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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-04-05, Page 19Plant 2 or more PIONEER® BRAND SEED CORN Varieties Spread the risk and increase your chances of producing a PROFITABLE corn crop tor complete selection see or call GEO. SENNA fit SONS RR 1, CENTRALIA 229-6383 lirafat id61Y, Illy, Varleflei, *RdglifOred h.adomatk or PiontOr 41.Bred Iiiterrttotkinal, Inc. be'' Moingi, SAINTS ARE WINNERS - The Shipka Saints won the South Huron intermediate hockeyleague championship Sunday by eliminating the Zurich Flyers in the sixth game of the finals. Above, Bob Galloway presents his trophy to captain Stan Lovie and manager Gary Thompson. T-A photo. 'lm.0441vecotiri .Aprel 5, 1973 Page A STEWART 4rA\ e SEED SEED CORN ALL CANADIAN CORN FINAL MIXED WINNERS - The P772-73 season of the -Exeter culling club ends this week, Shown above are the winners of the final mixed draw of the year. Erom the left, they are, king McDonald, ..lean Cann dad Bill Lamport. Missing was Pearl Sudden. T-A photo. Says. education neutrality not neutral BY JACK RPEDA My guess would be that every parent has had to face the soinewhatembarrassingsituation of having a question raised by his child to which he as parent could not give a satisfactory answer. Children seem to have a knack for the difficultquestion. Many of their questions we as adults have long stopped asking, and not always because we had already found satisfactory answers to them. Sometimes we dismiss the young questioner with an excuse - "you are too young to un- derstand," or, "because that is what we have always done", and we let that be the end of the Matter. If that should, at least for the time being, satisfy the child, we as parents can become a bit unsettled, Raising children is a difficult task, and it does not seem to be getting any easier. In today's society our children are exposed to an ever increasing diversity of views and opinions which often times conflict with our own, And the more we are aware of this diversity of outlooks, the more the question plagues 'us : How do I as parent lead my child through this perplexing maze so that he might become 'the kind of mature, responsible person that I envisioned him to become when I first saw him through a window in the maternity ward? If the above dilemma strikes a totally unfamiliar chord in you, then you may not find what follows very relevant or necessary. But for those readers who have, now and again, faced the burdensome question: how must I lead my child into adulthood?, I as': your patient and careful consideration on what follows, I suspect that it is universally accepted - compare, for example, the United Nation charter - that the rearing of children is primarily and basically the responsibility of the parents. And unless they totally discredit themselves as parents, they have the final say as to their children's up bringing. A child "belongs" to his parents and not, say, to the church or to the state. But for- tunately this is not the end of the matter. On the contrary, the parents have the right and op- portunity to ask other institutions in society, such as the church and school which I regard most important in this matter, to assist them in the rearing of their off- spring. As parents we will need such assistance because, nine times out of ten, we lack both the time and ability to .carry the whole load ourselves. At this point I do not want to bore you with an explanation of the qualifications and competence of the various 114 institutions. I simply want to make one crucial and essential assertion: whatever help a parent receives in his parental task, the help is demanding that students study certain subjects, the schools res 4a1 a certain prejudice and bias for what they consider good and proper for an educated man, And we might well ask: Have they the right to enforce such a value judgement in a neutral system? Some think not. Maybe you feel that this last example is making too much out of nothing. So let me suggest my basic misgivings with the educational neutrality. First, I am not at all convinced that a teacher can remain neutral. I can not help thinking that in a discussion with our children a teacher with any seriously held convictions will reveal his value judgements time and again, and as parents we might radically disagree with those convictions, Secondly, and more significantly, I really doubt that our policy of educational neutrality is really neutrals Certainly if theschools mustIteach as if there were no ultimate ideal for which all children must strive, and educate as if there were no final authority from which every child ought to judge an activity or subject as right or wrong, good or bad, beautiful or ugly, then we are not dealing with neutrality but with a judgement loaded with moral, philosophical and religious overtones. To decide not to make any value or religious judgements in teaching our children is an in- credibly important judgement. Personally, I find this a distorted neutrality, and I fear that it will leave a very deep and damaging imprint on the minds and lives of our children. Finally, I would want to argue thae'neutralitY 'does not permi .,',• the school to function as an ex- tension of the parental obligation of raising children. Due to the very nature of the present situation of neutrality, a school, at least in theory, can do no more than confront a child with a hundred and one different facts and theories. By all means let the students honestly face the different facts and theories. But all facts and theories with no assessment, no guidance and no direction - to do so would violate neutrality - can only leave the child confused and bewildered. No doubt we as parents and the church can try to help, but are we, average parents even with the help of the church, capable of competently guiding the child in assessing all the various areas of life - art and literature, the different economic and political principles, sex, marriage and family, the nature and purpose of work and leisure, responsible citizenship, etc.? I think not. 