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4 The Caialiafl tafiýsmlan, Bôwnr.srville, June 14, 1972 EDITORIALCOMMENT Father's, Day Throughout the World I Canada, Father's Day (June l8th this year) is observed by some people whok have nothing in their tradition ýquivalènt to Father's Day but who have taken up the white man's ways. The Iro~quois Indians, for instance, have a word for the occasion - "'Ra Wen-. awè,,. Thé Eskimos, on the other band, have such close]y-knit f amily ties it can be said they celebrate Father's Day and Mother's Day every day, of their lives. Throughout much of South Amer-. ica where Spanish is the language, Fatber's Day is called "Dia del Padre". June is the fa:vored month but in some places Father's Day cornes ahead of .Motber's Day, in keeping with the lesser importance of women. In most places the observance is not officiaI but in the Dominican Re- putblic it was Trujillo himself who made the public' announcement in 1933 and it has been kept since. Other countries which celebrate the day are Honduras, Costa Iica, Brazil, Argentine, Venezue-. la, Columbia and Panama. l n El Salvador and Guatemala the citizens go along with the day but, like mnany European countries, they blame American merchants "who only want tosd more goods. It's not bad, it's not good. It deptends on which way you take it." Ecuadorians take the idea in good humor: "It's popular, but in fact every day here is Father's Day." Haiti ignores Ohe da y. So do Chileans, on the grounds that "we love our parents all year long end don't need 'special days to show Europe an and Asian countries tend to look on Father's Day with a mixture of suspicion and skepticism, French- m en, for example, tolerate the practice, while add ing: "In Arnerica they have a day for everything." The British regard the event as "contrived commercialism", while- go-. ing along with the idea. The Irish, in- dependent in ahl things, suffer Father's Day cards to be shown in shops but don't do anything about celebrating. in Italy the people celebrate the day much as here. They remark in a wry tone, however, that "it bas become like Christmas. Up to 15 years ago Itel-. jans bought cribs for ýChristmas, then the Americans introduced Xmas trees, so now we buy trees." Russians regard the practice as an-. other sign of Western decadence: "We do not celebrate such days,,only relig-. ious holidays." There is no observance in China and Japan. Says Thailand about the suggestion - "No, no, no!" Some kind of gift-giving takes place in Be].gium, Monaco, Switzerland, Sweden and Spain, but not in neighbor-. ing Portugal and not in Greece, Ger-. many, Austria, Denmark or Rwana., The Fiýins respond with typical lîumor'- "We've heard about Father's Day but we think mother took that over too!" The Dutch see the whole thing as an "exploitation of something that was not there before." In Norway the quaint custom is to have coffee early in the morning and the children give a present of some smail piece of handiwork. There ývas -- with good reason - substantial concern ast f ail when the tederal government began to pour mil- ions upon millions of dollars into its Local J initiatives Program. The idea of inviting people to make winter work by dreaming up nouprofit ventures sug-. gested the possibility of boondoggles of aPwesome stature. The prograffi, moreover, was hastily constructed as an emergency response to unexpectedly high unemployment. There was no time fo r the bureaucracy to build in many safeguards1 against -waste and ine-fficiency. But the government bas corne hrough the experiment smelling al ov\er of'roses, It was perhaps lucky that i the prog rani was unstructured and had to rely on the good sense and ambition of people all acronss thie country who 1hd idéas on' Jobs that nleeded to be Thie success of LIP is now well dcumenicted and it is easy to understand why ,Manpower minister Bryce