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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-12-08, Page 12MR. D. ALMA CONN, GR. 12 Born and raised in Wingham, Mr. Stuckey obtained his ele- mentary and secondary educa- tion here. Following these 12 years, he worked in an office in Toronto for one year. The next three years were spent at Bob Jones University in Green- ville, South Carolina. His for- mal education came to an end after one more year at the Uni- versity of Western Ontario. He then taught at Chapleau for 2 years, and is presently in his third year of teaching at Wing- ham, He teaches Grade 10 History and Grade 9 and 10 Physical Education. Mr. Stuckey believes that the 3-branch system of courses offered at the school is an im- provement over the old system. thing now. Everything seemed like a horrible nightmare, as though all the evils of Pandora's Box lay strewn before her. In a desperate attempt to retrieve her senses, she wandered for hours through the woods and down onto the road. The fresh air gave her a dreadful chill. Finally, as she came around a bend, two blinding lights came driving toward her and she fell under the wheels of a speeding car. Now, all four were relieved of their pain. Death had freed them all. PASSEPORT POUR LAcTERf2t DES tipMMES PASSPORT TO MAN AND HIS WORLD Pick yours up now WHILE OFFICIAL DISCOUNT PRICES APPLY at your neighbourhood chartered bank branch! Open and build a Family Expo 67 Tour Account, Bt. F.Apo 67 April 28 to Oct. 27 at Montreal. THE CHARTERED BANKS SERVING YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY \ 12 / HAFERMEHL'S 9 JEWELLERY 3 DIAMONDS - WATCHES CRYSTAL • CHINA Gifts for Every Occasion FREE — Gift Wrapping WINGHAM 6 \ Expert Jewellery and Watch Repairs stolloN?„0; MAPLE FA r c, BE PURCHASED •FOR 25c AT lillow's Garage YOUR DEALER Night on Bald Mountain was varied, funny and not dull at all. I didn't think the girls were so hot, Sally Galbraith 13: 1 thought it was the best thing that ever happened at Wingham District High School. I thought it was excellent: The acting was really good, and I think the BY KEITH PARROTT It had been an extremely warm and tense day on Cam- pus. Now, after weeks of nev- er-ending study, exams were finished and the college term was over. As the school quickly emp- tied, four un-noticeable teen- agers stepped into a 1952 Ford convertable and roared off. These four people were a close- ly knit group who all season had never made any great effort to become friends with anyone else but themselves. Neverhad they indulged in any school ac- tivities and even to-night they had no intention of attending the big celebration party at the local beach. They had other plans. Between the four of them, two boys and two girls, they had saved enough money to rent a small cabin on the dark and forlorn Bald Mountain, some forty miles from the city. Each of these four, however, had his own idea of how their private celebration would go. Cathie, a petite eighteen year old, seemed to be distress- ed. She realized that her final results would never reach the high goal set by her wealthy fa- ther; a goal reached only too well by her two predecessors. She had always been the black sheep of the family. Whereas both her sisters were quite beau- tiful and of great intelligence, THE CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR 1966 THE SETTLEMENT OF HURON COUNTY by JAMES SCOTT A book on the history of Huron County • Books available at local book store and Office of County Clerk-Treasurer • PRICE 55.00 etateltiSeeliZ-egeled'alogIX Cathie, it seemed, just manag• ed to pull through each conseetri tive grade, Only her father's money and quick tongue had been able tO place her in this college. Even with all her fine clothes, Cathie could not hide the fact that she was in no way nearly as pretty as her older sis- ters. The other girl, Patricia, was quite contrary to Cathie. She • was both beantiml and lurch - gent. However, only by win- ning scholarships could she af- • ford this exclusive college, as she came from a very large and poverty stricken family. These scholarships, though, did not pay for the exo ,,isite110, ing she desired, and which most other girls were able to obtain. Because of her"chear appearance, she had found it • difficult to make new friends, especially boys who would think of her as a human being and not just "easy stuff. Des- pite her beauty she was a very lonely person. Cathie's boyfriend, Nick, was a free-wheeling, fae-lov- ing bum, and she realized this. However, because of hisback- ground she tried to understand his problems. Since be was • nine he had gone from one boarding school to the next. On special occasions, such as Christmas and the Summer Ho- lidays, his "devoted" mother would come to visit him, only to introduce her latest husband and be off once more. Nick had • never known a true father. He also was rich, often receiving up to one hundred dollars a week from his extravagant mo- ther. To her, this was the best means of securing his love and affection. Nick thought other- wise. The fourth member of this party was David, Patricia's boy- • friend. He seemed to have everything going for him. His marks were always the top of the class, he had two loving parents who came to visit him very often and he was always attractive to girls. Lately, however, even the other three had noticed a great change in him, Unknown to them was that David had become addict- ed to marijuana, introduced to him by a so-called friend, who, in actuality, happened to be a junkie.. The four rode that evening to the small cabin, each think- ing on his or her own special problem, Neither of them were in a very happy mood. The end of the term had come and now they each must make a de- cision concerning their future. For Cathie