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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1967-02-09, Page 3Hensail Couple Celebrates 60 Years of Marriage A fanhly gathering Held in the Legion JMit. Hensall, Saturday, February 4, in honor of Mr .and Mrs. Henry Volland. Hensall on the occasion of their Diamond Wedding Anniversary, Members of their family at tending th& dinner were their daughters, Mrs/ Eldon (Vera) Johnston of Brucefioid; Mi’s,. Irene Finlayson of Hensall; Mrs. Louis (Beatrice) ■ Taylor, Varna; and sons' Clarence, Hen sail, and Bruce, Goderich. Formerly Elizabeth Albrecht, Mrs. Vclland is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs- Adjam Albrecht, and her .husband is the son pf the late Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Volland, all of Hay Township. The couple were married in Clinton by the late- Rev. Stewart and following their marriage farmed in Hay and Tuckersmith Townships. They later lived in Goderich for 33 years before taking up residence in Hensall in 1966. Mrs, Volland, 83, and Mr. Volland, 85, enjoy fairly good health. Mrs. Volland is able to care for their home. They can recall their wedding day had plenty of snow and that they had1 to go through many pitch holes' with the horse and eutter on their wedding trip, The couple have 16 grand children and 18 great-grandchil dren. At the dinner catered by the Legion Ladies Auxiliary, the head table was centred by a three-tiered wedding cake flanked with white mums, daffo- From My Window Shirley Keller ’Way Back in 1853 MR. AND MRS. HENRY VOLLAND Bi Thun., Feb. 9, 19^7 Clinton Newj-Record Page 3 dlls, and pink and white tapers. The celebrants were showered with gifts including a living room rug from their family and a clock from their grandchild ren. Money, flowers and corigra- tulatory messages came from neighbours and friends; • Rt. Hon. J. F. Diefenbaker; Ontario Premier, John Robarts; Hon C. S. MacNaughton: and1 Robert E, McKinley, MP for Huron. SUGAR 1* if AND SPICE ll- ■ I V " • by Bill Smiley If we of 1967 thmk that ours is the only generation fo have considered sex education in the schools, then perhaps we should know that a collection of cen tury-old school texts reveals that while teachers may not have spelled out the mysteries of growing up to their young Students, they certainly had the reference material in case the kid's had “probitemis'’. One such book published in 1853 and used, in. Ontario schools was “Happy Hornets and How to Make Them", Apparent ly this little hard-covered prize touched on most every phase of marriage from the spouse hunt before the wedding to the first spat after the honeymoon. It was from, literature like this that grandpa learned what to look for in a wife and how to get the most out' of her when he’d found her. From the same, book, grandma was instructed in womanliness and wifery. When grand-daddy was a teenager, he was warned by has trusty handbook on wife hunt ing to “mind where you pick her up!’. Theory back in the nineteenth century seemed to be not so much if you should or indeed how you should “piick up” a young lady, but rather if she was from the pight side of the tracks. It is a wonder to me that any young man ever found a girl, for it has always been my con tention that if a miss is a prop-' er miss (as you would expect to fmd m the proper home on the right side of town), then she is reluctant to be picked up by the King of Siam, himself. Further, unless. “pick up” in ,1853 was drastically different from “pick up” in 1967, a book advising young men to commit such an act was asking for a string of broken 'homes to fol low in its wake, It is a proven fact that the fellow who will “pick up” a girl is heading for marital unhappiness, because chances are, he pas never learned “the art of tom-fool ery”, He may have been able •to persuade her to get into the buggy, but he’ll never be able to convince her she was the only one he persuaded, Right off the bat he’s given her grounds for nagging. And1 what advice was there for the young lady in love? “Know something about 'him,” ...... '! HINWMIMI—■'■■Hl................................■UH ■■ said the book. Jlind someone “respectable, careful, provident and moral" said the book. Unless women in those times were a strange breed, a lady’s beloved would be a knight on a white charge]’ in her eyes. No woman in love is responsi ble enough to make a rational investigation of the qualities her man possesses. Better she would learn how to manoeuvre pirn to .do her will, cook up a stopm to-keep him hoape, dress so he’s glad he stayed and stick wlith him when he has. to be out. Such lessons back then may have served some purpose but give ipe today’s “sex" education where we teach the kids some thing about themselves, some" thing about the opposite sex, something about the world . . . and send them forth with our blessings—and trust—to experi ence living. More on Education This was supposed to be part two of a series