The Huron Expositor, 1979-04-26, Page 25L
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flA100f1INCHLEY
Jimmie,. Hutchinson, the popular janitor
at SCE and the friend of all enlisted. A few
daysafter war was declared he had donned
the red tunic of the 33rd Regiment and,
boarded the 1 o'clock train or Goderich,
the first man front Seaforth to go to KAG
We used to read 4i:ironic's letters to col,
Wilson which were, printed in the Expos.
itor.
After we went back to seheal in
September thingswerenot quite the sante.
The war did not directly A fret us and we
I, did net realize what it was to mean. But we
had a new principal at school and he
introatteed some changeS: .
Work Harder
Mr. ROSs Started working uS, 4 little
' harder. His experience had given him
added confidence and he had a better
knowledge of his pupils ,ttnd knew better
,what they svere capable of doing. On our
part we were becoming more familiar with
his methods of tegehing and 'hanonng .0f
etasses.
we had one to know that he expected
tWo things frot . his students - accorate.
work and fast work. Mere memorizing of
the basic book work was net enough, We
had to be able to reproduce it fast and
without t mistake,.
Pushed
He pushed the better pupils on to
greater ettorts encouraged the slower ones
and Liaise wno were no lible to grasp
matheidatics he treated with great pat-
ience:. e showed no fa‘-oritisin, And there
Were nOne toward 'whom he showed
anything-apprbaching pick. Mr. Ross was
fair to alt.
-I the end of the first year he had come
to call most or the' boys hy their first
'names. This was something new as other'
teaeherS for the most part had always
addrcssed the boys by their flintily names..
At first it was ait honor to be singled out
and czilled hs our first oame and even after
the practice had become general and MI'
the boys were going by their first names we
still telt it :in honor to he so addressed by
Mr. 'Ross, In after years when Iheshould
meet a former pupil hecoold instantly
recall and address him by ht S first name.
With the pupils it just seemed natural to
refer to our teacher as Mr. Ross. Some of
the bolder pupils might show off hy •
referring to him as .1 P but for the +Mist -pint
he was always spoken of. as Mr. RosS,
bad 'nicknames for some of the .other
teaehers and they, were not , always.
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coniPlitnentarY Snell epithets were '
ev-er applied ,to, Mr. 1Ross.
Justice
,One time there Was 4 regretable and .weli
remembered happening that ilfustrates,the
inherent justice and fairness of the man. It
took place in late M4y. Just before the 24th
Who,. itrecrackf...m were on Sale And in the
possession of carne of the boys around the
school. Our class had beenkept in after 4
for opc of our not infrequent infringeMent%
of some rule. We had been left alone IR the
room Awaiting, some teacher Who Wag to
VOnte in and deal with t$
One •of our number produced t3”
firecracker; lit it and tossed it out the open;
window. Unbeknown to u, Mr Bolts
happened to be leaving early And at that
particular moment was passing along the
walk lost below tin.' window. A few of us at
the back of the room had, peeked out The
window to watch the firecracker explode
never thinking who Might be there. We
saw what might happen and we pulled back'
just as the explosion ssasheard.
:there was a terrified whisper It hit Mr.„
Ross." We scurried to our seats. wewere
hardly seated until we heard steps coming
up the stairs three at a time. The door flew
open and in strode Mr. Ross and glared
about the room',
Did you do it
on purpose?
who Threw it?
"Who threw that firecracker?" he
diro tnded in a voice like thunder. There
was a moment's Silence, No person spoke.
"It weltt off on imy shoulder. Now eannot
hear a thing front my left ear1 .0 me who,
was responsible. Who threw it?"'
• Then a timid little voice muttered fltintly:
"1 did, sir.' •
Silence.
Why did you a it'
Silence,
"Did you do it on purpose?"
"No. sir.'"
-Was it an ziccident? And are you
sorry?"
"Yes. Sir-,
"All right. 1 will forgive you. Only never
let it happeri again. Now it is forgotten."
Mr. Ross svalked fro -m the room and
closed the doer.
John F. Ross became principal of S.C.I,
113 19IS. It was a popular appointment
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,heettose he had the good will of pupils and
:teachers: alike. But be became a changed
man. He took his responsibilities seriously
and while he still was alwayS pleasant and
agreeable much of the old fun and
lightheartedness that had, been so typical
of his earlier 6ays now scented to be gone.
continued lo teach mathematics
threughoot the school. His heaviest load
was in Fourth Form - corresponding v.•ith
tocpy's Grade 13, - where he had the ftrst
period every morning and afterpoon for the
subjects of Algebrageometry and 0:igen,
ornetry,
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We. got :through
the work by Christmas
At the Beginning
At the beginning of the term he took the
class into his confidence and outlined the
program for the year. We were to get over
inest of the course by Christmas. In the
winter term we would take up a fewnew
odds and ends that had been left but most
of the time was to be spent in review of the
work we had already covered.
With many teachers such a plan might
have seemed impossible and cut of the
question. But not for Mr, Ross, He knew
exactly what his students were capable of
doing. And he knew exactly how to get the
best oat of them—
e inaugarated the 5 minute bell: This ,
r'ralg At 8:55 WO at I:25. When it rang we
were, vspected to ije in our seats ready to
go to work. And with Mr. Ross it was go to,
ready to start, Mr. Ross.waS. Well into, his
teacherS might be thinking abeat getting
By 9:00 ;old I:30' When some
Everyt ing went
t high speed
He did not. doe his classes . .but he
did take them along at a pace that required
their best efforts to .follow, 'Some years
later when writing about his days atS.C.I.
