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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, June 25, 1975 Section Two EDITORIAL COMMENT It's Graduation Time Several years ago, graduation dresses. They, in most cases, have exercises came into disrepute in obviously been to the hairdressers high schools and some universities. and the boys often have their locks Many didn't appear to receive their styled in the latest mode. Flowers diplomas, guest speakers were and corsages are in evidence on both eliminated from the programs and the boys and girls, with the lads some consideration was given to wearing those huge white, black or' abandoning the annual ritual. For- other colored bow ties. Teachers are tunately, times have changed and stunned at the transition and must convocations are back in style an<; wonder what has happened to bring flourishing again. it about. The most recent trend has been We could sympathize with the most evident in this area recently, parents of many of those making with graduation exercises, complete their way to the graduates' hne. with valedictory addresses and Obviously, most of them had dug awards presentations taking place deep into pocketbooks or Chargex in the Senior publie schools. And, accounts to outfit their youngsters in frankly, we can't decide whether clothes they probably won't see such projects should be welcomed again all summer....and by fall their and expanded or allowed to fade into offspring will have grown out of oblivion, with such major occasions them. taking place at only higher educa- But, for this one night of nights, tion levels. If they spread to lower those straped parents will sit grades, we might well be seeing proudly in e audience, with eyes young kindergarten graduates in only for their own as they march caps and gowns, receiving scholar- onto the platform to be rewarded for ships and busy preparing valedic- their achievements. It will all have tory addresses. The idea may have been worth it to them, and we merit. suspect, to the youngsters who are What we have noticed along with experiencing their first thrill usually these recent graduation exercises is associated with growing up. We hope the enange In appearance of tnose the memory will last and they'll long participating. Instead of denim remember that long dress or that jeans, the everyday dress for both first shirt and tie with a touch of sexes these days, the young ladies nostalgia, connected with their first are elamorous as can be in long real graduation. Le's Sec Those Flags As this is being written, it's the As we celebrate our week long night before Canada Week starts equivalent of Independence Day and all through the house, people are July 4th in the USA, we wonder also waiting to hear what the federal if something can be done on a budget will bring. One would have national scale to stir up more thought the federal government interest in celebrations to mark the might have picked a better time to event. No doubt there will be many present a budget, but probably they editorials written about Canada either gave it no tnougnt or there during the week and officialdom will might just be sowio thing in the come up with a show on Parliament budget to make Canadians proud of Hill in Ottawa, but at our level in the the fact that they live in one of the great Municipality of Newcastle, we most favored countries in the world. appear to be appreciating it with a (No such luck) big yawn. No parades, no sports However, from all the recent days or other festivities, other than comments from supposedly know- in nearby Oshawa where they are ledgeable economists, we doubt if holding a Fiesta Week featuring the finance minister is going to wipe festivities mainly undertaken by out income taxes completely. Rath- whom we might term ethnic er most of those people have been Canadians. We natives just can't recommending sort of a stand pat seem to get all fired up about flying presentation because they seem to flags and shooting off fireworks just feel the bottom of the recent because it's Canada Week. Not that recession has been reached and the we aren't proud of our nation and economy is on the way back up the what it stands for. It means much to ladder again. So, there would be us deep down, but what good is it little point in coming out with an going to do anybody for us to make a expansiomst budget that might start big thing of it? No, it will be over the inflation ball rolling still faster. next Tuesday and them we can settle By the time this appears in print, back into our daily groove, probably Statesman readers interested in without quite remembering there such topics will have heard all the was such an occasion. That's just the details, and we hope they will fit in way we are and there doesn't seem with the celebration of Canada Week to be anything that can change it. that continues until Canada Day, We don't suppose there are more Dominion Day or whatever you