The Wingham Advance-Times, 1976-10-14, Page 1FIRST SECTION
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Wiogliam. Thursday, October 14, 1976
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Students entering high school The requirements of four Eng- The options within the English he wants an honors e
next fall will have to take nine lish studies credits to graduate studies area will not be as narrow (Grade 13) he must Pick six Iraq•.
compulsory subjects to graduate, be retained, so that on top of in the upper grades as in the first ors courses to add to the 27:Xr.
according to. a statement made compulsory cor in the first two years, said Mr. Wells. Wells said he doesn't consider a
by Education Minister Tom Wells two years, students will have to A student must now have 27 compulsory core such as the ane
recently. The ministry will set take two more English subjects. credits or courses to graduate. If set for Grades 9 and 10 necersu'y
the basic course content in those for the upper grades.
core subjects. The Minister also added tiwt
The Minister's statement fol- A:w the announcement was "fbe brst
lows a growing clamor from the of several signiBcan� steps ide-
public and from within the educa- # ,,. signed to refine and improv***
tion system for a more structured quality of education." He in -
and standardized school system, r4. dicated the province would be
The. system of - free choice be- coming out with a new system for
came province -wide in 1972 and evaluation and testing of
over the past couple of years has ' , .�, students, as well as some new
come under increasing attack. policies on French instruction in
In 1874, the ministry modified elementary schools.
the system slightly by requiring struction in elementary schools.
students to take four English When pressed, the h inider
study credits and two Canadian said, "The schools today are bet -
studies credits to graduate. But ter than they've ever been - but
Mr. Wells admitted the modifica- that doesn't mean we can't make
tion hasn't worked very well. L" changes for the better."
He said there is too wide a, The Minister said the govern -
range of options that could be ment is taking a "balanced"
classified as English, such as position by making this move for
film and drama courses. the fall of 1977. He said it is a sig -
He told a news conference the nificant change in the credit sys-
ministry will provide course tem but will not cause dramatic
guidelines for teachers which will upheavals in the schools.
ensure that "every student getsca
f Mr. Wells denied the move will
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communication skills, which in-
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He said ministry curriculum
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sive and of greater assistance to
classroom teachers." But they One of the oldest walkers in the BELGRAVE ARENA is not presently in use until after the working on the fund raising so the work may get under way.
will also retain enough creativity Belgrave Arena Fund Walk -a- renovations have been made but it was the location of the Chairman of the supper, Clarence Hanna of Belgrave, said
of teachers." thon on Monday was Norman 27th annual Fowl Supper. Approximately 545,000 is needed that the profits from the event will go to the Recreation
Mr. Wells said the guidelines - " Cook, 50 years old. Susan Cook of to put the arena back in use. Community members are Committee.
will specify a core or basic con- Teeswater (no relation) was the
tent of skills to be covered in the youngest at nine years old.
compulsory courses allowing for' Mr. Cook completed the full 2S
varying levels of student ability. w: $ mile walk and collected $417 in
Students will be required to � ^" * l� pledges. Susan walked about 20of for grant O form
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take most of the mandatory core the 25 miles before she had � -
curriculum in Grades 9 and 10. give up. Johanna VanCamp wtla
They will -have, to take English, the youngest walker to compbsi k* - ... .
mathematics and Canadian hist- WEARY BUT STILL ABLE to smile after completing 20 of the full 25 miles. She is 10 years,
ory and geography- in both the -25 miles required to finish the Belgrave Walk-a-thon are old.
Grades 9 and 10. During one of Steve Cameron and Jonathan VanCamp, both of Belgrave. A total of 43 walkers started entral- o
those years, they will also be re- They weren't the first walkers to pass the corner of Victoria from East Wawanosh Public
quired to take one course in and Diagonal Road in Wingham, but they weren't the last School at 9 a.m. Only 40 finished Mary Ann Kowbuz of Bayfieldvolunteer workers in their im cult to determine. "It is reeogniz- committee would also assist the
science. either. as they trudged along Highway 4 has filed an application with the �fate areas, according to Ms. ed that the development of volun- Bureau personnel in defining cur -
south to Belgrave from Wing- federal Local Initiatives Pro- Rowbuz. teer services and the presence of rent and future community and
ham. requesting funding for the self-help groups are health signs agency needs, and will assist in
After leaving the public school, gram �� g g "Because the population of P g P y g g y
establishment of a Huron County Huron County is relatively small of any progressive community." recommending appropriate plans
Historical S museum walkers went south on Highway 4 Central Volunteer Bureau. Ms. The proposed Volunteer to- meet .these needs.
