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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 10 Feb 1982, p. 16

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PAGE " - “1‘2an CHANG“. WAY. FEWARV 10. "f? Special to the Chroma. Rudy Wiebe. a well- known Canadian Men- nonite writer recently presented the 1982 Stauffer Lecture at the University of Waterloo urw ). The Stauffer lecture is sponsored by Conrad Grebel College and lb funded by an endowment made available by the late Joseph Stauffer of To ronto. The lecture, given to fiéfifig‘fifiémiifiter stresses word power -i-tioo--c:urtaturvEg--giio+lBtlrlB$l" The Look and Feel of today's Modern Bathroom can be yours. . .wnth 'nr',0rjj" CHOICE IS YOURS nnnaadiemceot80tio- pie, dealt with com- munication. Using the intriguing title Words to the End of the World, Wiebe intermingled philosophical and theo- logical ideas with story, illustrating both the power of words to communicate as well as their limitations. He showed himself as a superb storyteller as he held the audience spellbound with the story of Chief Broken r--iti:,/,t,2rii" "iiiiidiiAoo 5" Pom-Coating Ltd. ftemove ulna walls Remove plumbing and tub Rebunld damag'ud walls Reply)? new l.ilt. 0r wall Uoartt Mess or rebunldmg Arm, which he used to Illustrate the concepts presented in the early part of the lecture. While on campus, Wiebe met with stu- dents and faculty of Conrad Grehel College and read some of his works for the UW En glish Society. To 'tttis group he read the first story he ever pub- lished. a more recent story, Angel of the Tar Sands and excerpts from a novel he it, THERMO GLAZE CALL TODA Y! Wiebe received the Governor General's award tor Literature for his popular book NTeuptaul-sdlug Bear, dealing with a favorite theme - the native peoples of Can ada. Other recent books have included The Scorched Wood People and The Mad currently writing The Laurier Wind Quartet will he fen» lured in the music at noon concert at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) Thursday, Feb. 11 at 12 noon in the theatre auditorium, Then at 4 pm. the department of ro- mance languages at WLU will present the last in a series of French foreign film The Ventures are Expanding to include The; new Baton Corps IS now forming for orrls ages 8-12 No expenence needed to be part of thus dynamic group Professuonal Instruction will be co-ordmated by an award mnnmg Instructol BATON CORPS W High St., Waterloo (Cor. King and Weber N.) Thurs.. Feb. 1 1 7 to 9 pm. St. David's Junior High Laurier hosts free events RECRUITING REGISTRATIONS The Ventures For more information call 74A-dMI 6 or 745-3802 )‘XVENTURES Drum ' B 135ottaemS A Non, mic} short stories classics in room 2205 of the central teaching building. On Friday, Feb, 12 at 4 p.m. Professor Dan- iel Hendrick of Roo sevelt University will speak on Technical Factors in the Scrattr hie for Africa in the Paul Martin Centre. “The response on campus was very ttrat- ifying," said Walter Klaassen, chairman of the Stauffer Lecture Committee "It is in dicative of hos well known Wiebe has be- come is a Canadian author." Everyone is welcome to these events which are presented free. "r>RllII.oiil-er': %III§€~ prom Group also I 1llllilt'lfy.tt,rh)ltt,it I (All 11' "b-..” -.eE1,.e..e.tffe2't'e'.'.1ee'er-T-.- Looking for some» thing to do on Heritage Day, Monday Feb. IS? To celebrate the day the North Waterloo Re- gion Branch of the Ar- chitectural Conser- vancy of Ontario will present a series of films on heritage ar- chitecture at St. John's Lutheran Church Hall, 22 Willow St., Water- loo, at tt pm. Heritage Day events planned The featured film will be Old House/New House, a film dealing with the transforma- tion of Ecology House in Toronto from an older home to a state- loe-art energy con servation Showplace. For further informa tion call Rick Martin al 579-4004. Also, the people at MON - FRI 030 - S:3tt EVE & SAT " APPT. DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC DEREK GROVES D.T. 48 BRIDGEPORT RD EAST Kimbaly Portia Stephanie Tuned In. "to tum Wayne Chferho" “cum Bonus Prizes manor: In our Know Your Bus Stop Cont.“ ~79 hunt you to all who pumccpnod Canadian author Rudy Wiebe (Comet ot People! SI.) WATERLOO the Joseph Schneider House on Queen St. S.. Kitchener. have a number of special events planned for that day. At 11 a.m. Marg Rowell will give a talk and slide presentation on the architecture of the city of Waterloo. Then at I p.m. Susan Burke will discuss the restoration of Joseph Schneider House. And at 3 p.m. Grace Schmidt will take a look at the early days of Berlin. The house will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. offering a mug of hot mulled cider and whnitzkuchen for visi- tors to enjoy, Admission to house is free. “a. Hora-rd Kuhclu may: 0mm Rat-t Selwmw Tum mum Loo“. Comp the

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