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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-04-20, Page 3Mary and Ernie Dale are pictured in front of an unique gift that Ernie gave Mary on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary celebrated recently. The couple originally lived in Hullett Township. (News -Record photo) Only 50 students quit. from page 1 were beck at Goderich District Collegiate, 91.2 percent at Seaforth and 90.9 percent at South Huron in Exeter. Kenwell said a school by school count Monday put 95.1 percent of the students in Clinton back in class, 96.3 percent returned in Wingham, 95.5 percent in Goderich, 90.5 percent in Seaforth and 94.9 percent in Exeter. Kenwell said the attendance Monday was very close to "normal" comparing those figures to February 8, 1978. The superintendent said he chose February 8 because it was before the first of the rotating strikes that started the 31 day walkout and that it seemed like a • • "normal day". He said 96.3 percent of the students were in class that day. He said 950 of Clinton's 980 students returned. 1,149 of W ingha m's 1,175 were back, 959 of Goderich's 981, 362 of Seaforth's 381 and 963 of Exeter's 1,004. The superintendent said it was not certain what, if any, moves the board of education would make to make up lost time over the strike. He said the board had already cancelled March examinations and that move picked up nine instructional days over last year. He said time lost due to winter storms this year compared to last year was considerably less and that options the. eopte to rrojue: At the age of 18 Mary Dale donned a pink dress and went from her parents' home, Benjamin and Selena Riley of Hullett to the Londesboro manse in horse and buggy. There she met her fiance Ernie Dale and with only family and Mary's brother John and Ernie's sister Myrtle as witnesses, Rev. Abrey joined the two in marriage on April 4, 1928. After dancing until dawn at their new house to music supplied by Jimmy Neilans, Bert Allen and his wife and Miller Adams, the newlywed Dales settled into married life, a ' task they have been at for 50 years. Mary's pink dress is long gone, and many members of the band have since died, the Dales have left the homest.. ad in Hullett Township and now live in Clinton. Their children have grown and Teachers... . • • from page 1 settlement cannot be reached in the next 60 days wages for next year will be set by an arbitration hearing. Monetary items in the 1977-78 pact were not a stumbling block and were agreed on months ago. The teachers accepted a 7.5 percent increase in- cluding increments which brought the average salary for a teacher to $23,200. The sick leave gratuity will be unaltered in the 1977-78 contract and will also be settled through arbitration if negotiations prove fruitless. The clause provides teachers with financial security in case of sickness and can mean up to half a year's salary after the teacher completes seven years of ser- vice. The money is paid in a cash set- tlement when the teacher retires if he has not had need for the sick leave. The dispute over that clause arose when the board altered the clause to stipulate that a teacher not he eligible for the gratuity until he has completed 12 years of service or reached 50 years of age. • board had such as cancelling teacher professional development days and shifting final examination timetables at the end of the school year may permit the students to pick up more time in the classroom. He said the 31 day strike may not have resulted in 31 days lost in- structional time compared to the 1976-77 school year. Kenwell said no decisions will he made on alterations of school calendars without consultation between the director of education and the five school principals. 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A handyman and carpenter, Ernie cut out the shape of a quarter moon from plywood where the figures of a bride and groom stand on a balcony which juts out. They are facing towards another projection to the left, a stairway to the stars and clouds with an angel at the top. "We've had a happy marriage. I couldn't ask for anything better," Ernie explained. "I'd have to say that mother and I worked as a team whether it was in the house or in the field," he added. "There's lots of compromises and working together," Mary added as the secret of a long and healthy marriage. 