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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1976-11-10, Page 14"GI POURTR EN THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1976 Even though recently we hear less 'and less about the women's movement, the flesh has not healed regarding many, of their demands as equals. A lot of the cute little cliches cease to appear as buinper stickers and slogans, yet have their meaning instilled in the mind of every active Member of the • last decade. Here at or F. E., just .five years /ago, there WS a trend which seemed to coincide with the women's shouts. In the' 1972-73 school year there was a drastic change with the introduction of the . credit system. Also during that year open technical courses were introduced. 'In preceeding years it was possible for a female to' enroll in Tec. courses but very few ever did - mainly because they come as a package deal. During year I you were required to take seven shop subjects including blue print read- ing, < auto mechanics, drafting, electricity, sheet metal, machine shop and woodworking, each taken for approximately five weeks of the year. This was worth two credits. Then in year II you could select the four areas which were of most /hiterest to you. During Year III and IV one specific technical course was studied so the student was able to apply himielf in that single area. This is fantastic training for guys who want an intense knowledge on the technological spectrum, but what about the girls who just wants .to know .what happens when you turn on the key or how to identify a spark plug? Thus, came the prelude of ' general shop courses which were not' 'open to anyone previously taking a technical subject; limiting the male participation greatly. This year the only surviving course of such a 'nature is Auto 301. The course is designed.to offer the basic fundamentals of the automobile. Study areas include the construc- tion and operation of the fourstroke internal combustion engine (no further explanation needed for all you girls, I'm sure.) and also service work. home has developed ,into a plant jungle -- her hobby being plants. Miss Clark has travelled to twenty-two different ' countries, in the world, some of which include, Canada from coast to coast, Middle and ,Western United States, Mexi- co, the countries of. Europe. she has sailed, camped, flown, gone by ' bus and hiked. 'Her personal philetop `to take one • day at a- time.' We welcome Miss Clark to our school and wish her much success in all the future holds for her. JUDY MALDA. • 'There are thirty-one" females enrolled in the' class taught by Mr. ,J. Bakalaar . and six males. Generally speaking the girls marks tend to be higher and they seem to be very enthusiastic with the program. Mr. Bakalaar explained that the male population within the class react favourably toward' the girls, but act remarkably shyer. Really this is just another effort to expand equal education possibil- ities. General knowledge in dealing with the always used (and seldom working) automobile is imperative for' every, driver male or female. Besides, think of all the benefits this course, Auto 301, will bring! Next time there is a snow storm and yotir wife has car trouble, you won't have to turn off 'Another World', or take off your apron and trudge through that knee-deep white stuff. Now all you have to do it answer the phone and tell her confidently but firmly, 'Do your thing, dear!' , JOAN LEISHMAN, Editor. A House fin A Cornfield A HOUSE IN A CORNFIELD Often, we as, students, wonder how others look upon us. Just how important are we and our opinions? As a product of.today's society, the student can no longer be classed as just a 'dumb student'; if ever we , were, because today perceptive, responsible, young adults are being churned out. Young people are concerned with pending current issues and are no longer going to settle with having the 'wool pulled over our eyes.' We are aware of what is going, on around us and are `already searching for a caravan of bandages to help heal the fractures of our system. Not far from my, home a man has built :a house.. He comes from the city where he had, through his business, amassed a small fortune. His household was one of luxuty and convenience, yet he wanted to get closer to the land. With this in mind this business •man bought a farmer's cornfield -and built his second home. Cases similar to this one have be- en witnessed the country over; there have been out cries but in most places, little, or nothing is being done about this situation., In Canada; unlike many other countries, we enjoy an abundance of food. We do 'not have to beg from our brother and sister nations, our larders .are full and overflow- ing, food in Canada is taken for granted. However, this situation may come, to an end sooner than many of us dare to think. Many people and businesses; as well as believing that food is unlimited, also label our Canadian farm land as dispensible. The most productive areas of our country are used for both' commercial • and residential construction, while less arable areas in the north and east are diligently avoided. Good farm land is rapidly disappearing. This claiming of farm land for other purposet is of course nothing new. Since the first French explorers built their forts on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, this reclaimation and building has become an on-going process. However, now this process has gone too far, consnming twentyfour acres of farm land every hour, and pushing farmers to poorer land in the north and east. Along with decreasing the am- ount of productive farmland in production, urban sprawl forces land prices to a point so high that farming becomes an uneconomical business. Farmers cannot afford to start or expand their businesses so decide to sell instead, allowing industry to entry. - • We as 'Canadians have a reputation for 'helping to feed the world. But how long can we do this, let alone feed ourselves if we use all our farmland ' for other purposes? We must all stand behind any government legislatidn on this point, 'for our saket and those of our children. Not far from my home a city man has built a house. 