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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1976' PAGE ELEVEN THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, .LLICKNOV/m ONTARIO
teache'r Interview
MR. GIBSON
Mr. George Gibson a science
teacher at Madill is also a part-time
cash crop farmer. He • teaches -
grade 11 Biology, Grade 10 Science
and Grade 10 Occupatiens. He has
taught for 8 years at Madill and at
Lucknow High School for 3 years.
Mr. Gibson's home 'town is
Amberley and he attended high
school in Lucknow.. 'From high
school he was educated at Western
where he received his B.A. Later
he took a semester at GuelPh.
"Lead an uncomplicated life"
said Mr. Gibson.' Mr. Gibson is a
Taurus who's favourite colour is
brown or beige. Whether this has
any relevance to his part time
career or not...I don't know. Mr.
Gibson had a chance to fly to New
Brunswick last weekend to have a
lobster dinner but it rained and he
now has to stay 'at home' and work
on the land. Besides that he likes
all food. When asked if he had any
pets he replied, "No, not really. I
sold my cattle a year ago and
haven't missed them since." His
favourite magazine is MacLeans,
but he never reads a magazine for
more than 15 minutes at a time so
you must base your opinion on this
fact. TV on the other hand he does-
, n't watch at all."Dr.Zchivago" and •
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid" stand out in Mr. Gibson's
mind as two 'good movies...worth
seeing a second time. 'Jaws" in
his opinion was' 'the worst movie
he'd ever seen and can't figure out
why one would pay money to see it.
He reasoned .that it was too
predictable. Mr. Gibson has read
"Grapes of Wrath" more than once
and' it still holds his interest as a
true claisic. When .1 'asked Mr,
anon if there was one place in the
world he'd like to visit, he replied
"Not Florida!". Mr. Gibson went
to, Florida during Christmas holi-
days and apparently it wasn't all
he'd hoped for. It was cold. After.
he thought for a while , he , said
"Maybe Alberta, Manitoba or •
Barbados, but home always looks
reasonably good."
Mr. Gibson stated that he was
comfortable with the role he played
at Madill. Promotion is the—last
thing in his. mind as far as making
life more complicated. One thing
that bothers Mr. Gibson though is
the attitude of some students that
high marks don't matter. "More
and more marks are going, to.be the
only way some will get enrolled in
university or later -getting' a job."
Mr. Gibson enjoys his work. He
laughingly remarked "I come 'to
school 5 days a' week. At least 3
days out of 5 I am, going 'to have
fun'. If ' I don't, I', won't bother
coming to school." • He also: has a
suggestion for students "It is
easier to smile than frown."
When commenting on school'
spirit, he stated that school spirit
does not, change from year to year.
"The student council is ,over
concerned about the lack of
participation. At a smaller school it.
'would be worse because everyone
would haye to be involved.. At
Madill it is better situated because.
everyone has, the freedom of Choice
and . no one is forged, into
something."
Concerning the educational bud-
get cut-back Mr.. Gibson said
"cut-backs hurt everyone and
eventually schools will run out 'of
supplies."
• Mr. Gibson is, the father of an
8-year-old girl and"a 77 year-old boy'
and the husband of a nurse .who
prefers driving a tractor to nursing,
in most cases. , Mr. Gibson said
when he was in university he
wasn't sure what he was, going to
do, but since his three sisters_ and
two brothers-in-law were ,teachers,
and he figured he'd be best at it, he
decided 'to become. a teacher.
This next 'is really a scoop! Litre
did the students at Madill realize
that their favourite science teach-
ers have a gambling joint in room
.130. Maybe I've exaggerated a bit,
but to be truthful, the science
department actually places bets on
the 'price of corn. They have a
dinner in June when they must pay
the difference of the . actual price
and their bet. You learn something
new every day. .
•,
MARY ANNE ALTON.
Editorial
kecently in English class we read
a play written by George Bernard
Shaw, called Pygnialion: Basically
it was the story of how Professor
Higgins, a phonetic teacher, took a
poor, ignorant flower-girl, Eliza
Doolittle, and educated her 'by
teaching, her to speakproper
English. After six months of
arduous practice, Eliza was able to
pass as a princess at the balli Later
she exclaimed, "What ' have you
done to me?" What have you left
me fit for?" She was unable- to
adapt to the new life or return to
her old way of living. A fairytale? I
think this is a danger in any type of
education. We tend to' become
restless- and discontented with our
present way of living. Often we
feel superior to' Our . peers and
families who have less education
and perhaps we' even find ourselves
in a higher or different social class. •
It is really difficult to return to old
habits once you have been, intro-
'duced to new ones and sometimes
it impossible - as it was for Eliza.
