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Outdoor education
Outdoor education was the topic
for the final afternoon
presentation to the Huron County
13.oard of Education for this school
year. Meeting with the board
Monday iii Clinton, the committee
chaired by Vincent Elliott of South
Huron District High School, built
a strong case for ttieer proposal to
make outdoor education an
integral feet of a student's
education in this county
The seven -member committee
asked the board to consider the
possibility. of establishieg a
centrally/ located "base
for conducting overnight or
prolonged field trite for school
students in iuron Thesuggestitnt
was for the .hoard to accept the
offer by the 'Ontario Department
of Lands and Forests to utilize the
Stone Farm adjacent to theliullett
Conservation Area for this
purpose—on a land use .permit
costing 'i;1 annually_
' Although preliminary studies
r ' are still going on, the committee
told the board the Stone Farm
could pru•vide facilities similar to
those at.C•arnp Sylvan' in
Middlesex County At Camp
-Sylvan where "rustic" conditions
prevail, many Huron County
students annually envoy a camping
experience with their c•lasstnates
under the supervision of their
teachers
Rates,are rising for students on
• overnight campouts, however,
and the committee intimated that
money now spent in Middlesex by
the., Huron ,Board of 'Education
would be put to laetteie use in
establishing a Hilton camp,
Outdoor education is a
"learning experience which takes
place in an outdoor setting." A
sowed outdoorveducation program
providesemeaningful experience
and factual information' outside
the classroom; gives opportunity
for • real life problem solving;
dev'elop's skills for more
productive use of leisure hours:
builds strong bodies; makes
student more aware ..of their
environment; teaches sociability.
strengthens relations with
friends and the teachingstaff; and
creates an opportunity to learn
about ''va[Usti ice aspects of-lrflein
the past" such as handmilking.
maple syrup making. historic
sites. etc.
In the elementary schools with
all schools in the county having
some kind of an outdoor education
course, ' the program includes
outdoor activities on the
playground, in the fields and
woodlots within walking 'distance
of the. school, in sites within"
Huron .County and in some
instances, at locations outside the
county such as Camp 'Sylvan,
Midland Indian Village and Fort
‘Ste. Marie, the Detroit Zoo and
Stor`vbook Gardens~in London.
Elementary schodi students '—
kindergarten to Grade 8 — study
everything from dairy farming to
astronomy in an •outdoor setting.
The committee 'report pointed
up the fact that .the variety of
outdoor learning experiences.
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gays dividends
which occur is limited only by the
ingenuity of the teacher.
At J:t.D. McCurdy School in
Huron Park, there is an Outdoor
Club which is an extra -curricular
activity. About 60 children turn up
after school hours .for• activities
in the outdoors. •
The -committee noted that since
the community finds difficulty in
providing leadership ,for Cubs,
Scouts,`rownies, and Guides, the
school is finding it necessary, to
give the type of training
previously offered by those
organizations.
'A- side effect has been that
leaiers for the future are being
trained• and -already, high_ school
students are helping out with
elementary school students for
various outdoor projects.
In the five county high schools,
a variety of outdoor education
activities are' provided-, hut at
South Huron District High School
in Exeter, a more concentrated
program is offered than anywhere
else in the county.
There the total 'Gradelass
goes to a science camp, or a
three-day period under the„
supervision of their teachers, and
the Grade 13 biology class a
three-day jaunt to Stokes Bay
where the students "live in
another • world" and ' enjoy
educational hiking expeditions
with abiology flavour.
There are other outings for
SHDHS . classes throughout the
year as well, but these jaunts are
shorter and less,, involved.
The Worrell hardware closing
after four generations' service
Aftrer four generations in the
'hardware 'trade ,the Worsell
family of Goderich will close the
doors of their store on the Square
soon. Carl Worsell • one o'fthe
three"brothers it -Waived 'in the
retail, operation:. made the
'announcement recently on behalf
of himself, Harry and Bert
Worsell.
The first of the Worsell family
to "arrive in this country was
Richard Worsell: Hecame as a
boy from England to apprentice
with t h -e -rJ e -ti -n
hardware and tinsmithing
merchants. This firm had
businesses en Stretford,
Southampton, and Wiarton•
Richard was sent to Southampton
after apprenticing in Stratford.
Richard later married a "sister
of the Johns' brothers and settled
Southampton. Two sons were
born to Richard and Charlotte.
Worsell Richard Jr. (who was
drowned in the lake as a boy) and
John Henry
John Henry Worsell followed
the family tradition and ',went,to,
Clinton to apprentice as a
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tinsmi-th witti Harland Brothers
Hardware. He married Jessie
Smith of that district and the
'couple lived in Clinton for a time
heforre moving to Goderich.
- The couple hadthree sons and a
daughter'. One of the sons being'
Carlton William: Worsell. John
Henry started up a tinsmithing
and ' hardware • business in
Goderich in a store located on
Hamilton Street Where • the
laundromat• is situated today.
About ,1905 he purchased a
Victoria Street and built', large;
red brick'. home there. The
building still stands and Worsell'
descendants still reside there.
