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Sing a song of highways, Network of a master plan, Joining all our habitations, To keep us all Canadian. Sing a song of city, Village, town, and country life, Each enhancing Canada, Each a part of daily strife. Sing a song of peoples, Races yellow, black and white Immigrants from ev‘ry clime, Each contributes to our might. extending, Canada‘s treasure doth unfold. Sing a song of mountains, Towering upward to the 5ky, Majestic rocky sentinels, Looking up to God on high. gold, Bread for man o‘er miles Sing a song of seasons, Spring and summer, winter, fall, Each enjoyed in Canada, Glorious beauty in them all. Sing a song of prairies, Fields of wheat like waves of Sing a song of Eskimos, Of the great Northland far flung, Who dwelt amid the ice and snow, Ever since our land was young. Sing a song of waters, Lakes and rivers flowing free, Rushing north and east and west, Meeting ever with the sea. wide, Huron, Micmac, Mohawk and Cree, Moved with Canada‘s ancient tide. Sing a song of Indians, Who roamed about our forest Sing a song of Canada Sacred land beloved of God, Where freedom‘s chant has long been heard, And tyrant‘s boot has never trod. Today, we give you this opporâ€" tunity through two fine poems, one by a child, the other by that child‘s teacher. In this our Centenmial year, many Canadians wax eloquently about this great nation of ours. But, mostly those words we bear are from political leaders, proâ€" fessional writers, etc. It is not too often that we hear (or see) the thoughts of those we know, those of our own commun ty, our friend, neighbour or child. MRS. MARIA BOEHM of 179 Albert Street holds a doll for which she made a confirmation dress like she wore in her youth in Transylvania. The dress is authentic in every detail as Mrs. Boehm spent much time and effort in the inâ€" tricate sewing and embroidery. Dresses of this design were worn on important occasions in Transylvania, which is now Rumania,. r SONG OF CANADA Poetically Speaking There are animals and birds of every kind, With mineral wealth our prospectors find, It‘s a land of beauty we all agree That God has given to you an« flown, Coloured in red with purest white, With the maple leaf a dazzling sight. A country of lakes, of pomis and of streams, It‘s a land that fulfills one‘s hopeful dreams, With its giant pine trees side by side, No wonder it fills us all with pride. It has a flag which is our own And across our country it is Canada, Canada, the land that is free. From north to south, from east to west, Spreads the nation that we love best, It‘s filled with wealth from sea Sing a song of workmen, Toiling gladly at life‘s mill, Grinding grist with joy and song, Jobs assigned, wtih cheer fulfill. Sing a song of children, Happy, clever, wellfed, strong, Daily schooled for life‘s encounter Well preserved from moral wrong. Sing a song of heroes, Living now and long ago, * Canada is truly proud, Of forces three, who fight the foe. Sing a song of freedom, Spread abroad throughout our land, Sing a song of worship, To our God in Heaven above, May He deign to keep our Canada Till Eternity in His love. Sister M. Genevieve, School Sister of Notre Dame, St. Louis School. We Canadians understand. "Tis the only kind of freedom, CANADA â€" 1967 given to you and Joe A. Strub C.L.U. R.R. 3, Waterloo Karen Bleizedfer, Imperial Life Assurance Grade 5, Company of Canada St. Louis Sehool, Specialists In Pension Waterloo, Ontario. Plans and Estate Analysis Awarding of the contract to the Simon company has been approved by Kitchener and Watâ€" erloo councils and the department of highways. The storm drain will serve a major interchange on the expressâ€" way near the existing junction of Ottawa Street South and Henâ€" ry Sturm Boulevard. E. and E. Seegmiller Ltd. of Kitchener, was for $259,924, only about $5.000 more than the Simon bid. Other bids ranged as high as $571,915. One bid was received after the deadline and was not opened. A low bid of $25,000 below the estimated cost has been received for a Conestoga Parkway proâ€" ject. Bid Is $25,000 Below Estimate ion of a mjor storm drain in the area of Henry Sturm Bouleâ€" vard. The estimated cost was $280,000. Five bids were received for the job. The next lowest, from Robert Simon _ Construction Ltd. of Waterford submitted a price of $255,072 for constructâ€" Then of course, there is the mammoth 512 member choir unâ€" der the direction of Doris Reyâ€" nolds, who incidently, has never There is no "canned" music in the whole show, every piece of music will actually be played by this group of young and seriâ€" ous musicians. The 85 member orchestra, conâ€" ducted by Mike Bergauer. is betâ€" ter than almost and high school band, because, Mr. Bergauer