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BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
Brucefield
BY MRS:BBRRY
Although I'm the mother of
three children, this year was the
first time in my mothering
career that I have had to go to
school to enroll a child for
Kindergarten,
The reason is obvious, I
suppose. When my other two
children were of Kindergarten
age,, there was no such service at ,
the schools where we lived. If I
bad had the experience before, I
might not have appeared so
dumb this time and therein lies
the purpose of this column.
When I left home with my
eager little pre-schooler at my
side, I felt confident and proud.
My child was tall and robust,
with healthy cheeks and all his
faculties. He was also fairly
bright, I assured myself. Why, he
could count to 109 and better,
he could carry on a conversation
with the most intelligent adult,
he could cut and paste and color
like crazy . . . . he was , „ . well,
he was ready for Kindergarten.
No doubt about it.
Upon our arrival at school, I
realized almost immediately that
I wasn't attune to the situation,
There was no-one there to
instruct me concerning what to
do first, so I sat with my son in
the hallway expecting someone
would come along to point me
in the right direction. No-one
came.
No-one that is except a stream
of much younger mothers who
seemed to know exactly what to
do, They sat down at a table set
in the hallway, they filled in the
blanks on the sheets of paper
provided, they proceeded on
into the gymnasium, where the
county health nurses were
waiting to speak to them, and
then they made their way to the
classrooms.
No being shy, I grabbed up
my son and began what was to
become an obstacle course. I
filled out the form provided
concerning our family history
and then trundled into the
nurse's desk.
"Has your son been
immunized?" she asked bluntly.
"Yes," I replied.
"When?" she questioned
curtly. "Name the dates."
I'm normally not easily
flustered, but I was immediately
concerned upon hearing her
inquiry, She sat poised with pen
making tiny circles above her
paper, all set to write the
information, and I choked out,
"I'm: sorry. I have no idea of the
dates."
She raised her eyes in a
esture of unbelief.
"Your child has been
mmunized?" she said, half
sking and half telling, all the
bile looking at my son with
ome apprehension concerning
nether or not he was fit to be
vith people. "If he's been
accinated, there will be a little
arrnel VHS
The meeting of the W.M.S. of
Parrnel Presbyterian Church was
geld Monday evening, May 10,
with the Home Helpers, under
.he direction of Mrs. Harry
inell, putting on the program
ind worship service. Mrs. t.
;Ink and Mrs. M. Glanville
insisted.
The guest speaker Was Mrs.
lobed Simpson, who told of
he forming of the first church
a this area. A Rev, Win.
'roudfoot travelled by ox team
it slow horses from London to
"loderich and stopped at places
vhich are now called 'Lucan,
;xeter and Clinton. There were
only 28 houses along the road
hen in the early 1800's and in
scar. Let's have a look."
We rolled up his sleeves and
looked, No scar. "Was it ,on his
bottom end?" "No, I'm certain
it was on his arm." We looked
again and then, the limas
detected a little bit of something
which she felt might possibly be
the mark for which we were
searching. She seemed to relax a
little bit,
"He will need a complete
physical examination," she
stated. "And the dentist should
examine his teeth. If you will
bring him to our special clinic
for pre-schoolers, we will brush
his teeth with fluoride, check his
eye-sight and hearing, screen him
for anemia, give him his booster
shot and anything else he might
require, just to make absolutely
certain everything is fine. You
may see the teacher now."
With a wave of her hand, we
were dismissed. The teacher
greeted us warmly, even though
she gently reminded us that we
were either a little early or a
great deal late for our
appointment.
My normally healthy child by
this time seemed a little pale to
me. He was soon to appear very
dense, as well. As the kindly
professional spoke to my son, he
remained silent as a tomb. When
he finally did begin to answer,
he gave one-word replies, many
of them totally incorrect. Do
you believe he even told the
teacher he cut and colored with
his left hand?
"He will come in the
afternoons at least until
Christmas," said the teacher,
looking at my little boy with a
strange kind of what-did-I-do-
to-deserve-this look. "At that
time we will put the children
into their proper groups, taking
into consideration their mental
capabilities." There was one
more side-long` look at my son
from the teacher.
When we left the school, I was
completely disillusioned as a
mother. I felt something like the
sergeant who knocks himself out
for six months with his new
recruits, only to have them show
up like a bunch of greenhorns
during the first parade.
"Why didn't you talk to' the
teacher a little more?" I asked
my son.
"I didn't want to disturb
her," he stated, strutting off
down the sidewalk.
"Why did you try to write
with your left hand when you
know very well you use your
right one?" I insisted.
"I wanted to see if I could,"
he said.
I'm thankful I have no more
children to start off in life, I'm
getting too old for the kind of
regimental processes today's
mothers must face . . . . and too
sensitive to come away from
them unhurt.
meets
1848 the first Presbyterian
congregation was started.
The president, Mrs. R. A. Orr,
gave the report of the Synodical
at Sarnia in Paterson Memorial
Church in April.
Plans were made for the 81st
anniversary of the W.M,S., when
the guest speaker will be Mrs. D.
Glen Campbell of London, on
June 14.
Refreshments were served by
the Home Helpers.
Kenneth Jones, R., R, 2,
Hermit, has completed his first
Year engineering course at
Guelph University, standing fifth
in a class of 42. He is the son of
Mt. and Mrs. Harold Jones.
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