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It is a pleasure,to., note this week that
the' 0 ntario Water Resources ..is
negotiating with' the farmers, in the area of
the Listowel lagoon with regard- to
u pumping -the effluent' directly out of"the
storagecells`and onto the -acres and acres
of phosphate -parched land nearby.
We agree with the Save The ,Maitland
Association : president, Jim Vallance of'
Brussels, that this ,is a''wise solution to a
nasty problem. 'Not '.only could it be
economiLcal to`the OWRC and beneficial
to the farmers', it is one .of ' the best
'examples of modern. -day recycling wev
heard about. Congratulations must 'go to
the Federation of Agriculture°for their
part in the move.
Assuming that the Listowel lagoon
headache is solved (and we sincerely hope
that itis) what 'do we' do now? Du we lay
` down our arms and rest on ` our
accompli°shments? 'Or do we,, attack some
of the other "smelly probtetrms which
plague the Maitland River
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We have reason to believe that the Save
The - Maitland ' Association won't , be
entirely satisfied until' 'every community
along the. river's' banks and tributaries is
aware`offthe amount of pollution which is
finding its way via other drains and
'outlets -Into o the
We also feel sure that before the
Maitland is restored`clear and pure to the
people of ',Huron County, it will take
action by township, village and 'town
councils all along the river.
X We would urge members of N'uron
County Council to take a closer look at
their responsibility in this bid to clean-up
the Maitland. As the senior governme+it in
the county, Huron Council .must become
acgc.Jinted with the sewage problems
which exist within its jurisdiction and
work to find dn° immediate solution for
them.
At the same time, the Huron County
Health -Unit she ,uld get moving on this
pollution probe with an eye ,to enforcing
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the protection of all residents.
eds them?
Who ne
The matter of English Literature .-text
books for secondary schools in Huron
County raised some eye -to -eye discussion
'at Monday evening's meeting of the board
of education.
While it was, suggested that there was
perhaps not one member of the board
wno had read any more than ten of the
books on the list to be approved by the
board of, education for the county high
schools; it was also evident that some of
the books had been considered
questionable ,by the . Huron ,,',County
librarians who offered thejl• vice,;4 the
superintendent of educationCoulter;
the director of education,°'Johnr.Cochrane;
and some -of the board • members
themselves.
Still, only ,three board members voted
against approval of the entire list of text
books, and again this • year a bevy of
somewhat ,boorish books will make their
way into ,the Huron County ,secondary
school system.
It seems the best argument for the
inclusion of these books on the courie of
study is that- it. wou Id be impossible to
comprehend.modern, English literature
without exmples of ,. modern English
'literature at hand. It just so happens. that
the bulk of modern English literature. is
full of. profanity, lewd references to all
manner' of naughty subjects and in some
cases, vivid descriptions of perverse and
, grotesque life styles:
The' classroom teacher, it was
explained, • used this 'bad' literature to
.build appreciation"for the fine poetry and
pi ase which is also studied by the
.nup-to-,date_ English class. However, it was
shown that not all of, these paper -back
''navels which are so sought after by the
thrill -seeking public today,are just ;cheap
-,trash as we have so long suspected, .but
rather.., some could easily become
well -loved classic6 in the decades ahead.
'We may have to concede that, in the
case of some ' students, it would be
advantageous to_ study some of today's
'modern English literature ' under .the
• guidance of a skillful 'teacher in a
.classroom. It may be true that in this way,
the young people are learning what's good
about a book rather than dwelling too
much on the non -desirable elements of it.
Still, ,many 'people , believe the quality
of literature is deteriorating and., we
wonder, whether educators as well as
others, are being lulled -by the soft voice
•
of today's .Tran who croons "be anything,
but, be beautiful".
We wonder at the wisdom of a board
• which will perpetuate sensual slush in the
,'schools just ' because many. of today's
modern writers have turned the spotlight
on our sick society.
There will be those who will charge
•that the , Huron ,.County Board of
Education has rubber-stamped a diet of
dirt for our ° students, , -which after
digestion -will dissolve into a further
relaxation of already,very relaxed morals
and ideals:
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LETTERS
LACK OF CHARISMA,
Four column "Split in the
Ranks" verifies to me that. Mr.
Paul Carroll's "intelligencia" is a
peculiar intellect attractive only
to the., N.U.P. 'Or is iLsupposed
to cover the lack of ch.arisria?
. Slightly Bewildered,'-
Catherine
ewildered,
Catherine Northover,
Toronto.
