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_Area museum would be a positive step published every Wednesday by Fairway Press,â€" a division of Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Record Ltd., owner 225 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener, Ont. | address correspondence to Waterioo office‘ 92 King St. South, Waterioo, Ont., telephone 886â€"2830 Waterioo Chronicle office is located on 2nd floor of the O.W. Sports building opposite Waterloo Square. Parking on King Street or in Waterloo Square. Open Monddy to Friday 9:00 a m. to 5:00 p.m Bob Dorney, of Waterloo has a good idea. He suggests that the Region of Waterloo should coâ€"operate in establishing a museum of archeology and natural history. _ o Mr. Dorney, a member of the Region‘s environmental adâ€" visory committee and a planning professor at University of Waterloo, made his suggestion at a recent meeting of Reâ€" gional council. We feel such a museum would be a great asset to the Region, and all the municipalities in the Region. People in this area place a great importance on their heriâ€" tage, as demonstrated by events like the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival and the Mennonite Festival of the Arts. (Held last weekend at Conestoga Mall.) Mn Sn Een m onl esn Aesses ce rneeat nc m Waterloo Region has its s'ilare of historic sites, such as the Kumpf house in Waterloo, Doon Pioneer Village and the Kuntz house, Waterloo. 0 s Why then, shouldn‘t we pursu?: the idea of a museum highâ€" lighting not only the recent heritage of this area, but the anâ€" cient history as well? â€" Mr. Dorney pointed out some examples of how this area is rich in archeological history. Fossils dating from Indian times are common, he said. some from the time when peoâ€" ple bunted animals like the mastodon. (A prehistoric eleâ€" phantâ€"like creature.) â€" _ Mr. Dorney said that the Waterloo area ® one of the riâ€" chest in the province in the area of archeology and natural history. o _ An abundance of varied plant,. flower and tree life can be found here. he said. In fact. the Waterioo planner feels such variation in natural growth could â€" if used properly â€" make this area a great attractron Presently. the cities of Waterloo and Kitchener don‘t have much attraction for tourists. with the exception of Oktoberâ€" fest. A museum such as the one proposed by Mr. Dorney could help to change that And the location being considered would be ideal. It‘s a large estate on Homer Watson Blvd.. near the exit to Highâ€" way 401. If museum operators could capitalize on the treâ€" mendous flow of traffic on the 401. the economy of the area would be given a boost. And that wouldn‘t hurt at all. Yesterday. Mr. Dorney took his idea to the planning and development committee of the region. He hoped the comâ€" mittee would agree to finance a feasibility study. to see if the museum would be a workable idea. We encourage Mr. Dorney and the Region to follow through with the idea. A wellâ€"planned and run museum could help give this area a higher profile. and would educate Waterloo area residents about the history of their area. Letters to the editor of the Waterloo Chronicle must be signed with the writer‘s name in order to be pubâ€" lished. The name will be published with the letter. The writer should also include his or her address and teleâ€" phone number. Normally. a letter signed with a pseuâ€" donym will not be published The editor has the right to edit letters for grammar and spelling and to withhold letters which may be deemed defamatory. contemptuous or of questionable taste The Chronicle welcomes letters to the editor on any subject Letters should be sent to: The Editor. Waâ€" terloo Chronicle. 92 King St S_. Waterloo Letters policy subscriptions: $10 a year in Canada. $12 a year in United States and Foreign Countries Publisher: Paul Winkler Acting Editor: Howard Elliott established 1854 Emotional commitment necessary In John Osborne‘s play. The Entertainer, the leading character is Archie Ricesan English musicâ€"hall comedian, middleâ€"aged and rather unsuccessful. (In a film version of the play a few years ago Laurence Olivier played Archie). At one point in the play Archie discusses with his children the shabby mess he seems to have made of his life, and he sketches himself in these words: "Old Archie, dead behind the eyes. sitting on his hands. he lost his responses on the way Archie. wallowing in selfâ€"pity, tells his children that as he stumbled through life into ripe middle age he lost much of his capacity to respond to those things which give life its basic meanings and purposes. ‘He lost his responses on the way * that points to a basic problem of the middleâ€"aged. and those of us who are between. say 45 and 65. know what Archie was worrying about. Middle age does. of course, have its compensations. its special satisfactions and joys. The American writer. Dorothy Canfield Fisher. as she moved through middle age. offered this little piece of wisdom: ‘"‘One of the things noâ€" body ever tells you about middle age is that it is such a nice change from being young. Dr. Carl Jung., one of the makers of modern psychiatry. said that it is in the second half of adult life that the inner self develops and that if this doesn‘t happen a person is likeâ€" ly to become emotionally sick. The rules for the afternoon of life. he pointed out. are not the same as for the morning. and he warned. "After forty every question is a religious question. _ r.lung, of course. was not thinking of religion in a narrowly conventional way. but rather as a matter of commitment to reality which is above and beyond self. to something which helps a person establish and sustain an outlook on his or her life and circumstances which generate meaning and purâ€" pose. Conventional religion can do this â€" but only when it enâ€" tails deep commitments and disciplines, and is not simply a matter of going through the motions of religion from time to time. Editorial was misleading We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this misun derstanding We regret that last week‘s editorial entitled "Help r dents of Westmount®* was misleading. In that article. terloo Mayor Marjorie Carroll was quoted as saying the City of Waterloo wouldn‘t build the University Ave. extension because it was supposed to have been a regional road. The mayor also pointed out that the City is doing everyâ€" thing possible to alleviate traffic congestion on Westmount Rd In fact the Mayor‘s comments were regarding a section of the University Ave. extension west of the planned Fischerâ€" Hallman corridor. According to Mayor Carroll. that section (west of Fischerâ€"Hallman) will have no effect on Westâ€" mount Rd. traffic The University Ave. extension east of the planned Fischerâ€"Hallman corridor is still in the Region‘s budget for 1981 Letters to the editor pu * Ce 3 Scheoeâ€" "@