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d more''efficient any business will
be", she said.
Although Kim is interested
in pursuing her career she feels
that there should be
moderation in. her life. She is
going to do all she can with •
respect to her job but is going
to make sure that she main-
tains a :happy balance with her
private life.
'The programs offered by the
college in Clinton, are all very -
•
asset u o someone - good but the schobl is relatively
breaking into the field it is a "A good secretary should be to graduate from Conestoga unknown", she said. "It would°
detriment. A perfect example of able .t ...!handle a great work before moving on to anything be a crime if thew campus were
this is the - student who is load and still be able to main- ' else, closed down due to a lack of.
'iaCc�uating acrd looking forr his tain a feeling of calm about her "If. I am going to do the students when 'so many from
first job. He cannot rely'on past office", Kathy aid.l"If course justice I think I should Huron County -are going to the
jobs,' only on character and ♦ 'someone you are working with. finish it''-, she said. "The staff' bigger cities to attend'school:"
marks. sr for is absolutely stuck on „Jane Smith would like to be
at the col�eege are doing their a medical records technician
In the last few•years colleges somethings and'refuses to best to teach the- course with
and high schools have im- change their mind there is the few students they have and . and work'in a hospital: She has
1 d " t whereby nothingcan do so yc�u li spent her work week at
by Jeff Seddon what'secretar.ial work was like how to get along with the
heaving graduated from the various types of people we' may
'It seems the prime requisite fotfr, yealr ,Business and Com- encounter , she said. 3
for. "getting a job anywhere i is merce course at Goderich high' Kim Smith has been applying
the amount of experience one • school. Kathy wanted to be a her talents in the Domtar of -
has in his or her chosen field. nurse but...say .,she•a�ean't stand fjce on Regent Street. Kim is a
This along , with° a character the sight of blood so she settled Grade 13 graduate, from
reference of some sort is the in- for a medical secretary ` G.D.C.I. and also didn't have
formation most often sought by Kathy feels that the idea of any business background before
an employer when interviewing • working for experience while college. She would like to work
a new employee. still attending school is an ex- as a medical secretary and stay
To someone who has hal-ex- cellent way to actually see how -in Goderich , where she has'
perience this •necessity is an to apply'the material being lived all her life.
b t t who is taught in class , Kim feels that she would like
p emente a system w er you the little bit of a uiprx�.ent
the student cast gain experience " must take the ,good with the . have been ssued bythe school. Goderich Psychiatric Hospital"
under ''regular working,,, con a b d and continue to do your I have en•o ed att' d'ng on Highway 21, Jane graduated
J y f Grade 12 of the Arts and
ditions and 'an employer can job to the best of your ability." classes and would not likes to ram. ra e ,
"If 'you can't " deal with desert them half way through Science .course at G.D.C.I. and,
eo le in apleasant manner had no background in business'
p p jt '.t because it is a small•school' -
then this type of work can get and • some of 'the larger ones' .,prior to entering college: -•She
very frustrating", she added, 'may have more facilities originally entered her course in
Hamilton is taking a The 4, chola. class. at the Kitchener but transferred tO
Rhea
°rather unusual route iivpursuit -- p v gy the ..Clanton. campus-.
«tri ....a . , ..... __ . , e .. college _has 'been -a 'big" hit Witt This .course ..is..excellent for
of her ambition, a hopes- ter •` dim. .
some day open her ow•li florist "I ' °feel .that th.e more one me because it is exactly the-
Shap; She has ,been t.aking'the knows about people , and s..type of thing I wanted to take
' m ' technician
benefit from the • student's
ability. This program is termed
suitably "work week". .•
For the past week there have
been five students , frorp the
-•Clinton campus of Conestoga
College .,on, a `"work` "week— iii
Goderich. The_ students, five
girls, 'have been doing their
share in various offices in
Goderich. All five' girls are
• from' Goderich and have" lived
here all their ".lives. They all ,.
thoroughly enjoy their course
course at Conestoga to give herbefore I get -trite y
'various behaviour }patterns, �� she said: "It
the' much .needed background. then 'the better,one will be at program she
operating an independent prepares me for all the business
anS job. The more harmony •
business. She has been accepted . there is between employees arta ,,'inrms and procedures needed
oroug at the. University of Guelph for in a • ny office work as well as
'c'ustomers and management the w ivin me some' knowledge of
at , Conestoga and enjoy the a two-week 'program in floral ...giving
career" .possibifities that have design and then plans -to take a what to expect in the working
arisen from' it... business course" before going to o
Jane Clancy has been seen- work in a floral shop. Although Jane is not working
ding her work week in the office ' A graduate of .,- Art's and With medical recordshis.week
Pictures
from the
Past
of • Alexander" and Chapman
• Realtors: When she entered the
. Secretarial Course a,t
Conestoga she had absolutely
no background in the field. She
was ' a five year Arts and
Science student at G.D,C.I
graduating from Grade 12.
