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Twelve newtubers were in-
stalled to four;ear Perms on the
Official Board of the Wingham
United Church during Sunday
morning's worship services. Rev.
K. Barry Passmore was in,
charge.
Those beginning four-year
terms are Albert `Pat' Brenzil,
Lorne Carmichael, Wilford Cas-
lick, Mrs. Robert Crawford, Mur-
ray Hunter, Leonard James, Ray
Laidlaw, Dr. Ken Lawless, Mrs.
Albert -Rintoul, Hugh Sinnamon,
Earle Tapp and Norman Wool-
ner. Absent and to be installed at
a later date were Ed. Walker and
Richard Wehmeyer.
Stewart Beattie is completing
the last two years of a four-year
term and Charles Boeman was
installed as a member of the
Board of Trustees.
Mr. Passmore's sermon topic
was "Dead Religion or Living
Faith?". The senior choir anthem
was "Praise to the Lord" and the
junior choir sang "The Lord's My
Shepherd" to the tune Crimond.
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We would at this time Tike to thank all our Policy Holders for their
confidence and pleasant relationship over the past years and for their
understanding and loyalty during the present time of bereavement.
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Recosnmendations are made
oii professional development
The subject of professionals der
velopment for teachers in MAW
County was explored in depth
Monday as a group of teachers.
sat down with members of the
board pf education to discuss the
present system for teachers to
update themselves, as well as to
make suggestions for the future.
Gordon Philips, F. E. Madill
Secondary School in Wingbam,
was' the committee chairman.
Those working with "him were
Mrs. Barbara Golding, South
Huron DHS, Exeter; Gina Jen-
kins, Bullet CPS; John Ron
Wingham PS; and Al. Taylor, Us-
borne CPS. Trustee Garnet I iickS
sat on the committee too, as did
J. W. Coulter of the board offiee
who was absent pn Monday.
It was shown that professional
development is "that which in
any way furthers the professional
competence of the teacher to
communicate knowledge or to
communicate the means by
which knowledge is obtained".
The teachers' brief pointed out
that some opportunities 'for 'pro-
fessional development require fi-
nancial backing. Mrs. Golding,
who is also the professional de-
velopment chairman for the sec-
ondary school teachers in the
county, said there is "not one
penny" presently available to
teachers for an on-going kind of
professional development in
Huron.
The report noted there is $10
per teacher at the elementary
level and $25 per teacher at the
secondary level for travelling
and conventions, etc. ;nand a total
for all schools of $36,500 is avail-
able for university courses. For
'short term educational leave, an
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amount of up to one-half of one
per cent of the total teaching sal-
ary cost for the county is set
aside.
• "These are not insignificant
amounts and the board is to be
-complimented for their fore-
thought," the report stated. How-
ever, Mrs. Golding said that if $5
per teacher was made available
for an on-going type of profes-
sional development from which
all teachers could benefit—not
just the few who were lucky
enough to be chosen for special
courses and seminars—it would
be a valuable addition to the
Huron system.
She said Such a fund could
make it possible for -special
speakers to be . brought into the
county, for instance, a benefit to
all teachers who would attend the
lecture. Special workshops - or
subject seminars could also.. be
arranged, she said, through this
fund.
The discussion showed that
professionaldevelopment is en-
couraged by the 'board of educa-
tion in Huron but that some
schools do not take advantage of
the opportunities.
"Where does the push come
from?" asked Mollie Kunder of
Seaforth. "Is that a board re-
sponsibility?"
The committee advised her
that it most certainly was not a
board responsibility to see that
its teachers were concerned
about professional development.
The committee agreed the teach-
ers should be concerned about
their own betterment, and should
take advantage of any. opportun-
ities offered by the board.
R. M. Elliott,. chairman of the
board, suggested that the depart-
ment heads in all schools should
accept more responsibility in
professional development for the
teachers in that department.
Bruce Shaw, representative of
the Teachers', Federation who
sits in on `ll sessions with the
teacher committees, said the
Federation is taking a• more ac-.
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Tax reform - legislation has been apprk)ved by
Parliament and is now law.
'What does tax reform mean to -you? How will
it affect you? •
To answer these questions, the [department is '
conducting a massive national mailing program.
Booklets are now being printed and maned to all tax-
payers as quickly as they come off the press.
The complete mailing wil.1 he finished in about
four weeks,
Alt taxpayers will receive at4east two hooklets -
"Highlights for lndivi-duals" and "`Valuation Day".
These should provide answers to most of your
questions.•
.Some•taxpayers will receive additional informa-,
tion, according to their specific needs.
Read your hooklets. Afterwards, if you have
questions, ask us. We'll he glad to help.
You will find that your hooklets will make it
easier to file your income fax return in 197 3. because
they will help you to prepare now.
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Revenue, national;
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tive role in professional develop-
ment of teachers, too.
There was considerable discus-
sion surrounding the professional,
development day in, Huron Coup-
ty—a special day set aside for
teachers to use for improving
Lbemselves. Chairman Elliott
saw great merit in these days be-
ing held in Huron County with
Huron teachers, from various
schools meeting together and a --
changing ideas.
