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PAGE 16r- '.QDDERI,CE SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 977
The Goderich Rebekah Lodge No. 89 held their draw on
Tuesday evening for a quilt donated by Mrs. Grace Fuller,
retiring Grand Noble. Mrs. Bertha McGregor of Hensall,
district deputy president of Huron District No. 23 drew the
winning ticket which belonged to Cathy Raymond of
Exeter. Left to right are the quilt committee, Ruth Haydon,
lla Crozier, Bertha McGregor, Cora Caeser and Grace
Fuller. (staff photo)
TOWII People
lflparticu
Talk
Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Kulagowski of Chotnedy
Laval, Quebec were in
Goderich to attend Mr. and
Mrs. Murray Sheardown's
,on Sam's wedding which
took place at Cambridge. He
married Miss • Barbara
Cowan. While the' visitors
were there, they visited their
daughter Debbie, also Mr.
and Mrs. Ernie Parker and
;on Chad in Kitchener, Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Harris, Kelly
and Sharon of Sombra. They
then went on to London where
thenvisited Mrs-.
Kulago'vski's cousin, Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie Rafuse and sons.
Mr. T. Rafuse showed them
around City Hall where they
Here given a lovely souvenir
of the city of London, Mrs..
K-ulagowski- and Mrs:
Sheardown are army friends
;MO have visited hack and
forth -for the past thirty years.
W.I. holds 63rd annual convention
BY ELEANOR BRADNOCK
Coming Together is a
Beginning. Working together
is Progress was the theme for
the 63rd annual convention of
the London Area Women's
Institutes held last week at
the Sandpiper Inst; Vanastra,
when 820 members attended
the two-day session from the
districts of Huron West,
Huron South, Perth South,
Oxford North, Elgin West,
Elgin East, Oxford South,
Middlesex -North, Middlesex
West. and Middlesex East:
The president, Mrs.
Leonard Caffyn, Ingersoll
was in charge of the opening
session and also spoke on the
theme in her report of her
year's activities in visiting
Districts, and Branches
special events.
The highlight of the mor-
ning session was the message
given by the Federated
Women's Institutes of Ontario
president Mrs. Herbert
Malusko of Chegley. She
reported that the 80th an-
niversary of the founding of
the W.I. celebrated at
Bingeman park this past
summer was a great success
and that 1275 members across
Ontario had attended. She
told that the special cake
made for this occasion is on
display at the Erland Lee
Home at Stoney Creek. She
stressed that there were now
enough quilt blocks for sale
now and that repairs are now
being done on the drive shed.
at this historical home where
the first constitution was
drawn up 80 years ago by
Adelaide Hoodless and
Erland Lee. -A special appeal
is given for this project to set
•
The new executive of the London Area Women's Institutes are pictured following their
election last Thursday at Vanastra. Front row left to right are Mrs. W. Keutsch,
Sebringville, secretary; Mrs. Keith Hiepleh, RR 2, Springfield, first vice-president; Mrs.
Leonard Caffyn, RR 5, Ingersoll, president; Mrs. Gordon Papple, Seaforth, second vice-
president; and Mrs. Clifford Ritchie RR 3, Parkhill, treasurer. Back row are, Mrs.
Emmerson Stanley, Denfield, provincial director; Mrs. Wallace Laidlaw, RR 7, London,
past. president;; Mrs. William Porter, RR 2, Goderich, board director, and Mrs. George
Wright, RR 8, London, Public relations officer. (News -Record photo)
Library workshop held for teachers
A library workshop for
elementary school principals,
librarians and teachers in
Huron County was -held at the
Board of Education Offices in
Clinton on •Tuesday. October 4
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Teams of three from each
school -attended. Attending
from Goderich were Ernie
Crawford. new librarian at
Robertson school. Ralph
Smith, principal .of Robert-
son, Marj Freeman.
Robertson teacher, Diane
Steep, librarian at Victoria
school. Caroline Cass,.
teacher at Victoria and I)on
O'Brien, principal at Vic-
toria.
Pauline Weber of the
Wellington County Board of
Education conducted the
session which included such
topics as Evaluation of the
School Library Resuui 't'
Program and Effective
integration of Classroom and
Library Programs.
Ms. Weber is travelling
across Ontario and con-
djcting the library
,lrkshops on behalf of the
1-111,•r,r1i,rn of Women
I 1 ,Ichc'rs Associations of
Ontario, w liich created,
•l,,on,or'1.•d and supported the
�,1al,'hllt)'
tl'I,h,,r urged Huron County
tea( tiers to av oi•k more closely
wine the librarians and to
share ideas. She encouraged
Ilhr,uions to work tow<rr•d a
ill hihll• schedule in order to
kl l ll al ^
open dont` for
stud' ni, to ,Trop in. She said
that the most important thing
to help kids find things out.
