Zurich Citizens News, 1975-02-20, Page 1Tkg
NO. 7 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1975
CLOWNS ADD TO THE DAY - A couple of unknown clowns added to tyre attraction at tne
Crippled Children's Day, Sunday at Pineridge Chalet. The two actors are shown in this photo
trying hard to coax the two children. of Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Thiel, Zurich, to go with them for
a snowmobile ride, but they were not successful in their efforts.
MASTER CHEFS - A couple of the master chefs producing pancakes for the big breakfast at
Pineridge Chalet on Sunday morning were Bob Baker, left, and Lloyd Mousseau, right. Along with
a half dozen other cooks the men prepared enough pancakes t9 serve about 1, 000 people at the
big day for crippled children.
Trustees accept pay increase
(by Ross Haugh)
Members of the Huron County
Board of Education gave them-
selves a pay raise Monday but
members were divided on the
amount of the increase.
After considerable discussion,
by a vote of nine to six, the
monthly trustee salary was set
at $300. They previously rec-
eived $150 per month.
Under new Ontario legislation
the Huron Board with about
12, 000 students under their jur-
isdiction could receive as much
as $400 per month for" each
member.
Goderich trustee Dorothy
Wallace opened the discussion
and opposed any increase for
board members. She said the
proposed increase was of ext-
reme concern to her.
"It will create a bad image
with our ratepayers, The Inc-
rease will make little dint on
our 14 million dollar budget but
it's the image I'm concerned
about, " she added.
Marian Zinn of Lucknow
supported Mrs. Wallace saying
"we'll get a lot of flak it we
raise our pay too much."
Mrs. Wallace continued "I
don't think trustees should be
paid. But there's enough polit-
ician in me that I will accept
a compromise." She proposed
an increase of $75 per month to
$225.
Trustee Clarence McDonald
of Exeter commented, "I have
to support the ladies, I worked
for nothing on the old board,"
To this Molly Kunder replied,
"It's a paying job as set out by
the government.
Vice-chairrnan Herb Turk -
helm said he was in favour of
the pay raise due to a heavy
workload. He added "Last year
l attened more than 70 meetings
if that amount of work isn't
worth $300 per month we
shouldn't be trustees."'
Mrs. Wallace proposed the
$225 increase but this was foil-
' owed by an amendment from
Cayley Hill of the eventual rise
to $300.
Trustee Charles Thomas of
Brussels originally suggested a
per diem pay arrangement say-
ing "I like the idea of being
paid for the work we do. I
would like to see a flat $2400
per year with an additional
$50 for each extra meeting.
Failing this my next closest
compromise is a flat $300 per
month."
Board chairman Wilfred Short -
reed will receive an additional
allowance of one-third of his
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Huron trustees oppose
provincial attit:Le
(by Ross Haugh)
The Huron County Boatd of
Education voted unanimously
Monday to disregard a suggest-
ion from the Ontario School
Trustees' Council that trustees
"fight fire with fire" in salary
negotiations.
The Trustees Council meeting
in Toronto Saturday asked the
141 school boards in the province
to refuse to enter into salary
talks with teachers in 1975.
The proposed refusal to barg-
ain would continue until approp-
riate provincial legislation is
passed which defines the terms
of reference for collective barg-
aining with teachers in Ontario.
After hearing from 1974 board
chairman Cayley Hill and pres-
ent vice-chairman Herb Turk=
helm members agreed to carry
on present salary talks with
teachers.
In referring to a headline in
Monday's Globe and Mail which
read "School boards urged to
shun teacher pay talks, " Hill
said, "It was shocking and sick-
ening. "
Hill continued, "It's a sad
commentary on the education
structure. We have first class
relations with the teachers in
Huron."
In referring to the statement
made by London trustees Judy..
White that boards "fight fire witl
Fire" 1-1111 said, "This tactic
won't solve any problems but
only make more. The only
losers will be our children."
"If this attitude of the Trustee
Council is continued, I would
ask our Huron board to disassoc-
iate from them" he added.
Turkheini reiterated Hill's
comments saying "I'm compl-
etely disgusted with the trustee
group. With the guidance of
Cayley we have built up a feel-
ing of trust with our teachers."
He continued, "In Toronto
the suggestion was made that
we fight across the bargaining
table. In Huron we don't barg-
ain across the table but talk in
a very informal manner in the
lounge here. We trust each
other."
In his concluding remarks
Cayley Hill said "Trustees were
terribly upset about a situation
in Windsor, but remember two
wrongs don't .make a right."
Huron board chairman Wilfred
Shortreed said a small minority
of the Toronto delegates felt
friendly talks across the table
were still needed, "but it was
very small."
Computer courses will.
soon be available
(by Ross Haugh)
Computer data processing
equipment is being purchased
by the Huron Board of Educat-
ion and will be installed at
South Huron District High
School in Exeter.
Cost of the equipment is
estimated at $35, 000 with
grants of 95 per cent available.
Trustee Molly Kunder, chair-
man of the education commit-
tee presented a report recom-
mending the purchase. The
equipment will be used for data
processing courses and for use
by all Huron secondary schools
for report cards and time tables.
Up to the present time,
computer work is being done
in London and the arrangements
are being handled by Willard
Long, a teacher at South Huron.
In answer to a question from
Dorothy Wallace, Mrs. Kunder
said South Huron was chosen
because Mr. Long seems to be
the most knowledgeable on the
subject.
Huron Director of Education
D.J. Cochrane replied, on the
same question, "this equipment
is not being purchased primarily
for administrative work but for
a computer science course.
Typing is a requisite for this
subject."
Marian Zinn said she had
some misgivings ori the subject.
"How many students will go on
to use their talents. Are we
here just to give a taste in a
subject or should we concentrate
on more subjects needed in
everyday life?" she asked.
Cochrane answered with, "we
have to either get in or out and
quit playing around."
Cayley Hill gave a brief out-
line on the use of computers in
industry today. He said comput-
ers provide means for rapid
analysis. As a business grows
date can't be sorted manually.
Industry is really forced into
faster means of compiling infor-
mation.
REVERSE MEETING PROCEDURE
As the result of recent
changes in the Schools Admin-
istration Act Huron Board meet-
ings will be held the first Mon-
day of each month instead of
the third Monday as has been
the practice in the past.
The Act now states "the meet-
ings of a school board except
meetings of a committee of the
school board including a com-
mittee of the whole board shall
be open to the public.
On the motion of Cayley Hill
the board decided to hold the
March meeting on Monday,
March 3 at 2 p.m.
Hill continued "This will be
the reverse procedure on every-
thing with all matters coming
to the board first and then pass-
. ed on to the proper committee,
Charles Thomas said, "I
would like to think our meet-
ings should be public is good
before we make our final dec-
isions. In the same vein
feedback from our ownboard
members would be helpful."
Mrs. Wallace suggested going
back to the two meetings per
month system. To this another
member commented "anything
is better than two meetings a
month."
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