The Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-12-04, Page 5- WEDNESDAY, . DEC,,. 4th,' . 1963.
THE LU.CKNOW 511 tTINAL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
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mum By
Bill Smiley.
'Culture? It's wunnerful!. And it t Sriiiley, the old impresario, lum-
gets ' wunnerfuller all the time, hers into action.
This was my only.possible reac- Phone the theatre. Yes, they
tion after another shot at enrich- Can give.' us 142 tickets for that
ing. the lives of some of • our stu- ,date.
dents., acampanyYes
Every year, when it's over, I the
Y . t n .esh oeuhorrx us intoe. , #our
sign an oath in blood, sweat and buses on that.date.
tears that I'll never do it again. Fire toff : a ' 'confirmation " letter
And a year later, there I am, to the theatre, accompanied by
-up. to .mythick head in the swamp. the down payment, a cheque .is
of . cultural enrichment. • sued ; .on Mr. .Smiley's , personal.
It all begins innocently enough. over -drawn account. Everything is
1 learn thatthere is . going to be. running like oil.
a production, in " a, city theatre, And just about here, gravel
of one of the plays' the kids are begins to gears. Six
get • into the
'studying in school.: The date is kids who didn't want to go have
a month away. decided they'd like .,to.• They. are
"Wouldn't it be grand,'.' I cooadded to the .list and : a phone
to • myself, "if the youngsters call ' produces . tickets for them:
could see the ,real thing? It would For three weeks before the big
be an experience they'd never day, ' teachers , accost Mr. Smiley
forget. It ;. would kindle a real i in the • . halls and: hand h i m
trest in the drama. It would . show amounts like $29.83. Thisis for
them that. Shakespeare (or Shaw) . "nine tickets for the: show and
is exciting, sad,' ' funny, roman- three bus fares except .. George
tic, not just : a whole. lot of stuff : Jones lost' a dollar . so.1 'loaned
like rising and falling action, it to him .but I had only 83 cents
memory work,suspense, pathos and Mary Smith's mother won't
and dramatic irony."let ' , her go and: she wants her
* * * money back: but T haven't her
.Right! I. say to : myself, firm- name ticked . off so r don't know
ly. "We'll do it. *These kids " are . if she . gave it to me and what
going to have their chance:'' should I dor.
I contact the .' other teachers.. In the ensuing three. weeks,
They are• enthusiastic I contact Mr: Smiley, who, :,gets . a very.
the • principal. He is not,. but small allowance. at ' home,, .spends
clears it with the school board. miscellaneous bits of ticket and
The teachers ask the grade bus money on lunches, cigarettes.
elevens how many. would like to and raffle tickets, and ' quails in
see "My Fair Lady," the mus-. wardly as, he contemplates the
ice!' based on the play. 'tPygmai- coming showdown with•. his'.' wife,
ion,' which they are studying. who looks after their joint ac
About half the. hands go up When count
it is anounced that we'll be at- .: * * *
tending a matinee and will. miss Two days before we're to go,
halt a day's school, the rest of the bus company informs::. that
the hands go up. only three buses will be available.,
Then, with the ' speed . and skill Mr.: Smiley raises .hell ' and an
of a. spavined water -buffalo, Mr. .other bus:. The day • before we
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leave, eight ' of the kids haven't.
produced a nickel,,.three of - them
have changed their minds and
won't go, and four are at home,
sick.
i y, ,
flies aboSmiley,
t like ae dart in awind;.
storms: trying to make tickets,
bus seats and bodies come out
even. '
But, somehow, the cavalcade is.
sailing down .the highway on Wid
nesday afternoon, the students
singing merrily, Mr. Smiley, , ash-
-en and muttering to himself,
slumped in one of the buses. On-
ly two kids, have forgotten their'
tickets. Only one is bus. sick. Only
three have tried to sneak a
smoke.
Eight hours, 200 miles and one
cultural experience later, Mr.
Smiley is delivering to' her home,,
14 miles out of town, 'the girl
who forgot to . tell her parents to
meet the bus on return. Ecstatic
and bright-eyed, she babbles, ef-
fervescently, "Thanks very -
much Mr. - Smiley I really
enjoyed - it -and I -had `- a - wun-
nerful time - do - we . - hafta
have our homework done
tomorrow?"
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signing the . cards? > The answer
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writes . the other . person's name
first.
When' . cards are engraved or
printed, rather , than personally
signed, the wife's name comes
first.
Here are some examples' of the
ways cards may properly be. sign..
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