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Clinton News-Record, 1983-01-19, Page 3The Clinton area has a new doctor. Dr. P.G. Salsbury opened his family practice at 105 Shipley Street this week. A familiar face at the Clinton Hospital, Dr. Salsbury has being doing weekend coverage in this area for the past year. Originally from Kingston, Dr. Salsbury received his medical training in London, graduating in 1980 in the family medicine program. For the past six months he trained in anesthesia at Victoria and St. Joseph's Hospitals in London. Dr. Salsbury and his wife Carrie have settled Into their Clinton home, and are looking forward to small town life and pursuing their outdoor hobbies. They should enjoy this area, "We're winter buffs," Dr. Salsbury noted. (Shelley McPhee photo) Heart disease and cancer are .:majn fillers in Huron Mortality rates in Huron County are higher than provincial averages. Medical Officer of Health (MOH) Dr. Harry Cieslar presented health unit statistics to Huron County Council at its Jan. 6 session. Based on a per 1 1,1111) census population Huron's death rates in 1981 were higher than the province's rates. Heart disease is the leading killer in both Huron and the province, with cancer a close second. The heart s sease death rate is 333 in Huron and 260 in Ontario. Cancer's dea i rate in Huron is 210 with 173 Being the provincial rate. Vascular 1! seases or strokes • and diseases of the arteries are the only areas where the provincial mortality rate is higher than in Huron. The county's mor- tality rate for vascular diseases is 71 while the province's is 73. The provincial rate for diseases of the arteries is 24 while Huron's is 21. The accident death rate is 76 per 1" ,1, census population in Huron while the On- tario figure is +n. The motor vel Acle acci- dent rate in Huron is again much higher than the province's. Huron has a death rate of 34 for motor ve! "cle accidents while Ontario's rate is 16. The death rate for pneumonia or influen- za is 42 in Huron and 21 in Ontario. For NN�I suicides, Huron's death rate is 16 while the province's death rate is 12. Dr. Cieslar admitted Huron should have better rates than it does and concluded that Huron residents smoke cigarettes more than the provincial average. "These are staggering results," com- mented Zurich Reeve on Van Patter. He asked if the MO has any plans to reduce the county's rate and Dr. Cieslar replied the health unit doesn't have control over all factors. The MOH added that alcohol consumption had a lot to do with motor vehicle accidents. He noted that Canadian statistics show that 50 per cent of all fatal motor vehicle accidents are alcohol-related. Howick Township Reeve William Newton commented that Huron has a higher proportion of citizens over 65 than the province and therefore is more apt to have a higher death rate than the pro- vince. ..That doesn't influence the statistics dramatically," responded Dr. Cieslar. County council approved the hiring of Sheryl Gilbert as the health unit's full-time health educator at a salary of $21,320. Dr. Cieslar noted that the death rate statistics show a need for a health educator in Huron. AQUA FRESH TOOTH P STE 2/100 mi TUBES 9 COTTON SWABS 4000 $229 ONLY IC)HNSON 0 r�NS ®T L=WESARMER PAIP ti~ C)NI Y 2. 1 STATIC GUARD SPRAY rile 8`, ` ) j aul 49 2ND DEBUT WITH CEF 1200 FACIAL CARE LOTI ON( Y SHAMPOO OR CI N DI T I®NEB $ 3 C)Nl Y vvAMP01 STRESS Fri RMUL VITAMINS nnr:Ap`.!IIF`; r1NI Y SUGAR TWIN 'nn PACKF T TES ()NI Y TR1 AN[=, LE OISCOU 49 , IA\ 172 The Square, GodarIchMein Corr.&r, Clinton/rAain COrn.r. S0414v30.91 Ed tion progr By Stephanie Levesque The Ontario Minister of Education's response to the Secondary Education Review Project (SERP) will affect few changes in Huron County. Dr. ette Stephenson's response to SERP, entitled "The Renewal of Secon- dary Education in Ontario", covers many aspects of secondary education with the main focus on the credit system, cur- riculum and the school's role in preparing students for the employment market. SERP was established early in 1980 and reported to the Minister of Education in the fall of 1981. In May of 1981 a discussion paper from SERP was circulated throughout the province. Prior to the release of the paper 600 written submis- sions were received by SERP, following publication of the paper, 2,400 submissions in the form of letters and briefs and 2,000 signed form letters or petitions were sent to SERP. These submissions came from school boards, parents and educators. Parts of the renewal will be im- plemented in September of 1984 with other sections to be implemented on a continuing basis. The most prominent change will be the increasing of the number of compulsory credit courses from nine to 16 and the change in diplomas handed out at gradua- tion time. Starting in September of 1984, grade nine students will be studying for a 30 -credit diploma named the Ontario Secondary School diploma (OSSD) . This diploma will replace the two now given - the Secondary School Graduation diploma (SSGD) which is awarded after a student has successfully finished 27 credits and the Secondary School Honor Graduation diploma (SSHGD) which is presented to those students passing six honor, or more com- monly known as grade 13, courses. This doesn't mean grade 13 is to be abolished, rather it will be changed to provincially -designed Ontario Academic Courses (OAC's). These courses will pro- vide university entrance courses common in every secondary school across the pro- vince. Such OAC courses as math and science are now being developed by the Ministry along with representatives of universities and colleges. Other courses such as English -will be developed in the near future. The Ministry has stated the Ontario Academic Courses may be used as credits wil CUNTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1983— PAGE 3 _ake few ch toward the OSSD or studied after the OSSD has been received. As has been stated previously the number of credits needed for the OSSD is 30. This is up from the previous 27 credits required for a diploma after grade 12. The number of compulsory credits has also been increased from nine to 16. The compulsory credits include five Englishes, two maths, two sciences and one each of French, geography, history, social sciences, physical and health educa- tion, arts and business or technological studies. Huron Board of Education's superinten- dent of program Robert McCall