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10 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Mondey, Mey 29, 1967 Truth Dear Am Landers: I am a 17-year-old high school student who wants to know the truth about marijuana. I have not tried it but some of my friends have. These friends are not hoody or beat, they come from good homes and they do not look or act like far-outers. They say the weed is not habit-forming, that they can go off without getting withdrawal symptoms, and it doesn't dam- age a person physically the way alcohol does over a long period of time. They also say it gives a person a nice high feeling-- makes the world seem peaceful and lovely. If all this is true, what is wrong with smoking pot? Please give me the facts. --Under Consideration Dear Under: Your friends have not told you anything that is completely false. The statement that marijuana is not habit-forming is only half true, however. While it does not produce a physical dependency, like other drugs, it does pro- duce a psychological depend- ency which can be just as bad. The wish to visit a dream world can be crippling if the person enjoys it so much he de- cides he wants to live there. Moreover, it figures that the ones who are smoking pot can least afford to cop out. These escape artists would be infitely|Out Of My Skin: Sorry, but you better off if they stayed in the|could hardly be considered an real world and faced up to theirjunbiased critic under the cir- cumstances, I find it difficult to Most experts are opposed to|believe his record is as poor as marijuana on the grounds that/you say. Even a clock that the users sometimes become sojisn't running is right twice a pleased with the out - of - this-|day. Give the guy a break and world feeling that they want to'take the whip off his back. problems. ANN LANDERS Is-It's Against Law Of Marijuana go even further out, so they go on to stronger stuff, like heroin and morphine. Then, of course, they become hooked. You must also consider the fact that using marijuana, or even having it in your posses- . is a serious criminal of- lense. Dear Ann Lamers: We live in Boston. Our daughter at- tended a mid-western college for two years and is now stay- ing home, working at a position she enjoys very much. Veronica has gone out with several young men from. east- ern universities. Often we invite her date to dinner before they go out for the evening. The gentlemen from Princeton, Rutgers, Brown and Darmouth always find time to write a thank - you note. Sometimes they bring a small gift, or send flowers, The Harvard boys-- nothing. I am not the only mother. who has noticed it. Why in the world should this be?-- Back Bay Betty Dear Betty: I don't have the foggiest notion, lady. But please don't blame Harvard. By the time a fellow gets to college he has either learned his manners, or he has not learned them. Confidential: Ready to Jump Good Shepherd Animal Shelter Progresses In Larger Location By TOM CARNEY MILL BAY, B.C. (CP)--On a sheltered eastern slope of Vancouver Island above the misty-blue Strait of Georgia live five Roman Catholic nuns and 250 assorted animals. Under the direction of 78- year-old Mother Mary Cecilia they operate the Good Shep- herd Animal Shelter, an insti- tution that was involved in a church controversy two years ago when it was located in the Victoria suburb of Saanich. "We never hear anything about it any more so I imag- ine it's settled,"' says Mother Cecilia of the dispute which came to a head when she flatly obey a church order to give up her operation of the shelter and return to her priory. Today the shelter is located on a 60-acre site 25 miles north of Victoria to which the nuns and their charges moved in March, 1966. "The animals came two by two like Noah and the ark," says Mother Cecilia, recalling how they were moved in the shelter's small truck. "We moved buildings, too." A modern split-level house, one of three cottages, on the new property, was turned into a home for the sisters and a glass-fronted recreation room on the ground floor overlook- ing the strait was converted into a small chapel. EASED TENSION The animals -- dogs, cats, horses, goats, chickens, birds --are housed in 10 buildings. The large pens are hosed out once a day and each dog has his own blanket which is washed daily. "We have found the ideal spot," says Mother Cecilia. She explains that much of the trouble with church au- thorities came about because the nuns of the shelter were the first to become engaged in animal care work. "They say I should be look- ing after children and old people. For 40 years I was mother superior of St. Mary's Priory. I've educated 1,000 girls and looked after 400 elderly people." A spokesman for the Vic- toria diocese says Mother Cecilia's move to a new site has eased any tension since the work at Mill Bay "doesn't interfere with the rights of other people." "She hasn't returned to the normal life of a sister. We're hoping she will one day." Since the day in 1961 when Mother Cecilia used a legacy left by her father to buy a 2%-acre site in Saanich for a small kennel to house a few unwanted dogs, she and her small band of followers have faced