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By MRS. BETH BATTEN,
teacher at Usborne
Central School
Four a.m, and all is well, Your
hour of hall patrol is ended. It was
an interesting time, visiting 320
children sleeping in six rooms.
The senior boys have gone to
sleep after having had their deck
of cards confiscated. Why
confiscate a deck of cards? The
staff needed them!
There are still some giggles
emanating from the senior girls'
room. One does not need to flash
the light to identify the girls. Who
else? ti
The squeak of a dozen ski-doo
suits competes with the moans,
groans and bumps of flailing arms
in room IX. The junior boys miss
the comforts of home.
Carpeted and heated floors
give a little more comfort to the
primary children. Put wait,
wasn't one of these children to
have been gotten up at eleven
o'clock? Oh, well, it's too late
now.
We are relieved that the junior
girls are asleep. They had spent a
sad evening because one had
missed a birthday celebration.
Her friends were suitably
sympathetic.
Now look in on the custodian.
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There he is in the boiler room in
an easy chair surrounded by a
makeshift cardboard partition.
How peacefully he sleeps. We are
safe in his care. (How true! Who
cleans up when someone brings
up, dries the children's clothes, is
at everyone's beck and call,
stayed up the previous night, and
on Thursday magically produced
a bag of candy?)
We must check the staff. One
is on duty at the telephone, one is
askeep on a bench in the
auditorium, three are 'resting' on
nine chairs in the staff room,
three are asleep on the floor of
the kindergarten entrance, two
are playing cards. There must be
some more some place!
We hear that all principals kept
their cool and handled the
situation most admirably. Our
principal was most efficient and
kept things running like clock
work. Wednesday night he left
the staff room to search for a
head resting place but left behind
a hidden alarm clock set for 2:45
A.M., no doubt to keep the
remaining staff alert. It worked,
although several seconds elapsed
before one came back down.
Schools have neighbors;
neighbors who labor in with
packs on their backs. The packs
contained bread, butter, soups,
jam, cookies, hot pancakes,
dishes and more.
The Grade Eights are likely
still licking their lips over the
pancakes. The jam helped to keep
the peanut butter from sticking
to one's palate.
The rice krispie cookies
presented a problem. It was felt
that if we served them to one
grade, the rest of the school
would riot. The staff acted with
great nobility. We saved the
situation by eating them. May all
sacrifices be so pleasant.
We were sorry to leave
Thursday afternoon without
By MRS. HEBER DAVIS
Mr . & Mrs. Clifford Abbott
Lucan were Sunday guests with
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Davis.
Mr. & Mrs. Dyer and Sheryl,
Sarnia, were guests with Mr. &
Mrs. Harry Carroll recently. The
Carroils later left for Detroit to
visit Mr. & Mrs. George Carroll.
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Eaton and
Carol, London spent the
weekend with Mr. & Mrs. Earl
Greenlee and Leslie.
Mr. & Mrs. Heber Davis were
recent guests with Mr. & Mrs.
Bob Ellerington, Exeter.
Cottage Service Sunday was
held at the home of Mr. & Mrs.
Heber Davis.
tasting the two pies which were
brought in.
Thursday afternoon a weather
report indicated that we might be
left in the school with 100 pupils
for two more days. Consequently
an order for supplies was sent to
town. What topped the list? Ban
and razor blades. (One staff
member offered to shave the
principal with a butcher knife.)
There was nothing humorous
about the trip made by the
ski-dooers Tuesday afternoon to
bring food to us. It is no
exaggeration to say the men
risked their lives, Nor did they
stop at Tuesday, they continued
through Wednesday and
Thursday.
To all who helped in any way
we are very grateful.
The children were superb!
Travel talks
at school
The Library club at South
Huron District High School has
arranged a series of travel talks to
be given by various members of
the teaching staff.
Several teachers have recently
visited Europe, some have been to
Mexico, and some have travelled
in the East. It is believed that
many people will enjoy seeing
pictures they have collected, and
hearing their entertaining
accounts of their experiences in
foreign countries.
There will be four talks in the
series as follows. Thursday,
February 11, Mr. Marshall, Spain;
Thursday, February 18, Mrs.
Park, Mexico; Tuesday, March 2,
Miss Stover, .Austria; Thursday,
March 18, Mr. Elliott, Scotland.
