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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-01-16, Page 5• • O • A • Gorrie MO. Harry .G*dy and Mrs, Haymond Gowdy cabled at :the Wilco Mineral }one, QoderI h, on Sunday to pay respects to the - family of the late Douglas, Faegan, They also visited with Mrs. George Faegan.' Mrs. Webster Jackal) of Listowel visited for a few day§ with Mr. and Mgrs. George Brown and cabed on other relatives. Mr: and Mrs. James Hyndman of Guelph spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hyndman. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown and r onal fen y have :retu b ed froM their vacation In Florld4. • Mi. and Mrs. Wilmer Nubn and Bill of Charlton and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Rogers, of Qshawa visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. James Gilbert and family of Harriston visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Underwood. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hogg, Janet and Kendra of Wingham visited Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Wilbur Hogg, Used .Car Sowings '74 DOGE Colt, Denion- star, 1,000 miles '73 CHRYSLER 4 -Door Sedan '73 GOLD DUSTER, V4, Au- tomatic with radio '72 TORINO 4 -Door. V-8, automatic, power steer- ing, radio '71 DODGE Hall Ton V4, 4 speed transmission '70 VOLKSWAGEN' Wagon, automatic '70 HORNET 4 -Door, 6qt. hider, auttratic, radio '69 PONTIAC 2 -Door Hard. top, V•8, automotic, radio '69 METEOR Rideau 500 2- Door Hardtop '67 DODGE 2 Door Hardtop CRAWFORD MOTORS CHRYSLER - DODGE - PLYMOUTH WINGHAM ONTARIO PHONE 3 S7. 3S 2 ro Thoughts from Herman, the graduate A year passes quickly and U it is your final year in high school it passes too quickly. Herman - found himself a,,graduate of that great school, the Harvard of Huron, the non-military West Point of Wingham — F. E. Madill. It continued to dawn on him all that summer of '74 that 'this would be his last summer for a summer job; he bad to find a job, not just any vocation, but one befitting of a, former studentof F. E. So with that in mind, he quit his usual summer job, which was working at a growing lumber yard in Gorrie and sought a de- manding, challenging, rewarding job. On August 19, 1974, he started work at a warehouse unloading trucks. Before applying at this ware- house, he did a two-week gig as an alligator wrestler at the Toronto Zoo. Unfortunately, this was seasonal work (the pond freezes over in January when the landlord turns off the heat) . His new work suited him' exactly ; it required a strong back and a weak mind. The personnel manager informed him of the usual things -- health care pro- grams, social insurance num- bers,, company benefits and .such Ind then laid the finale on the ,uny.°* suspecting Herman. lie woul. d be. on three months "probation". At first, he thought that. meant that he had to be in the house night') by 11:30 and report to a. police worker every week. However, as with every job, this job had draw backs. For one, Herman worked from 3 o'clock in the afternoon until 11 at night, so that meant he would miss "Hogan's Heroes' and "The Brady Bunch". .(he thankful for the latter, Herman). Also, and more important, was the loss of his Friday dights --110 Friday nights to tear around. That was no drawback -- that was a crisis. Luckily for Herman, on the last Friday of every month, the day shift worked the night shift. These nights off just so happened to correspond to thei dates of the first two dances at old F. E. Madill. Herman was set; here was true opportunity. He, the veteran,. would return to those halls and chat with old friends and say STARTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 DINING ROOM SUITES SEVERAL STYLES BY LEADING MANUFACtURERS REDUCED nickl40-14"Ad1780 STEREOS, COLOR TV "Fantastic" Sale Prices BEDROOM SUTES SAVE $'oo KITCHEN, DINETTE SUITES 20 'TO! ^srtr1..�r.,{.