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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-01-02, Page 5af' • ),CALLAN SHOES Ar. cfi 6Y„ f,. s" With -last year ending on a happy note, we're tooting the horn in anticipation of a harmonious 1980. Crothers Auto Body Dave and Georgeina Get involve l Princjpal*sm M the commencement +ex+r- difficult_ cises last fall the former school Fropientl,. board chairman, John Elliott, by *hat the deplored the passing .of, senior sudisseredes,.... football in many of the schools in . 4 slltulent the Huron -Perth Conference. He .ft is time fqi A?, went ort'in his remarks. to -cite this, rediscover 410 10 — lack of participation as a growing ' - national phenomenon, show a , ae on e l phenomenon, shows" .fI•.'. T���1Xt!y�1r..IF A review, however, of the smokers) tfesisilaySitill extra-curric4ar program at the cull, ta be,a, ham r'adio,. F. E. Madill Secondary School indicates that there are thirty- by Wangr ohms:, ,hinge, 0ne.iriiief be,�Rr•a! • • s. one teams and about twenty-five clubs and activities functioning this year. Additionally the Student Council recently ap- proved a budget which allocated over $9,000 of student funds to the support of school teams and clubs. Notwithstanding this -apparent ntradiction, there is consider- able validity in Mr. Elliott's ob- servation. A number of coaches and staff advisors to clubs and activities have .. expressed con- cerns from time to time about the • committed participantiii ori improve one's perfor$ There is littlethat is lunare in the life' of a ;student '.. main object is to avoid ment. The cooperation betu+eej coaches, ,club and activity ad- visors, ` and. 'students, ,ti" veloFed" the ext!a.'' eI . program into one of the s finest traditions It is p tatliO worthy, of the full support not oir� of the students"but lso pf':t administration and the staff,. -mss Editorial: A little star/ Once upon a time in a far away land, there lived a flock of . tur- keys. They were a happy `flock most„of the time, though once in a while, some of them wosid be- come irritated over some little thing and take other turkeys as hostages until they got their own way. But those little incidents usually blew over in no time. All in all, the turkeys lived very con- tentedly in their little city of "Turkey -town'' One fine `day, the flock was alerted by a homing pigeon of an exciting event that was to take place in the neighbouring city; the ever -popular singing group of owls (The Who-oo-oo) who were known throughout the earth and sky, were to be in concert in ' `Quackville” . Oh, how excited the turkeys were! Within minutes of oing on sale, oh -the reserved ,mets were sold' out,' leaving only a few to be sold at the con- cert. Everyone without a ticket vowed that he would, get to the concert extra early to `be the first in line for those last few tickets. Well, the big day finally came! Thousands upon thousands of ex- cited turkeys lined up outside the bandstand to get their tickets. Hour after hour ticked by, and still more turkeys came. Finally, a majestic golden eagle sailed up to the top of a tree and, signalling for silence, flapped his Wings. Gradually, the shuffling of feet and the ruffling of feathers stopped as alis the tur- keys focussed their attention on the eagle. When' he was, satisfied ' that all were listening, the eagle spoke, "The concert will begin when the last tickets are sold. Be- cause there are such a large number df you, I ask that you proceed in an orderly' fashion to buy your tickets They can now be purchased at that large • gate which you can see • opening but .. . The eagle's voice was lost in the thunderous rush that followed. .En masse, the thoii- s sands of turkeys stampedgti to the gate, overcome by the excite- trent of the concert. In vain, the eagle and his assistants screamed at the turkeys to stop and to go in single file. Over and over, they swooped down to try and drive the turkeys back from the gate; but alas, they were too' few for the crowd. • _. In stunned silence, the eagles watched•as the turkeys en- veloped n veloped the lone ticket salesman hi their haste to get in. In mortif1i- cation, they saw countless tur- keys fall down, to be crushed as the birds behind surged forward to the gate. And then, it was over. ,The tickets were gone and the gate was closed. The turkeys who couldn't get. in, 'turned; and their vivid scarlet heads blanched white as they saw before them hundreds of dead anddYing tor - keys who had been lost under the. mad stampede. And in the tree, the eagles looked at each other and wept, saying, "Will they never learn?" On Monday, Dec. 4, 11 people were killed