Clinton News-Record, 1966-04-21, Page 5hydro city boots
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this,, all in Egmondville are
picked up then what happens
. at flie ’ border of Seaforth ? If
some lOlder child is picked up
on the bus and some little tod
dler next door, living inside
Seaforth has to start the %
■ 'moje hh fopt, resentment would
be justified, making severe
■ criticism,
We have no evidence that
Seaforth will Supply any trans
portation for the .built-up area,
and I am of the opinion that
I would not bq justified In act
ing on the ' assumption that
such would be the case.
One witness expressed the
opinion that he would sooner
see them bus’ to Brucefield,
than to walk to S'eaforth. I
agree with this,
As for the rural pants of
designated area and' Egmond-
yille, no practical difference, ardses between the accessibility
of the two schools. Harpurhey
gives me some concern. I agree
it looks ridiculous to go 8-9
miles when, the Seaforth school
is in sight. If there were no other considerations as far as
this one is concerned, then
th'ear petition might well be
granted.
Mrs. Kunder and Mrs. Herd
both gave evidence to the effect
it looked ridiculous. That the.
tuition fees plus lower taxes- in
Tuckersmith was fair enough,
or they were about tire s'ajme as
Seaforth. Their main concern
was 'that they might be exclud
ed from the Seaforth school if
it became crowded.
Mr. Hulley also objects on
grounds of this, as well as
social activities after- school.
Mr. Kunder’ agrees1.
It must be noted that these
are businessmen or their wives
from Seaforth. They chose this
area for its lower taxes and
the freedom of suburbia. They
have accepted the lower taxes .
of Tuckersmith and its hospit
ality. They owe it something.
Also, being businessmen in .
Seaforth, I have no doubt the
SeafoMth board will continue to
look kindly on their children
attending tire school. The mem
bers' of the board have so
pressed' themselves. This
rangememt has continued
many years,
Statistics show Seaforth —
not grown in five years, and
the school population has’, if
anything, decreased. The pro
jected figures, show this to be,
if anything, a declining school
attendance.' Dr. McLennan, _ a
board member, qigrees with
this,
I muslt therefore find that
the matter of accessibility of
■this area is not a factor.
■ There is the further problem
that might arise if one permit
ted ‘the dripping away process to begin. Where would ft end?
I believe the evidence shows
that any hardship involved to
this area is not sufficient nor
of' such1 imminence that it is
grounds for disturbing the pre
sent arrangements.
I therefore find that accessi
bility or the problems of trans
portation are not a factor in
determining this award and are
not further considered.
COSTS AND ECONOMIC
FACTORS.
Mulch evidence was given
concerning this, particularly to
the effect that conditions will
or will not Change to such, a
degree that the central school
might well .become a white ele
phant; that there will not be
sufficient students to .use it;
that it would become unecon
omic for the (area to finance.
The figures concerning popula
tion trends and populations are
as follows:
Tuckersmith, 1956, pop. 1,665;
1965, .pop. 2,074;
Stanley 'and Bayfield, 1958,
pop; 1,915; 1965, pop- 2,038;
Seaforth, 1961, pop. 2,245;
1965, pop. 2,249.
Pre-school . pupils ^in public
school supporters in area, under
three years, number 319, or 80
to attend kindergarten each
year; four year olds, 71 and
five year old's, 68.
Present enrolment shows in
each grade, 1, 64; 2, 66; 3, 66;
4, 66; 5, 63; 6, 65; 7, 58 and 8,
71. This is in whole area.
Development shows not much
growth in Seaforth, four houses
in Harpurhey, 15 in Egmond-
Ville and six in Tuckersmith in
recent years. This shows de
velopment of urban sprawl.
Brucefield is growing, some 18
'houses in past 15 years.
Figures show ups and downs
in school enrolment, but con-
ex-
ar-
tor
has
elude that the population trend
in .student enrolment is in '9
static position in all three mu-
nicipalities, and this is apt to
■remain the same for quite some
time.
