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Times-Advocate, 1978-10-05, Page 27(he choir few the Grain Bins by Butler: Times-Advocate, October 5, 1978 Page 27 accurate & BUTLER is of next Summer. the season to come. awaits us. md beat t he residue, soil s abilitx to absorb winter rush. Goderich experiment said successful Secondary schools to have buses for field trips By JEFF SEDDON The Huron County Board of Education decided Monday that rather than sell six of its surplus buses it would offer them to its secondary schools for in house use. The board hopes to cut costs at the secondary school level by using board owned buses, driven by teachers from the schools, to tran­ sport students on field trips and school teams travelling to other schools for athletic competition. A year long experiment at Goderich District Collegiate Institute proved that costs can be cut by locating a bus at a secondary school and making it available to that school and elementary schools near it. GDCI principal John Stringer asked the board in October of 1977 to give the school a surplus bus on a trial basis to see if money could be saved from the school’s field trip and transportation budget. In a letter to the board Stringer said the bus had travelled 3,492 miles since it was delivered to the school and that it had been used by Goderich Collegiate, Colborne Central Public School, Exeter Public School and two elementary schools in Goderich. The principal indicated that maintenance costs on the vehicle had been high for the year but noted that some repairs were extensive and that the bus should be safe from major repairs for the next several years. Despite the. unusual costs the board owped bus was cheaper than the con­ ventional method of hiring a bus and driver for field trips and athletic events. Stringer pointed out that the availability of the bus has enabled elementary schools to retain worthwhile field trips and has made the outdoor education program at GDCI much more ef­ fective. The principal told the board the bus “remains a valuable asset to the GDCI students and the elementary schools that use it”. Seaforth trustee John Henderson asked the board to give Seaforth District Secondary School one of the better buses to permit that school to operate a program similar to Goderich. Hen­ derson asked that the principal of the school be given the chance to have a bus if he wanted it stressing that it “be one of the better buses”. Exeter trustee Clarence McDonald told the board that when the program was first suggested he fought it but said that “if this is the way we are going to go we may as well have one at South Huron in Exeter”. McDonald suggested that each of the secondary schools be offered a bus stipulating that if the principal took the vehicle, costs maintain operate it would come out of the school’s field trip budget. Director of education John Cochrane suggested that the board “put this can of worms to bed once and for all”. He asked if tpe board intended to make it policy to give each school a surplus bus rather than sell the vehicles by tender. “I can’t see us keeping a whoje fleet of surplus buses,’’ commented Colborne trustee Shirley Hazlitt. Board chairman John Elliott reminded the board of the financial problems it is plagued with. Elliott said the board faces restraint in THIS COULD SAVE TOUR LIFE! Make Your House Safer and Warmer Chimneys, Flues, and Ducts Professionally Cleaned Phone: 262-5242 4 p.m. - 6 p.m8 a.m. - 9 a.m. BATTERIES We »have the best selection of batteries going. batteries for your tractor, truck, car and even your snowmobiles. a ■ w'"'; H • -•NHL i ? B'y ■ ■ 1. 1 1 ’ M 1 H iORwia We have combine, Buy a John Deere battery and get a chance to win a Sanyo 12" televi­ sion set or an AM/FM digital clock radio. TIME FOR FUN - It was a time of fun and fellowship for the children who turned out lor first meeting of the Ailsa Craig C.O.C.'s Monday afternoon. The interdenominational group meets every second Monday and is designed for both boys and girls 6 io 8 years of age. Leaders are Mrs. Jane Walker and Mrs. Adele McCallum. Photo by Scheifele Seniors enjoy bus trip despite one slight injury By JOY SCHEIFELE Ini HURON TRACTOR WE’RE VERY BIG ON SERVICE. JOHN DEERE many areas adding that it already had several delegations of department heads requesting more money for academic areas in schools. Elliott said it was obvious that something had to be sacrificed to provide funds for board priorities and asked trustees if surplus buses was a priority the board wanted to establish. “Are we going to expand field trips or back up and use the money elsewhere?” he asked. “Where’s our priorities?” Henderson pointed out that the move may be saving money the board is going to have to spend anyway. He said many elementary school students are being bussed to secondary schools for shop and home economics at a cost of 60 cents a mile. He said with a little co-operation and management the surplus buses could be used to gain big savings to the board. “The board provides buses this year and has to make cuts next year and may be forced to cancel field trips,” said Elliott. “Are we going to cut academic costs for more recreation?” Separate school trustee Eugene Frayne pointed out that the only costs to the board was for the bus. He said the buses may have brought $700 to $1,000 through a sale but that money would have been used for field trips for Goderich. “It appears Goderich made it work,” said Frayne. Board transportation manager R. L. Cunningham pointed out that the main­ tenance costs were absorbed by the school but that the board maintained fleet in­ surance on the bus. He said the insurance cost about $250 a year. Elliott suggested that the bus located at the school didn’t save a lot last year when everything is con­ sidered. He said the school may save standing time costs for a driver by having a teacher operate the bus but suggested that the board paid a supply teacher to fill in for the one driving the bus. He said the supply teacher costs the board quite a bit more than the four dollars an hour a driver costs. “I’m pretty sure that a principal would not take a teacher out of a classroom when he can get a driver for four dollars an hour,” said Henderson. “I’m pretty sure they’re broader minded than that.” It was pointed out to the board that much of the success of the surplus bus program depends on luck. If the buses can be operated without major repairs the board will realize substantial savings. If costly repairs are needed obviously those savings will be reduced. Zurich trustee Herb Turkheim told the board either “all the schools have a bus or none have one”. He said it wasn’t fair to discriminate and offer Goderich and Seaforth a bus and the remainder nothing. He said the board has to decide to offer a bus to each school or sell the buses and forget the program altogether. 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The group is designed for both boys and girls from six to eight years of age, and includes stories, crafts and games al each meeting. This year’s leaders are Mrs. Jane Walker and Mrs. Adele McCallum. The next meeting' is scheduled for Monday, October 16, from 4 to 5:15 p.m. While a minor accident caused some anxious moments, the Ailsa Craig and district senior citizens spent a thoroughly enjoyable day last week •becoming better acquainted with our American neighbours. As early at 7:45 Wed­ nesday morning, Sept. 27th, over forty seniors from the Ailsa Craig area gathered on the village’s main in­ tersection, A few minutes later a charter bus arrived on the scene and the group quickly boarded it and headed off for Montrose, Michigan. On a recent bus trip to Niagara Falls, the two groups of seniors had m'et. 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Visitors Australia families were Mrs. Tom Paul, Mrs. Mary Armstrong and her daughter Jan. Reverend Tom Paul who deceased was a brother the late Charlie Paul. wet or dry The point is. none of us knows what kind of sprin That’s w hy it makes good sense to apply fertilizer now spring rush ol work, without being at the merex of the weather. Taking eare of this important job now does more than give you a head start next spring. Fall ploughing speeds the decomposition ol and applying some hastens the decomposition process. nitrogen with fall plowing further It improves soil tilth and the moisture rail fertilization offers improved nutrient placement and were Sisson, George Robert Dobson, from Sydney with the Paul Mrs. Charlie Paul, Mr. Mrs. Leon Paul, Mr. & Mrs. Harold Davis and Reverend Mrs, Mills attended the 50th wedding anniversary open house for Mr. & Mrs. Heber Davis at Sa in Is bury. 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