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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-01-20, Page 8�be- � Advance rirrn Thtusda' JantwY W12 ;Boiard of Education members TRACERY nc OF OLD A HONG the many attrac- rx which setAhmeda- bad, the 900 year old former capital city of India. apart for special notice by visitors are the examples to be found here of beautifully intricate screen window tracery — perforations cue through the solid marble or stone walls to allow light and air into the temples and mosques. These large windows and tiny air vents shown here on the Rani $ipri Mosque, take their lattice designs from geometry and nature and represent un- countable hours of painstak- ingly fine work. Gujarat. the state in which .Ahmedabad is located dates its history from 3500 B.C. and many of the great works of Indian art can be found here. fight for changes insystem Two members of the Huron ,County Board of Education fought Monday evening for some changes in the new system under which the board is operating, but seemed to give up in frustration as the rema ' ing 14 , members voted in a block against them. M1�ollle tie, ler of Se,Jor"- ad r i •e s' . , De- cember :11 e v. 'rid tr\ to na\ a the que: .0:. .iard nresent commit tt , \ - em re- opened. 1-towever, au: tho in- terim the Chairman's Aavicory Committee comprised of R. M. Elliott, chairman; John foot, vice-chairman; Cayley Hill, chairman of the management committee; and. Mrs. Marion Zinn, chairman of the education committee; met and drafted some changes which came before the board at its regular January meeting'. Mrs. Kunder and John Hender- son, McKillop, argued that the meetings of the Chairman's Ad- visory Committee, should be open to any board member who cared to attend. They said that under thepresent system where- by any trustee other than the four members of Chairman's Advis- ory Comgiittee had to be invited to attend', it was unfair to the Would have music as a. credit in Huron schools "If I don't hear from„ you you won't be hearing from me ... for a while. But you will hear again." Those were the parting re- marks of Dawson Woodburn, a retired music specialist who has made a career of teaching music in secondary schools in Toronto, and who appeared before the Huron County Board of Educa- tion Monday evening in Clinton -to ask why music is not a subject for. credit here. "Huron County's progress in musicteducation since my days of THANK YOU - For your contribution to Christ- mas Seals in their fight against TB and .other respiratory d,is- eases... and for the time and effort you so generously gave. THANKS FOR THE GIFT OF GOOD HEALTH - FROM YOUR TB,ASSOCIATION attending school in the south of the county is negligible," Wgod- burn's report said. "There was no music in the schools in those days for various reasons. I return to the same community 40 years later, and the situation -as far as music education is concerned, is -much the same," .�. "Huron is one of the last counties in south-western Ont r to intiate a music pr'ogram,". he said. "My 'advice and help are • available at no. cost." Mr. Woodburn said that grants are available for music education in schools. He estimated, that a board may spend up to $4,000 in preparing a classroom for music instruction in any and all schools and up to $11,000 for instruments in each school in which there is a music course. However, he said it , would not be possible to imple- ment a full music program across the county all at 'once since .each music course would cost the 'board money "if not in thea first year, in the second year". Extra -mural music such as is presently in the schools in Huron, said Woodburn,' is a "superficial approach He said you can't teach music in an hour or two after classesaeach week any more. than you col ld teach mathe- matics or science ,that way. He said . students should be able to "read music like they read Eng- lish", not "regurgitate it like a_ parrot" after hearing it over and over. "I think it is time the children of 'Huron had a chance," said Woodburn. "If you can't afford .an instrumental program then start a vocal program at yegv lit- tle initial cost.' The board promised to give the matter some study. Director of education ' D. J. Cochrane voiced his concern about a music program. He said that music is being offered in all the county high schools this fall 'as a subject; and he sincerely doubted whether there would be much interest for it. "The Board