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' Times -Advocate, January 13, 1988
By Yvonne Reynolds
Two long-time members of the
SHDHS staff arc taking early re-
tirement. Gerald McAuley will
step out of his Exeter classroom
for the last time January 29 and
Uzzlc GIVKOVlc will teach his last
class the following month.
Both men joined the staff of the
Exeter secondary school in 1965.
For Zivkovic, teaching was the
latest, longest and .happiest chapter
in a life story that that has had
many twists and turns. He was in
his second year in medical school,
anticipating a future as a doctor,
When the Germans invaded his na-
tive Yugoslavia in 1941.
The young student went under-
. ground, joining the Royal Yugos-
• )avian Army. He was captured by
the Gestapo, and a miraculous es-
cape saved him from almost certain
death. Ile was caught again, and
interned in a camp in Austria. He
ran away, and was .in Italy when
. war ended in Europe on May 8,
..1945.
k....,During his stay in Italy, Zivkov-
ic worked in a Yugoslavian army
• hospital, and then joined the staff
of a medical school in Pavia in
northern England. (Hc assisted in
surgery, and estimates he helped
deliver about 30 babies .)
After the war, Zivkovic. spent
time in Germany as a displaced
person before moving on to Eng-
land. He came to Canada in 1950.
"1 had hcard,Canada was the best
country in the world", Zivkovic re-
called.
Zivkovic ended up near Barrie on
a track gang, carving 47¢ an hour
replacing railway track, and sleep-
ing in boxcars at night. The next
job was on a tobacco farm. He
moved on to a stint at Toronto
General Hospital, then settled
down for eight years as a stock
keeper with Ontario Hydro in the
period the power company was
convening from 25 to 60 cycle. He
also qualified as a diesel mechanic
through spare -time studies.
By 1960, Zivkovic had saved
enough money to continue his aca-
demic education. He completed
three years at the University of To-.
ronto, and had been accepted at Os-
goodc Law School when he em-
barked on another career change.
By the umc he would have finished
three years of law school and. an-
other three years of articling, he
would have been 46. 1 --le already
had enough. "lost years' behind
him.
Zivkovic's father had 'been a
lawyer, but his mother had been a
4
NERATIONS - Tim Nethercott is currently in Gerry McAuley's
d class: His mother Marie is a former pupil of the same teacher.
t two generations at SHDHS
public school teacher and a princi-
pal. Zivkovic spent the next year
at the Ontario College of Educa-
tion. He taught one year at Ban-
- croft before answering an ad for a
teaching position in Exeter.
"When I.was hired, the staff were
so f jjendly I. thdn't feel a stranger.
The kids were well behaved, the
parents interested in their children's -
education. 1 said to myself 'this is
paradise - I'm staying-, Zivkovic
revealed.
The new teacher began with eco-
nomics and geography. In the early
1970s he adapted to a new credit sys-
tem being implemented by qualify-
ing to teach commercial subjects,
and has been teaching accounting,:
marketing, consumer cd and typ-
ing.
Zivkovic has noted some changes
as two generations have passed
through his classes. He believes
the students of today contend with
many more pressures and stresses.
than their predecessors.
"They are getting more material,
and teachers demand more. In this
school, the students arc expected to
perform", Zivkovic said.
Changing social and economic
conditions outside the school walls
have their effect on today's students,
he noted. More families are break-
ing up, and working couples don't
have enough time to spend with
their children. Many students also
have part-time jobs.
Despite thc changes, Zivkovic
said he has never had a problem
maintaining discipline. 1 -le credits
his philosophy that "students want
to be recognized as individuals; if
you understand and respect their val-
ues, whether you agree with them
or not, then they will follow you as
friend. As they change, you have to
take a new approach, and adjust not
only your teaching habits but your
own attitude".
Zivkovic could teach until the end
of June, but is leaving early because
he has a heart condition, angina pec-
toris, which leaves him physically
drained at the end of a day. He docs"
not want to have to "drag myself
through a day, or call in sick in the
morning".
"The only honest thing to do is to
let someone younger and healthier
take over", Zivkovic said.
Zivkovic will not retire to a
rocking chair. He plans to look for
a part-time job in sales. His other.
hobbies of gardening, fishing, pho-
tography and reading will- help to
keep him occupied.
.The Zivkovics moved to a subdi-
vision south of Grand .Bend last
May, but Ozzie will always consid-
er Exeter his second home. He
knows too that he will miss his
teaching job.
"Teaching has given me total sat-
isfaction", Zivkovic concluded.
