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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-12-16, Page 12Page 4 — Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, Dee. 16, 1666 tier . ,T!r,� LYNN FERGUSON, R. R. 1, Clifford, and a former student at WDHS, received a $25.00 prize donated by the Ontario Poultry Council for high student in poultry science at Presentation Night, Western Ontario Agricultural School, Ridgetown. The presentation was made by D. G. Luck - ham, poultry division, W.O.A.S. RATE YOUR DATE AS A DRIVER OPP Suggests Girls Could Be Incentive to Safer Driving What kind of boy is an ideal date? Most girls have about the same set of lofty specifications (with minor variations) concern- ing a boy's appearance, person- ality and talents. As a practi- cal matter, they are willing to make a few compromises, but they do inspire most boys to su- perhuman efforts to be super- men. Unfortunately, this "power of a woman" has not yet been fully brought to bear on one im- portant qualification of a good date. That qualification is his ability and willingness to drive properly. Too many girls fail to object to reckless driving, either because they don't want to be considered spoil -sports, or because they themselves think that this kind of driving •is good sport. A courageous and realistic approach to this matter by most girls would probably accomp- lish more than the efforts of all parents, teachers and traffic of- ficers in the country have done. Every girl who joins in this ef- fort would be doing herself a big favor by sharply reducing the chance of her being crippl- ed or disfigured in a needless traffic accident. All that is needed is for girls to make it clear to their :'ares that bad driving doesn't impress them as a social asset, nor does it add to their enjoyment of any occasion. If girls put bad driv- ing in the same class with un- kempt appearance, bad man- ners, clumsy dancing or cheat- ing at games, most boys will quickly get the idea. Here is a short check -list to rate your date as a driver: 1. Does he keep his car in a safe condition -- or does he think it's more important to buy a flashy ornament than replace a broken tail light? 2. Is he really a skilled and confident driver — or is he a half -trained one, apt to panic in an emergency? 3. Does he keep his eyes on the road and his hands on the wheel — or does he let the car drive itself part of the time? 4. Does he drive at a sensi- ble speed -- or does he seem to think that the higher the speed, the higher his social standing? 5. Does he obey the rules of the road — or has he an unor- thodox (and dangerous) code of his own? 6. Does he avoid mixing drinking and driving — or does he think that alcohol makes him an even better man at the wheel? 7. Is he courteous and self- controlled — or does he drive with a chip on his fender? 8. Does he leave a margin for safety -- or is he constantly crowding his luck? 9. Does he treat a car as a convenient and pleasant means of going places — or does he regard it as a toy for playing thrill games? 10, Do you feel relaxed and secure when you ride with him — or are you nervous, as if you were riding a skittish horse on an icy freeway? If any of the boys you date fail to rate well on this test, try a little persuasion. If that fails, let them try elsewhere for a date. P.S. to the boys: If this could happen to you, why not beat the girls ( and your rivals) to the punch with a quick course in self-improvement? District High School News Some Aspects of Space Travel BY BRIAN KERR Feature, if you will, a bul- bous, nuclear powered space ship blurring through the bot- tomless hole of space. There are four lonely men on board. Their speed is almost that of light, but they have been travelling for three years and have another two years to crawl through before they reach their destination. Their destination is Proxima Centauri, the new- est star to the Earth, and man's first goal after or perhaps even before his complete conquest of our own solar system. This star is twenty-six trillion miles or four and one half light years distant from Earth. The four men on the ship have enjoyed each other's constant company for the past three years. They have exhausted every topic of conversation and every means of entertainment. They have no radio contact with Earth be- cause after three or four months radio waves could not catch up with them. Therefore they are isolated. Try to imagine the feelings of these men with no variance in their surroundings, only the artificial colour of their ship and the sacred black- ness of space. The human mind could not possibly endure this. These men would break in the literal sense of the word. They must have a changing mental environment; otherwise, they will suffer from the various effects of sense de- privation and would, as is known from the study of sense deprivation, approach, if not definitely arrive at, insanity. What then, are we to do? Must we, at that point, suspend our space ventures? If there is an answer to be found, I am Accept Early Admissions To University of Guelph The University of Guelph will accept a limited number of Grade 13 students in April, 1966, without their writing the provincial examinations inJune. The announcement was made by the Hon. William G. Davis, Minister of Education, and Dr. J. D. MacLachlan, president of the University of Guelph. Mr. Davis stated that Grade 13 students who are accepted for this program may be releas- ed from school on April 7. He said also that an amendment to school legislation to allow the Department of Education to pay the attendance grant to a school board for the balance of the school year for each student en- rolled in the new Guelph pro- gram, will be introduced at the next session of the Legislature. Dr. MacLachlan said that up to 500 students will be accept- ed for the spring semester which runs from April 22 to August 5, 1966. The students will