The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-05-03, Page 130.
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Christine Stapleton (right), Liberal candidate in the May 22 election at St.
Joseph's Separate School In Kingsbridge, hopes she, along with campaign
manager Mary Lynn Doherty, can convince fellow students at the school the
Liberal way is the best way. (photo by Jeff Seddon)
Liberals sweep poll
BY JEFF SEDDON
Pierre Trudeau would
be delighted by the latest
election poll conducted in
the Grade 5 classroom at
St. Joseph's Separate
School in Kingsbridge.
That poll shows the
Liberals with 73 percent
of the vote, the New
Democrats with 15
percent and the
Progressive Con-
servatives with 12 per-
cent.
The poll was conducted
after students in the class
had met with ' and
questioned the three
carid ida-tes•--ire-m---H•uron-
Bruce in the May 22
federal election. The
students met the can-
didates as part of a
classroom project they
are involved with:
The election in the
Grade 5 class is an
exercise designed to
familiarize the students
with the Canadian
political .process.
Students are conductinV
their own election,
complete with their own
candidates, enumerators,
scrutineers and returning
officers.
The only reason the
candidates in Huron -
Bruce were invited to
speak to the, students was
to permit each one to
outline their party
platform rather than
have-_a._tea.cher,--do--it..for
them. -
After listening to the
impressions the
politicians made on the
students it appears the
candidates can be thank-
ful the students aren't
voting. Most saw through
any politicking by the
candidates and cast some
clear 'cut judgements of
the individual and "his or
"her party platform. The
opinions of the
youngsters were
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constantly telling
Canadians the country is
facing the students were
left with nothing with
which to, judge the three.
Nothing, that is, except
their personality.
The manner in which
the candidates conducted
themselves before the
students was• the stan-
dard used by the students
in their judgement. A list
of questions was
prepared by the class
prior to the arrival of the -
candidates and each was
asked to reply to the
questions.
Liberal candidate
Graeme Crai4., they said,
was the , easiest to un-
derstand. One youngster
said he awnsered the
questions he could and
when he didn't have an
awnser he told them so.
The student felt it would
be best if the candidate
had been able to awnser
but admired him for
saying he couldn't and
not trying to bluff his way
through.
Another claimed
Progressive • Con-
servative candidate Boli"
McKinley had a tendency
to repeat questions and
then talk about himself.
The student said
McKinley talked so long
about himself that the
class didn't have an
-_opportunity to ask many,
'questions. Other students
,agreed claiming when
they did manage to field a
question they felt
McKinley had a tendency
to repeat the question
then continue with the
story of his life.
New Democratic
candidate Moira Couper
did not have awnsers for
several of 'the questions
the students asked but
promised to find some
•
awnsers and get theme
back to the students. The
youngsters felt, like
Craig, Couper should
have been able to awnser.
but were happy she did
pot try to skirt the issue
with a weak awnser.
Getting •their point
across was something the
politicians failed to do
corrsistentl'y: The
youngsters . felt that in
many instances the
candidates used words
and phrases the students
didnt•understand. Of the
three Craig was able to
communicate the best.
The students felt he did a
good job of explaining
himself and. used
,examples to bring his
point home..,
The students wanted to
know more about what
the candidates wanted to
do if they were sent to
Ottawa rather than what
their -party was going to
do. They felt that
McKinley should have
fared well in this
category because of his
experience ' but pointed
out that he. failed to
reveal his personal
ambitions as a
representative for Huro-n-
Bruce. Couper on the
other hand was fairly
explicit about'her party's
ambitions but was very
vague about her own.
Couper managed to
interest some. • of the
students. Some said she
had some interesting
points to make but had a
tendency to get too deep
and lost her audience.
McKinley, according - to
the general consensus,
said nothing, and Craig
managed to remain very
explicit arid down to
earth.
That could explain why
he fare.d so well in the
poll.
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Tiger Dunlop Groups 1
and 2 participated in the
Achievement Night at
Brookside School on
Wednesday, April 25.
During the evening
exhibits and skits were
presented and all were
interesting and in-
formative.
.Group 2 with Mrs.
Brenda Thompson and
Mrs. Darlene Fielder as
leaders, presented an
exhibit, "Fads and
Accessories" with
Heather Clark as .com-
, menbator and Group 1
with leaders Nancy
Brindley and Mrs. A.
