The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-05-11, Page 14THE HIGH SCHOOL auditorium was crowded for the
graduation dance held on Friday evening. A big birthday
cake highlighted the centennial theme, carried out in the
decoration done by students.--A-T Photo.
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r.
No, I am not an "Ontarion",
I am a Canadian and I am
proud of it. Oh yes, I used to
be an Ontarion, but since the
first day in January, 1967, I am
a Canadian. That is the most
important thing Canada's Cen-
tennial has done for me --
made me realize our nation-
hood.
We are not ten individual
provinces united only by a group
of politicians at Ottawa (at
least, we dare not be). We
must be ten united provinces --
linked together by our culture
and by our nationalism. "What
nationalism?" perhaps you ask.
"What distinctive traits do we
have which create nationalism?"
..I don't know. Perhaps we
will discover that this summer.
However, imagine a heated
discussion between an Ameri-
can, a "Briton", and you, a
Canadian. The American may
tell you of his country's scien-
tific progress. The Briton may
tell you of the past glory of the
empire (now faded). What
would you have to talk about --
our first rocket? No. Our first
atomic bomb? No, nor our first
anything. You might be caught.
Maybe the problem is this:
none of us know enough about
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our homeland. That is the sec-
ond thing I have discovered
since January the first, 1967. I
must learn more about Canada.
Only recently have I considered
the meaning of a very few of
Canada's "firsts", It was a
Canadian who discovered insul-
in; it was a Canadian who in-
vented the telephone. Add to
these two the "firsts" you know.
What "firsts" do we have in lit-
erature? or music? I don't
know that either, but I am go-
ing to find our, within the next
few months!
What will the people from
Italy, Germany, or even the
U.S.A. see in Canada this sum-
mer as they visit Expo '67? A
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INTERVIEWER
ANN GIBSON 12C
QUESTION; "What did you
think about the fashion show?"
0-0-0
LEONE CHAMBERS 12E; "I
thought it was pretty good, but
I didn't think some were too
suitable for wear in this area."
0-0-0
DONNA MUNDELL 11A:
"Blah!"
0--0--0
CHERYL HASKINS 12C: "It
was really different!"
0-0-0
WENDY IRELAND 1213: "I
thought it was fair."
0-0-0
SHEILA IRELAND 12A: "I
didn't see it,"
0-0-0
JEAN ADAMS 10A: "It's bet-
ter than Latin. It was OK."
0-0-0
MARLENE INGLIS OF: "It was
interesting and very enjoyable:'
0-0-0
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thought it was OK."
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asm? Or will they see British
Columbia, Alberta, Saskatche-
wan, Manitoba, Ontario, Que-
bec (ready to withdraw), Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince
Edward Island, Newfoundland,
plus two unknown territories?
Surely not.
Since Canada is the host for
Expo 'V, I think each one of
us must make an effort, as Can-
adians, to make Canada, our
home, a better place for other
Canadians. If Canada ranks
first in every citizen's opinion,
Canada will be first, will it not?
Walkerton
badminton
tournament
BY CARMAN HAMILTON 12B
On Monday, May 1st, the
Wingham badminton team was
invited to Walkerton for an in-
formal tournament. After all
the games had been played,
Wingham proved to be victor-
ious in all categories except
senior boys' singles and doubles.
The members of the badmin-
ton team participating in the
tournament were Bruce Boyd,
Doug Mowbray, James Douglas
and Carman Hamilton in the
senior boys' division; Brad El-
liott, Bill Skinn, Monty Tem-
pleman and Murray MacDonald
made up the junior boys; the
senior girls were Wendy Ireland,
Marg Craig, Christina Czernia-
wski and Marlene Wadel; junior
girls were Julie Adams, Jill Mc-
Pherson, Patsy Zurbrigg and
Jane Harrison.
The Wingham badminton
team would like to take this
orortunity to thank Walkerton
for an enjoyable afternoon.
Students attend
Ottawa conference
on retardation
BY LYNDA JOHNSTON 12B
The week-end of Thursday,
April 27 to Sunday, May 1,
three students from our school
bad the pleasure of attending a
Youth Activities Conference on
Mental Retardation in Ottawa.
Anne Oldfield, Suzanne Mac-
donald and myself were fortun-
ate in being chosen as youth
delegates to represent the Wing-
barn District Retarded Child-
ren's Association at the first
youth conference held in con-
junction with the Ontario Asso-
ciation for the Mentally Retard-
ed. (O.A.M.R.)
