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_ 14 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 17, 1987 It's a small world for Japanese student Prince Albert and Area News by ! lean A Pug et -------------- Last Sunday (Mar. 8) Eileen and Terry Hodgins got a phone call from Toronto that really began in Tokyo - Heather Hodgins has been teaching English in Japan for the past eigh teen months 'and one of her students, 21 year old Kayo Nomura, took Heathers advice and gave the Hodgins a call. She is currently on a 40 day North American holiday and she has braved the trip alone, armed only with her trusty Japanese/English dictionary and a guide book of Canada and the U.S She landed in Seattle; Washington, then journeyed by bus to Vancouver and on to Banff by train. She says that her reason for choosing March to come to Canada. was to see the famous Canadian Park in winter snows. Unfortunately there have been some pretty mild temperatures in the eastern Rockies and the snows were somewhat less than she had expected. Beautiful none the less. She continued to Toronto by train and while visiting with the Hodgins she saw the Science Centre, and of . course, Niagara Falls. Dave Red- man joined the group for that excur- sion and discovered that while he was teaching in Japan he taught in her home town of Kochi-city and personally knew two of her friends. A small world! Darren Hope has been studying Japan in his Grade 6 class at R. H. Cornish and took the opportunity to invite Kayo to speak to his fellow classmates. She generously agreed and said afterwards that she really enjoyed her experience. with the students. Later that day, Eileen and her mother Grace Cherrie, drove Kayo to Ottawa and said goodbye to their very special guest. It was a very emotional time and Kayo later phoned the Hodgins to say how much she enjoyed her stay in Port Perry. That was a gesture that made both Kayo and Eileen cry. After a couple of days in Ottawa, Kayo 1s off to Montreal and then Washington, D.C_, and she hopes to link up with Judy Craven who is the sister of Andrea Jones. The trip will end in New York City, where she will'board a plane for home on March 27. A great adventure and new friends for everyone Company with Les and Grace - Beacoek last Monday was their son WEDDING INVITATIONS and Accessories PORT PERRY STAR 235 Queen Street Grant, Miss O Beacock and Mrs F Beach « Thursday dinner "guests with Pearl Gostick was her son Gordon and Agnes of Toronto. Later all call ed on Merv and llean Pugh Word has it that Clayton Love had a birthday last week. Happy birthday! Thursday evening eleven tables were filled for the weekly euchre. The winners for the evening: Ladies--Berenice Daniels, Marion Webster, Dora Geer. Men: Ilean Pugh, Caroline Hough, Alirn Spencer. Lucky draws: Doris Dunlop, Verna Merrey. Mr. Ernie Healey a very faithful attender had celebrated his 89th birthday on Tuesday. On Wednesday evening -the regular monthly U.C.W. meeting was held with 13 present. The devo- tional wis taken by Dorothy Hope and Janet Vernon. Hymn: Lord, Speak to Me, that I may Speak, was sung. Scripture lesson from Mat- thew chapter 25:3546. Janet gave some interesting notes on Prospect . Church U.C.W. 25 years ago as did Dorothy, for- Prince Albert taken from the Port Perry Stars 25 years ago. A skit: Christian Citizenship that Counts, was presented by An- drea Jones, Dorothy Hope, Janet Vernon. Closing hymn: O, Master let Me Walk with Thee. During the business it was decid- ed that to help celebrate 25 years of the U.C.W. we would have a pot luck supper for all ladies of the church on April 7th, followed by an Easter Thank-Offering service. Watch for further notices. June will be our Strawberry Social. The lunch com- mittee served a lovely lunch on the St. Patrick theme. On Sunday, March 29th the Sun- day School will be meeting at the Community Centre at 11:30 when they will have a special guest, Mrs. Buckwald, who is a ventriloquist. Any children are welcome to attend. The improvements in the com- - munity centre basement are near- ing the finishing touches. This room will soon be ready for rental for meetings, showers, etc. or give more space for larger gatherings. Please give Earline Armstrong a call with your holiday news next week, 985-7873 Believe it or not, these women are all students at Port Perry High School. Who says i" . O P.P.H.S.? For more on this interesting form of adult education, see story. you have to be a teenager to walk the halls of Homemakers claim second shot at education 'by Margaret Rowland Teacher Muriel Berry's adult -education law class at Port Perry High School consists of homemakers who want another shot at being good students. Many of these students found their skills were outdated after looking for jobs so they looked into the adult education program being offered at the high school after reading about it in the paper and talking to others about it. For some, coming back to school was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Many were intimidated on their first day back but are much mo comfortable now. "We should have come back after the January ex- ams," one said. A few were petrified ih the halls and were not used to the noise level they experienced the first few days. Some felt that a map of the school was in order. Some jokingly admit to wanting to embarass their children, now in high school. They can keep an eye on their sons and daughters and listen for their kids' names. on the P.A. system. Most of the children of adult students ignore the fact that their: mothers are around and the adults say that their children's friends are friendlier. However, the kids do acknowledge their mothers when extra money is needed, and some of them find that it is better to hitch a p ride to school with mom than ride the buses. The students who thought they knew something sometimes think that they will never understand it after all. Some aren't sure that they can retain what they've learned. Mrs. Berry's favourite saying is 'Ladies, don't panic" to those who feel they are about to explode when they don't understand something the first time around. Some of the adult students say when they get 80 per- cent they can't figure out why they lost 20 percent. Some think they are being too hard on themselves by set- ting high standards but this is their. second chance and they don't want to lose it. There are some who thought they would not get any homework because they are adults but they found out that isn't the case. Besides, if they didn't do any homework their children wouldn't do any either so mom has to set an example. The adult shiidenis find that the pressures on kids today are much greater than they were a while back. With their children taking as_ many as eight courses and them with only three they are getting oif the kids' backs because they now understand how difficult it is. These students find they are ex- pert 'jugglers because they have laundry, jobs, and other things to do as well as school courses. School has certainly changed over the years. "It was always boys on one side of the 'hall and girls on the CLIP & SAVE other side." Many of these students find it odd to see announcements about parties posted on lockers. "The kids today aren't afraid of their teachers," comments a woman who goes on to say that before, kids would not have stood up to their teachers. Today, there is a larger variety of subjects to choose from. 'School before was dictatorship. You could choose from art, shop, or home economics and that was it," she said. } Life for female students in previous years was pretty much planned. They could become a nurse, a secretary, or a teacher. By grade 12 they were practically married. Kids now have much more freedom in the way they dress or act. Many now have part-time jobs. They have to pay for school trips, which used to be non-existent, and clothes. There were no P.A. days and there were three sets of exams, at Christmas, Easter, and in June. At a cafeteria one could get a full meal for 50 cents and there was no such thing as junk food. These adult students can sym- pathize with the kids of today and they have found that ceming back to school has been a growth ex- perience. "This has been a really good experience." says a student with a smile. 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