Zurich Citizens News, 1973-06-28, Page 10PAGE 10
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1973
Huron board Chapel service
defends stand on
teacher relations
(by Wilma Oke)
The Huron County Board of
Education meeting in Clinton
Monday approved a request from
a group of adults around Ethel
to build a tennis court on Board
property at Grey Central Public
School.
The court would be built at
no cost to the board at an exp-
ected cost of $1, 000. The
36 foot by 78 foot court will
be asphalt covered with a fence
at each end, The group indic-
ated in the letter to the board
that by building the court at
the school, it could be used by
the pupils during the day.
The Huron Board will sign an
agreement with the Perth County
Board of Education on Iluron
County pupils attending Listowe.
District Secondary School foll-
owing receipt of a letter from
R,K, Self, Director of Educatior
for the Perth Board, that it will
recognize the right of Perth
County pupils residing in that
portion of Hibbert Township,
that was part of the former
Seaforth High School District,
to attend the Seaforth High
School.
Mrs. M. Zinn, chairman of
the Education Committee, rep-
orted that Trustee Wilfred Short -
reed of Walton had attended the
committee meeting to report
on the Ontario Public School
Trustees Association conference
held in. Cambridge, June 3. At
the conference concern was exp-
ressed by the trustees attending
on the decision of the Huron
County School Board to ratify
a one-year collective agree-
ment containing an appendix
on a pupil -teacher ration which
agreed that vocational classes
willhave 18 to 20 students,
while academic classes will
have roughly 35 students each.
Until the Huron decision was
made final two weeks ago, Ont-
ario school boards had refused
to bargain with teachers over
their working conditions such
as pupil -teacher ration, class
size, number of teaching hours
each school day, selection of
teachers, teaching methods or
course content. This had.been
considered the perogative of
management.
At the press conference foll-
owing the meeting, Cayley Hill,
chairman of the board, indicat-
ed the trustees and the press at
the conference had over re-actecd
He said he had sent a letter of
explanation to the Trustees
Association and to the editor of
the Goderich Signal Star.
He said the board had not
negotiated away any prerogative
and that there was no monetary
value to the pupil -teacher ratio.
He stated the board had develop-
ed a better rapport with the
teachers.
The two members of the press
at the meeting questioned Mr.
Hill as to why they were not
informed of this clause in the
agreement when they were
given the report the salary neg-
otiations with the secondary
school teachers had been ratif-
ied at the May meeting of the
board. To this Mr. Hill replied
that perhaps it would have been
better if this had been done.
He said that as other school
boards in the area were still
negotiating with their teachers,
the Huron Board did not want to
influence them.
The board approved in princ-
iple the recommendation from
the Education Committee that
the request for increased secret -
(Continued on page 11)
On June 17 a chapel service,
held at Blake, was the outcome
of a vision cherished in the hears
of the late William A. Swayze.
After many years of residence in
Toronto, where, along with his
business activities, he had also
pastored a small church, Mr.
Swayze began to pay visits to
his native Blake. In due time,
he bought the old white church
on the hill; and, in its renovat-
ion, made provision for both
living quarters and a chapel.
However, failing health,
and his subsequent death in
1)ecember, 1972, prevented the
realization of his dream of see-
ing people gathered in this
chapel for worship.
The afternoon service, tilus
recently arranged, combined
contributions from several pers-
ons. A son, Gareth Swayze,
paid high tribute to his father,
not only for his outstanding
Christian character, but also
for the Godly discipline and
example he accorded to his four
sous. He paid tribute also to a
Godly mother now also deceased
Another son, Gordon, expressed
warm appreciation, on behalf
of all their families, for the
kindly welcome always tendered
their father in the homes of the
community. He especially com-
mended the gracious hospitality
continually met with in the
home of the Peter Gingerich's.
Mr. Swayze's love of the
scriptures was well-known; and
it was his love for, and need of,
the Psalms that prompted him
to commit them to memory --
all 150 of them! It was fitting
that the scriptures selected for
this service were portions from
two of the Psalms; also fitting
that these were read responsively
by the two sons of Peter Ginger-
ich, Keith and Kenneth.
Mrs. Irvin Martin, at the
accompanied a quartet of local
young men, who sang two numb•
ers which were much appreciat-
ed. She also accompanied the
congregational singing led by
Mr . Martin.
About people
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Griffiths,
Aileen and•Stuart, Dorchester,
Mrs. Julia Dickie and Frank
Smith, London, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Raithby, Auburn visited
with Mr. and Mrs. William
Davidson.
Richard Turkheim visited
over the weekend with his par-
ents in Zurich, upon returning
from his worl< assignment in
B.C. He is now back in Ottawa.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Silver-
man, of Chatham were week-
end visitors with Miss Debbie
Hogg at St. Joseph.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brunton,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Freeman,
London visited with Mr. and Mrs
Hubert Schilbe over the week-
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held at Blake
In charge of the service was
Rev, Ephraim Gingerich, who
made mention of the wide area
of missionary outreach on the
part of the late Mr. Swayze;
this included his regular contrib-
utions to the Blue Water Rest
Horne. Mr. Gingerich emphas-
ized that a service such as this
was designed, not just to pay
tribute to a man of God, now
gone on; nor to gather friends
and relatives together, to share
fellowship in his memory. It
is these, but much more. It
was a gathering for the praise
and worship of the God whom
this man so loved and served;
a challenge to all, to pick up
where he had left off t Perhaps
his own words would best sum
up his challenge. During home
devotions, just two days before
his death, Mr. Swayze had pray-
ed, "Lord, I think my time is
brief. But in whatever time
you leave me here, don't let
me be a quitter!"
The service was followed
by a time of fellowship. Guests
including. Mrs. Swayze, the
former Mrs. Myrtle Cooke, were
present from Toronto Btarnalea
and Meaford.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP CALF at the recent Hensall Spring Fair was shown by Robert McGregor and
bought by Darling's IGA of Exeter. The reserve champ owned by Mike Binnendyk was purchased by
Al's Market of Hensall. Shown from the left are Russ Goldstein of the Hensall store, Mike Binnendyk
and Robert McGregor and his calf surrounded by the Darling family, Jim, Jeff, Marion and Fred.
The Hensall Calf Club wish to express their appreciation to all the buyers who attended the Hen -
sail South Huron Calf Club sale last Tuesday evening and who, by their brisk bidding, made the
show a success.
It is support such as this which enables the committee to carry on with the program among the
young people in our community and we know everyone shares a pride in their accomplishments.
Darlings I.G.A. Grand Champion and 9 others
AI's Super Save Reserve Grand and 6 others.
Russ Goldstein
Canada Packers 14
Ed Watson 13
Hensall Sales Arena 8
Canadian Abattoir 7
Corbett Sales Arena 7
Merners Meats 6
Exeter Frozen Foods 5
Jack James 4
Burns Meat Packing Co. 4
U.C.O. 2
Don Carruthers 2
Gamble & Rodgers 2
Colemans Co. 2
Woodham Meat Market 1
Robert McKinley 1
Fearmans 1
Dunn & Levack 1
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