The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-03-08, Page 31i
GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, TIIURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1979—PAGE 9A
Discipline not a dirty word at Christian college
"Children are much.
like adults ... they work
best under pressure.
They respond to a
challenge and produce
much more when more is
demanded of them. Our
education system in
Canada is far too easy.
We expect too little of our
children, with the result
that we produce lazy
students with lazy minds.
There is a serious decline
in the literacy level of our
children today."
So says the Reverend
Alastair Haig, Head-
master of Grenville
Christian College in
Brockville, Ontario.
Grenville is a co-ed
private school where
'discipline' is not a dirty
word, and where young
minds are constantly
being pushed toward
their ability limit.
"There is a popular
misconception today in
educational circles that
discipline is bad, that it
stifles creativity and
hinders learning. This
couldn:'t be further from
the truth," says Haig.
"We have 'found ,that
young people like to be
challenged and
stimulated, and they
respect the teacher who
is firm and loving. They
,do much more work. for
him. A teacher makes a
big mistake when he tries
to be a pal with his
students. He must be a
•dependable authority
figure in the classroom if
he is to be effective.
Discipline promotes
creativity, it does not
hinder it.
"The best teacher is the
one who applies 'tough
love'. to his students..the
loves them enough to
press them to their full
potential. He will not
accept sloppy second-
rate work and he will
definitely not pass a
student who has failed.
"Back in the 1930s, Dr.
Spock and Dr. Blatz and
others sold us a bill of
goods. They said "let's
liberalize the education of
our children. Let's get rid
of the old methods which
are outmoded, repressive
and restraining. Let's
liberate the child. Let
him express himself,
choose his own way and
develop his individual
personhood."
"That all sounds so
.good," says Haig, "but
-unfortunately doing one's
own thing with crayons,
scissors, paper and paste
has now replaced sound
disciplined learning. Drill
'on the basics which
provide the foundation
for a solid education has
gone out the window.
Daily repeated exercises
are considered dull and
old fashioned. The result?
Far too many elementary
students never master
their multiplication_
tables or the skill of
reading or the rules off
good grammar. Memory
work which was a staple
in the diet of an earlier
generation has been
scrapped. Great poetry
and prose is no longer
committed to memory.
Spelling drills and
spelling bees 'are a thing
of the past. To a great
extent multiple choice
exams have replaced the
old written answer kind,
and in some quarters
.examinations off any kind
have been abandoned.
"'Let's make learnin
fun' became the slogan o
the modern approach to
education, and so good
hard work with its
reward - the thrill of
achievement has been
lost to our children.
"There is no shortcut
to becoming well-
educated," says Haig. "It
takes hard work and
disciplined effort."
Reverend Haig once
captained the Unifersity
of Toronto "Varsity
Blues' football team, and
as Headmaster of
Grenville Christian
College in Brockville, he
runs a 'tight ship'. There
are no drugs anywhere,
no one is allowed to
smoke, the boys' hair is
neat and short, and the
girls' hair. is out of their
eyes. The boys stand
when a girl comes to the
dinner table, and one of
the boys even holds her
chair as she, sits down.
But for boys it is 'hands
Observer says people are as
unattached as tumbleweed
BY THE
REVEREND
A. F. GARDNER
(Retired)
UNITED CHURCH
OF CANADA
--- We live in 'a turbulant
age, where folk are
constantly on the move.
Some move to get out of
the clutches of the tax -
collector, others to avoid
paying their honest debts,
or to evade an un-
desirable reputation.
An observer of the,
contemporaryscenesays
that many people today
are "unattached as
tumbleweed." Tum-
bleweed rolls across 'the
-Prair--iesin- the spring and
in the fall, scurrying this
way and that as the wind
changes.
To me this is a twen-
tieth century parallel to
Peter's warning on the
day of Pentecost, "save
yourselves fro -m this
untoward generation".
The word . 'untoward'
means going nowhere; it
suggests a drifting,
rootless generation.
People who are
unattached as tum-
bleweed are never
dependable. You never
know where they stand or
what they stand for.
Peter Marshall must
have had such people in
mind when he prayed,
"Give us courage to stand
for something, lest we fall
for everything."
Contrast this, if you
will, with a Christian who
is dedicated. Be has
committed his life to the
cause of Christ. He has
pledged his loyalty and
thus can be counted on.
When Admiral Coligny
was beseiged, with his
Huguenot followers, in
the French town of
LeHavre, the com-
mander,of the force
surrouning the walls
shot a message into the
Square by means of an
arrow. It urged the
Huguenots to surrender
to their rightful king.
Coligny ordered the
arrow shot back bearing
this message; "We have a
King."
Many people suggest
that we do not condemn
those who do wrong, nor
yet uphold them, but just
go along with them.
Someday they may see
the error of their ways.
They argue that morals
are not a matter of black
and white but of
varying shades of gray.
However, the Christians
inistestur's
reply, We Have A King.
Our loyaltyis to Him. We
are dedicated people.
In this our Christian
meets a fundamental
requirement for any good
life. If; you want fast
express trains, you must
run them on tracks with a
heavy ballast. If you want
soaring skyscrapers,' you
must put their foun-
dations down to bedrock.
And If you want depen-
dable human living, you
must find dedicated
human beings. Christians
are that kind of people.
At least they should be!
Unfortunately, Christians
are too often numbered
among those who are
neutral. The late 'Dr.
McCracken of Riverside
Church in New York said,
"there are too - many
easy-going folk who are
up in arms against
nothing, because they
have no fixed standards
of right and wrong. They
do not come out positively
and whole-heartedly on
the side of anything
because unlike their
fathers, they have no real
convictions."
