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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1978-04-27, Page 28v. '7 '7 ,91r, .71r, 71' 7r 7,!! Centonni i news 16 THE HURON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 27, 1678 , • Huron • CANADIAN UNITY EMPHASIZED —' Rene Brochu; program director :for the Seaforth Knights of ColuiTb,o, presents' Dennis Lbughnane, a Grade 8 studerit at Seaforth Public School, with a• button emphasi2ing Canadian unity. (Staff Photo) IT'S TIME TO UP TUNE To Get It AII_ In hape At .Savings! RK PLUGS or ACI . 5 , STANDARD 1 45 RESISTOR • NJ BPI 4112, High Tension IRE HARNESS '8.78 V8 FORD CHEV MOPAR W/0 H.E.I • A SPECIAL LADY Audrey Malone; who's been the secretary-receptionist at St. James' School for six yearp,, was presented with, flowers .and a special , thank you by the ',staff last week during' National .Secretary Week. ( Staff Photo) ou hire young people for new summer jobs, Ontario will help you pay their salaries. • The post-Office may frown upon this--hut. 14 cent postage stamps .‘• sold. at a bargain 'rate of 12• cents • at Central Secondary Sehool Iii Strati-P.1.d en tucsday. • The bargain- was offered by "Ramblibt''Ori" a•student newa- paper...now, known 'as an under- groundnewspaper'iintilsueh time as Perth County Secondary School tedehers ,and theeouety Board ,of. • • Ediecatioe settle their differences. ' The reason for the bargain? "Ram blin'.0ii" wants sti,klents to • encourage, siuderits :to) write letters to the board: to _teachers: to newspapers, to thelaxpayers. ' So the underground paper is digging into its 'treasury to 'sell the stamps at a bargain.. course the. newspaper staff had to purchase the stamps for 14 '•vents. Maybe the post office doesn't • • care if the stamps are given away. Once the. purchiSser has them the ptirchaSer should be permitted to re-Sell or even 'give, away.. A Student Council pamphlet, in additipn to •anriouecing the postal bargain rate.. passed out, a few - tips for sit-inners, Bring some- thing comfortable to sit on is one suggestion. . Floors - always seem.. to ger harder the longer you sit onthem, The Council's handout pamphlet also hisled . student, complaints about teachers' work- to-rule stand, one of the majPr items, in the ;;•"seperatisin".. of teachers and board: - Students contend that if teachers work only to rule many of the extra-curscular • activities, as well as ro ne classroom instruction will b st. "Work to rule i owering. all our marks and those marks will be' sent to universities, There is • no - adjustment of marks for work-to- rule," the Council editors say. "Teachers are getting full pay for doing only a fraction of the work they.should be doing. " is another point made ' by the editors. - The Council will- remain im- partial on the "strike-actually it is not yet a strike, just 'a slowing down of some activities-but as it (the s trike) wears on many personal opinions have been formed." The student-protest sit-in was scheduled to commence at 9 a.m. and continue until 9 p.m. That's a long time to sit,in even in a comfortable rocking chair, One member of the Council said 'students had been advised, L. Here's how the pro works. If you operate a business or farm and create new jobs between May. ,1 and October 21, 1978, the Ontarib Youth Employment Program will give you a grant of $1.25 per hour (up to a maxiMum of $50.00 a week) towards the wages of each eligible youth you hire for those jobs. Employers; Anyone who 4*carried , on a business or-operated a fairri in Ontario for at least one year prior to May 1 may receive grants for up to 6 new position's per business location for eligible yOuth employees. • Employees; Employees must be at 'least 15 but not 25 years old on May I, 1978. Employees -Cannot be directly related to the employer. Employees must reside and be eligible to work in Ontario. • puration;, The Prograyn is in effect for 25 weeks from May ,1 through October .21, 1978. An employer is not required to hire a youth for the full 25-week period. Terms of Employment; To be eligible for funding, a position created must be in addition to regular and seasonal employment normally provided' during the program period, It must provide a minimum of 25 hours of supervised