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Clinton News-Record, 1983-06-01, Page 14PAGE 14—CL1NTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, Over 100 students took part in St. Joseph's Separate School Science Fair. Winners in the senior division were, left to right, Nancy Alilovic, second, Angela VandenElzen, first; Lynn Bezaire, second and Janet Ducharme, third. The first place project was about musical sounds, second place studied prescription drugs and third place was about spiders. (Shelley McPhee photo) St. Joseph's Separate School in Clinton held their first Science Fair recently. Winners in the junior and intermediate division were, front row, left to right, Nick Garon, third; Cathy Van Bake!, second. Back row, Brian VanSteelandt, third; Marsha McLean, third; Debbie VanSteelandt, first; Jackie Wildfong, second. Behind, Lynn Feeney, first. ( Shelley McPhee photo) Use the resource centre provided by your school The School library or resource centre is available in most schools now and there is a teacher -librarian some of the time, at least. A good deal of money has been spent on books and other materials over several years and students have all had some instruction in using libraries and finding materials but, nevertheless, there are still frustrated library users for many reasons. W n a student arrives the d before an assignment is ue, it is very likely that ost or all of the relevant m erial will already be on loan. Some s s plan for this eventuality b owing books well in a vance and trying to keep them until they are ready to do the assignment two days before it is due. That student is guaranteed the information needed but several others will be frustrated. To solve this problem, the teacher and librarian may resort to putting the material required to complete an assignment on overnight or two-day loan in an attempt to guarantee equal access for all students. The borrower who keeps hooks overdue is also depriving others of the in- formation required. This problem may be solved if people borrow books only when they have time to use them. Then the information should be collected by taking notes and the books returned so fellow students may also share the information. No o e will achieve better m rks by ensuring that other stu ents fare badly. I us suppose, on the other hand, that there is simply not enough relevant information in the school library to allow satisfactory completion of a project. The librarian tries to have a collection broad enough and deep enough to supply materials for all subjects but it will be difficult to quickly obtain enough analytical material on a phenomenon such as the challenger space shuttle or the Conservative leadership race. The student may also have to visit the local public library for information and should be sure to ask the librarian there and at school for help rathq than simply assuming that? the required material is not available. If, however, that turns out to be the case, what can be done? Perhaps one of the librarians will be able to find information from outside sources if there is enough feeling the squeeze? When high prices hove a gripe on you, try classified. It's the easy way to soil things you don't need. Call us today time. Perhaps a film or video-tape from the Board's Media Centre or the National Film Board would be of help. Perhaps the project can be modified or reshaped to fit the available information. A consultation between the librarian and teacher could also produce results such as a better understanding of what is actually required to complete the project or a total modification of the assignment may be in order. In spite of our best efforts there will probably continue to be overdue materials or gaps in the collection, both of which mean that students' information needs cannot be met. Co-operation is required from all users to reduce the problem to manageable proportions. Above all, students should consult the teacher -librarian in an attempt to solve problems. Lack of com- munication usually means lack of a solution and the continuation of a problem as well as rising tension. ' inion Nees=`Record ur n teac By Stephanie Levesque There are over 1 elemen- tary and secondary school teachers in Huron County and they do more than stand at the front of their classrooms and teach. These teachers have a con- necting link - they all belong to teachers' federations which again do more than the one thing they are best known for, negotiate salaries and benefits once a year. The three teachers' federations in Huron County, ers are linke District 45 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF 1, the Huron branch of the Federa- tion of Worsen Teachers of Ontario i 'MTV i and the Huron branch of the Ontario Public School Teachers' Federation I OPSTF ) are linked to their individual provincial organizations and the umbrella organization called Ontario Teachers' Federation i 01'1' i. i The last two federations are for elementary school teachers i Included in this umbrella organization are the Ontario English Catholic. Teachers Federation and its franco-teachers equivalent. What stems from these i n- dividual provincial teache{s' federations is a network of support services to the local federations. The provincial federations are financially supported through dues, but says Rick Whitely of Winghamn Public School and Huron's O,iPSTF represen- tative, monies are funneled back through to the local federations. A non-smoking generation By Stephanie Levesque "I really do feel ... that we'll be able to create a non- smoking generation. Changes are in the wind." Perth Medical Officer of Health Dr. Susan Tamblyn professed this optimistic outlook at the annual meeting of the Huron -Perth Lung Association held on May 25 in Stratford. Changes in the wind in- clude a 20 -year campaign by the department of national health and welfare. Dr. Tamblyn told the annual meeting the marketing techniques used in beer com- mercials and by milk pro- ducers are now being used to tell smokers and potential smokers they do have a choice. The MOH referred to pictorial advertisements showing a broken cigarette with the slogan "a little freedom gained". She had both good and bad nF vs to report to the lung a: iociation. The good news - the percentage of smokers has decreased from 43 to 33 percent. The bad news - most of that decrease is made up of men. "I wish equality hadn't happened in that area," commented Dr. Tamblyn noting the number of smok- ing teenage girls is on the rise. As a result of this increas- ed smoking among women, smoking related diseases traditionally associated with men are showing up in more and more women. In fact, Dr. Tamblyn said lung cancer is increasing among women. It is the only cancer mortality rate on the rise for women, emphasized the MOH. Despite the overall drop in the number of smokers, Dr. Tamblyn said total con- sumption is up. Less people smoking more is not a good sign the MOH noted. a Anything we do to haten that decline is beneficial. And yet you can have some influence," said Dr. Tamblyn. Currently the provincial government is facing pressure from an Ontario Council of Health task -force - on -smoking report. J. Allen Best of the University of Waterloo chaired the task force which released its