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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-12-10, Page 36Pas* 16A or) .$,Advocatio, Docomber. 1O. 1980 For 4.H clubs Many tacks to be leader A Ai NQR HQCKEY EXCHANGE — Minor hockey teams from Huron Park and Drayton met at the Stephen arena Saturday in the first of a series. The teams will meet again in Drayton later in the year. Executive members of the two groups are shown above. From the left are Dennis Craven, Drayton; Tony Jones, Huron Park; Ron Beuwmeester and Bob Lawrence and lan Russell, Huron. Park, T-A photo In Huron county Busy year ahead for F of A The member relations and insurance committee plans for a questionnaire to be circulated that will anew most farms to be visited and memberships sought. The questionnaire would be similiar to one circulated five years ago or could be made up of questions sub- rnited by the committees, Convention reports were heard and recommended actions of the committees were approved. dtonferenee by Denis Shaekel, a psychology professor at the University Of Toronto as one of the most interesting. "It was alar- ming," Mrs. Mollarcl says. Mrs. Mollard says that Shackel a,siced for volunteers to leave the room. When the volunteer returned, Shackel attempted to get them, to do something for them without telling them what to do, such as pour water from a pitcher into a glass or turn on an overhead projector, The first volunteer was directed by praise each time she stepped in the right direc- tion, Shackel would say, "Oh, that's good, you're doing fine." If the was moving in the wrong direction, he would remain silent, It didn't take long for the volunteer to figure out what she was supposed to do, Mrs. Mallard says. But the next volunteer was directed only by criticism. Nothing at all was said when the man was heading in the right direction, but if he touched the wrong' thing, Shackel would shout, "No, that's wrong, don't touch that again." It wasn't long before the man was completely befuddled, not knowing which way to turn. He could not figure out what he was supposed to do, Mrs. Mollard says that she felt sorry for the volunteer because he was so upset. The purpose of the ex- periment was to shoe, how negativism effects .-per- formance, "It really hit me," Mrs. Mollard says. She explains that all of us are guilty of nagging and criticizing, when we should be praising and helping. QUALIFIED LEADERSHIP — Betty Ann Mallard attended a 4- H leadership conference in Toronto recently. Mrs. Mallard says that she learned a great deal about being a leader and about herself. Staff photo More co-operation bet- ween agricultural engineers and farmers on drainage and soil problems was.suggested by 'the committee handling such problems, The group agreed that nobody knows the land better than the one farming it and with more co- operation more problems can be eliminated. The drainage and soil erosion committee felt here should be more study and publicity about change of weed classification with more control of weed seed in bird and grass seed. The young farmers committee is planning to write to provincial depart- ments and financing agencies to obteih more • information on avallablity of grants and cheaper finan- cing. The biggest problem facing new and young far- mers in financing, Market value assessment is stip under scrutiny by the municipal liaison and, taxation committee. of MARY ALDERsoN So, you want to be a 4-H homemaking club leader. Well, all you have to do is cook and sew, right? Wrang! Betty Ann Mollard knew that there were plenty of Woke to becoming a sue- neseful 441 leader.. She had beenn, doing it for nine years. But reeently,,ehe attended a Conference in Toronto where many tricks to being a good leader were spelled out, It was the Second National 4-H Volunteer Leaders conference. Mrs, Mallard was one of two 4-H homemaking club leaders representing Ontario at the National meeting, The other woman was from the Owen Sound area. Three men represented the agriculture clubs. for Ontario, Mrs. Mollard lives at RR 8, Parkhill in McGillivray township, She was chosen by the Middlesex County home economist to attend the leaders conference. There were 52 leaders at thesconference five from each province across Canada, as well as two Americans. The conference was mainly on improving leadership, and dealing with young people in the 12 to 26 age group. 'Mrs. Mcillard said that it was stressed at the con- ference what a difference the leader can make on how a young person perceives an Activity. The leader can create misery or joy, torture or inspiration, humiliation or humour, and can hurt or heal, Mrs. Mallard says. Mrs. Mollard cited an experiment performed at the it's like the Phi saying, Mrs. Mollard says -- you can accomplish more with a teaspoon of honey than a cup of vinegar, Mrs. Mollard says she also learned a. lesson from another speaker, Jim Mit- Oxen of Shelbarne. She said that he showed the group an artist's sketch of an old woman's face, but hidden in the lines of the old woman's face, was the face of a beautiful young woman. While some of the people present could only see the old woman, others could only see the young woman. Mrs. Mallard says that she fell into' the trap Mitchell was trying to create, When someone sitting near her was unable to make out the old woman's face, Mrs. Mollard said, "Can't you see that?" Instead of demanding everyone to see everything their way, leaders should try to see things from other view points, was the message. Mrs. Mollard says that as well as learning how to be a good leader, she learned a great deal about herself. At one time during the con- ference, they played what appeared to be an icebreaking game. They were asked a series of questions and then told to find the person in the room who had the exact same answers as they did. This way they would be finding someone with the same personality. The questions were "Do you feel you are a spender or a saver?", "In relationship with others are you more like a ping pang ball the paddle or the 'net?" or "What lifestyle would your.prefer -- a dandelion or a rose?" and so on. When Mrs. Mallard ap- proached people who she thought would have answers similar to her after judging by their appearance, she found them to be totally different. Finally she found an exact mate. It was a woman from Quebec who bore no physical resem- blance to Mrs. Mollard at all, and who spoke no English at all. She said it was amazing to learn that someone who appears so different could be so much alike. "It was a soul-searching game;" Mrs. Mollard says. Mrs. Mollard said that she enjoyed talking to the leaders from other provin- ces. She says