Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 4, 1971, p. 22

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An AM Haltons Language Council Urges Student Exchanges The Hilton County Board of Educations language program council will recommend to the board a student exchange program with French Canadians The recommendation came last week at a public hearing on the councils recommendations to be presented to the school board in November None of the public bearing An invaluable aid in im proving language skills the exchange of Englishspeaking students with their French Canadian counterparts Exchange visits make It Tor students to take part language experiences In a reallife situation They gain a firsthand understanding of one another way of ana lasting friendship may develop the council report With the exception of some Individual one way visits sponsored by Vliites In the programs Involve return visits to Ontario by Quebec students Such visits entail financial expenditures for entertainment and bus tran while these students are our guests Me FUND The council recommended a fund be set aside each year to cover the expenses It said the fund would enable six high schools to participate each year allowing ISO per school but said the allowances to schools should be based on the number of guests being received The council turned thumbs down on the the Quebec Car nival type of where students live hotels eat in restaurants and have little real opportunity to apeak the language and to mingle with French families TESTING DEUCE The languages council also recommended purchase of an oral testing device for each of the countys three areas at a total cost of The council said that current language teaching Is proposes to buy tapes the responses of 13 students simultaneously on standard Some teacher time Is in volved in the use of the portable tester but it would not require a regularly scheduled period the report says Teachers would take the tapes home and grade the students oral tests during tnelr Elder said the machine Is more objective as a test because it eliminates the teachers urge to correct the student during the testing period GERMAN The councils German sub committee recommended that threeyear course in German be recognised for Grade 13 credit provided the test material In the third year merlls such a credit That would enable students starling German in Grade or 10 to receive a second Grade credit for German it they take the language or four years The French subcommittee recommended a second French The listening stalls skills of reading and writing can be adequately tested in the classroom situation but a student s abditj to speak cannot be i except on an dividual basis The council recommended a formal oral test at least twice a year for Grade 8 through Grade 13 students The council said the cost of teachers conducting formal oral tests would amount to about in secondary schools and for elementary schools The figures were derived by approximating the cost of teaieher tune needed to conduct the tests OBJECTIONS Council chairman David Elder a Burlington Central High School teacher said there were some objections to the leu costly oral testing machines Some people say perhaps a kid freezes up when he faces a machine I think he freezes up when he faces a teacher he said The device the council NORVAL SHELL SERVICE LICENSED MECHANICS GENERAL REPAIRS HOUR EMERGENCY TOWING Radio Dispatched PHONE Day or Night KEITH D ELLA every it ALINA Drapes Service Drapes sewn professionally lined sndanttaed also repairs Fast reasonable service and charges Tracks Installed Glass and Mirrors Furniture Tops Call for appointment 8778020 L or course be offered In the high schools for students having an inadequate background for the regular Grade sequential The subcommittee said There is a need Tor a beginners French course at the Grade 9 levelforcertainatudents This Is intended to be a twoyear course A student would then be eligible to enter either the regular sequential course at the Grade 11 level or a special course designed for these students LATIN The Latin subcommittee recommended Introduction of such courses as classics in transition or studies in classical antiquity to general student Interest In Latin Correlation with other sub jects should be encouraged In order to make the relevancy of Latin and classical studies evident the subcommittee said It suggested correlation with subject areas of English French history art geography and home economics NORTH REPORT During the week ending Oc tober 23 officers of the Ontario Provincial Police stationed at North Detachment worked a total of 1016 hours and travelled miles patrolling roads In their area There were drivers summoned appear in Court for traffic violations and an additional drivers received warnings Proceedings In Provincial Court Milton resulted In 11 convictions Investigations were conducted into 53 general occurrences There were 3 thefts and break and enters I of the break and enters Involved the theft of a number of antiques One person was charged for violating the liquor Control Act 3 premises were found Insecure by officers on patrol and complaints were Investigated concerning dog bites There was trespassing complaint 1 missing person person charged with public mischief and 2 recovered vehicles There were hunting complaints which resulted in 3 hunters losing their equipment due to seizure and charges laid Other occurrences were minor in nature that required little time to clear damage was done to vehicles In 16 collisions Eleven people were injured In of the collisions and property damage only resulted from the remaining collisions Thirteen charges have been laid against drivers involved in these collisions and more charges ore pending Inattentive driving was a factor in many of the collisions with related Infractions of fail to stop improper and unsafe turns fail to share roadway unsafe passing and fall to report BRIDGE CLUB Sixty eight bridge players were In competition in the Legion Auditorium on Tuesday October a North south winners were Ian Ditchfldd third John Coats and Sid Heller led for fourth fifth and sixth places Mark B Sue Sullivan Gundy Cam Sinclair and Reina Dickson Eastwest winners were first Carol and Ng Ivan Harris Harry Arblc were second third Ron Reynolds and Larry Lawson fourth VI Naylor R Dickson fifth Bart Fisher Kay Campbell sixth Margery Mackenzie and Olive Logan Art From Scrap Metal Shown To Sorority Mrs Cynthia presented a program on Art at a meeting of Zcta Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi at the home of Helen Hutchinson The encyclopedia defines art as When men copy the beauties of nature or make beautiful things they invent themselves and do so very skilfully Mrs Partridge presented a guest speaker Jim Forbes a Georgetown man who skilfully invents objects of art from scrap metal A house painter by trade he started his hobby four years ago and held his first exhibition In 1969 He has since had exhibitions with the Arts Crafts in Streetsville and and recently at the Milton Steam Era Members viewed a collection of his work and learned how each piece was put together into a decorative piece of art During the members discussed a final drive to sell bags of candy for the fund Final plans wart for the pledge ritual which was held October when new members received their pledge plus jfuperffai DRUE MARTS ft horn Canadas largest rental of cam and true ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS J 10DAY HOME FURNISHING SALE STARTS NOV Now Savings By the Roomful For Home or Cottage Waflnth charm and versatility is port tulle Con veils your living sleeping finished Sal of 3 matching isWas with this Colonial da von dioom by filled construction provides sluing and Tailored In an Colonial tlnt acorn Matching Colonial lamps It Pay Only IT Details at Credit County Fair

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