HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1977-06-06, Page 1NO 14
FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS
,WEDNESDAY, APTIL 6, 1977
Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority contest
Price Per Copy 20 Cents
Zurich students' posters, essays win top prizes
One hundred grade seven and
eight students from ten water-
shed elementary schools par-
ticipated in the essay and poster
contest sponsored by the
Ausable-Bayfield Conservation
Authority. The theme of the
contest was "Conservation What
it means to me."
Close to 200 people attended the
Conservations Slide presentation
held last Thursday evening at
ZURICH HAS SEVEN WINNERS — The students at the Zurich public school managed to enter seven prize-
winning essays and posters on conservation in a recent competition sponsored by the Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority. They are, left to right, back, Janis Luther, Susan Deichert, Kathy Love, Connie Neeb;
front, Angela Zehr, Brian Horner and Darlene Steckle. photo by McKinley
Bd. iFE
Huron County director of
education John Cochrane was
given approval Monday to begin
staffing county schools for the
school year 1977-78. Board of
Education approved Superin-
tendent of Education Ralph
Smith's recommendation to
begin staffing elementary
schools to a maximum of 315
teachers and secondary schools
tion to st
to a maximum of 273 teachers.
Smith reported to the board
that the elementary school staff
need was based on an expected
enrolment of 6,768 students, down
slightly from this year's
enrolment of 6,787. He said parts
of the county other than Clinton
would merit a reduction of one
teacher but increased enrolment
in the Clinton area would have
Information inaccurate
R.J. Homuth, principal of
Central Huron Secondary School
in Clinton, levelled some
criticism at the board of
education Monday for releasing
inaccurate Material to the press
and public and for not checking
with administrative staffs of
schools to see if information used
about the schools is accurate. •
Referring to a recent account
of missing books in secondary
school libraries in the county
Homuth claimed a gross inac-
curacy appeared regarding
CHHS's losses. He said the figure
quoted in the newspapers after
the board meeting at which the
issue was discussed represented
the total dollar value of books
replaced because of loss, theft
and damage for the years prior to
1975 and not for the year 1975-76
as reported.
The principal said he had a
report from the school librarian
stating that there were 490 books
not accounted for during the 1975-
76 school year and that the dollar
value for the books would be less
than $4,000, not $6,240 indicated in
the newspaper report.
Homuth said if the board meets
his two requests he would expect
the press to present to the public
a "brighter picture of out staff
and student body" claiming the
school does not have as many
"thieves" as reported. He added
that being at the top of such a list
does little for school morale.
Board vice chairman Marion
Zinn, author of the report dealing
with library losses, told the board
how she had come by the figures
in the report adding that she had
assumed they were correct. She
said she wished to apologize to
anyone who received undue
criticism from the issue adding
that she wished to publicly thank
those people who had returned
books since her appeal went out.
Zinn laid some of the blame for
the CHSS problem on the Clinton
News Record claiming the
newspaper blew the story out of
proportion and caused some
misrepresentation. She said she
thought the newspaper• went in
for some "uncalled for sen-
sational journalism". She added
some basis to her claim by
alleging that the News Record
•carried another "unjust report"
last week in its issue.
Board chairman Herb
Turkheim asked Zinn how she felt
the newspaper misrepresented
the account of the losses.
"It was the headline, she said.
"The headline read something
like `Students steal $20,000 worth
of books'."
Turkheim said he felt there was
no way a headline could be
construed as misrepresentation.
He said the story carried in the
newspaper would contain the
information and if it was correct
that was the important factor.
"The board is in no position to
dictate to newspapers how to
write headlines," said Turkheim.
which time the prizes for winning
essays and posters were awar-
ded.
In addition, the Authority
honoured three retiring members
with scrolls as a token of ap-
preciation.
Harold Lobb of Clinton who has
been a member of the Authority
for five years, Frank Mauma of
Warwick twp. who has been a
member of the Authority for 13
years • and John Stevens of
Blanshard twp. who has been on
the Authority for 25 years were
scroll recipients.
The winners in the Poster
Category are as follows:
First prize went to Karl Ket-
tler, a grade 7 student at
Parkhill -West Williams Public
School for his poster, "Help Save
Our Conservation Areas."
