore Regional College will be operated in existing school facilities �e- six school bo'1'ds m the successful j u ti o· r ·., �ges Selkirk area - Slocan, Arro_w operating u n-d er� Jef:>DJl · in West Vancouver. ·. ' Lakes, Grand Forks, Trail, boards divorced· from �-tdleol West Vancouver School Board Nelson a n� Castlegar - boards. There·.are· ·DO'lf',.Dl(lfe has agreed the College c�n be showed. li fme exa�ple �f than 1.000 such lunior ·cone rs er operat'e d in West Vanc9uv. int.er��ard �o-ope�ation m in the 'U.S. · ·. · .- .. , · Secondary School starting· next • · launQhl,ng, their regional twom��I!", �.;, •· REAL!i.um they But September. J966. in \J.ege di year'i : , . . ,: \ a r e; .·el!. p e riencing some . Most edu�tb� a� "I was very interested "an� 1s a real neei.l for·��·twr headaches. finance ''roposal for a $5 million gratified to learn from your l�tt� colleges. Four)�ar 'aea4e. c . cost to added ollege's c The of has· Board the North that Royal 13 Park to December of expansion 1 lOfai_ taxpayers, which was degree institu�ona cl9,11l . l School Trustees of Weiit Vanc9uv�r been referred by West Vancouver to be from one-jialf the needs «;sf ,m.aJlY·.'1 sup�,ed Council to its Advisory Planning were in agreement with the 'view tq. one mill, has become more can't � num�us en� that the North Shore Re�ional C o m m i s_s i o n f o r s t u d y and than four mills. And this educate. many students ae College should coriim'e'nce. '.its recommendation. ,irovides· · no funds for essen7 tb�ir · homes · 11114 ca,'.t:: · _ 1,u . expansion ot build�s even .. ; with . . the . · operations initially ,'._in wh,a'teyer Peter Outlined by architect ;.and other facilities and staff. . w,ves of. stud�.- ,,,.., n . !lcc;�mmOC,ati� school . acceptable Blewitt, the proposal i �c_ludes a l, --Vancouver City Co 11 e g e, ' univ�rsityfflented.:� \' could be made . av..ilable,'' ,Mr. '.J(hioh isn'�.. ,,.UY _a re�i�nal ', T_li�� -� be, .. _. � larg� double mall contam1�g new W_est 1etter Peterson sai� y · in· · ;� '- ,,.,\o\ ·' ,colle"e;· baa spenil�ts opgma_l faciliti�-· of the�·.co retail stores ' rooftop parkmg for t d • · • I Sclioo1 · -- · ·• Vancouyer . -a multi� y�ars stujfed in� tti,e· 50-. 'fQllege-technical 1;0ll�ce,,, · ., · ,; , ,: . .f.1"f"'""1 ;. 1 r.-i·, ..,.,., 1 ,. 407 · cars '"construction of ·'1-J!•r-old . IQng,,_ ��� -�' 1 , :a1_1t in this �vmce. -.e1y level parkade'"at ·the' south�!lt "l'appreciiite''fhat �!Board is �oolf aq�, ha, ju11b�.��� .. �a�e of � Jl?OrlY . �orner of Clyde and Taylor Way a n x tio·u s · to exp e'd i t,e th e got cJC!IH"aiict! · on ,its ne w SJ� · •nd b•dly, :��yed p with a ttaf.fic and pedestrhrn establishment·· of a' Region·aI of •aren't lilt�. to ·�ee a _ )���.for'. a···,$:' .milli overpass of Taylor Way. .Lang�ra -campus, . ;, . �...a;,-. sc:bools, m the1r . own_· College for the North Shore and I &!c,:,' Jle'\V, junior ·rol}eges/ •' buildings, for many yeai'.s:.' assure you that this matter-is ' , An elevated roadway is featured can ·. t• ,, ' . ,•' ', ]'-',Jt·,:my at attention serious receiving in the proposal. It runs from the : Taylor Way parkade to the existing end," the.letter stated. Drive. • overpass of Marine We�t Vancouver. School. Board . .. � est W _ (r01� r�P,Ort a received. has t . • A - p oislb l ef ex p'an s i on t o . ��ho�! Woodward's Dep;rtment store. is Vancquver,. s.�C<\l'!darr . p r i nf!,P�-1 �of. :>1af Je nz1e included in the�ex�ansiqn p�oposal. some pi;9blems 1,11here_nt The expansion will use up 70 in(JicJltil\g ! f�n ... underta�i-�g and s11� ; in n o . �r�' I>PrkinJ ex�ng of percent "' recommenda­ S<\me . taining FP Jl Park Royal �orth but'this wm·be is currently rt re 'fhis ons.. ti . po new the, with more than replaced under study by the Board. parking decks. a 1 P·e"t ers·oJn· tJlt ra u d s · College Move r Proposal Referred t . ' IX I \, ! ·,nd ;," I t ; � ,., • ! ••• < - Okanagan college j okayed Special to The Province KELOWNA-It's go for the I Okanagan Regional College. I I In a 10-1 affirmative vote at )londay night's meeting, the college council decided to start its proposed three-year transi­ tional p_rograrit this coming September located in, the ex­ isting Grade 13 classes at Sal· J mon Arm, Vernon and Kelow­ na. Of the 11 members present, · 10 voted in favor with Dr. J. M. Turner, of Vernon, voting against. 1 Six school districts had given their approval to the proposed plan. Vernon school board had . a split decision and Armstrong · voted against the plan. Horace Simpson, of Kelowna, moved the council proceed and Mrs. Vera McCulloch, Vernon, who headed the special committee 1 which produced the new plan, . . seconded the motion. t The plan calls for'transform­ • ing the present Grade 13 : program now in the Okanagan into two years of arts and on the college level, 1 science and to introduce two years of 1 technological . programs. The · latter would probably be carried ' out in t•he B.C. vocational school t at Kelowna and administration · will be from that city. '1 ,l __________...,.________ -- ing .urged •as more desirable nemployment and federal government olicies "directed to larger pools of 1ent." for implementation care insurance on .1is year, the party said this is not an y measure. ,t inflationary since of Canada are al, ring most of the ealth care and, se­ cause the addition­ is likely to produce an economic return in the en­ hanced health of Canadians." On economic development. the policy statement said p r i v a t e and co-operative enterprise need not be dis­ couraged but no privileges should be extended. It added lhat public enterprise offers a "challenge to Manitobans" which could result in the most equitable form of growth. "It would also provide the g r e a t e s t opportunity for Manitobans as Canadians to achieve economic and politi­ cal independence." m;� I 1 � tlE )< 1 an·· left too late? I t, t.,.�$ er competition that collapse. has recently advised present and proposed, · •• 1 i n g increasingly the West Vancouver and faced with tough problem• ;j .ic in terms of the North V a n c o u v e r school tight money, high cons�Qi. )f today. boards that he is g1vmg tion costs and a selld atmosphere, those serious attention to its request market for teachers. T... rho took the wider, for a plebiscite to establish an problems could have • bed 1, education-first interim junior college in the faced up to much more easf&. 1s original college West Vancouve_r Secondary · three or four years ago. •1 · i r m a n Frank School. Much of the blame for )liver, have had The North Shore boards delay, and the virtual coll.\,,at 1ill fight, against have been enthusiastically in of the regional college Pit ter types. In this favor of a regional college, gram, can be placed on � 111, with the wider also to include the Sechelt provincial government. ,e lost out.. The � orig basis pu inal of e arid Squamish ar as, for Minister Peter­ three years, but have been "finances and control � :s the Okanagan unable to get provincial per- local s c h o o l boards has caused dissension in every 1promise rather mission for a plebiscite. area in which a college haa whole thing West Vancou�r trustees , been mooted - as in the ·---· �ently v�ajted � {'aft� 4" Okanagan, Na n a i m o ailill, Interim C0'1inUJPt1if0ll�e i!1 Prince Georg e ·areas. Some Belleyue, Wa,;h:.. ,a� f� it essential districts always · opt·· workmg faJ!ly satis�torJ�r Qut. They found tom-.· accom- � NOT COPY modation· problei.n� ii(baving .: ', The department of eduea· , two groups of students using1. '._tio{l has said, for five years ' the same desks :-- such things now, that it is seeking • to . as litter and cigarette butts ,, evolve a unique two-year left by the co.liege students. ·college pro8ram for B.C., .aot �e�t Vancouv er Seeo�dai:y '. ,just copying U.S. junior. col­ pri�c�pal Rod �acKenzie IS leges. The,. Higher Education ms1s�g on strict rules re- Advisory Board has been garding deportment of both thinking about this for' yean. groups of . �t�dents. . (�ne But in the optimistic days" popular _det1�ition of Jun�or of the M�cdonald Report the _ colleges IS high schools \\ 1th governmept apparently didf't ash trays.") foresee today's tight iiaoney The only two two-year -col· situation - and now it,, may l�ges t.p get off the ground be too late. . lo smce _the M acdonald . Report.. Ontario now has 1B two-year on H 1 g he r Education a?· community and or technical vocated a network of �em ID colleges successfully of e r1962 ...:.. Vancouver City Col� ating, but there they are lege and Selkirk �liege a entirely f i n a n· c e d bf the -� · Castlegar - are havmg their province. Education Minister Leslie Peterson says he is gratified to learn'·a· share. o� problems too, . W h as ington state h · 20 North T�e: six school. bop-ds m the successful j u n fo'T ·' �ges ' Shore Regional College will be . operated in existing school facilities . , Slocan, Arro w area Selkirk in West Vancouver. _ operating u n.d er· 'i-ee:,iyl ,, Lakes;_ Grand ForltS, Trail, boards divorced·:from ,icheol West Vancouver School Board N Ca5 egar a n elso� � U boards. There':are has agreed the College can be Jnore �hawed, a fme exa�ple ?f than 1,000 such junior ·�e h operat'e d in West Vancouver mter�b_oard co-operaµon m . • ' -J,• ' in the Us . · · ·..· . · .i�.· next Secondary School s_·tarting , · · launCAlng, their regional two· ,: REAL� / · . September. y�r\�UegJ! in 1966. But they "l was very interested .. ·and a r e; _.::e � p e riencing some . Most edu�tk>ra a� 1s a real neecl for·th�-twio''roposal for a $5 million gratified to learn from your l�tt� finance headaches. The .college's added cost to colleges. FoiJr;Jear �icacte exvansion to Park Royal North has of December 13 that the Board of lOj:ai, taxpayers, which was degree institu!iOlll 'd�'J : been referred by West Vancouver School Trustees of West V�nc�UV!!r sup�#ed_ to be from one-)lalf the , needs io::a 'acc9mmo4ati�n school acceptable Blewitt, -the proposal includes a •ecause of a poorly ;concf,ited �orner of Clyde and Taylor Way a n xt,4u s t o e x p edi te t h e and 'bijdly delayed Pt,\; g�t c)e11,ranc� on ,its new. siui _ with a traffic and pedestrian establi shment o f a' Regional an.d pians. · for a , $4, m�lio?' ,aren't lik!IY._ to see anv.7..