Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 3, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Winnipeg free december 1981 Wayne quo free press plans enriched native program an infant grizzled Grey tree about six months nestles in the warmth of mothers Pouch at Assiniboine zoo protected from the chill of Winter the baby in a pocket about an Inch Long at birth and a native of new will soon leave moms protective pocket and cling about the tropical House branches on its Catholic school enrolment Bucks trend by Glen Mackenzie while most school trustees scratch their Heads and wonder what to do with excess one Winnipeg High school is looking for More space to accommodate its rising Gideon Rector of Boniface diocesan High school on Dubuc said yesterday the 240 student school needs two extra class rooms for next the English language school admit Ted 140 Grade 9 applicants last year but had to reject about 30 the first time students have been he Trudeau said that while 300 would be an Ideal student the school City Calendar has neither the Money nor space to establish two More letters have been sent to win Boniface and Norwood Public asking if any of Thier schools May be available for How can they close a school without causing an uproar he Trudeau said that if additional space cant be More applications will be rejected next year and enrolment limited to but he said he Doest want to resort to this because the school will become elitist and some Good students will be tuition is a year but Trudeau said the actual per student Cost is about the balance is made up of per student Grants of about from the provincial government and the rest comes from fundraising of most students come from Boni Transcona and East so some students would find downtown classrooms More convenient than the present he spokesmen for other Winnipeg Cath Olic High schools said enrolment limits have solved space problems at their Joe Secretary treasurer of Pauls High said the school was built in 1964 to handle 400 students and reached its limit in the Early which charges admits 100 students into Grade 9 every year while rejecting Between 40 and Stangl sister Susan principal of marys said her school had 620 students when she took Over in but enrolment has since been reduced to a maximum of the grades 7to12 school was so crowded that Home economics classes were taught in science laboratories and locker areas were used for she Nikeem said tuition is a year and 150 out of about 200 applicants Are accepted each primarily into grades 7 and by Manfred Jager University of Winnipeg collegiate is planning enriched programs for next year to combat an 80percent dropout and attrition rate among Indian and Metis John collegiate said yesterday the school will increase full time enrolment for natives next fall and take Steps to ensure More of them Complete the Vanderstoel said Grade 11 and 12 classes at the collegiate have included As Many As 35 natives in recent but most either dropped out or the collegiate Enrols 600 students annually in grades 11 and solving the native student problems will require High intensity preparation during summer school to prepare Stu dents for Grade 11 or Grade 12 work in geography and Vanderstoel it also will require the hiring of three More staff the collegiate now has 20 faculty and administrative staff and operates on an annual budget of we Hope to get some of the Money we need from the Federal government and some from the Vander Stoel the tribal councils also have indicated that they intend to help and there Are a number of Community organizations Well ask for and of the students them selves pay Vanderstoel said two of the new staff members be counsellors As Well As the third will be coordinator of the new enrichment cultural background up to now we have counselled our native students the same Way we counsel but that approach Doest he they require far More intensive work because of their different cultural the u of w collegiate is not equipped to help native students in the same Way it helps the rest of the student Vanderstoel he said the academic difficulties of native students have been caused by a number of including the fact Many suffer culture Shock when they come to the City and have never acquired study most of these people Are intelligent and highly he they want to go to University and Many want to become teachers later in they come to us to get ready for the problem to that there just not ready for solid academic apart from the culture we find that Many of them suffer from tremendous become very depressed and occasionally fail simply because they Are not used to the pressures of preparations and Rushing from one place to the other in the course of their sadly the Dean said collegiate teachers have found academic preparation sadly lacking in Many native Stu dents coming from Rural the native student faces major Dif he is on the reservation All his where he goes to school for 12 but attendance is very he attends classes regularly maybe Only for a combined total of six usually he just gets passed on to the next Grade As he gets older year after so he arrives at Grade 12 Here with maybe Only a Grade 6 or Grade 7 knowledge and ability in English and Vanderstoel said the collegiate takes All students eligible to enrol at the Grade 11 or Grade 12 level regardless of their then helps them cover the work As our policy is very he we accept students because they want to go to school and on the basis of grades they have we dont look at their their behave previous Marks or what the kid should have is the four Core courses of Grade 10 geography and if they dont have them we now offer the Core courses in our summer program to thread the kids into our High intensity teaching and counsel Ling will have to be augmented by group Homes where those who now live in isolated Rooming houses can be helped Over their the Dean the Southeast tribal Council already agreed to help us set up a group he the native education Centre idea has been introduced to the u of w Board of regents and will come under final scrutiny Early next year after the University Senate deals with blood donor clinics to be held Andrews protestant Chapel of Canadian forces base Winni Peg will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special Church service at sunday at the Kenaston Boulevard and Grant the Canadian red Cross Manitoba will hold blood donor clinics from to 8 7 at Prendergast Windsor Park 10 to 4 9 in Boniface Hospital weather h High pc Itaf l Low or Cicur cow front warm front Winnipeg area forecast mostly Cloudy today with occasional Light Snow and a High near 3 Clearing tonight with a Low near mainly sunny tomorrow with brisk northerly winds and a High near extended Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly Cloudy with occasional Light Snow saturday and mainly sunny temperatures above Normal readings of 7 and Northern Manitoba mainly Cloudy with Snow flurries saturday sunday and monday with temperatures above Normal readings of 12 and Northwestern Ontario occasional Light Snow saturday and Mon sunny periods temperatures near or a Little above Normal readings of 5 and temperatures Canada and the world and from 9 to 11 at the 226 Osborne Wally the clowns third annual Christmas toy drive needs new or broken toys repairable and nearly new items May be dropped off starting monday and up until 25 at the Ellice Community Arthur Rector of Georges anglican will speak on soul of fire and bodies of Iron shapes of ministry past and present at a meeting of the Manitoba historical 8 8 at holy Trinity anglican Donald Street and Graham Benjamin professor from the faculty of social work at the University of will deliver a Public lecture on the Canadian family in the 80s at 8 9 in theatre a of the Manitoba University of East Kildonan Transcona Community Parks and recreation Branch will offer a Parent and infant workshop on the meaning and value of play for Young the workshop will be held Between and 10 in River East 1410 Rothesay will speak on preventive dentistry at a members meeting of the Canadian association for the mentally Winnipeg at 10 in the Kinsmen 825 Sherbrook the fort Garry family life information Centre will offer an observation Nursery program for mothers of two year Olds for 10 weeks beginning 21 and mothers will be involved in a group discussion on topics of interest to them As mothers of Young for further information and registration con tact the 888 Crane Western express five tickets Worth each and five Worth each were picked in the Western express lottery draw last the tickets Are 2193971 and the tickets Are 1126746 and there Are prizes of for tickets with the last six digits of the top for the last five digits and for the last Wicker and bedroom floating ecstasy gives waterbeds for Christmas every year we sell More and More of our comfortable waterbeds As Christmas heres three of our most each one Complete with firs Quality even a free fill give her him a waterbed for deaths classified 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Mary Florence formerly of 743 Atlantic ave widow of William of Golden links formerly of 185 Smith widow of Leo Pel of 295 Mckelvey widow of Michael of 407 Melrose husband of Maria Alice of 267 Michael wife of Peter Van of husband of Dena Van of holy family nursing formerly of widower of Kathleen the solid Pine and clean lined with a Beautiful lacquered the soft leather like Frame with Luggage strap detailing on Frame and Matching the High a solid Pine Bookcase draw ered Pedestal for under bed storage is we have All kinds of sheets and mattress pads especially priced for Christmas James Street across from the Arena 774s557 108 Osborne Street in the Village ;