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All salary changes, not including
increments (the annual jump on a salary
grid) represent a four per cent increase
offered by the board while the teachers want
7.5 per cent.
Looking at staffing figures, the board is
offering a base number of teachers plus 9.5
teaching positions at an estimated cost of
$120,000. However, the teachers want the
base number plus 17.4 teaching positions at
an estimated cost of $309,600.
The board's memo to its teachers says
"previous collective agreements provided
for formula plus 4.5 staff."
Under working conditions, the board is'
offering average class sizes ranging from 15
for basic level students to 30 for advanced
level students. While the teachers agree
with the numbers, they want these as max
imum class sizes.
"Obviously, you will be faced with a
difficult decision when you cast your ballot.
As board chairman, I would emphasize that.
we appreciate yourskills and dedication,,
however, the data, available, coupled ,with
the recommendations of the fact -finder,
caused this board to offer a package which
represents a cost increase of 6.3 per cent. I
would hope that your 'decision on May 28,
1985 will be carefully made after reviewing
all the pertinent facts," states board
chairman Eugene Frayne in a memo to all
high school teachers.
The May 28 vote will be supervised by
Eldred Simmons, chief returning officer for
Huron County. A former mayor of Exeter
and land developer, Mr. Simmons has been
appointed by the Education Relations
Commission. He in turn will appoint
representatives at each of the five high
schools in Huron on May 28 to count the
ballots.
Each teacher will cast two ballots. If the
last offer of the board is rejected, then the
second ballot, regarding strike action will be
counted. The results will be released by the
Education Relations Commission.
Strike, in terms of education legislation,
could mean full withdrawal of services,
rotating strikes, work to rule, or notice to
terminate employment. Before the teachers
can strike, they must provide five day notice
. to the board. This leads td the June 5 date.
The last time such a vote was taken in
Huron County was in 1978, the year of the
teachers' strike.
Prior to strike legislation, Mrs. Weary
said there used to be mass resignations in
Huron County.
She wouldn't reveal what the negotiating
committee 'would recommend . to the
— teachers, but said the teachers meet
regularly. •
"We want to negotiate a collective
agreement . We are forced into doing things
we dont really want to do," said Mrs.
Weary.
Mr. and Mrs. Norm McHolm
McHoims.say
.key
'com tunic tion
is
have to listen to each other. And, the louder
the other partner gets, the more you have to
listen," says Norm.
Young people today have just a many
though different problems than the
McHolnis had in their day, says Marg. But,
because of their financial means and social
acceptance, they don't work out their pro-
blems. -
"Ninety per cent of our friends our age
are still together," she says. "You stuck
with a thing once you had it."
"We had a lot of loVe behind those pro-
blems, though," adds Norm.
Getting out their frustrations by talking to
their friends also helped, they agree. Marg
says a sewing circle she refers to as "stitch
and bitch" helped her tremendously.
Living for 20 years or the majority of their
married life in Dundas, the McHohns both
went back to school for their degrees in 1960.
Marg went to teacher's college in Hamilton
while Norm earned his soctai work degree
at McMaster University.
"That's one of the reasons I never suf-
fered from the `empty nest syndrome',"
says Marg.
The two planned for an early retirement
and in 1974 at ages 55 and 56, they travelled
for a year in a Volkswagon van in Europe
while renting out their house in Dundas.
When the family who rented the house
wanted to spend another year, the McHolms
moved into their cottage at RR2 Goderich
and have stayed there ever since.
They continue to travel as often as they
can. Last year, they spent part of the sum-
mer in Alaska and this year, they plan to
visit Newfoundland.
A reception celebrating their 50 years
together will be held at the Maitland Coun-
try Club on Saturday, May 25 from 2 to 5
p.m. and a family dinner at 7:30 p.m.
Fifty years ago, Norm and Marg Mc(-iolm
thought they'd be making a tremendous
wage if they got married and combined
their wages of $18 and $12 a week.
And; their economic reasons for marriage
were. reinforced by deep feelings for each
other. After meeting in Sunday School in
Toronto as teenagers, Norm says their
paths , continued to cross and they fell,
"madly in love like any teenagers do."
Marriage was also a way to gain some
freedom and independence from a restric-
tive environment at home, adds Marg.
"We were just out of the . Victorian era
then. But, since then, there's been a com-
plete swing of the pendulum which boggles
the mind. There's been a complete social
and economic revolution in ,the last 50
years," says Marg.
Without any access to birth control or any
information about it, Marg says .she was
pushirrlg a baby carriage within a year of
their marriage with the birth of their eldest
son Doug who now lives in Stoney Creek.
Their other son David lives in Oakville.
When the Second World War came, Norm
went overseas and Marg rented out the
seven extra rooms in 'the house to women
who were working at Victory Aircraft near
Malton making Lancaster airplanes. The
McHolms were living in St. Dennis at the
time. •
. • "That's the secret of our marriage. Six
and a half years at war and seven years on
the road as a salesman," jokes Norm.
Seriously, the McHolms attribute their 50
years of marriage to good communication.
"There was no such thing as divorce those
days except because of adultery so we had
no other alternative. We worked our way
through our problems," says Marg.
"Communication is very . important. You
EXTENDED ROMAN CATHOLIC
SEPARATE SCHOOL FUNDING
VOTERS SENT A MESSAGE THROUGH THE BALLOT BOX
LET'S MAKE SURE IT WAS HEARD AT QUEEN'S PARK
On May 2nd, voters used the ballot box to send a message to all
three parties at Queens .Par
-0 rhe,cratic procc% was -la-}'=pa-ss.ed-uuh-ert-vv endPrl f,nding_was
announced almost one year ago for Roman Catholic Separate Secondary
Schools.
* to must determine w teti{er the pruposed-extend is-lega-l-and
constitutional before the government proceeds with costly implementation.
No party has a mandate to proceed with implementing extended school
funding for Roman Catholic Separate Secondary Schools. That was the
message that was sent through the ballot box on May 2nd, 1985.
If you agree, fill out and return this coupon to:
Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation. 60 Mobile Drive. Toronto Ontario M4A 2P3
This public service message was placed by the
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
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