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Clinton News-Record, 1967-08-10, Page 22 Clinton Newe-Rec«rd, Thursday, August 10,1007 • •' • NO MORE JUNE CRAMMING courses of study by diverting from prescribed topics as they feel in clined. Surely this can lead to a better-rounded education if taken advantage of. English teachers, for example, are urged to make greater use of recordings, movies, tapes, magazines, periodicals, talks by poets, authors, actors, and so on. Other subjects as well should be similarly broadened. Not only will grade13 students feel the effects of the change, but so will students in the other grades as well. The rigidity of course content and strict adherence to examina tions stemmed in the past from the necessity of preparing the students for the grade 13 June exam—some thing five years away from grade 9 students. The whole high school should benefit. A new problem, however, must be solved. What will replace the de partmental exams as a standard for determining wlho may enter uni versity? Since individual schools will evaluate students a 70 per cent mark from one school will not neces sarily mean the same as a 70 per cent mark from another. - Dr. W. Bohm, assistant admis sions director for the. .University of Toronto, sees no real problem. On- In mid-August, Ontario Grade 13 students will receive their exam ination results from the Ontario De partment of Education for the last time. Next year one of the most dra matic changes in decades occurs in secondary education: no more of the traditional departmental exams. And, hence, according to many, educators, a swfing to teal learning away from the intellectually-stulti fying cramming of text-book facts that are regurgitated in June and forgotten in July. Highlights of the Department of Education’s memorandum on grade 13 changes are: Principals will issue a state ment of grade 13 standing to each student at the end of the academic year. This will be based on the stu dent’s total performance during the year... The purpose for discontinuing external department exams will be defeated, however, .if they are re placed by other types of uniform examinations.. It is suggested that the teachers within a school who work with and know the students are best qualified to assess student performance . . This change is not as abrupt as might seem. This year’s grade 13 tario already has a comprehensive mark will be based 35 per cent "on a battery of texts whjch will heUp student’s work, as evaluated by his --------• ’ subject teacher. One happy effect of the change shiuld be an easing of tension on both students and teachers. The last year of secondary school will cease to be a “do-or-die-in-June” affair since a student’s year’s work will largely determine his success of failure. Exams will remain, of course, but with drastically reduced weight. Introduction of flexibility in course content, too, should make for more meaningful study. The new grade 13 curriculum teachers next year states that may enrich maintain a province-wide standard of achievement. But he feels that these aptitude and achievement tests—taken throughout grades 12 and 13—should not preclude a de gree of dependence upon the in dividual high school's results. It is hoped that the abolition of the old “departmentals” will indeed improve high school education by encouraging both more meaningful course content and more stimulating teaching methods. If educators make good use of common sense, high school educa tion can truly “take a new lease on life.”—The Beacon-Herald. OUT OF TOUCH 75 Years Ago HURON NEWS-RECORD Wednesday, August 10,1892 To an increasing degree French President de Gaulle seems to be de liberately devoting himself to the, role of troublemaker. For some years now he has adopted a more and more provocative attitude to wards those wlho have felt them selves to be France’s closest friends. He has been almost brutal in his attitude towards Britain’s efforts to join the Common Market. His feelings towards America are too well known to need repeating. He abandoned all semblance of neu trality in the Middle East, partially it would appear, because Israel re fused to follow his personal advice. And now, with his open and continu ing effort to sow discontent among Canada’s French-speaking citizenry he has reached the apex of this course. The tragedy of President de Gaulle’s actions is deepened by the fact that he is a man of outstand ing ability, intelligence, and state