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Thursday, September 28,1978 -No. 39
Clinton XewsRecord
Special souvenir commencement edition
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Clinton scholar sweeps awards
A Clinton young man was
the major award winner at
the annual commencement
exercises held at Central
Huron Secondary School in
Clinton last Friday night.
Bill Murphy, son of Mary
Murphy, and the late Joe
Bill Murphy of Clinton, who won eight scholarships at the
commencement night, also delivered the valedictory
address Friday night. He graduated with honors last
June. (photo by Jack Hunt)
Murphy of town, won eight
scholarships in his final
graduating year and also
delivered the valedictory
address.
As well as an Ontario
Scholarship, Bill won a W.D.
Fair Scholarship in general
proficiency, three Fair
scholarships in' subject
proficiency in math,
chemistry and history and
three other' • subject
scholarships, including the
George Jefferson Memorial
Scholarship, the Sir Ernest
Cooper Estate Scholarship,
and the E.A. Fines Award in
mathematics.
Another graduating
student, Steven Gross,
grabbed four scholarships in
his final year at CHSS, in-
cluding an Ontario
Scholarship, two Fair
Scholarships in subject
proficiency in physics and
geo-graphy and a Fair
Scholarship in general
proficiency.
Other Ontario scholarships
were awarded to Bev Can-
telon, Jan Divok, Ian Gibb
and Philip Street.
Year five general
proficiency winners who
received W D. Fair
scholarships " ncluded' Tni
Gibb, San Divok and Bev
Cantelon, as well as Bill and
Steven.
Other Fair scholarship
winners in subject
proficiency in, year five were
Philip Street in Ehglish,
Thelma Boon in biology,
Glenna Ellis in family
studies, and Jan Divok in
foreign languages.
Other W.D. Fair
scholarship winners for
general proficiency in other
grades were David Gross
and Betty Konarski in year
three, and Helen Hartman,
Thelma Boon and Bill
Jackson in year four.
Clinton Town council
citizenship awards were
given to Cathy Keller and
Albert Stryker, while Philip
Street won the CHSS
teachers award in citizen-
ship.
Other general proficiency
awards were presented to:
year 1, Bartliff Bakery
award, Tanya DeGroot;
year 2, Fairholm Dairy
award, Joanne McBride;
year •3' Anstett Jewellers
award, David Gross; year 4
technical teachers award,
William Jackson; year 4,
Murphy Bus Lines Award,
Steve Johns; year.. 4, Legion
Auxiliary bursary, Ann
Snell; year 4, J & J Phar-
macy award, Tony Arts;
year 4 or 5, Archer's Farm
Sales agriculture award,
Margaret Haak.
In year 1, winners ' who
received special education
teachers' subject awards
included -Patti Barringer for
girls academic, Paul Hockey
for boys' academic, Reah
Reinink for typing, Mike
Montgomery for auto and
welding, Bruce McMichael
for small engines, Patsy
Keller for girls' shop, Karen
Jantzi for beauty culture and
Mike Montgomery for
safety. Albert Stryker won
the Ball -Macaulay award in
woodworking.
In year 2, subject awards
were presented to: Teresa -
McCullough and David
Wilson, K -Decorating
awards; Bruce McMichael,
Ball -Macaulay award in
wood working and' the
Harold Wise award in sheet
metal; Karen Durnin and
Chris. Baker, the Norman
and Vera Carter Memorial
award's in science; Paul
Newland, music award;
Debbie Dale, the English
teachers award; Peggy
Jones, the Sarah Hale IODE
award in geography; Joanne
McBride the Marys Sewing
centre award in clothing;
Lydia Schuurman, the
Buffy's award in food; Lori
Wise, the Heather Ross
award for artistic
proficiency; and .Arnold
Veenstra, the Clinton Credit
Union award in computer
language.
In 'year 3, awards were
presented 'to David • Gross,
the Epps Pumps award in
mechanical technology;
Elizabeth Reid, the Sarah
Hale IODE award in
French; Jeanette Manning,
the Ball and Mutch award in
interior designs- and --David
Lear, the Mercury
Blueprinting award in
construction.
Year 4 winners of awards
included: Helen Hartman,
the Clinton News -Record
award in English, the E.B.
