Student
teacher
Karin
Neilsen
helps
Prince
George
elementary
pupils
decipher
leaves
and
vegetables
seen
through
a
microscope
Teacher
training
here
has
personal
approach
By
Bill
Graham
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
The
teacher
training
school
opened
here
this
fall
by
Simon
Fraser
University
takes
a
good
idea
and
makes
it
better
So
says
Linda
Kaser
Cannon
one
of
two
faculty
associates
who
direct
26
stu
student
¬
dent
teachers
enrolled
in
the
satellite
program
SFU
has
always
stressed
the
value
of
teaching
practice
but
the
new
Prince
George
prog
program
¬
ram
is
the
most
reality
based
that
the
university
has
offered
she
said
Students
spend
two
or
three
days
out
of
every
week
work
working
¬
ing
in
elementary
classrooms
during
the
first
four
months
of
the
year
long
program
In
this
way
they
apply
almost
immediately
the
knowledge
they
pick
up
in
theoretical
ses
sessions
¬
sions
We
never
get
too
far
from
the
reality
of
the
classroom
here
Mrs
Kasar
Cannon
said
it
keeps
you
really
hon--est
The
extended
teacher
training
program
is
one
of
four
being
offered
by
SFU
this
year
outside
of
the
Burnaby
Moun
Mountain
¬
tain
campus
Others
are
in
Kamloops
Kelowna
and
Ver
Vernon
¬
non
Under
the
universitys
reg
regular
¬
ular
program
students
spend
six
consecutive
weeks
of
the
first
semester
in
school
class
classrooms
¬
rooms
then
two
months
of
continuous
on
campus
work
In
Prince
George
they
mix
theory
with
practice
teaching
for
two
or
three
days
of
every
week
in
the
first
semester
then
digesting
some
more
theory
We
are
very
flexibile
here
Mrs
Kaser
Cannon
said
Because
there
are
only
26
students
there
is
a
tremend
tremendous
¬
ous
opportunity
for
them
to
design
their
own
programs
We
have
a
program
from
Monday
but
if
most
wanted
something
different
we
could
adapt
That
is
not
so
easy
in
Vancouver
Many
of
the
students
are
second
year
graduates
of
the
College
of
New
Caledonia
while
others
have
been
qual
qualified
¬
ified
for
years
but
were
unwil
unwilling
¬
ling
to
leave
Prince
George
to
take
their
training
Nine
of
the
26
students
are
married
to
local
practising
teachers
Everyone
is
enthusiastic
This
is
the
way
it
should
be
said
student
teacher
Cam
McCormick
When
you
learn
something
you
can
put
into
effect
right
away
Karin
Nielsen
said
she
likes
the
practical
experience
of
getting
kids
to
do
things
and
learning
to
see
things
through
their
eyes
The
program
is
still
small
enough
that
everyone
can
crowd
into
one
living
room
for
frank
discussions
This
has
created
an
esprit
de
corps
mis
missing
¬
sing
at
the
university
There
is
a
lot
of
industrial
attention
here
they
wouldnt
get
at
SFU
said
the
faculty
associate
There
are
two
of
us
to
26
of
them
In
addition
we
have
professional
staff
from
the
university
visiting
reg
regularly
¬
ularly
for
one
two
or
three
day
workshops
They
have
two
video
tape
port-a-packs
to
work
with
It
is
a
very
high
quality
program
The
university
works
closely
with
the
College
of
New
Caledonia
which
has
offered
Fuel
supply
good
OTTAWA
CP
-
Motorists
and
householders
who
shi
shivered
¬
vered
a
year
ago
at
reports
of
a
threatened
winter
oil
shor
shortage
¬
tage
have
little
to
fear
this
winter
say
energy
officials
The
outlook
for
supplies
is
bright
they
say
and
no
prob
problems
¬
lems
are
foreseen
unless
the
Arabs
unexpectedly
turn
off
the
oil
spigot
as
they
did
last
year
Compared
with
a
year
ago
we
are
in
a
good
position
said
Energy
Minister
Donald
Mac
donald
in
an
interview
A
sur
survey
¬
vey
we
made
shows
high
inven
inventories
¬
tories
a
good
supply
situa
situation
¬
tion
Those
statements
are
echoed
by
others
in
the
energy
field
both
in
private
industry
and
government
Imperial
Oil
Ltd
the
coun
countrys
¬
trys
largest
oil
company
says
the
supply
picture
looks
good
and
it
foresees
no
difficulties
in
meeting
winter
fuel
demands
The
supply
contrasts
sharply
with
a
year
ago
Sep
September
¬
tember
when
consumers
heard
government
pleas
to
cut
driving
and
reduce
home
heat
The
major
reason
for
the
about
face
is
the
improved
international
scene
experts
say
MOVING
CQl
563
0371
cantihs
moving
and
storage
ltd
its
library
and
other
services
and
with
the
school
district
The
Prince
George
schools
are
unusually
co
operative
she
said
i
went
for
five
years
without
seeing
the
Vancouver
district
superintendent
Here
we
met
the
superintendent
on
the
first
day
She
said
many
reforms
sug
suggested
¬
gested
at
a
conference
on
teacher
education
called
by
former
education
commis
commissioner
¬
sioner
John
Bremner
last
year
have
been
built
into
the
exten
extended
¬
ded
program
The
conference
recommended
more
personal
less
theoretical
training
at
the
regional
