i " LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Difference of Dear Sir: 'Re the article "As I See It" in the February 28th edition, as self-professed agnostics we take great offence at Mr. Arnold's. blatant statement that 'kids™ are either atheist _ or Christian, with little or no variance. It sounds, also, as if Mr. Arnold is offended that any young person today happens to be atheistic in his views. People, regardless of age, are entitled to their own beliefs and the tax-payers will, one way or another have to subsidize education: thus there was no justifica- tion" for this unnecessary allusion. Also, Mr. Arnold, in his assumption that Marx is not available to students, dis- Blacksto (continued). cluded a fine day. The Thursday Evening Guild met at the home of Mrs. Neil Bailey on Feb- ruary 22 with 15 ladies present. Our Devotional was led by Elaine Bailey with everyone singing the hymns. It was decided to save Canada Packers Labels again. Mrs. Lomex offered to be in charge of them. We voted to purchase adult . choir gowns in burgundy with white collars. An invitation was extended for the World's Day of Prayer to be held in the Nestleton Presbyterian Church on March There is to be a Spring Bale packed in March and we are asked to include household articles. The Local Deanary Meet- ing is to be on April 25 starting at 10 a.m. at St. Johns Church. Elaine served delicious desserts with tea and coffee. Our March meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Lawrence McLaughlin. Happy Hour for the Public School boys and girls continues to be held at the Community Hall in Caesa- rea. Many boys and girls were out last week, -and enjoyed singing choruses, taking part in the Bible Quiz, and they were introduced to TRAVEL NONQUON plays nothing but gross ignorance. Any school lib- rary can be found to contain an edition of 'Das Kapital,' which, in Mr. Arnold's opinion may be 'claptrap,' but to any thinking individu- al is a very. important political theory, as are the theories. of other such notables as Herodotus,Plato, John Stuart Mill, David Thoreau, Adam Smith and Herbert Marcuse. To Ac- knowledge their works does not imply acceptance of their beliefs but does give them the intellectual respect which their works deserve. To say otherwise is a testimony to a lack of intelligence. What in Mr. Arnold's mind ck News "Lennie" the talking doll. Each week there is a flannelgraph story from the Bible, and the children are learning verses from Psalm 103 by means of pictures. We thank all those who use their cars to bring the children from the Blackstock as well as Caesarea area. These servies are sponsored by the Port Perry Baptist Church. C.H.S. By the end of February the total amount collected for the Canadian heart Founda- tion by CHS students was $802.15. This is about $75.00 more than last year's total. . On Thursday morning six students participated in the Junior Mathematics contest sponsored by the University of Waterloo. Good Luck, students. On Friday CHS's two hockey teams (a girls' team and a boys' team) had a practice in preparation for taking on Millbrook students on Friday, March 9, when we are invited to participate in various events at their "annual Winter Carnival. Although we are all looking forward to the Mid-winter break, there is a slight obstacle in the interval in the form of second term exams which will be held the week of March 12. Hit the books now, kids, and spare yourselves some agony when June comes along. SERVICE 160 Queen St. -- Port Perry 985-2336. Hawaii -- SCHOOL BREAK -- March 17th to 25th Some space still available == via American $379. 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But, after all, if religion and education are so strangely integrated in some people's minds, then, surely, a little bit of inconvenience in terms of transportation wouldn't be a terribly great sacrifice. So why bother the rest of the populace (regardless of their religious creeds) with these one-sided complaints and with Mr. Arnold's somewhat unknowledgeable 'clap trap' and his equally trivial column? Yours truly, Sharan Lackie Julian S.M. Diamond Sunworthy Windshield Washer Solvent t rig gacelieh ue walking safety! : sidewalks. Tent (oF veways! Wallpaper ¥ 1 39 single roll Wallpaper Prep-Coat 1.50 quart Mr. and Mrs. J. Adams, Maple Grove visited with Mr. D. Adams over the weekend. Mrs.' T. Bailey Friday with Mrs. F. ing, Oshawa. Miss Elizabeth Geer was a dinner guest of Mrs. W. Bryan on Sunday. Among those in Hospital are" Mr. Chester Hoskins, Oshawa Hospital and Mr. P. Gutchell, Port Perry. Their many friends here wish them Blackstock 4-H Club Meeting number 5 began with repeating the 4H pledge. The roll call was answered and Louise Van Camp read the minutes of the previous meeting. Mrs. Martyn discussed with us plans for Achievement Day. We were divided into two groups and were shown neckline finishes and sleeve and armhole finishes. We then worked on our indivi- dual garments. Our presi- dent closed the meeting with the 4H motto. Janet Parsons spent Hard- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, March 7, 1973 -- 5 Burketon News a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. W. Weston accompanied by Mrs. A.C. Stephenson spent Friday in Oshawa visiting family friends and relations. Several from this district attended the funeral of Mrs. Ben Hubbard (formerly of Burketon) held in Bow- manville Northcott and Elliott Funeral Home. Also many called at home to pay respects. 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