The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-07-01, Page 11TNS ADVAnCE —Tl_mfs
Thohalls of learning .
ack in Grandad's youth every
improvement. For example, Mohawk
gster was told that if he or she wanted to
yiated
College at Hamilton has operated "co-op"
pper, education was a must. An oft -re-
courses for several years -in its school of
question from the school teacher was,
journalism. Under this plan students
"Do you want to be a ditch -digger? If not,
alternated four months in the classroom with
you'd better do your homework."
four months of employment in a newspaper
What those teachers didn't realize was
until their tours was completed. The plan
that the ditch -diggers of the 20th century
worked and worXed well, but do you think the
would be pretty well-paid people. In fact the
other colleges which teach journalism would
entire theory that more education means
observe the results and set up a similar
more money to spend has been very
program?No way.
seriously shaken in the past decade or two.
Something over two years ago our own
When it is not uncommon to discover your
publishing firm, suffering from a shortage of
cab driver is a doctor of philosophy the
skilled typists, suggested to the proper
entire purpose of higher education is
authorities at Conestoga College that a
obviously in need of examination.
course be set up in that college's Harriston
Ever since the end of the war the
campus to provide such training. The college
younger generations in Ontario have been
agreed, but asked that a survey be taken to
subjected to one experiment after another.
indicate the need for typists in actual
They have been the unfortunate victims of a
'"figures, which was done. The survey
dozen "new approaches" to education,
indicated that there would be a demand for
advanced by one "expert" after another.
several hundred such typists every year in
The only common denominator in these
the province. And after the figures were
experiments is that students must not be
turned in — what happened? Precisely
regimented —they must be allowed to think,
nothing!
to do their own thing.
There is still no course for typists at
In general that is good thinking on the
Harriston — but last fall, when, the college
part of educators, except that they somehow
advertised its program we found to our
overlooked the fact that discipline, both
stupefaction one could take a course in horse
self-imposed and imposed by others, is vital
riding, .or in cross-country skiing, orbar-tending, or macrame. -
to any productive member of society. None
Although we have many dedicated and
of us really accomplish much if we are
capable teachers, we also have some who
incapable of sticking to the task, even when
are possessed of very strange attitudes.
it has become boring, and we have become
Talking with a teacher of journalism last fall
weary.
The "do your own thing" attitude has
we were totally astonished to hear him say,
been applied to teachers even more broadly
,"I'm sick and -tired of all you newspaper
than to students. As a consequence we have
owners yelling about students who can't
all those beautiful community colleges. Once
spell and who don't .know anything about
A page of editorial opinion
"Let me get this straight —are we fighting for a peace in Lebanon, or for a piece af Lebanon?"
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Thursday, July 1
husband and live children, ddo`
the barn chores twice a day and
preparing the sicamuting inipul:
for the Can -Farm computer. As
well, her neighbor and fsieode
will testify that Helen is the first
person at their door in times of
sickness or trouble.
The very low-key, tlwughtiul
letter which she wrote expressing
her concern about this current
community problem was a
reflection of the opinion of most
rural people. (She had consulted
with quite a few of them.) The
common-sense approach ex-
pressed by Helen Underwood en-
genders confidence in her
opinions by the rural community.
We are sure, that there are very
few individuals who could inspire
friends and neighbors to write a
letter of this nature.
Yours respectfully,
Jean Willits, Walter Willits,
Mac Willits, Thelma and Robert
Peel, Bev Brown, Jean Moorby,
Terry and Doug Fortune, Allan
McGill, Orval Hastings, Janie ,
Hastings, Mary Woods, Jean
Wilton, Les Fortune, Cliff Heffer,
Paul Heffer, Norman and Flo-
rence Ross, Olive McBurney,
Jack McBurney -
PLAYERS GRATEFUL
FOR SUPPORT
The Editor,
Advance -Times,
Wingham, Ontario.
again the theory is
ga y great. These colleges
- English sent rice structure. I want my
_ students to have imagination —never mind
LeTTers O
I or
Ileac Sir:
In April I wrote letter to
were intended to provide a grade of
"Hey Mom, you should read
dings and engagements. I
the letter to the editor about
a you,
education which would fit young
y g people with
about the spelling!"
ers.
good!"
local merchants. If you want
The Advance -Times, like all
a for support for the
appealing PPo
practical skills as a counterpoise to the uni-
Great thinking, that! About the same as
saying we want builders who can draw the
There are other ways
a dance for the balance of the
organize a walk-a-thon or a bike-
ness through the pages of The
Wingham Towne Players. I end -
ed the *ter, "fie one, come
versifies which teach professional skills.
n ->-plans for beautiful new buildings, but never
to raise money
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evening in someone s drive shed
a-thon for children who would et
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pledges for each mile the
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Wingham Advance -Times. In a
community which is basically
all ... Make this the best eom-
However, it now appears that th
mind that they can't drive a nail or saw
"Hire -a Student Week" are
or at the Wingham Legion.
