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Clinton News-Record, 1979-05-30, Page 190 Fcentrall; chronicle 1 Rick Brow, Editor) sec•ndary school news pi CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1979—PAGE 19 Priicipa1takes a standes�lon Dear sir: made very Re: Shorts, yes or no? plain to me that a return to the for- mer situation was desired. The telephone call referred to in the article was mentioned to your correspondent as perhaps summarizing the feelings of all those who were concerned at the apparent lack 'of a dress standard. To treat that reference as it appeared in the article was presenting only a part of the picture. At any rate a return to a minimum standard of dress for students represents not only my personal feelings but those of others in the community, some Board members and is not in- consistent with Section 229 of the Education Act, 1974. 2) This indeed is a place of business. My business is teaching - yours is learning. In any place of business, there are ex- pectations for all, not only as to dress but with regard to conduct and practices too. As your corre10on knt' was told, I accept that the students have a right to expect me to appear before them in Big a neat, dean and Brother businesslike way. I ex- pect the same from them - albeit in a more casual Way. In this fashion one faces up to one of the realities of life. Society does impose certain standards upon us all. `3)I should not need to Prefecti'ip79 replyol.� l� t specious comment that no cool clothing is left to students if shorts etc. are barred. It seems necessary, however. It is obvious in our society that we all require 'clothing. In warmer weatlier light cottons and synthetics do make good sense. -Loose fitting and with maximum air cir- culation, many examples can &e seen daily in this school. Most are relatively inexpensive. and would represent normal ' clothing pur- chairman S.S. obviously chases. To suggest that needed a little extra what I wore represented something. Hanging from the only example is the table some 80 guests irresponsible and an notic;ed a huge hole in the example of subjective ' tablecloth. You should've recall. There are, I had another leg S! P.S. repeat, plenty of ac- You too Pres! ceptable inexpensive My munchkins tell me There acre several Student council elected :„,cfnuimiesestaas well as tements in Earlier this week elections were held for the executive positions on next year's Students' Council. Laurel 'Lavis was elected as treasurer and Judi Torrence was elected vice-president. Sharon Ellis and Gayle Horton were named secretary and president respectively, by ac- clamation. The Chronicle . talked to Gayle following the election to find out some of her plans for next year. Gayle's first priority is to raise the level of school spirit at CHSS. She sees much potential and feels that if everyone would participate, students would enjoy themselves much more. In order to achieve this, Gayle hopes to have more "fun" days, such as tribal days, pancake breakfasts and even toga days. Gayle also wants to make fund raising events much more enjoyable. She has suggested, as one method of raising money, having a donkey baseball game. A new scoreboard for the main gym and more usage of the courtyard are two of the more material things that Gayle hopes to get for CHSS next year. She also wants to see responsible class reps elected to ensure a more effective council. Gayle would like to encourage involvement with other schools. She says that, "It takes nothing more than one phone yhou need is a person who is willing to make the phone call." Gayle sees a growing gap between students and administration which she The sports scene By Jenette Dutot Seaforth 1 Clinton 5. Juniors in the finals Our Junior Soccer team has done itl.The Redmen finished 1st after com- pletion of the regular schedule. In a semi-final game last Friday, May 25, the Junior Redmen defeated St. Marys by a score of 1-0 with John Elliott scoring the win- ner. The Redmen will be playing the Huron -Perth championship game Wednesday, - May 30 on-- homeground and as of press tune, the score was not available. Great going guys,. Members of° the squad are Billy,, Tugwell,- Dean Shobbrook, Charlie Wise, Bob Nash, , Brent Daw, Danny Tyndall, Doug Steinman, Jim McClure, Roy Brown, Dave Lobb,' Richard Johns, Bruce Godkin, John Elliott, Tony Gibbings, Kevin Coyne, John Jaumat, John Hummel, Brian Falconer, Dave Toun- send, Brad Forbes and Bob Malone. The manageress is Tanya DeGroot and the coach - 'Mac'. The regular season scores were: (exhibition) Clinton 3 Wingham 1; Clinton 5 Listowel 0; Exeter 0 Clinton 2; Wingham 2 Clinton 0; Mitchell 1 Clinton 2; Goderich 2 Clinton 4; -Senior Redmen lose would like to see healed. Besides her duties as president Gayle also plans to continue her involvement in other school activities such as basketball and volleyball. Congratulations Gayle for having the courage and school spirit to fill such a demanding job. We wish you all of the best in the corning year! this article. As such I feel that