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THE NEW ERA
which has stop
north and south
» . Killed in
Manitoba
Na, 27 —r- The Horne Paper With the News
Clinton Teacher and Parents
Killed In Winnipeg Crash
A. Clinton school teacher,
Mrs, Edward (Doreen) Mc-
■ Creath, and ,faer parents, Mr,,
and Mrs. Andrew Courts, RR 2,
Walton, were killed Monday
night, July 4 iin a car-truck
collision near Winnipeg, Man.
Mr, McCreath, postmaster at
the‘civilian post‘office alt Can
adian Forces Base Clinton, the
fourth person in the Clinton
car, is in St. Boniface Hospital
with multiple fractures of a hip
. and lung injuries.
The McCreath and
couples wetre on theffir
Calgary to visit Earl
Couitts
way to
Coutts,
who had been (recently trans
ferred there from Toronto, by
the Canada , Malt Company,
They also planned to take in
the Calgary $itampede then con-
.tinue on to British Columbia.
Two of the occupants of the
half-ton truck, ’• Mrs. Yvonne
King, 39, of Mission, B.C, and
Mrs. Anthony Fehr, about 30 of
Galgiary, wete also killed. Mrs.
Council Meeting
Tuesday, July 12
The July meeting of Clinton
town council will be on Tues
day, July 12 (instead of /the reg-
. uiar second Monday date. Rea
son for the change is that the1
big bingo sponsored by the ser
vice dubs ,of Cilinton is sche
duled for Monday at 9' p.m.
THE HURON RECORD — 84fh Year
CUNTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JU&.Y 7, 1966 $5.00 Per Year -— 12c Per Copy —- 8 Pages
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Bayfield Council
Answers Citizens '
Fehr’s six year -old ^daughter
Tracy , riding in a camper being
hauled by the truck was in-,
juried and. is in hospital.
The accident occurred at the <
intersection of Manitoba High-
MRS.
DOREEN
McCREATH
— I
the Grey Township central
school at Walton.
•Mr. and: Mrs. McCreath. built
a new home on Highway 4,
south of Clinton two years ago.
They have no family. Mr.. Mc
Creath was appointed posit
master at the RCAF Station in October 1963 after W. C. Ben
nett retired.
Mrs. McCreath had always
been active in United Church
< (Continued on page five)
Service Clubs
way 59 and the perimeter high
way, Which loops around the
south end of Winnipeg.
A witness to the accident
said the vehicles slammed to
gether at about 60 m.p,h. at the
intersection,
signs at the
entrances.
Police said
bound on the perimeter high
way, the truck southbound on
Highway 59.
Mrs. McCreath, 36 years old,
had been a public school teach
er for the past 16 years, the
last' three in grade one at Clan
ton Public School. Previous* to
'coming to Clinton she was a
teacher at Walton public school,
the last yehir as. principal of
the'car was west
The third in a serlels of eight
bingos sponsored by the local
Service clubs to raise funds for
Clinton and District Commun
ity Centre Centennial Fund is
scheduled for Monday, July 11
at 9 p.m. in Clinton 'Lions
Arena.
The snowball share-the-
weaith bingo is now worth
$661.70. Half of the-money in
tthe two previous share-the-
weaflths have been added to the
original $500 prize. Monday’s
snowball prize must foe won in
52 caills.
As well there is a $500 bingo,
two more share-the-wealth-
games; and 15 games' for $30
prizes. Extra chances on two
cash door prizes may be had . if
jto?‘ ?3- to‘L
i to 'to ’it 1 ■* ‘ ?
Was This Cold Spray Welcome Last Week?
Construction on Highway 4 (Victoria Street) nipped a water line last week
in the midst of our heat wave. .For cooling purposes it was welcome, but for pro
gress/ on the project was unwelcome. John Delcellier, who- lives nearby, and is
, a camera bug, rushed out and snapped this picture.