� NOW THERE IS MORE FOR EVERYONE AT CURRIE'S FURNITURE... WHERE YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. COME TO WHERE THE ACTION IS. COME TO CURRIE'S CHESTERFIELD SUITES SEVERAL STYLES REDUCED AS MUCH. AS 2OO $20.00 TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE ON SEALY POSTURPEDIC MATTRESS AND BOX SPRINGS. SPECIAL PRICES ON SEALY BED UNITS SPECIAL ON SEWING MACHINES LA -Z-BQY RECLINERS SAME s64 SWIVEL ROCKERS 20% Off TABLE LAMPS Z0% OFF PRICES "SLASHED" Oil Paintings, Reproductions Living -Room Tables Curio Cabinets Desks -Hassocks -Luggage Odd Night Tables -Chests Single, Double Dressers OF INTEREST TO NEWLYWEDS ROOM GROUPINGS Easy Terms, Free Storage and Delivery,Evening Appointments Remember, You Do Better at Curries' CURRIE'S THREE FLOORS OF QUALITY URNITURE hello to the chaperone teachers, and (as is customary) look over 'the grade nine chicks. Well it backfired. on Herman. He hadn't gotten in the door before two grade nine ankle bit- ing crumb grabbing punks started hurling snide remarks at him. He told them to go chase a car and got in line to pay. Behind him were three dudes in floor length army coats and slightly shorter hair. Something about their eyes reminded him of marbles and they didn't seem to touch the floor when they walked. In front of him was a drunken midget whose female friend had a huge handbag that sounded like a liquor store during an earth- quake. This definitely wasn't the old school Herman knew. Inside he found a large collection of other strangers, more pygmies and more freaks. On the stairway across from Mr. Wilson's physics room, sat some kids he knew. They were prefects now, and also seniors. They , said hello, asked him how he was and what was he doing. Just as Herman began to feel at ease, they started to com- plain about the economics as- signment thatwas due Monday. Herman walked away slowly. The following dancewas the same. He entered feeling confi- dent and looking for a good time and left feeling 103 years old and looking for a good beer. From what his sister said, school was a real drag; nothing happened. it was just a five day ordeal. Aca- tivities had suffered from a renewed attack of apathy, no one cared enough to try. The football team darn near didn't have enough players to make a "full team. Herman recalled being out from the team prospects in grade nine along with many others. The attendance at games was pathetic. Everyone headed down- town or for home. Herman used to sit on the hard bleachers or stand on cold hills observing games he itnexfittle about, just so the team would have some support. Rack in the corner of his mind was a memory of a fleet of buses carrying multitudes , of Madillians to Goderich to dis- appointedly but patriotically see the Mustangs become second banana to the Vikings. That, Herman decided, was devotion, school spirit and the right 'atti- tude. • High school for him had been a wonderful life. Why? Because he had tried things. Maybe not all that he should, but at least he had stuck his neck out and made a small bit of a name for himself. Herman told himself that these people occupying space in Madill would someday regret their lack of interest, but sadly he knew that deep down inside the majority of them would never catch on. High school, whether it was to last one year or six years would be wasted days to them. That hit Herman as a damn shame. . A Graduate Editorial- - The answer to Just the other day, I was ques- tioned about the size of the school. page, "How come it's so small? Every. week, all you ever see is Craveat Emptor and the student interviews are so short . .." And this person continued to complain about many other faults in the - school page. Even though I was rather perturbed by the state- ment, I kept my cool. "Well, uh, we have one every week and, uh, , walleye sports . items and other things{" I said, attempting to protect the pride .of the school page. But, I could tell he still was not satisfied. I didn't really know how to at- tack the question any further. This was the first time I had been faced with this question. So in- stead of answering the question, I tried to_ think of a ,way to dispose .Library news The. book exchange arranged by the Library Club was success- fully completed before the Christmas holidays. About 650 books were turned into the ex- change and all were sold for 25 cents or less. The last' 20 books were cleared for the special rate of $1.00. The club now has $75 with which to buy new records. A long list of suggestions for popular records will be used to select these records for student use. Because so many books were exchanged at minimal cost, re- quests to repeat \the book ex- change have been made by many who benefitted from this experi- ment. This week the library is in- augurating a new service. Framed prints of famous paint- ings will be available for borrow- ing for a period of several months. A catalogue for the 175 prints is available. These pictures are in two sizes in frames constructed by the wood shops in the school. It is hoped that this service will be as popular as the other non -book media available in the library, such as the film strips, records and posters. The library will again be the focus of attention for an art show to arrive January 17. A color ex- hibition will be on display until January 31. _This display, of ap- proximatej. 