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A silence hags over my
high. school. It's not an
ominous brooding stillness,
Pot a thoughtful calm, but a
Stagnant "Who cares?
quiet. Pep rallies generate
yells and applause, but no
one seems to care what's
happening in the restof the
world.
,This year, so far, has been
a time of cooling off and
settling down. Some older
people feel relieved and say
this blandness is good.
don't. I think it's a symptom
that something is seriously
wrong. The loss of appetite
for excitement and contro-
versy is, like a loss of in-
terest in food, a sign of sick-
ness, not health.
In the sixties, schools re-
flected the ,impatience and
anger of many young people.
Their boiled 1lt;: eta
Students were ii rating with
opinions. Everyone bad
thoughts Of Vietnam. Long
hair was. new and r*fleet1 The .*see code was contro-
versial. Pot smoking, a tan-
talizing taboo, was' an ex
pression of freedom.
Openess about sex was
shocking, 011 spills and air
pollution outraged people.
The spat program was
either* bold new adventure
or horrendous waste, of
money, depending om . your
view. Flower Power! Bblelt
Power!
Today kids consider :Viet-
nam conflicts ended. Umng
hair and 'Marijuana are
taken for granted. Seat and
birth control are discussed_
casually. Pollution and en-
vironmental concerns get
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Middle East, .
Northern Ire,
India and the Soviet , tl
seem remote and ttorea
most students. National
community issues are a hil
ged off. Nothing Matt
What angers students?.'
excites them? Not
apparently. Student aere-
ness and activity is at the
lowest ebb 'I have ex-
perienced.
I don't think anyth.good
ever canine from silence arid
complacency. Important
changes and discoveries a
the results of searching and
cOAtroversy,.:Out of injustice,
put of questioning, the`,
world's best . leaders have
emerged. -
What can overcome the',
contentment that has spread
like a pall over the young-
adults, who should be at the
very heart of change? We
need outspoken people who
believe in themselves to
challenge us. Most high
school teachers and 'ad-
ministrators dread such stu-
dents - the ones who get
labeled radicals, rabble--
rousers and cynics - and try,
to persuade, and sometimes
force, them to be quiet. That
waysthe rest will remain
gent, docile and accepting.
True shapers of the future
are never content. Content-
ment is the death in -life free-
dom: Schools '-everywhere
still need students who aren't
satisfied with things as they
are, and who aren't afraid to
try to change them.
Mary Luanne Clare
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tight be de-
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body have a
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tltiiiisider'this from a ponder-
ing' grade .
"Super" by"Robert Currie,
from an idea by Dean
Gunby, adcitiiinal material
by Mark Abbott, Greg Inglis.
Dianne McBride
The hostage*:
fo
From major headlines to
minor paragr',8phs. in the
newspaper; the 'American
hostages in frhit Sethi to
have become the 'forgotten
people'. The hostages soon
will be beginning their 12th
month in captivity in Iran.
As the situation now stands,
release seems almost hope-
less. Except for the release
of a hostage during the
summer due to seribus medi-
cal problems,. there have not
been any major develop-
ments in procuring the
liberty of the hostages.
The situation is 'delicate
and is surrounded by pitfalls
that, regardless of what
measures are taken, will
hurt someone somewhere.
The Iranians,. have eased
some of their demands on the
US; they are no longer de-
manding a US apology for in-
terference and `otiviouslq,
due to theShah's death in the
summer, no longer demand
his return. But still many of
the demands. cannot and will
not be fulfilled by the Ameri-
cans.
Should the Americans
comply with the demands;
doing so would adroit they,.
were wrong. Returning the
late Shah's accumulated
wealth and extractin4 it
from the countries in which
it was invested would cause
strained. diplomatic rela-
tions. This would. prove ex-
pecially so in Egypt as
President Anwar Sadat
openly supported his friend,
the Shah, in life as well as
KOWA SKI'S LAST
CHANCE
By Le0'Simpson
You don't have to believe
in Leprechauns or even be
Irish :to en joyLeo Simpsoi s
delightfullyfunny novel
Kowalski's L t -chance:
Joe Kowal kmr*is a -kindly
59 -year-old poliiceidan • who
lives in the small comitm inity
of Bradfarrow with two
elderly aunts. The magic of
his life, such as it is, comes
from watching 'Kojak' and
dreaming about sheep
farming. ,
Kowalski's life takes a new
turn, when he almost acci-
dentally captures Canada's
most wanted criminal; a
man who masterminded a
$10,000,000 robbery in Mont-
real. When his captive ex-
plains that he is really a
leprechaun, Kowalski at first
supposes that he is working
on his insanity defense.