I must cgmment. I) A dre>; code, your correspondent. was told, was in force in this School at least as etrly as1965 - the date of my' first association with the school. Sometime during the period Sept. '69 - Jun. '77 the code b egan to be ignored. Before Sept. '77, and before my first day back in the school, it was This is not an indication of wJjhat the new president of the CHSS student's council will be doing in the On completion of the upcoming school year. President-elect Gayle regular schedule the Horton was merely blowing bubbles of fun on Tribal Senior Soccer team Day. placed 3rd earning them a semi-final spot against Listowel. On a wet Friday., May 25, the Redmen- travelled to Listowel to battle the Lords. In a very tough game the Redmen were defeated 1-0"' after three overtime periods. The members of Senior boys soccer" team are: Ron May, Steve Stein- -man, John Coleman, Joe Van Bakel, Peter Van Drunen, Da -n McClure, Ray McIssac, Mark' Murray, Alan Young, Steve Dejong, Joe Ver- berne, Wes Gozzard, Jeff Mackwell, Wayne Mclssac, Terry Morey, Steve Lobb - and Gus Crammers. Manager was Dave Gross and the coach was Mr. DeGroot. With the completion of the season, the Senior Redmen surely have given the students of Found the Royal 4 CHSS something to be Botanical Gardens proud of. Congratulations thriving and green. guys! The scores of the A sharp contrast to the regular season are: steel making plant, Exhibition — Clinton 3 - Where huge machines Wingham 0; Listowel 1 - and furnaces burn and Clinton 2; Exeter 0 - rant. Clinton 1; Wingham 0 Toronto Ontario, Holiday Clinton 0; Mitchell 0 - Inn East, Clinton 2; Goderich 1 - The last stop on our Clinton 0; Seaforth 1 - voyage, but not the least. Clinton 0. alternatives to shorts for those who will seek them. 4) That weather affects human behaviour is a fact well known to teachers and other ob servers of the human scene. To say so does not skirt the issue of classroom tensions due to weather. Comfort is always a relative thing and surely comfort is possible with the clothing options available. To suggest, however, that shorts will remove such tensions, or that any rVthing frsr th^t r,'lttor will do so, is ludicrous. I would submit that a calm acceptance of weather conditions will do more to alleviate weather in- duced tensions than anything else - and is probably the best that any of us can really do about the weather. Finally, let me remind both you and your correspondent of something that has been overlooked. In the matter of school policies, the principal and staff will make such policies as from time to time may be required for the operation of the school. These policies will be consistent with the Acts and Regulations of the Province and with Board initiated polkcies. As such they are notpegotiable by students. tALany time I will give the reasons for any policy. While students may not agree with these reasons they must accept the policy in question. Should student opinion be desired it will be sought before the fact - not after. Such being the case, from time to time I shall seek just such opinion. In the present instance, however, there is a policy in effect and that policy is not open to discussion through letters to the Chronicle. For either you or your correspondent to suggest otherwise goes beyond your role in the school. Please remember this now and for the future. Yours truly, G. O. Phillips, Principal. The voice of the s body body. The article in question is one example of the Chronicle being a forum for student opinion. As such it was not meant to be a challenge to the author;ty of the ad- ministration. We recognize the position of student opinion with regard to school policy, yet we must maintain our The Chronicle is a school newspaper. We have in the past printed articles on vandalism at the request of the custodians. We have not been approached by teachers, but they are open to express their opinions if desired. But the prime function of a school newspaper is to be the voice of the student By Janice Allan Blue Jays Baseball and The Prefects worked sightseeing, a day well hard all year tis true, spent, So was decided the city to The evening however was view. ." the main event. A four day vacation sof Dinner at Lord Stanley's', excitement and fun, a royal -affair,• The only thing lacking of Like King Henry, using course, was the sun. out fingers with never a We travelled to Niagara, care. the hone of the Falls . The trip was soon . over, Visited the .aerocar,.boats the end was near,: ° and underground lolls. And Sunday morning Marineland and Game dawned bright and clear. Farm, home of the Mr. and Mrs. Jewson we whales, would like to commend, The dolphins and fish and The excursion' wa's other such "tails". fantastic from beginning Then onward to Brock, to end. our resting place It was more than good, it Where for a while we slackened the pace. In the morning the prefects bright-eyed and keen, was much more than nice, To quote a phrase, "It's been a slice." IVORY Q C 4 SOAP YOU'RE THE WINNER WITH PRICES LIKE THESE! JOHNSON'S