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the Distaff Side
Why: not?
While .Editor Ron Price contended last
r Week there was comment pro and con
• about' the • women's page editorial of
October 22 "Youth Must Accept
dame,"` the editorial commentary and the
Letters to the Editor were all strongly
con-trary to the views expressed in the
original item.
Main objection seemed to be that ALL
Youth has been labelled guilty -- guilty for
the "sour note" on which the experiment
ended. •
They claim this is unfair because there
were some "good kids" who tried tokeep
the Youth Centre on an even keel and
only a few "bad kids" who provided the
disturbing influences.
The editorial tried to avoid pointing
fingers at either "good" or "bad" kids but
rather to tell the unvarnished truth.
The ' editorial . should have been
addressed directly to the kids — not so
much to chastise them for the misdeeds
(•or were there none?) during the Youth
Centre adventure,` but rather to paint a.
vivid illustration of just what it looked
like after all the fancy wrappings were
stripped away.
If youth wantt to have a voice to which
the world wilt listen, then it must learn to
accept its share of the burdens -- and its,
share of the blame, if theme is any.
There's an unspoken, unwritten law
today that the subject of youth is better
left alone {-- unless it is handled with
extreme caution .and a pair of kid gloves.
Youth must be humored, entertained and
,praised — but never made to listen, . to
take a hard look at itself.
We'i=e on a youth, kick...with the kids
doing the kicking.' Adults are running
scared, and the kids know it.' •
The kids were at fault this summer in a
good' many instances. Why can't we say
that? If adults must search their hearts for
the reasons for the problems and admit
that part of any blame was their own,
why shouldn't the kids be expected to do
the same?
The editorial didn't call the `venture a
failure It did—say-it ended"in shambles."
Was the wall of Jericho Useless because it
fell in ruin? Could it have been rebuilt and
stood the test another time under other
dircumstances?
Qf Interest
To -Women
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THERE .9 WILL be a sale of
baking, clothing," skates etc., at
the Colborne Central School,
- one mile • south of Carlow, on
Sat. Nov. 7, 1:3Q p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Proceeds • , to help • finance a
student trip to Chicago, U.S.A.
—45
SERVICE
OF THE
GODERICH
SJGN,AL-STAR
GODERICH RANGERS willing
to do oddjobs outside Saturday,
November 7 and 14. - Please
phone 4-6807, 4-7475, or
• 4-8167 for information. —45x
NOVEMBER 18 — 2:30 p.m. at
Victoria St. Church. The annual
U C.W. November Fair — Tea,
bazaar items, .bake sale. Co re
and bring your friends. —45.
NOVEMBER 28th, Annual
Christmas Fair at St. Peter's
• Parish Hall from 2 to 5 p.m
Sponsored by the Catholic
Women's League. •Tf
FOR STARTERS
On 20 -piece starter sets
(dinner sets for four) of replaceable
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Save $4.00 On Sets 15.95 & 17.50
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•
Woman to Woman
•
With Shirley J. Keller
cr
A group of very enterprising 'course he• or she is teaching and
mothers in Goderich are to answer any questions which ..
embarking upon a new and the parents had concerning it.
wonderful project for the town I was particularly pleased to
of Goderich. They �e
., be in a group where there were
attempting to arrange a
plenty of pointed .questions
Co -Operative play,
for asked,thusstintdatjplenty of
pre-schoolerstllree f14. good discussion. And it was
It gives me great pleasure to
note that someone is beginning
to take some action to arrange
some kind of a pre-school
program for children. I. really
believe that from the age of
about two ` until kindergarten
age, there are some very valuable
yearsin which -youngsters should
be learning skills which will put
them in good stead for formal
education.
Television fills a need for
some children,.. particularly
children's shows such as Sesame
Street which make learning such
a fun -thing. ' . •
As well, much can be done at
home through cutting, pasting,.
drawing, coloring, painting;
listening•, to records; hearing
stories; observing certain plants
and animals; and just by
intelligent conversation.
But. a school -like
environment, ;_preferably a
nursery school;Js an ideal way
to make playtime a meaningful
.experience for youngsters. Not
only' do children have an
opportunity to participate in the
activities provided for them,
they have, a chance to observe
other children's reactions to the
same situation.
•The Co-operative Play Group
which is . currently in the
planning stages will likely take
place only one morning per
week in the initial stages ... but
I would imagine there would be
a definite chance that the
demand for more frequent
sessions' could be a possibility
and perhaps,. this lowly
beginning . could lead to a
fulltime nursery school for
pre-schoolers.
At the present time, I am -
waiting for more information
about the new venture in town. I
will be delighted to pass it along
to you just as soon as I know
• more about it.
