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ed Slide show raises eyebrows A controversial slide presentation on abortion was presented to about a dozen local teachers and other interested parties Monday at St. Theresa's High School, and the general con- sensus among the viewers was that the material could be of value to the education of young people on the subject. The presentation, which comprises the visual segment of the Right to Life Association's program discussion of abortion, has been banned from schools within the Simcoe County Board of Education jurisdiction because of a series of four slides contained within the presentation. The slides show fetuses which have been aborted by suction, salt poisoning, hysterotomy, and shows' another photo of a garbage pail containing aborted fetuses taken, according to the taped script, at a Canadian Teaching Hospital. The Simcoe County Board voted against the presentation being shown complete with the controversial slides when the Barrie Right to Life Association approached the Board last August. '"'We agreed with them that it was emotional,' says Mary Van Lange, president of the Barrie Right to Life Association, part of an international body which describes itself as an educational group. "They argues that it's a shock tactic to show the scenes, but we believe it's just stating the facts. It's no more shocking than showing the carnage in car accidents to promote safe driving something teenagers are exposed to all the time." The Right to Life Association argues that life begins from the time of conception, and to abort is to take a human life. The slide presen- tation has been shown in Roman Catholic schools including St. Theresa's High School in Midland and several private schools, Mrs. Van Lange said, though the slides in question are removed when _ the presentation is made to children below the high school level. "The object of the presentation is not to give children night- mares," says Father Steven Somerville of St. Margaret's Church in Midland, whose Parish Council invited the Barrie Right to Life Group to Midland for Monday's showing. Father Somerville wrote Board superin- tendent secretary Irving Harris asking why the presentation would not be allowed into the Simcoe County Secondary Schools. Working on book with no title (yet) Former Midland Secondary School teacher ™ Mr. Harris returned a copy of the Board's mcst recent judgement - - that the presentation was "'inappropriate"' -- and added a general comment pertaining to the Board's attitude when discussing the presentation: "Tt was decided that it was too graphic and powerful for presen- tation to teenagers,"' the statement said. Mr. Harris could not be reached for com- ment, but trustee Alvin Gravelle said that material outside of the presentation can be used by SCBE teachers as source material, and that all that's not per- mitted is the slide show. Wolo A (w:) A Warner Communications Company i Prices in effect Til Mar. 17, 1982 Reduced from our 1982 Spring Supplement Catalogue we!!! 1m, We Te roa Sen C 2 * 2a, Bill Bramah of Tiny Township who travels the country-side looking for unusual stories for his Bramah's Ontario on the Global Television Network is up to his elbows these days writing a book. According to Bramah, "I havea title for the book but the publishers have shied away from ils' Most Sunday mornings you can find Bramah at a Highway 27 restaurant having breakfast and working on '"'that book." ere Rorhputer System 91 Converts a TV set into an at-home amuse- ment centre, ready to play at the touch of a button. Console unit connects easily to TV, no need to disconnect for regular watching. Spe- cial circuits protect TV, give bright colour on colour sets, true-to-life sound effects. Inter- changeable cartridges for action, sports, Complete games of chance. Basic unit has console, 2 77087 -- joysticks and 2 paddle controllers, 'Combat' Was 277.91 game cartridge, AC adapter, and TV switch box. Reduced from our 1982 Spring Supple- ment Catalogue. SUPER SPACE BREAKOUT' 7k GP tee are | ae Warlords. 23 games. 1 to 4 players. 77002--Each ....... 44.91 Councillor Asteroids. 66 games. 1 or 2 players. 79669--Each ...... 59.91 Se me raging: Tast Missile Command. 34 games. 79670--Each ............ 44.91 @ Don Tannahill-Manager, A.E. LePage Space Invaders. 112 action games 77097--Each........ 44.91 (Ont.) Ltd. fee For a larger selection see our New 1982 Spring Supplement Catalogue. ila A RR ale If you find a better current price on any identical item in any other Monday, March 15, 1982 Canadian catalogue store, we will match the price or refund the difference. TIME: a 7:30 p.m. . UF faiceeiation, Monda Friday. BRING YOUR or more intoteiat on, contact Woolco Catalogue Store y to day FILMS TO US EVERYONE WELCOME in HuroniaMall MI Shop 9:30 am to 9:30 pm, ES efreshments I PHOTOFINIS4ING WITH & = Hugel Ave. W., at Hwy. #27 idland Saturday 9am to 9:30 pm. saupthil cB Wednesday, March 10, 1982, Page 7