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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-05-19, Page 25ft Coo` rear t9 k.Sh d. wi nett' Iat lacy lyes Dj 9 DA 80011' 01. 0 1 wdy partner ght, a member of Brookside Public School primary chpir`was suitably attired in a nd rodeo shirt for the• groups rendition of an American folk song., Texas Cowboy. ary choir was participating in Huron County Music Night held at GDCI last ay. (staff photos • Make sure you're Iisted The special enumeration phase of the Ontario electoral process is under way and continues until May 21st. It is for qualified voters missed during the initial enumeration period, and those .whose name is not on the posted list of voters for the electoral district in which' they live. Attention is • drawn to Ontario Election Office ad- verticpmnnts in (Inily anti weekly newspapers providing detailed information on the steps to be taken to ensure a vote. qualified voters not yet enumerated for the June 9th provincial election should contact their Returning Officer to arrange to visit the returning office, or if necessary, special enumerators will be sent out to obtain the required in- formation . Returning Officer telephone numbers may be obtained from 868.1848 (ef- fective May 14) for those living in Metropolitan Toronto and from Directory Assistance -- . 411 for all others. To be qualified to vote in an Ontario general election, a person at the time of voting must be at least 18 years old, a Canadian citizen or..I3ritish subject, and a resident of Ontario for at *east the 12 months preceding election day. Urban voters must have their names on a Iist,of voters by May 28th to be allowed to vote. Rural voters not on the list may have their names added before May 28th or have someone they know who is on the list vouch for them on polling day. Tbr .130 YEAR -20 obericlj SIGNAL THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1977 STAR SECOND SECTION Murray Gaunt nominated again As expectei last Thursday, Murray Gaunt, of Wingham, was nominated once again as the Liberal candidate in Huron -Bruce riding for the June 9 Ontario election. Nomination, meeting organizers were pleased with' the large crowd on hand for the Liberals' first gathering held in Kincardine to select a candidate. Mr. Gaunt, a " 15 -year veteran in the provincial legislature, was first elected in a 1962 by-election. He said that many people have asked him why an electign was called. He said it wasn't because minority government wasn't working or because opposition parties were stalling the business of the legislature. The election was called, Mr. Gaunt said, not for the good of the province but- for ool teacher Huron -Bruce NDP hope ar.old Kincardine choice about which party he nominated ,as backed. for the Nw "I wasn't influencpd,.by my -Party for the parent's prejudices. In the 10 Huron -Bruce, years I've lived in Canada fight, I've had a chance to look at• k, born in Dublin, the three national parties, s opposed at objectively, I chose the NDP tion meeting held in 1972. It was the correct erton Community party, my party," he said. Mr. Zyluk, principal of said he accepted Kingsbridge separate school, nation without 15 miles north of Goderich, is A resident in a Kincardine resident and a e 1967, he said he member of the town's o make his own recreation board, He was asked to run as a candidate last Thursday, May 5. He said that if he is elected he would be representing the Conservatives and Liberals as well. Mr. Zyluk believes that Murray .Gaunt, Liberal MPP for Huron -Bruce for the last 15 years is a good man and would help anyone. "Mr. Gaunt is good for the people he represents, but his party is not good for the province,". he said. Mr. Zyluk will be'running against Murray Gaunt "arid Progressive Conservative Sam MacGregor, a Kin- cardine area developer. One of Mr. Zyluk's issues is the closing of hospitals. "Goderich Psychiatric hospital was closed against public outcry. That shows a lack of responsibility in government The Con servatives say they're in terested in the health of the people. If theyl" close hospitals, they're not," he said, "Mr. MacGregor says we'll have a 4 Conservative government. Well, we have aA ,excellent chance to nave an NDP government if people listen to issues and not to the back biting that is going on," Mr. Zyluk said:. Walter Miller, past vice- president of the National Farmers' Union and ' a member of the NDP since it was founded, was guest speaker. He said unemployment is (continued on page 3A) the peronal political gain of Premier Bill Davis. If the Progressive Con- servative government is returned to office with a majority , it will mean a "return to the arrogance" that brought hospital closings and regional government to Ontario, he said. Minority government was Working well. with more cooperation among the three parties than he had ever before seen, he said. Mr. Gaunt said the province's 87.2 billion deficit destroys the myth that* the Conservatives are good financial managers. Adding $20 million to provincial spending, which is the cost of the election, is "fiscal irresponsibility", he said. Mr. Gaunt termed the rent review legislation amend- ment, mendment, approved by opposition parties that Mr. Davis said was a vote of non-bonfidence, just an excuse to call an election: With the economy sluggish and unemployment high, members of the legislature should be in Toronto con- ducting the province's business,not campaigning for an election, he said. 0 Guest speaker at the meeting was Perth MPP Hugh Edighoffer, the Liberdl revenue critic. He said he doesn't have much faith in the Gallup poll which gives the 'Con- servatives a majority. Instead he prefers to put his faith in results at the polls. Mr. Edighoffer said' ,,the Liberal Party is devoted to preserving the free en- terprise system and small business must be, supported by government. Small business generates more employment than machines, he said;and uses energy more wisely. During the last minority government, the Liberal caucus produced major policy papers on small' business, car and treatment of disturbed children and. condominiums, he said. The Liberals forced the government to change its education policy, he said. GDCI wins first G.D.C.I. placed first in the region out of 4d teams and seventh in the province in the Wilfrid Laurier University high school stock market games held during the fall term. Team members, Mike Davies, Bill Goddard and Tim Dougherty received a team trophy and individual