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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-05-24, Page 23CTIVE Iger tot Is MI girl too miner ,r, AIP (SAVE Ib each39` SAVE �! cake 4){ (SAVE iC cake )9? (SAVE Ikl of 9 43? (SAVE 11� of 639? yes $1.0 (SAVE Ik! z 01,9 39? )" MANAG$ 'NSW SUGAR 'N' SPICE 'VE RUINED OLS AND DENTS to be a general concern about the cation these days' teachers concer- are, but students are beginning to y are being short• of letters to the two daily papers revealing. university student e had read a 2,000• ritten by a friend, honour student. In here was' one (1) -fchb did not have a ammar error. And, sentence in which the professor's r letter, a girl who t of school three because,, the the sy$tem, was . She returned to this year... --and s she put it "that :d disappeared in g lady said flatly teachers used to e average in the are now teaching poorest students, n and bright ones themselves. In her ndards had drop- Ily in three years. EEE" 'Hilosopher ,ll /s • r uly?� Efl'ER E LOVED - GUy, TUAN NEVER LOVED' TALL!..." 'S BP Station • and fee Shop • n Rd., Goderich 4-6871 tf !'here are few teachers who would not agree with her on the last point. Administrators and "educationists", whatever they are, right up to the minister, blandly assure the public, via the media, that standards have not been lowered. Perhaps they should take off their rose-coloured glasses and take a good, clear look at reality. But they' have managed to wrap themselves in such a fog of educational jargon that they wouldn't know reality unless it came up and bit them. What's happened? Maybe I'm prejudiced,, but I don't. think the fault lies with the / teachers. To ' /my definite knowledge, they are working harder than ever, under steadily worsening conditions. They are teaching as many as two more classes a day than they were three years ago. They are doing more of the un- pleasant and uneducational chores than they did. Such a one is "trough patrol" as some teachers call cafeteria super- vision. The name is not inac- curate. A few years ago, supervising a students' dance was an extra chore, but few teachers really minded it. One chatted with the students, deplored their taste in music, but felt that a good time was being had by all. Everybody was dressed up and happy. The lights in the gym were turned down but not out. There might be the odd case of a kid smoking pot or slightly under the influence but they were rareties. .A regular Sunday school picnic. Nowadays it's more like Saturday night in Dodge City. A darkened gym except for the stage where four or five baboons caper and scream in- comprehensibles to the leccom- paniment of a volume of sound that would make a boiler fac- tory sound like a cemetery. Someone has thrown up again in the boys' washroom. Two grim -faced cops stand by the entrance. A teenage girl is caugh, rum -running not one, but six mickeys of rye. In the good old days, years 3 ado, a young buck could wear his own mickey in his hip pocket, covered by his jacket. Today, his pants are so -tight he couldn't get anything in that pocket so he has some little girl bq BILI SMILEY take it in for him. But six! I'm drifting away from me- topic, but not entirely. The defiance of rules, the demand for new "rights" is all part of the school scene today. It's a curious mixture of apathy.] nd mindless defiance. - 1 sound as though I'rn blaming the kids. I'm not. They're human. They'll take what they can get and demand more. They're a pretty decent lot, on the whole. But what girl won't wear hip-huggers if she's allowed to wear jeans, or a blouse slit to the navel if she doesn't have to wear a bra'' What young man of sixteen yv. ►uldn't like to have'a crack at/ owing a beard'? No, the real culprit is neither tyachers nor kids. It is the little empire -builders in the, system. They are so far away from the classroom, and the taxpayers, that they have acquired a god - complex. They've never been in a classroom, or not for years. And if they are to preserve and expand their empires, they must -appear to be doing something. So they scratch each others backs, come up with revolutiapary ideas that were stale forty years ,ago, and hide behind a squid -like emission.,of gobbledygook such as "input", feedback", "communications", "concepts" and "individual needs." .1(:1\ These are(t�}le b rucles on the good ship Education and unless she is careened an they are scraped off, ruthl sly they're likely to sink he USINESS (RECTORY IESEL s and Injectors Repaired I Popular Makes Fuel injection Equipment Rd. 482-7971 onald L • cDonald RED'ACCOUNTANT avid St., 524-6253 erich, Ontario FASHION RIGHT SHOES lace To Go is OSS HOES The Square Goderich IGIDAIRE ESTINGHOUSE IISON 00VER Mid Service WELL THERS CES a TV LTD. are • Goderich -34 R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST' The' Square 524-7661 Cards (For All Occasions * Gifts - * Books * Stationery Supplies * Records ANDERSON'S BOOK CENTRE 33 EAST St. • I Goderich NNIMMINNEMMEMIIMINNI Goderich Twp. Wi tours GPH facilities CHISHOLM FUELS Distributors For PRODUCTS HOME, FARM, INDUSTRY * Free Burner Service * Furnace Financing * Gasoline* & Diesel Fuels 524-7681 529-7524 60 years young On Monday evening May 14 35 members of the Goderich Township Women's Institute were entertained by the Oc- cupational therapy Department at the Ontario Hospital, Goderich., A demonstration of their furniture rebuilding and refinishing operation was Demonstrated by Mr. Fritz Basler and Mr. Fred Brumsrna who made the. - tour very, in- teresting. and informative. After coffee and cookies a short business meeting followed The group are to cater to the 25th Anniversary Luncheon of the Carlow Women's Institute on June 7th in the Carlow Hall Mrs. McCreath and Mrs. Fuller are conveners. Four Delegates were named to attend the District Annual on May :30th in Dungannon. They axe Mrs. John Banter, Mrs: Wifl Porter. Mrs. Tom Penhale and Mrs. Robert Welsh. The meeting closed with the Institute Grace. GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 24. 