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2 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Nov 5 1980 Jennifer Barr Even though Bruce has recently been elected first woman chairman of the Board of United Church and is Board of Education Trustee for by acclamation her story is very typical of women of her generation Most women raised after war who were teens In the greasy found themselves In some sort of internal struggle by the early 70s Bombarded with liberation they started to question their lives as wives mothers teachers and nurses Finding oneself became the ultimate goal was no different from Iho rest of us Raised in the countryside outside Acton went to teachers college married young gave birth to two children went back to teaching and found herself 10 years later wondering what she was doing for herself School by Born in Churchill the daughter of Tom and E Gordon Arlene was the of three She loved the farm and has happy memories of the country It wasn very long ago but she chuckles over memories of unplowed roads in winter when she was taken to Lome School by horse and sleigh bundled under a buffalo robe down Churchill hill and wild straw berry picking with her father are other happy recollections As the baby of the family and the only girl she wasn allowed to It am to milk the cows on her father s farm This and the fact that she was a protected female child rankle in mindbut little girls were brought up this way In the lived on three farms before she moved Friday AHS graduation This Friday night nearly students will uate from Acton High School The school will hold its annual commencement exercises beginning at m Thirtysix students are to receive Ontario Sec School Honors Graduation Diplomas grade 13 and 102 will be presented with Ontario Secon dary School Graduation Diplomas grade In addition a goodly number of pupils will receive awards for academic achievement and scholarships will also be presented There are Ontario Scholars in the graduating Before the commencement exercises graduates will attend a dinner at the Acton legion and a dance at Acton Meadows Golf Course will follow the This year Valedictorian will be Mark Halton MP years Hughes Cleaver dies Hughes Cleaver elected reeve of sons two sisters and Member of Parliament Burlington and sub brother seven grand for the old riding of was elected children ten stepgrand to Acton at age 11 Living in the forming area east of Acton life centred around the town She her life really started when her family moved to Arthur Street and I hod the whole world of Acton before me Pat became Arlene first at Robert Little School and Arlene found herself wrapped up in school activities Her interest might have been founded in her father Tom Gordon built most of the schools in Acton and quite a few in Georgetown Student Council Secretary school paper reporter active In sports and singing wasalsohcavtlyinto activities She talks fondly of Teen Town a social organization started by Ken and Dorothy Allen events under the supervision of Cliff Sutton One of the first people outside parents and school who realty cared provided teens with a safe fun social life Arlene taught in Sunday School graduated from high school and entered Hamilton Teachers College So many decisions were based on what was Arlenc comments Two years at teachers college gave Arlene a diploma she started teaching back at Robert Little married the boy next door Bob Bruce and dutifully produced two children a girl and a boy Revolution In 1971 was teaching grade at Z Bennett living in the house that Bob built on the Fourth Line north of Highway and watching Susan and Gordon grow to high school age I was exhausted I never saw Bob my life was wrapped up in school and I needed a break She quit Looking forward to spending time at home baking and having meaningful conversations with her children Arlene found herself going into a slump as she discovered her family were doing fine without her constant care I had no special abilities I do anything but teach says Arlene describing her distress She forced herself to participate in things requiring little head work She played tennis got back to her sports and became more Involved with churchTrinity United A course at Sheridan College on new for women got her head going again and one thing led to another Not content to sit at home baking chocolate chip cookies and gaining weight Arlenc took on the job of Sunday School supervisor and became of the visitation committee I found I could work at something and get enjoyment out of It My life had revolved around doing things for other people now I was doing something that was fun for me used to think the only good feelings came from other people a I know differently Arlene states Struggling through the growth step women always are she grins took up yoga went to programs and read reams of books In an effort to expand her mind still more she audits high school classes and is currently taking grade 12 chemistry She also found time to organize private group of tennis club friends she treasurer of the Acton Tennis Club to sponsor a Vietnamese immigrant family the first for Acton this past summer After her election In March as Trinity Board Chairperson she says I realized I could have a life of my own which was pretty heady stuff for me Commenting on how supportive husband Bob has been Arlene gives him credit for pushing her Into accepting nomination as school board trustee Hesitant at first was overwhelmed by the support she received and she Is confident she can do the job She will be inaugurated December and is looking forward to the job that la supposed to take hours a week but which Arlenc plans to treat as full time regardless of the K a year stipend I feci good about if I ve got a lot going for me I know all the parents and the kids I taught I got so many contacts Women reading story will relate to it recognizing many of their own exploration steps Arlene Bruce is a typical success story of our lime not afraid anymore she smiles Bruce Giant Bulova Seiko 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