Admission is 50 cents for each
evening, or $1.50 for the
complete series. Tickets for the
series are available at Macmillan's,
and The Times-Advocate in
Exeter, at Willert's Variety in
Zurich,and Ron's Health Centre
in Hensel!, as well as at the school.
Mr. Jim Marshall, the speaker
for the first of the series, is a
graduate of the University of
Western Ontario and teaches
science. He supervises the school
rocket club and is currently
serving for the third year as Staff
Advisor to the school year Book
staff. He plays the bass guitar, and
has played in several bands, both
at University and since his
graduation.
In the summer of 1970 he
visited England, Scotland,
France, Germany and Spain. You
will enjoy his description of his
travels, at the High School,
Thursday, February 11.
Apart from the above series,
Mr. Roy Stephenson, who spent
1969-70 in the East, will give a
talk on his travel experiences,
Thursday evening March 11. His
talk will be part of the school
Education Week program and
there will be no admission charge
for those who attend on March
11.
Many friends attended a bridal
shower Monday evening held in
Mt. Cannel gym for Christina
Rutten, R.N.A., a bride-elect of
February 6.
Catherine McCarthy read an
address and three neighboring
ladies prepared a dainty lunch.
Chris received many lovely useful
gifts for which she thanked her
friends.
Previous to this party a
miscellaneousshower was given in
London by girl friends of
Christina.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Mike Ryan Sr, is a patient
in St. Joseph's Hospital after
suffering a fall and fracturing her
hip.
Tommy Ryan had an accident
with his skidoo and has his ankle
in a cast,
Mrs. Frank Trainor received
word front Charlottetown
P,E.Island Of the illness of her
father, John Callaghan.
The blizSard last week created
a serious emergency when the
School hydro failed and more
than 200 pupils had to be billeted
In homes and at Rev. Father
Mooneys' for two days.
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Sullivan Sr.,
spent a few days last week it%
Sarnia visiting with relatives.
By MISS JEAN o0PgLANP.
The Messengers held their
Monthly meeting Sunday with
29 members present, Paul Brine
acted as pianist. The scripture
WO read by Karen Insley,.
David Tomlinson read a poem
followed by a story by Mrs.
Marvin Flartwick. Terri. Brintnell
played an instrumental,
The roll call was answered by
paying fees, Janet Parkinson
read the minutes of the last
meeting followed by the
business.
Pamela Rodd and Karen
Insley were presented with
graduation certificates.
Membership pins were presented
to twenty members.
It was decided to hold a
skating party. The offering was
received by Suzanne Jaques and
Stephanie Hartwick,
PERSONALS
Recent visitors with Mr. &
Mrs. George Wilson were Mr. &
Mrs. John Kelly, Ian and Robbie
of Kearney, Mr. & Mrs. Jesse
Elston and Mrs. Nelson Knox of
St. Marys and Mr. & Mrs. Ken
Parkinson of Eighth Line.
Recent dinner guests with Mr.
Mrs. Fred Parkinson, Margaret
and Janet were Brenda
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By MRS. FRED BQWDEN
CNTRALIA
Snowmobilers in the village
were kept busy last week during
the storm delivering food supplies
and transporting sehool children
to their homes. A number of
residents were stranded away
from home while other people
had to remain in the village until
travel was made possible.
The service in the United
Church was cancelled Sunday
morning due to road conditions
and the annual meeting scheduled
for last Sunday will be held this
coming Sunday. The U.C.W.
meeting will be held Thursday
night.
Jack Hepburn returned home
from South Huron Hospital
Friday.
Mr. & Mrs. B, Webb and Janet
Parkinson and Jim Rowe of
Exeter and Mr. & Mrs. Nelson
Baker and Bill Esson.
The Explorers held a skating
party Saturday afternoon
followed by lunch in the church.
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Miller of
London visited Saturday with
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Miller arid Betty
Jean,
Mr. & Mrs. Grant Thomson Of
Eighth Line visited last Saturday
evening with Mr, & Mrs. George
Wilson, Miss Helen Hariton of
London and Mr. & Mrs. Carman
Rinn of St, Marys were Sunday
visitors.
Davin and Dale Constable
spent the past week with their
grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Jim
Miller and Betty Jean.
Mrs. Arthur Hopkin was a
Sunday supper guest with Mr. &
Mrs. Cecil. Dobson of Kirkton.
of London accompanied by Mr.
Webb's niece, Karen White of
Sarnia, a student at London
Teacher's College were Sunday
visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Russell
Schroeder.
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