The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-02-21, Page 5CO-EDITQR
EDITOR'ary
Kate P�ttison
Lynn te Warii
I by Janis Ohm
MR. STUCKEY portrays a Spanish lady, flanging her head
over her shoulder, and snapping` her wooden clackers. The .
springtrip this year is to Spain.
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Student interviews
Interviewer
Jim Welwood
QUESTION: Do you think that
there is any real purpose served
by the cheerleaders and if so,
what?
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Stephanie Rae OH: Yes and No.
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Joanne Schmidt: Yes! They get
The interest of the other students
to, cheer and have spirit.
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Mairjorrie Powell 11K: Yes.
think they show the school's pride
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in our sports teams.
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Sandy Orien 12F: Yes... but it
only seems connected to basket-
ball and football.
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Liz Neilson 13B: If they have
the .spirit and volume to get the
crowd behind them they'regreat.
But it takes a lot of initiative.
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Kathy Joynt 13B: Yes, because
they have a lot of guts to get put
there and yell. Besides they're
cute.
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Thge 1 uea»
Jud wive a se,.,
fort In losing to ss to r. and pby>
y struPger team by* spars oI
M. Topscorers tor Madill were
ftlek Jsiaek>ln, I,6pointS ande
JeruValvith 11 points
.On' Tor ade y, 'February 12,. the
Junior Mus a,� loot
to - * stronger ton* Alit**
evone gave *MP per cent ef-
fort, Stratford Citral came out
on top With* decisive score 0540.
Top scorers' were, Bruce Jermyn,.
1 points, and Carl Good With 14,
Carl Good
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. SENIOR BOYS'
BASKETBALL
a0n Thursday, February 7, the
Madill Mustangs won a well -
played game over the Mitchell.
Blue Devilq. The Mustangs jump-
ed into an early leadInd relent-
lessly hung onto it. The team
showed great effort and hustle as
well as excellent outside shoot-
ing. Leading scorer . was Brude
Wiibee with 17 points. Final score
was 63-65.
Tuesday; February 12, the
Mustangs hosted the Stratford
Central Ramblers. The ,Rams
dominated the game playing ex-
cellent defensive ball and topping
it 'off with supreme shooting.
Final score was • Stratford 84
Madill $4. Top Madill scorer was
Ray Nicholson With •13 points.
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—Bruce Wilbee
with the smiles
Irs 2 ;and.the students have lust lin
,tlisrniased early 10 00 o . the gym or the foot -
'hal I
oot-'ball f ield'to. cheer our school ionto victory. As
then hordes . of people lanae their ` ap-
pearanees, there are a cabin nine girls who
.stird.outclearly from the rest, These are the
amllingwbubblling .girls In purple, otherwise
.knoW0 as the F. � :M;aedlll ',cheerleaders.
When thecheerleadr* ere mentioned,
what, are the first thoughts tt`pop into your,
head?Is it enthuslaam,'boredom or indiffer+
' ence?° if it is enthusiasm, then you are likely
'one of the few fans- .who,h+ Ip: cheer at the.
games, If it Is boredom, y, u:are likely one of
'the. hundreds that ,go. borne :anal if it is indif-
ference, you are probably,oeof the human
• stone carvings that clutter ,our halls during
the,am+es: ; ,..
It's' been said. over and over again that
Our school laeks school spirit; But to put it
bluntly, the little school spirit We did have is
Slowly dying, What can we do about it? it
may come as a surprise ,to rinany, but the
cheerleaders are the Spark. that is going to
set they fire ablate. But even * spark has -to
have a beginning. -
• This year .the ,cheerleaders have done
more than their share to sgppert the school.