that Ontario is fortunate to have so much A government support for their 4-H clubs. We are also luck :y to have home economists to help us out. Other privinces don't appear to have as many advantages, she says. , 1981 is going to be a busy year • for/ the Huron Federation of Agriculture if the plans of its various committees materialize. At a workshop meeting in Belgrave, Thursday night, committees met and planned activities and policies for the upcoming year. In the past committees have been formed and left to meet on their own. This workshop was to get everyone started on an even keel and help committees get organized and ready for their next meeting, ex- plained new president Gerry Fortune. After committees met fqr an hour they gave reports to the president. , Merle Gun)* reported on the plans for the Absentee- Foreign ownership of far» mland committee. It was suggested that the group take a harder look at the absentee part of the problem but be aware of the danger of diffusing the focus of their program. One of the points to watch the group decided, is the concentration of ownership which could create vertical integration. The committee agreed to look into more documen- tation concerning the effects of absentee -ownership on communities. ate interest in the problem is to be expanded to take in more than Huron county and begins with a Rural Lear- ning Association seminar in Guelph in January and the matter is to be discussed at the Rural Ontario Municipalities Association convention in the spring. The properties and land use committee is really a service committee, reported Cordon Hill and plans to remain alert and aware for requests or directions from the local federation to attend, to specific matters. "This would be better than looking for a topic to champion" said Mr. Hill. A resolution was prepared by the committee asking that the OFA study the Aggregates bill and inform the federation of advantages and disadvantages and report on the progress made. This resolution will be made to a directors' meeting in Toronto in January. The program committee has several meetingS planned in advance with topics and speakers lined up. The January meeting will evolve around the new Pits and Quarries Act, and at the February meeting the paper The Farmers Right to Farm will be discussed. A paper on the topic was presented at the recent OFA convention. The public relations committee has sponsored another public speaking seminar January 24,31 and February 7 in co-operation with Conestoga College. Eric Clark will be the instructor and anyone interested in learning more about public speaking may meet at the OMAF office in Clinton. The P.R. committee in- vited more feedback from the membership about courses they would like to see offered or- any other ideas. The membership corn- For the third eonsecutive year the Warden of Huron County comes from the South Huron area. At the inaugural session of county council Tuesday in God eri ch, Zurich reeve Fred Haberer defeated reeve Harold Robinson of Howick township to take the top county spot. Haberer, a nine year veteran of Zurich council, seven of those as reeve, is the first Warden from Zurich and is among a select group of wardens in recent mittee agreed to woe into having someone from the insurance committee meet with each township and project a more hard sell approach to the insurance program. Membership lists by lot and concession are to be updated and, completed this year. The energy committee has planned for a questionnaire for the municipalities con ceraing the possibility of a waste disposal plant similiar to the one in Colborne. years who have not represented the townships. Placing the chain of office on Ha berer was former Warden Bill Morley of Usborne township. At the time he announced his candidacy Haberer said having a warden from the village would tie in nicely with Zurich's 125th anniver- sary celebrations which will take place next year. The vote was one of the closest on record with Haberer winning 16-15. Dear Mr Sattent • My .family and, I visited Your ROMMtlallY on Sunday, December 7 to attend' a hockey game. I was disgusted when Exeter Hawks fans stood above the opposing players and spit on them es they returned to, the ice. Even more shocking was the advice from other' specs tators, that this is a regular occurenee at games, it is unfertunate that the actions of two or three unruly fans can disgrace both the community and the fine hockey team they have. Larry paten Clinton * * * Dear Sir, For the last year now, the federal government has been promising me a job, repeatedly every two months, as an organizer for 1981, "International year of disabled persons", I have been working for the last year of a premise of a job, which has put me in debt, For this reason, I am asking you to publish the enclosed petition and asking your readers to sign it and return it to me by Monday January 5. Do not send them to Ottawa. Please send them to me. I will take them to Ottawa on Thursday January 8 where I will hold a press conference and hahti them over to Mme. Monique Begin, Minister, Health- Welfare Canada, in front of the media and the public. -Please print this, this Week. Thank you. My new film "A. Fine Line." -will be on TV, Ontario, Tuesday, January 3, 1941, 9 p.m. Yours very truly, John Kellerman, Toronto. Petition We, the undersigned, are concerned about the treatment of M. John Kellerman by Health- Welfare Canada, Mr. Kellerman suffered both personally and financially as a consequence of neglect and misleading promises, The net result of this treatment, if applied to others, would have the effect of turning handicapped activists into pariahs and second-class citizens in what is, or should be, their focal area of in- terest and concern. We feel that this is the case notwithstanding the goverment's professed policy of hiring handicapped people for the year of the disabled, since it almost invariably rewards those who are willing to follow implicitly directives laid down by the ministry, rather than take an active role in policy making and resource allocation themselves. We recommend that steps be taken to rectify Mr. Kellerman's situation im- mediately. Zurich reeve is new Warden of Huron GIRL GUIDES SIGN UP — The Exeter Girl Guides saw their ranks swell by 12 members Wednesday. In the back row are Vicki Reynolds, Shelly Skinner, Cindy Hines, Kim Craw, ford, Brenda Sanders and Sheri Cornish. Seated are Cindy Beaver, Cheryl Hockey, Penny Parent, Kim Paquette, Patty O'Toole and Kim Murray. T-A photo BROWNIES Ft? UP — A number of new girls were enrolled into the Exeter Brownie Pack, Wednesday night. 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