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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-11-20, Page 21ence is apparent. An oc- cupation is "the work a person does regularly to.. earn a living; employment." The first definition of a vocation is "an occupation), business, profession, or trade." This is very similar to occupation with the payment for services implied. It is, however, the second definition of vocation that is more commonly accepted; "an inner call, a function or station in life to which one is called by God." A person who- has a vocation to teach is very different from a person who has a teaching occupation. By definition, answering the call or vocation to teach is accepting the responsibility to use God-given talents to educate. In contrast, enter- ing the occupation of teacher is a response to the monitary value society places on those same talents. Both persons, the one with a vocation and the one in the occupation, can be excellent teachers, admired and respected in the community. However each is teaching for a different reason. The phenomenon of teach - ng ',as_ an- occupation -is --a relatively new one. There was a time when teaching was a highly -respected profession that demanded d HARVEYKIRCK will be at the Listowel Book Shop November 28th between 11 00 a.m. and 12.00 noon signing his book for you and speaking at the luncheon, 12 noon at the Kin Station sponsored by the Zonta Club. Tickets available from any Zonta member or Listoyvel Book Shop Nobody calls me Mr. Kirck Hardback copy onlY 1 9 9 5 by Harvey Kirck with Wade Rowland Collins Publishers vISA® 125 Main St. W., Listowel 291-2145 1 Crossroads -Nov. 20, 1985 -Page 5A ROOKWOOD VASE ...Made in 1928 Pottery first used monogram in 1886 By James G. McCollam Q. Enclosed is a picture of my , vase with the mark on the bottom. I know that this' was made by Rookwood Pottery in Cin- cinnati, Ohio, but 1 would also like to know when it was made and its value. A. The "RP" monogram was first used by Rookwood in 1886. In 1887, they added a flame mark and continued to add them each year until BIG CITY SELECTION Quality and Serice At UNIVERSAL DRAPERIES At Universal Drapery the old fashioned work ethic hasn't disappeared. We work for you. Our end goal is to have happy satisfied customers. PRE -CHRISTMAS SALE and PRE -CHRISTMAS DELIVERY We still offer our. Special In -Home Service at No Obligation. Choose the exact shade and style to coordinate withyour furnishing and colour :scheme: OR Visit our newly decorated Listowel showroom. We have 14 Accessorized Roomette Settings to make your selection easy. 1900 ( for that year the mark had 14 flame marks). In 1901 they added the Roman num- eral "IP; in 1902, "I1", and so on. Your vase has the Roman numeral XXVIII for 1928, the year your vase was made. The value would be about $85 to $95. Q. This mark is on my chocolate set, which consists of a pot and six cups and saucers. It appears to be fine porcelain with hand-pagnted floral decoration. Can you tell me anything about its maker, vintage and value" Hi Folks! I'm Back. I apologize that I have waited so far into the school year to begin the column. (,)ne of the main reasons for the delay was the growth of SL Jude's and the necessity of hiring six additional teachers. I continue to be impressed and amazed by the calibre of the one hundred or so appli- cants. The majority of these people were not, as you might expect, just out of teachers' college. They were experienced, highly qualified people. Many of these teachers are still employed by a. hoard and were fully aware, prior to applying, that. I cannot ,,compete with the salaries they presently enjoy. Yet, they still came. They speak of board politics, daily frustrations, endless paper work and the loss of person; hood as reasons for wanting out. Many end their inter- view with the statement, "I just want to teach."' Just wanting to teach is a conclusion I personally reached many years ago. I realized that teaching, for me, was not an occupation but rather a vocation. At first glance, in- a --good die -1 tionary, both words appear to have the same definition. , However, upon closer in- spection, a significant differ - ant to /ee/ surae of Ike veicy best bu-y cn beautiful d apezies ? Ulla( feeding s (1 Irtiversall no olli .7 / u7Cltase Can? do ((s „71,(17 1((7 </ou7 1j(»rle - (rls,(le %I Az /11 (1(1/1(,7, (ill(( out - ((,r' quality r l 1•(151,'„( -)??