one crisis after another. COULDN'T EXPAND In February, 1963, the Saanich zoning board refused permission to expand the ken- nels. A month later biscuits believed to contain poison were found near the shelter. And then the nuns began receiving abusive telephone calls along with complaints about the noise of barking dogs. A year later newspapers dis- covered that the nuns had been ignoring a church direc- tive to close the shelter and the story was reported around the world. Twenty-three families in the neighborhood had sent a peti- tion to Pope Paul complaining of the noise and of deprecia- tion of property values. Bishop Remy de Roo of Vic- cae 'GRADUATI With High School gradua- tions looming up the ques- tion of a precious gift for a favorite young femme is uppermost in the minds of both parents and relatives. Naturally, there are many suggestions being offered ranging from a car to a European trip but one of the sweetest is this one -- a single pearl drop poised ON PEARL on a slender silver chain. Aptly named '"'Solitude," the dainty pendant, can be worn in good taste for both for- mal and informal occasions. For extra impact, add a pair of double pearl dan- gling earrings. Both will be long treasured and will be happy reminders of a mo- mentous milestone. --By Tracy Adrian MOTHER MARY CECILIA toria said the nuns should re- turn to their priory to help in reorganization of the Sisters of the Love of Jesus. But Mother Cecilia replied: "This is God's work, a work of mercy, and under no circum- stances will I close the shel- ter." The order is one founded more than 40 years ago by Mother Cecilia. It was Angli- can until 1937 when she led her sisters into Catholicism. Under her leadership the or- der grew to 40 members and built and ran a 200-bed con- valescent hospital. She remained superior until eight years ago when she started the animal shelter with $60,000 she inherited. Her first tenants were nine stray dogs. When she was ordered to close the shelter it housed 120 dogs, 50 cats, 12 goats, 200 guinea pigs and a horse. THREAT TO LEAVE At the time, Mother Cecilia said the church merely wanted to get control of the shelter's assets, a charge de- nied by church authorities. She dispatched Sister Mary Agnes to Rome to present the nuns' side of the story but the courier 'returned with the message that the nuns at the shelter would be forced to be- come lay persons unless they gave up their work with ani- mals. In September, 1965, the nuns threatened to join the Old Roman Catholic Church, a denomination founded in Hol- land in 1640 as a breakaway from traditional Roman Ca- tholicism., But the threat was never carried out, and today an apparent state of truce exists, The nuns live in relative comfort with few problems more serious than the muddy drinking water caused by a "nice old black bear" taking a bath in a nearby creek. Mother Cecilia sees nothing remarkable about the fact that a large mountain lion lived for months in the forest nearby without molesting deer or trying to get at the sisters, whose $500-a-month allowance was cut off by the priory in September, 1965, are helped by donations and, of late, legacies from animal- lovers. Two old-age pensioners send along their monthly cheque and an 84-year-old woman knits garments for sale in two thrift shops operated by the sisters. Jim Essen, a 64-year-old employeed of the shelter, carves wooden plaques of ani- mals for persons sending snapshots of their pets, with most of the proceeds going into the shelter's coffers. A Good Shepherd Shelter foundation has been formed under the British Columbia Societies Act. "Tf I'm away (die) the work THE STARS SAY By ESTRELLITA Tuesday will encompass a pe- riod in which it will be better begin unfamiliar undertakings. Be conservative in financial matters, too. You could be suc- cessful if making sound invest- ments, .but speculation of any kind would be risky, indeed. FOR THE BIRTHDAY If tomorrow is your birthday, your horoscope indicates that, as of now, you should find your- self in an extremely active and energetic period for accomplish- ment, The stars are generous, and should bless all efforts with fine recognition between now and the end of December--es- pecially where occupational and financial matters are con- will go on," says Mother Cecilia, She edits a twice-a-month publication, The Shepherd's Crook, which is sold for $1 a year. It includes newsy shelter notes for animal lovers, quotations -- '"Com- passion for all creatures is the true religion" -- and articles against vivisection and man's inhumanity to animals. The publication goes to 2,000 sub- scribers in England, Ger- many, Australia, Belgium, Australia, the United States and Canada. The nuns also operate a pet cerned, In the latter connection, it would be advisable to consoli- date all gains at year's end, manage conservatively for two months, then, beginning with the first of next March, you can plan on some further expansion, CHILD GUIDANCE Parents Should Take Interest In Child's Program Of Study By GARRY C. MYERS, PhD The time is near when the school counselor or principal in junior or senior high school will be working out with the youth a program