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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1973-10-24, Page 6f student for the period $epternber 1973, to 'December, 1973. in, January the agreement, will be re- negotiated when the students are transferred to London, Weekend transportation is provided by the Huron County Board of Educa- tion for four 'children from their homes in Huron to Milton. ' TEACHERS TO SUPERVISE Mrs, Marie Toll, principal at Walton. Public School, asked for additional supervisory assist- ance before classes begin in the morning because 23 children are delivered by bus to the school by E05 a,rn, Trustee John. Hen- derson approved her request, • but in a recorded vote asked by .' him, the Board voted for the pre- sent teachers at the school to take turns at supervision. Vat- ing J.P.Alexander, Broadfoot, Kenneth Cooke, Corrigan, C. McDonald, Westbrogic, Herbert Turl and Mrs. Marion Zinn. no: John Henderson, Mr Wallace and Mrs, Donald Ku Not voting was acting chaii Wilfred Shortreed and Se School representative on Charles Rau, Absent from r ing were E. C. Hill,, boardc man; H. Hayter and. Donal Donald, Editor's Quote Bo "Leisure is -the mother philosophy/' Thomas Hob Entertainnient at The Queeh's Hotel Brussels FRIDAY and SATURDAY Ye-Ole Gang with Howard Smith Sunday Evening Matinee featuring Tex NOble Good food on the menu. ENTERTAINMENT: AT. THE NEW AMERICAN HOTEL BRUSSELS ,ONT. Friday 'and Saturday Night The Maitland Trio Gospel Films presents... The amazing true story of Dave Boyer! ?Orals 6ee0ed , .. bOtties btokeri Pills 1111f 1 I' HURCO N 1:aterit rest i< ..SIngibg for JeSLis CH APEL,„2 Maretege put baCk '6g-ether UND IENots AY at p so LONG JOEY! Auguitk Entertainrrient Was his world . : . he vOWed to make it big He left home — bhanged his narhe tOJOey Stevens Made it big at 500 010b in Atlantic city Dtaiik heavily — started popping piliS 'Separated froni his Wife and little girl, he was ready to oornrnit SUIOld6 1.111F1 13,SPAIFI! Aug. 20,1966,— Then life's gi'eatest evetit tob.k piece Addepteda OW life- - ChriSt cattle iri! . Gelvary bOvereci it an. CURL WILL SlitAK VAT 'WESTFIELD 'FELLOWSHIP HOUR An increase of 8% in the sal— aries of senior administrative of- fiCialS of the Huron Board, of Education was approved by the Board Monday afternoon. In addition to the salary in- creases which range up to $2,400 and which are retroactive nearly ten months to January 1st of this year, the board approved addi-.. tional fringe benefits. The new salaries with 1972 salaries in brackets are; Director of Education, D. J, Cochrane, $32,400 ($30,000); Ac- ademic Superintendents; James Coulter and Donald Kenwell, $27,000 ($25,000); Superintendent. of Business Affairs; R. B. Dun- lop, $27,000 ($25,000); Assist- ant Academic superintendents,. Robert. Allen and Ralph Smith, $25,900 ($24,000). Effective October 1, 1973, the Board will pay 75 per cent of the premium cost of O,H.I,P., Blue Cross drug plan and group life insurance plaa for these of- ficials. The Board will pay 50 per cent of the annual membership fee for any senior administrative official wishing to join the.ont- ario Association of Education Administrative officials. ' Effective October 1, 1973, the Board will pay 15 cents per mile to all employees driving onboard business. Wilfred Shortreed,vice chair- man of the Board, who was acting chairman Monday in the absence of Board Chairman, E. C. Hill, stated, "We have a good admin- istratiVe staff. we have to keep their salaries in line with our neighboring counties." In a press release from the Board it was stated that because. of "the abnormally high increase in the cost of living which has oc- curred over the last several months, the Huron County Board of Education felt that it most bring salaries into line with those being paid by neighboring boards." In. other business the Board accepted the resignation of Don- ald S. McKee, effective October 15, and approved a request from Mrs. E. Merrill, teacher at Blyth BUSES OVERCROWDED Public School be permitted to At a regular 'Board meeting attend the Directors' meeting, on September 17, Trustee Herb- ,Huton Board agrees to give .adininistrators'8% ra Federation Of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario, on Thursday, March 28 and Friday, March 29, 1974. The Federation which made the request will re- imburse the