HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-04-23, Page 12Page 12 k Wingl.am Advance -Times, Thursday, April 23, 1:)64
Ontario Safety Leogue
they Teach Ontario How to Stay Alive
Fifty-five teen -are face
were glued to the movie screen.
Not a niuselc :rie?vc•d -- L'yeti to
chew popcorn. It might have
been the drawatie highlight of
a western, but it wasn't, It was
a coloured film on driving in-
struction at the Toronto offices
of the Ontario Safety League.
The teen-agers had volun-
teered for the '-day course. At
the end of it was a pat of g,ele! -
memlaersh:p in Canada's first
"professional drivers club and
heenst. Interest was needle
sharp.
Since the.' Spring of 1.102, the
Saf t!. 1.,'.:gtte iti ce.,-operatieln
with i•adi.' ,cation CFRR and the
Me:tropoLtan Police: Tru ffic
Safety Bureau has put student
drivers, ranging in age from
d , through one of the tough
est and most advanced driving
:.. rses in North America, The
r; Driver Club, as it is called,
:s an Idea cre a te•d lay CFRB
and it nas caught cm like wild-
fire. It was supported enthusi-
astically by tie Safety League
and has become one of the most
rfety program: in the
League's 0 years of service: to
safer.. Over L) young people
esuits
"ontinued from Page Ele ven
GRADE XII O --Commercial
SECOND CLASS HONORS --
Armstrong Edna Mae 71.4; Ten
Pas Dianne 69.8; Webber Linda
68.2: Lapp Mary Joan 67.3;
Paulin Frances 67.2.
THIRD CLASS HONORS-
Gadke Patricia 45.5; Scott
Nancy 64.8; Horton Sharon
61.2; Ross Shirley 60.6.
PASS --MacDonald Sandra
57,0; Johnston Linda 55.9;
Sehiestel Judith 55.5; McGlynn
Ruth Anne 55,2; Warwick Mar-
garet 53.7: Stokes Elizabeth 51.2;
Elliott Sharon 50.9.
I3ELOW THE LINE -Craig
Alexander.
GRADE XII F -Special
Commercial
FIRST CLASS HONORS -
Templeman Linda 77.2.
SECOND CLASS HONORS -
Craig Mary 70.2; Verbeek Joan
68.8; Manjin Gisele 67.3; Millen
Rosemary 66.9; Bacon Jean
66.8; Newbold Shirley 66.7;
Ducharme Larry 66.2.
THIRD CLASS HONORS-
Hallahan Rose Marie 63.8; Proc-
ter Faye 63.6; Martin Marlene
62.3: Kirton Gale 61.4; Deyell
Dianne 81.2; Forster Carolyn
60.9; Strong Joanne 60.1.
PASS --Hewitt Dianne 57.5;
Hallenbeck Mary Lee 55.3.
GRADE XIII
FIRST CLASS HONORS -
Caslick Wayne 85.8; Reynolds
Susanne 83.6; Norminton
Claudia 81.8; King Patrick 77.4;
Moore Elwin 75.6; Thornton
Julia 75.4; Powell Thomas 75.0.
SECOND CLASS HONORS -
Moffat Elaine 73.8; Martin
Wayne 73.4; Coultes Linda 72.0;
McKibben Judith 71.9; Hodgins
Kathleen 71.4; Mundell Hugh
70.3; Runstedtler Helen 67.9;
Merkley Lucille 67.0; Hender-
son Gail 66.6; McDowell Donald
66.2.
THIRD CLASS HONORS -
Procter Douglas 65.3; He.rdie
Neal 64.8; Conron Brenda 63.5;
Hamilton Alex 63.3; Coultes
Marie 61.9; Harrison Kenneth
61.2.
PASS -McKinney Adeline
59.8; Simpson Larry 59.7; Ross
Patricia 58.7; Smith Wilhelmina
57.5; Jeffrey William 56.5; Bate-
man Donald 56.3; Russell Sheila
55.3; Hamilton Virginia 54.9;
McIntyre William 54.6; Camp-
bell Marilyn 53.3; Adams
Philip 53.2; Jarc"iin paul 52.6;
Mitchell Angela 52.4; rvtaeTevish
Kenno•'i 52.0. Scott Richard
51.8; Madill John 50.7.
