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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-03-09, Page 15Page 14—The Wingham Advance -Times, March 9, 1983 M PURPLES CHASER To know what will happen is not for any normal person. Only the abnormal will know the future. If you choose to have a normal life, be ab- normal. If you choose to have life be a surprise, be normal. Then' again, who chooses normal and abnormal, but normalcy itself _ in the dis- guise of society. Think straight and no curves will be thrown your way. Judge others as you judge yourself and no jurors will need be called upon. Take life as it comes and only you'll know how little you paid. PIE IN YOUR EYE—Although the Madill winter carnival is long over, its memories still linger. There have been many requests for Student Council President Brenda Chambers to make a return appearance in the pie box. (Mirror Photo) Madill's scholastic standards "The scholastic standards set at Madill are very realis- tic." This is the current view of Mr. Wood our vice-princi- pal at Madill. Until this year, the honor roll status was awarded to students who had achieved Locally Owned and Operated Travel Agency S HP.MROIX TOURS With Worldways Canada 1983 ABC Charters to Britain & Europe London Manchester Prestwick Belfast from 489.00 from 509.00 from 549.00 from 549.00 Senior Citizens Save 550 Per Couple ALSO ASK ABOUT • Quality Escorted Coach Tours of England & Scotland or Ireland • Fly -Drive and Go As You Please Auto Tours • Car Rentals • Hotels & Weekend Specials • Guest House & Inns, Irish Cottage & Farm House Accommodation TRY ONE OR TRY BOTH! THE CHOICE IS YOURS & THE PLEASURE IS OURS! Wingham Travel Ltd. Call 357-1020 Out Of Town Call Collect THE CASE FOR GOOD BUSINESS SENSE The representative for the Wingham territory will be in the area every Tuesday. It simply makes good sense to meet with the representative of the Federal Business Development Bank who will soon be in your area. There is no obligation and no cost to you. And there is so much you could gain for your business, Come talk -with us if you need financial aid, in the form of loans, loan guarantees or equity participation. Presently, you may even qualify for a Small Business Invest. ment Grant and thus be entitled to up to a 4°i° rebate on specified loan interest. We have experienced counsellors who can help you plot a course of growth and ensure the success of your business. We can provide you with direction to government assistance, both federal and provincial, as well as other vital' information. For an appointment call F.S.D.B. (Stratfqid)._. and ask for Rob Swim at 271.5650 (collect). Federal Business Banque federale Development Bank de developpement Your success is our only business Cana d'a an overall average of 75 per cent or better. This policy has remained the same ex- cept for the fact that stu- dents who achieved an over- all average of -80 per cent or better also were included on the school's honor roll, with an asterisk or star beside their name to denote their special achievement. Will the system ever de- velop into making an 80 per cent average mandatory to gaining an honor roll status? This is a question which is still very much in the air. According to some other local high schools, an 80 per cent average is required to become an honor student. Also, some schools use the system of grades where letters ("A", "B", "C") are the means of indicating what the students have achieved instead of a numerical mark. According to this system, an "A" student is one who has gained an overall average of 80 per cent and if it was at- tempted to parallel this type of grading system to our honor roll system it would seem only reasonable to re- quire an honor student to achieve an 80 per cent aver- age. But this still remains an uncertainty and it is as yet undecided whether an 80 per cent average would be favor- ed over a 75 per cent aver- age. The only thing that is certain is F. E. Madill is un- likely to adopt the grade sys- tem as a numerical mark is more precise. It has also been part of Madill's promotional policy to exempt students from final exams if an overall average of 60 per cent or better has been achieved. There are exceptions to this rule since technical subjects require a 65 per cent overall average in order to be exempted from finals. Once again, to contrast other schools to Madill, it is apparent that some other high schools require at least a 66 per cent final average in order to be exempted from all final examinations in all subjects. At one time Madill also held this policy. In fact, Madill has had the full spec- trum of grade levels re- quired for exemption rang- ing from a mandatory 50 per cent overall average to a mandatory 