These. are neither black
nor white - they are gray.
Such Christians are not
dependable, because they
are not dedicated.
What our 'turbulent
world needs today is
more dedicated
Christians, and less
tumbleweed: more wj-io
are black or white and
less gray. What has
become of our Sabbath
Day observance? What
stand are WE taking to
uphold aur Christian.
tradition?
Institute -holds shop
The March meeting of
the Goderich Branch of
the Women's Institute
was held in MacKay Hall
in the'form of a pot -luck
luncheon at 12:30 p.m.
The Ode and the Collect
were the opening exer-
cises of the meeting
which followed.
Mrs. A. Schram,
president, welcomed
members and visitors. .
The roll call, "How to
make our life a
pleasure", was answered
by 22 women.
Mrs. D. Riehl' gave the
minutes, treasurer's
report and com-
munications.
Mrs. J. Campbell and
Mrs. H. Talmay were
reported to be in hospital.
Huron West Executive
Planning meeting will be
held in Dungannon on
April at 1:30 p.m.
Mrs. G. Taylor will
attend Curators (ron-
vention which will be held
in Waterloo May 1, 2 and
3.
A bus trip to Erland
Lee Home is being
planned for the first week
in June.
A needlepoint course
will be conducted the last
two weeks in March.
Pennies for Friendship
were collected.
Birthday • greetings
were sung to Mrs. F.
Hawkins.
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Mrs. B. Crawford,
program convener, gave
an inspiring reading
written by Mrs. H.
Maluskie for Home and
Country magazine.
Mrs. Betty Cardno,
administrator of Home
Care showed slides and
spoke on her work.
Mrs. Jean Young,
administrator of Town
and Country
Ho emakers also spoke
and howed slides on her
work.
Mrs. B. Crawford
brought forth a resolution
on the closing of hospital
beds which W.I. mem-
bers signed.
off' as far as the girls are
concerned. There is no
hugging, petting, hand-
holding, or 'going
steady'.
"The girls are the boys'
friends, not their
'playthings'," says Haig.
"Our entire staff of 60 is
sold ' on the truth that
'discipline with love' is a
formula that works in
every generation. It
works at Grenville
Christian College where
we have the happiest,
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Former Bedford
owner dies.
Mrs. Ethel M, (Litt)
."Knechtel of Goderich
died in Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital
after a short illness on
Wednesday, February 28
at the age of 90.
She was born in Logan
Township on September
16, 1888 to Leng and
Elizabeth (Robb)
Challenger.
She moved to Goderich
in 1929 and purchased the
Bedford Hotel with her
family from Gordon,;:.
Sutcliffe and Harold
Warrener. She operated
the hotel until 1938 with
her daughter Auleen and
in March of that year it
was purchased by her
son-in-law, Frank Curry.
The hotel remained 'a
family business until it
was sold by Bruno and
Mary Lapaine to the
Vander Steens, the
present owners, in 1974.
The late Mrs. Knechtel
moved to Kitchener in
1940 and returned to
Goderich in 1948 where
she and her husband, the
' late Harry Knechtel, built
the home where she had
since resided.
She was a member of
Knox Presbyterian
Church in Goderich.
She is survived by her
daughter, Mrs. Frank
(Auleen) Curry of
Goderich; four grand-
children, Mrs. Bruno
(Mary) Lapaine of
Goderich, Mrs. William
(Frances) Hilton of
Edmonton, Mrs. David
(Joan) . Perham of
Southampton, England,
and Edward Curry of
Toronto; and seven
great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was
held at McCallum
Funeral Home in
Goderich on Saturday,
March 3 at 2 p.m. The
Reverend G.L. 'Royal
officiated.
Interment was in the
You and Nadia
have a lot in common.
Nadia
works hard,
studies hard
and plays hard.
She knows she has to
if she's going to
succeed.
Wouldn't you
do the same
if you had to
overcome the
restrictions
imposed on
you by a
physical
disability?
Nadia has high
hopes of finding an
important place for
herself in society when
she gets.a bit older —
just as you did at her age.
But Nadia — and
thousands like.
her — needs help
with some of
life's obstacles
and difficulties.
But then,
haven't
we all at
one time
or .
another?
Help
Nadia by
supporting
the Easter
Seal appeal in
our community._
And please —
do it now.
Help Easter Seals
help crippled children.
campaign b' Goderich Lions Club
4141..,
Maitland Cemetery,
Goderich.
Pallbearers were
Michael Lapaine, Greg
Lapaine, Michael
Paquette, Con Baechler,
Bruce Erskine and Dan
Murphy.
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most productive
teenagers anywhere."
Speaking to the
Rotarians recently, Haig
said, "The idea that there
must be democracy in the
classroom has proven
itself to be destructive.
Let's bring back that
dedicated school marm
whom we feared;
respected, and even loved
all at the same time. She
wasn't out to win a
popularity contest. She
kept our shoulder to the
wheel and gave her life to
seeing that we made the
grade."
It used to be that
teachers saw their
vocation as a high and
dedicated 'calling'. Now
teaching has become just
a job, .and when the bell
rings at three o'clock, the
teacher suddenly
disappears..•
"Let's be fair to our
children," Haig insists.
"We owe them better
guidance. than . they are
get.ting.'Let us onceagain
pay the price.
"And let us dare to
discipline. Our children
will love us for it in the
long run, and in the
meantime, they will
respect us and learn that
essential old virtue
'obedience'."
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