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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-02-15, Page 44\y 4 14•y\� V 4 k4•ti ��~ ��`• �'`•`"4 ::. y'���'•�. :�'..:.0..•.ti3.}. t'•;; n+.•a:.ti..,.: Back to the basics Rumors and conjecture about what our senior governments intend to do in future are sometimes considerably wide of the mark actually set by subsequent legislation. How- ever, the daily press recently carried a story to the effect that the Ministry of Education is, giving strong ,consideration to a more man- datory attitude in the high school curricu- lum. A few years back the policy -makers in the field of education decided that free choice should be permitted to secondary school students in, the matter of what sub-. jects they would pursue. The problem thus �ua created for the principalsand vice principals of individual secondary schools must have been something suitable only for computer- ized solution—and must have led to many situations in which students found it totally impossible to plan a course of study which would include all the subjects they wanted to take. Now it has been suggested that some of the "basic" subjects may again become compuisor -such as mathematics and English. Judging by the level of knowledge we have observed in many high. school graduates it certainly seems advisable that some basic information should be on the compulsory list. • One of the prime needs lies in the. com- municatton skills --,-hand writing, spelling, , grammatically correct English composition, basically analytical reading and certainly • sound grounding in mathematics. Nor should a return to these basins be confined to the lower grades of our second- ary schools. The essential need lies in the teaching of such subjects in the early years of elementary education. A fallacy develop - ed some years ago that a. child's learning capacity could be totally inhibited by exer- cises in memorization. Forcing a youngster to memorize, word for word, including all the proper punctuation marks, a beautiful poem which opened withtheiine, "What Is so rare as a day in June?" was a case in point. It was a contention with which we could not more fully agree ---provided the youngster had been properly taught the reading skills which would later permit him .to read such beautiful words from the printed page and revel in the atmosphere created by the poet. However, the fad for memory work ex- tended itself to such vital accomplishments as useful recollection of the addition and multiplication tables, without which no per- son who has even minimal exposure to the facts of life can compete in a busy world. (Perhaps, although we doubt it, the educa- tors envisaged .the invention of the little in- stant -answer calculators which can now be bought if you have a bit of spare cash.) No English-speaking person has a hope of writing his language in an intelligible form unless his memory has been trained to retain the quirks and irregularities of Eng- lish spelling, deriving as it does from half a dozen older mother tongues. The concept of giving the human mind free rein to seek the knowledge it needs is fine in theory. In practice if is utterly impossible without a disciplined acceptance of the tools of learning which are common to all. A great architect may well be able to draw the picture of the 40 -storey complex envisioned in his mind's eye, but he won't amount to much if, he doesn't know whether it should be supported by steel. girders or spruce two-by-fours. • hat's the objection? Once again the question of television coverage'. of, the Legislature has. come into the open. The members of the Queen's, Park press gallery have voted, in favor of televis- ing the proceedings in the Ontario House- but the embers are still far from the point of,, agreeing to this form of electronic ex- posure. Television> cameras have been perm itted in;the 'sacred precincts on a few occasions, .such as#official openings,but for day-by-day coverage,th'e'answer is still no. ' jr, tt a objection?.;After alt,,the entire hituber M .y -Y .. �"'. `..`+R t t \�•-y : d for i . - • ' iY • .fid • of people who watch television receivers. The,. • Legislature ,is * not , some elite gentle- ,•: men's club --it is open to the press and to the public. • - .Admittedty, at'the present time, only a relatively small proportion of Ontario's citi- zens could see, via TV, what goes on in the conduct of government. In a very few. years, however, with the advent of cable television on a broadened band of selectable channels, they could, if they wished, listen to and watch their elected representatives in action. There is even the possibility that -vot- ing habits would,'for the first time in history, be based on factual understanding rather than on the inflated claims of office -seek- ers. Governments at all levels are extremely .:i t t3 p f rmit any. s,;943c.1f igl9ct , LEri g- , lVe now of `sPr3+lftrainimpS , c boards hich have raised heated-oo -.I jection to newspaper reporters - employing tape recorders. Our conclusion is that most elected representatives are very much afraid of losing the chance to say, "l was mis-quoted". It's a shrinking world The recent admission of the United Kingdom and a couple of -other countries to the 'European Common Market (or Europ- ean Economic Council) is. a dramatic example of the speed with which national boundaries and interests