‘ viewing me» to bolster it Post Island Schoolboy Rinks educational level of the boys who want to curl. Yes. 4 boys from. each pro- vince in February this year _will fly to Charlottetown. the blI‘1'h- place of Confederation, to ev- perience one of the greatest thrills of their young lives. Who could honestly object to such Page 14 The Guardian Monday, % . E 1 Nichol- ' Since ‘hf’ flrst. Schoolbqy 15v(I:1cL€:(:orge l§Xil(ion. ‘ ’ U . Championshlp play 1“ Quebec In . irside rink) Dave . t i 1950 the following players have 1955—.($u_mme G Ar_ p -. been on the Island teams: Sflhpharfiforffgg a%0na1d 1950—Doug Cameron, Karl Rear- thur 2 SCHOOLBOY cu Billy Platts, 1957—Arthur Burke, Arnold , All‘ on Saund- 1951—Doug Cameron, Karl Rear- Llewellyn 15 .- .......- w - .\ ., a wonderfull lessoitihin pratctlical don; Mo;-1-is Jenkins, ers, Harris DingW911- hismryi Whig in 9 cap‘ a 0 Frank Acorn Jr. , . 1 §;{;;;°eeEg,“;“g,§;§?;‘,,”‘;i:§v§:‘§§ 1952—(Summerside rink) DAle:_:- A N|chI', ‘WITH BEST WISHES’ . . . 11 erwin . , . . "11 b f t ‘ ng With each ander_ Carnpbe ’ . ~ - f m , 3 n1cht . ovtlher zfnd rgxgoililoiicing the same H‘1_eSt1$. Wyman Mlner’ A’ Ii”?/taslt Sgggzirfieez ‘ feeling as the fathers of our Clive MacDonald. ’ . great country. No wonder that they will stand proudly at at’- tention when singing ‘O Canada , our National Anthem,‘ for as young Canadians they W11) feel a pride in their country and its people. ' A Curler Speaks “T k’ quo’ the wife, “sude- . A ‘°53"§::‘;§...,M“o°."‘::‘.i‘i‘.‘i‘.’ 1532:: ‘‘...::‘”§ 3» couag, hm, SCHOOL CURLING CHA Partridge. A fig for e §n,eez1 ’ ' i ‘ -1954_.A1an MacLeod, Brewer for the freezin , . ’ to play the . .A WINDMILL REST 0 Barry MacDonald. ‘BOn5Ple(F(;§1ay¢S Scrapb00k)_ I 1955—Barry MacDonald, Alan ‘W _ .._.__. ...__..__,.._.,.... ..-_,.,,,h, gm, _ , ,_, __... , {(Finley’s Scrapbook) TO THE times oooo LUCK CURLERS’ To the lightning kill, Or the shot that dies by the wall; JOYFUL sroin . - - . "ttee should be ap- ~ And the skier yearns In reaching a decision on send to't1tied ccinimlt one woman from ‘ . For telemark turns ing a team of lady curlers from P0111 6 3 9.35 . . ° lnl _ And for the slaloms with never Scotland to visit Canada and the each of the ice_rink:.' an and ‘ May The Best Rlflk W o X‘ a fall. United States a slight controver- Sir John Muir. C airmk .C1 b and , ' sary developed at the a .l.la1 new club 1JreS}de11t,Sii1d_t d ‘1 The crash of the pins_ meeting of the‘ Royal Caledonian had no intention ofthaytiéigm IEVVQI; And the strike that wins curling Club. the law as to how e a HAPPY FRIENDSIC-ll,» To the bowler are‘ sweeter than The proposed method of Se1_ to be shosen. It was only offer- . - ‘ ~ Id be A i ' honey; ‘ th t In was under fire, 1“g_ 3 5ugr°>‘e5“°n' We W0“ _ We extend a _ And the hockey fan dreams gtggfiularely iiom Several Women déeliglriltegl :0c1(1:x\17I(:1 istctizrée iof ttihee fig- . . ~ - of the gallery’s screams .h different idea of i s 0 ‘National Pepsi - Cola Trophy, nual Championship _playdown. . th f each wit a _ . can agree among themselves hea welcome it which will be taken home by the The trophy, specially