-. overpass of Taylor Way. College for the North Shore and · 1 ' . · .' �. scltools, m their own ·· � ,tangara campus, . , l3::C.'s ne'1V junior c�lleges; ·' buildings, for many years. f; An elevated roadway is featured can assure you t�at this matter is in the proposal. It runs from the receiving serious attention at my Taylor Way parkade to the existing end," the.Jetter stated. overpass of Marine Drive. West Vancouver School Board A. p o s�slb l e·jx pa n s i o n t o has received. a report (ro� West Woodward's Department store is Vancquver' 's,ec0i�dary_ School p r i ncip�I )to_<,I M ac:f e nzi e included in the. expanSi�n p�oposal. The expansion will use up 70 indicati� some pr:9blems inherent and . •J• an ,, undertaking •. percent of exlst.ing P,iirkinf ar.�.. on in. I··sucli' Park Royal �ofth but this''�ill be c!i11taining. some, recommenda­ more than replaced with the, new tions.. This report is currently under study by the Board. parking decks. , ;a:. tllf ·� t now' a • • I I. Colleg�. Move · ... • I·,, 1 Peters·o Jn· t:Ouds Proposal Referred • \' l I 4•• \. i,,, I January�-19, 1968 ., .� � � � ,,,, � � � � � .., ., � � � � .. ,··«<·: 1: � .,,,, _,, _,, _,> .,,,, ',, � ! I � I � I � I 4 4 I � I 4 I � I 4 I C: � 4 4 4 4 ,.. ,.. ,.. 4 ,.. 4 4 4 ,.. ,.. ,.. ,.. I ! � � � � � � � � � . March Vote On Regional: College �l{E CrrrZE.ltf: J if/:, ;:�•• i5-; . ·:, . '. ; .� Ralph Hall, Editor ·•.J.. ·., ""'·····. .. . , • .. lio.o-d News ' t ' :• The Speech From the Throne at Thursday's opening of the·Provincfal Legislature containe.9 some especially good ··, news1or:lhe North Shore. hold a l'egional college to n permissio ted ' ThJ 16ng-awai �pp,roval of elector�. assuming and given, was plebiscite the college will be in operation in ,!emporary quarters m S tember. ' · . . tletting the stage for the pleb��te has i�vol�ed c nsiderable prelimi nary work· and co-ordin ating �mittle ' P1 embers are to be commended for. their ,., · .. ljigence. . , · l'fhe need·, !or a regional col��ge has been firmly ,}abli_shed. � cg . · _ . i:� �. �our . sch�l boards . ·· . ne: eir 1ob·. . ·,. • ®olY}�er Fraser Valley - but there . •'· ,'auggestion Utat we are goin.r:o �-a basic reform in the met ·od �nancing these regional colleges. � ··In my view, after meeting during the past. year with many interested gro�p,s around the province - the present method of establishing regional colleges is doomed to failure·. "Four years ago, the Macdonald Report advanced the concept of the regional · college - and, in the main, the idea won widespread ·support. ·. "Today the ·concept is being frustrated in some areas because of local rivalries and in others l:>ecause there is determined opp o s i t i o n b y some to the imposition of 50% of the cost of \these colleges on the property tax. �, ''R e g i o n a l c o l l e g e s a n d universities should be built where they are needed and when they are needed. Their existence should not depend upon the success or failure of some hard-working committee to convince a majority of the property owners that they should pick up the tab. "No other province in Canada demands such a high degree of · local financial support than does British Columbia. In some states and provinces regional colleges and community colleges are a full provincial or state responsibility. "Our whole approach to the llnanring of regional colleges is founded. firmly in the dim agrarian pasl ,1 pasl where wealth dertn't.l from l,1nd .ind not from t.aic,111 �'-- , "Today we know that this "And let th11t, _regional college nation's resources are created by . t9gether with ·the others under talent - the product of better' consideration be .established with education. For a resource is not a full senior government support ... resource until talent has or at the very least with a established its presence. It was substanti�l r�dl!c,tion in j�al only when the world developed property tax participation. The technology that we got access to federal government has offered to our resources. pay 50% of all post-secondary '·Regional colleges are not of. operating costs in this province. exclusive benefit to those who own There is now no good reason why land. If they created values only to ' looi� property �ners should have land they would be a legitimate to �y �uch a-lugh percentage of charge again�� lan9nJiey bene(!� thi�� ' f re&t o,nal colleges: _. At . , th�»entir�� ��. proviilqe 1�1 " of i:,if: regional college -antfi nation.-'>'They should be program w ould qu alify for supported from flJllds �ollected at assistance under the federal cost­ the senior govemfuent level. . shartng·program.'' ··Regio�l colleges confer wealth on the entire province and the entire nation.Because of this fact, s e n i o r g o v e rnm e n t s m u s t recognize their value and provide adequ a t e support for th\!ir establishment. "B.u t, today the concept of regional ·colleges is floundering, even in the Premier's. home city. And as far as the Okanagan is concerned, it has been proposed by the first member for Vancouver POin,&;.f.irey and supported by this there should be a new · tfWtv�1ty of the Okanagan. • 'T h e M a c d o n a l d R e p o r t suggested such ·an institution by 1971. If this is the case, let the government get on with the . planning. And if the University of the Ok,rnagan is to be in Kelowna .. . then let a regional college be • ., ..,-r.. • ' ..,.,.. ., ' ...... ,.. -........ . ' established in Vernon or Penticton or some other valley point determined by fact and not by emotion. . ��J 1-:::. ; USING EXISTING SCHOOL PLANT AND FACILITIE Pionee� .parents were not stopped by lack of buil�in�s o� tea chers. They used existin� premises .- home� and clfbt.ch� ""'"' · for their schools. Today we have a problem - similar m many ways. We must provide our children with eau­ a ��f. 9'.. cation that will train them for today's world. Elementary and Secondary education is not. enough! A f r,M ago, your School Board working with nearby Boards and concern ed residents, aware of the fast-growing problems found the solution"'.'the community college. In existence for many yea rs in Canada and the United States, the community or regional college has proven its ability to provide vital post-secondary education. Vancouver City College and Selkirk College, ,�tarj.��. a J..ew years ago, are now turning away applicants for lack of space. Our children MUST be gjv.en·equal opt &de. i , , . · ,, . �t�uiltfl�J:!�f�t is �o�ay basic education! It was decided, �n view of the financ_ial dilemma, and realizing ��ie� _ - .. . i s1�e:_ . . /.·:-.·.·.;:·'.·�.:,.�.-_:I.·»·).· . · ; · , / . · � ; : 1 /� : ; � · · · '. � . . _·... ;"'.':. .. �(..'!ft. : .;�-�- � .:., ' . . . . _. . _ . · ··/,i� ,."4F Community Coll�e·? ;-�,t/·\ '·. :.<;;./, -�: ·. > .,;i. \ : W.h�. ·.Needs This Coliege ? i : ' (', • • • 7' �·,t:' ),}�·:·., ,'';� ,•' ._,·', ..'.: ,�·. ,•' .... ,''·; , • .' '. '_ '. ' . • I . _' • I : _;:. ,' . ' A Comm\lfiity College is not a Univ�rsity, ·.it is not, a · \.r · '· Petsoris �ho have the capacity·for a university education but , ; ·' .. �: WhO..P,f�f, e{to complete the fiJ:-stJfO years in a c<>1:}_�f,<.tl�ser < it glorified· high scpool, it iJi not a.· v�tiofiallf.echool. ' _: _ · ,...;,,,, 'to ho�;-ffe!. · .,..�, --""\,.d�.;1-.-.•�, • ... com•ia8�,;;.u'8tttlWIJMtMieilng: Persons who desire a university education but who failed for 1. A two year academic transfer programme equivalent to one reason or another to complete the necessary. courses in the first two years of university. high school. Persons who need technical, technological or semi-profes­ 2. Two year technological courses.' sional training for entry into the world of work. 3. Training and re-training courses for adults. Persons who are not certain of their career goals but who 4. College preparation programmes for students wishing to wish to continue education beyond the high school level. enter the College but who have not completed necessary Persons who wish to take "up-grading" and 'refresher" secondary school courses. courses related to their own occupations. Industry, too, will benefit in that more highly trained and specifically skilled workers will be available. ii�a . VOLUNTEER NOW! If you believe the children of our District should be given equal opportunity for post-secondary education, you can help in this information campaign. Many hands make light work! Already a number of concerned citizens are working for this college. We need your help, too. Phone your School Board office 922-9151 and volunteer for a COLLEGE - NOW! NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMITTEE Comprising West Vancouver, North Vancouver. Sechelt and Howe Sound �r.hnnl Rn..:arrlc .�r Plebiscite,, date �.eproveq s M? t for commllllifY''�correQe . _ The VANCOUVER SUN: Sat ., Feb. lO, l! 'College--NoW' l}ri-ve Q p , Sun Staff Reporter By Eric Sanderson Prominent citizens are being mated first-year enrolment at th cost of operating the •program wil ' WE l b S VANCOUVER T . asked· to form a committee ·to . A c�.