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Terrace Bay News, 16 May 1968, p. 7

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MAY 16, 1968 GRADE 11 STUDENTS TOUR LAKEHEAD Fighteen grade 11 students and three teachers, Mr. Ken MacLeod, Mr. Don Field and Mrs. Audrey Ferguson, were off to a good start Monday evening when they left for a tour of some Lakehead business es - - the bus company forgot to send a special bus and they had to stand up all the way to Nipigon. They arrived at the Prince Arthur Hotel at eleven o'clock. At seven o'clock on Tuesday morning, everyone was wide awake. At eight, they were at the Can- ada Car, where they toured the building, and saw the manufacturing of tractors and trains. They then went to City Hall, where they met Mayor Reid, and looked at the data processing office, which was beneficial to the Commercial Class. At the Keefer Terminal, they were filmed for the seven and eleven o'clock news. At the Terminal, they saw a ship which had come from Ghana. They watched them unloading from the ore dock, and als had an excellent view of the Lakehead. After lunch they went to the Court House, where they saw two trial juries picked. They toured the Court House and had the Canadian courts explained by a lawyer. The remainder of the afternoon was free time. At seven o'clock that evening, they were . shown around the Television Studio and saw them- selves on T.V- Fight o'clock Wednesday morning found them at the airport, where they were given a thorough ex- planation of all their meteorological instruments . After that, they toured the Manitoba Grain Eleva- tor, which everyone found very interesting. After lunch, they visited the library, then enjoyed a snack served by St. Joseph's Hospital, after touring the building. The Physio-Therapy ward was the most interesting, and the girls were taken through the Nurse's Residence. That evening was free time Next morning, they toured Lakehead University . They found the buildings almost empty as most of the students have left for summer recess. Teachers College was one of the favourite spots. Fveryone was very friendly and the students put themselves out to show the visitors around. Then, on to the stock exchange, where operations were explained. Last stop was the Ontario Hospital, where after seeing most of the wards, they were served lunch. At seven o'clock they left for Terrace Bay, ex- hausted but well-informed about many of the inter- esting places in the !akehead. The trip was made possible by the Terrace Bay High School Board TERRACF BAY NEWS 2 YG ET EL TT PAGE 7 who provided transportation to and from the Lake- head, around the cities, and the rooms at the Hotel. The only cost to the pupils was their meals. ' Shown in the photo: below by D. Fields, are some of the students while visiting the Airport. Shown in the photo below is Bob Middaugh of Terrace Bay talking to Eric Neilsen at the Progressiv Conservative Convention in Nipigon on Sunday last. literacy is not only a denial of human rights and an obstacle to social and economic development; it is also a threat to world peace. During Human Rights Year, 1968, help in the fight against illiter- acy by supporting the UNESCO Gift-Coupon Pro- gramme. Details are available from the Projects Co-ordinator, 228 Bloor Street West, Toronto 5, Ontario. With UNESC© Gift Coupons, Canadians can, in a direct and easy way, give moral and fin- ancial support to groups in developing countries who are struggling to help themselves. Write today for details!

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