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Page 4—Clinton Nows-Record--Thurs., Dec. 19, 1963
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Grads Leave With .Many Memories;.
Valedictorian Says Class "Unique'
Spoils. Don't Spoil Youth
raising the best holstein heifer, or rend-
ering the finest piano or vocal solo.
By recognizing achievements, we
not Only encourage young people to
continue to give of their best, .but it
Should also stimulate others to greater
efforts.
What should also be remembered by
the various winners is that the efforts
put forth to be the leaders in their own
locale may not be enough to place them
in the top echilons of competition with
others with whom they will be vying as
they continue their training or seek
employment outside this area.
And, while there are naturally
those who will never be at the top of
the list, this fact is no excuse for poor
application of themselves, because they
are still competing with those of equal
abilities and regardless of what cate-•
gory they may be in, the same pattern
of success holds true in that those who
extend themselves to the greatest de-
gree are those to whom the greatest
success will come.
There is certainly no such thing as
resting upon one's laurels, as it has
been proven time and again that no
man is indispensable and there are al-
ways those who ,can quickly step in to
replace people who relax in their ef-
forts of constant self improvement.
People who act as leaders in the
training of youth in all lines of endeav-
ours are to be highly commended, but
also are those who provide incentives
to encourage maximum effort.
These prizes should never be con-
sidered as gifts, but rather as rewards.
Everyone Helps — Everyone Benefits
meetings, they finally attracted 4'enough
interest to get the project off the
ground.
Had some of these key men shown
as little interest as some of their co-
horts, it would have undoubtedly died
a very quick death.
Secondly, by dividing the work into
small groups, there was enough to do
to keep most interested, and yet did not
create a great hardship on any.
There were quite naturally some
who did more than others, but such is
to be expected.
The lesson learned may be slightly
similar to the motto used in a church
club with which we were once associated
and it was: it is far better to have 10
men doing one man's job, than having
one man doing the job of ten men,
We trust the co-operation shown is
only a small step toward making this a
better community in which to live; and
it will, as long as people fealize that if
everyone pitches in to help, the task is
made that much easier and the rewards
that much greater and satisfying.
Indeed, co-operation is the least
costly and most important ingredient
of any project.
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DURING ligCN.T weeks, a vast
number of youths . have walked across
the stage at Central Huron Secondary
School to receive various prizes and
awards for ...achievements in two Partiou,
lax fields of endeavour..
The first such event saw the distri,
bution of over $4,000 in awards to the
top scholars at the school, and the sec,
and occasion marked the presentation of
awards to the leading members of the
Huron County Clubs.
There are those who will argue that
youths should not have to. be "bribed"
with prizes to entice them to greater
accomplishments, but to be realistic, it
should be noted that .this is the preval-
ent facet of our society and the earlier
in life it is impressed upon' our young
people, the better it will be for the
future of our nation.
To deal with this argument in its
broadest sense, it should be noted that
people who are constantly .endeavour-
ing to better themselves or to use their
Abilities to their fullest measure are
the people to whom .the gfeatest re-
wards will be given.
And, even if in a sense we have to
"bribe" them, the cost is much smaller
than what it would be if our youths
went into this ever increasing competi-
tive world with the false idea that there
are equal opportunities for all and the
rewards will be the same regardless Of
how they apply themselves.
Success comes to those who earn
it, and it is wise that youths who excel
receive recognition whether it be for at-
taining the top ,mark in mathematics,
CO-OPERATION is still one of the
most important elements in any success-
ful venture and this was certainly evi-
dent in the excellent. Santa Claus parade
in Clinton, Saturday.
Spearheaded by the suddenly re-
activated Retail Merchants Committee,
the event was on a par with any in a
similar sized community and this was
brought about only by the co-operation
of a great many people and groups.
We trust the monetary rewards
were sufficient to alleviate the necessity
for any commendation that should be
heaped onto the merchants, and un-
doubtedly the service clubs received due
thanks from the countless smiling faces
on the youngsters that were treated.