work per week f at least six weeks. Grant; Approved.employets.will receive a grant of $1.25 per hour up to a maximum of $50.00 a week (40 • hours employment) for each youth hired under the program. • er.sesesysurser, se•ee-se •• Spring 'is becoming more evident in the Primary hall whert. Lois Ann Lostell with mother's help brotight goats to the kindergarten. It was also a treat for other classes to see the kids. Maple syrup was enjoyed by Scott MeAsh's class when jte shared some- of the maple syrup his family had made 'this spring. Many language activities are happeeing.in all' classes will be experienced when weather urges us outdpors for more discovery about our natural environment in spripg. Grade, two As confine-leg an intensive study of Indians as they prepare to Construct a large model tepee of the Plains Indians and a litrori-Indfan Village. Even with-ilianY- eases of mumps and colds, •we can find an enthusiastic involvement in various interest- ing activities. All of the Senior classes have been practising for OA year's Spring Concert. A Day in the Life of the, 13rucefield Broadcasting Company -BBC- it feetureS such prograMmes as Sesame Street; the Carol Burnett Show, Tbmmy Hunter, Star Trek, the News and the inevitable commercials. This year each of the senior claSses responsible for•at least one of the -productions. The concert will be presented' on April 26 and 27 at 8:00 April 13 to IS Were rewarding days for the teachers of Huron Centennial. Thy used their P,D. Day, and part, pf. their weekend tb 'visit our C▪ anadian capital. Every- one felt they had leapt a great deal through this• expftience and were sure to bring a lot of this first-hand knowledge into their classrooms. Thursday evening the teachers attended a product- ion of "Thai*" at the National Arts Centre. Friday morning they toured the Parliament buildings, observed, the Question Pgiod in the H4use of Commons and ate lunch in the Parlia,mentary dining • ball with Bob McKinley and other ' MP's such as 'John piefenbaker. Later in the afternoon they visited the Museum. of Man. The evening was free and some, teachers took in a perfoirinance. by Belafoote, others an ice show featuring Toiler Kranston. The. next morn- . Museurri ofs-lciente and Tech- nology .completed the heekend tour. All of the teachers were Astounded at• the amount there was to learn by this experience and many plan to return someday in order to discover even more., Me Maturioud Abdelkader, .an Egyptian police, constable of the criminal division in Alexandria and Alden's, of the Howard James family of Egmondyille, visited the s'ehoOl on April 7 and 12. He adressed the grade 6; 7 and 8 classes, telling about his country, Egypt,"-its, people,• cultures, and climate, 'and answered many.'` que,stions from the students. His impression of Canada was also very interesting to us natives. Before Easter the children in Mr. Brand's grade 6 were thrilled to experience seeing baby chicks hatch from eggs in an incubator, in the classroom. The, Junior choir, directed by Mrs, LeBeau is busy preparing for music night which is coming- tip in May. - Pupils age-7 to 1:4-are-working--- hard to earn their Canada Fitness badges. Conditioning and praetise session's id• preparation for track and field activities hae _started, and pupils are en- couraged, to continue their train- ing at home. ' . Activity Clubs , While the school choir has a' practice each week the students who are not' in choir are divided into activity clubs. The seven girls 7 our-Woodworking_Club built bird feeders. During the first club period Iv.e learned to 'hammer nails, put in screwnails properly and measure ' and saw. The second week was spent making silans for a. bird • feeder.,add'- 'deciding what material's would be needed The next three ineetings were. very busy times. EaCh of the girls cut out her material, put birdfeeder together and , painted it. By the last week before winter holidays everyone had finished herbirdfeeder. Mr. M.athers, who led the club, told everyone that they had a.-good job. This week we became reporter and inte viewed People in each• of the ocher clubs. We hope that you find our reports interesting. Chess club " The leader of this Club was Mr. Desjardine and he had sixteen members. The supplies they used are Chessboards and 'Chessmen. 