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The Huron Expositor, 1978-12-14, Page 5ThE HURON DECMBER EFt-14 :1918 Perth wants OFA , resolutions streamline Past President of the Perth County and then drafting an accurate resolution Federation of Agriculture, Ken Green, thinks the system of handling resolutions at the Ontario FederatiOn's annual conven- tion 'Could be streamlined. Green made some suggestions to the , December meeting of the Perth County Federation in Newton. He recalled that at the last convention held in Hamilton the end of November that more than 40 reso lutions came to the floor and many were not of common interest to all Federation members. "There's things like telephone rates in Northern Ontario, directly on, the floor as they are now , said it's an important issue and that it's passed Green. by the Federation, but for everybody to sit Keith McMahon, a Federation member there for 20 minutes while discussion goes from R.R.#7, St. Marys, said, "I think it's on'l don't think is fair," he said. a great idea ...I think the directors should Discussion on issues which only effect a take it to Toronto" . • minority of Federation members drag on Green and some fellow directors will be too long said Green. His proposal was to • drafting a proposal to present to one of the deal with such localized 'issues by upcoming director's meetings in Toronto in discussing them on a committee level first the new year. Seaforth names' before bringing them to the Federation assembly. - ""If it was put' into committees at the convention where people have particular -interests, the problems could be dealt with more thoroughly and then dealt with by the whole convention in a matter of seconds", said Green. • Issues which are- of interest to all Federation members could be dealt with Council c mmittees Last day (Continued from Page 1) stranger to the staff he,worked with in the Huron-Perth board. The ministry has offered to let Mr. Mills continue training the impact program he innovated with the local board. The impact program, which the ministry is following with interest, is 'a retraining program• for teachers already working in a system. Mr. Mills said as boards are faced with further declining enrolments in, the future, there won't be "new blood" cominginto the system. Since teachers will work for the same.board for a longer *riod, the impact program offers 'teachers a*hatice to 'update their teaching skills. • Although declining enrolment isn't as severe a- problem in the Huron-Perth separate schools this year as last, Mr. Mills said there is a danger that boards -won't be able to hire, new teachers in the future. The' teachers' movement will have to be 'within the system itself rather than from one board to another. - TWICE AS GOOD Mr. Mills said, "An administration has to be almost twice as good •in a decli ning as opposed , to growing situation." The, superintendent said although the Huron-Perth board has dealt with the effect of declining enrolments for the present, in four or five yeats they may have to re-examine the role of the small rural school, and ask "does the school become a financial liability on the board?" Mr. .Mills said as long as the board and administration can keep schools in the community open, "we, will." He said one of 'the positive things he discovered about the Huron-Perth system was "the fact your communities are very involved with your schools." He said' it is much easier to establish home-school contact in local schools than i larger, urban schools. Also, since the average enrolment in schools in the area 'is lower than in city schools, there are smaller classes and a greater inter-relationship between teachers and students. Mr.' Mills said the curriculum in local schools and urban schoctils is much the same and added, "I'm very proud of the teachers in this system, I'd stack 'them• up against teachers anywhere". The superintendent said he has found the teachers are "very involved with the curriculum, they knoW their kids well and are very aware of what's happening in the educational system." • DRYWALL KNOWN FOR HIGH QUALITY Peter Bakos Drywall COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE 5274 398 or 52770606 • 1 St. Columban Good Correspondent FRAN MALONE 345-2632 Miss Donna Nolan visited with her parents Mr. and Mrs.Joe 'Nolan a few days last week. Mr. Clem Reynolds, Mr. Hubert Renolds and Mrs Geo. -Carbert of Clinton visited Mrs. Mary McIver on Sunday. .A good crowd has been coming out to our 5 o'clock mass on Saturday night at the church. We have decided in the parish to do this Through the winter months due to the uncertaieity of the weather. FUEL OIL FURNACE Repair & Cleaning 24 Hour Service . 'PARATCHEK'S MAINTENANCE 345-2235 Dublin visited why don't you give me a call'? 