�-clit�>r's .\ U': As was reported
in last week.'s .'dicorial c•olunpi%
the editorial to which this reader
refers was ,a • guest editorial,
clipped from the Clinton
Nelt'4-Record. That fact,
however, w'al tnaL1.i'ertetttlt'
.)Putted ►when the editorial Was
reprinted i11 the • Goderich
Much can be done to improve
the teachers' performance both
• within the staff itself or by
summer ' courses, the former
rrequiring free time during the
day to view and' assess the.
performance of others or to
discuss problems or even to
-recharge one's batteries.
Boards, in an effort to save
m -coney, ,increase' the
pupil --teacher' ratio, `thereby
' cutting .into this "free" time.
The summer courses make a
Moekery" of the two-month,
holiday so. envied by the
outsider.
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It's regrettable
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It was reported at last week's...meetirig
of Goderich Town .Council that vandals
have been having a hey -day at the pretty
little fountain at the corner of Nelson,
Hamilton and Victoria Streets.
According to -the chairman of the -parks -
committee, Reg Jewell; two vi.f1.eelbarrow
_loads.__ of ,..stones wePe _ taken. _out of the
fountain. The walls 'are cracked, he said,
and leaking. On, various occasions, soap
flakes or detergents have been thrown
into the fountain causing the' mechanical
device to become corroded and practically
inoperable.
The fact that the fountain was given to
the' Tovvn of Goderic'h by a group of
grateful Dutch Canadians makes the
whole thing seem all the more regrettable.
It js unfortunate there are pampered,
protected, pests in the district who don't
know the full - meaning of freedom
because -they have neves. been -without it.
They choose to flaunt the gift of those
who have, been in bondage and now have
expressed their true thankfulnessfor their
deliverance through this simple but
decorative momento.
To say that the vandals do, not know
the story behind the little fountain is to
admit they are blind and insensitive to all
that goes on right around them.
We. doubt that phrases about
responsibility " and appreciation- could
�-; penetrate the skulls of persons who. get
their kicks from mutilating and
destroying, but we do trust that our
Dutch Canadian friends will understand
that the ' vandalism' at the fountain is
nothing more ,than the manifestation of
bad manners and stdpidity.
ESTAB'L.ISHED
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UPHOLDS TEACHERS
Dear Sir,
. I have read the letter. of Mr,
Reg. Thompson to the Editor of
the Clinton News -Record. of last
week with mixed feelings of
sympathy- and alarm.
Mr. Thompson has obviously
had reason to be disappointed
"Too many kids and too
much to do" as one teacher put
it.
The more students who whirl
ti -by for a few moments each day'
under the eye of the teacher,the
• ess -he- can--know--of—the
problems and hang-ups of each:
With 200 students at roughly 1'/4
minutes each, everyday how can
the teacher know ' if some
student' is not paying attention
because he was jilted that week
or if his parents•'are breaking up
the security of his home or if he
had to have his teeth pulled
during study week? How much
less can he ,give that extra 10
with the Educational system and ,.minutes help -Which ;night clarify
for that he is deserving' of
an "obscure point in math? How
sympathy. His 'cry of rage will different from my "upper
touch a responsive cord in many school" when there 'were 13
readers, I am afraid. students, every one of whose
• .However, I am alarmed and twti'litial and .background were
distressed that he is blaming the
teachers so' absolutely for his
d ssat s act on. wou say t �a
he. has his percentage of inept
- s...Siad
�•ll�,.f.a.
least 90%ooeaf-ed,them are doing
their utrr►ost to' erform well and
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in most difficult times.
Today's teachers are caught
between 'the public's demand for ,
academic excellence as expressed
for example, in the• Hall -Dennis
report and their inability to
meet these demands under
present conditions. Does Mr.
' Thompson realize. I wonder,
(that in 1938, about° 1 child .in 3
in the 14 to 18 year bracket was
enrolled in school'? • and ,that
now. about 75`7( are? In this
percentage are included a large
number who are forced to be
there. School law and
Employment laws keep them till
16: Lack , of 'employment
opportunities, pressure 'from
parents .indoctrinated with a
belief in the dollar value of ,
education and; perhaps more
frequently ,than we like to ,
admit, simply do not know. what
else to do with their children -
all these factors swell the ranks
in .the class room. They result in
these- youngsters viewing the
school as a prison and
themselves as prisoners. In this
frame,of mind they are virtually
unteachable and a detriment to
those who are motivated.
Perhaps the day will come
when the school., leaving age will
be lowered slightly ; and the
school schedule. become more -
flexible. 'The schools could lie
open in the evenings," for
example, to allow a youngster to
• work in the day andgo-td school
at night as the need becomes
apparent to him or to go on a
'part-time basis for as many years
as he wishes.
In ' the meantime these
children are . ins school and
present a most, difficult problem
for+.the teachers.