'Lots of good neighbours really help a marriage," Ernie noted. The Dales are surrounded by good friends and neighbours at their Joseph Street residence. On the occasion of their anniversary, about 20 people in the neighborhood gathered to give them a surprise party. "On Tuesday night all the kids came home. They thought they'd surprise us, but they didn't even send a card so we knew they were coming," Ernie smiled. The Dales did not live up to the families that each of them came from. Although they both came from families of 10, the Dales settled for five children. "It was supposed to be two boys and two girls but it didn't turn out that way," claimed Ernie. The children are their daughter Helen Storey of McKillop Township, and sons Leslie of Blyth and Lloyd, Lorne and Milton of Hullett Township. Milton still farms the Dale homestead in Hullett on lot 11, concession 2. However, the Dales laborous farming days are over and they now live in the comfort of their cottage in town. This gives Ernie a chance to keep up with his prided hobby of carpentry. His specialties are doll houses, foot stools, miniature barns, cradles and hall trees. In the meantime, Mary keeps busy with her knitting, crocheting and quilting with the ladies at the Wesley Willis Church. Stuck in the middle: school's changed by Shelley McPhee "Things sure have changed since I was a kid," has always been a common statement used by an older generation. Up until now, I've always been at the receiving end of this line,, but now I find myself also dishing out this opinion. I realized that things had changed and I'd become part of an older generation after I came away from an impressive display at the Clinton Public School for Education Week. Although I've only been out of public school for eight years, it seems so much longer than that, especially when I see the advancements that have been made by the students, the materials they use and the studying aids. Although I came from a modern public school, First Zion, which was later amalgamated with other one room schools to become Colborne Central, the public schools of today "have changed since I was a kid." Along with the large and eager group of children and parents that attended the open house, one of the most impressive things that I found at the school was Cam Addison's science room. Now, as far as I remember, my science classes were interesting because my teacher was a real natural buff and once he skinned a raccoon for us, but other than that, the most advanced studies we got into was coloring pictures of- birds and trees. I didn't even know the word "biology" existed until I reached high school, but it's a different story today. When I walked into the science room at CPS, I wondered why it was so crowded with young and old alike, but soon I found out. In one cage there looked to be what I thought was a rat, it may have been a guinea pig, but I didn't stick around to look at it. They're not my favorite animals. Next came something more along my lines, an incubator filled with eggs. One was beginning to crack open and a beak and an eye of a chick was poking out. As I moved on, I saw a microscope in one corner and large jars filled with water and weeds that the children had collected for study and tests. After stopping to look at some of the hooks on the students' desks, I moved to the front'of the room where, much to my surprise and slick, were a group of students and parents playing with the school's favorite and most unique pet, Curly, the Boa Con- strictor. As much as I detest snakes, Curly was really a friendly fellow, at least from four feet away and my fear of snakes was somewhat calmed when I saw young girls and boys holding and petting their classmate. The interest and care that the students have in Curly is amazing and everyone was eager to tell me his life story. How when he came to the school he was so frightened that he wouldn't eat for months and became so weak that he had to be force fed. One day he realized his state of health and grabbed a rat in the classroom for a snack. Curly has been going strong ever since despite the fact that he is shedding his skin right now. Enough of Curly, on to another room. Next I found the library, something that never existed when I was in public school and amazed to find in high school. I felt rather inferior when I next entered the art room. Those kids are making better paper mache characters now than I ever could make even in high school and probably no better now. I once made a camel out of paper mache, but it was impossible to tell that he was a camel _unless I told them. Actually he looked more like the leaning tower of Piazza with his rather crooked legs. Then in the kindergarten room, along with the regular toys and learning devices was a sandbox filled with toys. Somehow the plasticine we used to get seems a little boring now. Now I wasn't really a deprived child and really did enjoy the facilities and supplies that id. ere available when I attended public school. But with what is available for learning today, it is no - wonder that the children so eagerly dragged their parents from classroom to classroom to see everything and it is no wonder that -the parents, like myself staled back in awe and say "Things have sure changed since I was a kid." There Comes ACirttpbcIIi Time To Say "THANKS" And What Better Time Than Our 25th ANNIVERSARY tO ott S� ��\`� N 1 R ,1 . a\-t\n51�1SIC,tb� a�� s ,\. C\LV,1:R�O)�,O`p,`g�,` c�O0 1OtyplQ0AOa�\wtO4l� �\� ‘ \.\`\\``<`,ON\ `,\\ StiR�Pr00,```````v\ %00S ctist60,, `,Tto'. :014 SpI°Op001(0 °BOB CAMPBELL • • Vol KA tS aN►pacll's MAIN CORNER, CLINTON 482-9732 Bob has been at his present location, 25 years and in business a total of 32 years. He would like to take this opportunity to thank Kis many friends and customers for their patronage over the past 32 years. And is looking forward to many more years to come...