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Page a SECTION A THE HERALD Tuesday December 1S83 the HERALD Community Christmas for Australian By KAY WILSON II era Id l Gordon and Peggy Early and daughters Kathy Susan and Carol are entertaining Karen Knock Of East Australia forilxweeks Karen Is an exchange student through the Hut Lions Club Commun Club held their Christmas parly Dec 12 when they ate out at Brackens Restaurant Following dinner a girt exchange and cards were enjoyed at the home of Spencer and Kay Wilson Winners were Tost Marie Murray Alan Harrop Cord Early the travelling prize was won by Fran els Thompson and Ethel Webb A social hour Christmas and coffee topped the evening Community Clubs euchre had six tables Thursday night Wlnnere were Hazel Preston Vivian Shaw Fred Workman Ila lone hands were won by Mary Workman ate lucky draws were won by George Burt Peggy Lewis Elsie McGUvray John Hun Jean Armstrong and Ethel Lunch committee was Muriel Miller Marg Davidson Pearl Burt Kay McMillan and M McGUvray The Norval Commun ity euchre will be held a week earlier on Jon Yule celebrations for Ashgrove WI Teacher Joe Morrow will be good bye I grade six at Joseph Gibbons Public School because he oil to Australia on a teaching exchange organized by the board o education Here left to right Mark Stephen and Nicole Mercer take a moment to pose with their teacher before class Herald photo Teacher exchange sends Joe Morrow to Australian home By Mrs JOHN Herald The Christmas meet of the Women s Inst was held Dec 13 in Church with Mrs McPhal as hostess 30pm ladles sat down to beaut ifully decorated tables thanks to Mrs B Mc- Clure Mrs Wlckson and Mrs Shore After the luncheon president Mrs John Bird opened the meet ing Mrs Hector Bird gave a Christmas read Secretary Mrs John Ruddell read last months minutes and col led the Roll which was answered with a touch of humor Everyone was asked to sing a Christ mas tune and those present responded will Then we were treated to an old fashioned Christmas concert put on by some of the mem The teacher was Mrs E Wilkinson and the pupils were Mrs readers wish a Merry Christmas May the of Christmas its joy and good cheer remain In your heart through the coming new year At a Christmas dinner one year a dad said each year 1 hear same lament but what am 1 to do when 15 people want a leg and turkeys have but two Peggy Knapp Mrs Pat Stark Mrs Trevlr anus Mrs G Bird Mrs G Mrs J Hunter and Mrs Ralph Cunningham It took place In the thirties in one roomed school as they gave recitations medley of Christmas songs snow flake song with actions a band and the Christmas story in the moon of winter time It was all very enjoy closed able and each one did their parts bo well Mrs John gave a splendid motto Christ mas is more than a day at the end of the year Mrs Clayton Wilson had the courtesies then Santa arrived and con ducted the exchange or gifts SINGING SENIORS and organist Terry Champ entertained left to right Maude Lewis and lltll at the Kinsmen annual lour of lights and Herald photo Red cross news and Mrs Wesley Williams of Burleson Texas have been visit for a week with her mother Mrs Clayton Wilson and other re la lives The Georgel own and District Red Cross office will be closed Dec In an call the Contact Centre 1211 Window smashed A on the west side of Wriggleswarth Public School was smashed overnight diy A caretaker heard glass breaking police said The damage has been estimated at When teacher Joe Morrow told his Austra Han counterpart that he probably have to shovel snow during the winter just to get his car it of the driveway his A grade six teacher at Joseph Gibbons Public School Mr Morrow is going on a oneyear teaching exchange starting In January Hell be taking his wife Maureen and two young sons Michael and Matthew to New castle Austral a Meanwhile an lian teacher will be com Ing to Joseph Gibbons where he will take over Joe Morrow s grade six all about snow skiing and snow The Australian teach or will be staying at Mr Morrow s house in Act on and a young son will probably be attending McKenzieSmith in Act For the Morrow faml ly the trip will be a chance to visit a new land and make some stops to other countries along the way They to first visit the Fiji Islands Cook Islands Hawaii and New Zea The ght year veter an of Hie Ha Hon Board or Education was en along with a Burling ton high school teacher to represent Hal I on in the exchange They first had to apply to the ministry of education then a series of inter views were arranged with the principal the school superintendent and local trustees MATCHING An Australian family with similar teaching skills house sizes and ages of children were matched with Canadian applicants White in Australia the Board or Education in will pay Mr Morrow his regular teaching salary but with the rate of ex change currently at 12 compared to the Canadian dollar some tight budgeting will have to be started he admits The students in Mr Morrow class have been writing the dents In Australia that Mr Morrow will event ally teach in a The Joseph Gibbons classmates are all ask Ing their pen pals to send sharks teeth that oftentimes wash up on be Mr Morrow has a interest in sharks himself He been scuba diving for four years and is looking forward to spending two weeks on thi Great Barrier Reef hats the shark capital of the he grins At the reef there are shark nets to protect Die swimmers he says His son Michael Is took forward to fishing and in Australia white his wife Maureen a special education teacheratMZ Bennett will enjoy meeting new people and seeing a new land he says Mr Morrow will be saddened to leave his family and and he 1 miss the change of seasons Australia has a winter season where the average temper at ure is degrees SIMILAR However the school Is similar to the size at Joseph Gibbons and his family wilt I vein a city that is only 165 lo- from Sydney There is not too much difference between the two school systems he says The boys and girts must however wear special school uniforms and physical education is different cricket and surfing are popular In With the school principal Doug Mr Morrow is preparing a slide show of Canada He has been asked to talk to some organizations education in Canada white In Australia Similar his lian counterpart will be to teach the Joseph Gibbons students about the uniqueness of his country says Mr Morrow A Kitchener native Mr Morrow attended the University of Water loo then accepted a leaching position the Hat ton Board of Education He has taught at Joseph Gibb ons for the past three By J BOSS and P STEWART Herald Correspondents The children of the parlsl of St Johns made I he church vice very enjoyable y with the reading of tin true mean of Christmas and the sing of the carols Remember the Did you know the Canadian Construction cent of nil 1 lion n Canada St John and 11 Si0 at St Stephen lne Hornby P Christmas Eve DENTURE therapy CLINIC J Kohan DT GuelphSI 7 Georgetown Phone 8778974 Bridge improved Strengthened by repairs a bridge spanning railroad tracks In can now handle heavier loads The bridge on Regional Road reopened Nov The previous load limit was tons but planning and public works diparlment last week boosted the limit to ten tons