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An overseas tour to LOndon
and Paris by the senior students
at Sout h Huron District High
School from March 27 to March 30
inclusive, was not turned down by
the board of education at its
Monday evening meeting, but It
was decided .that since the
teachers who will accompany the
tour will lose time from regular
classes, they' should be given .a
leave of absence- without pay for
the occasion.
,It was pointed out by Dr. Alex
Addison, Clinton, that the board
• would be supporting affluent
students from affluent fafn Ries"
if the teachers were permitted to
accompany the tour without
question. He said that since not
all school students would be able
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Teachers On Their Own On
Student. Overseas Tours
Fire Chief Jack Scott was on hand Tuesday to show the children of St. James Kindergarten
the facilities of the Seaforth Fire Department. Above, Chief Scott explains the function of a hand
pumped extinguisher used for grass fires to Kenny Hak and Colleen Scruton while Kenny tries to
operate the device. (Staff Photo) \ The presentation of pins to the
young women who have volun-
teered as candy stripers at Sea- .
forth Community_ Hospital was a
feature of the October meeting.of -
the Seaforth Hospital Auxiliary.
' The pins were presented by
Miss M. F . Phillpott, B.ScN,
Principal of the Perth-liuron Re-
gional School of Nursing inStrat-
ford, assisted by Mrs. Marion
Turnbull of Seaforth, the Candy
Striper organiser for the Auxil-
iary.
In her remarks Miss Phillpott
emphasized the importance of the
work of the Candy Stripers. She
pointed out that it is an ideal
training for those girls hoping
to go oh to health professions.
Miss Phillpott also outlined
the necessary qualifications and
the curriculum which must be
followed to study nursing.
Mrs. McConnell also gave a
short resume of a special Hos-
pital Auxiliary conference held
recently in Guelph.
Student's at SDHS are under-
way with their annual subscrip-
tion campaign. The students
this year are competing for cash
prizes which are.offered by The
Huron Expositor to the
individuals' obtaining the greatest
number of new subscriptions and
renewals to The Expositor. In
addition, each subscription
obtained earns a cash com-
mission for the school.
The students in their canvass
offer a wide variety of magazine
subscriptions, as well as new and
renewal subscriptions to. The
If the advance polls are any
indication , there should be a-
record vote today. Bright warm
weather should add to the turnout.
A total of 304 votes were cast
at the four advance polls in Huron
riding according to -Returning
Officer Russel T. Bolton. This
compares with 216 cast in the
last provincial election in 1967.
Ballot boxes in use at the
advance polls are sealed and will
not be counted until 8 o'clock
when the polls dose tonight.
While some of the increase
can be attributed .to students
from 18 to 21 who now may vote
and who took advantage of the
advance polls while home over the
week end, election workers say
there didn't. seem to be an un-
usually high proportion of
younger voters. The increased
advanced vote suggests a par-
ticular interest in the election
outcome.
Polls opened at 9 a.m. and will
close at 8 p.m. First results
can be expected within -an hour of
the close' of the polls.
As usual special arrange-
ments have been made in the
office of the returning office to
co-ordinate riding results as they
become available. Deputy
returning officers in each of the
polls have been instructed to
phone the Seaforth office as soon
as their count is completed.
A complete listRf area polling
stations and locations appears on
page 4 of this issue.
On page 15 is a summary of the '
results in 1967 which can be
compared with the results of
to-day's election as they become
available.
Award Pins To
Candy Stripers
Expect Big Board Study Finds Wee Vote In
Huron Best Communication Link
The girls who do volunteer work at Seaforth Community
Hospital as Candy Stripers were presented with, pins at the
October meeting of the Hospital Auxiliary, Wednesday even-
ing. The girls are (back row, left to right) Marlene Turnbull, •
To Train
Seajorth Community Hospital
will become involved in train-
ing program of the Per4h-Huron
regional school of nursing com-
mencing January 1, 1972. With
`the enlarged enrollment expec-
ted facilities of all participating
area hospitals will be in, use.
Miss M. F. Phillpott, princ-
ipal of the school told a Board
of Trustees 'meeting that the,
floor space of the school is
being used to capacity. Faculty
members consist of 17 plus 4
part time instructors. The pres-
ent enrolment of students stands
at 135 students and the expected
enrolment for 1972 will be 160.
