Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 28, 1969, p. 9

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ottawa adventure in citizenship actons chbfivl lit enjoyed lunch in sk adventure in clurenthlt at ottawa toohtored by vincent uaatvy perk a part ol km four day the rotary club staff photo by cheryl lee when 1 was told that i wai to represent the rotary club of acton in otlawa i wai very proud lo accept thii invitation as a student of acton district high school and at a canadian at the hour neared to board tlie tram for ottawa i looked for other ttudentt travelling to ottawa but finding none i feared that i had been forgotten my fejis were without ground for when i arrived in ottawa i wat met promptly by my host who told ma that there lud ben 40 adventurers on the train i awoke promptly monday morning iii lie realizing that by thursday i would dread the thought of gelling up my host dropped my room mate and myself at the chateau lauricr where all the adventurers were to assembly in the banquet room to be welcomed by r a ireld president of the ottawa kotary club and don b re id mayor of ottawa mr field told us that we would all be dejd beat by thursday but none of us believed him now wc know better than to doubt him from here we went to the senate where we were received by senate connelly who told us about the workings of the senate in the system i was especially honoured lo be asked to sit in the speakers chair by the senator in the house of commons we lud the honor of having the right honorable pierre fclhol trudeau prime minister of canada talk to us for about 20 minutes in his talk he expressed that youth is essential for development in the future after a wonderful luncheon at the clialeau mr jjmicson minister or transport gave the address in place of mr trudeau who was unfortunately occupied with the bill lo he given thud reading in the house thai afternoon we toured the piulument buildings and visited the commons in session i wis really disappointed because no one was listening to what the person was saying bven mr trudeau wain i listening lie was talking to john turner there were very few government members there attending the session and mr slanficld leader of the opposition wasnt present cither dinner was at the sir john a macdonald high school and later we enjoyed a band concert by the school band and j dance with music supplied by the brass circus tuesday morning after six hours sleep wc me i at carlelon university where wc were welcomed by professor vallcc he spoke of the nations vertical mosaic and the different clhmc groups in canada then we broke up into our different discussion groups the luncheon address was presented by the honorable robert sunfield who spoke on the three problems facing youth today a need for summer employment b need for higher education and c the infiltration of canadian universities by american professors the afternoon was spent at parliamentary rjcau hall and the rcmi training division at rockchffe rideau hall on sussex drive opposite the prime ministers home is the residence of the governor genera wc met the governor gem ial and his wife in life reception room leaving rideau hall we went to the aeronautics museum before visiting the rcmp here arc the famous planes of history the silver darl the red isaron the spitfire and many others on arriving at the rcmp training division we were given a concert by i he r c m p hand the music was very good we watched an assault course which showed the coordination of the rider and his horse in order to overcome the vanoua obstacles the address at dinner was given by inspector fclion who stressed the need- for cooperation between he society and the police to control crime reluming to ottawa we loured the new national arts centre which hat not yet been opened the official opening it may 31 the theatre itself is in the shape of a hexagon and throughout the building the design is repeated there are three parts to the theatre itself the opera the theatre and experimental studio the art woik is all commissioned many of the artists are trenji canadian the featured personalities are all canadians eg national ballet company of canada gordon ufhttoot stratford theatre company and many others wednesday morning we met again at car let on university in our discussion groups the professor that headed our group gave us a tour of the university via the underground tunnel later we were picked up by the national capital commission ncc and taken to lunch at vincent uasaey park in the afternoon we were riven a bus tour or ottawa and hull we also visited the museum of science and technology this was very interesting because all the exhibits had all torts of buttons to push to show dlffelenl reactions also here wrenuny locomotives ringing from i hi very old to the modern as guests of the ncc at live chateau we had a magnjlscenl meal wilh flaming baked alaska for dessert mr cote the minister of revenue nuking hit first public appearance ipoke on use diverse ethnic group in canada he also commented on the job that the national capital commission has done making ottawa reflect the canadian way of life the evening was completed by a dance at sir john a macdonald high school thursday was the one day i didnt want to get up however i made it to the lobby of the supreme court of canada building where we were met by k j matheson registrar of the supreme court we later assembled in the confederation room of the parliament buildings to be presented our 1 r acton high by terry curls elections thursday of last week actons student body elected their governing council speeches by the candidates were presented thursday and on friday during specific tunes mi h per cent of llic tludents participated in voting those who were elected to positions were mark hunt president reelect dianne fisher vicepresident marie timbers secretary and bob smith treasurer these are the student council representatives of hq70 for acton i huh off to stratford friday students are travelling tu stratfurd to be enlightened the shakespearean way hamlet is the play this is usually n annual event a time to remember at the high school sponsored by the girls athletic society as the last saturday night was just that for lynda damm formal before school closes for the summer crowned formal queen by mayor les duby runners up in the contest were julie smith and lynda escort was john carpenter the dance was marie holmetiphoto by esther taylor sloven in ontario finals jim slaven our long distance runner competes in the ontano finals at the toronto exhibition grounds this saturday best of luck jim bum up that cne track exams start on doomed day would you believe that our first exam is friday the thirteenth oh yes i have been asked to announce an emergency meeting of the black cat and ladder society to petition for a later date martindale trips it doesnt take marijuana for a successful trip just ask mr martindale our rambling geography teacher previously our leader was hott for a trip lo schneiders meat factory in kitchener and the kitchener planning department he even likes his students so well that he insisted after we were all loaded and packed away on the bus that he take our picture in front of pretty tulips last weekend he and mrs martindale hosted a fabulous weekend in new york city further report to come formal report saturday the band hall was the location for the spring formal affair this year the jackson lame society provided r and b for longgowned gals and their escorts the musiasand food were great but there werent enough there to take full advantage of it vou really missed out if you didnt go during the evening lynda damm was crowned queen by mayor les duby runnersup were julie smith and mane holmes teachers win tuesday the pedagogues versed the students in a game of softball the score posted was 1 76 for our learned oldets with their superior knowledge of the scientific aspects of the game they worked together like a well precisioned machine the computerlike squad will again be programmed for a return match this tuesday rationalization the thirteen this year have been really taking advantage of the weekends they rationalize that if they cut loose on weekendsweekdays they will be studious and attentive citizenship certificates by the assistant under secretary of stale the farewell luncheon was held at the chateau wilh the address presented by one adverturer from each province and territory the addresses were on one event that we had experienced during the four day stay then ii was all over goodbyes were said and addresses quickly exchanged and hurried promises to write soon as i said goodbye lo my host and hostess i realized how much i had become a part of their famdy when i boarded the train for toronto i could think of nothing but sleep but when i tha acton freo press wednesday may 28 1969 arrived in toronto i realized that ah i had now were memories in conclusion i would like to thank the rotary club of acton for sending me to ottawa for the four most fabulous days in my life with many lasting 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