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The Brussels Post, 1978-12-13, Page 7!AK ppp. 1445t4 ;maNs, tor. • 'MO; Ot4 1ANIN .11t, HO! HO! HO! HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS — He may not have had his reindeer with him, but a horse drawn vehicle served its purpose as the children along the parade route waved to Santa Claus. (Photo by Langlois) 30 HTA charges J. L. McCutcheon is please to announce the appointment of Glenn Bray to the staff of J. L. McCutcheon Motors Ltd. Glen wishes to extend an invitation to his customers and friends to drop in and see him at J. L. McCutelteon Motors Ltd. .McCutcheon Motors Ltd. Brussels 88745856. property damage and injurIcs to two persons. Remember! It takes but a Post Want Ad moment to place a Brussels Dial Brussels 887-6641. A gift suggestion 1 Seaforth Women's Institute C K BOOK $3.00 Available 1•6 • • 6 • Brussels Post I THE BRUSSELS POST, DECEMBER 13, 1978 JUST AN OLD FASHIONED RIDE — McNeil's Autobody celebrated Christmas through the use of an old automobile when they entered in the Santa Claus parade on. Saturday. (Photo by Langlois) wondering as they waited for the appe'arance of Santa Claus in the Santa Claus parade on Saturday. (Photo by Langlois) IS HE COMING YET? That's probably what a lot of youngsters along the parade route were Do more for more, B of E head The Huron Board of Education held its inaugural session Monday afternoon and learned that 1979 may be a year the board has to co-operate to "do more for more". The board members were sworn in by provincial court judge William Cochrane at the Monday afternoon meeting and were told by chairman John Elliott. who was acclaimed to the post, that 1978 had been a difficult year but that most of the challenges to the board were met and resolved. He said the board was at the point where it must "proceed in a co-operative manner to provide sound management and direction for the school community in Huron County". Elliott, said the board must establish objectives for 1979 and future years and work towards those objectives annually reviewing its successes and failures. The chairman warned the board that declining enrolment in county schools combined with reduced provincial grants would create a tough job for the board. He said trustees must work closely with teachers, administration; parents and students to solve financial problems. "1 hope we're capable of looking past the immediate effect of decisions and ignoring our particular interests to consider the future of education and the role the next generation will play here because of the example we set," said Elliott. He said the board, the community and the nation can't continue to do "less for more" but most strive to do "more for more". The Blyth trustee was acclaimed to another year as board chairman, Trustees either felt he was the best man for the job or had no interest in the position and Elliott was unchallenged for the job. Two votes were required to name a vice-chairman for the board when Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace and Brussels representative Donald McDonald were nominated. A tie vote in the first round was broken in the second and McDonald got the nod by a narrow margin. Elliott was cited by the board for his work in 1978; a difficult year for the board. Past Win Winners at the Royal Canadian Legion Turkey Bingo on Friday night were: Ruth Lowe, Mrs. George Hishop, Ken Bird. Special, $25.00 - Gail Barlow, Leona McDonald, Helen Adams, Mrs. Mick Con aboy chairman Herb Turkheim presented Elliott with a gavel honoring his work and said 1978 was one of the "most difficult years this board has ever faced". Turkheim said the teacher's strike, the closing of McKillop school and the "great book debate" had forced Elliott to ',put up with a lot". Elliott responded telling the board he had learned a great deal in the year as chairman and had been "blessed with an ulcer". The Blyth trustee reminded board members they were "here as elected individuals to represent the community". He said they were a "board of directors and, must establish policies and programs that should enable each student to achieve the lot in life that we desire for them". "Do not operate individually but collec- tively", he said. "Decisions of the board are collective not individual". Elliott said he wanted the board to take a look at a revamped committee system that he hoped would enable trustees to work closer handling board problems. He said he felt the present committee system was not functioning and he wanted to propose changes. The board now has five committees each with three members. The committ,ees handle finances, school curriculum, personnel, property and student policies. Elliott proposed an amalgamation of some committee responsibility reducing the number of committees to three, each with five members. He said the three would be education, which would be responsible for curriculum and student policy, management, which would be responsible for spending, and a personnel committee which would be responsible for personnel and salary negotiations. The chairman said he also wanted the vice-chairman of the board to take a more active part in board business and would start by making the vice-chairman the chairman of the management committee, involving the vice-chairman in dollars spent by, the board. ham. Share Wealth, $52.00, Mrs. John Cousins Jilt Brown, Mary Humphrie, Veltna Stephenson. Door Prize, David McLellan. Elliott said he also wanted the board to consider reverting to one open meeting a month instead of the two it now has. He said administration was spending ,a great deal of time preparing agendas for two meetings and he felt that time could be better utilized in other areas. He said the board would have one open session and reserve one night for During the week December 4-10, 1978, officers at Wingham Detachment conducted twenty-eight investigations. Thirty charges were laid under the Highway Traffic Act and twelve warnings were issued. One charge was laid under the Criminal Code. Three Charges were laid under the Liquor Licence Act. During the week, there were five motor vehicle collisions which caused an estimated $6600.00 in committee meetings. He said the committee system would still prompt debate at board - meetings since no majority would be evident if a committee was all in agreement on a matter. He added that any proposals a committee had for the board would still hayf to be sold in a board session. turkeys at Legion bingo -Speical, $25.00, Don Sharon Weber, Evelyn Gra- McArter Mrs. Herman Margaret Haas, Mrs. Joe Snyder, Wilfred Turnbul, Mrs. 'left Yuill. Special, $25.00, Marg. Krauter Gail Barlow Mary Dumpily, Margaret Jacklin, CHRISTMAS CONCERT by Melville PresbyterianSundaySchool and Choirs SUN. EVENING, DEC. 17 at 7:30 p.m., Melville Pre s byterian Church ALL WELCOME