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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-01-09, Page 4departmental examination correcting the ills of the rural school to any great extent. problems of their own to, consider And llowever, we do -concur with 'Mrs. Should leave education to those apeCial- Lebb, that a. more definite course of ized in that field, study is required and made uniform throughout the Province and Dominion if possible. With. $0, many students travelling across the country, it is indeed a hard- ship for them if they land in another school at mid-term and are confronted with entirely new text books. A definite standard would also give new teachers more insight into what knoweidge their students should possess, without having to work on a trial...aria error basis for a valuable period of time, We were surprised that Mrs. Lobb failed to be enthusiastic in supporting consolidated schools for rural areas, especially when her suggestions were apparently made on the basis of bring- ing rural education up to the standards of graded schools. There can be no doubt but what graded schools are of much More bene- fit to students and teachers alike, and it is encouraging to note that all four surrounding townships had this as one of their main discussions at their nom- ination meetings, It is only natural that in a graded school, teachers can give more time to students outside the "average" level; working more with sloWer students, and giving brighter youngsters' more work to tax their abilities. In metropolitan areas this idea is carried even farther,- as students above - and below the average are transported from all over the city to attend classes with' students of -their own calibre. We suggest that consolidation — and not departmental examinations — is the best method to bring rural eau-, cation up to the standards of graded schools, implementing as well some of the other recommendations presented by Mrs. Lobb. Consolidation could also put rural areas into a better position for 'hiring teachers and bring an end to the pro- blem cited by Mrs. Lobb in that many.- rural teachers are of average ability 'and inexperienced. There are undoubtedly many ex- ceptional rural teachers, but these are often those who take rural schools by choice. The average teachers or below average teachers are often forced into rural schools by necessity, The vast majority of teachers graduating prefer to accept classes in graded schools because in the 'first in- stance there is less work usually, there are generally more facilities, and quite often the pay is higher. Therefore graded schools are in a buyers' market and those ,not hired, which are those who are of average or even lower ability, are" forced into tak- ing, rural schbols. This is a circumstance that will become even worse as more and more consolidated schools ,spring up, or at least until the teacher supply reaches the demand and rural schools can shop around. So, consolidated schools not only can offer more educational advantages to rural students, they also afford an opportunity to hire teachers on' a com- petitive basis, resulting in better tea- chers. Have Members — Should Move Consolidation •Provide Answers TIDE FIRST impression one may the average students, get in noting that the Huron 'eaeration -.Therefore, we see little chance of A. of Agriculture is spending considerable time in discussing education at their - meetings is that farmers have enough 40weveT., in reality, it should 'be remembered that education is ..every- one's business and the sooner more people take an inter* in what is being done in this, the most important seg- ment of our aociety, the better it will be for future generations- And,. at a time when it appears that • farmers are being taxed more heavily than their urban cousins in this field, it is ,even more appropriate that they should have a strong voice in this Matter, Predictions are that by 1970, our education costs are going to be nearly donbled from what they are at present,. and we should take steps to make sure we will receive full valise for .any other commodity we purchase, One of the most important. tasks facing us at the present, and unfortun- ately one of the most difficult to assess, is to determine to what end our students should be trained. Education should then become a means to this end.. This will necessitate careful thought and study by persons in all lines of endeavour to determine what standards will be needed by the rising generation to meet the future demands in these various endeavours, Information of this nature should then be relayed to education authorities so our system can be geared along,these lines, as well as . training students to think and reason for themselves, While it will naturally be difficult to Make this assessment, we 'should eliminate as much guess work as possible as to our future needs. In her brief to the Federation and the three area members of the federal and provincial parliaments, Mrs. Mer- vyn Lobb raised several points, and it will be interesting to note what support they will receive from area officials. when another meeting is • called to discuss