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Orono Public School News On May 25, 26 and 27 two lucky school patrollers from our school travel to Ottawa to attend the Safety Patrollers Jamboree. These are Jim Brown and Scott Yeo. AIl the safety patrollers are going to the Shrine Circus in Peterborough on May 29th. Lunch is provided by the board. ~Aso going to the circus on May 29th is Pod A along with some helper parents, On Wednesday, May 31st wé have a special presentat- ion by'a professiorial string trio here at the school after morning recess. If you are interested, please let us know.' Staff and students were very pleased to hear the compliments fromn parents for the concert performance. Thank you. Canada Fitness training is now going full tilt in our school. Qua lif iers receive spe- cial crests for their achieve- ments. Pod B is learning about the litre in class having just finished the meter. Track and Field practises are being held to prepare for the Clarke Family meet on June 15 at Clarke High School. Do you like food? I do It is good for you. Yes it is good for you. I love food. It is very good. Karen Carnegie, Gr. 3. fàci Thfk smaii byJimiSmithI Fiscal Stomach Ache If a Canadian wants to hire a plumrber, he sits down and mcntally balances the vailue of thie scry 'icc that plumbher wilI provide against the costý of the plumber. If a Canadian .%anis to buy a new car, he balances the cost of the car against the vale of being able to drive that car. If a Canadian wants to eat a banana, read a newspaper, sec a mov ie or make use of anyý othler good or srieprovidcd by private business, he go-s thirough the same type of cal- c:ulation. Buit if a Canadian wants to make use of a dotor, he doesn't think twice about the cost. After ail, there is no cost. in somne provinces, there isn't even a monthly health insur- ance premium. But even those provinces which do charge pre- miums, there is no additional cost for seeing the doctor. What al this means is that govcrnment-providcd services are not subi cct to the same decision-rnaking that accom- parties purchases of even trivial items from private business. We tend to think of Santa Claus, dropping goodies in our laps at no cost. And, since ail these goodies arc "free", we use far more of thcm than we shou Id. Hypochondria is a cheap vice for Canadians. Other governifent services suffer fromn the same lack of spending checks. We tend to demand more education, big- Pines.Sr. Public School preserîts "Great Themes from th e Movies" at The Fines Sr. Public School Wednesday, May 31;,1978 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Adults $1.00, students and Sr. Citizens $.50 ADULT Anne and Mark by Judith Campbell (both formai and informal photographs of this interesting Royal couple) The Weaving, Spinining and Dyeing Book by Rachel Brown (a comprehensive book to help you improve your skills and learn new designs) Cookie Cookery by John and Hazel Zenker (cookies for ail occasions) Web of Violence by Jean Renvoize (a study of family violence) The Eagle at the Gate by Rona Randaîl (a new novel from the author of Dragon- mede) The Tangent Factor by Law- rence Sanders ?(gripping novel of assassination and espionage) The Widow by Pierre Ray (author of The Greek) JUNIOR Jabberwocky by Lewis Car- roll (the much loved non- sense verse) ger-highways and lancier air- ports. But health, in some res- pects, is a more serous matter beause, whereas items like education, highways and air- ports must be approved by government boards (which are subject to some fiscal scru- tiny), health usage depends solely on the whims of the individual. Today, if John wakes up with a stomac h ache, he phones the doctor. If Mary has a slight rash, she secs the doctor., But, if there was any personal cost involved for thcm, they would, think twicc and be certain that thcy truly needed medical at- tention before calling on a doctor. HieaIth care budgets in this country have mushroomed faster than anyone could have imagined sînce government look over medical insurance from private companies. And it has happened because we've Iost sight of the real meaning of "insurance". Truc insurance protects the policyholder against disaster, flot against inconvenience. Olur currentversion of health "'insurance" is far too liberal. Somchow, Canadians must bc convinced that restraint in the use of medical services is ab- solutcly neccssary. How can that bc accom- plished? By requiring every in- dividual to pay something for each use of medical services. In other words, by forcing the indîvidual bo confront medical services in the same manner as he mnust confront privately- prov ided goods and serviees. Traditionally, voices from the political left have screamed that user payments discrimi- nates against the poor. Per- haps. However, some other method musýtlbe found to com- pensate the underprivileged. Our currnl sse is hustling us down the road to national bankruptcy- a state under which the poor will truly su ffer. "Think srnal' ' s an editor1i mnessage f romi the Canad _1an Federationotf Iidependent Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 24th, 1978-7 Just a reminder, we have projector available. both a photocopier and film Madeleine Hladley, Propose 1000) seat theatre Peggy Fleming Cameo of a Champion by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk Tyrants and Conquerors by Fon Boardman (eight men who ruled with terror and violence) The Star Wars Storybook by G. Rîchelson (photographs and story fromn the movie) EASY READING Paws with Shapes by Donald Bisset' Peter Pitseolak's Escape fromn Death by Peter Pits- seolak (drawings and story by the Eskimo author) The ,Arts Centres commit- tee has unveiled a sight of a new proposed Arts Centre for Oshawa. The centre could well include a new 1000-seat main theatre and a 200-seat studio theatre with lavish banquet facilities and an.art display area. The committee last week was looking into the nature the faciity shoukditake. Two other committees are concer- ned with cost, raising mones and the location of the, complex. fi\, C Trentway Tours Special to Johnny Cash Peterborough Mlemorial Centre For details contact Bowmanville Travel. 623-:3182 or Four Seasons,, 623-4400.