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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-12-07, Page 5Times-Advocate, December 7. 1978 RIBBON CUTTING AT 2 P.M. THURS 6 for 80* Board chairman lists challenges The Huron County Board of Education held its inaugural session Monday afternoon and learned that 1979 may be a year the board has to co-operate to “do more for more.” The board members were sworn in by provincial court judge William Cochrane at the meeting and were told by chairman John Elliott, who was acclaimed to the poet, that 1978 had been a difficult year but that most of the challenges to the board were met and resolved. He said the board was at the point where it must “proceed in a co-operative manner to provide sound management and direction for the school community in Huron county,” Elliott said the board must establish objectives for 1979 and future years and work towards those objectives annually reviewing its successes and failures, The chairman warned the board decliningMonday afternoon STEPHEN STUDENT COUNCIL — The student council for the 1978-79 term was elected recently at Stephen Central School. From the left are, treasurer Susan McClure, president Fred Miller, vice-president Karen Hodge and secretary Frank Kohl. T-A photo Thames Road ladies meet Honor couple at farewell enrolment in county schools combined with reduced provincial grants would create a tough job for the board. He said trustees must work closely with teachers, administration, parents and students to solve financial problems. “I hope we’re capable of looking past the Immediate effect of decisions and ignoring our particular in­ terests to consider the future of education and the role the next generation will play here because of the example we set,” said Elliott. He said the board, the community and the nation can’t continue to do “less for more” but must strive to do “more for more.” The Blyth trustee was acclaimed to another year as board chairman. Trustees either felt he was the best man for the job or had no interest in the position and Elliott was unchallenged for the job. Two votes were required to name a vice- chairman for the board when Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace and Brussels representative Donald McDonald were nominated. A tie vote in the first round was broken in the second and McDonald got the nod by a narrow margin. Elliott was cited by the board for his work in 1978, a difficult year for the board. Past chairman Herb Turkheim presented Elliott with a gavel honoring his work and said 1978 was one of the “most difficult years this board has ever faced.” Turkheim said the teachers’ strike, the closing of McKillop school and the “great book debate” had forced Elliott to “put up with a lot.” Elliott responded telling the board he had learned a great deal in the year as chairman and had been “blessed with an ulcer,” The Blyth trustee reminded board members they were “here as elected individuals to represent the community.” He said they were “board of directors and must establish policies and programs that should enable each student to achieve the lot in life that we desire for them,” “Do not operate in­ dividually but collectively,” he said. “Decisions of the board are collective not individual.” Elliott said he wanted the board to take a look at a revamped committee system that he hoped would enable trustees to work closer handling board problems. He said he felt the present committee system was not functioning and he wanted to propose changes. The board now has five committees each with three members. The committees handle finances, school curriculum, < personnel, property and student policies. Elliott proposed an amalgamation of some committee responsibility reducing the number of committees to three, each with five members, He said the three would be education, which would be responsible for curriculum and student policy, management, which would be responsible for spending, and a personel committee which would be responsible for personnel I and salary negotiations. The chairman said he also wanted the vice-chairman of the board to take a more active part in board business and would start by making the vice-chairman the chairman of the management committee, involving the vice-chairman in dollars spent by the board. Elliott said he also wanted the board to consider reverting to one open meeting a month instead of the two it now has. He said administration was spending a great deal of time preparing agendas for two meetings and he felt that time could be better utilized in other areas. He said the board would have one open session and reserve one night for committee meetings. He said the committee system would still prompt debate at board meetings since no majority would be evident if a com­ mittee was all in agreement on a matter. He added that any proposals a committee had for the board would still have to be sold in a board session. SOUTH HURON AkBDV GRANDOPENIN THURS. DEC. 7 OPENING SPECIALS •JT-i'*' 2 doz. for $ 1.25 2doz.for ’1.25 PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES CHRISTMAS SHORTBREAD MIHCE MEAT TARTS BLUEBERRY, SPICED APPLE DONUTS i doz for ’ 1.70 The Management Reserves The Right To Limit Quantities FREE COFFEE & DONUTS BOTH DAYS OPEN DAILY 9:30 - 4:30 Mon. to Frl (Located North of ARC Industries in Dashwood) By MRS. WILLIAM ROHDE THAMES ROAD Tuesday evening 29 people gathered at Usborne Central School to honour Mr. and Mrs. Lee Webber after their departure to their new home in Exeter. Euchre was played and prizes were given to the following. Men’s high - Lee Webber; Men’s low - David Passmore; Lone hands - Mrs. Wayne Rowe; Ladies’ high - Mrs. Wilfred Hunkin; Ladies’ low - Mrs. David Passmore. Mrs. Ross Hodgert called Mr. and Mrs. Lee Webber to the front and Mrs. Wilfred Hunkin read a well worded address and Reg Hodgert presented Lee and Helen with a lovely clock. Both replied and invited the peo­ ple to come and visit them in their new home. All joined in singing “For They Are Jolly Good Fellows”. A delicious lunch was then partaken of that brought an enjoyed evening to a close. United Church women The spirit of Christmas was evident when members of the United Church Women came to their meeting Mon- day night with a gift for their Secret Pal. Mrs. Ross Hodgert was the hostess. The scene was further set when the programme com­ mittee took their places at a table with a centre of evergreen boughs and lit red candles in front of alighted Christmas tree for the play- * ing of Christmas music played by Mrs. Reg Hodgert. Those conducting the worship service were Mrs. Archie Etherington, Mrs. Ted Kernick, Mrs. Mac Hodgert and Mrs. Rick Parker, the latter reading the story of the little Christ­ mas bell. Carol singing was enjoyed, poems, and medita­ tion also, and . prayer was offered. The speaker Mrs. Donna Paynter, Kirkton was in­ troduced by Alma Etherington, and had a whole table of Christmas decorations, cone wreaths, table centres, door swags, place mats, place cards etc, that could easily be made , mostly from things people often throw out, which she showed and explained. She was thanked and presented with a poinsettia. Mrs. Murray Dawson the vice-president took the chair F 5 fuck for a Christmas Gift? I\ Buy a food voucher at ”A&H Food Market ltd" i for any amount. They JmRR L can always use it. • * A&H FOOD MARKET Exeter 235-0212 $ NOW IS THE TIME FOR $ for the business in the absence of the president Mrs. William Rohde who is in the hospital. From the secretary’s report we recall­ ed the gifts sent to various organizations to help people in our community. Mrs. Ross Hargreaves read a letter from Joan Allen, a member of Elim- ville church who is a nurse and went with another nurse, paying their own way to India and serving there among the lepers trying to relieve some of the suffer­ ing. She works a lot with the children too, setting up and giving shots for measles. Although conditions are poor the smile on the faces of the children is their reward. Live-Love projects were ex­ plained. It was decided to apply to have mission and service money sent to India for flood relief and leprosy, the South London Outreach Ministry where Rev. Glen Wright is and the bridges which con­ cern prisoners and refor­ matories. At the close of the meeting the suspense was brought to a climax when we learned who our Secret Pal had been all year by receiving a gift. A delicious lunch was then partaken of. Personals Roy Coward returned home Wednesday to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Stewart after having un­ dergone surgery in Universi­ ty Hospital, London. 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