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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-01-05, Page 7• • • • to • r • 1 • S HSChatterb LIBRARY SELECTION WIDENS AS NEW BOOKS ADDED AT S.D.H.S. (By Nancy Pepper) Interesting and educational books are coittinually being added to the shelves of our Library at Seaforth District High School. An Oxford Classical. Dictionary, with 971 pages, is like an encyclo- pedia in itself. It contains a guide for all Greek and Roman history, including Art, Archaeology, Geog- raphy, History, Literature, Myth- ology, Philosophy, Religion, Sci- ence, and others. Other reference books have been added. "Since 1900" is a history book telling of developments since 1900 in the United States. "The Encouraging Past" has reference for dates from 500,000 B.C., when the first men appeared during 'Old Stone Age', to 1763, when Britain was victorious in the Seven Years' War. Geography books, such as "Aus- tralia", "The Teaching of Geogra- phy", which is designed to aid fu- ture teachers, and "Africa", are new. One reference book, "The Book of Science," has been added, in order for us to learn appreciation of equipmen used by scientists around the world. Six- English books have made their appearance; also one, "The Book of Great Writers," gives a biography of sixteen 'writers, in- cluding William Shakespeare, John Milton, Robert Burns and Eliza- beth and Robert Browning. Two books on "History of English Lit- erature' 'and three on "English Literature of the Eighteenth, Nine- teenth and Twentieth Centures," are at our disposal. Three sets of book's, containing 10, 7 and 15 volumes, have been purchased for our use. "The Book of Popular Science" is a 10 -volume addition, which is a gold mine to any science -minded teacher or pupil. From IX to .XIII can make use of these books, be- cause no one, and especially us, know everything about .science. These books deal with all the sci- ences, in a very interesting and informative style. And for those who like to learn by pictures, there COLOUR TEAMS, (By Joyce Brown) Well, volleyball has been over for quite awhile, but now that exams are over we will all get back to the old grind. Here' are the volleyball results:'" Red Team, 100 points; Black Team, 60 points; White Team, 60 .points; Yellow Team, 25 points. As you notice there is a tie, but there were no play-offs and the points will be added on to the total at the end of the year. Last week Mr. Plumsteel an- nounced that Colour teams would also be applied to academic stan- dards. They are as follows: 40- 49%, 4 points; 50-59%, 5 points; 60-69%, 6 points; 70-79%, 7 points; 80-89%, & points; 90-99%, 9 points. are excellent pictures and diagrams in these books. The "Lands and Peoples" con- tains seven volumes dealing with lands and people around the world. The pictures are beautiful in de- tail and color. The written work is just as interesting — enough to make anyone love travel. Then there is the 15 volumes of Richard's Tropical Encyclopedia. Four of these volumes are dedi- cated to science, with the second volume containing a series of color transparencies, showing the in- ternal structure of man—a help to anyone studying zoology. There are four volumes of Social Studies, one of Basic Industries, one of Applied Science, and one of Art. Then there is one of Art and Biography, Biography alone, and Leisure—Time Activities. Volume 15 is the Index—a useful book to the set. Let's make use of these books. That's what they are for! Question Merits Of Continuing Examinations (By Robert Sharp, Editor) Now that exams have been over for a few days, those who wish to have had time to think about them. Others try to forget them as quick- ly as possible. If a person, just, on the spur of the moment, asks a student, "Should exams be thrown out or kept?" the answer would almost certainly be, "Get rid of them!" But if the ques- tioneer gives the student time to think, a large percentage of them may change their minds. These people may state that exams show what one has learned through the year. The case is how much one can cram the night before. So thin could be an argument for the "pro-abolishers". "At best," say those for exams, "how can the teachers find out if the students are working if they don't use exams?" This question quite often stumps the people against exams. They could say by using surprise tests, but they don't like these either. Then there are the students who believe, deep down in their inno- cent little hearts, that exa.ms are given for the enjoyment of the teachers. Tell this to a teacher and see what happens! It's an easy Way to end up deaf, or in the hospital, because teachers hate exams as much as the students. The teachers must set the exams, supervise the examination, which is very boring, and .mark all the papers, which is a tedious task. No one likes exams, but what else is there, until possibly tele- pathic thought comes into common use, and then exams will be no good. STUDENTS ... START THE NEW ,YEAR RIGHT WITH . • }f Ar.,,it 111fN112t111i ,LTzm1111p1IgIllllS ont=1, SOO 00111100 0011:111. 