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ARC LITTLE THEATRE presented their premiere performance at
the annual meeting of the Association for the Mentally Retarded. A
scene from 'Snow White and Nine Dwarfs' shows Prince Charming,
Stan Pickering; Snow White. Gwen Richter; and dwarfs, Cam
Define, Leslie East, Doug Deline, Dorothy Schultz and Eddie
Dwinelle,
ARC Little Theatre holds premiere
and cackling laugh sent chills up
the spines of a captivated
audience.
The nine dwarfs, Doc, Grumpy,
Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy,
Dopey , Bob Fry and Lloyd
Miller, were portrayed by Leslie
East, Marg Kehn, Terry Gibbs,
Eddie Dwinelle, Doug Deline,
Cam Deline, Judy Tedball, Gloria
Chambers and Dorothy Schultz,
They trooped through their parts
with ease and a great deal of fun.
Taking the part of Snow White
Young plan
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About 20 young people from
Caven Presbyterian Church,
Exeter and Carmel Presbyterian
Church, Hensall, will stage a
Wake-a-thon this weekend to
raise money for relief in
Guatemala.
Starting at 6 a,m. Friday
morning they will stay awake
until Saturday noon.
Friday night will be spent at
theehurch where the youngsters
will play games and listen to
records to keep them awake.
Doug Dalrymple, leader of the
`group, will join them in their
enterprise, and Mrs. Dalrymple
will help them cook breakfast
Saturday morning.
Anyone wishing to sponsor a
member or make a donation to
Guatemala relief may call the
Dalrymples at 235-1967.
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Mr, & Mrs. Bill Morley returned
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They went on a four days cruise
on the Emerald Seas out of
Nassau and spent the rest of the
time touring around Key West,
Winter Haven. Cape Canaveral
and other places.
Mrs. John Scott and boys spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr,
Mrs. David Scott, Nobleton.
Mr, & Mrs. Ernest Ferguson
travelled to Sarnia on Wednesday
to attend their nephew's funeral.
Rob Morley left Saturday for a
holiday in Florida.
& Mrs. Tony Damen and
family, London were Sunday
evening supper guests with Mr. &
Mrs. John A. Damen.
Corporal & Mrs, Don Davies
and family, Port Lambton were
Saturday evening and Sunday
guests with Mr. & Mrs. MacLeod
Mills.
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Ferguson
visited Sunday with Mrs, Wilma
Gowan and Murray, London
t owns hip.
Friday evening supper guests
with Mr, & Mrs. Hamilton
Hodgins were Mr. & Mrs. Fred
Mardlin and girls, Wesley, and
Mrs, Minnie Mardlin, London.
They were celebrating Sharon's
birthday.
Sunday supper guests were Mr.
& Mrs. Ray Mills, Centralia,
Bruce Mills and Linda
Coughtrey, London and Cpl. &
Mrs. Don Davies and family,
Port Larnbton.
BY
MR. FLORENCE HENDRICK
Sometimes when my mind
wonders I think of that time, over
half a century ago, when I was a
young teacher in a little country
school not far away from Exeter,
I had been hired by the trustees
of the school section at the
magnificent salary of $1000. My
I duties were to teach the students
and keep the schoolroom clean,
So, I went forth, armed with my
timetable, my new World
Encyclopedia, and my set of
hooks for each class. The first
day was terrifying, The children
were all grouped about the entry
to greet the new teacher. With
heart pounding I walked in.
"Good morning girls and boys
," I was so excited I didn't see
the front platform and over it I
sprawled, books, lunch box and a
bunch of flowers flying in every
direction. Embarrassed, I picked
myself up and I remember there
wasn't one snicker from the back
of the room.
I rang the bell and each child
took their favorite seat, The Bible
was read, the Lord's prayer
repeated and the day was begun.
By GORDON MORLEY
Mr. & Mrs, George Prest spent
last weekend in the United States.
