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Round and about
With Martha
For a long, . '.time , I "
have been talkin about"
"leisure -tune ` recreation" in
one form or another, coaxing
you to do this or that — to
TRY doing things you have
been saying; you would LIKE
to do — • .someday, and. in
general, trying to get you to.
do things NOW' - it's Pater
than you think!
I know that in some small
way I' 'have succeeded., since I
meet many people who• tell
me 'they' have decided .td ,go
to night classes, • or they
started that project they've
been secretly, planning for
years, ° and they have made' up
their minds to work at their
favourite hobby.
I think - this is GREAT,
and _I'tri Teal hpp'y about it.
From time to time you are
going to -hear MORE about
"Recreation" — as the time is
NOW and "LEISURE TIME"
is right at our doorstep.
"Recreation" can mean any
number of things to any
number of people. It depends
on the personal preferences
and attitudes of the
individuals.
Here, are a few of the
almost unlimited variety of
activities and experiences: the
appreciation - of nature's
beauty -- that walk in the
country; the exhilaration of a
close game in ' curling or
bowling; the friendly
competition 'of -a- game of
golf; the satisfaction of
creating things in a craft
class; the improvement of
talent at the easel or in the
workshop; the satisfaction of
gaining knowledge or . a new
,.skil'l; the enjoyment 'of
fishing, . hunting, water sports;
` the . thrill of singing in ' a
choir, or acting in a play; the
sense of service and fellowship
thro' active membership . or
leadership in community
groups.
This all leads to o the
influence on our lives trhrough
the VALUE OF TIME; the.
success of PERSERVERANCE
so important to the success
or ' failure of our endeavours..
,The: DIGNITY of simplicity --
how often we have been told
"'keep�
addslip to — The WORTH°
OF CHARACTER `-^ the most
important thing in our Ilyes.,
Recreation is a ftyyliimental
human , need. Pshiatrlsts,
psychologists and social
workers all testify' to the
need for "change of pace",
rest, relaxatio°n, personal
satisfaction — and enjoyment.
This contributes to human
happiness, physical :health and
of course mental' health 9"
adding. up to development of
character,m . which encourages
loyalty, group consciousness,
co-operation and concern for
others. ` —
Recreation -therefore plays
a vital,part' in our lives and
the soiety in which we live.
Recreation takes its place,
along with religion, education,
work and health as one of
the five essential factors in
our development, contributing
fullness, enrichment and
creativity to our lives.
There now — will you
believe me?
I've had some nice
surprises in the last week, the
kind that make you glad you
keep in touch. Our old ?
— . never OLD- — friend
"Bucky" Doak dropped in
last week for a quick "Hello,
,her I am — hale and hearty"
and WE nearly dropped
dead! We had heard that right
after New 'Year's "Buck;' had
had a heart attack and they
nearly lost him! Well, we
were really happfy to see him
looking his old self — of
course he'd never let 'on if he
,was sick " — anyway, it was a
number of contributing factors
.which . caused his- complete
collapse.' (And perhaps
becoming. a grandfather, was
too much for him!). — —
Sherry has a lovely boy .
and they came down to show
him •to° great -great
grandmother Jeffrey who is at
Huronview in ' Clinton,- as spry
as an 84 year old could- be.
Then, I had a real nice
letter' from George Baechler in
Phoenix, Arizona. George, had
a restaurant in Gocloerich for;
years at the corner . of The
Square and Montreal Street.
George and his ' wife come
"Home" •in the summer but
hike right back to Arizona
for the winter.
He gets the Signal, Star and
enjoys keeping in touch,. ,.He
says : •that Dr. Crawford and
his wife (Madeline Graham of
Goderich) and the Dick
Lloyds of Wingham • spend
their vacations in Phoenix.
They have quite a lively
"Canadian . Club" there. • He
says he has a persian that
weighs 12 ' lbs. - just wait 'til
he hears that mine --weighs
almost 15!
Don't forget the K. of C.
dance ori. February 7 and the
Mardi 'Gras on the 15th.
Will have °more about the
Skating Carnival (which is
February 28 and March 1)
later.
Martha
Widow Testifies To
alue Of March
f Dimes Fund
The in-fI'uence• !o,f
EXAMPLE — when you set a
good example — whether you
know it or not — in always.
helps someone. OBLIGATION
Qf duty — not harsh words —
but how often, they.' ''_'hurt
when you -have something you,
would 'RATHER do. Wisdom
of ECONOMY — there's not
much to be said about
THAT. Virtue of PATIENCE
.0 you .could write books on
this. ;
Impiroyement of TALENT
nomatter what our hobby
or vacation inay be we can
always improwe on it. ,This is
• where having teachers and top
people in the Craft field can
h el p:m-- ins to " change and
impfove \ ur, work.\\
\yAN Joy O \\ d I IN TING
also` u h
• • improvement of talent — I
feel — since so many of us
go on doing the same thing
in the same way shy about
tying ' something ' new and
afraid of criticism if we do
something different. -
For something which is our
very own' idea -� we need
someone who has more
experie>iice to ',assure .use this is
good' �.Tµe treasure of
WORKING -- a treasure
indeed --- we. must work or
we vegetate and so this - all
- Best .....wishes . for the success
cif the January campaign of
the March of. Dimes hags come
---front an -unexpected source
the ,widow of a Clinton man
who . died last January, Mrs.