'They played a series of games to • make a order list. You, always challenge semeone ,on the, list, Theyerson on the toRof-the list is the best. The grade 7 teacher, Mr. Desjardine said, he chose this 'Club because he found it very interesting-and very-challenging. He said that•he enjoyed this Club because-it-makes- people' 'thin k. ' Lois :Jackson' :Computer Club In the Computer Club at, same{ the 18 grade 6, 7, and 8 boys haVe learned to :operate a caleglator correctly ,anoix how computers work. Vice-Prineipal Mr. S. Jef- fery is in charge of this club. He ' said that he picked this' club because he had done it before' and really enjoyed doing it. The boys feel• that it is better than singing. Thehave put displays out in the front hall stating the number._ of days left in schookthe number of milks sold, and the number of hotdogs sold in a week. There have- been eight displays in all, (Continued on Page 18). ing a bus tour of the city showed the teachers various embassies, Government buildings, museums ,,.and the-residences of well-known Federal politicians. In other free time some teachers looked areubd th0 Chateau Laurier and other points-of--iriterest'suctr-as the - ' Nat onal Gailery_mcl_the National _ War Museum. A•Our through the -ss LET ME SAY THIS — Bert ,Reinink, priMe minister" right down to his carnation seems tctr bp making a strong point in his debate with Stephen Henderson , leaderof the Opposition at Seaforth Public School's , mock parliament, held "during Edupation Week. WEDDING INVITATIONS THE HURON EXPOSITOR PHONE 527-0240 SE AFORTH UNITY EMPHASIZED.— Chris Campbell pins on a button advocating Canadian unity which was presented to students at,Seafor ,th Public School by the 'Seaforth Knights of Columbus organization:, (Staff Phut o) R. K. PECK -r APPLIANCE$- .Perth students protest work to rule iii.adva.nce of the protest sit-in, that no ''rowdyism" (that was the student's word) would be per-, .niitted. • Teachers and Board meet ' Thursday in• an effort to smooth out.Points of disagreement. Then the board meets Friday to :discuss the 'situation. The Friday• meeting is , open to the public. , Egmondville The Egmo,nrieille' Quilting Queens recently enjoyed two field trips. The :first trip was to a sugar bush owned by Ross:Kereher. Members watched a trees w ere tapped and Mr. Kereher explain- ed the new tubing.systerp used to take sapfrem the tree. Following this demonstration, the' irls were given a taste of the sap and the maple syrup. After the visit, club Members returned to Judy Swan's home and made maple • sugar candy. The second trip was a visit to , MacLean's Flowers, Seaforth. Mr. -and Mrs. MacLean took members on a tour of the greenhouses and gave etany helpful tips on. gardenine.. The • • ' rnembeis questions were answer- ed during the tour. NOTE; Grant funds are limited. If you wish 'to hire a youth any time during the program's duration, please submit youtapplication as soon as possible. In order to hire under the . prograrnyou must first receive approval from the Ministry of • Treasury. Applitations for participatkin cannot be considered - after Septrinber 4, 1978.. . For more illformation on the Ontario Youth Employment Program and application forms please write: •Ministry of Treasury, Subsidies ,Branch, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M7A 2R8orlelephone I-80026827192 (toll free). In Metro Toronto telephone 965-0570. Darcy McKeough, Treasurer Minigtry otTreasUry, Economics & Intergoyerninental Affairs, Subsidies Branch. • Margaret Birch, Provincial Secretary OntariO Youth ' Secretariat William DaVis, Premier Provirice of Ontario - In the heart of downtOwn Varna" • VACUUM 'CLEANERS - sales arid service , of most 4' CB RADIOS AND ACCESSORIES * SPEED QUEEN APPLIANCES * MOFFAT APPLIANCES • SMOKE SENSORS INSECT LIGHTS. AND FLY KILLING UNITS * HAND CRAFTED GIFTS Varna, Ont. THIS YEAR LOOK TO THE EXPERTS FOR ALL, YOUR AUTOMOTIVE NEED'S MAKING MOIC -.--`11:16 Grade 5 students at St. James' School who are singing about the joys, of eating Jam and 'peanut bditer are Pam Potties, Tracy Wright, Linda Van Dyk,'Cathy Patin and Doug Huard. 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