on edu cation in this country. Last week, I complained about': obsolescence; the lack of everything but pupils; the un fairness of the. fund-raising for education;' the lack of any national standards; and the rigidity of practically every thing in toe system. Not bad for a start. In all the years I wrote this column before I began ped dling pedagogy, nobody tried to suppress my opinions here. Many disagreed ” violently. Others threatened; to cancel their subscriptions. Some said I was vulgar. And one rev erend gentleman even offered to thrash me within an inch of my life. I reminded him that my big brother was a six-foot-two, 210-pound engin eer, and I never heard an other word. The first hint that I should tone it down came from a representative of the mighty teachers’ federation. Siaid they’d had several letters from members urging that I be drummed out of the ser vice because I was destroying the teacher’s image by men tioning here such human hor rors as sex and drink and by using toe odd epithet. He asked me heavily what I would do in his position. I replied lightly that I’d db what I always do with letters from cranks and bigots — chuck 'em in the wastebasket. He was annoyed. Panned down, he admitted there were two such letters. And I was annoyed. Second subtle suggestion was from an inspector. A lady. She passed the word that the Deputy Minister, no less, was concerned about my column and its1 contents. I turned indigo and snarled, “You mean the Department, is trying to tell me what I can say and can’t say in my col umn?” “Nohononono!”, she blurt ed, visions’ of headlines danc ing in her head. It’s merely hoped that you’ll use your own good judgment.” Next time, it was another inspector. At the time, a now defunct newspaper for teach ers was running my column. The paper was happy; the fan mail was heavy. But, whisper ed this inspector, he thought he should tell me, for my own sake, that I was getting in wrong with the federation. “Waddaya tokkin about!”, I enquired ih my best. Head of English Department manner. And got no answer that I ■ " "■ '■■■■—— For The Best in Appliance Service Repairs and Electrical Work —■ Call Goderich Appliance Service and Wiring 100 AnglMea fit, Goderich Phone 524-6562 5tfb could pin down. I seem to be diown on in spectors this week. And so I am. We got the word the English inspectors were com ing. I alerted my 15-odd birds in the English department. Next morning, the English staff would have gladdened your eye. Gals ail in their best dresses, hair fresh-done. Men with their shoes shined. And' every single one glowing with virtue after working till one a.m. preparing the sort of unrealistic but model lessons that inspetcors expect. Nine a.m. Word comes that they wouldn’t be there. Snow ing and blowing. Any of us would have struck off ’ for anywhere. But these city- nurtured drivers are terrified by a bit of wind and' snow. Sb we shot off all those ter rific lessons on the kids. Mine laughed heartily when they saw my desk cleaned off. It was the first time they’d seen months. And1 tomorrow we have to .....................- — -... The Starlight Circle of Wieis- ley-Willis United Church Women will meet- on Monday, February 13 at 8:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Jim Cox, 127 Princess Street West. The roll call is to be answered with a recipe for a supper dish. Mrs. Norman Holland will be guest speaker'.* # * The Fidelity Unit of Wesley- Willis UCW will meet on Tues day, February 14 at 2:30 p.m. in the church parlor. The roll call is to be answered with a recipe for a supper dish and Mrs. Al-' bert Bond wall .be in charge of the program. do it all over again, because the inspectors are still com ing, if they can make it. May me below the breast-bone in they go- into a big snow-bank and sit there for four hours. If .they do struggle through, it will be an anti-climax. The girls’ dresses are crushed and their hair coming down. And I sure as hell am not going to- shine my shoes two dJays in a row. Just another of the evliis of our system A teacher is given (Continued on page 7) MIDDLETON St. James WA Has 16 Tables At Euchre Party A very successful social even ing ,was held Friday, February 3 at Goderich Township Hall, Holmesville, under the auspices of the WA of St. James’ Church Middleton. ’ Mrs. Don Middleton, WA president, extended a warm welcome to the large number present. . ’ . ■ . There were 16 tables fdty euchre. Mrs. D. E. Gliddon won the ladies’ high prize and Miss P. Bettles, the low prize; | Aaron Fisher, Benmiller, won the men’s high prize and M, Wiltse the low. Edward Deeves had the most lone hands and the lucky prize for the couple married nearest this party date in February was Mr. and Mirs. Ivan Colclough. Following card's, lunch was served. • The grand finale of this en joyable party was the playing of several piano selections by Elmer Trick, which Were much -.enjoyed by all. GODERICH , QNT. 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