hsrald wedimkur marartnfc 1w pages high tales published by the studenb of georgetown high school vol 7 no 8 wednesday march 23th 1999 georgetown onl editorial education valuable asset as automation approaches by ttv editor are students turning away from our high schools colleges and un iversities tend abandoning their one chance of advancement why is it that so few students reach university if any these are questions which are puzzing school boards all over canada it is an acute problem when you consider the thousands entering our high schools today as compar ed with the few entering univer stty it is almost frightening the first question is why would a boy or girl wish to leave school at the age of 16 to get a job pro bably in a factor he may earn 1 50 an hour but ten years from now he 11 not be earning much more and he will still be doing the same job there is no ad vancement of any kind here but if this same boy had so much as obtained his senior matriculation there is no telling where he could go he could work m a factory to day tomorrow if he liked he could further his education and acquire a bachelor ot arts or sci ence degree he could then enter any field scientist doctor law yer or engineer then he would have a good pa ing dependable job man students claim thev quit school because their parents can not afford to send them to uni j versity if this is the cae thev i are making a verj bad mistake for there are bursaries and schol arships available to outstanding students there are also colleges where jou can work jour waj thro school such as waterloo college also you could obtain jour senior matriculation get a job and work until you earn enough monev to complete a unuersit courc so you see if jou possess initiative and hop to it there is no reason why you should not obtain the profession of jour desire out of 100 students entering high school todaj roughlj 3 grad headache not a disease a headache is not a dis ease u is a symptom it reflects a disturbed state within the body this may be precipitated by a number of factors fatigue worry improper eating digestive disturbance constipation lack of sleep overwork high blood pressure etc in deal ing with the headache by means of powders and pills one is treating only a symp tom and not the actual cause it is important to remem ber that unless there is nerve irritation to begin with the body can deal with many stresses and strains without undergoing a headache symp tom it is when the nervous system u off balance or in an irritated state that the head ache starts nerve irritation causes spasm of certain blood vessels in the brain this in turn causes congestion of blood which creates the typi cal headache sympton pain on one side of the head nau sea and disturbances of vis ion chiropractic research was first to determine that this irritation is often the result of minor displacements or subluxations of vertebrae these occur primarily in the upper spine chiropractic care is directed toward the correction of these structur- lal disturbances by highly skilled manual means this removes the cause of nerve irritation in this way the symptoms are removed at their very basic origin at the spinal column georgetown chiropractic clinic aey dc litmnfr tmndifi smotsey utatol bum uate from university this may seem fantastic but it is true con sider that jn this world of science the age of complete automation is drawing nearer day by day and with it increased unemployment for the labourer therefore pos siblj in 1969 machines will be per forming our workman s job what then will become of the skilled or unskilled worker he will be job less too old to further his educa tion and too joung to retire v ski camp trip is event of lscf by lynda whltmee march 7th at 7 30 saturdaj mor ning we were off a group of approximate 25 iscfer- gather cd at the high school on this carl brisk morn jumping into cars after having loaded our skis skates and bed rolu we left georgetown to reach rrowhead ranch in the out skirls of collingwood about thru hours lattr on this thru hour ride the five chauffeurs had the experience of driving through blin ding shields ot now blowing con tanll across the roads but all irrived safeh when we arrived at the ranch le wire immediate 1 made wel ome alter we had registered and had been given our certain cabin for the ni we spent most of the dav skiing horseback riding and having a wonderful time on the hills around the ranch during the lime spent there u joined with olhetscrers and fvcfers in fnendlv get together with singsongs skits and quiet times in which we studied certain passages from the bible there was a devotional service on sun dav and of course horseback rid tng and more skiing lnder the wonderful leadership of jo rudd ross leigh and manv others i am sure our group left on sunda afternoon not onl re freshed phjsicall but spintuall as well man thanks to mr dobson who was in charge of our group and did jou know he is a wonderful ballet dancer mr summereu lesley brawn mr summereu is the newest teacher to join our staff this j car he was born in hcaford ontario and has travelled exten sively through ontario ever since he was joung mr summereu wanted to teach because he likes children although he teaches science at ghs he majored in math ematies flefinds iteasy and io tercsfing boy i wish it w as that way with us he studied at tor pnt0 universit but he went int business for ten years and was fh the army too before he became a teacher he never tatight toronto and likes georgetown because of its localit as soon as he sells his house in toronto he is going to buy a house out in the new subdivision he likes fish ing and it is closer to his favour- it fishing spot in halihurton cadet report by cdt lt dixon a night scheme was held during februar and even though the now was quite deep and winter was in full force there was a kood turnout the week follow ing the scheme films were shown on the trooping of the colour and desert victorv during this month there has been advanced training in the ci rifle and the introduction of map i sing the cadets have also been receiving rifle drill in prepara turn for the coming inspection the