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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-03-09, Page 34i Page 18 -Crossroads -March 9, 1983 - i, /11111111111111111111111040, Bill Smiley iy last field trip [Recently I went on my last "field trip" with students. A field trip is something a tea- cher lines up, fields all kinds ,of base hits, and I do mean base, and trips over some little item, like six. kids didn't make the bus home and how come and what about my li.ttle.girland what kind of an educational system do we have, anyways? To some, a field trip is a day, or a week oft' for tea- chers and a waste of time for students. "Frills", snarls one parent. "Never had nonna that runnin' round in my day, seein' halt<nekkid women and tools in long underwear, and I got a good eddication. Never outa work in my life," says another. And they're right, of course. Field trips are frills. They cost money which' would be far better spent in drilling them on how to spell "receive," even though, after five years, they still spell it "redeye." Or to put toantoo together and event- ually wind up knowing what a two-by-four is. But maybe the pinch - mouthed lady who refers to "frills" would be a different person if she'd taken a page from Lady Macbeth's book and put a little guts into her old man..And maybe the other guy would not be so smug if he'd travelled to the TERRY SPROUL CONSTRUCTION Asphalt Shingling Old or New Buildings In Business over 10 years. Free 'Estimates ,CALL EVENINGS: Brussels 887-6185 HONDA POWER PRODUCTS - Generators - Lawn Mowers - Water Pumps - Tillers - Gas Engines All powered by quiet, dependable Honda 4 cycle engines. Available at: Cy -Jo Cycle 1190 Wallace Ave. N., Listowel 291-1556 East .Coast and see what a fisherman must do to earn a living. Mustn't digress, though it's tempting. Wait'll I retire. Boy, this paper will burn, as the column is being written. 1 said it was my last field trip. Good reasons. I gave them up about 10 years ago, and let the younger, idealis- tic teachers batter their brains and bods out against the mass of paperwork, the planning, the endless coping with teenagers, the lower - age drinking privilege, and the soaring wage and fuel prices that make bus trips to a major centre such an or- deal. A trip to the city used to be a delight, when I began teaching. (Always have to use that clause; I was never a "young teacher.") I'd tell the principal I wanted to take all the Grade 11s to see Richard Burton in "Hamlet," He'd say, "Sure, I'll see about buses." I'd phone and order 120 tickets, at two bucks each. The bus would be another two bucks. We'd have seats in the or- chestra, close enough to see the foam flying from Bur- ton's face as he spat, "Oh, most pernicious woman." The kids would run around to the stage door for auto- graphs. We'd head home, all present, replete with culture and inner excitement. That was all there was to it. Nowadays, the field trip has become almost as com- plicated as one of Rommel's campaigns in the Western Desert. It's become a micro- cosm of our society, in which the words, "I come. I see. I conquer.", have been replaced by, "Cover -your - ass." Today, one must apply to the county school board, on a form. Then, one must get the principal's approval, usually a matter, of course, unless you're taking a group to study the latest pornograph- ic movies, or the latest development in topless danc- ing. Then one orders a block of tickets. Then one sells them to the students, along with a formidable price for the bus. Then one fills out further forms, with the name, home rooms and individual num- bers of the students. Then one tries to collect the money Reg. $18.95. ; $29.95 SALE PRICED AT $11.95 to $22.95 OFF EVERY 4 LITRES OF ULTIMATE INTERIOR PAINT StClair o The paint and paper people Waterloo Square Waterloo, 886-3791 'Mon. - Wed, 9:30. 