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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1971-12-09, Page 20OPEN 9 9 Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. (1 Wed., - 6 Sat., 9 - 5 334 Huron Rd. Gotlefich .524-9381 Conestoga College experiments started in November The last week of November saw the arrival of three first year students of the Social Service Program operated from the Moon Centre of Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology, Kitchener, at the Huron County Children's Aid Society. In the previous two years the first year field placement had been spread over six weeks on a day per week basis. Weather conditions had presented problems and provision of a learning experience for the students had been somewhat fragmented. As a member of the Advisory Committee' of the Conestoga Social Services course, C.A,S, Local Director, B. Heath had indicated that an experiment in block placement was in order, and provision was made for the County C.A,S, to test out such a field experience before extending the program elsewhere in the four-County area served by Conestoga. "We feel that such an experiment was well worthwhile, and could be extended further in the interest of providing as comprehensive and intensive an exposure to the actual employment and work situation as nossiblA," noted Heath, "Our own use of staff personnel in the field experience, and the presentation of the one week program were better co-ordinated this year, and gave the three students, Mrs. Margaret Luck, Mr. Keith Goebel, and Mr, John Gilbert, A better overall view of a social .agency in general, and of thW Children's Aid in particular, We were fortunate in being able to utilize the staff training services of the Goderich Psychiatric Hospital by the students joining in a one-day workshop on Family Therapy, and in discussions with Judge F. T. 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Loaded With Gift Suggestions 2 FLOORS Division,) While we provided an experience for students to examine a social service focused on the needs of children both in the care of the Society, and within their families, we stressed the equal importance of the interdependency of the work of health and social service organizations meeting the needs of children and families," Each of the Staff shared in the program by formal presentation concerning various aspects of the Children's Aid services, and students were assigned to Staff for family and child care field visits. • Clinton News-Record, Thursday, December 9, 1971. ambling with Lucy 110 :1111911MENtiM 1 INEMEM Lucy itwoops • In the First Column, November 18 issue, the editor hopes that the first big blizzard in January won't be as bad as last year. "If it is", he writes, "here's one vote that we all move to Australia". Australia is a large continent and the climate depends upon which locality one chooses. Carl's niece, Miss Margaret Durham located in the north in Darwin, after spending six months in Sydney, In Darwin there are only two seasons, the steamy liot "wet" which is in progress now and the "dry" which is on the cool side. Excerpts from a letter written the end of Ausust will perhaps be of interest to Margaret's friends in Clinton and vicinity, "We have been continually busy with the Y hostel, furniture, etc. I had no idea it was such a time-consuming and wearying job. esse, Hazel and I are on the hostel committee and it seems to take hours out of every day. Since our money is limited we have to try and find the best buys and most durable furniture. We had originally hoped to buy cane furniture for the three sitting rooms and Jesse's flat, and then discovered it is frightfully expensive so settled on conventional chairs, etc, When we mention what we have decided to other Board members they immediately begin making suggestions. It is very difficult to please everyone. "The next problem will be with staff. We think it (they) will be completed about the end of November and the opening ceremony about that time in the' late afternoon as it is so hot at that time of year. We will have punch and savouries, then go out to dinner later in the evening with the people who come up from Melbourne. "Last Saturday was the church fete and I helped serve afternoon tea in the church hall. It is the first time I've ever taken part in anything like that and I really enjoyed it. It was a very successful day and they raised $1500. Around the grounds of the church they had large stands of plants for sale, used clothing, baking, things that ladies make for fetes, sartees, candy foam, used furniture, draws for a bride doll, a puppy and a baby buffalo. Ngaire who was working with me and is a public health sister was hoping to win the buffalo to give to the leprosarium. However, the person who did win it was so horrified at the thought of owning a baby buffalo. he was only too glad to donate it to the leprosarium, so it got there after all. "The Rector worries a lot about getting all the Anglicans in Darwin to come to church and makes all sorts of efforts to stir up interest. On alternate Sunday nights he has a workshop session where people sit around tables drinking coffee and discussing things. One night "Jesus Christ Superstar", the rock opera which attracted a huge crowd; another time he had an evening service composed by members of the parish and with their participation. He has also started house eucharists one night a week and people are invited to open their homes. They have apparently been quite successful. Sometimes I think he gets overly concerned for the morning services are packed and it is quite a battle to get in or out of the churcn when the 8:30 service is coming out and the 9:30 service is trying to get in. "T.V. has finally come to Darwin. It started about two weeks ago and I went over to Carol's one evening to watch Mountbatten of Burma which was rather interesting. There are a few mediocre programmes as well as sport and the news. The national news can only be read out as there is no way of getting slides or action shots here in time. It has already made quite a difference to life in Darwin. In the suburban areas the howls of the children being belted by their parents and the marital squabbles have almost completely died down, so I suppose it has done a lot to ease tension in the home. "Helen, June and I went camping about a month ago on a long weekend. We were aiming for Butterfly Gorge where we had camped over a year ago, but it was late in the afternoon when we arrived in the area so we stopped the first night at the Hot Springs. There were a lot of people camping there and it got so cold during the night I hardly got any sleep. As soon as dawn came we noticed June racing into the hot pool, and eventually came back as red as a lobster. So Helen and I forced ourselves to I, )p into our swim suits and dash the few yards into the pool too. It was so lovely and warm, you couldn't see the other side for the steam rising. It reminded me of the hot baths in Japan. We only stayed in about 10 minutes but it was too long for me, and I felt quite peculiar when I came out and had to lie down immediately. However, I recovered in no time. "After breakfast we drove on towards the gorge and immediately became bogged in a sandy spot. After digging unsuccessfully for about ten minutes, a four-wheel drive vehicle came along with a very nice couple in it and they pulled us out. They were looking for the gorge and didn't really know where it was, so we travelled along together as we had the map and were glad to have them along in case we got bogged again. We found the gorge very quickly whereas last year it had taken up half a day so we had more time to spend there. "The river is about 200 yards across where we came to It and we paddled across on our air mattresses - although George and Noreen swam. Then we climbed and paddled through four or five gorges until they petered out. It's a beautiful place with towering cliffs on either side and there were no other people there as it is not well known as yet. "We camped by a billabong and George built a tremendous fire, but it was even colder than the night before. George it turned out, is the acting director of parks and gardens in Darwin and he knew every tree in the bush. It is quite enlightening to know they are not all gum trees. I have planted seeds from a quinine tree and from a "soap" gum, I cannot remember its proper name. The leaves make suds when rubbed in water. 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