Macka-. rey should want to see it continue in so(me form'f ar into the future. At a imne when jobs were needed, it created ~an impressive 92,000. Perhaps even mioreý signi ficant, almost haîf of the peo- pie involved in the programi were re- moved from the ranks of those drawing unempioyment îhsurance or receiving welf are. Fromn the federal government's Point of view, the program contained ;;nother big plus as well. At a time when Ottawa frequently feels it is losing touch -with inidividuals in the face of ~himghtened provincial demands to'speak for and to their citizens. UIP gave Ot-. tatwa a chance to deal directly with peo- pie and municipalities. Much more fundamental than any of these tests of why there is enthusiasmn for any given, program is the f act that LIP seems to have filled a need of the times. in bypassing usual channels and normal economic demands to fund peo- pie who wanted to do things they thought were socially significant, the government seems to be on the way to closing a breach in society. To a whole generation of young adults who had been bombarded with anti-establishment views, here was the establishment comîng to them on their own terms and providing the funds nleedeti to carry out projects thal. the young felt were important and valu- able. Young and not-so-young found themselves working side'by side, and getting satisfaction from it. Bryce lVackasey argues effectively that in times of unempioymhent - or in areas where structural unemployment is a constant problem- employers cannot and should not be pressured into adding, unnecessarily to staff. This is the road to industrial inefficiency. If the economy is not providing jobs, lb obviousiy is very much better, as Mac- kasey says, b.- put people to work on jobs the'y find exciting and rewarding, jobs that improve the general standard of life. .No one can pretend this was ahl carefully thought out last f al. Then the political need was jobs, any jobs, and the faster the better. But in the process a new sort of'relationship between gov-. eru ment and governed may have devel-. oped Ihat could be vastly rewarding for ail concerned f ar into the future. -Financial Post Sorry About That! No Coronation! A couple of weeks ego, foluwing the doa-th of the Duke of Windsor, we tried bo reca-il for young reeders what .a; amru and beioved figure he was while touring the Empire as the Prince of Wales. Unfortunetely, our memory Must have been stirred beyond the realm of reaiity by the recounting be-cause we mentîoned bis coronation. Three aberI reeders have since reminti- ed us thel the laIe Duke of Windsor neyer titi bave a coronalion as King of Englend. Our apologies for mislead- ing, reeders and thanks to, those whQ sptted the mistake. Ail we cen say is th at if there had been a corunation, lb wduld bave been a, magnificent affair. Pity! Congratulations to Cobourg and Lenah Fisher Lest week, Premier Wm. Davis of Ontario vîsited Cobourg to re-lay the cornerstone of the about to be resîored Victoria Hall, marking a real viclory for those who place real velue in saving bistorie buildings. Prime mover in the $1.7 million ren1ovalion program is Cohourg's dyna- mic and colorful Deputy-Reeve Lenah Fisher who is credited \ith stirring up Phone 623-33'03 EDTORPUBLISHER enbhusiasm for the projoct and galber- ing about ber enough supporters to put the seheme ecrosa . .. nu amaîl achieve- ment. We feel it would bave been fitting if Premier Davis had elso includet in the items lu be en--choset in the iîew cornerstone, one of Doputy-Reeve Fish- or' s fabulous featbered b1ats labehleti to mark ber contribution to poslerity'. Durham CountysGreau Famfiy Journal Establshed 118 y'ears ugo in 1854 Also lncorporatinq The Bowmanville News The Newcastle lndependent The Orono News Second doass mail registration number 1561 Producect every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62 