The challenge to interest any
student in the subjects being
taught has become increasingly
greater since the advent o,>j
.television. The kids can watth a
very ,sophisticated and
entertaining program on a topic
in Science, for' example, which
has taken months "to ,prepare.
The local teacher struggling
with six or. seven different
presentations each day loses
lustre rapidly by comparison.
124t11 YEAR
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well and thoroughly known to
most or'our teachers!
There is another influence
ti hi c h is rather. hard to assess but
^4�a �'fYr tT;:, t1/0 .,arlavnti,ra=Ft's �. E tits ,
students .as it is the student
population" all over the , world, ,.
That is the questioning attitude
of many youngsters who, have
lbst faith in almost everything in
Our modern world, -utrr
materialistic outlook, our
definit'icins of success, our work
ethic, our religion, our faith in
the value of book -learning, It
must indeed be , difficult "-to
arouse enthusiasm. for academic
effort in this atmosphere.
if the students are as bored as '
Mr. Thompson maintains,
perhaps the fault lies to a l"arge
extent in themselves or in their
upbringing. It is surely not- for
lack of effort on the part of
teachers. The Plethora of clubs
in all our secondary schools,
math. science, • photography,
drama, chess, as well as all the
.field ,trips and the ful•1- athletic
program - all limited in scoPe
rather•. by tight budgets than by
lack of.effo.rt on th'e part of the
staff - are a cause for wonder to
one who went to school where.
the only outlet was The "Library
Club"
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LIKED STORY' BUT ...
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Dear Editor,
The combination of Mrs.
Shirley Keller's story and gr.
Ron' Shaw's pictures under
"Maitland ' is sewer direct to
.Goderich" was exe'elient, well
and realistically detailed and
vividly 'presented, r hope it
convinced some people who
usually remarim•-indtf fereht to
their. environment that pollution
is not something bout which
"they" are talking at times in
Ottawa or Toronto, but a Matter
of vital concern to all of us all
the time.
1,, found another pollution
item on ' your last week's front
page less encouraging and that is
the apparently repeated'
.dtkm I . .... • .ags
into our 'harbour. I notice that
various other people and offices
were contacted, but for some
reason your reporter did not put
a question and thereforeiot no
answer from the source, most
directly il~ivolved- the company
concerned.•
'Health authorities
Please -turn to Page 6
Mr. . Thompson suggests -.a
Student Advisory Council. '
Perhaps 'the' Board of Education
does need one. And a Parent
Advisor):
Council. ,,Mind a
TeacherAdvisory Council: But
not to put the ,finger on the
I "poor" teacher but to try to
solve those problems of lack' of
trust and communication and to
devise" ways-''- to lessen -the
teachers frustrations and to help
him in every way to do the job
the way he would like to be able
to do it.
• No, Mr. Thompson, the way
to get a Better education'system
in' Huron is not to deny our
teachers the, raise which in all
probability 'will do little more
than keep up with the cost of
• livirfg until he gets the next orie.
Nor does it help the morale in
our system to indicate to our
teachers that they are worth less
to us in Huron' than teachers are
considered to be worth in any.
other county in Ontario.
.Sincerely,
Dorothy Wallace
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Opinions
In order that Signal -Star
readers might. express their
opinions on any topic of
public interest, Letters to The
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for publication..,
But the writers, of such
letters, as well as ah readers,
are reminded that the
opinions expressed in letters
published are not .necessarily
the opinions 3f held by The
Signal -Star.
When???
60 YEARS AGO for the community to do
August 19 something for them.
The Liberal Convention for The Progressive Conservative
West "Huron chose M. G. ' Party picnic was scheduled for
Cameron, Mayor of. Goderich, as the allowing week, -and ;the
the• .party candidate for the party announced that the big
approaching election to the vevent would be attended by
Premier 'Drew 'as well • as J. M.
MacDonell, K. C., M.P.
A new hold up alarm system,
which was devised 'by the Bank
of Montreal in conjunction with
a protective. agency, was
in: alled'.at the local branch of
the bank which has offices all
across the country.
D a ma g e estimated at
$3,000 was caused when fire
broke out in a coal shed at the
Fred Seabrook coal yards in the
early morning. The...Joss was
partially covered by insurance.
The G,o ericl. ` Collegiate
Institute Board made contracts
for the transportation of pupils
to the school frc m various
outlying' sections included In the
newly constituted high school
area.
FIVE YEARS„AGO
August'.�.,,....
Technical training facilities
for. RCAF officers were
'transferred from Centralia to
CFB Clinton. The move involved
a new officer training division to
be -opened at the ' Radar -and
Communications School at
Clinton.