Second prize was won by Faye
Evans, in grade 8 at South Perth
Centennial Public School who's
theme was "We're Up To Our
Ears in Litter." Jo Anne Smaie, a
grade 7 student at Hensall Public
School won third prize for her
poster on "Conservation Before
and After•"
Honourable mention awards
were won by: Greg Schmidt, St.
Joseph's, Clinton; Ricky
Shanahan, St. Joseph's, Clinton;
Angela Zehr, Zurich Public
School; Leanna Tripp, J.A.D.
rt staffin
made the engagement of one
additional teacher necessary
even though Vanastra School
were not opened. The opening of
Vanastra requires an additional
1.5 teachers making the Grades 1-
8 ration of teacher -student 21.5 to
one in 1977-78.
For special areas in the system
Smith recommended the hiring of
two home economics teachers,
two industrial arts teachers, one
half teacher for each 28 pupils for
kindergarten and a maximum of
four teachers for special
education.
At the secondary school level
the total adjusted enrolment in
1977 will be 4,692, up three
students. The present staff is 273
and Smith recommended that the
ratio of 17.5 students to one
teacher is adequate and that the
same complement of staff be
kept.
Clinton trustee Dorothy
Williams pointed out to the board
that the ratio of students to
teachers is based on all staff,
principals and librarians in-
cluded, and that not all the staff
actually teaches.
McCurdy Public School; Ellen
Copeland, South Perth Cen-
tennial; Doug McIntosh, South
Perth Centennial; Tilo Krohmer,
Ecole Ste. Marie; Melinda
Maclsaac, J.A.D. McCurdy
Public School; Kong Son, South
Perth Centennial Public School.
The winners in the Essay
Category are as follows:
Two students tied for first prize
- they are Susan Deichert, a
grade 7 student at Zurich Public
School who wrote on water
pollution and Mike Stephens in
grade 7 at South Perth Centennial
School who's essay asked the
question of everyone "What are
we doing about pollution?"
Second prize was won by Darlene
Steckle from Zurich Public
School, in grade 7 who wrote on
the wise use of our natural
resources. Jeff Schmidt in grade
8 at St. Joseph's Separate School
in Clinton won third prize and his
essay expressed his concern
about saving our wilderness
areas.
The Honourable mention
awards were won by Ellen
Copeland, South Perth Cen-
tennial; Jeff Bridge, South Perth
Centennial; Kathy Love, Zurich
Public School; Jerome Van De
Please turn to page 2
Farmstead
and Home
improvement
The next general meeting of the
Farmstead and Home
Improvement committee will be
held Wednesday, April 6, at 8:30
p.m.
The officers and directors will
be given the publicity for their
area as well as registration forms
for the five areas of competition
chosen in conjunction with the
1978 plowing match.
Local directors include Glenn
and Lois Hayter for Hay town-
ship, Paul and Kathy Steckle for
Stanley Township, Doug and .
Karen Shirray for Hensall and
Ron and Marilyn Heimrich for
Zurich.
Hensall fund-raising goal set
The Hensall and District
Community Centre Fund Raising
Committee has been formed to
provide funds for our new
Community Centre. The com-
mittee is made up as follows:
Eric Luther, Chairman; Dave
Schurman, Co -Chairman; Doug
Mock, Secretary; Carl
McMahon, Treasurer; Butch
Hoffman, Harry Klungel, Doug
Shirray, Bob Caldwell.
Residents of Hensall and the
surrounding townships have been
advised by letter of the project
cost and financing plans which
are as follows:
Estimated cost of new Com-
munity Centre, $600,000; To be
covered by: Provincial Grants,
$150,000; Public Subscription,
$150,000; Wintario, $300,000.
A door to door campaign will be
conducted shortly in Hensall by
the Kinsmen Club. Butch Hoff-
man and Harry Klungel will
canvass the area businesses. The
area townships will organize
their own door to door canvass
and this will be co-ordinated by
Doug Shirray and Bob Caldwell,
Any firms doing business with or
supplying products to our local
businesses will be contacted for a
donation.
The committee will require the
generous support of all area paign. The results of the cam -
residents and businesses to en- paign will be advised in local
sure the success of this cam- newspapers on a regular basis.
A SPECIAL POSE — During Saturday's skate-a-thon at the Hensall
arena, Brenda Rooseboom performs special antics for the
photographer.T-A photo