Hockey. team conduct defended

Dear Editor:

This letter is in response toa let-.
ter from Mr. Wheatley in which he.
_ , bitterly. . complained about the
behavior of the; West, Van ‘hockey

- feam on the flight to Quebed.
‘After weeks; of suppressing my
“anger with, his unfair, one-sided
accusations,’ ‘V feel as'a parent and -
chaperone’: on. that, flight, 1 must

portray the scene as I witnessed it. 7

‘It is, true that the: boys did not
overcome ‘their excitement ‘so that

> they ‘could sleep but their behavior
“| was. ‘not loud ‘and unruly: as” was
- suggested.” They ' did ‘trade | seats,
eames and. books, and » walked ° up.

Mr. in thas decmed ‘it |

| Necessary to. submit a letter of,
“complaint. to you that was publish- °.
ed on Sunday, March:27. |»
~ ? Seventeen boys. from-the West .
; ancouver. Minor :
Association “(Pee Wee) ‘were
publicly’ ridiculed “by: Mr.
Wheatley" s letter for being‘ disrup-

“iy tive and usrupervied © on a flight to

Toronto 0 on Feb. 12,

‘hapero: ; by
gerne
‘that of the other parents;
ry approximately 300 pas-
to” mention; the? ‘flight

Hockey.

the aisle to. request extra drinks but
are these acts an embarrassment to
West ‘Van? I even saw, to my sur-
prise, some boys doing homework.

i. Mr,/ Wheatley also claimed that.
Ihe will now: decline when teams:

conte begging for pop bottles,

moncy, etc. Our team worked very |
hard for every penny carned. Not-

much was given without a task’ be-
’ ing done::As far as the ‘ *expensive-
ly dressed’’ comment, do corduroy
pants bought for $9. 98 and white
cotton turtlenecks qualify. for that
barbed remark?

I resented the negative effect of
that complaining letter. I like to

chosen to attend such a “tourna

ment,
D.E. Christy
West Vancouver:

ackiiowledge positive. acts “when I

see them. The West Van team rep-
-Tesented themselves © and? “their
“hometown" well and should look
back upon this adventure with a
great deal of pride in themselves as
teenagers, team members and citi-
zens. |

‘Negative attitudes from others
will always prevail in ‘fife to try to
tear your spirit: and confidence
down. Let’s hope these boys can
rise above this ,and believe in
| themselves as fine human beings.
” Barbara Mosrhan
West Vancouver

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