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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1969-02-26, Page 7WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 36th, 1669 THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL; LUCKNOW, ONTARIO Huron Education :Board'. piscuss:Proposal Locate 0ffiters, n1�li`nion Schoo Talk Of Value Of Schools At L.SmiltFairs PAGE SEVEN • that many yet.:" There are, recommendations rsons;,, answere Y. BY' SHIRLEY J. KELLER Hurdn County Board of Education: members were taken .by surprise Monday evening of last week ji Goderich when vice-chairman 'Rob ert'Elliott, Goderieh;Township pre,- sented 'an. idea conceived last Friday by Chairman, John Lavis, - Clinton which could prove a• con- ,sidetable, saving to county taxpayers if approved. • Armed with rough s s of a • wing in. Central Huron Secondary School,, Clinton, Elliott pointed•out the advantages to considerthe site as the location for the board Of education offices. The suggestion 'carte in the heat, of discussion. concerning ;a :. ,recommendation by director of ' education' John D.. Cochrane, sup ervisot Janies Coulter and business:administrator Roy B.:Dun, lop that' the county board of ,ed uc - ation offices,be housed in. the•upper fl of the build- ing'. 'ld ing . In the report made by Ivlr. . Cochrane , rent in the {proposed Clinton site.in the nurses' 'residence would be $9,000 per annum; in Carddno.H•all,; Seaforth, $7,200 per' year; and in the assessment build •ing,.$5;000'. each'year plus $1,000 Y . annuall for five years (or until the lease was broken) to pay for certain office furnishings and some. partit ionmg l ' Other. factors:: considered in the director's report were the distance to meetin 's for board members : -.it was noted this could change with • each .election);. the distance to : schools in .the county availability of clerical staff arid:.proximit}i 'to county agencies.. While the site over the assessment uildillg_was-not_la-rge-and would afford no board room, Mr. ' d' ;Cochrane pointed' out the boar • could continue to hold meetings in: the court house,He'adniitted this might` cause some .inconvenience at meeting time'in.the'event the bard: would request to see certain • documents on,file .'etc, but Coch- rane felt this.need'•not be a problem°because. meeting agendas are planned. in advance of the 'act - Val meeting. • considerable savings for the.rate payers. of Huron later: -It was, at this point that vice- chairman• Elliott .outlined'the idea. to locate in CHSS, a building. ' already owned by 'the board and thus :eliminating additional'expen- se for rent sheat light,, taxes etc The "space available immediately is open for .consideration because. CHSS•is built to handle about 1400 students and at the present time houses roughly 1000. His plans showed' how the wing in the.school could be completely sealed off from the rest of•CHSS, sound. proofed and with its own entrance • and parking facilities. Elliott also •• showed how the facilities could be adequate to meet the needs of the • board of education. In. fact, offices •sketched were considerably larger in the CRSS drawings than in the assessment building plans.' •"I thought: our prime'.concern'here was to .provide the best ,possible floor .o t e new assessment u - educationfor the students. in "this county for 'the; least amount of •.. taxdollars argued Elliott'. "If: economics lis a factor we cannot, overlook this possibility in a build i'ng' we now own," . • . He complained it should not be. the botard•o.f.education's concern Whether or 'not regional govern- ment .becornes overnmentbecomes 'reality "Our business his education," stat-. ed •Elliott. "If this board must. wre_V stle with -the problems of'.regional government then I nyay be forced to.resign." • :Elliott said 'in his *opinion it was. important to have the board room situated within the board of education offices. This, wouldbe' Possible in. the CHSS:location. He said costs of renovations would "not amount to more.'than• one,• year's ens Elliott presented other figures to show that' Clinton was the more central location- for economic func- tioning unc-tioning of the board;., y All but one board :member agreed to defer the decision of the office 1ocation until :estimates could • be • had regarding" costs to "renovate the .CHSS: 'site . Dan Murph•y,, Goderich voted.against the study because "it is intolerable" to house the bo_ard of_ed 1ca ion' in ,any_s'chool in • Hicks;. • ..We don't have tohire them," 'Elliott stated, Elementary ,school board commi- ttee members throughout the coun- ty will be phased, out by March 31. but the .board.•of education will entertain the submissions of any beards, which feel they have just. cause to .function for some extra ;time It is expected that se•conda Y : . school board committee members. 'will: be phased out about one .month. later. : . • The boarddid not give :approval: to an Ontario Teachers' Federation request to the. Ontario Trustees Council ,for an advisory committee: comprising six.teachers: and four ratepayers to be set up. Again, Dan Murphy was 'opposed. to the board's. decision because! he felt there, was. no harm in providing the legislation to make such an. advisory committee possible so long as it was left to the individual boards to de- cide whether' or not they wanted one in their• own county. F,a11 fairs came in for considerable discussion with,Att Bolton and Earl. McSpadden;: representatives of Seaforth Fall Fair ,ron'hand to' ant wer questions. Aathough.director of education .