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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-11-05, Page 13TO THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL 0 SQUARE 101101P a. a ilk When 1141 GODERICH visit SHOPPERS SQUARE Most. Stores are OPEN Thursday.Friddy Till 9 p.m. November and December EQUATION Work it out mathematically— success comes from working-an- gles — especially the try-angle., offers a complete Selection of wedding announcements styled for the discrim. Mating ask for . . THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL 2 1. goderic h N oir OUCH COSTAL RCH . stor S I gtenhorst nday School rship Service vening SerVice ayer Service y at 8 o'clock ung 'People) t 7:30 p.m. NOW STIAN 1RMED /RCN • n Staalduinea Astor MOOMMIPPOIMINNINPMM0061. IOVEMBER 9 sling Service 'otir Heart" in I Be Saved" to the -od Hour )f Today ia, 8:30 a.m. li al ,.4070 aund, 1:30 dial 560 ssissossor000. THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO PAGE THIRTEEN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Si• MS 0,t, PAGE News And Views From Students At F.E. Madill Secondary School Camera Club I quickly learned this week that everyone in the Camera Club is a hard worker. As I walked 'in the door Mr. Willis handed me a paper towel and told me to wash and dry some jars. After I finished, Mr. Willis agreed to tell me some facts about the camera, club. The, eight members, of this club meet every two weeks on Thursday night in either the' dark room or the auto shop. The, club aims to create an interest in black and white photo- graphy among the students. The club has .3 cameras which each member may use to take pictures, then process and enlarge them themselves.. The camera club has excellent facilities to teach the basics of photography, however the small dark • room prevents practical demonstrations to the members. This club has now been active since 1964 when it began with three members. New' memberi Ore, 'always welcome but watch out for Mr. Willis and his dishpan when you enter. Teacher - Student Table Tennis Last Wednesday, October 29 the excitement was high. in Gym 228 as the teacher-student table tennis match got underway. The students, excelled to keep up with 'the teachers' expert playing. How- ever, as the match wore on the teachers Showed their proficiency in this sport and rose to defeat the students 24 games to 4. Congratu- lations teachers! Inspiration Isn't it strange that we look at the weaknesses of a person and say, "So that's what he's really like!' Why don't we consider an act of charity or a gesture of kindness and say, "That's 'the real self showing through." Gossip Not mentioning °any names, a new "Tom B" was noticed Monday around school, as he happened to have his hair "cut and combed"! Many wonder if this 'was on act of force. It was evident at 3.30 Thursday, of the deep contemplation revealed in many students' faces, as they decided which story their parents would believe regarding their progress report, this time. There once was a teacher of math, Whom' the guys looked upon with great wrath; When one day he reached school, collected and cool, ' His new suit killed the girls in his path. - In a grade nine geometry test, the definitions for the following were asked: circle, circumference, square, rectangle, and a seven sided figure. The following answers appeared. Circle - a line which meets its other end without meeting circum- ference - a circumference runs around outside a circle trying to get in. Square - a circle with corners. Rectangle - a sloppy square. A seven sided figure - a hooligan. School Daze One cheerleader on the way out to the last football game, was touched by the concerned advice of a fellow student. "Dress warmly now, or you'll freeze your porn, poms." The battle for the merit of most knowledgeable mathematician, be- tsveen a brilliant bespectacled student and a math teacher who frequently haunts room 200, rec- ently took on new dimensions. After a long complicated, garbled explanation of a non-existing problem, the student, finally realiz- ing his mistake stuttered, "Forget it. Forget it. I'm wrong." With that historical statement, all papers ceased rustling, all breathing stopped. The teacher's eyes widened and his mouth dropped open. Suddenly, he recovered and -smiled. And why not? He was now ahead in the game. But alas, this victory went to his head, and when he graphed (1, -1) in the first quadrant, the score became even once more. Walking into the boys' locker room on Monday morning,. Mr. Campbell got the surprise of his life. There, before his ,very eyes, with back turned to him was a gorgeous blond with long shapely . legs beneath a pleated skirt,' and a figure that would put Marilyn Monroe to shame. ' Now, Mr. Campbell is usually a reasonable man, and 'takes Women's Libera- tion for its face value, but a girl in the boys' locker room was just too much. Stalking up behind the individual,le prepared to send her on, a short trip right through the door. On closer examination though, the curves turned out to be angles. Heaving a sigh of relief, Mr. Campbell' discovered the "she" to be a he. Last week was progress report, and the parents of the students got a chance to see how their child was progressing or not progressing. One student, sporting a disappoint- ing report, prepared his mother by stating, "I failed in every subject except Geography." The mother, amazed, asked, "How is it that you passed Geography?" Taking a gulp, shoving his hands to the bottom of his pockets, and with his eyes never leasing the floor, the boy replied, "Because I didn't take Geography." Inspiration