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it'a spring. The grass is
starting to grow again, and the
baton, the trees are slowly
ya log open. The river flood
again, free from its• burden of
left, and all around, the earth
is waking up to another
spring. As I watch the birth of
this new growing season, I am
filled with an unexplainable
joy .and a strong, passionate
yearning to give something of
me to repay the .many gifts
that are mine. I want to give,
and every day a new way to do
so chances upon me.
The bleed donor clinic was
my opportunity to give a very
special gift. -And the tiny, little
hurt of the needle entering my
vein was so small compared to
the overwhelming feeling of
bliss I experienced in realizing
that my gift may someday
save someone's life. There is
no artificial "high" that can
equal that which I felt in
giving blood.
Today I know not what will
come up to allow me to give of
myself, but undoubtedly,
something will. Perhaps in my "
own callous, yet human,
manner I will pass up the
chance and refuse to reach out
to someone who mayneed a
smile or a helping hand; if I
do, the yearning to give will
slowly fade as I miss yet
another opportunity to lighten
someone's load. But if I re-
spond to that sotneone's need,
I willfind myself repaid one
hundredfold in knowing that I
have helped a fellow human
being. My gift of caring,
whether it be a smile or help-
ing someone pick up his books,
may npt bo: a, ckn9wJedgggedo
y not lie Ina' bat
becomes irrelevant to the fact '
that l gave Qf m .seef,
Spring is agift beauty end'
hope to MORMnd, sod a. malo-
dor of all the great things I
have received. bi'glylog of
myself, I .Cali experiennce .the
beauty of spring every day,
for it is in giving that we re-
ceiveand it is in loving that
we are loved. Today, invite
spring into your life, whether
the wind blows or the sun
shines, by giving the gift of
you.
Kathy Underwood 12K
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Track, field
Well, it's that time of year
when the athletes of F. E.
Madill turn to the events in-
cluded in track and field.
When interviewing Mr.
Campbell, the coach said that
the main fault so far is the
lack of male participants. So
come on, all you men, and
show the rest of Huron -Perth
on May 14.
The coach also said that F.
E. Madill will be hosting a big
meet on April 30. It will in-
clude relays and some field
events and will show the fans
some of our • talent.
Mrs. Lisle added that the
girls look very good, and if
even more want to participate
they will be even stronger..
Good -luck!
Anne Simpson
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CHERYL MARKS
Blood donor clinic
Tuesday, April 1, April
Fool's Day, was also an im-
portant day for several Madill
students and -other- area resi-
dents as the Red Crosa blood
donor clinic opened thtdoors
of gym 254 to willing donors.
A total of 263 units of blood
were collected from 290
willing donors, which is com-
parable to last year. Of those,
138 were students.
The gift of life is important.
I am lucky enough not to know
what is is like to depend on
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transfusions. For me, an open,
heart operation would require
only ten additional units of
blood; for the hemophiliac the
simple extraction of a tooth
might require as many as 100
units (of cryoprecipitate).
But of course there are valid
reasons for not giving blood
and those seemingly valid
reasons. For instance, "I have
been told - by my modelling
school instructor that I have
sexy elbows, and I'm rather
discreetabout who sees
'them." Or, "A friend of a' con -
sin of mine once gave blood
and told my cousin's sister,
who told me, that it wasn't
really all that great. No angels
singing. No round of applause.
Just 'a thank you." or try this
one, "Normally I am most sin-
cere about considering giving
blood. I average about three
considerations every two
months, actually. In fact I'd
consider it today but I'm
wearing a long-sleeved
shirt..."
The most common reason
for not donating_.. blood that I
have been confronted with is,
"Oh, it will hurt" — but then,
so 'does dying for want of
blood.
A special thanks to ali those
who 'made ,the elinje4 so sue,
cessfui again, this, • year,. Hope
to• sea you back next time — to
give the gift of life.
Aileen Underwood 11K
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snmethfiniiti' tfli, beautiful and
worthwh '. 'he idea is pheno-
menal anmediately tan-
tatizes myiiination.
In Flower ,For Algernon the
surgery, �gely experimen-
tal, is performed on Charlie
Goraonti;'adult 'slow lear-
ner'. Thebook, then, consists
of the journal he kept of his
progress., AAs;. Charlie desper-
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ately wants only to 'get
smart', our hopes rise for him
too. He becomes impatient,
when he doesn't see im-
mediate change, but finally
there are definite results!
Yes! Fantastic!
Very well then, now our hero
and heroine skip gaily away
into the sunset and perfect
life: Ah, but this science fic-
tion book, being realistic,
forces us to come back to
earth, bringing down the men-
tally disabled's utopia.
Scientists are not without their
errors and miscalculations.
Charlie is proof of that.
Though we are not perfect,
there is one thing we can be:
that is, equal. In Flowers For
orror story
The other lltight I was watch-
ing the news in an absent-
minded sort of way, not really
absorbing what was going on.
All of a: sudden my attention
wasniveted-to the screen, for
there was a- reporter calmly
giving a report concerning
new types of chemical war-
fare.
