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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-08-21, Page 8j. . 7IH 101.71V,I17,15110.1V1,1.,...4.V.797 • X • „ •'BM • ct Clinton bus and5100 f 111 egIstratirst fees ambunthd 5 and a donation from the Brussels lic ens.: League°, SatreSulted in to the Wingbam parish. .Trustee Donald Crowley of Oadshill questioned whether the religious, education taught in the regular school term was adequate if the summer school was such a success. Mr.'Crowley said: "1 think we should he taking a goad look at the teaching of religion in our schools. The parents must have felt this was necessary and the teacheri who volunteered to teach as well.” Several trustees expressed concern about the religious course in the schools. It was agreed that when the religious education consultants make" their in- service presentation to the board in the Oar ICS peslible date w Ibeearly ians, .approval of ,try US drivers of board-owned'buSeS. will he given an !muse of Rs: per hour raising lr wages to $4.25 per hour for the school year 1975-76 for extra-cUrricular *Wing, Such as transporting children to swimming classes. The hY,law and policy committee is studying the policy On the autitorizatfon for u of school facilities by groups ter meetings, especially in regard to the use of janitorial services. Concern has been expressed that the janitors were being called on to clean up the gymnasium and meeting rooms and not being pa id for it. A report on 'field trips and excursions from January 10 June 1975 by the students of the 19 schools was distributed to the board members. It outlined where the students went, the cost to the pupils and to the extra -curricular budget. Mr. Lane outlined thenew extra- curricular budget for 1975 that has been initiated this year to provide all schools the Board drops safety patrols Ity Janice Middleton The Huron County board of education voted to discontinue school safety patrols at public schools in Goderich and Exeter at Monday night's meeting. "Legislation defines- the limits of a board's jurisdiction over pupils as only while on school property or while travelling on a =heal bus," D.J. Cochrane, directorof educatibit, informed trirstees. The board is in a position where it might be sued if an accident occurred ata board sanctioned crosswalk, he said. Student safety patrols wM not °- be operating this September, _while board- paid adult guards will remain at the cross walks until December 31. The cost of crossing guards at Hlghway 4, near Exeter public school, is shared by the board and Exeter cOrtnciL There is also a board employed guard on Highway 21 at Victoria PublicSchool in Goderich. In Goderich, grade 6 pupils were members of a school safety patrol "It is my opinion that responsibility for helping children to cross the street is that of an adult guard. Grade 6 students are not of an age to accept the responsibility," said Mr. Cochrane. lit Clinton and Wingham, crossing guards are employed by the town council. Local police oversee school safety in Seaford). Trustee Jack Alexander of Wingham said the board "should be paying in all municipalities or none. We have paid our guard in Wingham for several years and if • I'd known that the board paid for guards elsewhere, 1 would have brought this up before now." Chairman Wilfred Shortreed said the Freezer iiecialit ,HINDS OF BEEF La.s1.19 • SIDES OF BEEF 18. 97c HAMBURGER 110. La. 75c Gratify Specials GOLD SEM. SOCKEYE SAIMON r3/4 oz, sew?MC MIT'S BEANS 140L 2/73c CARNATION • EVAPORATED MILK re oz. 3/9. WDGET OG OR CAT FOOD director of education would need to write "a diplomacy letter" to _Exeter and Goderich councils asking that the responsibility for the children's safety at crossings be the town's. Trustee John Elliot...suggested that the affected councils inform the board by December if they will employ crossing guards. "Highway 4 is dangerous, I don't want to see the children abandoned," he said. "The board has no cost saving ulterior motive," said Mr. Cochrane, but is merely attempting to conform to ministry regulation. Other business discussed at the meeting included the feasibility of a optional swim program for elementary school pupils at Vanastra corrununity centre during the winter months. During 1974-75, pupils from Clinton, Nutlet and Huron Centennial public schools participated in a series of lessons. Parents paid 52 for eight one hour sessions. Transportationto andlroin Vanastra was provided from the