RECORDED: Quesnel (B.C.), 1981-10-01 SUMMARY: Earl Baity was born in Idaho on November 26, 1907. He spent a short time attending Mud River school and Bouchie Lake school, as well as helped with building them. The author of "I Remember Chilako", as well as two other books, and the author of a column in the "Quesnel Observer". Tells of 1917 move to Mud River from Alberta in a box car with his parents and horses, etc. Tells of his life trapping and wood cutting. Tells of helping to build the Mud River school, and getting out of attending it! Reads one of his columns about Inez Ratcliffe, who went to school by dog sled team; she taught at Bouchie Lake school, across river from Quesnel. Stories of Christmas concerts and dances. Plays old time tune on violin, "Home Waltz", at end.

The item is a film reel containing five short film items from the 1920s and the 1940s, spliced together onto a single reel:

1. Various shots of Bouchie Lake Fair, 1948.
2. Treating seed grain -- C.I.L., Shows Mr. T. Leach demonstrating how seed grain is treated chemically to prevent harm to it during germination, 194-.
3. Sheep shearing contest, Willows, Victoria, BC, Scenes include men shearing sheep, 192-.
4. Grading and packing apples -- Vancouver Winter Fair, 1928.
5. Gardens, flowers and ornamental shrubs, 194-.