craft, and whose better qualities are desperately needed by the world. On many fronts this is a period of grow* ing turmoil. The deep stirrings in the Afro-Asian World* the .coming challenge of. hunger, the problem of a nuclearly armed China, the need to work out a new and less danger ous relationship between the Com munist and non-Communist blocs, the tinder-box issues of the Middle East, these and a multitude of other problems urgently require co-opera tion and understanding among the nations of the West. Most Urgently of all, they re- quire a heightened dedication to those eternally applicable words of Christ Jesus in the Seventh Beati tude: “Blessed are the peacemakers . . .” With each passing day it be- , comes increasingly apparent that the world is not only ready but anxious to follow those leaders who have the insight and the inspiration to promote peace on earth. This, more than ever before in human history, is the role which can confer upon a statesman true leadership and lasting renown. How far the French leader has failed to grasp this essential fact can be seen in his choice of Canada . as an area in which to cause trouble. There are few lands in the world which are more widely. respected than is Canada. No charge of ag gression can be laid against it. It is usually in . the forefront of any search for peace and conciliation. It enjoys unusual trust and respect within the nonwhite areas of the globe. In short, there are few lands less deserving of troublemaking than , is Canada. Nor, we can be certain, will this fact be lost upon the chancelleries of the world. So, despite the French Cabinet’s unanimous endorsement of the de Gaulle stand on Quebec, despite his apparent intransigence, we hope for the sake of the great French nation that Charles de Gaulle can be brought to realize that it is as a peacemaker that he would be most warmly remembered in future French history.—Christian Science Monitor. J. Brunsdon and'Son sold three binders last week mak ing 23 altogether this summer, The increase in the Bayfield Public School has been so great for the past few years that it has been decided to put a top story to the present school. Threshing is the order of the day. The fall wheat is yielding well, promising about 30 bus hels to the acre, Miss Nellie Smith and Miss Carrie Sterling were the guests of Miss Mary Nott on Clinton’s civic holiday. C. C. Piikey, agent for the Singer Sewing Machine Com pany, has opened an office in the perrin Block. According to die postal law, .newspaper publishers can hold for fraud anyone who. takes a paper from the office and re fuses payment; and the man who allows subscriptions to run unpaid, and then orders the postmaster to mark a news paper ‘refused’ and sends not- ification to the publisher, lays himself liable to arrest andfine, CLINTON NEW ERA . Friday, August 12, 1892 The town voters’ list con. tains the names of a total of 511 persons qualified to vote at municipal elections and el. ections for the Legislative As- sembly; 322 qualified to vote only at municipal elections and 47 qualified to vote only at elections for the Legislative As- sembly. There are 277 persons qualified to serve as jurors and 70 persons down as widows. Miss Aggie McGarva of Clin, ton is spending a week rust- icating with Misses Clara and Hattie Middleton. Arthur Cantelon, local agent for the Whiteman Pea Harves. ter started one of the Harves- ters at work one day last week on the farm of George Miller before a number of spectators. Wm. Scott and Co., proprietor of the Glasgo House, Brucefield (established 1851) advertises in this issue as follows: whole sale and retail dealers in dry goods, groceries, hajts, caps/ boots, shoes, hardware, croc- kery. Highest cash prices paid for all kinds of grain, dressed hogs, hides, wood, also issuers of marriage licenses. 