X
you bring the advertisement
clipping from page eight of this
newspaper.I
Principal Bert Gray has announced the pro- T Jim Overboe, Cecilia Penner, I Bezzo, David Brian, Lynne
motion list of Clinton Public School as of June 29, Barbara Rudd, Wendy Smith,! Caldwell, Roderick Campbell,
, Nantes 'appear according to the grade that the pupil ' £mV Switzer, | Beth Ctawen, Cindy Colquhoun,
will be in at school opening in September. M y ■ aylor’
Grade 9
:' Joan A'ggeihbIm,‘>‘'Jdlin ’"Am
stett, Paul Bartliff, Judy Car
ter, Mary Chiasson, Beverly
Cudmore, Helen Cudmore,
Deriise Currie, John Dixon,
Shirley Dupee, Donald Elliott,
Gary Elliott,. Dennis Fleisch.-
auer, Judy Finley, Larry Gib-
bings,
.Wayne Gornall, Glenda Gray,
Harold Harkes, Gay Henley,
Janice Herman, Margaret
Hodgson, Donna Hoggart, Bill
Hollenbeck, Becky Howse,
Wayne Hoy, David Jervis, Greg
ory Jervis, Robert Kay, Jim-
Keller, Linda Lavis,
John Leppington, Joe Lobb,
Ron Lobb, John McPersOn,
Arlene Mountford, Martha
Newland, Lomaline Overboe,
Martin Penner, Patricia Phin
ney, Nancy Pickett, Clare Proc
tor, Rhonda RathweU, Sandra
Schoehihals,
, Lyle Steep, Kay Stevens,
Joan’ SWitzer, Grace Van Loo,
Julia Walden, Dale Williams,
Lynn Williams.
# MS s|s
Grade 8
. David Aiken, Marilyn Aiken,
. David Anstett, Susan Bakelaar,
‘ Peggy Bartliff, Joanne Bates,
Laverne Bezzo, Carol Bush,
Peter Cameron,. Tom Casmpbell,
Robert Chliasson, Ove Christen
sen, Lois Cooper, Susan Cox,
Bruce Craig,
Doug Crich, Paul Crittendien,
Steve Currie, Dennis Deline,
Linda Doyle, Brian Edgar,
Jim Engel, Jeff Falconer, Jay
Filsher, Phyllis Fremlin, Vicky*
Gallaht'/''Eynii * GibbirigS, Keith
Harkes, Christine Hartley, Bob
bie Henley,
Debbie Hopf, Leila Honban-
uik, Digby Howse, Glen Inwin,
Ron Irwin, Mark Jenkins', Dick
Jeiwson, Bob Langille, Gordon
Davis, Terry Macdonald,. Ricky
May, Jim McKenzie, Brian
Merrill, Frank Newland, Susan
Palmer, *
Debbie Paterson, ‘ Donna
Reichert, Bonnie Riehl, Lynn
Shoarcl, David Slade, Dorina
Smith, Art Snell, Patsy Staffeh,
Steven Switzer, Barbara- Sym
ons, Ruth Ann Twyford, Bryan
Williams, Richard Williams,
Roberta Zadow. ; ,
$
Grade 6
Cathy Aiken,, u
drews, Michgel Anstett, William
:te.
Robert. An-
Grade 7
Beth Allan, George Allan,
Paul Anstett,' Janet Amsiton,
Rudy Bakelaar, Ileana Belle-
fleur, Jenny Brommer, George
Brown, Donna Bush, Frank
Cameron, Steven Carter, Anne
Crittenden, Brian , Delawski,
Tom Dennis, Frank Doyle, ■
Barry Edgar, Barbara Elliot,
Patricia Elliot, David Fawcett,
Tim Fletcher, Cai Fremlin,
Catherine «. Grigg, Beverley
Harkes, Beverley Holmes, Brian
Hough, Betty Johnston, Shir
ley Johnston, Kathy KromUey,
Nola Lee, Burt Lobb,
Laurite Ludlow, Heather Mc
Adam, Cossar McBride, Tom
March, Katherine. Murphy,
Jamies Newland, Nancy Oesdh,
The Women's Auxiliary to
Clinton Public Hospital has
^announced the winners of its
•annual bursary to giris enter-
■ ing the nursing profession.
