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President William Chaffe RR 4, Mitchell Vice-President Raymond McCurdy RR, 1 Kirkton Di rectors Martin Feeney RR 2 Dublin Clayton Calquhoun BR 1 Science Hill Tim Toohey RR 3 Lucan Robert Gardiner RR 1 Cromarty Agents Hugh Benninger ' - Dublin Harry Coates - - Exeter Clayton Harris - Mitchell Secretary-Treasurer Hugh Patterson - Exeter Self fulfilment la the goal of all education Sister Nan!, 9114, ciPsi of St. James'' SCFarate• School, told members of the Seaforth Lions Club when she' addressed the club. Monday The meeting was held in St. Thomas' Church. Ran. She pointed out that the-decision as to the kind of educational ex- perience which we wish to pro- vide for our children and which they will receive is a matter for our own decision. Referring to the time she had. been in Seaforth,- Sister Mary said that, she had been impress sed by the friendliness with which she had been greeted by the people of the community. "Seaforth certainly is living up to the sign at the entrance to the town" she said. "The underlying din of edu- cation is to further men's un- ending search for truth, Once he possesses the means to truth, all else is within his grasp. Wis- dom and understanding, sensi- tivity, compassion and responsi- bility as well as intellectual hon- esty and personal integrity will- be his guides in adolescence and his companions in Maturity." This Was the beginning of a 220 page report known to tea- chers as living and learning i or. sometimes ^ referred to "as the Hall-Dennis Report, This report was undertaken'' by a group of Men• and women after an Order in Council dated June lOth, 1905. The repert outlines the purpose , of this study as one which was to do the following: —to identify the needs of the child as a person and as a mem- ber Of society; —to set forth the aims of edit, cation for the educational sys- tem of the Province. —to outline the objectives of the curriculum • for children in the age< grottos presently desig- nated as Kindergarten, Primary and Junior Divisions, —to propose means by which these aims and objectives.may be achieved. ' —to submit a report for the con- sideration of the Minister Of Education. Many Factors To Consider • • We all• knew that the child is an integral part of his society and his school is one of its ma, jor institutions. But there. are so many varying factors to In- fluence the climate in which the education of Ontario's chid- then takes place. They include the land and its people — their labour force, their political, re- ligious and- aesthetic values, their national ideology — and the changes in society which have either taken place 'recent- ly or seem to be emerging. These are what provide the stage for the day to day living that the young ekperience. We must remember that the children who enter the schools of Ontario during the next few, decades will spend Most of their lives in the 21st century. If the current rate of social, economic and technological change is maintained in the years ahead, the educational process will need continuing re-appraisal and sehobl programs will have to be.: designedto respond accord- ingly — and so we might say that this is just the beginning. Freedom to Search for truth at every educational level is One of the „stoutest ramparts of a fine society, and this defence we must never yield if we are to protect our way of life. The beacon to guide the truth- seekers of tomorrow is depen- dent for its fuel upon the free- dom exercised by society to- day. A free society cannot be taken for granted and truth and freedom must be guarded, as precious treasures. Each of us has-the right to ,enjoy 'them: More than that, we have •stile Obligation to protect them, and we must have the courage to accept and embrace the respon- sibilities that they hold out to us each day.. There • are some times when we might ask ourselves just what freedoin- really is — in this age of apparent lawlessness, stedent disseiat and unrest. Freedom is not-the 'capacity -to do what you would like to do — but it is liking to do what you ought to like to do, then having the capacity to do that. Teaching Truth is Challenge ' Perhaps one of our greatest., challenges today is teaching the truth about true freedom. Learning involves many pro- nWea from learning to ognize Colours to the. \philoaphy. ofZen, ,from lOarO1n$ bow. to blow ones nose to the procl*e co-ordination of eye-surgery; learning how to "driva'a car to respecting the consequencek..Of mindless