Clinton News-Record, 1979-05-10, Page 3Board approves new
book selection policy
BY JEFF SEDDON
As of Monday approval...or disap-
proval...of textbooks for use in Huron
County schools will be handled by the
book.
The Huron County board of education
gave its final approval to policy
Monday that sets out procedures to be
followed to approve textbooks for
classroom use and to handle com-
plaints or concerns about those books.
The policy approved by the board
was the third draft prepared by board
administration, school principals,
department heads and teachers.
' Guidelines for the policy were set
several months ago and a draft
prepared for the board's perusal in
April. That draft was re -written and
the board gave the final nod to it
Monday at its regular monthly
meeting.
Board approval of textbooks is only
required for books not previously
approved by the ministry of education.
The province decides what texts will be
used in subjects like mathematics,
sciences and languages leaving
material for use in English classes up
to individual boards.
Not having a policy for approving of
textbooks or for handling complaints
about those texts caused /he board a
great deal of anguish last year. A group
of citizens, upset about the content of
some English literature texts,
prevailed upon the board to have those
texts banned from classrooms. That
request upset a group that felt that
banning books was a restriction of
freedom and the board found itself
caught in the middle.
Anxious to prevent a recurrence of
those problems the board decided to
establish policies that would not only
support any material for classroom use
but would provide an avenue for
parents or students wishing to com-
plain about that material.
The aim of the board was to make
teachers responsible for material they
chose to use in the classrooms.
Teachers must now be prepared ',to
convince the board the books they want
to use are beneficial and must also be
prepared to defend their selections if
parents don't like the choices.
The policy demands that teachers
examine overall purpose, timeliness,
importance, quality of writing and
popular appeal, the reputation of the
author, artist or composer and the
price of the book befor recommending
it for board approval.
Once the teachers and principals
have selected books they want the
board to approve the material will be
taken to a superintendent of education.
A meeting will be arranged between
the teachers and the board's education
committee.
If the education committee agrees
with the selections of the teachers a
recommendation to approve the books
will be sent to the board. If the com-
mittee doesn't like a book its reasons
for disapproving will be sent, in
writing, to the teacher or department
head requesting approval of the text.
Complaints about texts will be
handled in a similar fashion. Inquiries
about textbooks will be made to the
Turn to page 1:3 •
Renaissance heed...
• from page 1
Hamilton " Campbell asked.
The minister told the crowd that
Renaissance International was not
formed to promote censorship or to
clean up classroom materials but
rather to fight for p 'rents rights to
control what is used in schools. He said
the movement had no list of novels it
wanted banned nor did it concentrate
any effort on a particular novel. It
merely fought for parents' rights to
have their children taught from
material the parents approve of.
He said Renaissance was not a
fundamental sect nor did it have any
religious overtones as the media and
book publishers have indicated. It was
a group devoted to having classrooms
in Canada reflect thevalues of homes
in a pluralistic society with a Judeo-
Christian heritage.
Renaissance involvement with
literature used in classrooms stemmed
from book selection policies used by the
education system. The movement
wants ' book se,lection ., policies that
guarantee parehts the right to deter-
mine what their children are taught.
Campbell's attack of education
systems bucking Renaissance drew a
revival type response from the crowd.
His criticism of school administrators
that are "unbelievably arrogant" and
school policies that require parents to
explain why they don't want .a book
used drew a chorus of "amens" from
the audience.
He told the parents there was no way
any "self respecting parent with any
personal worth or dignity should have
to write an essay telling why he or she
doesn't want a book read".
"All that ha•s to be said is I don't want
that book read....gamc over....period,"
said Campbell
He said school administrators and
boards did not "have the right to im-
pose values on my home".. He said
parents should "reject the totalitarian
concepts of those child seducers".
Campbell said all Renaissance,
wanted was educators to observe the
good neighbor policy. He said the good
neighbor policy shows respect for
people's differences. He said that
policy permits parents that have ob-
jection to literature used in schools
appeased by providing their children
with alternatives.
He said literature parents choose to
have in their home is their own
business brut literature used in
classrooms should show the good
neighbor policy.
He said any literature that "creates
fiction and tension is unacceptable in a
public school room serving a pluralistic
society".
Campbell told the crowd he did not
know why educators and publishers
held up works that have a theme with a
"note of despair and meaninglessness"
as shining examples of modern
literature. He said the youth of today
are suffering from the "despair of
meaninglessness" adding that he found
novels that fostered that feeling more
objectionable than novels containing
"an occasional blasphemy".
