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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-04-01, Page 122A •QODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THU/ISDAY, APRIL 1, 1971 P:Qtri the Distaff' Sida • W It is going too far Beginning in 19'73, students entering the province's teacTiers'-w' colleges "'will require' a university degree in arts pr science, it was revealed by Ontario's new -Minister of Education, Robert Welch. • It should ba stated at the outset that this newest announcement is not the product OS some deep soul-searching by M. Welch, but rather it is a carryover, we would suspect, , from "the -,Honourable,. ,hf 11 r•tfhM1 if14 t • .vrWi• .lY.V,k We do, not intend to comment,on the -visdom of this decision toupgrade the requirements- for entering into teachers', college. We may honestly question the reasoning behind this move. Is it to`' produce better classroom teachers or is it to keep prospective teachers in school for alonger period of time before they move out into the work( stream? We 'really wonder. What does, give us the -greatest measure . of concern is the fact that, according to Mr. Welch, beginning in 19174° virtually all new teachers joining the staff -of our elementary schools .will ''hold university degrees. How are we going to pay all these new teachers the starting salaries they will have a right to demand according to tiresent pay schedules? How are we. going to absorb them into our system when the natural tendency of any board desi."ring to keep expenses down will. be to engage the best possible 'feathers with the least 'amount of formal education , for the longest period of time just to avoid added costs? • DE,AR EDIjR:. Dear Madam: With the Local. Gals doing such a dandy 'job Of airing all angles of the Abortion Issue, comments from a mere male on this topic would be superfluous. 1 would, however, like to commend Acting -Editor Shirley Keller for tackling a touchy subject and putting the plightof the American, war-prisoners,n North Vietnam in its" corre't T Qnt rio_. Dep.aCt el t,.. f" t1 1nh 'perspective; Having visited North v 11 � «•f'•-.-'•'••-a,� f F vafit �•, a they 9� �e�idn�, a� ,�l�Se�t ion Voice of Women, Mrs. Harmer is ,„y eil„quilifiea to comrnent. She explained, in last weeks column, that the, Pentagon has been using -these prisoners.. as part of an intense propaganda campaign to 'stir up hatred against Hanoi and so justify escalation of the bombing. One ,of the things that the war has ' demonstrated ' Is that,.,. advertising does 'Ipay. It has confused a large part of the i ectorat& for a long time, perpetuated the American belief in happy endings; that they are bigger and better, their purpose r vert us; std: is .cfn nus side, .the eiid justiffis the means, machines are irresistable even in the jungle, and that China will tolerate on her borders what The States would not in Cuba .. . President Nixon's statement of last week that Vietnam "will • just last rnonth passed legislation `„ regarding the Grade 13 credit• system which is costing Huron County ratepayers an`additional $150,000 next year. This latest announcement regarding teachers= college. admittance ' will undoubtedly cost another bundle. ,And no one is convinced that either new regulation- will benefit the overall provincial educational system one whit. Surely it is time that the people of. ; Ontario rose in strong numbers to protest the dictates of the ,present "provincial government masterminds. We know of, no,. better way to be heard than through ;the ' ballot ''boxes at •'the ' ria)tt” prrt'6164 election. Woman. to Woman With Shirley J. Keller <7 With thisissue I relinquish my our new editor this week, Jack - I sat in'on a ,preeeting of the ' post as acting -editor. I might say ,,Mills. tjndoubtedly things will .0 oderich and District that it has been exhausting but pick up again very. soon. . Association for the Mentally , _. exciting , to try .to wear two or In 'the meantime, I think a Retarded last week and spent, three hats at the same time. - line spoken ;, by Reeve , - aul the entire evening mulling that -1 do- want -to-'tank'- all- the - Carroll at last week's council ,.question overset my mind. Do 1 readers of " The Goderich meeting, tells the whole story. really know what it is like to Signal -Star ' who have been so Mr. "Carroll was presenting a ' have a retarded child in the . patient with me during this last 'paper on ..the . future_ harbor - home day after day after. day ... month. I have\had an amazingly, developments which he had and to know th'c-_tiirie will likely few number'. of'' complaints and typed and printed himself- He .never come when that child will rt problems; to contend with, and I. 