1973—PAGE IA 4-Hpr�grams allow growth, maturity The 4-H program in Canada marks ,its sixtieth anniversary this y are bein►l ar. Many special events Ianned, the highlight a national conference at which delegates will take an in- depth look at the 4-H program, according to the current Com- mercial Letter of Canadian Im- perial Bank of Commerce. 4-11 lin Quebec, Cercles de Jeunes Ruraux) is a nationwide educational program the primary goal of which is to develop young people, par - 4-H exchange triparranged for Huron The Department of Agriculture and Food offices at Clinton annouxiced late last week, through organizers of the 4-H programs, for Huron, that the anticipated exchange program for members will be taking place. This exchange will be open to 4-11 club members who are 14 years of age and over and will take place between Huron County and Gladwito-County, Michigan. Gladwin (_County is located 45 . miles north of the centre of Michigan's lower peninsula and has rt population of 13,000. It is an agricultural and recreational area with some light industry.' The two major towns are Gladwin and Beaver- ton,. , The tentative dates for the, exchange are as follows: July 1N to 25 4-11 club members from Gladwin County will be visiting, Huron County. August 1 to 8 .4-H club members from Huron will he visiting club members in Gladwin County. Organizers are planning to send approximately 20 to 25 club members to Gladwin for a week and hope to travel by chartered -bus. The cost for the trip will be approximately $45 to $55 per member. As in the past 4-H club merri- bers are expected . tto pay fol half of this fare and . the remaining will be paid for by a local County Organization. This exchange should be very interesting.; and of great value in the fact- that members see another part of the country and meet and learn from new people. In regards to the exchange, the club member that visits in July will also be the one that hosts on the return trip. Club Members who have par- ticipated on an exchange before may also apply for this ex- change. This exchange is open to all 4-11 club members in the county who have taken a 4-H project and are over 14 years of age. 1 thcularly rural young people, as responsible members of society. Mental, emotional, social and physical growth are emphasized and exempliefied by the words from which the name "4-H" is derived -,"Head, Heart, Hands and Health." Approximately 80 countries conduct 4-11 or similar type programs and an estimated seven million young people par - tit mated alt them in 1972. "1'he 4-H program originated io the United States in the earl\ 1900's. The first (Canadian boys' and girls'. club - / V, I►it h wa, to be the l,fe('yc•essor of he 4-H clubs in ( anada - Was established at Roland Manitoba, in 1913. By 1972, the 4-H program in Canada had grown to• more than 5,91)0 clubs with -78,000 members. "The 4-1-1 program strives to help members acquire a posttt\t' attitude toward lear- ning by increasing their know -ledge and developing their sk:11s In subjects of interest and vtiiue Other aims are t he dee t,loprnent of leadership dualities, decision-making ahllities, and a sense of respon- sibility. The member also learns to work effectively with others through group ac- ttvities, says the Commercial Letter. Each 4-.H member must con- duct at least one project during the club year. Most clubs are organized on the basis that all members will carry out the sante type of project. In com- munities where there aren't enough potential members in- terested in the same project, a club may- he formed in which the members can, choose from among several different projects, Qn Special Savings Accounts as of June 1 VC 1/o' v'uun hurl ( r,�l�lsr7rlr [/(role,/ r'rNnr'lr !„ trier Ur„ Illy' /rr'O/'/r' ,,/ Onlrrr 10 VICTORIA;,. GREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 9:00 to 5:00 Monday to (Thursday 9:00 to 6:00 Friday L.R. Zurbrigg, Manager Elgin and Kingston Streets, Goderich 524-7381 Achievement r}wartls include ribbons, certificates, scholar- ships and trips. In most provin- ces outstanding members meet regularly at regional and provincial conferences and seminars to discuss issues im- portant to them and to their future role in society. "A recent innovation is the junior' or youth leadership program which offers senior 4- H'ers an opportunity to develop skills and abilities through the practice of leader- ship under the guidance- of an adult leader... one of the aims /of this program is to equip these young leaders to assist their adult counterparts in helping a 441 club and its members achieve their objec- tives,",..the Commercial Letter states. The provision of staff and other services in support of 4-H activity provincially represents a substantial financial commit- ment by all provincial govern- ments. The federarDepartment of Agriculture also contributes extensively through the par- ticipation of,its specialists and by financing a portion- of 4-H grants, travel assistance for members and club leaders, and certain educational materials. Many business, agricultural and service organizations con- tribute prize money or awards to local clubs. The desirability of a national policy for 4-H activities led to the formation of the Canadian Council on 4-H Clubs whose function is to facilitate the development of the 4-H program across Canada. It is perhaps best known to the club member as the co-ordinator of national and international programs. To expand its financial base the Council established the non-profit Canadian 4-H Foun- dation in 1969. The following four areas, have been identified as priorities for financial sup- port: more national 4-H programs for 4-H members, in- creased volunteer leader training, research and scholar- ships pertaining to the 4-H program, and training and development programs for provincial 4-11 officers. WELCOME SERVICE would like to call on you with "housewarming gifts" and in- formation about your new location. The Hostess will be glad to arrange your subscrip- tion to the Signal -Star Call hot at 524-7854 " 018. 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