Board the costs of supplying a teacher during Mrs. Merrill's absence. The Board will permit Mrs. J. Graham, principal of Queen Elizabeth Schools for the Train- able Retarded, Goderich, to keep' the schools open on November 21, 1973 (a day designated for pro- fessional activity) and close the schools on April 26, 1974, to en- able the teachers in the Train- able Retarded schools to attend the Annual Conference for tea- chers of these children, CLEAR FIELD TRIPS • Four field trips for students at South Huron District High School were approved 35 to 40 students, members of the Junior Outers Group, for an overnight trip in the. Exeter area on Oct- ober 10 to October 20, inclusive at no cost to the Board; 25 to 30 students, members of the Senior Outers group, for an excursion for three days, October 19 to October 21, inclusive, to the To- •bermory-Cypress Lake area, at no cost to the Board; 25 students members of the Senior Outers group for an overnight trip to the Maitland River area from No- vember 10 to November 11, in- clusive, at no cost to the Board; 40 4-year students on a one-day excursion to Greenfield Village, Detroit, Michigan, on a suitable day during the first week in No- vember, at a cost to the Board and charged to the budget of the Sdith Huron District High School of $105.00. Ken Galbraith's request to connect 'a six-inch,,,tile to the Board's 12-inch field tile atHow- ick Central Public School at no ert Turkheim, of Zurich present- ed a petition from 62 students declaring that 4xeter Coach LineS Bus #4 to SoUthHuron trict High Schooliis overcrowded. R. L. Cunningham, Transporta- tion manager for the Board, re- ported the bus being used has a, manufacturers rated capacity of 72 students, but a legal capacity according to specifications from Ministry of Transportation and Communications of 69 students, of which approximately one-third of the seating capacity can stand. It was reported there were '72 students eligible to ride the bus on .this route, therefore there are four more students than legal ca- pacity if all ride the bus :at one time. It was reported that some students drive the family car, ' Mr. Turkheim said, "It may be legal but I believe it is crim- inal," referring to so many stu- dents standing, He objected too, to the Ministry of Transporta- tion ruling that three secondary students can sit in the 39-inch seats on the bus, Jack Alexander of Wingham Said that Jack Riddell, MPP for^ Huron, is preparing' a Bill to put before the Ontario Government on schoo bus safety, about which he is concerned, and this Bill includes a recommendation that three secondary students should not have to sit in a one 39-inch seat, The Board instructed the Administrative staff to invest- igate the situation in Huron to find out what costs would be in- volved to have all students seat- ed while travelling on a bus, The Board agreed to invite John H. Byler of the Gorrie Am- ish Parochial' School to attend the next Board meeting, along with a delegation from his ' school, to determine if an ,arrangement. can be worked out for the Amish expense to the Board was grant- -children to be transported to their school at R„R„ 1, Wroxeter, by the Huron Board while transport- ing students to Howick Central public school. Four students presently at- tending the Ontario School for the Deaf in Milton will be attending the newschool fora the Deaf in London beginning January 4. The Board will continue to employ the services of Brooke Trailways at a monthly, rate of $53.80 per ed, and any future costs result- ing from this drain are to be borne by Mr. Galbraith. A question • of fencing en- croachment at Wingham Public School is to be turned over to the Board's solicitor for investiga- tion and recommended action. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES .SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28th. • 11 At 11 a.m.. and 7:30- p.m. . • Melville Presbyte'rian • Church. — Guest Preacher — THE REV. PAUL RUMBALL ,of Logan Geggie Church, Toronto ALL ARE WELCOME sJ HARRISTON Drive-In Theatre PHONI 3384121 All Shows Start at 8 p.m. And PLAY as SHOWN on PROGRAM Friday and Saturday - October 26-27 THE TROUBLEMAN Stars Robert Hooks Hip Itiritat call him. Mt, 1' his .erieMieg, call for merdy Also Welcome Home Soldier Boys Danny ; .Fatback and file <i d are tarrying. a deadly. cl~l cease - War BRUSSELS. 'itittogtik 101