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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-01-24, Page 2OPEN thya Syn0Y). •Wod.oft4AY 41tPrpon and .oprIn9 the vygnIng. thrompho4 the week, Lard Spidef Motors interest wiNN 0.,,,m0 AN AtflOt re. % 0 tea A 0 t ,ctvo mow0aprsi:t 00'1 Let's plan for the 'revolution GUEST opiNtom The xr ortace ort QiU7 roads WHY WAIT FOR SPRING? a DO IT NOW WITH A HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN Home Improvement Loans are available through your bank under the National Housing Act for alterations and repairs to the exterior or interior of a home and fora wide variety of other improve- ments. You may borrow up to $4,000 with up to ten years to repay. These loans are also available to the owners of rental properties, III DO IT NOW WITH A FARM IMPROVEMENT LOAN Farm Improvement Loans, backed by the Domin- ion Government are available from your bank— up to $7,500 at five per cent simple interest and up to ten years to repay. These loans cover the purchase of all types of farm equipment and improvement to the farm house and farm buildings. Issued by authority of Hon, Michael Starr, Minister of Labour, Canada The outline of courses and options able to SHDHS students under the Roharte Plan should be of considerable assistance to grade nine students, and their parents, in mak- ing a decision about their future training. The outline, prepared by Principal H. J. Sturgis, gives a comprehensive picture of the new courses which will be available and the options which can be taken with. theme Principal Sturgis has attempted to an- ticipate enquiries explaining the Roberts Plan in question and answer form. While it would be impossible for him to cover all the ground in one presentation, the outline appears to cover the major points carefully and clearly, No doubt many parents will still wish to talk to school authorities to clear up misunder- standings over the Roberts Plan—no amount of written explanation ever is able to make clear every point to every person—but both parents and students should study carefully the complete outline before making those en- quiries. They should bear in mind that the in- troduction of such a major change involves considerable extra work and that it would be an unnecessary burden to ask Principal Sturgis and his guidance dept to explain details al- ready provided in the outline. Perhaps understandably, there 'appears to be aorne change in the school's attitude to- ward the enrolment of area students in the courses which will be provided at the com- posite school at Clinton. At first, when it was felt there would be considerable difficulty in 'securing enough to fill the SHDHS commit- ment to Clinton, there were suggestions that every opportunity should be taken to "sell" the new courses and their advantages to the stu- dent. Now, with indications that many more students than expected are interested in the Clinton courses, there have been attempts to show that there are definite advantages to the students to remain in 'the local school to pur- sue the academic training in arts and science. It would seem, for example, that there has been a change in policy in regard to the percentage which a student must attain before he is eligible to remain in the academic courses at SHDHS. Earlier, the standard of 60% was set; now it has been lowered to 55%, presum- ably to permit more students to remain at SHDHS. The shift in emphasis gives the impres- sion that the school's policy may be based more on the physical accomodation. and avail- able resources at SHDHS than on the best in- terest 'of 'the student. There is no question that physical accommodation has to he a prime fac- tor in the determination of policy but it should not be the only one. And, if the board is not able to provide accommodation for all students who wish to take particular courses—which it would be impossible to do—it should set up a type of system whereby the students most de- serving by academic or aptitude standards would be given first opportunity to enrol, A policy of alternately encouraging and discern-, aging enrolment in certain courses, determined primarily from the accommodation staedpoint, can become most confusing and certainly is tin- fair. Although the Rolaarts Plan is in its in- fancy, it appears that more students than orig- inally expected prefer more practical training to the 'academic instruction which has been 'available heretofore. This trend will strength- en rather than diminish in future years, It is not likely to be, as some may suspect, a passing fancy brought about by the introduction of 'something new. That academic instruction is not the uni- versal solution to education is clearly evident by the low percentage of students which has been graduating from our high schools. This alone indicates that 'a greater number would benefit from the introduction of more practical training. Again, the preference to more practical training may be based legitimately on the op- portunities available to young people today— opportunities outlined in the accompanying edi- torial below. Obviously, major