THE MAD HATTER
A Douglas College Newsletter
published weekly during the spring
and fall semesters, bi-monthly in
the summer semester
by
Douglas College Technical
and Vocational Institute
P.O. Box 2503, New Westminster,B.C.
| Editor: Judie Steeves, Surrey campus
Telephone: 588-4411, loc. 283

 

 

—— jaybee’s news.

NELSON'S BLOOD

Someone kindly gave me a clipping about a "Rum
Bargain". Seems when the Navy discontinued the
practice of giving a "tot of rum" to personnel
at sea in 1972 they were left with copious .
quantities on hand now it will appear for sale
in B.C.liquor stores. That explains why I have
been seeing all sorts of ex-navy types prowling
around the Port Moody (grog-venders) abviously
waiting for the "pusser-neats" to arrive.

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I think most Navy types have mixed feeling about
the "Rum" while it was a tradition that gives me
the the warm fuzzies to think about there were
Rome pretty serious problems which resulted from
(Rum that may have caused senior officers to
breathe a sigh of relief when it was finally
cancelled.

But so many stories can be told about rum caused -

capers you could fill a book it even became a
system of barter, the familiar cry of,"wotta-

you-got-in the jug" stemmed from the poe that not

with standing regulations, rum was saved in all
manner of containers for various periods of time
and in the barter system the currency of rum was
divided into the "wet", the "sip", the"gulp" and
the "tot". Or roughly two wets equalled a sip,
'two sips equalled a, gulp, and usually 2 to 3
‘gulps was a tot.
could be purchased for sippers while you could
get a stand-in for a dog watch for gulpers.

tot could get you all manner of strange oriental

delights. Note in the Navy I served in a Turkish

Delight" was not a chocolate Bon-bon. I used
to wonder what the equivalent of a Turkish

delight was in the Turkish navy or for the matter}

what did a French matelot call a French letter?

   
   
   
  
  
  

Before inflation set in, favors §

Wets §
were generally tokens of friendship while a whole}

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jJoan Edwards Campus Clerk Typist (NW)

Joan was hired as a Clerk Typist III in September
41975, she works in the New Westminster typing
Wpool. Ken McCoy the Campus Supervisor keep
4Mayme Furber and Joan working at a furious pace
ito keep ahead of faculty typing requests. In
Haddition to typing duties you can some times see
Joan working as a relief operator on the switch-
board.In her off duty time Joan is a (Baton
Instructress) for the department of Parks and
Recreation. Joan is a graduate of New Westminster
Senior Secondary, (1968) and attended UBC for a
year in the fa@glty of Education.

Mayme Furber Campus Stenographer

Steno II September 15/75

iMayme Furber was promoted to Steno II in

t September 1975. Mayme is one of the original
1 employees of Douglas College she joined the

H College in August 1970 as a "Dictaphone

R Typist". Mayme did her early schooling in

S Prince Albert Saskatchewan before arriving
Sin New Westminster. I really believe that

B almost every one knows Mayme students,

§ faculty, and staff, and while she seems to

S have becoming involved more and more with

§ the Criminology department Mayme always seems
§ to be available to help those who need it.

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NOTICES

TO ANYONE IT MAY CONCERN:

Please note that effective immediately
I will be reverting to my maiden name.
Helen Raby is now Helen Scrivin - the
same person (instructor in Employment
Orientation for Women, Surrey Campus).
For a while I'll use both, till you get
used to it.

Cheers,
WW.

Helen Scrivin (Raby)