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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-03-18, Page 12Dear Editor: I read the High School Guardian Each time it goes to print, In your latest endeavour Much to my displeasure Of sports there wasn't a hint. Your High School is lull of win- ners, Individual and team, They must feel blue So neglected by you, They're not worth the news print- it seems. You should have a representative To cover all your games, He'd be busy, I'm sure But we'd find out much more, We'd know all your champs by their names. "HAIR" Editorial .Hodgepodge By MURIEL ABBOTT This week's issue of the Guardian could quite simply be described as a `hodge-podge". Scattered thronghout the page are pictures of the technical trip to Toronto, the Hair production, Education. Week and `grub day% There also is a feature on fine arts in the school and a letter- from a rather disgruntled reader. It is our opinion that such a page is a true representation of the spirit in the school. Students are willing to form groups on, their own to have the chance to share interests and work together. The main force behind them is a .combination of determination and co-operation. Many teachers have devoted hours and hours of their time to work with students as one of them. It was not because it was their `duty'; it was because they wanted to; they were truly interested. Students have returned thiS interest and put forth their best effort. The result has been the same, A standard of excellence has been shown by all. In sports, there has been wrestling and girls' curling pennants. There has been an inter-school debating team, another talented Reach for the Top team, and a better Yearbook than ever is in the making. By no means would it be possible to include everyone in a list. What is so important is the quality that is maintained in all areas. The perfect balance between enthusiasm and discipline has been found. The only logical conclusion to be drawn is that any student totally indifferent to the school situation obviously doesn't know what he is missing. Lack of arts program due to little interest just the ones with high powerful light beams. At this time I would like to thank Mr. Fydenchuk and the other teachers for being so patient with us all the way down and, back, I think that they found it just as interesting as we did. Support the Red Cross Robert Green, Jack De Boeck, Stan Rawlings in 'Hair' Sue McCaffrey in 'Hair' Parents visit Open House SHDHS students at Science Centre PHONE 235-2320 CHARGEN Ailiftammomparrirawasiamompumpuommimimponamm ompow MAIN ST. MEN'S WEAR EXETER luru, ‘111111,.1 SEE THE "NEW FOR SPRING Men's Suits double breasted or single, Co-ordinates, see the new exciting double- knits, also in Vest Suits Don-Parker Slacks famous for their fit and style. 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In fact, it's just what the doctor ordered, His practice covers 500 square miles.And what with churning through drifts along snow-choked backroads in winter, or slogging through mud and slush in the spring, he logs 15,000 miles a year. And while travel by Volkswagen isn't the fast- est method known to man, we were delighted to hear that a bug can still win a race with the stork: One sub-zero morning, a baby was on the way 20 miles from town. But the doctor wasn't. His other car, a big fast sedan, wouldn't start. What to do? "In spite of the cold, the bug started right away." says Dr. Bouchard. "And I made it just in the nick of time," Mother, baby, doctor and Volks- wagen are doing just fine, Fantastic, modern in color describes Science_ Centre Other things you cover nicely, Your paper is well done and witty Best wishes to you I know you'll come through And this is the end of my ditty. — George School more than classes, sports Dear George: We do not know if 'George' realizes it or not, but it is against the policy Df the Guardian to publish anything without the writer's signature. However, we will give him the benefit of the doubt. The Guardian has a limited amount of space, but we do not neglect sports. They are fully covered on the sports page of the Times-Advocate. Because of this coverage, it hardly seems necessary to repeat the same information. Sports are not that important. We also have another policy at the Guardian. We feel school is more than classes and sports. Since sports has always received a great deal of publicity around the school and classes are here to stay, we emphasize the more unique aspects of life here. Thus, we have features by the photography club, a pollution page by interested biology students, articles on the drama club and so on. We are sorry `George' but we feel in an academic situation athletics are not all that mind-expanding. Muriel Abbott Contest to be enlarged Due to popular demand, the literary contest has been revised and enlarged. New categories have been added with more prize money. The final form of the literary contest should satisfy everyone. Poetry, as before, will be anything original. Prizes will be $5 each for the top five entries. Please note that an individual is not allowed any more than three entries. There will be two types of essays. The formal essay is to be a critical commentary. It will include a positive statement on your topic or will offer advice. The familiar essay offers your personal opinion on the chosen subject. There will be five prizes offered, $10 for the top two, and three other $5 prizes. The photography section is being sponsored by the Times- Advocate. It has now been split into three sections—human in- terest, abstract and portrait. For the top three entries in each category there will