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Orono Weekly'Timnes, Wednesday, October 24, 19845 Tops at Clarke, in sales It's "6A" for experience High Schýooi and The Pines Senior Public School, part of' the oni-going liaison between the two schools. Mr. Ron) Moore, the Principal, and Mrs. Debbie Brunt and Mr. Bob Proie, the guidance teachers, at Pines Sr. P.S. iiaised with Mrs. Eva Nichais, the Co-operative Education Co-ordinator at Clarke H.S. ta estabiish the pragram. The new ministry guidelines, Ontario Schoals: Intermediate & Senior, re- quire that the grade 7 and 8- students spend 20 haurs per (grade 8's shadow Clarke's Co-op kids) Can you remember your Grade 8 year? Perhaps it was flot as diversified as aur education has becomne. To- day's grade 8 curriculum of- fers innovations required ta meet the needs of the students in their schoi-work life. The concept of 'Job Shadowing' was introduced this faîl at the Pines Senior Public Schooi as part of the career education for the grade 8 students. It is a joint effort between the Clarke Last week at a scliool assembly three students were recognized for their efforts in selling chocatate bars ta raise money for various undertak- ings at the school. Merridy Curtis stands as thé top seller coiiecting over Application is made ta the Student Council for fundinig of variaus school clubs and athletic teams. The Counci is committed ta $1,000.00 for a dimmer board for the Drama Club as a priority this year. Famiiar Faces-P1ace Van Camp of Darlington Thefollowing in one of a number of articles writen by Rhonda Malomet, comimissioned by the Town of Newc-tastle Bi-Cenitennial Commtittiiee. These articles ill/ appear in thle local press duri7g ithe next ten to twelve weeks and is enuïfled -Familiar Faces anid Pla ce s". The settIiment of' Darlington Township con- tinued weli into the nineteen cenitury. In 1815, Peter Van Camp, the grandson of a United Empire Loyaiist af the same namne brought his famiiy ta Darlingtoni Township. His land grant includied the area where the genieration station now stands. A fif'th generation descent, Sain Van Campf stilil Ives on p)art of' his anicesýter's land. by Rhonda Malomet Two types of hiýstory, are in- tertwined in Sain Van Camp's land. One is of pioneer life in the beginning days of Darington Township. The second, readily identifable hy its visi- ble iandmarks is the history of progress. And it's an eye full from the property at Hit and Baseline Roads, original- ly awned by Peter Van Camp who settied here in 1815. In the distance is the Danl- ingtan Generating Station. Then, there are the start Hydro towens, with their hugh coiied transformers punctuating the landscape at regular intervalsz. Highway 401 and Via Rail have each cut a swath of Van Camp's land as did the Grand Trunk Raiiroad back in the 1850's. If things continue this way it won't be long before the demands of pragress eat into yet anather portion of this land. Stiii Van Camp has managed ta resist seling out compietely and remains on the land of his great-great grandfather. Peter Van Camp was the grandsan of a United Empire Loyaiist of the same name. The family, of Dutch des- cent, had lived in Albany New York before emnigrating ta Canada. They were quite weli off in America says Van Camp for they owned a lot of praperty and had orchards. But those who had been layai ta the British fiag were flot treated too kindiy and Peter Van Camp the eider iost land, horses and even spent somne time in jail. In 1780, lhe brought his famiiy ta o- treai and iater they settled in the St. Lawrence Valley. Grandson Peter ? found the land too iow and the climate too damp s0 in 1815 he Imov- cd ta Dariingtan Towý,nsipl purchasing land from the Engiish Church at 50 cents an acre. Like many pianeers, the Van Camps buiit a loi! cabin before getting down ta the business of clearing the land. They made this first homne whene the genenating station naw stands. Although clear- ing the land was quite a dif- ficult task, these hard work- ing settiers would make some fun out of it says Van Camp. They'd divide up into tearus and each captain, was given soa much ta be cieared. A gaod teamn with a gaod lot would be finished by 3 o'clock in the aftennoon. Then the men would feast an the cakes the women had been baking ail day and dri nk Scotch whiskey ta celebrate a gaod day's work done. These sort of stonies were passed down fnom Sam Van Camp's grandfathen who was born in 1830. Hard to believe? Weil it seems Grand- father didn't marry until the age of fifty. H4e had Van Camp's own father, Roy, at the age of 61. Whiie it may have created what Van Camp and his sister, Joyce Browneil nefer ta as the "lost genera- tion" it did have one advan- tage, when Van Camp relates his grandfather's staries pass- ed down to his father, he is talking about som;e of DarI- ington's earliest citizens - neanly first hand. Van CLamp's nepetoire of family taies includes staries on more colourful membeis. $200.00, followed by Joanne Chew and Cindy Shaw. The students at Clarke ex- pect ta net $5,000.00 thirough the sale of chocolate bars and presentlyare welI over the $3,000.00 mark. There was Jessie 'van Camnp who aithough not trained as a minister, wNent around to *preach the wor d ofthle iLard. He was buried as Reve\rend Jessie Van Camp in Bowman- ville Cemnetery. Then, there was thie iighty Lydia Truil, the pioneer's version of a women's ibber. Shte took it upon hersief ta practise medicine and apparently must have had quite a reputa- tion for her services were re- quired, from as far away as Port Hope. It was on her way there by honseback with a maie companion that she was faced with the prospect of crossing the Ganaraska river. The man refused ta -cross whiie Lydia, undaunted, placed her horse in the water and carried on. Another relative, Levi Van Camp, the owner of the oid gabled stone house that is near the generating station used ta *hast parties where the "eiite of Bowmanviiie wouid came down in their carniages", says Van Camp. 0f more recent memory, Van Camp recalîs .his own fathen teiiing him of the In- dians who "used ta tend over by where the 401 is naw" (araund the turn of the cen- tury). And one day the past caught up with the present as ail the graves on the family cemetery were being moved ta Bowmnanvilie. They kept the caskets over night in the family shed and Van Camp recalis his father nonchalant- ly remarking that they wer-e made of oak and still in pret- ty good shape. The Van Camp, presence on the generating site has not been fargotten by Hydra. Today, in the information centre, an cnlanged version of Tremain's 1861 map- that covens just the area of the site iNews at the Pines Sr. Public School, October 19, 1984 by Amy Wesseiink & Angela Lynde On Thursday Oct. 18 a bake sale was put on by the Student Cauncii. Each schooi house was inciuded in gamtes such as guessing the numbher of buttons, jelly beans, smar- ties and peanuts. The mioney earned wili go ta the United Way camnpaign. The Museumnobile fromn the Royal Ontario Museumn wili be here at the Pines Nov. 26 ta 28. The themie of the week wililbe archeaiogy and the students wili re-ceive a guided tour and lesson on this tapic. On1 Wednesdiay, October 31, the Stuident Counici wiii be holding a Hlaee dance in thre gmam CostIumes wîli be judged. Stuidents wearing costumnes wxiii get in for 50c and those without for- $1.00. The dance wiil be calied Ghostbusters and we'll be piaying upi.-to- date munsic. Let's ail hope this dance is successfui. Thre Remnemrbrantce day programme is an Friday, Nov. 9, 9:30 a.m. Parents are maost weicomie ta attend. Girls' school soccer hias just finished. The Pines girls piayed against M.J. Hobbs and Bowmanville Senior. They did flot win any games unfortuniateiy, but there was very good sportsmnanship shown. Girls' house league socýcer has been going strong. At this point the leaders are 7C and 8C with 7B and 8B foiiowing closeiy behind. Good work, girls. Congratulations ta the boys' school soccer teami who beat Bowmianviiie Senior 4-2, shows that the Van Camps occupied a fairiy large par- tion of this land. And on the front caver of a brochure titi. ed -Camne Visit Us" there's a picture of Samn Van Camp in a construction heimet,, the unfinished generating station in the background.* Sadiy, Van Camp reflects, on the fact that hie wili pro- babiy be the last mnember of' his family living on this land, his chiidren having settied out of the area. In a tool shed he has a sharp litie spike from the aId tracks of the Grand Trunk Railroad. Like the spike, the Van Camp namie is but a remnant of days gonte by in Darington. However, Van Camp's sister Joyce realizîng the faiiy's connec- tion ta the pas! had recentiy compiied a geneology sa that a permanent record mnight 5e had of thec family. on goals by Robent Klepac and Willie McGarvey. The boys are now piaying in the league finals. In Geognaphy classes the grade 7's are Ieanning about climnate and weather patterns, Or, 7 Histony students. are Iearning about Native Peopies. In French the 7's have done cnosswords, sangs and one test. From October 23 ta 26 the Grade 8's are visiting Camp Tawýingo for ank autdoor education programme. More on that next week! year in self -awareness, career exploration and curriculum research ta make the transi- tion from elementary to seconciary school easier. With these objectives in mind, the Job Shactowing' program was -set up. At Clarke High Sehool, over 200 students spend either morni- ing or afternoon each day in co-operative experience pro- grains in the community. Through these placements, the Clarke students have the opportunity ta research a great variety of careers: L.e. nurse' s aide in a nursing home, retaiiing clerk in a store, laboratry technician in a hospital, etc. The 'Job Shadowing' pro- gram cansists of twinning a grade 8 student with a co- operative education stû'dent for half a day. This enables the Pines student ta observe and question flot oniy his/her Clarke guide, but also the regular employees at the work station. Upon returning ta school, the students are requîred ta compiete a variety of assignments and through these share the experience with their classmiates. The program will be evaluated by ail participants: parents, students and staffs of bath schools. and the employers. Necessary modifications will be made ta ensure a successful experience for the students. 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