may have to sell music," stated Woodburn,. who reported he has done some work in Huron County and has dis • covered that the best school music program is to be found in the Brussels, Belgrave and Blyth area. . "The best music appreciation is participation," said Woodburn.. In other business, the board. was informed of the resignation of F. E. Madill, superintendent of operation, at the end of August; and Arthur B. Idle, p incipal, Exeter PS on the same d�te; ap- proved the Young Voyageur pro- gram for the summer of 1972; agreed that municipal taxes would becollected ona'twice-an- nual basis again this year, June 30 and December 15; and passed a policy to cover psychological interviews for defaulting stu- dents prior to or subsequent to ratepayers who were not repre- sented on the committee. "Four trustees are running the whole board," stated Mrs. Kund- er "We don't want that, no matter who the four members are," re- torted R. M. Elliott who urged the board members to "throw it out" if they believed the system to be unfair. A vote on the matter showed that only Mrs. Kander and Hend- erson were opposed to continuing the closed meetings of the Chair- man's Advisory Committee. In addition to the Chairman's Advisory Committee, the board has had an Education Committee and a Management Committee, each with five members; an Ad- visory Vocational Committee with three board members work- ing with a group of tradesmen in the county. on the vocational as- pect of education in Huron; and the Committee on Schools for the Trainable Retarded, also with three members'. The major - committees, the education committee and the management committee, are to be enlarged to include seven trus- tees on each. "It was felt that since the edu- cation and management commit- tee were composed df only five members each, some areas of the county could be without repre- sentation on one or the other," the Chairman's Advisory Com- mittee stated. "It was the feeling, also, that all board members should be involved in the work of - the 'major committee, education and management." John Henderson pointed out that with seven trustees on the committee and•the•chairman and Entriesf�r • TaI'ent Huntl . still coming Entries for the Lions Club Talent. Hunt, with the first show billed for Thursday, January ,27, in the town hall auditorium, live been coming in at a fair pace. • On The basis of those received up to Saturday, there will be plenty of variety and master of ceremonies Jim Swan should have no trouble . introducing a nice array of talent. A western group, harmonica virtuoso, ' dancers. vocalists, .special duos and a pianist. are registered for' the opening show. Some of these are from Ford- wich, Walton and "Belmore. Anyone .wishing to compete in this or the February show is. suspension. . asked to contact Jim Gregg at 357=1206. Car -truck crash . Stuart Holloway, 15, Wingham, was admitted to Wingham and District Hospital, Sunday follow- ing a car -truck collision 'on the B • Line . approximately 21?2 miles east of Wingham. William Staight, 15. of Wing - ham, was treated for abrasions and ,contusions to hist.,f ace' and Monty Taylor. 14, Wingham, re- ceived injuries to his right -arm and elbow. The driver of the car was Ste- phen Scott. 16. Wingham, and the driver of the'truck was Torn Mc- Glynn. Neither was injured. The accident was investigated by Prov: Const. H. B. M.cKittrick. LOOK AIIYouCan Eat.' "English Style'", Fish and Chips Bread and Butter Lots of Good Coffee $1.29 FRIDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 P.M. "MEET MEAT1HE MANOR" MANOR MOTOR HOTEL, WINGHAM Don't Miss Our First .DANCE' NIGHT Friday, January 21 THE RAR WILL BE OPER - $1.00 COYER CHARGE Belmore The Belmore Squirts played Fordwich Saturday at Fordwich The score was 6-3 for Belmore. Those scoring .for Belmore were Ray Willitts 1, Don Busby 1, David Eadie"2, Larry O'Malley 1. Murray Mawhiriney 1, Mrs. George Nickel. Mrs. Bruce Darling. Mrs. Don Mac - Adam and. Mrs. Alvin °Mundell attended the W.M.S. annual meeting .Thursday, January lith held at St. Andrew's Presby- ' terian Church. Wingham. , • The Women's Institute held a pot luck dinner Thursday at. the Institute room at the Belmore Arena. A quilt 'was later put up and is being worked on. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Pyke and -Mrs. Victor Stockton of Gorrie spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fitch. 