However, the success of the event
should be embedded in the minds of
the people who organized it and the
reasons behind the Success should be
carefully noted for use in future com-
munity affairs.
To divert back to the beginning of
the whole affair, it could .be noted that
it actually came about only through
the persistence of a few men on the
Merchants group. Undaunted—although
disappointed—by attendance at earlier
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40 Years Ago
D. L. Walker, inspector for
the Dominion Underwriters As-
sociation, was in town yester-
day afternoon inspecting Clin-
ton's fire fighting system. The
fire alarm was rung and sev-
eral firemen were on the job
in very short order and soon
had a couple of hose laid and
a stream of water registering
ninety-five pounds.
Members of the Collegiate
girls basketball team which
won the league championship
were: Dorothy Streets, Lucy
Levy, Jean Woods, Jean Ford,
Olive Schoenhals, Mary Hovey,
Gertrude Snyder and Carol
Evans.
Mr. C. G. Middleton signi-
fies his intention of standing
for the reeve-ship at the com-
ing municipal election. "Char-
lie" should make a good run.
Chicken thieves are reported
to be busy in the northern end
of the county. Chicken stealing
is considered by all able-bodied
persons as about the lowest
down sort of meanness going.
Miss Zetta Jackson, Stanley
Township, is home from Mac-
donald Hall for the Christmas
holidays. The Students are hav-
ing a week or two extra on
account of the outbreak of
mumps.
J oh n Tebbutt, Goderich
Township, took in the sights at
the livestock show in Guelph
last week.
25 Years Ago
The radio inspector is not a
very popular man with nine
Clinton residents. This week
they were compelled to part
with some of their Christmas
money for not having a radio
license.
Santa Claus distributed over
1,000 bags of candy during a
visit to Clinton on Saturday.
Col. George A. Drew, never
a member of a Legislature or
of Parliament, carried off the
Ontario Progressive Conserva-
tive leadership on Friday.
Mr,,,and Mrs. L. G. Winter,
recent newlyweds, were guests
at a pot-luck supper given in
their honour by fellow mem-
bers of St. Paul's choir. Col.
H. T. Rance read an address
to them 'and Mrs. C. V. Cooke
presented them with a floor
lamp n d several kit:Chen
articles.
Mr. John Cuninghame left
last week to take the position
of assistant enigneer CHML, •
Hamilton. He graduated last
June from the Capitol Radio
Engineering Institute at Wash-
ington, D,CL
15 Years Ago
Elmer Robertson, Colborne
Township, has been elected as
president of Huron County
Crop Improvement Association
and Alvin Bottles, Bayfield; is
vice-president, and Russell T.
Bolton, McKillop Township as
second vice-president.
Stanley Township council
took favourable action with re-
gard to a petition presented by
ratepayers requesting that the
Department of Highways in-
stall a blinker light at Bruce-
field, where many serious ac-
cidents have occurred during
the past few years.
Abe Zapfe, Brucefield, met
with a painful, accident last
week when he suffered a badly
crushed finger while working
at a well in Varna.
Londesboro Athletic Club
held its annual meeting and
decided to enter a hockey team
in the WOAA Intermediate
grouping, Some officers named
were: H. Millar, J. Lee, G. W.
Cowan, C. Saundercock, John
Webster, G. Radford, W. Knox,
W. Leiper, Ted. Peckitt and T, • Leiper:
Years Ago
K. C, Cooke was acclaimed
last night as president of the
Clinton Branch No. 140 of the
one
We neurotics of the frantic
twentieth century have a genius
of sorts. We can take almost
anything that is simple, clean
and beautiful, and make it
compleX, sullied and a garish
monstrosity.
Almost anything, but not
quite. We haven't quite ruined
Christmas yet. But we have
taken a day that was, for our
ancestors, a simple observance
of the birth of Christ a n d
turned it into a gift-scrambling
card . exchanging, carol„- jang-
ling, tub - thumping several
weeks.
In the good old days, the
good old families rose early on
Christmas day and went 'to
Church, where the parson gave
them a two-hour appetizer.
