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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1985-09-11, Page 4A4 — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Perth voters Perth voters in the November 12 municipal election may have a chance to indicate their opinion of full funding for Catholic secondary schools. The Perth County Board of Education approved asking the 16 municipalities in the county if they would hold a referendum on the full funding issue. "We have to keep trying," said Stratford trustee Paul Parlee on the school board's attempts to stop full funding. "We can't lie down and die." The school board's action follows the lead set by other school boards in the province. Perth received requests to ask for the referendum from the Durham board of education (Oshawa) and a Toronto based FASHION ACCESSORIES by • B+D OUR ENTIRE STOCK NOW OFF -while present stock lasts - SEE KAREN'S FOR A COMPLETE LINE OF IMPORTED B & D FASHION ACCESSORIE&INCLUDING Bangles, Hair Clips, Sunglasses, Earrings, Pearls, Cosmetic Bags, Mirror Compacts, Tweezers, Sponge Applicators, Nail Files. fid WE DO: *FACIALS •MANICURES •PEDICURES •MAKEUP •WAXING •EYELASH TINTING •COSMETICS AND SKIN CARE 17 ALBERT ST., CLINTON 482-3454 SEPTEMBER 11, 1985 —DUBLIN AND AREA get chance to speak out group calling itself The Coalition for Public Education. "I'm speaking in favor of the Durham board's request," said Mr. Parlee who is chairman of the board's ad hoc committee on the extension of funding. to Catholic schools. Currently, Catholic schools are funded by the provincial government to the end of Grade 10. In Perth County, the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic separate school board operates elementary schools from Kindergar- ten to Grade 8. The Catholic school board plans to open a high school in the current Grade 7 and 8 school, St. Michael's, in Stratford. • Mr. Parlee said he expects about 70 per cent of those voting across the province this fall will• be against full funding. This, he said will make the provincial government take notice. And that is the purpose of holding a referendum in Mr. Parlee's opinion. He didn't say there wouldn't be a Catholic high school in Stratford in 1986. He did say though, that in his opinion, 75 per cent of the Perth voters are opposed to full funding. Mr. Parlee added that the Catholic population in Perth is, only about 15 per cent. The two trustees on the public school board who represent the Catholic ratepayers on secondary school issues, voted against asking for a referendum. "It's just a waste of money," said Howard Shantz noting that only one of all the provincial MPPs has said he is against full funding. The Catholic representative .said the referendum would only garner a lot of publicity. Mr. Shantz commented that he and his Catholic colleague, Don Crowley of RR 2, Gadshill haven't spoken out on the question of full funding because they don't want to get into a dispute on religious grounds. "It's just not worth it," he said. Mr. Parlee said the board would approach each municipality individually rather than at the county council level. The board has to act quickly, said Mr. Parlee, because if the municipalities want the question on the Nov. 12 ballot, public notices have to be published in local newspapers before'Oct. 12, one month before the election. The question that could be placed' on the ballot is - "Do you favor the extension of funding to the Roman Catholic separate secondary schools? Yes? No? Full funding question is filed Trustee Frank Falconer mounted an recommended the motion be filed. unsuccessful attempt to get the question of The only trustees who disagreed were full funding for Catholic secondary schools • Mr. Falconer, Exeter trustee Clarence before the Huron County board of education McDonald and Joan Vanden Broeck of at its September 3 meeting. Saltford. Mr. Falconer said the Huron school board A resolution from the Hastings County shouldn't let the.other school boards fight board of education calling for the 'Ontario •. against full funding by themselves. government to "refrain from extending full Trustees Dorothy Wallace, Murray Mul- funding" was presented to the school very and Harry Hayter were absent from the board. Director of education Robert Allan meeting. FRX101etie THE Ladles' and M.o'T SLIPPERS Any I pain for $13. 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PEOPLE Recent visitors with Marie Melady were Tessie Costello of London, Dorothy Kraus- kopf and Angie of Kitchener, Ann Vogels, Dublin, Irene, Sharon and Larry Kelly, RR 5, Seaforth, Jim and Mary O'Connor. RR 2. Dublin, George Ducharme, Mitchell and his daughter Angela, Toronto and her nephew from Ireland, Mary and Frank Cushing and Mary and Joe Coulson of Guelph. David and Marilyn . Wylie of Kitchener visited on the weekend with Tom and Maddie Murray and family. Delaine Cronin of Dublin, Les, Laura and Shannon Ward of Kitchener, Wayne and Malita Cronin of Egmondville, Clarence and Cecilia Ryan, Frank Cronin of St. Columban and Frank Nolan were Sunday guests with Gerry and Karen Ryan and family on the occasion of Amanda's second birthday. In the evening Gary, Ann and Brent Cronin visited at the Ryan home. Congratulations to Tony and Karen Van Bakel on the birth of their first child, a son on September 4 at the Stratford General Hospital. 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