�lege. "about 300." He also said the Editor Lidns Gate Times voters · before group of c ·t· 1 1zens Friday kicked tell everyone about the pro­ of All hiring us of instructors ar would not e agreed that a vote ; Establishment of a commun­ off a "College-Now!" campaign reg college i s desirable and college and be difficult and _that more than lo get a community college for neceional ; ity college on the North Shore posed community ssary," commented Reeve · /2\. how the immediate needs for 100 teachers already had sent the North Shore. _: will be decided on March 7. Alex Fo r s t of West Vanin applications. this could be achieved: � The grou p of 27 persons was couver. .,. That's the date approved by � told by C. Peter Jones that He said further: "Estimated The committee has adopted a To � the provincial department of the slogan: "College Now!" for cost of the '" college to the dis­ ebi c e will be he�d �ar ch 7 Vancou!er J j� ;0 �� s h Jac��ad��: �ucation for a plebiscite in the plebiscite campaign which tricts for the first year of op­ 1st Jones s�id as muc� i nformatio � ���t e : �� � termi ld ii,jour North Shore areas asking is already in high gear. ne i te s eration, including setting up·ex­ o as possible regardmg costs mak e and a star t .; residents if they are in favor on a com m unit will penses, will not be great, since Wallace said 598 pupils co!lege in temporary quarter; . of the school district participa­ graduate from grade 12 in it will operate for only one this fall. ftton in the establishment and West Vancouver this year and, term and ·be located in existing . Jon�s, a consulting engineer, · operation of a community col­ although some will enter uni­ facilities: , is cha!rman of the co-ord ng lege. / committee for the proi nati • 'There will therefore be no versity, many will not have ed The plebiscite - not a money required standards and "with­ capital charges. to be made. On , North Shore Commun i ty pos Col­ lege . bylaw -is only an expression out a community college will this basis, thEl mill rate in, West "We 're sure the plebisci te will of opinion needed in order to have no place to go." and North Vancouver works out 'g? .through," Jones said f open college dpors this Septemin u n i q u e information to · be .two-thirds of a mill and . "The kicking off the campaign. ··· ··, · · · t her. campaign is based on the for­ in · Howe Sound· and · Sechelt, Representatives from the four Plans ·are to start the college mula: "each one-teach one," slightly over one-thiI,'d. affected school district '. in facilities now available i!). said Wallace. "This m e a n s Sechelt, Howe Sound, sNor_ "In other words, the West or , W e s t Vancouver. Secondary telling your n e i g h b o r s and North Vancouver ·. homeowner, Vancouver a n d West Vanth cou ver, heard . Jones outline­ � Schoof and when funds are friends just what a college with a home valued at $25,000 plans to open the college I 1 available to build a permanent means to our community." in will contribute about $7 to the September. '. college ,.at a site yet to be The plebiscite requires 50 per first year's operation, of which He told the gathering that if · �' selected. cent approval in each of the $2 will · be for setting up. I th� plebiscite receives a .re­ The c o 11 e g e co-ordinating school districts. However, if opera­ qmred 50 per cent majo The monthly cost for' ri ty ·committee, in an effort to fully any district disapproves, the ting is· thus less than $1, or a from owner and tenant ers inform everyone in the West others could proceed with the little more than the cost.. of a he a�ticipates that at leavot full-time student,s will ststa350 and North Vancouver, Sechelt college. of coffee hamb�rger' and rt classes in the college's I · and Howe Sound school · disChairman of the Community per irtonth. In Howe Sound and tem­ por ary qua rters at We Van­ , tricts, has started a drive for College Committee, P e t e r Sechelt,' it is less than the "cost couver secondary school st ·�mmunity involvement.' (see Jones of North Vancouver, esti- of a hamburger." ere. Fees would be $100 for heac , ilso page 16). two seme�te.rs of four mo h of . each making a total of nths j .• ;'In other words," said Bae comp�red _to $485 for first $200 \lk�allace, a West Vancouver year at University of B.C. of , ·school trustee and member .. ·B. C:_ gov ernment will pay half .•Pie college committee, "we ···::.\vant our c h i Id r e n to have equal opportunity in education and want to start a college NOW, using existing facilities." He said Vancouver City Col­ lege will no longer accept st�­ 'NGL XXIX .....WESr VANCOUVER,,�C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1� No. 6 dents· from this area and uni­ versities are not only restrict- . ing enrolment but stepping up j entrance standards. Students with university en­ . /� �·: 1.�· :: , . tr�nce standing who do not We "'are not going to comment: .. abou� . ·: The e,qerided I h�,: , 4d5. to .10:30, seek a university degree can the d�lay in the pr9vincial governme*'s :: would allow, ·students t9, ·part-tiqle benefit from good programs at l perm�sio�: y,>:,�ho. d '. a.,.,j,leb� .on th� emp;>yment, a c? ubie- ·be�t in thls arthe coll�e level. � : question:' do1iyou' favor the �l;>li$hulent .;:"..rang�ent. . . ½.,�-;:. , ? · : ·. < _ •• , There is not, however, at the of a com�un.lty coll�e on,::�.�-:?;!.��-· ·'.' -.� ·�-�t·a�w;�ncept on the west present time, any opporturiity bftered on the North Shore for Shore? .. ,;.,, ...�.. _ success!� .commu<:'.:, .,) :further study to those· who have We ar6 relieved, dnd thankful :it has· ·.rdty),..�lleges.;·estabi.hed in secondary "not completed · university en­ come, as \ire are sure parents and. :·J1<:hb'Qls. in°ioperati�n ;for 'two years ·"·trance and cannot �turn to a at Bellevue, thoughtful citizens in the four municlpali· secondary school. : ' ' �8.�·, �tei.�:...� �, , :;:911�.: ;_ ��': ���� · ·· · you . .· · · I · cafete��,_'tw? ; 1k, ·'· Pr' ��? t L;•• t .,,.,,, .,,_,> a �p tt' fl' fl' .,." .,, ,.,, ,, , ii •.,- I -1''. "I, StalI: . fJ,e. · cdlleg;�.:?· . . . ( · " •\ .... <. l ' � - • \ , • .-. �. • •\ ' :, '• fake , . ;,;;-1,.� 't '.' ..:-,coas� �\.��.�·one:,; .:�as f/11 cf fl! ·b&n. ., ,; ,.,, : po=�· ... "r i�'(i\7 .:/·· p,yo th�attil; �t -� \ · ��6lne.. Qt the, fa�lt1es. ' l �, • - • ' _of ife.�bpz: we ,.".'.I;:'.:.; ; r.;�'.:)t(�:,�: ·� ,--�. ·--- ..• ? • • '., .i:... ,.,·- Se/I: the ... college .... .... .. • .. .... • ayers hear talk .... onRatep e eg coU y it un m m co .... .... .... .... .... .. ..... ..... .,. 4 •· . . . . •....·. Plans I,f1nanc1ng \ ! For College Hit . '. North Shore Councils Attack Arrangements for March 7 Vote two . Financing arrangements of the proposed North meet­ Shore COffi!31_Unity college were attacked at ings of c1v1c representatives on the North Shore Monday night. West Vancouver municipal council called the financing grossly inequitable but still passed a resolution urging a yes vote in the March 7 plebiscite. North Vancouver city finance committee heard Mayor Carrie Cat�s and two alderm� speak against the college set-up but the matter never came .&c,·. a vote. TWOl&SUES . M� objections at bo� _meetings were two points: · That ·municipalities aot , � responsible. for· �ciq high�_.education; _ . f.:l?�.- i That.. the, wordin1·. · ,t_;? ,the plebiselte doea not ntate it clear how much the college will cost � who � pay for it:· . The plebiscite will be voted.on in North and West Vancouver Sechelt and Howe Sound 1chooi districts. North Vancouver school board decided Monday the wording of t�e . plebiscite for city and district voters will ask simply• "Are you in favor of the Boa� ' , Jut-: '1...l4,<.of School Trustees of School d be· made up ·o·f woul dents stuof mass the .btlf" . etc , l · schoo dents Three members of the District 44 (North Vancouver) the chairman, those who have . succeeded in participating in the establish­ board a t t e n d e d last week's questions by no find can but. l bell stressed high schoo ment · and operation of a Ratepayers Association meet- C> N. Bellis, Camp n­ -seco icular bene- place in the present post regional college on the North ing to speak on various aspects it would be of part field. tion e stu- . dary educa Share..Qf Burrant Inlet." ---of the Community College ple- fit to dropouts, matur on �de�en, at their meeting, held be biscite. This will S8ld this wording is too ample, , 7. March , STATE COSTS District superintendent D. H. Campbell said the college is a .. Said Aid. Frank Goldsworthy: We must make. it abUlldanUy marriage between a university clear to school boani that the and a vocational school. The �(;�ft?;:. 'Pl�cite ,m11st· clearly state ,. purpose is to serve a greater c:,t'2eli/ w ��t the c�Ji! .a college will ribmber of citizens and those � · to the·, �iijitcipal . taxpayer ,\ .' do not specifically plan to ov,r_. ,the ne1t.;Jiff Jean. ll that '.Wnd either. is1}'.t·wclqd�1)ie J>Pebiscite I lY· t uo it'4��.tt:�- he aaid. :· · "The community college will be of greater importance to this · add�)le. .-.wis · not im­ ressed wi�·-�ege lana if it area than the universities," he t .: West Vancouver Council has means a subtta.ntialj'urden of said. "Costs are less, therefore ;,g�ne on record as favoring ·an costs on municipal ta ayers. fees are less. The college will ;affirmative vote on the March 7 Mayor Cat�.."aaid: ·\•i can't, provide classes geared to the , '"Regional College Plebiscite. suppoi:1 �e · ��& of .,dl"lwing needs of the district." North and West Vancouv municipalities into tile :.,.tion He added that resident and o� financing .the � of voters will vote yes or no to tenant electors could vote as higher educa�':' How . can we proposal to operate a two-y' consider such · idditiOilal costs this. is n� jl money bylaw. college after school in · st _ when we are·, w,a� finding F.. D. �s told the meefog Vancouver Secondary s· ool school c o s t 1 . a tremendous costs of I O{)erating the college, beginning this September. !} .. burden." .. which will be held in a second­ The carefully-worded Council' Aldermen Bill Wallace and ary school in West Vancouver, resoluti?n went on to say post-; Jack Chadwick also questioned would be divided among the secondary education facilities are the financial aspects of the four school districts on a pupil definitely the responsibility of cqllege _plan. ratio basis. With 80 pupils in Provincial government. It was ,pointed out t4e college this district our share would be - ,neamng more tax .ci>sts :_ /',Council is opposed to any direct wu , being. discussed at : a approximately 5 per cent. financing commitment involving �-�t11;1g called in part 'to · Ther«J would be no capital local taxpayers,·: the resolution discuss ; t h e school board's costs till a referendum is held· states. recont smashing 1968 budcet of and b u i l d i n g s constructed. "We are ad�mant about this... $13.1 million. These costs would be shared s a i d C,<\u ,c i 11 o r P a u Is o n . WES'l;VAN STAND by all the ratepayers in the �n. West . �ar_icouver, despite' • four school districts. VOIClng m1sg1vmgs, councillors Present hopes are the school passed a three-part resolution could be in operation by Sept­ endorsing the concept of a ember of this year. college. The resolution endorsed by_. In response t'o a number of C?Uncll_ Was submitted by Coun-ll:::... c1llor D. A. S. Lanskail who said he felt a regional college is essential for the area. "I've been an advocate of a regional college for some years," said Councillor Ed Paul· son in seconding the motioi;1. "But at the same time, this level of education is definitely a senior government r e s p o n­ ; sibllity and by that I mean 1 provincial and federal govern­ ! rnents." . 