The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-06-26, Page 6DERICI1 SIGNAL -STAR, TURSDAY, JUN 26J90
Classes are a 'little cramped at, Victoria School right now as
students are havwin9 to use the gymnasium and stage, corridors,
halls, the basement and . other available space. Seven classrooms
helve been closed while ceilings are replaced. The work was
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ordered after a ceiling collapsed in one of the rooms. The
accident happened at night and no one was injured. Several desks
were damaged by falling debris. —Staff Photo. •
Sometime during the night of
Wednesday, June 11, the ceiling
of a.classroom at Victoria Pt'blic
-School • collapsed. A desk was
destroyed by falling plaster and
several other desks were
damaged. It was discovered
Thursday morning when
teachers and students arrived'
"It could have been a tragedy
had it happened during school
hours," said Ralph Smith,
supervising principal of Goderich
Public Schools.
The collapse of the ceiling
was believed by school officials
to be caused by the re -plastering
of the ceiling over an old one
several years ago.
'This was not the only
classroom done in this manner,
at that time," stated Mr. Smith.
"We recalled six other rooms
Iliad been done. To avert any
possibility of further accidents
of, this nature, we have, with the
'Board of Education's approval,
closed these six rooms also and
the seven classroom ceilings are
being stripped to the lathing and
plastered solidly,' he said.
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Classes are being held onthe
stage • of the gymtorium, on the
gym floor itself, in the halls, and
any other places where room can
be found.
decision seven years in the making
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Allen Shade, 25, grade five
teacher at Victoria School, has
decided, • after seven years
contemplation, to leave an
established Canadian teaching
career with its commensurate
salary to serve as a CUSO
volunteer in a developing area of
Jamaica.
With 44 pounds of luggage,
and no more than $100 in his
- • pocket, he will leave Canada to
begin his assignment in St. Ann's
Parish. For a minimum of two
years, Allen will live as a
member of the Jamaican
community and teach in
I:imetree Gardens Primary
School.
Canadian University Services
Overseas is the only. national,
non -denominational
organization in Canada which
undertakes to recruit qualified
Canadian graduates for two
years to "Serve andLearn" as a
volunteer in .developing
countries. Volunteers work
•under conditions of service
roughly equivalent to those of
their counterparts in the host
country. They are expected to
become an integral part of their
adopted community.
Allen first became interested
in a CUSO assignment seven
years ago through a pen pal in
Ghana. "I always felt I wanted
to teach in Africa," he said.
•"Early in March of „1968, I
finally sent for the CUSO
application forms. It took until
January, 1969, before I could
fully commit myself to complete
and return the forms."
Toward the end of February,
Allen was required to appear
before the 12 -member CUSO
selection committee, Chaired by
Prof. Peter Denny, University of
Western Ontario. "The interview
lasted two and a half hours and
was very thorough," said Allen.
In March, Prof. Denny visited
Allen, unexpectedly, for a
further interview.
Twelve character references
were required, and they were all
contacted by the committee. "I
saw the document they were
required to complete," Mr.
Shade said, "it was five to'six
pages in�lengthr"
He was accepted March 28,-
1969.
Passport application was
made, a thorough medical
examination was necessary ' and
complete X-rays were taken. -
Then began the torturous
ordeal of trial by preventative
medicine known as "shots."
There were shots' for
tuberculosis; there were shots
for cholera,diptheria and polio;
there ` were shots for typhoid,
para typhoid and tetanus; there
were shots for typhus, yellow
fever and more shots for
smallpox. "I have had shots for
everything -but measles, and if
this is perfected in time, I'll
-probably receive them also,"
Allen said..
This Saturday, June 28, Allen
Shade leaves Goderich for a
vacation with his parents in
Campbell River, Vancouver
Island.
August 16 he returns to
Toronto to entrain for
Antigonish, Nova Scotia and two
weeks of orientation at St.
Francis Xavier University.
On August 29, Allen, with his
44 pounds, of luggage, and
limited funds, leaves Canada to
become a member of the
Jamaican community in the
rugged north coast area of St.
Ann's Parish.
In his letter of resignation to
the Huron County Board of
Education, dated April 4, Allen
Shade said, "I find it very
difficult to resign from a
position I have held' for almost
four years. I hope the experience
as a representative of Canada
a will be of greater value than any
Allen Shade, left, Leaves Goderich this Saturday, June 28, to
spend the summer preparing for his assignment as a CUSO
volunteer" in a developing Carribean country. In his grade five
classroom at Victoria School, he helps David Oesch with a
geography problem. — staff photo.
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other activity that I could
possibly be associated with."
Acting on the
recommendation of Ralph E.
Smith, Supervising principal,
Goderich Public Schools, the
Huron County Board of
Education has granted Allen
Shade a two-year leave of
absence.
MILLER •-- HUGILL
Rev. Lockhart Royal
officiated in a double -ring
ceremony at the wedding in
Knox Presbyterian Qhapel on
June 7 at 1 p.m. when Barbara
Lois Hugill beeame the bride of
John Robert Miller.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hugill, and
the groom, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Miller, also of
Goderich.
the chapel was decorated
with tulips and bridal wreaths.
Their attendants were Paul
Miller, brother of the groom,
and Janice Hugill, sister of the
bride. '
The wedding , reception was
held at the Pizza Patio after
NOTICE
CULBERTS BAKERY
.CLOSED
THE
RED
CROSS
SERVES
FORYOU
JUNE 30 and JULY 1st
OPEN. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 AS USUAL
B P
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TREASURE CHEST
CELEBRATION
July 4 and 5
JOE'S BP
HURON ROAD
which the couple left on their
wedding trip to points in
Northern Ontario and Niagara
'Falls.
The groom is employed with
W. J. Mills Motors. The couple
will 'reside in Goderich.
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