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TI4E WJLLING .VICTIM
A. Parent's Guide
to Drug Abuse'
b1* George Birdwood
(London, Seeker &. Warburg,
, 19691 207 pages)
• This is a that should be
z-in--every--honie-now when 'the use
• of drugs is becoming so
prevalent and so much 6f a
problem. Even though the
information, is based upon the
situation in England it is just as
applicable to this continent.
For eight years Dr. George
Birdwood • , was a general
practitioner •. and is now a
medical editor and translator for
an, international scientific
publishing firm. He has travelled
widely, and regularly attends the
major medical and psychiatric
. congresses. Here, in an
unemotional, down-to-earth
informative discussion, he tells
parents how to find out if their
children are taking drugs and
then, what they can do about it.
He reveals the causes of
° •addiction among •the young and
• (gives his recommendations for
prevent ive measures. He
discusses the soft - drugs —
marijuana, amphetamines, the
hard `drugs — opium, heroin,
cocaine, and the hallucinogens
like LSD.
• Dr. Birdwood warns that
marijuana smokingdoes carry
distinct risks which have little:to
do with the merits or dangers of
the drug itself.. The Cannabis
resin,' from ' which ,. marijuana
reefers . are made,, is of variable
strength and purity and the users
have little control over what
they get. Apart from this, the
smoking. group may have ,,highly
undesirable criminal or • sexual.
. associations. Some members of
this group may be using other
stronger drugs. .and try to
introduce the marijuana smoker
to them. -
He deals with community
addictions such. as alcohol,
.,•sleeping tablets, sedatives and
tranquilizers. :Four appendices
are included: (1) first-aid to be
adopted in cases' of overdosage,
(2). advi a ni, what zto do : if a
teenager! n oltre " Itl the.
•police, ("3)`ossat'y oil addict's
r.N
slang, (4) list of trade names of
habit-formin ''' drugs and brief
descriptions. .
This guide, long° overdue, is
written " in a • matter-of-fact
easy -to -understand manner.
Written especially for parents of
teenagers' to help thein deal with
tete , challenges of parenthood_
today. • You can get this 'beak'
now at the Goderich Public
Library.
JOHN gREASEY'S'MYSTERY*
BEDSIDE BOOK 1969
Edited by Herbert Harris
(London, Hodder & Stoughton,
1968; 186 pages)
This book is the • third of a
collection of short crime stories
presented by the Crime Writers
Association. It is outstanding for
its impressive array of
top-ranking crime writers, ae,c1
for the variety of the stories it
contains. °
John Creasey founded the
Crime Writers Association in
1953 with a group of fourteen
colleagues. Today this figure has
grown into a meinbership •' of
nearly 300. To become a
member,, one must, have
published works c�f crime fiction
or fact. The Association's rather
unique functions have attracted•
many real-life detectives and
pathologists. One such :unusual
event was a crime quiz held in
the Chamber of Horrors 'at
Madame Tussauds.
This volume boasts selections
from Edgar -Wallace Mystery
Magazine, Argosy, Ellery Qtn
Mystery Magazine, • Woman's
Mirror, Suspense, and -the
London Evening . Standard. In
the introduction. Herbert Harris
writes, "The stories are as
diverse as it is possible to make
them, in length and style and
geographical background. Their
variety reflects the versatility oft
,the contributors, • all • true .
`professionals' with a long record
betwee ' them in short and long
fiction `plays, films and radio.'
and television scripts,"
If you are a mystery fan and
enjoy good spellbinding short
stories this book is for you.
Available at ' the''`Clintoitai``
Goderich public libraries 4
short i•tory
announced
Mrs. RO Bruce Craik,
President . f the Pruvincial
Chapter of • Ontario, IODE,
has announced that the 23rd
consecutive, Short Story
Competition will be offered in
1970: The awards are $200 and
The competition" is 'open to
writers, citizens of Canada,
resident in Ontario,
,Closing date_ of content. is
April 30, 1970, °
CtairmanY of the ' 1070.
competition 15, Mrs. J:. L.
Cameron,: Hamilton: •
The 1970 judge is Dr. Evelyn
Mae Boyd, full professor of
English, University of Waterloo.
She is a wrlter"and literary critic.
MacMillan, • t-larper's and literary
magazines have published Dr.
Boyd's work.
Conditions governing the
competition should be obtained
before submitting manuscripts.
Contact —
Provincial Chapter of
Ontario, IODE,
168 Jackson St. West,
Hamilton 10, Ontario.
COMPETITION RULES
The Provincial _ Chapter. of
Ontario, IODE is offgring an
Award -of Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) for the winning story
and a second award of Fifty
Dollars T.($50.00) in the Short
Story Competition. ,
CONDITIONS
The contest is open to
writers, citizens of Canada,
resident in Ontario.. Previous
winners of .this Competition are
ineligible' to compete again.
The story must be original
and. must not have been
previously published, broadcast
or televised.: • .
The story must contain not
less than 2,500, words and not
more than 3,500.