'told, council; ''"Jt' ' ' is. not .be 'self.sufffcient the way• most suppose it is because you have professional but it is the best 1 -normal youngsters will be ,. tried to understand my situation could do." -' someday? here. That sums up my feelings for The thing which irrrpressed.me There have been -'some queries the' last month or so. I did my ' most' about ` the . folks " who about the lack of picturesfrom very best and I'm grateful to you :comprise the local Association is Young Canada Week 'in the last for your patience with me:: . their ' devotion. The group, is edition. I should ,.tell you that I* * * small so very small to carry on took '"a roll of action shots from There was one Signal reader ' . all the ambitious programs they the Goderich-Tillsoriburg game • who lost 'her patience with me, attempt and ' yet their and Bob (,egg, the young fellow however. She came into the complete devotion to these who has ,stepped' onto the office to protest what , , she m e n to 11 y h an d i c a p ped photographing scene in Goderich considered to be an improper 'youngsters helps- theme to dd just. recently, : has !taken !some:, inference in 'a headline„ and to those mighty deeds which give .others. - - f . . tell me I had used incorrect hope' where there was none . I 'must admit it was my grammar - in one • particular before. decision "'to make concerning sentence in the, newspaper. I noted with dismay' that the them . and because they were ' I believe tile. lady is very Association is having a hard time ' • rather ,ion-descriptpictures of qualified to pass judgement on to find a treasurer. The person kids we couldn't" identify, I the grammatical , errors 'in this ' who 'would take over the books passed them by in favor of some newspaper and I do not question forthe organization would have other news - and incidentally, her right. to draw it to my to have some bookkeeping we had enough news last week attention-. I must admit that the know-how ... and it would be ' to fill at least another two pages wanner ,of the protest was what ever so helpful if..he,...or..she could - if we had'had them. • ,, ;turned -me -off, to take a phrase , muster up some enthusiasm for This week, however, Bob and. the kids like to use . . . and I ' the Association and its I have tried hard to dig out some . • wasn't my usual congenial self endeavours. . of the vhuman interest. stuff • for a few minutes ''after our . The meeting which I attended 'Concerning Young Canada Week encounter. was a special event. •It was the. ' . •r - ,and- we have tried to- get I name back into my; inner annual meeting and many pictures of all the winning teams office to stew and picked up a. persons from clubs around ' in the touryiament as well as copy of a neighboring newspaper Goderich who had been invited some good action shots.. I just to browse and to learri if to -attend, were present. As the - sincerely hope you will approve `possible. • Just about the first officers ' of the Association of our efforts. . sentence I read went like this: ". brought forth their reports it There has . been some . . trying to answer queires why was evident that many of those comment as 'well, for the last there were a.. large number of at the meeting were hearing for the very first time of the work month, concerning the people walking on the fee ...'. somewhat poor quality of our It was like a draught of magic- Which was being done by the pictures. It may well be that the tonic and I was ready to face the Association in , and around people of Goderich have -been " world again. spoiled by Ron Price's Incidentally, as I -promised the picture -taking` abilities. Ron, as , lady,. I will try to be more most of` you, Goderich. , _ It is obvious that ' the .G.a.d,+rich .- and • District know was a 4 -careful -in -future and this week, I Association for the Mentally professional photographer and am working as cautiously as it is Retarded . has been • laboring accordingto other professional possible for me to work. quietly and surely, with no small photographers to whom I have However, I am no grammatical amount of success."