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Call Ed now before the spring rush! 335-6341 madli I mirror The Wingham Advance -Times, May 28, IM—pap 5 Editor: Alison Roberts Sports Editor: Joanne Sanderson Features Editor• Ra ch I wallas "Anne of Green Gables" Track • IF e Executive Editor: Kathy Underwood This year's drama production the enactment of the story of a months of constant rehearsal and results that worrying was for nothing. Then at F. E. Madill had been in the poor, orphaned girl, Anne Shir- practice, hard work, long hours, the next ugly word the effects of spring as light, The problems with the car seminar making for a long time. Tryouts for the cast of "Anne of Green ley, (played by Marni Walsh) taken in by Matheu (Steve Prit- pointing and polishing of details, both theatrical May 17 was the day for the Red that had never given us exams brightened up the school. bundle on top of the valve cover; Gables" began in February. It chard) and Marilla Cuthbert and technical, and every effort and thought and Black Invitational Track visited F. E. Madill and presented an interesting lecture During the week of exams it was a stiff neck and sore proof of spring. Most are sporting bruises — an example of the seems so long ago, that month of ( Gail Thompson) . Anne's driving toward the ultimate goal Meet at South Huron D.H.S. in gasket between the air cleaner ze in the so a 1dlfor approxi field rof narcotics and given back, I realized that exams were not that hard if ice and snow. The tempo of acti- amusing aunties and touching — the success of the play; andspy Exeter. The meet was held under courtyard is beautiful — P- found screws and limiter caps mental, physical and legal as - peels of drugs. An enormous dis- vvity quickened as the snow dis- moments were enjoyed by all' almost to a one, they loved each skies with a brisk cool went Now, we are drawing close to the ..•' appeared and those big, home- ages in the audience. The and every minute of it. wind blowing out of the south. biters the discussion. Before he left Mr, was unanimously invited townrformances drew nearer. Pe pla was decided u y pan because On closing night few thoughts The meet served as a tune-up for s ; - Things had to be done that were this is the Year of the Child, and it were for the hard work finally at WOSSA track coming up May, 23 chocolate bars by Tom unthought of at first glance. Pro- was understood even by elemen- a finish. Thoughts were, instead and 24. gram design and printing, poster luny school students. of the play itself: somethingof Janet Wood showed the way' distribution and set painting The whole three performances which they had grown so fond; with two firsts on the track. were only a few of the many tasks of the evenings of May, 10, 11 and something that had, due to their David Eadie, Nancy Anderson, was years away? students, deserve such names. It completed by volunteer students. 12 went very well, with no serious own personal efforts, come alive Tom Foulon, Tom Remington and Suzanne n also To most people a snow day is a "Anklebiters" are doomed the Finally, the BIG night, the de- hitches. Thanks to thinking per- on the stage and acquired a spirit g q P Helfenstein but. Could this year's "Anne of formers, any unfortuate inti- of its own and was now com- captured first place in their Green Gables" be such a smash dents previously unplanned came pleted, ended, at a finish. Could events. Phil Eadie turned in good than any of the other students. We come to school through thick hit as last year's production, off as all the more amusing. they help but feel a twinge of performances considering his matter what their size, strength, May 16. This trip was provided as "Fiddler on the Roof"? We were Although I never did get a melancholy? bout with influenza the night be Grade 9 students will participate. And then they'd send us home soon to see. I, somehow, got caught up too chance to see it from the audience's viewpoint, I enjoyed This feeling went further than the cast, too. It was felt, possibly fore. Following are the athletes to enter even the back third of the bus, with penalty of a "ring job" council and administration. A full in the backstage business of myself immensely. There is a even more, by the members of placings in the meet: ; And so you see, it is not all to props and scenery. The first feeling of togetherness of actors the executive committee, namely 300p —Tom Foulon 2nd Mdgt we are, 20 Grade 9s packed four in a seat, holding Whom the Bell o at the Old night was tense and emotion and actresses and backstage Director Mr. P. Elgie; Vocal Steve Nixon 3rd Sr, Janet Wood Karen Young 9M Karen Casemore 9B packed as the audience filed into people known as esprit de corps Director Mrs. Douglas; and Pro- 1st Sr., Tracey McKay 2nd Mdgt. the gyms. They were here to see a good show and these and I felt it those nights. En- couragement ducer Anne Campbell, who be- "pseudo 400 — Cheryl MacDonald 3rd Mdgt-, Robert Gibson 2nd Sr. TROUBLE SHOOTERS—The Ontario winning Chrysler, young per- formers were determined that and cooperation was on everyone's face, no came a -mother" to the cast and was always so willing to 100 — Philip Eadie 2nd Sr., Kim Trouble Shooting team, sponsored by Crawford Motors: Tim Willis, Bruce Armstrong, David Miller these people should get it. matter how tired they felt. It is no help everyone and