"Risdan Hanrahan . (the
criminal), tells him much
about Leprechaun history,
for example, North Ameri-
can Leprechauns are much
taller than their Irish
counterparts -because of
balanced meals and vita-
mins. He successfully per-
suades Kowalski to let him
go, leaving Kowalski to ex-
plain to the chief of police.
The plot sorts itself out. We
look at a curous corporation
called . "Mini People Cor-
porated", which controls the
world's oil supplies and the
Soviet government but not
• Walter Cronkite, as well as
the funniest chase scene in
Canadian literature.
Leo Simpson gives us a
chance to believe in magic
too - in other people and a
simpler, healthier world.
Mary Luanne Clare
Cross-country report
On Wednesday, October 15
(2 A0..., Fwfnra m..
birthday), the Madill
Mustangs travelled to Lon-
don for the Huron -Perth
cross-country meet:,
The competition was tough
and the course was treacher-
ous, with mud up to runners'
knees, winding trails
through mountainous woods
and exhausting plains.' The
terrain was tortuous over
tiresome ski trails, but
Madill came out victorious.
As one runner said, "This
is a little exaggerated," but
nonetheless a test of strength
and endurance.
In the first race (approx. 3
miles) the Midget boys led
by Arthur Veersteeg and
John Leedham placed fourth
and fifth, with John only a
second behind Art. Tim
Ward was seventh and
Andrew Walsh was the other
runner in for the team. These
outstanding efforts - placed
their team in second place
and eligible for WOSSA
(Western Ontario Secondary
School Association) next
Friday London.
The Midginet girls had three
runners present, one short of
a team. The first runner in
was Kate
Booming
20th. Next was Line zcoKaufmanin
in 24th position, who ran the
race in extreme pain. She
went over on her ankle near
the beginning Of the race,
was trampled, and attacked
by a tree (no, that's not quite
R. W. Bell
OPTOMETRIST
Godorich.
The Square 624-7.
right) yet she still finished.
Natty 1f,c.Lb'c, Lilac o.�4ll
out of about 100 runners
(give or take a few).
The Junior boys were led
in by Mark McDougall, 13th,
followed by John Knechtel,
Ray Martin and Mark
Weber. (Mark • W. was
brutally passed by the Strat-
ford Northwestern Huskies) .
The Junior boys placed fifth
as a team:
The Junior girls also did
not have enough for a team.
Sheila Dorsch finished 36th,
followed by Shirley Dorsch,
40th and Lora Lee Foulon,
43rd.
The Senior boys finished a
strong fourth team position.
Tom White finished the 7600
m course in eighth position
out of 42 runners. Ed David-
son was the next Madill
runner in tenth place.
Richard Moore was 23rd and
Karl Morrison was 25th.
This, combined with the
other boys', results made all
the boys eligible for WOSSA.
The Senior girls ran last
over 4080 m. They ended up
with a second place team
finish - just two points away
from the first place Stratford
Northwestern team. Anita
Relnink led the team with
her outstanding third place
finish, followed by Joan
Dickson in sixth spot, Anne
Simpson in twelfth place and
Kay Morrison running in to a
14th place finish.
Coach Campbell was
pleased with the day's re-
sults especially the runners
making it to WOSSA.
Written and composed
by Anne Simpson
With help from
John Leedham,
Mark Weber and
Liz Kaufman
death
In the, US, the Nome of
the presidential eanipbign
leaves ° the president • Tittle
time to devoteto: such major
issues 'as he attemptsto
maintain his presidene►. To
introduce some radical
measure concerning hostage
rescue would.be political.sui-
cide at the polls if it proved
unpopular. Also in the US
there remain the families
and friends of the captives,
rho have bezu and are u g
in suspense and only want
their loved ones home,
More recently, the war be-
tween! Iran and Iraq is ' be-
coming a source of concern.
