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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-05-30, Page 15L_J • Students oxdrnng�rewrndIngFifteen South Huron andfrom Polyvalence Lauren- District High School girls are Conan accompanied by Y transition. still sorting out kaleidoscope of impressions after taking part in an interesting and in- structive bicultural and bil- ingual exchange. Twelve girls and three boys Bad Rad? Radiators Repaired, Recored or New Canadian Tire 23S-0160 timulo in URI Custom Slaughtering and Processing hill t)a% \\ cdncsd. Etfv -� M£R1\i£R £ DASHWOOD 237-3677 Carpet Installations Jute and Rubber Back Carpet. 10 years experience Reasonable Prices 235-0739 and 235-0679 English and phys ed teacher Jean-Pierre Bilodeau arrived from Chicoutimi, Quebec, to spend the first week of May with their grade 11 counter- parts in Exeter. The Exeter students and SHDHS French teacher Rae Wild then spent a week in Chicoutimi as guests of their new friends, returning to On- tario on the Victoria Day weekend. Both sides experienced in- itial culture shock. The Ex- eter students were taken aback to see almost all their guests step off the plane at London airport wearing head- bands around spikey heads of hair. The Chicoutimi visitors, smokers all, were surprised to be told they could not light up in a SHDHS classroom. The French-Canadians were impressed with the cleanliness of the Exeter school, and the warm rela-• tionship between students and teachers. They considered SHDHS standards very strict compared to their home school. The English -Canadians noted the Quebecois' joie de vivre, their infinite capacity for having a good time. "They live in the fast lane," was Miss Wild's comment. While the Chicoutimi group were in Ontario they were taken to Toronto to visit the CN tower, Chinatown and the Eaton Centre, toured Eldon House and the Indian museum in London, and had a bus ride around Huron County. Bilodeau said the welcome extended by the Exeter com- munity was "fantastic"; his students were made to feel very much at, home. By the time the Exeter par- ty arrived in Chicoutimi, they anticipated renewing ac- quaintance with old friends. They were not disappointed. A trip to Chicoutimi's city hall, the Abitibi -Price pulp paper mill, the Alcan plant at Arvida, a visit to a CEJEP (community college), a museum, a miniature replica of downtown Chicoutimi where young children are taught the rules of the road, games of racquet Dau, a Eug.In at a discotheque and an after- noon at a large shopping cen- tre were all packed into a busy week. Horseback riding the day of the group's arrival had to be cancelled when the luggage did not arrive at the same time as the SHDHS students. The students also in- vestigated their hosts' school, a large vocational institution with an enrolment of 1,200. The Exeter girls had their hair done in the hairdressing classroom, and a make-up job from the cosmetology students. The school also has a secretarial course, and a butcher shop to train young meatcutters. The Exeter group recall vividly the students smoking directly under No Smoking signs. Their reaction to the cigarette -scarred gym floor was a horrified "What if Mr. Bogart saw this!" They were also surprised to see hired guards constantly patrolling the halls. Some English music, very popular in Quebec, suffers (or gams) sngntl in Michael Jackson would be surprised to hear the Chicoutimi young people sing- ing "I always feel like somebody's washing me", and Boy George might raise one painted eyebrow when "It's a miracle" comes out "It's America." Neither side was immune from language mix-ups. When one of the Exeter girls was asked if she liked the meal she had just eaten, she thought she had been asked if she had ever eaten tortiere before, and astonished her hostess with her emphatic "non." Temporary embar- rassment invariably dissolv- ed into mutual laughter, The English Ontarions brought back glowing reports of the hospitality they had en- joyed in the Quebec homes, with emphasis on the delicious food. Ordering in a restaurant was easy, explained one returnee. You just asked for "un egg roll, s'il vous plait." As the plane lifted. off for the return trip to Ontario, the students had their history and geography lessons graphical- ly confirmed. There, as neat as could be, were the long narrow strips of farmland, the heritage of the seigneurial system, just as they had learned about them in school. Now that the girls are back, they are totting up the rewards of their first English - French exchange. They are now much more fluent in Canada's other official language. They are more aware of another type of life- style and culture, difference architecture, other ways to prepare food. And they know 99 percent of young French- Canadian males wear moustaehes. One girl spoke for her 14 SHDHS confreres by summ- ing up "I found the knowledge I gained of the French people, OVER BACKWARDS — Tracey Bullock goes over the high jump bar in a backward fashion at Thursday's Usborne School track meet. EXCHANGE — Fifteen students from Quebec, accompanied by teacher Jean-Paul Bilodeau (right) pose in the SHDHS cafeteria with Exeter French teacher Rae Wild (left) and their 15 SHDHS "twins" during the Ontario part of an exchange visit between Exeter and Chicoutimi grade 11 students. CO.OP Announcement Robert "Bob" Boogemans Exeter District Co-op is pleased to announce that Bob Boogemans will be serving our customers needs as our new lumber and building supply salesman. Bob will be on the road and looks for- ward to