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Times-Advocate, 1988-11-30, Page 23ouble ake by it Bruce Shaw C arrying on with Jim's questions - Town growth Exeter's population is limited by its resources_and its capability to handle its effluent. With Canadian Canners (as we all know the local food processing plant) in a position where it uses enough water for roughly 2,000 people and our treatment plant's capacity set at approximately 6,000 people equivalent, we arc looking at an • ctual population maximum of -about 4,500. If we tapped into thl Lake Huron water systcm, for example, and added more lag4 ons, we could accommodate a higher population. As well, we want to maintain a quality of life that values the goixd in what we have to offer our people. With gradual growth, that objective I believe, can be achieved. . Town staff Jim's next_question centres on the number of staff in the Town of- fices. When I first started in this business, Eric Carscadden and one secretary did -virtually all the work. The work, however, was abso- lutely nothing compared to what has be to done now. The building inspector's_ job alone is now full-time: he administers from 4-6 mil- lion dollars of building each year compared to less than one-fifth of that 20 years ago (after considering inflation); he has a building code, an Official Plan and a -zoning by=law to police; he is a consul- tant to the Planning Board.and could easily be assigned some of the duties of an economics development officer. The expectations of most government ministries have increased ridiculously during the last 8' years so that we have been forced to purchase computer servic- es and now our own system. As it is, we have three full-time staff people administering what two people did in Eric's time, and we have co-op placements and one part-time secretary, but the volume of work is such that we will be forced to hire more staff in the near future. It would be interesting to see what percentage of the budget 'is used for administration today as compared to 20 years ago. (Per- haps I'II calculate that some day.) On cats Thdre's probably nothing I can say to you Jim,. the cat -hater, that hasn't already been said to you by Helen Hodgins. . Education As a principal,.I am forced, often, to assess our programmes in light of what is expected of our graduates. As you may know, all Ontario secondary schools are governed by a document called OS:IS (Ontario Schools Intermediate Senior). This booklet has 13 objec- tives for thc Province's schools - only 3 arc education in the tradi- tional sense; the others arc all social in nature. It would appear that our schools, then, are -not emphasizing traditional skills and mastery but are stressing the need for students to be able to adjust to the de- mands of society upon leaving high school. As well politicians be- lieve that parents want -the schools to look after contemporary is - :sues: sc,cducation, AIDS information, drug awareness, family liv- ing, religious studies, values, employment opportunities and many more. We believe our graduates can cope with much that is placed before them, but our world is far more complicated and traumatic than it was, and I'm afraid only the experience of life will allow any of them to compete effectively in satiety. I believe our education system, inspite of all the abuse,,we as pro- fessionals, and we, as taxpayers, heap on it, serves us well. To dc- termine the only thing I would change is very difficult. There are many idealistic changes: everyone graduates as an Ontario Scholar, the onimunitry-huts ftiill use of the -buildings and-every©nc feelstom-_ fortable in school (both parents and children), costs arc low. To sug- gest a practical, feasible change, I reinforce the suggestion that the school ycar be altered, whereby the schools would be open for 3 four-month periods whereby students and the community would 'plug into' the system for one, two or three sessions a ycar, depend- ing on motivation, convenience and necessity. Probably the school day will have to be extended so that the curriculum the 'experts' from Toronto (arc not all Canadian experts from either -Toronto or the West coast?) think is necessary to satisfy the social and educa- tional aims of the Province could be delivered. 'As well, minimum standards should be set for basic literacy Sp that all graduates leave high school with the ability to read, write, add, subtract and com- plcte an income tax form. The more I ponder this idea, the more I like it Any comments? - School year Your last question, Jim, dealt with a modification of thc previous . suggestion about the length of the school ycar. Some cultures do ac- cept year -found mandatory schooling more readily than ours would, I'm sure. To enforce such an idea on Canadians would he met with a great deal of resistance, 1 should think, from many quarters: stu- dents, parents in serious financial difficulties and employers. The optional format I suggested is the previous answer might have some merit. enjoyed the questions, Jim. I trust my answers were all that you expected. Any more? Dashwood by Bernice Boyle DASHWOOD - The community mourns the loss'of a very valuable citizen, Mr. Vernon Schatz. He was in the business world for 65 years. Mr. and Mrs. Hang Hayter report feeling the tremor of last Friday's earthquake. Did anyone else? Mr. Harry Hartlicb and Mrs. Alice Tiernan have returned to their respective homes from hospital. Mr. George Tiernan has returned to South Huron Hospital. Mrs. Anne Messencr has gone to thc Exeter Villa. - Edwin Martenc was confirmed by Pastor Larry Stojkovic Sunday at . the Bluewater Rest Home. 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