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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-03-07, Page 3NORTH HURON COUNTY L.O.L. IS SPONSORING AN NGE lar IN THE BLYTH TOWN HALL 8:15 p.m. MAY, MARCH It 1963 Principal Speaker; Most Worshipful Bro. George Warren, Grand Master and Sovereign of the Grand Orange Lodge of British America. EVERYONE WELCOME GODER1CH , ONT. ' Dancing Every Saturday Night for the Young Crowd "The Crescendos" WE CATER TO WEDDINGS, LUNCHEONS, BANQUETS, ETC. HOW MANY ARE BANWCUSTOMERS? SUTTER PERDUE LTD. Quality Hardware SC Housewares--= Electrical Appliances and Supplies Phone HU 24021 Clinton Thor p. March Z 1963 cliataa NeW*-Rec94-i-P990 3 catrwetitive Pricee PING Pereen=rre • Concerned over the lack of interest in their meetings, the Clinton Rome and School Association conducted a, panel discussion, Thursday, in an effort' to come up with some solutions. One of the main points stressed by the panel members was to make the program interesting for the parents. Shown Panel Discusses Home and School Problems - discussing the question .are, from the left, Mrs. Neil Bell, Seaforth; Principal A, J. .Gray, Clinton; a member of the cps teaching staff, Mrs, Dorothy Ball and three members of the Home and School F/L D. A. White, Mrs, D. „1"..„ Cochrane and Cam Proctor, who acted as rno.derater, Only a handful of .parents attended a "do or die" meeting of the Clinton Nellie and t$011441 Association, Thursday, but panel discussion at the meeting presented many ideas that may attract more parents, in the future,. Concerned over the 10,0c of • interest in the Home and School, the local group sent out questionnaires to all the 'par, eats of the .600 public school parents asking them to attend and present their views on what programs they wanted the Home end School to present. However, only about '30. par- ents attended the meeting. Cam Preeter, moderator of the five member panel, pointed out that three years ago the Home and School had sent out forms to be filled in by parents interested in forming an, As- sociation and between 90 and 95 percent of the parents had reported they were in favor, but only between 30 and 40 of the forms were signed. "We started out with a bang," he stated, "but some- where along the line something has happened." Mrs. Neil Bell, 'Vice-president of the active 'Seaforth Home and School, outlined the prim- ary aims of a Home and School, pointing out it acted as a public relations group between the teachers and the hoine and kept people up to date on the rapid- ly changing educational mat- ters. "It's a place where we can PREME_Ag" get to know our teachers and can discuss the mental and physical aspects of our child's growth," she added. She also noted the Horne end School sponsored functions that gave children an opPorttinity to perform in public, adding that this was usually done in group participation rather then solo efforts, Mrs. Dorothy Bail, a member of the teaching staff and an- other panelist, questioned the Seaforth lady on hew her gronp managed to get the parents of the poorer students to attend the meetings, "We don't," Mrs. Bell replied. Mrs. Bell went on to say that She felt this is where the Home and. School was failing, as the persons who could get the most out of the meetings—the par- exits of the poorer children did Pot attend. She noted that this was simil- ar to the "open house" conduct- ed each year at the school, in that the parents of the better pupils were generally only those that attended. "As a member of the staff," she went on, 'these parents of the poorer students are the ones we would like to meet and talk with. Room for Criticism Another local Home and School panelist, F/L Al White, said he felt the group was hampering itself by forming a creed that did not allow it to criticise any of the operation at the school or of the cur- riculum chose for the children, "This is actually a place where the Home and School can do more on a general area and we should be able to present to the board, principal and de- partment of education some of the changes we would like to see." He noted he was very critical of what is supplied to his chil- dren on TV and felt the group should be allowed to discuss and criticise things they didn't agree with in the educational program of their children. "We haven't had a good argu- ment about education in this town since I came here," he stated: "We should get the people stirred up once in awhile." He added that this was an area where parents should pre- sent their opinions and this would create more interest at the meetings. Proctor agreed with White, pointing out that education was everyone's business and with all sources working together it was a possibility that improve- ments could be made in the educational system. Principal. A. J. Gray partially agreed, but pointed out the Home and School had no right to interfere with the work of the school board in such things as hiring and firing teachers. However, noting such things as the teaching of French in elementary schools, he said fields such as this could be open for discussion. "We don't discuss enough per- Knit Mittens For Bale At Friendship Club Twenty-one members were 'present for the regular meet- ing of the Friendship Club in the Anglican Church last Tues- day, with the president, Mrs. R. E. Thompson presiding. After the ladies spent a busy afternoon knitting mittens for the bale a work party was or- ganized to prepare for the bazaar with Mrs. William. Coun- ter in charge. Mrs. Joe Murphy reported all tickets had been sold for the trip to the Ice Capades. The draw was won by Mrs. T. Deeves and lunch was served by the conveners, Mrs. T. Deev- es, Mrs. M. Frame and Mrs. William Fink• gaining to our school work," he added. Noting the vastly different technique being used to teach students to read in the lower grades, he said this also could be an area for discussion, Mr. Gray also noted that with an attendance of about one per- cent of the parents, the Home and School may also be timid in acquiring first rate speakers and ,programs due to the poor attendance. Fewer Meetings Mrs. D. J. Cochrane, the other member of the panel, followed this line of reasoning by point- ing out it was difficult to get a good program for every meet- ing and questioned that if there were fewer meetings the group could spend more time in pre- paration and in this way pre- sent better programs. She also said that meetings should pertain to what the children are doing and this would attract more parents. Mrs. Ball also pointed out the teachers would attend meet- ings of this nature more often if the parents became enthused and came out to discuss the children's welfare. "If you get a program they will enjoy they will be here," she said of her fellow teachers. "I won't come and sit and listen to something that's of little in- terest or no value." "I guess it's the same for the teachers as the parents," Proctor noted. Although Clinton is one of the few organizations that has male members, a discussion was held on ways of interesting more men to attend. "Get something they can argue about and they'll be here," Mrs. Ball jokingly point- ed out. However, she questioned if men were as interested in education as women, noting that most of the reports from home were signed by the mothers. F/L White offered the sug- gestion that the mother usually looked after the children in early years and this was carried on in their dealings with the children at school. "I think it's probably the problem of getting a baby-sit- ter if both parents attend the meetings," he noted. "This probably means that the Home and School is not worth the price of a baby- sitter," Mrs. Bell stated, "and we should strive for a program that is valuable enough." Mrs. A. Y. MacLean, Sea- forth, reported from the floor that the annual camps held by the Home and School were very valuable in gaining new insights and programs and urged the Clinton group to send delegates. She also reported the periodic one-day conferences were very good as well. At the conclusion of the panel, the members were thanked by John Hamilton, pro- gram chairman. He urged the group not to strive too much for quantity at their meetings, but rather for quality in their programs. 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