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pt 7 the stouffvl tbltwe ftnridiy uua 7 ml editorials by students stouffville dist high school unfair criticism ron patrick grade 13 public school teachers in york county seem to be under a lot of fire this year whether it is because they have immature minds to teach super human thinkers or vice versa every one anyway is in a huff over who and what is teaching their child the basics of education committee meet ings have been held to question the actions of teachers but strangely enough they lack the teachers them selves how many of us have referred to the physical appearance of one teacher the feebleness of his mind and the ridiculousness of her hasty unreasoned actions all of us have but lets look at the teachers side of this to whom should it make a difference whether a teacher wears an ivy league cap to school or carries an umbrella when it isnt raining to whom should a mustache or a beard make a difference stouffville citizens criticize these but have they questioned the peroxide blondes the decollete necklines and the hip- hugger pants after school no and seeing a teacher after school takes more notice than being with one all day compare the teachers of yester year with those of today a school master lived at his school and saw his students at all hours he was public property but todays teachers work 30 to 40 hours weekly and after this lead quite different lives they are individuals who work and play too accept their work as work and let them live in peace canada an independent country fred watson grade 13 is canada independent does she have full control over her own destinies the time has come for canadians to realize that she has not canada is basically a federation of the british colonies in north amer ica even back in the nineteenth century canadians were trying to avoid absorption by the united states and confederation seemed to me the best way to prevent it from happen ing but no matter how hard we try we cannot escape the pervasive in fluence of our big brother to the south the united states controls us economically and socially over nine ty per cent of our exports goes to the states and still our trade deficit is well over a half billion dollars our culture is basically a branch of the united states we read the same books and we all watch ed sullivan on sunday night yet in spite of all these facts we thought at least our government was able to make its own decisions it could pursue a course of action in dependent of american policy this illusion was suddenly shattered by the means of a single newspaper article condemning the governments position on nuclear arms the- american government was able to bring about the collapse of the die- f enbaker regime this one simple act shows how completely the americans dominate the canadian political scene is canada independent only as long as the americans wish it to be cool shade tim wees grade 13 the time was once when one could drive through stouffville on a sunday afternoon and receive the same warm welcome as stephen lea- cock did in mariposa this atmos phere of warmth was due to a large extent to the shady maples that once lined our bumpy streets and potholed lanes these great maples represent ed the beautiful stand of nature that was here even before the town itself and that is now only a memory in the minds of those who remember man in his advance in progress first cleared away the bush for the town and then because his roads must be widened even the final rem nants of this last stand were de stroyed man has a mysterious de- sire to destroy the natural beauty of god and replace it with the tools of his own frightening efficiency soon we will officially be a sub urb of toronto shall we be a con- crete desert like don mills with only the odd shrub and tired tulip scat tered about or will we be prepared for the big city and have trees flow ers hedges and plants that will make stouffville green instead of red on educational freedom the following has to do with the book the catcher in the ryewith its recent removal from a toronto school on the grounds that it is immoral and with the implications of this move to begin i must honestly state that i have never read nor do i in tend to read the catcher in the rye i am therefore in no position either to praise or to denounce the authors ideas or methods i have however read a summary of the books action and feel that the controversy which has arisen is comparable to the pro verbial tempest in a teapot nevertheless as a student i consider that the whole affair has been an affront to the moral stature of all scholars if this one insigni ficant volume can so degenerate the fragile minds of youth then youth is too far on the road to shame and degradation to be saved i realizethat the preceding lines have the ring of a social rebel de claiming against the older generation and hope that i may dispel this im pression and thereby make my argu ment more acceptable an english class is not a public meeting place but rather a sanctuary for the open mind a different set of rules is involved there is a seeking of truth without embarrassment in such a class discussions made with a joy wooller grade 13 maximum of clarity and an absence of lewd remarks and innuendos can produce fine intellects with discrimin ating tastes the majority of todays books contain immoral ideas but they also have between their covers gems of truth which should not be discarded the process of delving into all types of reading matter is upset only when wellmeaning people attempt to make decisions as to what is damag ing to young minds then students who otherwise would not pay undue attention to offcolor sections become uncomfortably aware of how obscene these are to the majority of society if the purpose of english was merely to skim over the basic plot i would condone the censorship the true purpose is however to analyse the underlying forces that have brought about the creation of an art form to be of value the analyses must be allowed to encompass all types of literature i dont support the catcher but i do support the right of any teacher to use this book as a text for lessons if he or she feels that it is approp riate it is my opinion also that the rather brisk omission of this book from the toronto schools curriculum was a mistake and represents a large step backwards in our educational system litr touffmilc thribuup established tlil member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario weekly newspapers association aalhortaxl tcendcu null rotto3c dct 0- member of the audit bureau of circulations issued every thursday at stouffville ont in canada 350 elsewhere s450 ch nolan publisher jas thosias editor jas mckean