0oaseleAa00.0.>• f a®aao®oitsom: 55 is ROYAL FUTURA * Has years -ahead styling and construction! * Has ALL the practical convenience features of a standard office typewriter! TWIN-PAK• RIBBON CHANGER -Quick, easy -hands stay clean MAGIC ° MARGIN - sets both margins instantly, automatically MAGIC°COLUMN SET -Just press a key to tabulate figures FULL STANDARD KEYBOARD -Same size as on office machines Plus many more exclusive Royal portable features! Come in and test -type it yourself — soon! ONLY 1 � 50 PER WEEK Since 1860, Serving- the Community First Phone 141 : Seaforth 'Sport Sparks Golden Bears In Second Place (By Kenneth Papple) The Bears showed plenty of zip and vim this year, and the stu- dents of Seaforth High have rea- son. to be proud. They found the Wingham team a little too much for them, but just wait until next year . Unofficially, our Golren Bears gained the honour of being second best in the Western Ontario foot- ball circuit. The Wingham squad, which defeated our Bears, won the pennant from two other teams who were top dogs in their own leagues. Seaforth had a record of four wins and two losses, and advanced into the finals. This achievement was made possible by the hard work of the fleet -footed backs and the men on the line. Mr. Godin's comments about the performance of the team were very favourable. He pointed out that Seaforth was the smallest school in the area. He praised the team, without any mention of his own part. The coaching of a team is more im- portant than any other single fac- tor in team sports. Mr. Godin certainly deserves a pat on the back for his good work. • Basketball Material for the senior team is somewhat limited. So far, only eight boys have turned up for try- outs. The boys are practising as hard as they can, and they are bound to get off to a good start. They are B. Campbell, B. Goven- lock, L. Pethick, P. Williamson, D. McKercher, P. Rowat,, T. Love and B. Menhere. - The juniors have an abundance of ability, and seem to be on the road to success. This year there are 16 players out for they team. Let's hope that our teams have a dandy year, and get a chance to shine in W.O.S.S.A. THE S.D.H.S. FOOTBALL TEAM, the Golden Bears, has had a successful season, and the players and coach are optomistic about the future. Front row, left to right: Robert Elliott, Doug Norris, Bruce Whitmore, Paul Rau, Jim Sills, Ron Beuermann, Nick Whyte, Tom Dick. Second row: Mr. Godin (coach), Ben Akker, Robert Binnendyk, Jim Dick, Tom Love, Bill Campbell, Bill Uhler, Ken Storey, Robert Dinsmore. Back row: Bill Menhere, Neil Dolmage, Reid Hackwell, Jeery Hall, Mer- vyn Pepper, Robert Govenlock, John Patterson. Bryan Brady was absent when the picture was taken. CHRISTMAS ASSEMBLY POPULAR AS PRELUDE TO HOLIDAYS (By Gisela Helbig) On the afternoon of December 22, the students crowded into the gymnasium for two-hour assem- bly..The •program consisted of numers put on by various class- es. The master of ceremonies was •none other than Santa Claus, al- though he looked suspiciously like Bob Elliott. • I wonder why . Fr'. The Band played a number to prove that it was not completely out of practice. Shirley Storey step -danced. The three chipmunks and David Seville were special guests, although they bore a re - TEACHER PROFILE TORONTO BROADCAST PROGRAM LEADS TO TEACHING CAREER (By Jean McNaughton) This time you're going to get the low-down on Mr. Allan McConney, our new physics teacher. Mr. Mc- Conney was born "too many years ago" in Toronto. After completing his _high school career, he -Iwent to O.A.C., Guelph. Here= hemajored in biology and bacteriology. When Mr. McConney graduated, he re- turned to Toronto and entered the feed industry. Mr. McConney is a very keen skier. That shouldn't be surpris- ing, for that is how he met his wife. However, he had to travel all the way to Sun Valley, Idaho. In 1935 he married this' charming Hamilton girl and settled in Oak- ville. In Oakville, be became associ- ated with a guidance program which was broadcast over a local radio station. Grades 12 and 13 students interviewed such people as Pierre Berton. Mr. McConney enjoyed working with these stu- dents so much that he decided to teach high school. After he finish- ed a summer course in Toronto, he joined the staff of S.D.H.S. When asked why he chose Seaforth; "hb said that he wanted to be associat- ed with a school where agriculture was taught. Mr. McConney has three chil- dren: Denny, in kindergarten; Wendy, and Michele, who was re- cently born in Scott Memorial Hospital. Mr. McConney is 'very interested in photography and movie -making, and enjoys taking home movies. Of course, he still finds time to