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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-06-22, Page 1144 • • .241,oN' • 14e ."6 • 4' , , 44 444 Ai I , •in ••• e .tA re to Scouts trend earth re 4 7 .ef From July 2 to 11 these boys will be at Cabot Provincial Park, Prince Edward Island for a Canadian Jam- boree. Bark row from left are Scout Leader Bruce Henry, Richard Daugh- erty, Steve Morrison, Stephen Nichol- ls, Scott Cornwall, Venturer Tim Morrison, Vaughn Passmore, Joe 'Skelding, Blair Bushell, Dan Dillon, and Scout Leader Russell Foxton. Front row from left are John Leed- ham, Mike Rintoul, Bruce Maclntyre, Steven Anger, Doug Mac Intyre and Kevin Saxton. Missing from the picture are Wingham Scout Leader Wayne Kregar and Brian Ste. Marie, from the 1st Southampton Scout Troup, who is going with this group. FIRST SECTION ' • ko,c,44iitsi44,4;44411.4,%, .01*.e4i444,40- fe: • - • , • • eeglagiN,Mrake*allOra: fiAeFereiffilagN' •,‹ / ••••,,,aite• 4 • • •:," "'" ,4,4 • ., , 'et Wingham, Wednesday, June 22, 1977 •• • ". • . • Cje Single Copy Not Over 30c LAND -SEA -AIR PACKAGE TOURS Susi ness.or pleasure - book now! rAiAvrzSERVICE Listowel, Ontario :el 291-2111 Coll ToII Free 1-809-265-6332 HONORS B.A. Miss Cheryle Rose Bailey received. her Honors B.A. in English on June 5 from the University of Ottawa. Convo- cation, which was attended by friends and relatives, was held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Board to develop guidelines on sex ed..for county schools The subject of Family Life pro- matter; discussion that began grams — sex education — in Huron COtuity schools came full circle at Thursday's Board of Education Meeting, when the board decided to develop guide- lines for teachers of the health teach as how: They were asking program. • what type of display to use, what The-guidelinesempriniarilYAck- oranitiAtid'hooki tiattbe- used. and assure the board and its staff what type of material is being members that a curricul m has used in the rest of the county. been developed across the ounty and that all schools are daiing with the same material. The decision ended several months of discussion on the when elementary school teachers met with some board members to discuss methods of teaching the subject. The teachers were not so concerned with what they, should FAREWELL PARTY HONORS MRS. BOYD • GORRIE — Mrs. Earl Under- wood was hostess for a farewell party for Mrs. John Boyd on Tuesday afternoon of • last week. Her friends presented her with an oil painting.' Mrs. Boyd moved to Beams- ville on Monday. Gerald Hynd- man has purchased her home. Sale of buses delayed' until August meeting The Huron County Board of Education will decide at its August meeting if it wants to stand by a decision to sell six sur- plus school buses the board owns. The buses were sold according to a board decision reached at the monthly meeting Thursday but Goderich Trustee Dorothy Wal- lace asked that the matter be given a second look at the next board meeting which is in August. • Jack Alexander, Wingham trustee and management com- mittee chairman, told the board that it would be better business to sell the six buses, two of which are 1967 models and four 1970. He said the buses are in serious dis- repair and it would take more money to keep them road -worthy than they are worth to the board. The sale was to give the board some return on a $98,000 invest- ment it made earlier this year when it approved the purchase of six new buses. In 1976 the board approved the sale of eight surplus buses that netted $7,965. Wallace did not dispute the fact that the two 1967 buses should be sold but took exception to the fact that the management committee apparently failed to consider practical use of some of the 1970 buses. The management com- mittee pointed out that the buses could be used for field trips but that the board already had four buses across the county that are used primarily as backup ve- hicles in case of breakdown and could also be used for field trips. Alexander said the,committee looked at leaving some of the buses posted around the county but said there weren't enough to go around so it was decided to sell them all. He said the four back-up buses are in Stephen, Turnberry, Grey and Ashfield townships. He said the locations allow any teacher to go to the school where the bus is parked and use the vehicle for any field trips. Wallace said she could see the logic in treating all areas of the county equally but said if the board planned its bus purchases it could provide buses on an annual or semi-annual basis. She said this year it may choose to keep two buses and add another two next year. "We can't afford to just give them away," said Alexander. "We have to keep them in shape." Alexander said he had only 'used the costs the board may face to keep the buses on the road add- ing that not all schools take the same number of field trips and the board couldn't just give them wholesale use of the vehicles. He said the board should give each school a field trip budget and tell them to confine any and all field trips to that budget. Two guests at the board meet- ing, elementary school principal and a secondary school principal, both agreed that the schools in the central area do not take ad- vantage of the cheaper buses be- cause by the time they send a teacher to get the bus and then take it back they are farther ahead just calling a contractor. Wallace lost her bid to have some of the vehicles remain in the central area of the county but by delaying the decision she said she hoped to provide the board with more figures to strengthen her argument and have the board reconsider. Colborne trustee Shirley Haz- litt noted the recommendation before the board was to develop teacher guidelines at a secondary school level and added that while the first delegation was elemen- tary school ,teachers, the edu- cation committee, of which she is .a member, had met with mem- bers of the Goderich and area Pro Life group who were concerned about secondary school material. She suggested the board establish guidelines for the whole system. John Cochrane, directorof edu- catien,.told the board that the re - commendation was made,,to de- velop rationale behind the courses. He said that the idea. is to give the teachers direction