Mr. Ross said: "Seaforth students appar-
ently had a thirst for knowledge ingrained
in their Tnarrow. How they did work and
how many scholarships they won,"
High Speed
In his Classes everything went: at high
speed. He would send the class to the
blacklmard and there the whole pace would
be set by the fastest 4tudent. if there was
tiny hesitation on the part of some
Unprepared Student in putting down some
work that Mr, Ross thought, should be
known perfectly it was You don't know
it. Get to your seat and learn it. -
Sometimes he might send the whole
,class to their seats; In a voice full of scorn
would say: "G et 10 YOttr Seat* Yott ealet.
4o it.
Then al few moment later tie 0004
;relent and Say:
Q. Never mind Back to thg bOrd., 1
should not have given you that ,One. New
well try 'something easier,t*
Good work by g student WAs always
recognized And bad its reward. Sometimes
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it was to demonstrate the solution of some
particularly hard problem that had beaten
most of the class. Other times it might, be
to he seated: as soon as some work was
finishedat the blaCkboard while the slOwer`
ones 'stayed op *bei.feet. The homework
had always, been assigned at the start of
the ela$4 .40 a few extra minutes could
alwaysbe 11$00 to advantage.
Never Slow
In after years this, training stayed with
the pupils who had studied ander Mt.
ROSS. They were never,slon, At figuring
with a pencil'.
Mr. Ross WAS the model for countless
numbers of S.C.I. graduates who entered
the teaching profession. When a difficult
situation cropped up ot stool and there
was some question as to how it ,should be
handled to best advantage the thought
might go back to how Mr. Ross might act in
a similar .position, Clake that could be,
decided the problem was most likely.
solved.
One time Mr. Ross was called upon to
present some awards to winners ata school,
athletie meet. One ef the pri„aes, bappened
to be A leather purse. When Me. Ross 1
inade the presentation he offered the
Advicw, A' If von ever want: Pa :keep flinch in
your purse never beconie school. teacher.
The *ever have much ,14neY."
went t school
John F. Ross"
Perhaps tbiS incident may give some
clue to Mr. ROSS? 'PhilOSOphy. He did not
teach rbecaUse of the money he might be
paid. He received a mulch greater
recoMpense.
It was the admiration And respect and
happy merneries of countless of hundreds
of his former pupils, now Scattered far arid
wikwith some in the highest positlork,
They can 10.01C back to 'the days they
split at Seaforth Collegiate InStitate and
think what an honor it is to be able to spy '"1
went to school to- John E. Ross."
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(Editor's Note: Author Harty Hinehley is a
Seaforth native and amateur historian who
, lives in Renfrew. Ontario and is active in
Heritage iienfrew.)
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guest at. Kippen
Correspondent The Brueefield U.C.W.
JEAN TAYLOR were guests at Kippen UCW
42-9155 Thankoffering. The evening
was thoroughly enjoyed with •
special musica by Sylvia Bell
and the topic for the meeting
was "Child Abuse" witha
very interesting discussion
following a film.
On Easter Sunday morning
a large'Attendance Igathered
at 13rucefield United Church
for the Sunrise Service at
730 a.mand enjoyed the
breakfast which followed in
the church hall The Easter • .
Bunny even left goodies for , ••'"
the little ones.
Mr. and Mo.„ Fred Mc
Gregor spent the weekend
with Mrs. Betty McGregor.
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Stanley curlers
get dwards
Extra places had to be set
at Holly Gully when 15`
people sat down to enjoy a
smorgasbord banquet at
Awards Night for the curling
club. All of the regular
Curlers, many spares, and
&Mille& came out for their
last meeting this season.
President Jean Taylor con-.
ducted the business meeting
Which folloWed. Vina,:,and
Den-. Ilrodie presented a
potted plant which was won
hy Jean Horton. , '
Beautiful trophies were
presented by the recreation
• committee to the vvinnillg
teams ie the playoffs.
Paul Steekle and family
were guests for the evening.
Mr. Steckle announced the
viifinter'si
lslace-Bob & Gayle
Turner, Howard & Joyce
Armstrong
.2nd Place -Don & Vina
Brodie. Bill & Marjorie Con-
' sitt ,
• 3rd Placb Bill & Mary Lou
McGregor, Randy & AudreCollins
si.
Consolation ,Prize Went to
, Gerald & Jean glethWelit
Dave & Kathy Mustard.
The teams with the highest
Points during the 'season
were Bob and Gayle Telenet
and floward and Joyce Arin,,
stiong.
Prizes,1 for. games' were
donated lby 'Bob andl Gayle
tinter and were won by
Gerald Rathwell, Arnold
Taylor, Eileen McGregor and
Lorraine Peck.
, Election of officers took
place and the following were
installed for next season.
Past President...lean Taylor
President -Bill ' McGregor
Vice Presideut, Bob Turner;
See. Treasurer -Eileen Me
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Gregor; Soda!' Committee
Gerald & Jean RathWell, Mel
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