Pauline Weber of the •Wellington County Board of Education (left) talks with Carol
Simons, Holmesville Remedial teacher and President of the Federation of Women
Teachers Associations of Ontario for Huron County at a library workshop held at the
Board of Education Offices In Clinton for elementary teachers, principals and librarians
In Huron County on Tuesday. The workshop was sponsored by the FWTAO and Ms. Weber
will be'ira'velling all over Ontario to co,,ductthe sessions. (staff photo)
She said it is harder to con-
duct research activities in the
primary grades but stated
that children should learn
right from the start to look at
a variety of hooks and not to
always believe everything
that is written down. She also
Said that the teachers should
teach their students how to
write in a point form w hen
researching, Writing ver-
t ahina from a hook or
copying. she said, is -a waste
of time, effort and paper and
students shouldn't he allowed
to do it.
The skill of finding hooks
comes fairly easily, sand
Weber. But, s'he said, thi'
problem comes once the
student finds the information
he wants. He must then. learn
to clrganize it rather than
copy it. He should skim it,
understand it, make- notes in
point form and organise it
under headings. She named
several ideas to make
students more enthusiastic
about reading and rewire h.
Weber urged the tear -hers
to think of alter•natiec,s
simply sending classes t„ the
library for regolar honk
•
up the foundation fund.
Mrs-. Maluske told the
delegates- and members that
the Officers Conference will
he held on May 2, 3 and 4th at
the University of Waterloo
and the Federated Women's
Institutes of Canada
president, Mrs.., Joe Belish of
Alberta will he the guest
speaker. and urged all to send
a delegate. The project -
1''nnies for Friendship
project to help the Associated
Women of the World has
+i e+ aced in Ontario tiuiL --
S15,2.80 being raised in 1976 in
Ontario. Scholarships have
been given hula the Helen
Mc•Kcrcher scholarship of
51000, will be presented in
1978- She told the delegates
that. the F.W.I.C. convention
will be held at the University
of Saskatchewan in
Saskatoon in June 1979, Mrs.
Maluske told about her trip to
Kenya for the Associated.
Country Women of the world
conference which she will be
attending as Ontario's
delegate.. -
Miss Molly McGhee,
director of home economics
branch. ;1linistry of
Agriculture and Food spoke
to the delegates and W.I.
members for the first time
and stated that she is indeed
impressed d with this world-
wide organrz.ation who supply
all the volunteer workers for
4.1-1 work in the younger girls
and also for the senior
training classes throughout
the province. She spoke of
todays family life when
father and mother are
working and the children
start out early on their own,
sometimes without breakfast
She encouraged the
delegates to increase 'their
membership and to make the
meetings more interesing for
the younger women and
mothers in the community,
Miss Elaine Townshend of
At the annual commencement and graduation exercises held on Friday even'
G.D.C.I. staff award for academic achievement, leadership and participation he
Couglan who won the national Junior Mathwmatics clbntest and Karen Rodges who
the A.M. Robertson Award for Progress and Development. Front row, left to right,
Judy Tigert who was an Ontario Scholar and received the A.J. Moore Mem
Scholarship and the William Cutt Memorial Scholarship for highest standing la
languages other than English in Years 4 and 5; Paula Butter who received the
Robertson Scholarship for highest marks in Year 3 and 4 English; and Kum
Weerasooriya, an Ontario Scholar who received the George Buchanan Music Award
G.D.C,I. staff award for academic acheivement, leadership and participation ine
curricular adtivities. Earl Salter was also selected to receive a G.1).('.I. staff award
wasagisent for. photo.. (staff photo).-
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conomis t uis'iJts
ungannon 4-H
Mrs. W.A, Stewart returned
home recently after spending
some months with her cousin
in Glamis. Mrs. Annetta
Rahjohns, ' nee Stewart' of
Birmingham near Detroit,
visited her mother, Mrs.
Stewart, and her sister, Gwen
and Jack Caesar and family
on the weekent.
Miss Marion Clark of
Kitchener spent a few days
with • Mr. and Mrs. K.K.
Dawson recently. George
Dawson, Kathy and Lori, of
Goderich visited in
Dungannon on Sunday.
Mrs: Flossie Ivers returned
home last weekend after
having spent a week with Mr.
and Mrs: Ross Spry who have
recently moved to Burlington
from Niagara Falls, U,S.A.
Sympathy isextended to
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Culbert of
the death of her brother,
Charles A. Shaw, who died at
Victoria^Hospital, London, on
September 22 in his 70th year.
Funeral service was con-
ducted in the chapel of the A.