Danny Lewis and Larry Fenton
are holidaying in Florida.
In the Middlesex typing
competition, Cindy Prest got first
in the Junior Division and Kim
Morley, third.
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Steeper of
Exeter were Saturday visitors
with Mrs. Marjorie Steeper and
Leslie.
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Fenton visited
recently with Mr. & Mrs. George
Prest in the evening.
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Trevithick
attended the funeral of Edward
Walper held at the M. Box & Son
Funeral Home, Parkhill,
Tuesday afternoon,
Charles Corbett has started
making maple syrup in February
this year. Earliest on record for
him,
Mrs. 'B. Carson and Kathleen
Morley were dinner guests
Sunday with Mrs. Violet Allison.
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Wright arrived
home Friday after enjoying a
vacation in Florida.
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Once again. I see those bright
little laces. all 26 of them, from
the big girls in the entrance class
down to the tiny beginners .
eight classes not grades) all to
he kept busy through the whole
day.
"Everyone take out your books
and slates." What a hustle. I can
still hear the sound of those
scratching slate pencils as they
wrote their copies or did their
sums.
Then, up to the front they came
standing in line for their reading,
spelling or to correct their arith-
metic, The little ones were taught
from large white cards sounding
out the words, m-a-t, c-a-l.
At last it was time for the
children to leave, I cleaned off the
blackboards and swept the floor.
Never again did a day seem so
long!
Do you remember those old one
morn schools, the front and side
blackboards with a shelf to hold
the chalk and brushes, the
platform at the front with the
teachers desk, the high cupboard
for library hooks and supplies,
the four high side windows, the
rows of seats and the big black
stove at the pack which ate up
huge blocks of wood to keep us
warm?
Then there were the coat
hooks at the back and the shelves
to hold the lunch boxes. This was
our school with its never to be
forgotten smell of chalk dust,
drying clothes, lunches and apple
cores,
Outside were the school
grounds, where we played and
ate our lunches on warm days
under the trees, the flower beds,
and the two privies, each in op-
posite corners of the yard,
Those were wonderful years
and I remember so well the social
life of the section, going home
with the children for supper,
staying all night and walking to
school with them in the morning.
There were other little affairs,
square dancing in the farm
kitchens, and parties now and
then. The teachers convention in
the fall was the first holiday of
the year,
Most dreaded of all was the
inspector's visit when I trembled
along with „„the children. They
always seethed to forget all they
ever knew and did their worst
that day, 1-le was Mr. John Elgin
Tom from Goderich, a bearded
dapper little gentleman who
judged whether or not you were
fit for your job.
The Christmas concert was the
highlight of the year with
practising going on weeks before
as the children prepared their
recitations. songs. drills and
dialogues. And what excitement
'then the great night came with
crowds of people and the arrival
of Santa Claus with gifts and
candy'
During the long winter months
we skated on ponds in the fields,
played in the snow banks. or on
stormy days, stayed inside and
played games and tick-tack-toe
on the blackboard.
Then at last Spring arrived and
the Easter holidays, Arbour Day
came when we tidied up the yard
and made a trip into the hush
afterward, That day, too, the
more daring took off their shoes
and stockings and let the grass
tickle their barefeet.
When the school year ended we
had a school picnic with races
and prizes at Grand Bend. The
entrance class went to the near
by town to write their exams and
the others went happily home for
their summer holidays.
All those happenings were an
important part of the life of the
community! Now, after all these
years, I think of those days when
I was only a few years older than
my pupils and wonder if in some
way perhaps I helped them
through the problems of their
future years, I wonder if they
remember their childhood
friendships and the good times
they had mixed up with their
little scrapes and troubles. And I
wonder if they remember that
terrible article I had to use on
occasion, the strap.
How times have changed! The
little, old schoolhouses are gone
now or have been made into
family homes. The children no
longer walk to school but are
transported by buses to the
beautiful central schools with
only one grade to a room, and a
whole staff of teachers.