When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others is directly proportional to the' amount we feel within us. S,. J. Harris. TIP TO MOTORISTS . Motorists who insist on their- rights at intersections some- thnet end,up getting their rites, WHITECHURCS Mr. and Mrs. George Webster and his father Bill Webster were Sunday visitors with the former's daughter, Mrs. Terry Rutledge, Mr. Rutledge and baby of Clinton, Congratulations to •Mr. and Mrs. John Shetler on the arrival in Wingham Hospital of twins, a boy and girl on October 15. Mr. and Mrs. Carman Machan and Ross, of Waterloo last week end completed moving into their new home at Brussels. Mr. and Mrs. John Carruthers of London were week end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher. Whitechurch Women's Institute, under the supervision of members .Mrs. George Fisher, Mrs. Jim Currie, Miss Merle Wilson, Mrs. Fred Tiffin, held a progressive euchre party in the hall with 9 tables in play. High lady was Mrs. Frank Ross; low lady, Mrs. Bill Rintoul; high gent, Bill Tiffin; low gent, Grant Wilton; draw, Mrs. Dan Tiffin. Lunch was served by the committee. Mr. mid Mrs. George Ross and Cheryl 4f Owen Sound, Mr. and Mrs. Don Ross and family were Sunday visitors with their • mother Mrs. Robert Ross. Mr. and 'Mrs. Wallace Milligan and Clara were Sunday visitors with their daughter, Mrs. Pat Donnelly, Mr. Donnelly, Angela and Jill. They were celebrating Jill's 'birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Conley and Jason of Wingham were Sunday visitors with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Conn. Vicki Scott was visiting with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Struthers of Teeswater, the past week as she has been laid up with a cold. She returned home Saturday. Mrs. Garnet Farrier on Thursday went by bus to visit her daughter, Mrs. Fred Davis, Mr. Davis and Dana of Windsor and ' Garnet Farrier went on' Saturday to visit at the same -home. Hallowe'en passed off very quietly in the village. It couldn't help but be noticed how polite the young fry were in expressing thanks for donations received, which were liberal as many had little pails and bags of treats. . THE -SCH .Mrs. Earl Caslick visited 'Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Carman Haines of Wingham. On Saturday George Kennedy held his Hereford dispersal sale at Carson's Sale Barn, Listowel, •(, where he disposed- of his entire herd. Mr. and Mrs_ Paul Laidlaw of Windsor spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Laidlaw and her, parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. Larry. Henderson of Guelph were Friday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Tiffin. Mrs. Bill Evans spent Friday in London.. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Emerson, Darlene, Sharon and Brenda spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Emerson. D CON isfortune may in and perhaps will unsnarl. Teachers Do Teach, Students Do Learn This week a news report from a conference of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Can- ada read: "High schools are not teaching the three R's - wading, 'writing and arithmetic as . they should -be." Such accusations regarding the teaching of 'English are interspersed with reports that students can't read, or write properly any more. It is wrong' to apply these alligations to F. E. Madill teachers and students. I hope to reassure our students and 'their parents that the stand- ards for acceptable and effective communication remain high. They were never relaxed though several levels of attainment were establish- ed in the past decade for all courses and subjects. The criteria for a passing grade' in a high level English course for an •honour diploma is higher than it ever was: Students who have entered Univer- sity from this school did not require remedial courses - nor will they in the immediate future. This statement is based on visible evidence which I would show proudly to any' doubters. The !evidence' consists of eighty- re- search essays written by ,the Grade Twelve, English 451 classes this month. These demonstrate as high a standard of organization, writing skill, original thinking, scholarly research as I've ever been privileg- ed to assess. Furthermore, it will be, almost two years before these students will be writing university essays and they are evidently capable of doing so now. Moreover, those students now enrolled in the standard level English courses are constantly Practising the specialized skills required for• effective communica- tion in-our business world. -They do write 'proper' business' letters and `correct' technical reports. Setting standards does not mean that. students attain them. However, if they do not attain these standards at F. E. Madill S. S., they fail. In spite of this, a higher percentage of students' completes more grades of school than a generation ago. Even ten years ago, 60% of the high school population left before Grade Twelve. This means that more of our studenti are now graduating; no longer are graduates a small elite group. Of course all are not scholarly and we can point to more graduates who spell and write • poorly. However, we could also point out more who write Skillfully and effectively. This week the final draft of a Language Skills teaching plan was distributed to the Huron County Schools for use in all English classes from Grades 1 to 13. A glance at, this chart for teaching the • use of our language could reassure anyone that students are being taught "the basics" of correct language usage. I assure you that some have learned to use it splendidly.