anyone i Leslie eslie 2nd Jr. and Bob Craw - g� ford, the sponsor. The audience responded well to wonder that "Anne of Green volved with the production. The 1500 — Janet Wood 1st Sr. Gables" went off so well. play have been even could never hab 200 —Donna Drennan 2nd Jr., Dianne McBride half the success it was without Chris Weber 3rd Mdgt. )` SOME REFLECTIONS ON pert and conscientious gui- dance dance of this trio. 800 — Tom Foulon 3rd Mdgt., Grant Rutherford 2nd Jr._ 4 • • Madill wins trouble - THE PERFORMANCE At the time of the writing of this x 100 — Midget boys 3rd. On Saturday evening, May 12, the Drama Club of F. E. Madill Secondary School staged its last article the actual number in attendance at the three Javelin — Kevin Carter 2nd Sr., Kim Leslie 2nd Jr., Nancy Dickson 2nd Sr. shooti e g c n ontest manses and the proceeds gener- performance of "Anne of Green aced by the play are still not Discus — Brenda Christie 2nd Gables". This play was the exactly calculated, but estimates Sr., Donna Drennan 2nd Jr., Each year the Chrysler Cor two bad spark plugs and a burnt familiar story of Anne Shirley, a indicate that it was ver success y David Eadie 1st Midget, Tom poration of Canada, in co -opera- out back-up lamp. redheaded orphan girl adopted redheaded g P ful indeed, more so even than last Remington 2nd Jr., Robert tion with its local dealers, spon- The afternoon became more in - by a more than middle-aged year's phenomenal success of Currie 3rd Jr., Cheryl Mac- sors a trouble -shooting contest. teresting when it was discovered New "bugged" „ bachelor and his spinster sister, Fiddler on the Roof". But this Donald 3rd Mid get. cars are with that the insulated pliers required growing up in Prince Edward Island around the turn of the sen- success was not achieved without Long Jump —Janet Wood 3rd Sr., Brent Johnston 2nd Sr., Chris faulty parts and the trouble for handling the high tension shooters have to identify, locate wires tury. Those who saw the play a lot of hard work on the part of everyone involved. The entire Weber 3rd Mi Midget, Nancy Ander were in Wingham. David and replace the P parts and bring Miller had a shocking afternoon know that it was a show to delight gh cast and crew are completely de P Y son 1st Mid get. the car back to 0 operate within the to the tune of at least 250,000 volts / audiences of all ages and that it g serving of all praise the re Triple Jumpmanufacturer's P —Brent Johnston specifications. in total by his calculation. touched on almost ever facet of Y Y ceived and more. 3rd Sr., Tom Foulon 1st Midget. .Crawford Motors of Wingham The boys had all the problems human feelings, from laughter Congratulations, g group, on a iii h Jump g P — Tom Remington have always s Y sponsored a teen corrected and engine in o g Aeration right through the spectrum of job well done, and the best of 1st Jr., Kelly O'Hagen 3rd Mid from Madill. in 57 minutes; this was the hood " emotion to grief and tears. For wishes for 1980. get. After placing in the to p three in closing time. At the final judging those who did not have the oppor- An Onlooker Shot — Suzanne Helfenstein 1st earlier competitions — we were there were some tense moments tunity to vrew the play, I can only Midget. second last year — we were when the enginewould not idle up GREEN GABLES STAR say that I feel that you missed pleased to place first this year in to speed, but for some reason it Marni Walsh who played the leading role in "Anne of something worthwhile. May 12, closing night, was something of an emotional It wasn't so bad • Spring's here the regional competition. The regained its normal speed and team consisted of Bruce Arm- the boys lost only one point for strong and David Miller, both Green Gables" has aged 9 time for the cast of "Anne of Green When I first realized I was not having the heated air inlet Grade 12 students. hose in a clip. dramatically since last Sat- urday night as this Gables". For all of them it was going to be in Grade 9 I had awful thoughts of Spring is officially here. Don't The competition was very A good showing in the written picture shows. Marni doubles as our not only the closing.of a play, but the closing of a short chapter in what was going to happen when I got there. let that March 21 thing fool you. The evidence follows: all the close, with the three top teams test that precedes the practical each losing only one for test broke Mirror's most prolific poet their lives. And for the majority I was sure the first day was farm students are nursing sun- point the three-way tie for errors in workmanship. However first and allowed Madill to win. It and we congratulate her on her superb performance. of them it was the end of a way of life established over the last few going to be a nightmare. Getting lost, walking in late, having the burns — but the bags under their eyes and lassitude in a faster completion time and a was a terrific team effort by both better score in the written test - BIG KIDS calling us ankle -biters were 11 class show the hours are long; the town kids David and Bruce. Well done! gave Madill the win. The team GET INV The Wingham and D Annual Meeting Will Ue IL ata; iU You may nominate board members and vote on important issues concerning the hospital if you have a membership. Memberships must be purchased before June 6. They are $1.00 each and are available at the hospital