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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-12-24, Page 13• Huron ou -ty .Board of . ducc'tiol Bus tendering BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Members of the Huron County Board of Education 4 learned Wednesday evening in Clinton at the final meeting of the year that tenders for the' purchase of 12 school buses were received from four school bus suppliers for three buses to go to' Turnberry and nine. to Howick, The lowest tender was made by Wayne Bus Sales of Ontario for $106,525 less $6,006 trade-in, making a difference of $100,525 and was accepted by the board. '' Delivery is to be, made prior to December 31 and will include nine Ford and three' GM chassis all with Wayne bodies. Other tender prices ranged, from the low Wayne bid to $106,234. The .report and recommendations - on the cafeteria study was presented to the board and approved. The report ,showed that a meeting had !len held with all the cafeteria operators in the county high schools and discussion had centred around reducing or even eliminating Board financial assistance. Cafeteria operators agreed that a "tuck shop"- at • any cafeteria increased the financial return. As well, an "express line" was shown to have merit. Cost of meals and staff wages were the ..biggest problems, the cafeteria operators said. Only two of the operators felt they wouldr be willing to operate their school cafeterias without subsidization 'from the board. The other operators noted that the only way it could be done successfully was to raise the cost of meals to at least 55 cents Following the meeting, the committee set forth the following suggested recommendations: Raise the cost of a hot plate to 40 cents at GDCI; have, ,4i1k milk and use milk dispensers at GDCI\; incorporate an express line at GDCI; cafeteria and not the GDCI Student Council to J with usv a opening of school in September 1971, John. BroadfQot, the only memberof the board who was apposed to reopening the kindergarten question several meetings ago, said he could see no great purpose in a committee spending a lot of time on this subject. "I think it is time we now look at the facts of the case," said Broadfoot. "The delegation (from Stephen) represented only about 4 percent of the parents." ravel Each a airriman of the Huron .;o` my Barad, of Education will have a gaVel for his or her use, says policy passed Wednesday evening at the last regular session of the Huron ,County Board of Eduction for 1970. The gavel will be presented the outgoing chairman at the conclusion of his term of office and a plaque will be provided which is engraved with the name of the chairman and years he served as chairman of the Board. An information -report presented to the board at the meeting dealt with the question of school libraries. In connection with the report, the following recommendations were made by J. W. Coulter, superintendent of Program -and Planning: 1. All schools should have libraries; 2. Shelves should be "weeded" of surplus copies; ' 3. Filmstrips should be as readily available as -books, for pupils' use; - 4.. More emphasis on use of facilities by individuals and small groups on an informal basis; 5. Instruction and practice in the use of materials by the pupils in preparing reports. . "I am generally pleased with -- the progress .we have made but several improvements remain as a challenge to us," concluded Coulter. No support Members of the' Huron County Board of Education voted 9 to 4 against supporting resolution from the Lambton dispense�,ice .cream; cafeterias to--, , be stir -supporting at CHSS and SHIM; cease, ; operation „..44 .. Moffat .Catering Ltd. at Central, Huron Secondary School as soon as, -possible and engage a- local supervisor to run , operation without Board subsidy. • These suggestions will be put into effect January 1, 1971 and will run until the end of the school term at which time the financial statement of : each cafeteria's operation . will be reviewed. It was also agreed that a request by the principal of F. E. Madill Secondary School for a new dishwasher in the cafeteria there be deferred until the new board meets in the new year. Kindergartens The kindergarten hassle in Huron County has been -handed over to the new board for policy making. "This board couldn~'t reach a decision," stated Director of Education John D. Cochrane. "We are well launched into the school year and any change would have to be sudden. Many teachers have differences of opinions on this subject, too." A recommendation to retain tthe present system for the balance of the school year and to appoint an ad hoc committee of three board members from the 1971 board to work with the Director of.. Education and his eg staff was approved. It is understood, that the committee will interview the pupils, Qarents, principals and teachers of the county for the , purpose of making recommendation to the Board for implementation with the County Board of. Education to register an objection with the Ontario Governing t -concerning the unequal methods of tax relief. 