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The Acton Fre Press Wednesday March News and views By LORRAINE According to printed brochures Friday March will mark the date of yet another World Day of Prayer the theme of which Take Courage was chosen and developed by a group of five women a housewife from Egypt a social worker from Guyana a teacher from India and a church worker from the and from the United States The cooperative measure for amalgamated prayer first flowered in the year 1918 from a movement known as the Women Missionary Societies in Canada and was founded by ten women from five different denominations who met together discuss lie possibility of cooperation among women missionary boards in spreading Christian understanding through prayer and action With a purpose of providing ecumenical experience for all women through worship fellowship and work the Women InterChurch Council of Canada is attempting to encourage the establishment of additional InterChurch councils or committees and to encourage cooperative work among churches and with the offerings it receives from the World Day of Prayer it distributes Order of Service pamphlets for adult women girls and children which have been printed in Braille French Chinese Japanese and English and further supports the preparation and distribution of large quantities of Christian literature in Canada and abroad It has represented in many wellarc and christian organizitions including the India and Eskimo Association of Canada Committee on Aging of the Ontario Welfare Council and several others The history of this tremendous world wide celebration ditcs from the original five women nucleus of 1918 and has grown miraculously to an annual event with services being held throughout the entire universe which arc not only Interdenominational but International In Canada today the World Day of Pray is observed in more than 500 communities from Newfoundhnd to the Yukon and on the First Friday of March millions of women in 150 countries will kneel together in the of Christ Church women will be holding their service at the Presbyterian Church clock Imagine he revelations which could evolve with so many minds blended as one praying together in Christian thinking Easter bunnies in the making seen by in Christian Project STUDENT COUNCIL members going over the plans for the Hawaiian party are Marry Ann Stephen Jones and Dale Hamilton Centennial school was charmingly decorated foi the event Photo by Lorraine New course for school Parents teachers see film on Family Life education A beautifully illustrated film entitled A girl to a woman presented a difficult subject in an excellent manner and was shown to approximately parents and teachers attending the Thursday Februaiy Home and School meeting at the Centennial Public School The purpose of the meeting was to acquaint the parents with the new educational course in Family Life which is presently on the agenda as part of the Wellington County School Board curriculum and a panel consisting of three Centennial School teachers a nurse Mrs Kelso Rev Peter Tucker principal Mr Grant and the president of the Home and School Association Mr Sand Hudson were on hand to rally a discussion and answer any questions pertaining to the presentation of such a course The showing of the film was determine as closely as possible at age it could be introduced to young girl students with a similar film having been also produced for showing boys entitled Son to father The various teachers brief resumes as to the coverage o grades at certain age levels and in case it was transmitted to the parents that the could be well satisfied in the knowledge that then children were being informed by qualified and capable parent teachers who weie sympathetic enough from the standpoint of the young child to be able to present such a subject with care and understanding Mrs Vi briefly outlined how the early introduction of sexual fact aic taught by having animals in the classroom and seeing chickens hatching from with visits to farms and other such held tups being an ingenious and natural introduction to the facts of life as simple presentations of everyday living trecly and honestly to the children with stress on life and the responsibilities at home air all part of the kindergarten and grade one level of the topic she said with particular stress on avoiding strangers and as the children reach grade three they are being acquainted with the mother role The Biology Department of the University of according to Mrs makes a wonderful field trip for grade 5 students and in that grade level the student is learning about genes chromosomes and parental similarities By gride avid minds arc already prepared to delve into the sphere of heredity and cell development under the direction of Mix Macen who feels that sometimes such discussions can be difficult for the young inexperienced teacher to contend with In which case it u important to have a mature and preferably a mairicd teacher who has rapport with the youngsters to give presentations in these subjects Again honest answers play an important role in handling such discussions and the ability to talk to kids at their level says Mis who favors charts films and field trips together with open discussion groups It would course depend the particular subject and the group whether it should be a divided class or not In referring to her leaching on the subject this teacher cve the impression that she cared how these children came by heir knowledge of the subject of sexuality and would certainly seem to know the importance of such a presentation Mrs then gave a rundown the Grade and school course stud of family life with stress in the fact that she tried to convey only what she would teacher her own children insist that all people arc individuals said Rita and pointed tint physical changes mental changes and man other play a make everyone different from anyone else and wc discuss every dung I mm getting along with parents and other right down and Discussions taking drugs arc also part of the family development training mil children learn that rest and exercise arc very import factors in good health After the showing of the film many questions were directed to the panel from the which showed varying degrees of acceptance and enthusiasm Mrs McPhcdrui pointed out that in ility mm of the theories being presented under the topic I ainily Lile had been on the teaching curriculum tor he past five years only under the subject title of guidance