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8 The Canadian Statesman. fowmanville, Januarv 17. 1979 Section Two Bowmanville High School News The Weekly SCREECH OWL CRITICISM OF THE WEEK ßy Jim Francis Since criticizing is so easy and so much fun we thought it might be nice to set up a regular column devoted to complaining about the pro- blerms of the world, both serlous and insignificant. To avoid being bogged down in syllogism and intellectualism, we have decided to start things off with something petty and small-minded. (We'll get serious later.) On-the Manner in Which Paperback Books are Published Paperback books are one of the greatest inventions of man. They have made the worlds of the great scholar, the Harlequin novelist, and the disgusting pornographer available to the general pub- lic. It is therefore, highly offensive to see the manner in which the paperback publish- ers are stripping their product of all dignity and honor. Take, for example, the catalogue offers and order forms found in the back pages of the average paperback. What self-respecting book would like to see it's dramatic ending followed by shoddy attempts to make the reader feel like a second class citizen because he bas only read three of the ten best selling books in the country? And this is not the only wound inflicted by publishers on the morale of the common pocket novel. If it were, tlzis article wouldn't exist. The back cover, almost invariably, suggests a plot that cannot be found on the pages of the book. It must surely be embarrassing for a book to sit on the shelf in a book store, knowing that the (Branch Office A¢dress) 22 King Street West, Oshawa, Ont. L1H 7N2- Telephone: 416-576-6800 person who eventually decides to purchase him or her (whichever the case may be) is probably being deceived by the underhanded publishers responsible for his presence on the shelf. The back cover, however, especially in the case of science fiction novels, may find some solace in the fact that the front cover is also being badly mistreated. Fabu- lous works of art by artists such as Frank Frazetta and Michael Whelan are destroyed by insipid announcements tell- ing the reader how many times the author has won the Hugo and Nebula awards. What a disgrace to have the honor of an eye catching piece of art on one's front cover and then see it disfigured with red and silver lettering. No book deserves such a fate. Indeed, it is depressing to see a proud and honorable book brought to its spiritual knees by such blasphemous treatment. RECREATIONAL BADMINTON By Cathy Denny Are you in need of exercise? Are you tired 'of leading a boring life? Do you suffer from sportsaphobia? If your answers to these questions are yes, I think we have the sport for you> Badminton! It's good exercise, it plays two or three nights a week so you don't have time to be bored, and as for sportsaphobia (fear of playing a sport terribly) there's no need to be afraid of playing the sport badly be- cause half the people you'll be playing with will play worse than you! Do you know where and when to solve your prob- lems? You can sign up for the badminton club as soon as you've finished reading this article. The club is right in the Bowmanville High School gym (so you can't use the ex- cuse of it being too far away). Singles and mixed doubles are played, so grab your favorite girl or guy and join in the fun. The club isn't too strict on its rules but does suggest that you know what end of the racket to hit the birdie with. People belonging to the badminton club have already signed up for the intermural tournament. Games are play- ed before and after school, the games aren't held during school hours because they might take you away from you exciting math or accounting class. When the singles play they choose their opponent by a pyramid, the beginners are at the bottom and pros at the top. They choose a person in the rung above themselves. Team tryouts haven't start- ed as of yet but will be held soon. Players will be needed for both senior and junior teams. For those of you who are interested, at each level (junior and senior) there are two girls' singles, two boys' singles, two girls' doubles, two boys' doubles, and two mixed doubles. To sum that up, there are eightboys and eight girls chosen for the different posi- tions in both the senior and junior catagories. The badminton club urges you to come out and try your hand at playing. For exercise or sport badminton is an indescribably fun game. So don't make me describe it, go find out for yourself. EXAM TIME Well folkies, it's that time again. It's time for Mr. Roger's neighborhood! Now, we're just kidding you. To- morrow is the first day of EXAMS (Oh, such an awful, awful word!) It's that time of year that everyone enjoys almost as much as a bad case of diarrhea. So everyone get out yer books and start studying, 'cause the fun starts tomorrow. - Amy Van Chow SHE RESTS IN PEACE She left the world in a peaceful way, But in our hearts she'll always stay. We sure do miss her loving smile, Yet, she's only been gone a little while. She had a heart made of gold, A precious love that was never cold. Her gentle touch was so sincere, The softest voice so sweet to hear. We miss her so but still in all, She had to go when God did call. Our hearts were broken and tears did flow, But she rests in peace with God we know. - Tammie Lachance, Grade 12 GRAPHFEETY Above the toilet in the change room at Eastdale Collegiate Vocational Insti- tute: Deposit valuables here. Welcome Wagon Hosts Shower For Brides The Welcome Wagon will be holding a special shower next month and inviting all brides- to-be. The shower will be held February 21 at eight p.m. at Zolly's Forum in Oshawa. Brides-to-be are invited and each is allowed to bring one guest. Displays, planning guides, gifts and prizes will be provided at the shower. Admittance is free but it is by invitation only and you must phone in advance for an invitation. To receive an invitation, call Bev Wilde at 576-1278. DRINKING & DRIVING DON'T MIX Celebrates Her First Birthday Hi! My name is Rebecca Claire Saunders, and I was one year old on Dedember 4,1978. Mommy and Daddy are Tracy and Paul. V -.:.."