girl cadets were out at the anno ics last wednesda night and the wednesda night before to bein their drill for this vears inspection and the v e naged in oohn afte rvvards if more girls could find time to come out to the armones ntt week it would be greatlv appreciated be can e unless more girk turn out there will not be a irl s precision squad quite a few of the first vear ca dels have passed their ekmimilarj shooting and hav e adv an cod into a higher class so vou fellows who have not qualified for cros ed rifles put a little more effort into it and sec if jou cannot get better results the attendance has dropped considerably so those who have not been coming out tr and get out next week stardust ball highlight of school social season by mike obrien i mckav fred collins barbara da on the evening of fndaj march vidson hd mcmuilm catherine 13 the graduating class of george- hunter stewart bottomlej town high school held its spring formal called the stardust ball at the howard vtngglesworth auditor the music nas supplied bv a band from guelph under the direction of mr ben alexander the band was a 5 piece consisting of drums trumpet guitar alto sax and elec trie organ the band was well re ceived and because of its good rep ertoire and the characterization by the trumpet plajer it appears that most of those present would be in favour of having them back ag ain the decorations were exception all good and it exemplified the in genuity of ljnn scott who created most of the ideas it consisted of a false ceilung of cheesecloth be decked with thousands of stars of many colours two 6 foot stars of gleaming aluminum foil were also m view one of which was surroun ded by strings of blue lights that added a dreamy atmosphere to the dance all in all decorations are said to be the best of all our form als a new custom was inaugurated at this dance however and that is the crowning of the queen of the ball robert hooper last years president of the student council crowned miss virginia walker queen and presented her with a dozen red roses and a check to be used in the furthering of her edu cation all during the dance punch and cookies were being served in the hall under a veil of more blue light just to add to the mood of stardust mr r m turkington a profes sional photographer from town was present and it is hoped that a picture of the queen of the ball will soon appear in this paper on behalf of all those at the dance and this year s student coun cil i would like to thank all those who helped with any part of the formal this year without you it would not have been possible the following are the names of those who attended this years stardust ball judy bonathan grant caseley dorothy thomsen walter dixdn marilyn wilson bill gowtand vir ginia walker mike obrien diane wriggle w ron sproule pat laird bob mathews jojce htm ing john otlawav elaine king bob hooper carol a conle il ham c i- arme r june fr ullerton herb ford diane pearson doug mills sandra sproule ian mac aulay karen armann dave creenwaj maureen hepburn ro bert brown verna picket george bird judj mccumbcr boris pasi chjn barbara adams andj mur ray norma sinclair j h mckay jill kentner colin hayward mr and mrs j i lambert nancy heffernan earl utile mr and mrs ernest r orgravc david mc kec irene rafai elizabeth sloan douglas wngglesworth car ijn biehn bill cohoon margaret mcfarlane les pcasey mr and mrs blair armstrong mr and mrs thomas beer lan halhtt phil wade penny norton brian hyatt joan cummins ray mond archer lynda whitmee ar thur coulbeck lynn scott bob bingham barbara kinrade dave jones linda packer ron lavell june lyon john lenz jr donna hutchison bob hill ten teasdale john cummins frank cook sha nn harley ray ollivier dianne brown betty lucas paul eason gail smith francis hulme gail malcolm ken beam carole xane tom forgrave dawn fiebig jack livingstone beryl knoclcer spcncc mills anne rafai gerald chilingworth mr and mrs paul leggc chatter in the halls nip n tuck we re all a bunch of bird wat chcrs we jusl sit and watch the crane all day mr baxter has become a check er fiend he has played checkers with two grade xiii classes the only trouble is it is too one sided hes the only one who makes the moves there has been a switch in the xh1 algebra class tom now says he sees the light it seems that there is a frustra ted actor in the steel crew one of the workers is a mimic he spent one whole period imitating mr walkers every move mr lambert did you say we could have a poolroom or were you getting your words inixed exams what value tow forpnofo once again the annual january bout with the exams has come to an end all that remains now is to clean up the messy battlefield the exam papers and to correct the mistakes which have been made the dreadful days of wait ing until the papers are returned become days of joy or days of grief as the results of each exam are discovered as at each writing the question has again arisen are exams nec essary do they serve the purpose which they arc intended to serve also once again both staff and students are expressing their be liefs and their reasons for these beliefs t naturally some are for the ex ams and some are against them the following arc the results of a series of interviews with the staff and students in georgetown high with the impromptu answers as thiy were received the first person interviewed was a high school board member he i said that he thought examinations were very valuable the real value is that it gives the teacher an indication of the student s progress it gives the stu dent an idea of his own progress and it provides a measuring stick with which the parents may mca sure both students aiumeacher i think that there should be dc partmcnlal examinations from rade x up to accustom the stud ent to writing exams and ensure that curriculum is up to depart mcnl standards this jear grade xn students will have departmental in some subjects do ou think that one j ear of training is enough no man students have a fear that thev are not well enough ad vanced to conquer grade xiii the feel that the were marked hih in the lower grades the poor grade mil standings of man students seims lo