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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-10-30, Page 22 ,GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1969 Ot TV quiz 'show champi¢n to receive WLU scholarships - The top four winning students on a. CKNX-TV quiz show will receive scholarships to the university. The show, 'Reach For The Top, will be seen weekly on the Wingham television station beginning October 18, with the four winners to be named on the final show, next May 16. Announcement of the ' university's participation was made jointly by. G. W. Cruickshank, president of CKNX-TV, and- Dr. Frank C. Peters, president of Waterloo Lutheran University. Top students from 20 high schools in an area stretching from Owen Sound to Listowel and from Port Elgin to Mount Forest; compete in the program, which tests them on a wide range of topics, from art to zoology. A four -student team represents each school. Two teams face each • other on each program with Jim Moore, the station's chief announcer, as moderator. Four teams finally • emerge as semi-finalists, then battle it out until'one team wins top spot. Most competitors will be drawn from Grade 12. Grade 13 students are not eligible since teams from other Canadian television stations later meet to decide the Canadian finalists and most provinces do not have a• grade 13. Waterloo Lutheran University will provide summer session scholarships for each member of the CKNX-TV championship team. Two university credits — of .. can_bethe taken15 duneededringforthea intensB.Aiv— e -x-week summer session. St. :Mary's Scoop • If the scholaiship winners, among . the brightest in midwestern Ontario, achieve an A average at summer session they Will receive an additional scholarship paying full tuition for the first year at WLU. And they will be allowed to proceed. directly to university. Those achieving at least a B average, thus demonstrating potential for university work, will be offered admission to university. In addition, Waterloo Lutheran will provide $15 book vouchers for the 16 semi-finalists and play host on campus for a special day for all competitors. The day will end with dinner, attended by the university president and faculty members. Other prizes include the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation trophy for the school represented by the winning team, plus the Grolier Trophy and a set of encyclopedia for the winning school. 'fir Dr. Peters said the university was co-operating in the program toprovide recognition ' for the intelligence, scholarship and initiative shown by the students who corhpete. "The winners will obviously be students who would benefit by attending university," he said. "And while only four can win each year, we hope the idea of attending college will appeal to many others on the l program and among the viewing high school audience." OPEN AREA The students have been bringing in their favorite records. They alsci' had student nurses in from the ..psychiatric hospital visiting them , this week. On each section there is a desk with work papers and educational toys for the students to use when they - are finished theregular work. GRADE 4 The grade - 4's are busy making a salt and flour map. The geese are on their way south; a flock was seen by the students • . last Monday. GRADE 5 The grade '• 5't are busy making puppets for a future show. Some of the' characters are Topo Gigo, Ed Sullivan- and the banana splits. GRADE 6 and 7 These students have been busy preparing . speeches-, on artists and writers of the 18th century. They also put up a bulletin board for Halloween. - GRADE 7 and 8 - The grade 7 and 8's have been busy making an art mural for Halloween. We have all the characters from cats to Linus and Lucy with the great pumpkin. BOB POULINS GRADE 8 Huron County School Board decides to term by March 15 BY RICHMOND ATKEY The county school board will be ready to meet with municipal officials and/or ratepayers by March 15 to report on the system's first full year of operations, it was agreed at a board meeting in Clint n Monday evening. John Broadfoot of Brucefietd, representative' 'of Tuckersmith, Stanley, Seaforth and. Bayfield, had sought information to be presented at ratepayers' meetings prior to municipal elections this winter, but both board chairman. John Lavis of Clinton and education director John Cochrane argued that a true picture can be given only after the system has run for an entire year. Mr. Broadfoot stuck to his guns to the `last and voted against the motion for reports by March and said later that he was nlanning to nresent his own 'report to ratepayers' meetings as he had done always as a'member of the former local board. Mr. Cochrane said the board's executive council discussed the matter'' at length and concluded that before' such meetings