This is given annually to a
'discerning girl entering a
certified School of Nursing.
Unfortunately two recent re
cipient’s have ceased training,
thus* making it financially
possible for the Auxiliary to
award two bursaries this
year.
These very capable girflte
are Mass (Clara Martin, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Menno
‘ Martin of RR 1, Clinton, who
will be entering Toronto
.Western Hospital in Septem
ber, and Miss Mary Ellen
Andrews,, daughter of M^.
and Mrs. Douglas Andrews,
Clinton, who Will enter Kit
chener-Waterloo School
Nursing.
Danny Colqu'houn, Lynda Cook,
Wohda Cox, Keith Crittenden,
Ted Cudmore,. Janet Deiawski.-
Holly Delirie, La.iry Doyle, Bon-.
■nie>'fohn^
Keheh, Brian Kennedy, Brian
Langille, Randy Darcombe,
Walter Leppington, Ray Lobb,
Fred MacDonald, Shari Martin,
Kathleen McPherson, Esther
Merrill, Joyce Neiians,
Keith O'Cohnell,. Douglas Os
borne, Douglas Peterson, Rob
ert Riehl, Peggy Bchoenhais,
Eldon* Schmidt, Douglas Shoard,
Elizabeth Staffen, James Ste
vens, John Van Loo, Gail
Wagar, Sarah Waldeh, Dandene
Webb, Deborah Welch.
'ft 5ft 'ft
Grade 5
> Cathy Bawtliff, Edith Boute-
lier, Mary Jean Cameron, Hen
ry Christensen, Keld Christen
sen, Jaclrie Clarke, Janice Cole,
Cathy Colquhoun, Clare Colqu-
houn, Nancy Colson, Peggy
Cooper, Brenton Craig, Lloyd
Cirich; David Dalgliesh, Sheri.
Denis,
Kevin Dutot, David Engel,
Cathy-Falconer, Doug Fawcett,
Sandra Fremlin, Stephen Gal
lant, Bonnie Gates, Karen Gra
ham, David Hanley, Bill Hay-
ter, Paul . Herman, Marilyn
Holmes, Leo Honbanuik, Bruce
Hough, Leslie Howatt,
Debby Johnson, Jo-Ann Jolly,
Stuart Keller, Brian Keys,
David Kuehl, Sylvia Langille,
Janet Larcombe, Robbie Mac
aulay, Donnie MacDonald, Judy
MacDonald, Shelley Martin,
Cathy Noble, Andrea Overboe,
(Continued oh page 3)
The Department of Educa
tion has' given final approval
for a - vocational addition fo
"Central Huron Secondary Sch
ool.
A $506,900 contract for con
struction of 'the nine-room wing
. has been awarded to John Hay-
.,xnan and Sons Co. Ltd/, London.
f Work" will “begin’ imoheidiately'
and is expected to be completed
in albout six months.
. The addition includes five
classrooms, a typing room,' a
marketing and merchandising
room, an electronics shop and
a boys’ occupaftional shop. The
new rooms will < accommodate
.aboult 250 pupils.
Total cost of the' project, in-
eluding architect fees, equip
ment and furnishings, is $586,-
091, with the school board’s
share $46,523.
Architects are Page and
SteeDe of Toronto, who designed
the school's first vocational ad
dition several years ago;
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Bayfield Calf
Club Meets July 13
The Bayfield Dairy Calf Club
will hold its next meeting at
8:30 pm. on Wednesday, July
13. The meeting will be held at
the home of Ross Trewartha,
RR 4, Clinton.---------------f_-------:-----------------
BAYFIELD — At the regular
meeting on July 4, Bayfield
Council received acceptance
from Brig. F. A. Clift, H. H.
Ormond and T. Orton Logan to
serve on a planning board;
council's two members have not
yet been appointed.
