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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-10-17, Page 27Page 8--Crossroads—Oct. 17, 1984 Special Preferences In the United States, it seems almost everybody is on record as favoring "af- firmative action", special preferences for members of minority groups and women. All of which is confusing as these programs have created an administrative nightmare, and the reverse discrimination or quota system entailed by them is inconsistent with freedom of choice. The pursuit of affirmative action in the United States has been especially intense because of the belief that blacks, women, and other groups should receive pre- ferential treatment to make up for past discrimination. The special efforts to widen the pool of applicants for various institutions and em- ployment have aroused a great deal of resentment from those who have suf- fered'from the loss of their former privileged position. Frequently, those who were most qualified were rejected in favor of others chosen, simply because they were members of a minority group. The Canadian situation is very different so we should not follow the U.S: example, despite the clamor from some that we do so. The character of our nation has profound influence on hiring practices. Our population is more homogeneous than that of our neighbor to the south, and it is not surprising, therefore, that the Canadian' job market has changed rapidly without any man- dated quota system. French Canadians are entering the mainstream of the work force, for several reasons: increasing bilingualism;, better education; a push for French Canadians initiated by the Trudeau adminis- tration, primarily in the federal government, but ex- tending to the private sector as well, and the.• gradual erosion of the "ghetto" walls that surrounded Quebec. Women have entered our labor force, albeit at a slower pace than in the United States, while , our overall employment totals have expanded much more Candi usness by Bruce Whitestone rapidly. Thus, with more work available here, fewer had reason to believe that they were pushed out of their jobs by new entrants. Much of the hiring and promotion here is effected by word of mouth and habit. Our smaller and more inte- grated society permits that. Managers promote people with whom they feel com- fortable, and they employ people whome they have been led to believe will be good employees. As French Canadians entered the work force, their reliability en- couraged the hiring of other French Canadians. Hungarian refugees ob- tained jobs in Canada in the 1950s as word spread that they were productive and willing workers. The same was true of the Vietnamese "boat" people. Our increasingly tolerant society has overhauled personnel policies voluntar- ily, mainly because it was good business to do so. Therefore, the idea in the United States that somehow jobs should be allocated to various gro a:+; such as women, seems to be un- necessary here. It is be hoped, therefore, that we can avoid awkward or worse ad- ministrative, problems. Our hiring and promotion policies, as well as ad- missions to our universities and other institutions, reflect sound business judgement along with the relative civility and uncontentious nature of Canadian society. We are known throughout the world as generally open and broadminded, and this reputation increasingly seems to be justified. Dear Fred: We have just attended an IPRC meeting for . our daughter, who is in Grade 2. The meeting went very well until the ,end, when the com-. mittee made its decision of placement. The decision was so vague and general that I don't know if our ,daughter will get help or not. What made it even more frustrat- ing is that the IPRC mem- bers would not tell us what they are going to do, when it will occur or even if it will occur. All they said was that it was board policy not to be specific. Last May, when we asked for an IPRC, the principal assured us that our daughter would get help every morn- ing and two afternoons a, week from the Special Edu- cation teacher: Now, at the end of September, we have found out that she has had no Special Education, help; that THANKS to Our Customers for their patience while we were involv- ed with the 1984 International Plowing Match. Congratulations Wellington County on a most successful match. nous; ont ELECTRIC irrD. 291=3421 443 Elma St. E., Listowel, Ontario N4W 2E6 General Instrument Satellite Systems 11 raft. T By Louisa Rush A reader from Kitchener, Ontario Wrote asking, "What could I do with pieces of satin that are about eighteen in- ches wide and a yard long? I have sevtal smaller pieces too. Could I make a patch pillow and would satin be serviceable? Providing the satin is of a good quality, you could The Warning Signs only at qtt ithe PalmentOn 343-2201 the most we can hope for is some advice being given to the classroom teacher. The principal has had his Special Education teacher's time cut in half by the board, and now our daughter •will not get the help she so desperately needs. What do we do row? Mr. and Mrs. S. Fred Gore member of this Appeal Board cannot have had any prior involvement with the matter under appeal. Once this has been done, gather every piece of in- formation, correspondence, and reports and -or assess- - ments you have to present to the Appeal Boa: J. You may also wish to invite any and all persons that you feel could contribute information and you .may • even wish to bring representation in the form of an educational ad- visor -advocate or a lawyer. Dear Mr. and Mrs. S., I infer from your letter. that the IPRC decided .to continue with your daugh- ter's placement - in Grade Two, and that you .disagree with this placement. You must now (within fifteen days), write a letter to the secretary of the school board indicating that you disagree with the committee's place- ment decision and you give notice of appeal. Include in this Ietter why you are, in disagreement. The school board must, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the notice of appeal by the secretary, establish and (subject to subsections 7 (1) to (5) of the Ontario Regula- tion 554-18) appoint the members of an appeal board. As stated in subsec- tion 7 of the same act, the chairman shall forthwith'ar- range with you for a meeting with the Appeal Board at a convenient time and place. In practice, you shoilld ex- pect this.to