designed And the puck 1“ e cage or what should be d0I1e- Finally One leg rty ,. _ . . _ who they are going to have” Canadian School Curling Champ- for the event, stands on a base m°“°y speaker suggested it was unthink _ . ‘ - ‘ rt of the meeting -ionship rink. School‘ rinks from of South African_ Mahogany. , - able that a team_ be chosen with The “r6130 6 r” fob all ten provinces compete the Handmade Provincial crests, of figgreassiflgp Sggtcg gfivae drive’ out a woman being on tgedsetlltlecg its/tgg thlgulinigit lauahte I week of February 17 at Charlotte- ceramic ‘on sterling, silver sur— And hands on a hunteris withers; ting comnnttee. and ad e a . _ t. _ t_ the re. p town, P.E.I., in a round-robin ser- rounded it. The supremacy is a In sporting lore Sir John in an icipa 1%? r ceive é _p ' ies of ends. This is the 8th An- brushed silver curling stone. Celitlon the ladles W0“ 9 ' \ r- to the SCHOOLBOY t 1,.» Schoolboy Curlers There are thrills by the score— And We stack the br°°m5 l-- : 0 . . - ‘ ': ~." S ' k- on this side of the Atlantic said i an! ‘H3 B t th 11 t t “The And lift the stones to the rac , “ ‘ _ , _ 1 ‘H in u Bfie3l7eIaS".seem ame 0 Ian slgh for the time , the hospitality you get 1S won Mb“. A‘ ‘g R“ 1'11 , I ' Awiiltimrritylrletoggs ionloomilriore in the grzfiurlneili’s£1ti:{mb§in§a:adI:eI1if:}]:§: I - . vi Give me the drone . ac _ a cast-iron constitution”. - _ V 9onatti§1i3i1§oiiii9n:na curling free; ‘ h k D0 & \ -V Or a lshot ltaid hardd . 0 t 154 G1'e3tvGe°rg3 St Curling as a school sport is without the Grey Cup; hockey T0 t3 9 0“ 3 311.31‘ x » ‘ in a somewhat different cate- without the staniey_ Allan or 0’ '3 draw ”“°“3h 3 9°" the . , , ’ , Dial 6565 i Charlottetown ‘ gory than basketbal1_ volley Memorial Cups; mews curling 39- . 155 Kent St. ‘ ' _ 1 ‘Pan’ rugby an‘.1.1?°Ss1b1y hwkey’ without the Brier? Within ten And ~swEEp"z from the lip " i i . in that the facilities for play are years school wrung would be of It k. _ “lg ‘. not found on the school grounds. only a memory if it were re_ 0 aIDsa Is) 11) . 1, ht .,.. k 1 Therefore, if school curling is duced to the provincial or re_ J” t 1 ‘tmh If “d3"°W °’ ‘3 - , , to maintain its present popularity gional level A“: 9 qletr kflih d,,_ I _ , "' it is necessary for the schools ' N“ “’fSWF“’E;' 9Y9” in aka I W ' ‘I - — w . . »- . who provide the players to work PROVIDES REAL INCENTIVE °“’her bit ., ' °“ °‘-‘ ’” - I‘ - ' I ' . i , - ,, in 01086 °°°P‘mti°n With the The Canadian School Title is e ' To ' 7 ‘ i ‘ . curlers who furnish the ice. At \the plum at the'top of the tree Th t t. ki k ‘ ~ J that there ac _er 'suiper- ~ , ’ _ - ' : ' ’ V . . the local ievlii rte ish important attained only by super-human orJ,,v,”ni§ or ft wick i e C O m e I u r e asst. i.’;°t‘;';i.‘°‘3...i its; 1.23 CHARLOTTETOWN I ~ ° ° ° 1 organization a committee com- like that" 100 marks in Geonaehry’ And 8 shot thaws played ' \ _ .‘- ‘ V_ i p msed ‘'15 rePreSe.“tat“'esf .