We travelled by train to Ot-
tawa and arrived there late
Thursday afternoon. The ma-
jority of our sessions were held
at the CentennialCentre in Ot-
tawa, the former railway sta*
tion, across from the Chateau
Laurier. We were billeted at
private homes in the city.
After some opening remarks
Friday morning, we heard from
Dr. S. J. Koegler, superintend-
ent of the Mental Retardation
Centre, Toronto. He was a
wonderful speaker and explain-
ed in terms understandable to
us the causes of mental retarda-
tion and also our responsibili-
ties to the retarded. Discussion
groups and lunch followed.
In the afternoon we toured
points of interest in Ottawa and
local facilities for the mentally
retarded.
The banquet that evening
was held with the 0, A.M.R. in
the ballroom at the Chateau
Laurier Hotel. This was an ex-
perience! A dance at the Cen-
tennial Centre followed but the
torchlight parade after, led by
a band up Parliament Hill when
we threw coins in the Centen-
nial Fountain was one of the
highlights of the week-end.
Saturday morning our ques-
tions from the previous day were
discussed by a panel of people
with experience in various fields
in dealing with the retarded.
The luncheon at noon was
Doug Mowbray and Marlene Wa-
del also put up a good fight. Af-
ter losing their second match
they advanced to the quarter-
finals where they were again
defeated.
Both girls' teams, singles and
doubles, had the misfortune of
playing the best teams first, thus
going down to defeat in the first
two matches, Wendy Ireland
played girls singles and Margaret
Craig and Christine Czerniawski
teamed up for doubles.
When the meet was over and
we turned towards home, our
heads bowed and tears of defeat
in our eyes, we heard our coach,
Mr. Stuckey say those immor-
tal words," We'll get 'em next
year." And WE WILL!
A HAND GRENADE is shown to Lt, Col, R, S. Hethering-
ton and Lt. Maher, members of the inspecting party, by
Major P. Ritter during a weapons demonstration at WDHS
on Monday.—A-T Photo,
AWARDED THE 99th Fd. Battery Award for the best shot
in the cadet corps during inspection was Cdt, Tom Black,
OC of the battery, Major J. L. B, tvtelanson made the pre-
sentation.—A-T Photo.
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What Centennial Year Means to Me
Huron-Perth
badminton
tournament
BY DOUG MOWBRAY 11A
On April 29 the Wingham
District High School badminton
team journeyed to Clinton to
endeavour to conquer the Hur-
on-Perth Championship. Upon
arrival our hopes were high as
we sought revenge for the de-
feat of our junior team, but as
time marched on and matches
were played our hopes sank. Al-
though no hope of victory re-
mained our spirit never died as
we fought on amid continual
defeat from our opponents, You
might say "Our team never
died but merely faded away".
In boy's singles, our repre-
sentative Bruce Boyd, made a
good showing for his first year
in this category. All his mat-
ches were fast and furious and
he displayed his skills in the
fine art of badminton.
After a slow start our boys'
doubles appeared on the court
beseiged with injuries, and
went on to win their first game.
Ken Skinn and Bryan Walden,
playing together for the first
time, played surprisingly well,
to put in a good showing for
Wingham.
The mixed doubles team of
0
held in. the ballroom at.the
teau Laurier. I must say that it
is. just sl little different than
lunch at home I The guest
speaker was Pr. Gingras, Ex-•
OC4tilM Director, Rehabilitation
Institute of Montreal. He spoke
on the thalidomide children and
Was a most impressive speaker,
He showed us a film of artifi,
• dial limbs powered by batteries
which have been developed in
co,-operation with the Russians.
There was a choice of Other
going on a bus trip to Smith's
Falls Ontario Hospital School in
the afternoon or seeing films.
Words cannot describe how
much we enjoyed the week-end,
the new friendships we made, or
how much more vitally interest-
ed we are in this problem which
is not just the burden of parents
of retarded, but of society as
well,
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Hear about
Wells Academy
BY MARY AHARA 12E
The Grade 12 students from
the 4-year B. & C. courses 'who
showed an interest to further
their education in school met in
the girls' occupations room to
listen to Mrs. J. Hoge speak on
Wells Academy in London.
The students asked about
some of the different courses
which are offered at the school.
Some of these are: Business ad-
ministration, business machines,
secretarial science course for
commercial graduates, steno-
graphic and secretarial courses.
The enrollment in the school
in London is 100-150 students,
Mrs. Hoge is the registrar and
consultant of Wells Academy.
You've heard about the ostrich of course, but would you
believe Allah Colwell actually thought he could hide from
the camera with a coat over his head'?
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