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page 16 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-III BETA SIGMA PHI Portland BETA SIGMA PHI Members gathered at the home of Ruth Pedherney in Nestport for the first February meeting. During the business part of the meet- ing, it was decided to give financial assistance to a family who recently had their home destroyed by fire. Daf- fodils for the Canadian Cancer Society should be arriving for sale on April 2 Advance orders will be taken up to this date. A family social gathering to be held at Judy Pattinson's is being planned for Feb. 22. Donna Hurlbut, from West- port was formally welcomed to the group during pledge ritual. Judy Timpany was hostess for the second February meeting. Plans are underway for the Breast Self-Examination Clinic. It will be held in Portland on April 13, and in Newboro on April 15. The Civinettes will assist in the planning. It was decided that we would purchase daffodils to be given to the patients visited by the area VON nurses. Our social part of the evening was most interesting as Judy Horsfall pre- sented a film and books on architectur- al changes in houses. Barb Purdy was hostess for our first meeting of the new year. We welcomed several guests to our Model Meeting - Anna May Firth from Portland, Donna Hurlbut, Jackie Miller and Carolyn Boyce from Westport. Members explained the various roles of our executive and support committees. Our sorority has received an invita- tion to a convention to be held in Rochester, New York on May 1,2, and 3, 1981. Some of our members are planning to attend. The second meeting of January was held at the home of Helen McEwen in Westport. During the business part of the meeting, it was decided that we would sell daf- fodils again this spring in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. The re- sponse was so good last year, that we will sell more as well as take pre- orders. (See our ad in this paper). The cultural part of the meeting was interesting. Two ladies from Perth demonstrated the art of making home- made chocolates. It was surprising how easy they were to make. Of course, everyone sampled the products - de- licious solid and filled chocolates. Uggmplgygg in 11mg Leads/I Last week, I was standing in a large line-up at the Canada Manpower Office in Kingston with twenty-five other frowning job seekers. The floor there was littered with employment request forms. Scribbled over the slips again and again was the statement: "There are no jobs". Positions tacked on the bulletin boards were in two categories - tool & die makers were required near Ottawa and a psychometrist(whatever that is was required at the Rideau Regional in Smiths Falls. Man- power consultants are kind when you ask for advice â€" kind like doctors addressing terminal patients. We are very, very sorry for you - have you consid- ered relocating? In the past several years, car- load after carload of young people from our area have shipped out for the golden towers of Calgary and Edmonton. In a decade, North Leeds instead of being the land of lakes will be the land of ghosts, alive only in the summer months. It is sad that our youth for the most part cannot have the Opportunity to enjoy a living in the place they were born in. Sad is too quiet a word - the word should be tragic. If they stay, unemployment or underemployment is their fate. when they leave, not too many will ever come back except on vacation. hvery evening for the last six months, I have searched the want-ads in local newspapers. and the dreary equation of unâ€" employment echoes through a developing headache - l help- wanted ad equals 8O applica- tions. Rejection letters Pain'ting & Decorating VVaHpapeflng Interior 8| Exterior Painting R001 Painting Fully Insured K.RASMUSSEN 3596950 parrot the same statement over and over: "we are sorry to inform you that you have not been successful but we wish you luck with your future." what, l wonder, is a future? On the market today, there is a wide variety of literature dealing with techniques to secure the job position of your dreams. One of my personal favourites is a book called “What Colour is Your Parachute?", featuring a variety of red and blue and green parachutes on the cover. Very festive. Advice in this genre of literature is very similiar. For example: Prac- tice enthusiasm in front of a mirror. Dress for success at the job interview. Create self-confidence by voice trqin- ing. I have tried and, ladies and gentlemen, my parachute is tangled in a tree branch and this body is about to drop hungry and semi-naked into a snowdrift. How can one project enthusiasm in an interview when all one is feeling is desperation? How can one dress to impress a future employer when one cannot afford clothing? It is difficult to feel self- confident when one*s first reaction is to kneel on the floor begging the would-be boss for mercy. The economics of unemploy- ment are obvious perhaps. Current- ly I have eight cavities, a black front tooth and two impacted wisdom teeth, and the money is just not there to get them repaired. Some night the tooth fairy might leave me dentures but that is an extravagent h0pe. The car is lacy with rust, the motor shoots blue flame and the tires are slowly leaking away. It is my second winter without boots and I've seen nicer winter coats on ' objects. winos in downtown Toronto. Psychological effects of unemployment are also crippling One becomes overpowered by an embarrassing lust for material At night,my dreams are filled with cameras, stereos, steak dinners, new dresses and little, green datsuns. One fol- lows soap Operas and sneers at television commercials showing . happy nuclear families Sitting in station wagons. All day, you expend your time by killing houseflies, drinking no-name cof- fee and fantasizing about more. little green datsuns. The arrival of the newspaper is the high pOint of the winter day. Your best friends become the neighbour- hood dogs - Casey, Donnelly, bunny, Lonny, Hobo, Chrissie and bashful Hairy - who accept you unconditionally if you throw sticks for them to catch. A solution must be found to prQVide economic impetus to our area. I do not know the answer because my brain has ceased to function this year. Do the readers of the Lantern have any suggestions? kersonally, I am not following the exodus out west. The nideau area holds me in thrall with its lakes and herons and cardinal flowers. I will be hungry and remain here but it is sad to be on a snowdrift before one is thirty - very sad. by b.warren ‘.0 THE LA KELAND PLAYERS With numerous characters moving in and out of focus, 'Our Town' can be a director's nightmare or a challenge. June Greisamer is treating it as a challenge and is receiving much support from her hard-working cast and crew. Many newcomers will have their debut with the Players and some will be bringing experience from earlier stage exploits with other groups.- Among the newcomers are Mhrray and Caroline Boyce,Bob Ashton, Drea Steevens, Trevor Prevost, Derek Cannon and Pat Comeford. The audi- ence will be intrigued by the staging which takes part part of the main floor of the auditorium. The set is stark and few props are used making the words and actions of the per- formers more meaningful. Wilder presented 'Our Town‘ as a 'theatrical production'. This is the method of bringing reality to the stage. In other words, Wilder never lets the audience forget that this is a production- the actors are people showing a view of life rath- er than a copy of life. The stage manager played by Ron Murphy is the principal character and acts as host, commentator,philosopher and as a friend of the spectators. 'Our Town‘ while set in New England can be any place on earth. While the play deals with death, Wilder's home-spun philosophy gives signifi- cance to the living, It is a” beautiful play with a deep and eter- nal message - must be seen â€" watch for details in the April Lantern.