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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-09-16, Page 3• "'• Separate School board wants grants extended ; will contact prime .minister 4 • BY WILMA OKE Mrs. Gary FitzGerald of •St. Marys has been appointed, custodian at Holy Name, School in St. Marys,, effective August 16, , Trustee Pat. Carty of Stratford reportedat a meeting of the Huron -Perth County. ROman-Catholic Separate School Board TueSday. that the custodians' meeting held 'On August 31 was welrattended and was ' Well organized, With participation excellent. He said a • committee of custodians, has been formed to plan in-seqvice meetings to take place later this fall 'Howard Shantz, chairman of the -boarcl,:.spdke of the Ontario • Separate School Trustees Association meeting which he attended in Toronto, along with Trustee Francis Hicknell of Seaforth. • This meeting was held to khe extension of grants to allow ,for the completion of separate schools to the end of Grade 13. At this meeting the ' members present ,,:traf firmed their belief in. the need. for the extension of the grants, secondly they wouldcontinu to make representation to, t prime minister - on 'this 'use and , thirdly, with an election in the offing, it was the ,consensus of the members it shpuld not be made an election iisue.- This belief was echoed by Archbishop Pocock of Toronto .who was pretent. .t The board agreed to ask R. S. Box to renovate the storage area at 'the' rear of the, administrative offices for a resource centre for teachers according 't� the ,as. submitted previously. The work is to be Started immediately and when completed the board will pay an. increase in rent of $65 per .month. - The board accepted the tender of Ross Scott, Brucefield, who will supply No, 2 fuel oil at a etered Price 9( 16:9 cents per garon for the eleven schools using this oil, The SOU- tender was the lowest of four received. John McCann pf Ailsa- Craig, • 'chairman of the ',prbperty committee reported. Vincent Young, ,Cioderich, a, member of the ' property committee, saj4,, thattotal; of $22,758. had been, spent during the summer - lighting, $1,800; paving,, $2,456;_drainage, $3,897; fencing, $2,374; landscaping -,$-,475; roofing, $4,,365; painting, ,$5,391. Not. included in the total was a list of miscellaneous items, such as caulking, shelving, repairs to septic ' tanks, for a total of $3,450. ., Truste Arthut Haid, RR 4, Listowel,, Of.' the transportation committee, reported on the integrated bus system in McKillop Township. He said it was necessary for the buses to meet to transfer • students for the various schools and the property of the municipal office- for the »Township of McKillop at Winthrop was chosen for the switching 'depot. The township agreed to provide the space but any costs of preparing the•, • roadway and snow removal costs are to be borne by the Huron, Board ,ot EdueatioA and the Hu -Perth Separate School B • r. Haid said the area for the nine' buses to turn was not • sufficient and it was neibessary to *6. • ," • 4444,444.44.4444 • enlarge the—arek behind the township garage at a cost of approximately $1,750- and this 'is to be shared bf the two boards On a prQrata basis according to the students of each board, with theseparate school board's share expected to be„$225 or less. Jack Lane, business administratOr, speaking , on the integrated bus service betWeen the two booms reported eleven buses are, -involved and with excellent .co„ape.ration.. "It is going Trrole smoothly than we ,had even hoped for," he said. The schools under . the 'separate school board which are serviced are St. James School, Seaforth and St. Columban. The Huron County Board schools are Seaforth Public, Walton Public, Seaforth ' District High School and Clinton District High School,. ,M. Lane reported the • • ,advantages of this integration are that one bus less is required to service the area, there is a 40 per cent reduction, in total daily mileage, and thj overall savings to be shared by the two boards amounts to approximately $11,000 - thisis on a prOrata basis. Trustee Arthur 1 -laid asid that the five. board owned buses be numbered to comply with Department of Transportation regulations, and this will be looked after by Mr. Lane. John Vintar, Superintendent of Education, in J's' report to the board said he had sent a card w>. on behalf of the board to Monsignor Vincent' 'Walsh of Stratford; retiring after 44 years service in his parish and to the pupils in the schools. • Mr. Vintar reported he had received favourable comments from the Department of 'EducatiOni regarding •the financial statements. and _the budge,f,,, as prepared' by, the business lidminiarator, Jack Lane, Mr. • Vintar stated the enrollment in the school's for the .year was . 2,530 pupils, an. increase of 23 over last year. •As a matter of interest Mr. Vintar-made reference tdthe projected enrollment as predicted. by ,the Ontrio Institute, for , Studies. in Edudation, for the period 1970-1975. Their predictions are as- follows with the i-luron-,Peith d fiures in b k t • • 1970 a secondary school graduation diploma , (Grade ,12) and an additional ' six credits as" prescribed by secondary schools could lead to an honours secondary school diploma (Grade 13). Mr. Tokar reported'. on the „ '''three -days • of in -Service, • for teachers which were held prior, to the opening ' of school on - September .1; 2 and 3 at St. James School in Seaforth': At, these rii,eqings broad organizational goals were set forth in keeping with changing trends in education, Mr. Tokar -outlieed the plans for the professional developr4ent of teachers for the fall term. He indicated that the main thrust of 'the professional development pro -gram - will be ' religious education. He said three workshops would be