want than two dozen people in this to call it, next Tuesday. Speaking of community who even own a Cana- that holiday, we can't help wonder- dian flag and we doubt if more than ing when someone will promote half a dozen will get them out of action to move it to the nearest mothballs this week to fly them Monday, to provide citizens with a proudly outside their homes or long weekend holiday instead of businesses. breaking up the week. So many move out of the cities on the P.S. We've just heard the budget weekends to cottages or on the details. That's a rough way to start highways that it must be awkward celebrating Canada Week festivities for them to have to go back to work with an added loc to 15c a gallon tax for one day and then have another on gasoline, heating bills higher, holiday that's too short to do and so on. That's hitting where it anything with. hurts. A'C orner for Poets BLOOD PRESSURE Blood pressure has no constant norm. It has its ups and downs. The frequent leaps it can perform Outdo the circus clowns. Nurse puts that cuff upon my arm And pumps the bulb with zeal; Then views the figures with alarm The arrow shall reveal. We take a pill to keep it down, Decrease to start it rising. Extremes will bring my Doctor's frown And sundry dark surmising. If we could use a tire pump We'd keep our pressure steady. And if it rne nr tonlr ni a1nmn. We'd have control ail reaay. I try to watch its rise and fall To keep my doc. contented. How did we ever live at ail Before it was invented? -E. V. Eddyvec Month of Joy June is very happy; It likes to laugh a lot. Its music is harmony; 'Its story has a plot. Days are warm and friendly, They cuddle you and me, Ail around the country Nature plays her symphony. June is born of Youth Of every girl and boy, It is built of Truth; It is the month of Joy! Durham County's Great Family Journal Established 121 years ago In 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mail registration number 1561 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W., BowmanvIlle, Ontario L1C 3K9 JOHN M. JAME Editor-Publishe GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr, r BRIAN PURDY Advertising Mgr. DONALD BISHOP Plant Mgr. "Copyright and-or property rlghts subsist in the image appearing on this proof. 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That is what the Solandt Commission Report of April recommends. The Ontario Government have invited public views and recommen- dations to be submitted before July 4. How many residents of this area have written? I list my objections to the Solandt Commission's South (401) recommended route between Darlington and Wesleyville generating stations:, 1. This route is opposed by the Town of Newcastle. 2. It is not the route favoured by the Region of Durham. 3. It is not the route recom- mended by Ontario Hydro nor by Commonwealths Associates Inc. In fact, the CAI study was extremely gativ on the ahignment being in thPe Highway 401 "corridor". 4. The Darlington Generating Station bas not been approved and this route is nonsensical without it. 5. The 401 route was selected by Dr. Solandt following a second series of hearings but was never the subject of public mailings of maps, descriptions and "prefer- ence ballots" as were the original three routes studies. Cons ç quently, public input regårding this route has not been properly received. 6. Maximum visual impact wilh resut fromathis route (termed "unacceptable" by Ontario Hydro). 7. According to the Sparling Report, October 7, 1974, the 401 route will destroy the maximum number of resi- dences, farm centres and other buildings i.e. 26 versus 16 forý the Hydro- Commonwealth route. (The April Solandt Report shows 16 homes for the 401 route and only 13 for the OH-CAI route and also the "D" route in Stage I.) B. Ontario Hydro officials, at the November 7, 1974 hear- ing, acknowledged that if the Southern (401) route was used then a more northerly line would also be required in the fupture. Could this be part of the reason that Ontario Hydro oppose the south routing? 9. The only advantages that Dr. Solandt finds for the south (Commission) route are.shortest distance and minimum cost. These 1re- important points but On- tario Hydro state that there would be no significant cost savings for the 401 route. Consequently, there are no advantages to the 401 route as Ontario Hydro should be better able to assess costs than a one-man Commis- The recommended route has been changed once. It should be changed again. The Gov- ernment are obviously going to review the Sohandt Report before considering its adop- tion. Send your comments to the Provincial Secretary for Resources Development, Queen's Park now. Yours very truly, J.R. Yates, P. Eng. Resident of Newcastle General Delivery, Bowmanville, Ont. June 20, 1975 Rural Schools Dear Editor s From many of our rural schools have come some of our great people. People who became statesmen, politic- ians, lawyers, teachers, Alan Lawrence, MP, On P.C. Commîtfee For Auto Indus try The problems of the Cana- long-term difficulties facing dian automotive industry will the industry, environmental be studied and assessed by and energy issues, the Can- three Progressive Conserva- ada-U.S. Auto Pact, employ- tive Members of Parliament ment and future prospects. during a three-day tour in They will visit Oshawa July Ontario next month. 