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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1976-05-19, Page 20STEPHENSON'S. Bakery Grocery Lump Charcoal 10 lbs. Alymer Catsup Limit 2 per customer Canned Coca-Cola Van Camp, Pork & Beans 14 oz. 25 oz. 1.29 73' 3„89. 2 /75" 1)hoo.e. 881.9116. Free Delivery vimegmek. 20—THE BRUSSELS POST, MAY 19, 197%3 MeC-utcheon Groce Madill News Student in, Recently, I represented Ontario at a National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C. There were over 250 American delegates and only 10 Canadian attending this conference. Ihave never felt so wonderfully patriotic before. When you live among your. own people everyday, your patriotism is never really tested. Every morning high school students stand at attention (actually it is at ease) and LISTEN (or day dr earn) while our national anthem is being played. What a bore! While I was in Washington D.C. I discovered how much I appreciated being a Canadian citizen. When the Americans sang their national anthem and "America the Beautiful" it hurt me deep inside. I felt an urge to -blurt out and sing "0! Canada" as loud as I could. But, because I , was only a guest I had to think twice before doing this. I hadn't realized how much I missed French Club has gourmet dinner US appreciatesCanada Canadian soil until we visited the Canadian Embassy. Two blocks away I saw the Canadian flag blowing. A sense of excitement overpowered me. During the last evening of the conference there was a large banquet. When theAmericans had sung 'their anthem and repeated the pledge of allegiance, I thought'how lovely it would be if the Canadians requested "0! Canada". Apparently I wasn't the only true blue patriot in the crowd. The. Alberta delegate stood up and requested our anthem. Among 250 American 4 -Hers the ten Canadians stood tall and sang our national anthem bold and clear with pride in every word. When I sat down as I - glanced from province to province down the table, a glow seemed to radiate from our faces. I felt a sense fo well being overwhelming me. Meanwhile the Americans Tuesday, May 4th, members of the Senior French Club of Madill Seondary School, Janet Cardiff, Brian Wall, Jim Ritter, Carey Purdon, Judy Nicholson, Brenda MacDonald, Trudy Holmes, Allan MacConnell, Joyce Ireland, Barbara Hawthorne, Evelyn Morin, Janice Rae and Mrs.• Emerson journeyed to London to enjoy a gourmet dinner at the • I was scared last Monday night. I was presenting a brief before Warren Allmand, Solicitor- General of Canada. Solicitor- General of Canada? Monday morning assemblies seem "small time" compared to this. There had been a time when I was . nervous about speaking in front of my peers. After all, there were 1300 of them all staring at me, all waiting for me to put my foot in my mouth: but they didn't• expect me to say anything intelligent. Here I was expected to look, act and speak intelligently. So we tried. I must tell you that this is a joint effort; Susan Adams, your new Student Council President and I presented a brief concerning the "Peace and Security Bill" currently being passed in parliament. To those of you who don't read, our brief concerned' the abolition of capital punishment. Both of us have felt strongly for a long time that capital punishment is inhuma ne Every few months someone starts talking about the apathy in our school. Well,l would like to tell you about apathy in our community. I'm sure any student can tell you about his/her confrontations with his/her parents and over his/her dress. Susan and I, thinking that this was a somewhat formal occasion donned dresses. Apparently the other 99% of the Carime Restaurant. They had also as guests Kathy Pattison, Mrs, Hopper, Mrs. Machan and Mr. and Mrs. Campeau. The group had looked forward to this evening and were more than pleased with the French cuisine and enjoyed watching the preparation of the special dishes. This• was our best French meal so far. people there didn't feel that way. I see nothing wrong with that except that their opinions and ideas had the same dishevelled air to them. Susan and I thoroughly researched our brief; our thoughts were methodically set • out. Mr. Allmand was bombarded by questions that had been asked before by other confused citizens. Many of the people questioning him had never read the bill, or as Mr. ,Allmand said, they had read inaccurate newspaper reports. Mr. Allmand tried to explain his position and he was met with closed ears. The people who demanded answers, (they did not ask; I was shocked at some people's impolite demands) never listened to Mr. Allmand's reply. I do not pretend to understand everything • that the, Bill or .Mr. Allmand proposes, but I totally, misunderstood many of the adults at the meeting. I am part of an age group that many adults claith to - be illiterate, sloppy, and unmanageable. I may be some, or all of those things, but I was taught to have. an open mind. I'd like to know why some of those people acted in the totally irrational, overemotional manner in which they did. Susan and I were very sincere in our thoughts: I have my doubts about my community. Marilyn Congram thought we had done such a good • job they wanted an encore. It just so happend I had a Canadian flag in my purse from that afternoon. We walked to the front of the banquet hall and holding the flag , in front of us, sang our centennial song "Can-a-da". Believe it or not we received a standing ovation. The thundering applause and blue dots from all the flashes dazed us' for a moment. We had represented Canada properly. This I was sure of. Mary Anne Alton Qualification for living? The Supreme Irony of Life - "A man has to cons-near the end of it before he acquired enough experience and wisdom to qualify himt begin the process of living." Hugh MacLennan (Two Solitudes) What are our qualifications for living? Teenagers like me have few. We are here -- we exist -- therefore we live. But as far as our qualifications? What are our parents' qualifications? Our grandparents? Hey, what am I talking about? We don't need qualifications to live. No government will pass legislation saying "In order to live you must " Imagine the outcry--the indignation-- about the treatment of human life. Yet all around us people are dying--dying needlessly because of suicides, 'cancer due to smoking, cirrhosis of the liver due, to drinking, and many other causes. These peo ple who moke and drink to excess felt the5Aeed of a crutch to help them live. The people who take their own lives opt out altogether. But tell me, what is the secret of a successful life? Come to think of it, what is a successful life? I suppose there are as many answers as there are people reading this article. To me, what living is all about is to have a successful life by your Own standards. I think the secret of living is to set goals which suit your own qualificatiTis for living, - to make them not.too high -- or too low. And if everyone could leave 'life knowing they accomplished these goals, I think they would be happy.. It's important for teenagers like me to get their goals straightened out, to discover what's best for them. It's even more important when you are in the parents' generation. By the time you are in the grandparent generation, I think you have a clue as to what is going on. McLennan said that not before you reach the end of life do you know how to live 'it. Those of us who are younger have to put a little extra effort into learning how to live. Yet--how many of us do? Is it really worth it to you? Marjorie Powell Club News The Amateur Radio Club, recently received its 1i, cerise from the Department of Communi- cations, the assigned call letters being VE3SSW. The members of the club are learning Morse code and in the future hope to. study the electronic theory in preparation for the Department of Communi- cations examination: If successful, they will be granted the privilege Of code and voice contact with "hams" in Canada, the U.S, and around the world, The Club is• looking forWard to next fall when we hope to have the 'station "On the air" froin the school. Centrailia. College oPAgricultural Technology in the Agricultural MICHAEL BLAKE son of JOHN AND IRENE BLAKE of #2, Business Management program. United Cooperatives of Ontario in Brussels recently graduated from Michael plans to work for the Mr's. EMERSON MITCHE from Centralia Collep, Mangement program. 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