Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 18, 1969, p. 13

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take me out to the ball earn v4 the them tot w floet with load ol galiisil chotol four team pouv hitehjn the carnival parade wm followed by l lie rockwood trail riders on thair steeds staff photo model t fortd in the paradu reflected the pride of owners in the vehicle and drew many admiring qlancet staff photo grade sevens moosonee journey learning experience on the move js on tuesday june 16 at 730 am in the morning t bin loaded with 34 happy cajoling trade teven ichool children pulled away from the rockwood centennial school building and headed northward it deiuiutlort mootonee ontario thia trip waa a dream conjured mentally hut summer after mr raymond storey one of rockwood centennial school crade teven teacher htel the principal of the indian residential school at moote factory while attending the guelph tummer ichool teaching count hut year became mn storey u a dedicated teacher who believes that ideal alone are not enough the preunted the icheme to grant mcrae rockwood almost everyone else ha a good organization working for thawi rahmbm nub a uttm oni vote far bert caimel fun ortanlxetlvd cm jua 14 vow 6f0 ee school principal for comiderallon she lieued it value in educational fulfilment pointing out that travelling and teeing new thing ii a very important phase of learning for children mr mcrae gave hi hearty content with the provision that the ttudent would have to finance the entire project ihemtelvet the avid teacher then took the plan of the trip to moosonee to her grade teven clatiroom to be ditcuued and decided upon schemet for nuking money were fired back and forth euchret penny ale car washing endeavours lawn mowing and counttet group and individual efforta for making money were toned around an excited classroom that day and it was decided that if the parents were in agreement project pennies for moo once would be launched with the tremendous enthusiasm of mrs storeys grade teven students matched only by tliat of their delighted parents thus was triggered an undertaking which could very well set a precedent for a whole new trend in the educational program of the rockwood centennial school it i to be hoped tald mn storey that maybe next year another class will have a similar opportunity of viuling and teeing something new and interesting with a wntcup of the tup which 28 toronto ttudent from jefferum public school in richmond hill took to jamaica a few month ago planted on their class bulletin board mt storeys pupils would not lie deterred aided by many parents but certainly by some specific ones in particular encouraged and assisted by their teachers envied by their follow students and delighted by their own successes this lucky grade teven class literally ploughed into and managed to raise 700 which along with a donation from the board of lducations instructional budget and a healthy 200 from the rockwood hire department totalled one thousand dollars the amount decided upon at an caiher date as what would he required for such a trip with each child taking hi own pocket and lunch money nothing could stand m the way of a stimulating and wonderful trip for the students and so approximately three weeks after the presentation of an idea by an enthusiastic teacher a bus load of 14 pupils cliaperoncd by mn r storey in charge of the operation mis margaret kennedy a teacher mr cy devric a parent mr john juild a parent w i rank schneider bu driven and official from the polar bear lxpress plus other educational personnel providing further supervision and direction on the tour i on it way as the village ol moosonee i tituated right at the top of james bay on the mouth of the moose river the 600 mile trip by bus and train will take four days and three nights which means several stopoff after the bus leave rockwood it will touch such place as north bay new litkeard smooth ruck iallt with the gymnasium of smooth rock i all high school serving as leeping quarten for the travcllen tint night of the trip continuing on to i rascrdale there will he a tour of the hydro development plant there and then they will leave by train to moosonee if the schedule of travelling is on lime the happy sroup will arrive at their estination by one oclock in the afternoon of june in where the plan is a visit to the new lducalional centre with ludenls spending the remainder of the afternoon exploring the area and relaxing red white v food j storesy umwbju4cy quality 4ti jm i tomato juice 19 mvc ui ooviftuimwt wtthcud chum doc food 10 law sw man eueuuaae rwl ru maple leaf picnics 139 ou sauth omgt m r euvt asai vaiianta limits relishes 4 test hjvt mumx aumyid 4tcwj strained foods 449 usr auvt iw laat wiu milk rowni instant milko 115 iavi itil twta latb kleenex towels 29 iavi hjj mj m akaahktta aa aaaaaak aaataaaw wmvvw lumr id u aj akb pineapple 4 89 charcoal 89- haidwooo lump kbolaid549 foil wrap 69 uhm siueuii tea bags ft 79 buyoftheweek iavi bl uuco sardines 3 1 domestic oil 69 cjtuhd man 2 walkers chocolate chip cookies orange juice 39 mlmicf o mil uui oftamol havouuo crystals 579 avi 141 voam 1uu b lir peanut butter 49 spantlh om a s tvsoal-tatptuiiiliiliimaaim- bath lallllamsuhbav4la ma ubsl valuii lea ow tk fresh for health i caumhu ha oranges 3- strawberries mesh deuy attractively priced fab petorq 149 value checks meats the fttfri uvuicustvim1htxj0luwiktqh tv mawiiat loin q pork tatt loinpork chops 99i at v matu ua mufi uasomw sausage 65i mahi uuu mild ualomao l wieners 2119 mahjiltlajrwtllrnitasuro rindless bacon 8fc imalkathttaaaictli- pork spareribs 89 cggkbtum im shack ams m uamu uea boloqu miambavcsuimw mw shoknsalusimi wild j iupper and an early to bed icheuule at moosonee lodge he childien hope to be fittli and briftlit when tliey crou to mome factory and visit the indian residential school mere they will meet many of canadas first citicm our own indian people they will have the opportunity to commune with some of the indian children in their own tutural environment and maybe if possible in such a short time learn to understand at least a little of their particular canadian culture and then tadly the sojourn back home via train tint to i ruterdjle smooth ruck i alts and the mirii school gymnasium and rockwood wiifi a hope to perhaps visit greenwater provincial lark or cochrane on the way in preparing for the trip the children besides carrying out a program of research of the area so that they would know just what lolliing and etceteras to take with hem also as a group effort wrote thank you letters of appreciation to all those who had helped they set up a thing to look for and do program in which historical facts geographical information on the clay belt in the area lie indian way of life and industry in the north such as lumbering pulp and paper etc would tie in beautifully with the history and geography which is part of the class study tor the grade seven students s the followup on this wonderful adventure could well be the most important part of the entire affair in a much as this group of ambitious students intend to present to other students movies taken on their trip and also slides and photographs they hope to bring back a display of handicrafts indigenous of our canadian indians along with their accessories and pocket money the students are taking tape recorders on which they intend taping conversations of cree language they expect to collect further displays of indunyullure in the form of art work poems murals and perhaps they will share the wonderful delight of indian folk tore and stories of which our indian brothers are masters maybe said one young student hopefully we can even acquire a few pen pals at the indian residential school right now the story as it it written is in the nuking and it can only he hoped that this great group of kids abty directed and chaperoned by exuberantly unselfish and dedicated adults will find the journey one of learning sharing and experiences and this at a wade seven level all ready to rjo for mootonw final 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