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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-05-15, Page 18• 4' rJ n OPERIGI1 SIGNAL -STAR; THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1969 ST. MARY'S SCOOP 11111E! A SPY? Once t dreamed I was a spy, • The same thing as a private eye.. 1 had a companion whose name was Jim, ' And I always' went around with him. Our job was to find a monstrous thing, That had a kind of deadly sting. We looked around all here and there, But we couldn't find it anywhere, Then we saw it big and green, It looked like some kind of " crazy machine. It saw us, that awful thing, Ready with its deadly sting. 'hiewas the end, the• jig was up, But then,startled, .I woke up. Larry Burke Grade 4 PLANTING SEEDS esrtry'• One day our teacher gave us, beans, peas, and corn to plant.. •This is 'how we planted them. f ° First we got some jars ,and then we -put blotting paper in• them. We put only a little water + in the jar because we didn't want the seeds to touch the water. We put the seeds between the blotting paper anile glass. The planting was done and we were 'waiting for the seeds` •to grow. We watched' the roots and stems forming and now they are growing so well we can't take -our eyes off them: — • Marilyn' Aubin'i . Grade 4 FIj,M ,a The other daywe,saw a film on "Exploring ' the Fields and Meadows." We- ;saw how the spider got his food., • A grasshopper got caught in the spider•'s web and was stuck. The spider put , poison -in the grasshopper to paralyze it. He then wound it in his -web 'and started sucking the juice out of the grasshopper .and killed it. ae The name . beetle means biter because it bites dead animals. We saw beautiful flowers and,weeds. Anne Marie Murphy Grade 3 •OUR+AQUARIUM Our school. finally got, our aquarium finished. Now we have fish swimming like anything. Our aquarium looks very nice with its shells, plants, gravel and of course its fish. 'Everyone in our class is interested in our aquarium. We wish tko thank Mr. Goodwin for helping to set up the aquarium and to Mrs. D. Murphy and Mr. McCallum for the fish they gave us. , Linda Eichholz Grade 4 VLPS NE S By Debra Sitter The year book ccmittee had a book and bake sale and made approximately $9. Thome' is to t?e a practical test on the St., ,John's 'Ambulance course on Friday for Grades 7 and S., • • Field day has been changed to :41ay 28 because the week before i c shorn week for most students'a ,We would now like to present a poem written, 'by Jodie Reid, of 8B, Mr. Crawford's room. SPRING By Jodie Reid It .was early one 'spring morning, When I woke up with a start, A robin chirping cheerfully, Brought sensation to my heart. As I walked rout on the balcony, r It was a I cture to be seen, . The sun `-was up, the sky was blue, •TEACHER The ground had turned to green. Leadership centre to run three summer programs The Ontario Camp Leadership Centre at Bark Lake will run three programs this summer. - - Organized by the youth and recreation branch of the Llepartment of Education, the programs are aimed at students interested in camping or the outdoors. The first two courses, July 3 to July 22 and July 25 to August 13, are for applicants affiliated • witli .a camp or a youth -serving agency. The third course, from August '15 to August 26 , is a skill training course aithed at high school students who will be assisting,,h outdoor education programs in their own schools. The courses are co-educational and 144 students will ' be i+.:cepted for each of the three dates, Applicants must be 16 years of age and have completed at least Grade 10. ReceivesGoid Cord Betty. Bedard, 120 Park Street, was presented with the Gold Cord, the highest award in girl guides, by Karen Dean,- a former guider and Gold Cordy holder. Betty had to qualify . for 23 merit badges in girl guides before becoming eligible far the Gold Cord award. Saturday will be an important day for local car -owners as the students of Goderich District, Collegiate Institute hold their automobile "spring-cleaning" day. The students will be operating three car -washes throughout the town from 9 a.m- until _ 5 p.m. in hopes of raising over two hundred dollars The, buds wereshowing on the • trees, A squirrel sat on the fei e, Flowers bent over in the breeze, It was spring, one could sense. ONLY ADULTS -OR OLDER CHILDREN UNDER SUPERVISION - S'HOULD HANDLE FIREWORKS. KEEP SMALL FRY WELL CLEAR OF AO FIRING POINTS • to help establish a book store in the collegiate. . William Craven was elected president of the Goderich Figure `Skating' Club for the 15 = t.9 season,: at—the annual•fne held Monday, April 22. P .t resident .of the club ' was Mrs. %elen Lewis. Gq,derich Knights , 'of Columbus presented two GDCI students with pen sets at the home. of Patrick Osborne. 13 Bennett Street, Goderich, Mot4day. Janet Jerry, 17, and Barry Grace, 18, worked Monday nights last winter teaching grade 6, 7,a - and. 8 students basketball, floor -hockey;, and badminton on behalf' • of the Knight of Columbus. • 5 TO ENROLL Mtglte. .than 1'5-,Q0() .teachers are, expected to enroll in. 33 different summer courses at 76 schools this year. Last year 14,628 teachers paid $715,182 to attend more than 25 different summer courses. The most popular summer course was , one on primary teaching. 