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The Brussels Post, 1975-06-25, Page 11ott, hell rases guest a hell teriaa, ,enrol;' ;isted.'; artnaa: choit. ave.A" oggati READ and USE POST CLASSIFIED Action Ads DIAL DIRECT 887 6641 CAUGHT AT A BAD TIME — Bruce Shaw, vice-principal of SDHS looks busy, but he wasn't too rushed to speak to- us ab 'out his forthcoming promotion to principal of SDHS this fall. (Staff Photo) TRONC41, 9000' Plastic - $1 8 • per bale 12,'000' Plastic - $22." per bale 10,000' Sisal $26 .75 per bale No change in knotter required for any of above Quantity Discounts-an all sizes Agromart® Brussels 887,6016 '114E BRUSSELS '0-Ott JUNE.-15'. IOU 4-M members to Indiana 23 4-H Club nienibers from Huren County will be leaving oh, Friday, June 27th, 1975, for Blackford and Jay Counties in Indiana on the first part•of a 444 exchange programme that will last until July 3rd. 4-H club members from Indiana will be refitthing their visit in Huron County from July 17th to July 22nd. I-Iuron County 4-11 club - tneinbers participating on the exchange aret Fran Logtenberg, #1, Dungan , non; Kathy Pentland, #6, Godericf; Diana Brand; Clinton; Janet Postma, #1, Varna; Carol bougalti #3, Exeter; Sherry Boak, 1, totingatiinoti;- Susan • Bridge 4 Potdwich; Mary 4. Kernick, GOderich; Linda - Dougherty, #6, Ooderich; Annette ElOtteSehanSker, #1, Ethel, Nancy Alton, #2, Liteknow Marty Becker; bashwood; Nelson Underwood, betiaid Sanderson, #1, Gorrie; - Wayne .ghaptori, #1, titett; breilwatii #1, Dungannon; Paul Gibbings, #1, Clinton; Barry Elliott, #1, Lucknow; Ralph Morrison, #1, Lucknow; Jerry Logtenberg, #1, Dungannon; Dave Kinsman, #2, Staffa: John Frarien, #2, Auburn; Laurie Stackhouse, #1, Londesboro. The group will be chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. fob McNeil, Goderich, and Jim Fairies, R.R.#1, Gorrie. The objectives of the 4-H exchange programme in Huron County are to give club nienib,rs an opportunity to meet 444 er's their own age from 4botlitt country and to exchange ideas on different ways of life and different agrictilttital ptactides.Plart of the exchange is being sponsored by local agricultural groups and businesses throughout the Ceitrity, Every week more and Mete people discover what mighty jobs, are accomplished by low cost Post Want Ads: Dial Utttssels 887-6641: N principQI saYs SDHS. has #o emphasize that id's differeht (By Nancy Andrews) youth, ambition, health ' enthusiasm seem to radiate from the newly appointed priocipai of Seaforth District High School, Bruce Shaw. If one word was to describe hitra t would be dynamic. At the age of 33, he is the recently elected mayor of Exeter, after h axing served AS councillor for- four years, and a family man with two boys. Bruce , 11, and David, 10. The question that seems td pop tito one's mind when one hears about his recent advancement om vice-principal to principal of SDHS is, "You've come so far in such a short time, where on earth do you want to go? Mr. Shaw leaned back in ,his. swivel chair, gave a hoot of laughter and beamed a wide grin and said "I think I'm there." • Mr. Shaw was born in Montreal and said yes, he must have been part of the non-French speaking group that Robert Bourassa is having so much trouble with. He went to high school in St: Thomas and majored in English and History at the University of Western Ontario. • Having applied in Exetef,' he aught English for nine year's and was department head .for three years. Somewhere' along-the way e. married his. St.Thomas born ife; Fran, Mr. Shaw came to SDHS two ears ago as vice-principal. Of his he said:"I have really been ortuilate to have Mr., Plurnsteel s principal for he has allowed me o grow into the job and has been ery supportive and I owe a great al to him," • Mr. Shaw has a pat answer for hose who think he's too young or the job. As he said, he has eady fought and won an eetion campaign where his outh was used as a weapon. He answered this reporter's all apologetic statement, You're rather young aren't out" with a rather forthright atement: "What I lack in 'years, can make up for in enthusiasm." Progressive "I like to think of myself as a ogressive conservative in every ense of the word. That means ou capitalize on change, if there something yott can do better on do it and if there is something u value as being worthwhile ou emphasize that." When asked hoW this relates to he school, he said: "I envision a hange in perhaps, structure, action and objectives of, this hod," "This school has to be unique Huron county as a secondary hod, it can't be the same as the Cher four, we have to be doing omething different." He said: "We can't offer a ariety