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Unanswered questions
Dr. Lloyd Dennis, co-author of the 20 -year-old Hall -Dennis
Report, is an interesting, even dramatic speaker. Addressing an
audience of mostly area teachers in Wingham last Wednesday
evening, he provided his listeners with answers for critics of a
system which is increasingly under fire from parents and the public.
Dennis stated unequivocally that Ontario youngsters are receiving
the very best education from the very best teachers in the world.
The Hall -Dennis Report advocated departure from the rigid
discipline and lessons by rote of former years. It called for a school
system in which youngsters would be able to experience the joy of
learning and be relieved of the demands of compulsory examina-
tions.
Unquestionably many of the innovations ,created, s ,afesult of
the report were great improvements, TO011,1;60%**--i)IPPY
parents and certainly a great number of would-be employers are
asking why our system of education leaves 25 per cent of our
populatioAlihrpisirtlyi illiterate tawilAwkftip skills in
matherriWnoD9d ;q1 6 1\/:
Mr, 964s gifi n a9swerApse awer!.49§1§Weg51-e pointed to
critic of Aft Wiwi systegtbe 7ftrAgooffi wWireprinplain about
our eflAgtorsoN \regilly gthialtnow what them anutpiking about.
Per -11641$ weratfiii-woldke generation are notiatigirigarttly awdre of
the gt; t9stritlescottiniyburi 4is arelloakinolablitilit does seem
reasonable to expect that ourschoolatItotditatieast teach a child
to read,write_ and add up the 'grocery bilL
Three hours is too long
The latest proposal is that the three Canadian political leaders
should take part in a three-hour televised debate in English, and
follow with a repeat performance in French.
That's going be a very full evening of threats and promises for
most of us. We have already had a taste of the TV sideshow from
the American politicians and we doubt that their Canadian counter-
parts will be able to hold a nation-wide audience any more success-
fully.
Politicians, of course, have recognized that television has
become the vital medium for voter influence. However, if the
American example is a guide, the voters really won't learn much
that is important when it comes to casting their ballots. The televis-
ed debate is a great opportunity to insult or belittle one's opponent,
but that is hardly the way to select at political leader.
Never mind. We're in for it now, so you'd better mark the calen-
dar and figure on setting asidR,entire. ev,900gtjg ghq,:,
message.
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Canadians awarciedoi%
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Justice of a sort was done a cpuplelgfcligeAs)lago when nine
Canadians were awarded $750,000; byfthmwistsAor mental and
physicatinitaiesistifiereateparfs ago in Canadian hospitals.Those in-
jurie were/mot itio,lnonsequencerretrimiefitioll sivignictice. They
werfnviriflictetlividigittgi elk-spOnsonedbexperirdmvis' with mind-
opeiling-tetrugsr.:
The recipients had been patients in general treatment and
psychiatric hospitals when the experiments were carried out. They
took legal action after their release because they had been sub-
jected to unusual and often harmful tests.
The courts decisionidid forman admission that the nine patients,
had been ill-treated here in Canada, but there was ho explanation
about how an American intelligence agency got permission to darn]
out its work in our country.
All hail to our farmers
Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell is quoted as saying that the
seven weekly newspapers in his riding do not provide anything
great in the way of farm news coverage.
That may well be true, due in some part to the fact that our dom- •
munity colleges do not provide much training for writer a in the field
of agriculture.
Additionally, several publications- are now devoted -solely to
agricultural news and Mr. Riddell's department has entered the
same field with OMAF News, a publication which is mailed out to
every farm family iri the province.
Like every other business, newspapers can succeed with only
so much competition,
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OCTOBER 1941
Back in 1912-14, William Elliott,
along with Robert Golley, carried on
a successful threshing business in
this community. This year, Mr.
Golley again went into the business
and Mr. Elliott •decided to do
something to help his pal. Recently
when the grain was being threshed
at Ehner Ireland's farm on the 12th
of .EaSe.-' Wawa -nosh, Mi.. Elliott,
despite his 86 years, gave assistance
just as he did in the days gone by.'
