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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-05-07, Page 40 a 4 - GQE)E'RICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 , 1980 SINCE 1848 Second class mail registrotion number -0716 -11 THE NEWS PORT FOR GODERICH & DISTRICT Founded In NM and published every Wednesday at Godorlch, Ontario. Member of the CCNA and ,}TWNA. Adver- tising rates on request. Subscriptions payab,le In advance '16.00 In Canada, '35.00 to U.S.A., °35.00 to all other coun- tries, single copies 35'. Display advertising rotes available on request. Please ask for Rate Card No. 10 effective Sept. 1, 1979. Second class mail Registration Number 0716. Advertising Is accepted on the condition that in the event of typographical error, tho advertising space occupied by tho erroneous item, together with reasonable olIowance for signature. will not be charged for but the balance of the advertisement will bo paid for at the applicable rote. In the event of a typographical error advertising goods or services ata wrong price. goods or service may not be sold. Advertising Is merely an offer to soil, �and �may be withdrawn at any Nmo. Tho Signal -Star Is not responsible for -the loss or damage of unsolicited n sc- rlpts, photos or other materials used for reproducing purposes. PUBLISHED BY: SIGNAL -STAR PUBLISHING LIMITED ROBERT G. SHRIER - President and Publisher SHIRLEY J. KELLER - Editor DONALD M. HUBICK - Advertising Manager DAVID SYKES - Assistant Editor P.O. BOX 220, HUCKINS ST, INDUSTRIAL PARK GODERICH N7A 4B6 GoLt p,0 FOR BUSINESS OR EDITORIAL OFFICES please phone (5,19) 524-8331 Consider your donation If you have passed by the recreational development at the corner of Bennett and Eldon Streets in town, you may be thinking it is a great idea that has been brought to life by some more of those hard-earned taxpayer dollars you shell out each year. Not so. Not one tax dollar has gone into that project ss ar, and what's more no tax dollars are schedule • . be spent on the developmentwhich is the brainchild of the GDCI physical education department. The land is owned by the Huron County •Board of Education. But of the $52,000 that has been spent on -work completed to date, $31,000 has been raised by GDCI students who have been running and dancing and jogging and walking to make money for the sports field you see there today. The rest of the money camefrom the Lions Club which 'donated $3,000; the Kinsmen Club which gave $2,000; and two grants, one from Wintario and one from the Community Centres people. What you see there today is a track, a basketball court, a combination soccer and football field and the beginnings of a ball diamond. But there's' more .to come. The track is to get a rubberized surface; the basketball court is to get standards with of course, baskets; the ball diamond needs a•backstop and whatever else; and the soccer and football field requires goals and posts. What's more, there's a storage facility to be ' completed in one part of an adjacent barn. It is all taking money, lots and lots... of money. While GDCI students, are still ' working on the project, they are growing a little weary of the labor. This year for instance, interest in the spring jog-a- thon is down considerably from previous years, and unless there is renewed enthusiasm among students closer to the date, it appears income from the jog-a-thon will be seriously reduced. The sports field will be used by the general public. This summer, community ball teams will use the diamond. The track is already utilized by individuals who like to run or cycle to keep in shape. Kids presently use the field for kite flying and games, and they will certainlyenjoy the basketball court when it .is complete. It's a park with a dif- ference...and it •is open to everyone anytime. If you would like to make a donation --to the sports field, get in touch with the physical education staff at GDCI. They will be happy to advise you of the best way to md'ke a contribution to this worthwhile endeavour. If you are approached by a GDCI student for sponsorship for the jog-a-thon, think it over carefully before you send the youngster -away with your general "duty donation". Thin how the field came into being and what it will mean to young people and interested -adults for years to come. Think what your generous donation could mean to Goderich. This: kind of citizen participation is badly needed • by. the GDCI students and staff to complete the projecton time and iii total. It's a great way •to do• your part toward the building of.a better hometown and a brighter future. - SJK • A fit, -'ng tribute It is fitting indeed that The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 109 is undertaking Operation We Do Remember,, a commemoration of the 25th an- niversary of the liberation of Holland by the Can,aidin Forces in May1945.'Need centre - One needed only to have gone to .,the, recent production of Goderich Little Theatre, The Miracle Worker, to realize that th's a whole lot of talent in Goderich - and a whole lot of people ready to pay money to see that talent on stage. . ,Goderich and area GLT subscribers filled MacKay Hall for seven nights to,see and hear some of the finest drama anywhere. • , They weren't- disappointed. The Miracle Worker directed by :Philip J. McMillan with-. Debbie bhaddick and Colleen Maguire in the major roles, was a winner. GLT has. been around of a long time. Judging from the interest of the audiences and the en- thusiasm of the cast, it will be around for many more years.,__, 'It helps one believe that a proper theatre and cultural centre for Goderich isn't a crazy idea dreamed up by a few wealthy and influential idealists. It is a very real need in a troubled World and a very possible goal in a community like this one where not everyone thrives -on locker rooms and stuffy meeting rooms. - SJK • It is fitting because Canadians have maintained a warm relationship with the Dutch throughout the years, and have hied the pleasure of welcoming ildren from HaJland who /. . - 5 • .5 - 5 5 t arrived in Canada to take up residence. ' In this part of Ontario, the' province is much richer because of the Dufch immigrants who came here