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sfr tha acton free press wednesday february 7 1966 jthe but 4cht khcck it rural school sludenta ant no longar tha underprivileged of tha academic world in thlt part of tha country tha official opening of the new ed- ditlon to tha stewarltown tan lor public school lot friday and tha tour through classrooms aftarwardi brought this fact home to the hundreds who attended perentf whose education began in the one reom rural school of previous decades must have envied 4helr prcrfj- eny ibv sparkling new rodmi up-lo- r aie ficllltlesend en jtrriosphrjre cort- docive to leerrtlrijj to apparent at stavv- rtrowo tha old oneoon rurjir schools lacked most -of- the errienltiet itudenu today take a matter 61 course it isnt wisa to dowpgrsda the little red brick school houhe however tea- chars with no other device ihanlhalif own wits and native deslra to instruct the kids from the neighboring concesr sions often produced prddigees from the eight grades they taught for one who never attended these unique hangovers from the pioneer ere it was easy to recognlie a product of the rural system with some exceptions they displayed self discipline in high school which made urban students seem immature becauso the teacher had seven other grades lo instruct you were often left on your owh to complete lesson for some if meant indolence but for most it bred self reliance in varying degrees which iiooctthenv in good stead when they reaehod higher learning defects ln the system were becom ing mote apparent as education tech niques changed and consolidation 1f tho rural schools became a must if they were to survive the introduction of school buses speeded up the process now the rural resident has- access to instruction end facilities comparable to his town or city cousin and in some cases better jenerathn yap parents with teenage children often comment on the lack of rapport be tween the youth of today and them selves we just dont seem to have the lame interests complained one to the editor recently why have things changed so drastically arnold edlnborough editor of sat urday night magazine disagrees with the notion that they have he told graduates of the university of guelph recently the generation gap which exists in our society today is neither as deep nor as wide as most people frequently think it it not pos sible that you in your twenties and my generation in its forties have a common interest in reshaping our society he asked from your side should come ener gy completely new ideas fundamental challenge from our side should come the working knowledge of power struc tures knowladgowhlch can jba used lo change them effectively as well as iust koep them running from your side should come the determination to build something new from our side the realization that tradition can be re vitalized rather than broken from both sides would- come the final compromises which would make life new for us all or edlnborough said what the distinguished editor is tell ing graduates is perhaps the old man has got something under his cap be sides thinning hair after all he might be ust the guy to direct youthful en ergy into areas he knows from experi ence will benefit most misdirection could spoil both the aim and tha result lets face iii if can only be a compromise be tween generations which will change society for the belter slind kelp the atykte4 this is white cana week the period from february 4 to 10 is set aside not as a fund raising cam paign but an educational program to make the public more aware of the need for eye care its a case where the blind help tha sighted mrs j t patterson national presi dent of the canadian council of the blind blind herself says everyone ex- pacts blind people to keep busy in our sheltered program of recreation and rehabilitation but it it especially en couraging when blind persons reach a point where they can take part in com munity service with the sighted she told of a blind girl who serves as a captain for a group of girl guides she runs her troop and keeps the pro gram moving on an active level sev eral blind women across the country read to sighted senior citizens whose vision is growing dim in the musical world blind enter tainers have played an active role for a long lime some conduct church choirs or teach music to sighted pupils others play the piano or guitar and hold pro fessional posts on the night club circuit two canadian cities calgary and ed monton have orchestras made up of blind personnel a few blind persons hold posts in public life one blind lawyer is an al derman in his town in one province a blind businessman is an elected mem ber of parliament it gives the blind person a new sense of belongmg when he takes an active part in community life thlt is the goal of the canadian council of the blind and the canadian national insti tute for the blind assisting the sighted adds a new dimension to the lives of blind cana dians mrs patterson said and the work is particularly noteworthy this year as cnib celebrates so years of service an old timer says he remembers when folks rested on sunday instead of monday just think only two monlnjtillv- spring by the calendar anywayl pktttj frw tke paat sttt jjrcss sundays beautiful winter weather brought a varlely of activities to the frozen surface of fairy lake including thlt ice boat which lacked suitable wind for lis sails skaters tkldoos and ice fishermen completed the sports picture staff pholo editorial