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EXETER DAIRY
Editorial Page 6 Times-Advocate, September 24„ 1970
Let's have batters1
Initiation for grade nines:
a warm traditional welcome
By MURIEL ABBOTT and BOB MACKIE
In our first issue of the Guardian, we are covering initiation
thoroughly. We feel the grade nines deserve this much after two
harrowing days of pledges, bowing and humility, May they now say
they truly belong. Also we have a roundup of summer happenings
before launching into a new year of activities.
We hope this year to receive many letters from the students. In
this way we plan to produce a paper that satisfies you. Because of this,
we have an editorial policy.
All letters to the editor must be signed by the writer. Any letters
of criticism or suggestions will be accepted anonymously, but not
published. These can be placed in the Student Council suggestion box
with suitable labelling or in the newspaper's mail box in the office.
We have a special interest in the students' literary efforts. These
may be passed on to us by your English teacher or given directly to us.
Also, any written discussion on a current topic that merits attention by
a student, but who is not on the paper staff, will be welcomed.
We also have decided to carry on the great tradition and because
of that we have retained the name Guardian.
Prefect volunteers
to patrol corridors
WELL LOADED DOWN — Grade nine students at South Huron District High School were nailed for
many menial tasks during Initiation days last week. Above, Student Council President Burton Moon
decided that first year student Peter Wuerth should carry a heavy load of books. Looking on are Sylvia
Stewart and Debi Wooden. T-A photo
Teacher gives impressions
about year-long travelling
By BRUCE SIMPSON
A heart pounded, as the
massive building loomed just
ahead, concealing an unknown
experience. Fear gripped the
student as he moved closer
towards the institution he had
become a part of only a week ago.
Now he must be initiated, as the
character of Charlie Brown. He
even felt like Charlie; he realized
he was blushing though he didn't
know why and already he sensed
he was an outcast from the rest of
the school. However, he saw that
this day must be met and as his
hand reached for the door handle,
he slowly muttered, "Good
grief!"
Hesitantly he opened the
By BRUCE SIMPSON
Just what is the purpose of a
yearbook? To me, anyway, it is a
flashback to the previous year.
Therefore, this book provides a
very important link, the medium.
Last year was a very good one
as far as I could remember. I
looked forward to receiving my
yearbook so I could fill in the
moments my memory had
missed. With high expectations,
upon obtaining it, I opened the
book, not unlike a child with a
birthday present.
Quickly I rifled through it.
"What a bringdown", I thought
"a bomb". Any earthy words
could have described my feelings.
Lest I had misjudged it, in my
haste, later that night I proceeded
to go through it page by page.
This time I admit, I wasn't quite
as disillusioned but still it wasn't
right. Something was wrong.
The equilibrium wasn't
present I concluded later, too
many pictures, too many
ordinary pictures. If you saw one
picture you saw them all. No
talent at photography was shown
except for a few freak pictures.
Any idiot can press down a
shutter release, only an artistic
photographer knows when. The
timing was all wrong.
Express equality
by dress style
By PETE GRENI ER
II the psychology of the
current feminist movement it has
become acceptable that women
demand and seek to attain
equality of opportunity with
their male counterparts. This is
expressed in fashion no less than
it is in morality. In this respect it
has become important that
women manifest these feelings in
personal dress as well as in
outlook,
For although she has a choice
of various styles, the female does
not have the opportunity to
express her femininity by modes
other than a dress or bathing suit.
The argument that only the
apparel is feminine is as
inaccurate as the view that the
Scottish clansman in his kilt is not
inaseulliie. More so than ever,
dress has become a manifestation
of belief which is not necessarily
one of protest.
door, then briskly proceeded to
enter. He had gone not more than
ten feet, heading directly for his
locker, when "Pang! Come here
Pang" made him face reality.
Instant submission. `Way God
have mercy on my soul".
The horror verite was not as
extreme as the horror imagine.
