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School taxes up 28.7%
will incligle Christian Education,
Sports, Sw4tm, Crafts, Camping
Skills as well as special guest
speakers, discussion groups and a
resource centre.
Any teenager (aged 15 by
December 31, 1976) interested in
attending this camp sponsored by
the Huron Perth Presbytery of the
United Church, should write for
an application form from: Mr. J.
A. Snider, 62 Essex Street,
Goderich.
Mr. Snider also has information
on 411 the summer camps which
are being directed this year' by
Rev. - Michael Boulger of
Monktort.
Margie Whyte, whose family
resides at R,R../#2, Seaford), has
been appointed Director for the
co-ed Young People's (Teen)
Camp to be held during the long
weekend in May (May 21 at 7:00
p.m. to May 24 at 2:00 p.m.) at
Camp, Menesetung, three miles
north of Goderich.
Margie presently teaches at
Erin District High School, near
Guelph. and was the Camp
Director for the five week
Summer 1974 camping season ..
Menesetung.
The basic weekend program
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CLEANING UP — Mrs. Anne Wood, Manager of the Pr.icegard store, rescues
merchandise which was knocked from the shelves and buried under debris after a
transport smashed into theVain Streetstore early TlesdaY Morning:'".(Staff . Photo)
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orgie Whyte
To direct Menesetung Te.en Camp
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FIREMEN CALLED TO ACCIDENT — Seaforth firemen were called early. Tuesday
morning when a transport truck collided with a pick-up and smashed through the
side of the Pricegard store on the southeast corner of Main and Goderich Streets.
Police feared thedieselfuel leaking from the truck might ignite and cause a major
s fire. Fire Chief Don Hulley and assistant Chief Tom Phillips look over the truck cab.,
while Peter Kling, in the foreground, clears up debris. , (Staff Photo)
Student-teacher
ratio is 22 1
Despite discussion during the
past month by the Huron County
Board of Education trustees, the
student-teacher ratio for • the
1976-77 school year will remain at
22 to 1 as suggested earlier.
At a special meeting Wednes-
day night, the board accepted a
recommendation. from the ad hoc
negotiating committee that
Director of Education John
Cochrane finalize staff for the fall
term.
At the elementary level from
grades. one "Co eight, a maximum
of .teachers will be'
employed.Ibis,..is a decrease of
6.6 teachers frinti.; the 4,ourrenr.-
te4n1.
The 313.4 teacher number does
not include teachers .for home
'eci5nomies, indeiStrial arts, special
'education and kindergarten.
The kindergarten ratio is one-
half teacher for each 28 pupils or
fraction thereof. •
At the secondary school level, a
maximum of 273 teachers may be
employed.
grants and other revenue will
provide 85.28 per cent of the 1976
budget, compared to - 87.65 per
cent in 1975, local taxpayers will
he required to contribute .14.72
per cent to this year's budget.'
Jack .Lane. Superinte.ndeift of
BusineSs and Finance, presented
the 1976 mill rate for the
.supporting municipalities as
follows:
Ashfield Township, 36.72;
Colborne Township, 36.17;
Goderich' Township, .3375; Grey
Township . 30.6•1; Hay Township,
39.66; HoWick Township, 30.80;,
Hullett. Township, 30.43:'
McKillop Township, 31.57:
Morris Township. 28,24; Stanley
Township, 33.49; Stephen
Township, 36.44; Tuckersmith
Township, 34.25; Turnberry
Township, 30.88; Osborne
Township, 30.13; 'last, Wawanosh
Township 32.59; West
Wawanosh, 28,46.; Clinton, '35,17;
Exeter, 34.34; Goderich. 38.82;
Seaforth, 31,39; Wingham, 37.20;
Bayfielcl, 41.00; Blyth. 33.45;
Brus.sels,
Zurich. 36.544.- Blanchard
Township., 37,75; Dow:Ale
Township, 37,19; North
Easthope Township, 40.79.; South
Easthope Township 35,70; Ellice
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Township, 32.71; Mitchell, 28.00;
Fullarton Township 30.45;
Hibbert Township, 30.73; •Logan
Township, 33.20;•
In other business during. the
meeting which was not adjourned
until 1:00 a.m. Tuesday the
board' in a recorded vote with
Stratford trustees Howard Shantz
'and David Tcahcn dissenting
approved a proposed. school year
"c'al'endar for 1976-77, calling for 9
professional activity days. •
Shantz said that he doe
equipment supplies, etc. ?
