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William McKim, Grade 8 student of Clinton Public School
and son of the Rev, and Mrs. John A. McKirn, Townsend Street,
wrote this story and won the silver dollar essay contest con-
ducted annually by Mrs. J, Douglas Thorndike,
At last the dismissal bell sounded' ate joke that my parents shared
and I languidly gathered up my
books, I knew that I should stay
for some help with the mathemat-
ics that I had been neglecting, but
for the first time in my young life
I felt utterly dejected and dis-
couraged, As I plodded homeward,
I tried to sort out my confused
thoughts.
For a moment we stood looking
at each other, then, suddenly I
remembered my position as a host
and invited hint in.
I excused the twins from the
rest of their piano practice and
they went scampering well out of
earshot across the street.
I was ashamed of the living
room. It looked as if a tornado
had hit it and I consciously threw
some cushions back into place and
straightened the rug. When we
were seated, he said, "I haven't
much time so I'll get right to the
point. I know that you are very
interested in science for you get
your 'best marks' in that subject
and you spend most of your time
in the lab., which, for a fifth-
former, is fairly unusual. I've
been watching you lately and I
think you're the one to represent
our school for the Ridgewell Schol-
arship."
The Ridgewell Scholarship was
a coveted award given to the most
enthusiastic science scholar. I
knew only too well the meaning,
for the hope of getting it had been
all I had lived for during the past
five years. It was linked to my
secret ambition.
He glanced at his watch and
continued, "Here are the condi-
tions. Please look them over and
tell me your decision in the morn-
ing." He stood up and I escorted
him to the door.
The piece of paper that I held
in my hand represented the key
to my secret ambition. Now that
it was so close, I had to get it,
no matter what stood in my way,
This was the first year that our
school had sent in an entrant and
it was my only chance to get it.
I simply must get it. I must!
That evening my mother and I
looked over the conditions. They
stated that a contestant must have
a fourth form education and that
he had to spend a week under ob-
servation in Toronto, starting on
the 24th of June and ending on
the 30th, after which a written ex-
amination must bee paased.
My mother was as enthusiastic
over it as I was but there was
something troubling her. That I
could plainly see. Finally I asked
her what it was, "You know your
grandfather hasn't been very well
lately," she said. "He wants you
to spend more time with him on
his farm and I'm afraid that the
dates he wants and the dates of
this scholarship conflict."
I tried to think of something to
say but just found myself splutter-
Until a few months previously
my life had seemed happy and well
ordered, and I was anxious and
eager to struggle towards a goal
that had long been my secret am-
bition. Then, as a bolt out of the
blue, came my father's serious ill-
ness, slow convalescence and the
dawning realization that never ag-
ain. would he be able to resume
his profession. From then on he
would be able to do only very light
duties for short periods of time,
Mother gaily announced that she
was taking a cashier's job at the
new supermarket at the other side
of town. She made R sound Jike
a glorious adventure but I knew
that it was a necessary move. It
was decided that young Rolph
would take over my morning pap-
er route so that I might do some
of the chores that father had been
accustomed to doing, As I was the
oldest, I must now go directly
home and see that the twins, Bon-
nie and Betty, practised their
piano lessons. I would also have
to look after the preparations for
the evening meal, A neat card on
the refrigerator door always gave
me explicit instructions. Being a
born organizer, my mother left
nothing to chance.
Just as I was nicely able to cope
with the new routine Grandfather
Hayman broke his arm. As it was
then Easter vacation, it was my
duty to go and give my grand-
parents some assistance on their
small chicken farm. Here I found
that the formerly cheerful Gramps
had become extremely crotchety
and irritable. When he learned
that Mother was working, he pro-
ceded to lecture me. "A fine thing
it is to have your poor mother out
slaving for you younguns! You had
better forget about that book aar-
nin' and do something useful.
Sure, I kept your grandmother for
47 years and she's never had to
go out to work!" He made me feel
like a lazy and thoughtless lout,
and gave me the impression that
he thought Dad got sick on pur-
pose.
As I entered the house that
May afternoon, I was indeed con-
fused. Hadn't my guidance teacher
said, "There is no future for you
unless you prepare yourselves for
a profession or learn a trade . ."
A little green bankbook as old as
I, was proof that my parents hop-
ed to see me graduate from coll-
ege.
I started to read the dinner in-
structions, but the peal of the
front door-bell interrupted. I had
a notion not to answer it, but the
discordant sounds from the living-
room would tell the caller that
someone was home. If Dad were
present he would say, "Answer
the door and don't keep the book
salesman waiting". It was a priv-
They had met when Dad was sell-
ing books for university tuition.
The bell rang again and I „knew
that good manners required me to
answer it,
On my way to the front door
I poked my head into the living
room and asked the twins to quiet
down, When I opened the door
I saw a lean young man with a
small brief case clutched in his
hand. Ile was Mr. Graham, our
guidance teacher, who had a rep-
utation for sudden visits on pupils who were not doing their best.
