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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-11-02, Page 151,0 Student Interview What do you think of Monday morning assemblies? 0 0 0 Pat Orlon 13B: They're good to introduce the new students to school activities and find out who supports our school. Mr. Gnay: I think they serve a useful purpose. They get the stu- dent body together and it's an opportunity for people to be recognized in public. Bonnie Richmond 13a: They're good when anybody does some- thing to brighten up a, dull morn- ing. Ivunne Hartemink 9W: They serve a good purpose. Karleen Nevery 11F: I think they'd be better if they had more drama productions. CROSS COUNTRY Our Madill team travelled to Benmiller on October 19 where eleven schools took part in this Huron -Perth meet. We had four teams competing on Wednesday. Out of them we had a fourth, third, second and first place Meet The Fast Friendly Staff Of Maitland Restaurant and Tavern Wingham Cali now to arrange for banquets. We cater to special events. 357-3341 Be it a special banquet or a quiet evening with some- body close, the place to go is where all of your friends meet. MAITLAND RESTAURANT AND TAVERN finish as well as two individual winners. TEAM RESULTS In the Junior Girls' category Kay Morrison was 10tf 1 and Karen Purdon was 15th, Our Junior Girls finished fourth. Kay Morrison will go to WOSSA. Our Midget Boys finished third with Karl Morrison fifth; Tom White sixth and Ed Davidson eighth, This whole team will go to WOSSA. The Senior Girls placed second. In. this division .Janet Wood was first, Freda Reinink was sixth and Anita Reinink was ninth. This team will go to WOSSA also The Junior Boys finished first. In this divisionSaone Purdon was Klaas Jorritsema ninth; Metzger 11th, Shawen M Kay 14th, and Mark Haldenby 15 h. he Junior Boys brought back the trophy which was presented to them on Monday morning at Assembly. Along with this trophy they were each presented a medallion. At this assembly Janet 'Wood and Shane Purdon were also presented little tro- phies for coming in first. Good luck at WOSSA! —Nancy Haldenby MUSTANGS It was a bright and breezy autumn day on Oct. 20 for the game of the Madill Jr. Mustangs against Norwell. The team made a good effort but still lost 31-14 to the opposition. More players scored in this game than in the last game, for example, Doug De Boer, who scored a touchdown on a pass interception and a 30 -yard run. Grant Gnay, who has been doing well this season scored a second touchdown on a 20 -yard end run, set up by Andy Mac- Donald on an 80 -yard kickoff 4.. adill • «0 if The Wingham Advance -Times, Noveeiber 2, 11177.. pra8�e l irrcj ess Club This year the chess club is under the competent leadership of Mr. Cowman. The club meets Tuesdays and Thursdays in room 327. There are a total of119 mem- bers, so far, and an average at- tendance of about 10. The players, if they are not familiar with the game, are first taught the fundamentals of chess, then go right into playing the game. The meet (gs consist basically of playing chess. Mr. Cowman plans a tourna- ment within the school this year. There are many new students in the club but they do need more senior students. If there is more interest in the club, especially by senior students, there might be an interschool tournament. Mr. Cowman says. that he definitely hopes`that there will be an inter- school tournament next year. . • The chess club has been going since October, and always needs new members. No matter what grade you are in, you can learn to play chess. So go to room 327 'on Tuesday's and Thursday's ac- tivity periods for a game of chess: —Steve Johann return. Andy had a two-point conversion on that touchdown. Next Thursday the periods will be shortened so that the students can get outand cheer on their football team and the basketball team. The visiting football team will be Clinton. —Dianne McBride A fat man met a skinny man walking down the street . Fat man: "From the looks of you, there was a famine!" Skinny man: "From the looks of you ... you caused it!" f an editorial 1 "HIJACKED" The age of air travel, with all its speed and advanced technol- ogy, has brought with it one of the most powerful forms of crime the world has ever witnessed — the hijacking. These mass kidnap- pings have become so prevalent that they are becoming a plague to the entire world. Air travel has become one of. the safest and most convenient forms of intercontinental trans- portation through the develop - This here's Hill Billy Sam td invite you all to a little stompin. Friday ye all to come down to Alli's House in Mount Forest from 2 till 4p.m., then at the Han- over Mall store from 7 till 9P. m. in the evenin and stomp to a few tunes by Lynne Gravelle , , , a reel perfessional on the LOWREY ORGAN Clip up to ONE THOUS- AND DOLLARS in valu- able coupons ye'll find in this here paper . o . then ya all can join me, ment of highly sophisticat instruments and carefully gineered jets. The jumbo jet h made ocean crossings, whi once took months by ship, everyday (or at least commo thing for many people. Air tray is as safe as riding in a bus. Everyone knows, of cours that good things just cannot las and this one didn't. Criminals, political su versives and maniacs saw a travel as a way to attract atten tion; to raise money or to forth their cause. By holding the air plane, its passengers and its cre for ransom these so called h jackers" could force gover ments to meet their outrageo demands of money or pow Flying has become something t be feared with hijackings pos sible any time anywhere. What can we do to elimina this 20th century piracy? Ho can it be stopped? These ques tions are being asked all over th world and various measures hay been taken to curtail the activi ties of these air pirates befor they leave the ground