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» ' , ; ■-■■■ • : : 2-Orono Weekly limes, Wednesday, October II, 1989 <^rono Weefelp Œtmes Second VJühS Mail Registration Number 000368 Published Kvvry Wednesday jd the,office of Publication Main Street, Orono Hoy t\ Forrester, Editor What are we getting for our money now? The Lakehead Board of Education chairman, Evelyn- Dodds, provided the legislative committee looking into education funding with a dissident view while all other submissions submissions to the committee were seeking more funding. Dodds' voice must have been one from the wildness of taxation. taxation. But it is one that is worth considering. Dodds told the committee that instead of looking at the supply side of funding it was time to look at the spending side. Slip said, "I don't think we know what's happening to the monby we collect. Let's first of all clarify it, straighten it out ... then we can see perhaos where about it comes from." She states there are some scary statistics and using her own board points to an increase in spending of 144 percent while enrolment actually decreased by five percent over the past eleven years. She said throughout Ontario spending had increased by 418 percent over the past eighteen years. Dodds asks the question, "is the result better education education or even mnay more teachers in the classroom through reducing the teacher-pupil ratio?" "I think not," she said. Dodds points out that the ranks of teachers in administrative administrative positions have .increased 78 percent, paraprofes- sionals have increased by 208 percent, other professionals have increased by 134 percent, clerks by 22 percent, con- . sultants by 20 percent and supervisors by 13 percent. She has said there are others such as teacher assistants that are not listed by the ministry. Dodds further states that if we consider the teacher in the classroom to be the only true important employee in the system, delivering the only system the system exists for, we will have to ask ourselves shy it takes 10,788 more support staff, plus a number of new job categories, to assist in teaching of almost 100,000 less students across the province. Dodds adds dryly, "staff increases have not been accompanied accompanied by an observable surge of academic brilliance in our youngsters." Dodds states she finds it remarkable that so , little is known about staffing trends-. "If we assume that the only reason the school system exists is for the benefit of the child, and if we assume that the relationship developed between the teacher and the child is paramount to success of education, then the matter of teacher absence becomes of vital interest to us", said Dodds. She then notes that teachers do have a rather high absenteeism for reasons of illness and many other reasons not reported to the boards of education. But staffing wasn't her only concern and rioted there is no central control over assets and that audits ot school boards are only partial rather than complete. "The problem is riot in how we are funding education, but rather in what we are funding," remarked the chairman of the Lakehead Board cEiEducation. Right on Evelyn Dodds. It's time it was said. But who will listen? From the Cradle to the Grave One often wonders about the social costs of government government but then it appears that it is not the only case in which the can be concern. If the-vice-president of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport General Workers, Tom McGrath, is right it is going to cost the Canadian Government a cool $1 billion dollars eventually for the lay-off of some 2800 workers due to the VIA close-outs. It appears that the contract does call for an annual payment of $29,000 on the loss of a railway jobs until such time as the recipient becomes eligible for pension. It is expected that the cost to the government to laid- off workers will reach $32 million the first 'year. If this is right then it will cost the government almost as much for the lay-offs as they will save by the close-out so why the purpose of the close-out. Certainly the union contracts are getting more costly year after year which in the end is a cost against the general public. ' If one considers the TTC debacle where.the commission commission wishes to employ part-time helpers and have been blocked blocked by the unionized drivers one would wonder who really is in control of the TTC operation. Kendal News r Autumn I like the auturiUi best ol all The maple leavë-s, before they fall Are so bright they really seem to me Like rainbows draped on every tree. And later lying on the ground They look like rainbows all around. When I walk through them I'll pretend I've found the gold at rainbows end! Rowena Cheney Thanksgiving Sunday was indeed "different" at the Kendal Church. It began with a hymn of welcome entitled, "Part of the Family from Songs of the Gospel People." This had been well learned by the choir so they sang it over once then the second second time we joined them. The chorus is: . Come in, come in and sit down You are part of the family. We are lost and we are found, We are part of the family. Verse: So share in the laughter and cry in the pain for we are part of the family. family. God is with us in this place like a mother's Warm embrace We're all forgiven by God's grace for we are part of the family. We sang two more verses. Then later on we sang the Dutch hymn of Thanksgiving No, 197 "Now Thank We All Our God." The sermon sermon took the form of a story about, "The Happy Church." On the Communion table was a beautiful white cake made by Mrs. Helen