HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-10-08, Page 10GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, T URSDA'(,, OCTOBER R 1970
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BY SHIRLEY J. KE,LLER
Three Stephen'- Township
parentsi' were representing the
mothers ..ancj; fathers of 34
kindergarten students at 'Stephen
Central School Monday evening'
when they appeared before the
Huron County Board' of
Education meeting in Clinton to
request ,transportation to .and
from • half-day ' kindergarten
classes for their youngsters.
Spokesman for the delegation,
Ted Wright, Dashwood, said the
Stephen parents would not favor
an every -other -day kindergarten
system in order to simplify
transportation for their children.
"We are committed to the
half-day program," stated
Wright, also indicating that
Stephen parents Were prepared
to continue their present system
of providing transportation one
way . to kindergarten lasses at
the school just west of Crediton
if suitable alternate arrangments
Moderator
(Continued from Page One)
that 50 percent of the people in •
:the world today are 21 years of
age or under and they are ,going
to be around a long time. Our
children and grandchildren will
have to - figure out a more
equitable solution than we have.
But in a shrinking and hungry
world, .we the white, so-called
Christian nations make -up only
20.- percent ' of the world's
population. Before ,the turn ,of
the century it is estimated that
we will only be• about nine
percent of the total. In the
world today there is, a new
"Revolution .o,f Rising
Expectations." The depressed
peoples of the world are no
longer going to be -satisfied with
their lot.-
Formerly
ot.-Formerly they said, "It is our
Karina," or "It is the will of
Allah!" Some day in the near
future "when we are sitting on
too much of the world's wheat,
some 'of these people will say:
-Let's go over to Canada and
helpthe boys with their wheat
problem.' ".
These people are not . unduly
concerned with our ability to
have men walk on the moon.
What they.are interested in is the
fact that we share the same
sphere. "Too many of us are like
first class passengers on a world
cruise. ' As we look down from
our, lofty position on the upper
deck on • 'the dirty steerage
passengers below, we say, `It
seems your end of the boat is
sinking!' Little do we realize
that it will not be, long ,before
Four own feet get wet!"
Dr. McClure co iclu del his
'stirring -message with the
suggestion that' all cultures that
cannot be made with the board.
Wright said it was opinion of
Stephen parents than
kindergarten aged students were
not ready for a full day at school
a n $l 4 needed the home
environment'at least part of each
day; that students. were apt to
become unhappy with school if
they were pushed intd' it too
fast; that noted educators
believed the half-day, system the
most superior to all other
systems; and that cost is . the
only factor preventing
transportation both .ways since
buses and drivers are available.
The delegation stressed the
safety factor saying that quite a
number of cars were travelling in
and out of the school grounds
around noon each day ,and that
accidents could happen with the'
board having no control over the
drivers of those vehicles.
Another member of the
groap, Donald Gaiser,
have survived have had a strong
faith. The Christian religion is
the only one that teaches a
message relevant to the world
today: God, is a God of love, the,
'creator and father of all men.
But our young people of today
are the most illiterate people of
the world- as far as religion is
concerned.
The reason, Dr. McClure
pointed out, is that weo have
failed to preserve: family life as._
the centre of our Westecn
'civilization. We are so
preoccupied with the acquisition
of wealth ' an& the pursuit of
pleasure; that we have-tiairned
over the responsibility of
religious training to the Sunday
School and Sex Education to the
schools.
Questioned as to the
statistical failure of the Christian
missions in countries like China,
Dr.•McClure said that there is no
way of computing the influence
of Christianity by the use of
statistics. We are mathematically
minded and can figure out how
many man-hours it takes to
build a car. You can't do that
with people. Our Christian,.
missionaries have so influenced
native people of the world that
they have gone out . from.' our
mission schools to liberate their
people in great revolutionary
movements. .
"In a trip revolution," Dr.
McClure pointed out, ,"you
don't displace a thing until you
have something better to take its
place. To destroy a thing
deliberately is anarchy. It is not
revolution. A rebel is•a man who
is unhappy with things as, they
are and wants a better world."
This is the challenge to a real,
working Christianity.
Dashwood, said parents were
using car pools to get the
children back and forth to
school and wondered about the
board's involvement in the event
of an accident on the way to
classes. ,.
Another argument . put forth
byr the delegation was their cry
for equality with urban children
who can attend kindergarten on
the half:day-system.
It was estimated by the ,board
that the extra costs would be
about $20.70 per day or an
additional cost of about $3,400
until the end of June.
. It was also noted that Stephen
Township was the only township
in Huron where rural children
were attending - kindergarten
classes on a half-day: basis all
• gear with the parents providing
the noon -hour transportation.
In . Hensall and Zurich,
how ever, parents provide
noon -hour transportation for
their children to ' half-day
kindergartens until the end 'of
December, From, January on,
the students ents go for, a full day
every other day.
Vice-chairman , Robert Elliott'
concurred that, half-day
kindergartens were the .best for
the children:but he reminded the
delegation of the increased cost
to taxpayers if the system was
adopted -county-wide. He
suggested more study on the
situation before any decision
was reached on the matter.
The group was informed that
an answer to their request would
be forthcoming at ' the next
meeting, Monday, October' 19.
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The ° town is to give further
consideration to having IBM
prepare the ' voters' lisI f,,om
details provided by ` thk.
provincialassessment office. The
move was suggested. by the late
clerk -treasurer sometime ago
and investigations so far have
shown there could-- be a
considerable saving in time and
funds to the town.
The Huron -Perth Separate
School Board notified council
nominations for representaties
to The board for the next term
pf ,office will be held at. the same
time as nominations for town
council.
.,A letter from. the Department
of Municipal Affairs concerning
the , town's audit a basically
comrnended the town for the
condition of its accounts,
particularly toward tax arrears
which are the lowest the town
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Much ,below that mark, unless
the town engaged in an all: out
effort to recover arrears. Some
eroblems existed 'with some
accounts which council _ felt
needed o clarification from the
department and a letter
requesting this is.to be sent..
A letter from the Hon,, Irwina'
Hasket, Minister of Transport
for . Ontario, replying to ,a
resolution from council seeking
a ban on longer tractor trailer `
combinations' in Ontario, assured
council no such permission • is
being considered.
Council learned a bylaw
,passed last month- is no good. A
litter froom. the DMA stated
legislation to restrict part lot
division had been passed and
although exemptions from .the,
act could be obtained it was not
e intention' of the ,department
that municipal councils should
give mass exemptions through a
bylaw. Applications 'must' be
made through the committee of
adjustment for such ekemptions.
Coun. Paul Carroll gave notice
of motion that he will seek a
plebiscite at the next election on
the question of public recreation
facility requirements in the
town. s.
Council will send a fetter of
commendation 16 Ale *!;ilkins,
dockmaster at Snug Hour for
the past two years. Dr. G. F.
Mills, mayor, suggested " to
council When a person had done
a good job he should be given
recognition. Council agreed.
Coun. Funk Walkom,, the
town's representative to the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority, asked council for
guidance or an 'indication of its
wishes With regard to suggestions
that the present structure of the
authority be changed to include
the Bayfield watershed. A
special meeting was being herd
Wednesday afternoon, October
7, betteen all participating
municipalities and the authority
to discuss the matter. Council
suggested it would be agreeable.
Council was asked by Pr.
Mills what its feelings were with
regard to a confidential matter
from Domtar `Chemicals
Company, the owners of the
Sifto Salt Mine. No details of the
letter were released but council
showed it agreed with whatever
the proposals were that were
included in the letter.
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