*• * *
Gerry McAuley also began teach-
ing at SHIMS in 1965. His last
teaching day is January 29.
McAuley first considered a teach-
ing career while attending a rural
high school in his native New
Brunswick. He was motivated to
continue his education after finding
out from a superintendent that the
principal of such a schoii was re-
quired to be a university graduate.
McAuley obtained his Bachelor of
Sc encs degree from McGill and re-
tuted to work on soil surveying for
the New Brunswick government.
"I was tired of going to school",
McAuley confessed. However, in
the next two years McAuley's old.
dream of teaching became stronger,
spurred by the thought he did not
want to spend the next 50 years of
his life doing what he was doing.
He took a summer course in teach-
er training before beginning his
teaching career in 1956 at Canterbu-
ry Regional High School south of
Woodstock, N.B.
McAuley moved to Qucbc
following year to accept a posit',
teaching math and science at Lake
of Two Mountains Protestant High
School. Here he first began teach-
ing driver education.
McAulcy quatificd for his first-
class teaching certificate during his
seven years in Quebec.
In deciding to move to Ontario,
McAuley was drawn to this arca be-
cause of family friends living in Ex-
eter. He remembers being given a
tour of the local high school by
Ron Bogart before -he applied for a
job..Hc liked what he saw (and this,
was before the addition which dou-
bled the school to its present size.)
He was hired by the school's own
board, headed then by chairman Ken
Johns.
McAuley started with grade nine
science classes and grade 12 chemis-
try. Ile took over driver education
a year later. Aftcr.teaching general
classes for many years, McAuley
has been teaching the 30 (or basic)
levels for the last four years.
Looking back on a carter that has
spanned more than half his life,
McAuley said he has become more.
tolerant. As one example, he re-
vealed that lingering prejudice
against long hair on boys evaporat-
ed when one of the students with
shoulder -length locks became the
year's highest achiever in both aca-
demics and sports.
Otherevents from the past still
trigger chuckles. Like the time an
experiment to hydrogenate vegetable
oil blew up, leaving a permanent
Conditional bail granted in theft case
Gerard Fitipatrick, London, ap-
peared before Justice of the Peace
Doug Wedlake for a bail hearing
on January 5. He is one of the
five men, charged with the theft of
microwave ovens from Drysdalcs
in Hcnsall on November 27. Fif-
ty-eight ovens valued at
S19,756.97 were taken in the break
and enter.
Fitzpatrick has a previous record
dating back to 1980 which includes
convictions for break and enter,
possession of stolen property, as-
sault causing bodily harm, mis-
-chief and failing•to provide a breath
sample. Other outstanding charges
arc break; enter and theft in Brant-
ford on November 24 and breach of
recognizancein Woodstock on De -
ember 9 last year.
Bail was granted conditionally.
he accusal is to report weekly to
. London Police, notify the Exeter
OPP of any change in residence or
employment, not associate with
co -accused Joseph Borki, Steven
Borki, Jacint Cscre or Terry Coul-
ter except in company of counsel,
and avoid communication with any
known criminals.
Fitzpatrick was ordered kept in
custody until S1,000 surcty was
secured. He is to appear in pro-
vincial court on January 12.
Donald M. Dumigan, Grand
Bend, pleaded guilty to having no
insurance when stopped for a high-
way traffic violation at 8:45 a.m.
on December 4 in Hay township.
He was fined $500. and given three
months to pay.
Robert Earl Thiel of no fixed ad-
dress was convicted of being intox-
icated in a public place and fined
$100. He was given. 15 days to
pay.
Thiel was found lying on the
ground when an OPP officer was
called to the parking 'lot of Kee-
gan's• Inn, Centralia to assist an
ambulance on November 2 at 9:45
p.m. Thiel was taken .6o the OPP
station because his speech was
slurred, he couldn't stand alone, and
exuded a strong odour of alcohol.
Thiel has a lengthy record for the
same offence; thc most recent con-
viction was December 1, 1987,
when he -was fined $78.75.
Kenneth W. Kipp, London,
brought his •agent with him to
help argue against charges of
speeding at 114 km in an 80 km
zone, and failing to surrender his
insurance card, when stopped Sep-
tember 26:
The officer who laid the charges
said he was eastbound on county
road 5 two kilometers west of Mt.
Carmel when he spotted the ac-
cused's vehicle. heading west at ex-
cessive speed. 1 tis initial radar
check gave a reading of 114; the vc-
hicle decreased speed to 86 kph. Al-
though the officer suspected the ve-
hicle carried a ratkrr warning device,
a search found none.