8, Toronto and Oakville July 9, Led by Bill Kempling- (Hal- and Windsor July 10 to meet ton-Wentworth), the group with representatives of the includes Al Lawrence (North- major manufacturers, dealer umberland-Durham) and an parts associations, John Wise (Elgin). They will unions, municipalities and the be looking into short and government of Ontario- Plan to Award Six $150 Prizes Trent-s Parf-time Students Six prizes of $150 e~ach will will have been actively invol- be awarded annually to part- ved in college, university and 3rd time students at Trent Uni- community affairs. versity. The announcement Two- awards will be for was made last week by Ulva completion of a third course of Braden, president of the study, all of which must have student cabinet of Julian been taken at Trent. Two Blackburn College (for part- others will be for completion time students). of eight courses, with the Three winners of the awards majority having been taken at will be announced at the time Trent. The final two will be for of each of Trent's spring and students who have success- fall convocations each year. fully completed 15 courses. To be eligible, said Mrs. One in each category will be Braden, students will have awarded at the time of spring high academic standing and and fall convocations.- l.yall Moves To Abolish Present Planning Bodies Newcastle Councillor Ken Lyall made a motion at council, Monday, to abolish the present planning bodies and establish a planning board made up of counchllors. He added that he would agree to sit as chairman of that board. The motion, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole and Councillor Lyall, being chairman of the committee, was asked to inform the people concerned, Councillor Lyall expressed concern that the Committee of Whole was becoming the planning body, and stated that he would not take on the job requested. reThe request was for Coun- cillor Lyall to ask the builder of the Fourth Street subdi- vision to attend the next Committee of the Whole meeting and inform the build- er that council was seeking an alternative to the house on the corner of Fourth and High Streets, now under construc- tion. Mayor Garnet Rickard and Councillor Don Allin stated that they would perform the task seeing Councillor Lyall was shirking his responsibil- ities. writers, and preachers, far back in history and up to this present time. Agriculture still forms the base of urban economics, as does rural life act best as foundation of urban life. So it is with rural schools -- now as in the past, forming the best standard-foundation of education. Mingled with that inde- finable aroma of chalk-dust, damp black-boards, fresh air wafting through small, but well-built old windows, carry- ing the scent of clover and new-mown hay. The memor- ies of our GREATS of old and now, are not tinged with regret. Their minds are in- delibly stamped with the pleasantness of their early schooling. They don't remem- ber with regret, stern discip- line, now replaced by so much permissiveness. They had the advantage of more individual tuition't han it is possible for teachers to give students in large, impersonal urban schools. They had the freedom of space, the luxury of fresh-air, meadow.s and per- haps a creek in which to wade their hot feet. Strictly forbid- den of course, - but the sweeter for that! Things became prett fancy when the kids were obliged to wear shoes in school. From thereon out, as smair Hamlets grew into, more urban-hike centres, the main core of learning, "the three R's, got' so fancied-up that nowadays, the kids from most grade tens, don't speak Englishoreeven Canadian very well. They don't or can't read. Oh yes, they've learned to "speed read", but as Robertson Davies'would avow, 'not much of the content of reading material seeps into the mind for very long, when eyes are trained to gobbleewords. The mind takes in a little of the words but 'meaning' is clean lost! Fancier and more luxurious became our edifices of learn- ing in large urban districts. These edifices contain swim- ming pools, gymnasiums, work shops of everv kind of artisan. BUT -now, we have to bribe the kids to go to school. Bribe them by threatening "not to let them have a newer type of car" or something dreadful like that. Not only is this a fact and understandably so, it seems the 'kids' feel "hemmed in." Yes, "hemmed in", in spite of the luxurious permissiveness! Kids like rules -- even just to break. Lacking t4ese, they break up the expensive equipment, dress up in shabby eothes and take off