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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-04-24, Page 19Page 18—The Wingham Advance -Times, Apr. 24, 1985 adill miry Book review: C Author: by Catherine Marshall. Publishing: published' by McDraw-Hill Book Co., NY. Date: 1967 Copyright. In the depths of the Great Smoky Mountains in Eastern Tennessee lived people un- touched by the world of the early nineteen hundreds. The manner in which they lived was characteristic of the American Frontier days, the days of Davy Crockett or Daniel Boone. On that cold Sunday morn- ing in 1912, little did 19 -year- old Christy iluddleston realize what a great impact the mountain settlement of Cutter Gap would have on her life. o Her first encounter with what the mountains held in store for -her occuring during a discussion with Mrs. Tatum: "Mercy sakes alive! You don't .know how un- civilized. Have you ever had to sleep in a bed with the quilts held down by rocks to keep the wind from blowing the cover off?" This did not discourage Christy and soon she began her duties as a school teach- er in a room full of sixty- seven eager children. Al- though Christy faced mo- ments of discouragement, she "endured and pre- vailed". Jump -a -thou great success Due to the efforts of a group of enthusiastic skippers and to the generosity of the people of this area, F. E. Madill Secondary School had a very successful fund-raising jump-a-thon, collecting $5,011 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The following students had over $100 each in pledges: Leisa Heimpel, Monique Cameron, Ed Sweeney, Ruth Ann Boonstra, Yolanda Siertsema, Dale McFarlan and Carol Blackwell. Thanks to everyone for their support of a very worthwhile project. Well done, students! —Mrs. Shaw Christy opened the doors to Beneath the school house a beautiful and meaningful was hidd r a great supply of relationship when she began moonshine whiskey. This to teach Fairlight Spencer, a discovery caused moments mountain woman, to read. of anger, grief, fear and "She had been like some hate, but in the end there was outcase child staring forgiveness and love. In this through the iron railings of novel, evil turned to good. 'the tall fence around the The author, Catherine great estate of knowledge, Marshall, was the daughter longing to romp with the . of the real Christy. Catherine other children on the clipped wrote her novel through the lawns inside, but always ex- eyes of her mother. Much of eluded." this story actually happened but it is setin the form of fic- tion to allow the imagination to take its course. Catherine has an excellent way of describing human yearnings, failings, dreams and motivations. This novel is more th I thought that this was a unique' way of describing Fairlight's thirst for knowledge. By learning the English language she held a key to unlock the gate. Slow- ly, a hidden eloquence and great.Scottish heritage seep- ed from her. Christy and Fairlight shared many memorable moments. Christy shared in many exciting adventures. Little did she know, when she stumbled upon the drunken pigs, what great worries she would bring to the mission. an just the average love story. The love theme lies low. The characters are portrayed as real people who need to find answers to life's most pressing questions. It brings ideas about life to the -surface; thoughts which at on time or another need to be considered and discerned. —Wendy Martin Responsible students' ;pledge READ CUT OUT TAPE TO FRIDGE Drinking sometimes occurs at: 1) Dances 2) End -of -year parties 3) Age of majority or even before As a responsible student of F. E. Madill my promise is: 1) Not to drunk drive 2) To refuse a ride with a drunk driver 3) Faced with a NO RIDE situation I will telephone my parents who will come to get me. Signed.... Play review: On Thursday, April 18th, the Canadian Literature English class accompanied by Mrs. Tiffin, journeyed to Blyth to view a play entitled "T.G.I.F." (translation: Thank God It's Friday). Newsy nothings How many days are left till that summer release? Well, since you asked, — there are 32, give or take a few. But in the "mean time" I do hope you are enjoying the enter- tainment provided by Sttii- dent's Council and others that puts a little life in our daily routine. "Major Hooples" and Mike Mandel are always favorites, not to mention fun, but still don't the most enter- taining stories come from "Roz's"? Also along this line, it is rumored that Mrs. T.'s Can - Lit scholars enjoyed their FIGHT HEART DISEASE Heart disease and stroke cost Canada over two billion dollars yearly. Help your Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario fight heart disease and stroke: they kill 80,000 yearly. trip to the theatre (despite the heavy breathers) but would rather not spend the rest of their life standing on the curb waiting for the bus. Ah, well, it is time again for that yearly favorite: the chocolate bar drive. I hope y'all have your business suits and selling techniques in good form. And let's all get out there and do our bit. After all, if it wasn't for the "chocolate bars" we'd never have the "entertainment" now would we? PP.S. Nice shot, grads! hotographically speaking this is! —Maud 0 0 0 Of all the Canadians who are diagnosed as having cancer during 1984,-50 per cent will be alive and con- sidered well in 1989. That's a whole lot better than it used to be. Cancer can be beaten. As responsible parents if called we promise: 1) To pick you up any- where at any time 2) NOT TO ASK questions. Signed: Father, Mother or guardians. Parents and Students: If a pick-up is necessary the situation can be discussed after a few days have pass- ed, but only if the student raises the subject. Note: What is drunk? — Any two alcoholic beverages consumed within a one-hour period. ISCF (Interschool Christian Fellowship TGIF The play is set in a smal town bar on a Friday night Hank, the owner of the bar is frantic as he has not bee able to keep up with th mortgage payments after hi partner skipped town. Mar Lou, his partner's wif reminisces about the bette days she had with Ed, during her breaks as a waitress in Hank's Bar and Grill. Willie T. Nashville, country singer, was hired to sing in Hank's Bar that Fri- day night. Rumours had it that Nashville's song had been played on CKNX. Mandy, an aspiring singer; was also a waitress at Hank's Bar. Mandy was frustrated about her lack of opportunities to sing at the bar. On this Friday night, prob- lems were compounded, and finally solved. Musical inter- ludes by the case showed their innermost dreams and were enjoyed by the audience. The outcome was optimistic as everyone re- ceived their dreams that they desired. All in all, the play was en- joyed by the entire audience, and the Can -Lit class saw a Canadian play to which some of us (being ex -waitresses), could relate..... , —Julie Mulvey 13C 1- n e s y e r PROUDLY DISPLAYING Kindergarten class at the their newly -made kites Wingham Public School. are some of the pupils in the (What's News Photo) PEERING THROUGH .THE WINDOWS at the CN Tower in Toronto are some members of Miss Buist's, Mr. Whiteley's and Mr. Martin's classes from the Wingham Public School, who also toured the Ontario Science Centre during a „recent school trip. (What's News Photo) at the Wingham Public School Editors: Jeff Wall •Nikki Reavie Guess what? This is Education Week and tonight (Wednesday) a talent show is being presented at the Wingham Public School. The night starts at seven o'clock, but the talent show starts at 8 p.m. Baton twirlers; break dancers, gymnasts, singers and many more acts will be featured in the school auditorium. Our annual yard and babe sale is taking place once again at the Wingham Public School. Last year we had excellent cooperation from everyone in ,.and around Wingham. The staff in charge of the sale asks the community to kindly bring , anyrepeat any, kind of junk people may having lying around the house. If there is any reason you can't get it to the school, just call and we will come and pick it,up from your house, Clothes, books, lamps, cameras, shoes, pots, pans, chairs, tables, trunks, picture frames, all kinds of toys will be greatly ap- preciated. p-preciated. May I add the money earned from this yeard and bake sale will go towards the Quebec -Ottawa trip and other field trips the school children take. So please start bringing those unwanted articles lying around the house to the Wingham Public School right away. We never have too much merchandise. —Ria Linardatos Spring is here and Kinder- garten is busy making kites, robins, tulips and daffodils. Most of us can skip with our new skipping ropes. We are looking forward to April -24 when we can show off our activities to anyone interest- ed m visiting the Kindergar- ten classroom. —Mike Cullen Last week Miss Buist's class went to Toronto. While the students were there they went to the 'Ontario Science Centre, the CN Tower and had a ride on the subway. The class now has started projects on Arctic animals and is doing some baking for the school yard sale. —Charles Trapp This week. Mrs. Martin -'s Grade 3 class is having a spelling term test from the beginning of the year. It also is starting projects in science or social studies, Whatever. the .students