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The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-05-13, Page 16PAGU 8 QDER1CH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1976 eaker says teachers haven't stood their ground Dr. Florence Henderson told a • group of women: teachers in Goderich they must organize themselves End stand up .for;, their .profession if ' they- want teachers to be publicly' regarded , with the esteem they deserve. •Speaking to about 100, women teachers from Huron, Bruce and . Middlesex counties at, meeting of the Women's Association of Henderson, a • regional Federation of Teacher's Ontario, 'Dr. executive secretary for, the FWTAO, said teachers have had their professional opinion usurped too long arid must stand firm in the future. "When we speak .about the learning 'process we are the professionals, not the parents or trustees," said Dr. Hen- derson. ;Clirnon BaptiSt CliUic1 ravaged by fire She explained that parents and trustees haye individual rolesin education thatt cannot be confused with the role of the teacher. She isaid.the t.w6 groups, because they have children in s.dhool:and they own', .the facilities, .should decide what the schools are going to do 'but the. teachers . should decide how itis to be done. ' "We allow everybody to tell us how to do our, job," she said. "We should not sit and let rules, 'come from all direction without having some say in matters." The process teachers must go through to get to the stage where they••can exhibit that kind of authority is a long one., `according to Dr. Henderson. She said that the past few monthshave been -'`uncertain and unhappy", for people in urs essi the education field from the ministry down through to the teachers. She said situations arising in the field of education have shocked personnel throughout the system leaving them mute in terms of a response. She added that teachers are vulnerableto public criticism because of a lack, of direction• professionally and -this lack of direction leaves them in- capable of response. She said that most teachers .have' grown up with • a tradition that teachers can be proud that they meet the needs of a community in such a way that the • community offers -them a high level of respect. She said teachers have come to • expect that respect and feel _ almost betrayed when they do not get The struggling Mary Street, just opposite the congregation .of the Clinton 87 -year-old structure. Baptist Church was dealt a • severe blow -early Wednesday The fire that followed was morning when fire ravaged discovered •.by a passing their church on Huron Street. transport truck driver and An explosion rocked the the " `Clinton Area Fire `. structure about 3:30 a.m. Brigade . arrived 'a few �.e.oox,cl.i�ig�..:ita„,axi�.,;,.taf �,tli:a ..:rn.iaittPS tatty'.tr.avt3:.,9,0.-.�m�,-.:•.pv.. Deacons, Harry 'Cochrane. of `Clinton Fire Chief Clarence ew severances system TORONTO - Agriculture and Food Minister William' Newman announced that he, will setup.a special unit in his ministry to work directly with local land division com- mittees to comment. on rural severances. , Up to now, the respon- sibility for commenting on land severances has rested with the county or district it but lather •are:critic1zed " The most recent attack.on the ` profession has been' in their organizational capacity according : to the FWTAO secretary. She. said the publie has 7 demanded •to know whether ' teachers . regard themselves as • a group' of professionals . or as "a' union organization. 1, e,,added that, a lack of confidence amongst teachers' as, professionals and a lack of •organization amongst. teacher groups has led to a failure to respond to the questions. - - The banding together of teachers . as a professional ,,,group will have another effect on them in the .area of wage, according to Dr. Henderson. She said tha.t teachers, because they work in the public sector, .are paid by salary whereas other professions are paid ona fee basis. She pointed out that, doctors and Jawyers .are; gradually 'swinging ' to a, Neilans said 'early ,We$- nesday morning that 'about $40,000 damage was caused to the brick structure. Chief Neilans said the fire,,,' of undetermined . 'origin, started' in the back, right- hand corner„ in the Sunday ._- Sacha©1>rooM andsakthouglr-heH firemen confined the blaze to -the back of the church, heavy provincial • agricultural representative. "The new systenr'will free. the agrep to devote full'tiine to his traditional work of providing an advisory service to individual farmers arid farm organizations in helping them solve production, Marketing and A farm management problems," Mr. Newman said: . • "Ft will also prevent possible conflict between the ag;rep and the farmer who is seeking the land. severance. There is a distinct and unique relationship between the ag rep and the farther which we Newnan said. He said the people involved will work with the local land division committees; they will have • agricultural ex- 524- 2717 pertise and be particularly 79 HAMILTON ST:.GODER+CH .familiar with soil capabilities and classification. • smoke and water damage •' was caused to, the rest of the -church. Because of .the°danger of falling bricks on the outside, which had been weakened by the explosion, and the danger of "falling plasjker inside,' the church has been condemned by the fire chief for the time being. ' Built in 1889,- the . 30-, member church has been without. a -minister for nearly two years, but was open every . Sunday with the deacons takingthe services. Mrs. Hazel Clifford, the ch.urch's treasurer, said 'she'' didn't think there was enough insurance to restore the church, so itsfuture was - uncertain , at • press time. Members - saxced-� soxue 'valuables from the church. _ Firemen 'left the scene at 7 a.m. butwere called backat9 . , when flames broke . through the back roof again. 1 Earn more on your savings Get 4% on your regular.savings, Pay no 'service' charge 'on -cheques if minimum balance of $1,000 isrnain- taine&(and,even if this. balance is not main tained),you get. 12 free cheques per quarter and pay only 10 cents for each cheque over the .12. Compare 'this with your average "savings account" paying only 3% and costing you a service charge., of 20 cents for every•cheque. Special Savings (non chequing) accounts pay g% per annum calculated on minimum monthly balance. Funds` deposited prior to May 15th and left On -deposit earn full interest for all of May. Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation VG Serving Ontario .since '1889 RA and GREi TRUST 'COMPANY Manager J.D. (Dave) Cross. 24-1381 Goderich salary type income, but added that teachers, unlike other professionals, have come to be thought 'of as a labor force rather than ,.a . group , of processionals. She went on, to explain that because of the salary systema of income teachers have been. .forced' into. collective .forced proced•ure which she termed "pow:er bargaining.", She said collective ' bargaining. necessitates teachers to be able to exert some type of pressure oxi the ministry to have their demands listened to. -" 'm She 'said that the pressure le'e'r can be obtained by teachers gaining. the right to strike: adding that because they have the right does not necessarilymean it will be e'kercised. She said the lever could, as it has been donein the past, be used reasonably by -teacher§ to aid- in their. • wage negotiations. MAY 15. FAR TOUR EATING, PLEASURE DINNER SERVED DAgILI .44 DINING ey P STAURANT' t3IWFIELO .Q'J1 5G5- 2576 FOR `RE. 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