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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-03-13, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS � Carn.sne4 More For Everybody - - Next week school children from across the province will be enjoying their annual spring vacation. Unlike previous years with holidays corresponding to Easter, the department of education has decreed that the third week in March be appointed vacation week, this year and every other year from now on. We think this is a sensible solution to the problem which has dumbfounded teachers for many years—how to evenly divide the study load between three terms of varying length. Actually the winter semester was the culprit for its duration was determined by Easter's date. Thus the middle term could be anywhere from three months to four months long .. . in the latter instance leaving a short and awkward spring semester. Now that the spring vacation time is fixed, courses can be planned accordingly. It is much nicer for all teachers and education officials. As far as the pupils are concerned they get an added bonus. Had the holidays taken the same pattern as other years, the kids would have ten days off. Under the new scheme' of thirgs they will get 13 days in all — nine days this month and four days next month at Easter time. For parents? Well, mom will have the children underfoot for an extra day or two — but she'll pack fewer • lunches. Dad may be able to wangle an hour or two more clean-up time out of the boys although it will probably cost him too much in the end. In all, it will work out about the same as other years as far as mothers and fathers are concerned and better for most others involved. Public Speaking Has a Definite Place Public speaking contests have been in full swing at the various schools around the country. We are pleased to see that interest continues to run high for this age-old art — man's first and most effective method of. communi- cation. From the time preparations for a speech are begun until the oratory masterpiece is finally delivered, the stu- dent, whether in public school or in high school, experi- ences every kind of emotion so vital to poised maturity. Value of persistance is learned during the research peril when so much material must be digested to compile an intelligent five-minute talk; patience is cultivated while the speech is written and re -written any number of times; understanding grows as the teacher cuts a little bit here and adds a little bit there to make the speech better balanced and more alive; self-assurance is encouraged as the speech- maker mounts the platform to begin the ordeal; wisdom increases as the speaker gets the "feel" of the audience and discovers, as if by magic, the key to hold the atten- tion of the listeners: is achieved as one. sits down knowing he diel it well; false pride is reduced as the adjudicator lists the speaker's errors and omissions. Only one can win the speaking contest to be sure, but even here there is a lesson to be learned. The success- ful candidate faces the dilemma of accepting the honor gracefully and without airs ; the losers must cope with disappointment and perhaps even a blow to their egos. On top of all this, there is the scholastic advantage of developing good study habits, creating a grammatically correct article suitable for oral delivery, researching—and just plain learning. Public speaking is not just a way to put in time and make boys and girls nervous. It is a deliberate stab at growing up, and it is worth every bit of pain and anguish the student may know. What Is a Good Driver Basic to the make-up of a good driver is a thorough understanding of what it take to be "good". Few people know the definition: "A good driver has good skills, good knowledge, good habits, good attitudes". Skill ... knowledge ... habits ... attitudes. Mem- orize that list—then reverse it to get a correct perspective. Way out ahead in importance it good attitudes. Skill trails to the rear in the essential make-up of the complete driver. But all four elements are necessary for the driver who wants that "good" qualification. Read the list again and ick how the drivers you know measure up in each department. Here it is once more. To be a GOOD driver you need good ATTITUDES, HABITS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILL. ZURICH Citizens NEWS PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM, Publisher Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Member: Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Subscription Rates: $3.50 per year in advance in Canada; $4.50 in United States and Foreigii; single copies 10 cents. New System For Printing Newspaper (Continued from page 1) turn we used in lead caster pouring hot liquid metal into the "mat" with the metal hardening and leaving an im- pression al the advertisement on rhe surface. When this metal was covered with ink, and came in contact with the paper, it printed the image on the paper. News matter was set on the linotype machine. Every time a key was punched on the Lino- type a brass "mat" dropped until a line assembled. 1 -lot lead was squirted against these mats and when the lead hardened, this made a series of words formed in lead that when covered with ink, and brought in contact with paper, gave the printed word. In place of the cardboard ma we now use illustrations on white sheets of paper and in place of the linotype procedure, we now use an electric typewriter and photograph both advertisements and reading matter at Goderich. The Goderich firm has equip- ment for photographing these images and in turn making a "plate" of the images which they use on their high speed newspaper press which prints our paper. In the future practically all the reading matter in the Citiz- ens News will be set on an IBM electric typewriter. We have a new typewriter on order from this company, and until it is delivered we ate using a loaner from the same firm. The only difference in appearance will be the fact that all the reading matter will not be even on the right -band edge of each column. Setting all the reading matter on a typewriter, however, is much faster than the linotype, hot metal system, and so this system is being used by most weeklies throughout Ontario at the present time. One of the most noticeable advantages in the new process will be the big improvement in photograph reproduction. In the future, any pictures appearing in the Citizens News should be much better and much clearer than ever before. We hope you will grow accustomed CO our new appear- ance. We feel it is the only answer for us for the future, if we wish to stay in the publishing business. While mistakes may be plentiful for the first few weeks until we get all the wrinkles ironed out, we are quite confident the end result will more than justify the,early errors. Our only request is that you, our subscribers, will bear with us during these first few weeks of trial and error. Due to nec- essity of changes, the first sev- eral issues will no doubt contain as few pages as possible, but as the weeks roll by you will prob- ably enjoy a better newspaper than ever before. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Renovations and Repairs • ROOFING • Asphalt and Metal PAPER HANGING and PAINTING Mahlon Martin PHONE 2364808 0 06 THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1969 ,011K,00' ,4fe MME FOOD BUYSi ARE F.Ie ZAMOt j'I ASSORTED en's Fruit Drinks • 12 OUNCE Kellogg's Corn Flakes 33c LUCKY DOLLAR -1 LB. Yellow Label Coffee 69c TWIN PACK Mir Liquid Detergent 79c LUCKY DOLLAR FOOD MARKET ZURICH Get on the Ball with the Brightest New o Tractor Deal anywhere. Turn on and i r r CASE i See us for the facts and a t FARM and' HOME FLOODLIGHT, FREE • • SWITCH TO Cordially invites you to see the newest in • • i i i i s i i i r i z i CASE FARM MACHINERY i TUESDAY, MARCH 18, at 1:30 p.m. ,e ,e At the Zurich Arena DOOR PRIZES AND REFRESHMENTS 1st Prize -101 Homelite Chain Saw 2nd Prize—Flashing Warning Light Business and Professional Directory OPTOMETRISTS J. E. Longstaff OPTOMETRIST SEAFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE 527-1240 Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sat- urday a.m., Thursday evening CLINTON OFFICE 10 Issac Street 482-7010 Monday and Wedncaday Call either office for appointment. Norman Martin OPTOMETRIST Office Hours: 9-12 A,M, — 1:30 - 6 P.M. Closed all day Wednesday Phone 235-2433 Exeter ACCOUNTANTS Roy N. Bentigy PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT GODERICH P.O. 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