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PARENTS! NIGHT
Seoiorth-District High School
Wednesday, Jan. 21
7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Please arrange an interview time with the
Subject Teachers through your', son or
daughter.
Regitter at the main office when you arrive
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Winthrop community-Belk Park
There will be in OPEN MEETING
on Jan. 20/81 at 8:00 iy.tn.
Everyone It Welcome to attend.
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Balince on hand 1093.07" •
EXPENSES:
, 258.14'
- 1285.22 Dencetzpenses -1480.42
Grants 12114..42 oink Charges ./ 9.60
Donations .021.2' Advertisements 71.29
Dance Proceeds 2330•13 Park Maintenance' 583.90
.Balliournamenf _2006.35---trmit,tti8ifos -,p34735
Booth Receipt' 3759.24 Taxes ' 21.60
Park Rental 1152.50
.Bani Interest 195.3$
Equipment Sales 126.6$
13,982:46
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Ball Tournament 888.64
"Minor Rah Fees 324.85
Eciuipment for,
Minortall 2075.81•
Playgiound Equip.' 206.78
Water Hook.tip 219.88
Misc. 81.69.
Bali In Bank ,4319.51
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Mari Anne McNichol
Treeditii•er
, Live music that's -rarely
available to small town -
people will be heard in
SeafOrthin February, thanks
to, a visit by the London
Symphony Orchestra's Sin-
fonia.
• Sinfonia, the symphony's
25 member core will be'
making its=first visit to town
as part of the London orche-
stra's outreach efforts. The
group playspepular and light
classical' tunes that should be
Clinton and District Snowmobile Club
POKER RALLY RALLy‘.-
Sat4 ...Ian. 31
4610atration -from 1-3p.m.
Stetting from Dales Pumps
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of interest to first time
concert-goers as well as clas-
sical music buffs.
"It's a chance to hear the
type of music people like. but
played live and really, really
Well, says Susan Dunlop of
the Van Egmond Friundation
which is sponsoring Sinfon-'
la's Febrary 17-appearance
here.
Sinfonia `plays -music for
the whelesfamily and concert
organizers suggest the many
'Deal children who take-music
lessons shouldn't miss • it..
Tickets are S3 and they're
Miss' *eon • A .
is 09,16
Brumfield
Miss Mary 'E. Swan
celebrated her ninetieth
birthday last . week. She .
-Waved' oticiee-ft rid ni2hiy
cards including messages
from jack Riddell. M.P.P.
and. Murray Cardiff M,P.
Seyeral relative's and neigh-
bours called (hiring the,after•
noon to offer best Wishes.
Miss Dianne Wilson of
Lambton College, Safttia
'Vent the weekend with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
Wilson:1
Miss Erma Broadfoot of
Kitchener vitlted with Mr.
and Mrs. John Broadfoot-
The cold snoity weather of
January is ideal fir skiing
' and snovvmobIllti&
.II.A.
Junior "D" Hockey,
Luton
vs,
Seatodh Centenoires
Friday, Jan..16
8:30
Seaford' Arena
Pits
Bothwell vs.
Seaforth Centenaires
Sundgy, Jon. i d
High School auditoriuttv.•
NOTE SHOV/TIMES:
FRI, a. SAT. 7 A 9.
SUN.-TUES. II pm ,..
„ 'The Arms, Wasinic! launing mutter
until Judy Benjamin joined it.
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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JANUARY 411
The 1837 Rebellion in Upper cano4fi', from the rebels'
viewpoint irrea-s17 was a complete taiat Tire re'Rls01
patriots (the name depending on who you side with) made
a disorganized -and foolhardy attempt to lay siege to
TortInto, armed with shovels, pitchforks and good
intentions. The MOW), crew, led by our own Cniohel Arttlt y. v?1, FRmond. were turned back quickly- by a
better-armed group of voTunteer militia, some were
captured and the remaining rebeiS never effectively
ItelltPuflecL The rehe18' leader. newspaper' publisher.
Lyon MackonAie, wit4t(trced to flee to the United
Slates, and it was some years fore was .pardoned .and
could4e,t6rn to -Canada, a beaten 'Ran, -
B14 the..rebtlliork wasn!t war** vain. The Oritigf:'
130ifernMent,fOr the first time. was forced to acknowledge
thenewninedin,theCanadaa.wastet just in the minds 9f
few radical. upstarts Ake Mackenzie. The neat, year'` Ord
DP.Fhahl sent out from England, to pour oil °nine
troubled scene in the C6)60.fei, and -the .L7ahadas were
st#!rted on tile. ,„ to responsible government.
- Today, newspapeTsbroadeast media and the jeurnalists
who •*Pr*, fc.ir, them are carded to cover political events
front tobjectbie viewpoint* witti;Mumsibieetie,44- 000:Ms
'saved' tor the editorial-pars or a writer's column. But.
