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Orono Wekly 'limes, Wenesýday, Jun 3,1198 ) New gravestone exhîbît Orono/Quebec exchange The new exhibits at the Clarke Museum apened this week. This exhibit details much of the symbolism that was present on grave stanes in the Vctorian era. Symbolism on grave stanes is the theme of one of the new exhibits at the Clarke Museum. Museum Curator Mark Jackman has assembled a cal- lection of photographs taken at cemetenies around Ontario that clearly depict symbalism cam- monly used at the turn of the century. There are the obviaus syni- bols like the Star of David, or the Celtic Cross, that say same- thing about the origins of the persan burîed below. Then there are those symbols that over the years have lost any meaning ta us. From the pic-_ tures in the display, Jackman explained that an uru on a grave stane symbolizes maurn- ing, a broken pillar means a life was eut short. A large granite sphere on top of a stone denoteseternity, a sheaf of wheat on a stalle means the persan lived ta a ripe aid age, as does a rolled up scroli. This display follows in a series an Victorian Funerals at the museumn. "Eurapeans are mare open ta their cemeteries, and use themn like parks," expiained Jackman, "North Americans are mare afraid of their cerne- teries. A cemetery can be a Clubs cç O(.)rfanizations Bowmanvillie Toastmaster Bowmnanville Toastmasters welcomed an unusual guest ta, their May 26, 1998 meet- ing. Chairman Toastmaster Brian Fan-est chose babies as his theme and Taastmaster Marilyrin Dow surprised us with a baby lamb. I Table Tapics session Toastmaster Dow asked members ta tdentify by name and talk abaut the affspririg of variaus animals. Eagle Chicks, Comity and CalanÛty, won the Table Topics Trophy far Taastmaster Karen Martin. I a mock television inter- view Toastmaster Carol Wonnacott lnterviewed Toastmaster Dense Marek the 1997 Wortd -Puzzle Champion who will hast th,ý 1998 Championshîp ti Sydney Australia. Taastmaster Irene Korizelmarin delivered the final speech ta accomplish her A.T.M. Bronze for which she received a rausing ova- tion. There will be no meetings at aur regular meeting place, Darlington Information Centre, from June 9 until July 7, 1998. Our reduced summer schedule includes July 7 and 21 and August 4 and 18. Regular weekly schedule resumes on September 8, 1998. Came and join us Tuesday evening 7:30 - 9:30 ta see Toastmasters in action. For more information please catI Irene Konzelmann 983-9423 Orono. REC YCLE wonderful way ta Iearn about a cammuniies past, it can be quite full of hidden history." The display will also deal with cemetery etiqueif e. The Orono Town Hall Board is planning a tour of the Orono cemetery as part the hal- l's lOth celebrations. The ten- tative date for that tour is Aug. 16. Other new displays at the museum feature the Orono Farestry, and the pharmacy trade. The platform display is alsa new and it basically out- lines farming in this area at the turn of the Century. Newcastle Li on News The May 27th regular meeting of the Newcastle Lions Club was in the form of aur Annuat 'Wild Goose Hunt" with 38 members and 7 Lions from other Lions Clubs traveling ta an un- known destination. Visiting Lions were Pres. Jim Coambs, Jim Cryderman and Ken Bragg of the Bowmanvitle Club, Tom & Gail Hodgson of the Port Hope Club and John & Jane Ogden of the Bewdley Club. Other guests of the Newcastle Club were Jean and Lana Rickard. This group assembled as the Newcastle Cammunity Hall for 5:30 p.m., destination unknown. A bus as well as a couple of pri- vate vans was required ta transport the contingent. This evening's trip was fair- ly smoath, as the bus headed West on 401 Hwy. and didnt stop untîl it had reached it's destination; The Metropolitan Toronto Zoo. Here the Lions and guests were ushered aboard a sight seeing train for (continued page 10) Orono Public School is pleased to be participating ln it's second cultural exchange with Ecole Helene Laliberte in Peribonka, Quebec. This year we are pleased to have Kirby Centennial Public participat- ing as weIl. The Quebec students arrived last Wednesday and departed Saturday momning at 6. They spent those days with their twinned family in such places as the Ontario Science Centre and Canada's WVonderland. The Orano and Kirby stu- dents will be going to Peribonka, Quebec June 10. The exchange began through a desire to expose stu dents ta the cultural and iinguistic experiences that would enhance their studies of French as a second lan- guage. There is evide nce that the exchange does indeed boost the French skills for those students participating. Peribonka/Misstassini is a small community on the shores of Lac St. Jean, quite a few hours north of Quebec city, whfle Orono and Kirby are small conirunities about 45 minutes east of Toronto in Ontario. The Francophone community is'very sîmilar ti size to the Orono/Kirby Anglophone community and are similar i the type of industry and farming ti the area. Ecole Helene Laliberte is a unique school offering It's grade 5/6 students an English Immersion pro- gramme. Stu dents are divided into 2 groups. One graup studies the Quebec curricu- lum tI French for the ftrst haîf of the year whlle the other group is engaged ti the- matic English instruction. In the second haîf of the year each group switches English ta French and vice-versa. Due ta the Immersion programme, the facilîty of these students i English is somewhat stronger than the Orono/Kirby students facility in French. Whîle in Ontario, the Quebec students practice thetr English and whtle tri Quebec the Orono/Kiarby stu- dents priactice their French. Coing ta a community away fram the English speaklng centres i Quebec exposes the Anglophones ta mare of the French language and lim- its the students opportunities ta cammunicate in English. The students have been preparing for this trip with practice in French and of course will have dictionaries ta help them communicate. Ail students billet with the famîly of their "twin". Tvins write back and forth several Urnes thraughaut the year ta let them get ta know each other. Information ts exchanged lnforming each other of medical issues, fam- ily structures and likes anid dislîkes. Students soon leamn that they have more in com- mon than they might have initially expected. You are cordial/y invited to attend the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING oif Memorial Hospital B owmanville Tuesdayjune 16, 1998 - 7:00 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria (lower level) ""Clebrating Our Pas t, Preparing for our Future" Memorial Hospital is taking on anew role as part of a larger hospital corporation in July in an amalgamation with North Durham Health Services, Oshawa General Hospital and Whitby General Hospital. We have inviteci some special guesis to the Annual Meeting to share their rnemories of the Hospital over the years. *Refresbrnents iil be served* \Iemeo1i iii I lospital l3oNNm iicl i- iburl\ Si, S..l3o\\ invile, ON L.1 C' 2N, i f