Chemical warfare? Per-
sonally I had thought there
were enough types already in
existence without improving
for spine more. I was ab-
solutely flabbergasted as the
report: continued. It seems
there has been created a type
of chemical that will kill on
contact, during battle. So
much forthe romantic idea of
the good gold hand-to-hand
combat with the winner
getting the girl in the end. It
really amazed me that people
would go to such length and
expense to perfect the art of
killing, when so much could
still be done to preserve the
living
It's nqt tlt chelmical war-
fare ia,Crpoent discovery; it
was used extensively during
World Wer 1. One notable vic-
tim was Adolph Hitler, who
was temporarily' blinded, by
the gas; -but as history shows,
he recovered.
Later during the war its use
was abolished in combat,
though not in. the scientists'
labs. Chemical warfare
stayed off the battlefield for
many years, but now is
.making a comeback as a
serintis potential weapon. The'
report stated that the Soviets
have been, for the last several
years, conducting experi-
ments concerning; chemicals
as a weapon, bringing to mind
an uncomfirmed . reportthat
an entire . *Met -:... city ..was
...
wiped out due to an 'acci-
dental' release of chemicals.
It also stated that the
Soviets had approximately
two-thirds more chemical gas
ready for use on the battlefield
than the Americans, who are
the only real military strength
the Soviets must reckon Wath.
What was so unnerving was
not the fear that the Soviets
were better equipped, but the
vast quantities that were
already present for use.
Instead of generals leading
battles, the scientists are
taking over. War in any form
is terrible; but they are going
too far. To even consider the
use of such a despicable wea-
pon against our fellow man is
horrendous; it almost makes
one ashamed to be part of the
human race.
I or anyone else could write
articles, books, or protest on
parliament hill that man's
better nature will prevail, but
unfortunately our history
speaks for itself. It's easy to
sit in front of a typewriter and
expound on what should be
done. At least it's safe here.
But can I or even you say the
same thing when we are on a
battlefield with our own and
our families' lives in our
hands? For now, we must
have protection h case of
attack; but this must not be
mishandled. Technology has
exploded in the last century.
and man has used it with dire
results. Those results we must
keep in mind. .
The entire plot seems too
unreal, too unbelievable, that
we; the superior race, could be
doing such things. But it is
reality. It reminds me of one
of those bad science fiction
movies that are on the late,
late 'show.
Everyone throughout the
whole movie ,gets killed off
and, before dying, realizes
that it wasn't right. In the end,
only one man is left • and he
was the one who knew all
along ; but they said he was
crazy, °
Those movies are becoming
reality. Technology is being
grossly misused and will catch
up -with us later. At least those
old movies had a chance for
the ending to be rewritten —
but will we?
Bernice Passchier
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when I am sad,"
Algernon we become so 'en-
grossed in Charlie's improve-
ment that we- forget that he
was mentally we.
Daniel
Keyes, the author, who is also
a teacher, strikes a tender
chord. He makes us realize
that although we think off our-
selves as 'normal', and have
no learning disabilities, 'we
are not any better than any
human who learns slowly.
That human, with the aid off a
little technology, could, per-
haps easily surpass our small
knowledge.
This book brings into the
harsh light the tampering with
the nature we have encour-
aged thus far in our society, a
concept that many science fic-
tion stories attempt to project.
Where willit stop? After all
the mentally disabled people
become geniuses, scientists,
who would then be actually
less intelligent than their
patient§, would start on us, the
ordinary people! How the
• thought strikes home! Will it
be good or bad? Where will it
• stop? Should it have begun?
Machines, surgery and life-
support systems are with us
now. This science fiction
paperback novel then is really
not se futuristic. It is a mere
extention of today's work —
perhaps not even that.
Dianne McBride
In my opinion
Student elections
It's time once again for the
student council elections. The
students of Madill will be
voting for the candidates of
their choice for the following
positions: president and vice,
Larry O'Malley and Kathy
Underwood, Richard Turtle
and Kevin Netterfield; lounge
managers, Barb Hackett and
Heather Hackett, Pam McIn-
tosh and Janice McMichael,
Lizann Morrison and Dianne
Orien; girls' athletic •convener
and assistant, Jeanne Pickard
and Brenda Phillips, Tracey
MacKay and Caryn Nicolson;
tuck shop managers, Jackie
Beasley and Brenda Sims,
Mary Ann Ritchie and Lori
Hackett.
I'm sorry -to report that, flue
to the lack of candidates, the
following positions will be
filled by acclamation: social
convener, Robert' Currie;
publicity managers. • "Diatiag
McBride. and ' Murray. Gil
Christ; activities officers fir"
Hanna and Nancy 1,74.
boys' athletic conveiler,Anton - "
Passchier and assistant,; r
Meier; athletic publics y
manager, Aileen Underwood.;
Although these people -are -in -
by acclamation, they Will do`
their best to make the school
year 1980.81 a successful
The week of April 8=11 will'
be devoted to campaigningby
the candidates. On Monde
April 14, the candidates
given an opportuni
present their platforms t9 th
student bo
d3G The voting wilt;.
take place on Tuesday, Apel a
15, in homerooms. Be sure to
do your part by voting and
help to make the year 1980.81
one of the best.