Idea 2: The Wingham Junior
Jntgld
achieve. Arrangements be
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rural -oriented and where people
t„ -
munity effort ever.
community college boards were given so
along a straight line! Is there anything
Bdi.JAcres,
Citizens could earn an.
'made at various farms so many
are open and neighborly, it was
Ndw I would like to take this
much autonomy that some colleges are
wrong with possessing imagination and
RR 1, BluevaleI
amodht of money by volunteering
miles distant from Wingham for
quite a shock to see in your June
opportUaitx of using your column
totally blind to all avenues of possible
being able to spell correctly too?
June 28, 1976.
to help farmers bring in the hay
cool drinks at one farm, sand-
24th issue so many unpleasant
to express a very gracious,
tures of the winners in speak-
are articles about people we
Donald P. Kennedy
or straw. Wages earned would be
wiches or hot dogs at the next
phrases used to describe one of
"Thank You", tq all those who did
live.
the trend is toward mass pro -
Chairman,
donated to the Wingham Recrea-
farm and dessert at the next, etc.
the most respected and lilted
just that ... made our play, "The
there are still parts of our
nor space to cover, yet these
Wingham Recreation Committee
. tion Committee. One proviso
If you cannot walk or bike far
members of the community of
Inheritance" by Harry J. Boyle,
much to everyone involved in
the Newspaper Club at F E
Dear Don:
here: the volunteer would have to
enough you would do without
Turnberry — and this from an
a smashing success.
Very practical s e n t e n c e
We human beings are funny
people. We will buy a ;10
have the h
physical les stamina to lift
and stack bales weighing 30-60
dessert..
Idea 6: Doesn't Wintario give
urban resident who professes to
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be interested in fostering good
There were many, long, hard
rehearsals for those Y� PeO�
high school students. Yet all
is a precious feeling today.
gladly
lottery ticket or bid ;20 at an auc-
lbs. each. Others could volunteer
dollar for dollar for this type of
rural -urban relationships.
involved with the play for at least
A judge in Goderich last week handed
prisoner, cost the rest of us a lot of money.
tion for an old chair, or spend ;25
to weed vegetable gardens, pick
beans, or cucumbers, cut
recreational expense?
Idea 7: Everybody who reads
Helen Underwood, in partner-
ship with her husband, runs a
six weeks but their enthusiasm
stayed strong throughout. This is
down a sentence which could well set a new
Hard work, right out in the open, where
night out ata barbecue-
on dance
danc. But if our tax bill shows a
peas
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grass, etc.—all wages going to
this hastily written . letter will
farming business which would
an important, factor in theatre
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and beneficial precedent for other courts of
everybody can see what is going, on, sounds
;10 increase or we get billed ;3.00
the Recreation Committee.
probably think of one or two
place her on a par with most
andIhopethatinthefutureitw.M
law. Two young men who had stolen 150
like good, practical common sense.
extra on our dentist bill we are up
Idea 3: Organize hay rides
better ideas for raising money.
industrial executives in Canada.
continue.
pounds of dynamite and had threatened to
The entire question of justice, how it is
in arms. My point is that there
from Wingham and district to the
Hopefully, they will put them
The complexity of the decisions
I believe this is the first play in
blow up a chunk of that lakeside town last
administered, and the various forms ofare
happier ways to raise money
Fall Fairs at Teeswater,
down on paper and mail them to
she and her husband must make
the Wingham Towne Players'
Hallowe'en night, were ordered to spend two
punishment deserve some concentrated
than through taxes or sur-
Brussels, Belgrave, Howick and
You.
each day, involving thousands of
history that has cleared well ovee
hours every week for the next two years
study. Charges are piling up in our courts to
charges. Which is why I am writ-
Luc ow.
Well, Don, I've been thinking
dollars a week, requires a cool
the ;1,000 mark. That alone
working at projects in the community. The
the point where the crime is often forgotten
ing to you with a few roughed out
Idea 4: The Wingham Junior
about this problem ever since
head, self-control and an ob-
speaks for itself. Even more im-
Goderich municipal administrator will
by the time the judge gets a chance to hear
ideas for raising money to main-
Citizens could organize money
reading your letter to the Editor
jective approach — qualities
Portant to all the cast was the
select their tasks. All that we find wrong
the case. Although law reforms are being
fain the sports facilities for Wing
making events each month
(mostly while on the business end
which Helen possesses in ab un-
standing ovation received for a
with the ud e's decision is that he might
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shaped at resent, we need a fresh a
approach
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ham and surrounding communi-
during summer and fall. Stich as
of a shovel in the barn). Maybe if
dance.
job well done after the Saturday
on Friday and Saturday
have made it six hours $week.