BELOW THE LINE -Whit-
field Donald; MacRae .Alan;
Chapman Garry; Strong Paul;
Campbell John; Buckle Rob•'rt;
Thomas Douglas; McKinnon
Joseph; McBurney William,
Robinson Carol (equal); Thomas
Gerald.
will graduate from the rigorous
course its 1984.
It is a fitting tribute to a
half century spent in sponsoring
safety in the form of such things
as the Elmer child safety pro-
gram, home safety, adult driv-
er training, oommercial driver
training, and outdoor recrea-
tion safety.
The hopeful members of the
Pro Driver .Club go through a
a• •5 rr0..
OFFICE MACHINERY for the administra-
tion area of the high school plays an im-
portant part in keeping the institution op-
erating. Mrs. Miller Davis, school secre-
tary, is seen as she readied the Gestafax,
if
QiNOVO
a machine which will cut Gestetner stencils
for pictures and other data. The Gestet-
ner duplicating machine is in the back-
ground.
-Advance-Times Photo.
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DO-IT-YOURSELF
tool cupboard in
It is an example
which have been
FANS would envy this
the woodworking shop.
of the top-quality tools
placed at the disposal of
the students. Woodworking hobbists are
hoping that a night course will be instigat-
ed this fall.
-Advance-Times Photo.
A DEMONSTRATION BOARD for electrical
hazards found in the home is the subject
of discussion between Mr. H. Cree, elect
trice! shop instructor, and Jim Cook, Dave
Crothers and Larry Elliott in the newly -
opened shop. -Photo by Connell.
program of 25 hours of lectures,
films, and daily exams, plus
28 hours in -car, with profes-
sional driving instructors.
They learn everything about
driving which they will have to
know when they get behind the
wheel alone, and they learn it
correctly.
"We try to set an attitude
towards driving which will last
a lifetime," says director of
driver training, Jack Irwin," we
know we make an impact.
Some pupils go home and start
telling their fathers what they
are doing wrong!"
"These teen-agers soon get
to treat bad habits such as'pcel
ing', excessive speeding and the
taking of chances with disdain,"
says Reg Scotland, driving in-
structor for 27 years, president,
Driving School Operators Associ-
ation,
ssociation, and one of the teachers
who put the young people
through the tests, "Not only is
the success rate at the tests
higher than those teen-agers
who have not taken the course,
but these teen-agers know they
can drive and they know what
makes a good driver."
While 55 teen-agers are in
the classroom at the Safety
League, another 55 are out on
the road. At lunch they swap
places. It takes eight days to
complete the course and each
driver must get an average of
75 per cent in his exams before
he is allowed to take his test.
The classroom instruction is
given by graduate high school
teachers who have taken another
special Safety League course in
driver instruction. In the car a
commercial instructor specially
PRINCIPAL FRANK E. MADILL of the Wingham District Iligh
School joined the staff of the old Wingham high School in 1:134
and is a native of Lakefield, Ontario. IIe received his univer-
sity training at Queen's where he graduated with an honors degree
in mathematics and economic. Ile was vice principal of the
present school until W.S. Hall, former principal, left to take up
duties in Simcoe in 1059. This year there are some 36 teachers
on the staff, which will likely be increased to 40 for next term.
selected and trained by the
League is in charge.
The course has been lauded
across the province; it is being
copied in London, and other
centres are studying the pro-
gram.
The Safety League has been
advocating such courses for over
30 years. Only about 100 On-
tario schools offer driving in-
struction as an extra -curricular
activity. Only one is in Toron-
to -- at Weston. The Pro Driver
Club is an important step to-
wards some sort of driving pro-
gram in every high school, and
it is an example of the flexi-
bility of the League's programs
throughout its 50 year history.
As times change and new con-
ditions arise, the League has al-
Crl
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ways adapted to new needs. For
instance when cleaners started
to hand out cleaned clothes in
plastic bags, a crash program
was instigated to warn parents
of the suffocation danger. When
boating became a highly popu-
lar sport, the League distributed
a Better Boating Course, a do-
it-yourself kit for the boating
enthusiast. Sponsored by the
Allied Boating Association of
Canada, the course has attained
international acclaim by such
organizations as the Red Cross
and the U.S. Coast Guard and
it has become part of RCMP
training.
Driver training classes will
be started in the Winghain Dis-'
trict High School at the begin-
ning of the fall term.
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