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three weeks may mean the
difference in earning enough
money to goyto university this
fall or delaying university for
a year:
DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND
George Robertson,.a parent
of :a student in Grade 12,,
Goderich, said he attended
the board meeting tq • try to
understand the situation. He
said he had learned. nothing.
He said he was trying to
determine if the ; board was
trying to hold the line on
education expenses or correct
a situation that was wrong.
Robertson said his
daughter was "caught in the
middle" of the strike
situation. He said she doesn't
know from one day to the next
if ;there will be any school
adding that when teachers do
work they appear "bitchy'.'
because , of the con.t`i ct-
problems.
Robertson said his
daughter was concerned
about getting her year. He
said • he told her that she
would be going to college this
year but added that the best
he could do was give
"parental assurance", ._The
father said that if the strike
proved to be lengthy he would.
seek private tutoring for her..
The parent said his
daughter is confused about
the situation because of the
number of accounts she has
heard. He said he had little
doujbt she was being taught by
some teachers in, favor of the
strike ,and some not in favor
of.. it. The difference in at ,
titudes. by the teachers has
not enabled her to get a clear
picture of the situation,
Robertson said.
He said as he reads the
situation from attending the
board meeting it seems to be
a "light issue to strike over"
butadded that it seerns to
have greater . implications
down the line.
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needed. He's .got his two feet on
the balustrade of the veranda and
a bottle of .beer in hand. He looks
bored. He looks bored till he sees
the jeep and you in it. Then he
jumps up. He already knows.
There is something about you that
tells: You're still thirty feet away
and you already have made up.
what he'said. He-. said Hurrah.
You're sure of it. You jump out of
the jeep and yell "Am 'I glad to
see you.
•And while shaking your hand
and tapping you on the shoulder
he exclaims, "Mon cher ami!
Comme jesuis content de vous
voir."
You never 'learned so much
French at school. Nevertheless
you knew right away what the
chap said. And ,when you fetched
the Molson while asking him
where he was from, he more or
less guessed it and said, "Trois
Rivieres." Then you said, "Good
fishing, la -bas, ne'est-ce pas?"
And he said, "Jolies inademoisel.
les too.'.' And you said, "Chicago
I31ack Hawks 3-3 at Montreal,"
and he answered, "Mais oui.
Bouchard et Tony Esposito."
And from then on, Mister, et
vous Monsieur, we're better
Canadians abroad than the very
few disheartening Canadians we
have here.
A. Joe Legrand
R. R.1 Kincardine
(Att berley), Ont.
"I just tell her that one way
or • another if she's got the
ability she'll get her year," he
said.
The board of education will
not "commit itself about
lecking out the teachers and
seems content to suffer
through problems created by
the rotating strikes. Some
board members are ' op-
-timisticabout the teachers'
concern for the delivery of
education and are hopeful
that teachers will return to
the classrooms while the
contract talks go on.
LOCAL 4H LEADERS ATTEND
CONFERENCE
Jim Papple, R, g. 4 Seaforth;
John Carvalho, R. R. 1 Walton;
Don Watson; R. R. 4 Clinton Bill
Brock, 246 Sherwood Crescent,
Exeter;, Barry Filrgtf, R. R. 1
Lucknow; Ken Gemmell, R. R. 2
Kippen, represented Huron
ounty 4-H Leaders at the annual
Provincial 4-H Leaders' Confer-
ence held at the Sheraton Centre,
Toronto, on February 10th and
11th. •
During -the Conference, the
leaders took " part in, workshops
and discussion groups 'covering
numerous aspects of the 4-H
program. With an emphasis on
improving communication skills,
participants were exposed to
various methods of presentation
and effective teaching methods.
John Gillham, a well-known
communicator from Toronto op-
ened the Conference with his
thoughts on the "Importance of
Expressing Yourself Well". Dis-
cussion groups, demonstrations
and illustrated talks, followed the
theme throughout the two days.
Niagara North County 4-H
members Kathy Deuxberry,
wendy Deuxberry, Lisa Merrit
and. Theresa Faolosini presented
their demonstration on "Pruning r
Grape Vines" to the leaders on
Saturday morning. This group
were entrants at the 4-H Demon-
stration Competition at the Can-
adian National Exhibition in 1977.
The one hundred delegates to
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the Conference represented the
1,50Q agricultural 4-H leaders in
the province.
HOLYROOD 4-H CLUB
The second meeting was held
on February 18th at 9.45 a.m. at
the home of Mrs. Shirley Stanley..
Five members were present.
Everyone answered the-. roll` call
by showing a picture of a garment,
which would be suitable for them
and explaining why.
Beth Gingrich read the minutes
of the first meeting and they were
adopted as read. We voted on°our
name and the result was "Holy -
rood Tip Top Tailors". We chose
a design for our cover featuring a
girl at a sewing machine. We
looked at various colour wheels,
and then Mrs. Gingrich and Mrs.
Stanley read over the section in
our book called "Colour in
Clothing" •
' It discussed how colour could
affect your mood and figure. Then
we discussed "Selecting the
fabric for your blouse" and
different types of material. Mar-
lene Murray then showed us her
assembled sewing box and ex-
plained what all she had in it.
Preparing the fabric was also
discussed.
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DONNYBROOK MEETING 2
The second meeting of Focus
on Living was held February 11,
1978. Our next meeting will be
held February 18th at Robinson's.
Lois Chamney was our guest
and she helped get the members
started on quilting their samples
and answered any questions.
We discussed quilting and
worked on our samples. The
president closed the meeting and
we enjoyed a snack ,prepared. by
Janice Robinson.
ZIPPY TRINETTES 11
The first,meeting of this project
"Focus on Living" was opened
with the 4-14 pledge at the home
• of Dona Campbell February 14 at
7 p.m.
Our leader is Mrs:. Dona
Campbell and her assistant is
Mrs...Wendy Nixon. Roll call was
answered by seven members.
Election of officers are as
follows: president, Sandra Camp-
bell; vice president, Janice Hack-
ett; secretary, rotate; press
reporter, rotate: Next meeting is
February 21 in Dona Campbell's ,
home.
We had a discussion on this
meeting'.s topic, Mental Health.
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