to make their home. They are hardworking folk who have settled in to contribute energetically ' to the economy of this nation, particularly in the farming industry. As well, many of these people embrace a strong Christian faith that continues to be an inspiration to many Canadian "natives" who have long -since forgotten the principles and con- victions upon which this land was originally built. In Goderich, the parkette on Victoria Street at the intersection of Hamilton and Nelson Streets con- tains visual reminders of the bond of frierrdshipthat exists between the Dutch' Canadians and other Canadians from many different origins. There are plans among Dutch Canadians to make im- provements to this area when funds permit, but even if that is never done there will always be a special comraderie that will last throughout the ages. So itis_indeed_fitting_to rededicate -the• carrf-n1u-nity to this relationship. It is to be hoped that mafiy citizens, whether of Dutch, German, French, Irish, Scottish, Laotian, Chinese or other heritage will in some way support this rededication ... and approve its intent with renewed efforts to live, work and play in harmony with all Canadians and their allies. SJK Miracle of love Mothers are wonderful BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER It was Victor Hugo who wrote, the definition of maternal love. Hugo said it is the rniraculous substance which God multiplies as He divides it. How true. How wonderfully true. Just how this miracle occurs .is always puzzlingchildren. Down through the generations, kids have been asking their mothers, "Do you love me as much as you love Nancy?" And the response comes quickly and positively from mother. "Of course I do." Usually the child will be satisfied with thia_gaswer,and_will nestle comfortably in mother's arms, assured he is equal with his other brothers and sisters.,, But occasionally he'll still be un- certain and the inevitable question will come. "How can you love me the same as Nancy?" It takes a wise mother to handle this kind of a query. One of the best ways perhaps is my tried and proven method. I hold up the child's hand and I ask him, "Which one of these fingers do you like the best?" . "My little one," answers the child with a grin. '''Okay," I say, "then I can chop off the first and second ones here, and you - wouldn't care a bit." "Unhuh," the child generally says, pulling his hand away quickly. "You see?" I explain patiently. "That's the way it is with mothers and children. Each child is special but she loves each of them equally and wouldn't want to do without any of them." I suppose mothers everywhere have a special way of explaining lots and lots of things to their children, and this week I gathered together a few of these together as a tribute to moms everywhere. +++ One of my very favorite writers of humor for women has long been Erma Bombeck. Erma has a way of putting things down on paper that tickles the funnybone at the same time as it educates the world to t e, way women think and feel about thingin general. Just this week I came across something she wrote about how God created mothers ... and I thought it was downright appropriate. Erma tells that as God was creating mothers, one of His host of mighty angels commented, "You're doing a lot of fiddling1around on this dne." "Have- you read the specs on this or- der?" the Lord patiently asked the angel. "She has to be completely washable, but not plastic; have 180 moveable parts ... all replaceable; run on black coffee and leftovers; have a lap told You. You were trying to put too much into this model." - "It'S-h-Ot a leak," said the Lord. "It's"a tear." "What's it for?" "It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness and pride." "You are a genius," said the.angel. "The. Lord looked sombre. "I d'iln't put it there." Erma Bombeck. One of today's most gifted writers of humor and everyday truth. She must have based her comments on mothers on this quotation from Henry Ward Beecher: "When God thought of mother, He must have laughed with satisfaction, and framed -it quickly - so rich, so deep, so divine, so full of soul, power and beauty, was the conception." + + + Surely that meanest mother must have lain awake nights thinking up mean things for us to do. "She demanded that we tell the truth, even if it hurt, and sometimes it hurt like everything. "By the time. we were teenagers, life became increasingly unbearable. Our dates were not allowed to toot the horn to bring us running as other girls" dates did. - "My cruel mother embarrassed us by insisting that our dates come to the door and get us. And where some 'of our friends got to 'date when they were 12, rny, cruel mother refused to let us date ""until we were 15 and then only for school functions. *. "My sister and brothers and I finally got away from my cruel mother and could do as 'we pleased, but by now we . were helplessly warped and twisted in that disappears when she stands up; a our behaviour. - kiss that can cure anything from a I read an article by an unknown writer "We grew up takipg baths. and tithing - broken leg to a disappointed love affair; , this week that I 'thought would have • to church and we never learned not to. six pairs o an s�'af-ids`tlY elf-"—t5'ei're"speciairrrl-ea"tringltrr-te-ers-an'd""--"Norre-af-us-ever--had—the-oppori it-ios eyes." older children. It was entitled, The other young people have to wreck The angel questioned the need for all Meanest Mother. school houses or burn flags or smoke pot. those eyes. The Lord explained. Here is the article: -- "Each of us went to school - and "One pair that sees through. closed- "Surely mine was the meanest mother learned; went to work - and 'earned. doors when ..5he asks," What are you kids in the world. While 'other kids ate candy Each of us got marled once - and still is. doing iini there?" ' when she already for breakfast, I had to have cereal and "It's a rut. We 'keep going in the knows.