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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-11-09, Page 5a • Ex•tsr student wrlt�a rs kids ow.. fault jfrules get tougher By RICH OTT$WELL ,. 0 . SHIMS EverytimeI go to a Prefect • meeting, or see garbage on the front lawn, or listen to r. M Wooden once again tell us where the smoking -area -is, Piet this gnawing feeling in the back of my head. It's the kind of suf- focating ache that makes me want to tell the whole world' whereto get off, You see, I'm an individualist, I hate being told I have to do something simply because someone else has made a decision, and I must obey. I hate • ' doing things that have no `pur- pose. I hate having someone throw their weight around. I hate it! And so it really bothers me to have to be a part of this great bureacracy-made up of red tape, and rules, and regulations. And I know I'm not alone. Everyone of you wants freedom — the chance to make up your own mind, to do the, things you want to do, to live your own life. Right? • Well listen. People have tried to flatter us — but still we don't listen to their rules. OK. I'll play it straight. The only way to keep our freedom is to get rid of the rules and those who enforce them. And it's not by protesting, campaigning or by ignoring the issue. Why do you think we have all these • rules anyway? Is it because some dude enjoys making them up, and enforcing them? In the odd case, yes, but for the most part it's because 1A' in m student ,Writ -O$ this. It's our fault the rules are here. If we were considerate of those around us, there wouldn't be a need for police, or jails, or prefects, or red tape, or rules and more rules, or all the other r things that we say hinder our freedom-, But until We realize this, the prefects are going to watch, prowl, fight, bicker, snarl, com-' plain, and generally do their damnedest to enforce these. rules. I say it's our fault that we have prefects. If we want freedom, let's forget the com- plaining, and act like real people. For God's sake, let's smarten up! Girls end basketball — H.P schedule The G.D.C:I. girls' basketball teams ended their Huron -Perth schedule last Thursday in Clin- ton, losing both ends of a' double-header, The juniors suffered a 37-9 drubbing, for ,their eighth loss in nine games, while the seniors lost 29-20. They finished the season with a record of two wins in nine games. Neither team made the playoffs, but both •teams have a good number of player§ retur- ning next year. The Senior Vikings have won' Huro n -Perth_ for the fourth -,year <in a row! In a short 'assembly, Monday afternoon the =•twentyy, nine football players and their coaches, Mr. R. Donnelly and ° Mr. J. Paolin, were presented the Huron -Perth trophy. The team defeated Listowel 16-6 in the final game Saturday, November t* afternoon at G.D.C.I, before bleachers filled with Viking and Listowel fans. Also,' the Spirit Committee Cheerleaders and Viking "Pep" band led by Mr. Kalbfleisch were out in full force leading their team to victory! Many of the football players will now begin.practising for' basketball as -boys basketball -- midget, junior arid senior teams, begin soon! "The Norseman' our, school newspaper went on sale last Friday,. November 3. My editorial staff is composed of sports: Liz Scaman; Clubs: Joanne Walkers and Val John- ston; Social Activities: Maureen McCauley and Art: Sherry Plaeter. We Also have .quite a SS Board Building ._ w.., ..... . e're ignorant selfish pigs. The Both Ju r ._coach -Linda rules are there' to protect •us McCaw and senior coach er from our worst enemy — our- Audrey Howe expressed selves satisfaction with their teams' of Just think what would hap,, forts' over the season' and felt, pen if It -were . all right to kill r like Leo Cahill, that next year people, or carry a pistol, or drive' things would be different. how we pleased. A lot of us In the junior game, Jan Ginn would be dead. was G.D.C.I.'s top scorer with Let's get a bit closer to school ,.four points, while Kris Maillet The prefects have a list of rules and Chris Wildgen each added to enforce. And it's not because two, and Helen MacDonald one we like having to yell at people Point. -- it's an awful job being a prefect. But just think again of The individual star of, the what would happen if we could game was Central Huron's leave our garbage anywhere in Cunningham with 19 points, the halls and lawn --- or if we while RRKey an --22d McKinley added cotildf &Mt W daxia+e.0xight 01 , 4 ,�1�- uk-ktJA.., i� of shapeor-smoke-an. 3fi