PAGE 16, WHFBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1989 Sean Whitehead. Well it>s been pretty quiet around here at HISHS but things are starting to liven up as we start a new semester. Sign-ups are taking place right now for Henry's annual Airband contests. Though last year was a success, student council found that lots of bands signed up but not everybody showed up. This year is a bit different* as one is only allowed to be in a maximum of three airbands and must pay a nominal fee of $1. So, good luck to those particpting and remember practice makes perfect. Also con-ing up is spirt week. In the past this bas proved to lift the spirit of the achool and I see it happening again this year. More to corne on the events that will take place during Spirit Week. Are you in love? Do you really like or admire sornebody? If you do, then show it by sending that person a carnation. They are on sale at the Students Council room for a $1.50. In sports, congratulations to the senior girls' volleyball team for their efforts at the University of Guelph Tournament. The teain was undefeated, winning eight round-robin gaines, then six playoff games Vo win the tournament. Andrea Enright was selected Vo the aIl-star teain and Michelle Parton was designated most valuable player of the ournazuent. Cogrtulations Vo the Henry Street nordic ski teain of Gord Brown, 8hawn Herrell, Jin Cottain and Mike Neugelbauer bad great individual performances at DYSSA. Krista Tabur qualified to Though the Henry Hawks hockey teazn bas had three weel&' rest, they are still up for their future gaines against Donevan and Brock. Corne out and show your support. BILL SWAN discusses newspaper layout with a student at Durham College. Meet Bill Swa U~ [?à à U n[ Charlyn Longý . Legend bas it that long ago the goda held a party for ail the creatures of the eartb; however, only 12 animais turned up for the festivities. As a gesture of gratitude for the 12 visitors' oyalty to their masters, the goda bestowed on these creatures bonor of becoming the symbols for Chinese astrology. - Monday morning started off by weicoming in tbe Chinese New Year. lu chapel, Mfichelle Hui and ber frienda from Hong Kong informed students about the pleasures and pitfalis of the year of the snake. 1989 promises Vo be rnysteriousansd powerfui. This can be good or bad depedingonwhich of the 12 animais symbols you were borne under. Hf you are fortunate Vo be an ox, tiger, dragon, dog, sheep, monkey, or, of course, a snake, you will experience the positive aide of fate. The flip side states that boars, roosters, borses, rabbits sud rats should be cautiousansd wait for botter days Vo came. Those born while the snake is in contrai will be self-confident, energetic, wise, sud successful. If you are not aware of your placement check a book on Oinese astrology at the local library. Happy New Year! 0-0-0 MCan I take your order?" inquired one of the prefects Vo ber custamer. "I recommend the pancakes with your choice of fruit tapping, wipped cream, or Canadien maple syrup." On Feb. 7, the senior class heId a secial breakfast for borders sud daygirls Vo celebrate Sbrovie Tesday. The head girl sud ber crew prepared sud served the meal. The cost was $1.50 per persan witb the proceeda going ta benefit the graduation dance in June. Approximately $150 was raised for the cause. Bon appetit! "Coing once, twice, sold," exclains Mr. Kamcke as he banda the dessert over Vo the purchaser. 0-0-0 Staff auctions are once again underwey. On Wednesday iV was Mr. Davis' surprise ligbt lemon pie that waa bid on. The sale added $35 more ta the fund for the construction of the new gymnasduni. Give a kiss Vo your sweetheart on Valentines Day, a Hershey's kiss that is. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, deliveries of decorated packages of chocolates wiil be made ta Trinity Coliege sud Pickering College as well as local residents in Wbitby. Don't forget ta check your mailbax, you could be on the list! Lectures about dinosaurs The first lecture in tne Durham Science and Technology lecture series 'Dinosaurs, Inside and Out,' will be beld Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. at Durhain College. Dr. Andrew Leitch from the Rayai Ontario Museumn will explore the examination of dinosaur skuils and eggs using CAT Scanning. The CAT Scan, tied Vo computer pragramming, produces 30 imaging that shlows us for the first time ta study minute details of fossiized skuhls sud eggs without destroying the speciinens. bThese exazinations bave deterrnined the shape of dinosaurs brains sud even that juvenile dinosaurs in the egg are curled in the fetal position. Dr. Leitch excevates, prepares, conserves sud studies dinosaur fossils sud ha doue extensive fieldwork iu Norway, Germsuy, England, Wales, Mexico, Canada sud the United States. The lecture on Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. is in the Durhama College lecture theatre in the main campus