be accept- ed from those with a term aver- age of not less than 66% in Grade 12 and also in Grade 13 up to March. As well, they must be registered as Grade 13 students for the first time and have spent no more than five years in the Ontario Secondary School System. The students must be taking all the required subjects for regular admission to the particular degree program they choose. They must also be recommended by the school principal as likely to benefit from advanced enrolment in the university. Although these students will not write their provincial Grade 13 examinations in June, they will receive a University of Guelph Matriculation Certifi- cate, indicating that they were accepted by the university. In addition, the school principal will issue to the student a copy of the statement of Grade 13 standing by subject that is sent to the university. While students who enrol in this plan will not be eligible for those scholarships and awards (such as The Ontario Scholarships) which are based on marks received on Grade 13 Departmental Examinations in June, they will be eligible for other forms of student aid. University of Guelph scholar- ships cholarships will be available for these students. Details will be pub- lished later. The University of Guelph is able to introduce this plan be- cause it is operating on a three - semester system. It is the only university in Ontario that will accept students into the first semester of university work in the spring as well as in the au- tumn. Although most of the students accepted will be regis- tered in Arts and Science, there will also be students accepted in the Agricultural Science and Household Science programs. Composers Inspired... Famous composers have found in Christmas inspira- tion for some of their most re- nowned music. At Christmas, and Easter, too, people gather to hear performances of Han- del's "Messiah." Bach's Christ- mas Oratorio" and Berlioz' "L'Enfance du Christ" are other examples of "serious" music often specially per- formed at Christmas. Twentieth century compos- ers, too, have written music around Christmas themes. Probably the most familiar example is Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors," an opera commissioned for tele- vision and performed annu- ally. Honegger's "Christmas Cantata" and Britten's "Cere- mony of Carols" are other no- table examples. W. R. HAMILTON OPTOMETRIST Josephine Street WINGHAM FOR APPOINTMENT Phone 357-1361 convinced it will be found in telepathy, a member of the little-known and little -recog- nized world of E,S,P. (extra- sensory perception). If mental contact could be established with the members of this hypo- thetical crew then they could be in constant and immediate contact with the Earth or some other base. This is possible if telepathy is (and there are in- dications that it is) spontaneous; that is, thoughts flash through the "thought ether" at an in- finite speed. Pursuing the idea of telepa- thy further, it could probably be a means of communicating with alien life which will cer- tainly be encountered. Going one step further yet, there is a section of E.S.P. called telekinesis or telekinet- ics which proposes instantan- eous travel by the mind pro- jecting the body to wherever it wishes to go. These ideas may seem pre- posterous and befitting a sci- ence fiction story more than a serious essay and, indeed, these three examples of the value of E.S.P. to space travel maybe proven to be impossible; but if a small fraction of the cost of the various space programmes were to be used to finance greater exploration of thismys- terious world, I am sure that E.S.P. would divulge hereto- fore unthought of secrets that would be of immense import- ance, not only to space travel, but also to everyday life. Drama Club BY LANA RENWICK This year the Drama Club started off with a bang. At our first meeting the attendance was so high that we willbe forc- ed into Junior and Senior groups, A glaring problem, however, is caused by the members of the fairer sex; there are too many. So come on boys, shed your shyness and come to our meet- ings in Room 100 on Tuesdays and Thursday. At present we are studying three small skits under the cap- able leadership of Mr, Camp- bell and Mr. Hawkesworth. We hope to have our dramatic ef- forts ready for the coming Lit- erary meeting in two weeks. I think the student body will enjoy our little presentations, because they are all spoofs on plays written by such well known authors as Charles Dick- ens, William Shakespeare, and Edgar Rice Bourrough. From these we get "Ape over You" from Tarzan and the Apes, "Call Me Julius" from Julius Caesar and "Lose Your Head" by Charles Dickens from A Tale of Two Cities. So for a little giggle and a tee-hee come and see our skits three! MOUTH INJURED AT BASKETBALL Gordon McMurray had the misfortune to have his mouth injured in an accident while playing basketball at Wingham District High School. Stitches in his tongue were required. EVERYONE WILL ENJOY CHRISTMAS FRUIT SPECIAL ICE CREAM Each carton contains delightful fruit mixture including red and green cherries, oranges, pineapple, pears and peaches. Be certain to keep plenty in your freezer for quick and easy serving during the holiday season. Don't Forget to Use COUSIN'S Fresh Creamery BUTTER in all your baking and on the table too. KINSMEN PAVILION BILLBOARD COMING THIS FRIDAY, DEC. 17th TO THE KINSMEN PAVILION in WINGHAM it's the very popular THE COMETS with all the latest tunes for the teen crowd Dancing from 9:30 to 12:30 ADMISSION -75c — COMING TO THE KINSMEN PAVILION ON -- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28th It's the Big Band of JOHNNY DOWNS Direct from Wonderland in London. This 11 -piece band is one of the most popular in Western Ontario— so make your plans now to attend this Gala Holiday Dance at the Kinsmen Pavilion. Dancing from 10 to 1. 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