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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-02-06, Page 2f':►rll.*.hI( }1 S!(;' n r -‘:TAR , THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6,.1,969 K ~� Stratford:$tud ent Wins. .Huron -Perth Contest Wide 'Merest across Huron and 'Perth was evident . in.. an essay contest sponsored by,. the Huron -Perth Tuberculosis and Respiratory Association held . recently. Top prize was won by a Colborne Corner • ELECTIVES . • French Soar in French, Mrs:,Gower (the' CiY'ade b' teacher) has taught us to. say these '' commands 'Stand up, Sit down.'' and these questions "What is your name?' and "My, name is John" "How do you dol" "I am well. thank -you." Also a few greetings such , as "Good -day" and "Good-bye." We have learnt how to say "No" and "Yes". And also we .hake, learned how to name a few concrete articles such as textbook, scribbler, pen and pencil. Thanks to Mrs. Gower we are getting along exceptionally- well. Karen MacPhee Grade 7 -Glee Club o • Among the Wednesday Electives is the Glee Club. Our teacher is Miss McKenzie. She gives us a lot. if enjoyable songs. We have about twenty pupils, most of which are girls and some .boys. We have a wonderful time. Linda Schoemaker Grade 7 Woodworking In the woodworking class we have been making wooden . skunks,' gunracks, trays, waste -paper baskets and Cocker Spaniels. We -started outF,•with a pattern of what we wanted to snake. We yused carbon paper to ,trace it onto the wood. Then it is our job to cut, there out and" paint them. This is a project that we may .be able to carry on in later years.. We find it very • interesting as well . as a break from other subjects. • Wayne Uood Grade 7 Science w We have learnt in -the last four weeks how to find direction `by way. of stars and , by an instrument called ' a magnetic compass. This compass is u 'Controlled by north and south. mal;neti b°ice: \'e learnt about • magnet ism We found the " magnetic • theory'. They have north and south poles, Mr. Harman taught us how they attract or repulse. If you use a • tcork, needle. water and magnet you . can make a magnetic. compass. There are '12 (twelve) points on the compact which are in ,difference by 221 degrees ..(Twenty-two an4,4,.halfl... Rick Stright Typing I am one of the ten students who is • taking typing as our ,elective sti'bject. So far we have been taught good posttare, all the different parts- of a typewriter and how to place our fingers on the keys. We have .been given a lesson hook to learn' by and work each lesson to our ability. I think that taking these, subjects in grades 7 and 8 will help us a —Mat car F3�our-i'uture,years m' \\\\ tri c h 1. \ ,�� w sn.g In sewing we are knitting, • school coloured scarf, gold and .' maroon. -Otir teachers are Mrs. Hallam. Mrs: Rutledge and Mrs. Johnston. We are corning along - very rapidly. • Nancy swan • A.Sutnmer Morning The • ground was wet and soggy under my feet.. It seemed so fresh and new just like a summer morning:• The sweet music hof robins singing came to my ears singing to their babies. The , flowers looked like a blooming harden. I could smell the delicious taste of eggs cooking at one of the campers tents. 1 heard children shouting to each other and see them frolicking about,in every direction... I herd squirrels chattering and crunching on nuts. I touched the delicate flowers and the wet soggy grass. I walked slowly back to the house dreaming dreams. Bethany Robertson ,SPORTS Basketball / Our basketball team. the Cyclones went to Gode.r"lchtst Thursday to play the GDCI Midgets. The game started at 3 o'clock with Mr.,Horner and Mr. Robinson • as referees. The Cyclones were beaten 11 to 7 by the Midgets. Volleyball • We hate two volleyball teams at our 'school. The girls team includes Marilyn Montgomery, '�';blarj Taylor, Dianne Hardy, Debbie Turner, Dianne Stothers, Betty Pollock, Vicki Vanstone, Susan Wilson, Nancy~ Swan and Karen McPhee.. . The boys' volleyball team includes Tom Willis, Ross Dobie; Fred Shoemaker, Doug Fisher, Wayne Allin, Wayne -Swan, Paul Feagan and 'Ron Willis. The boys' basketball team includes Doug Fisher, 'Tom Willis, Wayne Allin,» Wayne Swan; ' Rt ger Moore, John Moore, Brian Whitely,,, Fred Shoemaker,» Ron Willis and Steve Reaburn. • Lynda Pressey THE STORNI As I sat at the window and