HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-03-21, Page 7WEDNESDAY:. MAR. 21st,, .1932'.
THE LUCKI I'QW . SENTINEL, LUCKNOWy ONTARIO.
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Or call us dime;. giant. But• it seems to have a
morbid fascination. :After,- this,
Exeter, Phone 664 .Crediton; 'Phone 234.-6363 week, we'll drop it°.for •a while.
• But I received a number of
. : , ' 'though.tful, intelligent, letters,;
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=ma By Bill. Smiley
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Last thing in, the world I want.
to do is turn • this 5columxi' into
a weekly forum on. education.
What I don't , know' about• the
subject would fill the Sunday
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BROWNIE NEWS;.
Ist LIIO1iNOW BROWNIE •
• NEWS • `' - ..
'The , "1st Lucknow , Brownie
'Pack had as. their • guests the
mothers. of the Brownies,' Mrs.
Erdman, Division' Commissioner
from :Walkerton and '.Mrs., A. 'E.
McKim, at : their meeting . on
Wednesday, March' 14th.
Followirug' ; Fairy Ring, the
Tweenies left . the room' 'in /pre-
. paratiop 'for' ' their Enrolment
Ceremony. .They. ,were 'admitted
sy ,Packie, :led up the stepping
tones to the magic pool , by
Tawny "Owl and then ,carie' to.
the Toadstool, where .Mrs ;Erd-
c eenie.arid:
man .enrolled each T'w
pinned on .her ' Brownie;. Pin.
The ' new , ',Brownies. are Nancy •
Walden; , Mary. 'Jardine,; Susan
Hall,. Mary Elizabeth '''H nclers_on,
Janet '. Thompson, Charlene An-
. derson, 'Bar'bara Wilkins, Eliza-
.beth ' Newbold,` .,Edith Whitby. &:
Elva Bitchie; Each 'Slier took
her:new Brownies .to' their places
in The, Fairy. Ring.
.'• The .Brownies sang',,their Wel.
come ,Song to the visitors, iys.
Erdni�an spoke . to. the mothers :..&
'friends, .stressing. the need for
adult• leaders . in the 'Girl .Guide
Movement' and the_ importance of
Brownies`. as the basis of the. 'Or
• gar�iz�ation.. '
Mrs.' McKim presented 'Brown
Qwi with Alex.' Warrent Pin and
asked , the B`rown'ies' to give r'the
Grand Howl. .
'Mrs.'..Erdinan told ;the ;girls. a:
•very interesting 'story. of Brown-'
les in 'France,' to which' they, list
ened '-well ; and . ' Could answer''
,questions' afterwards.
The' meeting closed ''with : the
Brownie Squeeze, Prayer and
Chimes;. <..
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ST. HELENS
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for opinions. Remember?' The
column dealt. with the action: of
a high school principal. who sus-
pended . for the rest of the year
seven pupils, all "repeaters',” `&
all. 'over '16, who . were not doing;
their duty.,`• 'in his • opinion.. I
thought you. might. be interested
in some of. the ideas,.o'f readers.
Because of ''space limitations,
they must , be. ,cut • to , the 'bare
bonen. Most of . the. letters were
Ringers than the :original , column,
which asked` readers' what should:.
be' . done 'about the undigested
lump. of youngsters in the school
system =' those .whose 'contribu-
tion, : for ;various, reasons, 'consists
off' holding down .a seat'. and hold-
ing up th'e progress of, tl e.others.:
,Shou'l'd they be ' kicked out, :'or
should; they be put. up with?
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A • mother. iii : Renfrew, Ont.,.
suggests the ` problem •. is aggra :'
vatedb ' oor teachers.: The
Y P..
training , of these creatures :puts
too` much emphasis on diplomas
and degrees, not enough On teach
ins methods; she says. Man Mo-
thers
, y y
:.thers ; will• agree. Few ` teachers,
will ' '
A teachers; wife inVernon,'
A.c., 'told me .to stop•. leaking
cracks about. teachers, and *aril.
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''ed me. to correct the situation in
•my next•' column. To heck. With
that. ' The .: teachers have a strong'
union .-- Let them sue nae;
. A male teacher claimed that if
al.l; the kids who are not . working
were kicked out of school, the
labor' unions would raise ;Such . a
'lzue and. cry' aboult the extra la -
Mr and Mrs. • Dan Rose and
David,.' of Newmarket' 'spent Sun-
,day with her : parents,; Mr. ' and
Mrs Harvey:: Webb, Mrs..'R•ose. &.
