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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-10-01, Page 5Edited fly MARY 11.9V JAMIESON News and Views of the WD.H.S. School is buzzing with news. of the Student Council's Execu- tive Election. Thcnominations have been handed in and there will be comments on this affair in next week's edition. I will not commit myself at this time because I am a little bit prejudiced. How About a School Hockey Team for WDHS? A school hockey team would be beneficial not only to the students of Wingham District High School but also to the school itself. It's true that the Wingham Juveniles often play- ed at the local arena during the winter months, but how many students attended these games? Not very many. Very little en- thusiasm or support was shown by the students to these games, • excepting the game when the Detroit Junior Redwings were defeated by the Wingham Ju- veniles. Now if this were a school team, students would have a really good reason to be inter- ested and to go to the games -- not only to support their team, but to support their school. School spirit is kept alive through the cheering of the spectators led by the cheerlea- ders. This cheering makes the team play better, knowing that their school is behind them. They may even be good enough to win a S. W. O. S. S. A. cham- pionship to place beside the wrestling and football trophies. In my opinion, the team should be organized early this fall. CAMPAIGNING FOR STUDENTS' COUNCIL at the WDHS is in full swing this week, Candidate Mary Lou Jamieson points to a poster outlining the highlights of her cam- paign.—Year Book Picture. Youlh Needs Are Studied At fall ORA Conference Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Conron and Mrs. Harold Wild were in Orillia last week -end, where Mr. Conron and Mrs. Wild at- tended the Ontario Recreation Association's fall board confer- ence. The conference was held at the Department of Ed- ucation Athletic Leadership Camp at Lake Couchiching, Annual Belgrave Turkey Supper Wednesday, October lth 7:00 P.M,, SHARP BELGRAVE COMMUNITY CENTRE Tickets can be bought at Vance's Drug Store or Alex- ander's Hardware, Wingham, or any Belgrave merchant. 1 1 Would you trade $1.00 a day now for an ag extra $10,000. JUST CALL OR WRITE THOS. JARDIN DISTRICT MANAGER BOX 394 WINGHAM, ONTARIO PHONE 357-3661 7:, Inve*tare •� 17riDd1ti(003q09 •D tANA OA, ►IR17110 ..a...a.....9,...111...ap., 0•041.1.0liiM1.11Yi.410•3i14101.10d1.1.-1..11M11.1Y1.41,111•11.41I041/114U4111.,m5, BONDIMARKET FRUIT Visit our Frozen Foots - Cold Meat Counter OPEN UNTIL 9 P,M. EVERY DAY AND ALL DAY SUNDAY for your shopping convenience. SPECIAL -- FROZEN ORANGE JUICE Get THREE for 87c and one FREE Large Green Heads of CABBAGE 10c Large Red Clusters of CALIF. GRAPES ..i0c lb. BANANAS 2 lbs. 27c We carry a complete line of Delicious NELSON'S ICE CREAM 3 DAYS ONLY ORANGES at pre-war prices Only 25c dozen COFFEE SHOP OPEN DURING ALL SHOPPING HOURS Reports and discussions were heard concerning membership and zone development. The Lake Huron Zone is the most active in both membership and zone activities with all Muni- cipal Recreation Committees being members and active in the zone. The most constructive ses- sions were those spent in dis- cussing youth and their needs, William Little, secretary of the Provincial Select Committee on Youth, outlined the broad terms of reference under which this committee is constituted. Results of a preliminary questionnaire which had been circulated to all Ontario com- munities with recreation com- mittees were discussed. The results showed the following conditions common in the Lake Huron Zone, There are no YM or YMCAs or YW or YWCAs or no private agencies so youth programs fall upon recreation commit- tees, schools, service clubs, private commercial concerns, churches, Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. Most of the work is. done independently with no co-ordination. There is a need for money, facilities and leadership in this area. Many felt that facilities and leadership are lacking be- cause of poor use of money and co-ordination. Youth in this zone are main- ly teens in sch'ooi. Further study is being made by ORA in hope that a com- prehensive brief on youth and its needs can be presented to the Select Committee to help its deliberations and actions. The chairman of the com- mittee is Syl Apps and Murray Gaunt, M. P. P. for Huron -Bruce, is a member of the committee. Instant delivery from producer to you,.guarantees freshness YOU WILL AT BONDI'S