assisting area contractors and customers. Exeter District ConOp Four Blocks West of Fireball 235-2081 Alert for drinking drivers The Ontario Provincial Police will be on a full-scale alert this summer for drink- ing drivers according to a joint statement made by On- tario Solicitor General George Taylor and OPP Com- missioner Archie Ferguson. The summer months of June, July and August are the worst time for accidents on Ontario highways. Deaths arising from traffic accidents also hit their highest counts in the same months. Accident figures have beeh tumbling steadily over the past five years, but according to Taylor, it is not the time for complacency. "The OPP will be using a variety of different tactics to reduce impaired driving dur, ing the summer," said Taylor. "The portable breath - testing device and the 12 -hour suspension will be used to their fullest. In a recent message to all 4,200 OPP members, OPP Commissioner Archie Ferguson said that the population in the OPP jurisdiction increases dramatically with the influx of visitors in the critical ; COME & SEE OVR NEW EUROPEAN'BOKA' LINE! 1 1 1 1 1 1 We Introduce a new complete European collection of hanging wardrobes, linen and shelving cupboards. IDEAL FOR: 1 I 1 • Kftcht n • Bathroom • Sawing Room • Workroom • Room • ('.rage la •doom • Ev.rywh.r. • Easily assembled by the do-lt-yourselfer 1 Available in Exeter at 1 r ONE 011 TWO DOOM 81300'7 toe a• or in ern (S ft. 7••) terneeltall 1 L�sopper L+ockcy `' . 111 A1•I, S,. ►URNrfURt 110. 111.1•90 kit., Monty of Air• Pattnng t.hind Stets MEM MEIN „fliti months of fine weather. The OPP will be making a two-pronged attack on the drinking and driving pro- blem. Enforcement of the Criminal Code will remajn at the same high level as in the past few months, and a publicity blitz will be under- taken so that visitors to vaca- tion areas will be taken unawares by the positive en- forcement being done by the OPP. Commissioner Ferguson said, "'Let me make it plain. We don't want people drink- ing and driving. We don't have to put our lives in jeopardy by tolerating this sort of irresponsible behaviour." Solicitor General Taylor said, "This government is committed to reducing im- paired driving. The police forces of Ontario will be doing their part by taking positive measures to convince the drinker to stay off the road." The OPP now has 983 A.L.E.R.T. breath -testing machines which can be used to test drivers at the side of the road. If a driver fails the test, he is taken to the local OPP detachment for a breathalyzer test. A 'warn' reading on the machine will result in a driver's licence be- ing suspended for 12 hours. Last year, the OPP used the licence suspension procedure 10,000 times. A BIKE FOR TWO -- Bradley Dawe was a passenger with his mother Donna in Sunday's Great Ride for Cancer sponsored by the Exeter Lioness Club and which started of the South Huron Rec Centre. Building Design & Drafting Services MF BUILDERS & DESIGNERS Main St. St., Exeter, Ontario (519)233-2120 CUSTOM NOME BUILDING RENOVATIONS UFFi Removal • Aluminum Siding Soffits, fascia Eavestroughs • Shutters GRAS CliffAkan 234-6711 �s • Awnings .• Replacement windows • Free estimates DAHL CONST. LTD. 234-6224 .-r_, a.••• Ron By MRS. ROBERT WING Hannah Miller was presented with the certificate of life membership in the Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church in Canada at the May meeting of the Marian Ritchie Evening Auxiliary., Ruth Laing, Presbyterial Life Member- ship Secretary, read the ad- dress and the presentation was made by Mary Elliott. For the meeting, the Aux- iliary were guests of a former member, Loreen Hamilton, in St. Marys. Mrs. Elliott open- ed the meeting using parts of the worship service from the Hamilton -London Synodical meeting. Hazel Scott read scripture and Ruth Laing gave the delegate's report of the Synodical which was held in Wingham last month. Jean Carey presented the study book dealing with the refugees in Africa. The . African nations give refugees a sympathetic welcome and as a result, they have the highest concentration of refugees in the world. She outlined some of the ways in which the government and the churches are coping with the overflow of refugees. During the business, invita- tions were received from the Thamesview UCW, Fullarton, and Atwood WMS. Planning committees were named for catering at a wedding recep- tion and a class reunion. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laing and Tom attended the church service at Listowel Presbyterian Church on Sun- day morning. The church was having a pulpit and choir ex- change with St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Guelph, of which their daughter, Margaret is a member. Later, the family visited with Mrs. Bruce Cleland and family -of Listowel. On Saturday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Laing, Mr.and Mrs. Robert Laing, Tom and Murray, were among the guests at a sur- prise party in Russeldale Hall to celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Riehl of Seebach's Hill. Mrs. Riehl was the former Olive Jefferson, a sister to Ruth and Eva Laing. language and culture while the exchange students were here and while we were in Chicoutimi was invaluable. It helped me gain a better understanding of the language which until this point had had no practical use. It was an experience 1 would recomniknd to anyone, and a great way to make many new friends." As proof of the success of the exchange, those who took part want an encore. 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