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Fight for
high school
just got harder
Last week's resignation by Paul Carroll
as education director of the Avon Maitland
District School Board does 'not bode well
for Seaforth District High School. ,
Carroll, who was in the position of
bringing the issue to the forefront, has
faced much criticism in the community
and has taken blame for potentially
closing the school.
A solid case of shooting the messenger.
The school recently received a reprieve
of at least one year before any more
consideration of closure would take place.
Too bad Carroll won't be a player in that
decision anymore.
Having ties to Seaforth, there is no why
Carroll could have truly supported closing
the high school without caring or
understanding the ramifications.
He hada job to do.
Now, the stage is set for someone
without emotional ties to the town to step
into the issue as Carroll's replacement.
When the time comes to reexamine
whether the high school should stay open
or closed, that person is simply going to
look at the facts and figures and support a
decision from there.
Seaforth has lost the personal
connection it had with Carroll.
With Carroll's emotional ties to the issue
came suggestions that the board office
could be located here instead.
It was a better than nothing solution that
might not be supported by someone new
to Carroll's position.
Community leaders, already looking
hard for a way to satisfy the board and
keep' the high school, now face the
additional pressure.
Now, if the dreaded decision to close the
school is made, they also have to be
prepared to push for possible alternatives
that might not otherwise exist anymore.
STH
HATS OFF
to all our volunteers:
During the month of
May, the following
people donated their
time to canvass for the
"Flowers of Hope
Campaign"/
Community Living
South -Huron, for the Town
of Seaforth.
Pam Nolan-Beuttenmiller
Suzanne Simpson
Tracy Shelken
Rene Vantiel
Dianne Muir
Deb Williamson
Tabbetha Glanville
Jacquie McNichol
Lisa Gingerich
Doris Muir
Jill Dolmage
Marion Lansink
Andrea Muir•McGregor
1
Of buying and se
So often, I am asked, "Why are you
working every Sunday at the Pickering
Antique Market if you are a judge?"
I suppose by now I have a lot of
different answers...I began in the fall of
1996 because we sold our house, which
was jammed with 50 years of collecting.
There were stamps, autographs, the
residue of 40 years of amateur
photography, a bit of china, a few pieces
o very old furniture, some hockey and
baseball memorabilia, 3,000 hard cover
books...and oh yes, my collection of 750
hippos.
The reason, I have stayed at it for
almost two years is because it has been
fun and a learning experience. For most
of those cruising th aisles and perusing
the antiques on display are nice
people...and not unmindful of history
and what the old and collectable bits and
pieces of the past represent.
Some are simply buying memories.
They want a link with the past they can
see and touch.
And of course, some are the not -so -
subtle dealers, known as "pickers" who
come early with a nose for nostalgia and
dollar signs dancing in their head. Not
unmindful of the auction at Christie's in
London where the "hummingbird"
painting by renowned American artist
Martin Heade brought $96,000.
It was bought for $3.00 at a mobile
flea market near Bristol, England. In the
United Kingdom, a car boot sale is a flea
market on wheels. People assemble their
autos on parking Tots and offer
merchandise from their trunk.
A, stall in the Pickering Antique
Market is not a way to get rich. It's a
way of getting rad of the things that no
longer fit in or are needed; and at the
same time, have a bit of fun.
Quite often, things are sold for much
less than they originally cost but the
hope is there that the new owner will
enjoy and appreciate the long held
treasures...as much as I did.
There are other rewards. I have
worked for 58 years for one government
or another and I have been very lucky to
have met and worked with so many fine
people in many parts of the world. But
until now, 1 had not been rewarded by a
"thank you sir" and a smile that gave me
as deep a feeling of enjoyment and
satisfaction as 1 received for one sale I
made at the Sunday market.
memories
Although I lost money. 1 felt so %cry
good about it and it made a young buyer
happy.
For twenty minutes a young lad
carefully turned the pages and looked
longingly at tow hooks, "The Works of
Shakesperc." The old hooks, well
preserved in a worn leather rase. were
printed in England in the style of the late
1800s. He turned page after page and
had an apparent taste for literature
beyond his dozen or so years. The look
on his face and his polite. "How much
arc these hooks. Sir''" suggested my
response should he. "How hutch do you
have'?"
