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“regarding - what |

‘of Wednesday, July.

. Dear Editor:

IS was. Sorry “to. read your

editorial: of. July” 29° criticizing | the -

‘least of royal Visits to Canada. °
In the first-place; many Cana-
~: dians : fail” to. realize . that.” this
country. pays nothing towards the
upkeep’. of the - Royal .- family.

- Secondly, “when they do come
here, even on, holiday visits, it: is

> atthe invitation of Ottawa or one
of the provincial governments. In

: that ‘case it is only right thatthe
| inviting host should pay. Thirdly,

Dear Editor:
The: public is’ asked ‘to hire. stu-

: dents for the’ summer.to help them

out. financially.:: Being “a... good
scout, I hired a Simon: Fraser Uni-
versity student... whois . taking *.
garden JTandscaping, design at-the

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Dear. Editor: :

L. thought’ it necessary” to write,
“consider inac-,
curate facts and. inappropriate im-,
plications‘in- your News Viewpoint ;
Is entitled
Drug Discipline: ot

The | first® thing « that must: be -

“challenged ’ is: your assertion: that .
one’ out.of 30 children in ‘our local’:

+“ public:school ‘system is taking the;

“comment. is your statement ar
- potential for abuse in:same teach-_

. ers finding an easy.way to handle a ©
/©"tough’ case in! the’ classroom. with’
«drug therapy.’? I need hardly point.
“out that teachers do ‘not: prescribe.

drug’ Ritalin, The facts simply. will.
“not support such an assertion. Ac- ;
“cording «to your. one-in-30. figure, o

‘close to.700 children in the North”
and: West. Vancouver «school:

a districts would be taking Ritalin; it®:

is questionable if more than 40 are.:
-The® second item that requires :;
athe

‘medication “for. students.” :
Rey. R--Dungey, chairman
Board of School Trustees :

N rth Vancouver School Di trict ©

‘EDITOR'S “NOTE: The “one-in-30

figure was given bya private-prac- :

‘fice. North: Vancouver: child

's psychiatrist. Although . the “actual

figure ‘given. by: the ‘North Shore.

c= Health Department. mental health

“2! clinic is’ 28 prescription cases," the.

figure does ‘not include_private-"

a practice, prescriptions. ane

fersposscts

“these holid: visits are a
dous ‘advertisement®. for “the: at
tractions of the host. province.
And. 'as* for: Capt.
. Phillips, “he was here © under
: private auspices’ ‘and! doubt if-he
cost” the: taxpayer.

our their welcome.”
they don’t?:

Lastly, - ‘the:

university:

Hiring. this: student was one big -
‘mistake. He misshaped every shrub‘:
and hacked ‘off my. front-hedge.. '
-: Now it will cost me extra dollars to!
correct the damage he has ‘inflicted i

on my garden. .

tremen-:

of. Canadians;
bucket. comparéd = to; \what., “the.
Commonwealth Conference ® this;
‘autumn is going: to co.
nadian taxpayer. So far

Mark |

You concluded: your editorial 4
swith the words: Perhaps it: is’
. time the royals lend’a helping: fi- °

nancial: hand* before; they. wear:
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isa! drop i in the”

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“fearless opponent | of!

1. Vancouver

>

Students: should be honis and

‘only: take jobs they-are capable of
handling: - Doing a. poor.‘job ‘will.

put people off hiring students. It
certainly did me.

Perie, Corbett/:: .

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“Don't pet owners know that: all

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