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IT'S A 4kl“aChil'.iEWEL7 WORLD—Although MargOale's students were only
required to finish small samplers for the recent'summary day, held in
Clinton, the ladies in her class made a special effort and finished cushion
covers, floral still lifes and place Mats. The course, sponsored by OMAF,
was offered by the Seaforth Horticultural Society,. with- teachers Mrs.
Dale and Florence Elford, and taught by Effie ''Stephenson for the
Seaforth W.I. and by Bea Kale for the Over 50 Club. (Photo by Gibb)
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SPEAKER TAKES
PRIZE--Rick Kloss of
RR1; Brucefield, a
Grade 12 SDHS stu-
dent, won the top
public speaking award
in the senior category
in the Legion's district
competition -held -in
Harristbn Sunday.
Rickls-speech was on
words 'and phraseol-
ogy. Rick, a dedicated
canoeist, had to miss
the annual Optimist's
Canoe Race
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.. Special! pertnit in affect.
Its purpose ii:threefold: to
give people insight inteewhit
they want to do and what
they are Capable of: to give
them information about
occupations: and to help
them to search for jobs.
"Many pet-write are
unhappy with their work .
'because they either just,:lell
into it' or they made
decisions which turned out to
'be unsuitable for them,"
comments Ms. Avedon about
potential students who will
find the program helpful:
"Another reason for Wanting
to-change is the need to look
for a better-paying jolt`"
Students spend three to,
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and are led through a
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include: looking • at their
interests and capabilities;
on-site job obServation; and
studying information on what
• is required to enter jobs.
including the required
training. •
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their vocational goals. they
can. go directly into jobs
providing 'they meet the
entry requirements: they can
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° 4,10 HURON XP AMOR, APRIL 9, 19 1
fla native was critic
Huron Cottnly..hasJong been noted for the writers and
journalists it has produced - men and oonten who'ye gout:
011 to greater glory. some tof the male persuasion) even
ending up with the title "Sir" in front of their names. But
in-case Hibbert Township readers are tiring of these tales
of Huron's native sons. A Sams only tan to point out Perth
County has produced its fain share of literary talents too.
One of them was Ralph Connor. author of eilengarry
SChool Days. the Major, the Sky Pilot and several othet
novels which were among Canada's first bestsellers and
gill read and re-read today, Tne author. in later late a
Illinbter. ties- really ttey,'. tharivs William to cilia.
AlIholietl, torso c outill,,, ‘'oli:r.strif,illy „l tin him.- &uu.t he
spcnt-hi.sfiCSI.Ye„aes, in eastern pillapte, ire Old r`nolOtOe 411.-,
high sehoOl pchicat4fe in St. Marys and taosio for !AI! VP
9,',"46.' 4'1‘..{1,. .6..e.q11 ilgit, at $.8. k." ;t1. L-Plpti: feWnsittp:
Tint is dig 4:9,4t11$/': *SI "entirely:14 ,,thine to ..R.4.tipit
iiiitatir, . gibber r Toi;ensilip,ean eil,rtainty sAittril Or; Nen ii.lr
Mil ti Nabs and at feitg art raisipti.* 'Stafta, He
oes, not %nib a. ,t1,W1Vgnis.,bed new;sp-after man., and. latei
editOr of the (..anadititi Magaxitw for 30 years. 64114. 4i:', a
himourist, It;ctiolar and one al (.'tereida"s ,flirst reputable
art (Antes. Today., New ton Nict.a% ish ' N kk ork is snit 'tumid in
sekeral area libraries ti did .:i• quick cankassi. both his
classic l'he Fine Arts ,in Canada published in l425, but
re issued recently in the Coles Canadians (kith:coon and
his humorous essays. I blow ii li4. and New toil Mk I as 1111 s
Canada, the lattei published in 14o.1, and illusti mot bs tlik
Writer's Son in law
Newt Mc la+ ish and his brother lack, a Skatorth
businessman for mans k ears. were thk sons sit Staffa s first--
doctor, As historian Belle Campbell re.oitis in ont ..I hen
Kibbert histories. Dr. A. MselaY"tsli seas 'the lust ictiabl.•
doctor in the district." am% mg in HMI)._ rt in Iota and
remaining there for almost 20 scars He Used in a name
home iii the killage and his stable, was built hurt. the kki
remnants o• Pellow 's old log hotel. ,
After leaking Staffa. the tamilk settled in Brucefield ano
later moked to St. Thomas. But when Newton Mk tak ish
died in 1441, his ashes were brought hack it' Stand .411,-I
buried in the k illage that inspired mans of his kignettes of
a time past
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RATHER DRY
Conestoga College' is
Offering a new, program for
people who arc trying to
decide on a career or who
want to change their present
career.;
"There is no other
program like it in Western
Ontario." according to Lisa
Avedon. Co-ordinator of the
no". Career
'Orientation Action Program.