• The- manuscript _ shall be,
written in English, typewritten
on` one side—only of white bond
paper, approximately ° 8' x
11", and double spaced.Allow
approved •margins. No' carbon
copies. State approximate
wordage, please.
le Manuseript itself most be,
signed by a..pseudonym printed
e,
competition for
by IODE .
or typewvitten. Contestants, will
plac`e� their pseudonym, their
r
„own. name and address within a
Sealed envelope. Write
pseudonym only Qn outside of
;the envelope and attach it
securely to the 'Manuscript, •
-The appearance of . the
writer's name or •other
identification marks on the
manuscript shall disqualify the
manuscript
The manuscript shall remain
the property : of the writer and
the Provincial • Chapter of
Ontario will assume • no
responsibility for the publication
of same.
Travelogues, ' articles -and'
stories for juveniles will not be
•
eligible.
All contestants are advised to
retain a copy of their
Inanuscript. Following the
announcement of the winners;,
contestants may • have their
manuscripts returned by request
(sending return postage):
Manuscripts must be mailed
flat, registered and addressed to: .
. , Provincial Office, IODE,.
168 Jackson Street West,
Hamilton 10, Ontario.
All manuscripts shall be
postmarked not later than April
30, 1970.
rine manuscripts will, ` be
judged by Dr. Evelyn Mae Boyd,
full professor of English at
University ` of ` Waterloo. She
writes short stories, verse and is
a' literary .critic: Dr. Boyd
received' her M.A. from
1niversitN, of Chicago, her' Ph.D.
froi Columbia University. She
is a. member of several learned
societies including -Medieval
Academy. of • America. She
earned a Phi Beta . Kappa aivard
froom -her undergraduate
college -Grinnell, Iowa. She is a
men'iber of Phi Epsilon .Delta,
the College dramatic fraternity
and Sigma' Delta' .Chi; . the
'women's journalistic fraternity.
She has been published - by
•.MacMillan, Harper's and Literary
Magazines. Dr. Boyd coached.
two students who Won Atlantic
_Monthly ;'firsts and several.
with Honorable •Mention, ,top
paper merit awards. Others are
successful" novelists and literary
critics.
is
dif in the opinion of4the jt dges
the, stories'submitted are note: ofd
sufficiently high standard no-
awards
oawards will be made.. •
The awards will be
announced at the semi-annual
meeting of the Provincial
Free correspondence
courses undergo face
Chapter of Ontario in- October,
1970, '
Failure to comply with the
.above rules will" automatically
disqualify any entry.
The •50,000: •Ontario residents
who learn by letter, will have
I rush -up on their" -three R --Is -if &-
they • want to keep' pace with
new, correspondence courses to
be offered, by the Ontario
Department of Education this
fall.
In • today's modern
educational system the three R's
are reading, writing and research,
said J. F. Rees, 'assistant
directory of the Correspondence
Courses branch. Mr. Rees said
that the new unit courses to be
introduced, although shorter,
will requ1more work by
students. White most of the
correspondence courses are
composed of 20 lessons, the new
unit courses will have 10 lessons.
Completing two uhits earns a
student the equivalent of a
regular course. The aim is to
breakup their study and retain
their•interestL `
Among new unit courses
scheduled for introduction this
fall are, archaeology, ecology,
-pollution, readings on flight and
-a contemporary science fiction
course.
Also under preparation If* a
"unit course on the mathematics-
'of finance. It will give students a
basic, understanding of mortgage
rates, interest rates on loans and •
charge accoutits and how to deal
with mortgages, bonds and
.annuities. The course is..ailned at
enabling people to work out.
their own calculations on
financial matters basic to today's
society,.,, -
Mr. -Rees said the two most,;
popular courses offered by the
bah • ---are: English • and
Mathematics because they, are
the base for nt st other studies.
Recent introduction of the new
mathematics has proved highly
popular with parents who want
to be able to help their children
with homework: •
Courses' are free to. Ontario
residents who want to •improve
their academico' standing. The
stUd'ent can work at his own,
lift.
pace and may be doing Grade 11
hes •i
n ut cs while doing Grade
•neat ______._. _,. _.
i 3 English, More that 90 per cent . of
those • taking . ,correspandeiice
courses are ••adults who, for a
variety of reasons, are unable ,to
attend regular or night, school
classes. The papers are marked
by teachers across the -province
and they are encouraged to
establish a personal relationship
with their pupils. Most material
for the corse is supplied free.
A biology student may -come
home to find a neatly packaged
dead frog ' in a jar pi
formaldehyde, complete with a
knife for dissec trig it. A geology
student will receive rock samples
on loan.
Textbooks are loaned for the
duration of a course to all but
Grade 13 students. A wide
variety of courses are available.
The branch also offers
vocational courses in automotive
mechanics,° carpentry, machine
shop practice and radio theory,
There is a $10 fee for the
vocational courses.
Correspondence courses
began in . 1925. and were
designed, at that time, to serve
childrenin isolated communities
and children of Ontario residents
who worked in other parts of
Canada or, overseas. it still sends -
lessons to Ontario children in 50
different countries but 90 per
cent of the students are. adults
and the majority of them live in
or near the larger centres of '
Ontario. •
•
Safefy Tips
In 1968. there 'were 401
collisions between motor
vehicles and railway trains in
Ontario; 34 of. these involved
fatalit(es. Practically all cases
resulted from driver inattention.
It is hoped that the news media
will help td redu'ee these
unnecessary .. tragedies 6y
emphasizing the need for care
whenever approaching an Rlir-..
crossing:-- - nem • are sortie
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iNow's the time to check your
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