Zurich Citizens News, 1973-05-17, Page 1NO. 20 FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1973
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ELEVEN CONFIRMED - Eleven young people were confirmed recently at St. Peter's Lutheran
Church, Zurich, by Rev. A. C. Blackwell. Back row left to right are William Deichert, Robert
Pertschy, Rev. Blackwell, John Haggitt, Fred Schilbe; front row left to right, Brenda Schilbe,
Elizabeth Pertschy, Catherine Weido, Donna Baker, Jennifer Decker, Janet Bettke, and Marlene
Fields. (Photo by Jack Doerr)
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(by Wilma Oke)
Two Stratford teachers were
made principals at a meeting
of the I-Iuron-Perth County
Roman Catholic Separate School
Board at Seaforth on Monday.
Paul Nickel, presently a
teacher at St. Immaculate
Conception School in Stratford,
will be the principal at St.
Ambrose Roman Catholic School
in Stratford, effective Septemb-
er 1, 1973; and Michael Dewan,
presently a teacher at St.
Michael's Roman Catholic
School in Stratford will be the
principal at St. Joseph's School
in Stratford, the same date.
These appointments follow the
resignations of Sister Mary
VanHee as principal of St.
Ambrose and Sister Rosemary
Albon as principal of St. Joseph,
both sisters in the Loretto order
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rincipals
whichis withdrawing from the
Stratford area at the end of
June.
John Vintar, Superintendent of
Education, reported that Ennis
Murphy, presently principal at
St , Michael's Roman Catholic
School, Stratford willbe trans-
ferred to the principalship of
St. Patrick's School at Kinkora;
and that Sam Alberico, present-
ly principal at St. Joseph's
School, at Clinton will become
the principal at St. Michael's
School, in Stratford.
No appointment has been
made as yet to fill the vacancy
at St. Joseph's School in Clin-
ton. The vacancy at St. Pat-
rick's School in Kinkora resulted
from the resignation of Sister
Mary Carmel, the principal, as
she is a sister in the St. Joseph's
Order which is also withdrawing
CENTRALIA GRADUATE - Miss Annette Zimmer, daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. Earl Zimmer, Zurich, was among the grad-
uates from the Home Economics course at Centralia College
of Agricultural Technology, last Friday. She is seen here rec-
eiving her diploma from Dr. D.N. Huntley, executive director
of the education and research division of the Ministry of Agric-
ulture and Food, in Ontario. In the background is Miss M.
McGhee, associate principal of the College.
from the Stratford area at the
end of June.
The announcement of the
withdrawal from the Stratford
area of the Order of the Loretto
Sisters and the St. Joseph Sisters
was made at the end of February
At that time it was reported the
withdrawals were the result of
the decreasing numbers within
the Orders and that the Orders
would be consolidating in larger
centres.
Trustees Howard Shantz, of
Stratford, and Ted Geoffrey,
of R.R.2, Zurich, will attend
the Canadian Catholic Trustees'
Association Convention at Tor-
onto May 17-19.
Trustee Michael Connolly,
R.R.3, Kippen, reported on the
Huron- Perth Tuberculosis and
Respiratory Disease Association
annual educational dinner meet-
ing which he attended on May 2,
He is the representative from
the Board to the Association.
Trustee Gordon Bali of St.
Marys reported that he had
been told by the engineer that
tenders were to be called
within a day or so for the sew-
age system to service Holy
Name of Mary Roman Catholic
School in St. Marys. The board
is to repay 50 per cent of the
construction cost for this sewer.
The Board gave permission
for the Kilroy Council of Strat-
ford of the Knights of Columbus
to distribute circus tickets to
the separate schools in Stratford,
St. Marys, Hesson, Kinkora,
Dublin, St. Columban and Sea-
forth.
The Board passed a debenture
by-law authorizing the issue of
a debenture in the principal
amount of $202, 000 for the
addition to St. Aloysius Roman
Catholic School in Stratford
which is already under construct.
ion.
The Board gave authorization
for the Zurich Summer Play-
ground and Day Camp to use
the St. Boniface School play-
ground, Kindergarten room,
gymnasium and boys' and girls'
washrooms during the month
of August, 1973. Monday to
Friday, 8;30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
with the understanding that any
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Graduation diplomas and
special awards were presented
Friday to 113 young hien and
women during the fifth graduat-
ion exercises at the Centralia
College of Agricultural Tech-
nology.
The college, which offers a
special two-year course had 23
graduates in animal health tech-
nology, 45 in home economics
and 45 in agricultural business
management,
Dr. D.G. Howell, dean of
the Ontario Veterinary College
at Guelph, gave the convocat-
ion address, stressing the impor-
tance of a healthy agriculture to
the Canadian economy.
He said that because of the
numbers leaving the land, some
may think agriculture is a decl-
ining industry. The fact is that
output is expanding at the rate
of three per cent a year and that
can be attributed to ever-in-
creasing efficiency.
He challenged farmers to
maintain the best possible land
husbandry. Canada, he said,
has five per cent of the world's
producing land.
Neil Lowe Ileminway„ of
Brussels, an honors graduate in
he agricultural management
course, captured two top awards
He received the Plant Food
Council of Ontario award for
top proficiency in soils, and the
Western Ontario Institute of
Agrology award as the top
academic student in his course.
Other awards
Marybelle Spence, of Wood-
ford, the United Co-operatives
of Ontario award as the best all-
arou rid student;
Bonnie Maize, of Lucknow,
the Middlesex County Women's
students
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lnstutute award as the top
academic student in home ec-
onomics;
Marion Cushnaghan, of Clark-
son, the Home Economics staff
award as the runner-up in home
economics;
Laura Nash, of Weston, the
Ontario Veterinary Association
award as the top academic stud-
ent in animal health technology
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Ont rio grant
for Huron history
The Ontario Department of
Education has approved a grant
which will rpovide summer
employment for selected Huron
County students. They will work
on a project to update Huron
County history from 1900-1975.
The grant will be administered
under the Experience '73,
P,E,O,P,L,E, Program.
Employment for several univ-
ersity students is for three
months. One or two high school
students will be employed for
two months.
Huron County Council has
undertaken to meet all addition-
al expenses of the project not
covered by the grant. The
project is under the supervision
of County historian, James
Scott.
Candidates will be chosen by
a selection committee. Last
date for applications for work
on the project is May 23. App-
lications may be sent to the
Clerk -Treasurer's Office, Goder-
ich; the Huron County Board of
Education, Clinton; or to James
R. Scott, Box 235, Seaforth.
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY - Mrs. Susan Merner, Dashwood, cele-
brated her 97th birthday on Sunday. After dinner at the Colon-
ial Hotel, Grand Bend, a family gathering was held at the
home of Mrs. Luella Tieman, Dashwood. Mrs. Merner is shown
here with the members of her family; Mrs. Verda Bosch, Mrs.
Jack (Kate) Reschke, Mrs. Luella Tiernan, Arnold Merrier,
Milford Merner and Elgin Merrier. Missing was Mrs. Elliott
(Kay) Bartliff.