25 works, deals -with the variety of ways color is used by artists. This is the first in a series of shows designed by the London Art)Gallery specifically for sec- ondary schools. They are de- signed as educational aids so stu- dents can have the opportunity of seeing original works of art and also of learning how and why they are created. The library should be the focus for all with artistic talent or appreciation in the com- ing weeks. Each week during the winter months a special type of book will be featured. This week is Myst- ery Book Week. Posters will draw attention to the display of myst- ery books on the cart and rack near the library entrance. These could puroilide free &entertainment ong_ rater evenings.. r1 "How Come?" of question and questioner. May- be, he would, quit bothering me if I gabbed him by the collar and gave him a good solid right to the ON. Perhaps if I asked him to be in charge of putting together the next edition of the school, page, he could see why the "Madill Mir- ror" looks mors like a want ad than the front page of the Globe and Mail. I just didn't think he had any. reason to . claim ., thea school page as being too short! But maybe he's right; just maybe. I know there .are many events, activities, etc. of which write-ups could be published, Or problems in the school systerh 'which could be exposed through the school page. The"problem lies in the fact that - the school page, unable to have insight into every single event in the school, must depend upon the student body to • pass the information to us. For this reason the apathetic attitude of the students is I am sorry to say — reflected in the size and number of school page articles:" Some examples are teams and clubs that are ashamed to pub- licize their activities because they barely have enough mem- bers left to keep them existing. This is how apathy has hit the school page, too. - As for the person that wonder- ed why the school page was so short, at the present rate of de- cline in schoolspirit, he should be thankful that there still is one. Only through the determination of the dedicated members of the school page, a relatively remark- able school page iS published most school weeks. Also the individual who gave the school page this bit of hassle, had on several occasions, as I re- call, offered to provide a letter -to - the -editor which was designed to be the basis for an editorial. I would like to remind him that if he wishes to hand it in this school year, he has approximately eightyschool days remaining in which to do so. But I rather doubt that he will hand one in. Lynda Lyons Jane Shiell Brenda Johnston Question: Do you belong td a ;port or club in .the school? 0-0-0 Erika During 13A: I belong to a few clubs for they allow you to meet more , people outside 'of classes. They seem to shorten the day for you have something to look forward to, besides they are enjoyable and fun. 0-0-0 Gerd Ruff 10K; Yes, for some- thing to do. 0-0-0 Don Ross 10K: No, I never had any great urge to. 0-0-0 Carl Dore 12B: Yes, I do be- cause if you didn't get into clubs it would be boring. 0-0-0 Lia VtIn Diepell IIK: Yes, I do because there is nothing else to 1111 D uhf' stetf'4fV '1f'1'Ind Well, here we are starting out a new year which means back to work until June. Hopefully, everyone will try to make this a good school year. May- the ,new year be a happy one for dill The girls' and boys' volleyball teams played some exhibition games against East Wawanosh last Thursday. The girls lost all three of their games while the boys won two out of three. The girls' team consisted of Sheila Walker, Shelley Alden, Susie Powell, Mary Anne Nicholson, Valerie Peel, Judy Carter, Susan Chapman, Rosemarie Fear, Lois Darling and Kathy Underwood. The boys' team consisted of Ray Lel , rev lMeibgliet P Eadie, slay F'nar, Kea ar- wick, Mark ilopkinic Etru e Campbell, Paul cDougal, Herby Keay**, C'e,Daw, H► Brighton and Doug de Boer. Ken Quipp was the scorekeeper. Ie two teams