Carlton William Worsell, the
third generation in Canada, also
took up the traditional trade' of
tinsrnithing. He ..learned the
business from his father and after
his death in 1922, -Carlton was
enpl'oved by Fred Hunt Hardware
on Hamilton Street. He _later
married May Cornell whose
father was an undertaker ' and
furniture' dealer. in Goderich.
Carlton and May Worsell had
five children• ,Qf the.se t'wo sons
took up the. tinsmithing trade.
Their father purchased the Fred
Hunt business, moved to the
Square in 1937 and'the boys Harry
and Albert, together with an older
son, Carlton John, entered , the
business with their father. •
Carlton Senior was forced to
retire in 1947 due to ill health and
the three sons purchased the
business that year. It was then
known' as Worsell Brothers
Hardware and has operated for 25 ,
years since from that location on
the Square.,
Worsell Brothers say the retail
portion' of their business will be
closed as ofherend of May, 'The
store however will be converted
into a 'plumbing and heating show
room in the front ,portion'and the
rear portion is to be changed over
to house the workshop which is
presently located upstairs.
One of the brothers, Harry, was
elected Mayor of Goderich in 1970
and has held that position since.
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A study will also be made into
the feasibility of utilizing Huron
County Board of Education buses
for the transportation of students
to Calvin Christian School at
.Clinton. Since Christian schools
in Ontario do not receive any
grant assistance from ^ the
government 'and are entirely—
financed
nti-relyfinanced by donatiorrf and tuitions'
from parents and others, ways
and ,means of sharing facilities
with ,government sponsored
boards are.being sought.
R. L. Cunningham,
transportation officer for Huron
County, will explore the possible
opportunityfor•cost savings"in the
transportation area.
At the urging of Garnet -Hicks,
chairman of the Advisory
Vocational Committee in Huron
County, thelaoafd will initiate a
study of the impact of the .credit
system on the existing vocational
facilities in thy- - secondary
schools.
Hicks told the 'board that
existing facilities at the South
Huron DHS woodworking shop are
crowded and may be due to the fact
that the course has been' "over
sold"
The 'Usborne .Township
member asked the board to make'
a thorough study of the -matter
throughout 'Huron' for
'recommendation ecommendation at a later date.
• In other business, the hoard
passe -I policy, statement•
indicating that teachers should
not consider a leave of absence as
a means of extending holidays or
as a means of joiningtogether two
holiday periods that happen to fall
in cl-ose'proxim'ity on the
calendar. There may be
extenuating circumstances of
course, but hoard members
seemed agreedthatmost holidays
are adequate for staff 'and well
distributed through the teaching
year.
• SatzthHump school also has an just science by history,
Outers Club which is • •iuntary-- geography ,,.. Art ,language,
and very popular with the physical education, agriculture,
students. They enjoy ca"mpouts in
etc., and that school in •Huron be
the fall and the winter, hikes and encouraged to make use of
canoe trips and have employed various areas to suit the subject
various and ingenious methods td matter.
raise functs for a fleet of canoes Members of the Outdoor
for their members. ' Education Committee were
Chairman Elliott; vice-chairman
• One of the leading light's for the Hon McKay; Hullett Central
SHDHS Outers Club is ' teacher public SDhool; Miss Margaret',
Carl Mills, also a member of the Salmon, J.A.D. McCurdy School,
corn nittee making the Don Finkbeiner, Stephen Central
presentation to the board_ PS; Carl Mills, SHDHS; Frank
Mills said he finds that modern- Madill, board office; and
day stridents refuse to accept Clarence McDonald, Exeter,
responsibility.for their problems ' tir•ustee:
in lit'e,: expect others to care for At the evening meeting, Bruce
them,.and won't put forth any effort 'Shaw, chairman of the Academic
for themselves.
Planning Committee „and- a
The Outers Club, says Mills, teacher at SHDHS, told the board
puts the students in a position ' that the seven sub -committees
where they must accept which have been heard by the
responsihiLity. aiut make, trustees in_the'paslfew months,.
decisions , take care of held 54 meetings, spent 151/2
themselves -and in some cases, school days .and a total of .$112.60.
proves to them they can do what • Shaw termed the sub -comm'ittee's
previously' might have been contribution "meaningful''.
Considered impossible. Another member of the
Mills showed slides of the . committee, John Stringer,
Outers Club members — girls principal of GDCI, said that if the
and boys -21-,who camped outdoors committee could select' one
in 20 degrees below zero weather subject which should be treated as
— "and came through just fine". a priority item by the board, it
Seven further would be curriculum
recommendations were made to developrhent.
the board. They were that all. Two recommendations were
schools in Huron he encouraged to passed on to the 'board ,'by the
develop sound Outdoor Education Academic Planning.- Committee,
programs; that a department of , They were' that a new boarthstaff.
