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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-04-03, Page 7A Ifk 0 0 These advertisers support your Yearbook; Pinecrest Manor Nursing Hornet Lucknow; Reds - Mix Concrete, Wingham; River- view Drive -In, Wingham; Hay - ward's Variety and Discount, Brussels; Lucknow Machine Shop, Lucknow; Huron County Board of Education, Clinton.. GYMNASTICS On Thursday, March 27, teams from the ifuron-Perth Confer- ence Met at the school for the conference gymnastics meet. Re. sydts of the meet are not available at this moment, but next week's edition will contain complete ye - sults of the meet. Reg is ere . Home, Ownership Savings Plans Now available at Victoria and Grey If you do not own a home residence in Canada and you are 18 years of age or over you may deduct up to a $1000 dollars of your taxable income for 1974 by purchasing an (R.H.O.S.P.) Plan. But, to qualify, you must act before April 1st 1975. For further particulars contact your nearest Victoria and Grey office today. The all Ontario Trust Company begun hr 1889 VG W. W. Cousins, Manager Listowel, Ontario VICTORIA and GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 MARYEDITH �.. _...GARhII�S, 1,31 EditorIaI During the past few weeks, several editorials have been writ- ten about serious faults and prob- lems inour school system — everything from cheating to the condition of our student lounge. Therefore, I feel free to bring up another major issue, which is the deplorable lack of music in our school. This problem was brought to a head in the last week 'when a faithful few attempted to develop a choir 'for a county,,,concert in April. Since our school is hosting this concert, it would only be proper for our own students to participate in some sort of a presentation. Unfortunately, these plans all had to be cancel- led due to lack of interest. What's wrong with the system, or the students, or something? A decade ago, when music was a compulsory subject, the Glee Club was a major activity in our school, with a membership of over 500 students out of a total of 700! Now, with nearly twice tlfat many pupils, fewer than 20 mem- bers turn out for practice. I am not suggesting that music be made compulsory, since that would not likely help the situa- tion. But, music is no longer even offered as an .optional course in our school. Three years ago, music was offered as a subject choice, and being one of the sev- eral who signed up to take the course, I was.. very disappointed to find it cancelled. Other courses, particularly technical subjects, often have only a few students. Is it too much to ask for a music course in our school; since an excellently qualified, and very enthusiastic Pry THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO Evening and Day Summer School Courses in CLINTON The University of Western Ontario plans to offer Evening and Day Summer School Courses in English, psychology; Sociology, Physical Education and Politics for degree credit. Classes will meet in CENTRAL HURON SECONDARY SCHOOL. EVENING SUMMER SCHOOL May 6 - July 17, 1975, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Examinations, July 22 and 23 5:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m; *"*Psychology 342 (Developmental Psychology: Exceptional Children) .. J. G. Murray, Ph.D. 5:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. -English 020 (General Literature and Composition, R Krieg, M.A. 7:45 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. Sociology 249a/253b (Criminology/Sociology of Corrections) F Desroches, M.A. **The prerequisite for Psychology 342 is Psychology 36 or 56 or 140 or 236 or 241 or equivalent DAY SUMMER SCHOOL July 2 - August 12, 1975, Mondays through Thursdays Examinations, August 13 - 15 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. *P.E. 020 (Introduction to Physical Education Faculty of Physical Education 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Politics 131 (International Politics) A. J. Miller, Ph.D *Afternoon Hours P.E. 020 labs 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays NOTE: NEW Students applyin to begin University work at Evening Summer School m apply by APRIL 4th. