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HOW TO BE EFFICIENT, WITH FFEWEP VIOLINS. marking the 190th anniversary of British Columbia's
entry into Confederation.
The following is the report of a Work Study

Engineer - a specialist in Method Engineering - Three big tractor-trailer units will make up the
after a visit to a symphony concert at the Royal main part of the Centennial '71 Caravan, now being
Festival Hall inLondon. planned bv the British Columbia Centennial '71
Committee, to tour the length and breadth of the
For considerable period the four ohoe players Province next year.
had nothing to do. The number should be reduced
and the work spread more evenly over the whole of The sights and sounds of British Columbia, past,
the concert, thus eliminating peaks of activity. present and future will be housed in the giant wheeled
exhibit, which will visit practically every population
All the twelve violins were playing identical centre, large and small, that can be reached by high-
notes: this seems unnecessary duplication. The way or road.
staff of this section should be drastically cut.
If a larger volume of sound is required, it could The 1971 Centennial Caravan, being constructed by
be obtained by electronics apparatus. Western Attractions Ltd., of Vancouver, will be even
larger and more attractive than the two-unic travelling
Much effort was absorbed in the playing of caravan which scored a smash hit with more than
demi-semi-quavers: this seems to be an unnecessary 1,5u0,0UU people during the 1960 Provincial celebrations
refinement. It is recommended that all notes should
be rounded up to the nearest semi-quaver. Jf this The Centennial ',1 Caravan will be sent on tour
were done it would be possible to use trainees and by the Provincial Committee with the full co-operation
lower-grade operatives more extensively. of over 30U local Centennial committees throughout
the Province. In addition to regular viewing hours,
There seems to be too much repetition of some special tours will be arranged for students during
musical passages. Scores should he drasticallv the school terms.
pruned. No useful purpose is served bv repeating
on the horns a passage which has already heen Work started several months ago on the complicated
handled by the strings. It is estimated that if logistics needed to make sure the caravan will visit
all redundant passages were eliminated the whole every area of the Province. The full scheaule will
concert time of two hours could be reduced to be announced later this year.
twenty minutes and there would be no need for
intermission. The caravan is one of many travelling attractions
now heing planned to ensure participation in
The conductor agrees generally with these Centennial '71 celebrations throught the Province.
recommendations, but expresses the opinion that
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receipts. In that unlikely event it should he
possible to close sections of the auditorium entirely,| DTD YOU KNOW?222227222?
with a consequential saving of overhead expenses,
lighting, attendance, etc. If the worst came to Vancouver was first illuminated with gas on
worst, the whole thing could be abandoned and the November 26, 1887.
puhlic could go to the Albert Hall instead.
Nn April 1, 1865, the British Columbia colonial
- Anonymous memorandum circulated in London.| government passed a bill setting a fine of one
hundred pounds for anyone desecrating Indian burial
--f7rerr errr ce grounds. Whites had been accused earlier of stealing
possessions of the deceased.
It's the little learning (inplace of the often

misquoted ‘little knowledge’) that is the dangerous [| = # # == .-«---+---+--+--+-------
thing. ’
CASSIAR WELCOMING COMMITTEE
So far we have had four volunteers to form a
welcoming committee for new ladies arriving in town, ii
CENTENNTAL __ NEWS thev are:

Pamela Krawczyk

Elaine Abar

Marion Mitchell

Marearet Kovacs (after September this
year)

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A very nice tea was served at the home of Mrs.
Kamlah in honour of Mr. Powell.

CENTFENNTAL '71 CAPAYAN Mrs. Powell was presented with a pendant necklace
from the ladies.
Fvervone in British Columbia will have the
opportunity to see a dramatic travelling exhibition