JOHNSON'S BABY SHAMPOO 225 ML. ONLY 9 JOHNSON'S BABY .OIL 250 ML. TR IA N C LE UN1TO SS The Square. GODERICH/Main Corner, CLINTON/Main Corner, SEAFORTH "OUT Of THIS WORLD SAVINGS RIGH1 IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBOURHOOD" • 011eh! Only 9 days left and we'll be free to frolick. CITSATNAF! The Prefect trip has hit the headlines this week w$th two of the Prefects especially enjoying Marineland. S.B. was discovered trying to kiss a dolphin and D.D. was seen making eyes at a buffalo. What a couple of animals! History was also made on the trip with K.M. broke with witnesses a gruelling vow of ab- stination. As -a result Ms. M. owes various students a total of -$30. From your rich fri-ends `Welcome back r' At the Athletic Awards Banquet Tues. .night M.M. was anxiously waiting to receive an award Tuesday night but had to return to his seat empty handed. Too bad M, try waiting longer next time. Seems G.M. and C.M. had a private celebration Tuesday popping a few corks. Just remember next time baby ducks shouldn't swim alone. Summer job Harold • Colclough is a Year III student at CHSS and is willing4o take any jobavailable. Harold's work experience includes working as a gas station attendant and a general farm labourer. Registered at the Canada Centre for Students, Harold is one of many bright young students in this position. For more information, call us now in Goderich at 524-2744 or Exeter at 235-1711. right to- express our opinions an,d those of members of the school community. While we may not be able to in- fluence policy decisions, we will continue to have opiniohs before and especially after those decisions are made. If we could not publicly air these opinions, the idea of the Chronicle as a school paper would be a farce. Poor heater blamed The Listowel Banner reported that a coroner's inquest cited a poorly maintained and positioned heater as the probable cause of a fire that claimed the lives of five children in the village of Dorking, near Listowel on January 13. The identical causes destroyed the same✓ family's home in St. Jacob's three years ago. The fire in Dorking killed five children ranging in age from four to 10. Their mother, Elizabeth Janzen, 36, and three other children escaped. The father was away at the time of the • fire. The Banner reported that a five -person jury concluded that the tragic blaze was caused by a .space heater in a downstairs bathroom that was "possibly poorly maintained, poorly located and improperly fueled." CORRECTION The fencing ddverfrsed in our Home & Garden Sale flyer published earlier this month includes the materials listed below for each section measuring 6 feet high by 8 feet wide. • ENTS it's up to you to. make sure your child is immunized against disease. Diseases like polio, diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough are as much of a threat to your child's health today as they were years ago. They're very conta- giousarld can cause serious illness or even death. It's up to you to protect your child against them, and we can help you. The Ontario Ministry of Health provides vaccines to immunize children against polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, measles, mumps and rubella (German measles). These vaccines ire free, and your Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) pays a fee to the doctor for administering them to your child. If you have children 2 months or over, make sure they're protected. Take them Ontario to your family physician now, or have them immunized by your local health unit. And while you're there, find out if you need a booster shot yourself. It takes more than one visit to have your child immunized coriipletely. To help you remember when tatake your • child hack to the doctor we've prepared a handy pamphlet. It will tell you which diseases Your children should be immunized against and at what ages. Write today for your free copy of "Immunization is Your Responsibility" to: Health Resource Centre Communications Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health t,C ) liephurn Block, Queen's Park vw Toronto, Ontario M7A 1S2 `� `" Dennis Timbrell, Minister of Health William Davis, Premier, • SOLID_ ALTERNATE 6' x 8' Section in Spruce $26..19 6` x 8' Section in All Weather Wood $38.95 Materials Consist of- 1Piece 4'x4'.x10' 2" Pieces2'k4'x8' 18 Pieces 1' x 6' x 6' And the Nails Required SOLID 6' x 8' Section in Spruce $26.19 6' x 8' Section in All Weather Wood $38.95 Materials consist of - 1 Piece 4'x4'x10' 2 Pieces 2' x 4' x 8' 16 Pieces 1' x 6' x 6' And Nails Required MISMATCHED SOLID 6' x 8' Section in Spruce $26.19 6' x 8' Section in All Weather Wood $38.95 Materials Consist of - 1 Piece 4'x4'x10' 2 Pieces 2' x 4' x 8' 18 Pieces 1' x 6' x 6' And Nails Required EASI-WEAVE 6' x 8/ Section in Spruce $24.54 `6' x 8' Section in All Weather Wood $36.68 Materials Consist of - 1 Piece 4'x4'x10' 12 Pieces 1' x 6' x 8' And Nails Required Remember, each 6' x 8' section includes a single 4' x 4' x 10' post. 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