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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-11-21, Page 23DUNOANNON"DOINg �� By"' Blake ummanim Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ashton were Sunday visitors at the home of their daughter Mr.' and Mrs. Bill Park and family. Miss Wanda Park had her school chum, Miss Tammy Schiemann of Belfast as guest Lor the weekend. Little Shawn Gordon Wood is very fortunate to have so .many grandparents. Inadver- tently missed in last week's column were his •great- grandmother, Mrs. Thos. Park and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Jean Wood of London, Shawn is the 10th great grand child for Mrs. Park. In a hunting party of 10 local men, Harold 'Errington and Eric 'and Ken McNee were suc- cessful in "bagging" their deem, Mr. and Mrs: Robt Irwin visited their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stirling and Darlene in Thamesville on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gardner of Stratford visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Eedy on the weekend..` Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Brigham of Toronto spent a few days with his uncle, Mr. Robt. Smyth .to help close the house on Tuesday Mr. Robt.. Smyth went to live at Huronview and Mr. Brown Smyth went from Wingham Hospital to Huron - view. Miss Brenda McNee spent a few days with her grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Graham McNee while her mother was in Sudbury- .visiting her family. Mrs. Eric McNee .,and Craig, returned home from Sudbury On Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Eedy-of Strathroy visited his mother, Mrs. Heber Eedy on the weekend. Andrew Phillips, son of ..Mr. and Mrs. Jack Philips has been in Kincardine Hospital ,t.,„‘sific,e Tuesday with a virus in- faction but hopes to be home"in a day or two. " Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Russel Reed and- Mr. and Mrs. Leonard„ Meed and family on the death of husband and father, Mr. Russel Reed. Mrs. Tom Lawlor, Auburn, daughter of Mrs. Thos. Park is in Clinton Hospital, having un- dergone surgery. Toronto paper tells school, board members to make things clear The ' following is editorial cgmment which was found in a recent edition of The .Toronto Star. With elections for school boards .looming in this county, readers may 'find it food for thought: "School board trustees elec- ted next month will find' that more than ever before they will be expected to know what is happening -in the classroom. Those candidates who feel that the quality of education is none' of their business, that it should be left to administrators, Prin- cipals and teachers, might as well stop campaigning right now. What the public wants is representatives not only on the school board but also in the schools. ' ' '"'At one time most people were fairly satisfied with public education, and trustees could do their job of looking after the • mill rate and leave the rest to the eggheads. But now it is as clear as 1 plus 1 equals 2 that most people are dissatisfied with the educational product they're paying so much for. "If the tide.. of "fun education" hasn't ' turned, it has certainly run into a wall of public opinion that insists children are taught — whether or not they have fun in the process, how to read, write and do arithmetic. "Voters" who believe that 'children must be given a good grounding, that children can learn the basic skills if the teachers will only teach them, will want to know which, can- didates share this view. They will also want to vote for can- didates who will make it their business to see that it:happens. "Most trustees have shied away from this, perhaps for fear of beingsquelched by the jargon and second-hand rhetoric of .professional educators. It takes a confident, well-informed layman to -rebut a principal's argument for allowing a Grade 2 teacher to neglect reading instruction. "There may be, as trustees wiTr'be told, "devel'opmental studies showing that a disproportionate emphasis 'on the acquisition of visual verbal - skills before a mean age of 7.9 - years leads to social maladjust- ment and psychomotor disorientation...blah, blah, blah,.." There are just as many, studies to prove the opposite. "This doe's•not mean trustees should engage in with hunts. It simply means that fey must be open-minded enough to listen to the `Public and in- dependent :enough to check it out. "Nor does it mean they 'should be reactionary philistines.•n '.fact, we need trustees on guard against the °sort of backlash that will lead to the dumping of all that' good in today's educatign., "We need peop e o recognize that even ough,the province sets the guideli s in education, there is a vitI role ;trustees can play. in - getting, those guidelines changed where they need changing and making the best of them where they don't. "No doubt the sheer size of the provincial machine, and the momentum it's been allowed to develop, makes many people feel it can't be challenged. Perhaps this is one reason why there were so many, ac- clamations for school 'board - there will be no vote in 19 of the 54 wards in Metro and in many others voters will have little choice. "In North York, for example, which 'alas a bigger education budget than any province in Canada other than Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, there were acclamations in seven of the 14 wards and only two candidates for each position in four other. wards. - "This lack of candidates makes it all the more -impor- tant that those who do face the electorate make clear ,where they 'stand on what should be. taught in their schools," -EAStWAWAN:OSH TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL ELECTION. DECEMBER 2nd., 19 74 Polls open from 11 a.m. o'clock to 8 p.m. o'clock At the following places: • ' • Polling Sub -Division No. 1: Gordon Carter's, N1/2 Lot 39, Conc. 3 Polling Sub -Division No. 2: Belgrave Community Centre Polling Sub -Division No. 3: Philip Dawson's, W1/2 Lot`80, Con. . 