Time and time'again their 'glowing faces
brightened up the Monday Morning .assem-
koies with such skits as, ,"If 1 Were Not -a
MIDGET BOYS'
BASKETBALL •
On February 7, the Midgit
Boys' Basketball Team played
host to Mitchell. At the end of four.'
quarters the score was Mitchell
35, Wmgham 26. On the 12th, the
Midgets played Stratford Cen-
tral, Again" they came out on the
short end of the stick, los; to
Stratford 44-15. Top scorers- for
Notice of Public Meetings
Bradley -Georgetown Transmission Line Routes
,000,k° (11 q.sis::.i ;aubtoobi „c''I?te',ta
The gtudy C�flhiflUeS
Over the past year Ontario Hydro has con-
ducted an environmentai•study to identify the
most acceptable alternative locations for each
of two transmission linerights-of-way between
Bradley Junction and the Guelph -Georgetown
area. These rights-of-way are required to
accommodate part of the planned province -
wide 500,000 volt bulk transmission system as
well as associated 230,000 volt rights-bf-way
in the Kitchener -Waterloo -Guelph area.
The First Phase
The first phase of the study was devoted to
assembling basic data about the study area
from maps, statistics, etc., in order to establish
possible corridors for the transmission lines.
The Second Phase
To determine the views of the community
about the alternative corridors, public meet-
ings"were held in October in the study area. •
Since that time. the project team has estab-
lished a possible right-of-way within each
corridor.
Now The Third Phase.
To obtain the views of the community about
the rights-of-way a series of public meetings
has been arranged. These are listed below.
There is a meeting, for your area and you
are invited to attend.
Maps showing the location of the right-of-
way within each corridor will be on display
from 7:00 p.m. on the evening of the meeting.
Hydro representatives will also be available at
that time to discuss the rights-of-way with you.
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transmission line study area
Additional information Including a map'showing the alternative rights-of-way
can be obtained by writing to:
Ontario Hydro, Room H-1242, 620 University Avenue
Toronto,:Ontarlo MSG 1X6
DATE
MON. FEB. g5
TUES. FEB. 26
WED. FEB. 27
THURS.. FEB. 28
MON. MAR.4
TUES. MAR.5
WED: MAR. 6
THURS. MAR. 7
MON. MAR.11
TUES. MAR: 12
WED. MAR. 13
FRI. MAR.15
HY4.3108
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LOCATION a TIME: 8:00 p.m.
WALKERTON—Walkerton District Secondary School -1320 Yonge Street
MOUNT FOREST—Mount Forest District High School
FORDWICH—Howick Central School—Highway # 87 North of Fordwich
ARTHUR—Arthur rHigh School
LISTOWEL—Central Public School—Binnington Street
ST. CLEMENTS—St. Clements Separate School -45 King Street West
ELMIRA-Elmira District High School
WATERLOO—MacGregor Public Schooi-31 Central Avenue at King, Street
GRAND VALLEY—Grand Valley District High School
ERIN—Erin Public School ---185 Main Street
FERGUS—Centre Wellington District Highschool
BROOKVILLE---Brookville Public School
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Madilt "The History of Overloading"
(which is hard to forget) and "A Christmas
'Song" They showed their. truewomen qu roll-
Ales by making cupcake,►, as prizes for Purple
and White°Day and also prodpced two excel-
lent pep rallies, Most important of all, the
cheerleaders havecheered many teams on
to victory. That's not a bad record, for nine
girls.
In May they are planning to attend a
cheerleading competition and they have -
very high hopes for it,.as they should have,
for they are one of the best squad's this school
has
ever Witnessed.
Besides being full of spirit and spunk
they also have very vivid imaginations,
which can be seen in all their new routines.
"Special mention should, go to their "porn=
pom" routine which shockermany with its
originality and superb performance. They
are also planning more activities and skits
for the future.
Asrwas saidbefore, the cheerleaders are
the spark that is going to set something
ablaze, but even a spark needs kindling, So
let's help the cheerleaders build something
permanent. Next game, instead ..of a shout,
let's have a roar, Even • if the cheerleaders
aren't in their uniforms, just look for the
girls with the smiles and then start cheering.
Madill were Robin Brent and Ron
de Boer.
—Robin Brent
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GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL
On Monday, February 11, :the
girls' volleyball teams travelled
to St. Marys.` The tournament
was not as successful as the girls
would have liked.