indicate that this s true i think that departm ntals hould start in rode x with an exam like the old rnlrance paper bv the time that the student is finished traek mil he will be an 1 pro at wnlin exams grade stu it nl said i don t know i ue s thtv rt alnjjit but ihtv don i show in true value of a student stuknls bone up the n i j hi bef tre the turn and then for et all thtv have learned the du afte r the exam ihen he added rather shsepishlv 1 know 1 ve dune il udi m student savs i km t think exams should lc for mirks just to make vou learn jour work nd so u got s mc pro some con the dominant idea seems to be however hat there must be a better method than the present svstem perhaps some of our pre ent students will be responsible for the remodelling of the present svstim or the invention of a new i me for the present though it eenis that we must struck thru i this eir as in previous jears dnadin the impending doom of the june exams ghs wins victory in acton hockey john cummins s far as hookev games go i have seen belte r ind i vc st en worse hut not much i was as surprised as a six vear old v his just seen santa claus take off his beard when georgetown won it looked like the morning after the night before for our te considering their age they should still have a spartan like constitu tion in the first period mcdonald started the scoring with a goal for acton campbell got george town s first goal with an assist from popiel falkingham slipped in a goal thus putting george town in the lead at the end of th first period a goal ly tttdley tfttne aramd period tied the score falkingham flipped the rubber across the line for georgetown assisted by dixon and richardson acton fokpwed up with a goal by malcolm assisted by iawson campbell snapped right back with a goal for georgetown lawson followed up with a goal for acton and riddall in turn popped one in for georgetown lawson tied the score up again but with about 15 seconds to go riddall managed a hat trick the final score was 65 in geor getown s favour platter chatter carol symons and jun mcgowan paul anka a famous canadian singer has written many songs he wrote johnny nash s record i lost my love last night paul s top records for abc para mount are diaqa you are my destiny let the bells keep ringing just young and the lat est my heart sings jimmy clan ton is a tall dark handsome 18 year old guitar strumming singer from louisiana just a dream was his first big hit followed closely by letter to an angel connie francis has a new ret se if i didnt care it sounds like it will be another hit tab hunters new record apple bios som time is climbing high on the hit parade charts as well as rawhide by link wray thb mail sao letter from mcmaster mcmaster university hamilton ontario february 25 1909 most honourable convener of the stardust ball it gives us great pleasure to pen this epistle announcing our intentions to attend that most cag erly anticipated bash thrown by those soon to be emancipated men and womcji of the graduating clas ses of that noble institution the georgetown high school we are most honoured in hav ing the pleasure of once more par ticipating in an event sanctified by the most honorable pedagogue mr j l lambert we feel sun darly honoured in escorting two of the more refined young damsels of the now defunct grade xia with which wc had such close and pleasant association during our final year within those crumbling but not yet ivy covered walls to once again gather around the punch bowl with our colleagues of yesteryear will fill our cups lo overflowing with happiness and our eyes with tears of sadness the embers of loyalty which smoulder in our hearts will once again be rejuvenated and bum with loalty for our dear alma ma ter thine evermore most honour able sir whilst these machines are to us j douglas wngglesworth esq william j cohoon esq thanks due to many f or students activities the month of march has been a ver bus month for the student council at ihs wc have span sored the commencement march 5 6 the stardust bail march j3 an 1 the cv ossa hockej tourna mm on march 21st these events have been successes onlj thro the support of the student bodv and the people of georgetown we would like to sjv thank ou to evervone who participated in and upported these events we would also like to offer a special word of thanks t mcciure s home htrmhings f r pr ividin furniture for the plas at com mencment to lams llaulige for the list of their trucks and dnv irs and to credit allev bottling works for the use of their truck tor mm ing see lie rv and chairs t mr buller mr john huhes and mr egmont pries building superintendents at hnox presbv man church howard w nggles worth public school and the geor ctown memorial arena respect ivel and to all those who officia ted it the hockve t mrnament as referees timckecpjprs and gqal judge s your he ip w as greatl we service television all makes radios record ptayhb car radios amiances irons toutm mc ernies radio 24 years servicing wt street trhnqfc 78701 beg walkin side doors volkswagen volkswagen canada ltd main guelph st motors 87 main street north appreciated the student council- is now fin ishing one of the most active and successful vears in its historv it has sponsored the annual bazaar th football and hocke teams the commencement the stardust ball and has given a helping hand to various organizations in the school we who have had the privilege of being members of this jears coun cil would like to thank ever one for the support which we have re ceived during the ear we would also like to express our apprecia tion to john lenz who has led us through this year thanks to everyone student council build up your savings with the royal bank 2 account plan there u no foolproof way to save but the royals 2account plan is a big step in the right direction open a person chequing account to pay bills keep your ssrnngs account strictly for saving having two accounts each for a different purpose helps you resist dipping into your savings account gives it a chance to grow saving becomes easier more certain the 2accountwy full particulars j br the royal bank of canada gmgrtown branch r j mrlbt mo9r