'newspapers:in the 1830's didn't subscribe to the, objective
reporting theoryven remotely and were a major force in
spawning, discontent. News from Britain. Europe. Lower
Canada and the U.S. was still given front page coverage in
most papers, but gradually news from Kingston and .
ToiantO, watch more directly affected the settlers, was
gaining importance. Newspapers were strongly political- ,
they directly and very openly reflected the biases of their
editors or publishers. Subscribers too tended to, read the
papers reflecting their Own viewpoints on the Family
Compact and even the church in their mainly backwoods
society.
MACKENENZ[E'S CONSTITUTION
No paper was more politically eloquent than Macken-
zie's wiper, Tie Constitution, whithhe turned into a major
weapon ih 'spreading Reform ideas. For example, when
(meg the editor'S' fellow ReformerS won an• election in
MiddleSex County, tOthe-south cif us, Mackenzie spread
the word in a front page stay with bite.
"The Tories-Will cheer on the people as long as they
submit to become their (Tories) instruments; but they
insult them with the epithets of Rebels, Revolutionists.
etc, the moment they begin to think LfOr themselves.;."
In Mackenzie's opinion, the only mewin Upper Cahada
who ikere.thinking for, themselves were the Reformers-
d• • erenpi tty
by . Alice Gibb
some were-farmers wanting a fairer distribution of land.
particularly in areas like our oWtt which was controlled by
the Canada Ornpanv; Methodist led by Egerton Ryerson
who were calling, for the "separationt of church, and state.
and other settlers who simply wanted a flUtilic school
education tar their Children.
The Family conE44# the small eli",4-4,e that - controlled
the colony'Sgoxertirnint was Tory in panties. Anglican in
'1'61.464 and tended. to come from nr,.scneratic or arleast
w.ell•to-do British hackgroundS•
:lf44acken?,le v4as,.oiannin4 the- .rcheilion, in.
yoper,Vanada, counterpart Louis ,Joseph;
w'aa doing: the Annie iri. Lower Catsbda''41044 The
Patriot and Farmers' Menittr, a decidely TOry piper,
considered .Pipmeati. a dangeroxisinittilut nary and" the
°V at deolared.the ,French tits Action .4 uOt, rouse. the
warm blood in the .heart of the While .Ma4tenalie:
PrA#44 ,P4Irleau in his editOrials tl*Tery press damned.
'NM in,theirs.
As the rebellion drew nearer, opinions intensified. For
example, in 1836 McKenzie published a letter signed by
someone called A'Friend of Democracy that read "Upper
Canadians Behold the .spectacle of a brave province
(Limier Canda) and people contending for what? Why for
'the right of freemen 'in ttie British dominants. To die
"fighting for freedomis truly glorious Who, would. live and
die 4,,,Slave!" That's the kind of impassioned writing we
rarely see in today's letters-to-the-editor-pages.
'REBEWON .SHOBTUYED
The rebellion, or the assault on Montgomery'S Tavern,
erupted in December, 1837 and ended' almost as soon as it
began. Madienziehad to flee for his life to the U.S. and, his
newspaper ceased publication. The Tory, press didn't
waste any time rubbing salt in the wounds- The Patriot for
.example. putout an extra edition and announced. "Their
views (the rebels) thank Godi are fruttrated; their bloody
devices and machinations blasted, , confounded and
overthrown..,"
The Christian Guardian. a Methodist paper and
one-time Reformist sympathizer; decided discretion might
be in order, so: the 'editor backtracked and wrote he was
dismayed "that any pOrtion of our fellow conntryMen
should have 'been, so duped by, a few unprincipled and
ambitious men to take up th eoffensive weapons against a
*slower classes ,00,01314e ":,:9r who Were being
'incited by Mackenzie and another paper, Thin
Whig. which •feared that ti war with the American swas
imminent•-•
tvkacket4ie whaescapedAhe fate of follow cot ,
wholveie VpmfOri for. ircaoir. continuo. his attempts,
raise support for rebel cause in the U.S;. May.
Mackenzie's Garotte, a short.lived paper aimed at Upper
Canadian settlers. made ItS..fitst appearance.
"Tit newspapers have talked all -about'winter my
rashness' and preeiPitaney. Never • was a charge mor
atisut‘w.-the.rile delared, He then;Avent tin to ten his side
of the uprising, and to praise "the manly courage of tike
two hundred farmers"-in army. This was a fat -crfin
numbers from reports of other Tory papers which had
listed the number of rebels at from 600 to 2.000 men.
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JOURNALISM
Newspapers in the Rebellion period were nothing if not
committed to the cause- whichever cause they supported.
Some tried to print editorials representing both sides, but
the majority of papers were blatantly one-sided. Macken-
zie's coloUrful and-impassioned journalism had some good
effects - it did move local issues to the front page of
newSpapersfor the first time. Also, his style of journalism
was much more personal than allowed in most papers of
the day- and his story of governor Francis Bond Head's
infatuation with a servanrgirl was an early human interest
feature.
Responsible •goverment was well-served by the.news-
papers. and despite the exageerations and obvious
editorial, biases. rereading those papers gives the 1837
Rebellion the immediacy of last night's news.