The hostages are said to
have been split up and
hidden in various parts of
Iran. Should physical harm
come to any of them, retalia-
tion may be an unfortunate
necessity.
As one delves more deeply
into the situation the more
complicated it becomes.
Iraq has the open support of
Jordan's King Hussein and
Russia also has been pro-
viding military assistance.
This assistance likely was
used to help realize its ambi-
tion of overtaking Iran. This!
ambition was thwarted by
American_ -intervention min ... -- .
behalf of Afghan interests
during the early attempts to
take over that country.
If Iraq conquers Iran, the
possibility of the US having
to deal with the USSR re-
garding the hostages is not a
completely unrealistic pros-
pect. Thus, the likelihood of
an estranged relationship,
when each already is wary of
the other, makes the
eventuality of war possible.
Canada, being in the middle
of the great, grim powers of
the world will undoubtedly
have to enter the scene.
Either way we „could .be a
field ground for the
weaponry employed by
either country and at worst
the USSR gateway to the US.
snow the hostage&are
still hi Iran. Each to his own
thoughts. Each to his own
fears. What happens to them
will no doubt be the turning
point for all of us. They are
nothing but a small cog in a
wheel mixed in a surge of
events. These events could
very well determine the des-
tiny of the world for years to
come.
Bernice Passchier 13B
I know for a fact that this -
school is simply teeming
with hidden talent; it crawls
around in the classrooms,
creeps up unexpectedly at
1uneh .h1ours, and shines
through in activity lode.
This talent can be put to
great use ' in the A rt Club
under Mrs;Jeanissihrsiaper-
vision. She care of any
trips and student endeavors
of painting, sketching, or
just doodling. The club's aim
is to expose students Waugh.
cultural activities as theatre,
music, art galleries, trips to
local novelties such as last
year's King Tut, and the play
at the Royal Theatre, `Death
Trap'. -
Besides all these out-of-
school activities„ there are
some neat things to do here
at school: painting the props..
- of the major play with the
backdrop, painting the 8' x 8'
I11 i '• .
Madill Mustang oas
wall, andvarning
P",
frame M't
ems. , t
pieces ti hang
► . In addi
the lnmiique ant
projects that
00
Prefer, as w
of .Christlq
This yea
trjp schedi
Toronto, c
visit to the
servatjon : A o 1e'
t'1
urs
work of the
and of Eskini4
hibit in a ' "
building.
So there is a
year ahead for t
and for you sap l
who wish to have.
of fan with your ski
or on a trip. Come
o
'nee end find
your
What is your attitude. or
feeling toward patrlatinggthe
constitution? (creator,., of
question - Mr. Minter).
If the constitution is
brought back to Canada for
the purpose of revising it,
then I think it's a good idea.
If it is to be brought back to
Canada for the purpose of
putting a feather in Tru-
deau's cap, then I think it
should be left in England.
Kathy U..13B,
History 551
I think, it is about -Mai that.
Canadians completed the job,
`off, creating, a country that.
was started in 1867. We
should amend . our constitu-
tion in our own country be-
cause it is here where the
changes will have the effect.
Anonymous, History 551
I think that they ,are
making a big thing over
nothing. They should, leave
things the way they are.
.Anonymous, History 551
What is an
athletic council?
Pinball, bordenball, bad-
minton, basketball and other
intramural sports: football
fever, the athletic banquet,
the "this week in sports"
u10t.0uua, u, YY11124 my-
sterious force gives birth to
those taken -for -granted eke-,
ments of our sport's life? or
are they just the product of
fate? What unsung heros live
at the roots 'Of all our intra -
school athletic functions? -
your 1980-81 Athletic Council
of course!
The Athletic Council is
built around a nucleus of ath-
letic department staff ad-
visors in the persons of Mr.
