. Astrology has been with us’

for thousands of years and
taken seriously im many
societies. The more you look
into metaphysical practices
of the ancient ‘past, the more
you will realize that much
knowledge has been either_
lost or is just unavailable to:
the West. Yoga is a coed
example of an ancient body
of knowledge which _ really
works, yet was not readily
accepted by us until recently.
Maybe astrology is just as
valid?

and interviews with police
officers, social workers,,
church and community lead

‘ers, the report points up the .

fact that alcohol use . by
youngsters usually starts in a
family ‘setting and like adult
drinking, is on the increase.

Most of the students (65.7
per cent) responding to the
questionnaire had their first
alcoholic drink by the time
they were 12. By the age of

. 15.almost all.(95.8) per. c< xt)

‘had experienced alcohol. The
‘Statistics show that 65 per

cent. were introduced. to.

alcohol with parents or other
relatives in a family situat-

ion. Only 24.1 per cent stated -

‘that their parents did not
know about their drinking.

Aimost one third (32.2 per
cent) of the teenagers drank
at least once a week. Beer is
the most popular drink with
40 per cent, wine preferred
by 21.7 per cent, with costlier

hard liqour favored. by only 11

per cent. Consumption peaks
at week ends at parties and
the. homes of friends.

Youngsters appear to have

few problems obtaining alco-.

hol. Most said. they got it
through friends or parents,

with il. 2 per cent obtaining

it through strangers outside
liquor stores. ‘This. easy
access to liquor indicates that

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‘Denise Alavoine .
North Vancouver i “sts
I read my horoscope on |

_ Friday to see what’s going to
happen to me Friday night. I
believe there is something to.

astrology.

raising the legai drinking age
would be ineffective research-

ers conclude.

In interviews with local
community leaders, social
workers and. the RCMP,
sesearchers found it difficult

to establish a definite link
‘between teenage drinking
and vandalism.

a

Commenting on the study,

‘the Residents and Technical

Committees of the North

Shore Division of the United.

Way urged the development
of preventative services am-
ong North Vancouver youth.

‘Suggestions included a
self-help project in which
young people would be
involved in setting up the
required services. These

would incorporate discussion

groups, communications

with parerts and an educat--

ional program on the use and
abuse of alcohol. '

The survey; compiled by
graduate students Brigitte
Kitchen and Paul Robinson,
under the auspices of the
Social Planning and ‘Re-
search Department of the
United Way of Greater

Vancouver; was ‘funded by a

Non-medical Use of Drugs

Directorate under a Summer .

Student Program.

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‘Paul Grecawell .

North Vancouver.

_ Lread my horoscope once ina -
while for entertainment, ‘but
it’s hard to say if astrology

has any truth i in it < or not. "+

the school board, Horwood.
‘added.

The survey questions pro-
posed by the task force—of
which the school board wants
no part—cover the following
points:

eDoes your household
have children in the West
Van school system?

Fitness. In your heart you know it’s right.

Lindsay Bradwell

North Vancouver

I don’t read my horoscope: I
find ‘horoscopes are too
general and I just can t
believe in astrology.

Do you feel there is good
value for school taxes?

eShould school taxes and

education services increase,
decrease or remain- the
same? -

Should school costs go up

and down as school popula-

tion goes up and down?

eWhen school population
goes down and surplus space
becomes available in schools,
how should it be used? .

In a -Super Valu flyer
delivered to our readers with
the Sunday, November 27
issue of the Sunday News an

advertisement for Indoor
Christmas Lights showed an
incorrect price. The item
should read: ‘Noma Indoor
Christmas. Lights - Midget
‘Lights $1.99 package eof
20.°° We hope the error has
not inconvenienced Super
Valu customers. and thank
them for their understand-

Sue Sherman |
North Vancouver _
1 read my horoscope once ina

-while. 1 believe in it to i

certain extent, but maybe it
is just coincidence.

.

Burnaby —
I really. don’t. believe in it.
Most horostopes “are too
general. On occasion, I’ve
found. horoscopes to be
amazingly accurate, but most
of the time they are wrong.

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