HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-10-03, Page 7WEDNESDAY, O'GT. 3rd, 1982
THE LUCKNOW .SENTINEL, LUCKNQ
...Once In a . while; 1 ;lose: my'
• heart. Most Of the time, T" roll
with. the punches, smile ,wrily,
'admit " that •tome. wasn't' 'built
in a. day, and go right :on •try
ing,to,. instill in• youngsters some•
knowledge of their native ton-
gue, ' . .. .
But occasionally, t stride from
theclassroom, go. barreling : into
.the . men teachers' washroom,
fiercely suck on' a 'cigarette,
.and stare Morosely into the toi-
let bowl, wondering ,,how I . was
ever finagled into the teaching
of. English...' ' ' '
It's a crazy • language; Oh, I'll.
'admit ; it's strong, virile, color-
ful, flexible and often beautiful.
• ' But it's also' inconsistent, 'ir-
regular, insane" and intimidating.
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.Compared ' to the soldierly
march, the regular formations of
Latin, !English is a disorderly.
stream of refugees. Compared to.
the lucidity, logic and ;precision
of 'French,, English •is the .flight
of a' bat.•
What other language, for ex-
ample, would have five different
pronunciations for `"ugh''?
Count ' them: bough, • cough,
' :dough," enough, .•.and 'through. •
What• other language would
ipronounce read, said and . 'led
exactly alike? • 'Or would pro
• runce two'.. words of totally
different • appearance, ,."you" sand.
"ewe", identically? .Or would
have , ;four utterly useleas and
unpronounced.. k's in • such a
word as knickknack? •
However, that's enuff , of'. that
stough.. Ital. too busy trying to
teach the '•language to have 'any
time for reforming it. I'• don't,
really. `demand much. All `I . ask
as that kids': in.. high. school stop
saying' things like;. "I' wooda if
I cooda eliminate the ' "this_
heres"' .and "that-.theres" from.
their vocabulary; ' and, refrain
from writing • things like, 1- seen
in . a, book weretheirs no peo-
pie op', the noon, like."
In addition, I try, gently: abut
persistently, to. lead them away
,from such • gruesome slips as,
"If'ibabies don't; like raw veg-.
etables, ,they should be boiled,"
and .that old favorite, 'the dang-
ling participle, which calmly
states, "Sitting on the veranda,
40 cows were . seen." 7
I don't . blame the .:youngsters.
Many of them are exposed to-
sparse . vocabularies •• and:. 'any-
thing -goes, grammar not only at
home, but.on • television, • and
in the mvies. ' they see and
junk' they read. They can scar
cely be expected to acquire im-
pecca'ble spoken and. written
English' in a few 'hours at school
each week.
They try.,. : though , .They `try,
bless them. Their foreheads knot
with •strain as • they. tell you.
that the three principal Parts
of the verb "cling" .are cling,
clang, clung: Their .eyes'. roll, ••in.
their. 'heads as tley • spell with
a' dash and daring worthy of
more': heroic feats. , And every
year some kid tries ' Co 'throw
the ' teacher by, asking hiin to,
spell "anti•disestabilishmentari
ism" and explain What it means,
On second :. thought,' .'. Engli,s'h
is. a 'fascinating language, with'
.a• bold, vivid coloring all 'it's
own, and I. ,reckon 'I'd rather
teach • it than anything else:
Occasionally, One. comes .across
a . student. ' with . those rare twin,
gifts — an, ear for language • and
a joy in the manipulation of
werds. When that happens,' it
makes up for 'a host ':of head-
aches.
And where else could one
ONUMENTS
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correctly ,,designed from , quality material, rely on..
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J..5J1F1'ELD.
(Toe Late For Last ' Week)
Miss ,Sadie Johnsion .opened
the .September meeting of the
Women's Missionary Society
with prayer. It was held at the
home of Mrs. D. R. Mackenzie
with twenty-one' members, five
visitors and one child present..
Mrs., favid MacMurchy was in
charge of the Devotional • mes-
sage and Mars, 0, A. MacLean
read a prayer prepared by.,
Mrs. Thomas Macpona1d who
was unable to . be present. Roll
call was . answered by a fav-
ourite hyinn.The study'book
was taken by a' panel • coni-'
posed of Miss Sadie.Johnson,
1VIrs., J. MacCreight, Mrs..• Hec-
tor MacLean and
Jayson! Mrs. Ross . read a poem
and Mrs. Reuben 'Wilson ; gave
the offertory 'prayer. Mrs. Hen=
ry MacKenzie 'gave, a report :,of
the worship : in • Belleville.. -The
hostess and the committee serv-
ed lunch.'.
Douglas' :Farrish of Sarnia
was home for the week •end.
