WH=JITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 198 1, PAGE 9 Henry students comp ute at Waterloo Senior students and some of their teachers from Whitby's Henry Street High School visited the Uni-x 21rsity of Waterloo The students spent the day learning about com- puters, attending lec- tures and workshops in the morning and finding their own solutions to problems on campus computers during the afternoon. Consultants assisted them. Activities included: a short course for those with no previous com- puter instruction; a course for those who bave some understand- ing of the computer language known as BASIC; a worksbop for those with some under- What makes the best gift? By THE REV. STANLEY 1SHERWOOD Rector St. John's Anglican Church S0 Christmas bas been safely put to bed for another year. Perbaps for your family this one was a littie more memorable than others - perhaps a lit- tle less. But what now? Well, the thank-you notes have to be written. Soon the decorations will need to be storeci away, and then 111e will go on as before. But wait a minute - perhaps as time advances we could make one small advance too, and learn some- thing from t.his "Christmas past. " Think for a minute about the gifts you received, and ask yourself this question: whxch gift did you appreciate most, which was the most meaningful? Was it the littie something given by that extra special person? Or perhaps it was the one which must have cost the most; or that one with the beautiful blue wrapping and the bows; or maybe that practical gift which was exactly what you needed. Perhaps for you none of these stands out, but there is one which is special because you know that it was made especially for you. It. may be bard to pick out one gift above al others. As I look back over my many Christmases one gift stands out, but not as a favourite. I was a young teenager and my mother came through with a brand new snow sbovel!1 What a let down! But if you think about your favourites fromn this year's crop of gifts yuu may stili be able to make sonle discoveries to help you plan for next year. Was It the person's love for you which made the gif t valuable? Then start now cultivating your friendship toward those to whom you will be giving next year. Was cost important? Then start your 1982 Christmas Present Fund tomnorrow. If it was the wrappxng which was Important then register for a credit course in gift wrapping. It will be available somewhere! Was your favourite gift the one you needed most? Then take time to discover what will be meanlngful to your friends, where their real needs are. Finally, if you enjoy something that is made just for you, start setting aside time now to make a gift which says to your friend, "There isn't another one of these anywhere, it was made just for you!" Sometimes we're encouraged to put a lot less ern- phasis on gifts at Christmas. But surely, with the right spirit and the right empbasis, gits are what Christmas is ail about. If we really want to learn about giving gifts, should we not look at the very fir- st Christmnas Gîft ever given? There is our clearest example. Love? God loves the world so much that he gave .Expense? Not in cash, perhaps, but in every other way there bas neyer been a more costly gift. Wrapping? Original, to say the least, simple and yet beautiful, adorned with the songs of angels and a star. Practical? What gift more needed than the Prince of Peace? Personal? That first Christmas Gift was given especially to the shepherds, espec- iaUly to the Wise Men, especially to me, and, of cour- se, especially to you. What a wonderful gift! What a wonderful example! A handy new book by Sidney Ledson, Î ~author of the, bust-sulling book, 'Tsach Y aur Chid ta Read in 60 Deys'. Here's aaok no stenographer Should be without; virtuallY a ufiversitV course in grammar but pesented min a ively way no University cam match. PRNTNG ' fFICE 95UPpLY standing of the FOR- TRAN language; and, a course in PASCAL for those capable of activity beyond the FORTRAN language workshop level. "We are upgrading the computer science day program each year despite the fact that the university is under con- siderable financial pressure," Dr. K.D. Fryer, associate dean of mathematics, said.ý "This is in part due to the fact that high school computer science pro- grams are also con- tinually being expanded and updated. " .He feels the UW com- puter science day pro- gram is a particularly helpful experience for students in upper years who are strong in math- ematics and have a keen interest in computers. Waterloo is seeking to inform young people about computers since, increasingly, society is looking to the comput- ing profession to solve .its information process- ing problems. There is continuing keen demand in the job market for computer specialists with strong mathematics back- grounds, Fryer reports. In fact, during the current year the num- ber of jobs being offered to UW co-operative mathematics stuçients is substantially in excess of the number 0f stu- dents available to fi them. This is particu- larly true for computer science students whose work term jobs are con- tinually increasing each year. Waterloo bas been of- fering computer science days for more than 16 years. Last year, more than 9,000 students from more than 200 schools participated. In addition 1 fi y r tg 'c c W b d ti p Waterloo has, for several years, permit- ted specially-approved high school students who have completed grade 12 and who have a working knowledge of FORTRAN to enrol in one of its courses ... carrying one-haif credit towards a mathematics degree. Induction ends year By ter for new member pared by Cathy Kozma BETTY DUBOWSKI Barbara Blair. This (Toronto Central Club) Whitby Toastmistress solemn occasion was and speakers were The Whitby Toast- witnessed by Barbara's required to describe nistress Club held its husband, Jim, who is a humourous situations inal meeting for this Toastmaster. He was which they bad exper- ear on Tuesday, suitably impressed. ienced during the ecember 8, 1981. At- President Althea Dar- Christmas season. The ending this meeting wen extended a warrn trophy for the best mini- vere members 0f Upper welcome to 'guests and speech was awarded to anada and Toronto set the theme for the Joy Bullen of Toronto entral Toastmistress evening which was "The Central. lubs, along with Greatest Gif t". This Toastmistress Jean- ýeveral guests, hus- was most appropriate ette Etter then intro- ands and friends of for thistime of the year duced the speakers for nembers. and was reflected the evening. Tbey were The evening got un- throughout the evening Audrey Beard with an [erway with an înduc, by ail participants. oral reading; Beryl Wil- ion ceremony by past- Tbetp(irm- son (Upper Canada) resident Jeannette Et- ptu speaking) were pre- CONT'D ON PG. 10