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Centennia
Report
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W67 Rom by JOHN W. FHER
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Canada's teachers have the op-
portunity in 1967 to help make
a visit to the Confederation 'Praia
or Caravan exhibitions a. memor-
able and valuable, experience.
The Train, starting January,
at -Victoria on a cross-Canada
.tout of 03 cities, and .the •Con-
federation Caravans,. visiting
:more than 709 communities are.
lit. • effect travelling teaching
aids. The story... of Canada from
primeval •times.will unfold before
the eyes of children. as• they et-
Dello/ice. by sight and sound, an
adventure. through history. Life-
size modelS, sound effects, light-
ing effects. artifacts and photo-
graphy will enable children to
live through great events since
the. pre-ice-age era.
helping heforliand to fill int
some gaps hoth in the oxhibtts
story and in children's know-
letlgt‘ of history,
guide to classrooM discus-
sions is to reach the desks of
teachers, well before the Train
and Caravans arrive in conuTtun-
itivb, in the royal of :in attrietive
Cent ni Comm issiou folder.
ladicat,-; tum rift: Story of Can-
ado is told by the exhibits,. Class-
room dis(ussion. based on. the
folder can bit children. grasp
the of tk t they will
,,,e(‘ ;11111 hear on tticii.
The centennial k.'ounnissio4
ha'r. a great appreciation for the
contribution teachers can Make
io the Train and Cara igui pro•
Jets.
RESERVE THIS DATE
The .Brussels Pan Wair board
G Ill brit( flu it annual meeting h
I dinner 1)11 January
••els rotted Church.
at 7
open.
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a:- saw unpies, the Canadian. '
Assoc'Ll lion says. Often,
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and most simple large tonsils are
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Standing on the timbered deck
of a Viking ship at sea or peering
through the slit of a sandbagged
trench in no-nam's land amid the
din of bottle such experiences
produce a more lasting impres-
sion than would a film or tele-
vision program,
Visitors to the exhibits will ho
in a three dimensional world
which will affect all their senses.
As a good, stage Presentation 4
usually creates a more lasting !
impression than, does the two:
dimensional .cinema or tele-
vision screen, so will the Cotifed
oration exhibits influence young-
sters.
The exhibits also are likely to
develop a curiosity among chil-
dren, and adults too, about the
historical background of our
country. A journalist, Com-
menting on a pre-tour visit te the
exhibits, told us that they ',make
you want to head for the library
to check the why's and when's" in
Canadian history,
'What, for exaniplei were the
underlying reasons for the Rdel
rebellion in 1885? Were the
English laWs enforced in Canada,
up to 1931 whet the Statute of
Westminster was passed? Were
the West coast Indians descen,
dints of early im,migrantS •frona
Asia? Questions like those are
prompted by a visit to the Train
ot Caravans.
A Quebec writer visiting the
Train also said, "It's like anoth-
er tVOIld to •me• I've discover-
ed Se Mitteh about the history of
the West I simply didn't know
anything about."
The Train or Caravan exhibits
do tiet constitute a complete
history of Canada In fact there
are Antary gaps, But they do
IntiVide C broad linPreSSioti,
tetitherS can efisfire that a
visit is a valuable experiente by