Mrs. William Connell was elected
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary to
Wingham General Hospital. Vice -
Presidents are Mrs. Richard Lloyd
and Mrs, R. L. Steward. Treasurer
is Mrs. R. Clegg.
Sgt. Pilot (Ace) Bateson is now in
England. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. Bateson, received a cable that he
had arrived safely. We believe Ace
is the first flier from Wingham to
reach -England.
Clayton Fryfogle has sold his
horse, Copeland, to. Jim Biggar of
Hamilton. This horse ba- been
shown all fall at the CNE and other
fairs with greatsuccess.
The public school teachers of
Howick organized for the school
year 1941-42. President for the year
will be Miss Jean Sperling -and Joe
Higgins was named secretary.
OCTOBER 1954
The rampaging Maitland River,
-swollen by the ratite of seVeraidays,
forced' 16 families in tower
Wingham to leave their homes and
1114040d large areas of the'' town
and the surrounding eanitryside.
Flood •waters Eeached...height of..
over 10 feet above normal water
evei:itoro damage was averted by
prompt action On the part of fttettien
in bui!dint$,a dike -to P the east of
llowsotesdanit
A bronzetablet honoring George
Agnew Reid, eminent Canadian
muralist and painter, has been
erected by the Government of
Canada and will be unveiled at the
Winghath Town Hall today. Mr. Reid
was born near Wingham on July 25,
1860.
The first Cinemascope picture
ever to be shown in Wingham is
playing at the Lyceum Theatre this
week. The management has in-
stalled the new wide screen for the
showing of "The Robe", from the
famous novel by Lloyd C. Douglas.
The official opening of the new
Oddfellows lodge room was 'held at
the rooms on Alfred Street. Noble
Grand Joe Schneider was in charge
of the ceremonies.
Station agent here for the past two
years, A. W. Hamilton of Lucknow,
will retire at the end of this month,
completing 48 years of service with
the Canadian National Railways.
OCTOBER 1964
The congregation of St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church wil recon-
struct tht,phtirch'huilding on the site
of the former. structure. The building
began to collapse earlier this year
when the northwest corner of the
foundation gave way and it Was
found necessary to demolish the
remainder of the church structure.
The congregation will continue to
hold services in the town hall.
Dr, E. F. Shaunessy, who has been
a member of the Public School
Board for the past six years, ten-
dered his resignation. The board
named John Currie to fill the
vacancy until tbeend of the year.
—10,- -Mrs. Bob Currie, Edward
an4Una9 will soon be moving to Oil
near Petrolia, Where Mr.
fe 1 accepted a job with a
privatelymowned dairy. He his been
n—employee at Silver*oods in
Lacittiew for moie than seven years
and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George
T. Currie, RR 5, Wingham.
Wingham Public School held its
annual field day. Champions were:
senior, David Schiestel, 'Barbara
Boyd; intermediate, Terry Dingman
and Sandra Tiffin; junior, Bill
Hilbert and Daphne Robb.
Mrs. C. T. Boss, who has resided in
Walkerton for the past six years, has
purchased a house on Edward Street
in Wingham and moved here last
week.
OCTOBER 1974
The board of governors of
Wingham and District Hospital has
approved in principle the setting up
of a local dialysis unit that could
alleviate the over -burdened dialysis
facilities at London's Victoria
Hospital as well as save patients in
the area a 75 -mile drive several
times a week for treatment. It is
thought that the clinic building could
quite adequately house any such
extension of the present dialysis
treatment program.
Pastor Bruce Penny, wh6 has: been
pastor of the Wingham Baptist
Church for the past eight years,
announced his resignation. He will
be executive director at a senior
citizens' complex in Toronto.
John Leedharn received the
District Class B grand -
championship trophy after com-
peting in a bike rodeo put on in
Harriston by the area Kinsmen
Clubs. Dan Mansell, a director of the
Wingham Club, presented the trophy
toJohn.
The Wroxeter Masonic Lodge
honored a BOStOri doctor who has
given 50 years of service to the
Brotherhood of Masonry..Dr. Frank
Allan, whose brother, Mac Allan,
lives in Wroxeter and is also a
weber of the lodge, received his ,
50 -year jewel from his brother,
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