Note from the Editor

In Memoriam

Gwendolyn Christine Watson left us for a new adventure on September 16, 2017.

Gwen was a very valued editor of the Editorial Committee for KIT and she and her skills will be greatly missed.

Sincere condolences to Gwen's family and friends.

Note from the Editor

From time to time KIT receives article submissions from folks who desire to recount their experiences as students or as teachers. Such writers draw from a depth of experiences that sometimes reach back many decades. Recently, the KIT editorial committee was reminded that a person’s reliance on memory of an incident, as strongly felt as some incidents may be, are subject to an emotional recollection and may not be as accurate as stated by a writer. There is also a possibility that another person who recalls the same incident has a different perspective and could take offense with a statement that differs from their recollection or the use of their name without permission in the narrative.

In the Summer 2017 issue of KIT, the article “Memories” about the early teaching experience of Olive G. Zeemel in the 1930s was not well received by a reader who also lived that early experience. Dorothy Campbell Weselake was a member of the Campbell household described in the article and has asked that the following corrections be noted: • Dorothy’s mother, Florence Campbell, was the daughter of Ellen A. Inkster who grew up in the old Inkster home in Winnipeg, which is now the Seven Oaks Museum. Ellen A. Inkster married Henry McKay. • Dorothy’s recollections of meal times is that the family always ate in the dining room with white linen tablecloths. Animals were not skinned at the dinner table.

KIT regrets that the views of the original writer of the article caused offense to the Campbell family. The KIT Editorial Committee is reviewing its submission guidelines to ensure a more sensitive approach in the future.