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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-01-21, Page 1+o. 3 ---ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS i TROPHY PRESENTED - Following their victories at the Sliver Stick Hockey Tournament at Watford over the past weekend, the Zurich Bantams were presented with the "C" and "D" trophies. Team Captain, Gerald Weido is seen here receiving one of the trophies from tournament chairman, Dalton Richardson. Gerald, also received a trophy for the "most valuable player" in the entire tournament. He scored the winning goal of the final game in the second overtime period on Sunday afternoon, for his second of that particular game. The subject of guidance in Huron County will be the first study undertaken by members of the Huron County Board of Ed- ucation in special half-hour sessions during regular board meetings for the next few weeks. The matter was uppermost in the minds of some board memb- ers after a former South Huron District High School student told the board she felt she had been misinformed by the guid- ance department and the princ- ipal at SHDHS concerning her rights and privileges to continue an art course in Grade 13 despite the fact it was discontinued at Exeter. The board members learned from the young woman, now enrolled at Fanshawe College, that the guidance department at SHDHS had not provided her with the answers to her questions and that she had been instructed to write to various universities, etc., for the information she desired. She also told the board she had asked to transfer to Beal Technical School, in London, at the expense of the board in Huron County, and had been told this was not likely to hap- pen. The Huron Board, however, does have a policy whereby a student in the county desiring a course not offered in the county schools, is entitled to tuition at another school where such a course is offered. While board members agreed to speak to the school officials at Exeter regarding this matter before making a decision in this case, several board memb- ers expressed their concern over the guidance program through- out the county. It was decided to ask the guid- ance department heads to make a presentation to the Huron County Board of Education at its next meeting regarding the guidance program in the county schools. It is understood this presentation will include guid- ance programs at both the elem- entary and secondary school levels. It is also hoped that the board will find some way to discover the students' impression of the guidance program in the county schools. 0 New Policy On School Lockers (by Shirley J. Keller) Principals in Huron County have been advised that students' lockers shall not be opened with- out the knowledge of the student involved and his being present at the time of opening the locker The ruling was made following a complaint to the board by Charles H. Thomas, reeve of Grey Township, that 18 students and several ratepayers have ap- proached him to indicate their annoyance at school staff open- ing students° lockers without thei) knowledge. In future, if it becomes nec- essary to open a locker and stud- ent is not available, it shall be the responsibility of the Principal only to open it in company with one other staff member. The board also learned that the entire staff of 22 program consultants from the regional office of the Department of Education has been made avail- able to Huron County for the period February 1 to 12. These services will be concentrated in Area C schools but provision is being made for specific person= nel to visit other schools in the county. This will be a self- analysis experience for all those involved in the educational process in the schools.`The consultants (continued on page 5) ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY (by Shirley J. Keller) The 1971 Warden of the County of Huron is Jack Alex- ander, reeve of the town of Wingham. Warden Alexander was elect- ed on the second ballot, a 20- 20 tie vote between him and Reeve Elmer Hayter, Stanley Township. The tie was broken in favor of Alexander by Reeve Paul Carroll, Goderich. The first ballot showed 14 in favor of Alexander, 16 for Hayt- er and 10 for Reeve Hugh Flynn, the third candidate in the race. Alexander listed the official plan for the County of Huron, the problems caused by the ap- proaching closure of CFB Clint- on, the appointment of a new Medical Officer of Health in Huron and the county roads system as the priority items. The Wingham businessman promised to devote himself to the job of Warden for 1971 and to "work hard to keep Huron County among the leaders in the province of Ontario." In his address to Huron County Council, Elmer Hayter said the last warden from Stanley had been Fred Watson in 1944. He noted he had spent 11 years on municipal council, five as dep- uty -reeve and three as reeve. Hugh Flynn stated his ambition to "someday become warden of Huron County." He cited cons- ervation, reforestation, pollut- ion control, regional govern- ment, welfare planning amalg- wee , JANUARY 21, 1971 10 c PER COPY Reeve Huron Warden Elect , Officers r r Hensall Fair George Frayne was elected president of the Hensall South Huron Agricultural Society during an annual meeting held in Hensall, Saturday afternoon. Other officers; first vice-pres- ident, Larry Merner; second vice-president, Grant McGregor; secretary -treasurer, P,L. Mc- Naughton. The society also announced the Hensall South I-Iuron Agric- ultural Fair will be held June 22 this year. amation of health services and the CFB closure as the prime areas for concern this year. "If we don't stand up and take a stand we're going to be told what to do, " said Flynn. Judge R.S. Hetherington adm- inistered the oath of office to the new warden. He said in his business he found it necessary to go back into the archives for direction and he envied county councillors their opportunity to "make history." He urged all members of council to "co-operate and bring together the facilities of the county." "That's your duty, " he told the members. "The difficulty comes in trying to apply it. Don't let local interest too badly mar your judgement." Rev. Garwood Russell of St. George's Anglican Church of - (continued on page 10) Huron oard of Education Agrees To Library Deal With County Group (by Shirley J. Keller) After a committee of the Huron County Board of Education met with the Huron County Lib- rary Committee and its librarian, Miss Ethel Dewar, members of Huron County Board of Education agreed to purchase Huron County library services for the senior grades in schools in Huron Count) without library facilities at a cost of $1 per student. When the school librarian, the principal and the appropriate superintendent of operations agree that the school's book collection is not large enough for the library to be self-support- ing and needs to be supplement- ed, the Huron County Library Service will be purchased. It is estimated this will cost about $3, 000 for ten schools in the county plus the five sen- ior schools in McKillop Town- ship. It is also noteworthy that the funds for the service will be budgeted over and above the per pupil amount allowed by the Board for the purchase of lib- rary books. Superintendent of education Jim Coulter told the board it was felt the Huron County Lib- rary service was not too satisf- actory for the junior grades. This is to be a one year ar- rangement, the board learned. Dr. A.N. Deathe, of Goder- ich asked Coulter if the board of education planned to inte- grate its library program with the library program offered by the county, Coulter explained, that the board of education was buying a service, not integrat- ing systems. Board chairman Bob Elliott wondered if the board should be looking into a board -operated book mobile system whereby books in county school libraries would be moved from school to school. Coulter suggested this may be recommended for fiction -type books but that text books are required to remain in the schools to be available when needed. Coulter added that duplications of books are already being moved around in the county. "We've done a lot of this, " said Coulter. 0 Snowmobile Cause Several Injuriess A Dashwood man was one of two snow vehicle operators in- jured in mishaps reported over the past week to Ontario Prov- incial Police, Exeter. On January 10, George New- man, 26, of R, R.1, Cottam, was treated for a fractured left collarbone and lacerations to the right knee and left wrist by Dr. V. Gulens, of Dashwood at the South Huron Hospital. Newman had been operating his mach- ine at the Pineridge Chalet when he was thrown off after striking an unknown object. Alphonse Denomme, 28, of (continued on page 6) YOUTH COUNSELLOR VISITS ZURICH - Jack Saarela, centre, of Don Mills, a worker in the Lutheran Churches of Canada, visited the young people of St. Peter's Zurich over the past weekend. Shown here chatting with Mr. Saarela at a Saturday are, Left to right, Howard Thiel, Donna Schilbe, Margaret Elligsen, a visitor with Brodhagen, and Christine Haberer. volunteer youth Lutheran C hurch, night gathering the group from