business con- cerns across the country are crying for special- ists in engineering, business and science. This trend 'toward specialization is expected to con- tinue at an even greater rate, according to business authorities. This must be recognized at the educational level, despite all that can be said for the advantages of a liberal arts education. For these reasons, SHDHS board should investigate the provision of more practical 'courses here, in addition to those which are being provided at Clinton. The warning al- ready has been given that the Clinton courses will be "jammed" in three years. Let us not wait until then to embark on some emergency program to meet a crisis. Now is the time to take steps to meet the problem. And the board itself should take an ac- tive part in guiding whatever transition is com- ing: It appears too prone to delegate all re- sponsibility for planning, policy-making 'and ad- ministration to the principal, already over bur- dened. Even though SHDHS is the largest sec- ondary school in the area, it does not have a vice-principal, the number of department heads nor 'the secretarial 'help that smaller school's find necessary for efficient operation. The board cannot expect one individual to pro- vide all the leadership and supervise the en- tire operation of this major enterprise. The board itself should give guidance and provide assistance. It has a duty 'to the ratepayers it represents 'to do so. weavedor.camicaratedunnameeractran.vsnamorccautrar Now ear These are the opportunities BY R. D. A.. gPICE.4 under "ordinary drinking con,- clitlenS" In a 15.0-PPund peraon is that about one hour after finishing three drinks_ in one hour he will have a leyel of aloPrOximatelY.P.O0 per cent. Under the same cenditions, se- ven drinks are necessary to build up a level of 0.15 per cent. Approximately one drink per hour is required to main- tain, these levels.. Thus in a four-hour evening, six drinks Will maintain a level of 0,05 percent and ten drinks a level of 0,15 percent, Thus we see that if a driver is to have less than 0.05 percent of alcohol in his system when driving home, he must have one drink less than the number of hours spent drinking. Blood alcohol "tolerance" has reference to the effect of alcohol in the blood on a per- son's performance. Deteriora- tion has meaning only with res- pect to its method of measure- ment, These levels vary im- mensely from person to person and in one person on different occasions. The result of many surveys and experiments over the years reveal that a blood alcohol of 0.03 - 0.1 percent results in de- terioration of the ability to drive an automobile. A driver with a low tolerance may have a de- crease in performance at 0.03 percent, yet a driver having a high tolerance may not have the same deterioiration until he reaches a level or 0.1 percent. The average level is 0.05per- cent for imnairment. Terms commonly used in de- scribing a person are "impai- red", "under the influence" and "intoxicated". There is no ge- neral agreement in the courts regarding these terms, but in a general discussion blood alco- hol of 0.5 percent can be re- garded as "impaired" and 1.5 percent as "intoxicated". The evaluation of an individual un- der the above headings is very difficult. Common signs of ef- fects of alcohol (slurring of speech, staggering, etc) can- not be compared satisfactorily to common physical tests (walk- ing a straight line, picking up coins from floor, finger - nose test, etc), or to specific dri- ving tests in a laboratory or on the road. A drinking driver can put on a good "sober act" for the benefit of an examiner. In the normal progression of events the effects on the func- tions concerned with safe dri- ving, such as muscular co- ordination, judgment, self-dis- cipline and control will be af- fected at lower concentrations L have been asised to write this cOlunIn with the coming "liquor vote" in mind. I have chosen to discuss the problem of the "Drinking Driver", Any discussion of this type is usually heavily laden with emotion. I will present only scientific facts obtained frorn reports of actual tests made in Canada, U.S.A. and in Europe. First let us see how "adVaa- ced" our civilization is in re- gards to the drinking driver. In Norway on February 20, 1928 the Norwegian Motor Vehicle Act 52, Section 17 stated; "It is unlawful for any person who is under the influence of in- toxicating liquor (not sober) to drive or to try driving any Motor vehicle. Whenever there was at that time in excess of 0.05 per cent (by weight) of alcohol in the driver's blood it shall be presumed that he was under the influence of in- toxicating liquor (not sober), "Any person who operates a motor vehicle or is close to a motor vehicle he has just been using or is intending to start can be taken by the police for examination to a physician who may make a blood test when it can be reasonably assumed that the operator is under the in- fluence of alcoholic liquor (not sober). The ministry of justice has regulated in detail how such a medical examination is to be Made and everything in connec- don with