Zurich Citizens News, 1971-04-15, Page 14THURSDAY APRIL 15, 1971
ZURICH CITIZENS,NEWS,
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Special Education P
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guidance head at SHDHS; Dale
Grey and Mrs. Marg Robinson,
head and assistant head of the
English department of CHSS
pointed up the need to discover
these various learning difficulties
early and to treat them as educ-
ational problems before they
become emotional problems.
Some educators even went so
far as to state that persons in
need of special education who do
not receive it could very well
become the future welfare recip-
ients and chronic law offenders
simply because they have grown
angry at their inability to succeec
in school by the normal route.
The presentation by Kenwell
and his staff held no promise
that the costs for special educat-
ion in Huron County would re-
main static. In fact, it was
pointed out that for the 1972-1973
school year an additional $121,
500 could be utilized to provide
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one more psychometrist; one
more speech therapist; three
more special learning disabilities
experts; 45 more secondary
school guidance counsellors; and
three more elementary school
guidance counsellors.
A full program would repres-
ent $6.06 extra per student in
the county for 1971; $18.74 add-
itional per student in 1972; and
$24.15 per student more in 1973.
Dr. Barry Deathe, a member
of the board who is a medical
doctor in the town of Goderich,
outlined the urgent need for some
kind of help for youngsters with
special learning disabilities.
Dr. Deathe said he has had
parents bring their children to
him because of difficulties at
school, he has had their potent-
ial and needs assessed and then
had to tell the parents there are
no provisions in the Huron
County educational system to
provide the special training their
child requires to overcome the
barriers to learning in the conv-
entional way.
He stated that teachers were
not to blame because the present
staff in Huron County just is not
trained to deal with these special
problems. He illustrated his point
by saying that while he is a docto:
his patients do not expect him to
perform brain surgery. By the
same token, not every teacher
can be expected to know how to
handle all special learning diffic-
ulties.
Kerswell noted in a private
interview following the meeting
that if the nature of the learning
disability is discovered early in
a child's life, there is a very
good chance it can be overcome
with special attention by a skilled
teacher.
During the evening portion of
the meeting, a couple from the
Hensall area was in attendance
to request some action in the
field of special education because
their son is in need of such help.
The couple outlined their child's
special handicap which was sim-
ilar in so many ways to the ex-
amples studied during the after-
noon session.
They were assured that the
board was making every effort
to establish a program of special
education in the county. Some
urgency is attached to the situat-
ion because it will be Necessary
to advertise very soon for qualif-
ied persons if the program is to
begin in Huron this fall.
Superintendent of business
affairs Roy B. Dunlop was urged
to make all haste to assess the
financial picture for the board of
education and to advise the board
members shortly to what extent
the program can be implement-
ed this year.
At the same time, the board
will give thought to the implem-
entation of a conversational
French program in the Huron
County elementary schools begin-
ning this fall in Grades III to
VIII. It was learned this course
would require about 10 extra
teachers over the entire county.
During the evening session,
the board members did approve
the appointment of vice -princ-
ipals for Exeter PS and Stephen
Central School as well as the
hiring of a teacher librarian for
Zurich and for Seaforth; music
teachers for Howick Central and
for the southern part of the
country; a teacher of home ec-
onomics and an industrial arts
instructor for Seaforth Public
School.
South Huron Women's Institute Plan
For District Annual In Fensall
South Huron District Women's
Institute Board of Directors
spring meeting was held in Hen-
sall Town Hall, with twenty-
four present. A courtesy note
was received from Miss Barbara
Dougall, Exeter, who received
the plaque which had been don-
ated to Huron Park by South
Huron District for proficiency
in fashions.
A Food Forum will be held
April 22 at Clinton High School
at 8 p.m. (county project),
"Never a dull meal. " The dist-
rict annual will be held in Hen-
sall United Church, Thursday,
May 20, with Hensall branch
hostess.
The London Area Convention
will be held in Ontario Street
Church, Clinton, September 30
to October 1.
Mrs. Gordon Papple, Seaforth,
reported on the sub -division
board meeting held in January
at the home of Mrs. Norman
C oulthard .
Nominating committee conv-
ened in preparation for district
annual. Miss Ruth Skinner, ^'
Exeter, was nominated, as dele-
gate to the Officers Conference
in Guelph, April 28-29.
President Mrs. Delbert Geiger
chaired the meeting.
About People
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Hugill, Gar)
and Beth, of Kitchener spent the
holiday weekend visiting with
relatives in Zurich. Mrs. Hugill's
mother, Mrs. Ella Thiel returned
home with them to spend a
couple of weeks.
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PAGE FIFTEEN
John Vintar, superintendent
of education, reported that a
meeting to discuss the implicat-
ions of continuing separate
school education to the end of
Grade 13 will be held in St.
Joseph's Parish Hall in Stratford
on April 19 at 8 p.m.
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