an Simcoe St. N. This free public lecture series la sponsored by Durhamn Board of Education sud Durhama Colege. For further information oeil 1;76-0210. ext. 319 or 275. By Teri Maunder Thanks to TV, one image of the modern journalist is of a hard-nosed, taugb-talking, sweating, dishevelled individual overdosed on coffee and cigarets--in short: Lau Grant. No one could be furtber from this stereotype than a soft-spoken, mild-mannered Clark Kent-type known as Bill Swan, a man of boundless energy able to leap careers in a single bound. Known to Whitby Free Press readers as the satirical creator of Lucas Letterpress and Bent Broadaxe, Swan is a man of many talents. A regular writer for The Free Press for the past tbree and a haif years, and the Toronta Star for the past four years, be bas been an elementary school teacher, reporter, editar, and founder and driving force bebind the bighly successful journalism program et Durbam College in Oshawa. Born in Bright, Ont., Swan attended Royal Military College for one year (wbicb be describes as a catastropbic event in bis feé), followed by one year at reacber's College in London (for reasons he describes as unfathomable). His teacbing career was expansive, flot in length, but in geography and technology, including three years of elementary school in Scarborougb and one term in a two-room scboolhouse in -- of aIl places -- beautiful Bastard Township. For homework, Gr. 4 to 8 students had ta bring enougb wood for the stove for the next day. Citing immaturity as the key reason for sacrificing this career (this reporter was unsure whether be meant his own, the pareants', the kids', or the administrators') in October, 1962 Swan took a position as general reporter at the Woodstock Daily Sentinel Review for $40 a week and ail the Kiwanis dinners be could eat. After only five months as a general reporter, he was promoted ta sports editor, a position he beld for 10 months despite bis admission that he wvas flot even a sports fan wben he undertook the job. This was flot the flasby, exciting, dream career of every sports fanatic, but a bectie, grinding treadmill that consumed every weekend of bis life. Althougb Swan bad oppartunities to work for newspapers in Brantford and Windsor: bis talents remained in Woodstock where he became city editor from 1964 ta 1969, and nanaging editor from 1969 ta 1971. In 1971 he made a major career decision in accepting a position at Durbam College in Oshawa, teaching journalism and print media. In 1973 be launcbed Durbam's bigbly successfu.l two-vear journalism program The Durhamn College newspaper "The Obronicle" bas captured third place in the Ontaia Community Newspaper Awerds Competition. "The Chronicle" was tapped only by the "Algonquin Tumes" (Nepean) and the "Excalibur" of which boasts an 80 Vo 90 per cent success rate. Graduate journalists work at leading newspapers al over Ontario. When asked ta identify the fundamental keys Vo success in the careéer of, journalism, Swan replied, "motivation, excellent English skills, being well-informed, and perserverance." He also stated that the computer had changed the wbole way journalists are trained. To bis own credit, Swan bas written computer software programs wbich be uses at Durhamn College, and whicb be bas submitted ta the University of Texas. Besides computer programming, teacbing and writing, Swan stilI has time for bis wife and three-year-old daughter, altbougb he had ta, give Up competitive cbess about 10 years ago. He bas several short stories in progress. When asked about any unfulfilled ambitions, Swan gave bis usual quizzical sinile and stated, "every journalist bas three ta four novels in bis head, and probably sbould keep them there." That might be unfortunate in the case of Bill Swan. York TUniversity. "The Chronicle" also won the best advertising award in the same competition category wbich included colleges sud universities. "The Chronicle" is produced by students in the second year of the joumnalism program. St. Theresa 's wins Durham-wide crime quiz St. Tberesa's elementai-y school in Whitby bas won the Crime Prevention Week quiz beld b y the John Howard Society of Dur h am Region. Elementary scboals in the regio .n participated in the quiz in wbicb Gr. 7 and 8 studeuts answered multiple cboice ques- tions about the criminel justice system and wrote a short essay on community-basedl crime pre- vention groups. The winniixg school was chosen by determining the best average mark. St. Theresa's wilI receive a Shield donated by Kent McCon- nelI of State Farm Insurance. Auto service graduates get certif icates The first-ever graduates of the automotive service management program received their certificates at a recent presentation at Durhain College. Tlhe new prograzu was designed to upgrade employees now ln the autamotive service industry Vo enable them to enhance their skills and opportunity ta advance into management. Chronicle is third in Ontario (câuh