it." The alcoholic content of blood is measured in parts per hun- dred of alcohol by weight in a given volume of blood and re- ferred to as percent . The most accurate method is by taking blood from a vein of the arm. When referring to a "drink" the following quantities of beverages contain approxi- mately the same amount of alcohol: one ounce of seventy proof whiskey (Canada); one ounce eighty proof whiskey (United States); twelve ounces of beer (nine proof Can); two ounces of fortified wine. Blood alcohol levels are in- fluenced by many factors: num- ber of drinks consumed, the amount of time taken to con- sume them, the weight of the person, certain physic al di- seases, drugs taken, etc. With all these factors operating to different degrees in different people (or in the same person on different occasions) it is no wonder that the subject of tolerance can rarely be discus- sed properly from the witness stand. The average result of the operation of all these factors Ktyt holm S na,cdn.nt. 1,6 .Wodld .1444/44#111" "I'm going to mix business with pleasure in your case, Breamish — you're tired!" On 1,4,11.1e0W...11,0 ••11.4*.i. "I've learned one thing in the third grade—when. I get married it won't be to any teacher!" GU INV CERTIFI "Most positions are for students with a background in engineering 'or science, notably forestry, geology and agriculture but some will be drawn from other faculties as well" (Public Service of Canada). "A management team will visit the cam- pus seeking candidates for careers in market- ing, production supervision, production admin- istration, engineering and maintenance." "A well-defined training program is of- fered to prepare candidates for positions of re- sponsibility in: design engineering, research and devlopment, manufacturing engineering, in- dustrial engineering, consumer marketing, fi- nancial administration, computer program- ming etc. etc." "'A satisfying career in a new and re- warding field—systems engineering." "Our company will visit the university to discuss career opportunities in chemical, electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering; chemistry, geology and geophysics." "Our range of activities provides inter- esting and challenging opportunities for grad- uates in engineering, geology, physics, chem- istry, commerce and many other professions." "Management training opportunities for '63 grads in arts, commerce, business admin- istration." "Challenging careers for graduates in electrical and mechanical engineering, engi- neering physics, manufacturing, plant engineer- ing, design, communications, systems' engineer- ing, research and development." That's only a portion but it should pro- vide a picture of the jobs open to university graduates today and an indication of what will be available in the future. JOTTINGS BY JMS J. M. Southcott What opportunities are available to the 'trained youth of today? Many 'students in South 'Huron, and their parents, may be wondering as they make decisions in connection with the variety of courses being 'offered to high school students under the Roberts Plan. There are persons more qualified than this newspaper to answer that question but we can provide some indication of those oppor- tunities through our association with The Uni- versity of Western Ontario Gazette, the under- graduate newspaper which is printed in this office. For the past four weeks, The Gazette has carried dozens of large-size advertisements from some of Canada's biggest business corpora- tions who are bidding for the services of uni- versity graduates, These include major oil com- panies, banks, insurance firms and large man- ufacturers who want the top talent available in the country today. What type of positions are open and what types 'of graduates appear to be in most demand? We quote the ads: . company has management positions open in product research, process de- velopment, engineering, production supervi- sion, industrial engineering, and quality con- trol for graduates in engineering and honor science courses." "Career opportunities in geology—geo- logical engineering, honours geology; geophys- ics—geophysical and geological engineering, maths and physics, engineering physics," "Students graduating in Liberal arts, as well as commerce, business administration or economics should contact the placement of- ficer." Bowling champs at British ort • $100 or more e I to 5 years • 'authorized by law as investments for trust funds Times Estoblithed 1279 Advocate Established 1081 Amalgamated 1924 Invest now - Interest begins the day you invest SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Meiebert CAN4LA,f and ABC Edward Rowlands, Branch Manager, At the $toplight Goderich BRITISH MORTGAGE TRUST 0 MPANY of alephol than on the effects Of balance, walking, talking and gross co-ordination. Driver s who are affected by alcohol lO the laeint of deterioration of walking and talking might be able to operate a vehicle on a fairly straight course and reach their destination provided no- thing unexpected cc cur p and they keep a firm grip on them- selves. However, the perfection of