the issue, - If students and teachers were identical Mechanical- robots, then • we would have the situation where every teacher would have the same aptitude for his task and the students would be able to grasp identiCal amounts of train- ' ing and progress on a uniform plateau and meet standard requirements. , • But, this is far from reality, as each of -us is .endowed with various ap- titudes and skills, and it is therefore Impractical that we should decree what amount of knowledge one must possess before being allowed to enter another grade, There are students who could write a standard entrance examination for an eternity • without success, as well as others who would never even progress to a point to try such an examination if their deficiencies in certain .subjects were not overlooked. ' It would be ridiculous to have these, students repeat the same work year after year; but rather we mtist push them along into subjects or courses with which they can cope and can gain some benefit, 'By the same token, the're are those who would not even be challenged by a standard set up to meet the talents of AFTER AN encouraging and en- thusiastic endorsement by local indust- rial and business men, the newly form- ed Clinton and Area Chamber of Com- merce has faded and now is as good a time as any to get it revitalized. - Over 80 persons were on hand for the initial meeting and unanimously voted in support of the, Chamber, and since that time the energetic president, Antoine "Red" Garon, has collected membership from about that many peo- ple and firms, with 'the help of one or two assistants, This is undoubtedly the most im- portant step in the formation of any group, and Red is to be commended for the many hours he took off from his own business to apply his usual "friendly persuasion" in attaining mem- bers, However, now that the membership fees have been collected, the group should get active in spending it in the many worthy projects that can benefit the community. The executive should meet at its earliest convenience and draw up the various committees and get each and every member onto a committee, so all can take an active part and not leave all the work to the usual few. Budgets will have to be drawn up after committees detail their require- ments and periodic general meetings will be needed to maintain interest in what is being undertaken and accomp- lished. Any project that lies dorniant for too long soon loses its support and un- less action is taken in this regard in thse immediate future that is what could easily happen to 'the Chamber of Com- merce, which is a group badly needed in this community. It has now been seven months since the formation of the Chamber met with such enthusiastic support, but except for the membership drive, there is little else to show for that length of time. So, let's roar in '64 — and the sooner we start the better. Clinton ws flee fri Arnal§arnated THE CLINTON NEWS-RE6OAD 1924 Published every ThUrSday at the Let. 1991 Hehti of 1-1(10011 county Clinton, Ontario • ,•-•76, 'PopUratioii 069 A. L. COLOUHOUN, PubilehO WILLIAM ElAtTEtst,,, tignad Contri6iitiMit eidi fha C O IL- Al otifoldhir and do' Tioilastottarity listarilii itavis of dviii Aulliokhad at iedoki ilait Mad, i‘Oif O ficE DaMittniiht, Otti*. End tor.hihf rtiont of posfaO. In Lath' 11.111idltfirff64 AMES: Onynilln In advihei and Graaf $44* a thithni and Worafgai $i.94 tfrigla doilat Yin Cints- THE CLINTON NEW ef-IA 1866 sq D of C CN ft Froni. Our Early Files COATS COAT SETS SNOW. SUITS — JACKETS etc.—etc. 20%ff Special LADIES SKIRTS and STRETCH SLIMS — $4.98 Reg. to $10.95 NUARY Cle r nce Sale ren's e r MARTIN'S DEPT STOKE And, after -judicious consid- eration, I state categorically that there is no form of enter- tainment, self - abuse, penance or , punishment that comes reasonably close to the cock- tail party for sheer ridiculosity.„ * Once upon a time, I 'suppose, a cocktail party Was a genteel affair, a gathering at which friends sipped a drink, discus- sed the arts, and nibbled a canape or two, before going off to dinner somewhere. Urbane, sophisticated, the manners as polished as the glasses, * * * • Nowadays,- the cocktail party is a social monster with 44, 'tales and one great big fat head. - First, there's the guest list to prepare, This is a lot of fun, and takes only three weeks. It is interspersed with remarks like, "What the hell did they ever do for-us?"; and "Well, you may think she's terrific, but can't stand her." The list includes the names of all 'the people you "owe" hospitality to. This means the couple who took you for a ride in 'their crumby boat last sum- mer and soaked you to the skin in the process, And the neighbours Who called you over for charred spareribs one even.