Some members of the commit-
tee, on the other hand, argued
that more professional develop-
ment could result possibly if each
school was free to use the profes-
sional development day as the
staff deemed necessary -maybe
inside the county and maybe out-
side the .county.
Al Taylor said a specific school
might require a very special
form of "recharging" which
could only come from visiting a
specific school or -area of centre.
He felt that opportunity should be
available to a school not wanting
to take part in a Huron County
Professional Development Day.
Fight recommendations were
put forth by the committee to the
board. These were:
1. School should be closed early
on occasion for the staff to hear a
particularly good speaker.
2. New teaching methods
shot ld be tried out before fellow
teachers with an evaluation of the
method used to follow.
3. There should be an allowance
for 'released time, other than an
official professional development
day, for staff members to travel
to other schools in or out of the
county to observe.
4. Professional Development
Day should be scheduled so that
individuals or groups may plan
independently of others.
5. When people are requested to
attend a conference, senlinar or
workshop and are expected to be
a resource for the county, it is
recommended that the present
policy of underwriting all.expen-.
ses be continued. -
6.' Funds should be available to
subsidize professional develop-
ment and it is recommended that
a policy be adopted whereby a
professional development fund of
$5 per. teacher is established, the
fund to be administered' by a'
committee of teachers or by the
board. -
7. Consideration should be,giv-
en to replacing, from, time to
time, Department of Education
-courses with -board --sponsored in-"'
service courses..
8: That all professional devel-
opment aids already established
by the board be continued in
Huron.
Snowmobile
mishaps injure
youth, woman
A youth and a woman required
treatment at . Wingham and
a, District Hospital last week' for
injuries received while riding
snowmobiles.
Douglas Danforth, 15, of R.R. 1,
Ripley ran into an open ditch
while driving at Amberley Beach
Monday and received injuries to
his left knee. ;.•
Mrs. Henry Kuntz of Formosa
fractured.a small bonerinrne eft
ankle when she fell off a snow-
mobile in her own yard Friday.
Both were released following
treatment.
As a change' from a
hockey sweater he wears in
the Novice House League,
Mike R itskes looks over an-
other while at Monday night's
rummage sale. —Staff photo. •
The Windy Advance -Times, Thursday, January 20, W17, --Page 3
Ability Fund drives are
organized from hosp.
On the evening of March 31,
1'954, a car collided with the back
of a 'truck outside of Aylmer.
Damage to both vehicles °was
minimal; however, a passenger
in the car was rushed to hospital
with possible neck injuries. His
name wasBob Barrett and the
injuries turned out to be far.
worse than anyone at the scene of
the accident had thought
possible. From the moment' of
impact Bob became a Quadra-
plegic" and has . now been
' paralyzed from the neck down for
Four accidents
investigated by
Wingham OPS
The Wingham detachment of
the provincial police investigated
four accidents.. between Sunday,
,anuary 9 and Saturday, January
15. Also in the same period, two
warnings were issued .•under the
Highway Traffic Act and 23 other
investigations were carried out. -
Ronald S. • Nicholson, RR 2,
Lucknow was travelling north on
Highway 4 when his vehicle
skidded on the icy road, entered
the west ditch and struck three
guard posts. Mr. Nicholson es-
caped injury"but damage to his
car was assessed at $170.
Kenneth E. .Dettman, RR ' 2,
Clifford, was driving north on
Concession B, Howick Township
Friday plowing -snow with a
grader when Russell •Noble, RR 2,
• Gorrie, was, about to enter the
Concession B and the two ve-
hicles• collided. Damage to the
Noble vehicle was estimated at
$175. -
Thelina M. Purdon, RR 3,
Wingham, was travelling east on
Victoria Street Saturday a-nd',was
stopped -at the west' end of the
single lane bridge waiting for a
vehicle driven by Sharon. M.
Holloway of RR 2, Wingham, to
cross the bridge. The front left
corner of the Holloway vehicle
,struck the left side of the other.
Damage to both vehicles was es:
timated at $300, There were no in-
juries resulting.
John K. Mashers of Bluevale
was northbound on County Road
12 Saturday when his car -came
into collision . ,with a vehicle
driven by Lloyd`F. Baillie of RR
3, Monkton. Mr. Baillie applied
his brakes in an attempt to stop at
the junction of County Road 12,
but slid onto County Road 16 and
his vehicle was struck by the
Mathers vehicle. Damages were
estimated at $350.
room
over. 16 years.
Corrective surgery was able to
return partial use of his arms and
hands but his general physical
movementis greatly limited and
will probably remain so for the
rest of his life. •
Most people in Bob's place
' would be -completely demoralized
and bitter. Perhaps at one time
Bob also felt this ,way but not
today because, he just doesn't
have the time.
Like many other people who
have faced disability Bob has
learned that life is precious under
almost any circumstances and
not a minute should ever be
wasted.
He is a local distributor of
household products and is pre-
sently organizing district- rehab.
home parties through which .pro-
ducts produced by the handi-
capped are marketed.
This year, • Bob Barrett will
again be organizing Ability Fund
volunteers in Elgin County out of
his room at St. Thomas -Elgin
Memorial Hospital. Funds raised
will be used to support programs
of the Rehabilitation Foundation
for the Disabled which assist
handicapped Ontario adults. •
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