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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-12-18, Page 1LTI© No. SO—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1969 10 CENTS PER COPY SANTA VISITS HENSALL - Santa Claus made his official visit to the boys and girls in Hensall district last Saturday afternoon, and passed out treats to all of them. Santa is shown here being' surrounded by a number of enthused children as he made his way from the fire truck to the audit- orium of the arena.' Over 500 children attended the event. Set PolicyTransferson Student and the board voted in favor of being informed of transfers be- fore they were made. Qther policies set by the board included rulings on bereavements, memorial plaques and awards, expenses for athletic leadership camp, disposal of surplus equip- ment, admission to kindergarten, pupil participation in fall fairs, contracts for teachers and med- ical certificates for students. (by Shirley J. Keller) informed at the next board meet - It was another policy making session for the Huron County Board of Education meeting Monday evening and at one point the board became so conscientious over their del- iberations, members found themselves without any policy at all in the matter of trans- ferring students from one school to another. In instances where students transfer from one school to an- other, either at the suggestion of the student or school officials, the superintendent of schools has the authorization to effect the transfer providing he has obtained parental consent of the pupil involved. However, the board expects to be kept informed of these moves. The question was whether the board wished to be informed before the transfer or after the transfer had been made. The original motion read sim- ply that the board be kept in- formed of such interschool tran- sfers. An amendment to the motion read that the board be Christmas Issue Early Next Week The next issue of the Citizens News will be in the mails on Tuesday, December 23, and will contain the usual greeting messages from area business concerns. There will be no editionublished between Christ- mas andNewYears. Any persons wishing greeting advertisements in the Christmas issue should contact the Citizens News as soon as possible, since the deadline for this type of advertising is six o'clock on Friday night, December 19. It is impossible for this newspaper to contact all business places, so your co-operation will be greatly appreciated. ing following the transfer. An amendment to the amendment read that the board be informed before the transfers were made. In voting, all three suggestions were turned down. "It would seem that all is lost, " quipped chairman John Levis. However, vice-chairman Robert Elliott reintroduced the second amendment as a motion The Editor, Zurich Citizens News, Zurich, Ontario. Dear Sir, Through a directive from the administrative staff of the Huron County Board of Education, the people of Huron County are being given an opportunity to meet with the teaching staff of their local school to discuss the aims and objects of education and a list of some twenty dif- ferent topics has been prepared by the principals as possible sub- jects for discussion. Having been closely involved with schools and the education of children for the past fifteen years, I realize that this is an occasion for which those persons vitally concerned with the dev- elopment of the full potential of all children, having long been awaiting. For years children have been attending smaller schools, taught by teachers and run by local school boards with whom the parents were in close contact. The advent of the County Board has made the individual contact with parents a thing of the past - it would seem that no- one now knows what is taking place in these seats of learning. But the day has long since gone when parents can cease to be concern- ed. (continued on page 3) Santa Claus Draws Crowd at Henson Santa arrived do the fire truck at the Hensall arena Saturday afternoon, where he welcomed the children of Hensall and dist- rict, at the annual Christmas party sponsored by the local bus- inessmen. Members of the Hensall Fire Brigade handed out some five hundred bags of treats, and chocolate milk, compliments of Hurondale Dairy. The child- ren also enjoyed free movies with Jim Hyde in charge of the projector. The businessmen will also sponsor free skating Saturday :afternoons during December and January. Huron Board Rules Against Need of Medical Certificates (by Shirley J. Keller) Huron County doctors got a break Monday evening when the Iluron County Board of Educ- ation voted in favor of a policy discouraging principals from requiring medical certificates from pupils as proof of illness during absence. The policy outlines that med- ical certificates should be re- garded as statement of profes- sional opinion attesting to a student's fitness to participate in the school program, and may be required after an