organized on a geographic basis, one in St. Michael's School, Stratford; one in St, James School, Seaforth, ,and one in St. Mary's School, Goderich. As a result of these workshops all teachers within the system will have a better,. knowledge of the Canadian Catechism Program. Also, as a part of this: program. Mr. Tokar said that two live -ins for some teachers had been, organized, with' the first one. to take place oh the weekend ...of..:...E.e.P.f.g.giber 17 and, the second one will take place in October. The Business Administrator reported on Bill 127, An Act To Amend, the Assessment Act, 1968-69, and pointed out that 'no assessment notices be received by propertyowners or %tenants for- the years 1974-74* inclusive, except where there. has' been a re -assessment of values or other changes processed by the •review courts:Nit. Lane said' this Wohld-mean it will' be impossible for -assessed owners to check for school support of tax4fori-and the taxpayer must use the 1970 assessment notice as ' the basis throughout these four years. It- "aiso means : the '1970 equalization factors will be in. effect for the same :period and that complete equalized assessment is to be finalized by December '31; 1974. ' Sptay system • - ofT, 90pUpils-.(3,507); 1971- 3,120 (3,§30); 1972 - 3';074 .(3,,256); 1973 - 2,939 (3,104); 1974 - .2,807 (2,930); 1975 • 2,658 (2,8b0). Mr. Vintar, pointed out the Ontario Institute projections were lower than "MC -actual and the, projected figures for this: board. Mr." Vintar reported he is' formihg an advisory committee to study the feasibility of 'initiating . a family life program wifhin the system. He saidthere would be representation From the Catholic Parent Teacher Association, the parents, the priests, a *medical doctor;a, medical nurse, trustees and teachers. * Joseph •Tokar, Assistant Superintendent of Education,, ° made a presentation to the .trustees on Circular H.S.I. This circular outlines. &the new organization • of secondary, schools. He pointed-out-thlat in September, 1972, all secondary schools would be on a credit system., Under this system a student would require minimum oL:27 credits to -obtain Wailing well . The Ontario Water Resources Commission has put • into operatiOn a spray _disposal -system for the Listowel sewage, lagoon to preclude any, further discharge of treated effluent into the Maitland River until freeze-up. The„. system began operation on September 7, nearly a week earlier than had been originally anticipated. All pipe -work will be installed immediately to permit full-scale spraying: Treated wastes, from the lagoon are being sprayed over neighbouring farmlands with the ,use of irrigation' eettlipment. A number of- area farfners are co-operating with the ,OVVRC by making their lands available for .,,Ote irrigation- program. The spray program ; is • a temporary measure to allow Listowel's new aeration chamber more time tareat, waste waters . going. into the lagoon, thereby, improving 'the quality of the effluent, Exterior of 6&\ x 12' Deluxe Shamrock Mobile Home FRONTIER AND SHELBY r- BUILT BY COMMODORE .SHAMROCK BY 'PYRAMID. LIMITED NUMBER OF LOTS AVAILABLE. FiNANONG AVAILABLE USE lo71-1pMES- FOR .SALE ¶O BE REIVIOVED-. FROM LOTS • If Weekend iti third nista 44 Pictured above are two of the behind -the -scenes people responsible for the success'of CBC -TV's flagship information' series, ,Weekend, telecast from 10 fo.1.1-"pi,th,. Sundays, Execu- tive producer Richard Nielsen (left) and senior producer Peter Kappele 'contribute much of the journalistic expertise and editorial judgement th.9t has rade the series, in the words of Knowlton Nash, "the Most provocative but responsible program of its type". Weekend is now in its third season on CBC televiftn. Reduce your speed when another car,approaches at.night, the Ontario: Safety League- reCommends. As it gets nearer, your vision will drop from about 275 feet to about 150 feet. As it passes, your vision is limited to about -90 feet, even when you do„n't , look 'directly -into the 'NDP, review election plans lights. If you make the mistake of looking directly at • the oncoming headlights, the glare will blind you for more thoL, three sZ5ilds. _At'60 ;mph this, will result iri your driving. "blind" 'for the length of a '. football field..! • GOD'BRICISMNAtfrii, The final pre-election meeting of the Huron New Democratic Party, Riding Association wa-s 1, Ad Friday, September la, in Goderich. The "outline of the campaign was reviewed. by campaign organizer,. Shirley Weary, for t)'a 37 days preceding the anticipated October date., It' w.as decided that the campaign budget weottid tr increased due to the favourable response discovere.d during initial canvassing that has been Ompleted by the NDP members • in the last three week8., Huron candidate, Paul' Carroll, Reeve of Goderich, indicated that the degree of interest expressed, by the • electorate across, the Riding warranted a whole -hearted attempt to' place party policies before the laeople. It was- • decided to produce an additional leaflet stating. agricultural policies and a major campaign*. piece would be added. for urban distrib u timer Monday, September 20, was established as the date for the first major campaigri meeting at, Huron Centennial 'School; Brucefield, where a summary of ND,P policy would be presented to members and - interested voters at 8:30 p.m. It. was also planned to.secure a film- from. party headquarters in Toronto as the anticipated provincial premiere featuring" Steplen Lewis, leader of the Ontario NDP. Tile election committee' a!so ' learned that -the final 1,000 lawn srgns have been completed with the sign committee prepared for the -drection 'of 10 per cent of the signs on the day the election is called. 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