When he answered. "I only have three
dollars." I told him. "That's exactly the
price:"
As he walked away. he looked almost
lovingly at the hooks. He carried them
in his hand as if they were as fragile as
eggs. He turned hack. smiling and again
said, "Thank you. Sir. -
The expression on his face was worth
one hundred times the Ica dollars t lost.
Then along comes the deputy
commissioner of the OPP and she's a
hippo collector... and a fine lady. Diane
Nagel buys the hest and the last of my
collection. it's sad to finally part with
the hippos that have been with me for so
many years...but I know they are going
CONTINUED nn Page s
Carroll has been outstandin
Reader not in favor of character assassination or closingsi ool
To the Editor:
I have lived in Seaforth for
46 years. I taught at Seaforth
District High School for 19
years. I consider it an honor
and a privilege to be
associated with the students
and staff at Seaforth District
High School. Whether they
have become laborers or
lawyers; dress makers or
doctors; bakers or bankers, 99
per cent of these students
have ',become useful and
caring community citizens.
Producing useful and caring
citizens helps define an
excellent school. I am not in
favor of closing Seaforth
District High School.
Nor am I in favor of
character assassination.
Paul Carroll has been an
outstanding teacher, principal,
superintendent of eduction
and director of education for
both Seaforth and Huror
County. Huron County
students and staff have always
been his priority. The former
Huron County Board of
Education was considered the
most progressive in the
province. The board 'achieved
this accomplishment with one
of the lowest costs per pupil.
a small tax base and severe
cutbacks in government
funding.
Paul Carroll and his
executive team study issues
and Ministry of Education
guidelines. They present the
facts and make
recommendations to hoard of
education members. The
hoard members make
decisions and it is Pauls
responsibility to ensure his
staff carry out these decisions,
Often. Paul's job involves
,!icki• o his neck out and
to ; _ than once he tlas proven
he is not an ostrich. Check
with former and present hoard
members, other
administrators and Ministry
of Education officials in
London and Toronto. Find out
what these people think about
Paul's competence and
leadership.
Paul Carroll has lent his
time and talent to help make
Seaforth a viable and vibrant
community. Other community
leaders have asked Paul for
his advice on fighting against
hospital closures and for
raising money for the arena
and the hospital. Local
organizations, such as the Van
Egmond House and the recent
Seaforth Business Retention
and Expansion survey, have
benefitted from Pau
willingness to he involved in
his community.
When one reads and hears
such things as "hidden
agendas." "not caring."
"egotist.- "extremist.- and
"hang in effigy.- one wonders
who is behaving in an
irrational and radical manner.
Perhaps our local 'members
of -provincial parliament will
come forty and and guarantee
there will he more than
adequate and fair education
funding,
This guarantee would keep
all our schools open to
provide the excellent
education our students of
rural Avon Maitland need and
deserve.
Don Morton
Foreign
students
could help
To the Editor:
As a former resident and current subscriber
of The Huron Expositor, I have been able to
keep up to date of the present situation of
Sbaforth District High School.
A suggestion to those in control would be
to broaden the student population by seeking
students from other countries whose families
could afford to send their children abroad for
their education. This would fill up your
classrooms as well as help financially the
school board and I'm sure the local
businesses and community.
This would allow your own students to"
maintain their education at home plus open
the doors to friendships of others around the
world.
Allen Coleman
Youth and beauty assemble at barn dance
June 2, 1898.
Several of the young
people of Egmondville drove
to Thames Road to attend the
Presbyterial Convention.
Messrs. R. Muldrew and John
McKay read interesting
papers.
Wm. Rutledge of town was
fern hunting in a swamp in
Stanley Township and
succeeded in getting some
beauties. He had several ferns
that were over four feet in
length.
Robert Winter of town is
having a new foundation
placed under his residence on
North Main Street.
George Murdie of
McKillop has a nice herd of
heifers. There arc 42 in the lot
and the sight of them would
do any stock man's heart
good to see them in thc field.