55 Years Ago Thursday, August 15, 1912 Mrs. John Mulholland and little Misses Donna and Muriel. ,, are expected home tomorrow from a fortnight visit to Tor onto. Principal Treleaven of the CCI has been taking a course at the Summer Military School at London. Geroge Hayes has sold his farm on the Base Line, the pur- chaser being Samuel Merrill of the Maitland Concession. The Bayfield Agricultural Society have put a 30 foot ad. dition to their hall which is now 90 feet long. This was found necessary owing to the large number of indoor entries which necessitated the exhibits being crowded. The stock.pens are also being renovated and the horse ring improved. Chas, Conner has recently opened a bakery and confection ery business in the stand next to A. J. Grigg’s jewelery store. CLINTON NEW ERA Thursday, August 15, 1912 Miss Gertrude Glazier is vis iting friends at Ethel. Another load of Indians ar rived from near London and are pulling flax around Bruce field. Misses Mabel Cantelon, Mary Smith and Myrtle Tiplady went to Toronto Tuesday fo attend the millinery openings. ' Miss Sarah Tebbutt is vis iting at her brothers on tlie Maitland Concession. Messrs, Ray Cantelon and Nixon Welsh are expected home on Saturday, They have been attending Military School in London. ■ j 40 Years Ago CLINTON NEWSrRECORD Thursday, August 11, 1927 G. A, McLennan has been appointed secretary-treasurer of the Clinton Public School board, succeeding the late Har rison Wiltse.Mrs, Levi Trick of London has been visiting with her daugh ter Mrs, William W. Wise of Gpderich Township. C, M. Thompson of PortHope has been vilting hi$ mother, brother and sister in town, re turning yesterday, Miss Sadie McCool of Wash ington is visiting her mother, Mre, William McCool. Also Mrs. J. L. Aude and children of Woodstock are the guests of the lady’s mother, Mrs. Mc Cool. Reg Ball of Summerhill spent Sunday with Hugh Ball, Huron- Road East. Master Brenton and Miss Grace Hellyar are visiting re latives in Toronto and Bowman- ville. Miss Margaret McConnell who has been attending summer school at Toronto is home in Varna for her holidays. 25 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORI Thursday, August 11, 1927 Laurie Colquhoun and Wesley Haddy, RCAF, who have been at Manning Pool, Toronto, have been transferred to Ottawa. Miss Hazel Watkins,who has been teaching in Centralia,has resigned to take a Civil Ser vice position in Ottawa. Mary Elizabeth Beatty is spending her vacation at the summer camp at Kintail. Miss Dawna Toms left on Sunday to visit friends in Tor onto. Miss Virginia Hanson of Des Moines, Iowa, was the guest last week of Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Winter and Miss Virginia Har ris, The War Services Commis sion have opened daily-a re- creation room over' the Bank of Montreal for all members of the Radio School, Air Force, Navy and Militia. The commit- tee are very grateful to Misses Doan, Col. Rance and W. D. Fair for donations of books, magazines, games and equip ment. ' . 15 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, August 21, 195? Members of the degree team of the Clinton Loyal Orange Benevolent Association who put on a repent initiation ceremony are as follows; Mrs. W. Reid, Mrs. M. Falconer, Mrs. Lobb. Mrs. E. BelJ, Mrs. H. Sloman, Mrs. W, Colclough, Miss C, Harrison, Mrs. W. Burton, Mrs. F, Falconer, Mrs. W, Glazier, Mrs. T, O’Connell, Miss R. Glazier, Miss M. Judd and Mrs. W. Shobbrook. Mr. and Mrs, J. R. Cooper, Jimmie and Bobbie left today for two week’s vacation at Bala and Toronto, Lloyd Carter, Toronto, is spending his holidays with his parents; Mr. and Mrs. Derwin Carter. R. N. Irwin and family are now holidaying at Muskoka. Mr. .and Mrs, Emerson Heard have purchased the former W..R, Jowett property fronting on Bay- field Terrace fromE.J. Jacobs,, Clinton. Mr. and Mrs, T. S, Neale, Patricia and Ronald, Glencoe, are visiting with Mrs. J. W. Stockhouse. 10 Years Ago CLINTON NEWS-RECORD Thursday, August 15, 1957 Over 150 children and adults had their first dip in the new Clinton Swimming Pool on Sab. urday. The following candidates who wrote their Upper School ex. aminations at CDCI written in June, and the number of, credits are as follows; Lorna Barrie 5, Doreen Bauer 5, Hugh Colquhoun 10, Betty Galbraith 9, Marjorie Goldsworthy 8, Margaret Howard 9, Kelvin Jer- vis 6, Gordon Johns 7, Neil McGregor 9, Ronald McKay 3, Berne McKinley 6, Kenneth Magee 1, Ruth Merrill 10, John Norman 9, Mervyn Penfound 9, John Roorda 9, Gordon Scrib- bins 6, John Siertsema 9, and Sandra Williams 9. Clinton and district students who attended the 1956-57 class at Goderich Business College are as follows: Marion Dales, Marilyn Miller, Marilyn Mar. ’ tin, Ruth Glazier, Murray Tay- lor, Robert Gibbings and Elaine Bell of Kippen. f Clinton News-Record THE CLINTON NEW ERA Amalgamated THE HURON .NEWS^RECORD Established 1865 1824 Established 1881Amalgamated 1824 Published Every Thursday At The Heart Of Kurd* Codhty . Clinton, Ontario. Canada Population 3,475 ® ffi ® corrtrlbimow to tM* pwbllcotkHi, ar* oplRlom M ih* wrhor* o«ly, and do