A letter was received inform
ing council of numerous com
plaints lodged by guests at the
Albion Hotel in respect of noisy
motor vehicles,.
Coun. Merton Metrner report
ed that 9 tons of calcium chlor
ide has already been applied to
village streets and a further
delivery of seven tons is await
ed. Reporting numerous com
plaints of dust he stated that
traffic had recently 'been heavy
due to the condition of Gode
rich beaches.
Coun. E. Oddleifson reported
the steps from Howard Street
to the beach have been repair
ed. Steps at Pioneer Park ate
in adequate condition, and a
motion was passed authorizing
the repair of Delevan Street
steps at a sum not to exceed
$200. A complaint about the
erection of a snow fence block
ing the northern entrance to
Pioneer Park was reported and
council said that they had giv
en permission for te' erection
in 1965; but -erection had been
delayed in the hope that mot
orists would use the park in a-
fitting manner.
Reeve F. McFadden pointed
out that in many cases the
noise and speeding, attributed
to teenagers was'in fact due to
older drivers; He also said that
all Who demand action by the
police should' note names of
drivers and the number s of the
vehicles concerned and be pre
pared to report them. The reeve
also asked for support of the
police in gathering evidence.
Mrs. R. G.' Hunter extendled
a formal invitation to the Reeve
to welcome Santa Claus on
Tuesday next, July 12 at 8.00
p.m. She aflso reported that
Mrs. John Robarts wiill accom
pany her to the opening of the
1966 'rummage sale.
A letter from Bayfield Rate
payers Association was receiv
ed: and considered by council.
The reeve stated that if council
is to meet all the requests sub-
**
matted to it .an, increase in the.
mill rate will to inevitable.
The clerk-treasurer was in-»
strutted to inform the rate
payers as follows; -“the dust
problem wall not foe solved until
streets, are paved but this
means that council must first
continue its drainage program;
oil as a dust inhibitor is al
ready being considered; a rec
ommendation to restrict motor
vehicles1 by the erection of
posts and rails at Clan Gregor
Park was not considered to be
an urgent ‘problem; the possi
bility of acquiring Bayfield
Public School for use by the
municipality had already been
considered; council Would wel
come a perusal of their books
by a responsible body interest
ed in their capital works pro
gram; a breakdown of the as
sessment roll would be made a-
vaalable to, the ratepayers. as
sociation and the financial re
port and budget will be pub
lished shortly.”
Use of the village hall by the
Area Public School' Board for
the purpose of choosing furni
ture on Friday next was ap
proved and the use of the hall
by Bayfield Ratepayers Asso
ciation for theiir annual general
meeting on July 30 at 2 p.m.
was also granted.
Back at Exeter
Effective on Monday, July 11,
William Batten, a former editor
of the Clinton News-Record,
will again take over the editor’s
chore at the Exeter Tiimes-
AdvoCate.
Mr. Batten was editor of the
News-Record ■ from . -January
1963 until April 1964 when he
first went to Exeter as editor.
For the past year he has* had a
public relations job with , a
Toronto firm.
He is a graduate of Ryerson
School of Journalism. and had
worked as a printer and sports
writer in his home town of
Exeter before coming to Clin- ‘
ton in 1963. r
A.M. Campbell School Promotions
New Feature "Centrepiece Contest"
Miss 'Jessie Metealf,' Mrs;
'John Howard and Mbs. A. S.
Morton had a luncheon meeting
in thp garden at Mrs. Hunter’s
home at Bayfield, to plan the
details of “The Garden Court”
which they are arranging for
“Christmas in July” ait the
Rummage Sale On Tuesday.
'Mirs. E. W. OddlelifsOh Will be
“stage manager” 'of the sale.
□ -i i'iJ'i.. .';r-iJ r.; .-y
Mrs. William Tilmann and Mrs.
Hugh Gregory will' be iin charge
of the “Next to New Salon”,
Mrs. Donald Lance is arrang
ing the Christmas Dinner, and
Mrs. Morgan Smith, and Mrs.