up the road, hitch-hik- ing, looking for that ehusive something, theirtgrandpar- ents had, "something to strive for." Is there the sanie glowing pride on graduation day when the valedictorian is chosen? What a thrill that was! Every once in a while there are a few who do graduate -- 'glowing with pride of achieve- ment'. This is becoming the rare thing, rather than the taken-for granted outiookaof yesteryear. The kids are smothered with an over- abundance "of things" not ideas. Many of these few have had to be pushed and pummelled by parents (the odd few) who take an active interest in the learning ability of their young. The larger aggregate of par- ents are so busy supplying the extra dollars to "supply all the things they didn't have", they've stopped considering whether this is what their young people want, -- or need. The most amazing thing is that people cease to be 'amazed' at the greater num- ber of drop-outs, the wilful damage and actual vandalism taking place in the larger, fancier halls of learnmng. While rural schools may lack many of these envied amenities, the young people come through - if only so the school may be rid of them. Anyhow, they graduate. Those who did graduate well were so In the Dim and ~1Dstant Past 25 Years Ago Thursday, dune 15,1950 Clarke Township Council met June 6 with A. McKay, J.H Davey, and Ted Wood- yard, the ony members present. At the meeting the $4,000 which has been raised for the Bowmanville Hospital, through taxes in Clarke was, ordered to be transferred to the treasurer of this project. Two former, well known brothers, of Bowmanville died recently in the States. Fred Dickinson, died on May 5 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and his youngest brother, Jack died in Washington, D.C., dune 5. Older citizens wil recalnthat their father carried on a shoe repair shop before the turn of the century in the Statesman block. Miss Gwen Murray, of the B.H.S. teaching staff was guest of honor at the home of Mrs. dames Nokes, prior to her marriage in September. Charlie Venning and John Hamilton of Blackstock while shinîghing a roof at St. Chris- topher's were injured when the scaffold broke. John sprained his ankle and Charlie hurt his back and is now in Sunnybrook Hospital in a cast. Maple Grove Evening Auxîl- iary met at the home of Mrs. E. Twist. Pres. Mrs. W. Munday, opened the meeting. Florence Cryderman's group were in charge of the worship service. Miss Susie Laird gave Letters To The Editor )the studybook. ina Griffin, Bow- th Mr. and Mrs. fin, Enniskillen. 49 Years Ago , Thursday, July st, 1926 For the second time in several months, Bernard Mitchell, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Mitchell, and a student of B.H.S. has been a winner in the Toronto Tele- gram, Art - Ideas Competi- tion. Appearing in Saturday's "Tely"~ his latest offering was entit ed "It's come to Hicks- ville, and depicted an old farmer in shirt sleeves, doing the Charleston on top of a soap box, and exclaiming, "I'll be a hit at the hoedown Saturdav night." Public SchooI Promotions for the year from Sr. III to Junior IV-teacher Miss Helen Morris, with honors:Betty Morris, Eric Coombes, Phyllis Challis, Ila Valleau, Edward Richards, Marion Battle, Elsie Allin, Donald Williams Hilda Brown, Edward Flox- man. Mr. Elmer Smith Ferguson, second son of Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Ferguson, of Cadmus, headed the iist in the Civil Service examinations, held recently at B.H.S. and was notified Thursday he had been apointed as Customs Excise Examiner of Bowmanville. He will report to C.A. Cawker, local Customs Officer, on Monday for duty. Mr. Byron Hyland, Black- stock, won the Orange Senti- nel's free trip to Europe. The annual ienic of the A.Y.P.A. and tghe choir of St. ohn's Church was held Satur- day at the farm of Mr. Henry Pawson. rove Appointments rea Public Schools September 1, several changes lic schools with frincipals and inistration of the rland and New- and nine of 16 t on June 3. to, e new appoint- s was named as Maple Grove East l. rray was named al at M.J. Hobbs Mrs. Margaret tario St. Public Dan McIvor at eSr. Public as und Spie I well as Richard Homes at Central Public School. CARRYING THE CRACKERS Last Thursday's Evening Guide of Port Hope had a rather grim-faced picture of the Rev. D.R. Dewdney, formerly of Newcastle, carrying cheese-covered crackers at a Progressive- Conservative wine and cheese party. Although it's quite a while since he left Newcastle, he ooks as spry as ever and obviously hasn't changed his political affilia- tions. a eatro busy learning for some reason Miss Don they neyer thought tobwreck manville wi their humble schools, because Russell Griff their minds were filled with ambition, -- creative dreams, as were their lungs with fresh air. A rpi Of course, kids and human f nature haven't changed as much as statistics wouhd have In Ar us behieve. Human beings of whatever age, do NOT like