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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1981-10-21, Page 14NOW. ON DISPLA Y r. tr,he eiv, • 1U1011 Txpositor Since 1860, Serving the 6M-triunity First, Main St, Seaforth 527-0240 A14 -- THE BRUSSELS POST, OCTOBER 21, 1981 English curriculum criticized BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Trustees of the Huron- Perth Separate School. Board were upset that its intermedi-. ate English curriculum was t torn apart by an intermediate. English provincial review t committee. The review, compiled by two Ministry of Education officials, was presented by the board at its meeting on Oct. 13. Trustee Jeanette Eybergen said trustees spend time in ' committee developing a cur- riculum, then the Ministry comes and tears it apart. She asked why guidelines were set first? Director of Education Wil- liam Eckert said, "the boards were left to their own de- mise." He told the trustees, "don't take exception to the criticism," but to look at the objectives. Mr. Eckert said the criti- cism is valid and that overall across the province, the Huron-Perth Separate School curriculum is "looking very good." Trustee William Kinnahan suggested the two ministry officials who compiled the report, be present at a board meeting to discuss the report. This was agreed to by the board and an, invitation will be extended. The report was compiled by having questionnaires filled out be teachers and students of grade seven and eight as seven schools across the two counties. One recommendation, that teachers de-emphasize spell- ing, punctuation and kinds of sentences didn't sit well with Trustee Ronald Marcy. He said he thought the tendency was to get back to the basics. Evaluation of students' work was also recommended to be changed, as the recom- mendations point out that, words such, as excellent, average and weak are not easily defined. The Ministry recommenda7 tions emphasized that use of practising what the students have learned by using it in other subject areas, spelling, reading and writing skills were particularity noted. The use of writing journals, a collection of written works by the students, was praised by the. Ministry officials, It was reported that over half the teachers use the journals in their classes. In other business, the board: Approved collecting taxes from the municipalities sup- porting the Separate School system four times a year on March 31, June 30. Sent. 30 and Dec. 15. Good demand for heifers at yards The market at Brussels Stockyards traded steady on steers and met a good de- mand on heifers. Choice pigs sold steady with medium pigs under pressure. There were 100 cattle and 1535 pigs on offer. Choice steers- 76.00 to 79.00 with sales to 83.00; Good steers- 74.00 to 76.QQ. A 4-H Limousine steer weighing 1130 lbs. sold for 83.00, A steer consigned by Lorne Forester of Lucknow weigh- ing 1230 lbs. sold for 79.00 Six steers consigned by Mervin Smith of Walton averaging 1175 lbs. sold for 78.60. A steer consigned by Jerome Zettler of R.R.2 Wal- kerton weighing 1260 lbs. sold for 79.00 with his lot of 11 steers averaging 1235 lbs selling fot 77.60. Six steers consigned by Jacob Weins of St. Clements averaging 1160 lbs. sold for 78.10 with his load of 30 steers averaging 1126 lbs. selling for 77.30. Two steers consigned by Maple Emblem Farms of Dungannon averaging 1235 lbs. sold for 78.60 with their lot of 14 steers averaging 1200 lbs. selling for 77.20. Four steers consigned by George Underwood Farms of R.R. 1 Wingham averaging 1 1322 lbs. sold for 78.20 with their load of 42 steers avera- ging 1306 lbs. selling for an overall price of 77.35. A steer consigned by Bob McDonald of Brussels weigh- ing 1160 lbs. sold for 78.50 with his 13 steers averaging 1148 lbs. selling for 77.40. A steer consigned by K & L Beef Farms of Ethel weighing 1390 lbs. sold for 78.00. Choice Exotic Heifers- 75.00 to 78.00 with sales to 80.75; Choice light heifers- 72.00 to 75.00 A heifer consigned by Wayne Redmond of Auburn weighing 1050 lbs. sold for 80.75. Five heifers consigned by Fred Marshall of R.R. 3 Fergus averaging 1030 lbs.• sold for 78.60 with his load of 45 heifers averaging 1066 lbs. selling for an overall price of 77.35. Ten heifers consigned by George Blake of R.R. 2 Brussels averaging 1020 lbs. sold for an overall price of 77.15, Twelve heifers consigned by Paul Miller of R.R. 2 Staffa Continued from page 1 Both men_ said there have been some problems with corn stalk rot in the counties and advised farmers to shop around for different corn grain seeds for next year. Mr. Heard said now would be a good time for the farmers who had this problem , to drive around and see what corn is standing. This would, determine the 'kind of corn which will take the particular weather experienced recently in the counti es. Mr. Heard said the rains in September and the high winds attributed to the corn damage. He also said stalk rot averaging 975 lbs. sold for an overall price of 77.10. Two heifers consigned by Joe Zettler of Walkerton averaging 1050 lbs. sold for 79.50 with his lot of 21 heifers averaging 1077 lbs. selling for an overall price of 76.60. in corn is associated with the amount of sugar inthe stalk. When the sugar in the stalk decreases, stalk rot moves in. Mr. Lawson said despite the stalk rot in places, the corn crop as a whole will expteierice a high yeild this year over last year. The , two men said wheat ; planting is later this year" because, of the inability to .get the present crops off the land. Mr. Lawson said more wheat is being grown in Perth , County this year, while Mr. Heard said, despite intent- ions just over half the' antici- pated wheal acreage has been planted. Seven heifers consigned by Mervin Smith of R.R. 4 Walton averaging 944 lbs. sold for an overall price of 75.8S. ' Choice cows- 48,00 to 52.00 Good cows- 45.00 to 48.00; 30-40 lb . pigs to a high of Soy beans in both counties look good. Mr. Lawson said the average is slightly better than preivous years. Mr. 38.00 40 to 50 lb. pigs to a high of 43.75. 50 to 60 lb. pigs to a high of 51.00 60 to 70 lb, pigs to a high of 55.00 70 to 80 lb. pigs to 57.50. Heard said soy beans look pretty good and said some 40 bushels had been harvested to date. Crops good in Huron WEDDING INVITATIONS THE HURON EXPOSITOR PHONE 527-0240 SEAFORTH Personalized