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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1970-10-08, Page 9THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1970 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS Stephen Parents Ask Bus Service Three Stephen Township parents were representing the mothers and fathers of 34 kind- ergarten students at Stephen Central School Monday evening when they appeared before the Huron County Board of Educat- ion meeting in Clinton to req- uest transportation to and from half-day kindergarten classes for their youngsters. Spokesman for the delegation . Ted Wright, Dashwood, said the Stephen parents would not favor an every -other -day kind- ergarten system in order to simp lify transportation for their child ren. Wright said it was the opinion of Stephen parents that kinder- garten aged students were not ready for a full day at a school and needed the home environ- ment at least part of each day, that students were apt to become unhappy with school if they were pushed into it too fast; that noted educators believed the half-day system the most superior to all other systems; and that cost is the only factor preventing trans- portation both ways since buses and drivers are available. The delegation stressed the safety factor saying that quite a number of cars were travelling in and out of the school grounds around noon each day and that accidents could happen with the board having no control over the drivers of those vehicles. Another member of the group, Donald Gaiser, Dashwood, said parents were using car pools to get the children back and forth to school and wondered about the board's involvement in the . - MACAULAY LTD. • PAGE IN ma event of an accident on the way to classes. Another argument put forth by the delegation was their cry for equality with urban children who can attend kindergarten on the half-day system. It was estimated by the board that the extra costs would be about $20.70 per day or an ad- ditional cost of about $3, 400 until the end of June. It was also noted that Stephen Township was the only township in Huron where rural children were attending kindergarten classes on a half-day basis all year with the parents providing the noon -hour transportation. In Hensall and Zurich, how- ever, parents provide noon -hour transportation for their children to half-day kindergartens until the end of December. From Jan- uary on, the students go for a full day every other day. Vice-chairman Robert Elliott concurred that half-day kinder- gartens were the best for e children but he reminded the delegation of the increased cost to taxpayers if the system was adopted county -wide. He sug- gested more study on the situat- ion before any decision was reached on the matter. The group was informed that an answer to their request would be forthcoming at the next meeting, Monday, October 19. e to our Clinton, Seaforth' and Hensall building yards during the past 211 years, gnu These Outstanding Sale Items e lV nized OOFING ) GUAGE — HOT DIP ZENGTH — 6 RIBBED cial for More, 1 .95 Per Sq. Delivered .6610.4 as HTS $16.95 To fit Steel Roofing Sheet 8 ft. Long PENITE 40 sheets & over ill lots 3.20 CATION Hard to Get at Places ILL $1.80 3 cu. Ft. Bag a — GET ONE FREE 'AK $1.45 pe) 5 cu. Ft. Bag S -- GET ONE FREE CEILING TILES 2' X 2' Light Weight Styrofoam Glue -on No Strapping Required 20 c Sq. Ft. Any Quantity Super -White 12" x 24" CEILING TILE Washable — Full Carton Lots Only BARN HARDWARE -' No. 61 Trolley $4.75 r No. 686 Galvaniz- ed Bain Door Track, 6-8-10-12 Ft Lengths 43cPer Ft. No. 90 Track Hanger Galvanized With Lag Screws Single 50c ea. ALUMINUM DOORS Standard Guage 1 1/4" Frame Pre -Hung, Ready to Install, all Hardware Included. Self -Storing Standard Sizes 25.95' 2'8" x 6'8" 2'10" x 6'10" ATTENTION FARMERS 6 Mill Black POLYETHELENE 24' x 10ast Plic --- 29 0' Rolls Only 40c Per Lineal Foot 32' x 100' Rolls — Only 39,915 55c Per Lineal Foot .95 ,I BALL-MACAULAY LTD. Building Supplies CLINTON 4829514 HENSALL 262-2713 SEAFORTH 527-0910.