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w Country Trustees 'Agin' It They are Wunestey Township. W i l m ot Township, Woolwich Township and North Dumfries Township school area boards. the Elmira public school board, and the New Hamburg public school board. Six rural elementary school boards in Waterloo Coynty came out solidly against the concept of a county-wide board of education Each of the 17 school boards will have a trustee on the com- mittee and business administra- tor, and superintendents will be included as advicers. " was decided that a county- wide "interim educational com- mittee" will be formed to deal With the problems of a county board after boards hold inaug- ural meetings in January. The main purpose of the meet. ing was to give officials a chance to consider establishing an edu- cational advisory committe'e to lay the groundwork for the Goun- ty board. About 100 ofl'lcials from " elementary and secondary pub- lic school boards attended the meeting called by the Waterloo County Cortsultive Commit, tees last week. [.[Now Appearing he Stratatones " 'wmcmwm.mnlm FOR A GREAT NIGHT oltr "0on't Miss Them" Natalie Baron I Showtime 8:30 Featuring The French Fact in Canada is really not so different than the Negro Fact in America. In both cases, the majority has failed to understand or appreciate the as- pirations of the minority. In both cases, the minority has sought equality but in the past has been denied it. In both cases. the ma- jority has enioyed an economic status much superior to the min- ority. As unpleasant as the prospect may be to both English-speaking Canadians and to immigrants of other backgrounds. the French in Canada have in 1967 won most of their goals Now it remains for them to he implemented After all. nearly one third of Conada's people were of French origin and their language and culture Wm protected in lmlh pritum and common law. going all llle way track to the En'llixh cottrutest of Quehee in I763. Looking back, it should not realty have been so difficult to forsoo. The much-feared "English backlash". it is now clear. has been greatly overrated. While many English-speaking Canadians will never understand their re sistance will remain passive, not active. Wim tho world wide rise of nationalism in the 1.960s: and the sprvad of cnmmunionlion and cd.. umliun, the winds of change mum avoid Our-her no less than any other part of the world. What Quebec wants. of course, is a first-class role for the French language and the French culture, and a position of equality with Erw,lish in all major phases of Canadian life, political and com- mereial. The Canadian politicians who continue to ask "What does Que- bcc want" are simply revealing how thiclrhoaded they are. In reality, the moderation of Premier Johnson aria Quebec Liberal leader Lesage may be mainly a response to English- speaking Canada's willingness to re-make Confederation. Politically, the most significant development of Centennial Year has been the swing to federalism within Quebec's Liberal and Un- ion Nationale parties, Despite - or perhaps because of - the strident rallying cry of Gen. de Gaulle. Quebec appears to be ready to give the emerging new Canada a chance of survival be- fore cutting itself adrift from Confederation. Yet it is being formed by Ca- nadians who are willing to break with the past, and to abandon the prejudices and conventional modes which dominated Canadian life in the first half of this cen- tury. The new Canada which will de- velop during the next 10 to " years wilt be drastically differ- ent from the one in which to, day's adult Canadians grew up. A year of centennial celebra- tions which included a milestone Confederation of Tomorrow Cai- ference has clearly set the. stage for the creation of a new Canada. 490 Weber " N. Wafodoo, Ont. 742-9110 THIS WEEK AND NEXT by Ray Argyle IROADLOOM AND ORIENTAL RUGS Il!illrl'm" == - 4 “m J, (477W M, \x. 0‘...“ Mea Joyeux Noel The branch‘s offices are located there and the centre is med to assist the social readjustment of discharged mental patients and emotionally disturbed persons by providing planned programs and informed activities. The White Crocs Centre. operat- ed by the Waterloo County branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, is at 54 King Street South, Waterloo. Philip Street Rezoning OKd The Ontario Municipal Board approved a zune change for the cast side of Philip Street he- tween University Avenue and C0- lumhia Street, The approval paves the way for immediate construction of '2,200,000 worth of student hous- inn. Al Wood. manuL‘or of tho Wa, torloo Co - operative Roxirlvncos Inc, said trotTstruc(iott will begin in F'ehruary or March and will be completed by Aug, I. The eight buildings will house 272 sinelo students in 184 rooms and there will ho 64 apartments for married students. Centre Gets New Look One section is attractively furn- ished as a sitting-room lounge; there's a combination radio-tek, vision-record player in one corner, and more people going in and out. All these things and many more are due to the generosity and awareness of the community. The White Cross Centre, has time more sparkle these days. Tre British North America Act saw Canada through its first ren- tury. but the forces of change are now too great to resist. In 10 years or less, Canada will have a new constitution which will put French “ English on an equal footing. - Anyone aspiring to leadership of either polities or business in the new Canada will have to be fluently bilingual. It will carry the Confederation of Tomorrow Conference a step further, and with federal spon~ sorship will lay dawn definite guidelines for future changes. at the federal-provincia‘l consti- tutional conference in Ottawa in January. The next great forward step to the new Canada will be taken The reports of the Bland-Bi Royal Commission have won ac- ceptance from the federal gov- ernment, Its main recommenda- tions will be made into law. The Confederation or Tomor- row Conference made it clear that the premiers of the provinces are prepared to take part in the formation of a new constitution. ' IilliililitiB, " ' "eiliilBt'Nlglliilriilit:7 , ' I; Illllliilllic!1; tp, Lrsil l " BRll6iti , N ft . 'llltilrilfh"iii 2’74 _ MERRy t'lilg (hitiiis VALE"! ' ,‘ - L' ' ttut um: . ' .," T,?'l'10.t / , thanhe IttttJ,1 l patrons. We bop: Santa fufuu your with“. L MacDONAlD’S SUPER“?! I King & Young Streets _ Waterloo 742-3868 , ."t't"'t'ooot'oooooot-oooooet-tsooooaooooooo-,