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would urge the principals to he The hoard gave the director students at.South Huron. The trip
very careful-before they ask the power to act in approving a field is a wok, long exchange program
board to approve a trip. , trip ,planned for QratiO'12 and. 13 with students from Quebec
The Huron County Board Of
Education decided Monday that
March secondary schtiol exatain-
ations would be cancelled in an
effort to make up lost school 'time
'Caused by the second* school
teacher's strike. The board
decided, to cancel the examin-
ations to make up between seven,
, and .nine instructional days that
mormally , would be set aside for
mid-terms.
Aleng.with,the exams the board
decided to ask school principals to
- be very careful screening student
'field trips before asking for board
approval, The board also
-cancelled two professiOnal
• development days in April and
may' delay final examinations in
June to make up even more
- school time if necessary. •
Education.director John
Cochrane told the board that the
students can' be tested in class
after the strike is over and that
the March examinations were not
oece's.sary. He said teachers could
estimate marks and give their
students'class tests to achieve the
same results the March exams
would gives He added that the
teachers can come up withsome
••--, type of testing "presumably some
time in April".-
The director told the board that
South Huron Secondary. School
and Seaforth Secondary Schoor
had scheduled professional
development days in ,April--and
that thOse should be cancelled.
He said that those moves by the
board should leave the students
"not that far behind in 'instryc7.
timid! tinfe"..
Mr. Cochrane said. the board
could arrange for more class time
in June if it was required. He said
the final examinations could be
pushed back farther in the, month
tic said that the screening ot
field trips may,' result in some
cancellations if the principal does-
not Nei the 'educational benefits
of 'the trip warrants the students
leaving the elassroorp. He said he
Odds,rt'ends
by Elaine Townshend
A panacea for winter
Since I never hesitate to complain about
miserable wibter weather, it seems only fair
that I" devote 'equal time and energy to
praising the glorious weather 'of February,..
Forget the blizzards of winter 76/77-and the
storms of Januaiy 78, and disregard whatever. '
the weather is-doing-as you read this colum.
(I'm writing a. week ahead of the printing
date.) You've. got to 'admit the 'February
weather was great.
. Who would have dreamed on those days
- way back in January, when we couldn't see
the neighbour's house across the street, that
in. February we'd enjoy the kind of winter
described in-story books?..--
' The sun shone almost every day in Februaty
giving us more sunshine in one month than we
had received in several previous months.
What a treat to wake up to a sunrise and to eat,
Supper with the rosy rays' of a 'sunset- glinting
On the'windows and turning the snow to pink.
Another encouraging note was that the days
grew 'perceptibly longer.
With the help of the sunshine, the brilliant
white of the- snow covered all of earth's
imperfections. The kinds of scenes used on
post cards; calendars and greeting cards were
easy to find.
On several mornings_we were greeted by
hoar-frost. The phrase has a negative '
. connotation that is deceiving for there was
nothing distasteful about the magical scenes
created by the frost, and frozen.fingerS. was a ,
, small price for a photographer tcp_ay„for an
attempt to capture the beauty,
On most evenings, the sky was clear,' and
the moon and the stars seemed Moser than
before because of their unusual brightness.
On a.few nights, mist shrouded the treetcrps
and the street lights. A walk outside on any
day or night ins d the snow to crunch under
our boots.. , •
• The effects o the February weather were
perhaps most evident. in the _people, As one
fellow Mused, "It's amazing the way the•-•---
weather can make you feel different."
A lot of people experienced a shot of
energy. Work was no longer distasteful; odd
jobs They had been putting off were quickly
dene. People, who had disliked skiing,
snowmobiling or tobogganing, suddenly,
found the recreation was exhilarating. The •
weather was just too nice to stay cooped up '
inside!
The air was crisp, clear and cold, and a lot
of germs seemed to disappear. Most People
appeared healthier and happier; smiles were
' easier to flash. Everyone 'agreed that ,
_February's weather was a panacea for the ills
of winter. .
For me,' the month re-established my belief
in our good old Canadian ,winter: I'm sure
that's the Way winter-was always intended to
be.
of course, when the 'tun is shining and
birds are twittering in the trees and a squirrel
is scampering across the snowbanks, it'.s easy
to forget about blizzards.
