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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-03-29, Page 10a 10 TImes,Advocatei March 29, 1974 • Fq0s .Fonoes. .iwipsan Buy of the Week' Superior Hot Dog or VARIETY OF FASHIONS — These models from Centralia College demonstrate just a portion of the variety of fashions which are being presented at the CCAT open house fashion show; everything from sleepwear to sportswear to evening gowns. From left the models are Merle Parkhill, Cathy Culbert and Mary McAlister. T-A photo Here Comes' SPRING! NOW SHOWING NEW COLLECTION q.*\ 3 ' ikto -tr• Sportswear Swimwear Dresses Jewelry Open bay Except Sunday 10:00 a.m,- 5130 p.m, HWY 21 .1 M. South of Grand send BAKED GOODS Hostess Chocolate Brownies 16 oz 6 9 Westans Pecan Swirls ar Raspberry 3 s Swiss Rolls Carrots 4191 Free Canister Giant Spit 'n Span 990 FROZEN Coffee Rich 39 0 Loco/ ladies organizations hold regular et,togethers Ladies Legion. Auxiliary Monday evening with 41 members present. Helen Wilson and Mabel Kiilough were Initiated as new members. Bruce Shaw from the Association for the Mentally Retarded adult workshop executive visited the meeting and plans were made to canvass Exeter the second week in April, The auxiliary decided to donate $50 to the "L.A." Pee Wee All Stars and the same amount to the Navy League. Plans were also made to attend a birthday party in Seaforth April 17, bowling in Goderich April In and bowling in Walkerton May 2. eat eceegreo eireded rooms. Using materials and accessories that blend to give :a pleasing and exciting appearance to live mot. A room should complement you with colors you enjoy around you. A business meeting followed and roll call was answered by naming a painting you most enjoy. A letter was read from Joe Dolan of the Canadian Arthritis Society thanking the chapter for their donation of $200, Officers for. the 73.74 season were nominated, • Legion Ladies President Barb Hearn chaired the regular meeting of the Exeter Rebekahs Mrs. Vi Coates welcomed a large crowd to the regular meeting of Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge. The draping of the charter took place in memory of a past member. The Rebekahs catered to the 10th anniversary banquet of the Encampment. It was also reported that a euchre will be held March 29. Mrs. Gerald Skinner PNG will be representative and Mrs. Lena Kirkland, PNG, scholar at the Rebekah Assembly of Ontario in Toronto in June. Mrs. Robert Ball and Mrs, Gerald Skinner will be the representatives to the District meeting in Seaforth in April. A donation of $25 was made to Muscular Dystrophy; an in- vitation was accepted to Monkton Lodge April 27; and the speak off for the United Nations trip will be held in Clinton, March 30, Plans were made for the of- ficial visit of the DPP Mrs. Margaret Sharpe, Seaforth on April 4 which will be preceded by a banquet in Thames Road Church, The Degree of the Order will be conferred during the evening. Ne w Spring Fashions COLLEGE MODELS — This trio from Centralia College are just three of the girls participating in the fashion show at the CCAT. The final dis- play of fashions will take place this afternoon (Thursday) at 2 p.m, The girls, from left, are Bonny Livingston, Marion VanRoestel and Lois McLean, and are wearing color co-ordinated outfits in turquoise. photo Iff ARRIVING DAILY Zi Gamma Nu Noel Veri was hostess for the Zi Gamma Nu chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority meeting. Members from Alpha Pi Chapter were guests for • a program on Interior Design presented by Ron Anderson of "Three's Company," an interior design studio in London. The speaker, introduced by Bev Delbridge, gave an in- teresting demonstration of color and design used in formal, contemporary, and modern To attend ACW annual Come In Today and Browse Around Sr. the treasurer's report. The A,C,W, annual is to be held in London in April with Mrs. Doidge and Marion Bissett as delegates. The business was closed with the benediction after which court whist was enjoyed. At. the next meeting slides will BOYLE'S LWADEAIERS' !EXETER x.‘'NreM The regular meeting of the Exeter A.C.W. was held Monday afternoon in the Parish Hall with Mrs. Ann Doidge presiding. The meeting opened with a hymn and devotions led by Mrs. A. Carter. Mrs. Catherine Elston gave the correspondence and Mrs. Rether be shown by Mrs. A. Whilsmith of her recent trip to Israel. This week I am going to tackle a rather weighty subject, one Wbielt has concerned far more talented and knowledgeable Writers than myself, that of Canadian Nationalism. I capitalize the word because some people have become so obsessed with the idea that it is almost a religion in some circles. Don't get me wrong - I'm as concerned as anyone about the Canadian identity. But because of my attempts to discern both sides (that should read 'umpteen' sides) of the situation, I am also very confused. I don't know whether Canadianism is anti- Americanism, anti-British, pro- Team