business office weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Show your concern for your Hospital! Sponsored by Citizens' Action Committeez, a a part of R. But when I reached school nothing happened are also sunburned, from lying out in the sun, and their lassitude will now compete in the Canadian National Finals in which teams Drug abuse and everything went fine. So all in class is obviously spring fever. from all across Canada compete that worrying was for nothing. Then The halls of F. E. Madill show for the National Championship. the next ugly word the effects of spring as light, The problems with the car seminar Popped up out of nowhere "EXAMS". I came from a school loose -fitting dresses have re- placed jeans and pullovers and were as follows: all the spark Plug and coil wires were in a neat Last week Constable Perry that had never given us exams brightened up the school. bundle on top of the valve cover; Gosso of the town police of Kin - sardine or, in other words, one and a half hour tests. Even the Mirror staff is livingthe rotor was missing; the hose visited F. E. Madill and presented an interesting lecture During the week of exams it was a stiff neck and sore proof of spring. Most are sporting bruises — an example of the for the heated air inlet system had been removed; there was no to the Grade 13 Biology classes. fingers for me. When they were over over lengths to which the staff advisor gasket between the air cleaner ze in the so a 1dlfor approxi field rof narcotics and given back, I realized that exams were not that hard if proceeded to obtain this week's copy. and the carburetor and this was just for starters! Later the team - mately 80 minutes he spoke of the You you studied. After the first courtyard is beautiful — P- found screws and limiter caps mental, physical and legal as - peels of drugs. An enormous dis- exams every- thing settled down and fine. unfortunately, color reproduction missing from the carburetor and play of narcotics in varying went Now, we are drawing close to the in the Mirror is beyond our re- sources. forms and paraphernalia ended end of the school year, and I'm Finally the count down — theGosso A n k�l a biters the discussion. Before he left Mr, was unanimously invited glad I came to this school way back in September. It has end is in sight. The school is back and presented with a box of been a lot of fun and I've made a lot of , finishing strongly in the stretchMadill with the impressive by bite back chocolate bars by Tom new friends. win the Walker, president of the student Leesa Cook trouble -shooting team, our soccer team's good showing and All through first year of council. our track team's record. high school on several occasions I Rachel Wallace Remember how last March it seemed spring have been called an ankle -biter. I do not feel that we, the Grade 9 Snow days Grade 9 beware! was years away? students, deserve such names. It would be like calling a Grade 13 To most people a snow day is a "Anklebiters" are doomed the Prefect tri student a last year snob. The Grade Diners in holiday, but to the kids of W' ham, its another day. minute they enter the school, that p participate school first day of Grade 9. From that as many as or more activities SNOW DAYS day forward they are destined to The prefects were treated to a than any of the other students. We come to school through thick be servants to all Grade 13's, no trip to Toronto on Wednesday, Since this is the Grade 9 week and thin, matter what their size, strength, May 16. This trip was provided as in this paper, I hope that all No matter what the weather. or intelligence. a tangible token of appreciation Grade 9 students will participate. And then they'd send us home "Niners" are strictly forbidden for the services renderedby the prefects to the staff, students' I believe that the Grade 9 people have more school spunk. again, Although our attempts took for - to enter even the back third of the bus, with penalty of a "ring job" council and administration. A full Don't be surprised if your paper in coming ever. or "book job" if any brave soul day of varied activity was capped off by attending a performance weeks is fairly bare since not many grade 10, 11, 12, or And so you see, it is not all to ventures into the sacred land of the 13s. So here by the Second City Group of "For 13 students will add anything for the advantage to live in Wingham we are, 20 Grade 9s packed four in a seat, holding Whom the Bell o at the Old your enjoyment. in the winter. our br #1, 1 Fire }Tall. Karen Young 9M Karen Casemore 9B ea est some toughie comes and steals our lunch. Once you get to school you are prey to all older kids, just waiting to see you get lost, forget your combination, or try to get a lock off that's on supersideways. And then there's the student lounge which should be properly named the Grade 13 lounge be- cause if any Grade 9 students do get up enough nerve to enter, they are quickly chased away by the mean, ugly, tough Grade 13s. But remember, next year we'll be older and there will be a whole new crop of "anklebiters" and "little niners" to pick on. When we're tough and in Grade 13 — Grade 9 beware... R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST GODERWH The Squm 524-7k%l CLASSROOM—The class Is led In the school song by Mr. Phillips (Kemp Currle) In this scene from "Anne of Green Gables". r.. =.