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I I The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, January 5,1994 3 -Week in Review- Clarington Offers Input for Hydro by Lorraine Manfredo A good altitude will attract success success far better than high marks, says a local grade school teacher heading into retirement. Bowmanville resident Harvey Webster has packed away his chalk and whistle after 27 years in the guidance guidance and Phys. Ed departments at M. J. Hobbs Senior Public School near Hampton. A teacher since 1959, he has steered thousands of youngsters down the road to maturity, knowledge and good character. He's done his best to dmm a good attitude into some of the toughest cases ... for their own good. "I'll bump into my old students and I'll always remember them. I'll remember what kind of person they were, but I won't remember their marks." Mr. Webster has been at Hobbs since it opened in 1966. When it opened, it brought children from 15 surrounding one-room schoolhouses all together. Mutual respect has always been a big chapter in Mr. Webster's book, no matter what subject he was teaching, be it English, Math or Physical Education. "It's the old story. In gym class, they're told to assemble in groups of five and the popular kids all band together," together," he says. "I tell them that the first thing you should do when you make your group is to keep your eyes open for the students who might otherwise be left out." Learning to work in pairs is a child's first social lesson, he says From there, they must progress to co-operating in groups, and not just with their best buddies. Convincing some kids that consideration consideration of others is important was not always easy. Gt7 AtJ _ 'Z A V:, Mhi Retiring teacher Harvey Webster shows off a tee-shirt and a framed photo collage presented to him by students when he resigned his position last month at M, J. Hobbs Senior Public School. The 55- ycar-old Bowmanville resident is considering branching out in a new career possibly in dairy fanning or auctioneering. Clarington wants to be part of Ontario Ontario Hydro's final stages of a restructuring, restructuring, cost-rcduction program. A report by Acting Chief Administration Administration Officer, Marie Marano to the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommends that she or the Director of Public Works attend discussion meetings on behalf of the municipality. Ontario Hydro is "reviewing the way in which it docs business, how they consult and communicate with others, and how they are buying products." products." The municipality would provide feedback on how the community is affected affected by Ontario Hydro's operations. "The discussions are to take the form of a round-table format and arc scheduled for sometime early in the new year, with the intention of bringing bringing in a report outlining all the comments, comments, concerns, and feedback to Ontario Ontario Hydro by late February 1994," states Marano's report. While administration staff was at first concerned how the municipality would participate in the venture, that concern soon faded. "In reviewing the document and recognizing the great extent to which the Municipality is affected by Ontario Ontario Hydro and the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, not only by its environmental environmental impact but as a large contributor contributor to the municipal tax base by way of grants-in-lieu of taxes, it would appear to be in the municipality's municipality's best interest to attend," says the Acting Chief Administrator's report. Ontario Hydro's aim is to make the transition to a more businesslike way of operating and to be responsive and communicative with the customers it serves. Clarington is especially interested in discussions covering "environmental "environmental initiatives being considered, gain knowledge of the research opportunities opportunities that might be available through the collaborative efforts of all parties involved in the process, as well as participating participating in a significant change in direction direction of one of the municipality's Babysitting Course Offered in Oshawa The Kiwanis Club of Syndenham (Oshawa) and the Durham Region Branch, St. John Ambulance have joined forces to ensure that babysitters babysitters in Oshawa are prepared to deal with emergency situations. The Kiwanis Club of Syndenham is pleased to participate in the pro- Durham Region Farm Families have the opportunity to participate in several farm business training courses courses over the upcoming winter months. The Durham Region Local Needs Identification Committee has provided provided a wide variety of course topics in response to needs identified by local Van Belle Floral Shoppes much more than a flower store! 