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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-05-10, Page 9ON HER SPECIAL DAY! SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY OFFER JONTUE SPRAY COLOGNE Reg. 18.50 $495 CHARLIE • COLOGNE by REVLON Rog. '11.00 $795 Special • CACHET Reg, '7.50 COLOGNE $495 Special • Other Mother's Day Suggestions: TIGRESS by Faberge BABE by Faberge Dunlop's P 108,THE SQUARE GODERICH IwE DELIVER Open all day Wednesday 5244121 John Henderson upset again Says Quebec trip expensive, unbeneficial GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 19.79—PAGE 9 BY JEFF SEDDON The Huron County board -of education ap- proved 20 field trips for elementary and secon- dary school students Monday but served notice that in the future it plans to take a "tougher look" -at student excursions in the future. Wingham trustee Bert Morin wrapped up a 20 minute debate on the field trips telling the board there was little could be done about field trips already planned but a lot that -could be done about the future. Morin said a good percentage of the trips taken by teachers and students were ones that students should be taking with their parents or with groups such as scouts or guides. The trustee was referring to the overnight camping trips planned by several of the schools. He said some trips taken by students through the school could not be taken anywhere else but others, such as • the camping ventures, could be taken with families or scouts and guides. "I often wonder if we -Ithe board) are not usurping the duties of the family or the scouts and guides on these camping trips," he said. He told the board that if the students were to benefit a great deal from the trips and teachers were that "keen" to have the students go he was sure the teachers and students would be ac- cepted by the scouts and guides. Morin's comments came at the tail end of a discussion started by Seaforth trustee John Henderson. Henderson singled out a trip to Quebec City planned by Seaforth District High School. A Grade 10 history class of 42 students is off to the city for four days beginning May 23. The purpose of the trip ac- cording to the application for board approval is to allow students to see areas studied in class and to allow students to complete an assignment designed to deepen their knowledge of English - French relations. Henderson said he had looked at the field trip and could find nothing "beneficial to the students". He said the trip was very expensive and out of the four days the students would be gone, about half a day was worthwhile. Three teachers are to accompany the students on the trip which is estimated to cost $4,500. Superintendent of education Don Kenwell told the board that in - eluded in that cost was rail fare, lodging for two nights and tickets to two of the functions the students will attend. Henderson told the board that the $100 paid by each student was half the •eost-of the trip. He said by the tioie students paid for their food, paid for entrance to museums and other attractions and paid for small incidentals it would cost another $100. The Seaforth -trustee said he didn't think it was fair for the board and teachers to be approving such grandiose trips without some parental input. He said that was a hefty bill for some parents to pay. He added that all the students get for their money the first two days was a ride on a train and a ticket to "watch the Expos play". He said the next day will be spent on a bus going to Quebec City. Kenwell outlined the itinerary of the students. The first day will be a rail trip to Montreal where they will attend an Expos baseball game. The next day the students. will, be travelling by bus to Quebec City in the morning and touring the Parliament Buildings and the National Assembly in the af- ternoon. The next day will include a tour of the city to such sites as the Plains of Abraham, the Citadel and an electronic display showing the six seiges of the city. The next day the students will be taken on a walking tour of the city and then will come home. Zurich trustee Herb Turkheim suggested that the trip gave the students too much free time. He asked the board what had been the final judgement for six students sent home from a class field trip of Exeter high school students that went to Ottawa. 3/41 -le said he understood parents were a little upset in that town after half a dozen students "got loose" on a field trip to the nation's capital and went in a ligour store to stock up. He said the teachers supervising that trip sent the students home early. "All it boils down to is too much free time for the students," said Turkheim. "You know how you can find out about a place on a walking tour " asked John Henderson. Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace defended the field trip telling the board the only way one can "get to know Quebec City is on a walking tour". Police station inadequate BY CATH WOODEN The Public Institutions Inspection Panel recommended the ex- pansion of the Goderich Police Station and better protection of records and files in the Assessment Office in its report to His Honour, Judge F.G. Carter Tuesday, May 8. The seven member panel was generally impressed ,by the "en- thusiasm" of staffs, and the overall brightness and cleanliness of the 23 institutions i4 inspected in Wingham, Blyth, Clinton, Seaforth, Exeter, and Zurich. The jurors main con- cerns were with the Goderich Police Station and the Assessment Office: They stated that the station "was the least .adequate of the five we visited," and recom- mended that "the cramped quarters be expanded on a one floor location or a new building be constructed." There are 80,000 files in the records retention room of the Assessment Office that are not protected from fire. The panel recommended the addition of sprinklers in the room, or fire -proof file boxes. Although it was not included in its recom- mendations, the panel stated that the Goderich airport building "should'•k,, be replaced as even from the outside it's an eyesore." However, the jurors also noted the cleanliness of the building, and the good shape of the runway. Judge Carter was "very pleased" with the "well-balanced report". He said that the jurors' "praise of the institutions points out the for.their "obvious effort" criticisms." f and encouraged them to He thanked the jurors educate others. 010m, mon MIES Henderson said one of the concerns he had about the Seaforth trip is the ratio of teachers and students. He said when the trip was originally proposed and parents asked for- approval there were four teachers ac- companying the 42 students. He said that number has been reduced by one since parental approval was given. "You want to go on a walking tour some time with a bunch of students and see how far you get," said the Seaforth trustee. "I suppose with three teachers and 42 students somebody's going to get loose," said hoard chairman John Elliott. "About 39," quipped Hen. Elliott dersonsaid he could see the time coming when overnight trips or ex- cursions going great distances were going to have to be terminated. He said there were several reasons the board would have to start turning down the requests and one was money. He added that small numbers of supervisory staff created problems like the ones that occurred on the Exeter trip but he said to turn down the Seaforth trip .now would be "un- fair". He said the board should begin taking a hard look at the trips. He told the board's administration parents had obvious concerns about supervision of the students and the superintendents may have to "scrutinize the trips a little more". He said the administration could offer- a lit -tie- more - input into the trips in the planning stages with suggestions on staff supervison, itineraries and other "'constructive ideas". The chairman pointed out that it was 'easy to take the Ottawa situation lightly because nothing serious resulted. He pointed out that it was "one thing to send students home frons a trip but if one of them, had been hurt on the return trip it would have been another thing altogether". Henderson told the board that the cost of the Quebec City trip had a great deal of bearing on what students could go. He said that 11 students weren't going on the trip _and cost was the main reason they weren't going. Elliott explained that that is the type of thing he would like to see ad- ministration looking at. 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