are being merged. Age-old enemies such as France and Eng - •land,. France and Germany, are sitting across the table from one another discussing the best means by which not one but all par- ticipants can achieve mutual benefit for their people. . onlyAnother surprising example occurred last week when the West German gov- ernment investedhundreds of millions of its • own money to purchase American dollars— not because the U.S. currency was a good buy. On the contrary American funds were dropping soFsharply'in price that they were a very bad buy—but Germany, along with other European nations realized that defla- tion of American dollars would inevitably lead to higher values on their own currencies which would mean greater difficulty in marketing their own products because of higher exchange rates. It's pretty heady stuff for the average citizen either here or across the Atlantic to understand. One fact emerges clearly, how- ever. There is a new understanding among nations that it is more profitable to maintain a well -regulated flow of trade and money than it is to grab for the other fellow's throat. Study in contrast Last week a Moorefield youth was charged after he got away with the Palmers- ton police cruiser. Seems the constable pull- , ed up in front of a gas station, left the motor running and went inside. The lad in question 4 f Hundreds of events within and without our own country point daily to the interde- pendence of nations. We might as well give up, once and for all, the -notion that we can five to ourselves. • Only last week the United States upper courtruled that the oil companies should not be permitted to build a pipeline across Alaska. The decision will ultimately go to the American Supreme Court for a final ruling. The Alaska pipeline deeply affects Canada, for its combleti.on would see the use of out- size oil tankers travelling along our Pacific coast with the certainty of disastrous oil spills at some point. Equally important, the final decision will inevitably affect the out- come of the Mckenzie Valley pipeline ques- tion. A recent study indicates that there are 100,000 heroin users in Canada, at least 10,000 of them addicts. This is not a purely national problem, for it cannot be solved in Canada alone. Heroin is an imported drug and until the day when the countries of origin can, be persuaded to co-operate fully the drug tragedy will not only persist but increase. Norad, the American -Canadian air de- fence program is completely international in its concept and operation, in which Canadian funds and Canadian officers play a vital role. A hundred other illustrations could be listed. It's a small world and daily growing smaller. Items fro FEBRUARY 1926 FFB.RUARY t84$' presented with, a si tring prior A very successful curling bon The Drewovernment won its g to his departuace, spiel was held in Wingham On first test since the general elec- Friday waS eiectiim day in Thursday with the trophy being • tion, whenThonias.Frrde af.l xe Wroxeter with: five contestants in won by a local rink skipped by , ter won the Huron provincial the running for Police Village Jack Mason. One other prize was by-election with a majority of ,t►f 4 Thlst s. Elected were Mof= won by a local rink with A, C votes. He defeated the liberal fatty ,'lectarriight and` Mervyn Coombs, skip. candidate, .Benson Tuckey. ,, Carratngei*. ' Miss Mary Gibbons was elected The firemen were called' to the • FEBRUARY 19$i! president of the Catholic Wo- residence of Mr. Gordon, Minnie Three schools in Howick Town men's League of Sacred heart Street, opposite the Vatted ;*hip ikere the target for thieves Church. Other officers are Mrs., Church, for a chimney fire.. last week, ihuiidings'at SS No. 8,,$ R. Sproal, Mrs. W. Forgie, Mrs, Paul's at�d' being entered. Two radios, Mrs. J. leading of St, F. Benninger, Mrs. P. Kehoe ,and' a hal; plate and a. qutintity of can" B. B nnin er. a Anglican church, was the mak- neo. food were stolen and sortie • g er at the World Day of Prayer The Evening Independent of St.heldtheUnited seh4ol records were'rraped� Sa service lin Petersburg, Fla., dated Fehr*, far the culprits laevo not been ap- Church. ary 2nd, has a large black head, . The Wir)ghancr High School prehended. ing "Alex Crawford Wins Con- solation Six 50 -year• .jewels were pre- ing TourneyMatch". Since - girls basketball team defeated rented at the Canadian Order of . the Goderich girls by a. score of going to Florida, Alex has been Foresters' meeting. Those honor- ; 21-18 to win the Huron Secondary showing the Yanks how to bowl:ed were Frank Howson, Hal Lott haspurchased a fine •Schools' basketball champion - Levi MacLean, Fred MacLean, Alex ' L t ship. For Wingham the Most ef- new dapple, grey driver. He went fective scorers were Jean Adair Rantoul, 'W. Sanborn+ and • Jaek to St. Thomas for this one. and Lois Lockridge i with six Mason. Robert Muirhead, expert auto points each; Gloria Swanson with H' C" Madan wa d of dr ec- mechanic and electrician, has : five; and Mary: Ross with three. chairman of • the boar r been engaged by George T. tors: of : the Wingham General Ewart McKerch r -vas ap- Hospital at the first tneeting. of Robertson at the garage for the season.;yepointed president and Norman the new ;year. R. B. Cousins was g Miss Elizabeth Thompson, who Hardin ,vice prslrldent, when 'named vice chairman and John the 75th annual meeting