STAFFA WRITER REMEMBERED—Newton
McTavish, the doctor's son iti Staffa .who later
became a well-known journalist and 'editor of
Canadian 'Magazine for 20 years, wrote this
critique of Canadian art, in 1925/The bdok was
re-issued as part of the Cole Canadiana Series
and can be borrbwed-from Seaforth Public
Library. (Photo-by Gibb)
Sir. lavish .% words." steaming and reading was one of the
natural prerequisites of the posCoffice." Everyone in the
unties.. or at least those with secrets to kc pt. v. ould
l:uthfully examine their envelopes fora telltale finger mark
or othe,Fincriniinating,evidence. But,usually the only real..
csidctiec 'oils the fact Angus knew about overdue
mortgages. the village's old maid advertising for a
husband and other:such 4idbits at•afitiosi .the same 'time as
the people ins•olved.
McTavish didn't base the characters in his essay son one
particular storekeeper or one village' spins'ter, but created •
composite characters based On people found in. any small
rural community.
Another country tradition that- Wleelish coUld,hardly
help but feature in his'essays o as the annual fall fair. oni'
fair. he wrote. "permitted you to exhibit your Shropshires .
from Tuckersmith, your Berkshires front McKillop. your
Suffolks from Hallett. your Pereherons from Fullarton,
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your fruits and your grains from the Boundary and %our
knitting and baiting and embroidery from either of the too
Fasthopes."The,fair #1›,9 offered a chance for people from
around the county to exchange the latest news and it o as a
rfect place for announcements of community interest.
As Mi.Tmish recalls. if .a young girl accepted a young
man's invitation to ride arou. the fair show ring with
lum. "she might 0 well tontounee her, be
QENTLE 0111K0(11t
file book is filled-with stories of MeTavisli'e youth., aft.
genide.huomer. aTtlie $8.*albffS'UMM9
4. Toilet) - ?,.b144(( bit kir .ktbev1.04; .for rats.
though the'sehootroitt, floor •- that As, When the leacb4's
attention was ktiNcl, 1041:7 TfiCne4: .40),i4iiiV',uxiiiisWi
Ilirtnittyttlt,e40O' •eae.4et,at,.s011te 'f)
fititnti „0„.0 (7t4 eeiglibieurhood 004 0011)..wee•
.winerate'.dioloco 410g:- titiooto,;..qaRtvon tbkiwpkar,
rtamcs. still O
are
rta4desi." • "' MWT.1. " *
But Ellen•Staffoed o ants ie'adelS toTenteinfier Maras islt
.o.s more than eyeayiSn. lie. had, she Oren: in -her
intiednetion, "a distinguishedbaelt$round Canadiait'
arts and-letters,. He' '‘s atitnitStanclhig.critie and ,collector
ul Canadian art at a time when those activities o ere
neither as rewarding nor-as socially approved. as they are
today; at a time is hen most Canadiens, if then did not
reach for their guns at the word cultore• at least grimaced
at the thought."
COURAGE
Mc l'a%ish also had the courage of his convictions • o hen
most Canadian times were 'scoffing ,at 'the Group of
Seyen's brilliant scenes of, the north, calling the scenes
-art gone thud," the Staffa native .predicted their work
w ould "be recognized and accepted as sertiable
interpretations of national characteristics.- In their scene
ail norther4Ontario he found "a national note is struck, a
sounding of the buoy ant, eager; defiant spirit of the
t '',Twenty years- later-. • MeTavish's words 'proved'
true; today the Group of Seven's work is internationally
know and their art considered a symbol of Canada's
history of surviving, both against the natural elements and
against other cultures ohich 'threatened to overwhelm us.
ThSL Fine Arts In Canada.' beautifully illustrated o ith
r1111.. of Canada's most outstanding paintings, is an
impressive work. Also. McTavish hasn't forgotten local
artists • outlining both the Careers of William Cressy% ell
and Robert Gegen. and providing detailed biographical
notes on all artists of note at the back of the book-.
lit 1941. Newton McTavish died. He was survived by a
son Lachlan. (a Queen's Counsel) and daughter Maxine.
married to New 'tinker magazine' 11Itistrator Richard
It is. Taylor's...distinctive-drawings which 'add so
much appeal to New toil MeTavish's aCanada (Baxter
Publishing, 1963).