- " AUTOGRAPHS By Mary Ann Warkman Remember those autograph books we used to carry to school specifically at the end of a term to have signed by our ,classmates? If those class- mates are now famous people, you may have some valuable autographs. It is the signatures though, of the deceased whose fame is now assured which are most sought after by collectors of autographs. Signed docu- ments are the most important, followed by books with their owners' signatures inscribed and thirdly, autographed photographs. Contemporary collectors Antiques By Mary Ann Warkman write letters to those writers, artists, musicians etc. they admire and enclose a stamp- ed, self-addressed envelope hoping . for a hand-written signature in reply. When Peter Gzowski, who writes for THE TORONTO STAR, had a young friend send away for autographs, the replies varied from hand- written notes and autographed photographs to photos with no signatures at all. When John Hearn wrote to various personalties for auto- graphs for his section on that subject for his book NOSTALGIA (Greey de Pencier Publications Ltd., 1975), he got such signatures THAPAR DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 163 Simcoe St. South Oshawa 579-8752 Open Mon. to Sat. and evenings - by appointment only i SALE I i ...up to 0% OFF ALL MERCHANDISE & e'Pv /°FP4 40 King St. E. Newcastle 987-5426 Mon., Tues., Sat. 9-6 Wed. a.m. 9-12 Thurs, Fri. 9-9 Wed. p.m. - by chance as those of writers Irving Layton, Farley Mowat, Gabrielle Roy and Margaret Laurence. Mr. Hearn, at the end of his section on auto- graphs, listed the name and address of Mr. Harvey M. Haber, a Toronto lawyer, as a contact for information on Canadian autographs. If you read the letters to the editor page of THE TORONTO STAR, you will have seen letters from Mr. Haber on several occasions. Hé¯is a collector of autogrphs, speci- fically those of the prime ministers. His collection covers the walls of his den and recreation room and is now encroaching on his kitchen. For each prime minister he has a photograph, a letter, a bibliography and an auto- graph, all in a large frame. Mr. Haber's four children have learned of Canada's leaders because of their father's interest. He bas spent rony hours reading about Canada's history, visiting archives and even hunting for grave sites. Mr. Haber is concerned that our children don't know who our prime ministers are and he would like a day of tribute to Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, on January 11. He bas written to every member of the Trudeau cabinet, the Queen, members of parliament and many other prominent Canadians towards this end. In January's issue of EARLY CANADIAN LIFE, readers were invited to write to the magazine to express their desire to have a Sir John A. Macdonald Day. Harvey Haber began his collecting at Dora Hood's Book Room at 34 Ross Street in Toronto who is this year celebrating 50 years of selling antiquarian Canadiana books around the world. Clipped signatures were sold during the 19th century (cut from documents and letters) and pasted into family autograph albums. Mr. Haber says these clipped signatures are worth very little compared to signa- tures on letters or documents. The value also depends on the contents of the letter or the document. Perhaps you will be lucky and come upon autographs by chance as was the case when a retired school teacher turned in some framed pictures and a scrapbook to the Archives of Ontario. The scrapbook, labeled "Our Canadian Project", had been the project of Miss McAfee's grade eight class at Regal Road Public Schóol in Toronto in 1937-38. The pupils did research on Canadian writers and artists and wrote letters to them. A. Y. Jackson wrote back invit- ing the class to his studio to watch him work. Nellie McClung wrote a long letter. Gray Owl wrote a message and E. J. Pratt wrote one of his own poems by hand. Stephen Leacock gave come advice in his letter: "In literature, like what you like Letter to Editor Dear Sir, Why are the sidewalks in such a deplorable condition? We have a by-law to make people shovel the snow and ice from sidewalks, why isn't it and don't try to pretend that you like what you don't like." As for autograph collecting, if you can't afford prime ministers' signatures your- self, you may be able to help Harvey Haber in his search. He's missing those of Alexander Mackenzie (1873- 1878), Sir John Abbott (1891- 1892) and Sir John Thompson (1892-1894). Mr. Haber's address is 240 Burbank Drive, Willowdale, Ontario, M2K 1P8. If you are looking to the future, start writing letters. Also, teach your kids the difference between Ronald, the clown who makes ham- burgers, and Sir John A. Macdonald. enforced? Are the sidewalks just waiting for an accident to happen? 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