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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-01-29, Page 13NAME TOP PUBLIC SPEAKER AT SOUTH HURON — The annual public speaking contests were held at South Huron District High School last week with the top contestants in each grade competing in the finals, Monday. The South Huron champion, Cecille Hall is shown above receiving the Exeter Public Jtilities Commission trophy from Commissioner R. E. "Ted" Pooley with South Huron staff member Eruce Shaw, who was in charge of the event and principal J. L. Wooden looking on. T-A photo Establishing new concept in local educational system Opinion poll Man of the year By JIM THORNE Shirley Thiel, 13C — Michael Barkley Pauline Bechler, 13B — Apollo astronauts Gretta Verkerk, 13B — Trudeau Mary Murley, 10G Mr. Dinnin Donna Schilbe, 10G —Mr. Wooden Claire Lawrence, 12H — Spiro T. Agnew Miss Hay — Prince of Wales Lorraine Arts, 9F — Neil Armstrong Mr. Hogan — Neil Armstrong Bonnie Sangster, 9F — Aristotle Onassis Darlene Passmore, 9F — Mr. Zivkovic Mr. Dinnin —Diefenbaker Mrs. Girard — Eldridge Cleaver Kathryn Hall, 12 A — no one man can earn the title Mr. Martinsen — Neil Armstrong Linda Hay, 12E — Joe Namath Ron Janke, 12D — Bobby Orr Barbra Lamport, 12E — Derek Sanderson Mr. Zivkovic — Apollo astronauts or de Gaulle Mrs. Golding — Ralph Nader Kathy Gaiser, 11H — Henry Gibson Sheila Wiliest, 12E — Mr. Fulop ,A ,,.. #6' o4 REACH FOR THE TOP FOR SOUTH HURON -- Again this year South Huron District High School Was tepreschted on CRNX Militant's quiz program Reach For The Top. The local representatives ate shown above. Back, left, teacher4Mr. Bill Johnston, Phil Moore and Bob Read. Front, Carol Gascho, Mary Ellen Ciingetieh and Julie Burg' T-A photo Tinvs,Advecate, January 29, 1970 Problems in north Page 1.3 not of Indian making Editorial Brighter days ahead White slaves are defined By JUDY MALONE "I'll teach my thirteen year old all about sex in my own good time." "Sex is tossed around too lightly these days. I don't want a stranger discussing it with my little boy." "Sex what? Of all the ideas . " The preceding are three typical attitudes to the current topic of sex education in the public school system. It is curious to note that the vast majority of students are in favour of advanced courses in sex education, while some parents suffer hysterics at the mere mention. Could this be one good reason why so many high school girls leave their studies so abruptly in the middle of a school year. Sex education involves more than issuing Grade 9 students with adorable hale books which are either couched with cuteness on a Grade 6 level, or modelled after the foreign garble (for a layman) of the Medical world test. The high school junior does need facts. It is time for parents and teachers to reassess 1959 text books and open their eyes to the need for a comprehensive course which deals with reality. Teachers who might feel embarrassed facing a group of thirty young things to deliver a lesson on the matter of life, could invite a local physician to talk to the class. Students expect doctors to tell it like it is, and he certainly would not be flustered by the occasional smirk, blush or giggle. It is a fact, too, that many fourteen year olds will be bored with a year long course which deals solely with the basic nature of things. Tedious sessions elaborating on the physiology of sex are not necessary. Once the basic knowledge is implanted, the student is prepared to advance to greater issues. The average parent might be surprised at the amount of knowledge that a fourteen year old has gathered over the years. The ideas which he has gleaned from the public school playground at recess might be sadly lacking in fact nonetheless he does have knowledge, some of which is correct. Some students have already discussed the physiology aspect with more advanced parents — others have not. The idea, then, is to cater to the ones who have not heard the basics, but not to ignore those who do possess facts. Physiology of sex is only the first step of the course of sex education. The older generation should realize that youth, for the most part, has few qualms about discussing sex in a mixed group. A frank, honest, to-the-point approach is vital. Discussions should revolve around such subjects as premarital sex, standards, morality, birth control, ethics ... etc. Such • measures will not "encourage premarital sex" — that will occur with or without information on sex education. "Once let the public become sufficiently clean-minded to allow every adult access to all that is to be known about the psychology, physiology, hygiene and ethics of sex, and in two generations we will have a new humanity, with more health and joy, fewer wrecked nerves, and almost no divorces." — Theodore Schroeder, A Challenge to the Sex Censors, Privately Printed, 1938. "All morbid curiosity will then be dispelled, and thus the dealer in bawdy art and literature will be bankrupted. Our sanitariums and hospitals and insane asylums in that day will be uninhabited by those hundreds of thousands of inmates, who are there because of compulsory ignorance of their own sex nature. All these present evils are the outgrowth of that enforced sexual ignorance