the HERALD Outlook OUTLOOK is published each Saturday by the HALTON HILLS HERALD Home Newspaper Hallon Hills A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited at Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario 8772201 PUBLISHER K Robert EDITOR Brian MacLeod AD MANAGER Dan Taylor Second Class Mail Registered Number 8778822 STAFF WRITERS BenDummett SPORTS EDITOR Colin Gibson ACCOUNTING Jennie Haplchuk Inga Shier CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING ADVERTISING SALES Craig Teeter Stacie Roberts PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT Dave Hastings Gilson Stu Robertson Wilson CIRCULATION DEPT Marie Shadbolt Got some money Invest it in your education Dianne Maley TORONTO In with reces sion grabbing at their ankles bewildered investors turned to the usual array of experts They wanted advice about how to make money how to invest it and how to preserve what they already had- They worried about inflation and deflation They worried about be ing laid off going broke losing their homes Should we buy gold they asked Should we buy stocks or bonds In with the forces of reces sion again surrounding us people are asking many of the same ques tions I have to invest Spend it on education and train ing On a hobby you can turn into a business On debtreduction if you already have a business On reduc ing your mortgage Use your money to make yourself less vulnerable to ups and downs the business cycle This advice Is not original but its the best Ive heard How better to spend a recession that learning something new TIMES CHANGING Thats not to say recession is in evitable Even if the economy keeps growing people would be well advised to have some alter natives in mind for earning money Global technology and interna tional markets are changing the world we live and work in For bet ter or worse well have to adapt to these changes Some people will do so by dropp ing out moving to the country and growing vegetables Indeed a drastic cut in ones cost of living is not a bad idea Others will want to be part of the brave new world For this constant learning will be necessary The global economy may not be a good thing It has happened because technology permitted it sort of like the dropping of the atom bomb The changes are enough to make your head spin Take stockbrokers and investment bankers for example One day they are raking in millions the next they are out on the street jobless Not long ago the Tokyo stock market seemed to have nowhere to go but up Now everyone agrees it has nowhere to go but down A few months ago real estate seemed like the best investment in the world Now it looks like a loser Investment dealers are not the only ones wondering about their future Even auto workers are ask ing when the downturn will end In Ontario auto parts giant Magna International is facing severe financial problems Nationwide one company after another is slipp ing into insolvency Poets Corner ALWAYS WHEN Not who or why or where or how but when Always when as life takes its deadly toll You arent a who at birth but a when An event noted more by the date than your name Sometimes you dont even have a name You grow up or at least think you do And you are told when even though you sometimes beg to ask why or how You mature with age or so they say When you mature seems so all- important at least to the world You are proud to be considered mature But you would like to know how It happened Just In case you might want erect a historic plaque You fall in love and It is clear to everyone Your friends seem to know when you are in love You want how you to be in love Why are you In love Or better yet what Is love Then comes death And before you depart for the great unknown You hope people will remember you But do they Maybe sometimes But for the most part will remember the date When you died Not really who why where or how but when Always when as life takes its deadly loll By Colin Gibson Georgetown BABIES They spit and pee and squirm and scream And cry and slobber and creep They keep you slaving all day long And at night thej never sleep Not that 1 resent my own I adored each dirty diaper But the thought of going round again Is enough to make my hyper So why the dream I ask myself And I think I know the reason My babyg days are done Im sure To all things theres a season But make me crazy as they did And steal my youth my freedom my rest A greater job Ill never know Than holding my babies to my breast By IB Acton SNAFU by Bruce Beattie Were trying to have a barbecue Do you mind Chretien has leadership in the bag Smithsonian fee shocks Americans Kevin Bell Bureau WASHINGTON One of Washingtons most respected in stitutions has shocked some Americans by having the nerve to charge an admission fee The Smithsonian Institution a huge conglomeration of museums and art galleries that draws millions of tourists annually has introduced a fee for adults for children to see a temporary show of mechanized dinosaurs News of the admission fee was considered significant enough that it was placed on the front page of the Washington Post The story drew a series of letters to the paper from local residents