ski, although he reported that Mrs. McConney is often too busy to join him. He believes that knowing how The Math Club (By Linda Papple) Since October the math group have been enjoying two periods a week of chess. Thirty-six mem- bers have taken part in four groups of nine. Each group has carried out a ladder tournament, with a great deal of climbing and fall- ing. The top number in each group has never lost his position for more than one game at a stretch and are at present: Glenn Coutts, Gisela Helbig, Kurt Christensen and Bob Sharp. During the afternoon of Decem- ber 22, the last school day before Christmas, a two-hour tournament took place with lunch, gerved at mid -time. After Christmas, chess will con- tinue to be played during noon hours and after four, but the math group, reduced to about 25 mem- bers, will begin preparation for the annual Math Contest for North America, to be held on March 9, 1961. In the past two years we have ranked in the top 15 per cent, competing against much larger schools than ours. We • hope to continue, if not better, this record. STUDENT PROFILE (By Torben Haarbye) Our subject for today is a Grade IX boy. This fellow is a very energetic person, always on the go. He likes to participate in all the sports and never has a spare inoment (or so he says). He likes sunny climate and even went to Florida in order to find it. One of his hobbies is eating (which probably accounts for the fact that he is thin). He has not revealed his choice of oc- cupation, but reliable sources have it that he may some day take over Mr. Plumsteel's job. Now that I have' presented Peter Sillery to you, let us all weleome him to S.D.H.S. and hope that he will spend five pleasant and pro- fitable years here, to express yourself, both verbally and in writing, is most important. I'm sure that he will find many people to agree with him on that score. A. E. McCONNEY TAPPING THE GRAPE VINE Georgina: Who is the attraction from Toronto? Jean: Who is it? Nick W. & Co.: Is it really possible to raise a stalls of wheat more cheaply than a cow? TICKLING THE FUNNYBONE Columbus, Ohio.—This question- able bit of advice turned up in a newspaper: "Household Hints—Lettuce won't turn brown if you put your head in a plastic bag before placing it in refrigerator." Dad: "Now, remember to be good while I'm gone." Tommy: "I sure will, Dad—for a quarter." Dad: "Why, I'm surprised at you. When I was your age, I was good for nothing!" Ike: "So you' have the mumps? How are you doing?" Mike: "OK. I'm having a swell time." EGMONDVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Ted Brown and Linda spent the Christmas holi- day weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elliott and family at Dublin. Mr. William Brown, who was taken seriously ill whe at work, was taken to Scott Memorial Hos- pital on Friday of last week, but Was able to return to his home on Monday, and on Saturday his father, Mr. Ed. Brown, was taken to Scott Memorial Hospital with a serious heart condition, and is still, at time of writing, in the hospital but shows a little improvement. • Mrs. Ed. Brown and Linda had New Year's dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John Oldfield and family, and Mrs. Raymond Nott and daughter, Nancy, returned with Mrs. Brown- and rownand had New Year's supper and spent the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Roily Vanstone and family spent New Years with Mrs. William Brown and family. Miss Nancy Nott, of Kitchener, was with her mother for a few days at New Years. Mrs. R. Dalrymple and Charlie were with Mr. and Mrs. George Varley and family for Christmas, and 'on New Year's day with_ Mr. and ;Mrs, Arthur Varlet' and John, marka1?le resemblance to Phyllis Bryans, Cathy Eckert, Dorothy Boyes and Emily Elliott. Diane Travis appeared as Scrooge in a skit, ."The Christmas Carol," in- troduced by Barbara Turnbull. I only wish that I could mention the other performers, who all didtheir parts. Donna Berger and Carolyn Hammond sang a duet; ' Nancy Berger played a piano solo, and Louise Gillis sang a solo. Lewis Knetsch, a graduate from last year, and is now attending Royal Roads, B.C., was a guest on this occasion, and sang a song (perhaps to earn his lunch). The whole school joined in sing- ing Christmas carols, accompan- ied by Jean Hiller'. Everybody enjoyed lunch, no doubt, consisting of candies and cookies brought by the students; and soft drinks supplied by the Students' Council. After the food was demolished, students had a chance to wear off its fattening effects by dancing. I believe that I won't be lying if I say that everyone present had a very good time. THE BEATNIK DANCE (By Torben Haarbye) After a sneak preview of new beatnik fashions at a special as- sembly, the students raced home to find and design costumes for themselves. The people who turned up Fri- day night in all sorts of weird