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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1972-01-26, Page 7WE SPECIALIZE IN A COMPLETE LINE OF FARM EQUIPMENT Sales and Service BRUSSELS WALTON} ONTARIO SEAFORTH 887-6365 527-0245 E. LONGSTAFF -OPTOMETRIST- SEAFORTH, GOVENLOCH ST, 527-1240 Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Thursday Evening CLINTON OFFICE, 10 ISAAC STREET *Monday, and Wednesday 482-7010 Phone Either Office For Appointment inood.inuoiewlemoinnioinesioolamegifti HOUSE. OF MAX FURNISHINGS - INTERIORS M. L. WATTS FUNERAL HOME PHONE: 887-6336 or 887-6585 BRUSSELS, Ont. CRAWFORD and MILL J, H. CRAWFORD, Q.C. A. R. M. MILL, B.A., LLB. ROSS E. DAVIES, B.A., LLB. BRUSSELS and ' WINGHAM PHONE 887-9491 PHONE 357-2630 Wingham Memorial Shop QUALITY SERVICE CRAFTSMANSHIP Open Every Weekday Your Guarantee For Over 35 Years of CEMETERY LETTERING Box 156 WINGHAM JOHN MALLICK t 4- • JIM CARDIFF AGENT REAL ESTATE BROKER GENERAL INSURANCE FOR HOWICK FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INS. 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V."*,..*:4”...*Ii:Ot 14 ,* '_'..4‘4•46.**44., .. 14.4ttme...****,,,....,.v ,,-, 4 VoR -°11' 6 S O.P.P. l 'rfA ft it, 15 sAY" e$,Vdtvertan At it Aff ,v61. o" Area. Trustees Seek Committee System Changes TWO Members of the Huron County Beard of Education fought Monday .evening for SOM e changes in the new system. tnder which the, board: is .Operating,.. but seemed to, giVe up in. frustration as the remaining 14. members 'voted in a hlocic against them. Trustee Molly Kunder of Sea, forth had served notice of Motion JO December that she would try to have the question of the beard's present committee system re, opened. However, _during the int- erica the Chairman's Advisory Committee comprised. of Elliott, chairman; John Broad- foot, vice-chairman; CayleyHill, chairman of the managenlent ,OnlInittee; and Mrs. Marten Zion, _chairman of the education committee, met and drafted some changes which came before the beard at its regular Janeary meeting. Mrs. Kunder and Trustee John Henderson of McKillop, argued that the meetings of the chair- man's Advisory Committee, should be open to any board member who cared to attend. They said that under the present, system,' whereby any trustee other than the four members of Chairman's Advisory Committee had to be invited to attend, it was unfair to the ratepayers who were not represented on the committee. “Four trustees are running the whole board," stated Mrs. Kunder. "We don't want that, no mat- ter who the four members are," retorted R.M. Elliott who urged the board members to "throw it out" if they believed the system to be unfair. A vote on the matter showed that only Mrs. Kunder and Mr. Henderson were opposed to con- tinuing the closed meetings of the Chairman's Advisory Com- mittee. In addition to the Chairman's Advisory Committee, the board has had an Education Commit- tee and a Management Commit- tee, each with five members; an Advisory Vocational Commit- tee with three' board members working with a group of trades- men in the county on the voca- tional aspect of education in Hu- 'von; and the Committee on Schools for the Traihable Itardad, also with three ;nem, bers, The major committees. the education, committee and the imanagement committees, are to be enlarged to include seven trustees on each. "It was felt that since the education and management com- mittees, were composed of only five members each, some areas of the county could be without representation on one or the 'other," the Chairman's Advis- ory Committee stated. 'it was the feeling, also ' that all board Members should be involved in 'the work of the major commit- teeoducation and management.-P, John Henderson 'pointed out that with seven trustees on the committee and the chairman and the vice-chairman, it would be possible for a committee to con- trol the board vote en any issue. "That would be nine against seven," he said and asked "What would be the use of bringing it to the board?" Chairman Elliott said that was a disadvantage to the seven- member committees, of course, but he noted that seldom is the entire committee unanimous on an issue. In that case, the com- mittee dissenters could get sup- port from the non-committee members on the board - or vice- versa - and the board would still hold the balance of power. "The seven-member com- mittees give everyone an oppor- tunity to sit on one committee and to have a vote," Mr. El- liott said. "The