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BRUSSELS, ON'
Friday and Saturday Nights :—
The Country Crusaders
Optimist Christmas Danc
— BRUSSELS LEGION —
Saturday,December2lst,
1974
Music by
"Lorne and the Lormains'
Tickets: $5.00
Available at Thompson and Stephenson
Meat Market; George's of Brussels; E
and Hekn's; McCutche'on Motors.
People we know
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Mr, & Mrs. Ross Hemingway
of Grande Prairie visited with Mr•
& Mrs. Carl Hemingway while
Ross was taking a mechanic's
course for the Twin Otter with De
Haviland of Toronto, They left
December 9th for Lethbridge
where Ross has accepted a
position with Time Air.
A family gathering was held
Saturday evening in Cranbrook
Hall. Mr. Russel Knight showed
slides of their trip to the British
Isles and. Ross Hemingway of life
in Northern Canada. Progressive
Euchre was played and prize
winners were: High Lady -
Yvonne Knight; Low Lady -
Marion Godkin; High Man -
Laverne Godkin; Low Man - Allan
Knight; Lone Hands - Leslie
At a special meeting of the
Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board
held in camera last Wednesday
the decision to hire another
assistant superintendent of
education was reached.
Howard Shantz and David
Teahen, two Stratford trustees
opposed the action in a recorded
vote asked for by Mr. Shantz.
Supporting the hiring of the
additional superintendent were
!he remaining eight trustees of
the ten trustees at the meeting:
MichaelConnolly, Kippen;
Francis Hicknell, Seaforth;
Mickey Vere,Stratford; Joseph
Looby, Dublin; Oscar Kieffer,
Bluevale; Arthur Haid, R.R.4,
Listowel; John McCann, Ailsa
Craig; and Donald
Crowley, Gadshill.
The assistant superintendent
would be hired in lieu of two
• consultants. The Booed has had
two consultant vacancies since
Knight. launch completed an
enjoyable evening,
Mr. & Mrs, Robert Thornton,
Dianne, Steven and. Twyla Dawn
of Dublin spent the weekend with
Mr. & Mrs, George Thornton.
Reeve and Mrs.
j.S.McCutcheon left on Friday
morning for a vacation in Florida.
Mrs.., Dorothy Dennison and
Jack Rutledge of Welland were
weekend visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Eder and other Brussels
relatives,
Mrs. Bertha Jermyn is a
patient in Wingham and District
Hospital.
Mrs. BEtty McKenzie and
Harvey Evans olExeter visited
Mrs. George Evans during the
past week.
early last year following the
resignations of. the special
education consultant and the
primary consultant.
John Vintar, Superintendent of
Education, said the Ministry of
Education is favouring the hiring
of supervisory services rather
than consultant services.
Following the meeting, Mr.
Shantz said, "I can't support the
hiring at all." He said most
boards have one supervisory
person for every 3,000 students,
and already the Huron-Perth
Board has two for 3,000 students.
Mr.Connolly said it is hoped
that the new assistant, who would
be working with Mr.Vintar and
the present Assistant
Superintendent, Joseph Tokar,
would have expertise in the area
of curriculum and program
development as well as
knowledge in the field of special
education.
Bob and. Mrs. Murray of
Toronto spent a few days with,
Mrs, Elsie Evans,
Miss Catharine Cardiff',
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Jack..
Cardiff placed first in a class of 33
in the compulsory figures in the
Western Ontario Sectionals
-fiomDeceMber 2 to May 2,
Vanastra Indoor Swimming
Pool and Park will provide the
first public indoor pool in the
county. The park will , have
playground equipment, a ball
diamond and a soccer field. The
project will receive $24,814 and
employ nine people from
December 1 to May 16.
In Perth Wilmot four projects,
totalling $65,597 and employing
21 people,have been approved.
Staff Assistance for Mentally
Handicapped Workshop, St.
Marys, will engage additional
staff to upgrade the education
and job skills of the trainees.The
porject will receive $12,120 and
. employ four people from
Dcember 2 to May 30.
Recreation for Children with
Exceptional Needs, Stratford, will
offer sports, crafts and a variety
of activities -for children with
learning disabilities or perceptual
motor handicaps. The program
also hopes to build greater
understanding between the
parents and their children. It is
Mrs. Joe Miller an
Grey Township, wt
visitors with Mr. any
Miller.
Gerald Miller is a
Wingham and Distri
where he underw
surgery.
being funded for $11,c,
employ four people fr
1 to May 31.
