Times Advocate, 1993-10-27, Page 3Or
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Test Ontario School l3oards
"i doubt of the teachers and ad-
ministration of Huron County
would -be in favour of province
wide ministry testing."
.liar Editor:
.London Free Press October 13, 1993 "The Provin-
cial Cjlamber of Commerce wants to test Ontario
School Boards on the basics and put out an annual
report". I doubt if the teachers and administration of
Huron County would be in favour of returning to
province wide ministry .testing.
Over 100 years ago the Department of Education
intim Ministry .of Agriculture under the direction of
Rev. -Dr. Egerton Ryerson setprovincial high school
entrance _exams.
Huron County population was•66;169:bythe 1871
census. In 1877 -Huron County had.23,6381ohildren
of school age (5 to 16) and the averatte.daily census
was 10534. Elementary teachers salaries totalled
S123368.95. On the basis ofiheaverage attendance
the yearly cost per student,was 513:45. In 1993 Hu-
ron County has 6174 students -.for the majority of
school.age children it was difficult toattend school
full. time. Snow drifts.and inadequate winter cloth-
ing kept.the snrall.children atlhome. Older children,
bays and:girls worked on the.farm inspiring time
.and harvest.
Thera were twohigh schools in -Huron County,
oneeach in Qoderichand Clinton-withrenrollments
of -85 and 119.
'Seaforthhigh =hoot established in 1877.and.not
reported. Winghamwasstill'a village. Teachers.sal-
.aciesforhigh sohools:were=53623 whichwnotmts to
: an.annual cost of $171pertpupil.
: Attached:are:ten:sample:.gI 9tionsfmmshe.ertant -
inations for entrance 10 high schools in' i 877iand
1878.
.1 eaders.concerned,about the present education of
your children try .this 100 year.old.exam; givesup;
.andihencall'your school•baardmembcr,ask-your
. ntemberiosupport aboard motion to.havepaesent
;grade 9 students: sit:this exam: Thistnotion:passed
twill give:the.nece try:directioti toihe:Decctorof
Education:. Board membersairemitrusiedwithlen-
suring aquility (dation for your_chikiren,Alklvot-
-ersiinterested in -education should:call,.you.elested
:theboardinembers.
:Dr. -John Goddard: Hensall
Ontario public schools sample questions admis-
sion to high schools 1877 and 1878
1. Simplify
12 _ c ..ti _3 11 +22.2a
X-_._.. x
1 X . ,1 1 - -1 3.Z -
10 3 _ • ( )-"It +4)
3 -e7
2. If I buy 3buiihela,ying 5 cents for every 3
quarts,.and Sell at a profit of 10 cents per gallon,
find the selling price of the whole.
3. A cistern is two-thirds full, one pipe runs out
and two run in. The first pipe can empty it in eight
hours, the second can fill it in twelve hours,.and the
third can fill it in sixteen hours. There is also a leak
half as large as the second pipe. In how many hours
will the cistern be half full?
4. Ten men can do a piece of work in twelve days.
After they have worked four days, three boys join
them in the work, by which means the whole is done
in ten;days. What part of the work is done by one
boy inane day'.'
5. I buy a number of boxes of oranges for $600, of
,iwhich'l2boxesare•tmsaleable. l sell twathirds of
the remainderfor-$4000and:gain on them $40. -}tow
many boxes did lbuy?
6. What isiheheight of a clooset 8 ft. 4 in. -;by 6 ft.
8 in.;Iwhich,Will.exactly.cantain 12 boxes 4 ft. 6.in.
long, 3 ft:4 in. -wide, 2 ft. 6 in. deep?
7:Two.clocks:strike 9 together on Tuesday morn-
.ing. tn`iiednesdaymorning one wants 10 minutes
to l ',when the other strikes 11. How much must -the
,:slower be put on that they may -strike 9 together in
.the evening?
8. A room whose height is 11;ft.,.and length twice
:its breadth. takes 143 yrds. ofpaper 2.ft.,wide for its
four walls. l-iow much carpet -will it require?
9. A cubical box exactly holds-64.shot,.each 3
.inches iniiiameter. Find how -many cubic inches arc
.:!empty inihe box when it is full of -shot.