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Our civilization has done great things for us,
us,
ties.
(a) An afternoon of swimming at
some of these ideas raise enough
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Her interest in community$Hees
evenings. This eat res to
n8 response
Fines mean little in these days when so
but at times we wonder whether it wilt be
Idea 1: Maybe the Lions or the
Turnberry Park followed by a
money you can do without the
affairs is demonstrated by her
.to
our hard work was more reward -
have so much money to throw away.
able to contain the elements of violence and
Kinsmen could orgRnize' a pro-
picnic or barbecue. (b) An
Wingham tax dollars on which
.numerous activities with the
mg than words can say.
Jail sentences, while inconvenient to the
carelessness it has fostered.
gressive dinner for which tickets
'evening corn roast with ham-
you now rely. Now isn't that a
Wingham United Church, the
A special note of thanks to
would be sold in advance.
burgers and -or hot dogs on the
happy thought?
time she and her family donate to
CKNX for their broadcasting
Arrangements could be made,
side. (c) A square dance at
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Yours truly,
the Belmore Community Centre,
perhaps through the Turnberry
Howick Community Centre or at
Bev Brown.
the Bruce -Huron Hydro Corridor
coverage.
sin thank you one and all for
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Was the
free?
Federation of Agriculture, for
various farms to host the guests
the armouries in Wingham. (d)
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Hold a regatta on the river at
Wingham
RESPECT DUE TO
Committee, the untold hours
devoted to the Federation of
Agriculture and the work she did
Your support. Hope to see you
again next time!!
vote really
— sa many to each farnp. Guests
with canoe races,
Yours very truly„
would drive to one farm for
water skiing competitions, etc.
A VALUED CITIZEN
on the committee to establish
wider toll-free telephone service
(Miss) Sandra Lee
It is a longtime since any matter dealt
which are strangely familiar. Away back in
refreshments; then drive on to
another farm for the first course;
Combine this with a box lunch
Picnic where the box lunches are
June 25, 1976.
in the Wi ham area.
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with by our Canadian Parliament has
the middle of the last century t
y he very same
then on to another farm for the
auctioned off to the highest
Advance -Times,
All this while looking after a
The �e'i�-
created such extremes of opinion as the bill
names were applied when slavery was the
main course (roast pig at one
bidder (maybe Wingham's
Wingham, Ontario.
to abolish capital punishment. Although the
vote on second reading of the bill was
pressing moral issue. Those who wanted to
put an end to slavery were "abolitionists"
farm and barbecued beef at an-
auctioneer would donate his
Dear Editor: t
t
We realize that most people in
TODAYS
CHILD
"free"
those "reten-
other); then on to the next farm
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services for this event).
declared — that is free of party
and who opposed them were
for dessert and desired, 'a last
Idea s: The Scouts, Guides,
Wingham would not so tis
loyalties, we wonder whether there was
tionists". Indeed the morals in both
farm for liqueurs. Maybe
Cubs and Brownies could get to-
courteous as to engage in per -
indeed real freedom of choice.
instances are much the same — the question
d be for
could ma
gether with the 4-H Clubs and
sonal and emotional vindictive
BY HELEN ALLEN
The prime minister's own speech on the
being
being whether we do, in fact, have the right
debate was such an impassionate plea for
to take away a man's freedom or, in this
Case, his life.
abolition that it would take a good deal of
Personally, favor
Robby is seven, a handsome bov with brown hair, dark eyes,
we are in of abolitionI
d
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courage on the part of most Liberals to vote of the death
for retention. Mr. Trudeau made it very penalty not out sympathy
for the victim of the rope,
e, but rather
er because
plain that those who voted for retention executing a human being is so utterly
would share the guilt for taking another degrading for those who must make the
man's life — even though the man at the end decision in the courts on the jurors' bench, who must
of the rope might be a murderer. He left no for the
judge pass the sentence,
person in the House in any doubt about what and for the person whose hand must spring
he felt about those who favored hanging. the, trap. Nevertheless we unhesitatingly
The supporters and opponents of this defend the right of others to hold and
particular bill have'been dubbed with names promote the opposite viewpoint.