be a $5 prize. The best entry out of these nine will receive an additional $10. The deadline has been ex- tended until April 30. In each issue of the Guardian from now to the judging, entries in the contest will be printed. Names will not be published with these entries. The purpose of printing the entries is to make everyone There is a lot of talk around school about the lack of arts in the curriculum. Although there is a lot of speculation as to why, one seldom hears any definite reasons. Being of a curious nature I decided to ask the people in authority around school for a few answers. To this question I got unanimously the same answer. The reason that there are no arts in the school is because there is not enough interest in them. Apparently most of these people who have been so staunchly advocating art in the curriculum have been talking through their hats. According to the office, art has been offered over and over again but not enough people signed up for it to make it economical to keep even one teacher. Many of the people who did sign up did so because they thought it would be an easy credit. A lot of the blame for the lack of arts is put on the Phys Ed department. It is said that so much money is spent on the development of the body that there is not enough left to develop our minds. Very few students though con'ipare the amount of interest in Arts with the amount of in- terest in Phys Ed. To clearly see this ratio add up all of the people involved with the various arts clubs in the school. Now compare this number with the amount of people involved in intramural and interschool sports. By this method it can be seen that the scales fall over- whelmingly in favour of Physical Education. Everybody from grade 9-12 is Idols° involved in the Physical education program. At this point we come across the realization that art could be made compulsory. There are two sides to this thought however. Some people feel that it is hip- pocratic to try to shove art down someone's throat because then you would have people who hate art, rather than just being in- different towards it. The other side to this argument though is that if one puts everyone in contact with the arts there would grow a wide range appreciation of the same. This argument would fall through though if these teachers did not make their course interesting. Quite a bit of the onus is also put on the technical department and perhaps rightly so. This wing cost around a million dollars and that is not being nearly repaid. I have talked to local people who hire technically trained students and they have told me that they would sooner take a student from a five year course and train him themselves. This is mainly due to the fact that no employer has near the equipment aware of just how much talent we have in the school. Entries may be submitted through your English teacher, placed in the Student Council or Guardian mailbox, or given directly to Muriel Abbott. By MARY BLACKWELL. My first impression of the Science Centre was how fan- tastic, how modern in colour and in style, orange, reds and pur- ples, what a mixture! How could it be so beautiful and yet so educational? There were many different sections in this great Science Centre but I'm just telling of the one which interested me most. Since I belong to the Radio Club at our school, I was especially interested in the amateur radio station and the Space Centre. In the amateur radio station there were calling cards from all around the world, which they had made radio contact with. In another part of the space centre there was a replica of Appollo II with Armstrong, Aidren and Collins in it. To the right of this you could see through a window the moon's surface on which you could land. Near the end of our tour we had a "hair-raising" experience in the electrical section. You sit in a chair and the man in charge would apply an electric charge and your hair would go straight up in the air. In another part of the Science Centre, you could see yourself on a T.V. screen and in another part you could generate (by bicycling) enough electricity to make a radio go full blast. The silent house was another point of interest, you could scream as loud as you like but you couldn't hear anything outside of it. In the sound section you could talk into a microphone and you were supposed to hear your own voice at the same time out of an earphone. I'll tell you as much as I know about the laser and take my word for it, I don't know much about it. It is made up of certain gases and coherent light (no air) and has a tremendous heat. It can burn through nearly anything in a very short time, including fire brick. We found out that not all lasers are ,dangerous, that is found in our shops. One of the shops in the technical wing is used as little as two periods a week. Perhaps the utilization of this shop in the in- terests of art would be well taken. Although it may seem that the board is doing absolutely nothing about getting arts into the school, I have obtained assurances thas they are. The story goes that they are thinking of hiring a number of arts teachers for the whole district to travel from school to school. However I have not seen enough proof for this assurance to make a positive statement about it. The only way though that arts can become a definitely im- portant part in our curriculum is by showing our interest in the arts. There are extra curricular organizations that one can join if he is really interested. Perhaps these could grow into courses. Don Taylor Motors Limited MAN Si, SOUTH/EXETER/235-1100 'Teacher Bruce Perry at Open House Roy Stephenson talking to Mr. and Mrs, Don Bray a Open House