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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-11-09, Page 63L Board not convinced Huron void of secretaries by Jeff Seddon Zurich board of education trustee Herb Turkheim scolded the board's administrative staff Monday for what he called poor hiring practices. Turkheim objected to an an- nouncement by the board's administrative staff that a secretarial position at the board's Clinton offices had been filled by a woman from Kin- cardine. In a letter to the board Ila Kayes, co- ordinator of student services, informed the board that Karen Stewart of R.R. 4 Kincardine, had been hired at $3.70 an hour as secretary for student services. Kayes said 53 applications had been received for the job and that seven candidates had been interviewed. She recommended that Stewart be given the job. Turkheim said he felt it was "bad for us(the board)" to hire someone from `outside the county when so many applications had been received from people living in Huron. "Out of4.he 48 or 49 that applied there had to be at least one qualified enough to be in- terviewed," said the Zurich trustee. "It's tough to be a representative in Huron County when we hire outside the county. John Cochrane, director of education, took exception to the remarks by Turkheim and told the Zurich trustee that the administration had adhered to board policy. He said Kayes had background in office work and had interviewed the candidates with superintendent Don Kenwell He said he was confident both were capable of screening applicants and handling interviews and had accepted their recom- mendations. The director pointed out that the board's hiring policy states that a certain percentage of the applicants for any position as non -teaching personnel had to be interviewed. It does not sa :� vii=at flim Br enta _.�. ._... t . p_ M g7�'stioi'I'd° be `nor does'�"it`µ stipulate that a person must live in Huron County to be eligible to work for the county. He said the person hired was an exceptional typist and was a graduate of the one year secretarial arts program at Fanshawe College in London'. He added that she was the best of the applicants for that position. Cochrane said he detected "innuendos" from comments from trustees and he "resented the implication that we (administration) pulled some kind of shady deal". He said that "simply didn't happen" adding that if the board wasn't happy with the policy it could "change it and we would follow any policy set down". Board chairman John Elliott said he got the impression that trustees were not blaming anyone for anything suggesting that possibility the board should be looking at its own education • system. He said if the schools in Huron are not. turning out people qualified to handle jobs. they're being trained for the board should find out. Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace said that if the board was going to "try to have an effective system,criteria for jobs should be qualifications not where applicants come from". "Surely we wouldn't hire someone not qualified for a job just because they come from Huron County," she said. Elliott pointed out that the person's place of residence would not necessarily enter into it unless two applicants were considered equal. He said in that case if one was from Huron and another wasn't the Huron applicant would get the nod. A suggestion from Colborne trustee Shirley Hazlitt that the board form an ad hoc com- mittee to look into hiring policy was passed by the board. That's all folks! This council done There will be no more regular council meetings until Monday, December 4. At that time, there will be the inaugural meeting of the new council. Elsa Haydon argued . strongly in favor of meeting again on November 20 to clear up some routine matters, but Mayor Deb Shewfelt said there couldn't be much more work expected of this particular council. There are some special meetings likely to be called in the event that urgent business must be handled before December 4. There is already a specialmeeting called for today, Thursday, November 9 at 4 pm regarding the Industrial Park Sewer. :lam • 1- 2 :a . GIVE A SILVER tif'CHRISTMAS A FINE COLLECTION OF I. SOLID STERLING SILVER `° AND KARAT GOLDS 14. Designed and Crafted •h. by •. ROBERT STODDART •° it,t, MAITLAND RIVER SILVERSMITHING °• 133 ST. GEORGES CRESCENT GODERICH ONTARIO A " Phone 524-8433 - 2002-440, Square fine Dear Editor, We're having trouble understanding all the flak about the lights .and sidewalks on the Square. We took a drive to the old home town to have a look the other day. Very impressive! It's a sound concept and will add significantly to the flavour of the downtown core. It reminded us of Sparks Street, Festival Square, Yorkville, etc. The proponents are certainly far-sighted and i n the current hull -a en is over, the benefits will be self- evident. ' It's a far cry from Goderich ten years ago - when the business community did not participate financially in such endeavours. They (the businessmen) may not be paying enough to suit some, but the very fact that there is a dollar commitment indicates a vigour that wasn't there before. We must take time on election day to drive up to Goderich and cast ballots for those "daring in- dividuals" who saw the project through in atTonalspite of a -Tot " of i.rr' criticitm. The total. dollars involved ,seem to be quite in perspective with'our total tax bill. Sincerely, Mary and PaulCarroll,' Seaforth. No way Dear Editor: I am writing this letter in regard to my Gas Bar, GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY; 140YgNIF1ER 9, I978-P4,Gja 5 EAR EDITOR 129 St. David St. I know there trust be a lot of people wondering why the charred ruins are still on the site. I have to agree with people that I talk to that it is one 1$— of an eye sore. The reason that it is still there is quite simple, as we have been told that we cannot acquire a building permit. I guess some people would sooner look at an old burned building than they would a modern one. I have had more run- around over this issue than you can imagine. I have sat quiet now for some time, but I thought it was about time that the people in Goderich knew about this matter. • Harold Lamb 116 Cambria Rd. N. Goderich P.S. I would like to thank those people who took the time to find out what other channels I could approach. It was, much appreciated. 