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SEAFORTH WALKERTON
A large group of Rebekahs and Oddfellows from eight lodges from across
Huron County paraded to Wesley -Willis United Church last Sunday for their
annual service. Leading the parade were District 23 Deputy president of the
Rebekahs, Kathleen Cuthill of Seaforth, and District deputy grand master of
Huron District No. 8 Oddfellows, Doug Cantelon of Clinton.(News-Record
photo)
stuck in
the middle
I realize that I won't be the most
popular girth in town for this
statement, but I wish winter . were
still here.
Okay, okay don't act so shocked
and quit laughing; this isn't a joke.
I've come to the firm conclusion
that me and summer just don't mix.
It's like chocolate cake. you see.
Chocolate and I have always been
best of friends and worst of enemies.
Through my adoration for chocolate
I always end up in a terrible mess.
Inevitably those few ounces of cake
that brought so much joy to my taste
buds.,...al.so spell ruination as I stand
on the scales or look in the mirror.
Anyway, back to topic, summer -is
just like chocolate cake.
Unfortunately I love summer, the
hot air, the light clothes, the warm
sun and the happy feeling it gives.
However, when I am hit with that
feeling, I completely change. Like
my body suddenly takes on a new
shape whefi, I eat•toornuch.ca'ke, my
brain takes' on a different frame of
mind when I get sunstruck.
I hate sitting inside an office all
day long and can't get motivated to
work. I'm overcome with this great
urge to buy pink,tee-shirts, white
pants and straw hats. I want to go
barefoot and play loud music. I want
ru
Shelley
by mcphee
to be out every night of the week,
visiting friends and gallivanting
around the countryside. Although
I'm not athletically inclined a
sudden surge of energy comes over
me and I must jog and attempt to
play tennis.
I want to torture myself and lie in
the hot sand and watch my skin
grow redder. I get a very unusual
desire to dismantle every cupboard
in the apartment and undertake a
massive cleaning project. I tear,,
through my closets taking perfectly
good winter clothes, packing them
all i.n boxes, with the intention of.
sending them. to t,bc ..church__ or..a
bale.
4�ke chocolate cake, I'm much
beeter off without summer. I
wouldn't get stiff muscles from
trying to overdo the exercising or
burnt skin from trying to overdo the
sun•, I wouldn't .have to he bothered
unpacking all those winter clothes,
(which I never had the nerve to give
up) and I wouldn't he stuck with
umpteen tee-shirts and a laundry
basket full of dirty white clothes.
Maybe I should take up permanent
residence in the North Pole so I
could avoid all this.
I wohder if they have chocolate
cake there.
rf.
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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1979—PAGE 3
All candidates...
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voted against capital punishment and
said she believes "we must do
something about the condition of our
society...that's where we must start."
Tony McQuail asked candidates
whether they would recommend that
incentives be provided to encourage
energy conservation on the farm.
Qraeme Craig said $250 million had
already been .allotted to solar heating-
research
eatingresearch in Canada and that he had
noticed in his door-to-door cam-
paigning that people are becoming
more, energy conscious in regard to
home heating. He said he doesn't know
how to encourage energy conservation
on the farm.
Bob McKinley agreed educational
programs are needed on energy con-
hervation and said the province had
ad a program to encourage farmers
trying to experiment with alternate
energy sources. He said, "we must
stand by the tried and true methods
until a lot more work is done."
Moira Couper said the NDP party
recommends an increase in the energy
research budget.
Tony McQuail said he didn't feel any
of the candidates had answered his
question fully.
"As a farmer I feel somewhat con-
cerned that the agricultural industry
may be being neglected... without
incentives and encouragement we will
never see the development of alter-
natives we can turn to," he com-
mented.
Another member of the audience
referred to the gun control issue again.
He said a rabid coyote had been sighted
near Londesboro Thursday morning
and although the ministry had been
notified of the sighting immediately, no
one showed up to look into the situation
until evening.
"I feel we (farmers) have got to have
a gun around," he said adding, "you
can't take a stick to a rabid animal."
Bev Brown, second vice-president of
the federation, said she was pleased
when an Agricultural Export Council
was formed by the federal government
but said she was disappointed in its
advisory role. "What we need is money
spent on salespeople overseas
Yoare
Invites[
to an informal meeting
of concerned business people
to answer the question:
"Does Clinton's Business Area
need a Business Improvement
Area Designation"
THURSDAY
MAY OTli
7:30 P.M. SHARP
at the
Clinton Community Centre
we urge each of you to attend:
Aiken Brothers
Anstett Jewellers
The Arbor
Clinton Taxi
Beckers
Bell ('anada
Blake's Welding and .Machine
Bowker, Ur. Graham
Boy es Transport Ltd.
Brewers' Retail Store
Brown, l.orne, Motors
Brownie's Drize -In
Buffinga, ('ase
Pizza Express
Burgess Dept. Store
Paul Kerrigan Fuels
BAR) Real Estate
Baker, Dr• Brian
Baker's Farm and Garden ('entre
Bail Funeral Home
Ball Macaulay Ltd.
