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BESI AVAIL.ABLE COPY Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, April 7,1993. Page 29 Cancer Society ,voIUlteers begincmag During .April, tbousands of Canadian Cancer Society volunteers will be knocking on doors, organizing spacial avents, eoliciting donations fromn business and industry and alling daffodils ta help achieve this year's cinai ga of approximately $23 million in Ontario (almost $49 million nationally) ta halp tha over ana in tbree Canadiens wba will develop some form of cancer during their lifetimne. The caimpaign goal fer tha' socety's south D)urham unit, that serves patients in the Ajax, Pickering and Whitby areas as well as communities as far north as Beaverton, is $356,400 for 1993. Almoat haif of the money raised by the Canodman Cancer Society will be used ta fund vital cancer research prejects acros Canada through the society's research affiliate, the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NOTO). (The instituts recently announced its 1993-94 grarits -- almost $30 million ta cancer reseachers acroas Canada, more than $16.5 million in Ontario alone.) In 1970,. the five-year survival rate for childhood leukemia was 17 par cent, for testicular cancer 73 per cent and for Hadgin's disease, 30 per cent. Today, a child diagnosed with laukeniia bas an 83 per cent chance of surviving and- a man with testicular cancer bas a 95 par cent chance. If hockey star Mario Lamieux lied been diagnosed 20 years ago with Hodgkins disease, ha would have bad a 30 per cent chance of surviving today, ho bas a 90 per cent chance. "These greatly improved aurvival- rates are, a tribute ta researchers whe have dîscered new and improvad, netbods of treatment during the past, 23 yeara," says. Dr. David Beatty, 1NCIC exacutive directar. For more information, contact Lynn Nazarko, south Durham unit, at 686-1516. Galler until April 25. photo by peterTomblin. Free Prose Prootest--over- - proposed cuts Parents of learning disabled students are protasting the effects that the Durham Board of Education's budget-slashing will have on students. Those attending the March 25 meeting of the Durhami West Leaning Disabilitias Association also signed a letter expressing concerns over thae follow ng propoeed actions by the boarck 1. reduction in professional support staff at the board levai; 2. a cut of 33 elemantary teachers; 3. reduction by 37.6 per cent of support servies ta laarning stratogies and behavioural students in serandary scbools. Further discussion of these concerns viii be held at the next regular association meeting on April 22, 8 pan., at Pickering High School. To cope with stress One of the best ways to, Cop with stress is ta, talk about it - and Distress Centre Durhamn will provida a listening ear. Distress Centre volunteers can help. The centre bas 22 years f experience. Cail 433-1121. GREG SULLI VAN of Henry Street High Sohool was one of the Durham Board of Education secondary school students who received awards at Student Recognition Night AprIl 1. Award winners were those who overcome obstacles to achieve personal excellence and demonstrate good citi- zenshp. Po yPewterogyl.Free PeSu * Boost your child's grades. * Build self-esteern. *PrYogramns in reading, math, algebra, writing, study skills, homewor* suP- port and time management. Ç,I9q2Sta oeM n ym The other morning while ,I was licking niy fur to a fine glos and the dean ws gatting ready for work, I heard somne on the radio comment that tradition je the preservation of what is good. eli, I thought that was quite a sweeping statemant and not altogather true sinca thora are some long-standing traditions that are not good. For exampla, initiationis at schools and univeraities have often caused embarrassment, humiliation and injury. But I tend ta agrea that when we think of tradition we think of the customs and beliefs that are the framework of a society. Here at Trafalgar Castie, we have a lot of traditions. I amn not allowed ta participate in mnany of tbem, though. I like Christmas and think that the caral service would be lovely, but cats aren't permitted in the chapel. Cats aran't allowed -in the dining room either so, I watch, frmbewee% the bannister rails on the staircase, the traditional Senior dinner held in May ta honourî the graduates. Once I.walked acroass the stage duringtheannual drg a.estiya and I causad such a stir that'now the Deýan locks me up in her apartment on the evoninga of the performances. It's too bad because I thought my - timing was purrfectly dramatic and my stage presence quita awesone. One of the Trafalgar Castle's oldeat traditions is May Day; the first one was held in 1907. May Day -is held outdoors se I am allowed to wander freely through the crowds 4s long,-as I don't interfere in the dance presentationp or jump on the May Queen's iap. Traditioxally, the May Queen is the senior who, best reprasents our schrel by the faculty and student body. The ceremony bas include d the crowning of the rueen, dances in er onour and due bornage paid by ber 'subjects.' There was a time wben the ceremony lasted up te tbree boura and included fireworks, pecision gymnastics, and a bay rack ride tbrougb what is new Collage Downs subdivision. Wbile the comfort and stabiliity of long-standing traditions may be generally good, tbey con be improved as time Trent Univ.ersity at Durham College Summrer 1993 Courses are offered in Oshawa during the day or evening in the followirig terms: é 6weeks: 3 May -29 lune 12 lweecs: 3 May -29 JuIy . 6 weeks: 5 JuIy - 16 August For information or a brochure cali (416) 723-9747 or (705) 748-1229. [~~j Archy TRAFALGAR CASTLE prress Over the years, while m nanig the tradition itsalf, May Day bas undergona changes ta keap paca with the tiines; this year, May Day is baingupad in racognition o oe' increasingly preminent role in society (after ail, wa could have a woman prime minister soon!). I think it is exciting ta be part of the change as well as the tradition. It means we are not stagnant. It means ,we are net se rooted in aur traditions-that wa cannot appreciate progress. Cata, of course,, hava insight in this in that we -hava se many more lives.,thlum ans andare therafore a part od se many more traditions and see se, many changes.* This year the May Queen wilI symbolize aour motta as she bas always done, but she will alse be more of a participant than an onlooker in the activities. The traditional, May Polo Dance survives b y oular request, and there willbe dancing in clebratian of the day, but the May Queen's fellow atudents will no longeor bow in bornage but appiaud ber positive exaniple and contributions ta e. chool life this year. May Day this year is on Saturday, May 29 and wili be followed by a fair with rides, gamea and displays for ail agas. Yot~are weicome ta attend and watc h an aild tradition bacome new again, forming part of the framework of Trafalgar'a future. I tbink it will be great, but I stilI wisb they'd let me ait on the May Quean's lap.