James McGregor, of
Tuckersmith, has purchased
from the noted Hereford
breeder, Wm. Elliott, of
Goderich, a thoroughbred
Hereford bull. 15 months and
competent judges say that he
is a good animal.
A number of the youth and
beauty of Chiselhurst,
assembled at a barn dance at
John McCloy's tenth
concession and tripped thc
light fantastic until the wee
small hours.
R. B. McLean of Kippten,
purposes in a few days, going
to the Old Country with his
fat cattle.
Robert McMordic Jr. of
Kippen has given up his
school and started for British
Columbia.
The following parties in
(In the Years Agorae
McKillop are erecting new success, some $23"a
farm buildings or improving realized.
old ones: Thomas Souter, new F. T. Fowler Principal of the
brick house; James Public School spent Monday
McCallum, new bank barn: in Kingsville.
Joseph Campbell, new house;
James Logan, new brick June 4, 1948.
house; Joshua Dennison, The property on Goderich
enlarging his home; Sam Street East occupied by Miss
Regele, new brick house: Marguerite,Dunn and owned
Finlay McIntosh, a silo; Jacob by Louis Eberhart has been
Barrows, addition to his sold to Stanley Garnham of
house; and, Edward Driscoll. McKillop. Later a picnic was
enlarging his barns. held at Springbank.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex T.
June8, 1923. Simpson, well known and
W. D. Hopper of Seaforth, highly respected Tuckersmith
has completed his contract residents marked the 50th
drilling Peter Eckert's well. year of their marriage, They
He found a spring at 135 feet were born in Cathresshire,
deep, which rose within 15 Scotland and came to Canada
feet of the top. in 1909.
Joseph Riley of Constance Some 150 school and pre
has begun widening the road school children of McKillop
south of the village which have received diphtheria
gives employment to a toxoid and whopping cough
number of men. vaccine in a series of three
In the final examination of clinics held at No. 6 McKillop
the Ontario Agricultural School.
College, Guelph, Messrs. Miss Dorothy Smith
Douglas Beattie and Harry graduated from Western
Hinchley secured their B.S.A. Ontario University and has
Degree. accepted a position with thc
A quiet wedding took place Steel Company in Hamilton.
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Messrs. Amos W. Corby, G.
John Baron, McKillop, when D. Ferguson and Wm.
their youngest daughter, Janet Godgson were on a fishing
Margaret, was united in trip to North Bay.
marriage to Albert Earl Cluff, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
of Seaforth. Rev. J. A. Workman celebrated their
Ferguson performed thc golden wedding anniversary
ceremony. at a family dinner, with guests
The silver tea held at the from Hillsgreen, Detroit,
home of Mrs. John Beattie, Seaforth, Toronto, Hensall
Main Street was a decided and London.
May 31, 1973:
At a special meeting of
Tuckersmith Township
Council Tuesday, night. third
reading was given a hy-law,to
close an unopened road
allowance on the east of Lot
36. concession two. 111 the
Huron Road suers and lying
to the south of Lot. 35.
concession Iwo. in the Huron
Road survey located on the
Conestoga College property
at Vanastra.
Huron Flow men's
Association 46th annual
plowing match will he held
on September 15. in Hay.
Township 011 the Howard
Dinars farm.
Nora R. Godgins. secretary -
treasurer of the 105.000 -
member Ontario Teachers'
Federation was awarded an
honorary doctor of laws from
the University of Waterloo. on
Friday. A native of Sealorth.
where she attended public
school. she is a daughter of
the late Dr. Hudgins. Her
mother was the former Gladys
Henderson.
The Van Egmond
Foundation has received a
donation of 51110 from Miss
Nancy Nott. Honolulu Hawaii
in memory of her parents. the
late Raymond and Winnie
(nee Drusc) Nott. all former
residents of Egnutndvillc.
Don Hulley has been
appointed Fire Chief of the
Seaforth Fire Area Board. Tht
Appointment was made at a
meeting Monday. He will
succeed longtime chief John
F. Scott when Mr. Scott retires
at thc end of June.