Campbell and Miss Scho-
field. The cytoplasm of this
unit is made up of a group of
student athletes who fulfill
various individual functions.
This group consists of Chris
Meier and Anton Passcluer
as boys' athletic conveners,
Tracey MacKay and Cheryl
'MacDonald as girls' athletic
conveners, Aileen Under=
wood and Kay Morrison as
athletic publicity managers,
and finally Tom White and
Kay Morrison as our OALC
(Ontario Athletic Leadership
Camp) veterans.
And consequently, the Ath-
letic Council Cell works to
regulate the functions of a
bigger organ - that of the
athletic activities within
Madill.
And that, briefly and
biologically, is what an ath-
letic council is!
Movie Review
HERBIE GOES BANANAS
Having seen the movie
'Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo'
and having enjoyed it, I was
rather interested in viewing
its sequel, 'Herbie Goes
Bananas', both produced by
Walt Disney Productions.
In 'Herbie Goes Bananas',
two young men arrive to pick
up Herbie, and take him to
Rio, via a ship, to drive him
in the Rio Grand Prix. How-
ever Herbie takes a cast-
away on board, a young
pickpocket who is being
chased by a group of crooks.
The car's behaviour results
in him "walking the plank",
but is that the end, you ask?
No, he survives the ordeal,
rescues his young friend, and
later Herbie even manages
to stop the crooks. The story
is very simple; the plot very
typical - the good guys get
the bad guys.
If one would like to watch a
movie to get a deep theme
from it, or add a more
meaningful scope to one's
life, 'Herbie Goes Bananas'
is not the show to see. It is
extremely unrealistic, per-
haps even too much. There is
a point up to which you can
feel for the small auto-
mobile; but once you go past
that point, it is just a car all
rigged up by backstage and
technical men to make it
seem alive. And by the way it _
moves, communicates,
thinks, reasons, dies, is re-
surrected, swims, throws
bananas and fights bulls, I
feel it has gone too far.
Oh, there are laughs, all
right. Fans of Harvey Kor-
man , will enjoy his perfor-
mance, and Claris Leach-
man (of Mary Tyler Moore
fame) also adds a great deal.
The catching of the crooks is
1 don't think it
much difference;
going to give us ,
sense of i ide + Stu
maybe we shod 1'.imt3
s1
Anony'Rl.<
I feel it would'ati got d
idea as, it would `nmakea
united Canada and onewhieh
would have; something to.
push or give .a little more.
confidence in Canada:.:
Anonymous, Histor '151
'rime has worn out»many:a
'.clock sine the MA Act fan
estaa eat I.. nt
"where it is 'stmn appropriate
for our country today. How-
ever I wouldn't want to see
our ties with Gt. Br. severed
in any manner either.
Anonymous, History 551
I am not .into politics to-
day, ° therefore, I know
nothing about it. Today is
Poetry Day (Oct. 15) so I am
into poetry "How do f love
thee, Let me count the
ways...
Deb Sjaarda 13B,
History 551
(And famous last words).
As far as I know, it's such a
trivial matter that I fail to
comprehend what it's all
about.
Anonymous; History 551
You probably are wonder -
.L - the
.:±lc .-wue. mus Issas
given only to History
classes? We felt because of
previous experience that we
should ask the question of
people who might know What
we were talking about, and
to our great satisfaction (and
relief) we received quite a
number of various opinions.
What you see before you
are expert opinions which
hopefully will give you a
well-rounded variety. Indeed
there were many variations,
some really knew what they
were talking about others
didn't know at all. (Although
from personal observation it
was noted that those not in-
volved in our political situa-
tion were by far the happiest
people in the class.)
also, to say the least, ori-
ginal.
However, now you say, the
show must be a waste of
money. Not so! To escape
the harsh realities of life and
become part of a child's fan-
tasy world, or just to go for
the fun of it, this is the movie
to see. But one suggestion:
take some kids along. It's a
kid's movie; they'll love it.
When you see them hiss the
crooks, cheer for Herbi,
almost cry when Herhie
seems to be gone forever,
then clap aloud when he's on
the road again; only then can
you really enjoy it.
D.S.13B
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