The Lucknow Sentinel, 1976-11-03, Page 19Library Club
'As well as being an excellent
resource centre, our library is a
great place to work! Just ask any of
the members of this year's Library
Club, and I'm sure they will agree.-
Whether they devote' their' spare
time, to this club to earn activity
points, to gain work experience, to
meet people, or simply to find out -
what "makes a library tick", these
' people deserve a lot of credit.!
This year, there are eight
members in the Library Club, and
they usually have one-- formal
Meeting each term. These are held
to plan the work to be done
throughout the term'. All -work is
done On a voluntary basis, and
records of time devoted by each
member are kept to assess the
number of points they have earned.
Each year, there is a Student
Council Award given to-the student
making the best contribution to the
Library Club.
This club is student-run, with
'Mr.. Mountford as the staff advisor.
If you are in the library at any time
before school in the morning,
during noon hour, or during
activity periods, you may encounter
members of the Library Club hard
at work. They are responsible for
the Circulation of books in the
library, filing catalogue cards,
repairing books, stamping books,
as well as making inventory at the
end of the year. they also purchase
,,the records in thelibrary which are
available for student use. What
would we do without these people?
The next time you're in the
library and see a hard working
member of the Library Club,
maybe you will want to thank them
for all they'ye done for you! After
all, they,do make our library a nicer
place to visit!
MARY EADIE.
Mennonite group has its own
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alternate on Sundays. The. Amish,
however, meet in homes of various
families. Their services last from
two' to 'two and a half( hours.
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THE LUCKNOW.SENTIN LUCKNOW,'ONTARIO WE DNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1976
Home Economics
Trip, Grade 13
Our course this .year involves a
basic study of family Socialization.
Last Tuesday morning at .10.00
we attived at one of the Elmira.
Mennonite Churches. Here we
were greeted by Pastor Vernon
Leis. He began.' the day by
explaining a little bit about the
Mennonite movement to us.
Basically, in the Waterloo reg-
' ion, there are 16 groups of
Mennonites. *These groups have
some common beliefs but differ
mainly in their practices. Mennon-
ites don't- believe in going to war
but they do believe that the Church
should be separate from the state.
The old Order Amish wear
beards and the old Order Mennon-.
lies do not. However, they are
starting to. This is one of their only
physical identifying factors.
Basically the 2 divisions are the
horse and buggy people who don't
have cars or telephones, and the
Markam Mennonites who do.
Pastor Leis enjoyed throwing in a
bit of humour once in a while. He
explained to ,us that there are
Amish who wear only one suspend-
er. There are Amish who wear two
suspenders. However, there are
Amish that wear no suspenders at
all and these are the ones admired
for their great faith. •
Most Mennonites don't believe -
in any type of insurance. Instead
they believe that God and God's
people should provide for the needs
of the people.
Mennonites are always ready to
help in tinie of need and don't
expect anything in return. In
recent years a Roman Catholic
living in. the Waterloo Region lost
his barn in a fire Mennonites built
.him a new, barn. He said , that
during this time these neighbours
were far better than hii insurance.
In the Waterloo region the
extended family.is very common.
The grandparents usually live 'in a
separate addition to the house of
their children. For recreation the
young people get togetner on
Sunday evenings to sing, play
games and dance. Just about each
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Council Nevts.
"Fable Manor" provided the
entertainment for the dance held
on Friday, October 22. Attendance
was down from the first dance' of
the year but the music. ,,was good
and everyone seemed' to enjoy
themselves:"
The stUdents' lounge is getting a
new look. Part Of the money
allotted to the lounge managers by
the student 'council has been used
to give the lounge a much needed
paint job, Please be patient when
-you find the lounge door locked.
We are trying to make the lounge
an even nicer place to ,visit.
ELEANOR JOHNSTONE.
room school houses until grade
eight or until they're fourteen years
old -- whichever comes first. 'These
people believe that education
beyond this level would threaten
their faith; however, they are
strong believers in formal training.
We viewed 'a film entitled "The
Mennonite Story" explaining the
history of Mennonites up to the
present day. Another small' film
showed all of 'the commercials
sponsored by the Mennonite Move-
ment.
Pastor Leis invited us downstairs
for a luncheon where we were
served a typical Mennonite home-
cooked lunCh of potatoes, ham',
peas, carrots, salad, bread, and
apple pie. It was simply delicious.'
After lunch we viewed books
written about or, by Mennonites.
This included their workbooks. We
also admired crafts in their
craftroom which displayed crafts
front a number of ' different
countries.
Our bus trip involved a tour of
the general area. We viewed, farms
of different groups of Mennonites.
Many' of these . men operate
machine shops in the area, where
' they make machinery to order.
They very seldom use the products
themselves. They are also expert
plumbers, carpenters and brielday-
ers. What one man doesn't know
the other does.
We stopped at the West Mont-
rose bridge built in 1881, which is
the only covered bridge left in
Ontario.
Our ,tour guide, Ray Ruebagar
also tried his luck as a comedian.
.He asked .us what the difference
was between unlawful and illegal.
Well, unlawful 'is against the law
and illegal is a sick bird.
This concluded our fielt, trig.
We all went home with a better
understanding of the Mennonite
group and with a little more
appreciation of this great move-
ment.
"Mennonites.'" continue to ex-
press their faith in practical and
concrete ways. They believe that
their Lord is calling them to believe
and do, to confess and obey, to
reconcile and 'forgive, to love and
serve, to sacrifice and give,, to live
and work, together, to demonstrate
that there is another way."
These people ,chose to live this
way of life...they don't have to.
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MRS.' PRATT
Mrs. Catherine Pratt is the
newest member of the commercial
department 'at Madill. Although
she is -qualified to ' teach both
shorthand and office practice, she
now teaches 'five grade 'nine and,
two grade ten typing classes.
Mrs. Pratt was born in ,Sicily but
came to Canada as a child with her
family which settled in the Italian-
community 'in Toronto. There she
grew' up and received her element-
ary and secondary schooling. After
graduating from St. Joseph's
College School she entered. Ryer-
son Polytechnical Institute in
secretarial science. In three years
she received her diploma arid she
then entered teacher's college. For
the first five years of her 'teaching
career she worked in Listowel.
During this time she received her
B.A. in English from 'York Univer-
sity; For the last two years before
Coming to Madill, she taught at
Sandwich Secondary School on the
outskirts of Windsor.
She has been married for four
years and she and Mr. Pratt own a
house in Listowel. Her hobbies
include pottery, tennis, skiing and
she is a member of the school's
chess club.
Speaking about Madill, Mrs.
Pratt says, "It' has a feeling of an '
•established school" which she feels
is due to the fact that the' high
school has been in Wingham for so'
long that it has made mistakes and
through time has learned how to
correct them. She feels "the staff
are 'very outgoing" and "the
students are very friendly". Mrs.
Pratt is also pleased with the' way
"the school as a whole pushes
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