10. Atraveller for Paris wishing toprovide
self.with French money, calls ata broker and is in-
:formed:hatthe sovereign in London is worth 25f.
25C3ate of exchange on London, 8 1/2 -premium,
,and. -1/&p cent commission. Find thein atinFrench
;anoneybeought to receive for $500 -of =looney.
pound ling = 4.86 2/3 Canadian
Views
Students
-share their
opinions
"... we would lik
to thank the tow
council for mak-
ing Hallowe'en
October 30."
Dear Editor:
We have been reading arti-
cles in the Exeter Times Advo-
cate and the London Free
concerning Hallowe'en and ' e
have some opinions we would
like to share with you.
1. We feel that kids have the
right to dress -up in any cos-
tume that is not offensive to
any race, religion or- sex.
2. We feel that Saturday is a
.good choice for Hallowe'en as
Sunday is a religious day for
most (and Sunday is when -we
get organized for school the
.nextiday.)
3. -We feel that the fireman
do a wonderful job helping
.keep the streets safe_but ma
soave of our parents could be
visible on our streets as well.
, 4. We feel that kids do net
steed to be on the streets pest
/10:00 (our teachers say 9:30)
In closing we would like to
:thank the town council for
miking Hallowe'en October
and for helping us to have a
fun, safe evening.
Sincere'
Grade 7
Exeter Public Schoo
Times -Advocate, October 27,1993 Page 3 .
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HENSALI. - Theft, vandalism and mischief can be curbed in`Hetlstlllif
businesses and property owners take preventative measures as well as pro-
viding activities for village youth.
That's what Hensall BIA members were told earlier this month by Exeter
OPP constable Tom Riehber.
He advised merchants nbt to clutter storefront windows with a lot of dis-
play items and posters that might keep an intruder from being seen by pa-
trolling officers.
He also said keeping car doors locked and not leaving keys in vehicles
could have prevented some thefts. -
Richber also told the BIA that lack of activities geared towat+ds tdensin
the village forces them to find their own sources of entertainment. He sug-
gested activity nights be planned for this fall and winter.
Richber's comments were in response to complaints by local businesses
about recent theft and vandalism in the village.
In September, a -letter was sent to Hensall council from local businesses
A/regarding such occurrences.
Council agreed to send a letter tb the OPP ceirnm trftler ltd -Meant %rest
"to alert him of the problem in Hensel( and request increased OPP patrol.
Richber couldn't guarantee increased police patrols and explained that
police are currently hindered by a requirement to return to the detachment
and file reports on computer following each investigation.
He said eventually computer terminals will be installed in cruisers and
that -will make paperwork less time consuming, but it could be a few years
before:this occurs.
Forsnow, he said foot patrols would be increased in thfilvillagc.
Richbersaid'that local MPP's should also be contacted by village resi-
Aentsanclt tterted:of focal concerns.
OPP -Mildly' over
Continued from front page
-The system, -which serves the
mown _:police .forces +lof aoderich,
iSeaforth.:and Clinton,'Vries put on
mtotice.in June it would be -disband -
:ling, in -:the hope Exeter could be
,.mrawn into negotiations .for -laying
roff°its employees, said Si aw.
When that °!plan-was.'otfpped by
tithe Ontario . Civilian 'Commission
..on Police, Services, amid .Shaw,
Qoderich:same tupwith-a ywposal
.to.buyihe-enare=system, to sell its
services totthe other towns. Exeter
would -have to contribute to a fund
.to -provide severance to the employ-
-zees if and when the other towns
-rswnch.to OPP contract policing.
.Shaw_ .told .council they can ex-
pect :.some 4posturing" from the
communications system board that
Exeter should have known the sys-
tem would fold without the town,
snaking Exeter morally responsible
to its -employees.
Police -board chairman John Ste-
phens said that legal advice indi-
cates the .town's position will be to
insist it gaveysufficient notice of its
withdrawal -from the communica-
tions systetn. Because Exeter will
continue paying for communica-
tiions.services for two months (No-
vtlmber.and December) after it no
lortger.needste.service, Stephens
said that :should be sufficient to
cover any severance costs.
Stephens acknowledged the OPP
transition does leave these and oth-
er questions unanswered, both for
the town and the public, but he
promised they will eventually all be
resolved.
"Everything is going to be okay.
We're just not sure when," he said.
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