lacoo.aon..ae... ,ra olee„.......Muu.1rogor..owtoa4ewasfr.aw1aM..As, Stvdents Attend Shakespearean Festival Again this year the Grade XIL and XIII students of W, D, H. S. journeyed to the Stratford Shakespearean Festival produc- tion of Richard II, The students were accompanied by Miss Welsh, Mrs, Tiffin and Mr. Forest, Many students, seeing the theatre for the first time, were greatly impressed by the beau- tiful theatre and surroundings. The brilliant acting and mag- nificent costumes were high- lights of the play. The students attending were greatly impressed and will long remember their day at the Fes- tival,- Ruth C, XIII A Prefect System Now in Effect A matter of present concern to our school is a new system, just introduced here, called the "prefect" system. Here is an outline of the system as given by Doreen Smyth. She says "This organi- zation is composed of approxi- mately 30 upper school students who pledge to obey and enforce the rules of Wingham District High School. They must have good academic standing, sports- manship, and self-discipline. Their duties may include class supervision, noon -hour super- vision, assembly duty, and even require them to send stu- dents to the office for dis- regarding is - regarding the rules of conduct. Only those mature students, capable of handling a situation where the student is in the wrong, will be chosen for this job. So, you can see it is both an honour and a responsibility to be chosen as a prefect. " To put this system into full force these prefects must have the respect of the rest of the student body. It must not be thought that these chosen few are trying to dominate or feel superior toward the other stu- dents. They are just trying to fulfil their duty to the best of their ability. "If this prefect can keep control of the class or group of students he is supervising with- out being domineering or arro- gant, then this system may work. However, he must not exercise this authority without good reason Cir understanding. It this is the case, the whole system will undoubtedly fail. "In a growing school such as Wingham District High School, the system could prove invalu- able as it would serve to de- crease the number of duties the teachers must, at present, per- form. In other schools it has proven itself beneficial and can do so at Wingham also, ifpro- perly used," The system is now in opera- tion and the foilov ng are the prefects for the school year 1964-65. Head: Murray Procter, Mary Watson. Period 6 - first lunch hour; Ruth Coulter, Ricky Alcorn, Sandra Cameron, Brenda Mac- Lennan, Doreen Smyth, David Krautcr, John Watson, Esther Kerr, John Willis, Ruth Scott, Ken McArthur, Ken Mac Tavish, Floyd Smith, John Watson, Sal- ly Crawford, Period 7 - Second lunch hour: Roche Schipper, Heath- er ,McIntyre, Ross Wightman, Alma Jane Elliott, Mary Phil- lips, Bill Dauphin, Patricia Graig, Gordon Smith, Robert Crewson, Ruth McTaggart, Hel- en Currie, Rodney Cameron, Barry Scott, Barry Ireland, Da- vid Wenger, Janet Law, Wendy Fear, Linda Martin. It is hoped that with the full co-operation of this year's en- larged school body the prefect system will be a great attribute to the name of W. D. H. S. The prefects were installed at an assembly of the students early in September. Best wishes to the prefects of '64-65. Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, Oct, 1, 1964 - Page 5 NEW BUSINESS OPENED — Mayor R. S. Hetherington, right, cut the ribbon to of- ficially open the new McClure Motors building last Friday evening, Over 1,000 people visited the new place of business over the week -end. Mr. and Mrs. Keith McClure assist His Worship. —Advance -Times Photo. 24 Students Were Billeted in Homes On Pilot Project By Janis Henderson Fortunate enough to be cho- sen as representative for W. D. H.S., I took part in a pilot project of a Youth Travel Pro- gramme and visited the pro- vince of Saskatchewan. Two days' travel by train was the beginning of two won- derful and unforgettable weeks in Prince Albert. Arriving there, the 24 students in our group were billeted separately in private homes where ,we all found.that the religious and ethnic background of the fami- lies differed from ours. The purpose of this govern- ment travel programme is that the youth of each province should meet and make friends with teen-agers of anotherpro- vince and that we should ac- quire a better knowledge of our country. During our stay, there we met as a group each morn- ing and spent the day from 11:30 until 9:30 p.m. together, the hours between being spent in visiting