20 - THE CITIZEN, Prince George - Friday, July 13, 1979 PROGRAM REWARDING FOR SOCIETY Tuost mtot/xe to cat tMAT THEW Q&OW' THERE'S MORE TO THE ARCTIC THAN ICE AND SNOW Clinnce*’ rirp you don’t think of llie Arctic when you're tlnnkmc) qilts wo d like to clianqe tluit Countiy Sheepskins takes great pride ip presenting a liru? ol Eskimo art and handicrafts, ranging from easily affordable curios for the casual shopper to unique works of original art and scu Ipt ure for the seiions ' olloctor HASTY NOTES CALENDARS SCULPTURES country Music therapy helps relax handicap victims and puts them in a better frame of mind. BATTLING MISCONCEPTIONS Playing music therapeutic TORONTO (CP) — Valerie Ivy, one of 40 qualified music therapists in Canada, knew she was in for an interesting career shortly after graduating from university. After earning her degree at the University of Kansas, she was explaining music therapy to a doctor when he said: “Oh, what the witch-doctors used to do?” Misconceptions like that are not helping the relatively new profession make a breakthrough. “Most people think we just play for the patients, like a performer in a hospital, that we’re just playing for the poor unfortunates in the hospital that everybody likes to forget are there,” said Miss Ivy. Capilano College in North Vancouver is the only Canadian institution to offer a course in music therapy. It has a twoyear diploma course that produces a qualified therapist, but in the three years of its operation only 18 have graduated. • The Canadian Association for Music Therapists has asked the University of Quebec in Montreal to offer a music-therapy degree in 1980 in addition to the existing bachelor of music education degree with an orientation toward music therapy. Still, there are many graduates like Miss Ivy who do not have jobs in that field. She is working as a social worker. "I know of some jobs that would come up, but the institutions are waiting for money,” she said, citing a lack of financing by the ministry of community and social services. Fran Herman, one of Canada’s only two music therapists 25 years ago, currently is working with children at the Ontario Crippled Children’s Centre, some of whom have asthma and cerebral palsy. “The therapy helps them vent the pent-up emotions caused by their handicap, to help them develop a better frame of mind, communicate with others, and gain confidence in their bodies — especially those with cerebral palsy,” Mrs. Herman said. Mrs. Herman remembers a 10-year-old who came to her with a history of not being able to handle failure. Taught a tune on the guitar, he soon had a rare sense of achievement as Mrs. Herman ignored minor errors and urged him on. NATIVE CULTURE HURT Results from television mixed WINNIPEG (CP) - The recent introduction of television into two remote northern Manitoba communities has had mixed results, say two University of Winnipeg anthropology professors. On the positive side, the professors say, TV has given residents a greater knowledge of geography, a heightened Canadian identify and a rapid mastering of the English language. But the fluency in English has been accompanied by a loss of their native tongue and culture. Ancient traditions have broken down and have been replaced by white man’s ways. The 3,000 residents of Norway House, where TV was introduced in 1973, and the 1,000 people of Oxford House, where TV arrived four years ago, were subjected to culture shock. The effects on the Cree Indian communities at the northern tip of Lake Winnipeg were studied by Dr. Gary Granzberg and Dr Jack Stein-bring of University of Winnipeg. Dr. Granzberg says aggressive behavior, for example, was considered culturally taboo in the communities but TV programs have made it acceptable to the younger people. “In many Cree communites, there are conflicts between the young and the old over their reference to traditions. The idea of aggressive retaliation is being copied from the heroes they identify with on television. “They’re very open to our culture, and they have really very little basis on which to evaluate reality. They can’t determine what is fiction and what is'real!” Dr. Granzberg says there was a unique reaction to the children’s show, The Muppets. In the Cree culture, the frog is a fearful animal with evil connotations. “Kermit the Frog is not the innocuous character we see him as,” says Dr. Granzberg. Many Cree adults questioned said they intensely disliked The Muppets. The Crees also found sex and nudity on TV shocking. “One elder in Oxford House told me the first time he ever saw anyone kiss was on TV,” said Dr. Granzberg. “This creates problems because they have ideas of what children should see, and now they can’t control it." He says the Crees “believe that the future is shaped and already in existence somewhere else, such as in the city, because everything that happens in the city eventually comes to the reserve.” “Every glimpse they get of the city on TV is like a magical look into the future, and now they’re looking forward to paved streets, tall buildings and policemen." When TV was introduced, the only thing the Crees could relate it to was the Koosapachigan, or “shaking tent”, their traditional communication ritual. The shaman or medicineman would enter the tent and call upon the soul of a person, living or dead, who was separated from the tribe. When the soul arrived, the tent would shake furiously. 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Dear Dr. Vichert: I am 16H years old and consider myself fairly mature. 