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SEAPORTII, 01W. SEPTEMBER 11, 1969 Pages IA - 8A
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Richmond Atkey
In need of an over-all poi:
;icy for all the schools in the
County, Huron County Board
of-Education has come up with
a schedule of fees for the use
of the school facilities in the
3o9u s,rcsh. ools, outside of school h
It ranges from $50. for the
use of a large auditorium (only
two available, South ,Huron
DI-IS at,Exeter and Goderich
District High School), down to
$5. for the use of a classroom
in any school owned and oper-
ated.by the Board.
In answer to a query fro m
John Broadfoot, R. R.1, Bruce,.
field, John B. Lavis, chairman,
rule that Tuckersmith Town-
ship Council, which has been
meeting in Huron Centennial
Public School, near Brucefield, '
would be requiied to pay the
minimum fee.
"I think a municipal coun-
cil Mould be classed as non-pro:
fit, " Mr, Lavis suggested.
Division in the amount of
fees charged by the Board will
be on the basis of "non-profit"
or "no admission charge", and
profit" or"admission charges."
• Report was adopted on mot-
ion of Mrs. Marilyn Kunder,
Seaforth and Mrs. J. W. Wallace,
-Goderich. •
- Schedule of fees was struck
as follows; (a) Elementary schoL"
ocCauditorium ($10 non-profit,
$15 profit); ,auditorium plus
ldtchen ($15 non profit, $25.
profit); library $10, ; library
plus kitchen, $15; standard clas-
sroom, $5. non-profit or profit;
(b) Secondary schools: large
auditorium ($15, non-profit,
$50. profit); auditorium ($10.
non-profit, $25. non-profit);
cafeteria (no kitchen privileges)
($10 non-profit, $15. profit);
classroom ($5. non-profit or.
profit).
Arrangementetor
sound, stage crews, .are to be
made and paid to appropriate
student or student organization
through the school principal,
"I know there will be some
kick-backs on this, but we'musr
have a policy common to all
schools," chairman Lavis de-
clared. "There will he problems
to work out when we come to
them, "-he said.
Authority to rent facilities
was delegated through the Di-
rector of Education to the indi-
vidual school principal. Custod-
ians are to be on duty whenever
facilities are used outside regular
school hours with extra compen-
sation to he paid by the Board. '
No fee is to he charged when
facilities are being used for in-
structional, educational or
school functions, the Board de-
cided. Seaforth 527-0240. •
Set Fees
For School
Facilities
By
MRS.E.A.CRUIKSHANK
Metilda Jane Murdie, widow
of the late Brigadier General
Ernest Alexander Ctuikshank
passed away in Ottawa Hospital
August 31st in her 91st year.
She was laid to rest in Beech-
wood Cemetery, Ottawa, be
• her late husband who pre-
deceased hetin June 1939,
She is a sister of the late
Mrs. Margaret White of Sea-
forth.
She is survived by one sister,
Miss Elizabeth Murdie of Luck-
now, six nieces and one neph-
ew,
WESLEY JAMES VENNE.R
Wesley James Venner of
Exeter, formerly of Hensall,
died Tuesday, September 9,
1969 at South Huron Hospital
where he was admitted as a •
patient last Thursday. He was
73.
He formerly farmed at
Chiselhurst until retiring to '
Hensall in 1951 where he re-
sided until two years ago when
he went to live at Grand Bend
and Exeter. He was a member
of Exeter Legion and former
member.of Hensall Legion
Branch 468,
His Wife, Estella McLaren COASTERS.- GIFT IDEAS - SERVIETTES
died in 1965. He is survived
by two sons, Roger, Hensall
and Murray, Grand Bend, one
daughter, Mrs. Gilbert (Jean)
Johns, R R. #3, Exeter, one
sister, Mr's. Archie (Cora)
Ryckman, Exeter, eight grand-
children and three great grand-
children.
Resting at the Bonthron Fun-
eral Home, Hensall, where
public services will be held on
Thursday, September 11 at
2:30 p. m. Burial in Hensall
Union Cemetery.
FUNERALS
' SEAFORTH MAN RETIRES AT CFB CLINTON
S. Russel Carter of Seaforth, an employee at CFB Clinton for the past 15 years, recently
was presented with a retirement certificate from Colonel E. W. Ryan, the Base Commander,
Mr. Carter, who is 65 and a widower, is a native of Seaforth and worked for Hesky Flax be-
fore taking up employment at CFB Clinton in 1953. Since that time he has worked as a food
service attendant in the Officers and Junior Ranks Messes on the Base. He will continue to
reside in Seaforth where two of his children - Leita (Mrs. J. Mc Cowan) and Ivan now reside.
Two other children, Doreen (Mrs. R. Bolton) and Murray, live in Stratford.
foyt1 years ago and since that
time membership has more
than doubled.
During the regular season
the group gathered for ,matches
on Thursday nights. They brought
their families and friends would
often drop in to watch. 0 n
many occasions the ground s
would be filled to capacity with
spectators eagerly cheering their
Sunday afternoon marked the
end of a successful season for
the Hibbert Horseshoe Player's -
Association.