When she first left school she
wanted to' be a `fashion designer•
but wasn't positive enough
about it to enroll in a course
'right away. She . travelled. for
awhile 'before settling down to
a career spending some time in
Edmonton and Calgary.'
"I had . no idea "' that
secretarial work was so deman:
ding", she said. .
Science course 'at G,D.C.L: she
has lived and worked in '
Goderich all her life. She -also
had no experience,in secretarial
work prior to college and found
the work entirely different from
what she expected.
"T was told a secretary had a
glamorous "career and was
something to be proud • of but I
can't understand what is' "so
glamorous about catering to
somebody's every whim"; sh'e
said. "I always thought
secretaries were dumrb:tut now
that I have seen it'flor my.5elf, I
realize that there area lot of
things expececrorus (that are
not part of our jobs: Some of
"There are a •lot of ; things the things that happen •to
' that a.'secretary has to do that women .in this job field are
many people never, think about. phenomenal but I guess that I
One of the courses we take at am old fashioned .myself and
school is psychology which dies accept theni with a grain .-of
not directly fit into this line of salt." . • '
work`but certainly prepares you Rhea couldn't say enough
for all types of situations:.you about, the work week idea, She•
may run into when dealing was very glad she could have
with people", she said. an opportunity to apply -her
Jane is hoping to be a legal talents without the pressure°of,
secretary, get mlarried and have also having to held down -the
lots of children. job. ,
Kathy . Mcllwain has spent ,`This course we „ are all
her 'week in the municipal efe taking is advanced in the sense
fices. on West Street. Unlike that it not only prepares us for
'Jane, Kathy had a good idea of the work but it also teaches us
The Goderich .Band,
organized in 1926 .had the.
following. members.
Front row, left to right,
'Campbell . Tweedie,
George James; second
row, Frank McArthur,
Stanley Porter, Conductor
Ha-rveyy-.Jenner,, Robe -t -
Henry, Harry ,d,Witrner,..,
Sidney Palmer; third row,
Sidney Hoey, Clyde Car-
ter, Charles Breckow,
William Johnston; fourth
row, Arthur • Cu'rry,
Howard ' 'Fowl,er, • Reg
Story, John Chisholm,
Harold Newcombe;' fifth •
row, 'Fred Weir, - -John
H,ickins, Graham Inglis; ,,.
absent when photo was
taken,. Edward. Jenner,
Godfrey James o and
George Jenner.
The year the picture
- was taken, the ,Band com-
peted at the CNE and
won third prize.
She °hashad a taste of hospital
work,and-knows that it is right
„for °her. rShe has ,to go "to the
Kitchener campus to finish her
second year of ,school and then
may go to Fanshawe or appren-
tice as a record technician:
""I think there is a happy
blend of career. and borne life
that I can strive fir", she said.
"I' would like to move around
and live in a number of places
working there for awhile to get
a feeling -of how the rest of the
country lives. When I am ready
".-tit settle down -permanently. l
know " thar'l'll come back to
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Goderich,' Ontario,
f27.YEAR
THURS.DAY, PARCH 28, 1974 SECOND SECTION
Shades of Browning
Council says too few
dogs now to curb cats
and cats eat ruts
Goderich."
'4' The fivefuttire secretaries
this story deals with all have
. one thing in common. They
have all , set . goals for them-'
selves that will require a„com-
bination of hard work and
' desire. The girls are planning
to assert themselves, in this:
direction without, the. "self-
" sacrifice
elf-"sacrifice that seems to go hand
in hand with the climb up the
employment ladder. _
'This combination of. hard
work and fun is a desirable
qualitjk for young ladies
heading for success and hap-
piness.
Codertch Town in the county,
By fariious blue Lake. Huron;
The river Maitland deep and Wide
Washes its walls on the northern side; -
A pleasanter spot you never spied;
But, when hegips my ditty,
In recent months or so,-
w To see the'townsfolk suffer so
From felines, was a pity:
'Cats!