I do not expect a change to
cash crop farming will make
much change, since, these town
ships have always had some of
this '.type of production. There
was very good evidence from
Mr. Davidson and from
Hill, which showed tliat cash
crops were advancing, but not,
at the expense Of mixed fawn
ing. It is unlikely that any
great decrease of population
will occur in these tqwnslups,
since urban sprawl will offset
any moves.
Costs' have to be based on
tax rates.
At present iin Seaforth, 18.6
mills residential; 21 commer
cial;
Tuekersmith, 9 residential, 10
commercial;
Stanley, 7 residential, 8 com
mercial;
Hovvick, 11.7 residential, 15
commercial.
Estimates given by Seaforth
clerk predict that with an ad
ditional million ‘dollar assess
ment, plus transportation and
the addition -costs,
rate in town might
probably to 16 mills.
Costs in the area,
by board chairman
indicate an increase there, but
probably only to 15 nulls.
In both cases, I expect they
have over-estimated. The as
sessment in this area is -much
more than in Hawick. Evidence
shows a total in Stanley/Tuck-
ersmiiith and Bayfield of $5,675,-
757 assessment compared with
Hawick’s assessment of $3,-
900,000.
Tuckersmith people would
find their assessment higher' in
Seaforth than if they stay in
the area, so,ft is better .for
them to stay in the area.
There are the two other'things,
maybe not as tapontant, but
people are people. They want
to run- their own affairs. Their
wishes and destires should not
be overlooked.
If otherwise things were
equal, then.their wishes should
■be paramount, but the malin
purpose of schools is to educate.
No one, for personal desire
would do anything to interfere
with the best interests of the
child.
Reasons for people making
this request 'are more imagin
ary than real. We have heard
many witnesses. They were
sincere. Most gave reasons a
Wle predi.pito.usly. An emotion
al Charge got the better of the
cold calculating eye.
Also 'the request Was a 'great
deal sponsored by local pride
of the “community builders”.
This is commendable, but
should* not be allowed to inter
fere with the purposes of edu
cation.
The excellent transportation
systepa proposed will cut down
on the unsatisfactory aspects* of
the system now -in effect.
Problems of the appellants
are not so great as to disrupt
what is1 otherwise a beautiful
school' system.
The school board of Seaforth
in its resolution, reserved the
right to accept the designated
area provided the cost was ah
right. They had no right to do
tins. If a union school section
is made, then they would ac
cept it, whether it raised the
taxes' in the town or not.
Mr. Eyre was one of the best
witnesses. He takes an active
part in -Boy Scouts'. He is proud
of the school where he teaches,
and why not? He’s tryipg to
build it into the best school he
Can. But he had' not good rea
sons for suggesting the union
school section. He states that
the Brucefield' school is a good
thing, and the extra courses
there will be good. Tn fact, he’d
likely send his boy to that
school, when the time comes.
Reeve Dalton and Mayor
town men.
that the
go down.
■estimated
Alderdice
SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
For •teachers on the verge of
suicide, puzzled parents, and
anyone else who, worn by win
ter, needs an injection of
warmth and humor, I have a
spring tonic. Buy a copy of “Up
The Down Staircase’’, paper?
bach 95 cents, and read ft. I
came across it on the weekend
and changed' my mind about
quitting the teaching profes
sion,
It’s called a novel, but' isn^t.
It's a record of the first term
of a young, pretty high school
teacher in a huge New York
secondary school,
It’s tender and touching and
utterly -hilarious. And beneath
the fun is a shocking and often
bitter* indictment of what tire
educational system is doing, or
failing to do, for the vast mass
of teenagers. As educators and
others have pointed out, the
cream of the crop will wise to-
the top. The • bottom ten per
cent is having millions of
dollars sptot to help them, It's
the great mob in the middle
that gets the dirty end of the
stick.
Conditions in. the school de
scribed are much worse than
those in the average Canadian
UCW Unit Meets
f
The general meeting of Wes
ley-Willis UCW was well at
tended; Mrs, K. Wood was in
charge of the worship service;
lesson thoughts were given by
Mrs, A'i Haddy.