The lash snaps back
In more ways than one the present strike their throats by the Trudeau government.
of airline pilots is unfortunate — not merely Any person who can learn to speak
because it is so disruptive to business and to French and has an opportunity to do so
the travelling public, but because it is would be a fool to turn away. A second
entirely unnecessary. However, there is a language is a tremendous possession. It is
good deal of sympathy for the pilots in many the key fo all sorts of new experiences and
areas of Canada. friendships'. Knowledge of even rudimentary
Why the sympathy? Because the pilots' French makes a trip to Paris worth remem
demand that English be used in air traffic bering.
control is quiet plainly an expression of the The same reasons which make good
backlash any 'logical person would have sense if one has a chance to learn French
expected. Many Canadians feel -.that the apply even more truthfully to French speak
French language is being jammed down ing Canadians.
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What The Advance -Times
means to me
By Marjorie Powell
"Hey Mom, you should read
dings and engagements. I
our school. This was import -
the letter to the editor about
A read the "Cards of Thanks"
ant both to us and to our read -
capital punishment. It's really
and the advertisements of the
ers.
good!"
local merchants. If you want
The Advance -Times, like all
I was curled up in the corner
to know what is playing at the
local papers, has faults. But
chair of our living room,
theatre, or what the scores
because I am proud of this
Thursday night, reading the
were in the bowling leagues,
paper, they fade to the back -
Advance -Times. The Wing-
you'll find out in the Advance.
ground as I am reading. The
ham Adv4nce-Times is my
Community causes such as
role of a local paper, as I see
local paper. -
"Hire -a Student Week" are
it, is to draw the community
What does this paper mean
promoted by this paper.
together by reporting to
to me'' Obviously it tells me
No other paper can be so
everyone what is happening.
what'happening in my
s
relevant to the community as
The local paper has a personal
hometown. I see the names of
the local paper, which pub-
element in its writing which
family and friends in the arti-
lishes articles that mean so
makes it a part of the com-
cles about local organizations.
much to so many. These are
munity, and a part of our
A picture of the doings at a
not articles telling of distant
lives.
Strawberry Supper, or Pic-
national happenings. These
There has to be a reason
tures of the winners in speak-
are articles about people we
why everyone enjoys reading
ing contests held in our area
know, in a place where we
the Advance. In an age where
are in the Advance. These are
live.
the trend is toward mass pro -
events which a paper of larger
In the past year, I have been
,duction and dehumanization,
circulation has neither time
involved in editing the "Madill
there are still parts of our
nor space to cover, yet these
Mirror", a weekly contribu-
lives which remind us that we
are the events which mean so
tion made to thp,Advance by
are special people and that our
much to everyone involved in
the Newspaper Club at F E
town is a good place to live.
the community.
Madill Secondary School.
The Advance -Times makes
In the Advance -Times i' can
Fiery few papers would pub-
me feel like an individual who
read the results of the field
tish the material submitted by
is part of my community. That
day at Wingham Public
high school students. Yet all
is a precious feeling today.
School, and see pictures of
the students involved in the
News of the community is
various Christmas concerts.
club knew that if they wished
reported; a feeling of be -
Every week I read the "Per-
to communicate with the corn-
longing in the community is
sonal Notes" to find out 'who's
munity they had a means of
promoted. This sums up what
visiting who'. The Township
doing so. We were able to re-
the Wingham Advance -Times
notices are in the paper, -and
port, through the Advance-
means to me. Nothing else
the writ, --ups of all the wed
Timer., what was happening at
could take its place.
medium comp ex on an a winning smi e e oo s i e a
lovable. impish, happy boy which he is most of the time, though .
he has occasional stubborn. unto -operative moods.
In good health. Robby is hyperactive for which he is on
medication That is considered necessary only on school days.
At weekends and holidays he can tire himself out running and
climbing
Because of a perceptual handicap which causes him to see
things backwards. Robby has some difficulties in grade one. But
he likes school and looks forward to going He will probabiv do
better in a special class where the teacher has time to give each
student individual attention He may continue to need special
education
A sparkling. outgoing youngster, Robby makes friends readily
with everybody he meets tie likes to be helpful He rides a two-
wheel bike, enjoys roller skating and has learned to swim. He
has started horseback riding,
With his many endearing qualities, Robby will bring joy to
parents who have the energy to keep up with him Older children
will be an asset in Robby's adopting family.
To inquire about adopting Robby. please write to Today's
Child. Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888,
Station K. Toronto N14112112 In your letter tell something of your
present family and your way of life
1•br general adoption information, contact your local
Children's Aid Societv
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