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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1998-04-08, Page 44 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, April S, 109• Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 GREGOR CAMPBELL - Reporter DIANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions & Classifieds TERRI-LYNN DALE - General Manager & Advertising Manager LARRY DALRYMPLE - Soles PAT ARMES - Office Manager A Bowes Publishers Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES. LOCAL - 32 50 o yeor, in -advance, plus 2:28 G.S.T. SENIORS: - 30.00 o yeor, in odvonce, plus 2.10 G.5.1 USA d. Foreign_: 28.44 a yew in odvonce, plus S78.00 postoge, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signol-Scor Publishing at 100 Main 51., Seaforth. Publication mail registration No. 0696 held of Seoforth, Ontario. Advertising is occepted on condition 'hot in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rote. In the event of a ypogrophical error, advertising goods or services at a wrong price, goods or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time. The Huron Expositor is not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited monuscriph, photos or other materials used for reproduction purposes. Changes of address, orders for subscriptions and undeliv- erable copies ore to be sentso The Huron Expositor. • -Wednesday, April 8, 1998 Editorial and Business Offices - 100 Main Street.,Seaforth Telephone (519) 527-0240 Fax (519) 527-2858 Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontorio, NOK 1W0 Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 e re on xne Waite to e-mail your Letters to the Editor? The firru vn Erpcsitnr has gone high-tech and online, Our e- ndil address is:;. huironexp @odyssey on.ca Rtymetnher, A1.L Letters to the Editor must be signed and have a telephone ntlmllber for confirmation. Letters may be edited for both length'and content. Don't forget to cheek out our homepage at: wwbowesnet con lexpositolr/ Be proud of area teens The Seaforth community should be extremely proud of its youth. In a day and age when head- lines are screaming the atrocities being commit- ted to youth by other youth, it is gratifying to be able to speak positively of the teenagers of this community. This weekend alone, approximately 70 teenagers, representing two separate youth groups, spent 30 hours without food (and to some extent, without sleep) in an effort to raise funds for World Vision. Both groups were suc- cessful, raising in total an excess of $1,800, and collecting numerous non -perishable food items for the Seaforth Area Food Bank. They didn't have to, and it certainly wasn't to their advantage to do so, but the fact they chose to, speaks well of the calibre of youth residing in and around the Town of Seaforth. A third group of teenagers who deserve honor- able mention are those who attend the Seaforth District High School. They were highly praised by the chair of the Avon Maitland District School Board •at its March 31 meeting, for the classy way they have conducted themselves since the con- troversial announcement that SDHS may be closed. They have attended board meetings, held rallies and protests, and evoked an outpouring of emotion from the community - at the same time proving a humbling example of morality. No classes were missed, and no violence was pre- sent. Abby Armstrong commented that many adults would do well to learn from their example. And we would. Seaforth is extremely fortunate to be made up of such teens as the ones mentionned above. Teachers underpaid for qualifications January 2, 1948 It is only in very recent years that school teachers' salaries started to climb to a point where they could even be considered as receiving some decent remuneration for the duties they perform and the services they are expected to give. And even yet, we wold say, that the majority of teachers are grossly under- paid for the educational qual- ifications required and the personal duties they are expected to perform. But even if the new salary heights are not yet all they should be, they have already brought about interesting sidelight on the balance between men and women teachers in our secondary schools. fhe number of women on the staffs has been decreas- ing, while that of men teach- ers has been increased to the point in city schools, at least, where they exceed that of women by nearly two to one. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics gives some interest- ing figures from 12 represen- tative Canadian cities: Toronto, 559 men and 244 In the Years Agone women; Hamilton, 1.49 men and 73 women; Ottawa, 125 men and 42 women; Regina, 75 men and 35 women; Saskatoon, 85 men and 24 women; Edmonton, 64 men and 34 women; Calgary, 66men and 39 women; Vancouver, 216 then and 91 women. These figures, of course, are for the year 1946, but there is every reason to believe that when the -figures for 1947 are available, they will show a much greater dis- crepancy. It is also interesting to note that in the elementary grades the boys exceed the girls, while in the secondary schools, the girls exceed the boys. Back in other years when the teaching profession con- sisted largely of female teacher, we frequently heard th fear expressed that our boys are in great danger of losing their manliness by being under so many women teachers. Perhaps now and in the future there will be a school of thought expressing fear of the effect upon our womanhood because of the 'najority of men teachers. But after all, the