1 attend a private girls' school and attend dances at other high schools. Becuase I don’t go to a mixed school, the only time I get to socialize with boys is when I go to these dances. The problem is that my parents don’t want me dating on one-to-one basis and every time I ask if I can go out with a boy, the answer is a three-hour debate and I always end up defeated. They say they trust me completely yet they also say I’m still too young. Answer: It is difficult to want something and to have your parents disagree. 1 believe you are old enough to date, providing your behavior and attitudes indicate to your parents that this is a safe thing for you to do. You say that your parents trust you so I would hope that they will demonstrate this trust by beginning to let you date. Is it because they lack trust in the boys that you might date, or don’t they know them? Is it possible for you to invite some of them home so your parents can meet them and get to know them? I don’t believe there is a magical age when, all of a sudden, it is permissible to date. I think parents make this decision based upon their assessment of the maturity of their daughter. Perhaps you could discuss with your parents what they mean by too young? What do they expect you to have achieved to demonstrate that you are “old enough"? Could you reach the compromise that under certain conditions you could go on a “one-to-one” date? The conditions could include the time you have to be home and the type of events you may attend. If this goes well your parents may be willing to extend their limitations „ Dear Dr. Powell: Can you suggest any food, sports or exercises that can help a person be taller? I am a female, and going to be 14 in a few weeks. 1 think I am too short. I am only 4 feet, II inches. 1 would like to be 5 feet, 6 inches. Since nobody in my family is tail, there is not much chance I’ll be tall. Answer: Height is something we cannot do anything about. Usually short parents have short children. Stop thinking you are too short. There is no magic potion you can drink to grow taller, either. These potions only exist in fairy tales. Fortunately you may still grow a little bit more. Most girls do not complete this growth until the age of 15 or 16. You may reach five feet-, YOUTH CLINIC learn to be happy with yourself and your body and then your height will not matter to you or anyone else. There are a very small number of children and adolescents who fail to grow in height who can be treated by a growth hormone. These individuals are very short and for them medical diagnosis and treatment is important and makes a tremendous change in their growth pattern. Dear Dr. Levine: This is in answer to the girl who wrote saying she was in love with her teacher. I have to emphasize that your advice was right. I’ve been there. Five years ago I fell in love with one of my teachers. He wasn’t exactly a "hunk,” but he was very nice to me and I fell for it. He was also very understanding, and knowing what I felt for him, handled it very gently and offered just to be friends. Friendship graduated to coolness, and now we hardly ever speak to each other. Needless to say, 1 am still recovering. My advice to males and females who feel attracted to their teachers is to find interest elsewhere. There is almost no chance to fulfilment, and you’ll spare yourself a lot of hurt. Answer: Thanks for the advice. In your case, your teacher seems to have handled your “crush” well, and yet you are still suffering to some extent. Think of the pain involved if he had encouraged it to develop to mutual romance and physical intimacy. We can’t always put a “lock” on our emotions, and that’s good; it allows individual freedom, choice and in fact makes human beings so interesting. But we can keep our eyes open and know when situations are dangerous or potentially destructive, usually well in advance. Dear Dr. Cotter: I am 15, and a year ago I met this man in his late 20s and I think I’ve fallen in love with him. My head says forget him, but my heart tells me not to let go. I’ve tried to forget him for over eight months now and I just can’t. Do you think I should? Or should I tell him how I feel? Maybe if I know how he feels and it’s not the same as I do, it would be easier to leave him behind. I don’t know if he’s married or not. Answer: 1 think you should talk to him and tell him how you feel. You must be careful you do not let him exploit you, since you really do not seem to know much about him. Falling in love is a matter of the emotions, or the heart. Being committed to love in faithfulness and with determination is where both the head and the heart must work together. I think your head’s warning in this case is justified, but it is good, nevertheless, to have strong feelings of love. Dear Dr. Cotter: I am in Grade 7. My English teacher insists that angels are male. My friends and I looked it up and it says neuter. When we told him this he laughed and said it isn't true. He said there is no such thing as a female angel. Answer: The English word “angej” is neuter; the Greek word it comes from is masculine. Masculine and feminine in grammar don’t mean much, though they do affect the way we think of things. The meaning of the word “angel” should be more helpful than its gender: it means a messenger, more particularly a messenger of God. It would seem likely that a messenger of God would appear in a form in which the listener would understand it — that is, most likely, human form. But there is no clear evidence as to the sexual form of these messengers, and there is no good reason to believe that ihere is any male sexual attribute. 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