re' ,In F ',�°ae,,.emy we pleased. Sure, it's fine for Palmer scored seven points for just you. I mean, what does my Goderich, while Sally Stringer , little bit of garbage do? It won't hooked six, Mickey Cruickshank !' hurt anyone, and if it does, so four and Wendy Ryan, three. what? For Clinton, Graham had 10 Well, I say it's about time we points. Cameron eight, Merrill looked a bit farther ahead, and seven, Thompson three . and not be quite so selfish. • Fremlin one point. I could reason with you, saying, pick up your garbage because it ' doesn't look nice. Don't smoke just anywhere because it bothers a fit • of eaward people. Don't come drunk to the dances or they'll be cancelled. Q�� �7 But instead, I'm going to say frorn.BeIL Bill Grace SCHEDULE TUES. & THUR. 2:00-3:30 • Pre -School Skating -Free 4:00-5:00 Lions Club Free Skating -Public Schools 0 • WEDNESDAYS C.H.H.L. Hockey 8:30 SUNDAY Public Skating 2-4 C.H.H.L. Hockey 7-9 Bill Grace, a Former Goderich resident and a son of Mrs. W. H. Pridmore, 'Picton Street, recen-• tly received the highest award given by Bell Canada. Mr. Grace, 35, a Bell Canada cable repairman, earned the award by rescuing a woman -from a London motel pool in July. He was passing the motel when he 'heard the screams of the woman's two daughters. Mr. Grace dove into nine feet of water to pull, the woman to safety and applied mouth-to- mouth resuscitation. The award was made by R. W, Crowley of Toronto, vice- president of Bell's western area • and included a stereo tuner. A graduate of GDCI, Mr. Grace moved to London from Goderich eight years ago. few roving reporters. Mr. Doug advisor and Miss Pagnello and the gixls (Theresa Doody and 4ane Srnith) in the Commercial Office spent many long hours preparing our first issue. The Drama Club has casted for the two plays !`The Women of Shakespeare" and Parted'on Her Wedding Morn". Rehear- sals will begin after exams. Speaking of exams, (already) they begin Friday November 24! The first few months of this term certainly,have breezed by! Tuesday, November 7, was "Candid Day" at G.D.C.I., when members of the camera Club brought their cameras and snap- ped pictures of students and 'teachers in familiar poses about the school. The 1971-1972 yearbooks finally arrived last Wednesday, and in my opinion, they were worth, waiting for. Editor Nancy Hills and her staff did an ad- mirable job, and this book will be more valuable to us in the years to come. plans aprwoval BY WILMA OKE Monday night the Huron - Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board held a special meeting and gave" final approval to the architedt's com- pleted plans for the additions to St. Aloysius Separate School in Stratford and Holy Name School 'in St. Marys. Brian Garratt and Brian Reid of the firm of architects, Kyles,. Kyles and Garrett of Stratford: rt e :plans for the additions9 disPlay end outlined -the details' to the trustees. Given the board's approval of the plans, Mr. Gatratt will be in Toronto on Thursday for final approval by Ministry of Education officials and the On- tario Fire Marshal. He hopes to call for tenders on November 13, asking that the tenders for St. Aloysius, School be in by Decem- ber 4 and for Holy Name School by December 11. The grant price for the ad- dition at St. Aloysius is $198,000 and at Holy Name is $295,000. Some additional maintenance work will be tendered at the same time, Mr. Garratt said. Included ipthe addition at St. Aloysius will be more ad- ministrative ,space, with a library -resource centre, gym- nasium, change rooms and a general purpose room which can be used by the public after hours. Included in the addition to Holy Name School will be three classrooms, administrative space, a library -resource centre, gymnasium and change rooms. The additional space at Holy Name will be built Onto the north end of the school and the original school, built in 1876 at the extreme south end will be demolished. Only a stone wall will be retained as part of the existing school. At the beginning of the meeting, the trustees were in - WARM, LIGHT AND COMFORTABLE CASUAL JACKETS — COATS — BOMBER JACKETS Parkas, Ski Jackets etc., *es 36 to 46 $ 1 995 up Pickett & Cainpbell. Ltd, 'The Store for Am" GODERICH KINCARDINE vited by the chairman to .in- dicate their intentions to stand for re4election to .the board. Chairman :lames Morris of Stratford said he would not be running again but would seek a Christ is answer to drug di By Doug Thornton, 13C WINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL - Dr. G.F. Mills, the