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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-04-15, Page 6S...+ ,, Wedi. 1s,, .1$1 "Tire Septy tiame SENTINEL 1373 . JOCEL N SHR ER . p bl sher SHARON J. DIF°t'Z Editor ANTHONY N. JOHNSTONR - Advertising and Gemral Manager PAT LIVINGSTON., Office Manager MERLE ELLIOTT Typesetter JOAN HELM - Composition :. Business and Editorial Office Telephone Mailing Address P.O. Box 400, Lucknow. NOG 2110 Second Class Mail Registration Number -0847 Subscription rate, $13.50 per year la advance Senior Cl fsen rate, 511.50 per year in advance '.U.S.A. and Foreign, 523.00 per year hr advance Sr, Cit. U.S.A. and Foreila, S21.00 per year is advance .ould consider change The Huron County Board of Education decided at its March 6 meeting to change the: monthly meeting to a Thursday from Monday. '- The decision arose following aineeting with editors of the county's community newspapers in March when the press submitted that coverage of the Monday meeting was surface . repotting due to time limitations and dead- lines created because they , publish. Wednesday and Thursday. Members of the board stated that a change would facilitate a more complete reporting job and would help the board maintain a high profile with the ratepayers. The boardindicated they wanted better communica- tion with the ratepayers of the county at their March 2 meeting when trustees commented the public's attitudes • towards education will have to change. Delegations to the board meeting had objected to courses being dropped from their school's program, because any additional, expenses incurred by theboard at this time must be paid 100 ,\per. cent from the pocketsof county taxpayers. The board chairman and a; trusteecommented that the: public does not understand the obstacles faced by the board and the fact that the board only controls 15 per cent of its budget. :. I. In an attempt to open better lines of communication between the board and its public, the newspaper editors suggested Thursday meetings would provide better coverage and assist the board in keeping its public knowledgeable about board activities. The change is u welcome one, among newspaper ::editors because it' will also . permit board of ` education news to be carried the week it is current When meetings were held on Mondays, board stories often had to be run a week late, because the reporter could not ' get the stories to the various newspapersaround the county in time to catch that °week's deadlines.. It is also a worthwhile suggestion for the Bruce County Board of Education to consider since. the Bruce Board meets on :Tuescjaysc, As many of Bruce .County's community newspaaPers publish Wednesdays, their staff la are busy laying in out the paper and making press deadlines on Tuesdays and cannot leave their offices to attend Bruce Board of Education meetings. Consequent- ly board of education has • not been given adequate coverage in the past and it is regretful. The Sentinel has attempted to carry stories written by . the staff of its sister paper. The Kincardine News, . but even these stories must be carried a week late because we must have the paper to press in Goderich before the reporter is even out' of the. board meeting. Recently Lucknow's trustee, Dr., Alma. ConnaArm- strong. wrote .a letter to the editor of the Sentinel asking parents to , make their concerns known in writing, because there are .some loose connections in the. communication channels between trustees and adminis- tration and trustees and taxpayers. Should the Bruce C'oVlnty Board of Education change their meetings to Thursdays as. the Huron County Board has done, it would enable the community newspapers to provide „better, more in-depth coverage' ,of board activities. This could lead to better communication and understanding bete, een the boardd and taxpayers in Bruce County. It would . also permit the Sentinel to ' free a reporter to attend the monthly meetings of the Bruce Board of Education giving fair and adequate coverage to our Bruce readers. It is a suggestion the trustees of Bruce County should consider, seriously. Gotab Write a leiter to the editor 4.glirnpseofLijwlow'spast Tbls pietore of Lacknow's main, ain street looking cast .:was: the top of the ' Roar Street hill, •l wi tch In the Lilts about .1910 and was contrlbated by Arthur Htrldenby. Sentinel; last week, was taken about 1906. That picture was Mr. Haldenby believes a picture of the "vWage taken' frau .. contributed by Mrs. W. D. MacQulllin, to trace ince.tors To the Editors I am doing research on my family history , and wondered if you could help. My maternal great grandmother, Alice (Glasgow) Gilpin had : a sister, Mary, who married William Tagert. We know they had, at least, one son who was named or nicknamed `Fonce' Tagart. We think' he lived in your area of Canada in . the first decade of this century - • I would like to get in touch with any of