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Huron principals :hold seminar
Huron County elementary and
secondary school principals
focused their attention on the
topics of supervision and ac-
countability during a two day
seminar last week, The seminar
began Thursday after school and
continued until Saturday noon at
the Green Forest Motel at Grand
the board during.the seminar and
other board members were
Present for sessions that were of
special interest to them.
Special speakers and group
leaders during the seminar were
Don Graham, formerly the
director of education for Forest
Hill Village and now with the
Bend.
Director of Education, John
Cochrane, the four superin-
tendents, Jim Coulter, Harold
Knisley, Frank Madill and Don
Kenwell joined the principals as
active participants in the
workshop.
Mrs. Marion Zinn represented
principals to air and share their
probjems as well as building
some guidelines for problem
solving,
All participants in the con,
ference agreed that the int-
mediate results would be
proved communication among
the county schools and thevarious
levels of administration.
HURON PRINCIPALS CONFER — All principals under the jurisdiction of the Huron County Board of
Education attended a conference at Grand Bend last week. Shown with director of education John
Cochrane, seated are Don Graham, Western Ontario director of In-service for educational administrators;
board member Garnet Hicks, South Huron high school principal Y. L. Wooden and Allan Taylor,
principal of Usborne Central. T-A photo
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Parents suggest changes in
Seaforth school cafeteria
Voters increased
by 18 year-olds
Election lists in Huron riding
will have at least 2,405 additional
names when voters go to the polls
on October 21,
The number represents those in
the 18 year to el year category
who for the first time in a
provincial election, will be able to
vote. The total is based on last
year's assessment figures for the
municipalities making up the
riding of Huron.
Based on the 1970 assessment
there will be 731 who are 18, 618 in
the 19 year category, 546 who are
20 and 510 who are 21 this year.
In the 1967 election there were
18,752 eligible voters in Huron.
With the announcement of the
election, Returning Officer
Russel T. Bolton, Seaforth, set his
election machinery in gear.
Enumeration has already
started.
Ontario Institute for Studies in
;Education in Toronto, Dr, Bob
Stinson and Sam McKeown from
the Regional Development office
in Landon, and Dr, George
Delgosso the president of
Larribten College in Sarnia.
The conference was an op-
portunity for the County Prin-
cipals to explore two opposing
views in the area of supervision
of teachers and administration of
school policy.
On Thursday evening the group
was shown a film about a school
where there were serious staff
management problems.
Discussion groups containing
elementary principals, a
secondary school principal, a
principal of a Retarded
Children's School and a
superintendent or a board
member considered the problem
and possible solutions in terms of
our present board policies.
On Friday two alternatives
were presented and discussed. A
position paper on supervision
stressed working with groups of
teachers to provide the best
possible variety of learning
experiences for pupils.During the
afternoon Dr. Delgosso outlined a
program budget system which
stressed the need for program
evaluation to determine the
allocation of funds.
The Friday evening and
Saturday morning sessions
provided opportunities for all
AT PRINCIPALS`CONVENTION — A conference of Huron County school principals was held in Grand
Bend last week, Shown discussing modem education methods during an intermission are from the left,
Arnold Mathers of Huron Centennial, Sam McKeown, London; Arthur Idle, Exeter Public School and
Dr. Bob Stinson,London. Mr. McKeown and Dr. Stinson are educational consultants with O.I.S.E.
afford to buy; some profits from
school projects should be used to
subsidize lun5Thes; cafeteria
would be especially welcome
during exams.
Cost of equipment to im-
plement the plan was estimated
at $1342,26.
At Seaforth Public School, the
purchase cost of equipment for
the new premises totals
$19,555.56, lower than the
estimated $24,511.86, Equipment
for the industrial arts shop
totalled $13,700.58; additional
equipment (furniture etc.)
$5,254.98; and miscellaneous
equipment (filmstrips, records)
$600.
Due to the low density of
population in Huron County,
night school classes will have a
minimum starting enrolment of
10 this year, approved by the
department of education. The
salary for teachers of evening
classes will be the same as last
year, $8 per hour.
New teachers hired are Terry
Sullen, South 'Huron DHS; Mrs.
Abby Cheung, Central Huron;
and Miss Patricia Ciebien and
Henry P. Vervoorn, F.E. Madill
SS, Wingham.
More concern over
town claims refusal
The cafeteria at Seaforth
District High School is to have an
express line which will serve
hamburgs, hot dogs, french fries,
sandwiches, soup etc.
A report presented to the board
of education at Monday evening's
"` meeting by Seaforth Principal L.
P. Plumsteel showed that 322
parents voted in favor of the
express line and only 28 said they
wouldn't want it.
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Several interested suggestions
were offered by parents regar-
ding the preparation and sale of
food in the Seaforth cafeteria.
These included: meals should be
served at cost; hot soup or hot
chocolate would be sufficieint; let
the town students carry their
lunches, just as the rural students
do; leave out french fries because
of diet and strong odor; prices
are too high; why not like Clinton
cafeteria at 55 cents a meal? The
Clinton High School can get a full
course meal for 50 cents. Can the
town mothers not make lunches
the same as we in the country
have done for years? I think our
e. children are as healthy; I think it
is a fine idea for those who can
Your Cliev/Olds
dealer introduces
the1972 Chevrolets and
Oldsmobiles. Jermyn as discussion ended.
In the past, members have
expressed some concern that the
insurance company seldom pays
claims submitted by ratepayers
for accidents on town property.
