36 - North Shore News ~ Sunday, November 28, 1999

The Dream Of Local Education

July 1968 — The aews
that 100 applications are
already being processed
for enrolment in
Capilano College has a
special meaning in this
community.

Some may think the
number is not large.

It wasn’t expected to
be at this stage.

Enrolment wasn’t
supposed to start until
August.

The North Shore’s
experiment with “do it
yourself” higher educa-
tion has been created out
of litle more than the
faith and dedication of
ordinary citizens and
teachers — responding
to.a clear need that
would not otherwise be
met.

By opening date in’

September, applications
are expected to be sub-
stantially greater.

There is the likeli-
. hood, in. the circum-
stances, of a good,
healthy start.
“The classes will be
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~ This measures the

determination of North
Shore municipalities to
start their college in spite
of financial stringencies
claimed by the provincial
government who, at the
start, turned their back
on the need.

These days, the media
are full of advice to
young people.

They are told they
must have a good educa-
tion to fit into the mod-
ern world.

Yet many on. the
North Shore, who have
graduated from high
school, simply couldn’
afford expensive univer-
sity training.

North Shore citizens
didn’t throw up their
hands:

They were determined
that youn: Fa people would
not be left out, and that
higher education. today
cannot remain the sole
preserve of those whose
Parents can afford uni-
versity costs.

Otherwise, the. drive
to upgrade Canadian
education would become
a pious, but meaningless
exercise.

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ated the action on the
North Shore.’

The new principal of
Capilano College, Mr.
Alfred H. Glenesk,
explains policy will take
care of both students
who can later.go on to
university, and those who
must shape non-academ-
ic careers.

Something of great
importance is happening
heres... /

Those impressed only
by rnaterial: facili
Not see it.

But Capilano College

ies will

has a built-in asset that
no amount of money can
buy.

Tt is built. around. a
sincere desire for learn-
ing which recognized no
obstacle — the true spir-
it that imparts and_sus-
tains mature education.

When won the hard
way,
stops growing.

Citizens voted on a

plebiscite approving the:

College last March’7.. ~.

They ‘obligated them-
selves, on average, to a
$7..a year increase in
taxes for costs.

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