n*c*M*rlly tta view* of newiHP*' M S«ceM CImi Mail, Mt Offle* Ottawa, and for.Fayman* of Foilao* la Cart fUMCRirriOM RAtitt: MaW I* advaaoa' — Canada aad jMat Mala! • Wi UM «*af« aM IMP* 11 ** TOC WALK SET FOR AUG. 12 Toe Walk *67 which repre- seats a 20-rtiile walk from Sea- forth to Goderich, will be taking place Saturday, August 12, by a group of Huron county young people. Toe Alpha members in this area, representing the youth . section of the Ontario Tempe, rance Federation, will be mak- ing the walk. The youthful members of Toe Alpha are embarking on this project as a means of raising funds to provide young people with “scientific information of a reliable and relevant nature to make intelligent decisions about drinking?* At present, members of the Huron county branch of the group are selling shares to anyone who is willing to sup. port their cause, Shares are sold by the mile, the rate being left to the individual. An official scorer, driving a car, will accompany the Toe walkers to Record the miles travelled by each marcher. Anyone wishing to walk or buy a share, may phone any of these Toe Alpha members: Lyn Argyle, 524-7155; Pat Cbx, 482—3235; Ed Haines, 526-7294; Glen Webster, 529- 7164; Ross Hemingway, 42515, SUGAR AND SPICE by Bill Smiley, ....Business and' Professional' '': j Directory 0PTOM6TIIY ■”r INSUIUNCt........... J. E. LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Monday* and W*dn*»day» 20 ISAAC STREET For api^ointoMnt ,phon* SEAFORTH OFFICE 527-1240 .. K. W. COLQUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATS , Phon**: OMto* 482-8747 / ..............Re*. 482-7884 / JOHN WISE, Saleem**Phon* 482-7m...... j H. C. LAWSON Flr*t Mertgage Money Available Lowest Current Inter**t Rate* INSURANCE-REAL ESTATS INVESTMENTS Phone*: Office 482-M44 Ree.4tt-8787 Q, B, CLANCY, OSP, OPTOMETRIST For Appointment Phon* 524-7251 GODERICH ALUMINUM PRODUCTS R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST The 8quare, GODERICH 524r7SS1 For Air-Maater Aluminum Door* and Window* and Rockwell Power Took JERVISSALES R. L. Jervl*~-68 Albert 8t Clinton — 482-9390 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Offlc* — Mai* 8tr*et SEAFORTH Insure*: Town Dwelling* All Clast of Farm Property Summer Cottage* Churches, School*, Hall* Extended coverage (wind, smoke, water damage, falling objects etc.) is also available. Seaforth; V. J. Lane, RR 5, Sea*Agents: James Keys, RR 1, forth; Wm. .Leiper, Jr., Londesboro; Selwyn Baker, Brussel*; Harold Squire, Clinton; George Coyne, Dublin; Donald G. Eaton, Seaforth. Attend Your Church This NOTE—ALL SERVICES ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME I FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH .(Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec) Pastor: Jack Heyneh, B.A. Sunday, August 13 11:15 am.—Church Service ALL ARE WELCOME HERE 1 Ontario Street United Church “THE FRIENDLY CHURCH” 1! Pastor: REV. GRANT MILL8, B.A. Organist: MI88 LOI8 GRA8BY, A. R. C. T. Sunday, August 13 11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship TURNER’S UNITED CHURCH 9:45 am.—Worship Service 10:45 a.m.—Sunday School WESLEY-WILLIS AND HOLMESVILLE WILL WORSHIP WITH US. Winner number two had no trouble naming them, i.e. Gerda, Christine and Man dy. I watched John carefully through the glasses and two days after the gals afrived, his tail was high and his eye was bloodshot!. Then disaster struck! First, when there was v no sign of Gerda and associates for a week, I 'decided to institute a search, I fear they were double wing clipped by mis take and, after a day or so of Lester and John’s . company, they just went high on a windy hill and took off over water and, this being their first flight since being clipped and put in the shipping carton, their feather power plants were insufficient. They prob ably came down, got water longed and sank. I add that John and Lester both tried it twice, went ’ars over top’ and only got about ten feet and pad- died back. Then Lester got dive , bombed by a red-tailed hawk, our biggest next to eagles! He got to cover, but it scared the living hell out of him and Les ter is a bird of peace — at any price! So he Sat down with John and probably said “Come, let us reason together, this is getting to be too damn danger ous — besides the lady birds are gone let us take wing on the morrow” or pheasantese of equivalent eloquence. Lester abdicated a week ago arid we hear him daily front the deep woods on the