Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 11, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday october 11.1978 anytime 269-8463 Robert Jatkiewicz q. What Are the capacities of the National hockey league and world hockey association team Arenas a. Let s Start with the world hockey association with figures supplied by the jets office from the 1976-1977 Media guide Birmingham bulls Jefferson county civic Centre Cincinnati stingers riverfront coliseum Edmonton oilers Edmonton coliseum Indianapolis racers mar Ket Square Arena with standing room new England whalers in a facility in Springfield since the collapse of their roof with seating for about Quebec Nordques Quebec Coli see seating for about 10 000, standing room for and the Winnipeg jets Winnipeg Arena seating for and stand ing room for in the National hockey league according to one 1976-1977 guide Montreal Cana Diens Montreal forum los Angeles Kings los Angeles forum Pittsburgh penguins Pittsburgh civic Arena Detroit red wings Olympia stadium although they Are probably mov ing into larger quarters this washing ton capitals Washington capital Centre Buffalo sabres memorial auditorium bos ton Bruins Boston Garden Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf gardens Philadelphia flyers the spectrum new York islanders Nassau memorial coliseum Atlanta flames the Omni new York rangers Madison Square Garden Vancouver canucks Pacific coliseum Chicago Black Hawks Chicago stadium Minnesota North stars met Centre st. Louis blues the Arena Colorado Rockies Mcnichol sports Arena about aver age seating for wha Arenas is about while for nil Arenas it s about q. Is there a timer available that will turn on a Furnace at a certain time in the morning a. A parts department spokesman for a Winnipeg furnance company says a Chrono therm will fit the Bill. It is an electric clock thermostat that can be pre set to increase or decrease the amount of heat for a Given time. It Sells for about and other models May be available in the City. A look under the yellow pages could Lead you to other models. Q. How can we get rid of thistles on our Lawn a. Free press Garden columnist glad Reycraft recommends a product called killed. It s a Weed killer that won t Hurt your grass. Q. Can you Tell me something about Stephen Leacock a. Stephen Butler Leacock was born december 30, 1869, in Swan Moor Hants England. In 1876 his parents Walter Peter Leacock and Agnes Emma Butler decided to move themselves Stephen and the 10 other children in the family to Canada settling on a farm South of Lake Simcoe in Ontario. Stephen Leacock s childhood is said to be strenuous but it left him with indelible impressions of farm life. Leacock s Mother was responsible for most of the family s schooling until a Tutor was engaged. Be tween 1882 and 1887, Leacock was a Boarder at upper Canada College where he received the typical classical education of the Day. After that he attended Strathmore collegiate Institute for three months presumably to get a teaching certificate. Leacock did teach for about a year in the 1888-1883 period but quit because he disliked the limitations of teaching which he would criticize later in his life. More schooling was in order for Leacock As he completed a a at the University of Toronto is 1891 and a . At the University of Chicago in 1903. From there Leacock was appointed As the first lecturer of political science at Mcgill University where he stayed until his retirement in 1936. Leacock married Beatrice Hamilton of Toronto and his Only son Stephen Lushington was born in 1915. Leacock later became head of his department at Mcgill. Recognized As a Campus character at Mcgill Lea cock continued that image even after retirement. A list of the Complete works of Stephen Leacock includes some 60 titles 30 of which contained hilarious essays and sketches. His humor gained a following among Young people especially on campuses. Although Leacock wrote Tornes on political science history Urban studies and biographies including those on Mark Twain and Charles Dick he is most widely known for humor which been translated into a number of languages besides English and French. Some of his Best known humorous pieces include literary lapses nonsense novels Sunshine sketches of a Little town Arcadian adventures of the Idle Rich 1914 and too much College Stephen Leacock died in Toronto March 28, 1944. City Avo Relief near for u of m Library budget University of Manitoba senators reaffirmed tues Day their concern Over the beleaguered Library budget but they stopped Short of passing any recommendation to the administration for a specific increase in funding. The budget which Library officials say has been underfunded for Many years is in trouble due to inflation and the decline in purchasing Power of the Canadian Dollar. At least three reports have been sent to Senate in Ine past year concerning the situation. The latest report included in tuesday s Agenda came from the Senate Library committee and out lined the funding and space needs of the main Dafoe and 12 regional libraries on the fort Garry and Down town campuses. Senators agreed with the committee s recommendation that additional funding be granted Over the next decade to enable the libraries to at least move closer to National averages in collections and services. But they rejected the proposal to try Over the next two fiscal years to maintain the acquisition portion of the Library budget at the 1977-78 level plus allowances for inflation. This year Money for acquisitions fell below the 1977-78 level because of inflation and an across Cam pus three per cent budget Cut for All units. After tests from faculty Over cuts in the Purchase of serials in emergency reserves were Given to the libraries. The senators agreed with their planning and Priori ties and executive committees to suggest Only that a High priority be Given in 1979-80 to improving Library collections and services. Some senators argued it would not be Wise to tie the administration Down to a specific increase when government Grants would t be known for some time. The senators also rejected the Library committee s recommendation on possible expansion of space for at least some of the 12 regional libraries. They in Stead ordered studies of space needs and the additional operating costs of these regional libraries in various faculties. Further to esperanto. This might be a Good time for you to learn esperanto which apparently you can do in 100 hours. A Reader writes with an address of a correspondence course in the language. The course beginner s esperanto is offered by correspondence education courses by authority of the ministry of education of the province of British Columbia and is available for a Small Cost to people in All parts of Canada. Write to correspondence education courses 755 Queens Avenue Victoria British Columbia st 4w8. You might also want to know the address of the Canadian esperanto association which is . Box 2067, Sidney British Columbia v8l 3s3, and he american esperanto association at Box 1129, Al Corrito California 94530. You can rail inc i in i Rorsi anytime Wilh Surv timid dial the idlers a-w-t-i-m-i1. Call rate free press to us me and because of the financial restraint hitting All University operations they Toni Library administrators to seek alternatives to the traditional Means of get Ting needed materials for teaching and research. Users of the Library must accept the inevitability of a change in the system of acquisition and provision of Access to the planning and priorities committee said of the Library committee s report. The Library committee report basically repeated ear Lier concerns that the libraries Are suffering from Long term underfunding and their operations lag behind those of comparable Canadian universities. Added to the problems Are inflation estimated to be about 25 per cent this year and the effects of the fallen Canadian Dollar. About 90 per cent of acquisitions Are made in foreign currency. 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