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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-09-12, Page 44.19 "The boOlt had k happy. ending lie remained a bachelor," -this SenORY, -We4nesclev- af ternoon .#14.rih..g•3he evening. "titreusitt'04I the. viieel5..” EDITORIALS GUEST OPNION Changes in education Take it easy, Harry BY J. G. BURROWS, PUBLIC SCHOOL INSPECTOR (From an address given to Dashwood Women's Institute) Kee p the road ahead clear of financial losses Will you be involved in an auto accident? We hope not, but they do happen, Adequate auto insurance pre- vents financial loss. • For better insurance protection of all types, plan ahead with us, LIMITED It is a frustrating thing for any political aspirant to face a popular, entrenched oppo- mit whose abilities have been recognized by appointment to a significant post in govern- -Merit and whose efforts toward public service have received widespread acclaim, Surely it must have been this frustra- tion, and little else, which prompted the Lib- eral candidate, Harry Strang, to make a per- sonal attack on Hon. C. S. MacNaughton, the PC member in the last legislature, during last week's nomination meeting in Hensall, Mr. Strang attempted to discredit both Mr. MacNaoghton and the other area PC min- ister, Hon. William Stewart of Middlesex North, by minimizing their qualifications for their jobs. Mr. Stewart, the Liberal candidate said, had no formal education for agriculture and "the most junior engineer knows more about the fundamentals of road-building than does the minister of highways." What Mr. Strang obviously overlooks is the British tradition of democratic govern- ment which has always held that a cabinet minister need not, indeed perhaps should not, be an expert in his field, but he must be a good administrator and, with the aid of his col- leagues in cabinet, a good policy maker. The departments can hire all the road engineers and the agricultural specialists re- quired to design and carry out the work de- eided upon; it obviously is not necessary for the cabinet ministers to do so. To carry Mr, Strang's argument to its full extent illustrates its error—it is highly unlikely that the best qualified roads engineer would be able to ad- minister any set policy for the highways de- partment, just as it would be folly to expect a man who has won his doctorate in some field of agricultural science to be capable of deter- mining what is best in the interest of the av- M. J. Geiser W. H. Hodgson 4. A. Kneale erage farmer, The only sound basis for criticism of any government, or of its cabinet ministers, is the record it has established, not how well trained the men are or what their personal qualifications may be. If• Mr, Strang feels that Mr. MacNaogh- too is not building enough roads, or that his program of providing grants toward municipal road costs is not sound, then he should say so. If he does not agree with Mr, Stewart's pro- gram to increase junior farmer loans, set up a farm machinery board, tackle the milk mar keting question, or any other of the many pro- grams he has instigated are not in the best in- •terest of Ontario farmers, then Mr. Strang has every right and obligation to state his criticisms for public consideration, It was the programs and achievements cited above—the work of these men in office— which prompted us to endorse them shortly after the election was announced, And we be- lieve it is this record upon which the people will make their judgment September 25. If the Liberals and their candidates can provide con- structive criticism of these policies then the electorate—and ourselves—will be prepared to listen, But, when the objection comes in the form of personal attack, as seems to be the theme of the Liberal campaign, one can only conclude that it is born of frustration, of des- peration. Such criticism causes more harm than good. Mr. Strang, as we stated in the previous election, has established an excellent reputa- tion as a farmer and municipal public servant. We have •a high regard for him. His statements last week are, we Choose to believe, entirely out of character, They are not worthy of him and we trust that he will not persist in them. different area of education en- tirely, we find authorities wherever it is possible making provision for children of above, average ability. Those who are quicker to "catch on" to the ' subject matter offered are pre- sented with more challenging learning situations. As well, there are classrooms for those who take a little longer to grasp new concepts and programmes are scaled to meet their needs and rates of learning. At the same time, there are Services provided for those who are not mentally capable nor adjusted well enough socially to regular routines. Here, the London Psychiatric Research Clinic Works closely with us on cases involving the mentally- retarded and emotionally dis- turbed. Unfortunately, these aids need to be expanded and developed far more widely than they have been up to the present time. The important thing is — at- tempts are being made to help all chilcira wherever and when- ever it is possible to do so. Let us not forget the