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEGINNING WORK TOWARD A B.A. DEGREE? Miss Angela Armitt, the Director of The Summer School and Extension Department, University of Western Ontario, will be conducting interviews. DATE: Thursday, April 3rd, 1975 TIME: 4:00 to 8;30 p.m. PLACE: Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton teacher is available, SS Wert: as pianos, an organ, and muste? I see no reason for claiming' that a music course is impossible Orbs - practical. A great deal of money is spent on equipment for' Shop classes and sports act Iflties. Music deserves the same atten- tion. I firmly believe that offering and teaching a music course would spark interest in other,; cul- tural activities. Almost all sec- ondary schools in the county offer music as a subject, and ,hence have excellent choirs and. bands. The lack of talent among .stu- dents is not the reason that our school lacks a successful ,Glee Club or choir. Community ac- tivities prove that there are many qualified musicians am ong our fellow students. The difficulty lies in the lack of backing for music by theschool establish- ment. Several teachers are very' willingto give their time to aid in a Gee Club or choir, but with- out help they are unable to do so. We desperately need the sup- port of the school system and the participation of students if music is to prosper in our school. Hope- fully, the future will bring chang- es if we are willing "to meet you halfway". March 10, 1975. Dear 'Editor: I was disappointed in reading your editorial, of March 6, for it showed that few students are aware of the action which is being taken to preserve our student lounge At a council meeting that same week, a committee was chosen to draft a set of rules which hopeful- ly will be established as law in the lounge; rules which -will be fair to all and yet will control or, if nec- essary, dispose of those ingrates who repeatedly take the lounge for granted. With the co-operation of the complete student body it will twill possible`to keelflOnrige Privilegas without having,togo to drastic or. unjust ends. Karen Wilson 13C £In. * ilevies s Jane Moll Brenda Johnston What is your opinion of the ad- justment of marks on examina- tions especially when it involves both the term and exam mark? 0-0-0 Jamie McEwan 13B: I don't think that it's fair when they're lowered too much, a little bit is okay because it helps keep our standards. 0-0-0 Doug Miller 13B: I agree with the principle. My only complaint is that the lowering of marks should be spread out more evenly. 0-0-0 Donald Sanderson 12N: I think that they should be raised often- Reach for the Top The F. E. Madill "Reach for the Top" team played, against Shelburne on March 26 and easily defeated them with a score of 200- 125. Our team will now advance to the fourth flight semi-finals. Their first game against Wiarton will be held March 29. The stu- dents on this team are Jim Pat- tison, Marjorie Powell, Allan Dunsmuir, Trudy Holmes. Youth Exchange Studentsinterested in the Youth Exchange program this summer should contact the co- editors of the school page ° for further information. Partial sponsoring may be received from the Wingham Lions for several students going on the exchange. If you are interested, you should contact . the co-editors im- mediately to assure you of being sponsored. er. 0-0-0 Darlene Coultes 12B: If the teacher realizes that the test was too hard then the mark should be raised but if the student doesn't work, I don't think that they should have their marks raised because of their own lack of in- terest. 0-0-0 Jerry Olechowski 10K: I think they stink! 0-0-0 Ken Cullen 12B: It's okay if it is done fairly, especially if the term has been difficult. 0-0-0 Sharon Blake 9A: They .are about fair. 0-0-0 Irene Schuitemor 12K: I think they should adjust the marks be- cause the average was too high. It was probably too easy. 0-0-0 Gail Renwick 13C: If the exam marks were too high (Or low), they should be adjusted separ- ately from the term, and then averaged. Exam and term marks are two separate things and they should be kept separate. Caveat Emptor SMALL TELEVISIONS Television plays a major role in taegay's po ietji and if you're e''. looking foa new television you'll want to becertain tha,the set you bay gives you sufficient quality to suit your needs. To save yourself money, you may consider buyiing a miniature set in the 9 -inch to 12 - inch range. A consumer investigation of the miniature was recently conduct- ed by the Consumer's Union. The technicians first judged the quality of the picture. They found the picture had notable crispness and sharpness of outlines and good reproduction of fine details. Geometric distortions were found quite frequently. Many of the sets lacked even spacing of horizontal scanning lines that should give a picture good vertical detail. Fre- quently, the sets reproduced a picture larger than the screen and causing a loss of 10 per cent of the picture. The sets also ex- perienced many reception prob- lems such as interference from passing aircraft, interference from neighboring channels, in- terference from automobile and electrical appliances. The most notable advantages of the minia- ture sets was portability (none of the sets weighed oyer 14 pounds), their lower power consumption rates (the smaller solid state sets used the least power), and their price. Some of the miniature sets sold for less than $100. With these factors in mind when you are selecting