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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1967.
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Whipping the Yardstick
he yardstick, long used as a unit
nea:+urement in some parts of the
lel will likely go into -forced re -
once its dubious value as a
unit of measurement, is recognized
n. the United States and Canada.
TIn recent years, editorial comment
has advocated the adoption of the
r etric system, for a number of rea-
ns. For instance, one now must
re ,ember there are 12 inches to
the foot, three feet to the yard, and
<<>.l yards to the mile. With the
metric system, one must remember
there are 10 millimetres to the cen-
..;:etre; 100 centimetres to the
r.:etre and 1000 metres to the kilo -
n etre. Movement of the decimal
r nt is the only mathematics re-
c:aired, compared to the cumbersome
n..altiplication of the present system.
Apart from this, we must remem-
brr that 91 per cent of the world's
population now use the metric sys-
ten-i, and 76e; of the world produc-
tion comes from metric countries,
For reasons of trade, it will be nec-
essary.
In Britain, where conversion to the
metric system is being made over a
tete-year period, it is being under-
taken to maintain foreign trade.
Of interest to students is the fact
mentioned in Talking Points, pub-
lished by Ontario Hydro, that adop-
tion of the metric system would save
a year's schooling• in elementary ma-
thematics and reduce the complexity
of technology at higher levels of
education.
Since Canada can't abandon the
present system unless the U.S, does
so. Canada should plan, now to use
both systems, so as to be able to be
most competitive "soonest".
Such a double system of measure-
ment should be easier to use than
a bilingual parliament with five offi-
cial political parties. — (New Ham-
burg Independent)
How Many Nations
Now that the Tory leadership con-
vention has declared maritimer Bob
Stanfield as the official leader of
Canada's Conservatives, the question
is whether Canada will remain one
nation or will she become divided
into two or more nations? It is
quite evident that the bulk of west-
erners are not interested in more
than one nation. The premiers of
B.C.. and Alberta did not hesitate to
ha_k up John Diefenbaker's one na-
tion idea. Needless to say many of
us were surprised that the previous
Tory chief was the only one who
stood for the single nation concept.
It was good for western Canada
that Mr. Stanfield was chosen as the
new leader if someone from the west
could not be approved. A maritimer
will be more understanding and, we
hope, more sympathetic to our cir-
cumstances than would be a man
from Ontario or Quebec. The popu-
lation sparsity and the size of the
representations in the maritime prov-
inces is more akin to that of the west
than is that in either of the large
provinces of Ontario or Quebec.
It may be the responsibility of the
four western provinces to talk hard
to persuade the new leader Stanfield
that Canada can and should remain
one nation under God for future good
of all the world. If the four mari-
time provinces and the four western
provinces will stick together on this
idea, along with the Territories which
certainly could gain nothing through
a two -nation arrangement, then sure-
ly Ontario and Quebec would be
greatly influenced along the same
line.
The 2400 delegates at the leader-
ship convention diel not constitute
the majority of Canadians, nor did
their majority decision in favor of
the two -nation concept necessarily
reflect the thinking of the majority
of Canadians. Let us therefore do
everything we can to encourage the
single, united nation idealogy and
hope that it may take hold. If it
happens that the Liberals are re-
elected next time we want them to
know our wishes also. — (Nanton
(Alta.) News)
Grade 13 Examinations
This year's grade 13 examination
results are the last you will see in
this fair province. The department
of education has decreed that hence-
forth grade 13 students will be
graded, not on the limited number
of questions which can be asked and
answered in a series of written ex-
amination, but rather on the teach-
er's estimation of the student's total
knowledge.
The new system is, of course, a
much more intelligent approach to
the making of a responsible and
thinking citizen, but it throws a
responsibility on the teacher who
will be required to assess out high
school graduates. The entire value
of the new plan lies in its departure
from fixed rules and standards.
Therefore the teachers must possess
an unusual degree of competence
before they can pass final judgment
upon young people who will go on
to higher levels of learning, or con-
versely steered into less promising
careers.
Regardless of its hazards, this new
basis of assessment is the one which
must be followed. We may now hope
that other changes will also be put
into effect in our high schools —
many of them having been long
sought by thoughtful teachers. Per-
haps we may hope that the mathe-
matics genius will soon be able to
achieve his goal despite shortcom-
ings in English or French ; or that
the brilliant history student will not
be tripped on the hurdle of scientific
subjects which he will never employ
in later life. — (Wingham Advance -
Times)
Library Service on Sunday
The United Church Observer wants
Canadian public libraries to keep
open on Sundays,
In an editorial in its current issue
the United Church paper says: "Li-
brarians won't like this we assume,
but we believe our public libraries
should be open on Sunday. One of
the major arguments we make for
keeping Sunday `different' is that
many may have a time to recreate
himself, and that families may have
an opportunity to follow pursuits
not possible for them through the
busy days of the working week.