66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario GRO. P. MORRIS > PATRICK< COULD E BUSINESS MGR. SALES MANAGER Phone 623-3303 DONALD BISHOP PLANT MGR. <CôPiht !cnd/or property rghte subsiet in the image oppearïng on this pront. Permission t0 ropineluce int hoe or in part adin anay fai whatscever, particularly by ptiotoraphic or otfset proces)n Q publication, nuet lie obtcnned iront the publieher ad the printer. Any unetuthorizeci reproducttoyn wtlt b.e ubject ta recours. ta Iow." $7.00 a year - 6 months $4.00 $9.00 a Year in the United S§tates strictly in advance Althaugli every precautton wji llie taken ta ovaîci eyrrr The Conadion Stittesmron accepte advertis. îao u tie lscotuarneon the uncertadinq that il wîtt lot b. fiable for any errarinta ny ociverirement tu.bïhepdhereundei untese a piotot ofuch odverttement re requested intawiting bv the. acvertîser na," returined ta The. Canladiarn Siteenian bune i ie duhy eqner) by the adnrtiîer ad wîth nilrh erra, or roriertiona ptornty flted inta rtngtheremr, ati nin t r ase itany error Ca an.te is e nt correctpeci bItThe Cinadian Stritoemcn isitehatitty ehatt net exi,-ed ci uh aportion oi th ireîect et s ,c,Pidtsemnent os the foncce occupieci by hnted,l eÀx eei te th* wbnt .p'e cc,,rtqn When Prime Mimaster Pier- re Trudeau announced that Ihore would not be an elec- tion thi, a utmer, he was really telling Canadians that the next two months gît Liberal Party campaigning would be done at laxpayers' expense. The Progressive Consorvatives, the New Dem- ocraIs and the Social. Credit members of Parliament also will be able to utilize public funda in their campaigning but nol 10 the extont that the Liberals will enjoy. The fact 'that the Liberals will be able t o continue cam- paigning vigorously - if un- officially - for re-oloction aI public expense demonstrates inherent weaknesses in the democratic system. These weaknesses will not be re- moved by the proposed amn- 2,5 YEARS AGO June 19tli, 1947 Considerable excitemont waa causod on Front street lest week, when the curtaîn bu the front window ut the Carter Family Tee Roomn wenl up in flemes. The bonI ut the tire caused tho plate glass window 10 crack but the prompt action ut Tom Carter saved the building trom tfurther damage. Tbree men in a car stolen in Peterborough, cashed into the car of Mm. and Mrs. Kenneth Cox as they were app roaching the goto aI their home just eaI 0of 30w- manvilo on H-wy. 2. Pro- vincial Constable Kowal arrived et the scene ufthIe accident and orresteti the offenders. Mmc..Cox receiv- ed injuries requît bng boa- pital tteatmf'nt hmtre te- lurning home. Both cars suffcred considerabîs' fant- Basic incm'Oases cIofiii ai 10 cents per hour have been agreed opon in settiements of wae negotia- lions btween Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company ut Canada Ltd. andi Local 189 of the U.R.C.L.P.W.A. occoding to Chas. Cattran, manager oif the Bowman- ville plant. The increase whlch is effective immedi- kately, will affect mure thon 600 hourly ràted and piece- work employees. The con- tract will be biniding for both parties for 12 monthc. \Vedneada.v. Jonc 41h et the home of Mrs. J. W. Rowe, "'"c f rrpL.Miss Frances Rowo and Mica Carol Mart yn entertained 24 girl trieuda ut Mica Mary McAllister lu honor of Mary wbo becamre the bride of Mm. George Cawkem un June t6th. John Rickard. Newcastle, son ut W. F. Rickamd, cx- M.P. for Durham County, was Presideni of th1e Quinto District Secd Faim Associa- tion and Pat Presidenî ot Durham County Sbothorn Club. Dm, Dorotby M. James, Toronto, spont the w eokeud wltlî ber moîher, Mrs, N. S. B. James, Centre Street. Mrc. Leslie Broouks spont bbe weekend witb Mm. Brooks, Mr. andi Mme. Bil1 Brooks end. Sharron eat "Giîenvereen' , ib1e sommet' resorb tf af i,, i MusDean Hodgsuu e t 1Halls L1ake, in endiments to the Canada Elections Act. Iuceed it would probably be impos- sible 10 draft an elections act that remioved ail inequities among the parties. By its very position, a government in a demnocratic system enj oye enormous ad- vantages in campaigning. Almnost everything that the Prime Minister or a Cabinet Minîster does or says is news and receives public, atten- tion. Mem-bers of the Gov- ernm ntaotravel t1he coun- tryv annouincing proý ý()p oset i new le(gislation or plaýns foir spending. Because tbey ar e in a position 10 implemient their promises' their state- monts rocoive much, more attention than do similar comments by i-ftmbers ot the opposition. 