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By SUE FREEMAN
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doderf;cl. District Collegiate °"
Institute has the honour of hosting
the ttegional Drama Festival this
year. The event is to take place in
the' highschool gymnasium
Saturday evening, April 8 at 7:30,
The four plays• each chosen as lith' ,
best in their district will be
presented.
You will see No Exit" by the
C tut of Eastwood
Collegiate in Kitchener. I Wish'.
presented 'tiy Saugeen Dis'tt'lct
Highschool, Ancastel' High school
is performlrlg _ •• Pollution
Probed ' and Cur DI'amla Club will
present "'Ring Around the Moon
Don't those, titles arouse your
curiousity"
Gordon Johnson. •the
adjudicator from Toronto will
ciec'idePupon the ultimate whiner of
the Regional Festival. This play
will then advance to higher
competition. Let's-suppot't' this
event' This is the first time' a
school:' in Huron County has ever
hosted the. Regional Festival!
Tick is are $1.00 and' can be
bought 'at the door ' or from any
' member of the Drama Club.
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Monday, March 27 the .Viking
Concert and Stage Bands
travelled to Clinton to play for the
Board of Education at that _high
school. Also, present was the
choir from Mitchell District -High
School. The purpose of this
meeting was to show the Board of
Education' what has been
accomplished in high schools of
the County in the field of (music.
Until now, Huron County has
lacked music courses
secondary schools. Perth County.
including' Mitchell, efers music
courses, so -the-choir showed the
board members and our 'Band
what they have done with this
special class.
Twas impressed'with the choir..
It 'contained about one hundred
members, . as many male as
fema1e,,al1_of whom wore navy and •
white uniforms. Their vocal -
seeci• '• 11.1"4y -n
..._ electrons Berri rook -operas.
The 'Viking °,Concert Band
played "Die Meistersinger' an
excerpt from an opera. ••Trumpet
Song" and "Let rt Be" . The Stage.
• Band played a wide variety tiof, _
numbers also. among them
-Thank Heaven for Little Girls"
from the old movie •'Gigi"'and
"For All We Know'" .a modern
piece by the -Carpenters".
The Board must have been
somewhat pleased- 'as
Instrumental Music has been
approved for the schools of Huron
County. It is now a credited
subject! Mr. Kalbfleisch. six
,years ago began,' the Viking
Concert Band in the hope that one
' day, music such as he was making
available for students would be a
subject.
Mr.., Mullen, a graduate of
m-bAlihouse College has been hired
to teach tt!e Instrumental .Music
'course next year at G.D.C.L. He is
a qualified instrumental and vocal
teacher. Mr. Kalbfleisch sees
this as a start and hopes that in the'
near future vocal courses as well
asi those in instrumental music
will be available.
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April 14, is the date set for the
next school dance when
"Blunderbuss" entertains.
The annual "At Home" is
Friday evening, April 28. Johnny
Downs and' his Orchestra firom
London will entertain. The Social
Coihrnittee has, chosen' 'the
Orient' as the theme for this
major social event of the school
calendar. •
If you were ,in Benmiller the
Huron penalized for being thrifty
* GOD( RI?H SIGNAL -STAR, THt. DAY,<APRI•L 6, 19'lZ -
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Huron Director uppeals to Minister of Education
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While ine..tllbe4"i of the Huron leVf'1 ot,d,r 'llitlt's and equipment,
•c of Education were Maintained in' other schgtll
having difficulty staying within a tut isd•),itt ins•- .b-ei`at1Se hr'an
midget ceil1ug . imposed on- ceilings will rise' 1n 1111ron at the
ordinary expenses by the' Ontario sante level a5 eVell';001e1 school
goVernIlleref , there was *district 111 the f)I'ovitl('e While
considerable concern building tor ' their base remains unusuallyltl. .
education.'.!
station in life, the particular transportation, libraries etc.
special
.' We slid not, hOWe.ver, rush out nature of their individuality, c�T' (ir. a n t -s for new school
a Tat' e the chance of their geographic.., buildings, office accommodation
-lcid,.-i�lz�f� ..,;_. t. _special �..�., s- ;..-�,r , F ... _r _.__.,.._ ��� ;� .: - - - s.��. -.
eduction staff, ' Cochrane location have a right to equality of etc. are not o`tiatgeda'tttre sT
wrote "We took time 'to" do :a educational opportunity will time although investments in
tku)rough-c omprehetlsive study 01 ren,lain the Great Ontario Myth, educational facilities will be down
the county's .needs and only then wrote Cochrane... by $53 million. 'The Ontario
•we a roach the Bard ' As a . •'Suffice it to say that pr egrani°s government. has announced" it is'
d i PP
the future, Ot educattotl ill this „ Director ut E:ctuc itit)n for
re
,e.Heron,t t r led salt of this •pl tln►ng, we such as ar't and °Ittiisic that the attempting to trreate-lobs for
c�>unfiX • engaged 1st )it cif etght spEtial tatepavet,, 1.