advertwnjc cheer up warm breezes coming by the way by anne ross were at that time of year again when everything seems grimy we can barely see through the window for the coat of winters smoke residue the white blanket of snow has become tattletale grey and the accumulation of sand and dirt on the sides of every road a slushy mire of mud driving through markham last saturday and shades of stouffville main street you know what theyre going through it was disheartening to say the least to see evidence of mans inhumanity to man all along the street the poor pedestrians were being completely splattered with mud thrown by the passing speeding cars why is it that the moment a person gets behind the wheel of a car he or she becomes an entirely different person inconsiderate thoughtless rude not one of us would dream of stamping through a mud puddle deliberately splashing the people we walked past not one of us would elbow our way through a crowd without a word of excuse none of us would glower or yell at someone who walked too slowly but alter these circumstances to the driving of cars and we have a completely different breed of humans tensedup tooters of horns jittery jumpers of traffic lights determined demons denying any entry into a flow of traffic nevermaycarcs splashing through mud puddles why to save 30 seconds are you superstitious way back in the middle ages every family of means had its own astrologer who was con sulted before an event of importance was undertaken i wonder if we have really outgrown superstition in this super sonic age you know bypassing a black cat never thirteen places set at a table knocking on wood all these only follow a pattern set by our distant forbears for instance they believed that gods who would protect them against misfor tune resided in the wood and by knocking they hoped to awaken the gods and alert them to their duty i was most interested to learn that there are many superstitions about bread our staff of life possibly because bread has played so import ant a part in the history of man many superstitions have developed around it even today some dutch mothers place a piece of stale bread in their babies cradles to ward off mis fortune in morocco stale bread is considered an excellent cure for stuttering and presentday egyptians believe that licking a stale crust will cure indigestion the people of labrador consider it a breach of etiquette to pass a neigh bours house without stopping for some bread and tea and in presentday newfoundland where no respectable housewife would buy storeboughten bread the most gracious gift to a visitor whether she be neighbour or stranger is a gift of a bun half a large loaf fresh from the oven its a sign of friendship given and received going back to the origins of lent we find that faith and food have always been closely linked the bible refers often to bread and fish the two foods which played such an import ant part of the story of christ and his disciples as they fished on the sea of galilee and the greatest example of his precept of faith was the incident of the two loaves and five fishes to feed the multitude these foods became symbols fish the symbol of christianity and bread to mean life cheese is a third common biblical food a cheese similar to yoghurt and a dry curd made into a drink were often purchased in the valley of the cheese maker near jerusalem and so the fishes of the sea breads baked over an open stone fireplace and many kinds of cheeses are our heritage of this past the simple fare of those galilean fishermen can inspire us to appreciation of this lenten season as we choose and serve the three traditional foods of lent in our homes today when we pray we say give us this our daily bread bread so ordinary a food and yet the staff of life in england of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the fine for murdering a baker was three times as high as that for killing an ordinary man and only a century ago a man found guilty of stealing a loaf of bread was sentenced to hang bread has always been an essential part of the life of an englishman as has tea englishman or not have you ever wondered what to do with tea besides drink it consider tea for tired eyes a trick used by many top models when they get that itchy tired feeling in their eyes they place a moist tea bag over each eye for fifteen minutes relaxes the eye muscles banishes the fatigue and leaves the eyes sparkling and leftover tea leaves make excellent humus for plants mix equal parts of soil sand and tea leaves excellent as a seed or potting compost a handful of wet tea leaves around the base of seedlings and young plants helps protect their delicate root systems and keeps them moist try- it on your african violets and if youre planning a weekend trip or a short vacation place a handful of wet tea leaves on top of the soil water the plant well and theyll have plenty to drink for days with none of the precious waler evaporating chinese legend claims that the first cup of lea was brewed by accident over four thousand years ago according to the tale a chinese philosopher was boiling water over a fire made of tea branches and accidentally dropped some leaves from the tea plant into the pot he found the taste of this new beverage delightful refreshing and quite stimulating what a lucky accident editors mail editor the tribune stouffville ont dear sir the writer of the article on page 2 of last weeks tribune seems to suggest an interesting innovation in canadian parlia mentary procedure canadian military personnel are embar rassed by ignorant politicians so why not let these military personnel determine our for eign policy rather than elected ignorant politicians we are told that those who try to keep canada from acquir ing nuclear warheads are also stupid it would be stupid of course to suggest that continu ally expanding warmaking potential on both sides is not the surest road to peace the cooperation of the mili tary forces is wonderful that of course is born out by the prolonged consultations the us held with all its allies before moving against cuba last fall it is interesting to read the cost factor has been misrepre sented there is no cost fac tor except for a little matter of only 700 millions the emotional state of can adians has led some of them into believing that we are enter ing the missile stage the bom- arc is designed to do the best job of deterrent against bomber attack it would be grossly un fair if the enemy decided to at tack with missiles instead of bombers since it has been established that the politicians are igno rant and kick their ignorant claims about on political plat forms that many canadians are stupid because they try to make their voices heard to stop the