February 1, 1985 PAGE 7 - Echoes of the 60’s Student walkouts have taken place throughout the province in many communities, and the public opinion of these walkouts ranges from support by SCOTT LEAF to ‘‘They should all be given the strap!’’ But the thing that stands out the most is the fact that the students, or anybody else for that. matter, sometimes organized but largely not, do not seem to have a grasp of what. restraint is. They hear that dirty word in the media ‘‘restraint’’ and see red without knowing what restraint is. Sure they all know about that teacher who is being laid off, but do not’ understand why, so here are the facts with regards to education right from the provincial budget. In the fiscal period 1964/1965 education was the third largest ex- penditure accounting for 27.8 per cent and at that time 28 per cent of the province was of school age. In the - present fiscal period 1984/1985, ed- ucation is still the third largest expenditure,taking 19.8 per cent with only 23 per cent of the province school age. This means that with a 5 per cent drop in the province’s school age children there has been a decrease of only “8 per cent ot education’s total percentage of budget funding for a loss of only 3 per cent in 20 years. Despite the decrease in education’s share of the budget over the past 20 years, education expenditure has more than kept pace with inflation, increasing at an annual average rate of 13.9 per cent. The only reason that education’s share of the budget has dropped is because health and social services share of the budget has increased from 33.4 per cent in 1964/1965 to 46.3 per cent in 1984/ 1985, an increase of 12.9 per cent. The increases in health and social services spending reflects the needs of an aging population as well as an expansion of such services as long- term care. One can only justly criticize the provincial governments of the past and present for letting education’s share of the budget become too large and not cutting back over a larger period of time; keep in mind this is the first reduced provincial budget in 31 years. But isn’t that great hind- sight, and since history can not be altered, maybe trying to control gov- ernment spending or ‘‘restraint,’ as it is called, is not such a bad idea if it _takes some burden away from the already weary taxpayer. Guitar ~ Construction Building and repairing guitars has gone from being an aspiration of Michael Dunn’s to a reality. n Guitar Construction in- DOUGLAS COLLEGE PRESS RELEASE structor at Douglas College, began his apprenticeship in Spain twenty years ago with a family of third-generation guitar makers. Since then, he has run his own profitable guitar shop and has ‘become a well-known figure in the Vancouver artists’ community. Guitar Construction is a rare art in Canada. So rare that Dunn was chosen as B.C.’s representative at the ‘‘Art- sinage’’ exhibition at the 1976 Mon- treal Olympics. Since then he has worked as the on-site repairman for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival and was artist-in-residence for the Van- couver Centennial Museum’s 1980 exhibit of ‘‘Look of Music’. But being successful in his own right has taught Dunn one major lesson - how to operate his own small business. As the Guitar Constuction coordin- ator at Douglas College, Dunn is pleased with a decision to teach his students the fundamentals of busi- ness. “It’s all part of trying to build an ongoing Musical Technology program and we've decided it’s almost essential to add the whole entrepreneurial component,’’ Dunn says. The Guitar Construction program begins its first semester this February. Dunn expects about 20 students to enroll, but he warns them to be prepared to really learn about guitars. “The one thing I’ve discovered over the years is that most people see the intonation lectures as the most difficult part of the program,’’ he says. “That'll probably be the most often repeated portion of the course.’’ But it won’t be the only part of the program. Students in the Guitar Construction program are expected to start from scratch, and build two guitars from the ground up (one classical and the other of the student’s choice). When Dunn says the program begins with the basics, he means it. The course begins with the proper ‘set-up of a guitar workshop: what tools to use, how to maintain them, ‘and how to select the proper woods. A thorough study of the history of» guitar building is also included before the students begin on their own guitars. . And then the hard part comes in. Guitar Construction will provide com- plete instruction in the finer parts of the business, things like purfling (that’s the fancy trim around most custom guitar soundboxes), and then the lectures on business. are added. “Actually, as far as | know, this is the most elaborate course of its kind in all of Canada,’’ Dunn says. He also adds there is plenty of individualized instruction throughout the program. This is essential when students begin work on the guitars of their choice, Dunn says. For registration in the Douglas College Guitar Construction program contact the Registrar’s Office. nurnace HOw”. [ Roar THE ALTER- — I NATE ENERGY ? SUPPLY HOLD? NO ING U PROBLEM... * : 2 it ‘STUbews ™ » , LOAN AS Wo CKS IN PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE B.C MI \STER OF FINA E PREDICTS MO ut ACKS IN PARL Y VICE This page of The Other Press is reserved solely for the purpose of correspondence and opinion. 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