David are :spending; this :Week
with her parents. :•
Mr. Frank' M'cQuillin, returned
to' Wingharia Hospi..tal on Monday
having.been home afar only 5 days.
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have • to. be 're admitted: hastily.
,Which I doubt Since when did
the •'1•abbor unions start. . running
the educational, .'system?
An elderly Montreal. woman
asked, , DO the children, or their
parents,, fully understand that: a
boy cannot get anywhere without
education?" '
•She pointed out that,. years ago,
a boy, could begin' learning a
trade as an apprentice at 12,; but
that's impossible now. She ,warns
that it is 'mighty expensive to
'feed and clothe a young man, of
1.6 to 21 who can'tgeta fob
Best thing to do. in; this case
is ,marry the; kid off, and, let his
father-in-law ":worry about him.
A reader' . of the Paris; Ont.,
,Star, ..who . iv an aunt, volunteers.
her opinion — . a return ,to the
practiceof publishing students!
marks, ,at, each, examination, .111
the localpaper .
She thinks this, • would • 'prod
lazy st'udents, . and ,more import-
ant, .lazy •parents: ;She' assails the
"easiness" toward , children that
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is practised . today, claiming' it
saps ,their moral :fibre.; And,. she
.says,• despite' the: new method of
avoiding'• anything '.that ; willup-
set,
p=set., the children,..there are just
as 'many •. neurotics • and 'compul-
sive
compulsive drinkers as ever:
But she conclude§ "Throwing..
,. g
a.: few o''t. •of: school once in
u
while does clthe ' • ai•
r and
relieve .feelings, but: it • is .not..
the best-. answer'' •
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From .13O lin :�.' :
w g, ;Green,. O� o,
comes a lengthy analysis ; by:: a
teacher'",and counselor, William
R. Gibbon,. 'who formerly 'taught..
in Ontario. Referring to, the ori,
ginat column, he says, "Unless.'
the attitudes ,• point of view.' and
,behavior• ofthes•e.. seven young
people ; hav'e,'been changed by the,
action, this :approach to the prob-
le.in 'is not only. negative; It is
ca ous • an ao a •
• , ' 11 d f lh rdy The
problem hats:. not' 'been solved. It
and Dance. :in St i elms; Hall on
. has only .beenshifted from the
Friday' March 2c3rd: •'school to the community.,".`
• Colin MacDonaldobserved' his' He suggests that this sort of
act><on � will give students th
1 'wi g e.
s nd .birthday on. Murch 7.
St. Helens 4-H •News
The fifth, , meeting of 'the' St
Helens. Happy Handicrafters was
•held, atthe home 'of the Cooper I
Sisters on Tuesday evening, The
president was in charge of the
business. The leaders .gave in-
structions on assembling the gar-
ment. Following • this a work per=
lied " was held and , the meeting.
closed with • lunch. During the
;Week the. • club has met in the
`Parish .:Hall of ,St. Peter's. •Angli-
can Church, ' Lucknow, for two.;
work meetings The girls , have
made -great progress with their
.sewing and. , appr.'eciate the .use;
of such roomy facilities, Regular
Meetings will, resume at the close.
of school exams...
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green light to juvenile delinquen •
cy, making them . live • up to :.the.
role . of ' "lazy" and "good -for
nothing which. has : been assign
ed to
.He 44Qeson,',"These kids at
least most of :them. =: don't need
to be,_psycho-analyzed: They need
some adult help and -a. situation.':.{.
in which 'they can :learn; in areas
in which`the.3r'capable are ca 'and •
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interested and . Where . they ear:-
achieve acrd gain°: self-respect;"
• This can .be done, he implies,
-lay •the prows' ;n: of , rriare voca
• tional courses, which Would -teach,
the youngsters .a skill saleable on
the: labpr market:
,He • ends ` his .letter, • "Schools
are operated ,by trained adults,. '.
people who are 'supposed to un
derstand and' help youth. We are
better: - equipped:. to adjust , the
'kids,. , buttoo often we require
them to ` adjust' to. .'us,' or • else.'
Can .: we?»
1 • could :'answer.:: to that "Why
nout t?". B;I 'won't Well,. there '
are some slants on today's•.=youth,'•
and , their schooling. I agree With
everybody, `abut' not very, •much.
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