Sandy MacDonald recently
flew. to San Fransisco„,•to attend
thewedding of a 'friend.
r'Mr,
and. 'Mrs. ' Steve Elliott'
and :children of Port ,Huron,
spent theweek end ' with Wm,
•MaclDonald.
Miss ' Louisa' ,MacDonald of
Toronto was at her ,cottage: last
week.. —
come across such delightful Mis-
cues as ,that of the boy ' who
wrote, ' "They 'catrie withing a
hare's breath of success?" ' .
And. where' ; else could • . you
find . a language that could con-
ceivably spell:."fish" :as, "photi?"
Just pronounce •it: .ph '.as in
physics, o as in. women, and: ti'.
as- in: ' nation. Fish.
It's a grand .old. tongue, And
I think that if. I;_ just put my
'shoulder. :to 'wheel, . carry the
'ball: With. my nose to the grind-.
stone, and hit the odd ` home,
run, T : should ,ibe- able to: go
down with my flags. flying:
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BIRTHS
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•AC.K•ERT - At 'Kincardine. -Hos
pital on Friday, September 21,:
1962, to . Mr. and Mrs. . Ronald,
Ackert, :; R.R. 3, Kincardine; •a
daughter, .Alice ' Blanche.: •
KEIiP' -= At. the >Wingham Gen-,
'eral Hospital, on Tuesday, Sep-
tember '25, • 19 2, to Mr. and 'Mrs.
Lorne Kemp, . ..,.t is01 w, a
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son:
BILL YOUN PASSED '
AWAY IN CHESLEY •
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The death of .,'William Youn
of Chesley occurred. last • week
in Owen Sound hospital at the
age of 77. •
r, ; and Mrs ' Youn • resided in.
Lu'cknow for. several years when
Bill' was 'eixployed as a ,mechanic:
at the. Central Garage operated
by T., W. .Smith. ;They .we're a
jolly couple who 'made many
friends here
• They resided in the home now
owned )by Cyril Brown on 'Have
lock St., South and known': to old.
er residents as. the. Dr.: Tennant
•home.,
ipurial was ri Chesley. !' 1VIr
Youn is °survived by his.'wif
•one da•ughter, a brother, and tours'ister's,
,lst PACK BROWNIES
Tjie 1st Lucknow. Brownie
Pack held a nature. study -meeting
on, Wednesday, . S;epterriher" .26th.
Carol . • Brown was Toadstool
Fairy, and after . Inspection and
.marking Six,books, the. Brownies
gathered •for Fairy •Ring and
Fairy Cod iCeremonies.
Then two. sixes went oh a 15.
minute nature hunt while the
other :two. sures .made ' smoke
prints of 'leaves Then the sixes
exchanged activities Every
Brownie had at least,, -one
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ONT;
THE. BEAVER;is one of the most industrious of animals.
He toils with lovingcare on the construction of 'a home for his .family.
. Beavers mate for fife, andtheir homes •
are built with an eYe to permanent use.
When a manbuilds or buys home he, too, likes to
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feel thatit is permanent. For it is at home that the family develops roots '
and friendships.. Safeguarding the home for the family is but one
of Sun'Life's. many services-forthe-security and protection, •
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om. J' K inahan
S,R. 2,., LUCHNOW •
Phone Wingltaua
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•cessful an d 'very ‘attractive smoke
print to, take 'home.•, •
Each six arranged the findings
of their nature 'hunt in their six
•corner,• After Tawny Owl and
:Brown Owl 'checked • and eli-
minated any duplicates, it was,
found that. the' Sprites had• the
largest .collection with 48 sped-
mens. The ,;Fairies: were' a close
second with. 4C,. - -
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The 'meeting closed. .!With' the'
Squeeze `and Chimes. Everylbody
helped tidy ,;up, got ready . for
:,home and sang. ";Good -night."
Mrs. 'Harvey Irwin ,met Nancy
,Kirkland and: Carol Campbell on.
•Friday 'afternoon to ..test .there •'
for .. their Golden. Hand Badge:
Both_ girls were successful. Thank.
you, .Mrs.: Iirwin± Congratulations;.
Nancy and . Carol!
utilization Pays.
BELK SP
for convenience
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TOP DRESSING HAY AND PASTURE. insures winter Nardi-
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increased soil fertility . level also means, extra spring and summer '.
growth' -higher" .yields/more feed peracre f more' !milk. per cow/;
more gain on 'beef.
FALL PLOW -DOWN, another important
p Cant requirement for nett
year's cash "crops. Plow=down prevents seed burning when' a larger
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amount of fertilizer than
is safe to apply near the seed, is to be.
used. The fertilizer' is, better mixed in soil and where straw'or corn
stocks are turned under; results in a faster ,ee position.
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