and 20 injured when they were trampled underneath thousands of people seeking to get into a concert hosting "The Who". And we Ball ourselves superior beings? Kathy Underwood Christmas dance Mistletoe . seemed to be the order of the night, at _the F. E. Madill. Christmas' Dance which was held December 14. Everyone came out to share in the Christmas "Spirit" 'and to dance the night away to the - music of "Turntable". "Turn- table" consisted of a Disc Jockey who played what we wanted to hear. It was a great dance and a suecesS thanks to many. Special thanks to the students, the Pre, fects, and the chaperones. ` -Diane Dennis 12C U 11 Kalk up your heels and let's hear it for the dazzling N e w Year that's upon us. Wishing you every success! V, Hayes Clothing Limited Teddy Bear by Kim Brendel pelf Portrait by Lynne Hilverda what's: your.. resolution? H In the flurry and bustle of Christmas perhaps some forget the importance of the New Year. Understandably, with the endless New Year's After the hustle and hustle of Christmas' is over, we look for- ward to one more "big bash" before we end the year. We take this one last' chance to say the things we should have said last January; „`to make a million resolutions,' 999;999 of. which we know we will break; and gen- erally make things right to open the virgin year with nothing that will mar it. Then it's out .with the cham- pagne, the •old Guy Lombardo records, and with a few friends we will clasp hands•as• the clock strikes twelve and sing Auld Lang Syne, . at the tops of our voices: Love, and most or all. hope, vibrates' in our hearts. This hope is very deep, so deep that many are embarrassed by it. Perhaps the smiles on our faces, the .clinking of glasses, the streamers and balloons are all a mere cover. A cover so others will not know that we hope for ,goodness, for love and most of all fg.peace, It is not something to, be ashamed of and yet ashamed we are. Ashamed, perhaps be- cause the world we live in today makes these hopes seem •im- ,possible. Through the years the hopes we covet have grown farther from our reach. I often wonder what people hoped for on the first New Year. If we looked back through the pages of time we would find that New Year; s was never spent alone. Tradition -has it that people would stay in their own homes until midnight. Then the young adults of the family would "first foot" the neighbouring homes. It was the wish of all people to be "first footed" by a tall d irk man (hopefully handsome) who would hold in his hand a piece of coal which signified a burning fire (prosperity) and ,in his'arms food whirls signified a full pantry (good health). Both these ,things were thought to bring good luck in the coming year. Invariable all would end up in one home where New Year's was brought in fit- tingly. I don't know if ybu,noticed, but these people always brought New Year's in with other people. Never alone. It is not surprising that today most dread bringing in the new year alone. There is no- body to share hgpes and fears with, nobody to wish good luck toff - nobody to encourage, that y"es. we Can ,make it if we stick to' gether; and Iuess that's the secret, togetherness. ' How many times have we been told this? Perhaps millions, and yet why do we still fail to grasp its,meaning? It is the plain truth that our hopes for peace and goodwill for all in the New Year can only be achieved if we all hold together. Strength in num- bers proves to be our best remedy. We will no longer be ashamed of,our •deepest hopes and every New Year's Eve will ring a truer meaning by making these hopes a reality. You know, we could do it; I know we could meditation and careful prepara- tions of that special Christmas Day, the New Year gets pushed aside. That is, until it' hits us that we haven't even made our New Year's resolutions and the clock has already passed the final hour of 1979! • - Here, to get you Started into a more product'vesesid worthwhile decade; arekf W' resolutions .given to this .r 'ing reporter. -Cathy. England 9B, Going to stop smoking. "• Geraldine Oltengariu ,la , Not to clean but the fridges and ovens in Home Ec. • Mary'Ann Ritchie 11H, Be on the Honour Roll in June. Dean' Gunby 12C, Never stick ' bubble gum under the seats at school again. Brenda Hackett 9C, To bring up my math mark.' ' Marilyn tenPas 10K,.Not to get mad at Mrs. Machan if she doesn't get mad 'at me. • • Teresa Murray 11F, Not', have an accident with my parent's car. Ann Wehster12K, To lose thirty . pounds, hopefully. Joanne Henry 9C, To be a good girl in Mr. Webster's class. • These students had to put some thought into their resolutions, so they ought to be sincere in what they said. Oddly enough; though, no one made the resolution to be- come the,,next Prime Minister. Dianne McBride Purple Chaser Remember: ".'Profanity - is a way of escape for lie man who has run out of idea`s". 