level
and
more
self
selection
of
programs
All
these
points
are
satisfied
in
Prince
George
The
early
classroom
experi
experience
¬
ence
is
a
blessing
to
many
would
be
teachers
who
dont
know
until
they
try
to
teach
that
they
are
unfit
for
the
work
Mrs
Kaser
Cannon
said
We
had
one
in
Vancouver
who
withdrew
on
the
first
day
of
school
at
9
10
am
but
it
is
bet
better
¬
ter
this
way
than
at
the
end
of
eight
months
of
study
she
said
There
is
no
other
way
of
tel
telling
¬
ling
who
will
make
a
good
teacher
she
said
Studies
show
that
none
of
the
selection
criteria
such
as
grade
point
averages
or
interviews
have
anything
to
do
with
teaching
success
What
we
would
ideally
do
is
accept
everyone
who
applied
put
him
in
the
program
and
see
how
he
did
The
program
will
be
con
continued
¬
tinued
here
probably
for
many
years
We
already
have
enough
interested
to
make
another
class
she
said
The
students
will
split
their
time
in
and
out
of
classrooms
during
the
first
four
months
take
over
their
own
classes
in
the
second
semester
and
go
to
the
SFU
campus
for
the
third
Some
observers
have
criticized
the
need
to
attend
the
Burnaby
Mountain
campus
at
all
but
Mrs
Kaser
Cannon
believes
the
measure
is
broadening
They
are
not
exposed
to
the
same
intellectual
atmosphere
here
as
they
would
get
at
SFU
she
said
HONDA
CIVIC
Jk
yp
Ann
m
Hollinger
Motors
Ltd
1764
Queensway
at
the
Esso
Sign
562
2722
CONTENTMENT
you
are
warm
safe
I
BBgjJ
INSURED
WSMt
The
Citizen
Prince
George
Monday
September
30
1974
Barrett
eyes
banks
VANCOUVER
1CP1
Premier
Dave
Barrett
indicated
Saturday
his
New
Democratic
Party
govern
government
¬
ment
wants
to
get
into
the
financial
business
in
one
form
or
another
He
said
in
an
interview
after
the
western
premiers
confer
conference
¬
ence
that
his
government
might
become
directly
involved
in
provincially
controlled
financial
institu
institutions
¬
tions
if
Ottawa
does
not
soon
allow
provinces
to
own
shares
in
chartered
banks
Prior
to
the
Western
Economic
Opportunities
Con
Conference
¬
ference
in
Calgary
last
year
Mr
Barrett
asked
that
the
pro
provinces
¬
vinces
be
allowed
to
own
shares
in
banks
Prime
Minister
Trudeau
later
announced
that
pro
provinces
¬
vinces
would
be
allowed
to
buy
up
to
25
per
cent
of
shares
of
newly
established
banks
but
would
then
have
to
slowly
divest
themselves
of
some
shares
until
the
holdings
were
reduced
to
10
per
cent
Mr
Barrett
said
Saturday
he
is
displeased
Ottawa
hasnt
acted
on
that
promise
and
if
the
change
doesnt
come
soon
we
will
have
to
examine
other
financial
institutions
because
we
are
not
going
to
stand
by
while
BC
consumers
are
being
hurt
by
the
usurious
practices
of
the
existing
banks
Asked
if
this
meant
provin
provincial
¬
cial
involvement
in
credit
unions
or
financial
co
cooperatives
¬
operatives
which
come
under
provincial
jurisdiction
Mr
Barrett
said
it
could
mean
a
great
number
of
things
but
refused
to
elaborate
If
youre
a
homeowner
the
re
recent
¬
cent
dramatic
increases
in
housing
values
have
probably
been
one
of
your
few
consola
consolations
¬
tions
in
these
times
of
spiraling
inflation
But
this
gain
could
go
up
in
smoke
if
your
home
were
de
destroyed
¬
stroyed
by
a
fire
Sure
you
have
insurance
But
KritiOi
C
olinu1ii
Htmic
I
imMnu
t
inn
Costs
y
S
MMt
4
-iiim
4
0
SIUM
4
Mfi
R
Ml
HI
g
MlHtll
Vtl
w
iy4
does
your
insurance
reflect
the
tremendous
rise
in
home
construction
cost
Thats
what
youd
be
faced
with
if
you
had
to
rebuild
your
home
You
might
be
in
for
a
shock
Home
construction
costs
-labour
and
materials
combined
-have
risen
385
per
cent
in
British
Columbia
since
early
1971
The
best
way
to
protect
the
investment
your
home
repre
represents
¬
sents
is
to
get
together
with
your
insurance
agent
or
broker
and
discuss
your
insurance
You
owe
it
to
your
peace
of
mind
The
Insurance
Bureau
of
Canada
also
has
two
pamphlets
which
can
help
you
protect
the
investment
in
your
home
Has
Your
Home
Outgrown
Your
Home
Insurance
outlines
some
of
the
things
you
should
think
about
when
you
are
reviewing
your
home
insurance
The
Insurance
Bureau
of
Canada
Insurance
Companies
competing
to
serve
you
better
to
meet
current
values
Sixty
Ways
to
Prevent
Fire
in
your
Home
details
some
of
the
common
fire
hazards
around
the
home
You
can
use
it
as
a
checklist
to
make
sure
that
your
home
is
as
safe
as
possible
from
fire
These
pamphlets
are
available
free
of
charge
from
The
Insurance
Bureau
of
Canada
580
Granville
St
Vancouver
British
Columbia
V6C
1W8
We
dont
want
you
to
have
a
fire
in
your
home
But
if
you
do
have
one
we
want
you
to
be
be
fully
insured
so
you
are
not
faced
with
the
prospect
of
finding
thousands
of
dollars
to
rebuild
your
home