of the Strong secretary.. has been in A. Cosecs Insurance Howick Farmers'Mutual Fire During the past weekend many office for some time, has accept-, 1 ed a position ' in the Goderich • Insurance ,Company was held in district residents visited their office of the Prudential Life In- Gorrie. summer cottages along, the Lake surance Company. • Mr. and Mrs.' Don Rosenhagen Huron shoreline to remove snow Mr. C. Brydge of the Bank of have returned to Wingham where from overloaded roofs. Most Commerce staff, Wingham. has they will take up residence. buildings survived the heavy beenpromoted to be accountants Arthur Green, of the Wroxeter winter but a cottage owned by staff, left on s Marjorie McLean of Tive - in the Bank of Commerce -at Bank of Commerce s f, Mrs, Iia r Ingersoll. • • Monday to take up his work on ton and situated at . Inverhuron, the Simeoe bank staff. lie wan collapsed under the weight. Robert Baird has disposed of • his Belmore property to James t. Scott. The Baird family will move to a farm near Blyth. FVBRUARY 1938 A new illuminated automobile TORONTO (TIPS) = Accord- Council, he said it had become marker, may .hake its appear} ing to Education Minister, evidentthat the full significance ance on Ontario -owned motor " Thomas Wells, 'all Ontario stu- of the financial part .of the On - cars next year. The letters sand dents who attain an Honor tario Scholarship awards had figures are illuminated on the Graduation diploma with an been underestimated, both as a plates, causing them to stand out average of 80 per cent or better recognition of achievement and in the dark and under reflected . will be awarded $100 this year. • excellence;and as" an incentive to light, our young people. The annual meeting of the :• Last spring the program was. "We have listened to what we., Howick Farmers' Mutual Fire' dropped oed during the parliament- is believe° majority. expression ary budget .debates but an outcry a � � Insurance Company was held in by school teachers, principals, of opinion, and we are acting Gorrie. Alex Mc ercher visas' students and parents that the upon that expression of opinion, named president; William IL he were valuable to honor he said. Gregg is vice president and sec "The Ontario scholarships will students and should not be retary-treasurer ie. J. Howard` . retain. the significance which dropped was louder than ex - Wylie.; - they have. always had for our eatesiati %trip • Op i a Pei high. - T >tt tiQhrEu a gx ' a t go. �+ ��scho if Wald; and+assist c ' 6 'navhbrboaeur. oSin`apo p; • n ' iwh m 2 . t `0114. loin la sk.1 �}r t formallyopened Monday. . i A f i g�,q 01 1 • kn mstu nes. � nancia� and or'tlie generaf s u- � `HELEN ALLEN hopped into the cruiser and tried tb take ott. A few days earlier a city woman paid a stiff fine because her car was removed and it was found that she had left her keys in the ignition. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Published at Wingham, Ontario, by Wenger Bros. Limited. Barry Wenger, President Robert O. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. Member Canadian and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Associations Ont. scholars to get 5100 Subscription $10.00 a Year $5.25 for Six Months, in United States $12.50 in Advance Second Class Mail Registration' No. 0821 Return Postage Guaranteed r., Members of the Gorrie Wo- Ontario Scholarships are men's Institute, at their regular dent awards program. awarded to 'those secondary stu- meeting, decided to send; a pro- Speaking to the Ontario Sec- dents who qualify upon, gradua- test to the Minister otTrinsport, indary School Headmasters tion. saying they are against the rais- } • ' in of the radio license to $2.50. i.; ., Day looks like a Merry little scut and much'' the time he tai« A logit of illness In his it4 ,mt; t� his temperament :a# he was inland out of hoopltal for trea:tfnent and, testi, and of course, this .delayed his opportunity• for 'adept n. Na'w Sonne of bis troubles are over and others are .dismissed al minor so . the Children's Aid lety ' feels he .1 ready stn become. part, 01 of fai.rntlly, Anglo'S.axon, Iii descent,; Donny is an appealing bfrby with beautiful reddish -blond curl, hair, big brown eyes and •a el s htful smile.°that shows at :least some of his six teeth.. delightful' When .Donny feels, well, he is a happy,contented-cuddly bay who laughs a lot and loves to hear his "q►wn voice squealing.He enjoys other !children arid is fascinated -by small babies. Donny has: developed more slowly than normal and Is fune- tioning ,front two uto five months below his age. This pattern is expected' to continue, HIS left arrm :and leg do not'app`ear to be growing as fast *s the ri ht«Otherwise they. are normal and the difference is barely noticeable, He May need surgerylater on his left foot but this wilt notbe known for a year. Donny has had a number of Infections and has been tested .for hydrocephalus (build-up of fluid inside the skull). There is no evidence of this",but he is to have regular checks for a time --- just. in ease.. Danny's. problems do not .