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For what we are asserting, among other things, is that the institutions which are helping us as parents in rearing the children are doing so "on our behalf" or "in our place". With the result that if you as a parent consider the task poorly or even harmfully executed you have every right to complain or, if that does not help, to discon- tinue the service and to seek it somewhere else. So, for example, the parent has a right to seek another church if the one to which he presently brings his child is doing, in his opinion, an altogether inadequate job. Indeed, he may quit church completely if he should think that best for the child. This is the right of the parent, and no one may penalize him for the action, However, when I think along these lines, I run into some dif- ficulty as far as our public school system is concerned. As you know, it is a law of our land, and I have no serious argument with it, that every child must attend school till he is at least 16 years of age. Understandably, the state desires an educathd populace. That is not my problem, though, I might add, it does set limits to my freedom as parent - at least to such an extent that I cannot express my displeasure with the school's help in the same manner as with the church's help, that is, refuse assistance altogether. But letting that pass, I would maintain that what I previously asserted is still true: schools exist basically to help parents in the task of bringing up children. If I am not wholly mistaken, the contract which most teachers sign declares that they as teachers stand "in the place of parents". Teachers represent you and me as parents. A teacher helps me to lead by child into becoming a mature adult. For that you and I should be grateful. But as I said earlier, I have, as you may have, envisioned that my child become a certain kind of adult. What then happens when the school or teacher radically disagrees with my vision of the "good man"? Here lies the crux of my problem and the burden of my essay. Please do not think that what follows is directed against any particular school or teacher. My thoughts are meant as a critique - whether it is good or bad I leave for your consideration - of our general educational policy; my motive is a concern for the future of our children. — No doubt you are familiar with the fact that there is a fair amount of criticism coming out these days concerning the present quality of our children's education. In a fairly recent copy of the Globe and Mail a professor from ode of our universities complains that many of the students entering a university have a very poor grasp of English grammar. Somewhat along the same lines, the Ontario Teachers' Federation was more than a little critical of some of the directives contained in H.S.1, especially concerning the degree of freedom a Student should be allowed in his choice of subject matter. Such and other concerns should alert every conscientiOus parent, Afterall, they are speaking about our children, and how they are brought up, Yet suspect that such criticisms as these are mere symptoms of a larger problem. Allow me to explain. At present our public schools provide assistance to a very diverse public. I suspect that even among those of you who read this article there will be some - and for the sake of clarity permit me to use an extreme contrast - who are convinced atheists and some who are committed Christians. And both sets of parents ask the same school to assist them in educating their children, I submit to you that this is a real problem. Can one teacher stand in the place of parents so very different in outlook? You know our society's solution, With this admitted diversity, the public school has opted to seek to maintain a kind of neutrality. Teachers must remain neutral with regard to values, styles of life, the ultimate good, To ignore this neutrality is to invite, quite understandably, the wrath of certain parents who stongly disagree with the values expressed and, in the case of the teacher, the real possiblity of being without a job. Even in the case of schools Pioneer exhibits for museum Cleverdale Women'S Institute is arranging an exhibit of pioneer articles from the northwest Middlesex district, at the Strathroy-Middlesex Museum, Oxford St., Strathroy, for display from now until the middle of May. Also on display are pain- tings done by a group of South Caradoc painters. Winter hours (2-5 p.m. on Wednesday and Sunday) are still in effect, but groups may arrange to visit the museum at other times, by phoning 245-2073, or by writing Miss E. Ward, 173 High St., W., Strathroy. From May 15 to Thanksgiving, the museum will feature a well labelled display of Indian ar- tifacts, with arrangements being made by Wm. Baxter, of Parkhill, Secretary of the Archeological Society of Western Ontario. Open hours for the summer will be Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Among recent donors of ar- ticles to the museum's collection have been Earle Steele, Neil Degraw, L. Galloway, Mrs. G.A. Jamieson, Marie Humphries, Fred Thrower Estate, Miss Catharine Stuart, Calvin Lewis, Mrs. Pearl Cobban, Bert Petch and Mrs. W.S. Reid. The museum, which is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act provisions, has also received a number of cash donations, since its establish- ment, for purchasing articles of interest, and necessary