13 Palling Sub -Division No. 4: Geo. McGee's, E1/2 Lot 30, Conc. 10 - Polling Sub -Division No. 5: Keith Arthur's, Village of Auburn ADVANCE POLL, at clerk's office 51/2 Lot 35, Conc. 11 NOVEMBER 23rd, 1974 Polls open from 11 a.m. o'clock to 8 p.m. o'clock. Applications for a certificate to Vote by Proxy may bow obtained from Clerk by no later than 5 o'clock, November 28th, 1914. WINONA THOMPSON, RETURNING OFFICER Points to OHC as example..... - (continued from page 6A) building public. housing projects away from the core areas of cities can work and work well for all concerned. "In the first place they provide better housing for low- income, people in a clean, healthy atmosphere. The pubtic housing clients are removed from the ghetto -like environ- ment of the city. centre and placed into a community of op- portunity with incentive to im- °prove their lot in life, not a block of dead-end despair. "A natural extension of this is that their children are provided with hope. No longer are they trapped by conditions over which they have no con- trol. For once their dreams have a chance of coming. true. "I am a strong believer in in- tegrated communities, com- munities which have a balan- ced social, cu`ttural, racial and • economic mix. I do not believe in financial or social isolationism. I see them' as a threat to the very fibre of our society. "It is my belief that such communities provide. every bit as much benefit .to the existing residents as they do to the clients of public housing. They open new vistas of understan- ding and empathy. They show by example that' people of dif- ferent economic and social backgrounds are not threats to the desires and aspirations of the so-called middle class, they are merely trying to enjoy the same rights, privileges and op- portunities as are available to the majority of Canadians._ "Unfortunately 'there are too many elements in society who actively resist the introduction of public' housing into existing residential areas and this has,'a , deterrent effect on public housing plans in some com- munities. , "I want to say to 'those organized communitygroups and politicians who are. lob- bying against public housing projects in their neigh- bourhoods that a healthy democratic society cannot sur- vive and prosper with- those kinds of attitudinal barriers, confronting us at every turn. "In saying that I want to add the reassurance that 'we will not just barge in on residential communities and plop public housing projects in them. We will do so in a wary that ensures these projects will become in- tegral parts of the communities, sensitively planned in the con- ONLY YOU CAN GIVE .THE GIFT OF LIFE! text of the community as a whole and soundly mapaged. We not out to°create subur- ban slums. They will not be pockets of blight in a tranquil setting but useful contributions to vibrant and dynamic com- munities. They will be built with the co-operation and con- sultation sof the provinces, municipalities and residents to the very fullest extent. "Collectively it is our moral responsibility and in our enlightened self-interest to en- sure that everyone has the right to the preservation of his essen- tial dignity as a human being. "With this in mind we are currently taking a cl"ose look at the entire ' public housing program with a view to Flaking necessary changes. "One of the areas concerning public housing that we are currently looking ,into is the rent -to -income scae, in an at- tempt to determine if it remains realistic. We want- to be sure, for instance, that our regulations are reasonable and humane and will allow us to respond sensitively to people's needs and their changing cir- cumstances. "We are asking a number of questions regarding the struc-I ture of public ,housing. programs, for we do not 'wish to become complacent and assume that we have arrived at all the right answers. "'We are aware, as you are, of the special problems associated with the management of public • housing, People who require ,public housing assistance are vulnerable, and very often are burder}ed with social and per= sonal problems, as well as economic ones. Their wants and needs require a certain sensitivity in handling, as your own experience tells you so well. You are frequently faced with problems of a social nature .far ` more serious than simply the collection of rent. "Because of the special problems associated with the 'management of public housing projects, we are considering how we could contribute to the. training' and `development of competent, knowledgeable housing managers on a scale -. required'.in a country as vast as Canada. b ° "In concert with CMHC,of finials, I am looking for in- novative solutions to these and many other housing and com- munity problems. It seems to. ' me that this is an undertaking in which all of you could par- ticipate. "You are part of the action. You are familiar with and un- derstand fully the problems of public housing tenants. You Alandard GLASS LIMITED "THE GLASSMEN OF ONTARIO" For vinyl tops • convertible tops • car upholstery • windshields • body protective mouldings. 365 BAYFIELD RD. 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