4 f :'. The VANCOUVER SUN .;;-.: '· as 40 classrooms·, nine science labs·t nhle We are not going to comment about .n,· .h . ! s s t ernmen ' · hops; four gym floors; two libraries; two the delay in the provincial gov the cafeterias; two portable language laJ)s; permission to hold a plebiscite on ent . two theatres; two music· rooms, to naine question: do you favor the establishm of a community college on the North some of the facilities. The extended hours, 4:15 to 10:30, Shore? to take part-time We are relieved and thankful it has would allow students double benefit in this ar­ come, as we are sure parents and employment, a li- rangement. thoughtful citizens in the four municipa ver, Vancou This is not a new concept on the west West ties involved are and coast. There are two successful commu­ North Vancouver, Howe Sound n-it:y colleges established in secondary Sechelt. involve . One, in operation for two years schools not The proposed college will West e, Wash., was visited by,; the at Bellevu of ties a money bylaw because facili ttee this year. Community used commi be college Vancouver Secondary School will es been in the United States have colleges if there is a favorable vote. It mak to for' more than 50 years, and other parts sense in today's tight money climate s as well. It is only in British take full advantage of present school of Canada Columbia that . youngsters have been that are equipped for this. post-high school their righf;to � .·. this West Vancouver Secondary is ideally denied . . ,,, . mg. nts: tram stude 1500 te moda suited. It can accom 4 ? . �hould 1 w'hd � _. _. _. :A l j 'Council Backs College ., 1vwJ . .1n·.·.O · . ·· .wr G.. .. ras. � -� <.:)riz.erJ 2//'f-/61 , (.,i··, u� 1,.1Jt, { ' . :' ' .. � "', ·: . e Citizen has str"ongly supported the idea of ., m 'ity college on the North Shore. We have a large , ool dislrict and this year more than one thousand �rade 12 . sUJ.':�. I c»·r-. , . .- R!:fJ:i�·nal Colleg8 .J�:�h outlined > .... , .. • ,•Ji ' , �';.(1,.? Operating �- whtth, are Titt�por�ce of the forthall that will ha�}to be ·�paid COJIIWlg plebiscite on the Comunder the pJioposed plan, for tl to was ou ined muniW, College a,' m#nber of citizens at a come from three �. fifty meeting last week when L. percent from tfie· provincial Brooks, spoke on the college government, studl!l'lt fees ind local taxes. In the Squamish an4. what it would offer. Howe Sourid area it would and e plebiscite colfor the . · 1".l'h ��- will be held in each of the be pro-rated on the number of four. school districts, and each pupils, which would be approxi­ pass it, or else cannot . mately one-twentieth of those in He stressed it the district. ticipate." P,ar . The rate in Squamish. :.and would be ,unlikely Howe Sound .cpuld partake in any such plan Sechelt would be abouf qne with another board as there are third of a mill, half the a�O!,tnt none close by with whom it from the two North Shore Copi­ munitles. A)l financing would utAOJd s1ql .. �pital construction could not swa1q0Jd ain .(eh\ a�n1sod .!) aql �uire�ns-ea sa st.Q«;lents c o 1:11 i � g . from .high· aq Ill.¥. qaaads auoJl{J. aql �UtlJO sc�ool �y .fmd 1t tnc�easmgl! ' :iCH.L NI aJ.V83G 3:H.L SG 'H'oN more difficult to get mto uni-. versities as sta-0.� will like- ::: : ly be. l'$ed. ·�t to the student v,w : :, : would be much iower than uni- ... .: 'SWV 1111M NY11Y J. versity, ��ly._ two hundred :j:� :::: dollars per y�ar � � :-:· I �W4 1,,, .,: .. :·i>,i 0 •. . ==== '1WAtYnn, ,, I . J� '<-n would be given the academic upgradtrtl(�Qurses �o · I VOter aswas possible. reach entrance level'' t' '',.: .,,, NOT SURE For ngn-acade�i�." gen'era !"' "We• don't know how many interest courses for adults, no students· will be enrolling. We prerequisite for admission would expect at least 300. It· could be be necessary: Irt·other words, a much more. Cost will depend on fairly general .'open ers, Peter estimate of what the eff ect will. be ·Powell andDorotliy tynas, told the on the taxpayer in five years:frQm. r.,groapctiere waS'excellent response now. The voter will have all the in North Vancouver to the college. ·· available information,·· he told Chadwick, , As_ke d 1�ha� courses were planned, . Jones s;iid that would depend on s, T. B. M.• and onald MacD dent chairs it. Members include T. J. ber of Cham the ly, ental incid And d. Soun F'ouberg from Howe er to speak a for ask to ,. · Commerce in that area was the first and 1966, ary, Janu date? The ge. jnform them about the colle to do the up went ll Powe D. C. P. trustee North Vancouver missionary work. icts involved are P. C. • Other members from school distr H. C. Fnguson, W. J. elt; Sech from Wilson and W. P. Malcolm i\lcEm•n and Mrs. Enid Wallace, Mrs. Agnt>s Radcliffe, Duncan Rosr, from West Vancouver. Pt>ter Jones, Dr. G. B. North Vancouver representatives are Lt>slie Broo�s. and s Wilson, P. C. D. Powell, Bill Luca t. As an mter�m acke ght-j strai a in ed work These people have , to a community open be board they lack legal weapons that will birth to. Then give can e iscit pleb college council that only a only �reep up can they positive decisions can be made. Now lookmg over ge, colle a on rts on a plebiscite, gathering repo llment reach enro the ld shou ge colle t anen possible sites for a perm e. . outsized proportions in years to com is formed, staff �ired, After a favorable vote the council and the whole machmery schedules drawn up, curriculum decided clanks into high gear. ... ---o ·· ·••• ... � ,,. =" auu could go on to university. local gowrnment officials. Jones said the vocational and "The plebiscite question. asking technical. programs ,would lead to if you are in favor of the college, is careers in the com'fl1unit4" and • like asking if you are in favor of the woul be two year iIJ length and � college, is like asking if you are in terminal .in ch�rac �. tet_. They would favor of motherhood." Chadwick include acco�t'J,rng business. dlli' declared. processing, s�eciaizett s'ecretariaJ: "We know it will be a low cost to train ing, draft ing, 1 insur ance, the tax�ayer if the co llege is finance and i"nves{trlent, laboratory l o cated in West Vanc o uve r technician,electrori its,:indso on. Secondary School as planned, but The adult program wo�d serve will the vo ter kno w what the t h o s e· n e e d i na:·t,q,;\IPg r a d e eventual·. cost will be if student technological skills, ,,tq. learn new ? population outgrows this campus " skills in order, Jo re-eqter Qusiness he asked. or a part-timi;program of �ultural West Vancouver trustee Bae ikterest Wallace interjected. "You will Entrance requirements for the have another chance to register t w o y e a r a c a d e m t� a n d your opinion on a referendum for technological pro gram a{ college capi tal , ;eosts if a permanen t level. woulq�i"led high,f, choo l campus, is recommended . .You graduation.: ··--<1sre .. 1• , could say ·no ' then. For those stur Jones, Dr. G. B. Wilson, P. C. D. Powell, Bill Lucas and Lrslie Brooks. These people have worked in a straight-jacket.. As an interim board they lack legal weapons that will be open to a community college council that only a plebiscite can give birth to. Then positive decisions can be made. Now they can only �reep up on a plebiscite, gathering reports on a college, looking over possible sites for a permanent college should the enrollment reach outsized proportions in years to come. After a favorable vote the council is formed, staff hired, schedules drawn up. curriculum decided and the whole machinery clanks into high gear. Citizens Form Committee The most important involvement comes at the parent level. Because young people cannot vote for the education they need, adults must do it for them. They answer the call for volunteers. They find time in a busy life to fight for their childrens' right to equal educational opportunities. They are responsible for the failure or success of the campaign. Dr. G. B. Wilson is chairman for the citizens' committee in North Vanc:mver. He has recruited the fire chief. Jim SpPnePr, to help him. Others in the group include Waltn Szafranski, president of Seymour Heights Ratepayers' Assoc., Ron Morrin and Brian Nt>,we.ombf'. These key men will build the organization to handle North Vancouver. W. ,J. (Bal') Walla,·1· heads lhe West Vancouver campaign. He has named Frank StPrlP, head of Lever Bros. for Albert and B.C., to be his chairman. Krn Martin is on the team, and Mrs. Shirlry Huntrr will head the women's division. NEXT WEEK: The plan to inform all residrnts ahout the <'ollege, or 'each one-teach onP'. ; ; WEST V�co.yvE,R, B.C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1968 , Coone.ii backs Co_llege plan;. ;, ; scores high education costs ,; ,rJax .,. hike seen ing E*':. iri'e 1rs- ., :� i: I Committees set to back campaign By Erle Sanderson A record school budget this West Vancouver Councillors unanimously agree that a regional college is necessary for the North Shore year will mean a record tax and is urging residents to endorse the March 7 plebis­ increase for West Vancouver cite. homeowners. The budget has been pegged It calls for establishment of a community college by W e s t Vancouver School on an interim basis using the physical facilities at West ·Board at $6,539,656, an increase Vancouver Secondary School. of 19.5 per cent in 1967. Councillors, however, while endorsing a strongly­ Municipal manager E. G. worded resolution in favor of the college opening this Barnes. says this means the fall, criticized the ever-increasing cost of education. average homeowner can ex­ The resolution said Council pect 11 1968 school tax hike of takes a "very strong view that between $50 and $63 - the high­ the cost of post-high school edu· est single increase in the dis­ cation · is primarily a senior trict's history. government responsibility and Last year the average West by reason thereof, the pro­ Van property owner with pro­ posed financing f o r m u l a is perty valued at $25,000 paid grossly inequitable. $264 for school purposes. · "And further, that Council, This year, he can expect to in view of the foregoing, re­ pay about $327. cords its opposition to any for· The provincial government f ' Friday took some of the sting Peter Jones (left) and Bae Wallace at news conference