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The ‘TV’ degree

re university and college campuses, the
traditional sources of post-secondary
education, doomed eventually to
disappear?

In sharp contrast to recent years, enrol-
ment increases this September are down or
non-existent. UBC and U of Vic reportedly
show actual enrolment declines of about 1%
and 2.4% respectively. Registration at SFU,
Vancouver Community College and
Capilano College remains static.

In part, this reflects the passing of the
peak in the post-war baby boom. More im-
mediate causes, however, are tuition-fee in-
creases, student-aid grants replaced by loans,
and the ever-rising cost of living. The
slowdown may bring universities and colleges
some short-term relief with their current
budget problems. But if the trend continues,
new financial headaches--and accompanying
cutbacks--at the learning institutions seem
inevitable over the long haul. :

Meanwhile, the electronic ‘‘campus’’ pio-
neered by the Open Learning Institute and
the Knowledge Network is striding ahead.
According to Communications Minister Pat
McGeer, it is now technologically possible
for students to earn a degree while holding
down a job and without ever leaving home.
Undoubtedly, the pace of this electronic rev-
olution in higher education will rapidly
quicken.

From a practical standpoint that could be
heartening news for the 18-24 generation
bearing the brunt of today’s unemployment.
But whether a ‘‘TV’’ degree will ever replace
the less tangible benefits, social and intellec-
tual, of the campus experience itself is a very
different question.

Why get excited?

h, for the serenity of old age! This

week’s prize goes to Mary Duve of

Akron, Ohio, whose house was blown
to smithereens around her by a gas explosion.
Helpers who rushed to her rescue found her
standing in the middle of her caved-in living
room without a scratch — and so cool was the
lady that when paramedics took her pulse,
they found it bad hardly changed from nor-
mai. When you get to 74, we guess you've
pretty well seen everything. So why get excited
about a little bang in the basement?

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THIS PAPER IS RECYCLABLE

HE POPE’S VISIT to

| these parts will be,

quite literally, a ban-

ner occasion for one nimble-

fingered North Shore
resident.

Fabric artist Julie Kemble
of North Van has’ been
awarded the grand prize in a
liturgical banner competition
sponsored by St. Paul’s
Roman Catholic Parish,
Richmond, to commemorate
next week’s papal mass in
B.C.---winning out over 19
other entries from = across
Canada. About 46 inches by
80 inches, her banner il-
lustrates the theme chosen
for the B.C. mass: ‘“‘The
Mystery of God Revealed in
the Person of Jesus Christ’’.
The design is in brilhant,
high-contrast colors of red,
blue, yellow, purple, fuscia
and metallhc gold. Sewn
around the edges in decora-
tive script is a quotation
trom the Book of John. The
aim, says Julie, is *‘to con-
vey a joyous feeling of fes-
uvity and celebration’’. It
does.

The Victoria native and
Langara fine arts grad has
been a professional fabric
artist here for the past eight
years, and the banner as an
art form has become one of
her specialties. She’s done
six large banners for the
Children’s Hospital, another
for the B.C. Provincial Art
Bank, and has her work in
galleries in Toronto, Calgary
and Vancouver. The $700
prize money for the papal
banner will, no doubt, come
in handy. But a much richer
reward for Julie this time is
the unique event which her
work will recall for years to
come ...

THE ROCK KING of the
fitties lives again this month
at Plazazz' where entertain-
ment director Sam Yehia

BANNER OCCASION — Julie Kemble commemorates the

Pope

sunday brunch

by Noel Wright

latest “‘first ever’’

launched the North Shore
showroom’s third year last
Monday with an intriguing
new concept. In place of the
individual big-name talent of
the first two years comes
Elvis The Musical—the full-
scale show that swept Lon-
don’s West End, now
skillfully adapted to fit the
tiny Plazazz! stage. a

If you dig the late Mr.
Presicy (as they used to say)
you'll love every minute of
it. A cast of 14, including
the six-piece band. Brilliant-
ly pelvic portrayals of the
young and mature Elvis by
Bo Wills and Vince Eager
respectively—both of them
also great voices. An evening

My;
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photo submitted
CEE-MEE AND CEE-WEE ... ‘‘thanks for that delicious

North Shore bamboo—and please keep it coming!”’

RON HUNTINGTON ... a
happy dinner date

right back in those nostalgic
days of ducktail haircuts,
pink sportcoats and adoles-
cent dreams. of: gold lame
suits. ~*~

The story. line covers

vis’s entire career from
1 to 1977, with SO song
mambers that include all his
classics from Hound Dog
and Jailhouse Rock to Love
Me Tender and Viva Las
Vegas. The beat and the
sound volume are terrific. |
began (just a little) to
understand my kids ... now
in their thirties!

Sam promises more such
multi-talent shows in the
months ahead. Meanwhile,
Elvis continues at Plazazz!

LOVE HIM TENDER

unul Oct.13. Tickets from
VTC/CBO.

x & &

HITHER AND YON: The
Never Before Dept. salutes
Hilary Clark, just named
chairman of the Lions Gate
Hospital board and the first
woman ever to hold that
position. She previously
headed the board’s building
committee responsible for
the impressive Evergreen
House extension opened
earlier this year ... Denese
Izzard’'s SOS for bamboo
shoots to feed Cee-Mee and
Cee-Wee, Edmonton's
hungry pandas, brought a
swift response from North
Shore gardeners, while the
International Ptaza, the Air-
porter and Air Canada also
pitched in with a loading
zone and courtesy shipment.
But continuing supplies are
needed to keep the pandas
healthy and Denese would
love to hear from other kin-
dhearted bamboo cultivators
at 921-9798 ... Capilano will
wish popular former MP
Ron Huntington and Jean
‘‘many happy years ahead"’
at his retirement = dinner
Sept.28 in the Canyon
Gardens. Some tickets are
still available from Gwen
Skakum (984-0455) but
you’d be smart to call her
soon... Longtime North
Shore ‘esidgnts Jim and
Dona Morgan were feted
yesterday on their **SOth’’ by
family and friends at an
Ambleéside Inn_ reception.
Now living in North Van,
Jim is a former West Van
businessman, Dona a life
member of the West Van
Sketch Club, and they con-
tinue their Golden Year next
month with a Mediterranean
cruise ... Finally, don’t
forget those bleed donor
clinics at LGH---tomorrow
(Monday) from 10 to 4,
Tuesday from 2to 8...

WRIGHT OR WRONG:
Never let success (urn your
head..¥ou’ll wind up facing
in the wrong direction.

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Bo Wills as the young Elvis