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THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, IiUCKNOW, ONTARIO
IMPORTANT. 'TO STAY IN, SCHOOL
This is the time' of Year--examx.ination
t Me —when ' young people think most ser-
iously about leaving, school to obtain per-
rnanent • erployment. Hundreds: 'of students
still in elementary, school or the 'early years.
of high school will -turn their backs on the
classrooms of this country and • walk into
the work world,, many unprepared to meet
present demands,; let alone the demands
of the future:
'In many instances,.., with . them will go.
theshattered hopes of parents and relatives
who hoped to . see • their children . pursue
their studies,.
This situation is, notconfined to any'
strata .of. society, nor are its .effects isolated
by 'city limits; or provincial boundaries. Ifo
the 'present rate• of . drop -outs from Cana-
•dian schools ,continues, with its adverse ef-
fects onthe economy;, it 'cant help but af-
fect every individual, industry, and business
establishment, in fact, every. organization.
in . this and future 'generations.
About 70 per •cent of the, pupils en
Tolled in grade two in . our schools today
will " leave 'theschool systembefore.receiv-
ing their junior ` matriculation or its equiva-
lent, in many cases, ill-egOpped to , com-
pete for anything : but the < unskilled and
semiskilled types of -employment—without
the. • necessary, flexibility to meet theprob-
lems.,
rob
lems ` . workers are'bound . to .' face in the `
rapidly changing' occupational`, categories
'resulting from the application . of more arid.
more advanced technology. : ,•
What; awaits the • person` who drops
outof school without' ,outenough `. education • to
•ug
guarantee his or her, future in a' highly in-
dustrialized country? An examination of
occupations . in Canada provides : a " pretty.
.
clear' indication. About 70. per;. cent of the
jobs available in this country : t ay are of
�, . •
a ,• professional,. `semi-professional, technical
•
or skilled- nature, and only. 30' per cent of
employment `consists of semi -skilled or un-
skilled 'occupatio'ns is in this last caw,'
•
gory of ' employment that most ;of those
with less than a junior matriculation: ; will
find themselves competing, arid if '.present
trends continue, the problem will become
Worse as the proportion of: 'unskilled and.
--semi-skilled jobs inthe-economy decreases
the future: •
It is natural that some parents would
judge present circumstances in the 'light of
their: own experiences and: assess education
today .in the light of ..the' ,education .they..
received years ago,- when Grade Eight was
a. relatively valuable asset in obtaining a
job or learning a skill : or trade Today, to
learn that same trade or skill, most youths
will need a,u
it c. juniornior ' matriculation or better.
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Just as our country has, advanced in
the past ,few . decades, 'so our need for more
education 'has, increased. A full realization
INSURANCE'ABUSE
(Paisley Advocate)
Abuse of the benefits of unemploy-
ment insurance, have 'beena source of re
sentment.• for many ..m .,embers ; of that
segment of the working class who are ;re-
gularly• employed.. `Though the. ' :racket in
unemploymenthas • been receiving some
attention, it still goes on, with the unscru-
pulous miriority continuing to "milk' the ."
fund' ` to provide an -easy living..
St, Marys ;Journal -Argus .comments
• that disclosures by a director of the Nation-
al
Employment Service • before • a. Senate
Committee in Ottawa, are startling, but
this "information. is old stuff to. most Cana-
dians, . ' The ways . in which, the provisions
of the 'Unemployment insurance legislation
have been used by . myriads, of dishonest
persons to earn them:°a nice softliving.' are
SQ, numerous ; it would 'take a good sized`'
book to hold 'them?...
• It. is. to be hoped the overnment.will
take a good' look at •' this, ..unemployment
benefit business because. the' funds are be-
ing
depleted,' by'a section of the working
force who are in, the ` business of making a
living without working, at the expense of
the great majority.; 'who honestly pay into
this fund under -compulsion, but who never
intend,. nor will get any benefit from . it.:
One way to 'stop.-. the crooked practices
would be' ' .to set upthe fund on.' an s insur-
•
ance basis,. so thateveryone would • draw
out just what tKey t into it plus ,'
hu • any
interest'.. which had. accrued ./
'HELD SQUADRON
REUNION 'SUNDAY
(DUNGANNON' ,NEWS)
Mr, and Mrs. Alvin Sherwood
and son. Robert, on Sunday were'
at ' home for the 'annual, picnic of
Night. :Fighter's Squadron..40g at.
their . Carnation Stock, Farm,.
south of the village. One bund,-•
red :and twenty-five •attended.in-
cluding. ex -service men; . their
wives, and' children. -The visitors
arrived around . noon and. enjoy-.
ed picnic meals set on tables" on
the "lawn;, The weather was ideal
and many after ,dinner speeches,
recalling: former days' were re-
called. Air -vice , Marsl'lal, A.
Sully, Goderich spoke in' their
interests. .
, • The Golden • Prairie ` Cowboys
of, C.K.N.X. also' provided. a
musical, program. Two bus loads
of; the visitors were:. on a' short
:tour ' • to. Goderich • the • County
Town, and to the Harbor. Games
and contests and ,pony rides were
enjoyed after their return, This
'amnia). picnic, held at • different'
points binds a fine spirit'of com-
radeship ' and friendship and
more old pals , are showing up
each , year. Alvin served overseas.
1940 - 4:
Rev. H. L.. Jennings 'has an
nounced his' resignation to St.
Pauls Anglican' Church here and
has accepted a parish at Brussels.
after "eight years of service in,
our midst.
