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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1976-11-03, Page 18CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS coached by Murray Hunter of the history department, captured the junior boys Huron-Perth champion- ship held in St. Marys on October 20.' Next step is the Western Ontario meet which the t attend on Saturday. They 'are, left to rigl Passchier, Shane Purdo Kinahan, Keith Metzge Gamble,' Mr. Hunter, cos If you require financing to start, modernize or expand your business and are unable to obtain it el?ftwhere on reasonable terms and conditions or if you are interested irOhe FBDB management services of counselling and training or wish information on government programs available for your business, talk to our representative. FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 'BANK openin new door to small business Financial assistance • Management counselling • Management training Information on goVernment: • programs for, business • . • • • . Wayne Rounding one of our representatives will be at. The Bedford Hotel,.d0DERICH on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ofeaCh .month NOVEMBER 9th anO.A0VEMBER 23rd.:1 . For prior information call 211-5650 or write 1036 Ontario Street, Stratford MONUMENTS For sound counsel and a fair price on a moniunen correctly designed from quality material, rely of SKELTON MEMORIALS •qr Pat O'Hagan, Prop. ESTABLISHED OVER SIXTY YEARS WALKERTON . PHONE 881.0234 Of PAO* iietivEEN THE LCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO. WEDNESDAY, U NOYEMBEI Parent Teacher Parent-teacher consultation night was held at the F. E. Madill ,Secondary School on. Monday, October 25th. ,Over 250 parents responded to the invitation; which accompanied the progress report; to visit the school and discuss concerns with the subject teachers. The evening was arranged by the Guidance Services Department and involved 35 student secretaries and receptionists along with 12 student guides: All teachers_ were 'in attendance and many were "Book- ed" solidly , with interviews. It is hoped that this occasion will assist in the improvement of the achieve- ment and performance of students - as well as strengthen communica- tion and understanding between home , and school. Cross Country On Wednesday, October 20 the Haron-Perth, Cross Country champ- ionship meet was held at' the , Wildwood Conservation area at St. Mary's. There were eleven schoels in this conference. The teams from Madill represented our school very well. the midget and senior boys finished fourth in their. respective divisions. The senior girls finished third. The junior boys from Madill enjoyed the most success of the day with their victory in the junior' race. Congratulations team! KAREN RICHEY. Madill Before On the, inside cover of the 1970 yearbook of F. E. Madill stand a young woman and a young man. It is dusk and the sky is golden with its richness.. The couple stand erect, silhouetted against the horizon as they gazed together into the entrance of a school. It seems as though they are standing on the edge of time. Courier '70 gave a report on the Commencement of 1969. It was held on December 5, 1969 and for the first time it took place in the double gym., Mr. F. E. Madill was \ra guest speaker. ,The evening was. summarized quite nicely. The evening undoubtedly brought to ' mind many unforgettable memor- ies of past acquaintances and events at this school. I'm sure it will be a similar feeling, that circulates on November 12th, 1976 in the double gym for those that graduate. The unforgettable Pete SnoW was chosen as school leader. "Everyone knows and likes• Pete. Peter is one of the best athletes ever to come from F. E. Madill," a certain 'student had commented. Barb Dauphin held the title of School Queen. "Her winning personality and ready smile won her the title of Snow Queen of' Wingham as well as School Queen," commented a fellow student. Mr. G. 0. Phillips, principal of F. E. Madill stated in his address to the students "1969-1970 was the last year for the usual five year or• four year couries,,S.T. and T., or B. and C. branches. The next year, hopefully, students would be taking subjects of, interest to themselves resulting in individual time tables.' When I' was flipping through the pages of graduates I recognized several faces: Some are home economics teachers, some are farmers, quite a few are'teachers of some, sort. Most have married, others have gone out west and one former student I heard has been shipped off to Africa. Few of them had their future • down pat ,when composing the grad comments. There is still hope for us! We are the undecided majority. Pandora's Paint Box, Restricted Movie House and Judo were . • different extra-curricular activities that. were held in 1970 at F. E. Madill. • Taking a 'look at sports ....there was a tennis team consisting of three -team members and two coaches. The cross country teams-, really out did • themselves. the midget boys, senior boys and the girls cross country teams came home with Huron-Perth Champion- ship trophies. The junior boys cross country team' won Huron- Perth and the WOSSA champion- ship. Their coach was Mr. Young. 