Harry Kuiper.
In , an unsolicited letter to
the March of -Dimes Campaign
chairman for her area, Mrs.
• Kuiper said that her husband
was struck . by'.. multiple;
sclerosis about six ..,years ago,.
"only .. two- years after we
were married." First he.
needed something tt help --him _
walk; then a . wheelchair,.
finally last: 'January' he died of
pneumonia,
"You will understand,"
wrote Mrs. Kuiper, "that we
needed a great amount of
equipment in our home to
keep my - husband from going
to th% hospital permanently.
And the March of Dimes did
everything .,they could. I know
Mrs. Margaret '. Elliott from
London and Mrs. Constance
Cruickshank ,,from Kitchener
well. They would come to
' the house periodically to see
if there was some way they
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`"Let s give the -""M tali . of 1
gimes credit, because through
this organization • they . so
much lessened our burdens. I
will look forward to seeing a
• Marching Mother on Monday
evening,_ January 27. Truly
the money -collected' is spent
-in avery - worthy _way.
•
worthy cause." She late gave
permission to have the letter
published. It is quoted in the
cu_ rrent issue of the
•n'ews.lett'er of the
Rehabilitation Foundation for
• `the Disabled;. "Dimes on the
March."
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HISTORY CORNER
Continued, From l'a-ge 41
native_ heath"..H is'a0furnent, that if you chane "Atlantic'".
to "Pacific" the distant land might_ have been Australia
ignores three facts: That °the word is "Atlantic", that the
context specifies 'Canada, and that 'the trend of the
dispossessed, Scottisb...oeofters was overwhelmingly toward
Canada,
Much is made of the phrase "as ye pull your oars" —
the Needier hypothesis being that a writer familiar with
Canade,'where panties were. in use, would refer to paddles
rather than oars. This argument presupposes• that all small
craft in Huse in Canada at that time were canoes, Yet
Thomas Moore, in his Canadian Boat Song, written twenty
years earlier, speaks of .'oars" and "rowing" and'Moore
wrote his song in . Quebec at Ste. Anne de pellevue. The
logic of •Prof..Needler''k, contentiondemands that Moore,.
because he referred= to rowing and oars, could not, have
written his 'Canadian Boat Song at all, In the War of 1812,
in which Dunlop served, oar -propel led .craft were largely
used, as whennBrock moved his troops up. Lake Erie to
Detroit. '
The strongest point of Prof. Needler's contention is
based on the use of the Sapphic verse form, which none of
the • poets to whom the • lone shiel ing ° song has been
. OD UCH OIONAjeetiT
KJ News
•oorresponoent ° Mrs. "Om 'Martin,
Sarnia for'. the post, iew
L \dies Volleyball Starts;
Kingsbridge-V-AhshSeld
lt
Last • Wednesday- evenjng' the
ladles of the parish enjoyed -
tthe first volleyball game. of
the,, new year with the
Ash f'i a Womeli's Mission
Society.
Dan • Frayne, first year
student 'at the University of
Guelph had to leave school
last week temporarily due to
"mumps"
Rosemary Rogan, student
nurse, Woodstock, spent .they
weekend with het parents.
Born to Mr. "and Mrs. ,Hein
Hendricks on Friday at the
Alexandra Marine and: . General
Hospital, a baby daughter. Mr. ,
Hendricks is the St. ' Joseph's
church organist. ,
Mrs. Blaise . Martin left for
Hamilton' Sunday -'to stay with
Mr. and Mics. Tek,Marfiin for
a week.
attributed ever used, and in which Dr. Moir at least ..• Mrs. O. Heffernan' and Ann
spent the weekend in Guelph.
dabbled. But the use of this peculiar verse form goes far to Mrs: John Kelly has been
confirm the statement in the original context, that it was:a visiting with her daughter in
translation of a Gaelic boat song. For this verse form is
used -frequently in hymns, and Highlanders," in improvising
a chant, would use the verse form with which their religion
• had familiarized them. Dunlop, translating and adapting
the song, would naturally follow the same verse form.'
Dunlop's authorship is supported, not so much. by the
striking second verse, as by the third and fourth verses:
Dunlop was a vigorous controversial writer, especially in
his later "Address to the Electors_of Huron County", .and
phrases used in the poem sound a very similar note to
phrases i the'' "Address". The line, "What a degenerate
Lord might boast his sheep" is pure and unadulterated
Tiger. Where,:incidentally, Dr. David Macbeth Moir, who-
dabbled
hodabbled in dialect, would probably have written "laird."'
The line "Fair these broad meads, these hoary -woods are
grand," bespeak a *titer from the old land familiar°with
Canada as it then was.
All in all, the champions of Huron's claim to' the
authorship of the "lone shieling, song" can" safely sheathe
their claymores. Tiger Dunlop answers the requirements as,
no one else does. And, admitting that,
anonymously -published poem was undoubtedly the first
writing from Huron County to find a place•in literature.
The • physically. handicapped'.
need help to get started along
the road to independence. Your
contribution to the. March of
Dimes provides that help.
r r
weed.
Weekend, visitpra: , ' With the
Jim Martihs" 'were Mr, ' ma
trim Wdham tigpon.04 and
girls .of tohdon.
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