Carrying books and repeating
that stupid pledge didn't bear the
sting one thought it would. These
activities between the other usual
ones, rolling down the hall,
push-ups, somersaults, etc. at
least kept one out of class. Then
there was some enjoyment
achieved by having a senior
student chasing you, as you
cunningly streaked down the hall,
This yearbook adds a sour
taste to what I still regard as a
good year. Somehow it wasn't
portrayed properly, very few of
the pictures were worth a
thousand words. Therefore the
spark, yes the spark, of South
Huron was not captured. The
magic mystery escaped its many
pages.
I can only sum up the book as
a bad trip to me. One I don't want
to experience again. I just look to
the future and hope past mistakes
will not be made. Our years are
precious and treasured; let the
medium only enhance our
memories, not shatter their
golden realm.
Woodstock
experience
By BARB STANLAKE
On September 17, two
busloads of students from South
Huron went to London to see the
movie "Woodstock". The outing
was in relation with the Grade 11
girls Health course and the Man in
Society class.
"Woodstock" was an exciting,
extraordinary movie. The music
and photography were
tremendous. Many of the
performers who appeared at the
festival were featured in the film.
These included Sontana, Ritchie
Havens, Crosby, Stills and Nash,
The Who, Joe Cocker, Sly and the
Family Stone, Joan I Baez and
many more. The split screen
photography was very effective
and the filming of the performers
was excellent also.
The film' was obviously youth
oriented but the older towns
people were shown giving their
opinions also. It seemed most of
the people were In favour of the
festival but of course there were
many who weren't. Both sides
were shown, A little more time
could have been spent on the
people who attended the festival
because after all they were the
ones who made "Woodstock"
what it was.
However, the film itself did
capture most of the tremendous
atmosphere Woodstock created
and many had the feeling that
they had almost been there
themselves after viewing it,
eluding him, thereupon
discarding his books without his
knowledge.
Or upon discovering you were
carrying a Grade 10 s or 11's
books, dropping the complete
pile and making a wild dash
towards the next persueri victim.
Most of his fear had
disappeared; initiation was
enjoyable for both participants.
However through the day, he did
have contact with a few sad ones,
ones who ordered him and his
classmates around as if they were
king shit, making the latter do a
hazardous or unwise deed such as
carrying books down a stairway
backwards in noon hour traffic.
These were the type he had a
strong disliking for.
But, by dismissal time, he felt
no fear towards the other
students, realizing that some were
at a greater disadvantage than he.
After all, in a way, the barrier had
been broken down. Quoting the
thoughts he had on initiation at
the end of the day would be to
say it was fun.
Later that night as he prepared
to go to bed, on the eve of the
second and last day of initiation,
he said his usual prayer, only this
time repeating it in context and
not substituating the line "and I
hope I die before I wake" as he
had the previous night.
What about
grade nines?
By STAN RAWLINGS
What do our senior students
think of initiating our grade nine
students? Here are some of the
responses to the question:
What is your opinion of the
Initiation of the Grade Nines?
Glenda Fisher (12F) — I think
it is great because once the
Initiation days are over, they can
feel they are part of the high
school, instead of just little grade
niners.
Bernard Kerrobroeck (13B) —
It's no big thrill just pushing the
grade nines around. It's a big
thrill for the grade nines though.
Robert Green (12A) — The
original idea was good. It's no
good anymore because they just
pick on the guys they don't like
and just make it miserable for
them.
Steve Mathers (12C) — I think
it gives guys who never had a
chance, to take their frustrations
out. Having kids carry your books
is okay but making a kid push a
peanut down the hall with their
nose is ridiculous. The guys who
do this are ,just a bunch of
"ego-trippers."
Jack Darling (12D) — It's good
for a laugh".
Phil Nelson (12A) — It's
alright . What else can you do in a
hick school?
*Special — Mr. Wooden —
Nothing wrong with it as long as
the senior student don't behave
like bullies.
P.S....
Our sympathies to Mrs. Rowe.
Hope you will be back soon.
Thanks to all staff advisors for
their fantastic support, in our
effort to help publicize their
activities.
