HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-11-23, Page 6PAGE 6 --GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1978
Stratford's St. Michael's gets first priority
HPSS
BY WILMA OKE
If the ministry off
education approves, the
Huron -Perth Roman
Catholic separate school
board will spend about
8588,500 on school im-
provements and new
buses in 1979, $317,500 in
1980 and about $785,000 in
1981, 1982 and 1983, for a
total capital expenditure
of $1,691,000. over the
next five years.
The board set its
spending priorities
Monday night.
First on the list was St.
Michael's school in
Stratford where the
board hopes to convert
two classrooms to in-
dustrial arts rooms and
two classrooms to home
economics rooms. It also
plans to make a gym
balcony into a music
room, including equip-
ment for each. The
estimated cost is $185,000.
Its second priority for
1979 is to add three
classrooms at St.
Joseph's school in Clinton..
to replace two portables
there now, plus the ad-
dition of a special
education facility thele,,
for the pupils in the
county of Huron. The
estimated cost is $368,500.
Its third priority for
1979 is the purchase of
two new buses to replace
two 1973 66 -passenger
buses at an estimated
cost of $35,000.
In 1980 the board
proposes to buy two
additional new buses for
an estimated $36,000 to
replace two 1974 72 -
passenger buses'. In
addition the board
proposes two classrooms,
a resource centre, kit-
chen and sleeping ac-
commodation as a
facility- for out -door
education for the system
schools in co-operation
with one of the Con-
servation Authorities in
the two counties, at an
"estimated cost of
$281,500.
In 1981 the board would
consider the purchase of
a four to five acre site in
the town of Listowel at an
estimated cost of $100,000
to build a five -room
school on the site in 1982:.,
A library resource and
general purpose room,
change rooms and health
room will be included at
an estimated cost of
$410,000.
Also planned for 1982 at
St. Joseph's school in
Stratford, is a library
resource, general pur-
pose and change rooms at
an estimated cost of
$275,000.
William Eckert,
Director . of Education,
said improvements would
"look after some of our
needs but the list is open
for deletions or additions
of items not already
there".
Trustee Ronald Murray
of Dublin questioned why
schools lacking such
things as gyms were not
included in the list of
proposals. He stated,
"we're not going for
equality of education --
some schools have
everything and others -
zilch!"
He was told the board
would lack credibility if it
included in its list of
proposals the needs of
every school.
Trustee Ronald Marcy
of Stratford asked when
the board could expect a
reply from the ministry
of education on its
decision to approve or not
approve the proposals in
the five-year forecast. He
was told it could be
February or not •at all. He
oard to spend *1.6 million
suggested that if the
board was turned down it
should send a delegation
to Toronto to speak
directly to ministry of-
ficials-. .
Trustee William
Kinahan of Lucknow
questioned the outdoor
education centre and
what conservation
authority would, be in-
volved. Mr. Eckert told
him it could be any
authority in the two
counties and the proposal
to the ministry had to be
submitted early because
if approved, much time
was needed to research
locations and work out
the agreement.
Mr. Eckert said many
boards had worked out
agreements and the
ministry looked
favourably on such
projects.
John O'Leary of Staffa
asked about the school at
Exeter saying "I think
the board only did a
minimum ...there
year". To which Mr.
Eckert replied that
possibly during the next
few years with the con-
tinuing growth in Exeter
it would be necessary to
look into improvements
there.
Business superin-
tendent Jack Lane said
thatsnew projects could
Helen McKercher
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Helen McKercher,
former director of the
home economics branch,
Ontario ministry of
agriculture and food, and
a native of McKillop, was
honoured last week when
her portrait was unveiled
in the Canadian
Agricultural Hall of
Fame.
The fourth woman to be
named to the Hall, Miss
McKercher is now one of
the 102 members.
Miss McKercher,- who
is retired and living in
Stratford, andmembers
of her family were among
the guests at a dinner and
reception along with the
unveiling.
The .Hall of Fame
citation, says Miss
McKercher is best known
for her leadership among
rural , women and the
development of high
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be added to the list of
proposals for another
year and given priority
listing . if the need was
indicated.
An ad hoc committee
has been named to in-
terview applicants for the
position of superin-
tendent of education for
the board following the
recent resignation of
Joseph Mills. Named
were William Kinahan,
John O'Drowsky and
Keith Montgomery for
the board to work with
Director William Eckert
and Rev. Tony Sonderup,
president of Huron -Perth
Deanery. Ted Geoffrey
was named an alternate.
Mr,; Eckert said with
the deadline today
(Monday) 20 applications
for the position had been
received.
The board approved a
leave of absence for Mrs.
Stella Farwell, Grade 1
teacher at St. Aloysius
school in Stratford from
January 1 to August 31,
1979.
Trustee Mickey Vere
reported that Dan Devlin
would be willing to
continue to represent' the
board as a representative
on the Stratford" library
board and that' ' Fred
Bergsma indicated, he
expected he would be
able to continue as a
representative, as well.
Ontario Separate
School Trustees'
Association will hold a
New Trustee Seminar in
Toronto January 12, 13
and 14 'on the theme
"Heritage of Yesterday,
Practice of Today" for all
newly -elected trustees
and all of the 1979
chairmen of boards.
Ontario School
Trustees' council will
hold a conference for
newly -elected school
trustees in Toronto
February 1, 2 and 3 for
newly -elected trustees,
experienced trustees and
senior administrative
personnel. The two new
trustees elected to the
board earlier this month,
who attended the meeting
as observers Monday,
were asked to consider
attending these meetings
in Toronto.
The board will meet in
comm ittee-off-the-whole
in camera on November
27 to discuss salaries of
secretaries and ad-
ministrative staff.
The inaugural meeting
for the 1979 term will be
held 'oh December.4 with
the.. first, regular meeting
to follow on December 11.
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