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Blyth trustee John Elliott asked
about the provision to have
French Leachers meet at least
once each term. He was told by
Allan that this would probably
be done during a Professional
Development Day.
Huronview
New residents
Two new residents Mrs. pattison and Mr. Muir were.,
welcomed to the Home at Monday's program. Mr s. Mary
Broadfoot, of Kippen, Frank Forrest of Hensall and Norman
Speir provided the old tyme music. The Clinton Christian
RefOrmed volunteers assisted with the activities and helped to
lead the sing song.
Coloured slide pictures of parades at Clinton, Exeter,
Bayfield and Goderich were shown at the "Family Night"
program with special musical numbers by Eunice Batkin and
Mrs. Elsie Henderson.
Tables of bridge, euchre and crokinole were played at
games day with donations received for the hospital fund.
Mrs. DA vis, Mrs. Hendersbn and Jake Roorda shared the
playing of the organ for the monthly program of organ music
on. Thursday afternoon.
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Women now have equal
credit opportunity.
This is what Ontario has done
to ensure it.
Here in Ontario, any woman, married
or not, should be granted credit in her
own name if her credit qualifications,
property or earnings are such that a
Man with the same qualifications
would, receive credit,
That is.the essence of Ontario's new
Equal Cr-edit Opportunity Guidelines.
All major credit grantors in the
Province have endorsed these
guidelines, on the basis that equality
of access to credit is a right, even
though credit itself is a privilege.
In practice, the`Guidelines outline
the following principles:
• hold men and women to the same
standards of credit worthiness
• refrain from refusing to extend credit•
to a woman because of a change in
her marital status
• refrain from requesting or using
information about family planning
in evaluating credit applications
• consider a spouse's income, if
necessary, when a couple applies
for credit
• consider alimony and child support
as a source of income
• not alter a person's credit rating
solely on the basis of the credit rating
of the spouse
• allow husband and wife to have
separate files with credit reporting
agencies.
For a free booklet giving the Guidelines
in detail', and covering the entire
subject of women's access to credit,
write:
Ontario Consumer
Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario
Ministry of Consumer
and Commercial Relations
Sidney Handlemani Minister
II
Province of Ontario
DaVi8',. Pre -Mier
THE BRUSSELS POSt,'MARCH . t 1975 —7
Board to. continue .Feench teaching
The Huron County Board of
Education agreed Monday after-
noon to continue French instruc-
tion in grades three to eight.
A committee was established in
November to examine the pro-
gram of French instruction at the
elementary school level. The
committee consisted of all
members of the Education com-
mittee, two teachers each from
elementary and secondary
school, two elementary school
principals and two superinten-
dents.
The committee received a
number of presentations suggest-
ing the program begin with
children of a younger age.
Economic considerations and the-
priority for English instruction
made it impossible for the
committee to extend the program
at this time.
The committee also considered
the feasibility and desirability of
making the subject optional at
grade seven and eight but felt this
would not be in the best interest
of the student or the system.
The committee also recom-
mended that: A Huron. County
French guideline be' developed
for the elementary and
secondary schools. A co-ordinator
of French for Huron County be
Winter
traffic can
ruin lawns
Most home gardeners take a
great deal of pride in their lawns
all summer long. 'But once winter
arrives, they may also be
unknowingly abusing them,
states an Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food specialist.
Mr. R.A.Fleming, a Ministry
horticulturist, states that
continued traffic over a frozen
lawn can cause compacting which
may take all spring the following
year to recover.He points out that
in extreme cases, where the turf
has been constantly used as a
pathway, the lawn may actually
be killed.
"Homeowners should avoid
making regular pathways over
lawn areas in the winter. Instead
sidewalks and paved paths should
be used, even if they do require,a
few extra steps," he says.
If left on the turf over the
winter, a large sheet of ice can
severely set back lawn growth in
the spring. Skating rinks installed
on lawn areas, too, may cause
smothering problems,
particularly if they are made
before the ground has had time to
freeze solid.
Homeowners in small
communities with snowmobiles
also need to take care in the use of
the machines.' Continual packing
of the snow can form an ice layer
that will smother the lawn.
During refueling of such vehicles,
all precautions should be taken to
prevent spilling of gasoline or soil
oh the snow, since these
petroleum products can also kill
turf grasses.
appointed when possible. Provi-
sions be made for elementary
French teachers to meet at least
once each term. More interaction
be developed among elementary
and secondary teachers and, stu-
dents. ,
Principals pay particular atten-
tion to the importance of recruit-
ment of teachers for the French
program and the teacher of
FranCh be resident in school
wherever possible
Teachers of French develop
suggestions and strategies for
improved working ,conditions and
discuss these with ,elemeritary
school principals.
Opportunities be provided for
students of French to test in real
situations what they haste learned
In school.
Further consideration be- given
to acquainting the community
with the opportunities which
knowledge in French affords and
language department• heads and
teachers of French take the
initiative to develop courses
which could be designated as
Canadian Studies.
Examination and assessment
of the French program be
conducted on a continuous basis.
Members of the committee
were Mrs. J. Love, R.B.Allan,
J.T.Chapman, J . VV. Coulter,
E.J.Elliott, M. Herrington,
E.C.Hill, Mrs. M. Kunder, E.
Mansfield, R.K.Peck,
B.Robertson, W. Shortreed, D.
Solomon, Mrs. D. Wallace and
Mrs. M. Zinn.
Superintendent R.B.Allan sakl
the recommendations were
reasonably self explanatory. He
added, "It's still very difficult to
recruit French teachers."
Trustee Dorothy Wallace
asked if it was possible to recruit
teachers from Quebec and
superintendent- Ralph Smith
answered, "There is no reason'
but we didn't receive any