people,'
Gr„ I,). ,1' (ol' lI'ii'Ite'. E?I•11
" • ,•,•, r• .s have ret uestecl do''not Jn
s
Daring tiro meetings held Prime' Minister William equality . people In' .his budget presentation,
1 1 education eo ple) on"September 1,* stand trip c h c ha n c e" o f "
oot of Wednesday, March 29 and, promise tut ecfuc lttona c cl 1971•. In addition, as a service to implementation," continued •Treasurer Darcy McKeouglt
esold, and stoeulh, afternoon t1 1
Menti a you probably ,
w some ' Monday, April 3 in Clinton, some. the letter
Ontario Myth", our eletnentary school pupas and C,oc broiler sfatedx�he,governtnent's objectfy i
` 1' 'a members of the board e'xpt 110 1d Ind letter t't ort, thtp' director to their Parents, we intl�oducq d A s ' a f o 11 o w ii p t o M r . was '''the continuing expansion of
member', of the (� 1 i 1 ('attic i
Club i'vntht;i 1,1 retiree Dianne the feeling that the Huron bu.ird i� The }folx)r ab11)1 ,Ittti�inasHut on�S Guidance in the., eletneiitai y E'ocho roe's letter, 1(lelegatiotl of the economy and a substantial
`iuuR' . Ite)ti'11� c we,. Rob 1100(1 ai being 111 p1 penalized for not spending minister et 1, iuc, ti m p'r o v e m e nt i n il t h e
.t• xlsltlotl was explicitly outlined. schools.' 'Chis was felt'to be 81 :the Huron County board of
h`oh.`H Intvt`e. Ali )1) 111 15 Of
liter( in pi E,vie)us ye :i r.5 I 1':001 ition Officer rtecessity with the onset of the Education will visit the Minister unemployment situation". 1 He
�1t' Kt �inlal' tc11) lite tures of the It tics pcittlted out that "while As Chre 1111 County Board of Credit System ill secondary of Education at a date still to be, said t •
hloym lobs tut P
} Huron
tilt• "trea5'ln and around the Huron has spent
51• e
111laiZe This w eek their attention etiucat1011 and lmplemE me d url Kirin of.th� ec of th
c+t u55ed 00 two models thci. e programs recommended by representative ill Hui o1r w I ' guidance teacher's." cuts Have been made in the 1972 by the tidal Wave of the post-war
will t t t1 I) I n
uthey will be )tlotc,;r•a1thint the Ontario Departnletit 1)f t 11 1 to draw Singe sixty percent c baby
w leen I 1 I t l budget
,, ' ' require r•e ca ital
w15t'l�' tl)1• tor the ll ,
i o rl and a � V our I• schools and necessitated the 1 to plead their cage,
1 • E: ci It c a t will 1S it clear that while
allr1o11IlCe(, investment.
juivalent ree They make"When governments were hit
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Exams. for the' most part, have
heed returned and school lite is
ret
S11ioe) 1V15 1)
' of these budget, this county' cannot 1
(' I I'a.ht<, ��4 0) 1,e c O Ear'
tt)
tine lye • , d
• boom ' � said 1NcK�ough, '
• other
r oards in t le' u4
Fduc i ince
c theobligedp
• �° ttent�ora the fart that the solar}es,. coupled— with ilny" with a similar.._art
the Y were fc -step u
money have spent lark' Sums of 1) your adramatically their capital
updated their Department • of Education's increase in September oi' this
educational withoutystem in Huron. the money and have, uI Ordinary E:x )enditures year, are Charged to the 19
educational fac�illttt's In • ,,the E'budget, we find ourselves in dire There is some urgency facilities. Now that these °tro
lll'Il1n'„' to normal., tt c lung on 1 gency to this ung
as applied to this particular g se the board has
tally tanned and Slln )U1'R ; , 't 1(' toil will practically 1c.'a V "
c
j ( t t laces
investment in education
tilteT'IIII to lir 1s i t t 11 straits said Cochrane I action, becau people need jobs and housing,
'visible in the halls' Ikulidar3 It now appeals, according ut dint J fiscal and monetary policies
fficials,-that Huron County decimate the school system as it should Pett at thel opportunity to tailings for t1973 will projected
in
should recognize t h i s
1 sial aren't that tar away board a Apassfng,PP
ugh. ten weeks'' • will not be` able to achieve the now exists take or a 1 F Tench a t t he additional cuts and consequential demographic and economic fact."