resulting from our legalized prudery, brought about by • ar general acquiescence in the "obscene" superstition. — Ibid. Library fines . top three from each grade competing in Monday's contest. The judge's for Monday's competition were Mrs. Helen Jermyn, Mrs. Helen Kleinstiver, Mrs. K. Lawton, guidance counsellor at the school, and Mr. IL Shaw, Head of the English Department. Prizes were presented by R. E. Pooley on behalf of the PUC and Howard Holtzmann from the Exeter Legion. Fingers of stone By JOHANNA LUPSON Fingers of stone mandoline softly speaks of lovers dead. and glory golden Evening tide rolls to shore glistening, chanting. Tender songs, echo throughout nocturnal emptiness Rivers of thoughts apen through me. A. child born of mother, nowhere. death hides in the shadows i of every inoMenL Selling school rings, name speaker champs By JULIE BURGESS White slavery is prostitution. In the opinion of most people, The Guardian has grumbled its way through a number of issues Prostitution exists because a this term . our readers are probably wondering if anything good small group of low class women ever happens to a Guardian staff member. We begin 1970 on an find it the easiest way to make unusually bright note, due to the unbelievable fact that we were able money. to choose our copy this week from a number of worthy selections. Nothing could be farther The response to the wail of remorse in December 1969 had been from the truth. White slavery is a very favourable and we are happy to inform the world that the world-wide racket that uses Guardian has increased its staff since the last production. thousands of girls against their The new Guardian office is located in the Audio-Visual Room. will. In 1964 Col. Montgomery The staff has been searching for a home for four months and, on M.C. stated that Interpol January 14, found suitable (?) quarters. It is our fondest dream that estimated the annual traffic in our roommates could room with someone else ... but the television white girls, ages 12-25, abducted and four projectors attempting to share our very limited space seem from Europe alone is 20,000. An strangely attached to the clamour of a typewriter and the roar of estimated 10,000 of these were dissenting scholars. We are content to have them with us, however, taken to Africa, another 2,000 we do ask one favour of the people who use Audio-Visual to the United States and the rest Equipment — please respect the sign on the door!! are distributed throughout the This week we are printing the first of what should be a series world. on South Huron Literature (original). I believe that we have The profit from this trade is mentioned the fact that we KNEW there was talent lurking in the enormous — white girls being halls — the beautiful poetry of a ,Gr. 10 girl, Johanna Lupson, proves worth anywhere from $9,000 to our point. How many others roam undiscovered? $24,000 each, depending on ANYONE who has anything to contribute to the newspaper looks. In return, the individual may drop in to the office at any time — the editors will jump with girl receives nothing but is an joy actual slave. For such big stakes, * * * * ingenious ideas are combined with a large working capital to give the white trade dealer unbelievable methods of obtaining his slaves. For instance, advertisements of good jobs in foreign countries, with free air fare, entice many a girl in search for an exciting job abroad. One of the most popular methods in the United States is to abduct a girl, then force her into drug addiction. Once hooked on dope, she can never leave her supplier, so there is no escape. Another more bizarre examp:e, is one of a man who married, in the course of ten years, over 65 girls, took them to Beirut on their honeymoon, then sold them. The 66th wife escaped and then prosecuted him. But there are another 65 girls gone forever. It became so dangerous for girls on their own in London, England (the great slave trading center of the world) that the government issued a circular with such suggestions as: a girl should never help a woman who apparently faints at her feet, but call a policeman ... etc. to aid her. In this popular method, the woman, apparently recovering, would ask the girl to help her to her apartment, just down the block. Of course, the girl would play the role of good Samaritan and never be seen again. Another warning issued was never to accept invitations from women disguised as nuns to go to a religious meeting. These and other, highly possible and seemingly totally innocent situations can be a front or method for white trade. One would possibly think that should this happen to a girl, her best move would be to escape and get to the police. In most cases, this is impossible. The areas to which girls are sold are isolated and, in many cases, backwards — police available are of little to no help even should they be able to understand the language. The girls are an expendable product. Too much trouble, and they can be killed quite easily. The big crime syndicates can trace an escaped girl and kill her before she has a chance to talk. The girls' character can be destroyed by drugs and alcohol, or she can be totally intimidated by threats of brutality or disfigurement. Many are so shattered by