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From My Window
— By Shirley J,Keller —
expositor the Aura
English Is
Once upon a time stu-
dents in grade 13 would
be busy at this season
writ) ng departmental exams
Generations of Ontari o
students remember the or-
deal through which they
were required to pass in
order to achieve grade 13
standing.
NoW, of course, it is
different. The schools
set the exams and mark the
papers...The results reflect
the attitude of each•par-
ti cular school and of each
particular department head.
The relative province-wide
standard which the fdrmer
system established 'no
longer exists.
This is a cause of con-
ce brh the Stratford Beacon
Herat-d potnts out and re-
fers to discussions at a
recent C., of 'C. meeting i ra
which Prof. W. T,.Evens of
the University of Guelph
drew 'attention to the num-
ber, of :1 A' students enter-
ing university with schol-
arships which he suggests
reflects a - lowering of
academic standards . .Prof.
Evan' adds tha, the effect-
i ve use of English has
dropped drastically in the
same period, a s.i tuation
JUNE 19, 1896,
While, driving in Usborne, Messrs.
James Grieve and Frank Wood of Exeter,
noticed what they thought was a black
dog crossing a field, but on getting close
discovered it to be a black bear. The
animal disappeared into the woods.
The proceedings in connection :with
the South Huron nominationewere held
in Seaforth. The candidates nominated
were John McMillan and Thos. E. Hays.
Miss Tytler left in the Expositor
Office one of the largest roses it has
ever been our privilege to see. It
measured '12 1/2 " in circumference.
The garden party at Wm. Dale's,
Huron Rd. in aid of the Alma Church
Organ Fund was a decided success.
Master Harry Scott's pony ran away,
from him and he was thrown out but
was not hurt. The buggy was damaged.
W. D. Bright and Dr. F. J. Burrows
were at Bayfield fishing and were suc-
cessful in catching a number of the fine,
large ones. .`
Clover cutting Is now in full sway
with many at Kippen and report it a
good crop.
D. C. McLean of Kippen, Who prides
himself one . having the finest herd of
steers has had them photographed.
G. Smallacombe of Hensall, who has
been the efficient typesetter on the Hen-
sall Observer Staff for some time has
gone to Tilbury, where he secured a good
position on the leading paper there.
Tom and William Benson wheeled up
from London and spent Sunday, the guests
of F. Edwards at Bayfield.
George Eyre of Chiselhurst moved
his house from the 50 acre farm nearer
to the barns which will be a great saving
of steps. ,The work was in the hands of
Brennan and Crawford of Dublin.
JUNE -24, 1921.
The pupils of Miss McMichaels school
No. l Grey Township and McKillop gave
a concert in the A. 0. W. Hall. Violin
duets by Messrs. Leo Stephenson and
Lorne Dale of Constance and a violin
solo by Ed. Rowland were very much
appreciated.
An attractive miscellaneous shower
was • given by Misses May me and Alice
Swan, Brucefield, in honor of the bride
elect, Miss,. Gertrude Grairger about fif-
teen of her girl friends being present.
• ..loe Eckert of Manley, rt., chased the
old -No. 8 school house and intends to
repove it io Seaforth to house his thresh-
ing Outfit.
While driving along the road near
Cromarty, Samuel McCurdy, met with a
severe accident when he accidentally col-
lided with a car which was being driven
on an unusual rite of speed. His buggy
Was damaged and he was badly bruised.
To a large and appreciative audience
and parents and friends of the pupils of
'When you are little, birthdays are
great days. . There are gifts in fancy
wrappings, to be ripped open without
even looking to see whom they are
from. There is 'cake .and candles and
ice _cream, and a general feeling, that
you, at least for a day, are Number
One.
_ As—life tumbles albrig, ever more
rapidly, some birthdays are highlights.
A boy of thirteen is about six years
older, at least in his status feeling,' than
a "little boy" of twelve.
'A hoydenish girl of fifteen is five
years younger than a "young lady" of
sixteen.
Seventeen is a special age. You are
looking back with scorn-on sixteen and
looking forward with licking lips to eight-
een.
Eighteen is a tremendous barrier to
crash through. For both sexes, it means
you can now get in to see dirty movies
without borrowing somebody's I.D. card.
In some depraved areas, such as Alberta,
I believe, it means you can drink legally.
Twnety-one used to be the climax of,
all birthdays. It was the "I've got the
key of the door, never been twenty-one
before". sort of thing. It meant you
could vote and DRINK. But with the
sophisticated youth of today, the 21st
birthday has become rather a ho-hum
affair. ' . .