arms race that canadians are in an emotional state over the nuclear arms question all these facts make it easy to un derstand why the publishers who visited norad know the facts they couldnt get them from our statesmen and politicians but only from mili tary personnel who are the only ones who really know whats going on sincerely c baker licence year changed for commerciai vehicle transport minister james auld reminds all commercial mo tor vehicle and trailer owners that the 1963 annual commercial plates went on sale february 2s for the new commercial licensing year plates for ihose wishing to purchase for the first quarter only will be available march 25 starting this year the licence year for all commercial motor vehicles and trailers has been changed to run from april 1 this year to march 31 next year this mr auld said has been done to enable ihc introduction of quarterly licensing for com mercial vehicles which would be come effective on april 1 this year he said this new quarterly arrangement would benefit those owners who did not need to use their vehicles for a full year they could purchase plates for any one or more quarters to co ver the period when the vehicles would be used it was also pos sible now to reduce the register ed gross weight of a vehicle if necessary or desirable for any quarter by licensing it quarterly mr auld added previously it was only possi ble during the year to increaso the cross weight of a vehicle by paying an additional fee as a further tfit under the new system the purchaser of a sugar and spice r j bx bill smiley not without regret and with a few secret misgivings i made a big change a couple of years ago frazzled scrambled and slightly addled i took myself aside and we had a serioui talk just the two of us smiler old boy i said to me how much longer do you intend to keep up this nonsense is this what you fought in the war for is this what you really want out of life to be a seller of fourdollar ads a chronicler of endless meetings about nothings a pacifier of old ladies of both sexes who have a beef a lugger of papers to the post office a member of 10 organizations a payer of mortgages a fighter of lost causes and a lousy husband and father i dno said me in my straightforward canadian way wutcha gotten mind well what do you do when you talk to a moron you humor him thats what you do so i explained carefully and clearly about ulcers and pensions and security and family togetherness and the fact that i was 40 and ready for pasture me listened openmouthed this was all new as a result soon after i dogpaddled my way out of tht turbulent stream of life as a weekly editor into a quiet backwater of life as a school teacher i figured i would lit back and float there for a while resting up before i sank quietly out of sight among the bullfrogs and the pollywogs and the tepidity and the mud of the academic pond but i must have fallen asleep in that pond and been washed out to sea with a forceeight gale blowing breakers everywhere my collapsible lifebelt doing just that and my emergency rocket flares in my other pants its just not that simple you cant just hirn your back on life that aging but still lively mistress youve kept in style for years had so much fun with done so many crazy things with and expect her to let you walk quietly into th arms of that other woman dear old dim dult peace- she wont do it shell hurl abuse at you in public shell throw gravel at your window on moonlit nights shell trip you as you march heavily toward respectability shell put black squirrels in your attic and black thoughts in your head shell just plain raise hell until you take her back ive tried ive looked the other way when she flaunted herself ive held her at armslength until i ran out of arms ive put my head in the sand when she approached and received a kick in the rump for my pains but shes given me the works i determined i would never act on another committee join another organization donate any of my free time to anything or do anything for anybody unless it were life or death what happened life cackled with glee and i find myself on numerous committees a member of several organizations lurching out of bed to teach sunday school collecting for the red cross putting out the school yearbook and civlne help to backward students after hours i determined i would be a better husband life sneered every tune i tried to oust a bad habit she was right there tantahzing sq i still lug home the box of suds llgh on fag from the end of another stay up till 4 am feading occasionally try to tell my wife shes wrong and avoid any discussion of repairs renovations or renewals i decided to be a better father life chortled when i took up skiing the kids were embarrassed when i come home ready for a fatherly chat everybody disappears when i ask them if theyd like to go for a nice family drive they look at each other significantly and roll their eyes only this morning kim said dad you dont seem happy any more youre acting kinda strange lately i swore id never liavc anything to do with politics again on any level life snickered ill swear it was shs who put the skids under dicf just to make a fool of me at any rate not one but two of the local candidates havo asked me to give fhem a hand and ive promised both these are only the major obstacles she has thrown be tween me and my courtship of that cool but complacent lady known as peace she has also bashed in the rear end of my car loaded my cavestroughs with ice to the pendulous point arranged for my cat to get in the family way again tricked me into getting five weeks behind in my work broken th zipper on my snowboot and put my hot water system on th blink i give up come back you old trollop and ill embrace you as of yore and forget about peace who never did appeal to me much anyway s greatest smithcorona electric portable feature packed exclusive p0werite- 2 ounces pressure op erates any key keyboard -tabulation- big tar get tab bar clear and set keys right on keyboard 88 character keyboard 4 extra characters some as office machines printperfect impression elec tric action guarantees crisp clear print real values at your typewriter headquarters as low as 199so the stouffville tribune main si stouffville new commercial vehicle or trai ler on or after july 1 will only be required to pay the fee for threequarters for purchases on or after october 1 the foe will bo one half and for those on or aft er january 1 one quarter mr auld felt this would be an incen tive to operators to replace their vehicles at any time during the year when it was in the interests of safety to do so rather than to wait for the end of the year stationery and office supplies get them at the stouffville tribune phone 6402100