111 1 . Editor:Kith* AM udemOod E cecu iyo E. dit r; ari Broodol . - Feature Editor* :BergiCeP r. • Sports Editor: Lynne Nicolson i Grade 12 essay - a ph ss is Beira" Kapp. -'a‘ , . , a solid pu,.r of ev • uch can be marr.•+,,, d in • a.- of all assaults I r_. has a lot to - do°with the , : way each in- dividual confr. 'acts of his or her life - I do not say ,that happiness can be reduced to a pat -mula, for each of us has different..desires relating to our own histories, but certain components are basic or necessary. The most important factor for happiness is that humans must have love and be able to give it. With the help of such love, this enables us to believe in our- selves, in man, and, if it is our road to morality, in God. Love is not simply possible; it is essen- tial, and even the strongest of all components of happiness. Money is another vital com- ponent of happiness, yet wo i fil4r ,, not be better to see the dollar b as a means for obtaining material possessions, rather than something that causes the ruina- tion of an individual? I mention this only because the temptation to avarice is mighty: Too many people today let money become their .god, and as a result lived each day to earn more wealth, and then wonder where yester- day has gone: The cliche, "time flies", is very true., It moves rapidly, too rapidly in fact. Living only for the moment is not enough. The present is our source for immediate happiness but the past ought to matter too, for we can learn from it. And all the while the future beckons. What it will become isiwhat we make it. Again, it is tine that frames our lives, yet few of us realize or are willing to face how precious time is. The saddest of all human pre- dicaments' is that of the elderly, who Yearn to have the chance to live life all over again, only dif- ferently ' the second time. Life should not end that way. Old age should -bring the..satisfaction•and happiness of a life well spent. You cannot be happy unless, ,rota be- ' flevl your'1 fe has v1ue,-and be.- lieve':in yourself. We were all ' `meant "to be happy. And being Happy requires us to be at oyr best, to know our • weaknesses . and to deal with them, to live the fullest .of jives. For life is, in the end, our only gift. We would not want to waste it. Would we? Heather Brent A POEM . Try to write a poem, • • Sometimes a terrible task, Words don't, just flow Like a Ieaky flask. , Your mind dries up, Barren as desert sand, Words were there, Run from pen and hand., A writer pis often lonely"• Don't think we're all queers, Just because you don't like it, Forget the bum steer! Will you take a pen in hand? And please kindly try; To make the Words come out, It's NOT as easy as pumpkin pie. Anonymous New World in the morning ;New Year's! Th Word new ns. apply to more than- just a year. Perhaps a new you, a new start, a new hope for the year to come.. Just think of all the ways we can improve ourselves. Unless " you are perfect, you could prob- ably make a gigantic list. Most people make ordinary resolutions like not smoking, losing;- weight, walking to work, keeping rooms • clean or studying .harder for school. Why not try something daring this year, something really hard? Tackle the impossible feat! Be nice to your sister or brother, - give the kids a chaneeto grow up, treat the 'teachers like humans, be civil to your enemies and SMILE. Improve your per- sonality this year. You will bene fit and so will those around you. What better day Is. there to, start on the road to being a truly great person? On January 1, you can throw your bad habits and characteristics out the window and open the door to a new ycu: Lori Brend61-aA BABYSITTING Babysitting's a nightmare The most terrible kind What just keeps me going Is the night end $ sign. I stop fights and struggle To make kids behave If 1 just turn my back, They'll beat it again. The baby is happy Till bedtime arrives But the sight of the crib Brings loud howls and cries. I quietly pray For this nightmare to end As I silently realize Why parents `go'. round, the bend. Anonymous Anew.... nernber'in gour family? CaII your Welcome Wagon hostess. She has a basket of lovely gifts and helpful . information for the new parents and baby. Phone 357-1963 WV IG.ANTI :January Clearance er, • 11 25% simple Vrr All Snowboots and Overshoes Entire stock of Shoes and Slippers. Including K?'ubber Boots. 2O' OFF CALLAN SHOES ad Josephine Street, Wirigham