Congratulations to senior
students for their conduct on the
buses last week. We hope you are
proud of yourselves.
Congratulations to the junior
football team on their impressive,
41-0 win at Strathroy. Too bad,
seniors!
By ROY STEPHENSON
Comments:
If travel teaches anything I'm
sure that its prime lesson
concerns the personality of the
traveller himself. I've found that
it either opens the eyes of the
traveller and forces him to face up
to all his prejudices and his
misconceptions, or else it serves
to cement these prejudices and
such even more firmly in the
traveller's mind.
In my own case I found that I
became more understanding of
the different peoples I visited
than I'd ever thought would be
possible. In a country like
Australia I could see the good"
and the "bad" in the characters of
the people and yet I also realized
that I was imposing my concepts
of good and bad on them.
This, of course, is wrong
because what is correct for one
cultural situation is not so correct
for another. We in North America
are believers — whether we are
aware of it, or not — in the
puritan work ethic.
If a man's primary focus in life
is not his job then he is judged to
be a bum, a hippie or just lazy —
the label it contingent upon the
degree to which he deviates from
the accepted norm.
Name advisor
for Guardian
By PAM SANGSTER
The Guardian welcomes Mr.
Michael Fallahay as this year's
staff advisor to the newspaper.
Mr. Fallahay comes to us from
the United States where he
attended college and there gained
considerable knowledge in the
field of newspaper work while
serving as assistant editor on a
college newspaper.
Mr. Fallahay spent the past
year at Althouse College in
London and now teaches English
here at South Huron. He admits a
strong interest in politics and has
participated in the civil rights
movement in the United States.
Also, he has noticed that Canada
seems more quiet or removed
from racial problems and the war
in Vietnam which are stressed in
the United States.
With his experience in the
newspaper field and knowledge
of politics and current events, Mr.
Fallahaywill doubtless prove to be
an invaluable aid to the staff of
the Guardian.
The Australian, in general,
does not accept the work ethic.
To the average Aussie work is
something to be endured in order
to have the amenities of life —
food, a house and recreation.
Enjoyment is the prime virtue to
the Australian. As a consequence
you find almost everyone
engaged in some outside activity.
Their fanaticism about rugby
must be experienced to be
believed, and they utilize the
resources of the sea for fishing,
sailing, swimming, and surfing in
a manner no North American
could dream of.
It is literally impossible to
have a discussion with an Aussie
about his job because he's just not
that concerned, but mention
football or cricket and off he
goes. As a consequence the
services — in stores and industries
— that we have come to expect as
normal do not exist in Australia.
This infuriates many visitors
and they come away with a
hostile opinion of Australia. What
they don't realize is that by
imposing their standards on a
foreign situation they have
mis-interpreted the quality that is
the most charming in the
Australian character as being the
most offensive.
The examples of this
phenomenon are numerous. The
baths in Thailand where you pay
a pretty girl to bathe and massage
away not only your dirt but also
your tensions is considered
immoral by many Westerners.
On the contrary, it is quite a
normal and enjoyable thing — if
we set aside our bang-ups long
enough to appreciate the
experience. So far as the girls are
concerned they find the work
more enjoyable than the
alternatives they face: passing
their lives in the rice paddies.or
working on the road gangs as rock
bearers.
A visit to South East Asia also
leaves one with an awareness of
how fortunate Canadians are in
their material and political
affairs. Compared to the
grievances many of these people
have, our complaints seem petty
and much too protracted. Unlike
the Malays, Thais, Cambodians
and Vietnamese we have a
security and certainty in the area
of food supplies and shelter.
Moreover, there are no
Canadians dying in the defense of
their homes or country.
It is not pleasant to meet a
fourteen year old boy without a
right foot —victim to a land mine;
it is not pleasant to see thousands
of refugees driven off their land
and forced to congregate in an
abandoned movie house not
suited to handle one tenth of
their number; it is not pleasant to
say goodbye to new friends when
you are all aware that if the war
goes badly their lives will be
terminated.
