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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 30, 1996 - 7 Pathfinders Raise Money For Tip To England LM 7v The Orono Pathfinders were out giving away pumpkins (with a donation to the group) last Saturday morning as a way to help raise money for their trip to England planned for 1998. Out on the brisk morning were (back to front) Laura cartier, Ashlee Hendry, Rebecca Boyd, Dianne Borremans, Lauren Crashley, and Melissa Hubling. Kendal Column By P.Lowery Well here it is Fall 1996, it seems no time at all since my last column and yet that was almost 5 months ago. I had planned to retire the column but have been asked by quite a number of people to start writ- ing again, so here goes. Kendal has lost a few well known residents this past sum- mer, George Mercer, who spent his entire life in Kendal and with his late wife Dot, raised their family in the village and most of them are still living there and raising their families there. Doreen Neal, also a long time resident, passed away recently. Bill Reid, a man weil known to practically everyone in this area and one of the last sur- vivors of his generation, passed away a short time ago. Bill will be greatly missed as he was a fountain of knowledge when it came to all things concerning the people and the surround- ing countryside, he was able to tell many of the younger gener- ation all about their ancestors. Arthur Thompson another longtime resident passed away this summer. On Oct. 20th. Kendal United Church celebrated it's 126th Anniversary with guest speaker and Musician and soloist, Larry Marshall. The Church was full and the music was wonderful, if you ever get a chance to hear Larry Marshall do so. On Sat Oct. 19th the U.C.W. held their Annual Tea and Bazaar, unfortunately the weather dîidn't co-operate and the attendance was less than hoped for. On Sun. Oct. 27th, there was a good attendance at the Service. A new order for the Service was used. The gather- ing hymns were, "I Will Praise My Lord, Since Jesus Came Into My Heart, I Am Going To Build My Life On The Word Of God". The 3 young Grandchildren of Lyle and Yvonne Bender along witli the Benders then sang "He's Still Working On Me". What a delight they are to listen to. Rev. Black then called all the children to the front, he asked them what it was that he had forgotten to do. They soon told him that lhe had not lit the Christ candle. This candle is the visible symbol of the invisible God, who is with us all the time. The congregation has helped raise enough Quarters to reach half way around the Sanctuary. The hymn, 'God Is Good' was sung, Prayer with the children followed and then the children went out to the Sunday School room. The Invitation to Worship, the Prayer of Approach was repeated. The hymn 'To God Be The Glory" was sung. The Prayer of Self-Examination and the Words of Assurance were followed by Lyle and Yvonne Bender singing," I've Come Too Far To Look Back". The Scripture readings were from Exodus 13:17-21 and Revelation 21:1-7. The Sermon was titled, Who Moved? The recent show being done by Leslie Neilsen, on the life of Clarence Darrow brought back to Rev. Black's memory the movie, Inherit the Wind. The story of the Scopes Trial, it pit- ted 2 old friends against each other. Darrow for the defense and Bryant for the prosecution. David said the scene that stood out in his memory was Darrow sitting ail alone on the Hotel porch, sitting and rocking on an old chair. Bryant and his wife came back from a Prayer meeting, Bryant sat down in the other rocking chair and started to rock, they sat that way for some time rocking back and forth only, as the one rocked foreward the other rocked back, finally Bryant said,"How come two, who have siarted together, have drifted so far apart? After some time Darrow, said "Perhaps it is, that, you have stopped and are standing still". Are we like that? Today many of us Who have lived longer have %een so many changes. Whe1 we were young, would we have believed that man could walk on the moon? Typewriters were great, now we have computers that practical- ly do everything for us. Adding machines, slide rulers, our young people don't even know whattliey are. Things are always changing, God, never stands still, He is continually leading people into new places. Think about Abraham, who was told by God to leave his father and move to a new land. Think about Moses, who found the burning bush, heard the voice of God. All down through the ages, God has lead people through changes. Many of us have had to leave family and friends and go to new places. At times as we get older we may wish that things could stay as they are, we may not want to accept changes but we should be open to change, God is always leading us through change. We are never too old to change,God is with us through all changes. The hymn, "O God Of Bethel" was sung. Following the Offering and the Prayer of Thankfulness Rev. Black called Eleanor Foster to the front where she was presented with a Certicicate of Recognition for her long time of Service to the Church and she was made an Honourary Elder. The Congregation was pleased to welcome Carole Gardner as a new Member, Carole has transferred from Newtonville and will certainly be made welcome. The Nursery and the Remodeled Kitchen were Dedicated. The Prayer of Concer and Commitment given, the closing hymn was, "He Leads Us On." A pot luck lunch followed the Service. If you have any items of interest you wish to have put in this column please contact me at 983-5477. If I don't hear about them I can't write about them. Northumberland-Clarington Board Of Education Highlights CLASS SIZE REPORT A report from the board's class size committee, presented to trustees at their regular board meeting last night at Orono Public School, shows that class sizes on average have increased only marginally in the board over a three year period. But there are some numbers this year "that are larger than we'd like," said superintendent of human resources John Reid. In presenting the class-by- class breakdown, Port Hope area trustee Catharine Tozer said the board has 168 junior and senior kindergarten class- es. "Of these, more than half were equal to or less than 20 children in a class." The aver- age for that grade level is 21 students. In actual classrooms, the numbers swing from a low of 12 students in some classes to a high of 30 in one class. "I do appreciate the chal- lenges teachers face in these circumstances," said Tozer. Reid says the larger classes are the result of unanticipated population 'bulges' that occur in different schools throughout the board. They are also a result of the effects of the three year provincial 'social contract' when the board lost 43 elemen- tary school teachers, and of the more recent increase in the pupil-teacher ratio, a conse- quence of the last round of provincial government cuts. He said schools are dealing with the larger classes by team teaching, and drawing on assis- tance from school librarians, as an example. CROSSING GUARDS A request from the Municipality of Clarington that school crossing guards become the responsibility of school boards rather than municipali ties was received for informa- tion. Vice chairperson of the board Lilian Brode called the idea "a curious concept. We're hearing that municipalities should be responsible for schools. This recommendation wants schools to be responsi- ble for municipalities." The recommendation prompted Bowmanville area trustee Mike Slocombe to recall the line, "as the watering hole shrinks, the animals look at each other differently." He said, "this is just the start (with the provincial cuts at the municipal and school board level and it's going to continue, and it's going to be school boards (doing this) to municipalities as well." DIRECTOR NOMINATED FOR COLLEGE OF TEACHERS' POST Director of education Dick Malowney has been nominated by the Ontario Public Supervisory Officers' Association as their candidate for the Ontario College of Teachers, the newly created professional governing body for the teaching profession. The College will set the standards that govern teacher education and teaching practices in Ontario. Elections will take place in January, 1997. Recycle 4De*.0 FRE SEMI- R FIQ