... but it is. spoken, he was one of the very expert ... just a good average also 'apparent that! the best, student in English Composition Association's advancement could I cannot compete with him , . during high school. The results be swifter if it,could just get'its"1 and never ever pretended f m of my., inc"reased efforts may still tremendous hessage 'of service could. I'm just happy to have ;fairly- ' clear prints for the newspaper, which tell a bit of a story for the readers. I must' Also' mention Don McGee; .the + 15 -year old GDCI student who 'walked in off the street to help us out in the darkrooni, was a blessing for us. Don has done this before when Mr. Price had to be away but this time, -we are particularly ~,,, 1ebted to Don for the great not be too perfect, I'm afraid. • to the people. . " This whole episode reminds me—of"' my stint at the Exeter I have ata least ' two, Times.Advocate. I-, graduated suggestions, one • for " the from South Huron District High Association and one for all of us School and after beginning to to keep in mind. work at the local newspaper, my• First, I believe it would be former high school English beneficial to the Association to teacher took, a great interest in make absolutely certain that my writing. their meetings and programs are From time To -time' I would aired thoroughly in the press. I see her and she would tell me invite thein ... any one of them that she read most 'everything I •.• ..10 write to me or call me job he has done. Our darkroom wrote. concerning their ideas • and staff at this newspaper is "Great Scot," I exclaimed •o'ne successes. ' Together' we will practically- nil•and those who,do ° time: !Surely you are not attempt to educate as many have.the skills are too busy with looking for incorrect grammar." people as possible concerning othee chores to spend the f "heavens' no," she stated. "1 the work which is being done by necessary hours it takes each ,,read your columns for ideas, for the local Association. week to 'prepare our prints for information 'and for recipes ::. '.Secondly, I would urge the �e newSp►aper. Thanks Don. We , just like any other woman." community to make it their 7.p 1�:J�iR .. •^" � a`t h I H . W? 34 - it .v,a+.• Y f !M +,.5. -. q, < s` 14, 11.7 X4y� 7".. �.��'��' v.. Jl�. Mt!• ,,k.t « L'... b. .. Nom. . '' '"'''M'\ :(' it4 �tk ' „ �n wall We � have been • � M ... . p, a g .. her�< .;Adverse .y�we."..A ..o: e:s ' "t , a y on e' .' e�ai `"" District iat4 t :. tor --the ' �V(sYi;,ift udder` Lai; cdnditio'na Here at the Signal understand 'the problems .of Mentally Retaided is really siitort Staffed and shy on raising a retarded child unless he doing ... and wily such a small ptofesSirifat know•how. We are " p or she has had the experience"' I�,>�,f... . ,.. lodkthg, forward to ,the arrival of wonder. - ' Please turn tp Page '3A' kt 1 Unjust. ',probably be the U.S.'s last war could be all too true — if he keeps provoking Red China. By mounting a vast advertising campaign to brain -wash the American people that, what they .are doing is right, • the U.S. Government is now following in Indochina the same • teehnicques used in business. The trclth would be- far too unsettling to their illusions and the romantic view ofd' hemselves and G. '�l'3���.viWiad1� It is always easier to see things historicallyE ' Thus the ' First World War' is a' subject, for -fantasy treatment, we cannot bear to take seriously ' the rationalization of those who directed the massacre. Yet atnthe time, most people believed them. APthe Somme and Ypres and, other battles hundreds of thousands died to move lines forward a few yards. Generals like ,Haig and- 1itchener unbelievable figures in history — eould only think to call for more cannon fodder. On a baseless faitk „ .an leaders; a whole „' generation of young men continued .to volunteer for it useless death, Sorheday men will read about the 'iifdochina war with the same disbelief that we feel about the First World War. The. Generals will all be 'there, the pointless 'savagery, the corn entators glorying in other"" i'etes bloodshed, the sel}deeeption. They 'will read about ten years of war, a small nation standing up • under a greater tonnage of bombs. than were dropped on all .of Europe in the 'Second World War, ' of Lieut. Wm. 'Caffey Jr. U.S. Army. "These limited operations .are not enlargefnents of the war," said President Nixon as 'his tea• el INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK Elgin, troops ". prepe`t3'ed,•44tefr m:nD ival)e;r"..,"u *;,.:,0,,,. •yp„•aartto,r .%w•xai•, Cambodia, and later Laos. Inhabitants of these !hapless , countries were offered the same visions of victory that, laid Vietnam waste and sent, the innocents charging but of the trenches of Ypres... The great difference between now .and 1914 — 18, so far as tele illusions of war are,�'� concerned, is that so few people believe them now. The•'- U.S. soldier in Vietnam certainly does not, nor the draft -age kid awaiting his call. Visitors from . another planet, on, learning the history of the Vietnam war, would corTclude''our leaders were. mad. But the truth is worse. 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