stated, "secondary education in Huron County has never deviated from an emphasis on basic skills". He says while schools in larger populated areas may have strayed from basic skills to courses that aren't always considered necessary, that hasn't been the case in Huron. Mr. McCall doesn't see the increase an credits needed for a diploma as posing an "undue hardship on students". The superintendent of program backs this statement by stating, "in our secondary schools, the average number of credits achieved per year has been 7.5", which after four years results in 30 credits. Emphasizing the need for schools to pro- vide a 'basic education', Mr. McCall notes this should not be confused with specializa- tion in a particular trade or profession. As an example he says an Ontario Secondary School diploma does not make a student a machinist, mechanic or a mathematician. "The key is 'basic education'," says Mr. McCall noting secondary education may lead to apprenticeship programs or university or college. If for some reason a student is unable to get enough credits for a diploma, the Ministry has announced a provincial cer- tificate will be available upon request for those students who complete 15 com- pulsory courses. These compulsory courses include two Englishes, two maths, one each of French, science, geography, history, physical and health education and six other courses. SERP recommendation that courses be offered at three levels of difficulty has been accepted by the Ministry. These three levels of difficulty are general, basic and advanced and are along the same lines as the previous two year, four year and Cochrane says Local businesses don't life school sale fund raisers y Stephanie Levesque Many schools sell products to raise money for various ventures, but businesses in Huron County are com- plaining about unfair competition. Director of education John Cochrane reported to the Huron County :oard off Education at its Jan. 10 meeting that he had received two oral complaints on the subject. The complaints were about students selling physical education uniforms, sweat suits, etc. and the other about the selling of Christmas cake. Mr. Cochrane indicated these were the only complaints this year and he had one complaint about a year ago. The board decided to refer the matter to the executive committee after a motion to file the report was defeated. "I move the report be received and filed," said Trustee Joan Van den Broeck. •`I don't think that motion "I get the results the complainants are looking for," commented vice-chairman r;ugene Frayne. Mr. r rayne said lie would rather see the matter referred to a board committee in consultation with school princi As. He said he has heard the complaint before - schools selling goods while merchants have to pay school taxes. In response to a question, Mr. Cochrane indicated the complaints came in the form of telephone calls. It was suggested the complaining merchants should go through the rocess of filing formal applications. 't think we should make a big issue f it. Let (merchants) go through the omplaint procedure," commented Trustee John ewitt, noting the students should be given encouragement. Trustee Tony McQuail said the whole matter should be referred to a board committee. He also added that the whole concept of internal generation of revenue should be investigated especially in these times of financial restraint. t 26" REMOTE CONTROL COLOR TV c00%a®Ild state '166 iw-Hwe picture tube 'Progr®rwr.iable remote control 'Sh®rpness and tone control now 4IU Saturday, Jan. 29 20" PORTABLE COLOUR TV '100 solid state 'IHuminat ,d channel Indicator 'Automatic fine tuning 'Picture control now till Saturday, Jan. 70 919 VICYOIPIA ST. (pwY. NK➢. 4 SOUTH) CLINTON 482-7021 es five year programs, but are to be for each course. In the Minister's response to the SERP report she states the general -level course ..will be designed to prepare students for citizenship, for employment, for con- tinuous learning and for enjoyment and the practisY. of the arts". "The thrust here will be with respect to employability skills," says Mr. McCall. The design of basic level courses will focus on the development of fundamental, personal skills, particularly those involv- ing communications. Advanced level courses take in aspects of both general and basic levels but the target is on preparing students for post -secondary education. These three levels of courses will be of- fered where appropriate, Mr. McCall states. Another aspect of the Ministry's response to SERP is the consolidation of curriculum guidelines from grade seven to 13. Now there are guidelines for grades seven and eight and guidelines for grade nine to 13. "The consolidation of guidelines from grade seven to 13 is indeed a sensible move," comments Mr. McCall. To ensure cnns(stency across the pro- vince, requi ments...or prerequisites for each cours will be - stated in the guidelines. Computers r micro-tec be playing a r 'n seco the future and the logy will also ary education in istry off Education, said Mr. McCall, Is starting to show leadership. • 'We ( the school board) are.charged with the responsibility of establishing policies and procedures in this area to ensure that the best use is made of this technology in our school system," says Mr. McCall. To date in-service training for 113 elementary and secondary school teachers on how to use computers has been provid- ed. More in-service training is expected during the next two years. The changes in the diploma re- quirements and the fact the Ministry is keeping the credit definition of a minimum of 110 hours lends itself to sequestered schools. In Huron there is only one such secondary school, Seaforth District High School. Mr. McCall doesn't anticipate all secondary schools in the county will be changing to the semestered system. For now, school boards will be working to implement the new diplomas and the crediteehanges in Septembegr of 1' '::. The board's policy on curriculum guidelines will be prepared in the coining years and other changes instituted by'the Minister's response to the SERP report will be car- ried out by the board as it is informed by the Ministry. "Schools should reflect .the best that society is endeavoring to achieve and at the same time should lead society in terms of instilling in their students a desire to im- prove the quality of life for all mankind," states Mr. McCall. 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