‘Al2- Wednesday, August 17, 1983 - North Shore News

any stories about trudging to
school through the snow or
A time ‘of. new lunch box- anything.
es, ‘stiff new jeans and .
starched-collar shirts, of an- Alban was one of a hand-
ticipation’ of a new year of ful of North Shore politicans
new teachers and friehds.
.<Bveryone remembers go-
ing back:to school =- warmly
or otherwise.’ ©
Well, almost everyone.

By. MARK HAMILTON

preparing this special Back-
to-School section. We were
searching for anecdotes and
special memories of child-
heod and, while we didn’t
find mary, we got a cross-
section of feelings about
what this time of year has
meant.

“T really’ ‘can't remember a
thing,” says. ‘West Vancouver
schoo ‘board chairman
Norm: Alban. .“I don’t have

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t's a small world

North Vancouver City, for
example. He has more
memories than most of going
back to school, primarily
because he did it more often
than most.

“T have two different ex-
periences,” says Loucks,
“first as a student and then as
a teacher and principa) for
33 years. 7.

“As a young person I was
usually glad to go back to
school. You can holiday for
just so long. I was usually

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what. my new’ teachers were.
like and to‘meet: new ‘class-
mates.”

Loucks admits he enjoyed

school and also enjoyed ._
most of his teachers: -He also

enjoyed going to school asa
teacher.

Humphreys’.
-declined, saying he felt:
;, are others in the area. whose

“ memories *of,. school days

were much more interesting.

Marilyn Baker, mayor of |

North” Vancouver district,
” wasn't immediately. available |
for: comment.
was left for hér, ou
what we ‘were looking™ for,

but we didn’t. receive..a- yf

return telephone call.
Obviously, the mayor would
prefer to-keep her memories

to herself.

ob .Finally, how : about. North
“Vancouver. school

the bunch -— asthe. -tradi-
tional time for.. back: to.

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he's’.

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<M@aunity but lately everyone
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themselves. Well ‘here’s an
idea that benefits everyone.

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