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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 27 Oct 1976, p. 5

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(Continued tram page 4) ing practices and course content in the Prov- inee's secondary schools. A _. A In another vein, one of the most exciting experiences of my life took place this past week-end. It was in the form of a conference and about 200 delegates from across the pro- vince attended. Our task was to discuss, in 18 (Continued from page 4) , ities of the financial, the philosophical, and the number of alternatives to explore. __ Commenting on our education policy, a recent "Toronto Star" editorial maintained that "the return of province-wide erarpinltiorts at the end of high school is emphatically necessary to correct the loss of recognizable standards in If you are concerned about some aspect of French language instruction in our school sys- tem, I encourage you to take the opportunity to participate. C." For Further i 1211. ext. 2246. Ltfrftll=rrE Oskar Peterson, billed by MacLeans Magazine as the "best damn jazz piano in the whole wide world' opens the UW Arts Centre musical series on October 29. in the Humanities Theatre, UW Campus. As part of the programme. Mr. Peterson will perform several selections written by the late Duke Ellington and some of his own com- positions. This 49-year-old Montreal- born pianist has travelled around the globe under the auspices of governments. jazz societies and smart impressarios. but what is particularly unique is that he has played to rave re- views not only internation- ally but here in his own country: liberal I'm-t1 line . Pre-season speciai: You get a free electric starting system (2 stage) If you buy a Toro hlghrcapa City smovvthrower before Nou 30' These are the sgowthrowers hmlt for the toughest kmd of Canadian wmtms “a“ PLACE: Centennial Public School . TIME: 7:30 p.m. DATE: Monday, November 1, 1976 lrther information, call: 884-7863 or 885- Jazz-pianist performs at U W ond Schmitt 24 Laurel St., "Oscar Peterson is un- questionablyhtoday's prem- ier Jazz pianist" - The Montreal Star. "Oscar - King of jazz pianists" - The Toronto Star. "His fleet style, with its fine finished motifs is unique in music today" - Montreal Gazette. Oscar Peterson was born in Montreal. August Mi, 1925 and started his piano studies at age five. During his early teens he became interested in jazz and de- voted as much time and con- centration to it as to his classical music. Peterson's mother and Hungarian-born private tutor, Paul deMark- ey, did nothing to deter his ever-increasing interest in jazz. At fifteen he won first Haven't you done without a Tom long enough ? Equipment leuted ‘Whllc pramohonoi modois lost at pomc-pohnq deoiers Waterloo FREE ELECTRIC START high schools. There is so much variation now that univer- sity admission offices don't know . whether a student's high school graduation standing means anything in terms of his readiness to tackle college work. This also accounts in part for the fact that students who can't read or write properly are showing up in universities." prize at an amateur show. and a couple of years later joined an orchestra in Montreal which travelled to many cities in Canada. In his early twenties he form- ed his first trio corisisting of bass, drums and piano. At that time. Oscar Peter- son felt that he was not proficient enough to com- pete with the jazz artists in the United States and so he confined. his touring to Canada. Norman Grange. the American impressario, after hearing and seeing Peterson perform. per- suaded him to come south. It was a conference arranged to examine Canadian women and to consider problems facing male and female students. _ - -difierent..groups, the theme: Explore and Ded velop: Integrating the Study of Women into the Curriculum. In fact, looking over all fifteen suggestions that came out of the wind-up session, I can only feel more assurance as a woman. I feel positive about.the roles we have already as- sumed and the range of possibilities that are opened to everyone when responsive people deal with issues related to Women. One of the suggestions, for instance, was that all students be given the opportunity to take technical (shop) and family life (home econo- mics) studies. Oscar Peterson's Ameri- can debut was in 1950 at Carnegie Hall, New York City. appearing with such jazz artists as Ella Fitz- Service to all makes 886-3310 gerald and Ray Brown. Since then it has been up- ward all the way for Peter- son. He has won numerous Playboy. Down Beat and Metronome Magazine awards: and awards from various countries in Europe His recordings have re- mained eonstant sellers throughout the world and he has headed up various award-winning trios. One of his recent albums entitled The Trio won a Grammy Award in 1975. Monday to Saturday 9 am to 6 pm Sunday ' 12 noon to 6 pm Parkdale Plaza Albert at Hazel open 7 days a week Post Office Monday to Saturday 9:30 am to 6:00 pm PARllil0ALii-n [jlllt,,,),,,,,ttIgi,,,,,.,] Wanda) Chmniclo, Walnut!”f Oetotter 27, 1976 - Pop 6 884-3860 Notice is hereby given that l have complied with Section 23 of The Municipal Elections Act, 1972 and that I have posted upat my office at the City Hall, Waterloo, Ontario on the twenty-eighth day of October, 1976 the. preliminary list of all electors and that such list re- mains there for insepction. And I hereby call upon all voters to take immediate proceedings to have all omissions or errors corrected according to law, the last day for filing complaints being the 5th day of November, 1976. Revisions to the list may be made at the City Clerk's Office, Waterloo City Hail, 2nd Floor, Marsland Cen- tre. Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 pm. Dated this twenty-eighth day of Octotter, 1976. - ”Eels; in the . _ Regional Municipality of Waterloo of Preliminary List of Electors. - 1 976 _ City of Waterloo Clerk's Notice of Posting KC. KEELING RETURNING OFFICER _ r- Tr2atr, "'Hco gab“

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