page jhmtivtari suar and spice by bill smiley acton lamas sull ium of 1039 jauntily posed in thair uniforms are back row laft to right nora wafer- house enid mcglll jean smith margar et price from row left fo right margar et mcdonald mary chalmers lottie mason phyllit tyler ethel james we bad quite a discussion in class the other day about dreams school kids have a natural reluctance to reveallngthelr inner salves especially to teachers and parents but alter we pit warmed up i was wishing id had a tape recorder it was fascinating it removed barriers the whole thing was sparked by a short passage of poet dylan thomass recollect ions of childhood in which ufa is as jumb led and unreal as a dream it ends tho memories of childhood have no order and no and thomas dreamed later in lite that ho could fly as a child ive had this dream many times and awaken from it feeling wonderful but then a terrible sadness comas over me as i realize it was just a dream some of the idds have bad the same dream it take different forms some flap their arms until they gain altitude then lust sort of glide aline lsalwaysthe same i take a long running broadjump and by sheer will power keep by feet from touch ing down again i never get more than 10 inches off the ground but im flying swift ly and easily and surely swooping around obstacles and absolutely free of the surly earth one boy admitted a recurrent dream in which he is at bat in the world series bases loaded a homerun needed to win the game seventy thousand people are screaming come on dant you can do it than comas tha sick realization that the mob is bis mother shaking him and saying come on dan come on dent time to get up for school same chap confessed to a dream that would fascinate siggy fraud he was buy ing a new pair of pants triad them on took them off or the tailoring came out and found his old pants gone ha walked all tha way borne with no pants and wasnt tha least bit embarrassed a girl confessed that she often dreams tttajlshe lathaoaatwof things a big broadway star just about to launch into the greatest musical in history with every eye on her she is the girl least likely to be a treat star though a delightful person who will make an excellent nurse a grand wife and mother another girl has nightmares about big dogs wh are always going to eat her still anotherdreams of cowboys and indians atsd thea always the cowboy and by golly ate looks like a cowboy shes longlegged and laconic grade 12 gary cooper who needa only a handrolled bull durham moke to compute the image another beydreame that ha has had a word ran through him but doetnt reel a thing from there we gat into the tasatnaaa of whether or not you can feel and small ud bear in dreams whether theyre in color then we get into the theory thai if you have a nightmare and actually hit bottomat the end of that fall or that the monster catches up with you youll dlo bo- cause your heart will stop this kid came up to mo today and said sir last night i dreamt i fell six storeys and i hit bottom and i thdnt die did you bounce i onqulred or did you unconsciously spread your wings and land gently nope i landed hard but i just lay there all sort of spread out but not hurting and not dead i was trying to jump into a pud dle and i missed it glad youre still with us i countered but youve ruined one of our theories he was delighted he was the one who has the sword run through him about once a week and doesnt feel a thing anothor teachers theory squelched dreams are great im all for them ev en nightmares are good for you you can wake up with a pounding heart in a cold sweat scared out of your living- wits but what can compare with that relief that glorious comfort as the thing gradually fades and you realize that you aro alive and it is warm and safe and snug in your own bed the only thing that is boring about dreams is when other people try to des cribe theirs 20 years ago taken from tbe laaue of the free press of thursday february 8 1948 a payroll of approximately 000 stolen last friday from tbe blow foundry at peterborough was recovered the next mof nlng when the thief attempted to make a getaway with the loot to toronto mr kattnelhwlow acton wax id the plant that day at lb regular meeting of the victoria mission benj of knot church plans were csxeusaed tor the organisation of an kx- plorer group tor the old memberaj offle- era elected were chief counsellor mia m macdougall counsellors mrs splel- vonl and mrs chxra chief explorer helensomervtye joe jany chief record or batty wild keeper- of the treasury dorothy massey assistant explorers doris hauaday grant withers and billy spiel- vogel a surprise house warming was held at the home of mr and mrs herman preuler by knox oholr nest officers of the duke of devonshire lotxe honorary regent mrs j c mat thews regent mrs ualrd 1st viceregent mrs w wolfe 2nd vice regent mrs d mclean recording sec mrs h main- prize assistant mrs k barr corres ponding sec mrs j graham treasurer mrs l youngbhtt assistant mrs a dills educational secretary mrs f blow press mrs c a stewart standard bearer mrs j wbltham assistant mrs j agar pian ist mrs f salt assistant mrs grant use- donald 50 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday february 7 1918 messrs bsardmore and co and the act on tanning company have given all their employees substantial increase of seven and onehalf cents per hour in their wages this increase brings the minimum wages up to 3 per day the men appreciate this