the experiences which they endure, that they simply go insane. One method of controlling escapes is to sell the girl in a foreign country where she is ignorant of language, laws and customs, and where there is no one she knows to turn to. These girls are abducted from any and every where but the main cities are Toronto, Montreal, London, Detroit, Chicago: anywhere that a big system can be put into operation. The girl on her own is the main target, and the markets are everywhere. So much for the equality of peoples, freedom of the individuals, humanitarism, the ideals of our society. An immense contradiction to what everything our civilization stands mance a I for, exists today in the actual ',F,s±s slavery of thousands of white : By MARY WILSON Information from the In my Opinion, there is apPeridix of the book "The corruption in our library: l'hl• Abductors" by Stuart Cloete. day before the exams many -of us were asked to leave the library in order that the librarians could eat their Christmas dinner. I decided to do a little investigating and discovered that this meal was being financed by overdue book fines. When I questioned this use I was merely asked if perhaps I wouldn't like to "volunteer" as a library assistant, the implication being that then I too could share the benefits. In most libraries fines are used to purchase new books not to provide FREE meals to "bribe" 'assistants. I suggest that we ALL boycott future library fines Until we are assured of their proper Use. Around the school By LINDA HAUGH The students' Council has been selling school rings for the last two weeks and will continue to sell them. Last week approximately 60 rings were sold. The silver rings are being sold again. Girls' rings are $13.50 and boys are $15.50. The Council is buying the rings from the L. G. Balform Company of Canada. This company offers gold rings, also. The cost ofgold rings is $23.00 forgirls and $24.00 for boys. Students received their report cards last week. A Parents' Night has been scheduled for January 27, in order to discuss problems with the individual teacher. The public Speaking finals were held at the school last week. The winners will advance to a regional competition on February 17. They were chosen from the overall competition. In first place was Cecile Hall, speaking on "Traditional and Free Schools"; second, was JoyceFerguson, whose tonic was "Insomnia", and Nancy Shantz on "Bilingualism" placed third. Richard Ottewell received honourable mention with his topic, "American Dependence on Canada." The Junior Competition winners were Nancy Shantz, Richard Ottewell, and Nancy Alexander. In the senior competitions, Cecile Hall, Joyce Ferguson and Norma Shantz placed .first, Second and third respectivey. Competitions for each grade took place last Week with the By ELIZABETH COOK A new concept is being established in the Huron County educational system in meetings being held throughout the district by and for 'interested persons'. The gathering at this high school was undoubtedly enlightening for the participants of this informal seminar expressed many different sentiments. A panorama view of this representative cross-section would show that there were two distinct divisions. In effect, opinions showed that some people favour the full development of the individual child from the beginning of his student days while other people lay less stress on individuality and are even adamant that a homogeneous student product is a large enough aim for our mass education system. From the birth of these discussions it was obvious that the two factions could not and would not compromise. However, although it was impossible to formulate unanimous conclusions, the meeting was informative to all types of people in attendance. It was apparent at its conclusion that each group was astounded at the distinct extremism in the views of the other. It was shameful that the attendance at such a meeting was not greater. It demonstrated the apathy of the average citizen towards education. Nevertheless, it was the student representation which was most disappointing. There were only nine or ten adolescents who attended and the lack of interest of those absent would perhaps indicate their many complaints about the school system are not valid. It was heartening to see the few who did make an appearance to express their opinions. The first really controversial issue set the general tone for the rest of the meeting. It seemed that many parents are obsessed with sex. Perhaps they are justified but it seems more probable that they feel themselves incompetent to deal with such 'basic' problems. So far as sex education is concerned the attitudes of these people and of many present showed an absolute lack of faith in the stu dents. Because parents led sheltered existences in regard to the biological aspects of reproduction, they therefore assume that their children must possess the same aberrations. I would suggest to such people that if they are so terribly disenchanted with the morals of their children that they invest in chastity belts (for safety's sake). Their assumptions that adolescents are motivated entirely by sex drives are somewhat archaic. If the parents present were representative of their generation in being