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THE BRUSSELS POST, JUNE 29, 1977 —7
OACAS holds annual in Huron
the development of an improved
system, of attendance recording in
the elementary and secondary
schools in Ontario. The force
stemmed from the involvement of
students which ended in tragedy
as a result of shootings in schools
in, the Brampton and Ottawa
areas a couple of years ago.
Details of the report cannot be
released until a final presentation
is made to the. Ministry but some
changes are expected to be
implemented starting in
September of 1978.
Tuesday afternoon offered
workshops' on "Twin Valleys
Community", "Early School
Leaving", "Adolescent Group
Counselling", "Consultation and
The largest turnout in seve-ril
years featured the annual
convention of the Ontario
Association for Counselling and.
Attendance Services which was
hosted this year by Huron County
Board ofEducation at Huron Park.
The event opened Sunday
evening June 19.
The four day event kicked off
Sunday evening with a wine and
cheese reception co-hosted by the
BO of Education for London.
Sam Munroe, Vice-Chairman of
the Board and Bruce Georgeff,
Superintendent, brought
greetings from the London Board.
Mrs.Marion Zinn, Vice-Chairman
of the Huron County Board,
Donald Young, Attendance
Counsellor, and Bruce Shaw,
Mayor of Exeter, welcomed the
visitors and introduced the
Conference Chairman, Wally
Freel from the Etobicoke Board.
Monday, Dr. Benjamin
Schlesinger from the Faculty of
Social Work in Toronto spoke on
such subjects as "Children and
Families Through the Looking
Glass" and "Sexuality in the
Student". Pat Fleck, Regional
Director from the Ministry of
Education spoke on behalf of Tom
Wells, Minister..
Monday evening the sunshine
provided a bright, but cool,
background for an old-fashioned
hayride engineered by Donald
Dearing'following by a barbecitf&
around a cozy fireplace. Monday
evenings events, were..icd-hoSte4.
by Exeter--and were 'att6nde'd by'
the members of town council.
The annual meeting, and
election of officers' at-large was
conducted Tuesday morning.
D.M.Young was elected Member- r
at-Large for the. Western Area. J. ".•
Lockerbie Superintendent of
supervisory services 'from' the
regional office, presented a brief
on the attendance recording ,
procedures task force which was
established last year to id.entify'
stategies for improving regular
attendance and to enquire into
Every week more and more
people discover what mighty jobs
are accomplished lay. low cost Post
Want Ads. Dial Brussels
887-6641.
Educational Assessment - Theory
and Techniques", "Crisis
Intervention by the London City
Police Force" and "The Child
Welfare Act Expectaticais and
Interpretations."
The Huron Cotinty Board of
Education entertained delegates
at a banquet when head table
guests included, from the Huron
Board Mrs. Zinn, W.D.(Don)
Kenwell, Superintendent of
Education, and Don Young,
Attendance Counsellor. Mrs.
Zinn complimented the
0.A.C.A.S. on their work and
suggested they go into the public
and make themselves known. Mr.
Kenwell reinforced her feelings
and spoke of the contribution
members of the Association were
making to the education system.
Recognition was given to Don
Young, local Counsellor and his
wife, Marie, daughters Anna-
Marie and Glynis-Marie for the
hard work and excellent planning
they displayed in hosting the
Conference. Bob Heywood,
Calvin Horton and Jeff Rooth
provided music for a windup
dance.
Bus trips to the Old Mill at
Blyth, and the Pioneer Museum
in Goderich were arranged for the
following morning.
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Many
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returns
to Canada
The men of vision who
founded this company
eighty eight years ago
were all witnesses to
the birth of Canada as a
nation in 1867.
If those men were with
us now, their message
could only be as ours
"A happy birthday to
Canada — long may
she prosper in peace
and unity".
"WHY THERE IS ROOM FOR
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Best entry from among our readers will be submitted to
Ontario Weekly Newspapers. Association, to compete
with essays submitted by weekly newspaper readers
across Ontario.
GRAND PRIZE is an expense-paid
WEEKEND IN QUEBEC CITY
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