Volume 44, Number 1, September/October 1964 - BCTF Home

Exclusive Reel Fitat* Agents for
B. C. Teachers' Federation
Co-op. Association
Listings Urgently Required!
The current active real estate market has
resulted in a shortage of "Homes for
Sale." Let our 40 expert salespeople
serve you.
FREE VALUATIONS — NO OBLIGATION
Call
Bert Edwards — Sales Manager
,MU 3-8411 (24-hour service)
BELL-IRVING REALTY LIMITED
Head Office: HO Pender St. W.
North Shore Office: Park Royal
Member Voncouver 6* New Westminster
Root Esrc-te loords
Mail coupon
below, for your class, for a set of
the illustrated booklet:
'ABOUTPULP flRDPBPER"
explaining the role
of Pulp and Paper
In Canada's economy.
INFORMATION OFFICE:
Canadian Pulp & Paper Association
2280 Sun Lira Building, Montreal.
Please send me a free class set (40 copies) ol
- • your booklet:
"ABOUT PULP AND PAPER"
Name:-'.-.
.'^::CVvi: ; ':' . (We"" Print) •
Address.............. .
the one-act form. The book is sure to
please all teachers who wish to find a
play suitable for senior pupils to perform
and who wish to give their classes
i or clubs first class material to exercise
their creative abilities in the many fields
of art concerned in the production and
understanding of one-act plays.—A.B.
Junior One-Act Plays of Today. Ed.
Harold Gardiner. George C. Harrap
& Co., Toronto, 1963. 159
pp. $1.40
Six plays with questions for discussion.
Aimed at the junior secondary level, the
six plays stress adventure and humor. The
editor's stated aim has been to select
'plays which seem to have an idiom
which can be spoken effectively by children.'—N.E.N.
GUIDANCE and
COUNSELLING
Young Adults and Their Parents,
by Harry Milt. Pamphlet No.
355. Public Affairs Committee,
Inc., 381 Park Ave. S., New York,
1964. 25c
This 28-page pamphlet is full of practical
advice for both the child leaving
home and for the parent left at home.
Mr. Milt feels that both should enjoy
mutual respect, love, and consideration
based on the freedom of mature, selfrespecting,
independent adulthood. The
change in the family relationship ran
become even closer when this free development
is allowed. An atmosphere of
friendly acceptance on both sides is
needed. Teachers and parents will benefit
more from this booklet than students.—
N.A.McI.
What Should Parents Expect from
Children?, by Jules Archer and
;
' Dixie Leppert Yahraes. Pampldet
No. 357. Public Affairs Committee,
Inc., 381 Park Ave. S., New
York, 1964. 25c
Suggestions rather than solutions are
offered in this study of the child's responsibilities
in the family group. The items
discussed range from responsibility of
older children for younger ones to rcspon- ,
sibility of the child to himself to get
marks' in school in keeping with his
ability. The pamphlet could be useful
t> counsellors as a source of ideas for
panel discussions in guidance.—R.K.
Family Therapy—Help for Troubled
Families, by George Thorman.
lamphlet No. 356. Public
Affairs Committee, Inc., 381 Park
Ave. S., New York, 1964. 25c
Family therapy, a method for the
diagnosis and treatment of emotional disorders,
focuses attention on the troubled
family rather than on the troubled individual,
whose symptoms are considered an
outgrowth of the family situation. Thepurpose
of this 'family-centered casework'
is to improve understanding and communication
among the ' members, and
thereby reduce conflict. The pamphlet,
and perhaps others listed on its inside
back cover, will be of interest to counsellors
and administrators.—R.K.
Listen To Readers in Medicine. Ed.
by Albert Love and James Saxon
Childers. Holt, Rinehart and
Winston, Toronto, 1963. 340 pp.
No index. $5.50
Canadian students will probably listen
willingly to these American doctors,
especially as medical doctors earned the
highest incomes in Canada in 1961. The
authors present a fair, sometimes humorous,
picture of the long-term training
needed by a doctor, and some of his
frustrations in medical practice. Leaders
in their fields discuss a variety of medical
disciplines. Most of the topics arc handled
in simple terms. The book will be of
particular value to counsellors as a source
of vocational information at the senior
high level.—J.R.A.
SCIENCE
Introduction to Biology, by D. G.
MacKean. John Murray, London,
1962. Illus. No price quoted.
Although obviously meant as a - textbook,
this big showy book could well be
of value as a source book in biology or
general science, as it contains a wealth
of illustrations and suggestions for student
experiment. Projects using the simplest
materials available are plentiful and unusual
aspects in diagrams may assist in
making a point clear. Considered as a
textbook, it seems to lack arrangement in
the order of chapters. The preface states
that this permits teachers to vary the
order as they prefer. It is difficult to sec,
however, how a textbook can gain by
avoiding building one subject on another
throughout.—M.B.
Human Physiology, by T. F. Morrison,
F. D. Cornett and Dr. J. E.
Tether. Holt, Rinehart and Winston,
New York, 1959/63 (Can.
Agt. Holt, Rinehart and Winston,
Toronto) $6.04
This excellent textbook is for the senior
high school student who has a: special
interest in human physiology. It contains
the following units: The body as a whole;'
the bones and muscles; the nervous sys-'
tern; the digestive system; the respiratory
system; 'the circulatory system; the skin,
metabolism and excretion; the endocrine
system, and genetics. The writing is lucid.
Physiological terms and ; concepts are
clearly explained and new vocabulary is
in boldface italics. The subject matter is
up-to-date. The excellent illustrations are
supplemented by 'Trans-Vision' inserts
of the human body, the eye and the ear.
This book is a valuable reference for
senior high school students and teachers
of biology.—C.V.A.
What Happens in the Sky, by Ray
Bethers. Macmillan, Toronto,
1963. Illus.
Grades 2 to 4 will enjoy this combination
of pictures and words which tell the
complete story of our changing sky.> It
begins with the age of dinosaurs and
ends with today's space ships.—G.M.E.
THE B. C. TEACHER