William Metcalf will convene
the commission table. Mrs.
Stewart Middleton and Mirs.
Cliifford Epps will judge the
centrepiece contest entries.
Popular Teacher Retires
From Bayfield School
BAYFIELD -- The pupiils''all the children a pi’esent”. A
and teachers of Bayfield Public
School marked the end of the
school year last Wednesday
ttterfong with a Weiner roaist
and games on the beach.
...It was, to Mm. W. E. (Vina)
Parker, also the end of 33 years
of teaching. For seven years
she taught at schools in Grey
county and Stanley Township,
In her ybfitts at Bayfield
jpttbifo School, many, many
children have benefited by her
titaOhfog, To two Very small
boys their fihst ChrihitmaS fo
Mbs. Parker’s junior room, Was
a jSelvelatibrii. “Teacher bought
very pleasant Bayfield school
CUStOtm,
tri the afternoon all the pu
pils assembled in the senior
room. at school, and on behalf
of the school, pupils Diane Pugh
and Dawh McLeod presented
Mrs. Parker with gifts, find
Lynne Brandon road the fiid-
dress. Mrs. Parker warmly
thanked the chMdreh, and wish-
ed them well in their forth-
coming scDool year, and said,
“although this was her last day
at school0, she would still re*
fiidtehfihd village. ....
(See pictiMte on Page six)
Th'e annual rummage sale on
July 12 in Bayfield promises to
be even bigger and totter this
year with many novel features,
including “the centrepiece con
test”,
The committee in charge of
this new feature, Mrs, Clifford
Epps and1 Mrs. Stewart Middle
fen met last Saturday with
Mrs. R. G. Hunter, general con
vener qf the sale, to arrange
the details.
■ The theme of this year’s sale
is “Christmas in July” arid, the-
contest fe for a centrepiece
suitable for a Christmas dinner
table. The table will be covered
With a green cloth and green
and white antique china.
There are no hard-bound
rules tor this class. There will
be three awards -— “bine for the
prettiest, Otte for the Wittiest
and OHe for tte one we love
the best” —- from the words' of
an old toast. Anyone can com
pete.
There Will also be a class for
males only, “Holiday Hang
over”, all rules barred.
All entries inust to tin the
Bayfield arena iby three o’clock ,
on July 12.
The contestants are asked to
donate these entries to the sale
but may keep them if they so
notify- the committee! Let’s .
make this a lively find enter*
taining feature of the bag”
“Stew”.
Hit Weather
1966
June‘29
61 ' 74
Huron County
Farm Report
Don S; Pulleh, associate agri
cultural representative for Hur
on County, hafe issued the fol
lowing crop report this week:
“Many fmmors have complet
ed haying fe Huirott County.
Yields have been above average^
A good rain would be yefy wel-
cbttte at this time although crops ate ttbi fiUffeirihgl Beans
and oom -bbn.ffo.tte to grow very
well.”
Principal Clarence Trott has announced the
promotion list of A.M. Hugh Campbell Public
School at Canadian Forces Base Clinton. Names
are listed alphabetically as promoted from one
grade to the next.
Grade 8 to Grade 9
Michael Boissevain, Judy
Brown, Michael Burke, Susan
Cail, Diane Delcellier, Christ
ine Ebel,’Patricia Gagne, Jessie
Griffin, Marilyn Johnston, Mi
chael Lomas*, Donald- McCon
nell, Brian McDonald, Patricia
McFarland,
Susan Patmore-Went, Robert
Presit, Gail Pryor, Susan Reid,
Terry Richardson, Michael
Rocheleau, Janice Slater, David
Sutton, Edward Thompson,
Barbara Thomson, Kenneth
Thomson, Coralie Wade, ' Tim
.Woodcock.