places of interest. One of these was Batoch, the historical site of the Riehl Re- bellion while other days, we visited the. Penitentiary, the Radar Station, and on one oc- casion, we were entertained by the 4-H Club and residents of Wild Rose, a farming commu- nity outside of P. A. The hos- pitality here, as well as in Prince Albert was tremendous and the difference in farms and their methods,made an im- pression upon us all. Every day's trip was enjoyed and the nights were taken up with dances and parties arranged by our hosts. As far as our group wascon- cerned,this project was highly successful and from this trip, as well as making new friend- ships from Saskatchewan, we came to a greater understand- ing and appreciation of our country. WROXETEP Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gib- son, Hamilton, spent the week- end with Misses Elsie and Mar- ion Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Hoffman of Clinton spent Saturday with the former's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman. Mr. John Hupfer, Mrs. Al- onzo Spading and Miss Hazel Sparling were in Godcrich for the week -end where they visit- ed Mrs. Angus Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Robertson and family. STUDENT CANDIDATES for the WDHS Students' Council elections are' hard at work this week. Sandra Cameron, Ruth Casagrande and Joyce Procter are shown putting up posters.—Year Book Picture. Announce Four Group Winners Of 1964 Shields LONDON, Sept. 28.. , Head- quarters Western Ontario Area today announced the four Army Cadet Corps in this area which are winners of the 1964 Strath- cona Shield Efficiency compe- titions. They are Group One, No. 87 Arthur High School commanded by Capt. J.J. Mc- Fadden; Group Two, No.408 Glencoe District Iiigh School commanded by Major S. R. Widdis; Group Three, No.543 Wingham District High School commanded by Major R. P. Rit- ter and Group Four, No. 1670 Kennedy Collegiate Institute, Windsor, commanded by Ma- jor G, W. Arnott. The awards are made annu- ally to the Army Cadet Corps that are judged outstanding in their respective numerical groups. An assessment is made of all corps' military training and administrative efficiency', together with the results of the annual inspections made by members of the Area Cadet Officers staff. A total of 56 cadet corps compete for the four shields, The four winners have been consistently outstanding in their groups. This is the fourth con- secutive year that Wingham District high School has finish- ed first. Kinettes Elect Vice -President The Kinette tweeting was held Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Alan Williams, in the form of a potluck supper. Sixteen mernhers were present and three guests. The progratn was provided by the 'Hot Shots' with musical numbers. The Kinettes will canvass for the March of Dirties again this year and also pay for the tele- phone bill at the School for Retarded Children. Mrs. Mau: - ice Stainton was elected as first vice-president for the coin- ing year to fill a vacancy in the executive. It was decided to hold a bake sale instead of the annual tea, early in Novetnbcr. The annual draw will be made at this time. The next meeting will be held on October 27th at the home of Mrs. Dave Burgess. To Study Curriculum A committee appointed by the official board met in Gorrie United Church on Sunday eve- ning. It was decided to hold twice monthly Sunday evening meet- ings at 8:30. On the second Sunday of the month in Wrox- eter United Church and on the fourth Sunday in Gorrie United Church for the study of "God and His Purpose", the new stu- dy book, Rev. Fred Taylor will be in charge. All are wel- ceme. Box 390 89 Carling Terrace Wingham, Ont. Dear Sir: In your column, "Along the Main Drag" Sept. 17, you reported a perfect crihhaz;e hand held by Georgi tdiliian;s saving he held four fives and a ten spot. Since when was this a perfect cribbage hand' I have played cribbage tor as long, as I have been able to tell one card from another and your reported hand only counts '8, while 29 is the per'ect hand. A perfect hand consists of [tact fives and Jack in the hand with a tile of the satne suit as the Jack turned uf, Any cribbage player will con!r.' this and while i have neve held one I still have hope- that someday 1 may. Yol!-s1 truly, Mr. James Broome -tt We stand corrected. Mr. Williams must have had the jack, Our knowledge of cards is limited to a rare gaine of solitaire, but we are sure George and "Tiny" would know a perfect crib hand so the error must be ours. - ['d,