HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-03-25, Page 12„,2'A GQD!RTCH SIGNAL. -STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1971
Fiatin !e1istoff Sidi”
Just how JOU look at it
• This is holiday week for schbol
children and we wouldn't be surprised to
find that many grandmothers in. Goderich
and. ?district a are playing host to
granddaughters 'and grandsons for a while.
The ,following item was given to us•by.
grandparents who were in' town visiting
their family for a few days and we
thought 'it was so enjoyable that many of
you ---' particularly grandmothers and
ograridfathers` who are "on duty " .this week
•-7 would find it amusing„too:
randmot a and was. written by a
seven-year old girl, Here I
"A grandmother is, -a I'ad\/who has
childre'n of her own, so she likes other'
people's little girls. A grandf•,ab,e.r•.,is,a man
grandmother. He goes for walks with boys
and they talk, about fishing and tractors
and things like that.
"Grandmothers don't have to do
anything but be there. They're old so they
shouldn't play hard or run. It is enough if
•
they drive us to the supermarket where
the pretend horse is, and have lots. of
dimes ready. Or if they take us for walks
they should slow down past things like
pretty leaves or caterpillars. They should
never ever say "hurry• up".
"Usually they are fat, but not too fat
• to ,,tie kids ,shoes. They wear slasses and
funny underwear. They cratake their
teefFi.and gums off?, ,
"It is better if -they don�t, ;typew-rite
LIS.'or
play cards ''exoept with sLIS.', They. don.'t
•tt -tae>i mit tT,r4r,or er-ctueszr rls
like wh'ydo' dogs hate cats and how
come God isn't married?"'
don't talk., baby talk like visitors
do, because it is nderstand.
"When they read to us the�i
or mind if it is the same Story again.
"Everybody should try to "have one,
especially if you don't have •revision,
because grandmas are the only grownups
who have got time.”
wu�
— Woman to Woman
• There are a hundred and one
things going through my mind
today and I do ,, at there will
be room i - c mn to cover
them all. : ut`let's give it a whirl
to see what happens.
* * *
First of all, I've been totally
wrapped; up in the lirojects
undertaken by some- of the
school 'children in the district in
With S,hiiriey J. Weller
Befd Sigma Phi
-Bilk-6H sale termed success• -
A meeting of Beta Sigma Phi
was' held March 16 at the
Victoria and Grey Trust Co,
with 16 members present.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were approved as read
and - th,' treasurer's report
adopted.
A note 'w.as received Brom the
Clinton Beta, Sigma Phi thanking,
the. •Goderich chapter for, the
dinner and Pledge Ritual -held
March 2.
• Two letters were ref eived
fr*m International ', one
A motion was passed that the
'Sorority spend $10 on the
children of this family for Easter
gi't ts.' h
The Social -Committee will,
meet with the executive •-to
.afinaliZe plans for the' Sorority
May Ball.
The Extension. Officer,
Lorraine Baec•h,ler, requested
that a picture of the new Clinton
chapter be sent into the Sorority
paper, "The 'Torch". She also
thanked the girlsfor all their
help :in funding this chapter.
,.,.; 4nwela .l, g 'c� 4W35- � :40 -,..% ie,trelickit
then other: coirerning the •new 'Founder's Day would be held on
ttie teachers who' spent' so'manv son of Mr. and Mrs. Al
hours and sweated so much Scotchmer.
blood over the show. Mike is a school teacher who
There were those last minute has returned ,l;o the classroom to
flutters - ,like wondering why get a university degree ' in
the whole thing had ever been sociology. To. look at him you
started in the first place. But as would think he was just another
the auditorium filled up on both ' long-haired • teenager with
nights" with extra chairs brought nothing particularly on the ball
in on the second evening and but that's just not true — for
when the applause was heard by Mike Scotchmer was' one `of 50
the past few weeks. I've spent a • the performers, — everyone university students chosen from
• great deal of tine visiting the relaxed and each person_kne-yv it 3,500 applicants for 'a summer
schools and talking to students had been a great experience. with Canadian Crossroads.
and teachers and I'm filled with Like the St. Mary's effort, the As I undeist4nd from Mike,
admiration for them. , Robertson production was done' Canadian Crossroads is a
.One of -toe biggest'thrills came for the most part after school „ governmer>;t sponsored voluntary
.-last -__week . when _I_.attended St. -believe.- Needless to- -sa the-�.. with_ -,a• _ primary � students
' I service by universi` , ,students
.
Marys Sing Out. It was the kind `-hours That's regulation, p ring
to .b
of a program which could . have teachers as well as the students together people from differing .r>
become dull halt it'not been for had to spend exN time at the , cultures to work; to talk and to
the enthusiasm of the children school. That sure shakes the learn.
and the multitude of little theory held by some folk's that Mike is going to the Barbados
activities going on stage teachers are only in the business and it isn't difficult to tell that
throughout the whole for the salary and • the two 'he's excited about'his trip. He is
performance. month summer vacation. ° ' required to raise money to pay
I had a chat with Ed Stiles _ * * * for his . trip down and back,
who accompanied the group on One of the most enjoyable . passportfees and cost of medical
piano and organ. Ed . told me hours I have spent in a long time examination as well as incidental
that , while Mrs. Eleanor was at,, Victoria .Public School 'expenses while' abroad- He
Robinson had directed the' when parents and friends were , expects this will run him about
$400.