1970 was the year Mr. Dennis: coached the gymnastics teams along with the help of Miss Houston. There was a Theatre Hour Company presentation On. December 1st of 1969. Spirit Week was held October 20-24, 1969. Plenty of spirit had been displayed by the end of the week. The Molars (teachers) challenged the Californ- ia Cuties on February .14 of that year. To supplement the Christ- mas season a. Christmas party was held on December 19 of 1969. There were pie throwing contests, a kissing booth, "kiss me, .Sc", and a race similar to the ancient chariot' races. • Mrs. Tiffin . was pulled around in a little red wagon by sortie of her students, racing in a matter of life and death against her opponents. Her title was "Terrible Tiffin". She' was pulled through the .corridors of F. E. Madill wearing a hard helmet. There are different aspects of school life.' The. academic achieve- ment 'is only one of a great many Others. It is funny when looking back to grade nine. I don't 'remember the tinier of turmoil but rather the excitement I felt before my first 'school :dance.' I can't remember the first test I flunked, but always remember the first assignment I received from the school Page. The time I had writing and rewriting my article until I felt I had, it polished! We remember the.. good times we enjoyed and usually not. the bad. Students learn more from practical trial and error situations than can ever be learned from books. Miss Hardie graduated from F. E. Madill in 1970. Her favourite saying was "Doesn't it make ydu old?" Ask her about 1970. she has an inside story that will never be forgotten because she experienced it. MARY ANNE ALTON Town Members Are Lazy The big "trend" lately is to get, involved' with participaction. But, it is, not just a silly fad that will soon ,be forgotten. Take a good look at yourself. Do you like what you see? If not: get involveok. Do a little participaction, it just )inay help you live long enough to enjoy the next big "trend". • TOWN MEMBERS ARE BASICALLY LAZY! . , Participaction! Are you 'doing' it? Every morning 'dad' must go to' work so he jumps into the car and off' he ' goes. Whenever 'morn' needs a missing ingredient or hairspray or a pair of panty hose she jumps into the car and takes off to get them. Then, 'typical teenager' runs out of paper or ink or must take little brother or •sister to buy a popsickle so he grabs the, keys, jumps into the car and zooms away. Eventually 'dog' has to be exercised so someone jumps into the car and lets the pet run behind. These are typical examples of this and many town's `unparticip- acting' people: Surprisingly, city dwellers are generally more active than towns-folk. They consider walking to catch a bus or subway a minor part of their journey but we complain,, if we have to walk downtown which probably, isn't as far. When they finally reach their shopping spot they might walk miles to find what they are looking for. We hop out of our cars, run' into each store, and hop back into our car and 'move on until we get what we want.' Town eople are, complaining 0.4) about a la k of parking space on the main eet. If more of thee complainers would use Man Power to get their frail bodies to their destinations we wouldn't have to worry about parking space. There are many means of exercising Man Power. T1 and most common is the ti walk.. No one should I trouble with this method. naturally, like eating.. even vary it for interest skipping, hopping or dar you are ambitious you can your walk to a relaxing thrilling sprint. Both of 1 'get you to your goal quite Another excellent method is the bicycle. A bike can to most places with( needing gas or too man repairs. In the winter cross-country ski 'to you, ,tion for a change. There is no excuse for n the participaction move] will "make you feel bei better and be a better p Come on, all you' tow Get 'participactlng' I SALL Dance Friday, October 22 o'clock was the time of t school dance of the.year. of about 550 people dan music of the band Tabl( The band played a wide's popular music, and wa handle both slow and with equal dexterity. • The crowd seemed to band immensely judging spirited participation in dancing, clapping and listening. A total of abou made' overall. A special thanks is g the teacher chaperones a organizers who made such a success. And if you.had to miss don't make the same mi time. EILEEN FI! N.B. , If it's painful for you your . friends, you're, saf it; if you take the slighte in it, that's the time to tongue. 11/1adill Mirror 41, .1• INSPIRATION Do not look back on you!' happiness or dream of it in the -future. You are only sure of today; do not let,yourself be cheated out of it.