- lag when their, expected guests 40 Years Ago Mr, Morley Jordan, Belgrave ,who bought out the Reid Groc- ery, has taken possession and he and his sister are becoming settled as citizens of Clinton, Reeve A. B, Erwin was re- turned without opposition at Hayfield, Monday.. The nomination in Hallett Township resulted as follows; Reeve, . Matthew Armstrong; councillors, Ernest Adams, James Leiper, Thomas Sloan, Herbert Mogrid,ge and John 13arr. Mr. Frank Finglan'd and Miss Alice Flngland have returned to Toronto having 's spent the holidays et their 'home in Lon- desboro, Miss Marion G$bbings sang in Willis Church' and in On- tario Street Church on Sun- day last. History was made in Clinton on Monday 'night when a, • can- didate for civic honomi 'had his- nomination seconded by a l lady, The candidate was G. Middleton and the nomination was signed by Miss Winnifred O'Neil. 25 Years Ago To Mrs. L. McKinnon, Hu- ron Street, goes the distinction of being the first woman ever to hold a public office in Cl- inton, having been acclaimed to the Public School Board last week. Alvin Corless and Jack West have returned from the session of Ontario Older Boys' Parlia- ment which assembled 'in Tor- onto. This was jack's first year in serving •the riding, while Alvin. was a member of the 'Cabinet. M. J. Agnew and K. G. Waters will sit with four mem- bers of last year's council as they conduct business this year. Stock4aking is in progress at the Wearwell Plant . this week and the employees are getting a week's holidays. While the snowfall may have been a thorn in the flesh to many motorists, it has provid- ed some work for local work- men who have been busy with teams for the past week re- moving the huge piles from the main streets. Samuel Whitmore is the reeve of Tuckersmith for 1939. Of the votes cast at Monday's election, Mr. Whitmore *receiv- ed 1S4 and Charles McKay, last year's reeve, received 170. 15 Years Ago Robert Hattin scored an 34- vote majority over A, J. Mc- Murray for the mayorallity of Clinton, while G. W. Nott de- feated Morgan AgneW for the reeve's post. Councillors elect- ed were: Dr. G S. Elliott, Hal Hartley,. N. W. Trewartha, John W. NOdiger Jr., Melvin Crich and Antoine Garon, Kenneth William CoIquhoun has purchased the general in- surance business operated 'by Hugh E. Rorke for more than 25 years. Rands, at a salary of $3,200, $109 more than lie received when 'he was superintendent. Jarhes Doig received a maj- ority of 93 votes to win the reeve's post of TuekerSmith Township 'in a 'battle with Ar: drew 'Crozier. Alvin McBride was returned by acclamation as reeve of St- anley and his councillors, Har- vey Coleman, Carl Houston, Alvin Rau and Harvey Taylor were also returned unopposed. •At Clinton council's inaugur- al meeting, n e w l y 'elected •Mayor Morgan J. Agnew 'cal- led them a "handsome-looking bunch of rogues". Mrs. Nelson, Heard, B'ayfield, attracted quite a bit of atten- tion in a local store by dis- playing a bundh of pansies picked from her own garden on January 2, Area trappers, Mervyn Bat- kin and Joseph Becker, believe they set a record last year by catching 134 foxes, 176 rac- oons and 95.sktinks, ' had enough sense not 'to turn up. • Also all the people who in- vited you to. one of their cock- tail parties during the last three years, and the couple Who sent you a Christmas card and whotn you had cut off. your list, and 'the people down the block who looked after your' dog the day. you were at 'the wedding, and the couple you don't know but look "interesting." * * You now have eleventy- seven names on your list. So you start scratching This too: is fun. Joe and 'Mabel are given the axe • because Joe always gets stoned. Miriam and Elmer go down the drain because Miriam always starts a fight just because Elmer 'is a bit of a girl-squeezer. ', Then there's the booze prob- lem. This produces an agoniz- ing session of elementary math- ematics, which 'results in a reasonable figure, i which you then double. * And then there's 'the food business, Food at a coCktail party used 'to be a matter of a few hors d'oeuvres, ;butnow it's a horse of a .different color. Nobody who has gone to the tr- ouble of 'putting on hi ghost suit at five, o'clock 'in the afternoon has any intention 'of going home until 'he has eaten about five dollars worth of the only can of stroked oysters you've ever bought in your life. * But these are all on the Goderich, Ont.?, December 30, 1965.. Mr.Editor; I would like to comment on an 'article, . which 'appeared in your paper recently, A ..great portion of Ibis evidently mated with Dr, Akdis, Huron MOH, who refers to anti, fluoridationists 41,a t Scient4sts'.,. Many doctors and. scientists, with degrees And titles,, are • opposing fluoridation And qual- ified 'to speak on this subject a great 041 more than. Dr. Aldis, • He calls these people ,r_ed:. feels in. their own profession' and T will name a few —Prof- essor Theorell, winner .or the Nobel Prize fon research in enzymes; Dr, Francis E. Ray, Cancer research at 'the University of Florida; Dr., Q. C. Bass at Tulane University of Medicine who has studied pathdlogy of teeth for 40 years; Dr. S. W. Leslie, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Toronto; Dr, J. J. Rae, Ph.D., in biochemistry and . organics and professor of chemistry at 'the University of Toronto. We can come closer to home, as all the doctors in Goderich are not in favour as 'he sug- gests. It is people like this that he calls `Lunatic Scientists' and radicals' in their own profes- sion. I could. go on naming many more, but space will, not