49 YEARS AGO June Zl1st, 19U3 Bowmanville Chamber ut Commerce bas adopled the slogan, "Bowmanville - The Town That Satisties"' and its execulive and, members hope through their efforts 10 make the slogan live up iu ite meening. Following la the EsI t o xecutives ut the Chamber of Commerce: President, John Hughes-, D. R. Morrison, Secmetary, witb the follov.ing sorving on varlous commiltees, James, Paterson, B r agg, Neal, Knight, Morris, Tod, Camp- bell, Thurston and Raffaut. On Friday, Juno 151h aI the home of Mr. and Mrs. 'F. F. MorrIs, Rev. A. M. Irwin ut King St. Methodist Church, Oshawa, assisted by Rev. S. C. Moore, Bowmoon- villei, unbted bin'arriage Dr. Wesley J. Langmaid and Carrne Louise Morris. iVrs. Fred Latîgmaid wsa lb",- soloit. Reove, E, C. Rehder and Deputy Ree'i M. J. Elliott are in Cobourg Ibis -week attendi sg the Juno Session 0f Cor"îtbns Council. Messrs, Elgin Wight, F. A. Haddy and Albert Colo are delegatos tmomn Florence Nightingale Lodge to the 691k Annuel Session .ot the Grand Lrtdge in Totrontoi. Mrs. W. S. Bragg represent- ed -Rebekah Lodge et the Assembly. A column "The Viewa ut the Candidates" gave a run- down on the platforms of the three candidates: U.F.O., I. T. Chapman; Conserva- tive. W. A. Van Camp; Lib- oral, W. J. Bragg, Miss Marjorie Bounsalla visitlng relatives in London. In the 'Help Wanted' sec- tion a ciassified ad. an as follows: "Wanted - Smart girl fur general duties in Bowmanvblle PuaI Office, 10 commence et once - Apply ln person 10 C. B. Kent, Postmaster. Depuly Rclurning Officers in the coming election and poling sub-divbsiona are: 1 West Ward, John Lyle; 2 West Word. G. A. Cordon; 1 North Word, Part 1, A. H. Moore; North Word, Part Ib., J. S. Moorcrafî; 2 North Ward, Part 1, E. A. Bell- maon; 2 Norl1'h Word. Part IL. R. D Dvidsono; iSouth Ward, Percy Geenbîeld; 2 Southi Ward, C, S. ifallman. in putting together the physical components ut a campaign, the government also bas many benefits that an opposition party can only envy. The. government hbas accpss to large numbers of people who cao organise a campaign, perform research chorci and write speeches Opposition parties are sup- plied with a few such peo- ple - but it is only a token whien compared with the persone at the disposai of Theo gov1i-eromencaol! m mrand flee ts of jet aireraf t antd belicopters to move it m'embers and accompanylng press parties across the country in an unofficial cam- paign before an election la called. Ministers in Govero- ment executive jets cao make quick visits to cities that opposition representativ- es can travel t0o oly by cir- cuitous commercial routes at personal or party expense. Large quantities of often costly"officespace are avail- able the goveroment at taxpayers exponse under the guise of being needed for the functioming of the de- SugC THE SPEAKER WAS ST'EECHLESS Life, as some sage put lb, dues have its ups and downs, dues il not? Item. I bave a beloved aunt and a heluvoti uncle. She was widowed a cou- pie of years agu, anti ho became a wid- ower some yoars ego. They were very close. Each was living alune in a good- sized bouse. They fînally decided to pool resources, sel Ibeir bouses anti live in an aparîment, as company for each other. They went off to Florida Ibis past -%intor. In the same mail I receiveti news, that she was'ill