but to also enable the board or the teacher to answer a parent when • they ask why something is being • taught. AGoderickotrustee.'Dorothy-Wid- , lace said she can recall the board • going-over this same subject not too many years. ago and it seemed then to be. the general consensus that someone from the outside should teach the course. She said the cornern was that the teacher felt uncomfortable deal- ing with sex education and then trying.to teach the same group of children another course. Eugene Frayne, Ashfield trus- tee, asked if the course could be expanded to something a little more than just health. He sug- gested that the course be intro- duced in a manner enabling it to be taught with reasoning de- yeloped from Christian morals. Is it possible to have health taught with an option that the parent; and student can decide on?" he asked. "One course could no just health and the other could be health backed up with good strong Christian morals. They itin Math and.English why not in health?'• . Mr. Cochrane said he Could see no reason why the courses couldn't be taught in that man- ner, adding: "Off the top of my head, I would say it is'something that the education committee will have to sit down and come to grips with." The board accepted the recom- mendation to set up a course •"which will encompass concerns expressed by some parents so that subjects considered to be of a delicate nature are dealt with in a tasteful and inoffensive, manner, reflecting the moral standards of the community". SCOUT EMBLEM—Bruce Mac lntyre holds a cake which his father made with the Boy Scout'emblem on it. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Mac Intyre stand beside Bruce who received his Chief Scout Award Wednesday night. The Award was called the Queen Scout, but the name was changed about four years ago. • • • WINGHAM LIONS CLUB officers for this year include Directors James Carr, Stewart Beattie and Russell Zurbrigg and Tail Twister Fred McGee. Absent are Director Doug Bishop and Lion Tamer Andrew Ritskes. The club installed its new officers at a meeting June 14. • Lions Club shotild serve past governor tells members Lions Clubs exist to ,help corn- ' munities, Grant Chisholm told Wingham club members last week; "Th'at's ,we're all here.'''Mr. Chis m, past gover- nor of the A-9 district Lions, > spoke briefly on "What is Lionism?" The clubs need people who care, he added; people who don't hide their heads in the sand like ostriches but who are willing to tackle problems and beat them. • He said the idea of Lions Clubs was conceived by Melvin Jones, a Chicago man, 58 years ago. A year later the clubs became international by spreading to -Windsor, and have grown ever since. Following his talk, Mr. Chis- holm presided over the installa- tion of officers for the coming year. Archie Hill is the new presi- dent of 'the Wingham Lions, tak- ing over from Rev. Robert Arm- strong. Nick O'Donohue and William Cruikshank are vice-presidents and Arun Ghosh is the new treas- Urer, while Lloyd "Casey" Cage - more continues as secretary. Club directors are ' Stewart Beattie, Russell Zurbrigg, James Carr and Douglas Bishop. Fred McGee continues as Tail Twister, While Andrew Ritskes will serve as Lion Tamer. Also announced at the meeting were awards for Lions who have given long service to the club. Vern Dunlop receives a 35 year award and Dr. George Howson a 30 year award. Twenty-five year awards go to Fred Snow and Mr. Cruikshank, with a 20 year award to Mr. Casemore and 15 year awards to Mr. McGee and Mr. Bishop. In other business, the Lions were told three estimates are being obtained on siding for the building which has been moved to the lower ball park. The siding should ,improve the appearance of' and reduce maintenance for the building. Mr. Zurbrigg asked for a volun- teer to help with the cerebral palsy telethon scheduled. for this fall. This may be the final year .\ for it if sufficient pledges are obtained, he said. Last year's telethon raised $100,000 from this area for the Cerebral Palsy Association, Mr. Zurbrigg said later. He added that of 400 pledges from Wing - ham, only three or four were not honored. The money is being used to build a holiday facility for handl- 'capped persons at Holland Centre, near Dundalk. NO INJURIES IN ACCIDENT Wingham police investigated an auto accident at the Frosty Queen drive-in this week, involv- ing John P. DUskoey of Brussels and Daniel J. Hunter of Belgrave. • Damage in the accident was estimated at $300. No injuries were reported. Receives Chief Scout award Bruce Maclntyre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Macktyre, Wingham, received his Chief Scout award in a special cere- mony June 15 at the Wingham Public School. The Chief Scout award is the highest award a Boy Scout can receive. On the average, it takes about three years to prepare 'for it. One of the many requirements is 50 hours of community service. Murray Gaunt was present at the ceremony to read the Chief Scout charter. Rev. Robert Arm- strong commended Bruce on his achievement and offered prayer. The 1st Wingham Boy Scout Troup watched as Bruce re- peated the Scout law and as Mrs. ft Maclntyre pinned tho award on her son. A number of people at in the auditorium bleachers to watch. A special treat during refresh- ments, following the ceremony, was a cake made by Mr.- Mac- tntyre which had the Boy Scout emblem on it. The Chief Scout award. which replaces the Queen Scout award, was started four years ago. Bruce is among 17 Boy Scouts who will be leaving for Prince Edward Island July 2 for the Canadian Jamboree. They will be staying in Cabot Provincial Park until July 11. Over 15,000 Scouts and Ven- turers will be there from all over Canada. From Ontario, more than 6,190 qceio'c will tra" tn the Jamboree. At the Jamboree. Sub -Camp Caribou will be staffed by Ontario under the direction of C. H. Clark, past provincial:commissioner for Ontario. The Scouts and Venturers will each have their own program. They will be able to choose from such activities as skin diving, photography, obstacle courses And over night hikes. Tours of PEI, clam digs and fishing trips, will round out the program. • Several of the Wingham Scotts have been doing odd jobs around town and saving their money for the big trip. 44;