: phage ats Wes, NK Se MS eS “irrational, . and “unreasonable” “actions _ by ‘the’ Concerned -Citizens . Committee (CCA), the North Vancouver: “Voters. Asso- ‘ciation . (NOVVA). ‘held an “extraordinary” meeting Wednesday ‘at. Capilano Gardens to ‘rally more strength and: decide. -whether to endorse “or” nominate candidates: coming election. school 2 “About 80 people attended, ‘including .. school Burbidge; : Lynas, vovsky, and Warburton. oa In the endorse-or- nominate. debate, ‘ several a ah candidates. ‘and: irresponsible, . for the up- board. ta said ‘trustees Smel- oy. * it m¢ hy EEO shy Nya. 4" ay ‘many. split - the vote. A few. felt NOVVA was still “too shaky” to guarantee a -nominee -;solid support. .One teacher said NOVVA should ‘“take a higher profile,. since we haven't ‘done much so far.” Jocelyn .. Boyanowsky, a potential candidate, favoured endorsation because “two incumbents we'd like to support have that’s what they'd prefer.” _ But one man said en- _dorsation is too passive. NOVVA president Clare MacSorley said, “We should have strength - enough to make people want to be nominated. ” a “To raise their profile and become better informed, the Citizens’ | had Burnaby School: Superintendent: Dr. Elmer Froese speak to them about “education today.” ° “Education today is not a comfortable place,” noted Froese, “but schools are 90 . per cent O.K.” There are. only isolated instances of “indiscretion” which are often exaggerated. “School is a_ custodial institution by law,” he noted, ‘and -every social problem.. exists. in. the classroom.” According to Froese, the reason so many people are frustrated is “parents want schools to teach kids to think. ... aS they think; and they all want their kids to be in the ‘Politi ician kills himself in an | attempt to win sympathy votes —~ TOKYO (UPI) - A Japanese restaurant owner aspiring to a political career went a bit too. far trying to win sym- . pathy votes and died from wounds he inflicted on himself, ‘Police. said Thur- sday. Nitaro “Itoh, 41, a restaurant owner in the . western city of Osaka, was found dead on a street in a pool of blood late Monday At Park Royal — uver, British Columbta West Vanco * ome Of White Glove Service night, said. ‘“He apparently wrote a scenario of an assassination attempt by his running mates to’ draw sympathy from voters, but only stabbed himself too deep,” police officials in Osaka said. They said Itoh asked a friend to beat him up and the stab wound was to add authenticity to the supposed assassination attempt. Tel. 922-411 I police investigators But when Itoh. pinged the knife into his thigh, penetrated so deep he bled to death. Itoh, the Officials said, announced his candidacy for a seat in the House of _ Representatives Friday. His plan was to campaign while recovering in the hospital. “He probably thought it. would be easier to stay in _ 680 Marine Drive it: top 10 per cent, when 90 per cent can’t make it.” “School boards are fective,” responsive, countable, - and underpaid,” said Froese. “They definitely ~aren’t rubber-stamps.” ace Froese used. B.C.’s steady eight-year decline in per- centage of students going to college to point up educational problems, caused by B.C’s failure to spend as much money on education as almost all other provinces. 3 To improve the schools, Froese suggested: train ‘teachers professionally (“it’s painfully inadequate”); hire top administrators (“you have to tolerate’ a well- bed than driving around in the car and bowing his head to voters all day long during the campaign period,” a police officer said. »\\ ef- ™ John Smyth Those of you who had the op week, expressed your enthusiasm fo Image for your bedroom or of Crossicy Karastan for your whole house. trained — recognize the complexity of schooling; . “elect trustees who have principles, in- tegrity, courage, and don’t have an axe to grind.” _ “One solution to declining . enrolment,” claimed Froese, * “is to change the definition of.a student” so those over 19 who want schooling can get it. He urged support for these “promising” aspects of schooling: community schools, school advisory councils, and parent volunteers, ' . “Several NOVVA officers: and members also spoke. about the group's aims. -MacSorley claimed: “The CCA is the main threat to a. well-rounded education of our children. Our difficulty WASHINGTON (UPI) - The ‘Pentagon, which hasn't recruited enough people to staff the all-volunteer Army, has decided to take high school dropouts with less than 10th-grade educations. a] Examples Candide (Armstrong most popular quality) Designers Solarian (In stock roll end only) Solarian Self Stick No wax tiles) 95¢ cach small price to pay for your own labours Starglo (Germany's new no wax sheet vinyl) The quality of Mercedes at Volkewnagen prices Come in and let the Professionals introduce you to the best values and selection on the North Shore. bureaucracy”); Rod Franske is we believe schools are agents for social change, so we can’t say cut good programs. We believe the professionals will solve the problems.” Bill Elwyn wrapped up his. school board report saying,. “The present. board is carrying out its mandate to us quite well.” _Boyanowsky defended the .district’s new career development program and will present her arguments to the Board, October: 2. Suzee Thomas concluded her reading of a letter in the North Shore-News lauding | community “schools by saying, | “Three. cheers for ail the schools in District 44,” which seemed: to. sum. up. much of NOVVA’'s 22-point policy statement. mos U S. army will take dropouts Recruits from the lower educational sector : will be accepted as of October 1 as long .as- they score’ a minimum of 31-on ‘the Ar-. med Forces. Qualification ‘Test and conform .to a Military Applicant Profile. 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