February 14, 1977 the other press v } | he said. | HALIFAX (CUP)--‘‘The real | danger facing Canada today is not the emergence of the two nations as a result of separatist sentiment in Quebec, but the '| possibility that continuation of the developing trend toward | greater provincial autonomy could result in the creation of ten nations’’, according to Pro- vincial New Democratic Party Leader, Jeremy Akerman. In |an address to students and | faculty at the Dalhousie Law School Jan. 27, Akerman de- nounced reactions by Premier Gerald Regan and Opposition | Leader John Buchanan to the election in Quebec of the Leves- que government. Pressing the panic button is merely playing | MONTREAL (CUP)--**Our schools serve the ruling class- es,’’ according to Yvon Char- bonneau, president of the the Quebec teachers’ union, Cen- trale des Enseignants du Que- bec (CEQ). “Since 1965, the system has been rationalized, centralized, and better equipped, yet stu- dents of working class back- ground are not better served,”’ Charbonneau said the school system is producing technolog- ically-trained manpower, forc- ing students to specialize at an -At last Tuesday’s Prinicpal’s Council meeting on New West- minster campus, discussion fo- cused on whether there should be a maximum age limit of 5S on students enrolling in Nursing at Douglas College. In an interview later, Dr. Sheila Thompson, Director of Health Services at Douglas Col- lege, said the matter had been dropped after a discussion with the College lawyer. The reason was that enrollment discretion by means of a person’s age is Three proposals: to turn over funding of student intramurals to administration; to continue the administration’s policy of student fee collection; and that ‘more office space be allocated to the Student Society--were tab- led at last Tuesday’s Principal's Council meeting until next week. The proposals were accepted as notice of motion by Principal into the hands of the Parti Quebecois, he said. “*l believe we can easily persuade a majority of the peoples of Quebec to vote ‘no’...to vote for a continuation within the present constitutional framework...provided that we make a national committment to equalize opportunity across the nation.”’ Commenting on recent devel- opments to strengthen the role of provincial governments at the expense ot their federal count- erpart, Akerman noted that ‘‘more provincial power will be of no use to us unless we have the corresponding financial re 3 If the trend is accelerated, the Schools serve ruling class early age to the detriment of their general formation. This leaves the student from a cul- turally deprived: milieu at a loss, he said. According to Charbonneau a liberal arts education up to the college level should be manda- tory so all students can learn to criticize the society in which they live. In the past ten years, the CEQ © has been active in initiating debate in Quebec and in ‘‘pro- moting progressive transform- ations in the actual order of things,”’ he said. contrary te B.C.’s Human Rights Code. Dr. Thompson listed the con- cerns as being primarily the physical and mental stress of this vocation in the work force, the heavy educational work load of this program and its effect on ~ a mature person, and finally a high drop out rate in the program--especially among the older students, which might deny other more capable stu- dents from enrolling. One possible solution is felt to be a physical evaluation test to _ Principal's Council-three George Wootton because they had not been included in the agenda. The proposal’s were put for- ward by Student Council chair- man Ray Harris after he gave a presentation on the ‘‘goals, aims, structure, and accomp- lishments of the Student Soc- iety.. Listed among the ~‘‘accomp- _ Decentalization | not separatism the threat rich provinces will benefit and the poor provinces cannot do anything but suffer.”’ The federal government has already given notice of its’ intention to withdraw from Medicare to the extent of reduc- ing its’ cost-sharing obligations. The have-not provinces have ‘‘only two alternatives--cut the level of health care drastically or increase taxes drastically. Those areas which are rich will become richer while the poor provinces will become wretchedly, hope- lessly, and irretrievably poor.”’ Akerman stated that ‘‘while we have been under privileged we we have unquestionably benefit- ted’’ from federally instituted programs such as Medicare and the Canadian Assistance Plan. Although the federal govern- ment has not effectively utilized the ‘‘capacity to undertake nat- ional programs for the benetit of all Canadians in all provinces’, that capacity remains with it and should remain there; for, once it is passed on to the provinces it will never be given back. The poorer provinces will be the losers. _In reply to a question, the NDP leader stated that, ‘‘I am in favor of decentralization of deci- sion making and policy formul- ation within the jurisdiction, but Iam opposed to decentralization of the power itself.”’ Age limit for nursing course? determine whether an individ- ual applying (regardless of age) is capable of the stresses of Nursing. CONSCRIPTION AT DOUGLAS Enrollments down at Douglas College this semester compared to the fall semester but up over last years spring semester, said director of admissions Gerry Della Mattia today. The fall figure was 5,000 students and now it is 4,500. ‘‘It is not unusual,’’ said Gerry Della Mattia, he added,’’ stu- dents drop-out.”’ proposals lishments and activities’’ made available through Student Council funding were the Other Press, the intramurals program, the housing listings, and the funding and organization of clubs. Dean Bill Day said the Stu- dent Society report was ‘‘the first comprehensive report of the Student Society in seven years.” Karen Willsie, Coquitlam Campus Like most students at Coquit- lam Campus, Karen thinks the atmosphere there is very plea- sant. She also says, “‘the pat- ients at Riverview cause no trouble and present no threat to the students, as the staff there are extremely competent.’’ Karen’s only warning is to watch out when you are driving through the grounds as the patients will sometimes inad- vertently walk out in front of your car. | ting, | truely unique situation in Cana- | da.’’ Another favorable aspect | Campus is the good relationship ; 7 and the Psychologist at River- - Don McEachern, Director of the division of Social | Sciences Don has nothing but positive views of the Coquitlam Campus] and sees the picturesque and well-groomed grounds as an extremely pleasant setting for a community college. ‘‘A set- ” said Don, ‘‘that is a of the situation of Coquitlam between the college instructors view, he said. Sandy Pyke Coquitlam Campus Construction Management but expressed some dissap- ion. “‘If you have a two hour Sandy, ‘‘you don’t have enough time to go out for a bite to eat or to go to a pub for a glass of beer far away.’’ She would also like to see some more recreational facilities other than the one ping pong table they now have. Sandy likes the small compact size of the Coquitlam Campus, | pointment with the lack of | facilities and the remote situat- } break between classes’’ said | because the restaurants are too | | ducive to studying’’. Eric said _| he didn’t think the fact that the | campus was situated in the } middle of a mental institution _|has posed any problems or | threats to either the staff or _ knowing about alJl the guards Eric Gilstead Construction Management Coquitlam Campus Eric likes the sedate atmo- sphere at the Coquitlam Cam- pus. ‘‘I find it much quieter than any of the other campuses’’, he said, ‘‘and therefore more con- students. ‘‘In fact’’, he said, ‘‘I get a great feeling of security, around here.”’