NOTE: In all fairness, since 'I've been describing bias in
early papers, I 'should state my own bias is definitely
Pro-rebelS. Two ancestors, one in,. Pond Mills south Of
London and the other outside St. Mary's . purchased farms
from the Canada Company. 1 would like to -think they
sympathized with the farmers' revolt.
ended by tbankingDivine Providence for overthrowing. the -
— _ revolt. ,
All the cadony newspaper carried Sir Francistfkond Head's
proclamation offering a reward for„_ the capture of
- Mackenzie and other rebel leaders. The' Christian
Guardian continued to report. on . the rebel leader.. now ‘,
exile:Ion Navy ,Island hi the U.S. and took a dim View of
AmeriCah:itterference in harbouring, him. In March .of -the
follevving year. the St. Catharines Chronicle talked of
paternal. governmeg (IIMA was an understatement!) A
daY4'hlf -day account ottitents following the taven Skirmish -
A FAMOUS CANADIAW—Studelne at,"§efOrill P91;04O.44)001:-tipoOlg
banada'4 _first prime ininisier, jOhn A., With a PariY:OIT
Friday Morning. Here Gr6de 2 stude ichelle Smith and .0ebb.,ie
Nolan admire.0photo of the, man wh once ewned the land Seaforth
built on, , -" (PhOto b)r
Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson hid as visitors.during.-the.
4Thristritais Holidays - Mr, and Mrs. :Allan Patterson,
5,hannon and Geoffery of London and Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Beattie, Kimberly, Kevin and Mita of Dutton and Mr.
and Mrs. Ernie Rouser& Norwich.
'7'• Hensel! area fanner. Bob DciWni 'hiii','-hien'elected first
vice president of the United Cooperatives of Ontario.Mr.
Down, who jollied the UCO board in..1974; has a 400 acre
farm and repreienti Huron. Perth and Watertoo' on the
UCO board:
Recent family guest of Rev. J. Ure.sod Mrs'. Stewart
were Dr. Ken and Mrs." Stewart of Waterlog Mrs. Lloyd
Christnet of Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hammond of
Moorefield who were New Yeart guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jodaskell of- Benmiller visited
recently with Rev.' J,. Ure and. Mrs. Stewart:
• .Mr. and Mri. Cliff Broadfoot spent the holiday with Mr. -
and Mrs. Neil Rroadfoot'at Peterborough.
'A DELICATE MOVING JOB—Darrin Crocker and Mark °Pinder. (right)
haftthe delicate la* of carrying Sit Johnik. Macdonald's, -birthday cake
from the §e4fortti Public:School auditorium back10 the kitchen for cutting
follqring a birthday party, honouring Canada'slirst prime minister on'
FfidAy. (Photo biGibbl
ants s
py Birthday
it John A.
eople
THE CQOKS AND THE CAKE--ViOe-prinalpal
David Kemp and_students Darrin Crocker (left •
to right), Tim Fritz, Heather Ritz; and Mark
PindffirVisplay the.chocolate cake, made by boys
in the home ° economics ,class, which °corn- .
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Students at Seaforth Public School Confederation as one Of our "famous' , •
held a unique birthday party- Friday Canadians."' )
'morning to honour one of_ Canada's ' ' Principal Paul. Carroll told students a
founding fathers. The. students were recent issue of Macleans Said we don't
celebrating the 166th birthday of Sir John- have very manyCanadian heroes, pointing
A. Macdonald. Canada's-that prime min:: outTerry Flax is an example of one of our
ister, and 'one of the moving forces behind few contemporary national heroes.
,„.„ .... construction of the C.P.R. :across the ' Mr. Carroll said Canadians 'don't have '
country. ere , The giant chocolate-.covered cake for the. .
party was baked by. Grade 7.8 boys who are
- now taking some home economics classes,
available at Larone"s, the while the senior girls have a taste of .
- Huron Expositor, from 'local , inclitStrial arts classes.
church groups or by ,mail In saluting' Sir JOhn A.: one of the , raised a glass in,toast to this' tribute."
from the Van Egmond Rain- students recalled the Kingston fawyer and , Following the singing of happy birthday,.
dation• at Box 1033. Seaforth. • - his partners once owned almost all of.the kindergarten students blew out the candles
The performance will be o land' the town of Seaforth -is built n. The z on the cake. before students sampler) the
-held at the ,Seaforth District student. paid tribute to the Father of • efforts of the mare chefs.
memorated Sir. John A. Macdonald's 166th.
birthday: The party for Canadei 'first prime-
minister was held at Seaforth Public School
during opening ceremonies on Friday. (Photo, by
- Gibb)
Sym hony coming h heroes because we , don't take the time
every once .and ,awhile to gay tribute to
famous Canadians of the past. The school's
birthday party was one way of recognizing
Sir' John A's contribution-to Canada.
Mr. Carroll told students he was certain
our first prjnie minister "would- have
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