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LAURIESallilSt 16 Watarioo Chronicle, Wednesday, Sept-mu! ti. 1973 School-time, school-time, Good old golden rule time. Bla-agh-gh! ! Y Waterloo's students are returning to school now and that always makes me think back to my own school days. Not this kid! It isn't that I disliked school-it had its moments. It's just that most of my unfortunate exper- ience in school occurred in the fall of the year. l was always somewhat amused by parents who thought kids were bored with summer and wanted to get back to the stimulat- ing atmosphere of the class- room. Fall is what I call the "athlete season". All the gang-ho types, male and fe- male alike. get to do their thing-be it football, cheer- leading or whatever. One fatal year I even de- cided to try out for cheer- leading. Fortunately for the morale of the team, my de- but was cancelled by the on- slaught of a great bout of flu. It has since been drawn to my attention that a cheer- leader should. above all else, be co-ordinated. Co- ordinated I am not. This fact was demonstrated to my entire gym class one day when I attempted to per- form a backward somer- sault. For most people, this is a simple exercise. But not for Athena Athlete here! There I was, stuck upside Phone 579-3820 PACDNI DEAD STOCK REMOVAL LTD. UPSTAIRS AT 12 KING ST. NORTH NEXT TO WATERLOO THEATRE OPEN " a.m. to " p.m. 578-3950 Pop on up and look around. We have over 50.000 Volumes of books: new books. used books. art books. gift books. used texts. heavy reading, light reading. bargain books and a whole lot of other stuff, A new little place to look a- round, Four rooms stuffed with books. Beat the cost of reading. Buy 'a used book, Prompt Disposal ot Dead or Disabled Cattle and Horses Lic. No. 299 c 71 UPSTAIRS THE BOOK f BARN Back to school time blues down on my head, unable to move backward or for- ward. The class loved it but oh. the humiliation . . _ It must be a basic law of nature that decrees "Thou art inept; so shall ye marry an unept person." My hus- band's moment of come- uppance with things athletic came in Grade 13. Until that year, he had managed to delude people into thinking he was phy- sically adept. He was in fact one of the more illustrious members of the track team. " suspect that it was simp- ly a matter of all the prac- tice he got, what with run- ning away from the princi- pal and sprinting to the local pool hall for a fast game dur- ing lunch hour. ) Word of his expoits lon the track team. not at the pool hall) eventually caught up with the new football coach. He, in his innocence, asked my husband why he hand't come out for football tryouts-after all, the team needed good runners. ' a command performance! A chance for our hero to show off his great athle- tic prowess. Well ibis was, in my hus- band's mind, something akin to an invitation to give Back in Good Shape...l'asl Not a sign of that colli- sion when our experts re-condition your car. Fine work at moder- ate prices. 430 ALBERT ST. PH. 884-0550 WATERLOO NORTHDALE AUTO BODY lijiil' Needless to say, the "trag- gar" was bagged by the "baggee". Defeated by a sandbag! My husband (dubbed Captain Canada) still claims to this day that the borrowed cleats, two sizes too large, were to blame. For younger students. school involves such burn- ing issues as “who will take the class hamster (preg- nant again) home for the weekend?" Loosely trans- $xtenutabs Reg. $1.74 Par,,',,.,.,',:,,.,).,,):,:,,: PHARMACY Sen (:s"iiifii22lt-:: ( .973 _ Now, faster acting llli2ioypJ, New Diovol gives faster relief from gas pains and excess acidity. Where Friendly, Courteous Service is Assured Phone 884-3860 "DELIVERY AT NO CHARGE TO YOU" " . a; 2 $190 $1.89 _tor $1.89 PARKDALE PHARMACY Reg. 696 MI VAPORIZER Iris M" BOXED CARDS $2.25 Reg. $1.50 Suspension or tablets PANTYHOSE DIMETAPP AGAROI. ARKDALE PHARMACY September All Occasion Laxative PIP' 66 , f r " " o r parents tread: mother) will get metered into being mid- wife for a hamster?" School days. Cheer up. Mom. Have that cup of cot- fee and get yourself whipped into shape. To- day is the day you were so generously "volunteered" to drive the class on that out- it's a good thing the kids appreciate all you do for Reg. $1.75 Reg. $1.19 Reg. Sti.96 Reg. 9tV Reg. $1.59 1 00's GRIPE WATER if: ft n" MAX FACTOR HAIR SPRAY PARAM E'ITES SUDDEN BEAUTY TEli TOOTH BRUSHES Multiple Vitamins Antiperspirant 2m IP, o . r p31 " E3160 q 7 oz. Reg. $1 .89 _ SCOPE moumwnsn 1 O's with FREE Cough Syrup Al 00 9 oz. Spray 0 2 Reg. $1.99 r Reg. SI .59 EDGE SHAVE GEL 'Ira 2 f'll" "P, - r I , q ARI“? ANTIPERS IRENT TOOTH POLISH ( CONTAC "t" 2 .319" ERRED] 2/'1l" Reg. SI .45 Albert & Hazel Streets :31“ OPEN DAILY 9 am. to s p.m. E31 " 100's