of programs due to our ze. If the present trend ontinues our role will probably ecliiie substantially, and at that int it will become economically tisound to keep this school Unctionihg. "The program has to be ifferent, teacher involvement hold be emphasized and we ave to emphasize that Seaforth igh School graduates are well ducated, that Means they can ead well, and write well." ve to see what we are log wrong, If We follOw the atne criteria, then we aregoing o short change the "I would think this year will be year of a great deal of intense ommittee work by MySelf, staff nd students so we Can give' ecif1 s. to this general he Said, es4ici he hopes there Will be a ore active invoiVeriterit" of the Minutilty through ad btganiiatioriS taking aii active role in the school program in guest lecturing, sports poaching, and adult supervision of extra- curricular activities much as drama. Potential. He said he, hopes the school's program develop the potential of the student both physically and mentally within the limitatioils of the school. Mr. Shaw said he found the kids much easier to get to know at SDHS than Exeter High School because of the school's sizi. "What really don't like in both schools is the apparent apathy and aparat unwillingness to accept responsibility by the students. "I feel students are sheltered . "In a way that is 'good", he said, "I think they're sheltered from having to interact, they don't react well with other people, they are children in many ways. I would like very much to -give them - unpreeedented responsi- bility, but I feel they just couldn't handle it. They like the security and Safety of adult supervision,", he said. He ,- Said the apathy and shrinking from responsibility is characteriktic of students at both the schools in whieh he has taught bat "is even• more so" at SDHS. He said probably due to the size of, the towns, .the students haven't been exposed to the same type of social pressures and in a way it's an' innocence." Students are "dot exposed to the same thing that you are exposed to in a bigger society, where you are exposted to bigger pressures. "I feel a part of growing is adjusting to those pressures," he said. When asked how he plans to find the time to be both the mayor of Exeter and the .principal of SDHS, he said:"I look upon the mayor's job as a hobby, as an outside interest. It is not as time consuming as some other things I've done." He said during the election campaign he was asked a similar question in an interview. He said he told them "the job comes first". "I think intelligent people in Exeter realize that.“ Pressures to Move He said he has felt pressures to move to Seaforth but said: "We have to accept in this day and age that the thin& that we cherish, might he,, desirable but not practical," He explained it is-the county board's policy to move principals periodically to new schools. "It is probably a good idea for .it 's necessary for a school to change, to have a new philosphy, a new direction." -For me and for the school, change is more important 'than ever before," Mr. Shaw said. "1 enjoy the administration job here, and enjoy being mayor and I enjoy people," He said. • I have two attributes: I'm a, good listener, I'm an excellent audience and generally speaking, I get along with' people." "Then again I'm often outspoken and that ten ds to alienate others," he said. When asked if he was aware of alienating some people with his enthusiasm-plus, he said there is that danger but added: "Enthusiasm has to be very carefully dished out. You want to have people move with you, to spread your enthusiasm to others." When asked how his -position will change when he moves to the principal's office in the fall, he said: "As a vice-principal, you are in fact an advisor, It is always someone else who will make the ultimate decision," "A principal can tap all sources of advice and then can make a decision," he said. As for diseipline, he said: "I'M usually ready to give a kid, a • break, but I want them to realize the limit." "The strap, 1 don't think it's necessary. I think kids are more , scared of their parents finding out," he said. Few Problems He said he's found SDHS has very few discipline • problems compared to Exeter. If schools and parents work together, a student needn't be a problem, he said. Mr. Shaw said he agreed with the Education Act's definition of discipline as ihat which would be done by a "wise and judicious parent." He said he approves of that definition because "I have kids, and they know when they' have stepped across the line.", "A principal as well as a vice-principal must be understanding, receptive and firm but he can't be a tyrant," he said.