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I don't know about the rest of you but, when
I recieved my copy of the 'Olympiad' way back in 75'. I didn't
have any interest in reading the poetry or prose or short stories
that graced the pages therin. Only now, as I have become nostalgic
and scan the pages for names and faces that I once knew, do
I read the offerings that these young students wrote and I am
pleasantly surprised at the quality of the writing and vision
they had in their early years. This short story you are about
to read rings true, even today. If you stop and listen to yourselves
you will see and hear these same opinions, maybe not in the
same words (geeze I hope I don't talk like that even if I have
lived in a rural area for the last 26 years)but in all likelyhood
we tend to feel the same way about some of the youths today.
Even though we know it is a vast minority that are responsible
for our tainted view. As a whole kids today are just as 'bad'
as we were. Well some anyway. We never had to check for weapons
at Riverdale 'cept for the odd smoke grenade eh! When you least
expect it you will hear these words force themselves
from between your lips and quite possibly loud enough for anyone
near to hear "My God! I think I have turned into my father!"
"Times
are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone
is writing a book."
~Roman Scholar and Statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero (104-43
B.C.)
Enjoy Keith
Doucet
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Modern
Youth
My
God, I don't know what the world is coming to. It's not bad enough
that there's war and killin' everywhere, the young folks have
t' go down the drain as well: it's disgustin'. The things they
do and get away with are unbelievable. If I had done half of what
the kids today do, my pappy would have taken a hickory switch
to my hide.
These youngsters today have no pride in their appearance. They
run around in tattered blue jeans that are about ready for the
junk. That's nothing to be ashamed of, mind you. I wore them too,
workin' on the farm, but these kids wear them to school and church.
Lookin' like savages ain't all they do. When they're not practicing
to be bums, they prance around half naked displayin' everything.
This, in my opinion, just shows the contempt for decency today's
youth has. Why if I had said the things my grandson does (to his
friends and elders), I would have been horsewhipped. I've nothing
against a boy speakin' his peice, all I ask is he keep a civil
tongue in his head.
Teenagers today have no idea of good honest fun either. Now I
don't mean to say I was an angel: Hell-no! but I never destroyed
anythin'. Everything kids do today seems bent on destruction.
They can't enjoy 'emselves without crackin' up somethin'. Horsefeathers!
Apart from property, kids today have no feelings for parents either.
David, that's my grandson, don't bother to tell us where he's
goin': he just up and leaves. He comes back at an ungodly hour
reekin' of beer and cigarettes.
It seems the only thing boys of this here generation can do right
is drive and pick up girls. These are the only places where I
respect David. That whipper-snipper realy knows how to handle
a car and a woman. I've been drivin' for nigh on fifty years and
that guy can do almost as many things with a car as I can.
But leavin' aside the good points, and them's the only two, the
only way to starightin' out these teenage smartalecs is to warm
their backsides with a good sized hunk of hickory.
John
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Story
from the 'Student's
Voice' November
1974
Riverdale
X- Country rank high
Rick Janes
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On
Nov 9th
the
Riverdale
Cross Country team ran in the Provincial Championships
held at Parc des Hirondelles, situated in the east end of Montreal.
The course, which was spread out over a large grassy area, included
a ski slope that rises at 45deg. The runners had to ascend and
descend the hill twice in each 2km. lap.
Andy May and Ken Alexanderboth ran in the Bantam 3km race finishing
11th
and 18th
respectively
out of a field of more than 50 competitors. Scott Pepper led the
Midget
team to victory
finishing
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2nd
place over 4km. The other team members finished
Chris Paddison-8th, Rob Alexander-15th
and Doug Alexander 18th. Since their combined
places totalled the least of the teams entered in the race they
captured the midget title.
Rick Janes won the 6km Juvenile race. The course was greulling
to say the least, especially when you consider that some spectators
had trouble walking up the hill.
Both rick Janes and Scott Pepper were chosen for the Quebec team
and competed in the national championships held on Nov 16th in
St. Catherines Ontario. Scott ran the 4km Midget race finishing
13th out of a field of 140 competitors.
Rick ran in the Juvenile Open race and finished an impressive
5th place. Since it was an open race Rick
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