other way, four members had no committee and no vote on either." The seven-member commit- tees were apprftved With only John Henderson and 011 Taylor of Hensall opposed. Mr. Henderson then queried how members of the ,Manage- Ment committee, for instance, would know what was happen- ing on the -educational comrnitt4- -ee, Particularly if he was int- erested in a. specific problem relating to his area to be dis- cussed in another committee. He said that while all board members were free to. sit in on all committee meetings (with the exception of the Chairman's Advisory Committee) only com- mittee members had the right to vote. "You might as well stay home," added Mr. Henderson, "You don't get any backup mat- erial before the meeting and you can't vote when you get there." Trustee Henderson charged that much of his information. comes through the grapevine and, noted that in some cases, the ratepayers know , what's going on before he does, (7 "I believe a board member is entitled to know what's going on and to have something to say about it," he complained. He was reminded that all commit- tee recommendations came before the total board for a vote. "And just watch your rec- ommendations from the commit- tees,"the trustee insisted. "Nine out of ten are passed when they 'come to the board." The next item of business was the re-shuffling of meet- ing dates. The recommendation was to have the education com- mittee meeting the first Monday of each month and the manage- ment committee meeting the sec- ond Monday of each month. There was some indecision, however, whether to make the change ef- fective in February or in March Since Cayley. Hill, chairman of the management committee, could not be present. Trustee Henderson quest- ioned why Mr. Hill's absence should affect the change since his tenure of office as chair- man of management ended in December. "The striking committee's report doesn't come in until after this does it?" he asked. "It sounds pretty cut and dried to me," interjected Mrs. Kunder. Chairman Elliott admitted the allusion to the possibility of Mr. Hill remaining as chairman of management in 1972 was an er- ror and it was agreed the change would become effective Feb- ruary 1, The report of the striking committee was accepted as pre- sented by the Chairman's Ad- visory Committee. It is as fol- lows: Education committee, Gar- dent Hicks, Charles Rau, John Taylor, George Parsons, Wilfred Shortreed, Molly Kunder, Marion Zinn; Management, Clarence McDonald, Jim Taylor, JohnHen- derson, Don McDonald, Dr. Alex Addison, Alex Corrigan, Cayley Hill; AVG, Garnet Hicks, Charles Rau,Wilfred Shortreed; Re- tared, Clarence McDonald; Molly Kunder, Jim Taylor; Of- fice Accommodation, Clarence McDonald, Dr. Addison, Charles Rau; Salary, Mrs. Kunder, Geo. Parsons and Wilfred Shortreed. In each case, the committee members will choose their own chairman, S RADIO and TV SALES &SERVICE Eg ELECTROHOME an eietta degre0 of exCeltente QUEEN STREET- BLYTH,ONT.4 P446'52'3-9640 DEAD STOCK REMOVAL SERVICE WANTED - DEAD AND DISABLED - CATTLE AND HORSES - TOP PRICES PAID FOR HORSES ON THE HOOF Small Animal. Pickup 24 Hr. Fast Efficient Services Brussels Pet Food Supplies Lie, 2 /3 -c-70 S FREE OF CHARGE - OVER 150 LBS. PHONE COLLECT 887-9334 BRUSSELS Glen is an appealing lad who has just turned nine. He is slender with blue eyes, brown hair and fair skin. In good health, he is extremely active and has a great zest for sports. He plays hockey, baseball and lacrosse. Glen is highly competitive, both in sports and at school with a real drive to be on top. It is hard for him to accept even a small degree of failure, so he needs parents who can help him realize that once you've done your best it's no disgrace if you can't achieve all your goals. Glen does well in school where his teachers say he is imaginative and creative. One of his projects has been working On a puppet show where he made up the plot as it went along, He likes making things — his own Hallowe'en costume, for instance. This lad's foster family have a cottage where he has learned to swim, which he loves. He also enjoys frequent visits to a farm where he makes friends with the animals. Glen would do well as the only child, or with brOthers and sisters considerably older than himself. He needs parents who can make him understand he is loved for himself and not for his achievements. To inquire about adopting Glen, please write to Today's Child, Box 888, Station K, Tofonto. THE BRUSSELS POST, JA . 26, 1,72-7