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Editor: Alison Roberts
Sports Editor: ,bonne Sanderson
Features Editor: Rachel Wallace
Executive Editors Kathy Underwood
TYPING WINNERS—Patti Mann, Carol Wheeler, Mary Ann Ritchie, Anne Simpson,
Diane Gibson and Dianne Scott, who won their classes in the year-end typing contest.
THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS
MISSING by Robert J. Serling
Red China, Russia, and the
United States are all on the verge
of pushing the button which
would start an atomic war when
the plane carrying the president
of the United States is found lying
on the bottom of an Arizona
gorge, leaving the people in a
state of turmoil. This is the
book, setting of the bo, The Pk esi-
dent's Plane Is Missing.
While heading for a week's
vacation, the president's plane
crashes, killing all on board. A
mystery occurs when the presi-
dent's body cannot be found and
an extra unidentified body is
found. The search for the presi-
dent begins, byt to no avail. The
acting vice-president is`'ready to
declare war on Red China when
the president appears. He had
secretly signed an agreement
with Russia to become allies in
the event of war occurring. In the
end all order is restored to the
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The theme of the book is that
although we appear to be a
mighty nation ready for war, we
are actually a peace -seeking
nation. Proof of this is that while
the acting vice-president and the
cabinet are about to engage in
fighting China, the president is
secretly negotiating plans for
peace. The book shows that even
when war seems inevitable, there
is still hope for peace.
The author's purpose is to en-
tertain the reader by creating an
involving and mysterious plot.
The reader is kept in suspense
throughout most of the book. I
think the author has very
cleverly created the story and
manages to captivate the reader
from beginning to end. The story
is not hard to follow, because the
incidents all fall neatly into
place.
The author provides very good
and complete character sket-
ches. A great asset to the book is
the detailed description that the
author uses. An example is: "It
was the sight of the bodies that
sickened the reporters. Only they
were not bodies. Merely stumps
of blackened flesh, looking for all
the world like abnormally large,
overcooked roasts. The rescue
workers were dumping them in
big rubber blankets and carrying
them to the white tent serving as
the identification centre. The
newsmen's gauze sanitation
masks filtered out the odor some-
what, but the sight of the charred
remains was worse than the
smell."
The author is continually
changing from the n. to
the White House, and thea to the
crash site.
I found the book very
"GRIPPING".
Bruce Armstrong
The colla rap h
g
A new printmaking technique, As long as artists remain in-
most frequently called the colla- dividualists they will use a
graph has been appearing in ex- variety of terms for similar pro-
hibitions with great regularity in cesses.
the last few years. The colla -
graph,. as generally defined, is a Our own development of the
print of a collage. of a wide collagraph grew out of our use of
variety of materials glued to- the cardboard and paper relief
gether on masonite cardboard or print. For a number of years in
a metal plate. the 1950s we found the flexibility
Various terms have been used of cardboard an excellent vehicle
for the medium, such as collage for large color prints. We glued
intaglio, collage print, collagraph various thicknesses and textures
or collagraphy. The derivation of of cardboard and paper on either
the word "collagraph" tells cardboard or Masonite for
much about it and seems to de- images. Sometimes we used a
scribe the technique best. three-ply chip board and cut into
The word collagraph stems it with X-acto knives and razor
from the Greek term "colla" blades, much as the woodcut is
meaning glue, or the French cut. We glued a variety of
"coller", to glue, and from the materials such as textured
English word "graphic", per- papers, cloth, lace, metal ob-
taining to written or drawn jects, and sand to the relief plates
material. The main., function of to develop surface variations.
any descriptive word is to clarify The tonal nuances were interest -
a process for the general public. ing and rewarding.
A MINOR EXPLOSION by Darlem Rich
MAN MADE OWL—A further example of the Lino Cut
reproduction process detailed last edition.
Editorial
Winding down the year
The Mirror's editor for next competence is another reason F.
Year has been selected and ap- E. Madill is such a fine school.
proved with Kathy Underwood Fortunate) for the students
accepting the promotion from y
executive editor to editor. E - 'ng for final tests, which
Previously, Kathy did a sub- could affect recommendation
stantial part of the running marks, and final .exams, .which
around — next year she will be could affect their entire year's
giving the orders to run around. success, the Stanley Cup and
We wish to thank the school election finished in time to pro -
office staff for their kindness in vide the students with the oppor-
using their own time to type copy tunity to cram. Budding farmers
which could not be processed by have been blessed with good
the practice office. This group's hi wing the books weather, so they too can
One final track meet and an
Year-end indeterminate number, and we
hope more than one, soccer
games remain to be played.
typing contest The Formal Committee is
busily executing its well -made
On Thursday, May 25, all ply, and all indications are
typing students at F. E. Madill positive.
Secondary School participated in like the anklebiter who
the business department's Looks
second annual year-end typing challenged the grade tens to
contest. Each student typed two, better the grade nines' effort
five-minute timings from the wins the challenge — by deadline
same copy and submitted the time not a single ex-niner miner
better of the two. had submitted a ropy.
The following students typed
the highest net words per minute
score in their course: typing 141,
Diane Gibson; typing 241, Anne OFSAA regionols
Simpson; typing 242, Mary Ann
Ritchie; office practice 341, Patti Janet Wood will represent our
Mann; office practice 441, school at the OFSAA regionals in
Dianne Scott; office practice 442, Tillsonburg on Friday June 1.
Carol Wheeler. Congratulations This is a competition between the
to these students? top four competitors from
For Patti Mann and Carol WOSSA, SWOSSA (Windsor
Wheeler this represents a second region), and CWOSSA (Kitchener
win in typing this year. On April region).
19 both participated in the Huron Janet will be competing in the
County Typing contest. Patti 3000 m which is her strongest
Mann scored first place in the event. She will also compete in
Junior category and Carol the 1500 in and the to If
Wheeler placed second in the long p'
Senior category. successful in any of these events
The winners were recognized she will go on to the all Ontario
at the assembly on Tuesday, finish at Etobicoke stadium.
where they received the com-
mercial department awards for
their successes.
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He had a furry moustache
That hung below his knee �.
His eyes were bright and green
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He lived amongst the brambles
In a house so small and mean
He never had a worry Snug bu ?!
He never did a wrong g as a g
He whistled night and day away
In one continuous song Probably not yet, if
He shook my hand when e're we you've just moved
met in.
And Cocked his head and smiled Perhaps your Wel-
"Won't you enter in my parlour come Wagon hostess
here can help to ease the
And stay awhile my child" confusion.
So I'd kneel so low and peek just Call her today!
so
Through the window of his noon
And we'd sip some tea and crum-
pets
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For I only find him in my sleep 357-1963
When I'm curled up in a chair
Marni Walsh 13B