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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-05-24, Page 1Mai crickki NO. 21 FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1973 Interesting mail boxes on highway 21 Clarence Rau, RR 2, Zurich 15¢ PER COPY Huron B of reviewol�c� p es (by Wilma Oke) The Policy Review Committee presented their final report at a meeting of the Huron County Board of Education at its meet- ing in Clinton Tuesday. John Broadfoot of Brucefield, chairman of the Policy Review Committee reported that his committee had spent a lot of time, many hours, reviewing the policies and that the Direct- or of Education, D. Cochrane, had spent hours rewriting the policies to meet the wishes of the committee. Mr. Broadfoot reported there are 23 new or amended polic- ies to be recommended to the Board for its approval. Cayley Hill, Chairman of the Board, stated these polic- ies are the guidelines by which the Board operates and he said he believed every item should be looked at carefully, just to follow through that this is what the members wanted for board policies. "This is a very import- ant subject. Take a look at this. Give it the attention it deserves, " Mr, Hill advised. On the review committee chaired by Mr. Broadfoot were J.P. Alexander of Wingham, K.C. Cooke, Clinton; Herb Turkheim of Zurich, Mrs. D. Wallace of Goderich and John Westbrook of Goderich. The Board scanned about half of the policies and the proced- ures at the meeting and at the June meeting will scan the rest and then approve them if satis- fied they are properly updated and will meet the current needs of the Board, In other business the Board received two resignations of non - teaching personnel -Eric. W. Jolly, bus driver at Grey Central Public School, effective April 30 and Frank Wildfong, senior custodiat at Exeter Public School effective June 20, retirement in accordance with union agree- ment. • The following resignations were received of teaching staff, effective August 31; Clinton Pub - Dan Knight, RR 2, Zurich ha = ew e At a meeting several weeks ago the council of the Village of Zurich had decided to enforce a regulation that all properties in the municipality should have sewerage connections ran to their property line, whether or not they wanted it. Their reas- oning was that it seemed foolish to have streets torn up in later years if vacant lots wanted to have the service installed. The plan of the council was to have the village pay for the costs involved in the event the property owner refused to pay the necessary expenses. In this situation, the property would have the costs levied against it if and when a building would be erected, Now, however, the council have found that there are too many property owners who are only too willing to take advant- age of this situation, and the estimated costs involved would be prohibitive to the village. They are still prepared, however to enforce the plan on the two main streets of the village, Goshen Street and highway 84, since these two will both be rebuilt within the next year or two. The council are still encour- aging anyone with vacant lots to have them serviced now, for future development, Anyone who has any questions about this policy should contact clerk - treasurer Doug Armstrong as soon as possible. He will be happy to outline any of the det- ails regarding the entire sewer- age project to any ratepayer. HEADS STUDENT COUNCIL A Zurich youth, Brad Oke, last week was elected president of the Student Council of South Huron District High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Don- ald C. Oke. A Dashwood area youth, Janice Hayter, was elect- ed secretary of the organization, The office of president is pres- ently being filled by John_, Noakes, of Hensall, and the new slate will assume office in September. lic School, Miss Edythe Beacom, J. Graham, Mrs, Sandra Billson, Mrs. Helen Craig and J,A,Gray Principal. Colborne Central Public School, Mrs. Jeanne Stutz, also Blyth. East Wawanosh Public School, Mrs. Nancy Campbell; Exeter Public School, Mrs. Margaret Turnbull and Mrs. Doris Weiganr Grey Central Public School, Mrs. Jane McDonald; Hensall Public School, Mrs. Shari Burton Holmesville Public School, Mrs. Jean Eaton; Howick Central Public School, Miss Waverley Goforth, Miss Lorraine Wilson and Miss Mary Mae Schwartzen- truber; Hullett Central Public School, Mrs, Nancy Weber; Huron Centennial Public School, Mrs, Karen Menheere; Huron Hope, Mrs. Janet McAdam; Robertson Memorial Public , Miss Bonnie -Ann Perdue; Sea - forth Public, Mrs. Charlotte Baechert; Mrs. Marilyn Hohner and Mrs. Brenda Holland; Steph- en Central Public, Mrs. Shirley Mousseau; Turnberry Central Public, Mr. Ronald Wall; Vict- oria Public, Miss R. McKague; Mrs. Carol Nivins; Wingham Public, Mr. T. Stewart Beattie, principal and Mrs. Vera Elliott; Queen Elizabeth School, Eric Eberhardt. Central Buron Secondary school, James Cooper, Gurnos James and William Turlow; F, E, Madill Secondary, Mrs„ Barbara Green, Miss Lynda Kennedy, Emery Stuckey and N. M. Wolsey; Seaforth District High School, Mrs. Larisa Tymchyshyn; South Huron Dist- rict high School, Morley Saun- ders, Vice-principal, Victor Dinnin, Miss Patricia Gilleland and Miss Lauretta Siegner; God- erich District Collegiate Instit- ute, Jack D. McLean; and Board office, William Carter, Psychologist. The Board approved the est- ablishment of a media centre -- the board will seek the services of a media co-ordinator with duties to commence as soon after June 1 as a supply teacher can be engaged or as soon after June 30 if a person from outside the county is engaged; and that the Board establish a four half - days a week courier service on a trial basis to provide twice - a -week delivery from the Educ- ational Administration Centre to all the Board's school in the county, That the service provide by the incumbent audio-visual aid technicians, Messrs, Tut - land and Bridges be continued for the present time. Mrs. M. Zinn, chairman of the Educational Committee, in presenting the recommendat- ion to the Board for the courier (continued on page 16) es (by Wilma Oke) The Huron County Board of Education in a committee of the whole following its regular monthly meeting in Clinton Tuesday ratified a six percent increase in salaries for its secondary school teachers for 1973-74 term. Cayley Hill, chairman of the Board, in a press conference following the committee of the whole, said it was a six percent formula raise and that a new salary schedule will now be constructed which may be available to the press in about two weeks. Mr. Hill said the board had allowed a five per cent increase in the budget for the salaries, the one per cent difference would amount to $9, 000 for the period from September to Dec- ember, or about $20, 000 for a total year, more than antic- ipated, The elementary school teach- ers' contract has been signed by the board, Mr. Hill reported, but has not yet been ratified by the teachers. He expected it would be ratified within a couple of weeks, and available to the press. The negotiations with the teachers which started the first of March were very amicable, Mr. Hill stated, He said the contract is for a one-year term, previously it was for a two-year period. "With the money available and tight budgeting, it was diff- icult to negotiate for more than a one-year contract. We agreed to talk a one-year contract, and with salaries, this is more practical, " Mr. Hill reported, There will be a staff reduct- ion by attrition with about 10 fewer teachers in secondary schools for next fall with the total expected to be 260, and with about nine fewer teachers in elementary schools for a total of 336 teachers, including principals. RECEIVES DEGREE Miss Esther Steckle gr..duated on Sunday, May 20, from East- ern'Mennonite College, Harris- onburg, Virginia with he Bach- elor of Science degree in Nurs- ing. She is the daughter of Mrs. Seleda Steckle, Zurich, The summer months will be spent as camp nurse at Black Rock Camp in Pennsylvania, and in Septem- ber she will be employed at the University Hospitals of Cleve- land, Ohio. In 1966 she graduat- ed from the Wingham and Dist- rict Hospital, Wingham, with her RNA and was employed there for two years. Following this she spent one year in voluntary service in Carlsbad, New Mex- ico,