• ., John Cochrane announced he was ;against giving students a dayoff school .just to attend a 'Fair, ;he would encourage activ:e participation in fall• fairs. This would.be: More than simply '; marching'in a parade, he said. Jim. Taylor,. Hensall,'complained • he was not in favor •Of school ,child- ren hild-ren attending small�'.fairs even as 'participants..He pointed out, that in many cases,` the parents do the pre-' paraitions:.apd the.children get the. holida.y.., .. , "Small• Fairs ate on their. way out", said Taylor. '"They want the, s o come • ecause ey wi bring their parents. " • •There was some. discussion that a county fair might be the' answer,. especially in areas where a School is situated in` a district where:stud- •."He indicated the board' rhight.,: the county, • have to pay taxes on the; Goderich 'Director Cochrane, was asked oto 'Premises in addition to'rent..and• • `•speak concerning his feelings: about certain: other expense' ' This could locationin a, school; amount to $2,500 per annum, he "'If' I were the principal, I would '. reported. However,.'it. is not•clear. not be happy to have the director at this time if the board of of education so near by.;.`' .stated education would ie taxed since it .Cochrane: He. also admitted that is a county body similar. 'to other.. economic .factors may add weight ' county bodies:not normally subject to the argil -mem; for -the 'CHSssite' to.proPerty taxes in Goderich,, During'th'e course of the evening, Cochrane also said the space,Was two assistant superintendents were. available immediately on a short. hired by the board with duties to 'term lease (one year). There are'dn: commence .in. August. They are. dications the•board would •be able t • .F E, -,Madill; presently principal slate. -son e-e-xpens-ive-eq-uip-m-en't for p, E_ Madi,11.4igh Scholl ; 1Nin ;•: with the assessment office below': ham and W. Harold Knisley , Pres ^l n other, comments, Cochrane said 'cott _`tbe money:paid in •relit would make 'Theisal-a-rigs--were approve` its way back to the- Huron County; . $21;000 each. The board learned the directorof education recommended' a .staff of 17 persons. Only five persons have been hired •to date at total salaries Of about $10'9', 000 for one year. Other staff recommended by :the director includes'a secretary for the director; a secretary for the superin tendents, a secretary for the • business administrator;,• an, office cc•untin. clerks; a' : ratepayers through county council. • •Considerable discussion followed. on•the buildings available in Sea forth and Clinton, Board member Dan' Murphy, Goderich, who declar ed his support.for the Goderich • location because he thought it would be. a "horrible. mistake 'to decentralize" asked •the•earliest date by which the Clinton Nurses' residence waoic be a- .a la," "I•don;t know," answered Chairrnan Lavis. "Is there a'hurry?" Board member John .Anderson interjected a thought that the board was rushing too hastily into an•• agreement for an office location., It Was his' opinion that deeper' Consideration how• might result in V. h:V..:-s}','-MVM 1.�.^�ei'tvu.^�^•+-u II • • _ • A • • purchasing agent;. a payroll supervisor; four clerk -typists; and a .rnaintenane.e man, "I think we are overstaffed' , said Garnet Hidls., .Exeter. "We have more faces than spaces . " ;•• "We're not overstaffed yet, retorted Elliott., " We haven't hired; .ham. t Custom Butchering Curing and Smoking cutting and Wrapping —'Sausage Making Fast Freezing HOGS AND CATTLE I ON MONDAYS p. CATTLE, ONLY ON WEDNESDAYS With Two Bi Coolers We .Are Able To Hang Your Beef .From 1 To 3 Weeks -- Whatever Your Requirements Are For. Home . Freezers We. Sell Choice , Home.• Killed Beef, Pork. and Lamb . In: Any Quantity At Lo west Marketing, Prices: ALL -MEATS ARE GOVERNMENT INSPECTED FOR YQU.R •PROTECTION :7 CHAS. HOOISMA, PROP: . ABATTOIR 395=2905 STORE 395-2901 KINGSBRIDGE KORNER by Virginia Chisholm and Anne Marie Howard In Kindergarten they are learning'. about Eskimos. Donna Van Osch is ih' the hospital, with rhuematie, *fever . They hope that: she is better soon. Stephen Fray,ne's.mother is.. '• in the hospital and the Kindergarten wrote her a letter. GRADE ONE .AND TWO' ' They are practising. on .the Rhythm Band. The senior girls* • cleaned.the a.quarium'since one fish died. The topic for .Science; this week was ',' Fire as a Friendi°: A discussion of "How to be kind to others" was held. , Pictures were then drawn. In. art -they ,made' Guardian Angel's• and hurig them.. from the lights.; GRADE TWO AND THREE Mrs. O'Keefe taught them as•Mrs Frayne is; in the hospital . The ,class is going to write her a get -:well • 6. erlts: have previously attended snore than one fair. • '• However; the decision'concerning a en • ance at Fall 1 -airs wilrbe left to the discretion`.of the indivi, dua'l;. principals., .. In other businss,: Dan Murphy. • was narried chairman' of the strikin committee:' letter: The children in Miss D Bruyn's room 'are making Scieneposters andhbooklets, Sheila Sinnett's team ..put: up the new bulletin board. Everyone, including.Miss De Bruyn, is impressed:. It's title_ is "What are you doing for Lent'?" Mrs, Wilson's class isalso doing • Science'posters and: booklets. . GRADE SEVEN AND EIGHT • They. made :booklets' about the history of their area. The boys,put, up the rings and the.climbin rope ; � g • in the gym. GENERAL INTEREST 'ITEMS •We''have:some new portable climb ing,apparatusin the gym. Its furs to be able .to climb like monkeys:r Some children :' of :needles from• the nurse On Mo nda The .'dreaded Y They it.,very much. . On Ash: Wednesday w,e.all went,to. church and received ,ashes on our, foreheads'toremind us that some qday we will turn to•ashes again: Monday -was skating day, We`' I had fun.\ The senior boys played. !hockeyas did the girls. The bos' . g � , y. game w-as-rn-aoi-rrrore✓int-eresti-ng. r The girls couldn't even stand up. They used the hockey sticks as props'::'There were .races for all the.' children near the end of the after- noon. • You've never seen such a variety ;and you've never seen so much value ..: such beau - , colors :.:. such • quality:, We suggest that you meas-•. ure yourfloors- hurry down -with, the details. cyeAsNs IS EASY -SAYINGS wowMWIviE DRAPERY FABRICS • JOHNSTONE.' and SON FURNITURE Phone 528-3013 c!!'zd:w.�:9earlfckrt�8 •