Other works Published. by ,Newton McTavish were
',Brow n lie a 'collection of essays (Toronto. L923); The Fine
Arts In Canda (19251. re-issued in The \ Coles Canadiana
Collection, 1973 and Ars Longs (Toronto, 1938).
Note: I would like to theni Miss-Belle Campbell of
Seafortli for her I help' in 'researching the story and the
Seaforth and London Public Libraries, who both stock the
author's work).
this event as an attempt to
support' the local heritage ,
in a grand finale at 7 p.m.
ion is, once again sponsoring
The Van Egmond Foundat-
full course meal will %be
those wishing to eat. refresh-
ments will, be available': acid a
as they please during the
afternoon and evening. For
project which is 'nearing served during the dinner
completion after many years hour. It promises to be an
of work. Air proceeds from- exciting day!
the $2.50 admission fee For further information.
(children A1.00) will go to the please contact the Van Eg;
restoration prOject. Visitors mond House at 527;0413,
will-be-able to-come.and" ga- _
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HARVEST
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EXOTIC DANCER MONDAY TO SATURDAY
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AUGUST
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Plans for this Sunday's Old
Ty me Fiddlers' Jamboree..
sponsored by 'the Van Eg-
mond Foundation, have been
finalized. Up to 75 musicians
are expected to perform
during the Seven' (1 p.m. - 8
p.m.) •jairibore, April 12 at
Seaforth District High School.
Charnpioh, novelty and open
class fiddlers will perform.
These fiddlers_ ;ire from- the
Central and' Southwestern
Ontario regionS. Don Reed*Ol'"
Sudbury. Shelburne's 1980
Canadian Open Fiddle
Cbampioniyvill be performing •
at 4 p.m.
The event is expected to
draw a large attendance to
watch the performances of
music and old tyme step
dancing. Five or six special
dancing acts will form part of .
the show. The jainboree will
conclude at 8 p.m. and the
last hour, promises to be a
special one: all the musicians
in attendance will participate
SAVER imp
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While biographies tend to he rather dry matter at best.
"Newton Mk rakish s lite stork is notable tor se% cral
reasons. Ftrst. he studied 4-A10..11)1M:taunt • at Metolt
L'inkefstty • Monitreal. no mean teat a period a hen ten
people went ()met% university. Front Ili% to -IWO, he was a
reporter and later assistant financial editor for the Toronto
Globe. Then for two decades he edited Canadian
Magazine, no small coup fora,tormer SDHS student. and
was one of the founders of Toronto•s prestigious Arts and
Letters Club. He - was .twiee• elected president • of the,
Canadian Authors' Association, was a trustee 'of the
Nat: vital Art Gallery , Ottawa. for a decade and toured
Britain 'and Europe, as w ell as Canada. lecturing
extensively. in a tome -ashen many snobbish Canadians
thought any art produeedliere-belonged in the backwoods,
Mr. McTavish was collecting works by- homegrown -artists.
as well as firM,, editions by 'Our kt titers. Perhaps not
surprisingly°. the Staffa ttatisc numbered' among his
-friends men like poet F.J. Pratt. future prime minister
William Lyon Maekenlie King and enter Duncan
Campbtill MeTas ish won the title "doctor"
when awarded an honourary doctorate. from Acadian
University, -
When a collection of the writer's humorous portraits- of,
small town characters' was published in 1963. Ellen -
Stafford. later owner of Stratford's Fanfare Books, wrote
the book's introductioli. She' said the McTavish essays,
were '"a tribute to an era. a luk recollection of people
he knew . a reminder of earlier clay s %, hen in spite of the •
more rigorous life and greater demands on people's
physical energies. they yet, found time to i,kii`aw each
other.."..
- One of the characters he sketched in his book was Angus
MacGregor. the village shopkeeper. Angus. Metakish.
pointed out. stocked silks and-tweeds, tult like one could
buyrn the larger towns of Seaforth and Mitchell. and you
didn't have to dri‘e ,any distance to buy them. "Still,
Angus claimed to allow as 'much for butter and eggs as you
get in the too its .and sou had to consider the tune lost iii
going and coming.'
'STEAMING AND-READING
Angus was also tlw killaee postMaster. and • In
hanging careers? Here's a course for you
Omni inn Imp mom mis wog
skills: dr they can enter other
learning programs to gain
'the skills reqUired• for their
chosen vocations.
The program. which can
accomodate both part and
full-time students, is open to
anyone 19 years of age or
older who,„is, interested iii
making career decisions.
' The Career Orientation/
Action' Program operates at
the Waterloo Campus of
Conestoga College, 435 King
Si. N. Applications are avail-
able from arty Conestoga
Campus. lnforinition can be
obtained by contacting Lisa
Avedon at 885-0300. Ext. 37.
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