these drivers falls far short of the control we should expect of another driver. In other words, a drinking driver may be able to perform the mechanics of driving properly but his judg- ment is affected to such a degree that he is unable to assess and weigh factors which are pre- sented to him on the road and then to make up his mind to act quickly and accurately. Many studies have been per- formed during recent years re- garding the effects of blood al- cohol on driving ability. The most detailed r eport s come from Norway, Sweden and Den- mark. These reveal that cer- tain individuals are judged as "under the influence" at 0.30 percent. Norway sets a.concen- tration of 0.5 percent as"drun- ken driving"; Sweden's limit is 0.8 percent. One state in U.S. A. sets the limit of 1.5 percent. An E.C.M.P. test in 195'7 re- vealed that many drivers sho- wed impairment at 0.03 - 0.04 percent. All these tests utilized drivers who were non-drinkers, as well as the chronic alcoholic. On December 12, 13, 14,1958 a symposium on "Alcohol and Road Traffic" was held at In- diana University. The recom- mendation; "As a result of the material presented at this sym- posium, it is the opinion of this committee that a blood alcohol concentration of 0.05 percent will definitely impair the dri- ving ability of some individuals and as the concentration increa- ses, a progressively higher pro- portion of such individuals are so affected until at a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10 percent all individuals are de- finitely impaired". This was signed by seven distinguished workers in this field, one of whom was H. W, Smith, PhD. Directory of the Attorney-Ge- neral Laboratory, Province of Ontario, Toronto. The American Medical Acco- ciation recently agreed with this: "The average individual with a blood alcohol level of 0.05 percent or higher suffers significant deterioration of his driving skill and is a potential menace on the highway. What then, can practicing physicians do to prevent these thousands of deaths and injuries each year? First patients must learn the basic facts of alcohol con- sumption and motor vehicle op- eration. One drink may be to- lerated; two drinks puts one in the level of impairment; three drinks are too many". During a recent conversation with local police officers, I was told about twenty fatalities in this area during the past few years. In only four of these deaths, there was no alcohol involved. Insurance companies recognize the dangers of drink- ing and driving, and many give substantial discounts to the total abstainer. In conclusion I would like to state my own impressions ar- rived at partly by reading many scientific articles, but more significantly by helping to re- move broken bodies from sma- shed automobiles, followed by many blood-stained hours try- ing to patch up disfigured faces and broken arms and legs. Many times the coroner is required to attend to the remains of what was once a human being. Many survive the trauma, only to lead a life with a scarred face and crippled legs. I am convinced that the toll of death and injuries could be reduced if the following sugges- tions were made law: Any per-, son applying for a driver's ,licence must sign a statement to the effect that he or she will submit to a blood alcoh01 determination when requested by a police officer; if this Is not done when requested, then the driver's licence is automa- tically cancelled for one year; if a blood alcohol of 0.05 per cent or more is found the person loses their privilege to drive fel. five years. Driving an autOmObile Is a privilege granted to us and if abused this privilege should be taken away. The laW Makers in Norway realized the inherent dangers of the drinking driver in 1926, why then in the Year 1969 cannot something be clone to put a stop to this unneces- Sexy slaughter on our highways. nave we not killed and mai- med enough people by allowing the drinking driver tog o un- 'Chedkee IVIutt We continue to stand by and watch this sub- human individual continue 10 destroy our friendS and loved ones? It is time -for all who are Interested in their safety to force ciiir 10i-it:alert to Pro tect each dal ten from the Menace of the drinking driver. . WHEN LAWN BOWL I NG WAS THE SPORT—, Ptiblished Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. Authorized as Second Clara MaiL Post Office DO% Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid.iwAdvance Circulation, Sept. 300 1962 3.80 SUDSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $4.00 Per Thu.; USA 0.00 Here's a flashbadk to the 'days When lawn bowling. was a •Pit - Minetit sport in P3xe rter with tent:lenient§ running for ' two' and: three days, the Exeter greens Were considered to be among the 'finest in the d ea t r I et. Bowlers- from txeter took part in most of the tournaments throughout the district and were Sun, dessfitI iii bringing &sine their share of trophies and metes, This picture shows J. Heattaili hardware nierehant and for several year's reeve of Bxeter • and hi IL Creech, fernier tioWS, paper publisher here) With. 'three of the trophies they wot.