Clinton spoke about the new Millard George Funeral
ALPHA program started in Home on September 24
Huron County and en- followed by cremation with
cotiraged the W,I, members interment of ashes in
to support this project. Woodland Cemetery. •
The home economists, Mrs. Sympathy is also extended
Brenda Ingrhtta, Oxford; to the Glenn family on .the
Mrs. Nancy Ross Perth: Mrs. death of Michael Paul, son
Ruth Marcou, Elgin; and of Donald and Lucille
Miss Beatrice McClenaghan (Mohring Glenn, which
.and Miss Grace Bird, Huron ,occurred on September 25 at
(Mrs. Carol Crerar of Mid the hospital for Sick Children
dlesex was absent) showed a in Toronto. He was 8 years old
film and spoke about con- and is survived by his
serving energy in the home. parents; one sister, Linda;
They also told about the and two brothers, Frank and
jd in food John. A funeral service was
and
ects nutritianon andcourses
clothing held at the Marshall Funeral
c xchan es and reacting that are being. made available Home in Richmond Hill on
periods. She said that they in the different countries this September 28 and interment
should not he content with coming winter and spring. was in Dungannon Cemetery.
where things are at but rather Mrs. John E. MacLean, The sympathy of the
i
Macy should st down ;Inal convener of the craft table community goes out to Mr.
discuss impme nes w hi, }r with articles for sale reported and Mrs. Bob Stothers on the
could he made. ,incl encouragacd all to visit death of Helen's youngest
after the session. sister, Alma 1 Mrs. Warren
The highlight of the con- Bamford. who died in South
vention was the banquet with Waterloo Hospital on Mon-
ths head table centred with a day, September 26. The
decorated 80th anniversary funeral was conducted on
cake made by Mrs, Gordon September 28 from the
Papple of Seaforth. The funeral home in Preston, She
president. Mrs: Caffyn was is survived by her husband;
chairman and head table one son, Cram; and one
guests were Mr. and Mrs. daughter, Ruth:' .
JackRiddell, MPP Huron- Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Sher-
Middelesex, Mrs. Caffyn, wood and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Mrs. Keith Hiepleh; Mrs. Caesar attended the wedding
Gordon Papple, Miss Molly of Janet Hamilton and Dan
McGehee; Mrs. Earl Morden, Olsen in Brampton recently.
secretary treasurer, Janet is the daughter of Mrs.
F.W.1.O.; Mrs. Wilfred Nancy Hamilton and the late
Keutsch, Sebringville, George Hamilton.
Turn to page 22+ Mr. and Mrs. Allan Finlay
The teachers th, msel\-I s
stated that the main
problems with their lihraries
were a constraining budget,
. lack of space, lack of time
and lack of interest from hot
students and other stiff
members.
Carol Simons, President of
the FWTAO in Huron ('aunty
and Holmesville Remedial
teacher, thanked Ms, Weber
on behalf of those present, for
her overview of the library
system in the schools and her
suggestions for hotter use of
facilities.
of Surrey, B.C., and their son,
Anson of Don Mills spent a
few days recently with rs..
Cecil Blake and contacted as
many relatives as possible in
this area.
Frank Pentland and Eldon
Culbert escaped serious in-
jury in an accident near
.St•atford on Monday in which
Frank's truck wars
demolished. Eldon was in
Stratford Hospital a day or
two and then went to the
home of his daughter, Bennie,
Mr. and Mrs, Clare Hodges
for a few days.
Mrs. Ken Hodges un-
derwent hack surgery in
Stratford Hospital last week
and may be hospitalized for
some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Johnston on London visited
liis mother in Dungannon and
his father, Mr. Russell
.Jo,hnston,- in ' W ingham
1-lospital.
Congratulations to those
articipad i
AnnualwhopCommencetementn and
Graduation Exercises at
on Friday evening.
Those receiving their
Secondary School Graduation
i)1plomas from this area were
Virginia Chisholm, Donna
Sue Errington. Gerald
l..ogtenberg, Wayne Pearson,
Chcrylc Rivette, .iudith 1' tr'n, i ail meeting
Robinson, Debra Schuler, Kathryn ; lin.irdwill6e
Kathryn Stanhury, Elain
Stewart, Susan Wagler and the Dungannon
Philip Young, 11'1 IInl4,daiG, October
Elaine Stewart, daughter of
Rill and Marie Stewart, won
the R.D. Munro Scholarship
which is awarded to -a student
who has specialized in
Commercial and -or
Technical- subjects and has
registered in an institution of
higher learning. Elaine is
presently attending Fan-
shawe College in London.
Brenda Brindley, daughter
of Leonard and Violet
Brindley, received the E.J.
Redman Mathematics
Progress Award for Year 2.
level 4, which is based on the
student's improvement in
mathematics with regard t„
scholarship and attitude, and
is worth $50.
Michael Austin, son of- 141r.
and Mrs, Eldon Austin had
his appendix removed in
Wingham hospital on Sunday.
4-H NEWS
The Dungannon 3 4-H ('luh
held its fifth meeting , '.
Monday, Septem, sa7
p.m. at the homeber of26t Mrs.
1191,1 11!,,ck, with all
is r- 1,r1 ,• nt. Special
wars Mi„ Bird. the
eeonlrn •t. Rolf ca
nsw' r d hy namingo
;inti telling three d
ways It /bind he serve
itl;ic k, ,1,•ni,cnstrated
rrl;cke ,,n apple pie
. r,itrh tthile
I )„ugherty made one
prix and the girls tim
1 n Sr pa re. Mrs,
lose the proper
of roiling pastry shit
girl in,1,11' her ow
The n,\r meeting id
N1 ond, I v. October 3, at
at Mrs ltlock"shame:
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