there was her Fath- er's :,:forgiving; anger and disap- pointment. Patricia's only pos., sible future was to return to poverty or get a job and support her entire family. Nick had no home nor "real" parents, and he dreaded what his mother could have in store for him now, David couldn't possibly leave, as he needed a supplier for his "kicks- and his money was run- ning short. After they had arrived at, and were inside the cabin, Nick brought from his pocket a small box of cugar cubes. This seemed rather strange to Cath- ie and Pat, but not to David. He had seen these before, not in a dish but in the possession of the junkie. He knew they were saturated with LSD. Nick explained this to the girls, told them that if they took more than three the results could be fatal and then placed them on the floor. All four willingly put two cubes in their mouth. Within five minutes nothing seemed real. All four were by themselves, screaming, sing- ing, trying to catch images that floated by, desperately need- ing someone, yet not wanting the others to see them, and lit- erally going through an emo- tional experience un-like any- thing else. For the girls it was their first "trip". It was David who made the first mistake. Retrieving a bot- tle of whiskey from his car, he began to drink and ceased only when it was almost empty. The time for another "fix" had come and he was unable to give it to himself. The combina- tion of LSD and liquor, along with the dreadful pain of "re- treat" caused his death. Nick, feeling absolutely lost, reached to the box on the floor and took three more cubes. Placing these into his mouth he wandered endlessly through a world of fantasy until death set him free. Cathie, not understanding what was going on, reached in- to her purse for the sleeping 'pills she used during school ex- ams. In her present state, she had no power over her actions and swallowed the entire bottle of pills in an attempt to escape this dreadful reality. Death re- placed this pain. Patricia lay solemnly on the floor. She was unsure of any- STUCKEY He also believes that increas- ing Ontario teachers' salaries to make them competitive with other professions would be a big encouragement to graduating high school students to go onto university to train for the teach- ing profession. There is little incentive, he says, to do this when Grade 13 students can go out and make almost as much as beginning teachers. He believes that students in this part of Ontario are more serious about obtaining an edu- cation and have a better atti- tude and are easier to work with than students in other places. For this reason, he says he would prefer not to teach in a city. Outside activities include most sports and doing things himself. One of his main aims is to build a special Grand Touring Automobile, not mass- produced. He has been work- ing on these plans for five years and some of its unique features are a fibre glass chassis, and mid-engine location, which is an engine located ahead of the rear axle but behind the two seats, Some supplies for this project have already been ob- tained and he hopes to begin actual construction within a year. His dislikes are: 1. Students who do not or will not try; 2. The "sheep" complex of todays people; 3.. Driving on bad gra- vel roads. In the near future he hopes to see the students of W.D. H.S. pull out of old shells and ex- pand their outlook on the world around. He does not want peo- ple to be radicals but he also does not like provincialism. The students at W.D.H.S. wish Mr. Stuckey every success in his future endeavours. School Discipline BY ELAINE CARTER 11C Down through the ages, from the Greek scholars to our pres- ent-day school system, school discipline has remained a prob- lem. How should a teacher punish a pupil so that the re- sults are beneficial to both'? Should she use corporal punish- ment, the psychological ap- proach or should pupils be dis- ciplined at all? I feel that, when a student has misbehaved badly, some sort of punishment is definitely called for. If a student is not punished, he may become glori- fied in the eyes of the other pupils. This is more obvious in the lower grades of public school, The others feel that, since "John Jones" could do it, and escape punishment, so could they. Lack of discipline in early grades could wreck our whole society. If children are made to stay within disci- plinary bounds when they are young, it will be easier for them to obey the laws when they are older. 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They were all a bunch of hams, and this was good, At such young ages, they were all very talented. The simplicity of the set was effective, and the topics they demonstrated were very origin- al. Everyone was interested. The lack of audience partici- pation in the discussion follow- ing the performance was an in- adequate representation of our general intellect. 0--0--0 Bryan Forsyth 11A: I thought it was all right. It would be nice if they were here more of- ten. It gives you a better un- derstanding of the plays when you can actually see them per- formed. 0--0--0 Michael Forsyth 12A: Bryan's opinion will be enough. 0-0-0 Rae Gurney 13A: I thought they overdid it. I think they gave their own impression of Hamlet. I didn't like them at all. I think they should come back, but the group should be changed. I think the Grades 9 and 10 should have seen them, I thought the girl who played Joan of Arc was too flippant. 0-0-0 Kathy Kaschenko 11A: I thought they were really good and it would be nice if we had them back. The singing was really good and the actors were friendly. 0--0--0 Bruce Boyd 12A: I thought they were good and worthwhile, and all the rest of it. Some at- tempt should be made to get them back. I thought it would be one long, dull play, but it