so `hung up' about sex then one can only conclude that the days of immaculate conception are still very much in existence. We would like to know if they really found us under cabbage leaves? Why can they not understand that today's youth is quite well aware of fundamental (or physical) sex? It is the spiritual aspect about which today's youth is concerned. Today's generation hopes desperately that there is more to sex than a torrid ten minutes in the back seat of a car. A similar distrust was apparent in the attitudes of many parents (and teachers) in regard to homework assignments. In the majority of cases both groups assumed that the student was irresponsible and would consciously evade any assignments. The popular attitude seemed that most rebellious offsprings must be stood over with bull whips in order that they produce. One wonders if these same parents tell these same teenagers when to go to the bathroom and when to brush their teeth. Many teachers assign homework hoping as one expressed it that four percent of the assignment would be completed. And, of course the question of exams arose. Many people were of the opinion that exams are valuable as a preparation for the problems of LIFE. There is really little similarity between writing exams and surviving the rigours of LIFE! It is somewhat masochistic for people to consciously and intentionally stab themselves so that a future wound will be less painful. Exams may have value as a means of evaluating people but as Spartan training programs for LIFE, they are hardly practical or effective. Even so the attitudes behind these statements were interesting. One would like to convince these people that life is not spelled in capital letters! Their attempts to lump all society into a particular mould are not only unjust, they ,are down right immoral. Their ideas showed that they accept no deviation from the norm. They say "Society must produce sane and competent 'stock types' and in order to do so, all children must go through the same hoops.' They believe that there is no place in such a high school as this for a person who is different or particularly gifted in some way, (unless it be in Physical Education.) Why can these people not realize that their educational system is not adequate if they have any intention whatsoever of producing a diversified and creative youth? I repeat, why can these people not realize that creative and gifted people need a place and society needs them? Without a semblance of open-mindedness, we will merely succeed in producing another stagnant generation. One could not help but be frightened when he viewed many of the people present. Surel attendance commendable but their narrow-mindedness to petty problems whicitt, displayed was horrifyinef people were concerned mainly with the financial aspects of any suggested improvements. How pathetic! Education is the best and most rewarding way in which an overly affluent society could expand itself. Many of the opinions expressed about art and music showed just how terribly deprived these people are. A number of people were in favour of the establishment of music as By JOANNE WHILSMITH Last summer, I worked in Northern Saskatchewan with Metis and Indian people, and learned one very startling truth. The Indian situation, is not an Indian problem at all, but a white one. After I returned home, I read into our history and found several important facts of which most people are unaware. One is that the Indians were never conquered, and the white man is here by virtue of agreements he signed with the Indian people. The agreements as far as I can find out, are still valid, and if any race ever had the right to separateness and equality, it is the Indians. Some well-meaning whites feel that it would be discriminating against the Indians if he was separated from the white society. It however is becoming very evident that the Indian can not and does not want to live as we do. His values are not our values, and our values are inevitably destructive to both the man and his environment. The Indian wants equality, but he wants it on the basis of his special history and culture. Buffalo Narrows, Sask. was one of the settlements I worked in and is largely populated by Metis. It has perhaps 3 stores and by far the busiest of them is the Liquor Control Board. More murders, broken families, and beaten children have been caused by liquor in this community, than I could have imagined possible. But the "whites" in the community feel we would be taking away the freedom of choice if the liquor store was shut down. "If the white man can hold liquor why can't the Indian?" However, if you look deeper, a more valid explanation is found, and it is that the liquor store is owned and operated by a white government which is making a very handsome profit. Indian exploitation is also very common. He is usually shunned and neglected. When there is an occasion for him to demonstrate his culture, however, the white man uses the Indian to gain prestige for himself by showing to others he 4 1 optional or extracurricular 'course in this high school. This !),course very definitely should st offer such a course but why must it be restricted to bands and choirs as these people implied? A course in music