5:30 Thurs. - Fri. 9:30 - 9.00: Sat. 9:30 - 5:30 Conestoga Mat! Waterloo, 888-2789 Mon. - Fri. 9:30 - 9:30 Sat. 9:30 - 6:00 from the students who are away sick, or have forgotten, or have changed their minds. Then one must pay the bus company, up front. Then one must send a cheque for the tickets. Then one must fill out more forms, declaring exactly who is going to be on each bus. And so on. And on. Then one must count and recount the students, make sure they get to the theatre on time, round them up for the trip home, count them again like so many cattle, scour the nearby taverns for the stragglers, leave behind those who have vanished, and return to a torrent of tirades. I've had some great trips, years ago, to the O'Keefe Centre, the Royal Alex, Stratford, before the purpose of the trip became smoth- ered in a paper snowstorm. Frances Hyland, Richard Burton, Alex Guinness. Great plays, students high on theatre. Never mind the bus breakdown on the way home. It was part of the adventure. Then the troubles began. The permissive era. Lowered age for young drin- kers. Bus prices going out of sight. Creeping bureaucracy that made it a paper horror for the organizing teacher. Took my last trip to Expo. Students puking beer all over the bus, after an evening in Montreal. Students acting like old maids who had just tried their first dry martini. The hell with that, I said. Who needs it? This time, I was forced into it, by the sudden illness of the teacher who was or- ganizing it. I think it was the organization that , knocked him out. I hate to admit it, but I en- joyed the trip, after the last- minute hassle over the paperwork. The kids were delightful, friendly, on time. The show was pretty good, live Shakespeare, the only way lo enjoy the bard. There was only one hitch. I took my wife. Every student was in the bus, seated, ready for the trip home. No sign of the Old Battleaxe, who'd gone shop- ping. I paced up and down, out- side the bus, muttering imprecations and scowling, for the benefit of the kids. She didn't show. After 20 minutes of this, here she comes, strolling along, laden with shopping bags. I snatched them from her, hurled them into the luggage rack, told her I wouldn't sit beside her, and generally carried on. She'd got the time mixed up. The kids forgave her. I stopped playing furious. We got home on time. Maybe I'll do one more field trip, before I retire. But guess who isn't going? Right. U0000 nano DBDE0 O©ODUE3 BOIDM© MDU©©hi© 000 DOM ©OM OD©M BDoo ©©©000 B©©©o ©©DOU© 0110D100 00D00 ©©UEI7f ©von ©ono© 000 MUM DD©0 0000000 ©100© =MOO 000100 ©O©© ODOM c 0 S s W 0 R CROSS -7. 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Relax 39. Funnyman Conway 40. Maxim MAKE IT YOURS By ELLEN APPEL A t 5 Birthday sampler The word "sampler" is defined as "a pattern or work, an example," and the original sampler was just that. It was a reference guide for needleworkers in America's early days, when pattern books were scarce. Although samplers var- ied, most people think of them as wall hangings with cross-stitched alphabets and familiar sayings. Today's needleworker, however, has greater flexi- bility. Samplers, and sam- pler -inspired stitchery, can be used for pillows, baby sweaters, quilts, tote bags, belts, rugs and a variety of other projects. In her book, "Sampler Stitcher" (Doubleday Pub- lishers), Jill Jarnow shows how to make all the proj- ects mentioned a3;iove. She also includes creative shortcuts, such as working cross-stitches on gingham. Using gingham panels, according to the author, a beginner can cross-stitch a sampler -inspired birthday pillow in a few sittings.. The : pillow itself can be completed in under an hour. Abbreviated directions for the birthday pillow fol- low: FABRICS: For pillow front: four 5x53/4 squares of cotton gingham fabric, 8 boxes per inch, in two dif- ferent colors. For border two strips of print fabric, each 101,12x21/4 inches plus seam allowance; and two strips, each 15x2/4 inches plus seam allowance. For pillow back: one 15x15 -inch square of print fabric. OTHER MATERIALS: Six -strand embroidery floss in assorted colors; one package jumbo yellow rickrack polye§ter fiber- fill; graph paper, pencil; embroidery needle; iron; sewing machine; sewing supplies. BIG BILL'S PIIE-RETIREMENT SALE -OF -SALES CONTINUES FANTASTIC SAVINGS The Adjust -A -Bed electric adjustable bed is the newest concept in comfort and health. It's the superior adjustable bed, with the promise of a better night's sleep. 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