for his next semester or year--the courses he will pursue, Uusually a copy of this program is sent home for the parent to approve and sign. Unfortunately, the average father or mother signs it me- chanically without reading it or talking with the youngster about it. Yet this usually is a crucial step in the child's experience, and the younger he is when he has the first such program the more important it is. Ideally, the school carefully goes over the proposed program in relation to the child's earlier school experience and achieve- ment and discusses it with this child and with this parents. Not nearly always is all this done thoroughly. The school may fol- low certain rules of not letting a youth pursue a course as in mathematics or science unless he has done fairly well at school in the courses leading up to it. But all too often the youngster who has done well in certain courses will choose what he in classes with a pal or his belief that a certain teacher is popular or easy may be the chief reason for his choices of a subject or group of subjects. RESPECT WISHES Many a bright student ca- pable of pursuing such courses as chemistry, mathematics or a some subjects he supposes will require less effort by him. Re- specting his wishes, the school good preparation for college, they may wake up after one or more years to discover that his program isn't preparing him for such. What tragedies may thus | occur, Every counselor and parent should aim to guide the yough to. choose courses as hard, within reason, as he is able to pursue successfully. Because this. doesn't nearly always hap- pen, many a bright boy and girl avoids such subjects as science, mathematics or a for- eign language. It seems to throw somé light on why 13- year-olds in the United States stood second to the bottom score in mathematics on a re- cent international survey in which a dozen leading nations participated. Of course, a few parents bring pressures on the youth and the school to have him pur- sue courses in junior or senior high school for which he lacks the native ability and earlier preparation to succeed, But it's my guess that the number of youths of this type so misguided is far smaller than the number who, for lack of good advice or pressure, avoid courses they are well able to pursue with excellence. Many a bright youth in junior or senior high pursues the softer courses there because he never achieved good skills in reading and good habit of study. Looking forward while their children are in the elementary grades, parents should be con- cerned first of all about the possible means for helping them. to be good readers. counselor or principal may make out his program accord- ingly. Though the counselor knows he is able to carry a stiff program, chiefly of aca- demic subjects, he may get a program of vocational or busi- ness subjects. Even though a student's par- ents hope he might achieve in job achievement: September, November, December and next March. Those engaged in cre- ative work should have a gen- EDGAR'S DECOR CENTRE 34 KING ST. W. @ Color Unlimited @ Decorction to Fit YOUR BUDGET See Us For Paint & Wallpaper Phone 7237351 erally good year, with notable periods of accomplishment indi- cated in early September, in December, next March and April. This new year in your life also promises great harmony in home and family matters--es- pecially if you are careful to avoid friction in early Novem- ber. If single, you're slated for interesting romantic ex per i- ences between now and late September; also in late October and next April. Don't take a poeeibie. tose poeta: "ro. Most auspicious periods for travel: The next four months (an outstandingly good period for all Geminians), next Janu- ary and April. A child born on this day will be highly intelligent, original in king and creatively in- EE AWAITS YOU HERE! Remove superfluous hair per- ir gaa from face ,arms ,legs wi ELECTROLYSIS Kree Imperial Deluxe, gentle, fast by Electrolysis. MARIE MURDUFF Will be in Oshawa et the Gen- oshe Hotel May 29, 30, 31. PHONE 723-4641 since you will be entering an excellent four-month cycle for increasing assets. Despite the rosy outlook pic- tured above, it will be impera- tive, however, that you avoid all speculation in early August; also in November and Decem- ber. Do not indulge in extrava- gance during the latter two months, either. Best months*for We're Not Putting You On! You can actually buy brand new Full Length Formals -- Bridesmaids Dresses -- Patio and Hostess Gowns cemetery where burial for dogs costs $20--up to $45 if the owner wants a marble headstone. One woman whose horse died paid for a new stable at the'shelter. Over the door a plaque carved by Mr. Essen reads: "To All My Friends, Jack."" Jack was the horse's name. Mother Cecilia was asked if she believes animals have souls. "Of course," she replied. "God created animals as well as human beings. Like us, they are God's children and we should care foy them as such," Does the pet ¢emetery in- volve a projection of the idea of resurrection? Not neces- sarily, she says, 'Most pets are just thrown on the garbage dump and burned. 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