The accused's agent posed ques-
tions about the testing and accuracy
of the radar equipment. Wedlake in-
terjected to point out the officer has
had 10 years experience. with radar,
and doesn't have to know the intri-
cate workings of the equipment to
operate it.
Kipp was found guilty on both
charges. He was fitted S51.75 for
speeding, and S53.75 for producing
an invalid insurance card. He was
given 15 days to pay in each case.
David M. Kints, RR 3 Exeter, en-
tered a guilty plea to failing to
move safely from a marked lane.
Police were called to a single -car ac-
cident thjcc kilometers north of Ex-
eter on Highway 4 October 11,
1987, at 2:15 a.m. to find a vchicic
up against the culvert in• the cast
ditch. Kints told the WIN- he may
have fallcrr asleep. Hc was fined
$53.75 and given 30 days to pay.
Margaret A. Forrest, RR i Cen-
tralia, was found guilty of going
through a stop sign on November 5
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grease spot on the lab wall. Or the
pillar,of smoke that resulted from a
grade 13 experiment with crudc.oil.
He also remembers the time some
students salted the coffee in his ther-
mos, and waited to see the look on
unstable family sittiauons, McAu-
ley said. •
.
"The kids here arc essentially
good", he noted, quoting, a .vice
principal who once remarked that 97
percent of his time was spent with
ALL IN THE FAMILY - Ken Triebner, wife kathy and daughter Darlene
rave all had Ozzie Zivkovic as their teacher at SHDHS. -
his face at iris first taste of the doc-
tored liquid.
"I knew immediately what had
happened. -I never changed expres-
sion. I drank the whole cup, even
though it almost killed me", McAu-
ley laughed. -
A number of years later, a former
student asked if he had everdiscov-
ered who salted his coffee. "You
• did", McAuley replied.
-Although McAuley could contin-
ue teaching until W92, a recent
• change in pensions that allows early
retirement without penalty contrib-
uted to a decision to lcave teaching.
now.
"I wanted a change";'McAuley
explained; going on to • say that
nowadays teachers have to be social
workers too. More and more stu-
dents arc being affected by home
problems. Some receive no disci -
ohne at home, and others are abusai
or socially maladjusted because of
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The police officer who witnessed
the incident said the vehicle slowed
but did not stop. Forrest was fined
S53.75 and given 30 days to pay.
Stewart C. Chcttleburgh, Wind-
sor,'was in court to appeal a July
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driving laid aftcr an accident in Ste-
phen township on June 19.
Thepoliceofficer sent to the ac-
cident to help the ambulance crew
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injured nose, and his passenger, Dan
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Despite Chettichurgh's argument
that he had lost control of his car in
loose gravel in an accident which
could happen to anyone, the careless
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was fined S128.75, slightly Icss
than the initial finc of S131.25 im-
posed when he was first convicted.
He will receive a refund for thc
amount he overpaid.
five percent of the students.
McAuley has words of high praise
for the "good, solid" SDHS stu-
dent
t council. He has worked along
with them in the tuck shop for the
last two years.
. As for the future, McAuley has
"lots of irons in the fire". He and
his family moved to London in De-
cember, and he has been approached
to teach classroom driver cd at a pri-
vate driving school in the city. He
has already begun driving an air bus
for a travel company. Other inter-
ests arc the Gidcons, woodworking
and furniture refinishing.
McAuley knows he will continue
to miss-mainstrceting in Exeter,
where he was familiar .with most of
the faces and the places. A continu-
ing satisfaction will he meeting
sonic of the two generations of -stu-
dents that passed through his driver
ed classes, and arc now excellent
drivers.
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The readers write
Dear Ross: 's -
My hat gocs off to yourself, Jim
and Bruce for your columns on Bill
which appeared in last week's T -A.
Bill was not an easy person to
read, upon first meeting him.
At times gruff and as Jim noted,
eyes which could look right through
you, he was above all true to him- .
self. '
However, behind this tough -as -
nails exterior was a man who was
intensely shy and sensitive.
Thanks guys for recalling the real
Bill.
Yours truly,
Tom Creech.
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Dear Ross:
i noted your smiling face in this
weeks' Times -Advocate announcing
your rise to fame as Editor of the
local paper.
This -wilt probably be a breeze for
an old pro like yourself but i do
want to extend my congratulations
and good wishes as I know you arc
indeed the man for the job.
Sincerely,
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