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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-11-02, Page 10Page 19 Times-Advocate, November 2, 1972. Prefect says students are their own worst enemies Lditorial *A. time to laugh By MICHAEL FOREMAN A happy time, a sad time; a time to laugh and a time to cry. This was what I felt as I gazed upon the faces of all these young men and women. Yet to me they were not just faces of the future; they were the faces of those boys and girls .I met back in grade nine. In the years between then and commencement I got to know them, not just as other elements to compete with, but as friends and people whom in the future I would some day walk with, laugh with and cry with. They would not be just a locker number or picture on a card in the office, but individuals with hearts, flesh and emotions. Commencement had come, and all those long years had passed by without my eyes or mind taking heed, Where did all those days, hours,periods go?How could they slip by so easily? Luckily for me this question is no longer of any great importance. I have passed through a current of time—a stream that shaped and molded me and most of my peers into mature adults with minds open to the future, However, to some the passage of time was just a game which meant nothing. I feel sorry for these individuals because they will find it exceedingly difficult to fit into the cruel modern society, and some will find it impossible. Nevertheless, I had mixed feelings that night. There was a deep feeling of disappointment in my heart which was brought on by no one but me. You see, I failed a year, and, although I was an usher, I was not part of the ceremony. Instead of receiving a diploma, I could do nothing more than watch as those friends 'of mine received their diplomas. However, I knew I was not alone. I knew that there were many in the audience and at home wishing that they could be up there shaking hands with Mr. Wooden or Mr. Sanders or one of the teachers, possibly for the last time, and later, sitting with their friends. Besides, failure has its positive aspects. Maybe those of us who failed will be better qualified to fit in this society of ours. Possibly failing will make us more determined to succeed. In any case, when we fail in our endeavors later in life, we will accept the failure easier and we will know that it won't be the last time that we'll fail. On the other hand, some of those who go out in this world, never having failed before, will fall apart at the seams if ever they fail in their endeavors. Failure can help to give one a strong will and the facility to cope with ones failures and to accept them as part of ones life. On behalf of The Guardian staff, I wish the graduates the best of luck in their studies, jobs or chosen careers. For the rest of us, until the next commencement let us all work hard for a worthwhile goal, whatever it may be. My goal is to be part of next year's commencement, to be able to shake some hands, and to proudly hold my diploma. Runners fare well owortowcpummoitizowitoo.4.tcwtot Ministry Township of Usborne of the Environment Ontario WHEREAS the corporation of the TOWNSHIP OF USBORNE has submitted to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment plans for a waste disposal site for land filling, and has applied to the said Ministry for a Certificate of Approval for such site, all in accordance with Section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act, 1971, as amended. AND WHEREAS it appears from an examination of the said plans that the proposed site will be located on part . of Lot 5, South East Boundary Concession, TOWNSHIP OF USBORNE; NOW THEREFORE, this is to give notice that the Environmental Hearing Board of the said ministry shall before the Executive Director gives his approval under Section 39(1) of the said Act, on the 23rd day of November 1972 at 1:30 o'clock EST in the afternoon at the Township of Usborne Municipal Hall, Elimville, Ontario, hold a public hearing persuant to Sections 33A(1) and 33D(1) of the said Act. The purpose of the hearing is to obtain the views of interested parties regarding the suitability of the site for the purpose proposed. A copy of the proposal of the said applicant will be available for inspection in the office of the Municipal Clerk of the TOWNSHIP OF USBORNE, Elimville, Ontario. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT T. M. 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By RICH OTTEWELL Everytime I go to a Prefect meeting, or see garbage on the front lawn, or listen to Mr. Wooden once again tell us where the smoking area is, I get this gnawing feeling in the back of my head. It's the kind of suffocating ache that makes me want to tell the whole world where to get off. You see, I'm an individualist. I hate being told I have to do something simply because someone else has made a deci- sion, and I must obey. I hate doing things that have no pur- pose. I hate having someone throw their weight around. I hate it! And so it really bothers me to have to be a part of this great bureacracy made up of red tape, and rules, and regulations. And I know I'm not alone. Everyone of you wants freedom — the chance to make up your own mind, to do the things you want to do, to live your own life. Right? Well listen. People have tried to flatter us — but still we don't listen to their rules. OK. I'll play it straight. The only way to keep our freedom is to get rid of the rules and those who enforce them. And it's not by protesting, campaigning or by ignoring the issue. Why do you think we have all these rules anyway? Is it because some dude enjoys making them up, and enforcing them? In the odd