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U BACK-TO -SCHOOI ringing in. the nèw ,se>hool semester FASHIONABLE YOUNG SîTUDEN:Tý goes smiartly back-to-schaol in a neat jumpsuit that she can wear with ail hr new tops. many looks wl make up the back-to-school fash ion scene The fashion pictu,,re for back-to-school is as varied as ciassroom topics thisç semester. Smart youngsters wil he sporting everything fromn the classic look to ethnic styles and ioving it, say fashion-gazers,. South American and Az- tec print ponchos and poncho shirts will be liven- ing up ciassroomns for fail, as wi American Indian and African prints. Taiored looks such as blazers, jumpers, plaid out- fits, classic shirts and sweat- ers, corduroy suits and flan- nels will be rating high marks for fashion also. One of the most popular looks will be the fu-n top, the T-shirt that gets its message across with color and design. Fun tops will feature everything from a youngster's favorite TV or comic-strip hero to scenic wonders. Tunic tops, tabards, and vests will be giving separa- ates that put-together look this semester; and pants wili continue as favorites iý7th gaucho pants and knickers adding new. in- terest. jeans outfits are ciassic schiool gear now, as are Western shirts and they'll1 be very miuch in evidence for fail. Sweaters will be strip-, ed, hooded, numnbered, or brightly patterned, as in the newest jacquards. Polo shirts, turtlenceks, soccer shirts and Big Tops wiJbe -classrooiii favorï- ites, often 'worn wvith an- other wéinner, the jumpsuit, in varying lengths. Little girls will be going for the apron-iook dress and dirndl skirt, especial- iy in pretty m-ini-fiower prints. Boys wiil be going for the far-out look of belts this fail, with cartoon strip designs adding a lively accent. Other accessories the desk set will be sporting are wildly-pattemned knee- highs, knit caps, and flow- ing scarfs. According to fashion ex- perts, this year's scholars will be m-aking the best- dressed list, if not thehonor list. GLASS GETS LESSON IN ECONOMICS There's- more than one way to iearn the hard facts of blusiness, students at one elemnentary school have dis- covered. A group of them bor- rowed $5 from a local bank to start a fopcorn-selling business, and after solving a f ew marketing and ýpro- duction probiems, were able to repay their loan at the regular rate of interest, showing a smail profit in dollars and cents but a big profit in experience. My favorite, 1 might say, mny only study, is man. - George Borrow National Glue-cratt Contest Stimulates Student Creativity One of the most stimnulat- ing and enjoyable activities of the 1976-77 school year in participating ciassrooms shouid be the Elmer's Na- tional Glue-Craft Contest. The theme of the conhtest this year is "Natural Won- ders," -and students in pre- primary through the eighth grade are encouraged -to create crafts pro jects ex- pressing their ideas on wvhat the hkel orl do (not ike 1b about their enviroumient, or ways to preserve it. The new contest is ex- panded from last year's comi-petition, with state and national prizes being awarded in three catego- ries - pre-primary through grade 2, grades 3 thirough î5, and grades 6 through 8. TIhe numevrous awards to studenits and teachers in- clude U.S. savings bonds, cassette recorders, waikie- talkies, portable 8-track players, and an expense- paid trip to New York City for the grand national win- lier, his or hier teacher and a parent. Winners in the 1975-76 contest, themned "The Spirit of '76," were announmced re- cently, with the top award gloing to an 8-year-old stu- dent from North Miami, Fia,, Paul Miller. The youngsrter's winning entry was an intricate thtree-di- mensional Idioramia of George Washington's cross- papier-mnache, mirror chips, cotton halls, twigs and glue. The only material require- ment for a projeet is that white glue be used in some manner in its construction. A complete contest kit is available to teachers, containing ail the informa- tion needed to conduct the contest in their classes. The kit incluides the official en- try form, craft pro ject ideas and classroom awards. Teachers or school princi- pals may obtain the kit by writing and requesting it from: The National Glue- Craft Contest, P.O. Box 627, Tohnston, N.Y. 12095. MIDTOWN MALL 200 JOHN ST. WEST OSHAWA - 576-6070 F'IVE POINTS MALL 285 TAUNTON RD. WEST OSHAWA - 579-1900