Effective feeling 'hedged in.' They still there will be want something to strive for in area pub and something to do. Everv- regard to thing handed to them on a siIk vice-principal cushion doesn't build char- The admi] acter. So, the kids conformed Northumbeî into a new kind of conformity castle board -- revolt -- at the preponder- trustees me ance of things and the general approve th laxness of their environs. ments. Why not let the youngsters John Lewi who are lucky enough to livein principal of M anything like a rural area, Public Schoo have their rural schools? .James Mu Wouldn't creativity and am- vice-principa bition flourish better in rural Sr. Publie, less luxurious surroundings?' Cole at Oni Sincerely, School, and Mary Morris Bowmanville và By Bill SmiIE THE JOYS OF TEACHING One of the things I like about, teaching is that you are not stuck with the same old stupid faces year after year, as you are in most jobs. In teaching, you get a whole set of new stupid faces every year. They come in every September, an entire new gallery of mugs, and sit there looking at you. They look pretty dumb, like any other repre- sentative group of people, and you have a moment of despair. It doesn't help much when some of the faces are closed and sullen, and others are sneaky or insolent or just plain devised for hellery. "Oh, boy! This is no bumper crop. More bumptious than bumper. Looks like a rough year ahead." But some strange alchemy goes to work during the year, and by June, if you're lucky, those faces are no longer strangers, but a host of new friends and acquaintances. You have discovered all kinds of things, in the give and take of the classroom, about these bodies, and now you know them as aspects of the human spirit, however blurred or bent, in some cases. That girl with the big bust and bum and Douty mouth, whom, you registered as a Hot-Lips Houlihan type back in September, has turned out to be a sweet child who blushes if you ask her what time it is. Conversely, that angelic, straight- looking girl with the big honest eyes and the good manners, whom you spotted as a potential prize student last fall, was hauled into court last winter for being drunk and disord- erly, a nice way of saying she beat up two cops. That little ratty guy with the dirty hair and the sides falling out of his sneakers, who looked like a refugee from a Dickensian orphanage, has proved himself a track star and a whiz in grammar. Mouthy Mary, whose vocabulary would scorch the skull of a sailor, writes tender, lyric poetry. Jeff, whom you put d6wn as a hockey bum in January, who missed three days a week from exhaustion, has emerged, since the ice melted, as one of the most sensitive writers you've every taught. Alan, the belligerent guy who you tangled with on the first day of school, and the second, and the ourh , an he eighth, a real hood, has come out 0f is surly cocoon as a football player, a pretty fair artist and the best mower of lawns yo6u- have ired in years. You are buddies. Cynthia, one of the few familiar faces last September, because you had taught her the year before, hasn't changed at all. She's just as sweet and lovable and full of fun as always, and you think of her almost as a daughter. And Joe, the other familiar face, last September, because you had also taught him the year before, hasn't changed a bit either. He's just as slippery, conniving, lazy and genial as always, and while you might despair of him, you've grown to accept him, as you would a member of your family with the same faults. It's the same every year. You start out with cater illars, and if you are patient and toerant and alîow people to find their way out of their cocoons, you wind up with butter- flies, some gray and dull, other brilliant and many-hued, but all of them fluttering with life. And you keep track of your butterflies, as best you can. Here's a doctor who didn't know a dangling participle from a ruptured appendix when you were trying to teach him Shakespeare, 10 years ago. And there's a university professor, one of the swift, eager minds you touched on her way through the system. John has become an artist, and is going to marry Trish, and you think it's a great match and hope the best for them, because you knew them away back then, when they were kids. And another John and a Bill are journalists, and Betty is a fine nurse, and Florence is going to be a lawyer, and Mike takes off your storm windows and Betty works in a travel agency and gives you the best o' service and Pete is going to take you fishing to a special trout stream as soon as school is out and Rosemary . has had four babies, every one a beauty. It's like pulling teeth to make them admit it, but most teachers become pretty fond of most of their students over the course of a year. A few of them, of course, only a mother could love. I can think of no fate more horrible than being a teacher who doesn't like kids, and no better life than for one who does.