�niean..that 'he requires more care than a normal, healthy child, but he does love attention., He eats and sleeps well and is on a regular diet, He can entertain himself but' prefers to have company. Heart -touching Donny needs parents who can' take his _medical bistery intheirst�rlde and whose academic expectations are not high• To .inquire about adopting Donny, please write to Today's Child, .Box 888, Station K, Toronto. For general adoption in- formation, please contact your local Children's Md Society. READY FOR A FAMILY A. V: Robb was in charge • aMv A ets �`' 100 - Rev. BibleC/ fransl�tion Bluevale and Ebenezer United Churches. George Thornton was r. a n t to stud d a m Y elected chairman:of the Stew- for Ards; eros. Ed Johnston is secre- The non. Leo Bernier, Minister . Town of Listowel.. The presentiriative' . people tary and Charles Johnston is . of Natural Resources and Hugh study. will also identify property treasurer. Edighoffer, M.P.P. for Perth, requirements and indicate other announce the approval of a pili- possible functions' of the dam and. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Edwards have moved their household ef- vincial grant in the amount of reservoir. fects to the vacant house -on the $ ,100 to the Maitland Valley Con- The Town of Listowel and the Glenannan. farm of Isaac Stokes, servation" Authorityfor a prelim- Townships of Wallace, Marybor- where they will reside. inary engineering study •• of the ongh, Elma and Grey have been Middle Maitland Dam and Reser- designated" as special benefiting Miss Helen Thom of St. Helens, voir. municipalities and as such will who has recently completed her - pay the major portion of the training in the Nicoll's Hospital, This study is to determine size, Authority's share of the cost. Peterborough, will remain as a type, location and 'operation. A . All member miinicipalities will member of the staff until her previous study proposed a flood pay the remaining portion of the graduation in June. control dam upstream of the Authority's share of this project. 443444 COM. The Bible was first published in the language of Canada's native h : people over 100 years ago but changes in the Indian and Es- kimo dialects have .made these translations difficult •for modern readers to understand. Two new publications of 'the Canadian Bible Society have re- cently appeared. The four Gos- pels and Acts in Eskimo: Copper , for use by the Eskimos in, the Coppermine region of the north, is the first major publication in. this dialect. The translator, an Anglican clergyman, Rev. John Sperry of Fort Smith, NWT labored on the translation, for eight years. This book which cost the Canadian Bible Society $3.30 per copyis sold at the subsidised price of $1.75. The Gospel of John in the Slave language has been published as a single book. Spoken by Indians in the area of Great Slave Lake, this gospel will meet the needs of a tribe which has been without the scriptures for several decades as the nineteenth century transla- tions were difficult to under- stand. It is expected that the re- surgence of interest in Indian cul - hire and language will create a demand for this book. The trans- lator, Rev. Philip Howard, of the Northern Canada Evangelical Mission, has long experience with work among the Indians of Can- ada's north. The Gospel sells for 50 cents even though the cost to the Canadian Bible Society was $1.50. The Gospel of Mark in the Slave language, translated by Victor Monus of Wycliffe Bible Trans lators, is now on the press and when it is ready for distribution there will be the same difference between the selling price of 50 cents and the actual cost to the Canadian Bible Society., These r Gospels in Slave are published in digiot form with the Indian language at ,the top of the page and today's English version be- low, It is anticipated that having the two languages will make them especially helpful. Another publication expected to come from the press soon is the Gospel of Mark in Ojibwa: Salt- eaux, translated by Charles Fiero "HOW COME NO -QNB" USES A Law HoRE Ciw11LA PsVOIC#1413)/ Ata//VD /ri/�i�.' ,,'f It of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. This tribe in northwest- ern Ontario and northern Mani-, toba have had no scriptures in their own dialect up to the pres- ent. It is expected that the extensive scripture translation programs in Indian and Eskimo languages now being carried on will result in several other new publications by the Canadian Bible Society in the next few years. Galbraith area receives two prov. grants The Hon. Leo Bernier, Minister. of Natural Resources and Hugh Edighoffer, MPP for Perth, an- nounce the approval of provincial grants of $1,500 and $1,100 to the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority for the Galbraith Con- servation Area. This area comprises some 100 acres of land in Mornington Township. It was acquired by the Authority in 1955. • - The Authority is now proposing to acquire two additional parcels of natural bushland, some 17 acres in all, and to proceed with further development of this area. The addition to the area includes two parcels, •both bush proper- ties, and will allow enlargement of the pond. These grant monies will also permit further develop- ment of the area including park- ing area completion, campsite development, and other general development work. All member municipalities will bear the Authority's share of the cost. Eleven workshops throughout Ontario are part sof the organiza- tion which The Ability Fund (March of Dimes) uses to rehabi- litate disabled adults, training them to do work, helping them to gain ..confidence and self-respect and assisting theta towards inde- pendence. '