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Seaforth 527-0800 Mary's SEWING CENTRE 'Your authorized Whito-Eina Dectler" 17 VICTORIA ST., Clinton 482-7036 Canon *Giffin leads • Pe.tith B of E. for-79 H Stratford separate school ,representative Howard /chairman was elected chairman for the coming term. t5ix trustees, including_ Shantz, were nominated four the job but four withdrew before the balloting. Earl Bowman, Ed Dearing, Bob McTavish and Earl Oppenhauser all took their names out of the running, while Ron Boyce let his name stand. Shantz defeated Expo still upon us, we tell we could tackle anything, even county boards of education. They were very buoyant days" he said. But the new chairman added that there is a different mood today. He said that the natio,Q4; facing "grave political pro ems," and that the municipal school board 'is also facing serious economic ills, Griffin said the trustees will have to be •colicerned about what effects a continuing period of restraint would have on students. He urged trustees to keep in mind that every aspect of the school system, the trustees, teachers and schools, exists for the child, ' "It is my hope and prayer that our children-the child-will always be in the midst of our thinking," Griffin said. After his speech, Griffin presented former board Chairman Barbara Herman with, a mounted gavel as a remembrance of her past two .BOyce in the ensuing vote by spirit .of Centennial year and years -at chairman. 'Stratford trustee Canon Michael Griffin was elected 1979 chairman of the Perth Ceunty Board of Education at the board's inaugural meeting last Tuesday night. , Griffin, 58, won the job by acclamation after trustees Ron Boyce and Bob McTavish declined their nominations. The new chairman has been a member of the Perth board for the past 10 years and served as its viee-chairman for the last "two. the 16 trustees. The coming term is Shantz's second as a trustee • on the Perth County Board of Education. He was formerly a member of the Huron Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board. After hi's election, Griffin' delivered a brief speech to' the board and the audience, which included several mayors , and reeves from municipalities in Perth county. He reminisced about the time 10 years ago when the county-wide school board was formed. As chairman of the Stratford school board in its final year of existence, Griffin was a member of the steering committee that helped establish the first county board. He recalled that time with fondness although he remembered there was "apprehension" about a county board. Nevertheless, he said, there was also "Exhiliration". "It was 1968 and, with the HARRY FEENEY. C.R. Rev. Father Harry Feeney, C.R. and A former native of Dublin died in Bermuda last week as the result of a heart attack at the age of 64 years. Ft. Feeney taught at St.. Jerome's College in Kitchener and at Scallard" Hall in North Bay. He has been Pastor at St. Anthony's Church,Bermu,da for the last four years. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Feeney. Surviving are sisters Rose (Mrs. R. Cunningham of Oakville; and Cecelia (Mrs. Leonard Steinback) of London, Ontario. Prede- ceased by sisters Vera in November 1978 and when 21 Leos and' friends had an enjoyable afternoon on Sunday. Leo Director Jim eu Obituary The main difference 'Mr. Mills had noted between, urban and 'rural students is that rural children tend to be more "task- oriented", and perhaps a little shyer than their city counterparts. The one major advantage he sees that city' schools, particularly secondary schools, have to offer is a more varied program for students. One , reason Mr. 'Mills kept his home in Burlington during' the period he worked for the local board, was so his teenagers' children could continue to attend a city high school. He said one disadvantage, of smaller 'communities is that they no longer provide all that they used to provide and young people, particularly teenagers, must go outside the towns for their entertainment. Mr. Mills said he initially applied to the local board because he wanted to work with John Vintar, an educator he admired. Ironically, Mr. Vintar resigned shortly after Mr. Mills joined the local board, and now works for the Dufferin-Peel board which Mr Mill's left. In reflecting 'on the future of the Huron-Perth board, Mr. Mills said he hopes the system will continue to provide professional development programs for teachers so ,they don't become stagnant. Also, he said he' hopes school boards won't become totally' isolated and will continue to bring in people from outside the system. The major thing which disappointed Mr. ,.Mills during his two and a half years with the board was "the seemingly gpieral-epatliy of ratepayers at election time; since "I firmly believe elections are good." Mr. Ming said election campaigns rather than acclamations, tend to make trustees more responsible to.the community. Without an election, "you can't help asking if the best,people get into