who were not only outraged that a fee schedule would be adopted but that such a respected museum would bring in moving replicas of the ancient creatures instead of showing real dinosaur bones One reader called it Disney World on the Mall referring to the National Mall a strip of land stretching from the Capitol Building to the Lincoln Memorial that houses most of the Smithso nians national museums art galleries and monuments If the Smithsonian makes a bundle of money charging four bucks admission to a travelling road show of animated dinosaurs what might we look forward to next the reader asked I cant wait to ride the little train up to the top of the haunted castle TRADITION Linda St Thomas a spokesper son for the institution stresses that the fee to see the temporary ex hibit of robotic dinosaurs will help defray the cost of an expensive ex hibit that is being shown through an arrangement with a private firm But the strong reaction is a sign that some want the Smithso nian to respect traditions that have been established throughout its 154year history Since 1836 when Congress ac cepted British scientist James Smithsons legacy and established the institution admission charges have been generally shunned A cent fee for an exhibit on drug abuse In the 1970s was the only other fee in the Smithsonians history Smithson stipulated in his will that his estate would go to the United States to establish a centre for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men Smithsons bequest consisted of bags of gold sovereigns valued tnen at which were used to establish the trust Since then the Smithsonian has grown to museums and galleries located in Washington and one in New York City as well as the National Zoological Park also in Washington A museum the National Museum of the American Indian Is scheduled to open in the midtolate 1990s Over the years the Smithsonian has collected 137 million objects works of art and speciments most of which are located in the Na tional Museum of National History about 119 million specimens In alone the Smithsonian added specimens and art works to its collection including specimens of flies ex amples of lice and specimens of wasps all drymounted The zoo acquired a 6500pound Asian elephant named a Sumatran tiger and tree shrews while the National Museum of American History picked up a 1955 Ford station wagon 14 condom vending machines and the scarecrow costume worn by Ray Bolger in The Wizard of Oz Only a small of the specimens and exhibits are on display at any one time most are used in scientific research But the vast array of artwork and ex amples of natural and cultural history attract millions of tourists eachyear And to think that just a few mon- ago we were bracing ourselves for a real knock- emdown drag- emout Liberal leadership race Yawn Perhaps its premature to say its all over that Jean Chretien has no greater challenge than to measure his head for the fitting of the crown on June But it wouldnt be irresponsibly premature Unless something dramatic happens such as Mr Chretien committing an un forgivable its in the bag for him It seems that everyone par ticularly the Liberal party ex ecutive and Mr Chretiens op ponents seriously underestimated both the strength and durability of his organization At the same time the strength and durability of some of his opponents organizations were seriously overrated This is especially true of the Paul Martin campaign Mr Martin a millionaire Montreal businessman with creditable credentials was widely perceived to be a major threat to the populist Jean Chre tien Prior to the official start of the campaign last September everyone thought that Mr Martin whose father sought the Liberal leadership on three occasions had an awesome organization in place If he did it appears it has not produced Now even his own cam paign workers whose primary job is to spread optimism are acknowledging publicly that Mr Chretien enjoys a massive lead in committed delegates Privately some admit it will take a miracle i a monumental Chretien blunder before their candidate has a chance BIG LEAD The most recent survey by The Canadian Press news agency and this seems to be the most unbiased count available gave Mr Chre tien 1865 delegates compared with only 585 for Mr Martin Next was Sheila Copps with anti- abortlonist Tom Wappel with 89 and John Nunziata with Some 5200 delegates will be eligible to vote at the June con vention From the moment John Turner announced his decision last year to give up the party leadership Chre tien organizers began campaign ing for an early convention know ing their man had the highest pro file A February convention they felt would give competitors such as Mr Martin far less time to become household names But the party executive in what was perceived to be a deliberate boost to Mr Martin decided the convention could wait until June This set off speculation that Mr Chretien quickly dubbed yester days man by his critics was in for a fight Mr Martin starting last sum mer shook Liberal hands from coast to coast quietly visited church basements and family recreation rooms and was widely reported to be winning new friends