mula in respect of capital and concomittant operating costs urged all-out support for N.S. community college. from the increase by boosting · that would involve direct finan­ the homeowner grant which is cial committ;ments by the local now earmarked only for edu­ tax-paying community." cation costs, from $110 to $120. School Board plans to start Barnes said the homeowner the college in present facilities grant will reduce the school and when funds are available tax to about $197 which is al­ build a permanent college at a most as much as tq�_.resi-, site agreed upon by boa� in dents will pay to meet the tax West and North Vancouver, bill for general purposes. Sechelt and Howe Sound school Exact amount of the tax edu­ districts. cation bill won't be known un­ Frank Steele, head of Lever till April when the provincial Brothers in Alberta and B.C., government a n n o u n c e s its has been named chairman of grants toward British Colum­ the men's division of the West bia education costs. Van campaign b a c k i n g the plebiscite a n d Lions Gate In past years government FRANK STEELE Times columnist Shirley Hunt­ grants to w e s 't Vancouver . .. on committee er heads the women's division. school board have averaged be­ Co-chairman named at the tween 30 and 33 per cent of meeting Monday night were the total budget. Mrs. John Chaston and Mrs. Most of the extra tax money John Maw. will go to the teachers. They The group will organize on receive a 6.9 per cent wage A column called COLLEGE the 'Each One-Teach O n e' increase in an arbitration board FORUM starts today in tbe theory. The territory will be decisid.n announced December divided into areas using school Times as a public service so 28. boundaries with block captains all West Vancouver residents Th� wage boost means this responsible for informing their can be informed of c o 11 i: g e year'.s instructiol} bill will total neighbors the aims, and . need plans before the March 1 re­ $3,588,896, an increase of $525,ferendum. for the college. 054 over 1967. The Lions Gate Times real�,.. Volunteers are n e e d e d in Included in the school board's every district and those able to izes there are questions vote� ; instruction account is $214,898 help are asked to contact West want to ask and information for such items as music, sport Vancouver school board office they need to know before cast­ and art supplies and the special 922-9151 which is compiling a ing their ballots on this impor­ instructional equipment, com· tant issue. list of volunteers. puters, district resource cen­ We will answer all queries Peter Jones of North Vantres and experimental science and keep readers aware of centres. SEE COLLEGE PAGE 3 what is going on. College forum starts today 1 \ \ -------- ,; ,; ; ; .,,; , ,,,, , -,> ; ,, ,, ,, ,, .,, ,, ,, ,s1' fl! . ,:if df rlf., ,it tJI 4' J 15, 1968 Council ·6acks College plan;.; scores high education costs '\. ·:t:·:,l, a· X �-; �-l� ,: }1ike seen , STUDENTS want COLLEGE NOW! and to prove it the.y are literally covering West Vancouver with bumper-stickers "I'M FOR NORTH SHORE COLLEGE": Ambitious promoters last Saturday at the White Spot parking lot on Marhie Drive are from the left Marianne Jensen, Sheila Perret, Bob Jones, Peter Sturs­ berg and Sean Crickmer. ii I :! A record school -budget this year will mean a record tax incre�e for West Vancouver hoU\e.owners. , ·The budget has been pegged 1>1 W e s t Vancouver School iaoard · at $6,539,656, an increase or· 19.5 per cent in 1967. ·Municipal manager E. G. Baines . says this means the average homeowner can ex­ pect 11 1968 school tax hike of between $50 and $63 - the high­ est single increase in the dis­ trict's history. Last year the average Wes t Van property owner with pro­ perty valued at $25,000 paid $264 for school purposes. · This year, he can expect to pay about $327. The provincial governm�nt f \ Friday took some of the sting Peter Jones (left) and Bae Wallace at news conference urged all-out support for N.S. community college. from the increase by boos ting · the homeowner grant which is now earmarked only for edu· cation costs, from $110 to $120. Barnes said the homeowner grant will reduce the school tax to about $197 which is al­ m08t as much as �- res�.-. dents will pay to meet the tax bill for general purposes. Exact amount of the tax education bill won;t be known un­ i till April when the provinc�al e s its n o•.•u n• c �-'····· a- n I government 1 Committees set to back campaign By Eric Sanderson West Vancouver Councillors unanimously agr that a regional college is necessary for the North Shoee re a?d is urging residents to endorse the March 7 plebis­ cite. It calls for establishment of a community college on an interim basis using the physical facilities at West Vancouver Secondary School. Councillors, however, while endorsing a strongly­ worded resolution in favor of the college opening this fall, criticized the ever-increasing cost of education. The resolution said Council takes a "very strong view that the cost of post-high school edu­ cation · is primarily a senior government responsibility and by reason thereof, the pro­ posed financing f o r m u 1 a is grossly inequitable. "And further, that Council, in view of the foregoing, re­ cords its opposition to any for­ mula in respect of capital and concomittant operating costs that would involve direct finan­ cial committments by the local tax-paying community." School Board plans to start the college in present facilities and when funds a!J? available build a permanent college at a s ite agreed upon by boai:_ds in West and North Vancouver, Sechelt and Howe Sound school districts. Frank Steele, head of Lever Brothers in Alberta and B.C., has been named chairman of .&.L- ___ ,_ �:.� .... ; ,., _ ,..# +"' ,.. ,JTolt'." .. .I ' FROM PAGE ONE . . , .... ·;,,.' ' ...... .. .. .. .. .. ..A .. .. .. ,•,. COLLEGE . couver is overall chairman of · to use leisure ti��. ''There will the North Shore Community be make-up·' courses for those College Committee and West who did not complete grade 12 Van school trustee Bae Wall­ and wish to' get degrees· at the ace heads the West Vancouver community college and··· univer- · division. sity levels. Jones, who has been re­ Counselling - An a c t i v e searching the community col­ counselling program · '19· assist lege concept for the past two adults who seek retraining and years, said enrolment could go for students to find. ttie most from an expected 300 to 350 beneficial course. . this ° September to as high as Entran� Requirements 6,00() students by 1985. This could,; be classed as an He said the interim college 'open door' policy. Jones stres­ committee had no authority to sed it would .not be a dumping project building programs. ground for �tudents. On the Asked if o p e r a t i n g costs other hand, those seriously de­ would be high, Jones said "cost siring to further their educa- . depends on demand, _and at this tion will be helped to.. bring up point we don't know exactly their standards. how many .student.!!,. ot-· . Europe, . rter reported �at 365 report �rd� had en.,\ . . . The. costs : 1ap�arently covered court picked UP. ·�·p . . 1$ and··felt thatJ@e , f . � and 'Work •a!ld 111rb1tr'at!� he�r� truS!_� rangept� w ,. ���- yea:,r: Johnson•_ �mme� '- ·',. ost of_ the. dine . ll>'T /J?o, ·, , i! \>�er Harbour seems toT:jav¢; _ . . , e . o.ver41l . : .,;�'119, . .. . · t ,a tees felt ,t . . �b . . . · .,..pert:� thl arents - A;,: . · Mill!ll-i but it wa,s suggested ,that next ·�·an a.rib- par,ent§ fe.el tna.t 1they should no • ve to itr.a,tor be hired who lives ia little closer to pick up the report cards. the dilstl'itt. ,ff EMERGENCY EXIT Gibsons Volunteer Fire Service request­ ed that lthe Board make provision for an emergency fire exit in the eaistern end of the new library at Elphinst,onoe and also iinstall ·a fire hydrant near th,e school. Trustee Cliff Thorold ·reported that trustees t.ogethe:r with the ,archiite.ct, Mr. Rutter and Mr. •Gerry Dixon had inspected the librar,y and 1there are two exits ea.ch on opposite sides of the fire exit door which me.ets with the ,building code. Mr. Dixon will repo•rt back to ;IJhie fire ma.rshaU who may have mis.sed the two exits. The fire hydrant is required ,and regardless of who pa�s for it should ·be inSotalled rather than jeopardize the ·schools. I / ' {c, �. sa1<1: Tnal Ium and staff, Jones field there emic acad the in courses at would be two-year univers­ year d secon first and gradu­ who ity level. Students year r eithe of end ate at the This u can transfer to niversity. present ce repla will m progra grade 13•. Voeationa1-Career courses in technical" and: vocational pro­ gr:ims. Two years in, :1ength. Will include accounting, · busi­ ness, data processing, special­ ized secretarial training, draft­ ing, insurance, finance and in­ vesbnent, 1 a b o ratory techni­ a cian, electronics, m c h ine training, to name· · some under study. Adult· education - For those who seek upgrading of· techno­ logical skills, a part-Ume pro­ gram of . cultural interest, to learn new skills to re-enter business , or a worthwhile way Vote in March . . • �. Ti:ustees. exhibit. douhts ' ov.er College plebiscite DISCUSSING the Community College plebiscite which will be heid ·on Thurs­ day, Marcih- 7th, Sec.rebaTy Treasurer Pet­ er Wilson ,sita:ted that the question to be pres-ented will be ".aTe YoU ,interested in the esta•bli$ment rand o,per:a,tio,n of a Re;. gionail College on -the North Shore?" Trustee· Leo Johnson observed 1th.at he hope,s the North Shore iis in a ootter po,si­ tion than we ,are because ,after the budget furore, he doubts if it wiH pass. Trus1:ee Norm Houg}i commented, "irt will never go through,,., to whlch trustee M,alco�m commented, "you should rba·ck it up". The ·plebisdte will require a stmple 50 per cent. majo,rity to pass. sary", 'he wa:s •assured th a t it is ,as there i:s a lot of comipetitiOID, especially at UBC. BUDGET REVIEW DepaTtment of Educati:on. will r,eview the budget early March when ,a,c-cording to Mr. Wilson it is gone through with a fine too·th-comb. Accourn'..a:nt, Mr. L. Yorkston will acco1m:pa1ny the SecretaTy Treasurer, Superintendent and trustee Malcolm to an­ swer questions concerrning the budget. FAMILY LIFE Trustee M,alcolm abS:t,ained from ap­ proving intr:oducti-on of •the Family Life Educatio;n program, stating he is not sold on it. Dr. Reynolds, Director of the Coast · Gradbalrli Health Unit recently outlined· the prc-gra1m to trustees; it will be given to Grade 8 students, trustees felt that it should be given ·by a doctor ,and g,ave Sup­ erintendent Johnson a uthority to make necessary arra,ngemell'ts. ARBITRATION Seeking approval for arbitmtion costs relating to teaooers -sa1�aries, secreta•ry Pet­ er WiLsorn st ated that the co� per hour for a Mr. Woife was $30.00 .arnd he -claimed for 32 hours, seemingly 'his fee was for $960.00. According to correspondence, Mr. REPORT CARDS Principal of Elphinstone, Mr. W. Sc �ot-· . Wolfe is ,presently on ,an extended kip 'l:o it:�r reported �at 365 report ca rds rhad_�en., . . Europe, ,.