driving; from learning to bake a cake, read a map, lie a shoelace, to leptning to aTh• predate a work-Of art and to being a parent. Learning does not follow a set daily timetable. Abytime of 'day or night, any day of the week, or any season may herald a new idea. The road to learning takes-personal effort, and no human being can jump the hurdles for another. . One very important , item to. recall here is that all children are not identical. The system of education recommended and be- ing stressed today strongly em- phasizes the individual. Old methods of supplying each child with an identical package of in- formation to be absorbed in a given time must make way for a new process: Learning, instead of centering around subjects, would be organized around gen- eral areas such AS communica- tions, enviromental studies and hiunanities. In short the- report says the curriculum Is for chil- dren. Same Laws Govern ' It is of great interest to us as members of the Separate Schools to see early in the prologue to the report the recognition of Harry „Williams of Clinton, was elected president of.the ea- forth Curling Club for the 1969- 70 season at their annual meet- ing held last Friday evening. " Other officers appointed were: Honorary ,,ptesident, •Charles Barber; past president, William Campbell; first vice-president, Norman Scoins; second vice- president, Arthur Wright; secre- tary, Donald_ McKercher; treas- urer, John Patterson; finance, Jim Munn, Royce Macaulay, Bill Campbell, Sr.; membership, Wil- lard Aiken, Stewart McCall, Beecher Menzies, Arthur Wright, Jim Grogan, Ted eosford, Andy Peterson. Games draw committee, Doug . Bartliff, Bill ,Canipbell, Jr., Bob Homutie Lloyd Itowatt; mixed draw committee: Ate and Mary Murphy, Charlie and Ariel Wood; Andy and Vi Peterson.. For Complete INSURANCE - on your HOME, BUSINESS, FARM CARd ACCIDENT, LIABILITY OR LIFE SEE essumternr. JOHN A. 'CARDNO Insurance Agency Phone 527-0490 : Seaforth Office Directly Opposite PlistPrih 1A°Pri-, NOW•ATINNISS.E.N.- Tkuoistii- icK tops:, OR .1ANDICA4 :0000411 :',4NNUOTtlit,7' 7 0.4n IgkEr410144 527.41410 • .. 117 .0opipucti sT.. 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In the first draw in mixed curling, prizes were won by Norm Scoins, Grace Cornish, Ted Cosford and Marjorie Pap- ple. Mrs: Mae Habkirk presented the Scott Habkirk Trophy to a rink skipped' by Art Wright with Marilyn Chesney, Rod Doig and Grace Campbell. The Charles Barber Trophy was -.won by a rink skipped by John Patterson with-Marg Sallows and Fred and "Ann Gibson. The Seaforth Curling Club Trophy was won by a rink skip- ped by John Patterson *with Phil Hoggarth, - Wilmer Broadfoot and James Munn. Doug. Itoweliff's rink with G. Smith, Stewart McCall and 1..Separate.SchoOlayee-,:n•Vetdditi . '..iti3Ortally guaranteed part of the Public ,system of .Education in Ootarle. As a conaeunence 140 report makes identical mow mendations for both branches of Ontario's public system- of Education. Many people are very •.aurprised to hear that we,, are education is, imparted in recog- nition of the dual nature of man's personality — in the, knowledge that man consists of a unity of body and soul, and that a training for living must consider both. Every educator, Christian or non-Christian comes to his pro- fession fortified with a philos- ophy of education. For some, the terms of this philosophy are vague, never having found exact expression in the written or spoken word, whereas others have written volumes and built up whole systems of education on the tenents of their philos- ophies. Which ever the case may be, the fact remains that the teacher must be equipped with -a philosophy of education which is in truth -no more, nor less than his philosophy of life. governed by the Department of the societies 'off which,'as man, Education as much •as the Pub- "he is a member, and in whose he Schools. our. teachers and obligations, as an adult, he will our Sisters too receive their, share. training in the ' Teachers' Col- In an unique way the teacher loges of Ontario. Row does this Catholic educe- within our schools is able to bridge tion differ from education in . the. gaps between the home and school, the church any other school? First the theory. In the Catholic School, and school, the school and the world. But, as everyone else the generation gap is still a great proem Abs1 stated earlier the empha-. sis is on children. The authors of Living and Learning stand firm in their belief that if the child is given freedom to