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two months down under as group study delegate a georgetown insurance re presentative paul armstrong 30 main sl s has returned from an extensive tour of aus tralia as part of a canadian delegation sponsored by rotary international enroute the party visited hawaii fiji new zca land and on the way home hong kong kowloon and tokyo mr armstrong has written the following impressions of the land down under for the her 14 by paul armstrong through a programme set up by rotary international it was possible for six non rotanans to participate in a group study exchange to another country it was my honor o be part of the group our leader dave sea ley who is a rotanan made the seventh member the district from which we were selected is no 280 and the first to have the privilege of sending a group outside of canada the groups itinerary started officially on march 6th at the matched districts annual con fcrence held at the pharmacy college in melbourne australia the team introduced themsclv es to the attending rotanans ano each of us had an opport unity to explain our back grounds from then on we were hosted by clubs in district no 707 and billeted m members homes wherever wo visited we tvcro shown everything that makes up life in australia m the villages towns and cities the team had the chance to study the educational sjstcm secondary technical nd dniv crsity level education is state operated and supported how ever there arc a good number of church schools or private schools which receive financial support from tuition fees ab out twenty five percent of the stpdents at primary and second ary school level attend private institutions as compared to one per cent in canada school uniforms are worn by all students except for some small country schools district schools are becoming more popular but very slowly because the people in the coun try areas do not want this to be the focal point as they feci the close ties that joxist will be lost when their youngsters hac to travel great distances to be educated we were also introduced to politics in municipalities large and small councillors are not paid for their bcrviccs in the state of victoria and in most states but one state has tried this on an experimental basis responsibilities of local go ernments arc not as numerous as those in canadian municip alities sound planning is the object of all communities in i morning melbourne the state s capito vo were honoured b in inter j view with the provin tal lib cnl leader premier boltc and mod lan5 ua some of his ministers they ann arc no otcrcc ra alcd cases as in canada the governmental sjsleni standard of living the country throughout aubtralias set up jib abo starting to have a better in the same manner as that of cultural way of life canada because of the simil i ilarity the team was able lol thls is cample of aome spend more time discussing tho experiences the team hid policies and problems in both f mv j j our countries the trip in aditlon to the foregoing we toured industries hospitals rrigation and water conscrva the people in australia are warm and friendly and not un like canadians in many wayb they enjoy their homes famil los and social pleasures sports form a big part in the lives of australians and people of all ages participate in at least one actively australia- rules foot ball is the most popular and is quite different to our form of hard work and extensive football tho work week for mean anything local most shorter than what l i cion executives arc convinced experience and there are prob heir contribution to the cen ably more civic holuhjs over tcnnial program in town should and above the statutory ones j teal the show among the tlon projects sheep cattle and crop forming and a housing project set up by tho stale of victoria for families with av erage or below incomes in conclusion i would say that australia is a rich coun try with a bounty of natural resources some of which have live not yet been developed the people arc eager and proud to show what their country has to offer and assisted greatly to make the team s visit reward ing and memorable next to canada i feel that australia would be a wonderful place to legion plans many events for national veterans week cnts planned for this year 1 ask by visiting schools at primary in canberra slate and permitted us quesbons traha has the influuice from prior to our visit to the prov the united kingdom l iro c incial house we were favo tred and the united states this bj a vis t to federal parliament fluence helps au tral a enj stores and bhops close noon on saturday so that pcop branph 120 has a lengthy hst 1c can enjov activities of thnr ot plcnts for national veter choice on the weeken i the 1is wlp thls year being held strong labour unions have per j 1 uh to june 17th in a na mitted this situation since the tion wide effort by the legion end of the second world war to emphasizp the veterans role shops arc not open in the c in our country in war and peace cnings