0 The motion said that methods such as the recent tax reduction given to the farming community was unfair when the urban property owner has not received any educational tax relief. - Vice-chairman Robert Elliott told board Members le was opposed 'to- concurring with the. resolution from Lambton which is a county influenced by a high urban population. "Agriculture is iii a state of 'next thing to depression," Elliott continued. "Prices are lower now than in the early 50's but costs continue to rise. The provincial government in its wisdom now has seen fit to grant the farmers some relief." "I think the farmers have subsidized the urban population long enough," concluded Elliott. "When 69 percent of your property taxes go to pay school levies, then farmers are certainly paying the lion's share." John Broadfoot was not satisfied with the wording of the Lambton .resolution. He said the government had promised to give the farmers 25 percent off total property taxes less their shelter grant, not purely a reduction in the education tax. "This is supposed to be paid by December 29," stated Broadfoo "We're ' still' hopin but we have`', got it yet." Dan Mur . advocated that the governme should certainly be attemptin;, tofind some system whereby everyone is receiving- some tax relief. Murphy said the working man who owns his own home is hard hit too. °The fanner is getting some relief but the urban people are getting none," said Murphy. 'That's what the resolution is_ tryingto say." Gordon Moir, a small businessmarrrin Wingham, told the 'board he was wholly in favor of the Lambton resolution. "I think it is one method of drawing to government's attention the fact that there are tax inequities," said Moir. He also claimed . that the small businessman was hampered by high educational taxes and added that `.we can't write off a lot of the things farmers can write off". The board voted 7 to 6 in favor of a policy permitting each secondary school principal to allocate• a maximum of $50 in his yearly budget to defray the cost of advertising in the school's year book. - The policy also reserves the right to approve, or to suggest any ' changes to the general layout that, they believe are necessary to the betterment of the advertisement, prior to printing. The members voted 10 to 4 against an amendment to' the motion suggesting that the same consideration be extended to elementary school publications. A request • from Althouse College to use Goderich District Collegiate Institute and South Huron District High School in a new approach to teacher education in the' 1971-72 school year was approved. There will be no financial a subsidy by the Board of Education in Huron. The board learned the Carl D'Arcey of Fordwich has agreed to handle the snow removal contract at Howick Central PS at $10 per month for December, January, February` and March. CLARA STEWART CLARA STEWART Suggests GIVE HER • ARPEGE .or MY SIN Perfumes & Colognes RIECK. PHARMACY Larry Ftieck, PHM.fjly Archie•Barber, PHM.13. Backlash There has been some backlash from the policy adopted at recent meetings by, the 'Huron County Board of Education concerning on campus questioning of students by police. Direc :of Education John Cochranelt it necessary to send a letter to all municipal chiefs of police in Huron County, officers in charge of QPP detachments in Huron County and to the Crown {'Attorney to clarify the reasons behind the policy. , Cochrane and some board ,members had some communication with law endorcement officers who were puzzled by the policy which some thought hindered them in their duties. ,, -- ' "I had misgivings about the policy from- the 'start," 'stated THE GOLDEN MEAT GIVES COOK k1TREkTTF: Who doesn't like extra free time on Sunday! That's why we call Ontario °quality pork the Golden Meat. You save precious time when you choose .Ontar=io quality pork for Sunday dinner. Yours just pop a seasoned roast of pork into an open pan• and on into the oven, preheated to 325 degrees, set the oven ,clock control for the right length of time - and forget it til just before dinner! You're free! Let Ontario quality pork win you golden hours of extra freedom on Sunday. And praise too! The Golden Meat makes a glorious and tasty centrepiece for the big dinner of the week! PORK: °A' Good Buy Becomes Better! Between 1960 and 1970 some pork prices irp, Canai'da ,rose while others fell. Two which • came down in price, even despite inflation, were pork shoulder and cottage roll. In October 1960 the average retail price of pork shoulder in Toronto was 60.4 cents a pound; in September 1970, 59.7 cents a pound. And in the same period, cottage ;oil 'in Torontai .fell from 76.9 cents a pound to 73.1 cents a pound. . . . That's why .the Huron Section of the Ontario Pofk Producers says: The Golden Meat Gives Cook a Treat! Gordon Moir, Wingham. "Society is so busy protecting the - rights •of criminals we are hampering people who are not. If I was going to be on this. board in 1971, I would prove to have this question re -opened." • "Would you not object to your child being questioned by the police whileat school?" Cochrane asked Moir Moir stated that of course, he would like to know, but he insisted that the policy was "Leaving the impression we're hampering the police". . ` 1 really can't see anything in the policy to hamper police," said' Dan Murphy, Goderich. "Children should not . be questioned in the absence of their parents." d Property damage A policy adopted Wednesday evening by the Huron County Board of Education .meeting in Clinton requires that all studente be held financially responsible for damage to :school property or equipment. "We need something ,to..make people more responsible to the public," said Gordon Moir, Wingham. The policy also states that qualified persons will be engaged to repair the damage and that a minimum charge Qf $2 Oil .he assessed for repairs. The principal hastheright,. according to the policy, . t suspend from school,. in accordance with Section .22 (2' (k) of ° the Schools Administration Act,, any 'student who fails to make restitution. 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