good teacher, as one man said, is the one who succeeds in get- ting under the skull of their pupils with an appreciation of what is fine and altogether worthwhile in literature. So does it matter whether -that one he man or woman? April 27, 1923 Baldness, or loss of hair, is usually caused by lack of care for the hair or scalp. Although the majority of people do not realize it, it is as necessary for the hair to have sufficient air and good circulation of the blood as it is for the lungs. Both must "breathe" and both must he supplied with blood to carry off impurities and provide food. In the case of the hair, the blood is, of course sup- plied through the tiny veins which arc situated around the roots of the hair. and any tight band around the upper portion of the head will cut• off this circulation and cause the hair to die and fall out. The construction of men's hats is such that they press rather tightly upon the fore- head and the bulge portion of the head at the rear, thus impeding free circulation of blood -- a condition which a woman does not have to con- tend, on account of the fact that they wear hats which fit Tess snugly. Again, a woman's hat is so construct- ed that it permits of free cir- culation of air between the hat and the scalp. The con- nection between a man's hat and the baldness is clear from the fact that there are but few men who are entirely bald. Most of the men have a fringe around the cars and the lower portion of the back of the head, part of which arc not covered by their hats. Another cause which con- tributes much to the differ- ence in baldness between the 'sexes is the care which women take.of their hair, when compared to the casual manner in which men apply a hair brush once or twice a day. Battle to keep SDHS far from over, stay tuned in To the Editor: Contrary to popular belief, the battle to keep Scaforth District High School from closing is far from over. Yes, we did win the last skirmish and have been granted some breathing space and a chance to recoup and re -organize. However, we cannot sit back, relax and wait for the next battle to take place. We bare- ly have lime to pat ourselves on our backs and say "Good Job!" Now is not•the time to become complacent: We have the momentum - we must keep it going! Concerned citizens of our community want to know _what is next ,:nd how they can continue to help. Questions are asked: What` can I do? Who should I talk to? When and where arc the meetings? How can i partici- pate? Is there a plan of action? HR. HATS OFF to Paul Dodds. Paul was responsible for the Seaforth Ag Society's Home &e Garden Show raising over a $1,000.00 in canned goods for the food bank. HATS OFF to Sherry McCall and her cloggers. They raised $1,400.00 for Cystic Fibrosis. HATS OFF to the Seaforth & District Youth Group. They raised over $700.00 for World Vision. HATS OFF to the Bethel Bible Church Youth. They raised $1,100.00 for World Vision. Some answers are provided hers. Yes, you can help. You can be a voice and your voice counts. Continue to call and write your board trustees. Continue to send letters to the editors of the local and area newspapers. Continue to call the Director of the Avon - Trustees Letters to the Editor Maitland School Board. Let us know if you have sugges- tions or ideas that could ben- efit our great school You can attend the next board meeting. In fact you can attend 'all the regular board meetings. If you wish to speak at the next hoard meeting you should know the rules of procedure. You must submit in . writing your request to speak at the meet- ing. Your written request must be received no later than 10 a.m. on the morning of the meeting. You can send the written request by mail, courier, fax or hand delivery. You must send it to thc atten- tion of Wendy Francis at the Avon Maitland Board office on Water St. in Stratford, or fax your request to her at 519-271-+.324. The phone number for the office is 519- 271-0930. An altcrnatkc would be to take the request ,to the Town tti -et.Iorth office and Cathy GarriLk will help you get \ our request to the board. But remember it must be done on time. The next meeting is sched- uled for Tuesday, April 14, ' 1998 at the board offices on Princess St. in Clinton (part of the Central Huron Secondary School building). The meeting is SchCduled to begin at 7 p.m. Even if you're not a speaker, attend, listen and observe. The last meeting showed the board members just what kind of support S.D.H.S. has from our community. Those who spoke on behalf of our school spoke with emotion and caring as well as with, logic and understanding. There was a great turn out but we know that we cannot expect such numbers at sub- sequent meetings. However we ask for continued support in other ways too. The Save SDHS fund con- tinues to grow as financial contributions come in on almost a daily basis. You can add to the fund by contacting the local hanks: TD bank transit #3656 Acc. #401, CIBC bank transit #06752 Acc #0592838. What is the issue? The issue is that the Scaforth District High School has not been saved. It has been put on the back, burner....for now. Come to the meeting - support the cause. Stay until the end of the meeting. Did you know that at nearly 11 p.m. at the last meeting, after many in the' audience had left, a motion was prdsentcd the Water St. hoard office up for sale? The motion was deferred...for now. If t)us board office is sold then there is a very good chance that SDHS will be the intended site for the board office at the expense of the school's very