- . . . . The. � - iapparently covered court picked up_ ,by 1 pax. � and felt th�t t,pe ..., , 1 \\'Ork ;a!l'd' lllfbi:t:ra� hearing and truS1� ranigl!')ll� Wa§_:, • SU�el!3(aj1'tid; yeat'.'' , . _. /l>tw.Ier Harbour Johnsonr ..�. " .. :.. ·• ·'pt� of th� �e r .• • 't .,.-J?o, M ·_, • . i' , seems to. rus- :· �·ll.' -� art .,a 1We oyer411 � _ 1 · · . � " ' th.£' a.rents !M,-�. · MIS' tees. felt · . . . � but it wa·s suggested ,that next ine an a.fib- paren fe-el •ffia.t ,they should. not have to iltr,ator be hlred who lives ,a little closer to pick up the report caTd-s. the diistri:tt. EMERGENCY EXIT Gibsons Volunteer Fi:r'e Service request­ ed that lthe Board make provision for an emergency fire exit in the eaistern end of the new library at ·Elphinsitonre and a1so install ·a fire hydrant near the -school. Trustee Cliff Thorold •repoTted that trustees together with the ,archiitoot, Mr. Rutter and Mr. •Gerry Dixon had inspected . the · librar,y and ,theire are two exits ea!ch on ()ll)posite ·sides of the fire exit door which me.ets with tlte ,building code. Mr. Dixon wili report ha.ck to 1bhe fire ma.rshiarll who mray have mi�d the two exits. The fire hydrant is required ,a,nd regardless of who pa�s for it should be wtalled rather than jeopardize the �hools. . Trustee Johnson commented' 1that this had been discussed ;!·3 yea,rs a,go when the fire de-partment ,agreed it was their res­ ponsibility. "The board is always getting sfogged; it was· the same with thie !SEm'er system," said the .trustee, w.ho recommend­ ed that the rmaibter 'be referred to the Plan­ ning Committee. NOT EXCITED Superintendent Gordon Johnson com· mented he was not exdlicd about ·a sug­ gestion •by 'Mrs. Jean Silvey of Egmont that ·a play or nursery school be esta.blish­ ed in the one unused rJOm ,a,t Eg;mont School. Mrs. Silvey stated ithat atS it is, ,a remote ·area there is not much opportun­ ity for children to mix and i:t would be ,a good thing for 3·5 year okls. The rSuperiintendent sta1ted thiat the room is used 1aod 5 yea,r old C'hildren -could a t­ tend Madeina 'Park' kihdergai,ten. Mr. Wilson observed thait he understood it wa s to be a priviate venture just using the ,scltool facilities. The board did not give approval. REFERENDUM No. 9 Planning ·committee, chainman, Sheila Kitson stated that the .firm of Undwwood, McKinlcly, Cameron, Wilson -and Sm�th will be arehitectural consultants for Ref.er­ endurn No. 9. HOLIDAY PLAYHOUSE Trustees agreed to subsidize· Holid,a� Playhouse, if necessary ,ag - a,in this year; 1as,t year it -cost the Board $238.10. Cost to the students is soc fur secondaTy sc,hool and 25c for elementary ,sc,hool students. Players fee last yar was $675 plus 50 per cent of ·a�ng .above that amount. TEACHER RECRUITMENT Trustee Agnes Labonte ,and Sheila Kit­ son will attend "Trustee Day" held in Vic­ toda Ma,rch nth -and UBC Ma rch 12th, ac­ companied -by Superintendent Johnson, El­ ementary Supervisor, Mrs. Wiren and Sec­ retary Peter Wilson. Trustees :authorized the printing of 1,000 brochures. Iin re.ply to Trustee· Holl!gh's query, "is it neces- i ·- /.._ I t:•1 l ': C:l.k . �' ...... / ·1 ,,1 1 ·\ t. 1: ·J 'l , l , )1 ',: � il , 1' I 1 .,. • ;: :1 .1 i, \ i, '1 1:1! , ··-····· -1 :1 ,,1lege lasts -'i:t given . ' ,, The taxpayer with a $25,000 home in West and North Van­ couver will pay about $7 a year for h proposed North Shore Community College while using facilities of West Vancouver Secondary Sch ool. "In 1973, if 'the student body reaches 2,000 and a campus and buildings have to be ac­ quired, the tax cost would reach about $25 per year," Peter Jones, Chairman of the College Coordinating Commit­ tee said today. For Sech elt and Howe Sound a�as, current costs on a home valued at $12,000 would be $2. For ,a new campus, it _would run about $7. :ones said. an estimated 1968 b\ldget has been accepted by the four School districts and shared among them in an agreed ratio. The budget provides for operating expenses in 1968 (September-December) · for an expected 350\ Under provisions of the Publie Schools Act, the provincial government pays 50 percent of the approved operating costs. The remaind�r comes from stu­ dent fees and local taxes. Operating �ts in the early ·years will be moderate, be­ cause the college wffl use exist­ ing school facilities. There will be no capital ch arges for land, buildings or equipmeht. In 1969, a s s u m i n g eight months' operation and 600 stu­ dents, local tax contributions would ','be about the same because: (a) The Provincial grant and student fees would increase. (b) There would be no "set­ ting-up" . costs. "When we have t o build, there··will be. a money referen­ dum. Voters can accept or re­ ject lt," said Jones. "Next month we are asking only for approval to establish a college in existing facilities. No capital outlay is necessary." "To ;-eome . up wfth a cost figure for . such time as we . have , to _ _!>uild ! we assumed. .. -·· .--- ther e would be 2,000 students; nounced in the Legislature by that taxable asses<;ments in the the minister. four di_stricts would reach $500 He saicl, total bu!}get for edu­ million and the cost. would be cational expenditur es - $271,30 percent higher than today's 106,311 - is an incr ease of 17.3 percent over the comparable 1 building rates. "This would wor k out at a figure for 1967-68. maximum figure of $11 million In his addr ess, Peterson an-. for the college, site, and buil- nounced the make up of a com­ dings.·" mittee to look into the question Meanwhile, t h e committee of getting fuller utilization of has r eceived permission to plan pr esent school facilities. · · and operate a college in exist: Chair man of the committee ing buildings and approval to is J. L. Canty, Co-ordinator of use a small amount of local · · Services for the Department of taxes to do· this. Education; Charles W. Dick of 1 Jones said that after several . Vancouver, nominee of. the B.C. year s - at least three - the Teachers' F e d e r ation; Mrs. college will need its own cam- Frances Thompson of Victoria, pus, buildings, and equipment. nominE!e of the Parent-Teachei' The pr.ovincial government will Federation and Peter Powell of also pay 50 per cent of the cost North Vancouver , nominee of of these, except for the land. the British Columbia School 1 Last week Education Minister Tr ustees' Association. Peter son said British Colum­ bia's dir ect gr ants to school districts this year will be $120 mil lion, an increase of $18,900,000 or 18.7 percent over last year's estimate. In addition, he said the in­ crease in the home-owner grant . t r om $120 to $130 will assist pr oper ty owners in meeting local school taxes to the ex­ tent of $40,950,000 - an in­ crease of 8.3 percent. . The- increased gr ants to school districts were among highlights of the educational program an- McIAGGART-COWAN ti�8 ON COLLEGE PANEL·· � �r. Ian McTaggart-Cowan, Dean of Graduate �tud1es at UBC, will head a panel of speakers at a meet­ mg on the proposed North Shore Community College at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 at West Vancouver Sec­ ondary School. . Other speakers include. Stewart McGill, Regional Director, Canada !danpower and Dr. Bert Wales, Direc­ tor, Vancou_ver City College. Peter Jones chairman of the. college committee, will chair the me�ting; Cotne prepared to ask any questions. d r--. �·:· -fuse_ s-' -·-·. · boar · / Y\'.e.:_ ·:,t·�_ :::·.-·/�:fort� !S10 CUt recor d b.uda � ·;, . ·v.. _1ie pleas by . N�rth Van;� .,_ . r Ci� and District CounNorth Shore Sch�ol sed to trim anythmg ¼\. � ., , ; , --, i,ot,r -� d $13.18 million Jn increase of $2.27 -: ·. . . �·, . last yea r. . held a speciaJ_ \. ' .-,��s "��·--�� �with, the �oar d to dis1 "' c��� budget. - · t� . . , ,.; . W � . WITH THE COLLEGE-NOW CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY, TH�,> Times has received many ph?ne calls and letters asking questions _,./:) a �u_t t?e proposed community college. To answer as· i;p.any as P��e, we have set up a question and answer for� � t �y was it necessary to have a vote at this time. Why nol, ,wait until the municipal elections in December and sa-.e � . . . th.is· exna expense? • I ,_ 'mmittee for thr ee years. .- ��st a study was commissioned showing the need. With estJ,bhshed, the gover nment was petitioned to allow a pleb· asklJ:g for approval to establish a community college. , • , �ile the gover nment in 1963 endorsed the plan by Dr. J. �a�pald _ad�ocating community colleges throughout the Vtnfe, · pernuss1on was not given the North Shore for a pleb e , unti,l Feb,ruar y 2, 1968. . The commit !ee had a choice. I_t could delay the plebiscite .,., . _ until th� mumc1pal elections in -December 1968 and start the � . college m September 1969. Or it could call for a vote at the eariest possible moment (M arch 7) and when passed, would I A � ave barely eno�gh time to organize the college for opening m September. With 1900 students in gra de 12 in the four areas this year, th� need was too important to let these graduate (60 percent· will not go on to university) be deprived of career training. What will happen if West Vancouver turns down the coll and No.