Clinton News-Record, 1978-11-09, Page 11•
llie student coancll at Huron Centennial School
near Brucefield was named recently. Back, left,
John Wooden, Dean. Armstrong, Jim Parsons,
Estella Willson, Sherry Chuter and David Moffatt.
Front, David Telford, Kathy Turnbull, secretary
tulle McBeath, li-resident Faye Carnochan,
treasurer Jeff McKellar and Bonnie Turner.
Missing were vice-president Clare ' Davidson and
Paul Hoggarth. (T -A photo)
Doris. Hunter speaks to Rotary Club
"Romancein Building"
was the enthralling
subject of Mrs. Doris
Hunter's address to the
• Goderich Rotary Club
recently. Her stories of
historic buildings in
Bayfield and elsewhere
merely served to whei
one's desire to learn
more. Due to her long
association' with Bayfield
(since 1919) and her
consuming desire to
preserve items of
historical value, she
assumed the role of
chain-nailof the Local
Architectural Con-
servancy Advisory
Cofnmittee (LACAC).
Ithbued with a sense of
service to the com-
munity, deriving in part
from her father's and
husPand Rob's. examples
in Rotary, she has been
the driving- force behind
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Converted from a barn in
Village notes
1863. The lines of this
house are straight and
plain, not ornamental,
but honest and durable.
Many settlers brought
their class consciousness
with them and built fine
houses to impress
themselves and . their
neighbours with the
classical architecture.
The old Gairdner house
represents the classical
approach with its porch
columns demonstrating
the Masonic pillars of
Wisdom, Strength and
LACAC in Bayfield. Her
father, was a charter
member of the Hamilton
Club aid husband Rob is
a long-time member of
the Leaside Club.
Doris first came to
Bayfield in 1919 with her
father and family as a
summer resident and has
spent every summer here
until she and Rob became
permanent residents in
1973. She speaks with
authority and love of her
community because of
her long experience
there.
Bayfield is a. pleasant
spot, but it is changing
and has to change. "We
could not expect to hoard
such a pleasant spot for
the few" so said Mrs.
Hunter. Buildings speak
of the life styles of the
'earliest settlers arkd it is
.-good to preserve them -as
part of our heritage.
Thoughtful people are
willing and able to assist
in this project when they
are properly approached.
The early settlers in
Huron County were
Bripsh, and of course
brought their traditions
and building styles with
them. Naturally the first
houses were built of logs
cut on the spot. More
pretentious homes came
later. Unfortunately,
none of the log houses. in
Bayfield have survived in
their original state, but
we -do know that "the
Hut" now owned by Mrs.
Carl Diehl is of log
construction. Built in 1836
it served as both school
and church: '
Vrarne houses. follo.wed v
log ones an and
Rob live in one which was
Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Casler of St. Johns,
Michigan, spent the
weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. .Norm Talbot, and
also called on Mrs. Viola
Bell.
Recent guests in the
same home were Mr.
Talbot's Aunt and cousin,
Mrs. Pearl Workman and
Mrs. Jean Workman both
of Woodstock.
Baptist Church...
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everyone to do as Jesus
commanded and examine
oneself, confess all sins,
for if we judge ourselves
we would not be judged.
The prayer of thanks for
the bread, representing
the body of our Lord, was
given by Mr. John Keys
ani for the cup
reliresenting the shed
blood by Mr. Asa Steckle.
Mtisic forall services was
supplied by Miss Shirley
Keys at the organ and
Mrs. Muriel Snider as
. • NG are sorry to report
that Mr.. Elzar Musseau
is very ill in the Seaforth
hospital, and Mr. Russ
Kerr is also confined in
the Clinton hospital, we
will continue to pray that
Gocrs Divine Presence
will be very near these
spetial friends of the
Bayfield Baptist Church.
The Young, People met
at the Church Friday
evening for a Film Night,
whiCh Was enjoyed by all.
Thi d Friday they , will
met for a program
planning evening with a
special lunch "Peru
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Beauty in Ionic, Doric
and Corinthian form.
The Gothic style came
next, with its board and
battle construction, sharp
roof peaks and arched
windows. Three such
houses are left in
Bayfield. Remodelling is
responsible for the
destruction of others.
Bayfield has the
earliest church in Huron
County, .Trinity Anglican
built in 1850. Canada
developed its own style of
architecture described as
"Picturesque gclec-,
ficism" by Mr. Alan
Gowans in his book
"Looking. at Architec-
ture". Canon Paull's
Muse is an example.
"The Gaiety of Gables"
by Eric Arthur is a fine
boOk" about that period.
The collection of fanciful
gables on Goderich
houses. is appreciated by
all who live there.
Building is an art and
said Mrs. Hunter "surely
art is an ongoing thing"
She concluded "I do hope
you feel with me that
these old homes are
worth preserving. They
were built with pride, and
they reflect the lives of
their 'owners."
Alf McLaughlin,
Rotarian from Bayfield
expressed the thanks of
the Club to Mrs. Hunter.
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.C.LINTON NEWS -RECORD, THLIRSt)AY, NOVEMBER 9, 197_8—PAGE 11
R0ard looks at field trip*
BY JEFF SEDDON
• Requests for approval
of two rather costly field
trips sparked some
trustees on the Huron
County Board of
Education to wonder
Monday if the board was
doing parents any favors
by approving such ex-
cursions for students.
