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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-12-15, Page 3Wallace acclaimed as board By Stephanie Levesque No opposition faced the immediate past chairman and vice-chairman of the Huron County Board of Education as they were renamed to their position at the board's inaugural meeting. Dorothy Wallace of Goderich and Eugene Frayne of RR 3 Goderich will sit another term as chairman and vice-chairman respectively. They were acclaim- ed at the new board's December 6 meeting in Clinton. As is common practise at inaugural meetings, each board member gave a declaration of office and swore an oath of allegiance. This followed the invocation by the Reverend Norman Pick of Ontario Street United Church in Clinton. The benediction was given by the Reverend John Pluta of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Clinton. Personal greetings from MPP Murray Elston (Huron -Brice) and Huron County Warden Harold Robinson noted a return to basics in education. They were referring to Minister of Education Bette Stephenson's response last week to the Secondary Education Review Project (SERP) in which she said there will be more compulsory subjects and greater emphasis on standards and testing. Mr. Elston also brought greetings from Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell. A letter from MP Murray Cardiff was read by director of education John Cochrane. Warden Robinson leveled criticism at the board for hiring "10 to 12 teachers to take on special ohildren". He was referring to gifted children who, in the warden's school days, skipped a grade. Additional teachers hired by the board this year are actually for special education which deals with students having learning difficulties. Robert Shackleton of the regional office of the Ministry of Education in London brought greetings from his office. Referring to comments made about getting back to the basics of education, Mr. Shackleton said he has toured 'Huron schools and didn't think they had left the basics in education. The ministry representative presented chairman Wallace with a copy of The Education Act and Bill 46 - the most recent amendment to the act. Committee chairmen were also named at the in- augural meeting. Joan Van den Broeck of Saltford was named as education committee chairman and. past personnel committee chairman John Elliott of Blyth was renamed to the position. Immediate past chairman of the management committee, Frank Falconer of RR 5 Clinton, lost his bid to head the com- mittee again over a former committee chairman. Murray Mulvey of RR 1 Clifford will head the management committee. All committee chairmen and Mrs. Wallace and Mr. Frayne will sit on the board's executive committee 11-44044 .14 14. • hairman Dorothy Wallace of Goderich and Eugene Frayne of R.R. 3, Goderich, were renamed as chairman and vice-chairman of the Huron County _Board of Education at its inaugural meeting on December 6. New trustees were also welcomed along with past chairman Donald McDonald of RR 2 (.47 Brussels. The education committee will include trustees Tony McQuail of RR 2 Lucknow, Dr. John Goddard of Hensall, Mr. Falconer and Harry Hayter of RR 2 Dashwood. The management committee will be com- to the board. In the photo, from left to right are, front row - Mrs. Wallace and Mr. Frayne; back row - new trustees - Art Clark of Wingham, Tony McQuail of R.R. 2, Lucknow and Graeme Craig of R.R. 1, Walton. prised of trustees Dennis Rau of RR 2 Zurich, R.K. Peck of Varna, Graeme Craig of RR 1 Walton and Mr. Frayne. The personnel committee will include trustees Donald McDonald, Art Clark of Wingham; John Jewitt of RR 1 Londesboro and Clarence McDonald of Exeter. Employees will vote on company offer Unionized employees of Champion Road Machinery Ltd. have agreed to vote on an offer proposed by the company last week. The union is seeking to regain 10 per cent in wage. concessions granted to the company.last year as well as a six per cent pay increase. Company officials are asking employees to extend the period of concessions another six months to keep the company competitive on the world market: Last week the company asked the union to extend for every Santa • th ha -0' Create e Far yourself, For your Great -Grand- children as hand-me-downs. 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