HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1965-06-16, Page 9WEDNESDAY,' JUNE. 16th, 1965
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THE •LUCK.NOW ;SENTINEL,. L,UCKNOW,, ONTARIO: •
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by Bill Smiley
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A SENTIMENTAL ENDING
This . is a time of year when a
school teacher has mixed: ;emo
tions. Oie of the. strongest let,
us be honest.-- is,. relief., As end
of term nears, the ' overwhelming
certainty that you are going : to
bave; a • stroke, or. start. _running
straight up the wall; or .burst . in-
to tears • in front of: the class, be-
gins .to fade.:...
43ut there are other 'feelings' : in-
volved, .and thecombination of
emotions 'results in a bittersweet
contradiction: you're glad it's ov-
er, but you hate to see :it end.
This is stronger, I think, ' :for
the 'teacher of. •a class which Is
graduating. ::Whether .it's from.
;..public SCi1001 nr, highschool, that
last . class :.is a bit of a crusher,
sentimentally. •
Some of these kids • you , have
taught for four years. They -are
almost' like members. of your 'fam-
ily: irritating and lovable; friend-
•,ly and sullen;' pretty and homely;
real ' people, not statistics.
.Here is Janet, the girl :who .was
such a gawk in Grade 10. She was
angular and awkward; she al-
ways had a cold, , she wore braces•
on her teeth; she 'despised bpys;
she wanted to be a..• missionary.. in
Africa.•
And look at ' ,ler now, 'grinning,;
up ..at you' on the last day, with;
those two ' pearly rows., She's
built like Bardot; : she has. poise
and she loves boys;..and '.'she's off
to 'take a :course in modeling.
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There's Jim, in-' the. -back seat:."
.as usual. In Grade 11 he was, by.
popular agreement . of his to .. eh=
ers, the most obnoxious, kid'. 'in
school Surly; selfish; slovenly,
Favourite, question "Whadda
we hafta° learn all' this junk for?"
And :lookat •him • now; •surly,
selfish, ''slovenly ; Obnoxious::But
Y0911,4 discovered . he's: human."
Once in •a' while . hecracks a senile
at your wildest joke And . you've
discovered' 'he .has brains. -°All.' he
needs ;• is;: a 'strong,minded young
woman' to • turn 'him into a. good
citizen:
And there'sNancy: who was a
real rip a .:couple of yearn, • ago,
and is ; going off to ::'Teachers'
College; solemn as a 'clam. And
there's, Bert,', who; wants 'to be a'
doctor, & hasn't .ahope, , but will
make:, some woman a . fine hus-
band.' And there's Ken, who 'broke
the high jump record, and Ron,
who broke his • .leg -skiing, and
Sylvia, who "' broke, the heart' ' of
every'. teenage make in the . school.
just. by; walking .around and :look-
ing so beautiful... '
And:. Kevin, . the football .herd,who . is ,about to' flunk and ,go; -,to
work in :the .supermarket;.. and
Peter; who, has. rolled ' his . car
over twice and gets in. fights on •
weekends and has .narrowly a=
voided jail; . 'and John, the poet,
'who is still trying , to get .people •
to form „apicket line because the
principal won't let him grow a -
beard: r:
I've, . been teaching for five'
years now.And I haven't many.
illusions. r: am • not • "dedicated::,"
I don't . go. around talking about
the joy :of "seeing young minds,
flower." ' Heck, ' anything will'
'flower if you throw •enough fest-
• ilizer'
around:: '
But there's a special satisfac
tion • in .teaching -teenagers,. even
though' it's tougher than Working.
in .a salt mine. There is a sense
of reality that I don't think '
could.' find, in, anotker profession...
You are not dealing :'with torts
and . trial's, like ' the .lawyer; ' not
symptoms . and cures, ' like the.
doctor; or surveys and stresses,
like ' the. engineer, nor goods , and
services, like the, businessman:
You are dealing in raw humanity',
when you tangle with teenagers.
Sorry for . being ,sentimental.
this . week; But today my home -
form gave me my present for the
year, half -a -dollar a whack, and`
I'm` still a bit misty -eyed> It's a
desk set with two .pens, my name
inscribed, and a thermometer yin
it that doesn't work. That's better.
..than last year, when I got a shirt
that didn't• fit, and the yearbe
fore, when 1 got talcum powder,.
shaving lotion, and other assorted
male stinkurn that 1 never use,
The Best Week To Ad:Vertise•
Is Every Week!.
.A. Present'Gi'
To `Mrs. J. King
The :June.; meeting of St. Peters
W.A was held in ' the Parish Hall
on Tuesday • afternoon, June 1st.
The meeting , opened with a hymn
'fol'lowed by .the W.A. prayers.''The
'Scripture ,was ' read by Mrs:: Dur-.
'nin from : "Our Response to. 'God"
book taken.:from', . the 8th chapter
of Hebrews. Individual Prayers
were .given on pray, learn, work
and . give. .
A .`motion: was "made to pur-
chase,
ur-chase, some prayer .cards: Plans
were made for the' bake sale : on'
June 12. ' Correspondencewas
read';about; the Spring Deanery: to
be held in 'Hanover June 17.
A readingon the history of St.
Pauls 'Cathedral and Her Ma-
jesty's Chapel of ,the Mowhawks
was given by Mrs. King. The roll
call was a Bible verse 'with, the
word Grace. Mrs. Mole: gave a
reading, ". A time; of Quietness", •
a story, of the .guest wing at the
Sisters_ .of St. John the Divine
Convent at Willowdale
Mrs. King gave a report on
work 'shop .she .,attended in..:Lon-.
don. A gift' was. presented 'Mrs.:
King - on her 'departure shortly.
The meeting •closed with ,hymn
and prayer for the ..parish, -The
hostess, , Mrs. Roberts 'served
lunch. '
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