66 per cent over- all average. It is probable that a 66 per cent average will be re- quired to gain exemption from finals? This is another question which arouses many arguments. If the level were raised, this would create a higher standard, thus inducing the students to strive harder which would seem a positive attribute. But, by the same token, a mandatory higher mark to receive exemption might have negtaive effects. How about the students who are, potentially working at their maximum ability to gain a 60 per cent final? These stu- dents will find that 66 per cent exemption is unattain- able and may become hope- lessly discouraged. An in- creased mandatory exemp- tion would cause an in- creased effort on the more scholarlyasttidents but would only act as a discouraging factor for the mediocure stu- dents. Amid all this controversy one thing is clear. Madill's students appear to be rea- sonable and realistic. Stu- dents who originally attend- ed Madill and have gone to universities usually find their university grades will coincide with their previous grades achieved at our high school. Madill has set standards which are very comparable to that which is expected at higher levels of education and therefore the transition from Madill to a university has a mild effect. —Grace Schmidt Teacher interview MRS. LEITCH . OFFICE STAFF HEAD Often in our school many important people are some- times taken for granted. This is often the case with the of- fice staff. Considering the vast integrational role the office staff possesses, their abilities should never be underrated, especially Mrs. Leitch who has been the head of the office secretarial staff since 1969. Mrs. Leitch has been working at Madill for 22 years since she began in 1961. Her training consisted of taking the Grade 12 office practical course which was then offered at the Wingham District High School. Today she finds her job particularly rewarding and enjoyable. Another attractive quality of her position is the fact that she can interact with many of the students and staff at Madill. The hours are rea- sonable and working over- time is seldom required. Mrs. Leitch also receives one month of holidays in the summer. There are some slack periods as well as extra -busy periods. Autumn is definitely one of the most demanding times. There is always a con- siderable amount of work in- volved in making up time- tables, and preparing items in connection with the No- vember Commencement. Some of Mrs. Leitch's other responsibilities include organizing and making records of accounts and in- voiced. Examinations also involve much of the office staff's expertise. All things considered, Mrs. Leitch has a very satisfying job. Although office staff cuts have been made over the years due to dropping en- rollment, she has been able to adapt to the changes quite effectively. Her daily activi- ties are perhaps unforeseen to the average student at Madill, but nonetheless, her work is very important and most of us don't realize we couldn't function without her. —Grace Schmidt 13C Expand y,; ur vocabulary Telekinesis, rejuvenation, regeneration, idealized. Do you understand the meaning of the previous four words? Do you know how to use them in a sentence? What about insinuate? Can you under- stand that word and use it in intelligent conversation? So many people nowadays are down tomonosyllabic conversation — things like "1'm fine" or "My cat is spayed" — that they refuse to stretch their vocabulary. Why say "The popularity of fresh oxygen is entering the cafeteria and aromatic fumes are arising on its sur- face", when you can say "Smells good!"? Paradoxically, with the lack of verbosity (wordi- ness) comes the redundancy of the English language. A famous conversation is the following: "And she goes . . ." And he goes ... And then she goes ... etc. etc. After a while the realization that if he -she were going they would have t6 be moving, be- comes redundant unto itself. Why can people not use different, more unusual words to describe people, JELLO THROUGH A STRAW—During the carnival, Sarah Bender earned the dubious honor of having the most powerful mouth at F. E. Madill. When it came to eating jello with a straw, this gal had them all beat! (Mir- ror Photo) Big bang sound Each year the Students' Council brings a culture group to the school for the students' enjoyment. This year, it brought us the To- ronto Percussion Ensemble. on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The group which was formed in 1980; is still made up of its original members, Ken Erskine, Dave Cam- pion, John Brownell and Beverley 'Johnston. This group has rapidly become recognized as one of the most innovative performing groups in Canada. The group has appeared