equip- ment. These total $1,925.80 to date. Also, a number of business establishments in the area have made donations of labor and materials, help of the schools in the first place? Schools do not exist merely to present children with facts - I can buy an encyclopedia set for that - nor simply to train them for a career but to help us in educating our children to live and to reflect on life as we envision it. So I submit for your careful consideration that the "neutral" public school is ill-fitted to educate children in today's pluralistic society, You might well suggest to me that if I am dissatisfied with the existing school system I have every right to set up my own. Of course you are right, and that is how it should be. Still, let me ask those who make such a suggestion: Why should I who have these convictions establish schools without the financial support of society at large, while those of you who are satisfied with the present system do receive it? You would not want to maintain. certainly that parental freedom belongs only to those who can pay their own way or who need not pay at all - except through taxes which every member of society, including those who are dissatisfied - simply because they belong to the opinion of the majority. Or let me ask from a somewhat different angle: Has the state the right to show a preference in its dispersem en t of funds for education even when the education given in the school fulfills its aims as far as the state is concerned? I would strongly maintain that the government has no right to place a financial burden on those parents with certain con- scientious convictions that is not placed on those lacking those convictions. Let the government ensure that all schools fulfill certainminimum aims, and if those aims are attained let it then show no further prejudice. To do so is a grave injustice. The child belongs to the parents not to the state. Parents should not be penalized in any way when they seek the school which they think offers a proper education and can truly represent them as parents, Is not this our basic right as parents? I will leave the matter at that, and I am hoping that I may learn from your reactions. As for the practical results if my criticism were acted on, let us work on that when we are agreed on some of the principles posited in this article, Centralia Farmers Supply Ltd. Grain • Feed • Cement Building Supplies Coal 228-6638 Want High Yield & Stalk Strength Too? You get both by selecting the right Stewart hybrid for your farm. This all Canadian company hos 15 outstanding hybrids on the recommended list for Ontario. We hove varieties just right for this area, 2-3001, 2-3102, JX952, 951,1 and special early corn - 2606 and 2704. PLEASE PHONE ELWYN KERSLAKE RR No, 1 Woodham 229-6132 GORDON and KEITH STRANG Exeter 235-1466 235-1509 EDGAR WILLERT RR No, 1 Zurich 236-4724 (e) Nothing herein shall prevent the maintenance or repair of any sign erected prior to the passing of this by-law even if such sign should be constructed in contravention of the provisions hereof, provided that upon the replace- ment of such non-conforming sign, the said replacement must comply with the provisions of this by-law; (f) No sign nor any part thereof nor any portion of its sup- port shall be constructed, erected or maintained which in any way obstructs or is attached to a fire escape or which is in such position as will interfere with the full and unobstructed use of the fire escape; (g) No sign, nor any part thereof, nor any portion of its sup- port shall be constructed, erected or maintained, which in any way obstructs or interferes with any equipment carrying or intended to carry electric power, and for the purposes hereof, the consent of the Exeter Public Utilities Commission shall be obtained for the location of such sign. (h) No sign shall be attached to or supported by any tree, post or pole, provided a sign may be supported by a pole in accordance with the provisions of a by-law pass- ed by the Council of the Corporation permitting the erection of said pole. 5. Every person who received a permit to erect and maintain a sign under the' provision of this by-law shall securely and properly erect the same to the satisfaction of the Sign Inspec- tor, and, in addition, an illuminated sign shall be erected, wired, equipped and maintained in conformity with the rules and regulations in that behalf of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. 6. No person shall make any alterationIn orto any sign erected or maintained under the authority of this by-law unless all the provisions of this by-law are strictly complied with from time to time, including the filing of a new application, in writing, and a new indemnifying agreement and obtaining a permit therefor. 7. The owner or other person having charge or control of any sign erected under the authority of this by-law shall pay a fee of $5.00 when applying for a permit under this by-law. No further annual fee shall be required unless any sign is substantially altered or re-located, 8. In every case in which a permit is issued for the erecting or for the alteration of a sign, the party in whose name the per- mit is issued, shall within twenty-four hours after the same has been erected and placed in position or altered, notify the Sign Inspector, in writing, to inspect the same, and the Sign Inspector shall inspect the same without unnecessary delay, If the said sign does not comply in all respects with the approved particulars furnished in the application, and with the requirement of this by-law, or if the same has not been erected, secured and fastened to the satisfaction of the Sign Inspector, in such manner as will in his opinion prevent the same from becoming a source of danger to the public, then he may either require such alterations or additions to be made to the sign, or its guys or supports or both, as will br- ing the same into compliance with the source of danger, and in default of such alterations and additions being forthwith made, he may tear down and remove the sign together with guys, stays and supports, and the cost of its removal shall be paid by the applicant. 