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Muted every holiday by Fairway Press. a division of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Ltd. ”Queen St., N.. Kitchener Ontario Address correspondence to Waterloo Square Wat- erloo Ont. Telephone 74144:“. SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Canada: one year tr, in United States and Foreign countries: one year 810 l 1riiiHitif'CttroetkkTtiiitstur, W7, an In spite of the frustrations of driving in the in- creased city traffic from Oct. 8 to 16, or trying to get into a beer hall, we have to admit that Oktoberfest makes us just a little proud to be residents of Waterloo. The crowded halls encourage friendliness, the beer breaks down self-counscious barriers, the Oompah bands lighten feet and hearts of those taking part in Oktoberfest. Those who visited Oktoberfest last year, have been talking about it since. They don't talk a- bout the drinking, the eating, or even the prices. They talk about swinging beer steins and laughing and singing with 500 other people in a crowded hall. It's dandy to let go and we don't do it often enough! Locals have been receiving pleas for advance tickets and a place to stay from distant relatives and friends ever since the first mention of Ok- toberfest was made. Oktoberfest, in general, and commercialism, in particular, was criticized by Sandy Baird of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record Saturday. He said and we quote, "The surest way to kill Ok- toberfest is for commercial operators to milk it for all they can." _ And although we agree that the commer- cialism is more than a bit overdone, we still have faith in the annual event. All those visitors are coming to our city be- cause we have something they haven't got. And when one city rules it over another, the residents are bound to brag a bit, It gives us the feeling of belonging, of being a part of something. ' They belong. And because of that feeling, Ok- toberfest will never die. This year, don't pass up an event that is tak- ing part in your own city. Battle the crowds, the line ups, the traffic, but get out there and belong! Starting tomorrow, there probably won't be an empty beer glass, a spare chair in a beer hall, or a parking place after 8 p.m. in Waterloo or Kitchener. F The event promises to live up to its usual back slapping, beer slurping, Oompah reputation. Because' tomorrow, as we all know, that an- nual beer-drinking festival, called Oktoberfest begins. But even more than being proud, Oktoberfest supplies us with another feeling. We read in the paper, we hear on the air Of killing and stealing and crime everywhere; We sigh and we say, as we notice the trend, This young generation . _ .where will it end? But can we be sure it 's their fault alone? Too much money to spend; too much idle time; Too many movies of passion and crime; Too many books not fit to be read; Too much evil in what they hear said; Too many kids encouraged to roam: Too many parents who don 't stay at home. Youth doesn't make the movies: they don 't write the books ,' That paint the gay pictures of gangsters and crooks They don 't make the liquor, they don 't run the bars .' The don't make the laws and they don 't make the cars They don 't make the drugs that idle the brain, It's all done by older folks, greedy for gam, And how many cases. we find that it's true a . The label. "Delinquency rr fits older folks, too! Anonymous Whose fault is it? Belonging ESTABLISHED 1854. mm. W A re-union of the descen- dants of early pioneers and the opening of the new road will take place Oct. 10 at Pioneers' Memorial plot off Preston road. With a total of 81 points, Central School won the shield, emblematic of school supremacy at the field and track exhibition at Waterloo Park, Friday. It was the fifth time the shield returned to adorn the walls of Central School. " YEARS AGO Each time we receive a copy of a memo sent down from the head office of a large organization such as a school board, government bureau or the military, we find ourselves wondering once again why every one of these little communiques has to have such a strong paternalistic tone. Watertoo's population was reported at Monday night's council meeting as 8,563, an increase of 13 over 1930. A substantial gain in assessment was shown, the total figures be- ing of $177,155, was shown, the total figures being $6,956,410 as compared to $6,779,255 in 1930. In neatly numbered para- graphs of about equal length, the organization's man- darins issue their edicts to those on the working level in phrases that would chill a penguin. Never is there a spark of wit, a twinge of emotion or even a sign that those send- ing the message have any interest in what they them- selves are saying. The memos read like a list of "thou-shalt-nots" del- ivered from a thundering mountain top. Yet, one has the suspicion that, on closer scrutiny. the thunder would be artificial. Were we able to clear a- way the official beaurocrat- ic clouds surrounding the mountain. we would find a little man working furiously, beating a piece of sheet met- al with a hammer, keeping chemicals in his fogger and kicking down cardboard lighting bolts. Like the immortal Wizard of Oz, our leader would hand out alarm clocks as hearts, It's hard to say which of Clippings from our contemporaries Reprinted from Preston Times Herald " Files of Yesteryear Mr. Schaefer has anoth- er squash weighing 93 pounds. the many overly involved and confusing organizations is the worst offender. Since the govemment at all levels is involved in just about ev- erything, it is a logical can- didate, although it does take a bad rap for many sec- ondary organizations. 