HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-09-24, Page 23PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1986.
Pat Brigham has been working as librarian at the Blyth branch of the
Huron County Public Library now for several weeks. She enjoys the
change from her former job in a bank.
library supervisor
likes her job, wants to learn
Blyth’s new librarian, Pat Brig
ham, finds life at the Blyth Public
Library a far cry from the high
tension of her former position as
head teller at the Bank of Com
merce in Goderich, but she loves it
that way.
“It is so nice and peaceful here,
and I am really enjoying the people
who come in,’ she says. “My life
was just getting too complicated
and stressful in the bank.’’
For the first time Mrs. Brigham
has really enjoyed a summer at
home on the family hobby farm at
RR 3, Blyth, with husband Jim and
children Jennifer, six, Mary Beth,
four, and Kendra, three. She has
had time this year to put in a big
garden, to can or freeze all the
produce it has presented them
with, and to enjoy the family’s
pigs, chickens, turkeys and calves
with the children.
She is not new to the library,.
although she has only beeri'iiT her
present position since last June:
she worked at the Blyth library
part-time over the years she was in
high school, and has always loved
books. She is pleased that the
Huron County Library is sending
her to a formal librarian’s short
course in Barrie in early October,
and is looking forward to it very
much.
Mrs. Brigham was born and
brought up in the Blyth area, living
in the village after her marriage,
until the family moved to the farm
jjiree years ago. Not quite willing
to give up all the pressures of
banking, however, she has worked
in the bank at the Clinton Raceway
every Sunday since last June, and
hopes to keep on with that position
next season.
To continue our interviews with
new teachers at Grey P.S., this
week we are introducing Mrs. M.
Starkey and Miss K. Gottfried.
Miss Gottfried is beginning her
second school year as a kindergar
ten teacher. She previously taught
part-time kindergarten at Turn
berry Public School.
Her first impression of our
school was the co-operation and
friendliness of the staff and pupils.
Miss Gottfried believes that there
is no real way to compare schools
because “each school is unique in
Grey Central Echo
itself because of the children that
are there.”
At the present time Miss
Gottfried is commuting from
Waterloo but is looking for a
residence in thearea during the
winter months.
Mrs. Starkey teachers Gr. 3 in
the mornings here at Grey Public
School.
She started out teaching at a
school between Durham and Han
over. Her second year of teaching,
she taught a kindergarten class
just north of Toronto. Mrs. Starkey
also taught Gr. 1 and 2 at the same
school. After that she taught a
kindergarten class in Woodstock.
Just previously she taught the Gr. 3
half time, in Hensall.
The behaviour of the pupils here
at Grey was the first major
difference she noticed. She also
noted “that the children applied
themselves quite nicely.”
Eventually she hopes to become
a full time teacher as she formerly
was.
Both pupils and staff give a great
big welcome to our new staff
members.*****
As the fair is on Wednesday and
we write “The Echo” on Monday,
we unfortunately cannot comment
on the fair’s events. But don’t
despair, we will have the results to
you as soon as possible!
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