Zurich Citizens News, 1973-04-26, Page 1NO. 17 _ FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
GOLD CORDS PRESENTED - Three Zurich and area girls were
presented with Gold Cords, the highest honour in Girl Guide
work, at a special ceremony Tuesday night at the Township
Hall. The top photo shows Ruby Beierling receiving her Cord
from Mrs. Gary Nash, of St. Marys, Commissioner of the
Clysdale Division of Girl Guides. Centre photo shows the
former Captain of the Zurich Girl Guides, Mrs. Carole Deitz,
presenting Linda Klopp with her Gold Cord, while in the
lower photo Lois Doerr receives her award from Mrs. Greta
Lavender, Divisions Public Relations Advisor for the Girl Guides.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1973
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(by Wilma 01<e)
At a meeting of the Hurn
County Board of Education in
Clinton Monday a number of
recommendations from the
Education Committee were
approved.
The new school year policy
was endorsed for 1973-74 as
follows; November 21 local
(by school) Professional Develop
rnent Day; February 18, 1974,
school holiday (one day) to
replace Easter Monday; March
18-22, 1974, niid winter break
as at present time; April 30,
1974, county -wide professional
Development Day; May 31,
1974, Professional Activity Day
for elementary schools and
schools for the trainable retard-
ed; June 27-28, 1974 Profession-
al Activity Days for elementary
schools and schools for trainable
retarded; June 17-28, 1974,
Professional Activity Days for
secondary schools, including
final supplemental examinat-
ions; and in accordance with
Ministry of Education memoran-
dum that May 25, June 28, and
June 29, of 1973 be designated
"professional activity days"
for the board's elementary
schools and schools for the train-
able retarded.
The board will continue to
pay tuition fees for Brenda and
Murray VanVeen to complete
their education at Listowel
District Secondary School,
should they choose to continue
their education at that school,
"but the Board will refuse to pay
tuition fees for any other mem-
ber of the family or any other
student resident at Lot 14 Con
14 who would enrol in a second-
ary school not under the jurisd-
iction of the Huron County
Board of Education for the
school year 1973-74, unless
covered by any agreement bet-
ween this board and and the
Perth County Board of Education
(Seaforth High School Bus serves
this area).
The Board approved the field
trip from Exeter Public School
to the Niagara area in late May,
1973.
The board will subsidize, to
the extent of $25 each, two
students from South Huron Dist-
rict High School to attend for
one week the Central Ontario
Wrestling School at the Univer-
sity of Guelph during the sum-
mer of 1973.
The board approved the ratio
of secretarial assistance in the
Huron County Secondary
Schools be one secretary for
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Zurich ri h r.
area Lions Clubs
An active member of the
Zurich Lions Club for a num-
ber of years, Richard Erb last
Wednesday night was elected
as Deputy District Governor
of the Lions Clubs of Region
3, District A-9. The annual
rally of area Lions Clubs was
held in Blyth.
About 180 Lions, represent-
ing clubs from Zurich, Bayfi-
eld, Exeter, Wingham, Brus-
sels, Teeswater, Kuck now,
Blyth, Goderich, Clinton and
Seaforth, attended the annual
event.
each two hundred students or
more commencing September
1, 1973.
Trustee John Henderson of
R.R.5, Seaforth, made a mot-
ion that the ratio be left at
230 students but there was no
seconder for his amendment.
He suggested that much secret-
arial time was wasted in handl-
ing absentee notes from students,
some who are 18 and 19 men
and womerl„ It was indicated the
charge in ratio would mean one
additional secretary.
Concerning the Bruce Scott
Scholarships at the Seaforth
ar
District lIigh School approval
was given the recommendation
that legal proceedings be instit-
uted for variation of the trusts
under the will of the late Bruce
Scott. The will stipulated that
each year the first $500 schol-
arship must go to a student at
the University of Toronto. D.J.
Cochrane, director of education,
reported that the last few years
students from Seaforth have not
been going to Toronto and thus
this amount of money was put
in a trust fund which now has
reached a total of $12, 000. It
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At regular session Monday
evening, council decided to
decrease the general mill rate
for residential to 20 mills from
25, and to decrease the comm-
ercial mill rate to 22 mills
from 27.
Fred LeBeau was given permis
sion to run a water line from
Bob Lynn's well to his residence,
abuting the Lynn property. Mr.
and Mrs. Lynn also approached
council asking them for formal
recognition that part of their
building is on town property.
Correspondence from the Int-
ernatial Great Lakes Levels
Board, stated there would be a
hearing in Toronto, May 4.
A letter proclaiming Canada
Week from June 25 to July 2;
a letter from the Ontario Safety
League pertaining to Fireworks
Safety; and a letter regarding
the Huron County Municipal
Officers meeting, Wednesday,
May 16, with Dr. Frank Mills,
M.O.H. to speak on plumbing
and building in the a.m. and
Len Morris from the Department
of Municipal Affairs as afternoor.
speaker.
A letter was received in answ-
er from Mr. Rathbun, Director
of Communications Branch of
Department of Transport and
Communications regarding
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council's request for Cable T.V.
for the Village. Mr. Rathbun
stated in part, that he welcomed
the opportunity to explore the
possible avenues to provide cable
TV to Bayfield; but it was very
expensive to run a coaxial cable
from Holmesville; the cost being
$60, 000 per mile. To be feas-
ible it would require 1, 000 sub-
scribers. A suggested micro-
wave would cost about the same
amount; and regretably no sub-
sidies are available, so at pres-
ent Cable T.V. is out of reach
for the village.
Council sent a letter to Arth-
ur Gaston, property agent for
Ontario Housing Corporation,
re- Senior Citizens Housing,
suggesting possible sites for the
Units, and also a letter to Clair
Merrier, president, of Bayfield
Senior Citizens, to acquaint
the group as to what has develop•
ed to date, on the project.
Correspondence was received
from Miss Ethel Dewar, secret-
ary of the Bayfield Historical
Society, asking Council to cont-
act the postal authorities regard-
ing the placing of a commemor-
ative plaque in the new Post
Office, and suggested a ribbon
cutting ceremony, with a dig-
nitary from Ottawa to mark the
occasion.
The pupils in the 19 elem-
entary separate schools in Huron
and Perth Counties will start
their summer vacation a week
earlier than their teachers this
year.
While the 3377 pupils close
the school doors behind them for
the 1972-73 terns on June 22 the
principals and teachers will use
the last week June 25-29 as
"professional activities days"
when they will evaluate their
curriculum, objectives, school
policies and program planning.
John Vintar, Superintendent
of Education, reported to the
Huron -Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board
at a meeting in Seaforth Tues-
day that the principals and
staffs of the schools have held
meetings to establish the prog-
ram for the "professional activ-
ities days" as referred to in the
Ministry of Education memor-
andum 1972-73 in order that
benefits from such a week be
realized in full. The Ministry's
memorandum states that elem-
entary schools may use a max-
imum of five school days for
professional activities such as
parent and student counselling,
curriculum development or staff
development. The days may
be used at any time during Jan-
uary -June, 1973 as approved by
the Board.
Mr. Vintar said the teachers
realize that a true concern for
the child must begin with the
development and growth of the
child in the Christian commun-
ity, a clear definition of the
general aims and objectives of
the school, staff conferences
concerning each child's progress
and problems, and review of
staff and individual teacher
curriculum planning for the
coming year.
A detailed memorandum will
be forwarded by the Board to all
parents early in June explaining
all details.
The Board will notify the
Ministry of the Environment
that it is prepared to have the
town of St. Marys proceed with
the installation of the sewer on
Egan Avenue to Holy Name
School. The estimated cost of
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