•th Vancouver and rest of the districts vote in fav.' � West Vancouver students would have no claim on the CQll!tge. � The students from 'vote majority' ar eas would be served;�iirst and at the $100 per semester, or $200 for full term· tw� semest� rs, fee. Because West Vancouver taxpayer s woul4�not be supportmg the_ college, students here would pay a much mater u • ..,. ...b fee if thi;!re were space for them. Will West Vancouver Secondary High School � llarmcd or 1,r" inconvenienced by having the college campus there.f ,. Principal Rod MacKenzie of West Van Secondary- says no. , . First call on all facilities will be the pr ior right or' the high � school. Students go home before 4:00 p.m. in most cases. For f"'° school games or plays, the facilities will be open to the school � . .. for any hours they wish. How long ·"·ould the college be at West Van .... ! Have -� · Wt' any assurance that We Will not be faced with & Jaigh cost for a new campus? · ,',;. _,.) T�e highest cost you will be faced with, as a � in North or West Vancouver with a home valued at $25,�ould � be $7 per year tax on the basis of the campus befng at fl': West .Va�couver High School. As this school can handle up to � 2,000 pupils, has super b facilities for such a college (a half-million 'ffi' dollar new vocational wing, nine labs, theatre, four gymn floors, is _expected it will handle the enrolment for several r F -r ·r of r :.,fl> r r r ;::/sJt, ,II> t/l> · V�couy�r City College has been in operation for six years. and _has now 3,768 pupils, serving a much higher,· population densicy are� ·.. · � Voters. '.now are ,QI!lY asked to approve the establishment of f a colle�{. At any. ttnit in .the future, should the enrolqient out- � gr ow the_ ,high �hool. _, only then would a money bylaw be put tr'" to the , voters. They would have; the opportunity to support or � r eject thiis, · bylaw, and fn!l. COB;ts for a new· college would be � .., set out on' the ballot. However, this is not expected for many years. __Jj (See story in this issu� pn projected costs of college should F° it be necessary to build by 1973.) , r ··, 11-r °r:/i.,,.,,,._.,.·_ _ s.; ChOol ·· f. ,a.· t�\f.9M�u N ITV I,> �is.'H� COLLEGE ,� ·· ; .;_;_;;_·_;_.;•••••.•.•!·.······ ·····-:::, -� ;;;.-·· · ·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·;;;;;;;;;;::::::,:::.,:::=:::=:::·z.:. ;:_::::::;,·;;;;;;;;;;,,,;_;_;,,·_; � Tr ustee Dorothy Lynass said �. _Ree� ·�wJ..)ed the atschool trustees look Upon· edu- 1 · �sa,mg;:·.his , COJ,Jncil W.llS f an a y � �s� :;/ ill r a r � d c �� !�� I g����� : �� �� . � s : : ,.�,. We re mOV1Pg mto a. technoAfter giving in slightly.� '!"-> • �J-, -:. , .. ,� ....... �. • l age · and we've. gq_t tci gica point, the trustees aaked-;1 this lo ' d ·, ·· 112 800 n rm ·. � n. , eeve ea ar ki g f $ Mayor Came Cates : a >4.. Ron Andrews, alder men and North Shore Regional College keep up with it," she sai9. ''We the councils for endorsatfo�-� a the pre students or e must f the pr_ o posed new regional r p t · councill�rs took turns at trying and $78,500 for an educa ional world they are going into. We lege but members of 'tlle,;..p to convince school trustees that dat3: pr ocessing centre. . �� � councils refused. the budget is excessive. [ "Ther� ar e areas wher e there mus ad • /T .; ·,: ·'' · ·.-, ( ... ,,-, ;1 � I � � .4 � � I � � � � � � � � "'9 "'9 !1119 !1119 4 4 4 4 � -9 i!ll9 � � tA t!fllJ . A tA tdll tA � • � ·• ·� y ... ,.; ,�,_;;- -,,.. .-· "'T't-<=• • __. ,_,. _ .._ _ ,•,.;.� -. • '2".... ,:•• �R.._-, ,_;:_.,..., �.., ,. ,. . ._. a'.4 ,.... ·:....:r...;.�.-.,,..... .. �.� ................. :,·. � · · , �n;..1..w..t;i>--,. .r· :-.• . ·.�,--,,. . . .._ ! ,• . � :,-• .r.. ,� � ,., ., :� .:, m ..._ .... ., , · 1 · .. ,. ,, ,,... L" ' ··"'­ J J .:.,.v -· U .._4 ·- ·, · ... ;,J •�· Did you know that forty percent of the :-:t u cknts attC!nOlis! furr king 1 Pee · witl Wi l: nd r. • These are anwers to letters sent to the Times this week, and phone calls asking questions about the college. Why has there been nothing said about the curriculum for the North Shore CollPge? Would it nol bP possible .tc frll what courses will be given? Until the pleb:scite has passed; there can be no commit­ ments made for the college. The interim committee has no · power to make such decisions. When the plebiscite passes, a North Shore Community College Council will be set up em­ powered to go ahead and establish the college in West Vancouver Secondary School. The curriculum will be worked out on the basis of enrolment arid .demand. It has to be approved by the provincial college council as well. There v,ill be an academic program which will replace grade 13 and add one more year; a pre-academic pro­ gram for upgrading to entrance level and vocational programs wh:ch will certainly include commercial and technical courses. But the courses will depend on demand. Who runs the college, the school boards? A Regional Ccllege Council is formed after a favorable vote. It is composed of the principal of the college, two members app:iintcd by the Lieut. Gov.-in-Council, one member appointed by the Minister of Education who will be the district superintendent of schools. The Minister will indicate the number of other members on the Council and these will be appointed by each participating school board, at least one of whom must be a trustee. The Lieut. Gov.-in-Council will determine the number of mem­ bers who will be representative of non-sectarian and non-political ccmmunity interests. These last will not exceed two-thirds of the number of people already appointed in the previously-mentioned categories. This Council runs the college, sets standards, curriculum and so on. Is it true only 360 students will be allowed in the college in the first years? No, '1lis was a projected figure to work out anticipated costs, not a set enrolment figure. At this point, no one knows how m:my ·stpdents will want to enroll. It will not be until after the vote is ccunted that the committee will know how many school districts will be participating in the college. The facllities at West Vancouver Secondary School can handle a large student body. There will never be a limit on enrolment in the college from the districts who produce a favorabl� vote for the college. But those who vote it down will have no claim on the college. Students will be admitted only after the others have been accommodated. and at a much higher fee. Can I vote if I only rent an apartment? Yes, if you are on the voters' list as of December 31, 1967. Tenant-electors and owner-electors can vote. If you did not vote in the December elections, phone the municipal clerk in your district to see if you are on the voters' list. If you voted in December, you will be on the list. /'?f, ii ,, 2• ·�HD = fiJClbr;r·;;:;a;�;::.;11�,;; ,= 1 )\)\ ori �e Community College , t A five-week campaign to acquaint the public with the ::: :; ;: ::;: facts ,of a community college is a d ifficult assignment. But :: : :;:: to acquaint the public with the philosophy of a community ::: college in that time is an impossible task. The two must :]: ::: :::: meld in the public's mind to assess the real worth. · :::: It bi for this reason we are giving front page space ::: :[[: today, the week before the vote and our last opportunity, :: :: :::: to set out as many facets as possible. This is our respon- ::;: ::: : :)\ : sibility as a community newspaper. :: :: The public should be aware of the reason for th� hasty ::; : ::: : vote. The college committee presse d for three years for ::;: :::: permission for this plebiscite. It only, came February 2. :::: :;:: This barely gives the committee'·"time to set up the :;: ; ::: : college in West Vancouver Second ary School by Se.pt. ::: : :: : ::: : Otherwise a whole year would be lost. Here, then, are the main facts about the college, its :::: ::: : ::: : cost, courses, who can vote and what the advantages are. :: :: :): ) The queatlon asked ttie voter 11 for approval to :( [: e1tabll1h the North Shore Community College In West ::: : :;: : Vancouver Secondary High School. This 11 a plebiscite, :::: Becau1e there 11 no building program, thera 11 no :::; :::: :::: :::: money bylaw. Costs to run the college from the time of the vote, if :�: ::: : ·:: it Is passed , to the end of the year, have alread y been in- :::: :::: :: eluded in the school budget for 1968. t t 1 H E W II ���:��;e��n� ��!o�:e�r �cademic pro- 1111 :�s ::: gram where stud ents1 if they graduate, can transfer to ::: university. This woulq · replace grad e 13 and add one year. :::: :[: It provides two-year technological courses; training and [:: ( ::: re-training courses for ad ults; upgrading courses for those :;:: ::: who cannot meet entrance requirements; and general in- ::: : ::: terest courses for adults. ):: I :: It will serve those 18 to 80 years in the community, ::;:: : d r· ;:;; ;;�� ;; ���;; ! f ilI ii e Persons who prefer to take their first two years (((( :) } university closer to home and at a much lower cost. :I l: ::� e Those who need technical, technological or semi- :: :: j:; professional training for entry into the world of work. This ]:: ]: ::� is the continuation to certification for the vocational :::: :::: streams offered in the new second ary curriculum today. :;:: refresher or ing d upgra take to want who ,Those } e ::;: cours��relating to their own occupations. ::: : :;:; e Ind ustry will benefit in that more highly skilled :::: :;:; worke� will be available. :;: : e The community will benefit because ind ustry 'will :::: :;; attracted to locate near this bank of skilled help. :;:; :] [: :); WHAT 'S T? ILL IT CO W the in years first its Because the college will start )l) :: superb facilities of West Vancouver Second ary school, there(( ;:: will be no capital cost involved. :;:: :;: The largest setting-up expense will be for a college:;:: :;: standard library. :::: ::: Costs have been closely worked out on the experience:::: :: ; of Vancouver City College and Selkirk College. :[:: ::: It is estimated that a home valued at $25,000 in West:::;: ::: : and North Vancouver would pay $7 per year for the college. :: :: I:\: If costs rose in 1969 if student enrolment increased, costs::(: :::: would remain about the same because government sharing:::: ::: : (.it ls on a 50-50 basis) would increase and there would :::: be no setting-up costs. :=: Looking well into the future, if student enrolment :(: [:]: :::: reached 2,000 by 1973, a campus and buildings would have :::: ;:: ; to be acquired. :; ;: ::;; This is estimated to cost $11 million, with government :::: ::: participation 50% of building and operating costs and tax- :::: : ;::: able assessment in the four d istricts increase to $500 :::: ll 1 be:: : ir :l: I:\ ::;: The committee took into account the fact that buil d ing ::�: :]:[ costs would be 30% higher than today. On this basis the :;:: ::;: same home would pay $25 a year in taxes for the college. :::: ,�� I S E 5 O L�! c�i1e�?