The Brussels Post, 1978-04-19, Page 5Elsie Lamont
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THE BRUSSELS POST, APRIL 19, 1978 — 5
Grey has active home and school
by Debbie Raney
Nine years ago. Jim Axtmann,
principal of Grey Central school in
Ethel was asked if the school
would be interested in forming a
home and school association.. It's.
obvious there was interest be-
cause after nine years the as,
aociation in Grey Township is still
going strong and its one of the
few active home and school
groups in the county.
The woman who talked to Mr.
Axtmann was a lady by the name
of Moira Cooper of Henson, a
representative of the Federation
of Home and Schools Association.
She had gone to different schools
to stir up interest and Jim
Axtmann was interested. He
asked her to come to an ex-
planatory meeting and the first
executive of the association was
formed in November of 1969.
The membership at that time
included first President Mr.
Lothar Weber, First Vice
President, Mrs. Max Demeray,
Treasurer, John Blok, Secretary,
Mrs. Jean Evans, Council Re-
presentative, Miss Yvonne Can-
nelly (now Mrs. DonaldMartin).
On the membership committee.
were: Mrs. Joe Raynard, Mrs.
Helen Elliott, Mrs. Pete Van
Veen, Mrs. June Ward and Mrs.
Sterling Hood.
On the Program Committee
were: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Knight
and Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Nicholson. The social committee
included chairman Mrs. Betty
Cardiff, Mrs. Marilyn Guy, and
Mrs. Paul Weinder. Public Relat-
ions and Publicity was handled by
Mrs. Jack Cox, Mrs. Ron Cardiff,
and Mrs. Evelyn Purdy.
The association was started to
provide an opportunity. for
parents `to . come out and asks
qu estionS an t.,get inforntatios h otv
the sahools,' says -Current'
president, Mrs.-John Lamont.
It was decided at that first
meeting that a fee of $1 should go
Obitp,4ry
CHARLES F. HANSULD.
Charles Frederick Hansuld, 85
of Ethel, died in Listowel
Memorial Hospital on Monday,
Aptil 10.
Bern in Ethel, he was the son of
the late John and' Catherine
Hansuld and operated a hardware
store in Ethel until 1947. He was a
member of Ethel United Church.
He was married to the former
Jean McDonald who lives in
Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was
predeceased by one son in infancy
and two sisters Mary 'Elizabeth
(Mamie) and Ella May.
The Canadian Foresters held a
memorial service at the funeral
home on Wednesday evening at 9
p.m. Funeral services were held
Thursday April 13 at the M. L.
Watts Funeral Home in Brussels
with Rev. Eric LeDrew
officiating. Burial was in Brussels
Cemetery.
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to the federation to provide
scholarships. workshops and con-
ferences among other things, The
Grey Association decided to have
one fun-raising project a year and
that meetings would be geared
toward guest speakers using
resource people. The Association
decided on plays as their fund-
raising project.
The plays were the idea of Jan
Thomas, a kindergarten teacher
who had been involved with
amateur dramatics and she spur-
red them on, according to the first
president, Jean Weber.
Do Plays
Mrs. Weber said they decided to
do plays because they felt that
there was a need in the com-
munity for live performances
because there wasn't much going
on in the community at the time.
In 1970 two plays were per-
formed,- both of them directed by
Mrs. Evelyn Kennedy, editor of
the Brussels Post.--A fashion show
was also held. With the money.
made from, these events, things
purchased .for the school
included playground equipment
and a 100. cup coffee percolator.
Besides their 'function as' a
fund-raising organization for the
school, the Association involves.
itself in the school in many other
ways..
It held picnics, although not for
the past couple of years. It holds
Grade 8 graduations with a buffet
supper, a hot dog day every
Friday between Christmas and
Easter, wiener roasts for the
Grade 6, 7 and 8 choir, The
Association buy prizes. for public
speaking winners, supplies :some
of the prizes for the science fair.
buy some of the trophies and does
many other things too numerous
to mention.
The most popular fund-raising
effort however, seems to be the
plays the association puts on with
the help of local people around
the township.
In 1976 the Association produce
the musical Oklahoma and in
1977 they did South Pacific. Last
week they did Neil Simon's
comedy Barefoot in the Park,
The support for these product-
ions is fairly good, said Mrs.
Lamont:
"We- "We- always, have a com-
fortable group turn out for these
special things," she said.
Proceeds
It is uncertain yet as to what the
proceeds from their current play
will be used for but the Associat-
ion has given. a list of needs to its
members requesting them to
name the highest priorities.
Some of the things suggested.
included a primary climber,
snowshoes, a langnage master,
CB's for the buses and a base at
the school, a rear view film, strip
projector, a rocking platform, a
walking balance board or easy
readers.
Almost all • the fund raising
projects of the Association were
for the school except last year'
when members donated\ $2,000
toward the Brussels Morris and
Grey Arena fund. but Mrs.
Lamont pointed out that indirectly
it was still done for the good of
the children so • they could go
figure skolingice skating and play'
hockey,
The association currently has
'about 80 members: Executive
members are Principal Jim
Axtm'ann; President,. E'sie
.Lamont; First Vice-President,
Joan Smith; Second Vice-
President; Dan - Pearson;
Secretary, Yvonne K night;
Treasurer, Jean Evans; Social
Convenor, Mary Jane Pea?.son,.
Rosemary Wheeler; Program
committee, Kendra Krauter,
Marlene Quesnel; Membership,
Lothar Weber and Janice Bray.
If the past nine years are an
indication of what the 'Grey—
Central Home and School . As-
sociation can do then the school
and. Grey Township itself is likely s
to want the association around for
a good long time. Given the kind
of people, who have been involv-
ed in the organization so .far, it
probably will be.-