Is it better to remain uneducated:
and content, then? After all new
ideas also bring unique problems to
solve. Education presents conflicts
which are foreign and confusing to
deal with. Sometimes education
seems like two Opposing magnets
which pull student and family apart
and the force can get so strong that
it is impossible to' become one
again. •
Is this wrong? Does. it make
more• sense to let the individual
decide his own values and follow
them wherever they, may take him?
Education only enlightens, a per-
son, he or she must make the final
decision as to what they will
pursue. I feel any person has the
right to make just such a choice.
It must be rewarding yet difficult
task for all teachers to introduce
What could be a new Way, of life to
their students. The teaching could
bring 'discontentment of the soul -
ati emotion which is unable to be
masked for long. Or, taking amore
positive attitude, they may provide
many new roads for you to follow.
guess it depends on *hat
standard you have set for yourself -
Interview
Are you involved in a 5Jub, if so,
which onc?, If' not, why not?
Interviewer; Marilyn Murray.
Anne Marie Mahe: "No, I
haven't got time but I don't think
they're' a. waste." ,
Heather Neilson: "No, I haven't
•got time. I don't really.' t
Liz Armstrong: "I'm' in a , few
clubs, but' the, best of 'those is
school page, of course. It seemed
like the most interesting, to me at
the first of the year."
Rod Simpson: "Yes, I'm in the
Home Ec. Club and Glee Club.
Help!!"
Marg Wesselink: "No, I do my
homework and stuff like that."
Karen Richy: "No, I have to
go right home after school."
Shiela Maclntyre: "No, I don't
know,. I usually just sit 'around
outside. I don't 'like going to
them."
Marilyn Sproul: "No, I'm not in
school clubs. I never knew when
they started."
Marilyn Congram: "Yearbook,
Creative Writing, Debating, School
'Page. Somebody has to do' them
and 'they're a lot of fun after the
work is done."
Gail MacPherson:' "Drama, for-
what you want for yourself and
future. But if you find you are
discontented, realize . there is an
alternative. Shaws play was later
turned into a hit musical and also a
motion picture entitled "My Fair
Lady". Its basic theme is 'Class
mobility is Possible but depends on
your speech'.. . Pygmalion brought
Galatea to life, Higgins made Eliza
a living lady and education can do
the same for you if you let it.
JOAN LEISHMAN, Editor.
mal; to get involved and show
school spirit." •
Warren MacDonald: "I'm head
of the Formal committee. I was
dragged.by my heels till I joined."
Mary Fadie: "Cheerleading,
Drama, Debating,. It adds More
interest toichool life. It will make
for good' memories when I'm old
and. gray." . '"•
Lois McLaughlin.: "No, I thought
I'd just slack off this year." (Lois is
our president this year and she's
done a great job).
Torn Graham: "I played football.
It's very enjoyable (especially the
bus rideS)and you get to meet a lot
of people." . r'
John Hamilton; "Formal com-
mittee. Got to set an example for
grade nine, besides, I got talent."
Ean Macbonald:"Curlint. It's
a very active_ sport and it is
something I like."
.Bruce Jermyn: "Sports. Caskan-
ette said, 'Do it, Or Else'."
15th In Province,
Madill" has once again placed
extremely well in the Euclid
mathematics contest. This year it
placed 38th in the province, and for
-the second, year in a row, first in the
zone. . 205 schools competed
altogether.
Madill owes' much of its success
this year to the excellent showing
of Tainata HayeS, a 16-year-old girl
in grade 12. She plated first out of
all of the contestants from the 11,
schools in our ,zone and tied with 3
others for 15th in. Ontario 'out of
1,393 Contestants.
Madill's score was composed of
the scores of Tamara Hayes,
Sandra Finlay and John Day.
Sandra Finlay also placed on the
zone honour roll. Our fourth place
finisher, Stan Loree also did well.
Congratulations to, these people on
their, success.-
ORDON'T. WRAY. •