and wonderful clothes did not resemble the students at the assembly at all. Quite a few freaks turned out, and when the records began to spin, the floor soon began to vibrate from the flying feet of gyrating beats. Man, cool! SDHS Students See RCAF Computers (By Lynda -Dobson) On Friday, Nov. 25, the Grade 13 algebra class visited the RCAF Station in Clinton. The purpose of the visit was to see a demonstra- tion of the two types of computers which are used at the Clinton Sta- tion. The demonstrations were given. in a classroom where the Air Force personnel is instructed. F/O Lloyd Parker explained the "modus operand.'" of the digital computer, and fed a mathematical problem into the - machine. F/O Parker mentioned that some day the digital computer may replace the bank teller. The second type of computer, the analog computer, was also on dis- play. The instructor used this mechanical marvel to show how far a golf ball would travel under various conditions on the green. The demonstration ended with a recording of an English transla- tion of Mr. Kruschchev's speech to the Praesidium of the U.S,S.R. after the U-2 spy plane incident. After the visit, the unanimous feeling among the class was that the afternoon had been very inter- esting and profitable.' • TIMELY TIPS If you have children between the age of 12 and 20—and have a chance to buy bred ewes this win- ter—you might be interested in in- troducing them into a 4-H Sheep Club. Brant County 4-H'er, Brian Sayles, of RR 2, Paris, made a profit of 1$24 per ewe in 1960. He reported 1.8 lambs per ewe and expenses for his five ewes and their lambs amounted to $68. This included feed cost, shearing cost, and value of ram service. His re- ceipts included $12 for the sale of wool and $176 for the sale of lambs. His profit: above feed. shearing and breeding costs: $120 for the five ewes. Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you. He'll try to take it with him. • and on Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Chappel and family. Mr. .1. Barry, who is a patient at Westminster Hospital, London, called on Mrs. Brown oh Tues- day. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Coombs, of London, were with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Coombs over the Christmas holi- day. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Chambers and family visited over the New Year weekend with friend§ at Goderieh. Math Problem Is New Feature In our last edition. of The Chatter- box a new section was started, but was unfortunately buried under some other article. That section was "The Math Problem." As was explained then, a problem.will be published in each edition. Students are asked to hand in their solu- tions to Mr. -Nediger by the Wed- nesday following t•h e edition. Marks will be assigned and re- corded. The student with the highest mark after the last edition will receive a suitable prize. In order to give some folk a chance on the previous question, it is repeated here, along with the new one: PROBLEM NO. 1 — Using six one's, six two's, two five's and two four's, arrange, the 16'�num- erals to form a square, such that all rows, columns and diagonals add up to the same number. PROBLEM NO. 2—Replace the X's with suitable digits: xx3 xx3 • 3 x x x 3 x xx3 DID YOU KNOW . . That it may take 12 times more distance to stop your car on snow or ice than on dry pavement. Hal Wright, safety specialist with the Ontario Department of Agriculture, suggests you study these five safety facts. The knowledge might save your life. That at 20 m.p.h.;and„0 degrees temperature you may stop you/. car in 140 feet; but at 30 degrees temperature it will probably take 240 feet. _ That the old practice of lowering the tire pressure to get more trac- tion on slippery roads is no longer effective with the modern low- pressure tires. DANCE BRODHAGEN COMMUNITY CENTRE Friday, January 6 DESJARDINE'S ORCHESTRA Admission 75 Cents Public Meeting Mr. Everett Biggs will be guest speaker at the O.F.U. County Meeting in the Agricultural Board ••Rooms, Clinton, Jan. 12, at 8:30 p.m., speaking on Eggs, Hog and Marketing Boards, with a question period. Get your neighbor and attend. Union Members please bring lunch. Euchre & Log Heir Walton Community Hall Friday, Jan. 13th 8:00 p.m. Sponsored by Walton W. I. Admission 50c Ladies please bring Lunch SUPERTEST Super Heat FURNACE fit IL STOVE OIL You've tried the rest . , , now try the best ! HAROLD CONNELL Phone 767-W or 264—SEAFORTII ALL KINDS of INSURANCE w. E. SOUTHGATE Phong-334 — Res. 540 MAIN ST. : starozern TItY?E� HUi OIrEXPOSfTO t, SE4k'Ql',VI, Ant stAXWARY NOTICE! Owing to illness . . . ' Doris Beau*y S.1i�:fl will be closed- throughout J , uary We will accept appointments and re -open February, 1, 1961 DORIS GORDON 1959 Chev. Sedan 1958 Chev. "8” Sedan—A.T. 1958 Chev. 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