After that, most crucial birthdays
were less than inspiring, some of them
occasions for deep soul-searching, if
not tears. ' At least 'for women. Men
have always taken birthdays a little more
casually.
But most women'look forward to their
thirtieth birthday with anything but antici-
pation. And . when their fortieth is upon
them, you'd think they were stepping into
senility. Strangely enough, after a couple
of days of 'claiming they're over the hill,
they turn right back into•the same. women
they were before the birthday.
Ah, yob sly devil.' Yon've guessed
that all this is leading up to something.
And you're right, Tomorrow is my#%&$th
birthday.
A great many of:Lyou will be wanting
to know how the bike-a-thon went and I
am pleased to report that everything
moved along smoothly for the entire ten,
mile route. Every single girl, ( there
were 67 of us) finished the ride. Yes
dear readers, I made 'the round trip
too . . . and would you really believe.
'that I was not the very last one 'to
finish 'even though I was the very la,st
one tarleave?
There'S no doubt about it. I • was
really in shape for that ride ... arid my
bottom end was almost comfortable to
sit upon only three days after the mara-
thon.
Sponsors were generous, too. The
proceeds 'went to cancer, you knovV, whicb
may have accounted for tlie' great res-
ponse We've had from the men' and women
who gaveeus dollars for .every mile we
travelled.\
It wasn'T-,until the ride was over that •
the little prods beghn to be felt by the
girls who took part, Apparently there ate
some men who have turned bitter by the
fact they were not invited to participate
in the outing . . . and as men are prone
to do nowadays, they,are associating our
ride for cancer with a women's liberat-
ion mov„ement.
I don't lose my temper easily. Nor-,
mally I'm a very placid person who re-
cognizes the differences in people and is
ready to accept them. But I can get
roaring fighting, spitting mad when a
man suggests to me that because I dis-
tinguish between men and women for an
event like a bike-a-thon I have ulterior
motives prompted by women's lib.
For heavens sake, if there ever was a
woman who was opposed to the liberation
of women it is Shirley Keller. What do
women want to be liberated from I'd like
to know? Men? Surely no woman jn her
right mind would work for a cause like
that?
I'm getting a little fed up with men
who are always reading meanings into
the actions of women and if too many
more little digs are directed my Way
about 'my affiliation with the women's
liberation movement i may gladly WW1
My, brassiere and march • on the town
Don't think I'm going to admit which
one. It's for women, not strong, silent
men, to quibble about their ages. But I'll
give you some tips.
I have lived during the lives of four '
British monarchs, not including Queen
Victoria. •
It is a rank canard that was in
World War 4., though some of my students
insist on asking whether I. ever had any
perSonal dog-fights with the Red Baron.
In fact, my first movie was called "Lilac
Time", all about silk-starved pilots
throwing their brandy glasses Into the
fireplace and taking, off at dawn in their
Spads to battle the Hun.
I remember Jack Benny and Fred Allen
and Fibber .McGee and Molly 'on radio.
Even. Amos 'n Andy.
On the other hand, my first great
love was Marlene Dietrich and she's still
around flashing her legs and singing sexy
Songs. I was about twelve when I fell
for her.
I grew up in the'relp. of the ten-cent
hamburger and thp nickel pop. That used
to make a big evening fora young fellow
and his girl. ,
I remember adults sitting onthe veran-
dah, drinking lemonade in the dusk, And
• the 'clop-clop of horse and buggy in the
quiet, tree-lined streets .of ,small towris.
As a kid, I ate stew in the hobo
"jungle" down by the railway tracks, and
talked to the quietly desperate men riding
the rails from coast to coast.
I remember working a whole Saturday
with my big brother, on the huge grounds'
of the huge manse of the minister. And I
remember -very distinctly that he gave us
a short dollar (16 hours work) and a long
blessing.
And one of my favourite memories is
the clang of the horseshoes when the local
men gathered on surtimer evenings to
enjoy the only sport • they could enjoy,
because it cost nothing.
It was the best of all possible times,
and the worst of all poSsible times. But
it was precious, as every moment of
life is. Take a guess. How old am I?
hall . . . or whatever it.is that women
do after their living stretch elastic has
turned to ashes.
What is the matter with these men
anyway? Are they really' worried about
women becoming liberated? Are they
really concerned that if women do get
all the equality for which some are
screaming they, will 'not be able to com-
pete? Or just what is causing the fear
of men now that some gals are making
noises about being freed from the , old
codes?
Men should have thought about this
a long time ago when they bega,n to ab-
dicate their authority in their homes.