(,(Ie (/7((1)e7(es. , Itl ,71t'e7s(l ,70f ()i71y make Il?em well, we make [alma al/((7(Ia1,1e, t(,<,. UNIVERSAL A DIVISION OF DRAPE -IT INC. RR 1, Atwood (519) 356-9041 TOLL FREE 1-800-265-8900 LIVING WITH ARTHRITIS by Patrick Baker 'Easy Does It' In The Kitchen Married or single, sick or healthy, man, woman or child, one thing is a certainty, you 'have to eat if you want to live. And that means coping with the kitchen unless you are for- tunate enough to either have a maid or cnou h lLon y in a restaurant all the time. Kitchens, unless they're well planned, can be pure hell for people with arthritis. This doesn't mean that you have to remodel or renovate; just that you must look at your kitchen layout objectively (perhaps with the assistance of an occupa- tional therapist). then make the kind of adjustments that might he necessary to make it easier for you to work in it easily and conveniently. Generally speaking, you'll find your kitchen work easier to do if you can do it sitting down, (i•liders, secretarial chairs or artist's stools will ermit veru t� around from- side To side with a minimum of effort and a maximum of conven- ience You should also double check your daily plan, then move those items that you tend fc� -use most often to places where they are easy to get with- out strain or effort. A wheeled cart may also he useful for transporting things around the kitchen. especially heavy pots and pans. You may find it necessary to lower your kitchen counters and put pull-out shelves in your cupboards. This does not have to be expensive. Before you make any decision or hire any 'renovation specialist, talk, to your local arthritis resource person or to the local high _._sc'h U.nJs.h o p. teac.he rs„ -S Nude nt�----- may be able to do a perfectly •adequate job for you at a frac- tion of the cost of a profes- sional. And remember, you have an enormous amount of convenient storage space on the backs of cupboard doors. Use pegboard and shelving to build a handy lightweight stor- age space that is easy to get at. Meal preparation is another thing you'll have to worry about whether you're single, married or living with a com- panion. If you are totally incapaci- tated, check with your local community, about a "Meals on Wheels" _,.program,_. These -.are_..__ -voluntary organiiations at no charge, will' deliver hot meals to your home once or twice daily. if things aren't that bad, try some of the sugges- tions to came next.. week. A. This was made by Carl Thieme in Potschapel, Ger- many, during the fourth quarter of the 19th century. It would sell for about $225 to $275. Q. For almost 50 years, my mother has collected news- paper clippings about multi- ple births - even the Dionne quintuplets. It seems to me that this collection might be valuable. What can you tell me about it? A. Your mother collected the 'wrong thing. It is the newspaper that has value - not the separate clippings. The nearest thing to a clip- ping is the entire front page of a collectible newspaper. Its value would be about half that of the whole paper. Here are some collectible newspapers: 1974, Aug. 8, Nixon resigns, $9; 1973, Jan. 22, Lyndon Johnson dies, $7; 1969, July 20, Man walks on moon, $18; 1963, Nov. 22, Kennedy assassinated, $18; 1957, Oct. 4, Russians launch Sputnik, $9; 1945, Aug. 14, Japan surrenders, $24; 1937, May 6, Hindenburg crashes, $30; 1934, May 28, Dionne . quintuplets born, $15. Send your questions about antiques with picture(s), a detailed description, self-ad- dressed envelope, and $2 per item to James G. McCollam, P.O. Box 1087, Notre Dame, IN 46556. All questions will be answered but published pictures cannot be returned. Learning The Hard Way Fred Gore dedication because wages were so poor. Now the teaching occupation offers very attractive salaries as well as ample benefits. These incentives are why more people than ever before are attempting to become teachers. When I interview, I look for that natural teaching ability that is evident in a person who is answering his or her vocation. More and more, natural teachers are realizing that their vocation is taking a back seat to the occupation. ,Perhaps that is why I am seeing so many experienced teachers actively seeking a vocational alternative . out- side of the public educational system. Patrick Raker Lc Director of National communications and Public Education for The Arthritis Soc(et t. l4' rite hhn care of this newspaper or at 920 Yong(' .Street. Suite 420, Toronto, Ontario ,t1414' 3.!' DISCOVER -ALL• OF FLORIDA . •15 Days NOV. 15, 1985, FEB. 7, 21, MARCH 7, 21, 1986 including 15 nights accom- modation Jungle Queen Dinner Cruise, reserved seat at the GRAND OLE OPRY, city tours of Nash- ville and Savannah, sight- seeing throughout and much, much more. .FLORIDA FOR RELAXATION 23 Days JAN. 31, FEB. 14', 28, & MAR. 14, 1986 DEPARTURES with extended stays.now to St. Petersburg Beach for fun and relaxation at the Dolphin Beach resort on the Gulf of Mexico. Many optional tours arranged. 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