medical of- ficer of health for Huron County, carne to the .school to introduce a film on drugs, called "At Your Doorstep", which was shown to the -entire student body 'Wednesday afternoon. In -his in- troduction Dry Mills reminded us of the increasing problem (even on the "doorstep". of Wingham) andthe tremendous need for parents and kids to have a general, basic knowledge on the subject. The entire film was a lecture given in 1971 by Art Linkletter,° who has become a predominant figure in the fight against drug abuse. With tears in his eyes he told. how his entire ,career .had been altered since his youngest daughter's "dreadful, dreadfUl accident" a few years ago. Since then he has travelled around the world, collecting information and has become ars expert of the experts. He;, thinks that the basic problem stems from` a home � where ,parents are trying to be. "pals" and not "parents'"! A lack of love is definitely in-' volved here, too, he thinks, and says that kids all across the ilvest are turning to Jesus Christ and finding in Him the real • love they have missed at home. When they give their heart and life to Christ they are miraculously changed and cured by Him in a way unequalled by Plowmen awards presented Friday BY WiLMA OKE TroPhies, and prizes were presented Friday night to the winning contestants of the 45th annual Huron County Plowing Match which was held on 'the farm of William Steckle, R.R.3, Bayfield at the end of July. Over :10 contestants had taken part in -the match. Queen of the Furrow, Miss Marilyn Robertson, J7, of R.R.5, Wingham, was presented with a • trophy, a sheepskin rug by Bain - ton's Old Mill in Blyth and the Atlas Fur Tannink and Dyeing, and a personal gift by Mrs. Maurice Love of R.R.3, Exeter. Barry Gordon, R.R.1, Seaforth, was presented with the ,Esso cash award for the beSt plowed land in the utility class; Marty, Bedcer of DashW-Ood was seat es a. Stratford alderman. nresented 'With the Eaton's of' Trustee Qhris Walraven of St. Canada silver cream and sugar Marys will not run again, as he for the besi plowed land by a has been transferred to Kit- ( junior competitor using a mOun- chener by his employer. Trustee ted plow; Allan Hayter, Varna, Pat Caity said. he will run for a the Gordoh McGavin cash school board ,member for Strat- award for the best corner - ford as he has moved to the city plowing; Bill Armstrong of from R.R.5, Stratford. Former'ly,ki receiVed' the he represented Ellice, North' Easthope arid South Easthope, The other eleven trustees said they would stand for re-election. They are: Howard Shantz, David Teahen and F.J. Vere of Stratford; John McCann of R.R,3. Ailsa Craig; Joseph Looby °of Dublin; Michael Con- . Oscar Kieffer .of R.R, 1, Blu-eva-le; Ted Geoffrey of R.R.2, Zurich; Vincent Young of , Goderich and Francis Micknell A teenager *needs you Call your CAS award; Lorne.Passmore, Exeter, the Algoma Tire Ltd. cash aWard for best plowed land at -match; Joanne Hickey, Auburn for the top boy or girl in the open 'class; and Reeve Allan Carripbell of McKillop Town- ship the County Council trophy for the btainessmen's class at the 'match. Safety Tip If .an insect' invades the ear channel, fill the ear with ,mineral, oil or warm water containing small amount of baking soda. St, John Ambula nce advises. If the insect does not float free have a doctor remove it. Ken Stewart, R.R.5,„Seaforth, president, presided for the din- ner meeting held in Brucefield United Church with 160 persons in attendance. Music was provided by Graeme Craig of Walton, Mrs. George Townsend, R.R.4, Seaforth and Mr. and Mrs. William B. Campbell of R.R.1, Dublin. Roy Bennett of CKNX Wingham showed pic- tures of International Plowirig Match at Sebringville. emmu psychology the was at thtsvotht referring to the :most serious stage of addiction, " mainlinera" or "needle .freaks" who inject the chemical directly into their veins.) Mr. Linklptter says that he has seen Christ do miracles which would match the miracle 'of Paul on the road to Damascus. Rehabilitation just isn't good enough because that is returning Km the individual back to hi* t►riil ern vironrnent and hia, envirotimentia ono of thing* that drove that individual to drugs. . Those of us Who don't take drugs shouldn't. take an apologetic or , defensiv'e position with those who do,,but a dotninating .'offensiV position - which will give us 'a •definite'up; per hand in the situation:...: RE INS These fine automobiles are sure to catch your eye. 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