Ontario Ministei of
m, m,
25 Y. EARS AGCY StanleyEconoJics. 'Randalland andDevelop
Minister
August 19 of Highways, Charles
• A, -meeting of -representatives MacNaughton visited Goderich
`To'VPr1.--eviitiet'l” t" riantiti'C? e4tiff',e' t, " irrili ttf tie y
services clubs was held at town Co.. Ltd. and presented them
'hall to discuss the_recognition by • with 'an award in recogr>,ition of
local citizens of the men and their outstanding service in
women -w-ho had- served in the boosting the provinces economy.
armed forces during the second Rev. Samuel M. Miller of .
world war. Councillor A. T. StfSt 'ury, Ohio, was appointed
Kaitting"-noted that they had .minister` of a new church in
done much and had""s'acrificed a Goderich , the' United Holiness
great .deal and now it was time Church. 6
Ho use of . Commons., The
convention at which the
selection. of -the candidate took ,
place reflected the strength of
Liberalise in Huron'''. County
with the..,Teinper,ance Hail filled
to'capacitY with representatives
from every part of the riding,
The connection was made
between the Bell Telephotf)
system at Goderich and the
municipal telephone system of
Colborne • township' ' allowing
'Messages , to be exchanged'
between the two systems• at a
toll rate of TO cents. •
J.
P. Hume, the new principal
of the Goderich -- Collegiate
Institute, arrived in town and•
took -, p residence on Britant'nia
clad `,
The harvesters excursion left
Goderich for the wheat fields of
Canada's ,western provinces and
was termed one .of the largest to
go in many years from this
community.
About 30 Boy Scouts from
the area spent a few days in
camp near Mitchell 'at the
beginning of the week. .
:oi1'tTFarnis superintendent
reports excellent summer
Cliff Bates, superintendent of
Point Farms Provincial Park.
just north of Goderich says there
hasn't ever been a' busier or more
-trouble-free year in the history
of the park as this season.
There- . have been 7,541
campers spread out from time to
time on the 235 camp sites iri
the 600 -acre park. In all, 16,495
cars have been admitted, and,
57,950 people have enjoyed the
park's facilities so far this year.
Campers have been mostly
family units with only a
smattering of single campers and
unchaperoned young people:
No thefts have been reported
so far, says Bates, but there have
been a few complaints about
noise 'some weekends.
"That usually hap, ns
though; said Bates. "It is' to be
expected once 'in awhile in a
park like this. After all, even
when you go to a motel and pay
$12 or . $15 dollars' per night,
how do you know someone in
the next rootn won't' be having a
,party?" .,
The Ontario Provincial Police
Goderich detachment, patrol the
Point Farms Park daily. They
report a quiet summer as far_as
disturbance"`and law breaking is
'concerned at the Park.
"There has been no''problem
at all," said an OPP spokesman
last.. week. - "We haven't had
anythingat all there, dot even a'
liquor seizure or 'anything like
that."
Cliff Bates credits the staff at
Point • Farms with part of the
success this. season. Six
maintenance men and seven
students are on staff "as well as
the superi•ntendant.
"It has been a good crew,"
said Bates.
• Although• Bates ' hesitatedto
comment 'on reports out of
Pinery Provincial Park, south of
Grand Bend , that the Pinery- has
been inundated "by an army of
youth who are determined.to do
their ownn, thing without respect
for the rule§ or 'the rights of
others"' he did say he thought
the size of Pinery Park. would
-have something ..to do with the
trouble - if there is any.
"They have, something like
3,500 acres and, 1600 or 1800
campsites," said Bates. "That's
lot of area to keep track
,$ate. indicated he had heard
• from some campers ' at Point
Farms Provincial Park that
Pinery Park was not. too 'quiet
this summer, but because Pinery
Park is in the 'Aylmer division
and Point Farms is in the
Hespler division, . he • had no')
official information bout
Pinery Park.
The spokesman at the 'OPP-
detachment, Goderich, said part
of the difficulty reported at
Pinery Park could be due to, its
close proximity to Gland. Bend.
"They get more motorcyle
groups' and that kind of
travellers," said the a4 OPP
spolte`sman. -
One Pinery Park 'cat'nper; Rev.
John F. McKay, ' minister' at
Westminster United Church', in
Windsor, was concerned enough
about the situation at. Pinery
Park after. a 18 -day camping'trip
there, towrite a letter to the
editor of the London Free. Press.
In part, that letter read:
• "The crux of` the problem is
the inundation of the park by an
army of youth'' who are
determined to do their own
thing, without respect for the
rules or the rights of others.. I
met a few young folic who were
exemplary campers/ but the vast
majority seemed bent on raising -
hell.-
• "The forest rangers and the
nine OPP, Officers assigned to
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