Canada, or simply the feeling I get when I hear a large crowd sing our national anthem. I mention Team Canada because I have heard the opinion voiced that one hockey series did more to - bolster Canadian nationalism than anything since Sir John A. helped to institute the British North America Act. There is no doubt about it - the Canada-Russia hockey games did unite most. Canadians simply by giving them a common bond of interest. And I was as bad as the worst of them. I got excited everytime the Canadians scored a goal; I shed a tear when they lost; and I would have given anything to be with that crowd singing "0 Canada" when they welcomed the team back to Toronto, But I can't help comparing the spirit aroused at that time throughout the country to my high school. We had a terrible time at high school trying to raise school spirit. We were fine, as long as the hockey team was winning, or the wrestling team, or the football team. But as soon as they started to lose, it was a bad scene. I mean, who can get excited over a losing team? To distort an old adage, "It's not how you play the game, but whether you win or lose!" At least that's what determines the crowd reaction. And that's what happened in , 16.40' 0104,7 Canada; a momentary elation. at being on the winning side, not an indication of true nationalism. Now that we have decided what nationalism isn't we are still faced with the problem of what it is. Some people thought that a new Canadian flag would help to unite the country. When Lester Pearson's government brought in the red and white, there were cries of delight from people who thought that finally, Canada was assuming an identity separate from that of Britain. And I guess in a sense, that is true, All over Europe, knap-sacks and tee shirts decorated with the flag proclaim their owners as Canadians. But I know of some people in my predominantly Conservative area at home who wouldn't fly the flag at first because it was a "grit" flag. For a while you could tell who all the Liberals were because they were the only ones who would fly the new flag, Fortunately, that has passed with time, but it all goes to prove that just a flag cannot unite a country. Just this weekend, I read an article suggesting that our national anthem should be re- written because it doesn't represent all Canadians, and it is a little old-fashioned. I suppose there is some merit in the idea. After all, for many Canadians, this country is not our "native land". Again, though, is changing the words of a song going to change Canada's image, or Canadians' image of themselves? One of the substitutes suggested was that Canada's national anthem should be alternated in lines of French and English. It is a nice idea, but could get a little embarrassing if at the end of a meeting, only every other line of the song was sung, just because the alternate lines couldn't be understood, Not much of a solution, would you say and certainly not the cure-all for Canadian nationalism. But it leads to another in- teresting question, that of bilingualism. Again, it would be nice if everyone in the country could speak both French and English and I firmly believe that all civil servants, especially in E 0 Ottawa. should have at least a working knowledge of both languages. Nor does it seem fair that a French-speaking man or woman should be refused a job in Quebec just because he can't speak English. I've been through this argument over and over again, and so far I have not heard anyone come up with a satisfactory solution. The answer is not to force English-speaking Canadians to learn French, or vice-versa. This would really create a lot of bad feelings. So we are right back where we started, Some people ( mostly Americans) have suggested that we could solve all these problems, including those hitherto untouched of industry and trade, by adopting the theory of "continentalism" and joining with the United States. Most Canadians, including myself, immediately jump on this idea as completely unacceptable. But Pierre Berton, with a splendid example of lateral thinking, shone a new light on the subject. He said he wouldn't mind the idea at all, IF the end result of the union had a leader called a Prime Minister, and if the government was composed of a House of Commons and if the smaller divisions within the continent were called provinces instead of states. It's an in- teresting thought, and one I'm sure our neighbors to the south wouldn't cotton to. So what do you do? You can't please all the people all of the time. It is even difficult to please all of the people some of the time, And no-one is satisfied with pleasing some of the people some of the time. And the more you hear on the subject, the less you seem to know about it. Now I'm at the end of my column, and I haven't even touched on anti-Americanism, or the state of the economy, or that often-asked question, "What really is a Canadian?" 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