They should have been, more careful
about giving their wives full reign over
the children when they were too busy to
drive Mary to her music lesson and
help Billy at the Sa,put's pop bottle
drive.
If the males are so troubled by women
in the work force, why do they express
so much pleasure when their wives buy-
the groceries leaving more of their pay
'cheques free fOr other items like. golf
clubs and whiskey and the occasional
big league hockey ticket.
If a man really believes that a woman's
lot in life is so super-duper that-she
should not want to exchange it for some-
thing different, why doesn't he stay at home
with the kids and the ironing basket to
watch television at will and coffee with the
neighborhood wags.
I'll tell you why. Most men have good
lives with good wives and good kids. They
want to be the head of the house with none
of the responsibility; the chief bread-
winner without paying the bills; and the
'hard-luck Charlie everyone has pity for
without any of Charlie's troubles.
Men don't have to be overwhelmed with
joy at the. prospect of losing a promotion
to a woman. They just shouldn't be
any more disappointed than if they'd been
as fairly beaten out by another, man.
And men, in my opinion, should not
read women's lib overtones into everything
that happens in the day to day world of
women. It gives the appearance that men
• are weak And frightened. Surely that Is
not true . , or is it?
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-Important
the Guelph professor states
has the English depart-
ments "up in arms".
The i6bi 1 i ty of stu-
dents to use English ef-
fecti vely has always been
a problems, according to'
university professors.
Some professors are astoun-
ded that students get out
of high school with such a '
poor command of their
mother tongue. Perhaps the
most efficient method of
dealing with that problem
are best known to English
departments, the Beacon . '
Herald says
Certainly there is room
for improvement parti cul -
arly in the lack of ability
of altogether too many high
school students to express
themselves either orally
or in writing.
The unfortunate result
is that the student who
fails to grasp the neces-
sity of gaining a proper
command of English is pen-
alizing himself. He will
find that his other cc--
compl ishments , no ma,tter
how great, may well not be
enough to -carry him to
success if he is encumber-
ed, by' an inability to speak
and write clearly.
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St. Joseph's School of 'music, a recital
was held in Cardno's Hall. The accom-
panists were Miss, Alice Daly and Mary
O'Leary.
George Walker, whose farm adjoins
Seaforth on the east •met with a serious
accident, while working in the barn he
was kicked by one of the horses and was
found lying unconscious on the floor.
JUNE 21 1946.
On Sunday afternoon between three and
four o'clock when the storm was at its
height, the Bayfield river rose three feet
in as many, minutes and boats were riding
level with the dock and logs and debris
was going upstream. In as many minutes
again the river fell as many feet below
water level and some of the boats were
sitting on the mud. Whether it was a
tidal waire or just the force of the wind
the experts haven't decided;
At the Convocation exercises held
recently at the University of Western
Ontario, Miss Teresa MciVer received
the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Before leaving their McKillop home
for, their new rest dente in Seaforth, Mr.
and Mrs. Herald Lawrence were honoured
by their neighbors and friends at a social
evening. R. Dorrance read an address
and suitable gifts were made. to Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence, Miss Pearl Lawrence
and,Miss Maxine.
Naval Lieutenant H. Glenn Hays, who
has been Dependents' Allowance Board
Representative for the. navy for wes,tern
tanada, has received his retirement from
active service and has resumed the prac-
tice of law as a member of McConnell
& Hays.
Sgt. Wm. Wilbee, son of Mrs. H.
Wilbee, is among those veterans who
are expected to arrive In Halifax aboard
the Ile de France. Sgt. Wilbee, who has
been overseas more than two years was
wounded twice and saw action in France,
Holland, Belgium and Germany.
Mr. and, Mrs. Lorne Webster were
honoured at a presentation held for them
in Winthrop Hall when they were given
a table 'lamp, a floor lamp, tray 'and
reflector.
Mrs. P. B. Moffatt entertained at a
trousseau tea in honor of her daughter,
Miss Helen Moffatt R. N. when about
one hundred were present. The guests
were received by Mrs. Moffatt, Mrs. H.
Wilbee and Miss Moffatt.
Arnold Turnbull, who spent the past
two months with his mother, Mrs. G.
T. Turnbull, left for New York, from
where he will• sail for England.
Clarence Trott Was appointed con-
vener of the committee of the teachers
In the Tuckersmith area to arrange a
program for the rate payers to be held
at the Lions Park.
St. Mary's Anglican Church, Dublin,
celebrated the 78th anniversary of the
building of their church at special ser-
vices, when Rev. .C. F. L. Gilbert cop-
ducted the program.
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