•tAnother here in the back of •her' eggs and toast. When others were en- direction in which we've been pushed. head that sees what she shouldn't but joying pop and -candy -for lunch, I had to.._ • And _my_ meanest mother . in the world what she has to -know, and of course the eat a sandwich and fruit. pushed us into this bathing and learning ones here in front that can look at a child "I was not alone in my suffering; my and earning and giving and living and when he goofs up and say,''I undertand sister and two brothers had the same loving;" • and I love you" without so much as ut- cruel mother I had. - tering a word." n ' =' "She insisted on knowing where we There are other specifications built in were all 'the time. She had to know who on the standard model of a mother, our friends were and what we were Erma Bombeck writes. doing, and if we said we'd be.home in an She says the Lord made a woman who hour that meant an hour - or less - not could cure herself when she gets sick; more. can feed a family of six on a pound of "When we were young and disobeyed, hamburger; and can get a nine-year-old this tyrannical mother- of ours would to stand under a shower. strike us - with a switch - imagine. Erma points out that mothers are soft "And now you begin to see how really but tau _h and can not only think, but can mean she was. But even this physical It's a fact that for the most important brutality was not the worstTt T job of a lifeti , "We had to be in bed early, get up children, you have no training. No ex- + + + Who was it that said, "Insa-nity is hereditary. You can get it from your children."? - I don't- know. But as one mother to another, I have' often told my own children, "Forgive me kids if I make mistakes. You are the first children I have ever raised." -jta-eason and compromise. But this is the part I like best about the whole piece, and I'll quote because some of it would be0lgstat erwise. "Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek," wrote Erma. . "There's a leak," she pronouced. "I DEAF RADE BY SHIRLEY J.KELLER It's that time of year again. It's graduation tune for students, and The Goderich Signal -Star is once more looking forward to printing pictures and information about the area's young men and women who have achieved success in their studies. (See Tid Bits this week for more information.) I don't know how many years I've been hearing gloom and doom stories from colleges and universities who have been saying that fewer young people are enrolling for post secondary school education. Seems like at least five years anyway. We were told that less and less stljdents • wanted to risk the expense and the energy of three or four years of college when there was no guarantee of jobs at the end of the line. That always sounded a little short- sighted to me, but who was to argue with statistics from the provinces universities and colleges, or for that matter with the reasoning of today's youth. But it appears now the trend has changed. The Ontario Universities' early. We never got to sleep till noon like our friends. While they slept, we worked. I mean my mother broke every child labor law there is. We were not yet 16 when we had to wash dishes, make beds, help cook, all sorts of cruel things. pience is necessary before becoming a mother. But boy, the on-the-job discoveries, are • made fast and furiously. Than -God,-- women are born with some inborn in - Turn to page 5 Application Centre in Guelph reports that 37,930 secondary students have applied for admission to 15 Ontario universities for the. fall of 1980. That's an increase of 4.5 percent over the figure for April 1979. ,9fr Applications are also pouring in from persons not presently enrolled in secondary school. This category in- volves 15,238 persons, an increase of 9,6 percent over last year. - That's a total of 52,168 applicants for entrance into the first year of university studies this fall, a system- wide increase of 5.9 percent. No wonder admissions officers are optim istic that the earlier trend toward declining enrolment, checked last year, has now been reversed. What are students applying to study? It appears there's a dramatic increase in interest for business administration. A whopping 22 Revert increase has been recorded irl this stream. A close second is mathematics with a 20 per- cent increase. Engineering has a 13 percent in- crease in applications while fine and appplied arts tallies a nine percent increase. Applications toarts and science programs are stable. Forestry, pharmacy and education have. registered appreciable declinesrin the level of interest among high school students. As the Application Centre figures indicate, Grade 13 students in Ontario show increasing faith in the value of university education. Interestingly enough, the Council of Ontario Universities had some nes about things at the other end of the university education system too. The council says that emplgyment op- portunities seem good for this spring's graduating class. The rate of unemployment for Ontario residents with a university degree is 2.2 percent according to Statistics Canada. That's, one of the lowest figures in years. There is very active recruitment by major cor- porations and other employers for university grads with the right qualifications ' and the myth of unemployed university graduates seems little more than a myth. There's no doubt that university graduates have a definite edge in the job market. They may not be'smarter or more dependable, but they do have the advantage of a wider un- derstanding of a greater variety of subjects. That's education ... and it makes people better and fits them for a great many more opportunities. •But all would-be university students and graduates are well advised to understand that education alone does not make a good employee. Education is only a good foundation. It is still no substitute for hard work, deter- mination, dedication and per- severance. Unemployed university graduates wherever they may live should examine themselves. They should ask themselves if they sincerely want to work, if they have diligently and unrelentingly sought for work and if they are willing to labor long and hard when they finally get work. When the answer is "no" to one or more of those questions, the fault doesn't rest with the educational ,system. It rests with the person who ItApa'r learned the most basic of life's eules : he who. doesn't care to work shouldn't develop a desire to eat. t-.