recognition of the higher cost of living and will no doubt give faithful service it is gratifying that such a fine spirit between employers and men exists the meetings of the council and board of education were cancelled because of the fuel shortage the public library was closed for a week the new rector of si albans church is rev e f maunsel of palermo mr r j kerr is laying down the mat erial or a new stable and garage at the corner of john and bower mr clarence varey violinist at tbe wonderland theatre acton and the rex theatre georgetown has success fully passed his intermediate violin exam acton has had a flourless experience there was a bread famine in town the acton free press phone 853 2010 buunssi and editorial office fuunjrj tn i nj publ thrtl trr wrjnn4y i w miilou si ion lrio uinlvi ul ih audit buiju ui ci uuihwi ih ivn uui ou4 njirrntin rirt un rquni swbwnp hon fuibl jiiu uoo n cfujj too in 11 uuniiit oihr imn cnj tinl ttitnt lk 4uihuirrj sonj cun uu pimi ojiil ivpjfinwni oflu ajtrn ting t nopwd oq 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robert c lohnes sunday february 11th 1968 here is our sincere invitation to the whole family to attend church 9 4s am sunday school all ages 1 1 00 a m morning service 7 00 p m evening evangel 7 45 p m wednesday prayer meeting acton 8531956 georgetown 8776665 fresryterian church in canada icnox cmmch acton rev andrew h mckenxle ba bd minister mr e a hansen bjl organist and choir master sunday february i lth 1 968 9 45 a m church school for ages 3 to 15 years 9 45 a m ministers church uriiilm ship class for teenagers 1 1 00 a m divine worship sermon theme the perennial struggle 8 30 pm adult bible study at home of mr and mrs h mawprixc 6 john st s everyone most welcome 75 years ago taken from the issue of the free press of thursday february 9 1883 last friday james martin who carried the mall from acton to speystde and knatchbuu was too iii to go en his rounds and bis good wife decided to performdutias required by her majesty notwlthstsnduu xbe terrible billiard she succeeded in get ting out v to knatchbuu and was returning when the cutter upset in a drift tha horse walked away raotdly and she could not catch it it csmeontaacorandshsstrtiggied through the snow untilshe reached the home of mr thomas xrthufsnearly par- iehed from the effects of me storm and cold here she recelvedklwt treatnenl and if r arthurs brougftf her to town where her horse and rig were found tbe attendance at dublin school hs been exceedingly good considering the inclem ency- of the westhfir fortyfour are an- tollid and one day last week all were bre- aahl the inspector reports thasversga as one of the highest during his inspector ship in this county there jnay be s child in dublin with s bssrt pragnant with ce- estlsl are a broken rail at the dominion lime line switch below acton derailed a freight train four cars of which were ditched traffic was suspended for six or seven hours and the express was sent around by hsmluosl 100 years ago taken from the issue of tbe canadian champion february 6 1868 a rather laughable scene occurred at one of the skating places the other even ing a wellknown young lady who belongs to one of our first families was gaily dis porting herself on tbe ice the extreme brevity of her dress and the swinging gliding motion of tbe exercise afforded her an excellent opportunity to display her elegant feet and finely formed ankles and occasionally giving the spectators a mom entary glance of a wellturned calf she was surrounded by a crowd of eager ad mirers contending for the honor of her company and becoming too absorbed in receiving their compliments and attentions forgot the treacherous nature of her foot ing and suddenly fell heavily on the lee to raise her on her feet was tbe work of a second and apparently nothing the worse for her accident she was soon again speed ing on her course to the surprise of the bystanders however her track was marked with a sprinkling of bran on tbe ice and one of her well developed limbs suddenly assumed a willed appearance the stocking which enclosed it displaying a large apert ure through which tbe materials used in tilling out its original proportions had es caped the chagrin of tha damsel and the hilarity of the crowd on the discovery may be imagined church notices trinity church use united church of canada minister rev gordon b turner ba bd organist- dr george elliott ma phd sunday february 11th 1968 1000 am morning worship nursery provided the way it is mr allan lauder preaching 8 00 p m annual congregational meet ing rev turner presiding sunday school 1000 am junior school to gr 4 1115am senior school gr 5 to gr 8 acton aftist church founded 1842 pastor rev stanley gammon res 144 tidey ave phone 8531615 v sunday february 11th 1968 1000 am sunday school classes for all ages ii 15 am morning worship the presence of god 7 do pjn evening service ouestlon and answer discussion is satan real monday mens brotherhood eastern guelph acton church 8 pm panel discussion wednesday 700 pm prayer and bible study thursday 6j0 pjn explorers thursday 8 pm choir practice friday 7 pan b h v where shall i go from thy spirit or where shall i flee from thy pres ence psalm 139 7 evanoh hotfcostal tamtnacu pjsoc 33 churchill road rev s m thoman pastor 8532715 sunday february uth 1968 i odd ajn sunday school 1100 a to morning worship 700 pan evangelistic service tuesday i pjn prayer service and bible study thursday g pjnchrist friday 7