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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1995. PAGE 7.
Campbells host family reunion
East Wawanosh Public School
teacher John Kerr is back home
after spending two weeks last
month in England.
The visit was part of a teacher
exchange that saw Kevin Hodge, a
principal at a Dover, England
school, spend two weeks in Huron
County during the spring.
Kerr said the two weeks in
England were great, but were still
quite an adventure. It was very
different from what he had
expected.
John and his wife Barb stayed at
Kevin Hodge's home in Folkston,
which is located on the English
Channel. He said London was the
farthest place they went to as part
of the exchange. He went to Oxford
to visit a niece.
While in London he went to a
Garden Party for Commonwealth
teachers and got to meet Princess
Margaret.
John said that even though they
go to school for three weeks in
July, the school year is about the
same length as it is in Ontario.
They have a week off at mid-term
in October and May.
During the two week stay John
visited three schools — one in
Central Kent (Cranbrook) and two
in south Kent. All three were old
schools.
John said that his students at
E.W.P are pen pals with the
students at Cranbrook, so when he
visited the school he took some
letters from his students.
He said that the classrooms are
smaller than rooms in Ontario
schools but there are more students
in each class. There were 31 pupils
in a portable classroom at the
school in Dover but the portable
was smaller than portables used
here. That is a typical class size of
the schools they visited.
Schools in England follow a
national curriculum which has been
Birthday greetings are extended
by friends, relatives and neighbours
to George Michie who is
celebrating his 80th birthday.
Congratulations George.
Ross and Barbara Anderson, Les
and Donna Shaw, Jack and Doreen
Marks, Charlie Cook and Ruth
King have just returned from a
motorcoach trip to the Yukon and
Alaska. They flew home from
Calgary returning part way by the
Alaskan ferry from Skagway,
Alaska to Prince Rupert, B.C.
through the Canadian Rockies to
Calgary.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bosman
have returned home after a very
enjoyable trip to the Yukon and
Alaska. They visited with their son,
Clayton Bosman and Debbie
Wilson of Prince George, British
Columbia.
John, Linda and Justin Campbell
spent the holiday weekend at their
cottage at Grand Bend. Chad Cook
spent the weekend with them. They
visited with Nelson, Susan and
Laura Desjardine, Lynne, Simon
and Jason Desjardine of Grand
Bend and Bob and Heather Maass
revised once since it was instituted.
John said he would compare
England's national curriculum to
the common curriculum which may
be brought into effect in Ontario.
The national curriculum sets out
exactly what has to be covered. The
schools are not as technologically
advanced as schools here. They do
not have a lot of computers in the
schools there.
Two aspects of schooling in
England that are vastly different
than schools in Ontario are funding
and dress. Students are still
required to wear uniforms at many
schools - some even have to wear
caps. The principals of the schools
are given a lump sum of money by
the county at the beginning of the
school year and a board of
governors help the principal make
decisions about hiring teachers and
purchasing necessary equipment.
Hodge even painted the
washroom to help save money. If a
teacher is unable to make it to
school, Hodge would teach the
class himself.
Some aspects of school are still
funded by the Anglican Church.
There is a strong sense of history in
the Dover area. There is a museum
at the White Cliffs of Dover that
attracts 30,000 students a year from
around the world.
Folkston is a small town but was
more cosmopolitan than John had
expected.
Classes take day trips to France
and other regions of continental
Europe. In high schools some
students in their final year travel to
America.
There are language students from
European countries at school in
England learning English. John
said that one of advantages of an
exchange like this is that you get to
meet people you would ordinarily
meet as a tourist. You get to see
how people live in small town
Britain.
of London.
On Monday, they attended the
drag races, which included the
alcohol funny car races, pro comp
eliminations, pro-bike eliminations,
and the Canadian pro-bike record
breakers plus regular point series
racing.
Jeremy Campbell spent a few
days holidaying with Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Alexander and Marc at Lake
Muskoka.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sproule of
Bayfield visited with their uncle
and aunt Lewis and Helen
Stonehouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Smithson
of Downsview visited with her
sister Beth Procter last week.
Maxine Zettler, Sherry, Amanda
and Alicia, RR 4, Walkerton,
visited with her mother Beth
Procter last week. Beth Procter
spent a few days at her daughter's,
Marjorie Stopforth, Oakville.
On the way home they stopped at
St. Jacob's for dinner. Karen
Procter and her grandmother, Beth
Procter attended the play This Year
Next Year in Blyth. It was
thoroughly enjoyed.
The Campbell picnic was held on
Sunday, July 30 in the Belgrave
Park with a good attendance. A
delicious meal was enjoyed
followed by games. Prizes were:
birthday nearest date picked, Bruce
Campbell and Susan Campbell;
anniversary date, Cindy and Al
McDonald; most change in pocket,
Kevin VanCamp; baldest man,
Irwin Campbell; most buttons,
Geoffrey Campbell; longest hair,
Peter Brommer; most children and
grandchildren, Ivy Cloakey; lady
with the biggest shoe, Joyce Van
Camp; person with most different
colours, Cindy McDonald; person
with most letters in her name,
Eleanor Campbell; fewest letters,
Mary Anne Campbell; person with
initials in alphabetical order, Clare
Van Camp; people born in 1964,
Mary Anne and Geoffrey Campbell
and Sandra Brommer; person with
newest car, Don Campbell; people
with most in car, Barry and Sharon
Bondi and Scott and Judy
Campbell.
Those with poems written on the
spot were Sharon Bondi, Peter
Brommer, Sandra Brommer, Jean
The annual "over 80" birthday
party was held in the basement at
the Knox United Church, Belgrave
on Tuesday, Aug. 1. This party
Cloakey, Ivy Cloakey, Kevin Van
Vamp, Nancy Jardin, Paul Cloakey,
Lorne Campbell with Lorne
Campbell winning.
Pamela Campbell won for the
children's poems.
Joyce VanCamp gave horseback
rides while Linda Campbell had a
peanut and candy scramble for all
the kids. A great time was had by
all.
honours all those in the community
and surrounding area who have had
their 80th birthday.
Continued on page 15
G. Michie celebrates 80th
Over 80s enjoy party