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A TYPICAL SCHOOL CLASS visit entering the exhibit areas at the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto.
About 450 students from South Huron High School have visited the Centre.
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Educates and fascinates Design ow rd winner
`Our' Centre of Science, at a mindsblasting palace
is not just for students.
"We live in a scientific age,"
said Mr. Duncalfe, "and we feel
if more people have a better
understanding of the age in
which we live, the better
equipped they will be to know
what is happening around
them." The general public often
fails to comprehend the nature
of the changes in which they are
caught up and hence is
apphrehensive, The Ontario
Science Centre was conceived to
help the public to understand
the nature of science and of the
technology it fosters and thus
grasp its opportunities and use
them wisely.
"We invite all ages to come
in, to look, touch and listen, and
get lost in the envolvement:'
To get lost is not hard.
The spectacular structure is a
split level cluster of three
buildings spread on a 20 acre site
and with a floor space of
485,000 square feet. It is built
• up and down and sideways and
twists in every direction.
Since it is impossible to see
all the exhibits on one visit, my
advice to those attending for the
first time is to plan a lot of that
time just enjoying the sheer
grandeur of the physical
structure of this design award
winning building which flows
from the upper bank of the
ravine it is, built on to the
bottom of the valley.
As you first enter the upper
building you are led on and on
by brilliant patches of colors.
You pass by pits, carpeted in
shades of vibrant shades of red,
blue, green, orange and gold
where students assemble before
being taken on tour. You walk
over one of the Blue Bridges
which is carpeted in bright blue
plush across the floor and up one
wall. The other wall is glass to
view the valley below where
will again be celebrated in the
Anglican church at 10:30 A.M.
when Rev. W. Jarvis of Cavell
Presbyterian church will speak.
All offerings collected at the
services will go to aid refugees in
the Middle East and Biafra
through Church World Service.
Film, choir, communion
at Holy Week services
AIR VIEW showing the 3 inter-connected buildings of the Ontario Science Centre, Don Mills Road,
Toronto.
THIS IS A MUSEUM? Young spectators get a charge all their own from this demonstration in static
electricity, one of more than 500 intriguing exhibits at the new $30 million Ontario Science Centre in
Toronto. (Photo by Ontario Dept. of Tourism and Information)
By 0. WHILSMITH
A trip to Toronto to see the
new Centennial Centre of
Se ience and Technology,
conceived, created and
established by the Ontario
government as a Centennial
project, left me exhausted but
excited about this modern day
wonderland which is primarily
an institution for public
education.
Information Officer, L.
Duncalfe, took the time to be
interviewed and informed me of
the Centre's growth and success
so far.
Since opening its' doors last
October, over 500,000 people
have paid it a visit. "So there's
no doubt it's being used", said
Mr. Duncalfe.
He said most days are busy
but the weekends are flooded
with as many as 9,000 attending
on a Sunday and he is certain
the number of visitors will reach
2,000,000 in the first year.
He told me that the Centre is
really an extension of the
Ontario Schools' curriculums.
"We know the course being
taught at all grade levels and the
school children are channelled
into the section of the exhibits
that pertain to their classes."
Admission to this unusual
museum is one dollar for adults,
50 cents for students, and 25
cents for children. It is open
every day of the year except
Christmas day. However, there is
no charge for students who
arrive by bus from all over the
province.
Mr. Duncalfe said eventually
dormitories will be built to
house students coming from
long distances and "it is our
hope that every school child in
Ontario will have an opportunity
to visit the Centre."
Of course, the Science Centre
The Exeter Ministerial,
representing five Exeter
Churches has planned services
for Holy Week commencing
Tuesday, March 24th through to
Thursday, March 27th.
Tuesday and Wednesday
services will be held in Exeter
United Church at 8:00 P.M.
The Tuesday evening program
will be an Ecumenical fellowship
and worship service and will
feature a hymn-sing led by the
combined choirs of the Exeter
churches. A multi-image color
film on reconciliation will also
be shown.
Wednesday night the Huronia
Men's Choir will present
Steiner's Crucifixion; a musical
recollection of the feeling and
events of the crucifixion.
Thursday evening the services
will move to Trivia Memorial
Church where Rev. G. Anderson
will be in charge of a
Communion Service in which
Jesus' Last Supper before Good
Friday is enacted.