appreciation would seem to be of more permanent value. The most disturbing aspects of the meeting concerned the art department in the school. There were those who advocated the development of a somewhat advanced art course in the high school. Undeniably, this would be suitable for only a few gifted people. However, this is NOT a completely insurmountable problem. In such a course, a basic appreciation of art should be offered and then the student should be allowed much time and independence in order to develop according to his abilities. It is unfair that a gifted individual should be restricted because he must perform the same drills as the average person. Why should he be lowered to meaningless "busy" work? He will, if given an opportunity and .he resources, develop to a greater potential if he is allowed to educate himself. Later on, he can attend courses that can offer specialized instruction but for now he must be allowed at least the privilege of independent development. May I end my "report" with a personal plea that the educational system adopt more fully the Hall-Dennis report. You will not produce a fulfilled or an aware generation until you allow and encourage individual development. If you do not learn to trust your children and begin doing so at an early age, you will always produce a high percentage of clods and liars and thieves and murderers. Give them trust and freedom and independence. "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 the obligation to protect them, "appreciales" the Indian and "cares" for him as all democratic people should care. In almost all the Indian communities there are a few old women who do gorgeous bead work. They are paid next to nothing by the travelling buyers for work which has taken them hours to finish. Then this man turns around and sells their crafts for an outrageous price. Occasionally, I must admit there are a .few honest buyers, The Indian people have an unspoiled sweetness, very rarely found in white men. The children are the most delightfully happy, believing little creatures I have ever met. Their big brown eyes gaze up at you with such innocence and warmth you almost feel ashamed to be a white "prosperous" Canadian. The very poor in these settlements live In conditions which would make the strongest stomach skeemish. Although it is true that perhaps no one in Canada will die of starvation, people are going hungry. When you see a little six year old pulling burnt wieners out of the mud and gobbling them down as fast as he can get them in his mouth, then you realize what hunger really can do. Or when you find thirteen people living in a "log" cabin the size of one of our small classrooms, with a dirt floor, no windows, and an oil drum with a piece of plywood on it as a table. Is it accurate to say we live in a "just society"? It mates me rather ill to hear people talk about how taxes are going up, and how this year we're really going to have to tighten the old belt, when really we have no idea what true hardship is all about. But, with all their poverty, the Indian people stay the happiest human beings I have ever had the fortune to meet. These people are alive, and in harmony among themsalves. They are truly the beautiful people! "The Indian situation is called "the Indian problem" by just about everybody. That there is a problem between the Canadian nation and the Indian nation cannot be denied, the question is whether it is an Indian problem or a symptom of a deep, underlying permeating blight within the Canadian system." Perhaps the Indian has something of value to tell us, if we will only listen. Changing times for parents By JOHN BRAID Our parents are not as backward as we might like to think. They do things to protect us, not to harm us. The restrictions are suppoled to show us the guiding light. In the last few weeks, our parents, teachers and some fellow students have been discussing the future of the present educational system. I was fortunate to be able to attend one of these meetings, which took place previous to the session that was held for the students and parents at SHDHS. The questions were ones that we, the students, have been asking for years. For example, the value of French instruction, homework, exams, discipline as well as a list of other topics. The parents spoke against some student opinion, but in many cases more parents stood for the students. They said that they knew the problems existed, and that they sought answers for future students, inferring that it was too late for senior students currently at high school. I think that if you are having problems with your parents, you should get them involved with teachers, and have them ask questions of how to change the educational system. As a first step in this direction, they could come to the parents' night on January 27. They can ask any members of the staff at any time to arrange interviews. If enough parents took interest in our problem, it could be brought to the attention of education authorities for a review. But we, the students, must bring these problems to our parents' attention. S.H.D.H.S. WINTER CARNIVAL Feb. 6 & 7 Prizes, Basketball Marathon, Dance, Snowmobile Races, Movie, Skating Party, etc, Spohsored by Students Council A Spectators Welcome