plaques at an awards dinner at WLU last week. The three ,mem- hers are students of Ron Lane's economics class. About 6,000 students from 190 high schools from across, Ontario -took part in the games during the last year. The students bought and sold shares listed in the Toronto Stock Exchange and a university computer kept a record of their efforts. A regular broker's commission was deducted and regti-lar reports were sent in. The Goderich team `turned a mythical $100,000 into. $1.63,710, hoot teacher for 35 years arnet Harland looking forward to retirement FF SEI)DON school hell sounds year's classes at Memorial Public net. Harland will 35 year teaching he 63 year-old of Robertson is he end of June, 's career has orld war in which has given him working in a one I house, working med forces 'as a d working in a blit education He has taught and secondary children and has gh teaching ranks e chief ad-" at Robertson. s felt comfortable hoots," he . says n his career. "I ed to he a teacher as in elementary says he feels has changed y over his 35 year rec,aplis the con- or'd under when eaaching. He says ad very little job en and worked ure the basic skills writing and arith- secure them well. the classroom ty teachers often easing the school Parents who quite he same group. velly little of what y be called extra he said. "I can't ver going on a hen and we eer- classes, physical education classes and art clashes the way students have them now and we never had swim- ming or French classes that are common now," NOT CRITICAL He is not critical of the changes education has un- dergone and looks on the improvements as refreshing growth. He _realizes the im- provements are all made for the benefit of the child but is also ` acutely aware of the challenge and problems they may create for the teacher. 1-Iarland recalls an .era when the teacher was given the role as community leader whether the position was wanted or not. During the time when wars and economics prevented people from advancing in their formal education quite often the clergy, doctors, lawyers and teachers were the only members of small com- munities with university degrees. People had a ten- dency to look on these people with respect giving them a cerfin amount of prestige, quite often due to the degree they held. A better chance to continue their education plus sophistication that all of society's benefits has changed that role according to Harland, He says he feels parents of school children are far more aware of what can be dcae in schools and of what should be done, They realize that quite often teachers have no more skills -than they do themselves er had music and tend to be far more critical of the teacher's work. mostly with curriculum, He adds that the demands Students still want the same and criticisms are not always respect and dignity shown unwarranted and realizes them that students 50 years that the parents are not ago wanted. Harland says unreasonable in their youngsters want to be treated requests. Harland merely as human beings and want to points out that the change has ,know within what bounds pat greater demands on they may operate with teachers. security: The studenw°ants The teachers themselves to know the rules of the school are aware of this change and that apply to him and wants as Harland points out are still to be dealt with fairly. working as hard as they ever "It's very important to did to do a good job. He said state the rules that apply to they are also aware of what the student and why," he can be done in schools and are said. "We concentrate more trying to take advantage of on the rules that apply to the the resources available to student's responsibility to the them to provide students with • school leaving their a solid base on which to build responsibility to each other to their lives. the parents." "Quite often now you find The principal did say that that teachers don't even live he doesn't have time for in the community they teach 'people who condemn kids in which was unheard of a few today, claiming they can't do years ago", he points out. the same things kids did in "Teaching is becoming a 9 to the past. He states firmly that 5 job rather than a way of kids are as enthusiastic as life," they ever were and as Social changes over the anxious to excel as they ever past three decades have also were. had effects on students of He concedes that kids are elementary school age ac- more apt to speak their piece cording to Harland. He now than they were 30 years recalls a time when simple ago, but doesn't feel that scientific experiments Itttrihute should he a strike amazed children in school against them. and left them in awe at the "They're as capable at teacher's ability., and in- reading as ever and as telligence. Now teachers are capable at other sLhool in competition with the media subjects as their parents and must compete with were." he claims. professional people on Re adds that any amount of television who do the same proof needed to.confirm .the thing only much Netter. • point can he readily seen in the classroom-, Give kids ,1'i f11 NI', t� \Ni' today the same things as it t Ail t t' society gave kids over the last :io years, says Harland, they The changes brought about would react equull�+ well. He by this competition deal claimedtthe class of 1977 is as 6 fine a bunch of kids as ever went to school. When Harland set out on his career, he 4 was teaching grades 9 through 11 in a one room school house in a small community in Manitoba. From there he moved to Clinton 'to accept a position teaching at the armed forces school. When Clinton Air Force Base shut down Harland spent a year in Centralia, moved to the Exeter Public School as vice- principal and then became principal at Robertson. NO RIiGRETS "I never regretted any of my moves," he said. The move that had the biggest effect on his career was leaving the classroom and taking up administrative° duties. He concedes that he misses the classroom but adds that economics prevailed when he made the decision to step up to vice - He made the move because of what he tcrhis "ad- vancenicnt:" which is something in which everyone seems inl('resie(1 He added, however. that quite often when people look at u ` promotion it always seems atrnactive and in sonic cases the attraction vanishes when the promotion is granted. "My memory is kind," said Harland. ;'1 don't regret anything 1 did in my career and I am able to fecall the good times vividly and have (continued•on page 3A) Garnet Harland... ... no regrets