Both Junior and Senior classes
are being Instructed in' various
courses from the. Conestoga
College and by an instructor
from the University of Water-
loo, as well as gaining clinical
experience in St. Marys, List-
Van Egmond
Group Meets
to participate, those that stayed
at home needed a teacher more
than' ever to compensate for the
, knowledge they would gain on the
tour. •
The board admitted the
teachers might abandon the tour
if they were not paid as tholigh
they were, in the classroom, be-
cause -, upon retirement the
teacher could find himself or
herself with extra time to make
up.
However, it was agreed that
these tours could be booked for
a time other than school days -
during the Christmas or Easter
break, for instance.
The tour • from South Huron
HS is to be a "private under-
owel, Goderich Psychiatric and
Stratford General Hospitals,
The School Board has made an
application for associate mem-
bership in the Ontario Hospital
Association.
Dr. A. R, Rowe, newly elected
chairman of the Board, presided
at the first Board meeting of
the Fall term.
G. 0. Dickinson, Stratford,
former chairman of the Board
was presented with an engrd'ved
gavel in appreciation of his ser-
vices to the School. Discussing
finances, J. L. Garter, St. Marys
presented a budget of $559,655.00
for the year 1972, which was
approved and accepted by the
meeting. This budget is subject
to the-' Hospital Commission's
review. •
Dr. Rowe reporting on a
meeting • of Representatives of
Heispital and 'Regional Schools
of Nursing which was held rec-
ently at the Ontario Hospital
Association's headquarters in
Toronto, Dr. Rowe stated that one
of the purposes of the meeting_.
was 'to reach a consensus as
to the merits of nurse education
coming under either the juris-
diction of the Dept. of Education
or the Dept. of Health.
It was suggested that the
thinking regarding the two year
programs, should be as a real-,
istic approach to change. Dis-
cussion on the subject Nurse
Education Under Education or
Health, aroused differences of
opinion, never -the less those in
attendance generally conceded
that there were many unanswered
questions at the nibment, which
would have to be considered care-
fully before any change could be
made.
The role of the community
newspapers in Huron County
seems to be one of the most
important links in improved com-
munications between the Huron
County Board of Education and
Its staff of teachers.
That fact came to light during
Monday afternoon's meeting of
the board when the first of a
group of sub-committees was
called In to discuss educational
-matters in Huron with board
members.
This sub-committee which
studied Improving Communica-
tions within The County System,
was 'chaired by Bill Black, prin-
cipal of Colborne Central School,
and had as its members Ed Beard
of F. E. Madill Secondary School;
Mrs. Mary Carroll of Holmes-
vine Public School; Larry Plum-
steel, Principal of Seaforth Dis-
trict High School; and J.
Jamieson, Hullett Central Public
School.
Also serving on the sub-com-
mittee was Superintendent Don
Kenwell of the Huron County
Board of Education and John
Taylor, trustee.
Four distinct areas' of study
were involved: board-staff com-
munication; elero,entary-secon-
dary school communication;
communication within thesdhools;
and communications, school with
the public.
In all, 26 recommendations
were made to the board by the
sub-committee, to improve corn-
'munications in the county school
system. Only one recommenda-
tion was passed by the board of
education, in their regular
meeting which followed the after-
noon session although the re-'
maining 25 are being fully studied
and a complete report will be
,forthcoming to the board for
decision.
The recommendation 'which
was approved was that an admini-
strative council be established
to meet once monthly. This
council will include the chairman
of each of the two advisory coun-
cils of principals (elementary
and secondary); the two re-
. presentatives of each of the three •
federations; the superintendents
of education; and the director of .
education.
This council will discuss mat-
ters' of educational concern, to
formulate requests and propose
solutions and to present same to
the board. Three members of
the administrative council should
attend board meetings, the sub-
committee felt, and .should re-
port decisions and 'reason for
these to their 'respective areas.'
"Policies could be put-through
channel before making, it rule,"
the sub-committee said.
It was disclosed in the dis-
cussions that the teachers felt
that up until this time, the county
newspapers had been their best
source of information about what •
Expositor.
The campaign provides the
student body with funds with which
to carry on various extra
curricular activities, as well as
making possible the purchase of
athletic, musical and other equip-
ment which is not provided from
public funds.
In co-operating with the SDHS
students who call to offer a new
or 'renewal subscription to The
Expositor, or to a magazine, the
.public can be assured that a
worthwhile school activity is
being aided. '
was going on in education
throughout Huron County.