'If we all stand together, his could be the' last! ,KEN de BOER; Milk. Meet 76 Ninety-two students and teach- ers travelled to Maple Leif Gardens on 'Tuesday, November' 2, to see Milk Meet -- the internation- al gyninastic meet. Ten countries were represented: Japan, Hung- ary, Romania, Switzerland, U.S.A., West Germany, Great Britain, Poland, Czechoslavakia and of course Canada. Each country was represented by one male and one female gymnast. We were all captivated by, Canada's female gymnast, the elf-like Elfi Schegel. Elfi is a cute' 12 year old blonde, 4 foot 5 inches tall with 69 pounds of determina- tion. Every time she was introduced the crowd of 16,100 people would burst into wild applause. She proved that she is going to be one of the up and coming stars by winning the vaulting with the top score of 9.40.' per vault was a one-and-a-half sommersault in the pike position. No, 'one who was there will ever forget the look of grim determina- tion on her face as she raced down the' runway toward the vaulting box. Elfi: also showed us she is going to star on the floor exercises by including a' double' twist in her floor routine. In this event she finished fourth over all. DOn't let anyone tell you that she won't be ready for Moscow in 1980! The overall ladies' champion was Romania's Teodora Ungureanu. In case you have forgotten, she won the bronze and silver medal at the Montreal Olympics. Second place went to West Germany's Andrea Sieger. Third, was awarded to Czechoslavakia's Anna Pohludkova who was one of the Montreal Olympic veterans in the meet. Elfie was only twenty points behind for fourth place. Our pommel horse boys from Madill were ecstatic to 'see' Canada's men representative Phil- ip Delesabe win the pommel horse event with a top score of 9.50 Philip is a rising star for the men's team. He is 17 years old and hails front Victoria. The pommel horse is his speciality. He did 'very well in the all round championship tying for third place with last years winner Eberhord Gienger of West Germany. Watch for Philips name again at France World Champion- ship in 1978 and at. MoscOw in 1980. The men's events were captured by the crowd pleasing Koji Guisheken of Japan. He is 20 years old anclovon the all Japan youth gymnastics tournament. Second place went, to the representative from Czechoslovakia, Juni Tabak. 'All in all,. it was4a, night to be remembered. Let's hope it inspires our gymnate to higher things. INSPIRATION When down in the mouth, remember Jonah -- he came out all right. , -found among papers in Thomas Edison's desk. The trouble with life, you're halfway through before you realize it's one of those do-it-yourself deals; Teacher Interview . MISS CAROLYN CLARK There is one teacher in .our school presently not known by too many students. She can be find in that tiny cold office in the' corner of gym 228. ,This teacher is 'Miss Carolyn Clark, a physical education instructor of the grade 10 and 11 female ,students. Her stay is only temporary as Mrs. Shaw will be returning at Christmas. Miss Clark was raised on a farm between Auburn and .Carlow. She attended public school in Saltford, a very small suburb of • Goderich, and high school in the town of Goderich. After graduating from high school Miss Clark attended teachers college in Stratford for one year, She has also earned part of her B.A. from. the University of Waterloo. Miss Clark began, her career by teaching primary students for three years and then high school physical education for two ye‘s. She then took a break from 'teaching and travelled to Europe for one year to work and take in a few of the sights. While in Europe, Miss Clark was a governess for' the future wife and children of Rex Harrison, a famous stage actor.' For the next, two years she worked in banks in • Toronto and Leamington, Ontario. She then went back to teaching and taught grade six students in Essex for one year, Brussels from last February to June and this brings her to her present teaching days at this school. Miss Clark, enjoys teaching at this school and thinks the atmos- phere and kids 'are great. Miss Clark enjoys sewing, curling-and golfing. While talking to Miss Clark I got' the, impression that her JUST A'SMILE . . Drtving to school one morning: Mr. Bakalaar - "Oh gasp, I 'do believe we have a slight malfunc- tion concerning the operation of our four-stroke internal , combustion engine!' Mary - 'It's O.K. Dad, stay in the car where it's warm. I'll fix it " Well exam schedules have been posted once again and if previous years are any indication, that's good for 15 lbs. of homework nightly. Several strange things have, been happening here like echos of 'I know, something you don't , know' coming from the science hall, a sudden epidemic of broken right armitis, and even several cases ,of severe shock among the grade niners•have been diagnosed: Mr. MacLennan was asking his grade 13 'math' class' which number system a certain number was in. He said I'll give you a hint, it's like some people's homework! 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