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TEEN-TALK THE OSHAWA TIMES WEEKLY FOR AND ABOUT TODAY'S TEENAGERS VOL. 1 NO. 8 THE OSHAWA TIMES, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1964 PAGES 1-A to 8-A BILLIARD ROOM REQUIRED TO KEEP BOYS IN OSHAWA (Editor's Note -- Following is an editorial which ap- peared in The Oshawa Vindicator, Mar. 18, 1904). Few things look more absurd than an overgrown boy in knickerbocker pants. In many respects, Oshawa takes on this same absurd appearance, , . Some of the bylaws: by which we are governed were fashioned many -years ago when we 'had no dream of a larger future than that of a country. village. If we ever * hope to look docently and suitably clothed; we must awaken to-the fact that.there is an aptness in the ethics which prevails in similar places but which becomes absolutely use- less and out of date when attempts were made. to force those rules upon a large and growing communityy. It may have been a wise inspiration which seized the town council many years ago and induced it to put a pro- hibitive license of $270 upon a billiard table. This law admirably fits a community in which the fool son of some influential citizen was found to spend too much time and too much money in a billiard room. The citizen of a small village thinks that he can legislate brains into his son by abolishing the particular trap in which his son's fingers for the moment become caught. Larger communities naturally get larger ideas and it 'goon begins to see that this particular son of the influential citizen is after all much safer in a billiard room than where you will generally find him if you abolish the harm- less and beautiful game of billiards. Human nature demands recreation. and amusements. The boys who work hard and faithfully in the shops ail day will either secure amusement in Oshawa or move on on to some town where it can be had.. We want to keep them here: We need them more and more each year. In order to keep pace with the present and the future of Oshawa and have our clothing look like the proper fit, the council © should consider an application from any responsible citizen who will open up a respectable billiard and pool room not connected with a hotel and who will run it in accordance with rules and regulations imposed by the council in such a way as to bring about the maximum of amusement with the minimum of wrong. Oshawa Students Get First Taste Of Opera Close to 800-Oshawa students got their first taste of live opera Monday afternoon. In a special matinee perform- ance, the Canadian Opera Com- pany presented Johann Strauss' comic opera "Die Fledermaus". Elementary and secondary school students filled the Mc- Laughlin Collegiate auditorium for the production. Wallace Young, superintendent of music in the public schools, said this is the first time the Canadian Concert Association of Oshawa has sponsored an after- noon as well as an evening pre- sentation. When asked if the students had received any briefing be fore viewing the opera, COFFEE HOUSE FOR AJAX? | By ROD WILLMOT, (Ajax High) Can anyone remember the "go0d old days" of public 'sschool,..when, after a holiday, we would spend the first day telling the teachers how we had spent our time of leisure? Unfortunately, though, that case is in the past. Also 'un- fortunately, I suspect that many of you readers spent a little more time watching television than you would like to admit anyway! But as for me, I was almost always quite busy and not at all waiting for school to re-open. For one thing, I visited Toronto's Bohemian Em- bassy three times -- and that's what I'll talk about today. The Bohemian .Embassy, a sort of coffee-house - night-club is presently the businest and richest of its kind in Toronto (with a membership of over 14,000): It serves as a rendez- vous for people with interests ranging from poetry to drama -- and many other activities. As a coffee-house, it has 'atmosphere', even though its patrons are not exactly "beat- nik'; while as a night-club, it usually has good paid entertain- ment, most of which I suppose could be called "out-of-the-ordi- nary."' It is meant for beats, not-so-beats, and not-sosquares, but on oczasion one sees there a few ultra-squares trying to be not-so-square. WORST COFFEE The _ proprietors 'confess' that their coffee is the worst in town. At first glance, this would seem to be an advertis- ing gummick of the "humorous" type -- which it. certainly is-- but, sadly enough, after one sip of the Embassy's "coffee"... one can only acknowledge the truth. However, they do serve something called "tea," and also hot cider. As for the air -- it's some- thing like the coffee. By the time the door closes and the lights go out (1 a.m. usually), it makes no difference. The air is cardboard-stiff with stale cig- aret smoke, so that you can just barely stagger between the tables. All of this forgiven, however, the Bohemian Embassy is a darm good place to go for an interesting night out. Two weeks ago, on the night before Good Friday, Peter Oomen took me in for a Po- Hoot. Peter Oomen is Ajax correspondent for the Times and part-owner of the Em- bassy.) At a Po-Hoot (Poetry-- Hootenanny), anyone who so desires may get up with the mike and read poetry to the audience. Being an _ exhibition- ist at heart. (albeit a nervous one), I fully enjoyed reciting my material. The poems I most enjoyed reading were those by two well-known To- ronto poets, Gwen MacEwen and Ian Young. On the following Wednesday (Apr. 1), * returned with some Ajax friends to hear folksing- er Greg Winkfield. (What sings and is made of unbreakable glass? -- Greg Windshield.) The next night, Thursday nights being literary nights, Bill reading poetry, combined tal- ents with a folksinger. During a long intermission, Bill hand- ed out several books of poetry, in order that five or six mem- bers of the audience could read a few poems to everyone else. (Being a poet in my own right, I was allowed to read my own poetry.) As a "first," this was entirely an experiement, and proved extremely successful. As you can see, the Bohem- ian Embassy is interested in giving young poets a helping hand in the difficult starting process. This is true with other things, such as drama and music.' Singers Ian Tyson and Silvia Frickers got their start in the Embassy, Also the next three Thursdays will be taken up by poets and folksingers (Continued on Page 2) Young Poet Reads At Bohemian Embassy ual AT 'HOOT' Contributing to the Simcoe Hall Boys' Club Hootenanny Friday night were Jim Hutch-_ inson, John Gower (shades of Ringo Starr), and Mike Mac- Kay, Ambitious? Then consider a banking career The future has never looked brighter for young people starting a career in bank- ing. This is particularly true at The Bank of Nova Scotia, the fastest-growing bank in Canada. We need able, ambi- tious young men to train for important senior positions. In the course of your Scotiabank training you will have 11 Simcoe Street King and Drew Streets opportunities to learn modern banking in different parts.of the country. There are' also good chances for future ad- vancement not only in Canada but in key foreign posts from Buenos Aires to Barbados, from London to Los Angeles. When planning your career, come in and have a chat with us. Cette By BANK tne sank of nova sconAa --Manager, KINGSLEY (King) M. HUME -- Manager, VICTOR BROOKES