Menzies award in history,
and the K.S. Wood award in
science; Tony ' Arts, the
night
Cyanamid of Canada award
in science, and the Hudie
award in construction
technology; Larry Riehl, the
Dr. D.B. Palmer award in
geography; Elizabeth Reid,
the Clinton Kinsmen award
in foreign languages; Julie
Armstrong, the music
teacher's award; Jeanette
Manning, the Raintree
Gallery award in art; Janet
Drager, the Royal Bank
award in accounting 400;
Glenna Ellis the Bank of
Montreal award in Canadian
business practice anal
shorthand combined; Philip
Potter, the Bruce Williscraft
award in mechanical
technology. ^
Other year 4 subject award
winners are: Bill Mitchell, _
the Howden Electric Supply—`
award in electrical
technology; Joe Claessens,
the J.W. Counter award in
building . ,construction; Ron
Falconer,, the Kingswell
Welding award in sheet
metal and welding; Brian
Wilkinson, the McKerlie
Automotive award in auto
mechanics; Andrew -
Westerveld, the Universal
Ignition award in auto
mechanics,; Daryl Johnson,
the Lions .Club award- -in_
general proficiency in
technical subjects; Theresa
Hicknell, Lions Club award
for general proficiency in
commercial subjects.
The Ruby Haddy Bur-
saries for the Clinton
Hospital Auxiliary for year 4
were won by Linda Bakelaar
and Charlene DeJong.,
Maturity key to success, valedictorian says
by Bill Murphy
The success which we
meet in life depends upon our
maturity. Every event offers
us the opportunity for either
mature or immature
responses. One sign of our
maturity is our readiness to
learn ‘vat is expected of us
under life's conditions,
which are changing
everyday. What was suitable
to our predecessors in the
world of yesterday may not
a at all in the cir-
cumstances of tomorrow.
However, the basic
erinciples which we should
lways try to include in
ourselves remain un-
changed: responsibility,
generosity, independence,
goodwill, 'adaptability; co-
operativeness, integrity and
the ability to separate fact
from fiction. Whichever of
these is emphasized, a
mature person will handle
- the events and tests of life in
a way that will produce the
greatest possible amount of
happiness with the smallest
amount of stress.
This person rejects the
temptation to be always
neutral and safe. He is not
passively receiving life as it
comes, but rather he is
creatively acting, con-
fronting life with boldness.
The determining element is
not what happens to this
person, but the way is which
he takes it. His responses
will be of a quality that can
be counted on. However, his
opposite suffers from adult -
infantilism. Although he has
reached physical maturity,
he remains an infant in his
response to the problems and
obligations of life.
We, as we leave behind
this vital time in our lives,
are all potentially mature
adults. ' Wemust develop
from the stage of thinking,
"Please help me," to the
stage where we say, "I can
take care of myself."
It is the fulfillment of this
statement which we now find
ourselves working on.
Whether we have set aside
two, three or four years of
our lives for further formal
education, or whether we
feel able to join the work
force now, we must all prove
ourselves independent.
For some of us the first
week of "orientation" . to
university life helped break
the final lines of support. But
a more important step still
confronts us. We must
develop ourselves so that we
can turn to our neighbors
and say, "Please let me help
you.,,
The maturity which we
should all gain in the future
will give us the tools to do
this.
Sharing is a vital part of
maturing. Most of the
significance which we will
attain will grow out of Our
contributions to the liVes of
others. At the -same time we
must allow others to build
their own strengths and
reduce their limitations. The
perpetuation of the human
race demands that the
varied resources within it be
released to their most ef-
fective use. As we fulfill this
obligation we reach another
stage of maturity, "The
person who is completely
wrapped up in himself
makes only a small
package."
Even when we become
substantially mature people,
we will be torn on occasion
by indecision about what
plans we should develop in
our lives. However, this
exercise of wrestling with
doubt will contribute to our
expanding knowledge. We
must learn to submit to what
we cannot avoid, to banish
from our minds the desire
for the impossible and to
seek obtainable goals worthy
of our thought and effort. We
should allow our imagination
to suggest aims and pur-
poses, but bring reason to
bear upon them before
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Six graduating students were presented with Ontario
Scholarships at commencement last Friday night. Left to
right are Ian Gibb, awed areas" Iry Coultas% 10,1
H urphy, Jan Divok, and Philip Street. (photo by Jack