Although I'm , an, optimist,, I don't really
believe the beautiful weather of February will.
last through March, even though I want it to. I
expect at least one more hardy blow of winter
fury before spring; I'm not being_ a pessimist,
lust a realist: '
Regardless of • what happened, before.
February or ,what happens-after,, February
made the winter of 77/78 not just bearable but -
even enjoyable:
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AT LADIES NIGHT.— A large crowd of Optimists
an their wives attended the club's ladies night
Thursday at the. Optimist Hall. Enjoying their meal
here are Larry and Barb Wesenberg and Ann and --
Jim , Bosman. In the backgrou,nd are . Arnold
Stinnissan, Dave Reid-and Alf Ross.
(Expositor Photo) •
John .Brigade
Brigade dance on April 29' at
Hully Gully at 510 a couple with
dancing•from 8 • p.m. • I p.m. with
a hot buffet lunchat 1 p.m, If you
would like tickets contact anyone
-from the brigade. There will he an
inspection'-night on May 11 at
Mitchell • DiStriet High • School
starting 8 p.m. ;,harp.
- Coming ...Events March 15th '
meeting with Dr. , Rodney
"Handling the: Heart Attack'.'..
April 5th nit,.eting with Instruction
on Bandages and • April 19th
• meeting "Know the Ambulance.,7
Radios.
St. • John Brigade - -.require
committee, members. The local
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brigade.. - .has._, expanded its
membership enough to .form its
own .charter .if a few interested. •
The Ontario 'Ministry.'. of persOns 'are sought to act as the
Agrjeulture.. and . Food,- Home Brigades committee. •
Econopiics Branch``: :- invites Approximately four persons arc'
everyone to attend the food • , urn. requited to basically oversee the
• "Tricks With. A Mix". . • • t . 'Mitt] Operation, help to raise
At this 'forum,- the quick and ,funds and administer them, The
easy me„thodnsed to' make jobs wouldnot be time consuming'
ready ' biscuit mix 'wit) be. one however would., be very
demonstrated, • following, by valuable to the• commOnity• as
dcnionstrations of various dishes there . are now 16 members.
•• nizike using the mix,.Esveryone actively attending various
ticnding the, food forum receives sporting events and attractions as
a.' free 'recipe booklet outlining , St. John• Brigade volunteers. .•
• these and several .other .practical. Persons ..inVolvcd on the
recipes, An extra feature of the coninvittee• do' not require any
St.'John Ambulance Brigade.
. meetings are in full swing with a
.-Iti•W agenda for March and April:
The '25th; meeting '?was held
March la at the Scaforth Arena
where the- meetings will be held
'from crow •on,..ort the 1st and 3rd
Wednesday of each month.
` There will be a St. „r JOhns
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GUEST SPEAKER — Bruce-McCall of Brussels,
right, kept guests at the annual Seaforth Optimipts
ladies night in stitches with his stories. Welcoming
the guest speaker was Optimist 'president GerAld
Grooth,uis, left.. (Expositor Photo) •.'
q
OMAF plans
for-Om 'on
'tricks with
Huronview over .90 club meets
isted with the activities and
kitchen staff' provided the tea
d cookies.
Dick Roorda led the Sunday, as.
evening songservice sponsored by th
the Clinton Christian Reform
•Chuizoh.
A group Of sacred singers fr
the' ‘Goderich• Salvation Atm
held a service in the Chapel.-
Marie Flynn. Lorne. Lawson,
Norman Speir and CailSkinner
proVidcd the •old-time mitsic„ for ••
Monday aftei•noot-Cs' program.-
MI's. 'Elsie ' Henderson -led a •
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sing-a-long of faVourite numbers. •
The March meeting 'of,' the •
Over-90 Club Was beld in the 'ii•st •
Norilt sitting room on, Wednesday
afteimoon.„,„1,Thirty,fiVe members ,hi t',
were able to attend the meeting
and. two 'new Members were
welcomed to the club, Miss Grace
Aylesworth and Mr-s. Hugh LOve .
Elsie Henderson, NOrman Spcir,
Cecil:Skinner, Nelson Lcar,'' Tom
Walker and Hank Greermswere
guests of the Club and provided
an Irish nitisicat program with
readings by' Miss JacksOn: The
Walkeiburn Club Volunteers
a mix •sf •••• o
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