They fought--the.,dogs and spilled the garbage,
And clawed through screens and doors, •
And ate the milk that had been delivered.
And licked it 'up from the neighbor's pi,vn floors.
Split open the hags of salted sprats, '
Made, nests inside ;nearer -Sunday` hats
And even spoiled the women's chats
By, drowning their speaking
With meowing and shrieking
In fifty different sharps and flats.
At last,.Qick Eisler .of animal control
On the town hall door came knocking:
"'''Tis clear," he cried,'' our' town's overrun.
The citizens think it is worse _than shocking.
To think. we buy. tags for dogs an& hitches
But can't, find a' way to rid our britches
Of .cats who keep• us all in stitches.
You hope because you've, -hired nee, again
To, find' your problem right as rain!
Rouse•.up, sirs! 'Give .yo.ur brains a rocking
To find the remedy we're lacking
Or, sure as fate, they'll send you packing:” "
4t. this.the Mayor and Corporation a
Quaked with a mighty .consternation,
An hour they sat in council,
At length the Mayor broke silence;
"For a penny I'd .my chair. of office ice sell;
I wish i were a mile hence! .
it's easy to hid on rack'one's hrain
' I'm sure my poor head aches again '
I've scratched it so, and all in vain.
Oh for. a trap,' Gt' trap, a trap!'
Just as he sa'id.,this, what should hap
° [n
te chamber hall, but a gentle tap?
ft,was Reeve` Shewfelt, looking. grim,
Rose to his feet to,go out on a limn,
. Anything like the sound of a ,cqt.' ,
n •
,Makes his heart go', pit -a -pat.
"Speak out,"'said the Mayor, looking dgminan-t
And then did come the strangest comment.
Quoth Deb: • "Sir, it, is my. firm. resolve
That Eisler hos served us so„ very
We •have no dogs running to chase the cats
Which plague us now, that's plain to tell."
.
Kattty,Mcliwain
Rhea Hamilton
With Young Canada Week barely over, this photograph
should help revive some plea$ant n emo"ries for older ice
hockey. fans in .the area. This is the Goderich O.H.A. Inter -
modiste Hocken Club from 1914.1915. The photo was loaned
to .us by a member of this illustrious group. Watch the
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Signal -Star neat week for the dentification on this picture. if
you have a 'picture from the past `you would like to 500
published in the Signal -Star, call the editorial department
and tell them about it.
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Kim Smith
At this the Deputy -reeve stood ' u p
His eyes ahlaze',with„,honest realization, x”
"What Deb just quatfi is no nonsense my friends.
lie - speaks the truth," was Profit's• immediate narration.
"And if we rid the streets of cats
We'll'have them full,` in time, of • rats.'.'
Then Councillcir.Paliner advanced •to the council table:
And, "Please your honors;" saic! she, "[ rnay_ he able;'•
By means of an .old -bylaw, to,sulve °
All•,prohiems existing beneath the sun,
That creep, or swim; or fly, or run.
And .1 chiefly.' use my* charm
On matters that' do people harm,
And as for' what your °hrain. hewitders,
If 1 can rid you town 'of cats,
Will you give me support when it comes to a vote?"
Support, "Just name the way," was the exciamatfon
Of the astonished Mayor and Corporation.
Into her briefcase then she crept,- •
Smiling first a little smile,.
As if she knew what magic slept
Fn this envelope the while..
Then, like a musical adept,
Ti remove the paper her brow she wrinkled,
And "green and blue her. sharp eyes -twinkled,
Like.' candle -flame where salt is .sprinkled;
And while council .watched with obvious glee,
She produced Bylaw 29. of 1963. •
A bylaw to regulate the keeping cats •
In the Town by blue Lake Huron.
And ere the 'words were uttered,
You heard as -if an army muttered,
And the muttering grew to a grumh`ling,
And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling,
And out of thebioses the cats came tu-mbling.
No person" shall keep in or upon a.ny land or premises
At any one time more than two cats of any kind,
Regardless of breed or 'sex.'
"Let's," cried the councillor, "enforce the bylaw
And leave in our town not even a trace
Of the", problem of cats which hds left us perplexed."
You should have heard the Goderich people
Ringing the hells till- they rocked the steeple:
So taxpayers, animal lovers; wha ever you be,•
Let's support Councillor Palmer and the bylaw of 'B3,
Whether rewritten, reworded or reinstituted .
Let's support her ide.i....all penalties -included,
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