are held, 12 -month financial reports' on budgets, salaries, arbitration results;' municipal levies and other factors must be available; the accomplishments of 1969 must be studied and the. acaden is and financial aims for 1970 must be studied and stated by the board. Mr. Broadfoot questioned the value of meetings in the sprirlg and held that they are needed now when citizens meet prior to elections. (Editor's Note — Only municipal officials will be elected in December. The school trustees are serving two-year terms which expire at the end of 1970.) Separate School Board meeting ' held BY WILMA OKE The Huron -Perth Separate School Board at its meeting in St. James' School, Seaforth, on Monday night approved disposing of the convent at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, RR 3, Dashwood, to the local parish for $1. The board named its chairman, Vincent Young of Goderich, and its vice-chairman, Keith ' Culliton of Stratford, as delegates to represent the board at the Western Ontario area trustees' meetings. The board accepted the resignation of its business administrator, Paul Franck of. Stratford, and is to. advertise •for someone to fill his position. The tender of Ross Scott, Brucefield, (Sunoco Oil Company), was accep ed to supply oil for heating of the 11. separate schools heatedly oil in the counties of Huron and Perth Holmesville Thanksgiving was the theme of the October meeting of the Holmesville United Church Women. Mrs. Huller read the script_ re _ and.. _Mrs. 'Bender commed. A reading titled "October' Splendour" was given by Mrs. Ginn. Mrs. Williams read a poem. Mrs. Lobb played two selections on the piano. Mrs. Norman gave the topic, "How Jesus Led His Life." Thi roll call was answered with a verse on Thanksgiving. The president, Mrs. Bond, gave the highlights ,of the consumers' conference, held in Clinton recently. The members decided to sponsor one of the HI -C groups at the Toe Alpha conference. There were 22 ladles at the meeting. .Hostesses were Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Williarns, Mrs. Miller and Mia. Hutchins. NO PETTING Young wikLanirnals may be .._.. killed by the touch of a human band, They. die trona starvation Whim their I ilothww is frighteneii away by the scent of man. • WNW -ups. Enjoy the outdoors ... in our autumn array of fine outerwear ... here now! CARCOATS! CASUAL JACKETS! SUEDES - LEATHERS NYLONS - WOOLS SEE ALL THE 'NEW ONES' FALL :SWEATERS This is sweater weather and eve have them Pullovers, Cardigans, V Necks, Crews and Mock Turtles. From . $995 To $2500 Pickett & Campbell Limited CLINTON GODERICH and for supplying gasoline • for the three board=owned school buses in the Zurich area and the one school bus at RR 1, Britton, starting Nov. 1. 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If a victim falls into the water on his stomach, his hunting jacket will fill with air. By using the .modified breast stroke, he can move and still keep his head above water. A plastic decoy slid inside a jacket provides extra flotation oars placed under the knees support the lower part of the body. It's also a good ica for hunters and others enjoying the outdoors to take a St. John Ambulance First Aid Course and learn 'the techniques that can mean the difference between life and death in emergencies. Robertson School VICTOR LAURISTON SENIOR WING The students of our wing have been very busy lately studying for tests which will count on our progress reports. Our students' council is planning to have a Slave Sale soon to raise money. At a Slave Sale students are "purchased" to do all our odd jobs. Mr. Vrooman announced that all pupils in the senior wing interested in joining up for the cross-country run ' could do so. Good 'luck to our long-winded classmates! - BRENDA THOMPSON ELAINE BEAN, .•i.;.+.�%im ii//.r: i1/,iii •j ..w 1 NK 41WooM 40A k I, am 17. I was not born until after the war. am able to go to school. have a buzz -bike. have parents. I. have never.ganeungry. I don't know what war is! What is hunger? What is a concentration camp? What is a razzia? What is a bomb? What is fear? know we are free! know who liberated us! I,knoW what they sacrificed Thanks a million for our freedom 1 SPECIAL REGULAR 4 -$ASS -60c R 4FO4 ALL r Patent Medicines, Health and Beauty Aids, Tobacco and Sundry Items,'sold every day at lowest discount prices. REMEMBER THEM! • YOUR CANADIAN EDITION EE coPY_ Of The 19 FARMERSALMANAC ro is now available at 4 VICTORIA AND GREY • TRUST COMPANY 100 KINGSTON ST. GODERICH, ONT. Aa as Support The House To House Canvass, FRIDAY, NOV. 7 • ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION, BRANCH 109 Invites You To Join Them• Sunday, November 9 at 11 a.m. ST. GEORGE'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, NORTH ST. 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