want to do. —Joe Walke Mr. Shaw's class was very pleased at how well the magazine sale went. They thank all the people who bought magazines through the school and git'e special thanks to .Mrs. Keil and Mrs. Bateman for all the help they gave during the magazine campaign. Last week we found that two Mr. Shaw's students won in the Huron County poster contest. Andrea Grant was tied for first in the 11 and under category, while Peter Poulin won first in the 12 and over category. The Grade 6s in Mr. Shaw's class enjoyed their Mexican meal of April 17. The menu consisted of tacos, nachos, tortillas, toquitos and chili. This was followed by the Mexican Hat Dance. —Darryl Daw The students from, the Golden Circle School have been working with some students from the Seaforth High School who tutor them in swimming. Billy; Barry, Mary Jane and Allan will be competing in the Special Olympics swimming event April 30. We wish them good luck. Sherry McArthur from F. E. Madill is here working with the pupils for a week. —Christa Curzon Last week Mr. Lisle's class started to write ballads in creative writing. Some of the topics are: love, sports, cats, friends and teachers. Hey, can you draw a parallelogram . without a proctractor or a ruler? Well, I can't, but we are learning in math as we are taking lessons in geometry. Jupiter, Mars and Pluto are some of the planets we are studying in science. We also are learning about astronomy. —Carolynne Netterfield The -pupils of Mr. Sakasov's class made silhouettes of each other and then put them on a light background and mounted them on the wall. They are going to bring in bicycle parts and put them together at school during class. The Golden Circle and Mr, Sakasov's class went to the circus recently and enjoyed it very much. —Jeff Goo Mr. Whiteley's class en- joys the warm weather and is preparing for spring. They have started to play baseball on the Grade 6 diamond at recess. They plan to take their physical education outdoors. The class recently took a trip to Toronto with Miss Buist's and Mr. -Martin's class, They en ',Awed touring The Toronto Star and the Ontario Science Centre. They thank the parents who accompanied them as they made the trip a lot easier on their big day in the city. The class has finished its second novel. The students now are reading Old Yeller. They really like the new unit on mass com- munication. The students hope to make a television show of their own. The Spirit of Broadway Only in New York, you say? Believe it or not, the "Spirit - of Broadway" is coming to Wingham. Yes, ladies and gentlemen;°there are talented performers lurking in the hallowed halls of old F. E. Madill. The folks who brought you "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" last Christmas are once again hard at work. The musical which you heard about a few months ago is now coming to life. The show is entitled, amazingly enough, "The Spirit of Broadway". It com- e bines scenes and songs, from various hit Broadway musicals and presents them in true Broadway fashion, with an original script. You'll hear songs like "To- night", "The Sound of Music", "That's Entertain- ment", and "Memory", from such great musicals as "West Side Story", "Pirates of Penzance" and "Cats". The names Rodgers and Hammerstein, Gilbert and Sullivan, Leonard Bernstein and many others will grace our stage. Tickets will go on sale soon, and will be available from any member of the Ma- dill Drama Club as well as certain other locations. More details will be given in the near future. The show goes on May 30, 31 and June 1 at 8:00 p.m. in the F. E. Madill Secondary School. Watch for more details and don't miss it! —Thomas Bailey RECORD-SETTING LEAP—Doug Wood of Wingham continued to make his mark in the world of pole vaulting with a record-setting leap at a major track and field meet in Mansfield, Ohio, last weekend. In what was probably his biggest win to date, Wood vaulted 15 feet six inches (4. 74 metres) to finish in first place and set a new meet record before finally missing in attempting to reach a new personal best mark. (Robert Campbell Photo) i This week has been designated Education Week throughout the province of Ontario. Tuesday was "Science Fair Day" at the school with the exhibits being judged Wednesday and Thursday. The parents are invited to view the projects this Friday in the gym- nasium. Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 4 will attend a per- formance of "Jack and the Beanstalk" in Stratford. A mass will be celebrated Friday at 11:15 a.m. for the intentions of the.. pupils and their ..families.. 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