• Mrs• J. J. Ryan visited :a ` few
.days with her daughter, Mrs:
Gordon.. Kidd,' , 'Islington, lash
week. Miss Sheila Kidd 'return-
ed hone after a few days visit-
ing her . grandmother:
Mrs. . Harvey Culbert, 'who un
derwent 'surgery:: at' Victoria aHos
pital was able :td .return home on
Sunday:: ,the was.. •acciompanied:
by . Mr. Harvey ; •,Culbert; Mrs.
Robert :Here, 'Mr. Nelson•:' Cua-
Bert, Arlene. Culbert: and Mrs..
.lames: :Beaten.
Mrs: Rob'ert: Johnston. and --son.
Allan,, ,Kenora, . `: visited a • few
days with the formers sister -in-,
law,Mrs: JessieOliver .and.. at
'.
tended :Decoration.service :at •the.
This week ; over ; 8,000 Elementary
schools will close for summer holidays:°'leis
..
means that 1,082,000 children will be ;ex-
posed for several additional/ hours 8`'day'
to • traffic • and other vacation hazards
"School's : out = LookOut," is a timely re-`
minder` to motorists,
It` often s' shows a' ;fine
English • to • say `nothing
command'..' of
`WEDNESDAY,. 41,74E '29th, 1960'
conducted a contest.; The July
meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs, Wilbur gown and the
roll . call will be answered by a
verse with • the • word. children.'
The hostesses . for lunch were:
Mrs. Harvey Alton, . Mrs,: Wm.Cranston, Mrs,. Charles .Fowler,
Mrs, Robert Etothers.
The iAnnual Memorial service
was held, Sunday .afternoon at
the " Du.ngannon ,. Cemtery, . • The:
grounds. 'looked ibeautiftil with
the :neatly cut grass arid loved
ones graves ..were remetnbered
with flowers by relatfves' and'
friends. Rev: 11; L. , Jennings, St:
Pauls Rector gave a .fine address
and. stressed: the .need of respect
to the departed friends and ex
tend brotherhood and sympathy.
to, the bereaved:, Rev, T, Itichafds
offered prayer; Mrs, Allan . Reed..
:.accorepanied Vit. ithe • organ fox •
hymns and her' daughter, Ma-
nor (Reed played a violin solo.
A large ..crowd' • 'attended with"
many coming a distance. .
cemetery ;on Sunday.
'.Mr.: and :Mrs: l3er. t Badman. of,
,
By the time a .man' gets #old 'enough to
his step he isn;a: going Comber were week end visitors.
watchg . anywhere.
with her sister, Mrs. Mary Rivett,"
,,of this fact by all adul s and -children would'
surely bring about, a,. much-needed, change
in social, attitudes, .•
The .. solution . to the school drop-out .
problem ; rests with ' every . Canadian °' The
answersmust. come from industry. , educa-
tors, governments, unions, and :all: 'organi-
zations, as' well as from the ;parents and
the children themselves: The .form of the
answers wily -differ, but=they:, must recognize
one fact,'—that+ education, can no longer be
classed:. as a luxury, ' but rather as a . neces-
sity.
• Visitors • with Mrs. Abner Mor-
ris at ' the week -end were ':Mr.
Mrs.Mrs..:Ancleisiinagford, London
and. grandson, Kevin. Knight, of
Detroit., Mr. and Mrs. ' ,Ken 'Mor.-
Mor-
ris and',Brad Vanstone of :Ben
miller, Mr. and . Mrs: Len Christ-
flaw, Nile and 'their -grandchild-:
renClinton• Lynda.. and:'"Ricky : Blake' r of ,. .
Miss Je '
',
Jessie Wallace' is back at f
sir
her home after , several : 'weeks
recovering from:'- illness at .code
rich. Hospital
.Miss Sarah :Maize • was .• taken
to Goderich • Hospital last . week
to improve, her condition 'after. .a
;nasty'. 'fall off some steps at their
home. It was a repitition of ' a
fall: which she received in the
sameplace about. this ,time last
year. '.Her ' many • friends will.
watch • with interest her -..pro-
•grass 'towards recovery.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Er-
vine Eedy and family on Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. James Blair,
Nir: and Mrs, lack . Van Horne,
London, Mr. -ails Mrs. John Aik-.
en, Portland, Oregon. (The three
ladies are Mrs Eedy's sisters.) •
Their mother, . -Mrs. Simon Mc-
Kay;' •returned with. them. Other.
visitors Were Mr. and, .Mrs.: Doug-
las' Wilson. and . family, .Spring-,,
ford and family,: Garry, Dale &
Diane Wilson,. Mr• and Mrs. Ron
Van Horne, Barbara and , Beth
family: arid. Miss Sharon .:Blair,
is London
Mrs. Wm. Petrie , was. ,hostess"
at her home on. Friday night for
the June meeting of .the United
.Church, *Women's:. Association.:.
:Mrs. Jack Alton 'presided ' arid
Mrs'.' Raymond Finnigan'•read the
scripture ' lesson, • Gal,ations, •b
19-25 verses Mrs. J. C.' Dre
gave the
Lesson thought. .ne
• fruit of the Spirit and also of-
fered • prayer. • Mrs. Hugh' Mc-
inney gave .,the, topic - ,M8§^
s
tering Pain, A chalk ,artist
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be present at a. church service,
July list at 8:30 ' p.nt, A , congre-
gational picnic ,is planned, for
the near future, Mrs. J. Alton
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