case, yes, but for the most part it's because we're ignorant, selfish pigs, The rules are there to protect us from our worst enemy — ourselves. Just think what would happen of it were all right to kill people, or carry a pistol, or drive how we pleased. A lot of us would be dead. Let's get a bit closer to school. The prefects have a list of rules to enforce. And it's not because we like having to yell at people — it's an awful job being a prefect. But just think again of what would happen if we could leave our garbage anywhere in the halls and lawn — or if we could come to dances right out of shape — or smoke anywhere we pleased. Sure, it's fine for just you. I mean, what does my little bit of garbage do? It won't hurt anyone, and if it does, so what? Well, I say it's about time we looked a bit farther ahead, and not be quite so selfish. I could reason with you, saying, pick up your garbage because it doesn't look nice, Don't smoke just anywhere because it bothers a lot of people, Don't come drunk to the dances or they'll be cancelled. But instead, I'm going to say this. It's our fault the rules are here. If we were considerate of those around us, there wouldn't be a need for police, or jails, or prefects, or red tape, or rules and more rules, or all the other things that we say hinder our freedom. But until we realize this, the prefects are going to watch, prowl, fight, bicker, snarl, com- plain, and generally do their damnedest to enforce these rules. I say it's our fault that we have prefects. If we want freedom, let's forget the complaining, and act like real people. For God's sake, let's smarten up! By RICHARD OTTEWELL Two weeks ago the °titers Club packed into three cars and a truck and headed north to hike the Bruce Trail from .Cyprus Lake Park to Wingfield Basin, a distance of just over 16 miles, We found out later that this distance didn't include all the up's and down's. We camped at the Provincial Park on Friday night, and in spite of the raccoons and the forty girls from Burlington, managed to sleep quite well. The Train takes the cake Qroup .beat in quiz .show On Wednesday„ the South. Huron "Reach for the Top" team. was defeated by an aggressive and competent team from Saugeen District High School, Port Elgin, South Huron had ad- vanced to the first flight district finals before being defeated, The team of Kathy Cook, Joan Goddard, Henry Martens and Jeff Reaburn had scored previous victories, the most im- pressive on Wednesday, October 18, when the team scored 350 points (the highest score of any South Huron team in the past four years) against West Hill High. School, Owen Sound. The "Reach for the Top" series featuring South Huron will be shown before Christmas. Fiction feature Part II By DEB HILLMAN The boy sighed and looked up at me. His eyes answered the question. I had no right to intrude on his private thoughts! However I just stood there. Suddenly he stood up and I noticed that he was very tall. There was also a weird, un- defined look in his eyes. I grew afraid of this boy who had fascinated me such a short time ago. He started talking,trying to explain (it seemed) that he dis- covered people's personalities by looking at them closely. As he continued this gibberish I realized he was insane, He then noticed that I was afraid. It seemed to surprise him because he stopped talking. He stared at me and I became quite uncom- fortable, It must have hit a wrong 'chord' because he raised his arm as if to strike me down. I waited for the blow but none came. I decided to leave then. I said good-bye, but, as before, he was off in a dream world and didn't hear me. Softly, I tiptoed away, and then I ran as hard as I could towards home. I guess I will never forget the incident, especially because it scares me to think that to some people, strangers aren't really strangers at all! next day, led by Mr. Mills, Tom Prout and John Godbolf, we kept up a very fast pace trying to make the 12 mile distance to the next campsite. It was very cold and a strong north wind was blowing, but with a 30 pound pack and a fast walk we kept warm. The scenery from the top of the 200 foot high escarpment was spectacular. In spite of the gale wind, steep ravines, slippery rocks, and the threat of snow, we reached our campsite. We were hungry and tired, but in good spirits. After a good hot meal, we settled down for the night, quite warm and cozy. (Well, most of us were). In the morning we prepared for the toughest part of the trip. It was also the wettest, as the trail was being pummelled by four foot waves. We detoured over what seemed like mountains and through what seemed like rabbit holes. However, only a few of the slower people got very wet. We now approached our journey's end, wet and tired. Later, with all aches and pains forgotten, we could remember the good things like the scenery, the food, and the fact that our new packs and our old backs had held out. We had conquered Nature — and so on to higher heights. Mount Everet, beware! By LOIS DOERR This year, I have found myself frequently unaware of activities carried on in the school. Is it a lack of communication, or simp- ly my own inability to listen? I will admit that class atten- tiveness during morning and dis- missal announcements is not at its highest. The announcements do not seem to matter until you have found that you have missed some important meeting because you didn't know it was today or you didn't know what room it was in. There are many other factors contributing to the lack of com- munication at South Huron, Students are frequently reminded to hand in an- nouncements on the previous day so they can be placed on the 'announcement sheets, but this is often left