permit, It did not become an emot- ional 'thing as he says and if emotion was shown, it was by the pro-nuoridationists when they resorted to name calling, such as I mentioned earlier, In Goderich., the people had the opportunity to vote and also read the other side of .the story which the pros' tried to keep from them. This all came about because of the ef- fort of a few citizens, who be- lieve in the rights of the in- dividual. The masses of people, when surface, by-product kicks. The real delight of the cocktail party, as we all know, is the conversation. Where else do the girls get 'a chance to bare their souls almost as thorough- ly as 'their bosoms? Where else can you hear a chap -tell the same story he told at the last three cocktail parties, and tell it even better? When. I Sltarted writing this column, I was feeling a bit jaded, a trifle critical of the cocktail party. But during the process, I have come to real- ize that there's nothing quite like it in . modern society. Nothing, Unless it might be throwing lions to the Christians. . 'Classified Ads Bring Quick Results told the froth And .gtsrars the. chance to express theirs, Ppin- 14% by way of the hallat:. Will 1,0tQ 'the right way:, Tn .Cr°cIer'• ich they did .by 1.1n. against and $28 for — a clear -cut majority of 302, Dr, Aldis goes mention his own children, with those born 1.4 Goderich having cavit- ics and the ones horn in Clip, ton 'having none, What's wrong With thiS man who is such a, firm believer in sodium lao? Boos he not know floor, lde pills have been on the mar, ket for ypars. and his children need not have done without, The MOrclatt Report mentions an experiment with pills and proving just as .effective • as fluoridated water stipplies. He would much rather have everyone 'consume and pay for this poison for life, so his child- ren can have 'it 'in their water, what little they do drink. I see to it that my ehildren get vitamin pills daily and if I thought sodium fluoride was necessary, I would be sure they received it. I would not ask every person to consume and pay for them as he would like. The needs of his children are his responsibility, which is true for all parents. He mentioned 21 profession- al people of Goderich who en- dorsed it. This included an op- tometrist and chiropractor, who are not licensed to handle drugs of any kind. They are no more qualified, than the service clubs of Goderich, who receiv- ed but one side of the story, Dr. •Altlis'. Yours truly, Goderich Citizen 0 Large Crowds Enjoy Service At Brucefield -Page .4,clinttm News-A,PC*0,TM-MIUYS,dt ;January 9, 1964 Editorials THE COCKTAIL PARTY We went to a cocktail party during the holidays. In fact, we went to four of them. In fact, we even had one our- sehies, LETTER$ 'TO THE EDITOR, writer Answers. Doctors9 Comments;, Says Fluoridation Available To MI. The 1949 chairman of the. Clinton District Collegiate , In- stitute Board is ,4i1thur Mor- yen Knight, manager, Clinton Rural Operating Area, Hydro- Electric Power Commission of Ontario. 4 son to Mr. and Mrs. Har- old Yeo, RR 3, Clinton, was the first baby born in Clinton Public Hospital this year, ar- riving on January 2. The 12 prisoners (largest number in some years). at Hu- ron County Gaol were given a dinner of turkey, plum pudding and all the trimmings. on Ch- ris'traas Day. • Forty employees of the 'CNR gathered to honOur one of the oldest workers on the 1 i n e, George Swan, Brucefickl, who has been employed for 31 years, • Years Ago A. E. Rumball was re-hired by the PUC as assistant to the new superintendent, J a b e z FIRST R A ES Farms -- Reticiehfial Cornmetclai PiltA11:1", cONPIOENTiAL SERVICE THE INDUSTRIAL MORTGAGE & TRUST COMPANY tVrAtim81181) 1889 Contact 'our RePresentatiVe H. C. LAWSON S'ItATTENEURY STREET EAST PHONE 482-0644 CLINTON, OW, A large crowd gathered in the Brucefield United Church, Sunday, December 22, to wit- ness the annual Christmas Car- ol Festival, A mass choir from the Brucefielci and Kippen Un- ited Churches presented 'the Christmas story in song, rend- ering numbers on the Nativity theme. The Junibr choirs from both churches also assisted through- out the evening. Soloists were Mrs. Gordon Richardson, Mrs. Howard Plant, and Mrs, Fred MacGregor, A very colotirful presentation of 'the Christmas pageant was enacted by 'the members of the Young Peoples' Union with rep- resentatives from the various youth groups of the church as- sisting. Those participating were: Mary, Miss Rosemary MacDon- ald; the Angel, Miss Barbara Swan; Joseph, Mr. Brian -Trieb- ner; the Shepherds., Mr. Doug- las MacDonald, Cameron Mac- Donald, and Tom Richardson; the Wisemen, Mr. Jim Mac- Donald, Douglas. McBeath and Jim Broadfoot; a Scout, Doug- las St. Louis; a CGIT, Miss Joanne Aldwinekle; a Cub, Master Neil Mustard; Explorer, Sandra 'Graham; Messenger, Bradley Hargreaves; Junior congregation,- Jeffrey Allan; and YPU, Miss Anne Clifton. Lighting Was in charge of Mr. John Walker; cueman, Mr. Bob Fotheringham; wardrobe, Mrs. Gordon -.Elliott; makeup, Mrs. Ruby Triebner and Mrs. Betty Graham. Mrs. 'Mary Moffatt was the organist for the Festival, and the Rev. HoWard Plant acted as the narrator.