existence. Critical decisions are made at these meetings. You should be aware of these issues. For further information on how you can help, contact Maureen Agar at 527-1857. Splcm Slit Successus Maureen Agar Scaforth urged to consider concerns of community Dcar Editor: 1 am writing to each of you to voice some very crucial concerns i have with thc option of closing our commu- nity's high school to make room for the new Avon Maitland School Board offices. i believe such a move will have a devastating effect on our entire community, whose Kase affects 8,000 people. i urge you to consider the concerns of our entire com- munity and to take sufficient time to ensure your decision can truly represent benefit to every student in the two counties. Make a decision that you could live with if it were your children and com- munity that were being affected. We are not just the smallest high school in the county. We have lots of potential and arc an integral part of the com- munity of Scaforth. The com- munity values its high school and is not about to allow out- siders to snuff out its exis- tence on mere projections. We arc not an insignificant few that you can overlook and forget to represent. As a parent and strong com- munity supporter, allow me to express the strengths our school offers: First of all, i chose Seaforth as the community in which i would live, work and raise my family because i valued having educational facilities close to our home. We appre- ciate the opportunities for our children to easily access the excellent resources of the school, the individualized help from teachers and the chance to play school sports. Becsause our school is in the midst of the community our children arc able to get help from their teachers, both before and after school. They arc able to work in medical and optical appointments on • spares, lunch hours or before and after school. Their close proximity has been an asset in securing part time jobs - an opportunity for personal growth that is highly valued in our family. Our community is a con- stant support to our high school students. Forty to fifty students per semester take co-op courses. They gain valuable experience in the workplace which strengthens future career choices. We in the community provide the basis for these placements. is a community similar to our size going to he able to fill thc need for 40-50 additional placements for co-op? Students arc recipients of up to $20 thousand of awards at commencement. i would hate to see that incentive Lost with our identity. Many students participate in thc Ambassador of thc Fair competition. Marketing classes have fine tuncd their skills by manag- ing the local Cancer Society's sale of daffodils. Tech classes have built scale models of our historic round house and town hall plus garbage and flower con- tainers to beautify our down- town. High tech drafting courses, communications technology courses, the development of educational software arc only a few of the positive things happening in our school. We arc not lack- ing in,,potential. The only deficit we have is in the opportunity to succeed direct- ly controlled by the school hoard's willingness to allow us to continue as a high school. Many of our teacher's children have attended and continue to attend this high school. They certainly mustn't feel that the school's programs or choice of sub- jects are inadequate. To infer that going' to a larg- er school will save schedul- ing of courses; that all stu- dents will he able to access what they want, when they want it, is ridiculous. Students in larger centres such as London arc able to access courses they arc unable to schedule in their school day through night courses. Perhaps our hoard could consider an option such as this. i wonder also if teachers couldn't move around so that a course they offer in one school might be offered in a ncighhouring community the next semester or year. Surely with all the technol- ogy and potential that both hoards bring to the amalga- mation, you can assess resources and make them accessible to the many stu- dents who depend on your commitment to give them a good education. Surely you can find a role for Seaforth High School in providing furthcr specialties as well as the basic core sub- jccts and the CLN program. including integration. We want the opportunity to work together- with the other schools as a shared district resource. A very significant concern i have with dumping our stu- dents and staff on Central Huron Secondary School is the hostility and ill feelings which our children will he subjected 10. it is only a few months ago that all oI' our communities were subjected to the threat of hospital clo- sures. We as adults were subjected to verbal abuse while shop- ping and doing business in ncighhouring towns - not because we chose to discuss hospital closures but merely hccausc we happened to live in a ncighhouring community who had a facility competing for health care dollars. We were so infuriated by the very apparent hostility that we chose to avoid patronizing those communities. Clinton hoard memhcrs well remember the tension and disagreements 17 months ago when they moved 'into Central Huron's extra space. They felt unwelcome. Central Huron Secondary School staff felt they wcrc overrun with thc school board staff taking over "their space". As adults they don't look forward to another sce- nario such as that. 1 can't imagine Central Huron or any other school for that mat- ter, being receptive to sharing their space resources, teach - CONTINUED on Page 14.