his descendants or the descendants. of his brothers or sisters. Any help that you can give ' me would be deeply appreciated. Thank you, Earl C. Fiagle, R. R. # 2: Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401 By Don Campbell Hamish Murdoch, the poor half starved man who had-• ben taken on board the Kingston Lassbecame the fus of everybody's attention. In; particular, a 'woman. called Kate MacQueen showed a special interest. "Di ye no see how he favours my dear 'departed Daid? she asked the other women when Murdoch had cleaned himself and shaved. "He's a braw man, and di ye no see the way he moves his hands when he speaks? My David was wont to that - ah me., such a resemblance!" David MacQueen had been one of those people who died of typhus, on the'. initial journey from Scotland. However, Kate was more fortunate than the others'in one respect. David had left her with a little gold which would provide' for his wife and two'children, at least for, several. Months. . ' • When Hamish Murdoch was left alone with his thoughts, and free from the attention of the other passengers, Kate MacQueen approached him bashfully. She carried a bundle of clean but well worn clothes wrapped around some rough boots. • "Mr. Murdoch, Sir!'' Dinna be offended" but would ye please take these clothes. They belonged to my man and I have nay mare use for them. Old, but clean they are, and look, here is a pair of boots which I am hoping will fit your feet!" A mist beclouded Murdoch'a eyes - the emotion of a man not used to accepting. charity, mixed with the gratitude he felt for this strange woman. "Thank •ye ma'am. l ant greatly obliged for ye kind- ness," he,said softly. Later that evening, as the Kingston Lass made her way westwards up the St. Lawrence River, Murdoch had recovered sufficiently to tell of his tragic experiences. He sat on the deck in the centre of a small crowd,and except' for his encounters in the cholera camp, his life had been similar to those of his listeners: Hepill the Highlands called talked about that art of Sutherland. A place which perhaps had seen more of the "• burnings" than elsewhere. In the 1830s, as a solider in the Black Watch, he had supported the sheriff's men who evicted the tenants of humble homes so that their land could be reified for sheep grazing. In turn, after his service with King George IV, he too became the `victim of the ' same law enforcement which earlier he had reluctantly inflicted upon 'others. "Twas the punishment of God," he told his audience.. "What we soweth, so shall we reap. When I saw the roof trees of my ain wee house put to the torch, it was God's will. I had to.'turn my face from the glen and l brought my wife and the two wee .bairns to this new land, only *to die." A tear ran down his face. "The sins of the fathers upon the children. Aye,and upon the father's woman too• The arm of God reaches every corner of the earth; Wbuid that it reach out against the lairds who have nay mercy on their ain people! The Reverend Duncan MacLeod also heard Murdoch's story. He was 'tempted to give another interpretation to the quotation from the Bible, but he was wise enough to recognize the torment in Murdoch's heart. Time enough to enlighten the poor man, heold himself. From Quebec, they had obtained. welcome supplies. In the middleof a . Canadian summer there was an abundance, of wholesome produce, and fresh fish" For one day, the children had rediscovered the delight of milk. There was happine ` ss on board, and the clapping of hands to dancers stepping gaily to the music of the fiddle and concertina. Captain Jamieson had little time to enjoy the festivities. He poured over the river charts recently obtained in Quebec, paying particular attention to those parts of the river which were narrow and swift. With land visible on both port acid starboard sides of the Ship, there was plenty to see and talk about. Around the settlements, there were green andfertile rectangles of land nestling into the forest, with large homes and farm buildings. Such evidence of prosperity gave rise to renewed hope for the future. Perhaps, Duncan MacLeod tempered the 'optimism of the immigrants when he reminded his flock that these places had been established many years. In Upper Canada, he told thein, there weret much younger and smaller settlements, built near the lakes. The seemingly endless stretches of bush still predominated. A wilder- ness which belonged to thewild animals and where man would be the most fragile creature of all, Still the excitement prevailed. They saw the large populated area of Montreal and just before they entered Lake Ontario, they passed Fort Henry and heard the booms of gusts from the soldiers at practice in the garrison. Captain Jamieson jokingly told the doctor that the discharge of the cannons was a salute to his ship. "It is a greeting for the Kingston Lass. Look, Sir, on the starboard bow. We are approaching the town of Kingston!"