absence from school only in such circum- stances as serious illness, pro- longed absence from school or return to school after a commun- icable disease when there is doubt concerning the student's freedom for infection. Otherwise when doubt occurs the principal sholild use the services of the school nurse provided by the Huron County Health Unit. Principals will also be expected to use discretion when dealing with students who want to attend fall fairs. Policy stresses the fact that the board does not encourage the cancellation of classes to permit passive obser- vation at fair events nor does it encourage the use of large blocks of school time for preparation of projects designed solely for competition in the fairs. " It is left to the principal to decide whether it is a worth- while learning experience. noted John D. Cochrane, dir- ector. New policy also makes prov- ision only for memorial plaques in recognition of service render- ed by an employee who died while serving as principal of a Poultry Farmers Win Business Tax Appeals Five Hay Township poultry farmers who appealed their 1910 assessment notices last month had their objections up- held last Wednesday by a court of revision. The farmers were fighting against a 25 -percent business assessment on poultry buildings for allegedly having purchased feed for their operations which, according to Huron County assessors, made this businesses. Glenn Fisher of Exeter, court of revision chairman, said far- mers with more than 10 acres of land have the potential of growing their own feed and the operations of persons with less than 10 acres cannot be classi- fied as farmers. The five complainants involved in the appeal, first aired, Nov- ember 10 at Zurich posesses more than 10 acres of land. The business tax doesn't apply to farms where livestock is • raised on feed grown on the same farms. The appealed assessment to- talled $6, 000, which would have represented an additional $510 in taxes for the five farmers, Mr. Fisher said farmers and other persons in Huron County who had similarly appealed would be notified of the court's decision through district munic- ipal clerks. The farmers involved are Peter and Erhard Voersma, both of RR 1, Exeter; William Rooseboom of RR 3, Zurich, Stephen Ging- erich, Zurich and Donald Hen- drick of Dashwood. school. Individuals or groups wishing to institute a memorial are encouraged to consider an annual cash award to the pupil standing first in a subject chosen bythe donor, or the feasibility odepositing a bond with the board, the annual interest of which is to be presented as a cash award to a student standing first in a designated subject. 0 Huron Students Named Winners Of Carter Award (by Shirley J. Keller) Members of the Huron County Board of Education learned Monday evening the names of three Huron County 1969 secon- dary graduates who will share the county portion of the Carter Scholarships: Harold Newland, Central Huron Secondary School, with 659 marks out of a possible '700, $100; John Goddard, South Huron District High School, 652 out of 700, $60; and Charles Trewartha, Central Huron Sec- ondary School, 638 out of 900, $40. Teachers who have tendered resignations are Mrs. Jo Anne Telford, Goderich; Mrs. Donna McKay, Wingham; Mrs. Guelda Holmes, Seaforth; and M.J. Yearsley, Exeter. vorcy brei prnscnrnrion i the board, RoyB. Dunlop said he expected fnances would re- main within the budget forecast. He said interest rates this year amount to about $115,000. No decision was made on the acoustics problem at Central Huron Secondary School. The board did learn that the carpet- ing treatment would be approx- imately half the cost of acoustic panelling, but was concerned that the cost of maintaining the carpeted walls would be a factor in the final decision. The matter was left in abey- ance until policy is made re- garding the proper methods to employ on such expenditures eg. what jobs must be tendered and which jobs can be completed without such formal preparations. 0 Salvation Army Visits Area Homes The Salvation Army League of Mercy delivered 165 sunshine bags to patients at South Huron Hospital, Exeter; Bramar Manor; Davis Nursing Horne, both of Exeter; Blue Water Rest Home, Zurich; Queensway Nursing Home Hensall, and shut-ins in the area. A four -piece brass band from London Citadel played Christmas carols in each institution, and visited Mrs. Maude Hedden and played several carols for her. In the party were Mrs. Brig. Rawlins of London and Mrs. Eric Luther and Mrs. Pearl Erratt, of Hensall, the latter two helping to distribute the sunshine bags. AN IDEAL GIFT Are you looking for a perfect last-minute gift suggestion? Why net give that friend, relative or member of the family away from home a one-year subscript- ion to the Zurich Citizens News. The cost is only $3.50 in Can- ada and $4.50 in the USA. We have ideal gift cards avail- able to announce the subscription and the office of the Citizens News will be open this Saturday.