HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN MR. STEEL'S TRANSCANADIAN TRIP Mr. Steel, our biological sciences teacher, took advantage of last summer's vacation period to visit Canada. He made the seventeen day trip during the month of August, travelling via Canadian National railways from Toronto westward to Victoria on the Pacific Coast. This was not Mr* Steel's first visit to Canada, but it was the first one of such an extensive nature* Mr. Steel was delighted by the number of steam locomotives still operating in Toronto. From there he took the "Super Continental Limited" to Edmonton, which is 2,000 miles west. During this part of the trip, Mr. Steel managed to swindle for himself the privilege of riding in the Engine. He rode the giant diesel for about 130 miles, and he said he felt like a baseball fan in the best seat at the World Series. From the booming oil capital of Edmonton Mr. Steel continued his journey to Jasper, and then to Blue River, British Columbia. Both of these towns are in the Canadian Rockies, and do a large tourist business. In Jasper, he saw a brown bear ambling down the street from his hotel window* Leaving Blue River, Mr. Steel traveled to Vancouver, which is a large seaport in the province of British Columbia* He then took a boat to Victoria, and another boat to Seattle and then traveled from there back to Vancouver by rail. In Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, Mr. Steel was intrigued by the old English atmosphere, and as a botanist, he was especially fascinated by the beautiful Buchart's gardens. He stayed in the Empress Hotel, which is also permeated with late nineteenth century atmosphere. From Vancouver, Mr. Steel traveled by Canadian Pacific Railway to the Bonff and Lake Louise district where he stayed for three days. The moutain scenery, was so beautiful? Mr. Steel found it hard to describe. Also, he was impressed by the spiral tunnels of the Canadian Pacific Railway - remarkable feats of en:;u On his homeward journey, he tr-vc' 1 '•The Dominion" to Galgory, '''inr.i ' along the ragged North shore of L- Saperian hack to Toronto,-. During the trip, Mr. Steel e + a teacher of two recent Nob 1 Pr-':.- in physics, who was on his w «/>’ to sics convention in Edmonton# Throughout the trip Mr. Steel was impre ssed by the friendliness of the Canadian people, the beauty of the varied land scape and the clean towns. Also, he was captivated by the many beautiful gardens and parks. However, he was slightly vexe at having to pay five cents extra on every dollar, due to the differences between Canadian and American Currency. In speaking £bout his trip, Mr. Steel said he was surprised at how little Ame ricans know about Canada. He thinks that since we are such close neighbors, we should study more about Canadian geograp hy and history# He said this would help u# -appreciate the Canadians pride in country, their unwillingness to be over whelmed by their southern neighbor and their allegiance to the British Common wealth and crown# PHILOSPHY FOR A FAILING COLLEGE STUDENT by K.Q,Bishop While failing a chemistry exam a few ago, I suddenly saw the futility of tv.P r My tortured mind rebeled against the f nil universe and all the stupid beings (inclu myself) in it# My jumbled thoughts smack:. organized themselves, and before my eyes I saw an intire phllosphy outlined/- A few of the clearer edicts are as followss Edict one - Nothing means anything. Edict two - Things are the way they are because they are that way. Edict three Don't worry if the world exists outside of your mind or not becaus it wouldn't make any difference if it di or not but it probably doesn’t, but who cares any way# DECEMBER 13, 1957
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