30 YEARS AGO Oct. " Harold Schaefer of Erbs- ville has the distinction of growing the largest squash- es in this locality. One grown on his farm weighs 110 pounds. It is 36 inches in length and measures 61 W inches in circumference. The famous quote from former US. president John Kennedy that one should not look to what his country can do for him but 'what he can do for hiscountry, is just the attitude the government would love us all to have- it's also a tough line to swal- low if examined closely. In many countries, péople go off more than willingly to die for their country. Peop le will steal, murder. lie and cheat for the good-name of their nation. Other countries just re- quire that the average poor soul work four months out of the year simply to cover his taxes. Everyone has had the opportunity to battle his or her way through gov- ernment bureaux, legions of civil servants and lengthy forms, just to get a card to put in purse or pocket, or a piece of flimsy tin to hang on our front and rear bump- ers. While school boards cannot match govemment quantity, they have to be awarded a blue computer card for quality, No single organization can send a The assessor's roll at New Hamburg shows an increase of 20. despite the fact that more than 60 of the towes men are serving with the army and the air force. The assessment showed a population last year of 1,415 while this year it is 1,435. The increase is attri- buted largely to a new fac- tory which employs 70 work- ers. 20 YEARS AGO The price of coal in the more condescending, pat- ernalistic memo to teacher, student, maintenance per- son or parent then the av- erage school board. In a moment of complete honesty, we would all have to admit that our glut of dry, humorless paper work has been brought about by our own lack of trust. A state- ment from anyone about anything has to be backed up with gross hundredweights of facts, figures, charts and signed. sworn statements. The notary public is our new Solomon. Possibly it could be argued in the boards' defense that it deals primarily with child- ren and therefore tends to treat everyone who comes in contact with it as being unable to cross streets by themselves. Yet, many of the under- lings dealt with by the boards are adults; possibly it is only the distance of the higher- ups that makes everyone look like a child. We all long for the day when a man's word was an emotional well of fervent trust, but we all wait for the other person to make the first move. In a way, the cold edicts we receive from our super- iors are no different than the way we greet our neigh- What you ask for is what you get. A local dealer said this increase was partly due to the additional freight rates of 50 cents a ton, which went into effect recently in the United States. twin cities will be at least $1.00 more than it was last year, it was announced last week. Twin Cities' hard coal prices are now $27.00 a ton or if paid within 30 days, A new method of trans- mitting radar by telephone has been developed by a ,Waterloo electrons firm, Raytheon Canada Ltd. un- der contract with the fed- eral transport department. John R. Cann, president of the firm said the new system radar signals can be relayed for a fraction of the cost of present methods. and can be received on a standard television. 10 YEARS AGO WWW MJ chosen for sex course Material will be present- ed under these headings: introduction to the family life program; curriculum; anatomy and physiology: psychology; values of the program and sexual mor- ality; presentation of aduio- visual material. Although the meetings are intended for parents who have children in pilot schools, any interested par- ent or teacher is welcome, said Mrs. EM. Fleming, the board's family life, co-or- dinator. family lite, co-ordinator. The pilot study for th 1971-72 school year we): approved by trustees last spring after a 20-member study committee made up of parents, teachers, priests trustees and doctors decid- ed there was a need for this type of education in sep- arate schools. Working in liaison with the committ were Sister Marie Tayl a board religion consulta and Rev. Harvey Roach o the religious education office of Hamilton Diocese, who was appointed as an observer. The pilot study program is expected to begin in Novem- ber and will be evaluated at the end of the school year. The evaluation will deter- mine if family life educa- tion should be introduced in other separate schools. Six meetings are being held at each pilot study school to give parents full details of the program. The first meeting was held, Sept. 30. Other meetings will beheld Oct. 14 and 28 and Nov. 4, 18 and 25. Additional meetings will be held at the request of parents of these schools. Members of that com- mittee included Mrs. Flem- ing who is a mother of five children, and a register- ed nurse, and four teachers. All had taken an intensive summer course at the Fam- ily Life lnstiiute at Thunder Bay. - . " The committee was assist- ed by the board's original five-member family life committee whose members had recommended an in- depth study of the need for family life education. The family life program involves religion, attitude formation, physiology, ana- tomy and psychology. The emphasis is on the total development of the indivi- dual and the program looks closely at all areas of human relationships: man and woman. husband and wife, parents and child, man and The study under direction of the Waterloo County Sep- arate School board will in- volve 1.100 kindergarten to Grade 3 students. Other schools chosen for the project include John's and St. _,iiliii',ii,c,eslll Kitchener. St. Gregory's Galt, St. Boniface in Mary1 hill and St. Clement's in Preston. University Ave. W, has been chosen as one of six Waterloo County Schools for a pilot study program in Christian family life and sexuality.