'The sympathy of the com- munity is extended to Mrs. Elmer Jeffray. and Mrs. Alan Darling and their families on the death of their mother. Mrs. Elver Zinn. Mr. and Mrs. 'David Porter of Kitchener spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs. Carl Fitch. The financial report of the Mclntosh-Belmore Branch of the Canadian Bible Society shows the 1971 canvass at $259 and a don- ation in 1972 of $36. John Ruther- ford is the treasurer. —Mr and Mrs. Dosman of Kit- chener visited on the weekend with Mrs. Dosman's grand- mother. Mrs. William Elston of Minnie Street. —Sunday' guests of Mr, and Mrs Tom Jardin of Josephine Street were Mr. and Mrs. Clare Van Camp and family of Bel - grave. Mr.and Mrs. Harold Jar - din of Lonon, Mr. and -Mrs. Dan- ny Sti-imas of Guelph. Friends of Mrs. Elmer Zinn will be sorry to learn of her pass- ing assing on Sunday .n Wroxeter. Mrs. Zinn lived in Wingham during the winter of ;970-71. the vice-chairman, it would be possible for a ,committee to con- trol the board vote on any issue. "That would be nine against seven," said Henderson. "What would be the use of bringing it to the board?" Chairman Elliottsaidthat was a disadvantage to the seven - member committees, of course, but he noted that seldo%i is the entire committee unanimous on an issue. In that 'case, the com- mittee dissenters could get sup- port from the non -committee members on the board—or vice- versa—and the board would still hold the balance of power. "The seven -member commit- tees give everyone an opportun- ity to sit on one committee and to have a vote," said Elliott. "The other way, four members had no committee and no vote on either." The seven -member commit- tees were approved with only Jo' : Henderson and Jim Taylor of l iensall opposed. Henderson then queried how members of the management committee, for instance, would know what was happening on the educational committee,' particu- larly if he was interested in a specific problem relating to his area to be discussed in ano her committee, He said that while all board members were free to sit in on all committee meetings (with ,q the exception ., of the Chairman's Advisory Committee) only com- mittee members had the right to vote. "You might as well stay home, added`_'Henderson. "You don't get. anyAinaterial before the meeting and you can'tvote when you get there." Henderson charged that much of his in- formation comes "through the grapevine", and ,noted that in some cases, the ratepayers know what's going' on before he does. "I 'believe a board member is entitled to know what's going on and to have something to say about it," complained Hender- son. He was reminded that all committee recommendations came before the total board for a vote. _ "And just watch your recom- mendations from the commit- tee," Henderson insisted. "Nine opt of ten are passed when they come to the board." The next item of business was the re -shuffling of meeting dates. The recommendation was to have the education committee meeting the first Monday of each month and the management committee meeting the second Monday of `each month. There was some in- decision, however, whether to make the' change effective in February or in March since Cay - ley Hill, chairman of the man- agement committee, could not be • See these values at WALKER'S present. Henderson questioned why Mr. Hill's absence should affect the change since his tenure of office as chairman of management ended in December. "The strik- ing committee's report doesn't come in until after this does it?" asked Henderson. "It sounds pretty cut and dried to me," interjected Mrs. Kunder, Chairman Elliott admitted the allusion to the possibility of Hill remaining as chairman or man- agement in 1972 was awerror•and it was agreed the change would become effective February 1. The report of the striking ,com- mittee was accepted as presented byi°'the Chairman's Advisory Committee. > is as MOWS: WO cation conunittee, Oarnet Charles Rau, John Taylor, George Parsons, Virilfrecl Short - reed, Mollie !under, Marion Zinn; Management, Clarence McDonald, Jim Taylor, John Henderson, Don McDonald, Dr. Alex Addison, Alex Corrigan, Cayley Hill; AVC, Garnet Hicks, Charles Rau, Wilfred Shortreed; Retarded, Clarence McDonald, Mollie Kunder ; Jim Taylor; Of- fice Accommodation, Clarence McDonald, Dr. Addisgn, Charles Rau; Salary, Mrs. Kunder, George Parsons and Wilfred Stlortreed. In each case, the com- mittee members will choose their own chairman. 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