Then they went home and
took a nip of something to
take off the chill. While the
servants were sweating in the
kitchen, preparing the vast
dinner to come, the gentry took
a bite of lunch. Then the lad-
ies set off to distribute. gifts
'to the poor, while the gentle-
men put their coat-tails to the
fire and went after that Chill
again:
That's your ancestors I'm
talking about. Mine were am-
ong the people the ladies were
taking the food to, T can just
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Canadian Legion. Zone Com-
mander J. D, Thorndike, Clin-
ton, conducted the installation.
Kirkton's Paul Brothers pro-
vided the entertainment for the
annual meeting of Stanley
Township Federation of Agri-
culture, at 'which Anson Mc-
Kinley was elected president.
Four girls were enrolled in
the new Guide company recent-
ly formed by Mrs. J. W. Mon-
teith, Stratford. The four
were: Sibyl Jean Castle, Sher-
ry Cochrane, Pat Irwin and
Irene Caldwell.
Bartliff Bros. have purchased
Vodden's bakery business in
\Myth and on Monday took over
the local bread routes.
J'abez Rands, whO has been
serving the Clinton PUC as
assistant to superintendent A.
E. Rumball, was appointed this
week as superintendent on pro-
bation for one year,
Population of Clinton on De-
cember 1 was 2,625, an in-
crease of 50 over that of last
year. ,
R. L. McEwan was returned
Monday for a second two-year
term as council's representa-
tive on the CDCI Board.
see them, kicking the pigs un-
der the bed when her ladyship
came in, tugging their fore-
locks, scraping their feet, and
'saying, "F'ank yer, Milady,
f'ank yer, Mum", as she pulled
from her basket one of the
geese that had died of disease,
and one of last year's bottles
of blackberry brandy that had
gone vinegary.
This Christmas of course
my ancestors' descendants will
eat turkey until they resemble
purple pigs, while the descend-
ants of Milady, who have man-
aged to hang onto the manor
house only by taking tourists
through at a shilling a shot,
will dine, in the only room of
the big house they can afford
to heat, on a small bit of
brisket, and brussel sprouts.
However, that's not what I
started out to say, Well, des-
pite all the wailing and throw-
ing of hands in the air' at the
paganism and commercialism
of Christmas today, I feel that
we have failed, somehow. We
haven't quite managed to ruin
Christmas.
I'll Warrant our children
know just as much, and maybe
more, of the story of ChriSt-
mas, and the coming of the
Christ-child, as their counter-
parts of 100 years ago did, And
(This. is t.110 valedictory
address given by Paul Pate-'
Man at the 0.1i$.$ Commencer•
mot,. Paul was the top stu-
dent in the graduating class
scholastically, and was also a
student :leader, athlete 91d
commanding officer of the Ca-
dets. He is presently .enrOlee.
at the University of Toronto.)
X am honoured to be able to
deliver the valedictory speech.
to you tonight, partioularily on
behalf of a group which is per-
haps assembled as a whole for
the last time—my classmates..
After five Years of secondary
school, this evening marks an
advancement in all our rec-
ords, for the awarding of hon-
our graduation diplomas her-
aids a change in our lives,
Many of us have either taken
positions in industry and com-
merce or have proceeded to a
higher institution of learning.
No more are we an integral
part of high school life and
gone is the last true relation-
ship between student and
teacher. Now, we, the last
class graduating from CDCI—
I ,didn't know whether we had
been granted that distinction—
have only memories of not so
long paSt, but nevertheless
past, experiences,
It is in the light of this and
the future trend of our destiny,
that I express the sincere grat-
itude of my class to staff,
parentage and residents of Cl-
inton alike for offering the
guidance responsible for our
achievements to date.
Of course the greatest part
of these thanks are shared be-
tween parent and teacher —
the parent exercising a res-
training or encouraging influ-
ence, the teacher providing the
tuition necessary for compre-
hension.