The Good Friday worship
Pentecostal ladles
donate three quilts
The W.M.C. of the Exeter
Pentecostal Church met at the
home of Mrs. Ervine Eggert.
President, Mrs. Keith
McLaren opened with devotions
assisted by Mrs, P. Bodaly. Roll
call was answered with a
scripture verse containing the
word 'Hide' by 12 members and
one visitor.
Business Was discussed and
thank you letters read. Three
quilts were donated to missions.
Mrs. McLaren was the speaker
and her theme was 'Hiding in the
secret of His tabernacle'. Mrs.
Bruce Cann and Mrs. D.
Finkbeiner favored with a duet.
A prayer session followed
Rwhh uicde.h was closed by Mrs. F.
The hostess was assisted by
Mrs. C. Blanchard.
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The Exeter Times
Advocate happily extends
birthday greetings to the
following citizens who are
celebrating over 80
birthdays in the near
future:
JOSEPH GELINAS, 90,
March 10, Zurich.
MRS. ElVIILINE
BAYNHAM, 91, March
17, Crediton.
MRS. ADELLA
FISCHER, 97, March 17,
DashwoOd.
MRS. I. M. HEWITT,
90, March 17, Exeter.
NORMAN VINCENT,
81, March 28, Grand
Bend.
We are always happy to
receive names for this
column provided the
celebrants wish their name
to appear.
Telephone or drop us a
note if you have a friend
who will hold an 80th
birthday or better. We are
happy to give this service
and there is no charge.
trees and shrubs grow in
abundance.
Next, you enter the
Roman-style Great Hall, which
also throbs with color and from
which you can spread out to one
of three towers that contain
theatres, auditoriums, lecture
halls and exhibits. From that
level two escalators, each 70 feet
long take the visitor to the
lowest level and to many more
exhibits.
In all, there are over 500
exhibits, Adniittedly, some of
these have not stood up to the
touching and handling that is
invited, However, technicians are
constantly upgrading and
changing the displays, and to
keep pace 15% of the exhibits
will change each year. Thus, at
the end of eight years there will
be a completely different
exhibition from when it started.
At the displays you can work
out your income tax on a
computerized calculator, explore
the organic make-up of man,
watch a brick being melted by a
laser and climb into a
time-tunnel to ponder the
marvels of Newton and Watt.
Exhibits in the Science
Arcade run the gamut, covering
friction, the vacuum, electricity,
water, gravity and air.
In addition there's an exhibit
on molecular science, life, earth
science, Canadian resources,
communications, engineering,
transportation, and of course,
one on space travel,
Many of the displays can be
set in motion by pushing button,
or twisting dials. It's like doing
your own thing at nearly every
stop.
Principal J. L. Wooden said
about half of the students from
South Huron High School have
attended what some one has
described as `a mind blasting
palace'. The students I spoke to
were very enthusiastic about
their visit.
The day I was there children
from Grade III to Grade VIII of
Ryerson Public School, London,
were swarming all over the place.
Each grade was accompanied by
a Science Centre teacher who
could answer their questions.
Every child was given a
questionaire for which they were
to find the answers at the
Centre. I snagged unto one of
these and here are samples of
approximately 50 questions
asked of Grades VII and VIII:
"How may cathode rays be
bent?" "How does Radiation
affect genetic make up?" "State
the laws of probability?"
Grades V and VI were told,
among other things, to find out
what their moon. weight was,
and how they inherit their eye
color, skin color, and hair color
from their parents and
grandparents.
Some of the information
Grade IV had to garner was the
three types of food spacemen
eat, and what makes your hair
stand on end.
The development stages of a
chick inside the eg.g was one of
the bits of data the Grade III's
had to discover ... when the eye
and beak appeared and what
uses the blood tubes have, They
were also asked to find out how
extra hormones effect the
growth of a cabbage,
It would certainly appear that
students touring the Centre with
a questionnaire like this would
learn a great deal. Although, I
think there is something to be
said for just letting a kid run off
and explore whatever and
wherever he wishes.
The Ontario Science Centre is
`our' building. Millions of our
tax dollars went into it.
It's mine and it's yours ... if
you haven't seen the Centre yet,
plan a visit to Toronto to
explore it and enjoy it — it's well
worth the trip.
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