has the intense practices. They will have the crowd laughing one minute, and crying the next. Such is the place of the show, that if one were to take their eyes off the stage for even a moment they will miss something special. Mr. Kravitz states that the show has a truly "professional" polish becauseâ€"of the "tremendâ€" ous" desire of the children to do well. And this, he enthuses, can be said for "every" group that parâ€" ticipates. Each child has a large amount of pride in his individual effort, because they are presenting their ethnic dances and songs in the best possible way. All have a desire to please. For instance, says Marty, the young Irish dancers have never danced before, but are now betâ€" ter than most those who have practiced for a number of years. The whole concept is quite unique, not only the presentatâ€" ion itself, but because if its purpose. The purpose of the show is to give direct aid to other children in Bolivian schools. Mr. Kravitz reports that he has been in touch with the Folk Arts Council, ana other organiâ€" zations, but finds that there is nothing that even comes close Marty is full of praise for the young children who make up the cast â€" "these totally inexâ€" perienced children are developâ€" ing a high calibre of performâ€" ance, due mostly to a high degree of motivation, which makes Canaâ€" dian Opus ‘67 the most outstandâ€" ing children‘s programs in Canaâ€" da." Will it be worthwhile? Well, to listen to Mike Bergauer who is in charge of much of the muâ€" sical arrangements, and Marty Kravitz who is in charge of most of ‘the choreography, there has been nothing like ‘it before and there may never be anything as good again. Ticket sales for the Kitchener Separate â€" schools â€" presentation ‘"Canadian Opus ©687, are going so fast that those in charge are expecting capacity crowds for both nights, Wednesday â€" and Thursday, May 31 and June 1, on advance sales alone. At present, the only available tickets are at the auditorium. Expect Capacity Crowds For Canadian Opus ‘67 Visit The 14 King St. North «* Drop in and save * By taking advantage of our weekly specials WATERLOO MEAT MARKET The Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, May 31, 1967 Mon. â€" Wed. ........ 8 a.m. â€" 6 p.m. Sat. ........ 8 a.m. â€" 6 p.m. Thurs. â€" Fri. ........ 8 a.m. â€" 9 p.m. THE FINEST MEATS in Waterloo Featuring 745â€"7047 I, in the name of all here must say "thank you", I really want to say more. God love and Bless you. You cannot imagine how much this means to our work. It has given the Sisters a help they longed for and never thought possible. It has given our students what they could rightly use â€" books and materials. Certainly, the ambassador was impressed â€" with originality of your idea and remarked that "it was not a giveâ€"away program" but went much beyond that in the line of giving "aid". Such a program is an effective effort in building good relations and understanding at a level where governments do not effectively enter. He was surprised to hear of Kitchener‘s separate school proâ€" ject, but more than surprised, he was really proud when in grade 2 of The Julio C. Patino school. the youngsters were able to hold up brand new textbooks and say ‘"Tank you fer des books, Happy Beerday Canada." What do these in Bolivia think about all this that is being done for them? Perhaps excerpts from a letter written by the Rev. James S. O‘Connor can help explain â€" Thank you for your report on your centennial project. Now I shall report that yesterday (April 20) the Hon. Mr. Houde, Cana da‘s ambassador to Bolivia, paid a visit to our mission for the time and also to all our schools. The finale is something else again. It will have two endings (one a surprise) which will bring some 600 children on the stage at one time. + Mr. Kravitz pointed out that 90 per cent of the arrangements are originals, written by Mr. Bergauer. The Opus, written by Frederâ€" ick Pohl, is a masterpiece of music that will at times, make the audience feel like laughing and crying. All through wmusic, a fine accomplishment, he stated. Another is the exceptional murâ€" al depicting the landing of Cartâ€" ier and other scenes up lo the present day. ‘This mural, done by school staff members, is 30 feet high and 100 feet long. It will provide the background for several scenes. The size of the choir provoked some problems practicing, beâ€" cause they were so large that it became impossible to hear the individual groups. To overcome this somewhat, practices were held in two shiftsâ€" of about 250, each shift. Incidently, says Marty, one special feature will be the Gerâ€" man dance which has grades 1 and 2 children participating. before worked with so large a group. Waterloo