The Lucknow Sentinel, 1969-04-30, Page 191'.
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LUCKNOW
Quality 1n Education Notfossible At
Bargain Basement Prices Says Board
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Quality in education is'impossible
at bargain basement prices, said
George Loucks, •chairman,of the,
Bruce :County board: of education,
'when he defended the :board `s
position, on salaries and rising tax
rates at last: week's meeting'.;
Tha•'followingstatement was rel-
eased by the board.
The .Bruce County Board 'Of
Education is determined to provide
quality education fOr the 10,000
11,000 students for: which it is res-
ponsible..
esponsible. It can do this' only if4t:
employs P s competent:educators
teachers, principals,.
• superintendents, director' and it•
can secu r '
u e competent personnel •
onl if it
is--:rePa red a:
. Y P. to P y --
salaries competitive with those
offered in other .jurisdictions. To
do otherwise would be an abdica
tion 9f 'its responsibility to parents '
...
and students and :a betrayal of a
y .
trust placedby
in ,it .. the. electors.
e -not -pre
i 1
s1
;pared to pay.competitive. salaries
we; can slip'rapidl y. :into a medio- ;
,.
ere .educational • system.. and the
effects could' be .so disa'strous.that
it might take, decades to recover.
Bruce•county,'education rates: are
expected to jump 'in: most municip=
•alities and may more than, double:
in some areas of the county ; • Rol
'and Swanson,'. chief administrator
told the board.
Final budgets have not been set
because some municipalities; ,w ere
late getting 'audited 'school state..
-•'
ments to,the' board'. The' increase
will vary in •different municipalities
RATE TO INCREASE
No prediction was made on 'what
the .secondary school. rate will be
but it will also increase, said Mr.
Swanson. The .county board dis' .
claimed responsibility for most of
the uicreases.' Deficits were inherit-
ed -from-some:of
nherit-edfrom-sone-of the -former. boards
and,these must be budgeted for.
•
Lastyear's boards should not be
faulted for:spending.their'surpluses;'
said J.1:. 'Bowers, director of educ-
ation..,
-h as„atco declined to'•
accept.an invitation from county
council to`explain its, actions. A •
recommendation' will bt . sent to
oounty y couneil'that: anycontact
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Since January of this year, volun-
teer drivers for the Bruce County. m'
Children's Aid.Society have travel-
led approximately 300 miles, •
driving children to medical ap
pointrnents•and families to 'court
hearings...
Others spent over 70 hours, before
Christmas 1968 preparing'Christm=
as boxes for needy families serted
by .the society. Three homemakers'
gave 175 of their .hours' since April
'1968 teaching; homemaking -
skills and child care to 3 separate
s arnilies ,
There had for'some time been a
need for volunteer workers to I
relieve the agencies social workers
of tasks not requiring specialized
training",, said Mrs. Haines Bell- ..
:man, .present co-ordinator of CAS
Volunteer Services. _ Since the init
iation of the Service Program in
November 1968• by Mrs.. Britt-inger
James, 'Executive. Director of the
Children's Aid Society; the num-
ber of volunteers las grown to over
'30, '
:Presently'a'.used' clothing centre ;
on Waikerton's Main street is being
organized to serve those in need .
of clothing and household necessit.
The centre is:Open Thursdays
from 1:3,,0 to 4:80.. At least 60
volunteer hours have been given to
this project so far Case. assistants. .
help the agencies: workers to bring. •
children into care 'and, assist 'them.
with small children' beingtaken to
.appointments: in Toronto and;
London: Volunteers.. knit sweaters .
for babiesoin to 'adoptive par -
erns
g g.
encs and still . other volunteers,have
taken: on the y,
res ensibilit for the
P
society's publicity and hospitality:
•
•
•
between thetwo..bodies'should,be'
between :individual county council-
lors and, 'individual board .members'.,
Out' of these contacts” will come.
a-celeaxerunder
pective roles of county council and;
the board ofeducation, said the
board
TELL PEOPLE
Much of the criticism of then
board comes from a misunderstand
ing by the public, the chairman
said. He urged the board members
to "bend over backwards in getting
thefacts. to the people
"Any member is capable of 'juste
ing w fiat we h: I , , id
In other business: ;
Teacher, salary negotiations -are
nearing settlement`, Arthur .Davey..
Of Port 'Elgin said.
