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Time flies fast ,daaing summer
holidays and it won't be long
before its back to school on Sep-.
tember G. The coming school
year takes us right into Canada's
Centennial celebrations and there
will be some special news this
fall for the five lulu a half million
children and teenagers attending
schools throughout the country.
School posters and classroom
posters will announce the news
irl SepteMber that all public and
high sehool students from six to
18 years of age will be invited to
participate in the Centennial
Athletic Awards program. There
will be three "compulsory"
events: one minute speed sit-up,
a 3.00 yard run, and a standing
broad jamp. Participants in the
awards program will choose one
additional event out of three "opt-
ioaiala" SWiiillning, skating or
Cross country run.
The .Centennial Commission,
with the Centennial planners of
'the provinces, decided on this
broad program for schools so
that all children in the country
1,voil Id have the oppeatunity to;
take an active part ill the Cen-
tennial. (A separate program
along the seine lines has been
approved for . those atteading
schools for retarded children.)
The standards for every age,
six to 18, by which particiPaats.
will be judged in the compulsory
events are those aeveleped by the
Canadian Association for Health
Physical Education and Reereas
tion (CAAP11.13.)•
In the optional events the
swiminiag standards are those of
the Canadian. Amateur Swimming
Association. For skating; tae0
Canadian Amateur speed Skat-
ing Association standards will
be used. No Canadian standards
for a cross country run have
ever been developed before so the
Centennial ComIlliSsion, has
tested groups of school children
of various ages in the Ottawa
area and has set up special ones
for the 1967 program.
The department of education,
in each province will be sending,
out teachers' manuals to schools
for 'the beginning of the fall term,
Teachers also will receive class
record sheets and each student
will receive a wallet size card
SO that he can keep his score
during the centennial athletic
events which may be run off
between Sept. 6, 1966 and De-
ember 31, 1967.
Gold, silver and bronze Cen-
tennial crests for achievement
will go to outstanding athlets
in the awards program. If a
student does not achieve stand-
ards in athletic events to merit
a .gold, silver Or bronze award
he will, receive a red crest for
participation and at least a pas-
sing mark in all events.
The Commission and the Pro-
vinces, in planning the Centen-
nial Athletic Awards Program,
selected events that would re-
quire no special athletic equip-
ment and that would be suitable
for maximum participation. Ail
administration will be handled
through the provincial depart-
ments of education. Teachers
will conduct the compulsory
events but a teacher may dele•
gate anyone to conduct optional
events.
The planing of the program
has been done with sports direc-
tors of the provinces and ter-
'ritories and various Canadian
sports organizations and, with the
approval of all provinces and ter-
ritories plus the Department of
Indian Affairs, the Department of
National Defence (responsible
for Canadian schools overseas),
and the Department of Northern
Affairs (which aanunisters
schoos in the territories and
Arctic Islands.)
So there is something special
to look forward to, on and after
September 6. I have been saying
all along that everybody can take
part in the Centennial celebrat-
ions and the athletic awards pro-
gram is just one of the many
opportunities for school children
to be involved in Canada's
birthday party.
WALTON
17th And Boundary
U.C.W. Meeting
The 17th and Boundary Unit of
Duff's -UICSW, Walton held their
meeting at the.home of Mrs. Wm.
Murray. Twelve members were
in attendance and responded to
the roll call with a verse on
"dominion", Two visitors were
present.
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8eripture reading was JC144 .
0:7-14, Mrs. A. Clarke gave the
topic, "The Duty To Know",
taken from the daily study Bible,
airs George Williamson preani.
ed for the business period, Mrs:
Harvey Craig led a discussion on
11E; plowing match supper. There
will be no meeting of the unit in
August.
The collection received was
dedicated by the singing of hymn
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