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Terrace Bay News, 25 Jan 1968, p. 14

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PAGE 14 Schreiber (Cont'd from last page) Chicago in the field of reading. She is editor of th Language Experience Reading Program and author of "A Case for Listening Instruction" and "Reading is Thinking". She has worked closely with the Ontar- io Institute for Studies in Education in several pro- jects and has acted as chairman of the committee es tablishing demonstration classes at North Bay. She taught last summer at Durham University in England and has addressed several international conferences on reading. She is scheduled to speak at the Inter- national Reading Association conference in Boston | next April, as well as several other major conferenc} es. Sister St. Edmund was born in Port Arthur and re- ceived her elementary education there. She attend ed North Bay Teachers' College., has specialized in primary education, and began her teaching career in Sault Ste. Marie. She has also taught in North Bay and Schreiber - where she enjoyed three years with the Schreiber Separate School system. A few years ago Sister took a course offered by the Ontar- io Institute for Studies in Education in teaching wit Language - Experience Approach. She was one of the pilot teachers in North Bay and for two hears has conducted demonstration classes at St. Mary's. Last summer she attended classes in England and visited schools there, and this year, accepted the position of Primary Consultant for the North Bay System. Sister St. Edmund enjoys her work with children and has an endless fund of classroom in- cidents to relate, such as the time she was asking her grade ones what they would like to be when they were big, and one small girl replied, "If | don't get a boyfriend, I'm going to be a nun". G.S. O'Brien, school inspector also attended the occasion, and a book display was sent by Moir's of Toronto. Oiher topics were discussed, and the two day event ended with open discussion headed by a panel On Saturday, a luncheon was served in the Guild Hall by the Catholic Parent Teachers' Association. ROSSPORT Douglas Hunt was a Lakehead visitor this week. Gordon Rousseau of Swift Current, Sask., renew- ed acquaintances here Sunday. Rev. Father Cano of Schreiber visited the mission Monday evening. TERRACE BAY NEWS JANUARY 25, 1968 - Photo by 1. McCuaig Shown in photo are L toR. - G.S. O'Brien, dis- trict inspector, Dr. Elizabeth Thorn, Sister St. Ed- mund, Sistor St. Timothy, school principal, and Harold Shack, chairman of the workshop, sponsored by Holy Angel's School in Schreiber --_--_--_------------------ Rossport (Cont'd from column 1) Miss Carol Hubelit and Royal Rochon and Douglas Hunt were visitors to the Lakehead. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Todesco spent the weekend in Beardmore with Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Douglas. SCHOOL DIRECTORS MEET The School hall directors held their inaugural meet ing Tuesday evening at the Inn with a full attendance Mrs. L. Ibey chaired the meeting, and Secretary Mrs T. Seppala read the correspondence and minutes. Ways and means were discussed to raise funds for hall maintenance. Mrs. Eileen Rouble hosted the Five Hundred card club, Wednesday evening. Prizes were won by Miss Patricia Gerow, Mrs. Angela Testori and Mrs. Joyce Yandon. Luncheon was served. COMMUNITY CHURCH AUXILIARY PLANS SILAS SUE EN Maser es TUN. XO 1 waves ane - jae ete Oe ee se pet 7 ot ie ain arily a ould, never ee | the Nash's Lake oh ore and the ty of t goesn't want anyone else to ae snow-covered forests is unim- 'to go through such an exper- aginable unless you've soo ience needlessly either. ienced it. But it's a sinister b eau leds don't come ty, ina way, an no on cect nee wun adequate i Ss gets irretrievably caught in it space so get yourself a packbas Drive carefully

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