But here in Canada everything
is content and those things seem
far away. Now my life and death
decisions concern an extra dollar
here or a new possession there.
When all is said and done
everything in life is relative with
the consequence that most of us
never manage to engender a
concern for anything or anyone
outside of our own limited
experience.
Spanish teacher
back from Mexico
On August 8, Mrs. Park
boarded a plane to go to Mexico.
Her first stop was Mexico City.
While she was there she went on
several one-day excursions, seeing
the surrounding area. One of the
places she visited was the Mexican
pyramids.
Although the weather in
Mexico City was comfortable she
found it very hot when she went
to Acapulco. A phenomena she
did not run into was the bad
Mexican drinking water.
Her three week visit was
crammed with visits to many
locations of which she had
previously heard.
New concept
in libraries
The student council executive
has introduced a revolutionary
new idea in providing recreation
for the student body. This idea is
to purchase 100 records of the
students' choice and rent them
out at 10c a night for single
record albums and 15c per double
record set. A record may be kept
out a maximum of one week.
Fines for overdue records will be
25c a day.
The records will soon pay for
themselves and then the library
will expand by purchasing new
material.
By SUE McCAF FREY
Prefects were again chosen to
police the "glorious" halls of
South Huron for the forthcoming
year. The system by which they
gained their positions was both
simple and stupid. If you
submitted your name, you were a
Prefect. That quickly. No
qualifications necessary.
This is surprising. If Prefects
are necessary (a doubtful point)
there should be specific standards
for volunteers, who should be
chosen due to their qualities. This
means only certain people will
achieve their desire.
Agressiveness would be a
definite aid to any Prefect.
Self-assured people who have
leadership ability are certainly
qualified. There are a number of
girls particularly unsuited for this
job since they lack these qualities.
Some of them seem to be doing
this job for prestige only — it is
doubtful that they would have
the courage to approach anyone
that did something wrong.
The duties of Prefects are as
follows. They supervise dances,
this even though there is a
"bouncer"; help police the halls;
watch the cafeteria for litter and
general behaviour; and aid in the
supervision of school trips. Above
all, they work for you, not against
you. If there is any work for them
to do, that is.
Prefects have been talked to,to
determine how much they
actually do. The majority I talked
with said they haven't done
anything yet — because they
haven't been told to! Surely if
they are mature enough to be
given this job, they are also
mature enough to know what to
do. Or isn't there anything to do?
There is a large question as to
the actual need for Prefects. I was
told that in the other years, there
really wasn't a need but this year
there definitely is. This was said
to me at the end of the first week
of school. How can the needs in
this area be judged by the results
of one week-particularly the first,
most hectic and disorderly,
week?
To be a Prefect seems to be a
useless yet prestigious position. A
silver bar is the most a large
number of students gain from this
organization.
This does not mean all Prefects
are useless. There are one or two
who capably handle the job and
should be recommended for it.
However, if a few people can
handle this job, there is certainly
no need for the twenty-one
presently employed.
One suggestion: why not
abolish Prefects for a year, and if
the school carries on just as
efficiently without them (as it
doubtless will) we can do without
them until there is an actual need
for them. It is to be hoped that an
attempt will be made to follow
this suggestion. Something
surprising yet not totally
unexpected may turn up.
"Memorize your diploma and
swallow it."
I
YES, MASTER — First year student Ed Rooseboom appears to be
obeying every command of Lorraine Ventin during Initiation days at
South Huron District 'High School last week. T-A photo
Latest yearbook
is 'bringdown'
AT YOUR SERVICE — Grade eleven and twelve students at South Huron District High School had
plenty of servants to do their small jobs during initiation last week. Shown above ready to serve Peter
Kleinstiver arc Bill Glavin, Patricia Zimmer, Harry McNeil, Vicky Edwards, Keith Davey, Wendy Wedge,
Patricia Lee, Kim Pridham and Monica Eveleigh. T-A photo