ShelleyLong 13B"'
Vandajism:js senseless
Lately a well-known issue is
becoming more predominant.
in the school system. Van-
dalism is a vicious, senseless
and utterly "stupid" act to
perform. Who are the people
who do this and why? What
sick sense of satisfaction are
they enjoying? • . •
Could it bethe students who
are not . doing well that are
blaming their own failures on
other students, the, staff and
the school system. The only
ones to blame are themselves.
Teachers try to help ,them as•
much as possible, but cannot
continuously chase and "nag"
students who,do not even want •
to be 'helped to help them-
selves. Therefore a feeling of
self -failure -could be a reason
for some of the destruction.
When one boy was asked
why he had vandalized he re-
plied, "There was nothing else
to do." Surely if . they looked
hard enough they:ceuld'find-
something worthwhile to do.
Schools. offer numerous Clubs
and , sports where they could
work off some of their so
called "excess energy". ,
Vandals are not only hurting
The China. Syndrome
Do nuclear reactors mean
anything to you or effect any-
one in your family?
Kimberly Wells is a young,
beautiful, intelligent, TV re-
porter for KXLA. She wants to
open the door in her -life and
the lives of those around her.
Kimberly and a camera man
were taking a • guided tour
through- Ventana,•a nuclear
generating plant, when "All
hell broke loose".
The camera man got every
detail on film, but the pro-
ducer would not allow them to
run this earth -shattering
event on TV because of the
panic that would be created.
Kimberly then realizes that,
she will have to break through
a lot of red;; tape and many
people who' are playing bull -
simple. Kimberly discovered
that many people were just too
interested in themselves to-
care.
ocare, People began to realize •
the problem only after a•man
was killed for what he be-
lieved: "that nuclear plants
are dangerous".
The theme of'the story is
that man is becoming too
scientific; that man is un-
concernad with the problems
of the world; that man is no
longer• afraid"„of anything, and
these themes seem to be dis-
played by many people in the
world today. -
The China Syndrome is a
small, pocket -sized book that
deals with the many dangers
of nueear plants in the world
today. It was . made into a,
movie that people enjoyed but
that is all;, many people did
not accept this disaster as
something that could happen
in their Iifetimes.
The China Syndrome in
many ways . is Iike the book
Meteor because both deal with
earth shattering events that
may someday happen but are
ignored by the general public.
Meteor shows how a large city
can be destroyed by some-
thing from space while China
Syndrome shows how men on
earth can be destroyed by
their carelessness.
I feel The China,Syndrome
deals with a topic that needs to
be opened to the public and
that is taken too lightly by the
public.
People of today need to fight
for themselves; they need to
fight for mankind; they need
to fight for the future.
In general, The China Syn-
drome was an excellent book
that was written to tell people
one of the dangers of living in
the world today.
Joe McCormick 12E
'me' and 'mine'
Do you concern yourself
with many issues, or do you
leave the decision up to
others?
When listening to the news,
how many times do we say to
ourselves or a friend, "Some-
one should do something about
that”
People always ask or say
that something should be
done, but very few ever do
/— anything about it. We often
say this, but,..
While watching TV com-
mercials we see starving and
diseased children of other
nations who barely have
enough food to live and cer-
tainly not a balanced diet. We
who are watching the com-
mercials are ptlabably 5 to 20
lbs. overweight.
duck makes me happy
'Me' is the word of the de-
cade,. Wt think only of 'I'. 'me'
or 'mine'.
Why are we so selfish? 1
guess it is because people of
today are very concerned with
increasing their social status.
Although we are not really un-
caring people, it is just that we
are a nation to whom material
things are very important. We
do not have to refer to inter
national affairs to notice this
unconcern; it can be noticed
right in our homes and neigh
borhoods.
We need to herome more
'oncerned and have opinions
)n issues of life Each person
must become more concerned
and start caring for somebody
other than I, me or mine...
Jo McCormick
themselves, but their family
and friends. It takes the tax
money off the people to correct
the' damage they have done.
All around, they areruining
life for everyone.
VAUGHN
Poetry corner -
-ODE TO THE
WIND
Oh wind blowing
naw here, now there
you whip at me,
pull my hair,
lift my dress.
you exhilarate.
you push me,
to run,
to sing
you are a fulfilment of the
wildness in me
you are the expression
of my thoughts,
my feeling,
my desires.
you go where I can't.
you do what I can't
you are what I want to be
wild,
uncaged,
free.
SPRING
Slowly, abundant life is re-
placed, '
The forms of nature will be re-
traced,
To shower the shabby earth
with sunshine,
In -this glorious season called'
springtime.
Caroline Mulvey 1OF
Interview
The question of the day is:
"Should our athletes go to the
Moscow Olympics?"
Christine Bregman, 9A:
"N0."
Bev Green, 11C: "I 'don't
know."
Shelley Button, 11A: "I
don't know." ,
Lori Brendall, 12A: "Yes."
Linda Miners, 12$': "If other
countries go — yes, if Others
don't go — no."
Steve Prichard, 13C: "Yes,
on human reasons; no, on
political reasons."
Shelley Letteau