and all buying must b since confederation done bctwlcn 9 00 and 5 30 d ir ing the week or on saturda members arc working on a mu cum which will be open to the public and already contains general conditions in indu trj ma items of interest business arc excllienl however fringe benefits budi june a p to cenotaph and cemetery in con junction with odd fellows and ocitr croups a four grave vets plot has been purchased and will be dedicated by branca pidre kelvin johnston a cairn is al o heing dedicated the legion bau to see the aw ard winning canadian documen tary tields of sacrifice they will tour the museum and soft drinks and cookies are being of fered as refreshments june 12th will sec a night for 11 those wfco have contributed to saturday morning lad hock ey since its inception on a ret ular basis in 1951 june 13th will see all area veterans of tho boer war and world war 1 entertained june 14th a dinner for those who head organisations and in dustnes in the community is each afternoon public school 1 economic growth and a good children are be ng bussed to brownies guides rangers give books to town library being held also it is hoped to have as many of those winning awards for gallantry present june 15th tribute will be paid to boy scouts and girl guides with a donation to each from branch 120 later that same evening a presentation for the silver cross mothers of he district will be made these are mothers who lost sons killd in action during wartime june 16th recognition will be paid in the afteni on to the red cross salvation army and hnigl ts of columbu and other gro ips a donal on will be made ah frn a refreshments thi 0ior0itown hirald in thi mail ba thursday may 25th 1h7 page 10 will be served that evening district service clubs will be entertained it is expected to wind up 1 full week the branch will hold a giant open house on saturday and it is ho ped every cillien will see fit to visit the branch and see their quarters revamped a couple of years ago at a cost of 50 000 the ladles auxiliary of the branch are playing a large part in preparing for the weeks s ac tivities a thirty page booklet will be available carrying a brief sum mary ot legion history in the past fifteen years and a pro- gramma of event held veterans week art not icing its lifeblood sear mr editor f there was a report in last week s gcorgetown herald b out a speech i gam to the ladies of the iodg on hay 8th according to this report i said besides other things art is the icing on the cake i would like to state that never in all my life did i utter this stupid sentence on the contrary i made it clear that art in hie broadest sense of the word is the rerf lifeblood of every civilization it is the one thing which make everything we do worthy of consideration yours sincerely john sommer house sol georgetown for your entertainment 1 mcgibbon hotel yzr this week return engagement of fra bob corey kn with the addition of a drummer lo my ms popular group wfm wednesdays thursdays fridays v now shuffleboard in both ladies and mens rooms brownie guide and ranger representatives from three dis tncts credit valley george town north and georgetown south assembled m order to present three copies of their latest book the story of girl guides in ontario by kather ine panabaker to the library as part of their centennial prog ramme last week on hand to accept the books at knox pres bytcnan church tuesday may 16 was georgetown librarian miss marjory nazcr prior lo presentation unif orms dating from 1910 to 1950 were modelled by the following members of the movement 1910 guider susan asseltinc 1910 guider jackie treahy 1820 guider sharon collier 1920 guider janicl asseltine 1920 brownie karen dakin 1930 commissioner mrs b wolfe 1930 guider susan gra ham 1930 guider beverley bradley 1950 guide penny hull 1950 brownie vickie presgravc and pakistan guide lisa dakfn the girls were able to see from the display the great changes that have taken place through out the years and bow lucky they are to be wearing such practical uniforms today mrs iii prcsfiravc hilt n division commissioner mr i berrv halton division itblici relations and the folio ing i girls then proceeded v th tht presentation to miss sazer i credit jllcy represented bv barbara youmans 1 t ordl land rovers georgetown north debbie how ton 1st ceori town land ringers iimci 1 martin 7th guide c mpin ind susan horvjrih 8th geor to t pack georgetown south bj norma hole 1st gcorao n air rangers roxanne sweczie 4th georgetown guide comp any and kelly barratt 1st geor gctown pack mi s nazer was introduced by v s carole lane district com missioner south district and then kelt barratt debbie how son and barbara youmans each presented on behalf of their respective districts a copy of ihl story uf girl guides in ontario m nizer gratefultv accept ed the b ok ind issured those j rt tnt that ihtv would be put lo very good uic broumr and guide songs were sung throughout the ev cning which was closed by 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