with terminal cancer, and ho, at 80, was getting. married. Weil,. "Life is the life", as my deughter said when she was about five, We tbought il a pretty philusophical statement, at that age. Ib covers a lot of grounti. Speeking of daughter, the bride. She anti ber busband made il to Van- couver and halfway back in a ten-year old car, m7hicb la about the samo age as an 80-year-olti man. Coincidental]y, My uncle la going ýo Vancouver for bis bu neymo o n Kim roileti the car over aI Regina, on the way home. I haven't got the de- tabla, but, of course, it wasn't ber fault. They got $10 for the romains. I hope my uncle makes lb lu Van- couver, andi doesn't decide lu roll -him- self over in Regina, unlosa for a very good reason.1 This prelude, as usual, leats me tirectly înto my theme: making speech- os. My deughter basn't made a speech, my unche basn't mode a speech, and I haven't mode a speech. And therein hangs a l. The bail hangs between the legs of a guoti fniend of mine. Five weeks ago, ho asked me if I'd make a speech, just tbree or four minutes, at a ceremuny bu mark the retiroment of a dear frienti and colleague., Roiuctently, I agreed. I bate mak- ing speeches. However, this was a spe-, ciel occasion. The lady who ia retiring is a fine bearber, a gracious person, beloved by ber thousanda of ox-students, of Irish tescent, anti a gouti Anglican. What more coulti a person have? Two weeks haler, my grooti frient, xtbo was in charge of. lining up the occasion, asked me if I would make a short speech et the ceremuny. Rather puizziet. I bold him ho had alreety esk- edjst m e oassureti-me that the speeches wvouht ho short. thiere were onîy four- speakers, and I would ho lasý. This suit-e ed me. Ho wbo hasts lest laughs lasI, or somebbing. Another member of the tough'- headet committoe in charge of the big event' kepb reminding me that I was to' speek, anti neodhing me about baving the speech ready.1 I replieti with a certain hauteur Report from Queen's Park by Alex Carrutiiers' M.P.P. panriîeit's or thrim Ie llin- Bill 105 - An Act te out in the very tiraI agree- as thal lu Section 6. Other isters office. The opposition )rovide for Collective ment between the parties and sections criticized încludod parties gel office space- and Bargainin., for Crown renewed year after year. Ir Section 1.5 which provided for telephonos and secretaries Employees the, private seclor the eni- the p;ayme1nt by employees of and stationory and reproduc- poe ilsu onhso-dc, terognztos tion machines - at public What may prove 10 be 1a pero ll hurthdon is oup- duice s teir ogastos expense tou, But the gov- landmark ini labour legiiaa or aic rthrthan aigie.up Ther bwas somedubes w10 ernnient detormines jost tien for both the public and his basic r, ht itosmanage. manncer by wbuchdues w te ho uho hs hnspiaescoreceîved t*nd Ti oeel mpsil ub1oletdbtdrn h how mch ofthesethins prîate sctor the î~ public sector. commîttee stage Ibis section the opposition parties cao reading in the Logisiature onl 3. The Govornment through was clarified and amended. have from ta.r money. Stran- May 30« the legialation la assigning9 The 1legisiation was not gely, the emount of office Bi11 105 introduced by the certain rigbîs and responsl- strongly opposed either by spore and accoutremprnts Honourable Charles Mac- bilities to a third party - "An trxU.p.:E. or by C.S.A.O. and given to1 the opposition par- Naugbton was subject to in- Arbitration Board" and is botb organizations carne under lies does n't start to equal tensive discussion in second of the opinion that il cennot criticism from the opposition that utili7Od by the govero- reading on the principle Ot assign the determination of parties for nul taking a ment. the bill, in a section by sec- management rights 10 a third stronger stand. Il la pioneer-. tion considoration in the party. ing legislation, however, anti Porfiaps it is proper, per- Standing