The Juniors didn't have a very
good day. They lost to St. Marys
15-2 and 15-7. The next match
against Exeter wasn't in their
favor either with the scores being
15-7, 1541. The Juniors kept try-
ing without much luck as they
lost their third match to Ligtowel
15-5 and 15-8. Their main problem
seemed to be their serving. The
girls were disappointed as they
had previously done so well in
London and they were now put
out of the finals.
The day for the Seniors was a
little better, although the girls
harLtrouble adjusting to the=mes,
tom,. ,al��,y and the,•wout
wat mateha-ifOr
Madillwas against St. Marys,
one of the top teams. It was a
close match: 15-12 and 15-11 in
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Dram field trip
No Londol
On Thursday, February 7th ,the
students of Drama .301 and 401
were invited to London by the
drama students of Catholic Cen-
tral School. At the school the stu-
dents were invited into their por-
table drama classroom where
they Were introduced to everyone
and discussed their own various
drama activities for the year.
The students divided into
groups and proceeded to tour the
Grand Theatre, which they all
enjoyed. The students then went
to the school cafeteria for lunch
and to the gymnasium for a sem-
inar on sensitivity, trust exer-
cises and participations in short
skits.
y Afterwards the students went
to the Talbot Theatre at the Uni-
versity of Western Ontario and
saw the Broadway musical,
"Marne."
The bus trip concluded after
they supped at the Knotty Pine
Restaurant. This completed the
day quite nicely.
By Ann Dabrowski
and Karen Wilson
favor of the host team. Next _the'
Seniors met Listowel with List-
owel coming out on top, 15-4. and
1846. The last match saw the
girls in purple and white on top:
They played very good games
against Exeter with the scores
being 15-3 and 17-15 for Madill.
Barb Stanley
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CURLING
On Thursday, February 7 the
two curling• teams representing
F. E. Madill S. S. went to St:
Marys for the Huron -Perth curl—
ing bonspiel. Our boys did excep-
tionally well and came home with
the . Huron -Perth title, the
school's first for this year. The
girls, although they didn't come
home with any titles, did play
well. Both* tearis should be con-
gratulated.
Members of the girls team
were: Sandy Orien (skip); Louise
Procter (vice); Bern Kieffer
(2nd); Janice Kieffer (lead) ;
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CH.EERLEADERf,
Forrner
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The following .letter was re-
ceived by Mr. and Mrs: Elmer.
c,Earrisb, Gorrie, from Mary Mae
Schwartzentruber .-who ' is at
present teaching at Kananga,
Zaire, Africa • (formerly the
Congo) at the Mennonite Christ -
tan Conference (MCC) mission
school.
Miss Schwartzentruber is the
daughter of Mr. and.i. Mrs.. E.
Schwartzentruber in Morris Twp.
and a graduate of F. E. Madill °
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S.S., •Wingham. She was a Friday;,
teacher at Howick Central School flyu g + Yer .:varied Ian
;tour years beftiref ='taking , farrr►sr',.I ei „ 1,
Ron6McKhgtmr(sAripOrrillurraipu6atudiese a t Waterloo werSity
MccKagite ;Ian MacDonald, . -where -she -graduated' last* year:,
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Dear Mr. and Mrs. Farrish :
What an exciting ending to an
Old Year full of wonderful hap-
penings and a cotpletely new
New Year! • Let me explain:
Dec. 21st found me leaving miy
home of four months, Grenoble,
France and travelling to Brus-
sels, Belgium' to spend an enjoy-
able Christmas with some other
MCCers, as well as getting the
necessary papers to get into
Zaire. (The short notice I.. re-
ceived as to my departure ex-
plains the long silence, I hope. I
finally received my address at
Kinshasa.)
On the 28th, Nancy and I, trying
to appear outwardly calm,
boarded the big bird, that carried
us many, many *tiles, across
cities, mountgins, a glacier, the
Med. Sea, islands, and then, . a
red, dry ocean of sand - as we
flew over the Sahara, and into the
heart of the huge continent,
Africa.