* 4s *
Grade 7 to Grade 8
Anita Brochu, Vaughn Buil-
lough, Debbie Burbridge, Carol
Oassii, Heather Cummings, Ar
lene Davis, Marc Davis, Cardie
Dfckinson, Mary Elstaforaoks,
Ronald Eorcier,
Arthur Gerzanich, David
Goodin, Marion Hohner, Susan
Humphreys,-.Maureen Johnston,
Deborah Langillte', Ted Leather,
Robert Longley, Gary McFar
land, John McFarlane, Marc
McKenzie, Richard Meyers,
Lyle Moody, Mike Paulin, Rich
ard Paulin, Aridifee Pelletier,
Wendy Porter, Kim Pratt.
Keneth Prest, Doris Pryor,
Jim-Russell,
' Suzanne Sinker, AnthUV
Smith, Nancy Stallard, Denise
Stone, Catherine Thompson.
■ * *■
‘Grade 6 to Grade 7
Alexander Begg, Janet Bow
den, Robert Brown,/Hannelore
Carty, William Cummings, Deb
orah Daum, Robert Dick, David
Estabrooks, Ross Etches,
Edward G&gndfo Rosalyn
Gax’iritt,- John Guthrie, Vicki
HeWitt, Kenneth Hiemstra,
Lariy La Pointe, Jacques Leger,
James MacDougall, Jonathan
McKenzie, Oliristina Moody,
Nancy Naven,
, Norma Naven, Kenneth
Plumsteel, Joanne . Poppenk,
Barbara St.. Clair, Carol Shil-
son, Garth Sinker, Brian Story,
Rdy Vestrum, Alpha Wade, Robert Wdbd&k&t - «
Mark Hebert,^RAlpli Milton,
Celeste Pdiilifo Beverley Smith,
ICristfoe Dauredn
Thomson, ifeifofi ursulak.
Grade 5 to Grade 6
Daniel Boissevain, Kerry
Bodssevain, Shelley Brown,
Wendy Dawes, Michael Driscoll,
Peter Gervais, Susan Grant,
Mark Griffin, - David Inkley,
Debbie Johnston, Kerry Law-
son.
Dale Marsh, Verne Mc
Donald, .Lynn McFarlane, Deb
orah Poire, Penny Ranger, Loir-
raiin Tinsley, Terry Venables,
David: BoWman, Jeffrey Ca-
peling, Idlliiian Cummings, Pat
ricia Chtomihgs, Kathryn Dietr
aff, Brian Duroclier, Michael
Ebel, Janet Elkin, Billy Gagne,
Helene Gervais, Dorothy Hiem-
sitra, . ■
Steveri Larocque, Kathy Law-
son, Steven MacKay, Jim Mar
cell, Daniel Marier, Janice
Pratt, Louise Rocheleau, Shar
on Salt, Diane Sutton, Billy
Tattersall, Debbie Thomson,
Mike Thuoit, Valerie Ursulak.
••K :1s #
Grade 4 fo Grade 5
■ Stephen Bowden, - Wendy
Brown, James Burke, Nancy
Delcellier, Debra Fischer, :Col-
leen Eraser, Sandra Gagnon,
Denils Gervais, Everett Goodine,
Ross Griffin,
Jacqueline Hewitt, Linda
Humphries, Linda La’ Pointe,
Robin Leather, Michael Mar
chand, Gordon McEwan, Mich
ael McFarland, Colleen Mclm-
oyl, Chris McKenzie, Jackie
Porter, Ken Schlegel,
James* St. Clair, Heather
Story, Jennifer Wainman, Da
vid Walker; Colleen Fraser,
Carl Bathgate, Brenda For
tier, Susan Gale, David .Har
land,; Larenda Harper, Billy
Jaggetf, Douglas Keirr, John
Marquis, Derek Poire, Sandy
Porter, Douglas Sackett, Doug
las Silk, Robert Tonogai.