a new television, you should know what to look for in a new set and be aware of the lower quality of per- formance you can expect with a miniature set. Also when you are selecting- a new set look for the CSA stamp on the set. It signifies that the set has been approved by a group of qualified technicians. Whatever you do, examine the set thoroughly before you buy and make sure the set is of sufficient quality to satisfy you. r 'iRi 3 4 Sakga: FIRST -PLACE WINNER Mark Palmer of Stratford Cen- tral demonstrates top balance and control in his routine at the Huron -Perth gymnastics meet at F. E. Madill last Thursday. Mark earned top points -from all the judges for the excellence of his demonstration. BARRY GRiENLEY, a son of Peter Boelke's neighbors, stands by the smoking ruins of the Boelke home that was destroyed by fire Monday. Both the Wingham and Clifford Fire Departments were called to the Lakelet scene, but were too late to prevent the complete loss of -the house. Wingism;MvioceMP , ADITO S HEADSTANDS, somersaults and tumbling were all part of Frances Mahe:s demonstration at the free -style calisthen- ics exhibition for the Huron -Perth gymnastics ,meet held last Thursday at F. E. Madill. tided *wit We at F. p. Madill are now entering the final term .of the school and connected with this last third of the year is the elec- tion of next year's council. Just this past week nominations for the positions on the council com- menced the annual routine which will eventually provide the stu- dent body's greatest asset — the student council. Once the nominations are closed, weeks upon weeks of competitive com, paigning will advance us towards our inevitable . mandate at the climax of the battle for council positions. The candidates need not use campaigning methods such as kissing and holding babies and handshaking to get the votes of their peers. Elabor- ate -posters and campaign speeches attract the attention of every student. Every year, an enormous volume of posters and banners scattered throughout the corridors of the school, invites the students to soak in the issues and the political propaganda typical of any election. Then, election day arrives with the tallying of votes which deter- mines the most favorable stu- dents for next year's council. Upop election, the new council gradually takes over the respon- sibilities upheld by the council of the former year. Before this school year ends; a new council will take its full responsibilities in the school. Thus is standard election pro- cedure. But many a year, this standard procedure has been forced to be changed. The change is usually in the form of the ac- ceptance of student council mem- bers by acclamation. (For those of you not familiar with this t5 KO& ilfiOaw MR. SIMPSON. Mr. James Simpson has taught at F. E. Madill for almost nine years. Since he began, he has taught History in which he has a degree and Math, mostly grade 9. He used to teach Science. He lives in Wingham. To obtain his degree in History he attended McMaster University, Waterloo University and Waterloo Luth- eran. His hobbies are canoeing, golf- ing, camping, broomball and cross country skiing. —Louise Stamper ottliiiit, I.y special case — acceptance by ac- clamation occurs when the number of candidates running for a particular position is equivalent to the number of available posi- tions). Acclamation places a candidate in -council position without elections Therefore, there is no campaign,: no election and most important of all, the new council member is uncertain and non -c fident of his actions hi the council: '1 his may be particularly difficult on thisperson, because the decisions he makes may not be approved by a majority of stu- dents, yet the students were un- able to prevent this individual from being chosen as a member of the council and prevent his de- cisions, because there was no election for this position. This is one unfortunate result of accept- . ance by acclamation. This problemcan easily be avoided but if the problem is to be overcome the students must act and nominate a sufficient number of invividuals so that in each position, all nominees are competing for their position on the council. In the past years, many council members have entered office by acclamation. I can recall one council election in which one half of the council (in- cluding President and Vice - President) was accepted by ac- clamation. This certainly does not guarantee a council preferred by a majority of students. It hurts both the student council and the student body. - Remember, the problem is avoidable. If you support your school by assuring that no posi- tions are attained by acclama- tion, you are helping the student body to select a very democratic council. co-editor Cecil deBoer 13A NEW! STANLEY NO. 70-352 MULTI-PURPOSE TOOL SHARPENER $2.49 STAINTON ._HARDWARE