latter. to The Hidtor,

Cageiar Aubeatys Sheat

Dear Madan,

| Through the medium of your paper, I would
| appreciate the opportunity to address the

parents of children living in the Cassiar
Schoel District,

A& the Annual General Meeting of the
Cassisr Parent Teachers Association held
on June Lith, 1962, there were 16 pesple
present of whieh 11 were paid up mexbers.

for the new achool vear was suppesed to
have taken place but due to lack on inter
est, this was postponed until the September
meoting, During the course of this mest-
| ing a vroposal was made from the flcor

| that the question of disbanding the P.T.A.
| be dieenseed at the next meeting on 13th
September , 1982,

| On behal? of the sutgoing exsentive of the
above Association, I would like te make a
few commentea conserning this proposal,

The Executive Committees in their report to

the members stated that serious consider-
ation should be given to whether this

| Association serves a useful purpose or

not. It appeared to this year's committee

the last 5 years, been mech more than a
fund raising comuttee and they wondered
whether we were net getting away from the
principles of the P.T.A.

{ to 270 children which would indicate
approximately 120 fanilies in the area,

j whether the children are at school or not.
Xet at any mea we are
fortunate if aw many as 25 people are
present.
parents 72? Aren't they interested in the
future of their children or are they only
teo happy to garry on in their usual
lethargie way allowing other people to do
the organizing and arrange their Lives
for thex 27227

| How many parents are prepared +o stand in
office with the Association ? Or «ust we
do ap the Community Club does ~ offer
liquid refreshnent tc these people who
attem their annual meeting |

leak at your various Associations in this
community and the elected officers, and I

tere

(TAS tin ot RAE oa ~~.

At this meeting the nomination of officers |

} that the P.T.A. in Casedar had not, during»

last Christmas, presents wre distributed —

What happens to the rest of the |
| Voice on phone : "Bob Jones is sick today

ee Phe Bain. ETE IT sn OOS ae ews

am sure you will find these same officers
on two or three committees. A mere handful

| of people run al) the committees.
| The only times we have had over 30 peopje

at cur meetings hae been when we have had
film or slide shows.

In March, in conjunction with Sehool Week,
there was open house at the school to en-
able parents to view their children's
work and be afforded the opportunity to
meet with the teachers in the classroom,
How many turned up ? 20 ??

This year, there is another dental prog-

|ramme arranged for October and it is
estimated that 73 children will be treat-

ed, How many parents will be prepared to

|aseiet in helping at the clinis on a
j Voluntary basis to ensure that thie pro-
graame is a success ? Time alone will tell. ij

| The question arises, what do you want fren
thy P.T.A. and what can you in return

give to the P.T.A.
tA P.T.A. 7 Or would you rather the P.T.A.

DO YOU IN FACT WANT

were just another sub-committee of the
Community Club, formed te look after the
Annual Children’s Christmas Party ?

{The answers to these questions lie with

you 23332
Thank you,

Signed Peter Davies,
Past President

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| hueband"s shoulder and said: "I'm sorry
| to have to tell you this, old man, but

your wife‘s mind is canpletely gone."
"I'm not a bit surprised," the husband
replied. "She's been giving m a piece
of it every day for the past 22 years."

and can’t come to work, He requested me

| to notify you,"

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| Voice: "This ia my roommate."

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| gutomobile was raving mad.
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pig.” ;

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