Then luxuriant foQrests sped
past beneath us as we 'landed in
the Carrieroons for refueling. The
heavy, humid, hot blanket of air
that wrapped itself around us as
we stepped onto the platform was
our initiation to the tropics. The
air-conditioned coolness- of the
cabin I returned to on boarding
symbolizes for me the contrast of
'the two worlds, the one I left for a
while, and the one that had just
become my home.
We arrived at Kinshasa at 8:30
that evening, an
Zaire'scapital, iu
orientation. Here Ili fight ,c
class and thie worst of:pOvertY
stood side by side,• sowing the
bestand worst of 'Zaire!: I e, as
do any large cities., It :se ws t
fortunate- that m? ionaries and
church. leaders belong ;hi the fiicst
'category, , however.. theupper
rungs of the social ladder;
(2nd); Harry Schiestal (lead).
• .. by Janette Hogan
School. queen
and !eaider
Last -week nominations for the
F.E. Madill School . Queen and
School 'Leader were held. All
nominees were to have been in
this year's graduating classes.
Only the grads of grade ten and
students of grade 12 and 13 could
have voted. The idea was to have
chosen two people as worthy re,
presentation of the graduates in
the school. Ideally, these two
people are active in school ath-
letics and activities, but the
major opinion is that the choosing
is simply a popularity contest.
Of the nine contestants, the
chosen two were Karen Galbraith
and John Elliott.
Let Us Say This
About That
In -the Monday morning as-
sembly February 11, arm bars
were given out to the Junior
Boys' basketball team by Mr.
Simmons and to the Midget Boys'
team by Mr. Shore. Mr. Hawkins
introduced the Curling team.
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On Wednesday, February 13,
the mathematically inclined stu-
dents of Grades 9,10 and 11 wrote
the junior math contest. Good
luck to those who may perhaps
become the future National con-
test winners.
THE CURLING TEAM of 73-74 from left to right: Ron McKague, Murray McKague, Ian
MacDonald, Harry Schiestal, Sandy Orien, Louise Procter, Bern Kieffer and Janice
Kieffer. The boys were Huron -Perth champions.
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arrived at Kananga; eve
was going well, except that one ,w
my suitcases (the one containing
clothes!) hadn't arrived!! By
now, such happenings are com-
monplace and minor! It came
two days later.
Kananga is also a .city of con-
trasts - the section in whieh 1 live
was constructed by European
diamond miners years ago, - son
you can ..imagine very western
living quarters. One don't have
to drive more than -a mile to see
mud huts with their thatched
roofs, open doorways, in front of
which palm trees sway in the tall
grass, however.
The school where I teach is a
plain, cement blocks building, 6
long, narrow rooms, natural
lighting only, classes of 40 to 50,
and a tin roof that was carried
away ' by the wind last year!
When it was fastened again, the
old holes and the new ones didn't
quite meet! That makes, for some •
interesting, classes of leap puddle
and musical benches during
tropical torrents!
This being rainy season, the
vegetation is beautifully verdant,
and the day sky is' frequently
gray and cloudy. Zaire has the
brightest, clearest, most beauti-
ful moonlight ever. This is the
first night that the sky looks like a
page from a stars book, though,
because usually a cloud cover
hides the stars; maybe I should
let that subject drop!
Teaching - six days a week,
7:30 to 11:55, total of 20 hours,
French and English to the last
two classes in high school. Lesson
preparation keeps nye very busy,
pecially since I know so much
bout African literature! I am
ery pleased to have to learn so
many new things, however, and
have enjoyed my first week of
classes immensely!
If I had had so many odds
against me to get my education
as these students here have -
teachers missing, hour's walk to
school, few books -1 might never
have left grade 8!, So, I am
looking forward to Mew years of
contrast and contradiction, work
and play, new experiences and
challenges!
Will be writing personally as
soon as I can . : . it may take a
while, however; please be patent
and write anyway.
" Well, I'm settled again for ...
who knows how long? At least un-
til the end of the school year, and
then? ... maybe the bush!!.
Sincereh•
Mary