* * *
Last Thursday evening's visit explanation. •
by parents to the local high And .1 was simply amazed by
-- `•sehool--- was•k -. ,an._ _.,.interesting, -._.one- mother--- who was -able to
experience 'for most mothers and gently correct the teacher as he
fathers who took the tini`elol made a tiny slip and wrote down
attend. an incorrect answer!
I would imagine . there were * * *
Many parents present who 'were
just a little frustrated by the fact
that it was impossible to get
down to specifics about their
ivpn children, but they must
have been somewharrelieved to
learn that the school wetcorries
inquiries frorri parents at any
• tiinie 'concerning the ,progress of
particular student.
`the evening, did afford the
• patent to visit all the°classes with
which their children are
involved*Each .,of the *teachers
{ Was present to tell the anvils aunt.
* Ivies of ., the partkular
valuable to meet the parents of
other students in the same class
with your son or daughter and
to compare notes as you
changed , classrooms on the
sound of the bell.
Among those things which
particularly impressed me were
the increased otiumber of
audio-visual aids ' in the
classrooms compared to the days
when I attended high school. It
may not make learning any
easier but it certainly should
make it more enjoyable. •
Besides this,. I was intrigued
by the appearances . of some
classrooms 'which didn't look
like classrooms at all but rather
informal meeting places, I don't
know about the students who
attend classes at GDCI, but I
thought if I were in those
classrooms daily I would find
them more, conducive to learning
than the ordinary almost
sterile -looking classroom of the
past.
But most of all, I was
impressed by the teachers I met.
I found each of them truly
interested in the welfare of the
students they teach, and that to
me is the most important asset a
teacher can possess. Most
teachers with whom I visited
said how eager they were to
know of any student subject
'problems so that they could
arrange extra help sessions.
As one teacher expressed it,
"If you can find the root of the
problem, yott should be able to
eliminate it." -
Inciden.taIly, I was
embarrassed to discover that I
hadn't retained much of my
knowledge of mathematics over
the years. I never was much of a
studerit in math but as my son's
teacher filled the blackboard's
with *problems and figures, I
realized I was stumped long
before he got ,past the first
u•
I hope you won't forget the
Sisters of ,St. Joseph Concert
Band program in town Sunday
at GDCI.
Don McMillen tells me there
will be tickets available at the
door if °you decide at the last
Moment you will be able to
attend.
Time is 3 p.m.
* * *
• I still
haven't heard any •
comments from the readers
oncoming the possibility of a
mete Club being formed
Eel ich. Do you not have
any thoughts on the subject or
are you just not interested?
* * *
We've had an unsigned letter
to the editor from what appears
to be one 'of the town's
teenagers. lipwe 4we , usually
do not print lettersto the editor
unless they are signed by the
writer. The name of the writer
need . not be printed in the
newspaper, you understand, but
we must know who wrote it in
the event of any proble4is which
might arise because of it.
The letter was critical of the
editorial "Youth Must Accept
Blame." It stated in part the
youth did not intend to accept
all the blame for the problems
encountered at the youth centre -
this summer:
▪ In defence of the editorial,
may.,Zpoint out that nowhere in
the editorial was it stated that
youth was expected to accept
ALL the blame.
The editorial reads: "....it now
appears that much of the blame
for most of the problems can be
laid squarely at the feet• of the
town's teenagers."
This would indicate that
someone else shares the
responsibility.
The letter did state openly
that the kids • were appreciative
of 'tire youth centre .... and I'm
pleased that there is now some
black and white proof of this
fact. I'm sorry_the letter was not
signed so that it could have been
printed for everyone to read.
If the writer would' care to
come forth to sign the letter, it
can still be printed as it was,
written.
* * *
The editorial"Youth . Must
Accept Blame" 'Certainly
prompted some commentary.
That's good. There are always
two sides to every picture and
I'm happy that both views have
been aired.
• The members of the
committee who took ' time to
write down their thoughts for
publication in this newspaper are
oto be commended. It isn't easy
to state in black and white
(where everyone can see) just
what you believe. It takes
courage of a sort to do this. ,
Newspaper . people.-kn, rN:.,this µ"
better than most people do. •
From the viewpoint of, the
editorial staff, of course, there
was little doubt from the
beginning that some difference -
of opinion would be registered
over the editorial. Editor Ron
Price and I have been at odds on •
this subject (arid others) for
quite some time now and It was
• obvious that many more persons .,
would come forth to either agree
or disagree.
I remember when I first came
to work on ' staff it this
newspaper, Mr.' "Nee and I
discussed . the possibility of
having all editorial debate
column .> but it hadrt't
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