Wood and decorated with the words Happy Birthday Church and the United Church Crest. There were other cakes made by some of our other ladies, on a table at the ■ back, with cold drinks and coffee. You should have beheld the smiles on the faces of some of the children as well as the parents as they enjoyed enjoyed a social time. After this the service was brought to a close with a Thanksgiving hymn and prayer and' the three-fold. Amen. As this was the third Sunday we brought our gifts for the food basket. Next Sunday, October 15th at 11:15 a.m. is Kendal Fall Anniversary Anniversary with Rev. Keith Henderson who is well known as an interesting and talented speaker. There will be special music and a guest, soloist. Harland Seens of Peterborough. A lunch will follow the service. Will our ladies please' bring sandwiches. Then from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Friends and family are to celebrate the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Len and Jennie Falls at the Kendal Church. ' As 1 write today is the Thanksgiving Thanksgiving holiday. Of the 102 pilgrims who set forth on the Mayflower only 51 sat down to the first Thanksgiving dinner in 1621. The other half of the group ' lay buried on a nearby hill, victims of disease and privation. In spite of this the pilgrims had cause to be thankful for an abundant abundant harvest, new homes, and friendly Indians. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord. Psalm 92:1 Coming Events: Sunday, October 22nd 6:00 p.m. Kendal United Church - Pot Luck Supper and Slide Presentation of the Yukon, Alaska and New Zealand. Admission Admission $3.00 per person - as a church fund raiser. Please bring your favourite casserole or dessert and join us. The Kendal United Church Women met at the home of Mrs. Ann Dilks on Wednesday afternoon October 4th with nine me'mbers present. present. It was an extremely windy ■ afternoon. The meeting opened with the reading of the U.C.W. purpose and the hymn, "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" No. 507 and-the Psalm 146. The hymns we sang were both written written bv Faim v Crosbv. She was horn .miui livast New link. Match 24, • 1X20. Mrs. Peggy 1 rank went on to say Fanny Crosby was blind Iront the age of six months, but she was of a happy and contented disposition. disposition. When she was eight years, of age she wrote the following poem: 0 what a happy soul am 1! Although I cannot see, 1 am resolved that in this world Contented 1 will be, , How many blessings 1 enjoy That other people don't; To weep and sigh because I'm blind I cannot and 1 won't. Fanny Crosby spent twelve years as a student at the New York Institute Institute for the Blind and then as a teacher from 1847 to 1-858. At the age of 25 she began to write words for the music of George F. Root who became a music teacher at the Institute. A couple of these well known songs are, "There's Music in the Air" and "Rosalie". In 1858 she married Alexander Van Alstyne a blind musician who had also been a student at the Institute. Institute. She wrote her first hymn February 5th, 1964 at the age of 44. Before her death in 1915 at the age of ninety-five she had written more hymns, . songs and poems than anyone else since the beginning of the Christian era. One of her hymns entitled, "Speed Away," became the farewejl hymn for missionaries as they set out on their overseas endeavours,- The hymn, "Safe in'the Arms of Jesus" has been a, great comfort to mothers who have lost little ones. She wrote over 5,000 hymns. Mrs. Frank closed with a Thanksgiving Prayer. Other well loved hymns written by Fanny Crosby are, "All the way my Saviour leads me": "I am Thine O Lord" and "Pass me not oh gentle gentle Saviour." Mrs. M. Stevens gave a short, interesting interesting devotional telling of her polite and helpful Chinese visitors. Mrs. Ann Dilks read the minutes. Mrs. L. Downs gave the financial report. . A coming event was discussed. Kendal United Church Bazaar is November 11th., the second Saturday Saturday from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Everyone welcome, admission $2.00 including lunch, door prize,' crafts, vegetables and etc. The next meeting is to be November 8th in the church. The meeting closed with hymn 485, "Near the Cross." . Lunch was provided' by Miss Catherine Ste-wart and Mrs. Ann Dilks. (Corftinued page 7) St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET, ORONO, ONTARIO SUNDAY SERIVCE and CHURCH SCHOOL 9:30 a.m. ORONO GATES OF PRAISE BIBLE MINISTRY 5414 Main Street Orono, Ontario Inter-Faith Full Gospel SERVICE 11:00 A.M. Rev. Lyle L, West Office 983-9341 Personal Ministry Rev.- Margaret F.. West RTes. 983-5962 Counselling ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE Minister: Rev. Fred Milnes ' ' 983-5502 Secretary: Marlene Risebrough Orono Organist: Stella Morton Kirby Organist: Martha Farrow ORONO UNITED CHURCH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY October 15th, 1989 11:00 a.m. Guest Speaker ' Rev. Wendell Sedgwick Kirby Congregation invited to attend. attend. Please bring either sandwiches or squares and plan to stay for lunch following the service. EXPLORERS Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. All girls ages 8-11 are invited-. Orono United Church Hall BIBLE STUDY Every Wednesday Ladies Group 9:00 a.'m. - 10:30 a.m. Mixed Group 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. This weelj meeting at the Manse. For further information call 983-5208. * Fall Colours at their best KODAKFILM and CAMERAS i ■ Special Prices Stuff's Pharmacy ORONO, ONTARIO 983-5009