Members and their families
and friends gathered at the
group's playing courts, north of
Staffa on the farm of Frank
Elliott, "Association President,
for, the singles tournament.
Lorne Elliott• won the days
event to complete a sweep
of the club's tournaments this
season. Mr. Elliott combined
with Rannie Armstrong, last
week to win the club's doubles
Championship. Earlier in August
he and George Jarmuth were
named the season's chaTps fol-
lowing a weekly series of
matches.
The association was foUnded
athered On Sunday
fa, for a Singles
al meeting of the
tching are - right,
favourite.
The playing courts consist of
four courts each 'of which is
equipped with floodlights.
Although members do not
compete with other such groups,
future plans call for matches
with local clubs.
Only one member, Frank
Elliott, has engaged in champ-
ionship play, and that was early
in August when he competed
at Toronto for the Canadian
championships.
Mr. Elliott emphasized that
horseshoe pitching is a clean,
honest game that is rapidly
growing in -Ontario, as is in-
dicated by the support received
by the Staffa group.
commencing October 4, sponsor-
ed by the University of Western
Ontario for ten Saturday morn-
ing lectures on the use of com-
puters in education
A. M. Harper, chartered Ac-
countant, was engaged by the
Bfard to assist B. G. Straughan,
chief accountant of the Board, .
in closing out the few remain-
ing books of account.
The Board decided to accept
the advice of its solicitor, EFmer
D. Bell, QC, Exeter, and return
the abandoned school site in Hay
Township to its owner, on con-
dition that she assumes respon-
sibility for all costs involved
in the transfer of the property
to her;
Roy B. Dunlop, Business Ad-
ministrator of the Board, ' w as
au th-or ized to arrange for
the deduction from the earnings
of each employee who is a mem-
ber,of the .Ontario Municipal
Employees Retirement System,
the contributions required to be
made by the member and remit
to the proper authorities.
J. W. Coulter, superintendent
of schools, submitted his report
on future activities which chair.
Man John B. Lavis, Clinton, pre-
viously had Insisted upon from
all administrative staff of the
Board. He complimented Mr.
Coulter on the completeness of
his report which follows:
General Objective of Superin-
tendent and Assistants
- to improve the education of
pupils in Huron County through
better instructional methods,
closer co-operation of all staffs,
and wider utilization of mater-
ials and equipment within the
schools.
Procedure
each will visir all Board scho-
ols on a pre-arranged soliwdule.
- approximately 60/0 of time
will be spent in classroom visit-
ation; 2550 in discussion of pro-
grammes with principals, de-
parment heads, consultants and
teachers; 100)0 in administration;
and 50/0 in attendance at meet-
ings.
-specific queries related to art,
music,4 physical education, li-
braries and special education
will be the responsibility of the.
superintendent; Mr. Knisley
will resolve those pertaining to
language and social studies,
while those in science and ma-
thematics will be directed to
• Mr Madill, ,
Iminediate Objective
,-assist with orientation of be-
ginning teachers, and those new
to schools of Huron County.
-through class visits and con-
sultation with principal to as-
certain the need and means of
extending remedial and special
programmes in both elementary
and secondary schools.
-develop closer liaison between
staffs of elementary and second-
ary• schools through subject me-
etings and inter-class visitations,
WIND.UP HORSESHOE
Members of the Hibbert 'Horseshoe P1
afternoon at the farm home of Frank °E1
Championship. The event, won by Lorne
season. Shown here in the foreground t
Lloyd Cameron, Larry Elliott and Bruce
Hibbert Horseshoe Players
SEASON AT STAFFA
ayers' Association g
liott, north of Staf
Elliott, was the fin
akinq part in the pi
Armstrong.
HORSE SHOW
SATURDAY EVENING
SEPTEMBER '13, 8 p.m.
Blyth Community Arena
Featuring:
*. Pony Race
Wiener Race '
Musical Chairs
* 4-Horse Hitch
Full` of Entertainment
There will aso be a large -Midway and Refreshment Booths
on the grounds
Ray Hanna, President
Donald M, Young, Secretary-Treasurer
Wind-Up Season at Staffa
By
Richmond Atkey
Looking ahead at its last -
meeting held in Central Huron
Secondary School Board Room
on September 2, Huron County
Board of Education decided to
hold its next regular meeting
in the same place on Monday,
September 15.
Approval also was given
to Robert M. Elliott, R. R. #3,
Clinton, vice-chairman of the
Board and chairman of the ne-
gotiating committee with elem-
entary teachers, to represent
the Board at the Trustees' Cowl-
, ell meeting in Toronto on Sept-
ember 6; and D.J. Cochrane,
director of education, -to attend
the Regional Education Council
in Windsor on September 11.
Mr. Cochrane reported that
the administrative staff of the
Board would meet with the prin-
cipals of the various schools in
Clinton Public School on the
afternoon of September 3rd (a
monthly meeting) and that the
administrative staff would meet
with all teachers in Central
Huron Secondary School Audit-
orium at 3 p. m. , September
10 (a semi-annual meeting),
The Board approved payment
of tuition and necessary expen-
ses for the attendance of F. E.
Madill, assistant superintendent
of schools, at the course o f
"Computers in Education"being
held in Althouse College, London,
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