staggering economic problems involved. They are enormous. To design courses of study and skill pro- grams for each child attending school is an almost insurmount- able task. So, please do not lose patience with our seemingly snail-like pace. Where there are hundreds of teachers and thousands of child- ren involved it is only reason- able that administrators should provide "gr °Lind rules" for their teaching personnel. So that all children, for example, in the many Grade 5 classrooms, in one Wiwi reeeivehasicallythe same foundation in each subject' taught as their peers in another. Though the methods may differ, end values or "standards" must be reasonably This point was touched on by Z. S. Phimster, Director of Education in Toronto, in a re- cent conference on education in Waterloo. Though variation al- lows freedom in education, the overall results may be second- rate. Since our population tends to move about the country, children are often subjected to several 'systems' of education during their school lifetime. I should like to present a question frequently asked of me; "In the years ahead, will education of practical and in- tellectual merit be available for all children who are pre- pared, interested, and capable of profiting from it?" The answer to this question in my estimation is, "Yes, it will be available," Unfortunate- ly, I can't predict exactly when. I do know it• will come much sooner if education pr ogr e s s is not hampered by narrow thinkers, and slow-moving, in- deci siv e, administrators and citizens. By all means, become in- terested and involved — and, by all means, 'assist those in edu- cation whenever there is an op- portunity to do so. A difficult situation JOTTINGS BY JMS J. M. Southcott The proposal by Hay township school area board to consolidate facilities at Zurich has been approved by the voters. Tha public school act appears to provide that now the councils of Zurich and Hay have no alternative but to issue debentures to proceed with the $80,000 addition. However, the sharp division between the voting in Hay township and Zurich village de- mands consideration, as do the petitions from four former school sections which register sig- nificant support for withdrawal from the school area. Hay property owners have indicated by a 64% margin that they do not want a central school in Zurich. Only the 94% "yes" vote giv- en by Zurich saved the question from defeat; it passed by the slim majority of 18 votes. Tuesday night, four days after the vote, coun- cil was presented with the petitions for release from the four sections. Hay township's decisive rejection of the Zurich school addition obviously gives council authority to seek any means at its disposal to avoid issuing debentures or becoming com- mitted to •any expenditure to the Zurich school. The will of the majority must be respected. If Hay township council is not already committed by the vote — and there remains some doubt whether or not the vote is bind- Exeter man sets example S ing — there are several alternatives. The school board might propose, as has already been sug- gested both in board and council meetings, the erection of a completely new central school east of Zurich. To do so would indicate that Zurich would have to be eliminated from the school area, since it would seem folly to trans- port the Zurich pupils daily from the village a few miles east, particularly when there al- ready is school accommodation in the village. The deletion of Zurich from the school area, however, requires approval from Zurich. In the event of disagreement, the matter must be referred to county council and then to the courts. The other alternative, and one which council appears not to favor, is to permit the petitioning sections to be released from the school area to find their own accommodation, This, however, would deny the central portion of the township the opportunities of full graded education, leave No. 2 section without any graded school facilities, and force upon other east end sections significantly higher tax rates. The township council, if it is free to con- sider the alternatives, has itself a pickle which obviously will be difficult to sweeten and pre- serve in vinegar. It will take some cool, hard thinking on the part of Reeve John Corbett and his councillors to solve the problem. We wish them luck. What is happening in edu- cation? Let me first state-, that change and progress is being made, Of- ten, it is seemingly slow, because traditionally, education in this country moves forward at a slow pace,particelarly When changes are contemplated. What you read about in the news- papers as a "new" step is not likely an entirely "new" step at all. It will be. something that has been given careful con- sideratioa for some time and has been injected slowly into the Canadian educational picture. This summer, Mrs. Burrows and I, attended a course on "Ed- ucation in England" at the Uni- versity of London, The educational advances made in Britain are proposed to be far ahead of what takes place here. On our course were re- presentatives of 17 other coun- tries, eager to examine at first- hand, each of the levels of Brit- ish