Ball and Mulch I.td.
Bank of Montreal
Fiartliff's Bakery l,td.
Beattie Funeral home
Beattie Furniture Ltd.
.Peter Roy Insurance
(' & E Hobby and Variety
l'al% ary Pentecostal
Garter's West End
('ampbell'ti
Nilswts Wear
( anadian Cancer Society
Central Iluron Secondary School
Town Talk Fashions
('hapman's Barber Shop
Charles Beauty Salon
t'huter heating and Electric.
Clinton Area Fire Department
Clinton Arena and Community Centre
( Tinton Body Shop
Clinton Chiropractic ('entre
( linton Christian Reformed Church
Clinton Chrysler Plymouth Ltd.
Clinton Commercial F'rinters
(Tinton Community Credit Inion I,td.
4 Tinton and District ('hristian School
Clinton Crown I.anes
(limon Dry Cleaners
Clinton Electric Shop
Clinton home hardware
Clinton Hotel
( Tinton Meat Market
Clinton Mothers Day Coin Laundry
F'linton News Record
.lery is Foto -Pros
Clinton Public hospital
Clinton Public Library
Clinton Public School
Clinton Race Track
Clinton Swimming Pool
Clinton Town Hall
Cooke, K. C. Florist
('orrre's Red aid White
Counter ('ash and ('arry
('rain's Tire and Auto Service
Crowe, D. G. Denture
Jerry Maclean and Son Sports
Dale Pump and Farm Service
Dominion of Canada Group Insurance
Don's Bicycle Repairs
Jeliystone Park
Duddy, John, Real Estate
Dutch Store. The
Edith Anne Hair Fashions
F:Im haven Motor hotel
Epps Manufacturing Ltd.
Ex•('ell-n Wilder Canada
Fabian Furniture
F'airholme Dairy Ltd.
First Baptist Church
Huron Fish and Game
Fleming Feed Mill Ltd.
(raiser Kneale Insurance
Galbraith Radio and TV
Gardiner's Barber Shop
Gerrard's Shopping Centre
Goldsworthy Motors
-Agriculture and Food
Uri, er Examination ('entre
(.ru%es and Son Electric
Ilarold's Shell Sen ice a '
Barrett. Ur, K. T.
(laugh Tire and Muffler Supply l.td.
Ilerrnan's Men's Wear
flillz, 1). Gerald, Barr.
Ilona tots Shoes
a1 iseway home and Building ('entre
Hummel's Fred Mill
Iluron Business Machines
Iluron (entre for Children and Youth
Huron County Board of Education
Iluron County health Unit
Iluron Fuel Injection Equipment
.Iluron Laundry
Kueniig's I.G. 1.
Independent Order oft )ddfellows
.1 & J Phar macs
.lack's V1ood'1'urnery
Jen is tlurninum
K Decorating Ltd.
Loy efts Welding
hum In Restaurant
Lay's, Bryan. Insurance \gency Ltd
I.ax is ( untracting ( Ltd.
( linlun Legion hall
Liquor Control Board
Lohh• II & Sons Ltd
Lohh. Richard \u,'tioneer
Lori Lynn Beauty Salon
Malone's (.as Bar •
Maple Leaf Small Engines
Man's Sewing ('entre
\1c1 ann. R. G Accountant
McKerlic' Millen
Meas Mee Restaurant
Menzies Runs Barr
Midwestei n Paying
Montgomery, Lyle
Morden & Ilelwig Ltd
Morgan's Mobile homes Ltd.
Murphy Bus Lines
\ewland, F' M. Dr
North End lunch
Ontario Hydro
1►ntarfo Motor League
1)ntario Street United Church
Palmer. I) B. Dr.
Pete's T.N
Pizza Factory The
Potter. Ray & Sons Ltd
Public I'tilities, Clinton
Radiant Life Centre
Radio Shack
Raintree, The
Ray & Shirl Groceries
Ray's Shoe Repair„
Richt Advertising I.td.
Riley's Barber Shop
Bon's Sunoco
Royal Bank of Canada
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Joseph's Separate School
St. Paul's Anglican Church
Salvation Army
Scruton Fuels
Sears
Separate Shop The
Sherlock Manning
Shirai Department
Smith, Reg. Signs
Smith's Pro Hardware
Speed -Wash Laundry
Sterling Fuels
The Old Pro
Three Phase Electric
Triangle Discount
Tyndall. Harold
Union (,as Ltd.
Victoria Variety
Wedge. The
Wesley Willis United Church
Wise, Harold Ltd.
Wise John General Insurance
Workman, Harold Real Estate