Listowel and Distr
Project will survey al
retarded persons in t.
determine which of t
are not being met. The
also determine the 1
retarded persons wl
institutions and how rn
returned to the comniu
employment opportui
accommodation are ava
what sub-contracts
obtained for the As
sheltered workshop an
centre. The project wil
$10,586. and employ thi
from January 20 to Ju
The Clearing of B
Dead Elm, Goderich, is
from the nei
constituency '
Huron-Middlesex, but,
agreement, recomme
Perth-Wilmot riding. It
funded for $30,910.
employ ten peopl
December 3 to May 2.
Huron-Perth board to
hire second assistant
superintendent
Five projects, totalling $75,000
expected to employ 30 people,
have been approved for the riding
of Huron-Middlesex under the
1974-75 Local Initiatives Program
by the Hon: Robert Andras,
Minister of Manpower and Immi-
gration.
The Van Egmond House
Restoration, Egmondville, will'
undertake pl-ia-,se one of the
restoration of historical buildings,
a classical revival of the 1840
period of Georgian architecture.
When finished, it will be a centre
for area social affairs and special
events. Pioneer arts and crafts
will alsq: be taught in the home.
The project will receive , $8,256
and employ six people from'
December 1 to March 1.
The Huron Pioneer Museum
Restoration Project, Goderich,
will repair, restore and refinish
artifacts of Huron County. It will
be funded for $12,056, and
employ four people from
December 3 to May 2.
Hab ilitating the Handicapped
Through Volunteer Assisted
Programlning, Dashwood, will
utilize volunteer staff in operating
workshop programs that will be.
expanded in the coming months.
The project will receive $7,954.
and employ three people from
December 1 to May 30.
Huron County Playhouse,
Grand Bend, was established in
1972 as a non-profit organization.
It plans to erect a permanent
building to replace the present
tent. The project will receive
$21,920 and employ eight people
Figure Skating Championships
held in London last week. She
also made a good showing in the
free skating when she placed .
II th.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cooper and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Triebner and Lisa of Exeter and
Local projects get over
75,000 in LIP grants
BRUSSELS PUBLIC SCHOOL
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
— TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17th --
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PROGRAM : Grades 5& 6 — The Lost Lam
— Fashion Sim
Grades 7 & 8 — The Wizard of
It's too late for the elections but the
following editorial comment which was found
in a recent edition of The Toronto Star may
give our readers food for thought:
"School hoard trustees elected next month
will find that more than ever before they will
be expected to know what is happening in the
classroom. Those candidates who feel that the
quality of education is none of their business,
that it should be left to administrators,
principals and teachers, might as well stop
campaigning right now. What the public wants
is representatives not only on the school board
but also in the schools.
"At one time most people were fairly
satisfied with public education, and trustees
could do their job of looking after the mill rate
and leave the rest to the eggheads. But now it
is as clear as 1 plus 1 equals 2 that most
people are dissatisfied with the educational
product they're paying so much for.
"If the tide of "fun education" hasn't
turned,ithas certainly run into a wall of public
opinion that insists children are taught —
whether or not they have fun in the process —
how to read, write and do arithmetic.
"Voters who believe that children must be
given a good grounding, that children can
learn the basic skills if the teachers will only
teach them, will want to know which
candidates share this view. They will also
want to vote for candidates who will make it
their business to see that it happens.
"Most trustees have shied away from this,
perhaps for fear of being squelched by the
jargon and second-hand rhetoric of
professional educators. It takes a confident,
well-informed layman to rebut a principal's
argument for allowing a Grade 2 teacher to
neglect reading instruction,
"There may be, as trustees will be told ;
8—THE 'BRUSSELS POST DECEMBER
"developmental studies showing that a
disproportionate emphasis on the acquisition
of visual verbal skills before a mean age of 7.9
years leads to social maladjustment and
psychomotor disorientation ...blah, blah,
blah...." There are just as many studies to
prove the opposite.
"This does not mean trustees should
engage in witch hunts., It simply means that
they must be open-minded enough to listen to
the public and independent enough to check it
out.
"Nor does it mean they shouldb e
reactionary philistines. In fact, we need
trustees on guard against the sort of backlash
that will lead to the dumping of all that's goOd
in today's education.
"We need people who recognize that even
though the province sets the guidelines in
education, there is a vital role trustees can
' play in getting those guidelines changed
where they need changing and making the
best of them where they don't.
"No doubt the sheer size of the provincial
machine, and the momentum it's been
allowed to develop, makes many people feel it
can't be challenged. Perhaps this is one
reason why there were so many acclamations
for school board - there will be no vote in 19 of
the 54 wards in Metro and in many others
voters will have little choice.
"In North York, for example, which has a
bigger education budget than any province in
Canada other than Ontario, Quebec and
British Columbia, there were acclamations in
seven of the 14 wards and only two candidates
for each position in four other wards.
"This lack of candidates makes it all the
more important that those who do face the
electorate make clear Where they stand on
what should be taught in their schools."
ii, 1974 '
Opinion
Trustees needed in the schools