main land,. i can*t say that he actual ly followed the route Of the gals, because inferences might be drawn, arid a Royal Commission appointed to in* vestigate/lt might oven topple the Government. Old John, however, excites out admiration. He just stays on and on and on and on. I think his squawk is that_therc is nothing «*• repeat, nothing to beat good Old western Canada wheat. So, being in dire straits myself, t am entering this plea t that you accept my story and send me your cheque by return mail So I can go to the trading post and get sortie more of the real Stuff for good Old John. This is the other winner in the Smiley-To-Expo contest. According -to Mr. Smiley this column was ‘one of the first to arrive and just kept bouncing back into the finals” By Edwin W» Mills Hamilton, Ontario The subject is pheasants and I live on an island in the Muskokas to which spot I came some five weeks ago, together with a car full of the usual clothing, food, etc. and, perched on top of everything, a carton containing two cock pheasants! 'My Wife, a rather bland and gentle creature with'whom I have lived comfortably for nigh on 40 years, had her doubts from the start. I add that/ unless you keep fowl in cartons on - a level keel, they scratch and fight , To avert the crisis, I suggest ed We choose names for the little beggars arid we fixed on Lester and John for privately we felt, like their neither would be long. On the way up, into a hell of a fight with loyal opposition and arrived without his tail — attached, that is. Lester, of course, was a bird of peace —- his namesake gets medals fCr it — so the whole thing gave him an in feriority complex and he hid for a Week. John, however, was just like the other John and> with the field to himself, he strutted, prened and squawked -- gawd, how he squawked all day long! Being an old farm hand, I made several trails of cracked corrt arid Wheat eriding at a feeding place in front of my chair and window. John, being conscious of the importance Of Number One Manitoba hard in his life, caught oh first and Within a few days was doing- his stuff right in front Of my Wife And L But, watching the two cocks, both single wing clipped, I felt there was more to the droop of their appearance than just the small loss of a few feathers. So j ordered three hens from the same source of supply and we namesakes, around for Lester got his ^nlntesiriUe ^tdtth Qhjurrfye* REV. A. J, MOWATT, C.D., B.A., B.D., D.D., Minister . MR. LORNE DOTTERER, Organist and Choir Director Durng the month of August and first Sunday in September, Wesley-Willis and Holmesville’will worship at Ontario Street United Church. ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH Il Rev. R. W. Wenham, LVTh., Rector Si Miss Catharine Potter, Organist ;! Sunday, August 13 —.Trinity XII • 11:00 am.—-Morning Prayer \ 1; Canon F. H. Pauli L.Th. stTandrew^ The Rev. R. U. MacLean, B.A., Minister Mr*. M. J Agnew, Organist and Choir Dlraetor SERVICE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP WITHDRAWN FOR MONTH OF AUGUST Church School Classes resume, in September. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH REV. <3. J. HEERSINK, MlnMrt Sunday, August 13 10:00 a.m.—Worship Service 11:00 a.m.—Sunday School 2:30 ip.m.—.Worship Service in Dutch Every Sunday. 12:30 noon, dial 680 CHUI St Thomae, listen to "Back to God Hour*. EVERYONE WELCOME CALVARY PENTECOSTAL CHURCH ; 166 VICTORIA STREET — CLINTON : Friday _J_ ^8.00 p.m.—CHRIST'S AMBASSADORS : • <—geared for youth. I Sunday -— 9.45 a.m;-'—Sunday School I . 10,00 a.fn.-—Morning Worship a f 7.30 p.m.—Evangelistic Service < i Tuesday-— &00 p.m.-—"Hour Of Power" ; ; —Prayer Ond Bible Study. ; ;Jn. 10:10, Jesus said, “I am come that ye might.have UFE: i and that ye might hive it more ABUNDANTLY?’ ] : HoW Jesus told men to their astonishment that they Were not; : really living, t They were being cheated, were not exper-; ; iencinig real Mfe. ’ .Hesaid, “Lam come that yejmighthave life, more abundantly J . ;• Have you ever eh joyed- the kind of life Christpremised_to' gwe,;; by (personally knowing Him and living for Hirn daily? ; > This is a new incite into living that Will add purpose, x>y and;. satisfaction to your life, wihy don't you explore its pos-;, sibilitles ahd gain its benefits. . . ,! you haven't lived until you meet Christ, _____;;' —PASTOR WAYNE WERNER. A WARM WELCOME AWAITS YOU!! __; < i 11 MAPLE 8T. 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