and whil in the air. Most airports throughout th world are equipped with elec tronic metal detectors to expo hidden weapons both in the lug gage and those concealed on each passenger's body. These devices are not foolproof and it appears that someone who is truly serious about taking over an airplane can still get his weapons on board. Hijacking is a topic which has held a high priority with many governments. Some countries have placed the death penalty or long jail terms on hijackers in their countries. This, unfor- tunately, is not universal and various nations will still grant amnesty to sky pirates coming into their countries. Now, however, after last month's spectacular hijacking by a radical guerrilla group which was finally ended by German commandos, the United Nations lias decided to see what they can do about the ever increasing problem. Maybe they will be able to draw up some form of. Legis- lation which will be accepted by all nations and will discourage potential hijackers. Maybe they can implement some new and im- proved surveillance devices at airports. Maybe they can stop this terrorism of the air. ff the United Nations is suc- cessful in eliminating sky piracy, flying may again become the safest method of long distance travel. —Ken De Boer Co -Editor ed en-. as ch an n) el e, t, b- ir er w n- us er. 0 to w e e e e e se Huron Per# volleyl�ll, On Thursday, Oct. 2o.the. HA Perth boys' volleyballezm pionships were held at Mad on. Both junior . and senior '4,041412 from Madill participated.: In the senior division Listowel beat St. Marys in the.champlon- ship match:'The Madill teanllust missed .the futalsi placing third out of six teams. The senior team played well and lost close mat- ches to both Listowel and St. Marys. The team members are Jim Blackwell, John Campbell, Darrell Anderson, DaYe: Bennett, Jeff Dickson, Gord Paul Dickson,, Tom Henderson, Steve Burke, Dave Hanna and Steve Hamilton. They were coached by Mr. Simpson. In the junior division .Listowel lost to Stratford Central in the finals. The Madill team placed fourth, almost upsetting the two finalists in their matches against them. The team, members are Bill Olun, Dan Martin, Ron Pen- nington, Steve McKay, Craig Anderson, Tony Passchier, Reu- ben Jacklin, Robert Currie, Rob Henderson, Mike Leahy, Scott Cornwall, Ian Mann and Chris Meier. The coach is Mr. Stuckey. This concludes the boys' volleyball season. Both junior and senior teams placed first in the Huron League and played well in the finals. Both teams should be congratulated on their successful year. A special "thanks" should go to the coaches, Mr: Simpson and Mr. Stuckey, for' their patience and efforts throughout the season. Parent - teacher night On Monday night, at 8, Oct. 24, parent -teacher night was held in F. E.. Madill S.S. One hundred and fifty parents responded to the invitation extended by Mr. Ritter. The staff consisted of 72 teachers and 503 interviews were held. The staff felt that the inter- views were more meaningful this year because of the fact that it could be indicated on the stu- dent's progress report, whether or not the teachers would like to see the parents. This new pro- cedure resulted in a decreased number of interviews, since mainly the parents who had stu- dents with problems, attended this event. Thirty-five girls of grades 11 and 12 acted as recep- tionists and student secretaries, setting up 5 or 10 minute inter- views, and each secretary took care of four teachers. A number of girls were guides and showed parents around the school. Some parents dropped in to see Mr. Ritter, and Mr. Kopas. Mr. Kopas said the purpose of parent -teacher night is to give parents a chance to talk with teachers, and if a student has problems, it is still early enough in the year to correct them. Mr. Ritter was quite pleased with the results of parent -teacher night, and felt that it was a very successful undertaking. The parent -teacher nights have been running for approximately 13 years and have been very worth- while. Mr. Kopas wishes parents to feel free to contact the school anytime; they are always wel- come. Rachel Wallace Teacher Interview MR. NEIL Mr. Neil, the head of the Math Department, was born and raised in Tara, near Owen Sound. He lived on a farm whore his father kept bees. As a boy he attended a one room rural public school and later Chesley High School. Fol- lowing graduation he enrolled in the University of Waterloo where he spent four years obtaining his honors BA and another year on his Master's degree. Mr. Neil's first job was right here at Madill where he has con- tinued to teach math. He is proud of the high standards of teaching at Madill. "Although it is harsh on the students now, I am sure they will later appreciate it. Compared to what I've seen around the province, this is an excellent school both for students and teachers," he says. People often talk of the lack of school spirit. Mr. Neil feels that a school heavily populated by rural students hurts in the sense of the development of a close school spirit. As it was with him, most farm students have either work to do after school or no way of getting home. Mr. Neil grew up with sports and they have become a major part of his life. He is involved in . minor hockey and for the past seven years has been the coach of the Wingham Bantams. This year he is the coach of the six- seven - and eight-year-old Wingham Tykes. He has played baseball for as many summers as he can remember and for the last two years has coached the Wingham Intermediates. He also enjoys golf, fishing and hunting. Mr. Neil stated, "I firmly believe that involvement with sports at any level is good for a person. Sports can teach you a lot about life in general." We at F. E. Madill are for- tunate to have a teacher of such high calibre and wish Mr. Neil continued success. —Marni Walsh ti