Seaforth trustee John
Henderson told the board
he felt the two field trips,
one sending 40 Grade 7
and 8 students to Ottawa
and the other sending 40
high school students to
the Quebec Winter
Carnival, were expensive
undertakings. He said
both trips will cost
parents and asked if
parents supported the
trips or if they felt forced
to oblige.
The trip by the students
from Turnberry Central
School to Ottawa will cost
$3,468 for two days and
Henderson said it seemed
like "a lot of money to
send kids away for two
days".
Students at Turnberry
have financed the bulk of
the costs themselves
through draws, raffles
and sales and according
to school principal Paul
Statia each will have to
bring $20 . for meals,
treats and souvenirs.
Statia said the fund
raising by the students
will pay for tran-
sportation, ac-
commodation and tours.
The Turnberry prin-
cipal told the board in a
letter that the fund
raising was a good ex-
perience for the students.
He said the students
learned to handle money
and were encouraged to
co-operate with one
another working toward a
common goal.
Henderson wasn't all
that ready to buy Statia's
claim that students raise
money themselves and do
not involve parents. He
pointed out that whether
the parent pays the
child's way directly or
buys raffle tickets And
chocolate bars, he its still
paying the costs.
The Seafcii* • trustee
said the 'trip to -Qtrehee-
planned by students' at
F.E. Madill Secondary
School in Wingham was a
better example of what
he was 'concerned with.
He said parents of Tur-
nberry students will pay
$20 for their child to go on
that trip but the . ex-
cursion to Quebec will
cost parents about $110 a
child. He pointed out that
the Madill students
raised no moneyfor the
trip but rather divided
the costs among the '
students'.
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• Henderson said that
• parents feel obligated to
send their children on the
trips because they are
promoted as educational
for students. .He added
that the parents may also
feel some social pressure
.to send the child. He said
he wondered if the
parents "appreciated
board approval".
Wingham trustee Jack
Alexander asked the
board's administration if
any student was ever
unable to go on such trips
because of lack of money.
Superintendant Bob
Allan said hP had never
heard of a student being
denied the opportunity of
going on the trip if the
parents could pot afford
it. He saki in -some cases
arrangements are made
through service clubs to
sponsor students whose
families cannot afford the
costs.
Board chairman John
Elliott said if parents
were unhappy with board
approval of field trips
they are not making their
feelings known to
trustees. He said he had
never heard a parent
complaining about field .
trip approvals.
Ashfield ratepayers
discuss book ban
at annual meeting
The book controversy
was re -hashed again
when the Ashfield
Township ratepayers met
on October 24.
The Lucknow Sentinel
reported ,that Huron
County Education Board
trustee Marian Zinn
asked if she would vote in
favour of retaining such
books as "Of Mice and
Men" and "Catcher in the
Rye" as she had voted to
keep "The Diviners" on
the high school English
curriculum.
Mrs. Zinn replied by
saying that the best way
to have books removed is
to do it quietly with the
parent going to the
prinpipal and the teacher
and( discussing it with
them privately. She said
that she has had com-
plaints during her past
eight years on the board
about many books.
Grace Austin, the
questionner, said that
Mrs. Zinn had not an-
swered her initial
question and again asked
her if she would continue
to vote for such "im-
moral" books as "The
Diviners".
Zinn noted that- the
books were being taught
to a Grade 13 class in
Exeter. "You're dealing
with students but they're
also adults," she pointed
out.
"I would sooner have a
book read in a controlled
classroom than have it
tucked under a student's
pillbw and read by a
flashlight," she added.
Mrs. Austin said that
there are parts in "The
Diviners" that she was
sure Mrs. Zinn would not
want to read in front of
the meeting assembled
Township of Goderich
MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
An election will be held in the
Township of Goderich on November
13, 1978 between the hours of 11 a.m.
and 8 p.m.,
For the purpose of electing 3 Councillors for
the Township of Goderich and 1 member to
the Huron County School Board. Voting will
be at the following places:
Subdivision 1:
House of Mark Raithby Lot 104 Maitland
Con.
Subdivision 2:
House of Gerald Bell Lot 21 Con. 4.
Subdivision 3:
House of Albert Schilbe Lot 35 Con. 4.
Subdivision 4:
Township Office, Holmesville.
Subdivision , 5:
Township Office, Holmesville
A Public
MEETING
will be held In the
Holmesville School
1F1URSDAY NOV. 13
AT 8:30 P.M.
To ,discuss the proposed Township
Recreation Complex. All citizens are urged
*0 attend. Bring any ideas or suggeitions
you May have...it will be your Recreation
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before her. In reply,. Mrs.
Zinn agreed, but also said
that there were parts in
the Bible that she
wouldn't want to read in
front of a room full of
people.
Mrs. Austin, retaliated
by saying it is a different
situation when a book is
taught in school "because
it gives responsibility to a
book to consider it in
school."
Mrs. Zinn stated that
she taught Sunday School
for 35 years and noted, "I
have my principles."
Ken Alton then asked if
she would vote for a book
such as "The Diviners"
in the future if the vote
ever came up again. Mrs.
Zinn said that she would
read the book first, then
decide.
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