$ !!• *
Grade 3 to, Grade 4
Sharon Aiken, Dattryi Bor
den, Gordon Bowles, Claudette
Cote, Josie Cummings, Norman
Diilckehson, Jean-Paul Gale,
Karen Gans, Brent McLean,
Carol Nichol, Jeanita Snowdon,
Danny, Walker,
Kim Amirault, Eric Baiden,
Dianne Bathgate, Tommy Bren
nan, Louise Brochu, Allan Car
ty, Ricky Dawes, Robert Dier-
off, Robert Fischer, Geoffrey
Gibb, Robert Hiemstra,
Kathleen Knight, Kenneth La
Pointe, Debra Lawson, Susan
Marsh, Billy McAndrew, Robert
McFarlane, Lorna Naven, Ricky
Phillips, Marin Schlegel; Barry
Silk, Gregory Sinker, Gregory
Stond, Barbara Thompson,
Lome Thomson, Chucky Wil
liams*, Ricky Porter,
(Continued on page 2)
Clinton Native Written-Up
In Time Weekly Magazine
Miss Margreta Snell, who
was 'born in Hullett Township,
north of Clinton, educated there
and at Seaforth, was recently
honoured by former pupils at
Delta Secondary School, Ham
ilton, after teaching Laife there
for 42 years.
The Clinton mart who brought
to our attention the over-400
word Story in the July 1 Can*
adian Edition of Time Maga
zine, said “To be written up in
Time was worth thousands of
doMart.”
Miss Snell was honoured by
900 of her former sfAiddaatsi at fi
reception, Monday, June 20.
Miss Snell, who lives at 3
Grosvenor Avenue South, Ham
ilton, fe a long-time subscriber
to* the Clinton News-Record.
The Time Magazine story
read, in part, aA follows:
, “The fall, oh the road outside
Tififnilton’s Delta Collegiate,
was bad enough to land Classics
Teacher Margreta Snell in hos
pital. A pupil Of 30 years be-
fore sent flowers and, with a
burst of executive bravado, add
ed to thO card a Latin greeting,
Spero forb ut mox convalestis*.
Touched, Margreta Snell re
plied, inquiring after ills' family
—and closed by reminding Can
adian Westinghouse Vice Presi
dent Douglas Marrs' 'that his
command of Latin Was no tot
ter than it used to be, Correct
translation for, “I hope that
you get Well soon,” using tte
indicative mood instead of sub-
junctive, should have been:
Spero fore ut mox convalescas.
“Over file decades, it -stretch
ed into quite fi line uhder a
green 'find White ibanrier, “For
ty-four years- Of students bid
Miss Shell ave atque vale (hail
■find farewell),” , 1,500 former
pupils-^-torporation. heads such
as General Motors of Canada’s
President Edwin H. Walker and
Trans-Canada , Pipe Lines’
James Kerr, ex-Hamilton Tigers
Halfback Hawley Welch and
BUrlington’s Police Chief Ken
neth Skerhet thronged the. 'gym
nasium Of Delta Collegiate to
pay their respects tea teacher
prima inter pares. Those who
couldn’t come cabled congratu
lations from as far as Buenos
Aires.
' ‘’Margreta Snell planned first to' become switched
to’ classics at the University of
Toronto and graduated with an
honors degree in 1921. She an
swered an ad for a male teach
er for newly built Delta Col
legiate, and won the job any
way. Apart from “a certain a-
mount of thou , shalt hot, a tor-
tain amount of memorizing”-—
the amounts were liberal—
Teacher Snell’s secret was, as
one ex-student recalled, an a-
bility to walk into a classroom
of 40 and “make everyone feel
he Was the Ohe who really
Counted.”
“For nearly four hours, pin
neat in White cloche hat and
pink dress, Margreta Snell re
ceived her students, misplaced
neither a name nor a face in
the crowd—and caused one
doubter to lose a $10 tot that
she could not 'possibly recognize
him after 38 years. Then her
turn came at the nostrum. “I
have' beliOved and Still beJievd
in the value of a diffcult sub
ject, hard work and lively Com
petition,” Site said. Liter, at
hottie, she camo as' 'dose as fihO
would allow hettsolf to sonti-
ment: “t looked but at those
mbH and woiihen trained in
past era,. and X was not
ashamed of them’’.”