education. There is little question, that Britain and other European countries have made great strides in educational program- ming, and there is much to be learned from them. We must, however, remember that to ad- apt many of these ideas to our system, would present compli- cations that might prove too difficult to overcome. We must consider local needs; the re- quirements of our society and the industrial and professional demands of the day . .. not in England, nor in Poland, nor Switzerland, nor Norway, nor South Africa, nor Egypt, but in Canada, in Ontario, and, more specifically — in Southwestern Ontario. One of the areas which we need to expand as rapidly as possible is that of research. No doubt, with the long overdue College of Education at the University of Western Ontario, research in the field of educa- tion will be encouraged and de- veloped with an eye to 1 o c al problems as well as those of wider scope. Educational research can make available to teachers the results of study by devote d workers. It should foster change in methodology and program- ming, without restricting the initiative good teachers must demonstrate. The general pub- lic, too, will learn if they will take the time to look, listen and ask. Certainly, the introduction of the vocational training pro- gramme, seen in its material form at the Central Huron Sec- ondary School in Clinton, is a vital step toward assisting those not interested nor suited to aca- demic or professional training to acquaint themselves with the practical and technical forms of education in order that they nigh' compete more favourably in tho competition for employ- ment created by the industrial needs of Ontario, Turning into another avenue for a look at advances in a quite I have had in my possession for some time a magazine called "Foreign Trade" published by the Dep't of Trade and Com- merce, Ottawa. In it is an ar- ticle by Margot Martin outlining the export business of an Ex- eter Old Boy, George Beavers, who in 1939 bought the Challies Tooth Brush Company at Mor- risburg, Ontario, now known as Beavers Dental Products Limi- ted. This new company is now ex- porting 85 percent of its pro- duction to 52 countries through- out the world. From this article I have taken some of the salient facts. During wartime, Canada was faced with the problem of pro- viding dental burs for the Cana- dian army since imports from the United States and other countries were practically nil. Dental burs are an important The pool must be built Nothing should give more impetus to the swimming pool campaign in Exeter and area than the statement made recently by Dr. R. M. Aldis, director of the Huron County Health Unit, lamenting the condition of the water at Riverview Park pond where swim- ming classes have been conducted during the past 10 years, Dr. Aldis says the tests taken periodical- ly by his unit indicate the pond has been con- sistently "on. the borderline" as far as health conditions are concerned. "There is", he said unqualifiedly, "a great need for a pool in the Exeter area." This newspaper admittedly has been among those who have been lukewarm toward the pool because we felt the additional ex- pense could not be justified in view of the fact that a successful arid seemingly healthy pro- gram had been conducted here in natural waters for the past decade, We could not see that the additional 'benefits of a concrete pool Would justify the initial expense of some $30,- 000 plus the annual maintenance and operating you can heat water electrically TIMES cost running into several thousand dollars. Indeed, it had appeared to us that the children using the local pond suffered less physical reaction than did those who swim in artificial pools 'and who are affected by the chlorine in the water. The statement from Dr. Aldis, however, indicates plainly that the community could well be threatening the health of its children by continuing a swimming program in water which has become sufficiently contaminated to be "on the borderline", This, coupled with the indisputable fact that the clear waters of and controlled access to a swimming pool make lifeguarding and life- saving much more effective, leaves no doubt either to the advisability or necessity of build- ing a community pool. It is clear, particularly now that the cam- paign. has reached the "do or die" stage, that everyone in the community, particularly includ- ing town council, has a duty to give full and en- thusiastic support to the campaign. Let's fin- ish the job—and quickly. as fast as average use demands with the new Times Established 1873 Anialgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1881 `cite eiefer'ZimesAhuocafe have been built, Sharon and Brian Sanders, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Aljoe Sanders, celebrated their first and fourth birthdays on Sunday. Crown Attorney D. E. Holmes K.C, of Goderich has received word of his appointment as mag- istrate of Huron County suc- bide burs. By 1959 Beavers was exporting 90 percent of his out- ceedieg the late James Morley. Friday evening the three con- gregations of the Wo odham charge met in the Woodham UC for the