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a16 tribune february 26 1986 reunion planned june 2 1 siloam public school ss no 8 uxbridge twp 1909 on sat june 21 former students and teachers of siloam public school ss no 8 uxbridge twp will gather for a reunion at the original site this photo provided by dean alcock of uxbridge dates back to 1909 the pupils and teacher are front row left to rightreta alcock cecil wallace charlotte hockley earl cook aulda lee john wallace milton cook harold wallace miss duwall teacher jessie paisley mildred toole garnet pegg olive williamson mabel pegg ethel wallace huet chase brigit coffield david hockley middle row left to rightfloyd dike howard heckney bill cosgrove nellie paisley nettie paxton nurie williamson enid widdifield john coffield clara smalley cyrus pegg sara cook clifford lee dean alcock pat coffield aggie alcock rear row left to rightljim coffield tom coffield mabel wallace levi hockley berika toole roy ellis mary cof field erma lee stan paisley kate cosgrove isaac pcgg and ada smalley rodeo criticized calfroping called cruel dear editor recently a centuryold sport involving the tormenting of anim als was once again celebrated under the guise of rodeo at the interna tional equestrian sports services newmarket along with the more innocuous events such as cuttinghorse demon strations and barrelracing there were the socalled games that have evolved from the cowboys kind of work that was done long ago although modern ranchers would throw someone off the property who manhandled valuable stock this way today these games continue i they include bronc and bullriding steerwrestling and calfroping can you imagine a breeder of fine horses allowing them to be broken in by allowing roughnecks to sit on their backs and spur them to buck to near exhaustion or a broken leg no dairy or beef farmer would allow any of their calves or steers to be jerked around at the end of a rope yet to the sound of cheering children these brutalities to livestock are perpetuated through the rodeo associations in the name of tradition some tradition we sicken at the sight of the slaughter at the fine old spanish tradition the bullfight and we are revolted when we read of the mounties breaking up an illegal dogfighting ring where it is tradition al to encourage two dogs to tear each other to pieces yet where is the outcry when calves horses and bulls are tortured for the benefit of howling spectators and the profits of the rodeo organizers as with other spectator sports such as football or ice hockey the game is getting rougher the crowds seem to love the roughness these days if grown men wish to tackle each other or brawl on the ice well and good let them go to it its their choice the rodeo victims however have no choice so they spur the broncs a little harder and prod the calves and steers to run a little faster so they hit the dirt with a bang if the animals are injured or killed its just their bad luck and the little children cheer and they call it a romantic old tradition a fine old tradition that is growing in popular ity as fast as the rodeo organizers are growing richer the ontario rodeo association has events scheduled throughout the coming sum mer all over the province the late dr alberr schwietzer said you can tell how a country cares for its people by the way it treats its animals what does the growing number of animalabusing rodeos tell us about the path we may be taking sincarely darcy bryan ontario humane society newmarket siloam student remembers betty skied to sc when roads at worst by jim thomas siloam on saturday june 21 former teachers and students of siloam public school ss no 8 uxbridge twp will gather for an oldfashioned reunion one of the former pupils plan ning to attend is mrs ivan de- geer betty alcock of rr 3 mount albert bettys the secret ary of the reunion committee the family farm was then lo cated on the 3rd cone north of the uxbridge road betty remembers the time her parents wendell and jennie alcock gave her a pair of skis for christmas that winter id nev er made it to school without those skis she recalls the snow was deep and roads were blocked for days betty never took a short cut the distance was about 2 a miles bettys teacher was mrs call ing alcock later mrs charlie watson she handled up to 45 chil dren in all eight grades bettys uncle calling alcock was the caretaker mrs degeer recalls many of her former school friends some still live in the area and some have moved miles away lulubelle davis keith wallace pauline wallace gloria chase betty beach and more the school now a community centre is somewhat changed in appearance it was frame betty remembers with red and white trim around the windows during the winter a pan of water was al ways kept on top of the stove this created steam and kept the in terior from becoming too dry during the winter soup was mixed with the water at recess so it would be ready for lunch at noon while the hamlet has grown over the past 40 years it then boasted a general store betty re members stopping in there to buy pencils scribblers and erasers two important events are clearly etched on bettys mind- arbor days and christmas con certs wjien the schoolyard was all cleaned up the girls would walk to cliff lees bush and pick wild flowers the boys would go fishing the last day of school before summer holidays was set aside for a community picnic the pa rents were invited i remember the fresh lemonade says betty christmas concerts were held in the afternoons until electric lights were installed the prog rams were then switched to even ings they were great fun bet ty says never once during her time spent at siloam school did she ever receive the strap maybe i should of she claims betty admits that despite the hardships of getting there she enjoyed those years and shes looking forward to june 21 as well a return in mem ory to the good old days the school has changed the teachers have changed and the students have changed but the memories remain m 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