will compete in annual volleyball tournament F'. E. Madill Secondary Scbool OD &toy,' January On Friday, January 10, Grader 3, 4 and 5 went skating at the Wingham Arena. Everyone had an enjoyable time. It is good to see pupils, who hardly knew how to skate earlier in the year, zOom across the ice now. —Grade* P GRADE EIGHT GUIDANCE Grade eight students at Howick who will be going to Norwell Secondary School were recently given aid in choosing their courses for their first year in high school, Mr. Coleman, the head of guidance at Norwell visited oug. school to speak to us and answer our questions. -We were given pamphlets which had outlined every course which could be chosen. We also got a copy of the form onto which we put our chosen courses. The guidance department will send out proper forms later. These forms should be in by February ist. Lars Rasmussen INFLATION STRIKES AT HOWICK CENTRAL! ' In Howick Central School, inflation has interrupted the milk program. Instead of fifteen cents as usual for a carton of milk, it has now gone up to sixteen cents. Hopefully it will remain at that level, Thank you for being patient with the rising costs but inflation strikes everywhere! BarbZwanck. 1' ' ? ` " AssistahtEditor Winter Carnival The Students' Council has promised a fun -filled week of Winter Carnival fun. This will take place during the week of January 20 to January 24. One of the many highlights of the week is a broomabll game in which the teachers will again try to match their skills with those of the stu- dents. This will be followed with free skating for all the students. Also, this year we will be featur- ing, for the first time, a Snow Queen and a.Snow King -contest: So, girls and guys, come and sup- port this contest. There will also be a leg and a . talent contest. Weather permitt- ing, we will also have a show sculpturing contest outdoors and also a powder puff football game for the girls. Friday will be the last day of our Winter Carnival week and so there will be a country -western or barn dance that night and pos- sibly even a dress -up day with it. This Carnival week promises to be an exciting time and worth your while, so let us 'all parti- cipate and have a good time to- gether. BASKETBALL MADILL vs ST. MARYS At St. Marys last Thursday, the Madill Mustangs were defeated. The Midgets went down to•de- feat to the tune of 64-36. David Gamble scored 17 points. For the Juniors, it was 41-33 for St. Marys. John eampbell scored eight points_ _ ........ __ __. _ .. The Seniors lost 67-34 with Chris Exel scoring nine points. CHOCOLATE BARS The students of Howick Central School have been out selling chocolate bars this past week. The proceeds raised from this will go to. the Students' 'Council who will help pay for the renting of ice at the Community Centre, The chocolate bars are selling for '31.00 each. For every five choco- late bars a student sells he gets to put his orher name in a box for a draw on a seven pound chocolate bar. This has really increased the activity of the salespeople. Buy a chocolate bar! ' —Gary Douglas FREE NIGHTS `Haven't got anything to do on Wednesday nights? Well come and read. In the recent Gazette that was passed out at Howick Central, it stated that Wednesday night of every week would be set aside just for the convenience of parents who wish to and like to read. The school library will open at 7:30 and remain open till 9:30 p.m. starting in January for any parents.who wish to borrow books or read. The principal of Howick .,Central hopes to see many 'parents rpal;ticipate on Wednes-. day nights, and he sincerely hopes it will be worthwhile. ' —Ann Gibson Weekly euchre BELGRAVE — There were five tables in play at the weekly euchre in the community centre on Wednesday evening. High lady was Mrs. Henson Irwin; . low lady, Mrs. Clayton; novelty for lady, Mrs. Willard Armstrong; high man, Fred Porter; low man, Charlie Nichol- son; novelty for men, Mr. Clay-- ton. lay-ton. Mortgages get quick action That addition to your home or cottage — get it done now so it will be ready in the Spring. Barrow the money you need from Victoria and Grey - the old' established company that has been custom building mortgages for people like you since 1889. Start your Winter work today at Victoria and Grey. WC7ORL4.,d GREY VG TRUST COMPANYd1NCC 14180_ Wm. Cousins, Mgr. Listow I, Ontario Need Money? 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