• education course in .Outdoor advisory committee be formed to
Education -be offered in Huron in
the near future. br if this -is not
feasible, that in-service -session
• 'would be necessary: thata method
of co-or•dinat:ng in Outdoor
Education program be considered
so that excessive use or over-
crowding of an ,area would be
avoided; ,,,.that each schoolbe
responsible -for 'conducting its
own•program and for determining
its own budget figure for that
purpose; that Outdoor Education
be a ' year-round activity not
reserved only for warm, pleasant
weather; 'that Outdoor Education
.he ap;pr:oached as . an
,, interdisciplinary 'subject—not
Auburn ands
BY MRS, WES B ADNOCK
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Auburn Socials
Mr. and Mrs. Fred .Youngblut
and Marie and Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Youngllut, Christine and Gordon
and Mrs. Lorne IQaer, all of
Woodstock, visited last Saturday
with Mr., and Mrs. Wilfred
Sanderson, Misses Minnie and
Ella Wagner, Mr. William
Wagner and Mr, Walter Wagner.
Miss Barbara Sanderson of
Toronto and Mrs. Lorne Daer of
Woodstock and Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Johnston of London spent „ the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Wilfred Sanderson.
Misses Jean Houston, Jean
Jamieson and Jelin Wilson of
4 Toronto spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. William Clark..,
Mrs, Gordon. Taylor, Mrs.
Frank Raithby and MrS-Russel
Brindley attended the District
Annual Meeting for No. 8
Horticultural District at Hanov2r
last Saturday.
Miss. Eileen Murdoch of Barrie
spent the Easter week with Mr..
and Mrs. Ted Milts.
Mr. and Mrs. William Clark
spent a few, days last week in
Hamilton where Mrs. Clark
attended the annual rally .of the
Synodical Society of the Women's
. Missionary Society of the'
Presbyterian Church in Canada.
Miss Gail Miller of Toronto
spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and ' Mrs. Gordon
Miller.. '
Mrs. Myrtle Munro visited last
Friday with Mrs. Ena Craig in the
hospital in London.
Mr. and Mr's. I. J. Schmidt,
Brenton and Tracy of Burlington
spent the weekend with the lady's
- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mills:
Friends in this district of Mr's.
Amos Andrew of Goderich are
pleased to learn that -she has been
able to leave. the ' hospital where
she has been a patient for several
weeks, and return to her home.
assume the duties and functions of
the Academic Planning
Committee ' and the Advisory
Council, now to be dissolved; and
that the board compile a list of all
the recommendations offered by
the sub -committees and state,
what action has been taken on
them, for distribution to the
rn?mh.ers of the 'board; the
teachers and the local
newspapers.
These recommendations along
with'those of the Outdoor
Education Committee will be
studied by the board and a
decision' reached within the next
few weeks.
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The regular meeting of St. hymns for Confirmation service ac
Mark's Anglican Women was held on April 16 be sung, so all took
at•the home hof Mrs. Celia Taylor. part in . the singing with Mrs.
fast Wednesday last. he Hostess Taylor accompanying. Mrs.
opened the meeting with the hymn, Robert Phillips played a piano
"What A Friend We Have 'In solo.
Jesus, with Mrs. Taylof The business part of the
accompanying'. She then read the ' Meeting was taken b y t h e
23rd Psalm, "The Lord' is.. my president Mrs. Elmer Trommer.
Shepherd." d , The minutes of the previous
Mets, Thomas Ha itt rve the ' rneeting.were accepted as read by
topic _ �'g g� a -- Daer.
Whatis O okr, in-place of the secretary. Mrs, -John,
Mrs. Orval McPhee who was The financial statement was given
absent: The hymn ,'Faith of Our by the treasurer, Mrs. Thomas
Fathers" was sung' and the., ' Haggitt. The pennies for; the apron
were collected, a penny for each
letter in "The Women came to the
well." A delightful tea was served
by Mrs. Taylor assisted by Mrs.
Robert 'Phillips,
Mission theme was read by Mrs:
James Towe. A poem "The
Gardener's Creed" was read by
Mrs. Richard Brooks. Mrs.
Taylor then suggested that the.
C�nfirrn.'Auburn youth
at inspiring service
Parish Co'hfi'rmation p`°was
observed,,on Sunday Morning' on
April 16 in St. Mark's .Anglican
Church, Auburn, ' when six
candidates were presented by
Rev. J. K. Stokes to Rt. Rev.
Harold F. G. Appleyard, Bishop of
Georgian Bay• The candidates
reviewed their baptismal vows
and the Bishop administered the
"Laying on of' 'Hands" with
prayer.
He based his' sermon on
Easter and the Resurrection,"
In his remarks to the candidates
and congregation, he spoke on the
blessing of Confirmation held on a
Sunday when the Church
proclaims the Resurrection. He
hoped that Joy could he a clear
mark of today in all our Chprches
as the -preaching of the Gospel
Brought°about our•Sunday as our
day of Rest and Joy. •
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The Choir was assisted by the
Rector's wife, Jane Stokes of
Blyth and members of the
Belgrave choir. Mrs. Gordon
Taylor presided at the organ. Mr,
James Towe served as Bishop's
Chaplain for the service. The
offering was received by the
ushers, Mr, Thomas Johnston and
Mr. Thomas Haggitt. A reception
and- social time followed the
service in the Auburn Community
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