Feagan also presented an
exhibit "Face Framers"
with Rhonda Bean and
Margaret Vanderlinde
commentating.
A fashion show with all
the girls modelling what'
they made for the
project, was of special
interest to the members
and while many were
repeats as patterns were
limited, it was of special
interest to note the
variations and creative
ideas the girls showed in
their articles.
In Group 1, Lynn
Feagan received County
Honours for six projects
and Nancy Brindley
received Advanced
Honours for completing
18 projects.
In Group 2 Connie
Willis recewed County
Honours for ,,completing
six projects and Heather
Clark received Provin-
cial Honours for com-
pleting 12 projects.
The next 4-H project is
slated to be needlepoint
and this will start early in
September after the
holiday season.,
WEDDING
RECEPTION -
Several Ctblborne
neighbours and relatives
of William Clutton were
invited to attend the
wedding reception . on
Saturday evening, April
28 in the Watford Com-
munity Hall honoring Mr.
and Mrs. Clutton whose,
marriage • took place
March 24 in Strathroy:
They have been
honeymooning in
Colombia, South
America. Mrs. Clutton
was the former Kathleen
Goodhand of Watford and
the Colborne friends and
neighbours extend
congratulations and
welcome Mrs. Clutton to,
Colborne Township
where they will be
residing in their new
home at RR5.
SOCIAL NEWS
Mr. and 1VIrs. Emerson
Elliott had a pleasant
surprise a week ago when
their son, Mr. and Mrs.
George Elliott and their
son_ Alexander of Tampa,
Florida visited with them
over the --we•ekend after
being on 'a business trip
during -the week to Dori
Mills.
Mr. and Mrs. ,Wm.
Jervis of Meneset have
returned home after
enjoying the winter
holiday in Lakeland,
Florida.
Mrs. Tom Chisholm's
daughter, Mrs. Lillian
Rooney. of London has,
been visiting her mother
and while visiting, here
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attended the funeral of
her mother's brother,
James Edward Keane of
St. Marys, who was
buried from MacKenzie -
McCreath Funeral Home,
Lucknow. The sympathy
of the community is
extended to Mrs.
Chisholm in the loss of
her brother.
Anyone residing in
Colborne Township who
is not sure,if their name is
on the voters' list is in-
structed to go to their
voting poll and check the
list there.
W.I.
Tiger Dunlop Women's
Institute annual meeting
was held in Colborne
Township Hall on
Thursday, April 26. The
meeting opened at 1 p.m.
with the- --Op-ening Ode,
Mary Stewart Collect and
the Institute Grace with
Mrs. G. Kaitting at the
piano.
President, Mrs. . R.
Buchanan, thanked all
for coming and welcomed
the visitors, including the
District President, Mrs.
Graham McNee, after
which all did justice to
the wonderful pot -luck
luncheon.
The meeting resumed
after the luncheon and
the roll call was an-
swered by 23 members
and three guests. Several
member's gave
suggestions . for next
year's' program. The
minutes of .the last
meeting were read by the,
secretary, Mrs. Allan
Stoll and business was
attended to.
The matter of renewing
the W.I." Insurance was
discussed as was the
request for a donation to
the Cancer Society..Many
of the members are still
busy on the canc'er drive
in Colborne and are
giving much time and
effort in this regard.
The secretary then
read the minutes of the
1978 annual• meeting and
.gave her annual report
for the 1378-79 term -.as
other secretaries and
conveners of the various
committees. .
The District President,
Mrs. McNee then
presided and read a
splendid paper written by
Mrs. Lorne I'vers several
years go on "The Trend
of the Times", which was
greatly enjoyed.
All offices were
declared vacant. Mrs.
James Horton read the
report of the nominating
committee 'and the of-
ficers for the 1979-80 term
were installed.
Mrs. R. Buchanan took
the office as president for
a second term. She
thanked Mrs. McNee for
officiating at the meeting
and thanked ail for their
co-operation in the past
year.
As an active group,
Institute members look
forward to an even better
year ahead. Over the next
few months, members
will be, giving special
attention to the Colborne
Central ' School
graduation banquet in
June and the District
Annual in Holmesville on
May 28.
Several of the members
will be joining in the bus
trip to the Erland Lee
Horne on June 7.
•Several cards were
signed by the members to
be sent to members who
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