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A blood donor's clinic was held at GDCI last Wednesday. Here, Dennis
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County Separate Schools seek
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by Wilma Oke
The Huron -Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board will
advertise within the Huron -Perth
system for one week for a new director
to replace John Vintar.
Vintar, director of education since the
board was" formed, resigned April 24 to
take a position as superintendent of
schools with the Dufferin Peel separate
school board effective July 31. His
resignation was accepted with regret by
the board.
In other business at the meeting held
in Dublin Monday night, the board ac-
cepted the resignation of Marigold
Collins effective May 18 --the termination
of her contract was by mutual consent.
The board gave permission to the
prciperty committee to hold a joint
meeting May 30 at 1:15 p.m. at the board
office with a committee from the Perth
• County Board of Echication to discuss
using board property in Stratford. The
property involved is six portables at St.
Ambrose School Stratford and the use of
three classrooms, expected to be empty
in September, at St. Michael's School,
Stratford.
Vintar reported that there is some
difficulty in getting the two new French
teachers for the system as required to
extend the French classes to lower
grades. He said he has interviews
scheduled for May 26.
In answer to a question from a trustee,
Vintar said qualifications call for a
teacher to have taken the ministry
course or to be a qualified French
teacher.
Christopher Martin of • Goderich, co-
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ANSON McKINLEY
ordinator of youth services for thelluron
County Children's Aid Society,was,
appointed to the Early School Lea' ving
committee, He replaces Bruce Heath
who has been transferred to Toronto.
Trustees John O'Drowsky, John
O'Leary and Gregory Fleming were
appointed to the family life advisory
committee to serve on the parents'
committee.
Donald Crowley and Ronald Murray
were named to assist John O'Drowsky
on the board -staff dinner in September.
Five members of the special education
staff presented a report on their work as
remedial teachers in the system. They
were: Carla Revington with special
classes at Holy Name of Mary School, St.
Marys; St. Joseph's and Immaculate
Conception Schools in Stratford.
Geraldine .Schill at St. Mary's School,
Hesson; 'Dense Culligan, St. Patrick's
Schools at Dublin and Kinkora and St.
Michael's in Stratford. Connie Bir-
mingham, St. Amborose in Stratford;
Laurie Hood at St. Aloysius School,
Stratford. ,
Superintendent Joseph Mills who
supervises the special education classes
in the schools said each school gets 40
percent special education time. There
are 2l children in the system with such
problems as hearing, seeing,
behavioural, intellectual, he said. Over
120 pupils have gross speech problems
he stated.
The five teachers outlined the special
education program starting with the
assessment of a student's particular
problem, and how he is given special
training to overcome it.
Heath leaves Huron
Bruce Heath, director of,_ Children's Institution—Actf the
the Huron County Children's: . Children's Boarding Homes
Aid Society, left Friday for a
new position with the Ontario
government beginning this
week. He will be employed in
the office of the Associate
Deputy Minister of Com-
munity and Social Services
and will be involved in the
amalgamation of special
services for children and
youth into a new division of
the Ministry of Community
and Social Services.
The Lieutenant Governor
announced in the speech from
the. Throne March 29 the
government's intention to
consolidate the services
provide by child welfare
' agencies, day nurseries,
children's, mental health
services, mental retardation
services and delinquency
programs into one depart-
ment. It was noted at that
time that a unified program
was better designed to meet
the special needs of children
in Ontario that so many
se-parate programs had
formerly provided.
The new reporting
relationships" will take effect
July 1, 1977, but right now
discussion on the specific
.implementation of this policy
decision and how it will affect
the delivery of programs is
going on.
Mr. -Heath told county
council he would be making a
lengthy presentation to a
meeting in Toronto this week
and felt there was a definite
likelihood that Huron County
would be chosen for a pilot
project in Ontario.
"Huron is the most op-
portune county in this
province," Heath told
council. "It was chosen
because it has the only
Children's Aid Society in the
province which has such close
ties with the county council."
Those services to be in-
corporated under one
department are:
From the Ministry of
Health, the Children's Mental
Health Services Board of the
Ministry, , facilities and
programs operated under the
Children's Mental Health •
Centres Act, regional
children's centres special,
units for children in
psychiatric hospitals and the9
family court clinics.
From the Ministry of the
Attorney • General, ob-
servation and detention.
centres and contract homes.
From the Ministry of
Community and Social
Services, the Child Welfare
Act (including CAS), the
Act, and the Charitable
Institutions Act (for
children); the child abuse
program of the Ministry;
mental retardation services
for children; the Day Ishir-
series Branch of the Ministry
and the facilities and
programs operated under the
Day Nurseries Act.
As of Septenriber 1, 1977,
Heath also announced, the
new name for the local
Children's Aid Society will be
Family and Children's
Services. He said this new
title was more in keeping with
the thrust of the. Huron
County CAS in recent.years.,
"Only the severely
neglected child, or perhaps
the rejected child should
come into care," Heath told
council. He said that in
almost all other cases, it was
best to assist the family by
whatever methods °were
suitable to remain as a unit
and to keep children and
parents together.
Heath introduced his
successor, John Penn, who
spoke briefly to the reeves
and deputy -reeves in at-
tendance.
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Reunion held
irst for these Johnstones
.The first reunion of the
descendants of James and
Mary Ann Johnstone was held
at Brookside School on
Sunday, May 15.
Relatives gathered early to
look over family history and
pictures old and new.
At 12:30 over 70 sat down to
a bountiful smorgasbord
meal. Gordon Johnstone,
Lucknow, said grace.
After the dinner Mayme
Wilkins called the group to
order and a number of prizes
were awarded: birthday
nearest to this Sunday,
Bonnie Hodges; anniversary
closest to this Sunday,
Gordon and Helen Irwin;
family who came the far-
thest, Mrs. Ethel Clark,
Laura and Mabel; oldest
person present (aged 88),
Mrs. Ethel Clark; girl with
the longest hair, Wanda
Miller; boy with the most
freckles, Jeffrey Dagg;
largest family present with
surname -of Johnstone, Peter
Johnstone; person with most
buttons, Gordon Johnstone.
Mrs. Selina Hunter,
Lucknow was given a gift as
the only living member of a
family of eleven of James and
Mary Ann Johnstone. A
contest about the Johnstone
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family was quite informative
and Alma MacKinnon had the
most questions right.
A short program was en-
joyed. Elizabeth Wilkins
played the piano. Myrtle
Johnstone read an article on
the Johnstone clan.
Marianne Jack gave a
piano selection. Helen Irwin
brought an interesting item
about Lockerbie, D.um-
frieshire,- Scotland, the town
from . where James
emigrated.
Myrtle Johnstone' gave a
reading on "Grandmother's
- Apron". Marianne Jack then
led in a rousing sing song.
Executive for next year is:
president, Mayme Wilkins;
viee-president, Myrtle
Johnstone; secretary. Carol
Nivins ; treasurer, Bernice
Johnstone; lunch, Winnifred
Guse, Genny Guse; games,
Jim Hunter, Clare Johnstone;
program Donald Johnstone,
Lucknow, Harold Johnstone,
Goderich.
It was agreed to hold the'
reunion next year at the same
time, same place.
Elizabeth Wilkins took the
little children outside for
races and games of scramble,
while the older folks visited
and reminisced.
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