the (elected) positions." FRONTLINE Although admitting "I will miss 'the front line of the kids," the superintendent said his work with the ministry will 'kill be aimed at the students' welfare - "that's why I came into education, and I'll still be working on their behalf." In leaving the board, Mr. Mills said he'll miss both the teachers he worked with and the staff in the Dublin adth'Inistration office. But, in making the decision to leave, Mr. Mills also looks forward to the challenge of a new job and a new environment. Hopefully in the ministry he'll still be able to' effect policies that effect children, and children are still what education's all about. for Mills aratchek was in charge assisted by Keith and Leona McCarthy. Genevieve in .1969: The body was transferred to Kitchener for Concele- brated Mass at St. Louis Roman Catholic Church with burial later at Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener. Fr. Harry was an ardent smpporter of the Knights.. of Columbus in Kitchener and Waterloo. Mrs, Tessie Costello attended the funeral of Father • Harry Feeney in Kitchener and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Danny Costello. Later in the Week she spent a few days' with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Costello and , family in Kingston. DUBLIN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION = The members of the Dublin Athletic Association executive for the cdming year- are (front row) Joe Cronin, first vice-prsident; Herb Brown,- president; Dbrothy Delaney, secretary and (back row) Matt McCreight, Gary Cronin and Doug •Fuhr. Absent: Ferg Kelly, Gary Van Loon, Bill Butters, Dave Brown and Warren Bennewies. p (Expositor Photo) crow atmass Councillors were named „to committee, spots at Monday night's first meeting of Seaforth's new council, ap- pointments were made to Vther groups and mittee to negotiat town employees w ' A new ihdustria tee will be, chaired John Frannery members deputy reeve Bill 'Dale and councillors , Bob Dinsmore • and Bruce Hoelscher. Mr. Dale again chairs the finance and general govern- meat committee, with councillor Jim Sills and Mr. Hoelscher and Mr. Flannery as members. Public works is again in charge of councillor Sills, with councillors Gerald Groothuis, Irwin Johnston and Henry Mero , as members, • Police' committee 'is headed by one of three new councillors,' by Mr. Dinsincire with Messrs. Groothuis, Flannery and , Hoelscher , as „ members. Councillor Groothuis is the new arena comritittee chair- man and members are Messrs. Johnston. Mero and Dale. Mayor John Sinnamon is a member of all commit- tees. Over the objections of police committee head Dinsmore, and in a recorded vote. council agreed to have a separate negotiating com- mittee handle all wage talks again this, year. The negotiating committee worked very well last year. councillor Groothuis said and he recommended two members from last year, one new councillor and the mayor as memheit. He told councillor Dins- more that last year it was felt helpful to year round operations of the police com- mittee if its chairman was not on the negotiating com- mittee. . With the mayor and c ricillor Dinsmore the only ssenters, Messrs Dale, Johnston, Mero and • Mayor Sinnamon were named to the negotiating committee. • In other council appoint- ments councillor Johnston and Groothuis will again represent Seaftirth on the Fire Area Board, coucillor Dinsmore was named to the county; police Corn- municatiOns system, council- lors Sills and Mero to the 'recreation board and council- lors Mero and Johnston to the planning board. Deputy reeve Bill Dale,will again sit on-the development-, committee and Councillor Hoelscher was named Seaforth's rep to the hospital board. Deputy reeve bale Mid Leone Rowat will, again re- present Seaforth on Maitland Valley and Ausauble Bay- . field Conservation Authorities, respectively. Citizen appointments to other bodies will be male after,people have a chap, to indicate. interest in serving. • • The P.T.A. of St. Patrick's School held• a euchre party for the grandparents and senior friends of the community on Thursday evening in the school gym with 40 present. Winners were Mrs. Joe Shea (high lady) Mrs. Jean dill (low Lady) Matt Murray (Higgs Man) George Ducharme (low Map) Con Eckert (Lucky Cup)." was served and a good me was had by all. Dublin and Mitchell District Lions TV Home Bingo Cable Channel 12 had the—following -winners last week: Lorne. Holybauer, Mitchell; Mrs. Wm. O'Rourke, Dublin; Mr, Jack Paris, Mitchell; Mrs. Russel Kramp, Dublin; Mrs. Andre Dittner, Mitchell; Eva Parker, , Mitchell; Darlene Elliott, Mitchell, Andre Dittner, • Mitchell; Pat McGrath, Dublin, Duhlin Leo Club held a Swim Meet at Vanastra Park It's much better to sit -tight than to drive that way. Something you get for nothing is usually worth it. 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