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THE GQDERLCH '$KG:NALOAR,, THURSDAY, AUGUST, 31, 1967
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Students entering Goderich
• Collegiate for the 1967 '68 term
will find the problem of obtain.°
/ their text -book supplies
atly simplified for them.
o GbCI students, Elmer C ook
6hd Hugh Aldis began August 1
filling the first of nearly 750
shopping bags with high school
text books ranging from grade
nine to thirteen and covering
every subject within the second-
ary school curriculum.
Hugh has been assisting this
duty for the past three years,
(since the Ontario Department
I
es
e
of Education introduced the
practice of providing textbooks,
for high school studentsthrough
the collegiates) which enables
him to perform this gigantic
"librarian's nightmare" with
a minimum of delay. •
Although it was the firstyear
for Either a. GDCI .grade 10
student, he quickly became
familiar wit the routine of
checking off the list of texts
issued to each student. Eelmer
and Hugh have '*orked ' mit a
nmooth routine which allows
i them to accomplish their book -
1
a
packing chor.:s without any ma-
jor problems developing.
More confusing to thisyear's
crop of grade nine students,
who will enter Goderich Col.
legiate's doors,_Tuesday, Sept.
ember 5, will be the drastically
renovated gymnasium, class-
rooms and office sections of
the . original collegiate. Baffl-
ing them still more will be the
two additional wings, presently
nearing completion.
The new additions to theSouth
Street Collegiate building re-
present a major portion of the
$1,300,000 building' and renova.
tior. project which the GDCI
board approved last year. •
At the " north side of the ori-
ginal collegiate building, an in-
dustrial arts wing has been ad.
ded which provides instruction "
facilities for Your different sub-
jects, automotive, woodwork,
ing, electrical and drafting
practice.
A completely modern double
gym, erected on the south side,
represents the second wing at
the Goderich epllegite. Furn.
ished with changing rooms, and
instructors' offices, the gymna.
sium features a foldingparition
at the center which can a un.
folded thus creating two gym
areasonefor boys and one
for girls.
The central section of the high
school has been renovated to
provide two science labs
a science seminar room and a
geography classroom. Included
also are an electrical typing
room and a business machines
room which updates, the com-
mercial _ iiiptruction facilities
at
Goderich tllegiate. zi '
The former girls' gym-
nasium has been cotiijerted to
provide a large group instruc-
r tion room; another section of
the former gym area has been
set aside for •a study and re-
laxation lounge for the staff.
With r the increased enroll-
,
ment at GDCI, has arisen the
need for more administrative
rooms. The,original office area
will now be occupied by the
newly engaged. GDCI business
administrator while the collegi.
ate,'s clerical staff and princi.
pal's office have been moved
into new, enlarged quarters.
Increased educational self .
vices will also be, provided by
the creation of a 'guidanoe de•
partment which will include two
counselling room's; anew health
room represents another mod.
ernized area of the collegiate.
It was pointed Out by Donald
R. Snider, a member of. the
Goderich architectural and en.
gineering firm of Snider, Huget
and March who `prepared blue.
prints, that the lighting system
of the collegiate ,has also been
modernized: .iriftead,of the orig.
incl 'incadescent system of elec.
trical lighting, students will
now be studying by the newer
flourescent lighting.
Although construction work at
the Goderich collegiate will not
be completely finishedby class.
opening time, Mr. Snick r stated
that all class -rooms Would be
available for instruction at that
date.
The gymnasium area, pyre.
•sently awaiting the services of
a flooring contractor, shouldbe
ready for use sometile'around
the end of•Septembe,r, said Mr,
Snider. .
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