occur one to three weeks after the Appeal Board .has been appointed. This Appeal Board must consist of a chairperson (who is not or never has been a member or trustee of the boardor an employee of the boar) ; a supervisory officer of the board; anda person appointed by the parents who is a member of a local association(ACLD). Each For more information, help and support, contact your. local ACLD Resource Centre. Angie, daughter uI Larry and Bernitd Snide! Mississauga, Ontario Fred Gore is the director of St. Jude's Special Educa- tion Private School and Learning Assessment Clinic. He is a qualified Special Ed- ucation specialist and an ed- ucational therapist with 14 years' teaching experience in the field ,of learning dis- abilities.. Letters , requesting information should be mail- ed to "The Warning Signs", c -o Wingham Advance - Times, P.O. Box 390, Wing - ham, Ont. NOG 2W0. Such letters will be answered and reprinted without signatures to protect writers' identity. BOOK REVIEW lk certainly use it for pat- chwork. There is no end to what you can make. I saw lovely evening skirts when I was in Bankok, Thailand that were made with small oddments of the Thai silk that is so famous. Use a good dressmaking pattern as a base, and cut the satin in uniform oblongs or squares, blending or con- trasting the colors. From this cut out your skirt shape and sew together in the normal dressmaking fashion. This idea can also be carried out for a shorter skirt, a hostess or dressing - gown, quilt, pillow or even a teacosy cover. Your question brought to mind the cover that I had seen on an old- fashioned Victorian dressing table stool. I have also seen the same idea illustrated as a triangle shawl. I am told the design is know as "Suffolk Puffs" or "Yorkshire Daisy" and in the U.S. as "Yo -Yo". Using an average saucer as a guide, mark around the circle, then cut out. Turn the outer edge down on the wrong side about a quarter of an ich, then gather around with running stitches, draw up as tightly as possible and fasten off. The result "the puff", is, then flattened and pressed down to form a much smaller circle. Place the circles side by side and in rows, joining where they touch at top, bottom and sides. If you are making a pillow or quilt, you will need an ob- long. For a shawl, graduate the circles from the one long straight edge down to a single the right side, or . placed on the wrong side whichever you prefer. When you have your complete section of "puffs" which have been joined together, mount them on a background of ,one solid color. Satin would look marvellous for this too. For a quilt or shawl, you could finish the outer edge with a small ruffle of the solid . background color, giving it a slightly romantic' and old-fashioned air! You'll find this idea most attractive and one that will fit in with any room. decor. 0 0 0 Soon there will be the search for mitts and caps. These mitts are unique and THE NORTH AMERICAN ANIMAL ALMANAC.' By Darryl Stewart. Designed by J. C. Suares. General Pub- lishing, Toronto. 8-1/2 by 11 in. 352 pp. Paper $18.95. Reviewed by PERCY MADDUX J-Iere is a stupendous large- ^ format book about the wild creatures of North America and their habits throughout the year. "The North American Animal Almanac" by Darryl Stewart is chock- full of wonderful accounts of birds, beasts, fishes, and reptiles that .may be en- countered on the. North American continent. There are many items of history here and the book is full of black , and white drawings and photographs. 1 PROFESS ONALGROOMING SERVICE All Breeds at North Waterloo Veterinary Hospital 5 Dunke St. N. 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He has yet to learn the drastic "affects of the ° drug and its abuses. He next experiments with hypnotism which he finds totally fascinating. His ef- forts at finding different ways of entering the tortured Minds of his patients are marvellous to watch. He brings the conscious and unconscious face to face in what often is a hysterical revealing moment, emotional for the doctor, the patient and the viewer. His belief that, by bringing a patient's past to the surface and helping him deal with it one can make an illness disappear, placed him in a class by himself. Many of his ,, contemporaries believed him to be crazy and he did •••••••••••.••••••••••..••• • •• • • • • • • • •see 11-1 ,4T' S Snow 1317 By Vonnie Lee • have an almost abnormal obsession with some of his ideas. In spite of that, his method of dealing with people, their illnesses, fantasies, hangups and dreams, is a practice not used today as often as it should be. There is no sub- stitute for a kind word, a shoulder to cry on or a gentle nudge to help you face your -problems and deal with them in an honest healthy way. The miniseries plays Tuesday evenings at 9 on TVO and is a BBC produc- tion. David Suchet is an intense and haunting Freud and the supporting cast is also excellent. 0-0-0-0 After years of trying for the ' Nashville biggies, Canada's Anne Murray came through last week, winning two Country Music Association awards for her album, "A Little Good News", and for the single of the same name. A longtime winner of several Canadian Juno Awards and winner of four Grammy Awards, this is her first award in the country music field. For the third consecutive year, Alabama was named entertainer of the year and L Chet Atkins took his third award for instrumentalist of the year. Top male and female recording stars were Lee Greenwood and Reba McEntire. The vocal duo of the year was Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias who teamed on, "To All The Girls I've Loved Before". The Statlers were named group of the year and the Ricky Scaggs Band the in- . strumental group. Song of the year, an award that goes to the writers, was "Wind Beneath My Wings". Second Duma dissolved On Juney16, 1907, the reac- tionary party in Russia forced. Czar' Nicholas II to dissolve the Second Duma. Royal Albert ENGLISH BONE CHINA Here's a wonderful opportunity to give or own Royal Albert English Bone China at very special savings! Many of Royal Albert's most popular patterns are included — 5 -piece place settings and selected open stock items! Limited Time Sale — Come in soon and see our display. - ' SpecialSaviflgS. on all our Royal Albert stock dinnerware patterns. 40% off suggested list price Limited Time Offer! 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