induction service of the new minister, Rev. T, G. Wan- less. YEAR AGO The contract of building Lti- Cans riew ptibl is school has been given to the Toten Construction Co. London, who expect to have the building completed by Feb- ruary. Douglas Gould, Toronto, and Ray Jory, Hay Township, have purchased Southcott Bros. store to get possession the middle Of October. Two buses of South Huron WI members left Friday morning for Maple Leaf Gardens, To- ronto to attend "Canada Day" at the first ACWW convention on Canadian soil. SERVING CANADA'S BEST PARMLAND Member: C.W.N.A., C.C.N.R. and Al3C ELECTRIC WATER HEATING APPLIANCE "Cascade 40" is frameless, clean, silent, And there is a ten year guarantee on the tank, APPROVED: The new "Cascade 4.0" Water Heating [ Appliance is an APPROVED PRObUCT developed through the combined research and tetotirCes of Ontario Hydro and electrical manufacturers, 50 YEARS AGO Misses May and Ethel Arm- strong are in Toronto for the millinery openings, The trustees of Elimville Me- thodist church have purchased a piano from S. Martin, Exeter. Peter Bawden, Exeter, has completed the cement work of the new verandah for the Evan- gelical parsonage, Crediton. Messrs. Jones & May have engaged Miss Shearer as trim- mer in their millinery depart- ment for Fall. 25 YEARS AGO The Exeter Concert Band will play at the Grand Bend Casino Sunday night at 8;30 p.m. The band has also been engaged to play in St. Thomas Labor Day. The Exeter Horticultural So- ciety held their annual flower show in the library basement with 102 exhibits, Dr. Camp- bell, Kirkton, was the judge. Mr, and MrS, W, L. Kress were presented with a silver tea service by friends and neighbors, Mr. Kress, Who has been on the staff of the Canadian Bank of Commerce fOr the past 11 years, has been transferred to Wingharn. A rink of Exeter bowlers skipped by W. H. Maise won first prize at the eighth annual Manufacturers bowling totirtiaA merit held in Stratford. The rink comprised W. H. Pollen, U. Snell, H. C. Rivera and W. Noise. Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, OM, Authorized as SeCond Class Mail, Post Offiee Dept, Ottawa, and for Payment Of Postage in Cash . Paid-in-Advance circulation, Marth 81y 1961-1,928 tlit4Stittritle* RATES: CanaCre 44.0 Per Year; USA FOR DEIAILS CALL a OUP hydro item in dental work. Faced with the challenge to provide these burs Mr. Beavers purchased a rusted and discarded bur- making machine at Oldenburg, No Y. After six months of experi- menting Mr. Beavers sent afew hundred steel burs to Ottawa and as a result he secured a govern- ment contract for three-quart- ers of a million burs, In 1946, with the European war ended, Mr. Beavers accom- panied a team of experts sent to Germany to investigate the technological advances there. There he met Rudolph F unk e, who had once been the world's largest manufacturer of dental burs. In September, 1947, Mr. Funke and two master crafts- men from Duesseldorf arrived in Morrisburg and immediately began to design and build the automatic machines which would turn out five million steel burs a year. Ten years later the firm turned to tungsten car- put to the United States with its 90,000 dentists, Convinced that his burs could compete in quality with the best as well as in price he stocked a large assortment and featured something new, prompt and fast delivery. This combination brought the company success in Latin, American and European markets, for a total of 52 coun- tries, including India, Ceylon, Hong Kong and Japan. Japan has proved to be a substantial rket, Customers are asked to re- turn the burs if they are not satisfied with their perform- ance. They are immediately ex- changed without charge. Shipments are made by air cargo, express or Mail.A well- organized stockroom compris-. ing '70 different sizes and de- signs, for a total assortment of 350 are ready for shipment, Mr, Beavers has personally visited and developed all his export markets. In 1961 he made a tour of the Far East and in seven weeks he Was able to travel 40 )000 miles, having his whole trip arranged in advance. In promoting the bu Sine ss Mr. Beavers has visited the dental schools at home and abroad and also attends most of the dental conventions: He Sees that samp- les of his burs reach the leading dentists in each country, "Personal interest and extra service has been a major factor in George Beavers' success in creating a new and unique Cana- dian industry', Miss Martin writes. For seven years Tvir,, Beavers Was reeve of morrisburg and saw his town moved to a new site when the 9t. Lawrence seaway took over the old site: Incidentally Mr, Beavers at- tends a Lutheran church of which ttev i- L. liowald t for- merly of Zurich, and brother of Mr. Bd. ilowaid of town, Is the pastor. ills Wife was 'a IleSs, also from ZUriCh. 15 YEARS AGO Bighway Sa from Exeter to DaShwood which for the past two years has been under con* grUetiOn, 18 ISOW in exoenerit tenditibri for travel with the exception of one bridge being built two and a half miles west of tIxeter. Eight cement cut vertS and two cement bridges 7.2•::!!'„ox.a.,%aano.:,..nannanzirsarazz.lvaidnr.roakaa,4 —'• • anornona