Architects: Kyle and Kyle of Ham-.
ilton .have been., engaged. to, •
produce:plans for an'administrative
building at .Chesley
Donald,•• • •aechter of Walkerton
Was .appointed boa d-salicita
The board rejected a move to ,
have meetings held at•.night rather
than in the afternoon.
Towns Will
.Retain 'Roods
• BY-SHIRLEY 'J-.--KELLER,
,There was,very little 'discussion
on a road committee report in
Huron. County Council Friday morn
ing ,which permitted the towns of
Exeter; . Wirigham and Goderich to
;retain the streets in each town
which the 'county had proposed at
the March session to take over.
The urban rebate of 45 percent
will remain unchanged.
Chairman Elmer Hayter in speak-
ing to the report told council he, ,
hoped this wouldput an ,end to the
complaintsfrom thetowns in , ••
doing much for thein regard
Huron that the countywas not '
to
roads. • ,
"Things should be, quiet now, for
a while;.",` remarked Hayter.
FAROLL
r• o
Pine River ,'United church; decor-
ated
o
ated with spring flowers and tall
candelabra, . was the setting for the
wedding Of Glenna Margaret
Campbell and Kenneth Burton- Farr-
ell on; April 12, 1969.
The bride is the daughter of Mr:
and Mrs. G' lenn•.Campbell of •..
Amberley:;.The groom is the son•..
of Mr. and Mrs Wilson Farrell,'
Pine River •
Rev•.. John-C:-Hi11-,--minister_'
the church., officiated;'at the
double ring ceremony ' •
.. Mrs....Douglas Farrell; of St..'
Catharines was organist 'and the
soloist was Miss Charlotte.Gall of
Kincardine singing "The Wedding,
": Perfect Love
The candelabra were'lit by Roger
Farrell', brother of'the groom
• Entering:the churchto the," Wedd :
.-
ing March" from. Lohengrin , the •
bride,,,given•,in marriage by her
father:, chose a full length
gown of silk' organza over taffeta,
Empire waist, short sleeves and •
'slightly A ;fined front. with face
appliques and featured• a full cath•
edral train also enhanced( with lace
i ' ue.
Her headpiece was of nylon
illusion petals with' shoulder. length
tiered veil.. She carried. red and •
white ',roses and, white stephanotis.
err atte dams ;Mrs .. •
'Murray Thompson , as 'matron. of
honour, Mrs. Jack Campbell and'
Miss Carol Courtney, bridesmaids,
wore identical forrnal'.gowns of
`turquoise spray -chiffon -over taffeta'
Photo by McDowell.
CAMPBELL.
featuring Empire waist enhanced
withsatin•:trim and ending
in with
eline was
howa't the back : • The. nek
Edwardian, 'Styled with embroider
ed lace bodice trim . , The sleeves
were wrist:length'•puffed arid also
•
trimmed with'.embroidered.lace.
:Their head' pieces were of1SShasta'
mums:.
As flower"girl.helley.+Cainpbell
of -Burlington, cousin of the bride,,
wa dressedJ.dentioa..i.:to the brides-
maids., Y•• •
Ring bearer was . Robbie Bell of
Toronto, also a cousin.of'the bride
• Ronald Farrell, .brother of the:
groom, was best man. •Guests>were
ushered. byJack• Campbell , brother
cou=
fah
sin of_ tthe groom.
A reception followed. in the.Pine•
River United Church :Parlour;. The
bride's'mother refeived:wearing a'
fuschia . pink. ensemble ,. t three
quarter coat and 'sheath dress of
silk chantung .with matching acc
essories and corsage of contrasting..-:
mauve orchid•.
The groom's, mother .chose an
ivory,bbucle walker suit., ,green
flowered organza hat with match
ing accessories an' corsag of
yellow roses
For,their wedding trip to the
United States, the -bride wore ;a !
coat dress ensem-
ble with mauve, flowered:hat,
black accessories: and corsage of.
white roses-:' •On'theirretur'n :Mr...
and .Mrs :::Farrell will live on the
groom's farrii.,-R.R._:_.,: Ripley
Lucknow 'arid District Liois
Club :Is•' Pleased To Announce The
Appearance Of
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THURSDAY, MAY .15th.
Admission .$55 per couple
Dancing 9 Pan, to 1 a.m.. Lunch Available
Tickets available fromr any Lions Club Member