Saskatchewan Teachers College - Lampada Yeabook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

Page 20 text:

George Waldo Topic 1 - Resolved that sex education should be carried out in elementary schools. All delegates were in favour of sex education in the elementary school except your delegates who opposed this on the grounds that: (a) Sex education should be a teaching task of the home. (b) Teachers are not adequately trained to teach the moral as well as the physiological aspects of this topic. The conclusion arrived at on this topic was: Resolved that sex edu¬ cation should not be included in the school curriculum until such time as teachers are adequately prepared to teach the subject. Topic 77 - Resolved that French should be taught in the elementary schools. All delegates, with the exception of the delegates from the University of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Teachers ' College, Regina, were in favour of having French included in the school programme at the primary level. The delegates who were against this resolution opposed it on the grounds that: (a) There is no chance to practise French outside of the school. (b) Bilingualism tends to divide our nation into two exclusive groups. (c) It is impossible for teacher training institutions to supply an adequate background of the language and the methods necessary to successfuly teach French. (d) There is already too much content in the school programme. After torrid discussion periods, the conclusion that no resolution could be agreed upon was arrived at by the conference delegates. Few finer opportunities for meet¬ ing other college students and exchanging Patrick McNally ideas are given to students than sending them, as delegates, to the Western Canada Student Teachers ' Conference held this year in Calgary. We three would like to this take opportunity to thank you, the students of Saskatchewan Teachers’ College, for nominating and electing us as representa¬ tives to the Conference. Many conferences are play days, and some are much toil with little as¬ sociated pleasure. We, however, were fortunate to attend one which struck a happy medium. Mornings and afternoons were spent exchanging ideas with teachers and training personnel from many areas of education. In the evenings, under the guid¬ ance of our conference chairmen, we were invited to university basketbalI games, dances, and banquets. It is our sincere hope that through our briefs and debates, we adequately represented your views on sex education and bilingualism. Again, may we express our sincere grati¬ tude to our faculty advisers, Mr. R.J. Deutscher and Dr. H. Garfinkle. James Martin

Page 22 text:

5. BRUNO FORNIKA CAROL RAUCKM, 6. HUGH BITZ Regina 7. MARALYNE BELLAMY DON KINDOPP 9. DONALD LAMONT 10. LYNNE WALKER K. MISS GRAHAM 11. SISTER ADELE Calgary S. T. F. Directorate 12. MRS. BURN A BIRSTEIN Regina Yearbook Directorate