to the 5th Concession of Morris and widespread." she explained, P P
Kowbuz explains that'the pro- "the need for coordination of Bureau would offer service "to Ms. Kowbuz explains that in
Township. They went east on the posal was drawn up on the basis services is much more important individuals wishing to volunteer order to develop the proposal a
• •5th Concession to the Centre Side- of certain assumptions. than it might be in more densely through planned recruitment, telephone interview survey was
t0 et G. A. Reid pa nt ngs road. As a result of the federal and rsonal interview, referral to conducted with agency directors
gB this time the walkers were populated areas. The fact that
By provincial governments retraint many social ' service agencies organization and further counsel- and full time coordinators of vol -
strung out along the route which programs, social service agen- have, their head offices located ling on ways to broaden their unteer services, agency person -
The Wingham and District The committee suggested that tires; wooden springs designed wound north on the Centre Side- cies are finding it more and more outside the county or in a part of community service," according nel who function as part time vol -
Historical Society's museum it will require volunteer help by Fry and Blackhall during Sec- road to Bluevale. From there difficult to provide high quality the county not readily accessible to the proposal sent to LIP. unteer coordinators, and groups
executive committee met last from interested citizens to com- and World War; gramaphone in they turned west on Highway 86 care, time and personal attention to the entire cliental, makes the it would be established to pro and individuals in need of volun-
week and decided to complete an plete this work. John Pattison is GunSonOla cabinet; lady's to Wingham and south on High to their growing number of delivery of service even more dif vide consultation to citizens' or tary assistance.
agreement with the London Art chairman of property committee pocket watch with W. G. Pattison way 4 to Belgrave. clients, she said. This means that ficult." ganizations through volunteer' "The findings of this study,"
Gallery for a permanent loan of and can be contacted by anyone on face; a crock which originated The arena fund will probably agencies and their staff members Ms. Kowbuz says that for this opportunities for individual Ms. Kowbuz says, "clearly indi-
works of art painted by former interested in volunteering their at old Wingham Pottery Works; receive about $2,500 from pledges must rely more heavily on the reason also, the definition of total members, selection of group pro- Cate a definite need for a Central
Wingham artist, the late George services. map showing Village of Zetland; Picked up by the walkers. good will and skilled services of community needs is often diffi- jects, setting up and operating Volunteer , Bureau which con -
Agnew Reid. The meeting of the executive anything relating to Fisher's their own volunteer service pro- cerns itself with the work of vol -
The London gallery will loan was held at the site of the Woollen and Grist Mill; pump. +"' ♦w' - gram and planning of educational unteers in Huron
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approximately 18 Pictures and museum in the former Daycarefrom Wingham Pump Works.
programs. According to the LIP
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the Wingham museum will be re- building. They had a tour of the When the selection committeet,„y, Ms. Kowbuz says the bureau sion volunteer services are quite
sponsible for transportation, re- building to see what progress had hears of a donation or loan of an At + r would offer consulting services to
> • successful in other communities
,storation and framing. The donor been made. item, it will make arrangements agencies and organizations
• t, , ,- �, such as Hamilton, Kitchener -
to th-e London gallery, Gordon The selection and appraisal for an appraisal to be done. If the 1 t •r S through organizing for volunteer Waterloo,- London and Toronto.
Kahn of Richmond Hill, has committee requested and receiv- item is selected the committee _ vs �, services, strengthening es -
Ms. Kowbuz notes that although
agreed that the pictures should ed specific rooms into which will put an appraisal value on the`,: tablished volunteer services, de- these are all urban settings, their
be hanging in Wingham. acquisitions, either donated or item and a receipt will be given to `.: rid '"i scribing volunteer jobs, planning conceptual framework and ac
The Historical Society will pro loaned, will be catalogued in de the donor. The appraisal value is for training, supervision, recog- tual function would lend them-
ceed to acquire and restore as tail and stored securely. Follow- for insurance purposes in case of nition of volunteer contribution selves to a county such as Huron.
many as can be done at this time. ing restoration they will be mov- fire or theft. If the appraised �' ••' ;•` and the establishment and main
The rest will be dope as funds ed into display areas. value is not satisfactory to the i - ,i � tenance of standards for volun- "The basic ingredients for a
dictate. They will be left in In approximately four weeks donor, then the item will not begq teer service. successful bureau," she says,
London until such time as the the selection and appraisal put on ,display. 4„ She also hopes the new groups ' "appear to be identifiable groups
Wingham rooms are ready to re- committee should be ready to re- Receipt of a donation of $215 would coordinate joint efforts of and individuals who are in
ceive them. ceive those items that relate spe- from Guenter Heim was ack e” ti ,w two or more agencies in develop- need of assistance and a strong
The property committee re- cifically to the town and nowledged, from his special art + ing standards, recruiting and community support both in terms
ported that the lighting on the townships in the area. show and sale held at the town training volunteers, and recog- of time and money. These all
second floor of the Museum has Some of the items the selection' hall some weeks ago. This is the nizing contribution made by vol- seem evident in this area."