90 thanks Dear Deb : I do not know when you will get thi's letter - but I am writing it promptly to let you know how very much I appreciate your kindness and special courtesy to. the two Party Trips busloads of Toronto people last Saturday noon. I will, of course, be. properly thanking Miss Clare McGowan for alerting you to our visit - butl'do think it is simply wonderful of a busy man like you to take the time to visit with us and to arrange that lovely tour of your beautiful town. Everyone was just enchanted with the residential districts, the lookout, the harbor and the shopping time downtown. That, in- cidentally, was , just great! - and r am sure that it was profitable for your shops on the Hub as many of my people got back on the buses carrying several par- cels.._and I myself bought more than $100 worth of goods! So you sent 90 people away very happy and Caittlidares . respond to issues See Second Section Dear Readers... • from page 4, :'. more thing that really made me blush with shame. It was Mrs. Cassel's poignant plea for kids about Grade 7, 8 and 9 ... those tormented youngsters who are all arms and legs with pimpled faces and unruly hair who are trying their utmost to appear cool and sophisticated in -the eyes of their peers. Sure, it is an interim period. In a few years, the body will catch up with the legs and arms and the teeth will straighten themselves ,and the complexion will clear away. But today ... today is a nightmare for these kids and, they deserve all the love and understanding that mom and dad can muster to help them through this horrible time. Mrs. Cassel urges parents not to try to pick a son or daughter's wardrobe after about age ten. That's probably good advice. But more than that, mothers and fathers should try to understand the urgency for kids to look like everybody else. ... to wear their hair in a current style, to have the proper jeans and shirts, to get just the right notebooks and binders. Just simple ob- servation by parents of what is happening with other kids could help ... or if the communication is good between the child and the parents, there will be a clearer picture develop of just the kinds of things that are life and death matters to the ' adolescents inyour home. -1- Mrs. Mrs. Cassel said that trust, friendship and respect are the key words for anyone to remember who is trying to develop a lasting relationship with an adolescent. She said respect should not be contingent on anything ... "if you keep your room tidy, I will think of you' as a responsible adolescent". She said friendship should be offered to an adolescent on the same basis as you would offer friendship to anyone else ... without barriers, in good faith and un- stintingly. Be ready, too, to forgive and forget. She said trust is shown by trusting :.. a mother is more apt to be trusted if she shows trust in the first place; -a father is ready to trust knowing that by trusting he can earn trust. But as far as I was concerned, Mrs.. Cassel was just saying to love your children - talk to them, respect their opinions, be willing to listen to everything they say with an un- derstanding and alert ear; and show them you can be trusted. It's really just common sense ... but Mrs. Cassel made a lot of good points which need to be pounded home again and again if adolescents are to have the break they deserve. satisfied, Deb - and I hope that I can bring the same size group next year. Again, my sincere thanks to you. • Very sincerely Mrs. Jeanie Hersenhoren Toronto Good work Dear Editor: The Signal -Star of October 19, 1978, con- tained an item regarding the "Sailor's Plot in Maitland cemetery. I was surprised that members of the Town Council -were not aware of this plot in the cemetery, also that the Chairman of the Cemetery Board did not know of it. Ron Pennington, a sailor himself, has not overlooked the human lives and ships that were lost in that storm of November 9, 1913, which was long before he himself sailed on the lakes. The graves in the cemetery are in a large plot marked with the words "Sailors" on the monument if I remember it correctly I believe those were the uniden- tified men whose bodies were washedu on the P Somewhere in Goderich I remember seeing a picture of the funeral procession lining up on West Street in front of Brophey Bros. funeral home. Most likely the late R.R. Sallows took the. picture. What really prompted me to write this letter was to clear the mention of "no flowers for over 50 years" reference. For many years on the Sunday of the Remem- brance Day service or ' Decoration Day,, the late Joe Juck and myself - would spend three or four hours placing small flags ' or crosses on graves of veterans. We NEVER overlooked the plot for the sailors and always marked it with the same respect shown as for war veterans. We also decorated the. unmarked grave of Arch- deacon Jones -Bateman and I believe at least one of his sons is buried beside him. In the cemetery there is also the grave of a Russian soldier of World War I which we also decorated. TE All letters received by the editor will be published, unless they are considered by legal opinion to be libellous. All letters must be signed but pennames will be .used on request. However, should someone.cal+j to request the home I the writer, the writer's identity will be revealed. 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