°f ta?’ so that supreme effort in the face so it comes to rest where it All this Week the eyes of Curl1ng- . . _ i - “ " 3;‘-tfusy ”fi‘111po‘;,‘f;1I‘l‘§g tg“‘°;,’11,:n§: of stiff competition is necessary should. \ conscious Canada will be on Char- , , , ’ .. ~ A A i 7? ,. schedules \ and run the play- fgvgclgfgg {:11 ef(fi:‘g‘.ift‘fl:‘l,‘g;5gtfi Be a slave to our S om - lottetown, so let s_ show everyone what V A J p« is it downs. I ' swalled progressive measures That are playefl in cgurts ‘ real sportsmanship is. Play a good . * _‘i » if 2 The school officials working in education to diminate com. or on alleys or fields say 1 game and— , ' O , a r a , 111 C00PeI‘ati011 With the I>1‘0Vin- petition and reduce the hazards YOU'LL be paroled ENJOY YOURSELVES . ’ - _ I i } cial curling authorities haVe "it in achieving academic 'stand- When you get too old; . \. . - ‘ i ‘ ‘ 3 g ,‘ , 1' within their power to control ards. Let's leave this dream of But I’ll curl till the day I die. ‘ t i ' V — : ‘; ' i the number of extra-curricular the kid curlers be and use it C & F i i . . t School activities in -Which 8. 8111-. instead as a strong and un- And as springtime looms i '. '. \ ‘ V) E dent may take part. In the ' _._r ~ . 4811 . , i, i‘ } larger schools after the hockey 130 QUEEN ST» PHONE ' I ‘ _‘ 5 and basketball tfipisl are séelecg « ‘ . I _ I n C e , W a r S n At : g ed there are si undr st , ‘~ G _ - = ’ =‘ boys left out. Why shouldn’t they .i f d curl instead (1)f lloafingd on élille , v _ . ' . ' \ . " 0 streets with itte to o. - e 0 ‘ F ' ~ ' ' i , honor of representing a province L i p ‘ 0 — i ’ . -V o ~ .a « comes to a school only once in - ~ ‘ 5 I . i i 2 C “ 0 0 CHARLOTTETOWN in » AID T0 RURAL SCHOOLS SC|'|OO|bOy Curlers! ._ I , in k In small rurall schools the g V ~ ~' -* “ '- * ' ’ ; ’ o ‘ '>‘i. \. . ’ i v, .2 ga : ids, because of ack of num- .1 . » , . , . ‘ / I ' i ’ zf ‘ bers and meagre equipment, a 95°d,5P°|"l' " " ' ‘IS CISO C gOOd loser" ‘ i . i ’ . ’ I V ;_ I 9'0 must manufacture their own , ’ , - 4:}/"'x— .‘ -' ’ . .« - p 5 amusement. The great bulk of . i - i ' ' , I ’ ‘£1 ’ g I 5 ‘school boy curlers comes from s C ’ ~ _ ‘ I ' .. L _. - V _ . " 3 tiny towns, villages and ' . y ’ ” ~‘ . ' . .~. . tit ’ ets in Western Canada. A ‘ . . ’ - - ‘ p “ , ii few years ago a school in g CHARLOTTETOWN . . . P.E.I.' V , A. - -’ ‘ ‘ ‘ ' vi ’ . N Blaclliie, Alberta. with five boys ’ i _ I enro ed in the High School won t . the provincial title. The same ' _ —. .~ _ extends a cordla , happened in Franklin, Manitoba, ’ \ .- in 1947. With only hthreelads . W E L C O M E , n the upper grades t ey recruit- B j W h . ' ed a fourth in Grade 9 and cap- . H tililred the ‘first Western Canadian A to the t ‘I :1 c ampions in. u . . . , V , curling has a man place in May The Best Fellowship Prevail During » - i , . , i . L :.} the curriculum of the city schools , _ . : , - — - ~ , ‘_ _, i but it looms large in the every- "I6 Curling chCmPiOfl$hIP§"! S C H O O L B O Y , ' _ ' ‘ day life of the rural‘boy. Here , ‘ . p ‘:1 is one sport where size and , ’ - ' ' ..- d° It it i C‘ U R L E R 5 CHARLOTTETOWN IS PROUD TO HAVE BEEN 13 sport where a few lads in a ' I. ’ . -. one-roomed school have a chance ' . i ’ ., ‘ against the thousands who pour ‘ i from ‘ ~ ' ‘ , 3 out of the big stone school of p p ' . ' ,. 