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He then moved up to English department head and soon after moved to Sudbury. In that northern Ontario city, Mr. Thompson was a secondary school inspector for the then department of education. Now it is called the ministry of education. I worked in the regional office there which covered northern Ontario from Gravenhurst to the Manitoba border," said Mr. Thomp- son, In 1969, three months after county school boards were formed, Mr. Thompson and his family moved to Stratford. He came in as assistant superintendent in July of that year. in 1975, he took over the position he's now leaving, as superintendent of program. When asked for his basic philosophy on education, Mr. Thompson said teachers and the material they work with are important. "What education really requires is caring teachers," said Mr. Thompson adding quickly, "They have to have good material, also." And those feelings go along with his premise every child has the right to make the most of his self. The superintendent said teachers have a great influence on their students. He notes we may not remember what the teachers taught, but we'll remem- ber the teacher. "Often, more can be done by the example of a teacher," he said. However, program or the school subject content, has been Mr. Thompson's main thrust for at least the past 11 years. "It (the subject) has to stimulate and be relevant to what the kids see as their needs," he said. The retiring superintendent feels Perth County has top-notch programs to ofrer its students. Perth, says Mr. Thompson, has also kept pace with larger school boards. "For a small county, we have tremendous programs to show for our effort," he said. STACK UP W ELL The superintendent said Perth's courses stack up well to the many that cross his desk from other school boards. But he doesn't take full credit for the quality of these programs. "I've merely had the responsibility of getting- other people to do things," Mr. Thompson said humbly. He praises the teachers out in the county for what he rails a willingness to work extra hours on various curriculum committees. "I have always enjoyed the retest of co-operation." He pays special tribute to the consultants who have worked under him. •a "We have top notch people who shoulder a tremendous responsibility. W e have got some who are among the finest in the province," said the superintendent. W ith the introduction of the credit system and more recently the provincially steered switch back to more compulsory credit courses, Mr. Thompson has seen major changes in education. He says because Perth is more traditional, the swings in the credit system experience in some parts of the province, weren't felt here. Courses offered in Perth high schools have stuck to the fairly As for the increased number of compulsory subjects, Mr. Thompson sees a possible hardship ahead for technical courses because of declining enrolment. "Ihave a lot of concern for the dropping orf of enrolment in the technical area. However, that may be starting to correct itself." A major review and qpdating of technical courses and equipment in Perth's five secondary schools is one of several highlights of Mr. Thompson's career. It took three years in the early 1980s to update all areas of technical education, traditional ones like math and science and The revamped primary language program - English. (Continued on Page A10) CWL receives letters from India St. Columban Correspondent MRS. CECiIIA RYAN 345-2028 The March meeting of the St. Columban Catholic Women's League was held on Tuesday evening in the parish rectory. President Angelina Swart conducted the meeting. Correspondence read by Mildred Cronin included letters from the two adopted families in India and several thank you cards. The annual parish dance will be held on April 5 in the Dublin Community Centre. Tickets are available from the ladies of the Catholic Women's. League. The World Day of Prayer, which was to be held on Friday, March 7 at St. Patrick's Church in Dublin, had to be cancelled dire to the storm. It will now be held Thursday, Reverend March 13 at 1:30 p.m. A parish Spiritual Retreat to mark the 75th anniversary celebration of St. Columban Roman Catholic Church began this week with Holy Mass on Saturday and Sunday. Msgr. Adams of Mitchell will be here to give the retreat each day which will close with a Holy Mass on Thursday evening at 8 p.m. PEOPLE Sister Jean Moylan of W indsor visited with her mother, Mary Moylan during the March school break. Gary and Joanne Schleen of London visited on the weekend with Roy and Angelina Swart, Pat Subject and children and Louise Ryan of Kitchener visited with Clarence and Cecilia Ryan on the weekend. speaks .to Presbyterians Cromarty Correspondent R. LAING The Rev. Duncan Farris of London was guest speaker at the Cromarty Presbyterian Church service March 2. This Sunday the sacrament of the Lord's Supper was observed. Another community event Doming up is the annual crokinole party tonight at 8 p.m. PEOPLE Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laing visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Chessell, Vama. Mr. and Mrs. Philip James, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Fell and Joyce, took part in the entertainment at Huronview in Clinton last Monday afternoon, Lillian Douglas, Kay Smale and Doris Miller attended an executive meeting of Perth District Women's Institute on Monday. Church discusses `God's gifts' St. Peter's E. L. W . Brodhagen held its March meeting recently the Bible study, relating to "God's Gifts", were studied and discussed on three various Scripture pas- sages. This was under the direction of Dorothy Elligson and Ella Gloor dividing those present in groups of three. It was stressed that each passage pertained to God's personal gift to each of us, to be used individually - working into unity with all. Rose Robinson thanked the ladies in charge of devotions. Doreen Bennewies presided for the busi- ness period. Roll call was answered by 18 ladies responding to "How to overcome the winter blas" interesting answers followed. Routine reports were read and adopted. An HAPPY TRICH'5 OAS 00.2% or Homo, 4 litre Bag Everyday LOW PRICE! MILK- 2. 79, or 2.9Homo with the purchase of either of the above 4 Litre Bags of Milk receive 2-250 ml CHOCOLATE MiLK CARTONS FREE! invitation from St. Patricks RC Church, Dublin to share in World Day of Prayer service was acknowledged. A thank you from L.A.M:P. was read in regards to our Christmas project. Ella Gloor and Florence Rock displayed the covers made at Work Day the previous week. A few items are still in demand to rmish some personal kits, especially toothpaste and tooth brushes. Birthdays were reported by Martha Hinz and Marjorie Horst; singing a hymn in their honour. Doreen closed the meeting with prayer, closing with the Lord's Prayer in unison. 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