4 STORES • Highway No. 2 ■ King St. W., Oshawa my tow • Slmcoe St. N., Oshawa • 100 Dundas St. W., VU Whitby Trademark ol Van Belle Gardens Ltd. £ farmers. The courses range from farm business computer courses to farm financial financial management and farm emergency emergency first aid sessions. With support from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and funding provided by the Ontario Agricultural Agricultural Training Institute, participants participants pay a reduced fee for the courses. courses. The course fees range from $30.00 for a 1 day course and up to $105.00 for a course of 7 evenings. OATI funded courses are practical and hands-on and arc limited to small class sizes. Pre-registrations for upcoming courses can be made at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 60 Vancdward Drive, Port Perry, 905- 986-2003 or 1-800-263-8023. For further information or for a brochure on Durham Region Agricultural Training Courses contact Karen Ycl- lowlccs, OATI Local Course Coordinator Coordinator at 905-986-0657. But, reaching kids who were "full of vinegar" was well worth the effort, according to Mr. Webster. These are the kids who would impulsively impulsively attack weaker and solitary students, who would disrupt the class with inappropriate and rude comments, and whose insolence set a bad example for peers. Such behavior was never tolerated tolerated in Mr. Webster's class, yet he rarely considered the time spent disciplining disciplining kids as a waste. Teaching them consideration was a lesson that would affect the way they eventually fit into society, he says. And no one should be allowed to interfere with another person's education, he stresses. Early in his career, Mr. Webster used the strap, as did other teachers of the day. Girls as well as boys were strapped for smoking, for disrespect, disrespect, or for ganging up on fellow students. In the early eighties, the strap was abandoned at Hobbs for less physical forms of discipline which are used today for pretty much the same old sins. Supervised physical activities after after school and at lunch help to keep some borderline kids out of trouble, Webster says, but laments the fact that excellence in intramural sports goes largely unrecognized and the leagues rely on teachers to volunteer their time. Mr. Webster coached school league hockey, soccer, basketball and he chaperoned dances. He even borrowed a neighbor's tractor to lay the ground work for the first track at M. J. Hobbs. This past year, he and his class helped install volleyball nets. Reprimands, peer mediation, and public service chores are also effective effective in dealing with disruptive students, students, Webster says, but he has some criticism for suspensions because because the children often spend the time at home unsupervised. He says teachers, unfortunately, don't always have the time to take a disruptive student aside and talk to them, since they only have 40 minutes minutes of class-time. "Twenty-five teachers can't possibly possibly handle all the actions of 400- plus students." So, Mr. Webster and other teachers teachers encourage students to take responsibility responsibility for the conduct of their schoolmates and report any wrongdoings. wrongdoings. ■ y ...■ • ■■■ ^ (î/gram entitled "Ypung, Children: Pri- , Mr. Webster stands jby, ,his philos- 1 ority One", in conjunction with St. largest corporate citizens." 1993 by John Fox, the Managing Di- Clarington was invited to partici- rector of Energy Services and Envi- pate in the discussion in November ronment Group. Extensive Damage in Newtonville Fire 8» ' sisS u/ti " . -v ■■ - > y- i\ / ■ A family of three escaped injury in this December 29th fire that caused $65,000 damage to their Newtonville house. Firefighters rescued rescued the family's pet cat from the burning house on Hwy. Two and resuscitated a second cat found overcome by smoke at the scene. It took three hours to extinguish the blaze. ophy that children need "fiim but . fair" guidance as they enter their teens. He hasn't any concrete plans for his retirement years, but is considering considering a return to dairy farm work or getting back into auctioneering, a profession he enjoyed for a brief time before he became a teacher. An Open House at M. J. Hobbs is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on January 14 where a farewell celebration celebration for Mr. Webster is planned. John Ambulance. Kiwanis will' be subsidizing the cost of babysitting courses for 200 young people in the city of Oshawa. "This means that students students will only pay $20.00 for a 6 hour course rather than the usual $25.00 fee", says Dan Suavé - the St. John Ambulance Marketing coordinator. coordinator. Registration for these courses 1 starts immediately and the first "What Every Baby Sitter Should Know" Course will be held on January January 15, 1994. 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