I understand , it is 'important
for the student , to earn .the
support of the community in
this yenture. That's why Mike is
anxious to make . his cause
known in this district. He hopes'
to get financial support, in the
area and' in return_ for this, he
will bring back info' at> n
about the Barbados and th
people there for tge citizen's
the Bayfield, Goderich, Clinton
district. •
I guess you could say that for
a ..very reasonable expenditure,
the people of this area can send
a goodwill ambassador 'to the
Barbados and get all the personal
Members of the .class circled '••µ feedback from that you
• around the parachute and on require.
signal from Mr. Vrooman; Sometimes' I think I don't
hoisted it, high above their heads. understand all the 4xcitement
Then, again on signal from Mr. ' about cross-ctiltubal . efforts and
Vrooman, a certain number of ,then there arra times, like last
the children were required to- week while talking to Mike, that
jump under the parachute while I believe the only way to solve
the remainder of the students the world's most pressing
lowered it as quickly as possible. problems is to have alert, '•
The idea, of course, was for the thoughtful' young people going • .
first group to get under the out and making,; friends for this
parachute and the second group country ... and helping us learn
to lower the parachute before the exact trouble we are in arid
chapter in Clinton.
The vice president announced
that pledge training wily be
coMpleted by March 30.
The Ways and ' Means
chairman , Ellen Connelly,
t a' le girls for
contributing so muc r-te—i
bake sale and reported a profit.
It was motioned and carried.
that the Chapter again sell bond
tickets this year. Theseafe to be
purchased immediately. •
Mrs. Connelly also announced
that a games night will be held
Mardi 30 at the home of Pat
Spence.
Barb Moss asked for clothes
hangers for the chosen , family
and thanked the girls who had
gone to the home of, the chosen
family to babysit the week
-before.
musical program' and he had invited to sit in on the classroom
providedthe, background, the instruction. • •
real credit should go to the I was in the kindergarten
teachers. room and . watched as the
'They've really- worked mothers studied the methods
hard," stated Ed. 'And as• a employed by the teacher to have
• former school teacher who corder' in the classroom without
produced just one Christmas non -participation. It was
concert for the community, I fascinating. w
. can appreciate that comment `)hut in the gymnasium I saw
a rrIl agree , with it , something which caught my
" 'wholeheartedly, Often "'in the ' fancy. It was an exercise
excitement of the moment, the ' directed by teacher Mike
behind -the -scenes stalwarts, in Vrooman with a parachute. No,
this case the teachers, are - Mr. Vrooman did not drop the
.•` forgotten. So a huge kids from a height and watch to
congratulations goes to them. - see if the Parachute opened. s
I went over to St. Mary's aThe parachute was the centre-
day
entre
day early to get some picfures . of attraction for the whole class.
for the . newspaper. Sometimes
when you go behind the stage,
you learn a whole lot more than
you'thihk you will.
• I happened `to be in the hall
when the children were filing off
stage at the intermission during
the performance given fol the
w public school children in town.
"It's really going good," said
one young , man to his
companion. "I. think . they like
it:" .
"It's fun," was the answer.
With participationlike that, they could do so. what canbe done to correct a
how would the production miss? Another game . using the bad situation. ,
* * * parachute I observed was to
keepa volleyball runningaround Earlier the sam,. day,• I had a
The ambitious �: gram Y
undertaken' at Robertson School as close'•""i0" the edge of the convefsation with CRSteiner,
by the Grade 8 class was another opened parachute as possible • principal of the school at
source of enjoyment for me. I'm without letting it. drop off. It Kingsbridge. Clem was telling IIIc
not a Gilbert and: Sullivan• fan. I looked like fun. ' about the group of Indian
never have . been and .please, I couldn't help but think of Youngsters from the north who
don't ask me why. the value in that kind of exercise are coming to Kingsbridge this
But I .did enjoy H.M.S. both in phykicai education and week to spend some time with
Pinatbre, not because of the mental alertness ... and the the school kids,ther"
operetta itself but because the unique and fresh approach to it.And 1 reme red the
Robertson kids were putting so -° It is that kind of Imagination exchange between students at
'much of thendelves into the which leads me to believe that Victoria Public School and
show. k . today's brand of eduction is students at Violet Elemeritary .
''There is one thing for which I irot ' all bad as some people 'fibhooi in St. Clair Shores,
am • sorry. When I' did the believe ,... and ' that today's Michigan ... and of course, the
pictures for the' newspaper, it teachers are a, special .kind of x�ge of black children from
was impossible to' show the main People' who deserve the Chicago with "the kids at
characters in both casts in commendation of the entire Colborne Central School.
communityfor their devotion to And I think ... with programs
Costume dor the operetta. It may like these going on everywhere,
even have been that some peopje duty. h . • .,, :..
Were not aware' that there were * • * * surely the time will come in
tiro cotnpyetely different sets bf Late last week I had the future generations when there
„1 '•04 e i 1e two. Captains., opportunity t� MeetMike 1 be more- u ersi' d
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And again 'Oen I -,visited Guelph who is not 'only
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•Arpil 27. ,
Nominations and elections
followed with the following
A SHFIELD
Intended For Last Week)
"Margaret Simpss
patient in Victoria Hospital is
hot'uc again.
('hristine MacLennan of
Stratford was home for the
woo id.
School was closed Monday
and Tuesday at North Ashfield
Whrn a storm blocked the back.
• roads.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ledbetter
of Toronto were weekend,
visitors . With • Mrs. Colin
;11acG regor.
results: President, Shirley
Baechler; vice-president,
Dorothy Feagan; secretary, Barb
'Moss; treasurer, Sandra Rgmpf;
extension officer, Lorraine
Bae h1er.
The evening concluded with a'
presentation of• slides by" Karen
Sturdy on, a trip to England,
Ireland and Scotlan.d. This .was
followed by lunch.
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