pur- sue his intellectual bent in the search •of truth he will be help- ed to maturity by means of the decisions he will of necessity make along .the way. Living and Learning offers hope and courage to those in-. volved in education (and all of us are in varying degrees) by placing faith in the young peo- ple of Ontario. It asks for the abolition of rigidity and struc- ture in favour of flexibility and adaption in order to free the questing spirit of youth to reach out for learning, experience, truth and discovery. Do we realize that children born since 1945 have already experienced• several major rev- olutions, created by discoveries • concerning 'the atom, space, the computer, surgical transplant of human organs and the new theology? Taking major accom- plishments as a routine of hu- man 1.ife, sensitive young pep- ple grow restless and uncom- fortable when- they see unsolv- ed problems around them. Can we, who are older keep up with the young? In education, above all else, it is essential that we do. - It really depends upon us to decide what kind of educational experience we want for our chil- dren. If we want to make the world a better place in 'which to live, we have the power to do it. In such a world, the in- dividual will' find self-fulfilment. This is-4-the goal of 'all -education. Wayne Dolmage won the Mol- son's Trophy. The annual meeting was chair- ed hy the president, Wm. Camp- bell, Sr. The. financial situation of the club was reviewed by Carpi Rowcliff in the absence, of the treasurer, Cyril Kirk. The, minutes of the 'previous annual meeting were read by the-Sec- retary Donald McKercher. A pot-luck supper was enjoy- ed before the meeting and the evening concluded with dancing. EliiPha* On Children 'true philosophy eduCa- etion oluat therefore be based 03, a true, philosophy of life- 'What ctO I See. as philosophy of educetioo , a true education aims at the formation of the human. Person in:pursuit of :his. . ultimate _ea and ,of the good ;of Ontario Plant Foods, LIMITED. Area Representative BOB BEUERIVIANN and DEALERS Phone Dublin, 345-2467 Super. Q Fertilizers and a crop prodVion sys- tem tailored for your soil, your crops and the results, you want this season. We' Also Have the Grain SUPER Q ' There are people who shoot themselves. Others take poison, Some drown themselves. These, are the traditional ways of committing suicid:;. They are quick. There Are slower ways of cutting a few years off one's life and thousands — about ten thou- sand Canadians a year — take this way of lea ving their family and friends prematurely. 'They smoke a package or' more of cigarettes daily. They do this despite the urging of medical societies, voluntary health agencies and very often their personal physicians. For at least 12 yea"rs these warnings have been ,quite clear. One,of the first, the Doll-Brad- ford Hill Report was published in 1957 in the British Medical Journal, surely a sufficiently august paper to impress anyone. Next came the report of the Surgeon General of the United States, an even more extensive study. There was nothing uncertain about the findings. They pointed out that smoking cigarettes increased the danger of cancer of the lungs, cancer of the bladder, heart disease, emphysema and chronic bronchitis enormously. These studies have been followed by a flood of others in countries dotted all over the world, rich countries and poor countries. They , all came up with the same answer. No matter where you live if you smoke a package of cigarettes or more a day you are more likely to die prema- turely of the dise'ases listed above than if you don't smoke. The' reply of the smokers almost uniformly is "Well, you have to die of something." The Canadian Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association has something to say in reply to' that. You may have to live with emphysema, which means living, but struggling for every breath, for years and years. There are people with emphysema' living in wheel chairs. There are people with emphysema who must be waited on like invalids, month, after month. It isn't pleasant for thew or those around them. In fact it is pitiful. Eight out of-ten of the victims of this disease have been cigarette smokers. To anyone who smokes habitually the Canadian TB - RD Association says "Go to the nearest TB - RD Association and get a pamphlet EMPHYSEMA: THE FACTS or YOU'RE BREATHING TROUBLES — UNDERSTAND THEM, FACE THEM, TREAT THEM." And quit smoking. • Elect Officers Seaforth Curlers Present Trophies •