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RIS VI lent ovedur Since the theme. of this wets:,$page *music, I foul it a little difficult to write something current that still would elate ;i thought nny resources hadrun dry until I remetnkicred t "few phrases that had'5onle pnderlying re- lationship . to Alto ' music theme, so here goes. Do the phrases "Marching to their own ' driinn" or "Following the piper" mean anything, in particular to you? AsI read aver the familiar sayings I could only think of one. thing, Ireland. If you want to find people who march to their own drum; you need not look any further than Northern Ire land.. You will find a people deadset in their ways who will not let anything stand in their path as they try to end Belfast's link with Britain. Not until recently have the letters IRA and INLA sent cold shivers down our backs. The reason is of course that the cause seems merely to be an excuse for bloody, sense- less violence. Barbara Frum from CBC's As It Happens talked to some of these youngsters who, when asked what they wanted, replied that they wanted to kill. This added yet another country to a steadily growing list with places like Salvador or Nicaragua which seem to have only one thing in mind, destruction. Like other violent coun- tries, the shocking thing is that young children are be- coming an integral part of army guerrilla outfits and it makes you wonder if they really understand their motives or are they only ga floWl . 1te piper? And hat shout Bobby. Sands.? The 27-year*old politician is dying because of a hunger strike. He is not fighting to survive.' He says he is following the beat of God's drum. If he dies, vio- lence will increase further and then what? Then you are left with homeless children who will Only remember the violence and .destruction they have, known for most of their lives. "They will develop into .a bitter people unable to see - the rationality in anything. I wonder what we can do but I wonder more how everything is going to end up. Lynne Nicolson 'WISH' I saw you walk past the classroom window I think you were going to the dentist Wish you were "going" with me. I saw you look through, her classroom win- dow I think you were searching for her smile Wish you were searching for mine: I saw you talk and giggle with her I think you were holding hands Wish you were holding mine. I saw you -disappearing behind the house on the cor- ner I think you were thinking of ' her Wish you were thinking of me. L.N. Fa; trOIOr t0 POO of the H to retini'aely time an. teach Tiffin ® English head of the ent, was Toronto. :Eraduation ;,.she came secured a cuing staff lid District s'taught for 4'retiring" ,'Ji 1963 she hing part- `, 1968 began again. She enjoys xr, much, she likes ple. She tt d to her r : esponsi- quality teach e c..,. bel. is also v work.an bility o education ve: seriously. This is reflected in the fact that she returned to school and graduated from the Uni- versity of Toronto in 1978 with a gas' in Education degree. This was done "to raise the level of scholarship in theschO When shbegan teaching in ,the late 1940's, the per- ce tage of ple attending hiet scbO►. Swas small com- pared to 1.present time. This, Was 'a great advantage since everyone knew each other andthey were a close- knit "family": She feels that in those days', the individual counted more and felt more important. However., ;as the school grew 14 size, .•the individual felt lost and less important in the crowd. In her opinion, it takes a . great deal of effort by the staff, administration and student council to make the individual . feel significant. Mrs. Tiffin , believes the students ''stili 'care and are very dedicated to their The largest vacuum cleaner so school work. She feels there is a steady pressure on the students, but there is no longer a pressure with re- gard to final (departmental) exams. Mrs. Tiffin is very proud of the students and staff of F. E. Madill. She is also -a very strong advocate of Canadian literature. I would like to wish Mrs. Tiffin good luck for many more years of successful teaching. Larry O'Malley P.S. Please forgive me Mrs. Tiffin if this article is not unified, coherent, and emphatic!_-_. Musical miscellany "HERE'S JOHNNY", The Tonight Show theme song was composed by Paul Anka (with some help from Mr. Carson). 0-0-0 Maurice and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees are twin brothers. 0-0-0 Beetle Nut, a new ice cream flavor, was created by Baskin-Robbins when the Beatles made their first American tour in 1964. 0-0-0 The first singer to win an Emmy was Harry Belafonte. 0,-0-0 Chuck' Berry holds a de- gree in cosmetology. 0-0-0 Bob Dylan and former "Playboy" bunny Sara Lownds were once married. 0-0-0 Max Born, a Nobel Prize winper in 1954, is the grand- father of Qiivia Newton Jobn. 0--0--0 Warsaw, Poland, has a street named in honor of Bobby. Vinton. 0-A--0 Kris Kristofferson was a Rhodes scholar, Golden Gloves boxer, and army captain. 0-0-0 Pat Boone's father-in-law is country singer Red, Foley, 0-0-0 Mrs. Dick Clark is credited with coming up with the pseudonym Chubby Checker for Ernest Evans. .. Connie Francis won the New Jersey state typing con- test when she was a high school student. 0-0=-0 Elvis Presley sold over 500 million records, had 39 top ten hits; and had 127 gold records. 0-0-0 Art Garfunkel holds a de- gree from Columbia Univer- sity. shop We knew for certain that music played.an important part in the ivies of aur stu- dents, but we decided to get a` percentage so that we could proudly flash statistics if anyone questioned us. So, with great enthusiasm our reporters raided the halls picking at random 100 lucky students who could' help compile our'facts, Here for your reading pleasure are the results. Out of 100 students polled; -84 per cent were in- volved in music, 16 per cent were not; 49 per cent sang, either in the choir or individually; - 44 per cent played piano; - 99 per cent played organ; - four per cent played the drums; - three per cent played the accordion; - five per cent played the harmonica ; Match songs with artists During the summer you probably spent a lot of lime listening to your favorite tunes. In the following quiz try to match the recording artist with the popular song. Answers follow. TITLES 1. Little Jeannie; 2. JO Jo; 3. Magic; 4. One In A Million You; 5. Fame; 6. Upside Down; 7. Hot Rod Hearts; 8. Take a Little Rhythm; 9. Sailing; 10. Give Me The Night; 11. Into the Night; 12. Drivin' My Life Away; 13. Why Not Me?; 14. I'm Al- right; 15. No Night So Long; 16. Don't Ask Me Why; 17. Boulevard; 18. Tulsa Time - Cocaine; 19. I Can't Let Go. ARTISTS A. Larry Graham: B. Irena Cara; C. Diana Ross; D. Christopher Cross; E. Benny Mardones; F. Olivia Newton -John; G. Fred Kno- block; H. Elton John; I. Kenny Rogers; J. Ali Thom- son; K. Dionne Warwick; L. Billy Joel; M. Jackson Browne; N. Boz Scaggs; 0. Robbie Dupree; P: Eddie Rabbit; Q. George Benson; R. Eric Calpton; S. Linda ROnstadt. ANSWERS 1.H, 2.N, 3.F, 4.A,,5.B,.6.C, 7.0, 8.J, 9.D, 10.Q, 11.E,12.P, 13.G, 14.L, 15.K, 16.L, 17.M, 18.R, 19.S. two banjo; per p • two •li'b Mite; . .. • --brio per O bazoo; three per cent. thebaritong; five per cent - three per the ukelele;. -- four per cent.p1 violin (fiddle); m -- two per cent play+ saxophone; one .per cent play autoharp; r� -=- one percent pili( truanjpet; --gone per cent played tl xylophone; -r bee per cent wayifia the violin bass;. -- five per cent ligtdnit jt,,, • music; •. = one, per cent sang ille show (there were parnbabi ' more but they were tote' eni barrssed to admit it) ; - bne per cent whistled the balls. • One, very talented tier** played the spoons, the Jew's. Harp, tooth picks. 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