schools' budget. Night schools will be located in Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton, F.E. Madill Secondary School, Winsham, Seaforth District High School, Soda, Huron District High School in Exeter and Goderich District Collegiate Institute.. Starting date for 1975-76 classes will be the week of October 6. A list of courses in Huron County will be published. On a lighter note, Trustee Mrs. D. Wallace commented that L.H. Lawrence's "Sons and Lovers" was included on the list of English literature books for secondary schools was not even allowed in Canada during her university days. ural area a gomg nstructi'e Vet), potice use OfMr LaflSaj4e tried to come up with some term of equalization oropportunity for alt tutpils." Stratford Trustee Howard Shantz' -Said, think the larger schools are na.t Setting tbe money the smaller schools do,' ,•John O'Drowsky of St: Marys asked for a report on the allocation of funds fpr the field trips as of the end of December 1975, to be given at the janttary meetieS. The board approved supplying Ana- sPOrtatiO0 to a young adult at RR 1, St. Pools who wiWbe attending James Purdue 4dult Workshop and Training Centre in St Marys as the sehool bus passes hishome en route to the town, at the request of the St. Marls and District Association for the Mentally Retarded. The following teachers have been hired • for the corning term: Anne Riesling at St. Joseph's School, Kingsbridge; Ingeborg Marshall at St Mary's School, Goderich; Amy Duskocy at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Dashwood; Reta Core at St. Patrick's School, Kinkora and Terry Buller* at Ecole Ste. Marie at St Joseph. Mrs. L. LaPorte was named acting prin- cipal at Ecole Ste. Marie for one year. Alexander Easton, assistant superin- tendent, said there was still one vaconcy to be filled at Ecole Ste Marie and the 19 schools would alt have their staffs for 1975- 76., Tru.stee F. Vete gave a detailed account of the various maintenance work being carried out at the schools during the past month suthas painting, paving and he spoke of the work to be carried. out in the next few weeks, as they prepared the schools for the fall term, The building and maintenance com- mittee is looking at the hydro pole and transformer located in the school yard at St. Patrick's School, Dublin, which is considered a danger to the children. Ontario Hydro is to view the equipment and decide what action is to be taken. Jack Lane informed the board members that work on the new board °glees at Dublin was progressing on schedule and the administration staff would be moving as originally planned at the end of August. He said the second floor would be finished by Wednesday of this week and the decorating on the first floor would be completed next week. Janitor service for the new board office at Dublin will be tendered and this is not to include the two rooms presently used as kindergarten rooms: Donald Crowley and Chairman David Teahen, who with Ted Geoffrey of Zurich, attended the Canadian Conference of Trustees in St. John's Newfoundland, gave a report an it. Mr. Crowley said "It was generally a positive meeting." The next meeting of the board will be at the new board offices in Dublin on Sep- ternber 8. A Complete Portrait Sitting Will Be Taken With 608 POSES TO SELECT FROM * Nowt4911ortrait Studio quality prints at low family pricos. * Group Potiraits only $1 extra. * Special Offer Limited to 1 portrait per family. * No appointment necessary - .simplycfrop into Shirai Dept. Store. . LOT 3 DAYS: AUG. 21* TO AUG. 23. Thursd tri a.m. 6 p.m. Friday: *0 p.m. - Sturdyt 10 a.m. One Of the morepopuispOar ItiOtea infilwaY 10CatedItt,the celebrations. was this 444 • 4. • . •••• •• AtannerBaseiotewe g35toWaIo..ontoa R deprested flat car for shipment to the Vitas. ilireltUre Co„ in Cotransville, Quebec, lust smith of Montreal. The metal moostroity stands Ilfeet high; 25 feet long and 11 feet wide, Beat the Mg One Newt Attack Give Heart Fund *110. ipor . Masters itistot POOR Stitosi moose rot '" on* of the fellOWIlig numbers prior to Septirtrithor 2 for in.. ferlatfion: 482,1.9424 441.2•R9798 527%41167 or visit the School Amps, 25.29 • Huron Music Studios New accepting Rogistretien for fell classes in accordion and Spanish Guitar CAU 482-3119 ANNUAL MEETING AND NOMINATION forth*• • Huron—Bruce Liberal Association AUGUST 25, 8:30 at the W(NGHAM TOWN HALL The guest speaker will be Jack Riddell, MPP for Huron. 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