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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUC. A
. KNoW, ONTARIO
WED NESDAY, MARCH 24th; 196$
SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
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IT'S: TEACHER'S CHOICE'
Rather an interestingtime to
bo a. teacher, the: spring. Even
before
the ,Snow has completely
• .
gone, 'school boards and :princi-
pals are flipping over ''.:logs and.
stones;* in t'he .forlorn ,hope of
' finding a. • teacher under .one of
,, •ithhem.:
• There are three. •.:reeasons f o r
the frantic spring scramble. The
-first two are deaths ' and retire
units. The third, and major
cs use, for the panic is the popu •
•i tion explosion. Classrooms are
/multiplying with, the: rapidity. of
,rabbits.
Everyone of these classrooms
is full 'of kids. "And the kids, like
baby robins, expect to have
something : stuffed into . them.
• Therefore, according' • 'to tradi-
.tion, there must be a, body, how-
ever, little . it resembles: a Mom-
ma Robin, . standing • up' there.. in
front of ;.the class, stiffing.' some-
thing . - pebbles, or pearls,.. or
even worms ' into the gaping
maws
It is jtle time of year' that has
principals, `grinning wildly at . old
• teachers, pouring . on" the : charm
with • potential new ones, 'snap-
ping at .their; own _wives and' biff-
ing their own .children _ about the
ears,- ''because . they've heard ' by,
the snake -vine — that's the :vine
that runs from 'the staffroom to,
the bridge -club to the Saturday
night . darty to the after -church.
coffee : - that they're losing half
their staff.
It is ;the. time of `year that has
school .board members deciding
to :take a holiday in Jamaiba, or
if. 'they. can't .'.afford it,' . going to
Sed • with the 'flu.. ' On the ' one
band are the . taxpayers, shout-
ing thatschool' taxes. are .away
out- of hand. And onthe other`
hand are other .tax payers; .. de-
claring that the board :must hire'
the best possible teachers
And in between are the teach-
ers, -with . 10,000jobs open 'to:'
them, every ' one, at first'glance,
Successfully
Wf"I�t
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Because of Jones, MacNaughton's
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better than their present, one,
Last • weekend T wase in the
city, and out of sheer curiosity • it
says here, dropped an at the ho
tel which is ' the 'ce;ntre• of teach-
er-hiring for the coming year. It,
was interesting.
My first impression was 'that •
the whole thing • was, beings run
by one of,the • metropolitan news-.
papers.. This enterprising sheet,
iri, an effort to crack .the mono-
poly on the fat, luscious acreage
of. 'teacher -advertising • held • .by
another:' newspaper,0 had hired
half the : ground. floor, ..• and was
passing • out free papers, :free•
coffee, free interview -arranging
'(whatever 'that is). The .only:
thing .missing was, free, teachers.
Picture an, old-fashioned., slave
market. New Orleans, 1855:. O.K.? ;
Now, ' picture' a slave market nn
Which. 'every, slave 'haS. the latest'
market report on slave=prices:
tucked under ' his• ..left arm, in,
which ' every..: slave has ten pot-
ential buyers, ' in. which, every
slave is free to • choose:.•• his , new
boss .had
go, back to Ole Massa:
I •had . 'an overwhelYring:.. im-
pulse to jump •up on one' of the
upholstered. chairs and : cry:. ;out,
"One ' . English specialist, spirit
broken; ' but sound of .. wind, .. limb
and ,grammar. 'How... much` 'am' 'I
offered?"' •
Fortunately . for . my 'profession-
al status; at, that moment, simult-
aneously, the -bar `;next': door open-
ed, .and. my . wife grabbed me by
the arm..She'd seen that look in
my eye:,
I would like to state that I : was,,
Admitted to; the bar -and began a
long and successful career as :.a
lawyer.. But. my curiosity.~ .held
me for another five '.minutes,.; to
see what was being offered.
It was fascinating. ' Salaries.
were almost' standard, . across
the board: But those fringe ben
•efits ...:wow!
Cityschools sang.. culture; ` ' mu-
seum, art galleries, theatres,• op-
era. Rural schools heralded hunt -
Irv, . fishing, leisurely 'living. .. And'
both signed : people up,: on. these,
grounds,
The birdsWho si ed for the
city, schools •will , spend all. „ their
weedends, ;: and. most - of their.
money, : going to the .country for
swiniming, fishing, skiing.. .And,
the types who. head. for the • coup
try,wilt spend .most of their week-
ends, and 'money, tearing to, town
for the`. shows,. the ballet, . 'the
bright lights.,•
As I ' said, ' it ' an interesting
time to be a:; teacher. '
LETTER RECEIVED '.FROM'-
*FORMER PARAMOUNT LADY
We received ' the following ' let-
ter from Mrs. • Allan Stuart ';of.
E;gan'ille when she was renew-,
ing herSentinel.,. Mrs. Stuart is:,
the „former. Ethel Martin. of the.
Paramotint' district.
Eganville,` Ontario
' March .17, • 1965
Hello Lucknow: •' .:
Enclosed is an • order for five
dollars to add ' to in subscri
tion. The :, • Sentinel comes : here
usually on Friday sometimes; ' on
Thursday, and it is good, to 'Set •
the home -news anytime, , , I . like
the way You keep us informed of
where Lucknowites live. Allan .and
I„ will be married :twenty-five
years in October aid our family
are all away from home. John
is, teaching and Mary plans to
teach ;iHig_h. School in Northern
Ontario''next ' Septembers 'and Ethel
is . going ..to Teacher's .College,
and Margaret's husband teaches
in Eganville H. • School so . she
doesn't live far away, Last Win-
ter 1 ' taught Oil- painting at the
Night School in Eganville with an
enrolment of 25 and an average'
,attendance of 18. We had 125 can-
vasses at bur , Exhibition._. The
class Was chiefly interested in
landscapes. Several 'paintings
were. sold atthe exhibition which
makes it a profitable hobby..
Kindest regards to
'Allan and'Stuart,d Ethel (Martin) __
R.R.1 Eganville, Ontario
BROWNIE. NE'd .S..
(by • Linda Goyette)
The Brownies of 1st Lucknow
,Pack met on Wednesday, March
17th. We played a game called
"Romeo and; Juliet", :.• We . held
fairy ring and • Joanne Thompson
was , toadstool fairy. `' For •work
period, "The Golden Bar" girls
2nd Lucknow Brownie . Pack
(by Elizabeth Ritchie)
The 2nd 'Lucknow :Brownie Pack
workedon knots, the Tweenies
on' braiding, and the "Golden
Hand . girls ` on knitting. 'or sema-
phore, We • sang happy birthday
to • Mary ; Jardine : and Joanne
Thompson; We closed with the'
chimes and squeeze.
•
met on Tuesday, March 16th, • Ja-
nine Glenn was Fairy, Qtieen, We. •
popped .our. pennies .in the chest.
The Sixers 'marked their books. .
The , Tweenies 'learned h o w to:
braid,
Golden Hand .,girls worked
on • knitting: 'Golden . Bar ..g r 19
worked, on • tying knotsand darn
ing. The meeting closed with the
sgtteeze and
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