•'Iii .effect," the director
continued, "the progranis offered . elementary school level. ' was problems for the Huron Board. He has estimated that about
to the children of Huron County extended from one former Ratepayers of Huron .County. 120,000 new jobs will be created
at hest, be similar secondary school district to' all will note that the cuts affect only in 1972 and that .unemployment
next year will.
to those uttered . before the •
children of the county, and this ordinary expenses --those.• items will 4irop to an average of' 4.8
introciuctit)n 11 the cuunty•hollthe required the addition of 12 such as, teachers' salaries,
1 percent of the labor „force from
rds
of education in 1969. It seems to' additional teacher's with the same school supplies, school offices,
ar•t'
1111
tho
Deborah Elliott, a`student of Mary Lynn' Telford, performed
. several Scottish National dances at the Talent Hunt in Wingharn
recently:. Miss •Elliott is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs,. Don
--E}.4-i-ot r-Gnde.r.ich: (Advance -Times photo).
lisa . t
th t'�l Roblrt5' statement in salary impact in 1972.
Cochrane's letter then outlined
Galt 011.Novenlher 11 1967, to the
effect that the number one the cuts which had been made in
priority was the, equality ,of' -the' budget til come beneath the .
'educational opportunity, will only � c e f 1 i n g s imposed by the
bedmyth insofar as we in 111i1'on ,government. .
He asked, "How can one pare
County -are` concerned
' •-••May l hasten to point out that, . fat fr'onl abudget when there.is no
in general. we aeo not opposed to
ceilings on expeii(titures.'' wrote
C•ochl'ane.•"But• we del feel that
ceilings based on cecpenditnres
pet' pupil in tlleJ)revfollq 'year are
totally unfair to conservative
jurisdictions such as out's."
As an example:, cif lily point, 1
it the situation ,'*
,,, iling
tat to pare?' .+ •
"The part -that bothers us most,
of course, is the cut back and -or
elimination of programs we were
able to. institute _as- a, county
''
operation,.the letter, went on.
..Frankly, Sir, we fail to see the
fairness, in a grant system/ that
would
c e s a noogrowth area such as
ours a •per pupil expenditure
Special Education. continued the and.pendit • a'
dieect'c�'�. ''Mi' Davis on Match ceiling" of $5,31
- 15, 1968, when he introduced the neighbour, who has had time to
legislation regarding • Larger •develop special programs
Units of _School Administration, ,because it was not a new-born
stated ...':. :Vi e,: fe'e'l that inherent • jurisdiction in 196t3,-a.ceiling that
in this- basic 1ngiSlaticrl is a is $140 per pupil tiigher."-
recluiren>ie1rt that the . type of "
1t .Seems to us up here on the
education to be- pi'ovicled nlitst "ghores of -Lake Huron that •MI'.,...
' meet. thee- needs of all boys • and - Davis'. statement to the effect that
girls in sc11oo1 jurisdiction. the nuajdr and ultimate goal of the
This point of view will require the glee islation to establish 'boar'ds of
establishnient of. a . r',pgi•aInd for education was that all children
r{ azdless� _oi their so-called
LUE'S
SUPERMARKET
TOWN
TALK
SUPER DISCOUNT PRICES
ON THE SQUARE
FRESH
SLICED,
OPE N NIGH' I Y TILL 10
the average of 5.2 percent for
plant operation and maintenance, 1971.
In addition to the cuts 'in '
educational ceilings, fees alt ce-r
universities and community
00 er
air' . ' cr�a .. �.. �
s.r Il�xt s-e� � .. P.. �-
c�lle�e ,� y
year and new tuition fees will be
established at teahegs' colleges
and schools of nursing,
The Treasurer has said that it
is unfair fortaxpayers to bear -alt
of the cost -increases in post-
secondary education and that
some `should be borne by students
since 'they receive., the -• di'rect
benefits,
TOWN
TALK
Mrs. Elsie Youngblutt spent the
with
Eastet' weekendMr. and
•
`Mr•s, Stanley Yodngblutt and
family.of Goderich.
A letter from Mrs. J. K.
Walker, RR 1 Unionville, this
week asked for a copy of last.
week's newspaper in which
coverage was Oven to, Young'
Canada Week. . Mrs. Walker
added: I would'lik'e to congratulate
the people of Goderich for' holding •
such a fine tournament. The boys
and their parents had a wonderful'
time! ,
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little Anna -Marie of, Auburn and.
' Mrs. Meredith Young of Goderich
have returned home after
spending Easter weekend in
Nashville, Tenn.
Weekend guests with Ng-. and
Mrs. Viktor Pagon for the
christening "of their grandson,
Richard Hrindley, were Mr. and
Mrs. Larry, MacPhail, Eric
Sonne, Chuck MacLeod and
Harbara 'Ellen MacLeod, ' all of
Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pollock,
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Chipman, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs.
Orval Lobb, Chatham; John Lobb
and Walter Lobb, London, were
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Thoh'rson Goderich.
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Clinton, is producing lemons
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