Another letter regarding in-
surance was also received. It was
a duplicate sent by the adjuster to
Elgin Construction Company,
noting that the latter would be
held responsible for a recent
accident when a truck carrying
corn to the local canning factory
tipped over at the intersection of
Carling and Wellington.
This area was under con-
struction and an employee of
Elgin Construction directed the
truck onto the soft shoulder of the
road, where it started to sink in
the mud and tip.
Had a little
bit of rain?
Bell refuses to
pay false alarms
Exeter council have now posted
one win and one loss in recent
battles with Bell Canada.
Earlier this summer, council
received an apology from Bell
officials after complaints were
raised over the fact the firm
erected a pay telephone in front
of the post office without securing
a building permit.
The loss came this week when
Bell Canada refused to pay a $75
bill for false fire alarms.
The alarms came in last year
when the automatic system
e hooking the siren to Canadian
Canners Limited malfunctioned
arid set off some alarms.
Council attempted to get the
company to pay the cost of
having the firemen answer the
false alarms.
However, Bell officials ex-
plained they do not accept any
liability for malfunctions of their
service equipment.
a couple of years sooner.
If the ride's the thing with you,
better go Olds Delta 88, Hard to
believe it's the lowest-priced big Olds.
And it's big all the way. Big in the
comfort of its G-Ride system. Big in
standard features. Big in the feeling
of leadership you get when you're
behind the wheel.
Whether you go for a little Vega, a
dependable Nova, sporty Chevelle or
Cutlass, or a big Impala or Delta 88,
you get something extra. It's
called value. General Motors value.
too-big, not-too-small Chevrolet. The
famous-for-dependability Chevrolet.
A shade bigger and a touch
sportier than Nova is the Chevelle.
A mid-size car with a lot of big
ideas. Especially in its ride and
passenger comfort.
Or is this the year you step up
to Oldsmobile?
Cutlass makes it easy. This is the
intermediate-size Oldsmobile, with
the style, comfort and performance
that says Oldsmobile all the way.
Cutlass. Puts you in an Oldsmobile
This is your year for a new car.
Be glad. Because here's a wide
choice of truly fine cars.
From Chevrolet your choice ranges
all the way from the zippy little
Vega, the little car that does
everything well, to the big Chevy
Caprice. Remember, all Big Chevys
give you room, plus power steering,
power front disc brakes and if
you get the V8 engine, automatic
transmission. All standard,
Between the little Vega and the big
Chevy you get Nova. This is the not-
Insurance claims again came
up for discussion by Exeter
council this week.
They received a letter from
their insurance company in-
dicating that nothing would be
paid on a claim submitted by a
local ratepayer for injury
sustained by his son.
The lad was driving his bicycle
on Edward St. when the wheel
went through a broken grate on a
drain cover. The lad was injured
in the mishap.
The insurance company denied
anyliability on behalf of the town,
because there was no evidence of
"gross negligence" in the matter.
It was apparently their con-
tention that no one knew about
the broken grate and therefore
cpuncil was not liable.
This prompted Councillor
Bruce Shaw to suggest that
council terminate insurance
coverage. "I don't see any point
in carrying liability insurance
because we always do things so
carefully," he stated.
Mayor Jack Delbridge ex-
plained' he wasn't blaming
anyone for the accident, but did
suggest it must have been
someone's fault, possibly the
manufacturer of the grate.
"There doesn't appear to be
much we can do about it,"
commented Councillor Helen
U.
OLDSMOBILE
ALWAYS A STEPAHEAD
The Town of Whitby has
circulated requests to
municipalities across Ontario for
donations to aid recent storm
victims in that community.
Members of Exeter council had
little sympathy for the request.
Some 300 homes in Whitby were
damaged by water when ,the
community was hit by 5,5 inches
of rain over a period of six hours.
"We wipe that much up with
paper towels in this area,"
commented Clerk Eric Car-
scadden in reference to the floods
in Exeter in 1969 and 1970.
"It just makes the rhubarb
grow," added Mayor Jack
Delbridge, noting that Exeter
had up to nine inches of rain over
a three-hour period on July 24,
1969,
Members also recalled that a
local flood fund had been set up
and disbanded when it became
clear that it would be most dif-
ficult to award claims.
Exeter decided against any
assistance for Whitby residents.
CLUB RECEIVES CHARTER — The executive of the Ausable River
NorhadS are shown after receiving their charter at the Ontario
Provincial Association Campout at Sherkston Beaches recently.
From left to right they are Alex and Norma Meikle, secretaries; Lois
and Irvine Armstrong, presidents; Harvey and Dorothy Pfaff,
vice-presidents; and Donna and Bill Petry, treasurers.
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Rumble sections
too much rumble
The "rumble strips" on High-
way 83 approaching Highway 4
have been rebuilt by the
department of transportation and
communications and members of
Exeter council aren't very happy
about them.
There's too Much rumble in
them 1
Motorists are finding the strips
so rough that many are driving
onto the Shoulder Of the' road or
even pulling into the opposite
lanes as they approach the in-
tersection.
The former creates a dust
problem and the latter is a safety
hazard.
Councillors described the
Strips as being "terrible" and
will ask the department to rectify
the situation.
The Strips were put on the high-
way over a year ago to warn
motorists they were approaching
a dangerous intersection. several
serious accidents had occurred at
the corner when east and weft-
bound Vehiclea had failed to stop
at the intersection,.
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Impala Sport Sedan. '
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Cutlass S Hardtop Coupe,
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Chevy Vega kamniback Wagon.
Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe,
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