Committee wbere 4. Th Minister gave assur- no doubt will be subjectin, haps evon vital that the gov- prosentations were made by ance that everytbing that cao the future 10 amendments ir eromonit enjoy these advan- representativos of tbe Civil b agie for and finda il tends lu interfere in thp tages. For some reason pub- Service Association and finally ite bagind acletvebsctaiioa ihsO ii- disenchaniment witb bin aclause by clause dobete âtîs w a mbea coetve baric raditriornal rs o primpe ministers, n rs-i omte fteHue as in the pasl. No grievance suffice il 10 say 100o that iL dents sem 10t set in very The Liberal and New Demu- priviteges now enjoyed by the appeers tu have receiv(ti quickly. Perbapa Ibis ia a cratir opposition in the House employees will be removed. tavourable acceptance bolh phenomenion of todays poli- opposed a number ut sections The opposition lu Section 117 by the, press and the general- tics Ibat must be counter- bin he Bill, particularly Sec- was largely on the saine basis public.e,__ baiancd by giving the gov- lion 6 which outlined om- ernînont afivanlages in ram- p]oyec bargaining riglits ai-d paigning. Ceîtainly experiets- Section 17 which defined j ces ini both the Ulnited States management responsibilities. ado would todicate that the a nurobor of reesons including ~ NttnAote bytî eTueula advantages enjoyed by the the tollowing: 1VaNor eue, hdunelefor uhdsaya incoimbant are nont insur- A) Il doca not include sup- Vriascolumbia9the kia hae utu for yot. a mounitable. erannuation in the bargain- BCanada.lmbi, geoodshew mllontu fa However there is a danger ing rights nf employees. aaa odfw ilo o.O in fogetting that those in- B) Working conditions are June 7th, 1972. course, il nos dune in the equelities exiat. When the nul subject tb negotiation Dear Sir: namtun dmeinanrîghatT time cornes 10 vote it la easy leaving demotion, promotionafn metlrg.Th forpeopie tb forget that the bonume, job definition largely E leclions are in the wind trouble is, tuo many ofthtem Government may have wveg- in the control of management. again. Tbal's our sometime want ail the "tuen" without ed the botter ca mpaign sole- C) It permits management "perlicipatory d e ni ocracy' any of "'de mental!" ly because il bas the superior a free bond lu contracting out during which'lime votera are Sour grapes? No ir, Tbat'7 resources -nof becauae il work. cajoled and carrolted loto iusl my last plut of blood la boiter qualifled 10 govern. Mr. MacNaughton in coun- placiug Ibeir X alongside on ils way tu Otawa - in If a goveroment deserves lu tering the Oppoition's argu- tbis neme or thal. -1 lieu of the shirt - wbich 1 be re-elerted, il should earcm emnta omphasized the follow- They'll promise everytbing bast lest yearý Ibis reward because il ha iOgpoints: t vrbd hnpoedYussneey performed well in office - 1. The Civil Service Coin- to tk every-theng p roedYusaneey tnt because ifs leaders bad mission has a representative to aery everythierlngtromrca oug n componction about using on the Public Service Boardeverybody 50he igovemoePaicaYn taxpayers' moriey lu pioad and ib view of bbe tact that cnd i h hnaw their oncue the goverument administers didn'l ask for and donýt ow cus.nibmer ut pension plana lu- want! Treaasu r e r cuigthe Pensions Benefit For some tour years cill-, Art, the OMERS Act, The zents bave been saying things \AI Pulin Service Superannua- couudu't go on Ibtis way B ack O'..shawaTT tion Fund, The Teechers' Sup Tbey didn't. Tbey guI wrs A pp o ï n t ed eranuaton ctetc., il would primo MiniSter went tu Mua- Ibe inconsistent and croate a cow. Before thon, we were Joseph F. Dresceul wa%. Resai ution conflict if tbe Goveromont vr ninformed abu htofcalapine asBw were on the une hand entorc- veyubu btofcol pone s3w TeUnited Counties' Counl- ing pension legisialion aun w'r muchbebtter uninform- tex collector. et the June 5 cil has endorsod a resuotion