Newspapers were commended
for their willingness to print
news from the schools in their
areas whenever possible. How-
ever, there were indications that
not all schools seize this oppor-
tunity to gain public attention by
using newspaper space to an ad-
vantage.
There was also a complaint
The future growth of Egmond-
vine was the subject of discus-
sion at a special meeting of
'Tuckersmith Council Tuesday
night. Gary Davidson, Goderich,
Huron County planning Director
was present at the meeting to
speak on orderly growth in the
township in accordance With the
Huron County Plan. Egmend-
vine, where building has in-
creased, was the main topic.
Mr. Davidson asked 'concern-
ing the possibility of sewers being
provided in Egmondville within
the next ten years. In the event
this could not be assured, council
should take steps to provide that
the minimum sizes of any lots
that might be created be not' less
than one half acre.
Reeve Elgin. Thompson said
as a result of attendance at a
Seaforth meeting he was under
the impression that the new Sea-
forth disposal plant due for com-
pletion early, next year was de-
signed to handle Egmondville
also.
Mr.' Davidson stressed the
necessity of action to avoid hav-
ing the village spread over too
that "news items originating
from board meetings sometimes
do not reflect the full intent of
the decision reached". One re-
commendation stated that "a
synopsis of decisions reached by
board should be sent to press,
staffs and trustees shortly after
meeting"-.
"Some teachers feel that they
just don't know what board poli-
cies are," one beef stated. "The
paper seems to be the only place
they find out information about
the board."
Another area of communica-
tion breakdown, the teachers
agreed, was in the area of teacher
retirements after lengthy service
with the board. It was generally
agreed that such service should
be recognized in the local press
and that the board should en-
deavor to foster this improved
communication.
Other recommendations which
were of particular interest were:
wherever possible the board
should have the benefit of staff
opinion before making policies
affecting the .staff; consideration
be given to the establishment of
a sub-committee on the kinder-
garten to Grade 13 concept in
Huron County; each school staff
should have a staff representative
,to pass on information and to
make sure communication which
is directed to the school is dis-
tributed' to all staff members;
budget requirements and final
budget decisions should- be dis-
cussed between ,principal and
staff; parents should be advised
that when they have matters to
discuss with the teachers, they
should make appointments with
the teachers through the proper
channels; that principals should
strive to inform the news media
of programs and activities in his
school;, , and that the community
should make use of the school
facilities after school hours•
whenever possible.
Chairman Bill ,„Black noted
that communication is a °terrific
job", and the normal difficulties
are compounded lb Huron by
°geography". He said that since
working on the sub-committee he
has learned of new problems
which may arise to his own
school.
Trustee Jim Taylor, Hensel',
wanted to know why the teachers
in Huron County • felt they had to
know the ',ifs and ands" about
(Continued on Page 6).
Opens New Store
On Main Street
Don Keast Quality Footwear
is opening a 'store in Seaforth
this week. The firm operates a
similar store in St. Marys.
The Seaforth store, located
in the MacTavish block, will be
in charge of James Crocker who
comes here from Newmarket and
Toronto.
Mr. Crocker has purchased
the Sproat residence at the cor-
ner of Goderich and Sperling
Streets and with Mrs. Crocker
and their children, Darren, 4,
and Laurie, 2, will move here
later this month.
RasPberries
In October
Raspberries in mid October
have always been regarded as a
, rarity at the best of times.
Mrs, Murray Tyndall...0f
Brudefield on Saturday, however,
proved that often all October
berries are not so unusual.
Working in the Roy Lepping-
•ton patch at Brucefield, she
picked two 5 lb. pails with no
difficulty.
Winner In
Car Club
The second weekly winner in
the Lions Car Club is Bedford
Taylor of Seaforth.
Nets
Profit
gingersnaps and other favourites
of yesteryear. Mrs. W. Harry
Brown was in charge of the
store.
Other tables were the bake
table with Mrs. Peter Moffatt
In charge, the Christmas booth
convened by Mrs. Frank Phillips,
delicatessen shop convened by
Mrs. Harold Connell, sewing with
Mrs. Edgar Allen and Mrs. Clar-
ence Walden in charge, dried
flower arrangements with Mrs.
William Ball in charge, the
candle shop convened by Mrs.