undone. However, some teachers simply don't bother to read this sheet, and the purpose of the announcement sheet is defeated, It really takes little effort to perform this simple task. If perhaps the teacher has a weak voice, I'm certain one of his students would be more than willing to assist him. We also have the problem of the office contradicting itself by constantly changing its mind, An excellent example of this is the By KATHY DEJONG Have you ever wondered who, those athletes were, who always seemed to be running the track during activity period.? This is ' your cross-country team. You see, practice started in September, with the first meet for the boys October 1, at the Springbank International Road Race in London. October 3, the team met stern opposition at a practice ,meet at Regina Mundi, where they finished a few points out of top' place. Practice every night, and meets twice a week at the golf course, Mitchell, and St. Mary's prepared us for the Huron-Perth, which was held on October 20. There, the course was an ex- tremely difficult one, a few obstacles included a newly klowed field, a narrow railroad track, mud, strong piercing winds, and a mountain. None of these was enough to stop the teams however, and we produced two Huron-Huron-Perth Cham- pions, Kim Postil, injunior girl's division, and Janet Geilen, in midget girl's division. Agnes Van Esbroech also did extremely well, qualifying for W.O.S.S.A. in tenth place. The midget girl's team finished second, one point out of first place, while the boys also did extremely well, with Kevin Bestard and Steve Miller qualifying for W.O.S.S,A. Last Friday, we competed at W.O.S.S.A. near Alvinston. The midget girls, lead by Janet Geilen, Debbie Finkbeiner, Ann Muller, Kathy DeJong, Elaine Pfaff, Kathy Scott, and Chris Cathcart placed within the top seven teams, while Kim Postil and Agnes VanEsbroeck, placed exceptionally well, in a pack of over 100 runners. The boys did not let us doWn either, placing well within the top 35. The cross-country runners very much appreciate the time, effort and patience Mr. Fulop, the coach, showed, and sudden change in time-table scheduling we have recently ex- perienced. Given a confusing list of period changes, the students head to their lockers to collect their books for the morning classes, only to later find that they have the periods confused or the timetable has not been changed at all. This, of cours, could again be blamed on the students for their lack of attention, I will not deny this, but I cannot help but men- tion once more the neglect on the part of some teachers. Whatever the cause, we are left with mass confusion as students search for someone who might have a clue as to what is going on. This is perhpas a bit ex- aggerated; however, I feel it is worthy of attention, for I could list a good many students in predicaments somewhat similar to this. I realize that reading all the announcements from the of- fice would be a very lengthy process, but at least in this case the student would have only himself to blame. I will not speculate further on the cause, for I'm sure most students are aware of what is behind thiS, hat equally cer- tain that the powers that be, in their infinite wisdom, should be able to rectify this situation if they are made aware of it. See Our Complete Selection of Personalized Christmas Cards Make your selection from our catalogue in the comfort of your own livingroom Pick up and Delivery of Catalogue in Exeter — No Obligation (by International of Stratford) As warm, as sincere and as friendly as a handshake Phone 235-1331 The annual cake baking contest was held in room 224 Thursday afternoon under the approving eye of Mrs. Cameron. Twelve delicious entries were set out, studied and tasted by five judges who unstintingly gave of their time and appetites. First prize went to an artistic creation in the form of a train, made by Debbie Campbell, Joan Campbell, Nancy Stretton and Heather Wein, The cake was near-perfect in texture, crumb and volume, and certainly was delicious, Second prize went to a mouth- watering creation in the form of a doll (actually two dolls) made • by Cynthia Gunn, Zelda Inthout, Z Eleanor Johns and Janice . Ramer. Everyone agreed that 111-,11 the losing entries were also delicious. 3 The judging was done by Miss Gilleland, Mrs. Hern, Mr. Din- '117A nin, Mr. Murray and Mr. Al.-A Wooden. However, students • agreed that another onlooker, az Mr, Probizanski, ate more cake than all the judges put together. V-1-1 We now know who has the fastest fork at South Huron. ti Art, crafts ig club formed victriktiktiv 4415ottizeritt iimmliggwv41.,41,,,* support a new and worthwhile 4vtv.(74'-v 4P4V45(4V41v0^." Club, At an organization meeting Oc- tober 17, an Arts and Crafts club was formed. An election of of- ficers was held, with the following results: Chris Mineault, president; Ruby Beierling, secretary; Mary • Thompson, treasurer. At the second meeting of the club there was a discussion con- • cerning the crafts or projects to be carried out this semester, It ci was decided that the members 441% would begin with candle making and move on to macrame and petal dip flowers. The club hopes to cover ex- penses by selling these products, teez• so be prepared to do a little wA. buying in the neat future to help Outers club conquers rain, Bruce Trail Dissatisfied Announcements foggy g- EASY AS FALLING OFF :A LOG . . . to sell, buy, rent or hire via Want Ad in this Roper. The cost is small, the action FAST. Trained ad-takers await your call. "alte exeferZime.s-300ocafe 3-- 235-1331 because of this, neither snow, nor wind, nor mud, nor rain can stop a South Huron Cross-Country runner! H I itr is .7 41E I