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Sale Prices
(By our Illensall Correspondent)
Butcher steers, $23 to 824,90;
Medium ateers, 822 to .$23; butch,
er heifers, $22.40-$24; fat cows,
.V•541.8.50; good cows, $18-$19.50;
light caws, up to $20,50; babies,
$23.60425; veal, -$25-$28; Small
calves, $12-$15; ,„good bull calves,
$20-$28; Holstein heifer calves,
$30-$0; Durham calves, 846-$73;
weanling pigs, $9.50-$11; chunks,
$12-$16,50; feeders, $16$24; Sows,
$60-$75. 680 pigs and 160 cattle
Were sold last week,.
Huron County forming
My P. 4, Aos4, ninmer
Agaleeatural Assistant for
Huron County)
"Haying operations are progres-
sing well throughout the County
with plenty of good quality hay
being harvested, All field crops
are suffering somewhat from the
recent dry spell, but as. yet it 1$
not serious. Spring sown grains
are corning out in head and fields
of winter barley are beginning to
turn colour,"
At Hospital.
800 Admissions
So far in 1959
Five-year-old Larry Johnston,
Varna, is a patient in Clinton Pub-
lic Hospital since Tuesday, when
Dr, J, A. Addison removed a splin-
)ter of wood from the lad's leg.
Gordon Johnston, Londesboro,
was treated for a lacerated fore-
arm and elbow on June 19, and
was allowed to go home on Sun-
day.
John Cox, RR. 1, Goderich, was
x-rayed for a fractured left arm
recently, and on June 17, Steven
Harris, Bayfield, 10, had a frac-
tured right thumb x-rayed, Mrs. W. D, (June) Thompson was
treated in hospital on June 1.5 for
ing. There was an extraordinarily
large lump in my throat and I
hadn't gotten much sleep lately,
Fearing that I might further em-
barrass myself, I turned and ran
upstairs.
I had somewhat cooled off the
next day and cleverly evaded the
subject at breakfast. On the way
to school I wondered what I would
tell Mr. Graham, and decided on
the idea of just opening my mouth
and hope for an inspiration, It
had worked before to the best
and now I hoped it would work
again.
My knock on the door of Mr.
Graham's office was answered by
a gruff "Come in." I entered and
Mr. Graham bade me sit down in
one of his big leather chairs,
"Well," he said, "have you reached
your decision?"
I opened my mouth and hoped
for an answer. Then, suddenly,
I said, "Yes, I shall." Then I was
relieved of that burden only to
be given the still heavier one of
"What will I do next?"
The 24th was only a week away
because the Ridgewell Scholarship
was a surprise affair that was not
supposed to be practised long a-
head of time.
I was so worried that I hardly
heard Mr. Graham say, "I'm going
to Toronto on the 24th to visit
some friends. If you have no oth-
er means of transportation, you
can come with me. I'll be leaving
at 8.30 from my place and, in the
meantime, I suggest you spend
more time in the lab, and really
get down to "brass tacks'."
I was glad to have a ride with
Mr, Graham in case I had to de-
sert the family and run away. No
matter what anybody said, I was
going to win the Ridgewell schol-
arship! I decided to hitch hike out to Gramp's „chicken farm and try
to get an agreement with him even
though I knew it was hopeless.
Grandma was all for the idea
but Gramps said flatly, "no". "You
know what I told you about book
larnin' and I ain't going to have
none of it at the expense of the
farm."
"Henry", Grandma said, "let the
lad try for his' scholarship and I'll
do the chores. Now Harold you
run along before your mother st-
arts worrying and I'll take care of
your Grandfather."
I guess that settled that. I did
not want to tell mother about the
decision because she might just
settle the whole thing by refusing
to sign the application.
Three days dragged by, during
which time we received` a letter
from the hospital saying that
there was a renowned surgeon in
a neighbouring city who could op-
erate on father and restore him to
normal health but the operation
would cost five thousand dollars,
Then at the end of the three days
we received a letter from Grand-
ma that said, "You go ahead and
win yourself a scholarship and do-
n't worry about a thing."
I was so happy that I could
have turned a handspring, in fact
I did, or at least I tried to, and
landed on my bead; making so
much noise that the twins left
the piano to find out what had
happened.
The next week I spent most of
my time in the lab. and in the
library, cramming my mind full
of the basic facts of chemistry
and biology and physics.
At last the great day came and
I hardly noticed how the miles
flew by and before I knew it I
was in Toronto driving along
Queen's Park to the University
where I was to spend the next
seven days, and possibly the next
four years; that is if I won.
Up until now it had all seemed
like a dream and I expected to
wake up at any minute, but if that
was a dream the next seven days
were a nightmare. We had to take
equipment apart and reassemble
it. Each day we were given a list
of things to do and we were so
closely scrutinized that nothing
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