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been installed. Work is going committee is especially looking type of relationship the Wingham w unteers. A good deal of time has been
ahead with actual preparation for, and realize will be hard to and District Historical Society is r +y it would sponsor or stimulate given by both agency people and
and decoration of display rooms. come by, are: Aero Cushion most grateful for, v sponsorship of educational pro- private citizens in working out
t..rj t grams relatled to citizen parti- the basic ground rules for a Cen-
11 z �• cipation in agency services and. to tral Volunteer Bureau, Ms. Kow-
• at` , �- -+ present specialized training pro- buz explained. "We may also say
EnergyConservation Week grams, she says. The bureau that s are reasonably sure that
• would also promote recognition office space will be donated to the
• ,of volunteers in community ser- project by people in the com-
'` i• vice and serve as a resource to munity."coincides with time chap e 1 r ,n: agencies seeking trained and ex "1t should also be noted," she
^ g-�': •.� perienced board members. says, "that volunteer bureaus
Safety was one of the big items increase in energy output, dis- discussed at the meeting was the _ . +�. if approved, the Central Volun that have been in existence for
discussed at the Public Utilities cussion centred around how the advisability of changing from :-,s- �` "` teer Bureau would be located in some time evolve from being co
Commission meeting on Thurs. Commission c6uld alert the pub- bulk metering to individual +; .�. ' ' c �" , either Goderich or Clinton, in ordinating bodies into agencies
lic to this Week. metering in apartments �'; R � ' ' v.•'+' "' order to provide accessabihty to that are clearing houses for all
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Director Ken Saxton told the it was decided that as much ad' n tas many people as possible. kinds of volunteer work."
Roy Bennett, chairman of the . - '"•',i.; it would provide full time em Ms. Kowbuz also suggested
meeting that in accordance with vertising as possible would he ''� ' ".t . f • P
Commission. said it might be +all •-, loyment for four persons Burin that such groups seem to be the
the Structural Safety Act, an em- done to acquaint the public with t�,y �. , s, •'>;;• ' +' P Pe ' g
better to make a study of whether * i �:- y �!y- - . ° . t! .c a six month period and these staff apparent motivator for develop
ployee of the commission has what Conservation Week is all a »�,• . `ire - . ., w `.'.�,` ,�
bulk metering does make a ,r ' ,. ♦ members would be responsible ment of autonomous self-help
been appointed to check all about. The Commission would '- + . *4k* ' °.g.>«+
difference in output. The Com tw' { r�.'r 4: for establishing community groups re strictly voluntary pro -
equipment once a week to see if it also advise as to how energy s , . • . t
mission will make this study be- , .� j""4tpRr awareness of the Bureau, identi- grams in their respective com-
is in first class order. if it is not, could he conserved during this s i► ,,t fore they do anything about -' �. . fying immediate needs and set munities.
then it is his job to make sure that week and throughout the winter. a, ':
changing the meters in apart �- ti. .r ting out basic guidelines for Ms. Kowbuz also noted that she
it is repaired before being put Conservation Week also comes ment buildings��"' - �' ! future operation is presently looking for, individ-
back into service. just before the increase in output
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it was also mentioned that due to the Christmas season. One it was mentioned that if an Ms. Kowbuz explains that an uals and groups who might have - "'"' -.� ,�
Energy Conservation Week, of the ways the Commission will apartment renter was charged '`. ^ ,,, t" Advisory Committee consisting thoughts about the wsys in which
October 31 to November 6, coin- alert the public about conser- according to his own meter, in- of representatives from various such a bureau might be useful to
cides with the change from day- vation is ,by inserting booklets stead of on a 'set rate by the THIS IS A QUICK WAY of removing leaves from the streets and sidewalks. Don Carter community agencies will be es- them. Such persons should con -
light saving to standard time. As with the monthly PC notices. apartment owner, he would per- uses an attachment to his garbage truck to suck them into the garbage compartment. His tablished to provide guidance and tact Mary Ann Kowbuz at Box 235
this is one of the peak times for an One of the other ajor items haps cut down on the output. wife makes it a family affair by driving the truck. ongoing community input. This Bayfield or telephone 482-3194.
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