��1 ��ra�e �� .to 10:30 p.m., Monday ::: : through Thursday in We�t Vancouver Secondary. Lectures:::: ::\] will be 1 ½ hours in length and full load will be 15 credits.:;:; :::: There will be two semesters a year, September to De-:;:: •. A.U.ll)U WNU..J UN.UV� 'B S'B Al JUnwwo;:, a1n 4S!M s;�. :::: !Ii C iii! MOUS e ·:•:.:·:::;: f ·sll?s aq �uJq}AJaAa 'aAa!I' iO.li Ulatn 4;:ll'BM 'U0l5a.ld '18 � l1r1msn pul? pul?lSJapun Al UOSJaJJdf 'SaUJ1 adJd ('BJ;)UJAOJt �;:,Jnb �-i:o oqM •·s.-d"W JO 1soq aiu'BJ-.liUOJ JJaql JOJ MO[ OOJ. Ji, · Ol �uads 01 sas1.1 aq uaqM 'J1!2 !..'t�,l..JJ·J�H!Wl JaAaU •I'!!:?jtmw'R· i3SOUM a:uaWUJO') ,. .'Bql l! "··-·-·---- ;,> ----------------·--�---..__....,......,... ,..FiR.....,G"'---·;;;,;;;;z;;na="""";q;;;;,....i,=�� w:µ;. •:.,,1 I .. . .. .. ........ ... ... ........ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,., ,,,,,,,,,, ,, , , , , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ........................ .......... , . .... ,,,,,,,,11111111111111111,,,,,,111,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,, •••, •••••• , ...•...... .. P�� ,i North Shore Cam Leslie operates horizontal milling machine in shop at West Vancouver's Secondary School, pushes for College - now! That's the slogan of a dedicated group of North Shore citizens who are campaigning for a two year com­ munity college this year. As the first step they want an af­ firmative vote - 50 per cent required - on a plebiscite March 7 which will give school authorities of North Van­ couver, West Vancouver, Sechelt and Howe Sound power to launch a junior college this September using existing facilities of West Vancouver Secon­ dary school. The need is acute, they say. There are a lot of facts and prec­ edents to support them. Basically, a community college ( often called a regional college or junior college) gives the first two years of university in an academic program and a variety of two-year vocational and semi - professional courses. It has been found in the U.S. that it can fill a vital need in the educa­ tional field. One out of every five college stu­ dents in the U.S. now goes to a junior college. New junior colleges are starting at the rate of one a week. There are 21 in our neighboring state of Washington, serving most areas. The old concept - "every child through high school" - is now being superseded and the new goal of the U.S. National Education Association is "universal education for two years beyond high school." In effect, it is raising the concept of the school leaving age from 18 to 20. One of the weaknesses of the Cana­ dian education system is that it has been geared to the small percentage of pupils, less than 10 per cent, who attend and graduate from university This leaves large numbers of young people untrained and adrift. In recent years the education plant has been grinding large numbers of children through 12 years of formal schooling, only to disgorge them on to a giant slag heap at the end of Grade 12. Grade 12 graduation, with no spe­ cial training or without university en- By Wilf Bennett * Province Education Reporter trance standing, is no guarantee of a job today. This is where the junior college enters the picture. It provides an opportunity close to home for those who want some tech­ nical, technological. or semi-profes­ sional training close to home, for those who haven't yet decided on a career but want education beyond high school, for those who want up­ grading and refresher courses, for those with Grade 12 who can't get into a university and for those who want the first two years of university in a handier and less expensive school. I By using the West Vancouver Secondary School facilities at first, North Shore officials say they can provide these opportunities at a cost of $7 a year to the $25,000 home taxpayer about 50 cents a month. They expect about 400 pupils in September; there will be 1,900 Grade 12 graduates this spring. Fees will be $100 per semester, $200 for a college year of two semesters. The classes will be held in the West Vancouver school from 4:15 to 10:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday - 24 hours a week-with a principal and faculty completely divorced from the high school staff. It can accommodate 1,500 students, has 40 classrooms, nine science labs, nine shops, two libraries, four gym floors and two theatres. • • Officials expect no difficulties get­ ting staff. They already have 150 ap­ plications. Half the operating costs will be paid by the provincial government in accordance with its community col­ lege program. But all B.C. school boards are urging a higher provincial share. The first year of the university pro­ gram will replace the present Grade 13 classes, thus replacing one of the present costs. Vocational and technical programs usually vary according to the needs of the community, but tentatively planned are two-year courses in ac­ counting, business, data processing, secretarial training, drafting, insur­ ance, finance and investment, labora­ tory technician, and electronics. Courses will depend on demand. Eventually, of course, the. new north shore college, by whatever name it is known, will have its own campus. It has been mooted for four years now, and the initial report by Profes­ sors Walter Hardwick and Ronald Baker suggested locations at Park Royal, the north end of the Lions Gate Bridge or the urban renewal area of lower Lonsdale in North Van­ couver. Dr. Hardwick thinks it would be much preferable in a heavily popu­ lated area, favoring the Lonsdale or Park Royal area. "The big empty bowling alley could make a good starting place," he says. Hardwick says the north shore is one of the best potential sources of junior college students in B.C. The name, too, will probably be shortened from the temporary "North Shore Community College" - which leaves something to be desired for students and teams. The unwieldly name "Western Kootenay Regional College" soon became Selkirk College. Maybe it could be Capilano Com­ munity College - or just Capilano College? When the permanent buildings are erected it will undoubtedly become a cultural centre for the area. The need is obvious - the vote Thursday should be affirmative. � �/&� college Sheena Webster and Peter McKenzie with some of the art produced in the school's facilities. '7. to -----------------------------------------· ---- Editor, Thr Liom; G::11' Tii:ws, The North Shorr tax-payr•r is being bombardc-:1 irom ,ill di­ rections with exhort a lions to vote in favor of ilw r,ropos:·d P..egior,al Coll('�<:. i\:ot only is he being urged to vote in favour of the propos,11 h11t he is ... ;­ mosi being told that it is his duty to do so. Certain groups including C'du­ cationi!->ts, local polili<·ians, p;-i­ va1e n.:rsons and i11di'C'd your own ;1e1,·sparwr appc,ar to ::,' supporting this idc:a mon• in the manner or a prornoiion rather than u prcper am! weighted analysis. fo::o\\'C'd hy a convincing conclus;,m, ,\fter all. there arc cc:rtain contentious ast)rcts to t ll i s issue. l,ut eiillf'r no one has spoi(en out. or t:1cy are b;�ing swept uradc>r 1he rug. Firstly. is there any ncPd for a -Regional College? I a:n not convinced that tiii., is ihC' best solution for the provisio:1 of a further step in Nlucatio:1 het\\'ern high school � nl. i lo\\·,:,vrr '.<.,r , -�-·J.a:- I1 f.t / rl!'.!J' t1 '�>, :.J� �,n n � u ..l � the pt.rposes of this letter I am prepared to concede that basi­ cally the idea is acceptable. Secondly, the root problem is financing. In the society we live in, it appears to be un­ sophisticated not to subscribe to an idea of social growth, pro­ viclccl of course someone other than the promoter bears the cost. The taxation situation in re­ spect to education, whether it responsibility has reached the point of absurdity and complete i11equity. If a Regional College is to be built (and thE>re will be costs. if not at the outset), then is it all that radical to suggest that the parents who benefit from the collPge bear the> major part of the capl,al cost? Parents (and I happen to be one) assume certain responsi­ bilities when they procreate. Cnfortunately w h e t h e t!,ey likt it or not, some of these responsibilities an: financial. and theff is abso!utely no reJ­ son why thr community at r r o lQ) Q, �i�... I,!...�p \� f-:�.l large, many of whom are al­ ready over-burdened with pro­ perty taxes. and have raised their own families, should be expected to support an up-and­ coming more affluent genc>ra­ tion. More particularly as the num­ bers of those who benefit are small in relation to the num­ bers who are being askej to contribute. This is apart from the: professionals who always gain from this type of social expansion. What is so wrong wilh a col­ legf providing education facili­ ties beyor.d the high school level. charging lull fee;, to its users? The Municipalities could levy a small overall tax in­ crease, and I mean small, and this could be given In the Col­ lege in the form of an annual grant. Parents who are unable to pay for their chiidrE>n to enter tlw college .could make appli­ cation to the Municipality in which they residr for a spt'cial tuition grant. In short. if par· l'nts wish the commt:nity as a whole to provide their children with further educational facili­ ties as a privilege (which this is - it is not a right), then be prepared tc pay for them. It appears that the avowed policy of your newspaper is �o support this proposal, and m no issues to date have I seen what I would term "the other side of the coin". I feel that you owe it to your readers to pre­ sent the other side, and also it is in · your interest to �o .�o, c>vc>n though y c u r ed11onal policy may he to promote the proposal itself. Therefore as a one-man c•Jm­ mittee. l urge the tax-payrrs to seriously considc>r this rropos­ a l, anri ii tht!Y feel there is auv fundamental defect within it [0 get out and vote against the RPgional College. Don't c0mplain about it at cocktail parties or cry about it aftPr­ wards. !<. I. Williarnson 41 R,j Rose> CrPscPn I. 0 ,,. ,, •• fi