We haven't enough libraries in Can-
ada," continues the Observer. "But
in many communities we have very
good ones, staffed by able and help-
ful librarians and their assistants.
They are kept open on evenings and
Saturdays to help those who can't
visit them during working hours.
They should be, we believe, open on
Sunday afternoons and evenings,
too."
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From
My Window
I've just returned from a trip.
No, not the kind with trunks
and suitcases to places like
Expo and the Rockies. But a
trip—the kind with psychedelic
sights and sounds and the true,
meaningful, deep down experi-
ence.
I hadn't planned it. I left
suddenly, without giving it any
previous consideration. Funny
how some people plan for the
plunge into that anysterious,
cloud -shrouded unpredictable
sort of subconscious haze so
typical of "a trip".
Not me. I went unawares --
and I don't wish to go again.
It was early evening on Sun-
day when I began. At first, I
though I wasn't going to mind.
Nothing much seemed to
change. I lay stark still with
an odd sensation in the pit of
my stomach and a faint twinge
in my head. The shivers were
the worst part at that point.
Nervousness, I suspected . They
came and went, flashing first
warm and mildly feverish, then
cool and decidedly chilled.
When the "trip" began in
earnest, it was late Sunday or
early Monday, I forget which.
My head was filled to the brim
with 'the roust ugly thoughts
TV VIEWS
Five new shows have been
rated in the top 10 after one
week on the air, according to
the National Nielsen Ratings in
the U.S.
It's too early to tell which
shows are going to be the most
popular after one showing, but
here's the standing now:
One, The Fugitive; two, Miss
America Pageant (a one-time
special); three, High Chaparral;
four, He and She; five, Red
Skelton; six, Saturday Night at
the Movies; seven, The Mothers -
in -Laws; eight, 2nd Hundred
Years; nine, The Flying Nun
and also tied for that spot,
Petticoat Junction; 11 Peyton
Place.
The five new shows are High
Chaparral, He and She, The
Mothers -in -Law, 2nd Hundred
Years and The Flying Nun.
Predictions: When the next
ratings are taken, The Flying
Nun will be in the tap five.
The 2nd Hundred Years will go
higher than ath. High Chap-
arral will take a drop from the
third position it now occupies.
Family Affair should make the
top 10.
Missing from the top 10 .are
shows like Bonanza, Ed Sulli-
van, The Smothers Brothers,
Dean Martin, Big Valley, Jackie
Gleason, Bewitched and others.
When this rating was taken,
CBS hadn't launched its new
sh ows.
And what about Jerry Lewis
and Ironside With Raymond
Burr? Will they make a good
showing this season?
Perhaps the next Nielsen rat-
ing should list the top 20 or
25 shows.
It will be interesting to see
the Canadian ratings in a few
weeks, particularly with NHL
hockey scheduled to start
around the middle of October.
The Wednesday and Saturday
games are always in the top
three or four.
By Shirley Keller
about pain and suffering and
anguish. My eyelids were
heavy but still I forced them
open to peer into the night for
some hint of sympathy. None
came. I was alone, deserted in
my misery except for the sound
of water running as from a tap
and more water gushing, as
from a toilet recently flushed.
The minutes stretched into
hours and then it was day. I
heard voices but I couldn't call
to them. I saw faces but they
came and went like masks on
All Saints' Eve. Hands were
pressed to my brow but they
were cold and clammy hands,
unlike the warm hands my
another laid so gently on my
forehead when I was a child.
Then I remembered my child-
hood, when life was simple and
good. I drifted peacefully for
a while, recalling the warm
sunshine in my youth and the
acres of green grass I'd scamp-
ered about and the feel of silk
pyjamas on a hot, hot night.
Soon though, I was trans-
ported back to the depressing
dream of the "trip". Like a
black, evil wave it swept me
powerless over and over to the
brink of a wide, white abyss
where I seemed to empty my
soul time and time again until
there was nothing left to give
up. My head was like a furn-
ace in which the fire was burn-
ing out of control. My mouth
was like a desert with nothing
to quench the arid thirst. My
arms were like cooked spa-
ghetti, my legs like clipped
ribbons, my back was an over-
ripe banana.
Shortly now, I prayed, it will
end. The "trip" will be fin-
ished. But Monday became
Tuesday and still it continued.
Slowly, ever so • slowly, reality
returned. First my ears picked
up the faint sound of a door
opening, way off in the dis-
tance. Other senses were re-
cording the unmistakeable quiv-
er of my surroundings, like feet
padding to and fro. My eyes
squinted at the light and caught
the outline of my son and
daughter peering down at me
as I rested in my own bed at
home.
"Feeling better mom?", they
asked, almost in a whisper.
Praise be the "trip" was over,
and another battle with the flu
bug almost won.
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