John McIlwain, the Boutique
-shop staffed by Mrs. Marleri
Vincent and Mrs. Robert Beut-
enmiller, and the candy table
and fish pond convened by Mrs.
Donald Bode.
Rev., Mervyn E. Reuber
opened the bazaar. Guests were
received by Mrs. Reuber and
the president of the1.7.C.W., wiro.
Peter Dunlop.
taking on the part of the teachers,
acting as private citizens, and the
principal of the school must give
his consent for the teachers tobe
absent from duty on the d„tes in-,
volved.
The board was more generous
in the case of the SHCHS night
school where an instructor
wanted to set up a ceramics
class and had offered to forego
his salary and put it toward akiln
which'is vital to the study.
Board members agreed- that
the kiln should be purchased since
when it was no longer in use at
SHDHS it could be utilized in
other county schools, and the
instructor's salary be paid ac-
cording to the regular schedule.
In other business the board
approved mileage allowances of
12 cents per mile for student
services personnel, people Who
by the nature of their work must
visit many Schools in-the county
and opdrate their own vehicles;
heard that construction progress
at the new Seaforth PS addition is
much slower than originally
hoped and' that fears now are that
the school will not be completed
per contract at the end of
December; and found that the
next regular board meeting will
-be Monday, November 15 with an
academic presentation at-3:30
p.m., committee of the whole
board (In Camera) from 7:30 to
8 p.m., and open meeting at 8 p.m.
The Steering Committee,
appointed to consider ways and
• means of purchasing and restor-
ing the property of the late Col.
Van Egmond, met October 13th.
Chairman Reeve John Flannery,
Dr. R. A. Whitman, James Doig,
Brian McGregor, Secretary, and
Edith Baker, Treasurer, were in
• attendance. Norman MacLean, a
member of the committee; was
unable to attend. Mrs. Baker
acted as Recording Sectetary.
Another meeting is scheduled
for later in October when details
being compiled be studied.
Huron-Perth Nurses
Here in '72
SDHS Students Seek
Subscription Awards
Judy Staffen, Leanne Melanson, Karen Regier, Anne Wilbee,
Kathy Nicholson (front row) Shauna Graham, Mary Margaret
Kelly, Debbie Learn, Dianne Phillips and Joanne Kunz. 4,
(Photo by Tom Wilbee)
Seaforth, Post Office is shrouded with scaffold as Crinklaw
Weatherstrip Services of Lambeth- carry out repairs to the
exterior of the Federal Building. The work consists of point-
ing brickwork and painting and is to be completed in two weeks.
(Photo by Wilbee)
Council Studies
Egmondville Future
'wide an area with resulting ad-
ded servicing costs.
'Council granted building per-
mits for two steel grain bin. A
building permit was granted to
the Hensall Public Utilities Com-
mission for a pump house at the'
site of 'the new town well in
Tuckersmith Township at the east
side of Hensall. The P.U.C. was
given the go ahead to lay a six
inch pipeline for the water to the
town.
Permission to build a house
on his property Was given to
John Willems, R.R, 4, Seaforth.
Permission for severence, of
property was granted the Norris"'
Sillery property and for George
Clifton in Brucefield and for
Grace and John Cooper, of Kip-
pen, to separate parts of Lot 17.
Council authorized clerk-
treasurer, James McIntosh to
purchase at a cost of $65.00, 'the
new. edition of Municipal World
which is issued every ten years.
Council was notified the
Veenstra Drain In Bulled Town-
ship is completed. - It affects two
Tuckersmith properties.
Council gave approval for the
sale in Tuckersmith of tickets
for the Art Galleries of Ontario
Super Lottery.
$650 UCW
(See picture on Page 14)
A profit of over $650 was
made by the United Church Women
of NorthSide Church at the annual
Autumn Fair held on Saturday.
Autumn flowers and fruits
decorated the church school-
room. Individual tea tables wer,e
centred with small pumpkins
filled with flowers.
In -charge of the tea room
were Unit Three members with
Ruth Anne Dunlop, Monica
Malkus, Mary Oke, Mary Ball,
Elizabeth Ball, Elaine Carter,
Brenda Savauge and Susan Heuer-
man serving.
The country store was a
special feature with crocks,
candy jars, scales and other
pioneer equipment being used.
Sales clerks dressed in old-
fashioned clothes were kept busy
selling piles of homemade bread
and buns, preserves and pickles,
.big 'wedges of cheese, cider,
Country Fair
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