'methods. Held ,yin Toronto, Ottawa, BroL•kville. • Letter A Letter to Parents: 1 The Ontario .Safety League asks your help to makesure this Victoria Day is not marred by needless fireworks accidents. There are two ways this can be done: first, don't let your children buy and use firecrackers. These noise makers are Small in size but cause approximately 90 per cent of injuries and fires.' Secondly, choose family fireworks for your celebration and follow these rules: 1. Choose a, location clear of overhead obstruction, be sure you're not an annoyance or ' danger to your neighbour. 2. Never set off fireworks on apartment balcony. Do 'not use any private property without permission of the owner. 3. Keep young children away from Tiring points, Flo ,riot let them 'fire, pieces." Cider children may be taught to participate in firing under adult supervision. 4. Use a bucket, box or wheelbarrow filled with sand as your firing Base.• ' 5. READ THE PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS before each piece is fired. Keep all fireworks in a box,,,and ;close the lid after removing each piece. 6. Have a metal container handy, partly filled with water, for disposal of used9 ireworks. And please remember that the ever popular sparkler while it is the only firework designed to. be held in the hand when plighted, burns at a high heat ando . • could cause -burns if mishandled. Lets maket his an accident Hamilton and L-ispwel, it had an enrolment of 1,737. Art courses in Toronto,Belleville and Bracebridge were the - next biggest drawing card with an enrolment of 1,687. A summer course in special education held at Chatham, St.- Catharines and Toronto had an enrolment of 1,661. Average per -pupil cost for the summer courses was $89. LSURPLUS TOOLS NEEDED The special projects section. of the Ontario Department of Education has' issued an appeal to Ontario schools for surplus hand tools, work benches and other industrial arts equipment. The ' equipment • is badly needed for use in Commonwealth -Caribbean schools in the West Indies. The equipment will be shipped to the - Caribbean under the Department's -Operation `School Supplies program. evrolet wetter Values This year's cars at less than last year's prices. You already know where most prices are Up.' So you'd naturally• expect the brand-new '69 cars shown here to cost a lot: more than last year. Fact is, many _cars in this year's line-up from Chevrolet cost less, much less, than last year's models. For instance, the 2-door•Impala, equipped with power disc brakes, • Turbo Hydra-matic .transmission, whitewalls, wheel cover's and head restraints, Plus a bigger motor than last year, is 'yours for $120.50:' less than last year's figure. And comparable savings are waiting for you or many Nova, Chevelle .and Camaro models. In . other words, you can buy many of this year's cars at less than last year's prices. Which is whatrputting you first is ,all about. From the top, Chevy Nova, Chevelle Malibu, Camaro And Impala. .,, /y • to tree fireworks day. • _. George G. Ham, Manager Home and Community Safety Department. Shortcr holidays next year School holidays will be one day shorter for Ontario school students next spring. The Christmas, winter and Easter holiday dates for the 1969-70 school year, announced by ,t' Ontario Department of Education yesterday, show that because Easter falls early next year the holidays will be a day shorter. „ - The Christmas holiday will be- from efrom Dec. 20 to Jan. 4. The winter holiday will be from March 21 to March 29, and includes Good Friday which falls on March 27 next year, Easter Monday, March 30, will also be a school holiday. The spring term will begin March 31. This year the winter holiday was from March 1'7 to 21. The fot,fr-day Easter holiday ,was from ,April 4 to 7. - DRIVING DANGER. Traffic becomes much more • dangerous after midnight, says the Ontario Safety League. The period between midnight and 3 a.m. sees less than 4 percent of all traffic but more than 20 - percent of all fatal crashes. , USE HEADLIGHTS Put on your headlights — not side lights' — When visibility is -bad, asks the Ontario Safety League. And remember, when the slush is flying, even if you can see well, another man whose windshield washer 'is not working may 'be driving in. what is: virtually a thick fog. Use your headlights to see, and to be seen. RED CROSS BLOOD CLINIC WED., MAY 21 Advertisement Published By GODERICH BUILDING CENTRE CROP REPORT Spring seeding in Huron is somewhat behind schedule aS the land is drying very slowly. Apprbximately 25 per cent of the crop has been planted. A very small acreage of corn has been planted. Spring wheat in all parts of the county looks excellent and yields look promising. Grass and legume growth is behind schedule in comparison to last year. , PAUSE FOR LAUGHTER "My father always proposed a toast before he disciplined rine." 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