9. The provision of The Municipal Act, in particular, Section 354, sh`all apply to all signs erected or maintained pursuant to this by-law. 10. Any person convicted of a breach of any of the provisions of this by-law shall forfeit and pay, at the discretion of the con- victing Magistrate, a penalty not exceeding (exclusive of costs) the sum of Three Hundred Dollars for each offence and the provisions of The Summary Convictions Act, us provided and limited by The Municipal Act, shall apply thereto. 11, The Town of Exeter will in no way ever be responsible for any sign mentioned herein in case of a sign falling and injur- ing persons, property, tors, trucks, etc; the owner will at all times be responsible. 12, That this by-law shall tome into force and take effect on the day of the final 'passing thereof. NOTE: It is council's intention to pass the following bylaw at the meeting of April 16, 1973. Persons wishing to debate the matter should do so on, or prior to that, date. Persons considering signs which will not be erected until after the bylaw is passed should give it their consideration. BE IT ENACTED by the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Exeter as a by-law thereof as follows: 1. In this by-law (a) "Sign Inspector" shall mean such person as may be ap- pointed by resolution of the Council of the Corporation as Sign Inspector; (b) "Corporation" shall mean the Council of the Corpora- tion of the Town of Exeter; (c) "Council" shall mean the Council of the Corporation; (d) "Sign" shall include any sign or advertising device con- structed in any manner, either illuminated or non- illuminated, or any advertising device using light or pro- jected light; (e) "Person" shall include person, firm and corporation; (f) "Street" shall include highway, lane, alley, park or public place in the Town of Exeter. 2. No person shall erect any sign or maintain any sign heretofore or hereafter erected in, over or upon any street without a permit, in writing, of the Corporation, issued for the then current year. Such permit shall not be valid unless the sign complies in every way with the provisions of this by- law and the approved details in the application for such per- mit. 3. Every person proposing to erect any sign or to alter or main- tain a sign heretofore or hereafter erected in, over or upon any street in the Town of Exeter shall file with the Sign Inspector a written application for a permit and an indemni- ty agreement substantially in the form contained in the application form, as set out in Schedule "A" of this By-Law, signed by the owner and the lessee of the building or vacant lot or that portion thereof to which or upon which the sign is, or is to be erected, or in respect of which lands or buildings the said sign is appurtenant. Such application shall give full particulars of such sign, including particulars of construction, means of lighting, if any, manner and detail of support or attachment, actual size, actual location when erected, and such other detail as the Sign Inspector may require. The applicant, shall, at the same time, pay the inspection fee, If the Sign Inspector, upon the examination of the application, determines that the sign complies with the provisions of this by-law, is not prohibited by, or does not offend against, the provisions of any other by-law of the Corporation, and the manner of support or attachment is, in his opinion, properly designed, he shall issue a permit for such sign. Where it is desired to continue to maintain a sign in respect of which permit has been issued in the previous year, and the Sign Inspector is satisfied that no changes have been made in such sign, or in its manner of attachment or support, nor in the ownership thereof, nor in the ownership or tenancy of the building to which it is attached or the property upon which it is erected, he may waive the filing of the application to maintain the same and the delivery of a new indemnifying agreement. 4. Every sign erected under the provisions of this by-law must comply with the following, and no person shall erect, con- struct or maintain any sign in contravention of the following provisions: (a) No portion of any sign shall be constructed, erected or maintained over any street in the Town of Exeter at a height of less than ten feet above the level of the sidewalk or the highest part of the travelled portion of the street or the grade level immediately below the sign, whichever is the higher; (b) No portion of any sign which is attached to the face of a building and generally parallel thereto, nor any portion of its support shall extend more than one foot from the face of the said building; (c) No portion of any sign nor any part of its support shall *Abe constructed, erected or maintained nearer than two feet to the nearest portion of the street used for vehicular traffic measured at right angles thereto; (d) Save and except as provided in Sub-Paragraph (b) hereof, no portion of any sign nor any part of its support shall project or extend over any street or road allowance in any manner whatsoever after the date of the passing of this by-law, ROBERT GALLOWAY RR No. 1 Crediton 234-6279 DELBERT GEIGER RR No. 3 Zurich 236-4883 DONALD GEIGER RR No, 3 Zurich 236-4865 BY-LAW NO. 8 CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF EXETER A By-Law to Regulate the Erection of Signs A •