Even though many of the
teachers who had a personal
hand in our careers have since
left the staff, their dedication
and often infuriating persever-
ance will have 'a permanent
impression on our intellect,
By impressions, I mean ideas
imprinted on our memories as
a result of this environment,
and so it is that our minds
will be sounded and affected
in all that we henceforth un-
dertake. I make this address
as an acknowledgement of our
indebtedness.
Notwithstanding a valedic-
tion being a farewell, the vevrY
n am e commencement implies
a beginning — a surge across
the brink of maturity, a probe
into the depths of realism. As
graduates we leave not with
a slip of paper, but with the
knowledge of having had a
baptism of fire. With such a
knowledge, the obstacles that
the league of society and na-
ture strew on' our trail can
be more readily met. '
Because of the continuous
brunt of society, perhaps. the
attainment of our present pos-
I'll bet we are not as smug
and selfish, despite our much-
itouted materialism, as our Vic-
torian great-grandfathers were.
Witness service clubs scurry-
ing about town with Christmas
baskets for those less fortun-
ate. Witness groups of youngs-
ters singing carols at homes
for old people, Witness high
school kids selling Christmas
cards for UNICEF, to feed
ttion has the tenor of
IOW" victory, Moreover., too
many pepPle, I fear; still term
graduation from secondary
school the. ultimate in .school,
ing.
Together, these facts produce
a confusing set of circumstan-
ces, none the less alleviated by
the "hollow" feeling of never
reaching a destination. Still by
achieving this very level ,we.
have indeed accomplished a
victory., I,
Certainly, struggling with
hordes of workmen in corrid,
ors, deciding between clubs to
join, rushing to football games,,,
gulping down ruckuses during
study period, chasing girls,
skipping classes to decorate the
auditorium, sleeping in all
other classes. and very infre-
quently concentrating on home-
work has an utterly fatiguing
effect on the human body.
In fact our class history is
quite unique, Having entered
as grade /liners. in the latter
part of this century's fifth
decade, we have survived two
principals, three vice-princip-
als, scores of budding young
educators and their more eld-
erly colleagues, two school ad-
ditions, countless changes of
Canadian government, numer-
ous days on which buses were
snowbound, the town council,
approximately 1350 school
days, up to 45 exams, five Am-
erican launchings and even
more Russian ones, five stud-
ent councils, 750 ball - point
pens, and innumerable coul-
ombs of charge from students
going steady.
Unique as this history might
be, we haven't set any sweep-
ing scholastic records, we 'have
not achieved prominence, for an
astounding average IQ, we
haven't overwhelmed existing
standards to exemplify our-
selves to the rest of the sch
ool — we have merely work-
ed as a segment of the student
body towards this common
goal. '
As individuals we have all
given voice to ambitions hinged
on our personal interpretation
of success.
However, success as a group
will come when we can make
full use of the resources ex-
posed and refind by our in-
structions here — to grasp the
torch as Mr. Goth mentioned
before.
In conclusion, I can only say
that now we are no longer ac-
tive members of the student
body, I hope a tangible attach-
ment will remain between us
and this institution — Central
Huron Secondary Scvhool .
Winter makes driving more
'hazardous in many ways. Rail-
way crossings in particular ne-
ed extra care, says the Ont-
ario Safety League. Bad wea-
ther, cloSed cars, and longer
hours of darkness impair the
two senses the driver needs to
protect himself against a cros-
sing accident: hearing and sig-
ht, Slow down, and turn your
radio down when you see a
railroad warning sign. Rem-
winter could be your last cros-
sing ever.
little, starving children abroad.
So gird up your loins, plunge
into your shopping and debt,
give for the joy of giving, be
happy in the family reunion,
go to church on Christmas day,
stay away from the hard stuff,
and don't be a hog with the
turkey, and you won't go too
far wrong!
JEWELLERS LTD.
AMMONOMIN
THE CLINTON NEW ERA
Est. 1885 '
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From Our Early Files .
(By W. B. T. SMILEY)
Clinton News-Record
Ainalgarnated THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD 1924
Published every Thursday at the Est. 1881
Heart of Huron County
Clinton, Ontario — Population 3,30
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