report earlier this year. "The government hasn't made up its mind," said the MOH urging association members to get a copy of the report and send their responses to the govern- ment. One of 12 recommenda- tions in the task force's report call' for co-ordination Rootworm survey made Last spring we put out a press release about a corn rootworm insecticide sur- vey. We asked you to co- operate with Dr. Cliff Ellis from the University of Guelph with his research. He was able to talk to over 40 farmers that were planting corn. He checked planters for rootworm insecticide ap- plication rate and uniformity of rate between rows. His results showed that more growers were applying less than the recommended rate than were applying too much. Some equipment which was applying an ac- ceptable average rate was applying less than 80 per cent of the recommended rate on some rows. This suggests that part of the problem of poor rootworm control results from inadequate insecticide rates. Tim Trinier, a Technical Sales Representative from Cyanamid Canada Inc. recently wrote that "reduction of the rootworm insecticides rates can result in unacceptable corn root - worm control." He also stated "that applying more insecticide than the recommended rates does not return more yield than the cost of application." Tim gave me some figures on the value of insecticide calibration. He said, "If you plant 50 acres of corn ap- plying less than the recommended rate you could have a 10 bushel per acre yield reduction. At $2.50 per bushel, a grower could lose $25.00 per acre or $1,250 in the 50 acre field. If you applied 20 per cent too much insecticide you would lose approximately $2.50 per acre or $125.00 worth of insecticide on this same 20 hectare field. Tim says the only cost to calibration is your time. He suggests your time is worth $40.00 per hour at planting. So you invest $20 for the half hour it takes you to calibrate your planter. Therefore, you could realize $1,230 profit if you had been under -applying. Similarly, you would make $105 if you had been over -applying. It will pay you to calibrate your rootworm insecticide ap- plicator." LEISURE TOURS ONTARIO & QUEBEC: JULY 24 Sia nights accommodation, guided tours of Ottawa, Quebec City, Montreal. Cruise of Trent -Severn waterways, Governor's Feast and entertainment. FROM$ 368. PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH: AUGUST 29 Sacred Heart Shrine, Hazleton Theatre and Buffet dinner, Amish meal, plus many extras. FROM $ 355 • NEW ENGLAND/CAPE COD: AUGUST 20 of all agencies concerned about smoking, for example health units, lung associa- tions, heart funds and cancer societies. The report also calls for co-ordination at the federal and provincial levels. Education and research are two other areas noted in the report. Dr. Tarnblyn in- dicated some of the best no - smoking programs focus on social influences. Children learning quick, snappy answers to respond to peer pressure can help in areas other than smoking noted the MOH. The goals of the Ontario Council of Health are to reduce the amount of smokers in Ontario and to minimize the health risks. The results of this report along with the new trend of fitness and healthy living en- courage Dr. Tamblyn's op- timistic outlook for a non- smoking generation. r This money isn't used for teachers only. Many ex- tracurricular activities held throughout the county are happenu►g because these federations have assisted in some financial way. There are many glaring examples where the federa- tions have quietly been working, Carousel Players, an acting troupe, recently performed two productions in elementary schools across the county, with the cost underwritten by the federa- tions. Related to this event, the secondary school teachers' federation finan- cially assisted in bringing Mime Company Unlimited - another acting troupe - into the county secundary schu� its These federations also do much inure. The Huron branch of the OPSTF, on Feb, 25, a county -wide pro- fessiunal activity day, rented every arena in Huron for one hour to provide free skating for the students. That particular federation has also financially' assisted the Huron County Science Fair, given donations to the Thames Valley Children's Centre in London and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. The adult literacy program in Goderich has also benefitted from OPSTF. Funds have also been made available for necessary materials required by any school providing a program for Vietnamese refugees. The professional growth of teachers is also assisted by the federations. Guest h fe erations speakers from within the in- dustry are provided at no cost for events such as pro- fessional activity days and senunars held after school and on weekends. The local federations also underwrite costs of prominent speakers in various educational fields for such occasions. Dixie Lee Arbuckle of Turnberry Central Public School, a representative of the Huron branch of FWTO, said her group is allowed up to three workshops per year. rtecently one wo. held on long and short term plann- ing. Like its elementary counterparts, the OSSTF has workshops throughout the year. Recently Samedi sur Francais (French un Satur- day 1, a senunar fur all Huron French teachers was held as have various cur- riculum seminars. Seminars and conferences are not the only functions of the federations. There are vast supplies of resources available to these groups who in turn snake this material available to schools and the public. Pamphlets on numerous subjects, as an ex- ample Computers, Com- municating With Your Child, Toys and Your Child: Some Things You Should Know, are all available from the federations. Kits and films revolving around children and educa- tion are also available. Much of the material put together is written by teachers. Seminars or workshops, as mentioned previously, are also conducted by teachers from across the province. There is excitement m the teaching profession about all the new developments tak- ing place. District 45 OSSTF representative Damien Solomon gives a lot of credit fur these accuinplishinents to the provuicial organrza- tiuns. He also credits local teachers for the successful PA days held in Huron. He notes a committee of teachers and administration plan these days. The days are planned to provide the teachers with the updated in- forniatron they need. Superintendent of educa- tion Robert McCall said in- service training of cur- riculum changes are another part of PA days. Describing PA days, OSSTF representative Shirley Weary says, 'It's a reversing of rules. Teachers are learning instead of teaching." There is a movement afoot in Huron C'ounty to have the public more involved in pro- fessional activity days. The federations and the board are encouraging people to at- tend these PA days to gain, as one teacher said, an understanding of what education is all about. And to that end, several workshops at the county PA day to be held this Friday, April 29 at Huw'ick Central Public' School have been geared specifically to parents as well as teachers. Babysitting is being provid- ed. The important thing, con- cluded Mr. McCall is that the public' and the education system start talking together. 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