The system is all changed. No
more teaching sounds from Mr.
Tom's cards, There's the new
math, the metric systemand
many other changes. But I don't
think the children are happier
now than they were before. And
sometimes I think the old
teaching method of the three R's
was all right and that in those old
schoolhouses we learned a great
deal about the fundamentals of
life.
Yes, the old ways are gone, but
is it any better now? '
By MRS. STAN PRESZCATOR
Margaret Haist, Caledonia,
spent the weekend with her
parents Mr. & Mrs. Earl Heist
and Uncle Wm. Mountain.
Mr. & Mrs. Stan Preszcator,
Lorna, Brenda and Barbie
Glanville were Wednesday
evening visitors with Ted Van
Romphey, Dashwood.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Glanville,
Jody and Rhondi, Parkhill, and
Mrs. Elaine Foran, Robert
England and Robert Jr., Huron
Park, were Sunday visitors with
Mr, & Mrs. Stan Preszcator and
girls.
Mrs. Irene O'Neil, Parkhill,
and Milton Gower, Huron Park,
were Tuesday evening guests
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monthly meeting at Trivitt Parish Hall. Enjoying a cup of coffee before
the meeting care Mrs. Edgar Cudmore, Mrs. George Anderson and
Miss Marion Bissett. One hundred and twenty dollars was collected for
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There's a new theatre in the
area, and James Murphy and the
Huron Country Playhouse better
look out!
Friday night, ARC Little
Theatre gave a premiere per-
formance of 'Snow White and the
Nine Dwarfs' at the Dashwood
Community Centre.
The original production,
directed by Laurie Khattar, was
a smash hit and was performed
at the annual meeting of the local
Association for the Mentally
Retarded to a large and en-
thusiastic crowd.
The actors, all in the ARC
training program, turned in a
fine performance. Particularly
praiseworthy was Colleen Carter
as the wicked queen, turned
witch. Her sinister appearance
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Members of Exeter and district
Christian Women's Club donated
$120.00 to Compassion for
Guatamala relief at their
meeting held Friday at ;'the
Anglican Parish Hall.
The regular get-to-gether was
opened with a half hour social
time, and a sing song led by Mrs.
Shirley Luther with Mrs. Betty
Smith accompanying on the
piano.
After devotions, given by Mrs.
Dorothy McAuley, on the "Secret
of a Christian Life", Mrs. Gwyn
Whilsmith told of her experiences
of holidaying at the Christian
guest house called 'Willowbank'
in Bermuda. She recounted the
pleasures of meeting the many
interesting people who vacation
there.
Mrs. Dorothy Bullock, ac-
companied by Mrs, Leila Fink-
beiner, , sang "Everything is
Possible with God", Mrs. Muriel
Cudmore closed with prayer.
Two new residents Mrs. Pat-
tison and Mr. Muir were
welcomed to the Home at Mon-
day's program. Mrs. Mary
Broadfoot, of Kippen, Frank
Forrest of Hensall and Norman
Speir provided the old tyme
music. The Clinton Christian
Reformed volunteers assisted
with the activities and helped to
lead the sing song.
Coloured slide pictures of
parades at Clinton, Exeter,
Hayfield and Goderich were
shown at the "Family Night"
program with special musical
numbers by Eunice Batkin and
Mrs. Elsie Henderson.
Tables of bridge, euchre and
crokinole were played at games
day with donations received for
the hospital fund,
Mrs. Davis, Mrs, Henderson
and Jake Roorda shared the
playing of the organ for the
monthly program of organ
music, Thursday afternoon,
was Gwen Richter; Queen, April
Holmes; Lady Jane, Karen
Whitmore; Lady Margot, Colleen
Carter; Voice of mirror, Cam
Deline; maid, Eleanor Gordon,
and Prince Charming, Stan
Pickering.
One can only hope that after
such a successful beginning, the
ARC Little Theatre will stage
more plays for area residents,
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