on rove questions were directed at the teachers and panel which were answered constructively It is much better that the pick Up lieu knowledge mi ihl ilormtd source Rockwood News Horse sense Howdy I still the hatcher grounds with Dick me my aqu i plus an I yew that I m lee I in jest Course I anil about tell yew that he nut ine cause he is tint fourteen y ir old son his Mirtin his been me out i the week idler tell tacts I 1 in a wholesome manner lust learn it improperly ets said In lestly and so in between used to a wot keeps on reins and almost my neck in to a sist in some other m yew ihct it auit no it all when Hob wot lives top ire store himself a old called 1iper Hud tint I Hie in mo nun bout motherhood ill beans Wil Dick invested some cool I brought in fer turn summer sonic ok second lit picked up reel it the Hectic market it the I lllction slle Seems like 1 is second hand in one way or and wot with ok I Hiss t him about the new saw it the Toronto exhibition ground horse school t mid i Inn Wal hid Kingsbury and funiii Many and Diane ail hid a merry weekend at lait week when they attended the snowmobile and ice lislunc events Fun A tune until the trip home wiih snow terrible conditions Watch lot ol the Rockwood presentation of Gracious Living to be held March at the Centennial School with door prizes ealoic and ouK SI each person A tire alarm last week took the brigade the home ol Ron on the Town line between and The blaze was only a chimney fire however and was reportedly of little consequence The final lecture at the University of regarding pollution will be held at the Physical Science building and it will be entitled A future with pollution control Friends of the Saunders family are very concerned and sorry about the recent stroke of Mr George Saunders Recent reports are that he is still having difficulty with one side of his body but is progressing well otherwise Little Sandra Kingsbury has now id her studies moved her adventure at the back her home two weeks ago i slipped on a luk and mother rock on her hind ihuiub and cutting open one linger requiring scleral stitches the studies have taken out she is stilt we bandages on hand completely healed about that Sandra Snowtime lesson Snowmobiles raced help sell the who dies ok Dick lioolv I in so come thir I out kiuiekin nit in pp Louise Iduitmuidnueh cause it i like round puts with tellm rounder the summer ind tint old hind they Lut it nukes me wonder win I try t win Jumpiti it lime run icni hut li sin see red teed Ho t ills intin the ill led Hid In his South is Hid i tired Inn lis 1 move soon 1ietts 1 in Rockwood Bowling Saturday class lunch and School had With Mrs class preparing the lunch the children met at the school at 15 pin and the class Mr Grant after which the enure group took turns sharing four snowmobiles which were on hand for the Occasion touring all around past the baek of the school and on through the Conservation Park and back to the school again Learning to play together is just one more phase of Christian thinking and probably one of the best conceivable lessons in living spot villi 10S use IS strength lie old the I No Is the a Gail Bacon a idiubceoilcs Norton are lyinc with re Begeiodorbetones with 4 each the Queen Hearts base a point lead tor spot with their the place Neighbours phce show the Alley tats with pts posiiion is Four Corners with No is the Whitewashes with points and the Untouchables have 59 for spot Bob VanWyck 1 score and Bob s 647 for the Carney team gave them a to win over Sua Hon team with also led way timer Helen lllutt lour when Don Stokm m 1 scores lane up to complete the 7 to score Norton with Nightingale socking up a score The Untouchables showed zero the pis of the Queen of Hearts team and the Win wishers also were blanked out by a 0 score against the Neighbours with Dune running a score The Rockwood Community Christian Project interjected fellowship into their last Saturday program when the entire group of youngsters with their teachers made a pre Easter tour of the Schneider chocolate bunny establishment on Main Street Teachers Betty Ellen Thompson Nancy Ingle Grant McRae and Rev Don Sinclair mingled with the pupils as Len Schneider conducted the tour and then after leaving the candy factory the children went back the school where classes were Sparse audience With last Monday morning newscasts reporting lhal the polls told the story that of the residents Ontario would be willing per year income tax to combat pollution it was amazing find thai only adults and children the district of were interested enough be at an Antipollution meeting held lasl Monday evening in the Centennial School ll was unfortunate that films recommended be shown for the certainly did not match concern of any pollution conscious individuals as they were as in most National Film films weak and slanted towards big business They however give at least insight as to what can happen to any moving body of water if not controlled According to the altitude in the Chemicals aplenty film everything is well under control and there is no threat whatever as to over abundance pesticides being by commercial food growers This is of course contrary to recent C C films or newspaper reports as to what is actually happening but once again it just proves that the average citizen is expected to continue burying his head in the sand and believe everything the larce corporations teli us Of course well find Hut those who bit business will be the same boa the conducted as usual stress being put on what the true meaning of Easier is all about the once a mom Saturday Christian Sunday School attendance is fluctuating gathering momentum and gaining with more bodies as time goes on and certainly it is not lacking or interest from the standpoint of either the pupils or the teachers It is however hopeful that more children will begin to make this a regular must attendance on the last Saturday of every ll was especially pleasing note that the Township Council was there in force with Reeve Cam Lush Deputy Reeve Mlnc and Councillors Warren Parkinson and Bill Adsctt thus diowing official interest in such a problem of this area Professor H S HOLDEN OPTOMETRIST Cork St Ett GUELPH Phone TA by the Oil Company was an excellent depiction of Riser and showed veiy dearly what could if our Canadian water continuously defiled Mrs Betty Lou Cla s dialled the meeting and in Professor Johnston for his attendance also thanked the members of 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