Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 15, 1968, p. 16

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the acton free pre wednesday may 15 1968 hrr jjicv ballinafad youthstar tadet youth via by ftrtrimdnl6sh nlcttob6n f he teenacek to the average aalh the uerapr lathe conftiinjrmrratlonai element id aocfoty with lthhcciosilrtloolor others h plods ttroogh tho mton years clad tn tiaiii jeans ad shawy hair dmstionlnc every established rule resenting any form of rtrfrje- ttod of authority end believing he ugdds answer tothe universe oa one joe parent tell him he is tn the best years of hit ufo on the other they pray that he will soon trow out of thorn the sooner the better he la too old for a regular allowance yot too young to invest his saving in a new car without his psrents consent ho is too old for a babysitter yet too young to throw a parontfrotf party he faces basically the same problems his parents did in tholr teeni but he cannot be expected to apply the same solutions he has grown up under a completely different set of conditions in a world of mass communication growing internationalism and constant change it is no surprising that he speaks a difforent language than his parents todays teenager is contused the church is no longer the un questioned authority for moral and social decisions in school he is taught that man is a product of evolution ho cannot discard the proof of science yet he cannot ignore the noed for a god to give life meaning the teenager wonders about his purpose is he to strive for the greatest happiness for himself can he ignore the millions of empty stomachs in asia or the struggling young nations of africa does he have anything to offer society does socloly want what he has to give he questions he questions rules he had no part in making he resents restrictions which umlt his creativity or infringe on his personal freedom he questions the wisdom of his ciders when he tees the war memorial in the town park or hears a government official deny a fellow student education because his sldn is black he fears he fears that he may never bo given a chance to provo himself he lives in the constant conscious fear of annihilation by the pressing of a tingle button he fears the pains of aging but he dreams of building a better world where all problems are solved he hope for lasting peace and an end to racial and religious prejudice he hopes for success between the ages of 12 and 20 he is too young to really know and understand but too old to ignore his problems he conforms to bo accepted by the group but strives to be an individual he pretends to search in groups but wants to find the answers by himself for brian wood high school cadets is a way of ufo a grade 11 student at erin district high school ha boasts an outstanding list of accomplishments and awards brian was recently promotod to the rank of captain which makes him second in command of the erin corps in grade nine he joined the cadets which is affiliated with the lltii field royal canadian arilkery heglmept in guelpru thd commander of the fegimamy tccbv d gc ingram- cd inspects the corps every yea ipurinthjs first year brian was selected asbest first year ca del alatwiual inspection the past two suramerbrlah his attended sixweek course- at camp ippowash and last yer along with two other erin cadets two weeks were- sjwnt at farnhani quebec as part of a contennlat year ox- change bottfoon quebec andqnt- aro cadets while there they were taken on tours of montreal quobec cltv and expo hi in this his third year he has been promotod to captain at tho annual inspection on fri day way 10 brian rocolvod tho 11th field artillery award for the cadet who has mado tho most outstanding contribution to tho cadet corps during the yoar fashion brian says i joined the cadets bocairisolt waslnleresting and jookad like fun he is now a master cadet a tlrstciassshot and a qual ified st johns first aldercad- ets are taught huntorsaelyv first aid and survival fochnlques as well as soucusclpllno and clt- lxenshlp cadets are interesting and worthwhile for any boys tn acton who are intorosfod there is an open corps pvory sat urday morning at tho guolph armourlos this year brian plans to attend tho national cadet camp at banff for six wcuks ho is the son of mr and mrs john wood of balunafad the bonnie and clyde iook a hunt through the attic for rejects from tho 1930s could make you the best dressed r i guidance students on friday may 10 dr em- brack and dr vandorbcnt spent approximately one hour with guidance students of tho 9a class first gold cord ranger talk on professions tho topic of tho discussion was professions and profess ionals tho studontsworo most lmprossod by tho varied back ground of the doctors and the doctors said it was a new ex perience for them to talk in such an informal manner with the students kim edser one of actons at we at residents is alsoltsflrst gold cord ranger just 15 years old kim re ceived tho award on april 26 in toronto she moved here with her parents mr and lira ed edser this march from toronto the gold cord is the ultimate goal of every brownie girl guide and ranger as such it requires a great deal of time and skill and a devotion to guiding over a long period of time kim won her first class in march 1966 and her allround cord blue and white two weeks later she moved up from guides to ranters last year for the gold cord ahe had to fulfill a number of tasks 1 the campers badge by living for at least two weeks in a tent 2 the firstaid badge by successfully completing a st johns ambulance course 3 the cltisens badge by giving a history of canadas gov ernment the operation of parlia ment and a description of how one becomes a canadian cltlcen 4 a threemonth service as a cub pack leader 5 a twentyminute speech on her experiences at the national heritage camp on morrison is land last summer this was an international camp with guides from countries around the world 6 friendships with swedish girls at the camp prompted her to choose sweden for another20- mlnute speech on the politics economics and culture of a for eign country 7 finally she had to per form thrue tasks kim chose to teach a guide company to march and use a flag correctly and served as quarter master for a weekend camp which involved planning menus and helping to supervise food preparation there can be little argument that the gold cord is not easily obtained and something to be worn proudly guldinc is a family tradition with the ldsers kim and her mother are taking over the lead ership of a guide troop in acton on monday kim is a grade 10 student in the acton high school sho ad mits i dont know what 1 want to bo yet when asked how she liked her now home she ropllod its a pretty nice place once you get used to it i think small towns are much friendlier than the city young people confess faith sunday may 12 was a special day for the people of the christ ian reformed church of acton on this day eleven of their young people made public confession of their faith the hev p brouwer conduct ed the service and based his sermon on st john chapter 21 vs 15 17 the theme was the love of god he urged those young people to dedicate their lives completely to god and hit service not only are we gods people on sundays but also in our dally lives we mutt show evidence of this belief the young people who made confession of faith are andy bow man sandy sinclair rla duiker rink duiker grace kammlnga jack friend nelly hulsman al bert jmivn cathy krul fred barens and albert vuetstra attention young people and those still young enough to rememberi we are starting a new page es pecially for you and wel come any information you may have on youth activit ies in the area or suggest ions on what you would tike to read on the page call barb mcintosh 853 2010 with your ideas xvxxajn s okouelph 115 wyndham st imk3dayss ale en ds sat this is the biggest event of the spring season offer jng cert if ied savings in warm weather needs fof eyery member of y family and your home it will pay you to comv tp guelph to shop ryans may 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