the .other ,hand b ogai wge- thO bIbe .S.S dis-owmeeigaonvils0 teasre at preserted to tbe province by pensions. brann d lhuhw i i-meigu oni Oshawa, Ibat the provincial 2. Quoting trom collective cuver Ibat we're nul Amnen- The appoinîment beceme, govet rnent pay 30 per cent agreement material, the Min- cana. The- P.M. said that effective Ihat, day under By-. ut the special assistance re- istor noted thatit i lea uni- government has nu business Law 72-24, but Mr. Descent dîi quircd by welfaml recipienîs. versaily accepted principleinb te aios edom. ulakupbsew oiin labour-management relations Then why did he, set Up a until June 7. Tbe federel government 00W that the employer bas the Deparîment ut Urban aff aira? Pays 11ai1fOf the ruet ut aurh resonsîbÎiît" lun manage. He Ialked e lot about Trade The position is a re-ap- Jnerd, aF tonarals and drugs In the privete sector bar- Relations. Wbal I weut lu poinîmerit for Mr, Desceut, ~and thbe municipalîbies pay the galni ng management right know îs where 1 can trade wbu bcd left ilt ti becuma% jremnaînder. ýclauses are usualiy hamnmered sone of minel Clerk at CampbeliforcL Off Welfare Rails and Into Jobs A &FrT bO-iF I/4/ 1TiAiOU77-,1 MacDuffReport TePeoplce's ampaig.n In the Di and Distant Past Fromn the Statesinan Files and Spice By Bill Smiley that I neyer failed to deliver, and that the speech would be ready. And it was. At 11:45 a.m. on the morning of the ceremony, I sat down and wrote a light but Ioving tribute to the victim. The ceremony began at two p.m. It was a huge success. The retiring lady wvas almost overwhelmed. She had expected a tea with perhaps forty or fifty people, and some kind of a gif t. Maybe a watch, or a brooch, or an oil painting,. By three p.m., there were over 500 people in the place, some of them frora over 1,000 miles away. Then the speak-. ers began. They ranged from her first, principal, who plodded with kindly in-. tent but size 12 brogans, through bier early life, revealing her age and various other unmentionables. He was followed by a couple ot former studcnts, a couple of former colleagues, the local member of parlia- ment, for whom she wouldn't vote if it meant she was damned for 'eternity, and a temporary colleague. The temperature in the cafetorium (how do you like that word?) was about 110, The acoustics were hopeless. A great groundswell of murmuring arose from the back of the -hall, where people couldn't hear a -word and started having a reumion. The speakers were interspersed by the reading of telegrams from the Min-. ister of Education, the Prime Minister of the province, and Pierre Elliott.Tru- deau, whoever hie is. I was sweating about a quart a minute, not from fear, but from humid- ity. My wife started to get hairy, as speaker after speaker mounted the, pod- ium. She shot looks andi hisses at me, and murderous looks at the chai rman. My speech rustled in my breast pocket. The gifts were fabulous: an oul painting set, a French poodie, live, and an in-perpetuity scholarship, in ber naine, for students of French. It ended, and the mob's murmur became a roar. My wife leaped up, wenl; to the chairman, and said sornething probably not worth repeating. She came back to me, eyes blazing, and blurted, "I'm going home. Right this minute." And she, did. She stomped out, Which, as a lady, she'd neyer have dolie. This is how you know your wife loves you. It didn't bother me much. I hate making speeches. I gave my manuscript- to Dear Grace. On Monday, she wrote me a note that cani only be called by that old-fash-. ioned adjective: b)eautiful. It meant muchi more to me than ,a thunderous ovation. And My good frîend, who had fouled up, couldn't sleep ail that'night. Before me, I have f ive, invitation% to speak at various affairs, right up to May, 1973. -Should I burn them?, Bury them? Accept them, and then find out I'm the speaker-without a speech? Life is the life.