looked outside I saw the snow twirling and blowing arourfl. l NECK thought it was a badstorm and it was. I wished that I could go• out to play. but my mother told" me that it was too cold so Thad to stay inside and play and try to stay out of her way. .Marsha Elizabeth Pressey Grade 3 SKI -DOGS AND TOBOGGANS' In the olden days . people always used to race toboggans. Now they race ski-doos; they aren't' as easy to tip as .,toboggans. Some goy sixty or seventy miles per hour. You don't.have to» push, it up. hills. Ski-doos run by motor and you can climb hills and even drive on the roads. The world is getting better every year. Mark Kernighan :\ CENTURY FROM TODAY :\ century from now there will 'probably be many different things happening that we would find hgrd to believe.' For . instance \'.f'• may tand a way of breathing and living under water. .Also a way for living in peace where . you cdtrld go on tdurs or isits to the moon and. al, different planets.., - On these planets . we could - build coloured or .clear glass houses, "psychadellic buildings. and roads and have a way of travelling without going on bus, train, car, plane, etc. -Possibly we will just,ha‘e to push buttons to prepare our food- and do cur work. :\layvbe we would be able to learn without.goin,g to school so \t e »could go to new planets, e.xp1ore• and ,settle them. Or else have some contraption that would take us to „the middle -of. the earth. ' ° . Even i f ' only some of these things come true, our world will Very likely be • amazingly different. fp'or Sharon Whiter' 411' ,1 .. PHARMACY JENNY LIND HEART SHAPED 11 CH-OC.»LATE /GI T BJXES DISCOUNTED \A\ti » '\S\\ �0 � \;�� \ _A� ---\y ��\ '`v\ \\\ \\\\\. vWHIL THS`. v LAST \ • BUY •NOW — PICK 'JP LATER Stratford, pupil while students in St. Columban Separate School and, in East Wawanosh Public School were close behind. Writing on tile topic "How 1 Fight Respiratory Disease" the winners were: Brenda Siberry, 117 Douglas Street. -Stratford, grade» 8 student at King • Lear Senior Public School; Mary Edith Garniss, RR 4, Wingham, Grade 7, Fast Wawanosh Public School; Joanne Maloney, RR 2, Dublin, Grade 8, St. CGlumbariSeparate School; Melina Fear, RR 3, Blyth, Grade S, East Wawanosh Public • .School;.. and .Mary Claessens, RR 2, Dublin, ,rade 8, St. Columban Separate School. ' The competition was open to all elementafy school studehts in grades 7' and 8 in the two counties. Essays were first. judged by teachers and 20 were submitter{6 judges selected by the organizations. ' . Organizations operating independently in each of the two counties, but which share a number.of common services will be combined into one association later this year. Plans are being worked out for the inaugural »of the new combined organization which will take place at a meeting in Seaforlh in April. . Offices of the two organizations which have, lbeen located in Stratford have Mo‘ cc! to•a new address 121.,WeIlinirtun Street, Stratford, accooding_ to Mrs. Beryl Davidson, the association secretary: • QC The annual . meeting of the congregation of Ashfield Presby terian Church was held Tuesday afternoon with Reverend Rooney conducting the meeting., Due to icy road • conditions, school at- North Ashfield was cancelled on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Simpson ..are thankful for a late 6us on Monday last, and quick action on the part 4 family and friends saved their barn from destruction by fire, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin 'Robb LSH were recent visitors in London. Many from the area ..,attended the annual Co-op banquet held in Lucknow on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Sandy • McCharles, principal and teacher at North Ashfield School, has been ill with, pneumonia and a patient in Kincardine Hospital. Mrs. Frank Ritchie has been `teaching. Several trees along highway 86 have come under the axe during the past week, Every year more and more of the old—... maples disapjaear-----from our roadsides:. . 4s Phone 524-9521 ROY N. BENTLEY wPubiic Accountant 4 Britannia Rd. E. u Goderich, Ontario T. PRYDE --and SON 1 MEMORIALS -- MARKERS & CEMETERY LETTERING CLINTON --= EXETER — SEAFORTH Goderich District' Rsprossntatives FRANK ,McILWAIN' 324.7861 or 200 Gibbons 5t. — 524-9465 REG. J. 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