Superintendent of Bupiness.
Affairs Roy Dunlop replied; "We
are in a better position snow
because the government was .
"liberal" in recent years. For one
year the situation should not be
too bad and we will continue .With
essential maintenance only."
Director of Education John
Cochrane added, "In our budget
formula for operating expenses
for each school we have a limited
amount of replacement capital
items of emergency nature."
Chairman Turkheim said
Huron was rated as one of the
most economical school boards in
-the province. Roy Dunlop added,
"Our increase in the tax rate will
be among the fowest in this zone
according to Ministry officials."
Trustee Jack Alexander asked
about cost per pupil and was told
by Director Cochrane that Huron
is 'in the middle range as far as
Ontario is concerned.
Alex Corrigan asked if build-
ings would suffer during the
restraint program and was told by
budget chairman Elliott that a
preventative maintenance pro-
gram in 1975 was already paying
f
Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw, who
is also principal at Seaforth
District High School, said he was
trying to maintain a certain
amount of objectivity but,
commended the board on keeping
• the increase at the 28.7 level.
Bayfield reeve Ed Oddleifson
said the board appeared to be
acting very irresponsible in the
instructional category with a large
increase " despite anti-inflation
ildings. •
not find professional activity day
for teachers too worthwhile ant
sought to reduce the number from
9 to 6 but no one would second hiS
motion.
The calendar approved has 187
instructional days plus nine
professional days which include
four school curriculum days -
-September 13, December 10,
January 21 and June 30 and five
county curriculum ' days --
September 24, October 18,
November 26, March 7 and June.
29,
Gerry Ginn of Goderich town-
ship suggested, "It's the student
that will suffer, not the staff."
Director Cochrane again empha-
sized, "Our basic education
program will not suffer."
Goderich mayor Deb Shewfelt
on the method of levying school
taxes said, "Our methods are
completely antique ,ted. The
total education levy should come
from Toronto and get at the
people who get the services." '
Board vice-chairman Charles
Thomas was in complete agree- ;
ment saying, "I'm opposed to the,
government making taxes more
aggressive. Taxes on property
should be alleviated in all areas. I
have always fought for services
for people and taxes should be
supplied by people and not from
property." •
Ginn replied, "If we want 'to
keep any say in education at the
local level, we have to be
prepared to pay for it."
Goderich councillor • Elsa
Haydon asked about an expendi-
ture of $458,500 for tuition fees
and was told this was the amount
paid by Huron to other school
boards for tuition fees ter stu-
dents not able to. find' their
' required subjects locally,
John Cochrane said among
these students were a half dozen
' taking graphic arts and' other
courses" at Beal Technical School
in London.
Huron , warden Jack
McCutcheon said he still
supported the local collection of
taxes in order to keep local
autonomy. He added, "The
education levy makes our county
rate look pretty good. What
alarms me is the cut in services
and the debt charges are' begin-
ning to look like the province's."
In conclusion, budget chairman
John Elliott commented, "I feel
the board is in a position to
exercise control; as the confi-
dence of the people will allow."
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tation grant will mean an increase
in cost to the lOcal taxpayer of
$44,000/1-le regretted that the cut
became necessary all in one year,
not a gradual reduction.
Mr. Marcy said the board plans
not to replace three of rife full
time teachers who have already
resigned or does it plan to replace'
one, consultant • who resigned
recently. Two portable
Classrooms will be vacated; one at
Seaforth due • to, declining
enrolment and . • one at
Kingsbridge where- the 'new
Bruce-Grey 'County. separate
school will absorb ,pupils.
Trustee Francis Hicknell of
Seaforth, a member of the finanCe
committee reported that
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Victoria Public School in
Goderich.
At the same time, Hill who is
chairman of the Board's negotia-
tion committee said teacher's
' salaries accounted for about 75
percent of instructional costs
which are increasing by
$2,435,344.
Trustee Dorothy Wallace of
Goderich asked, "If nothing is
being spent on capital expendi-
ture, what does this do to our
Separateschool taxes upl 3.4% for 1976