3 the city at four o’clock.» ’ ', A V « 0 i ' ;’ ‘ ‘ . Yes, even the top brass among ‘ ‘ ' C it ' ; ii the educationalists are prone to every provln e . “lg ‘ % ‘ ‘, . frgrgfit that tthe goal life blood _ . in canadc ' . ] , p o t is coun ry o ours is found - , ‘ .3: at the grass mots level among 120 Kent st.nia14922 Charlottetown , , p _ I _. the many small communities. ' v * I‘ Here thousands of school lads . , dream wistfully of one day leav- V . V .1. ing for the Canadian School ‘ , . i ; “ Curling Championship. Take. ' ‘ _ . ‘ ~ 8 ~ g .‘ that dream away and you will 0. " . ,. - . . not only destroy the interest of - ‘ ' ' 3 the youngsters in a game with 0 C f a many fine traditions and the — . i true concept of sportsmanship, V ‘. . i ’ = ‘ ‘ 1. but you will also eliminate! one’ i ' it of the greatest pedagogical wea- ,, \' - - = ,. i 2! pons available to the educator— . . . « , incentive. Incentive for the 1, student to maintain an academic standard that Wm aim, hm, to During the next few days a new Dominion SchooIboys' Cur- A A g , to _ A A A Iind §hampion will be crowned. many spectacular ends liavef .‘ In the last ten years curling among school boys has become 533" Played. many IIQVI fI'iGlId$lIi‘PS made Cfld Old OIIES re‘ so popular that over 60,000 lads in Canada are now addicts of We are happy to have the opportunity to Be hosts to your ~fournamenl- and we newed. With this spirit of fellowship and keen. friendly com- the roaring game. Scliool curl- , '. . . O . g G ' O _ . . ‘ , §§?,%§f§;:§ :;’§:Vfd%,1f§;°“§;a,p’§; hope you ll enloy every moment of your _Vl$I|' to our city. Come back again ~ V pefmon .- -7 a SpIl’I‘I' that once a year united schoolboy ¢|"".' pu ici y. e o vious reason -... ».—- ~- ~ ~ -A . -— ' « ~ " ' ‘M’ ~ - for the ever-mounting interest soon! Iers from coast to coast - - - 1-he "Roarin' Game" will sure|Y among schools boys for curling is ' ‘ - §§,f§.{’ §,f,§Sd:%‘f’a;§‘5e ;;§1y,,,f‘§},‘§§§ _ . ‘ . ~ . ~ ~ ~ V . ’ V ' remain Canada's most popular winter sport for both young ch ‘ :h . among ea‘ year and old. To oneand all attending this great event. Clldl" lorrerown extends a most hearty welcome. To the schoo|b0Y. A ,1 any academic standard it re- It is true that the boys must ‘-i A 9- "‘ 5 ’ . A A 3 J; . __ curlers taking part. may your stones be "on the broom". quires before allowing a boy to E R: 1‘ ’ o ‘A o i‘ play in the curling rinks outside the school premises and also outside of school hours but in enter the provincial pl (1 . , I ' V‘ ‘o ’ j ‘ “-3 _ " 4 i " . o ‘ i‘ -t t h ‘id. 5 ' ' ' i ‘ I ~ By liinsisttling on adequatiy gociigol .'_. . _ . ‘ g‘ c 0 F i = gizitgr 5er§3§s§7e Wm 355 one snouomro SERVE nu!-‘ I 0 * 0; ‘fiat of the old-fashioned shi1le- 2 , _ . . 1 < — iv » * — C agh. the great majority of cases rcessiosttvasv. ’. i>+io~e’8557 _ H355 ausToM2R.PARKw6« A :.?§i.g.?? n%‘§S3¥§n§°E:i .5333 H9 QUEEN sunsE1: A \ DIAL 6541 M Y .-._ - __. —— —- ,-—-... _ ——.. school has the right to insist on teachers are in charge. The get! Where was school curling before the Canadian playoffs , A " started? Where would football be ' i