Mrs. Viola VanEgmond and
Mrs. C Park sapg two duets,
“Were You There” and “Christ
Arose”. Mrs. Doug Bantliff
thanked the two ladies.
Stewardship was the theine
of the meeting and Mrs. K. S.
Wood discussed! different aven
ues of Christian Stewardslrip.
She mentioned some of the
work of the church in helping
Indian people by educating
them and- assisting them with
problems which they encounter
when they 'leave the reserve
and go out to find1 employment.
Miss1 K. McGregor conducted
the business. Minutes were read
by Mrs. William Grigg and the
treasurer’s report was given by
Mrs. B. Sutter. Mrs. G. Rath-
well read a letter from the
adopted foster child.'
Mrs. R, MacDonald and Miss
McGregor were asked' to be the
church representatives to the
Hospital Auxiliary,
The following announcements
were made: May 27-29, a school
for UCW in Westminster Col
lege, the theme to be.: The
World—The Church—You. On
August 22-25, another school
for UCW at Alma College, and
August 15-19, a school for
leaders at Alma College.
The meeting closed with
prayer, after which the Star
light Circle served lunch.
consider it all part of the cost
of building a ’school,” he said.
And costs of the arbitration
board would be paid by the
county.)
high school, but the pajcallels,
are there.
* Avalanches of paper, most of
it unnecessary. Crowded condi
tions everywhere, The administ
ration thinks discipline more
important than learning. The
librarian doesn't like the lib
rary used because the lfildis
don’t put the boolffi back-, on
the shelves straight, The nurse
isn’t allowed to dispense even
an aspirin, And 'the counsellor
tries to analyze all the kids
with phoney Freud.
And the teachers are there:,
the workhorses, the winners,
the beaten,' those who don’t
like kids ■and those who, in
spite of it '311, .know they’re
doing the miost important job
in the world.
But it is not basically a bitter
book. And most of the humor
comes from those fascinating
■animals, the kids themselves,
The teacher asks the kids to.
tell briefly why we study an
cient myths and the Odyssey,
One answer: “I'm sure there
are many reasons why we study
these things', but I missed it
due to absence,”
Another: “Because everybody
in high school at one time or
another had to read it, and now
it’s1 our turn.”
Another; “We read it because
it’s a classic!®.”
The young teacher has a
“suggestion box” where her
students were allowed to, drop
ideas, anonymously. Some were
scurrilous, some threatening,
some funny.
Samples. “My mother has
been living with me for .16
years but she still insists on
cross-examining me.” ■
“Don’-t worry,, we’re behind
you 85 per cent.”
“Get lost and stay there.
Singed, Poisen.”
“Having sprained my ankle,
the nurse gave me a cup of teifi.
is that supposed to help my an-
•kle, Athalete.”
“Uris Is the 'first class I en
joyed failing because of looking
at you.” .
What emerges from the
book? Several things. First and
most important, the yearning
of the young for some contact
with someone who respects
them as people. This its the age-
old individual demand for re
spect and. human dignity.
Second, the requisites, of a
good teacher: physical tough
ness; understanding; mental
and emotional vitality; a genu
ine liking for fellow humans,
especially kids; and, of course,
something to '-teach: you' can’t
fool kids with games and gim
micks. j
Third', the massive, frustrat
ing task of educating the mass
es. The money; the things:
chalk, paper, steel and stone;
the teachers': only the best is
the aim, but it’s too laden with
trivia to attract the best.
Ah, well, read the book. It’ll
do you good. Last sample of its
flavour is a cartoon the teacher
had on the bulletin board. It
went:
Teacher: “There are two
words in the English language
you must never use. They are
“swell” and “lousy.”
Pupil: “O.K. What are
they?”
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They’re looking for what is
gdod for the town. But that’s
not one of the factors' I should
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of education cannot be made a
pawn of the “community
builders”.Snow was discussed. It has.,
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schools, not only at central
OEDifilS*(Concluding, Mr. Hethering
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would pay their own costs.
Other parities, as well, would
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