3bea^ Reader:
"THE charge of a * Cuadian school teacfher's Jamaican bride that she was told by the headmaster of excnl^ ive Shawnigan School for boys on Vancouver Island to "leave before the boys come and see you here" has become a cause celebre.
Although the board of governors of the school has subsequently issued a statement through its lawyer denying the charge and terming the incident a regrettable misunderstaikUng, there are many who feel that the beautiful and talented Mrs. Dorothy Holt Hewitt must have felt she had some genuine basis for her charge—a charge supported by her husband*
What actually surprised us, though, was the international repercussions that an ihdident of this nature could and did arouse, including widespread indigxuition vetoemently expressed by the Canadian public at large.
Long have we resigned ourselvos to racial Issues, for they pop up with a steady regularity which makes us re-w||e that, while some splen|U pro-：gxt^s is being made, the race line is far from completely faded.
We raise this potgtiant reminder, not with the intention of stirring up raucous ballyhoo, but rather to point these things out in case some of our Chinese-CanaadSRn ivory tower dwellers have the idea that the era of racial millen-ium has arrived.
To support this contention, take our
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own venture in suite hunting. We received a rather fr^id reception each time we found a suite that complied with our mixiimum requirements. It seemed to be obvious thBt <mly an Occidental tenant was desired.
Of the scores of places whtctfi W0 phoned, this is the sort of dialogue which took place between ourselves mid the prMicctive landlord.
US: "See you have a suite advertised for rent?"
PLL: "Yes, I have." Then the prospective landloitl
would proceed to des^B)e tb^ sira% ； :^5 furnishings, rent and othep particulars in coxuMerable detaU.)
US: "Sounds suitable. Itfind U we come and look it over?"
PLL: "Not at all. What time could you come, please?"
US: "Right awajni you like. 0^»om more question: are you aware ttatt tUhr is a Chinese-Canadian spe^dng?"
PLL: (hems an^ haws).
US: "Does it make any dttterence to
you?"
PLL: "Well, ifs this way • • • Well, yes, to make the answer buM, it does."
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