on CBC Radio, at concert. series, and as guests of symphony orchestras. They designed a show to perform for students in several On- tario schools. This show, which was inspired by the group's interests in musical education, is called "Four Drummers — No Waiting". The group presentsa wide variety—of music using a large selection from tradi- tional to exotic instruments. Performers adapt some music to suit their instru- ments, and they also write their own music. The performance that they put on at our school was very well received by an enthusi- astic audience. —Nancy Moore Lions contest On Tuesday, Feb. 22, the Wingham Lions Club held the effective speaking con- test. The winners in this competition were Linda McInnes of Grade 11 and Rick Martin of Grade 1,3. On Saturday, Feb. 26, the Wingham Legion held the annual public speaking com- petition. The winners were: Senior division, Elizabeth Wilkins and Rick Martin, runner-up, both from Grade 13: Junior division, Lesley Ten Pas of Grade 9 and runner-up Carol Belanger, Grade 10. Congratulations are ex- tended to these students, and to all students who partici- pated. Best wishes are ex- tended to all these winners, who will now compete in dis- trict competitions held by the Lions Clubs and the Le- gions. places, things, occurrences? For instance, imagine a beautiful sunset. You could say: "Nice sunset" or you could use the bright, healthy imagination that God gave you and dream up something like this: "The gorgeous, fiery -red sun, was sinking slowly and gracefully to its. resting spot beneath the horizon. Or, if you do not want to be mistaken for a poet, try something simple yet ima- ginative like this: "Oh, what a beautiful glowing sunset!" Just do not say "Nice sun- set" — it is boring — nice is used to describe too many things. In Shakespeare's day "nice" meant "exact". A "nice" description was an "exact" one. But always remember, ad- jectives, adverbs and modi- fiers must be appropriate. Take for instance, this lovely (I use the word loosely) des- cription of a sunrise: "The nice bright surf was coming up out of the line across the earth like a ping pong ball. A ping pong ball? for the sun? Highly inappropriate. The Grade 12 students were writing editorials as an assignment. I thought this was good because I could take a rest as editor. But judging by the marks given to the students, fellow pupils should not make their class- mates' work. Words like "in- sinuating" should be well- known and marks should not be deducted from a piece of writing just because the marker did not understand the vocabulary used. Language and words are important and if you do not understand certain words or are incapable of using words correctly, it is your problem and you are the only one who can perfect this skill for yourself. Expand your vo- cabulary to expand your mind. And, while you are going at it, go and make sure that the going has gotten what you are going for — got it? —Liz Wilkins The Senior girls' volleyball team, after a slow start, managed to squeeze into the semi-finals in fourth position by a one point margin. The team played the first place team in the semi-finals in a spectacular defensive and offensive game and played their best game of the sea- son. They defeated South Huron two games straight and qualified for WOSSA. Madill met Stratford Central in the finals and end- ed the day in second position. Congratulations to the Seniors on their successful day! The Junior girls partici- pated in the Huron -Perth finals at Listowel District Secondary School. After the first part of the tournament, a six team round-robin, the Madill Juniors were in sec- ond place. This pitted Madill against Stratford North- western in the semi-finals. The first game was very ex- citing, with Northwestern committing many serving errors. Combining this with the Junior's excellent spik- ing percentage, Madill won 15-13. In the second game Madill dominated through- out, winning 15-7. This advanced the Juniors to the finals against Strat- ford Central. Central has two very good servers serving first and second in their line up. Unfortunately, Madill had great difficulty defend- ing against the serve, and very quickly trailed 6-0. Madill did rally, however, and played excellent volley- ball for the second half of the game. The final score was 15-11 for Stratford Central. In the second game, Madill could not return Central's powerful serving. Madill has one of the finest attacks in the league but simply had no chance of using the attack. The frustrating second game and the Huron -Perth Championship went to Central 15-2., Madill Juniors will have another chance at WOSSA this Saturday, March 5, in Sarnia. 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