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