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Richard Hobson backs down 124th Year No. 2 For the past 15 months. Richard Hobson, former Progressive _ Conservative candidate for Waterloo ridâ€" ing. has committed himself to obtaining a parliamenâ€" tary career. Last Friday. trying without success to Id back tears. he informed supporters. friends and epresentatives of the media that it was over. In view of recent changes in his professional career he was being forced tb back down as PC candidate in this riding. Mr. Hobson has with drawn from a law firm where he is a senior partner and intends to join a new partnership â€" later this month. _‘‘*My responsibilities to my new partners and to our employees prevent me conâ€" Children at the Waterloo Chinese School are in deep thought as their teacher drills them on the rning lessons. The school, heading into its second year of operation hasn‘t been without its growing ins. Watch next week‘s Chronicle for an inside story on the origin of the school and the problems it is acing. By Terry James Chronicle staff writer PC‘s lose their candidate sidering a political career at this time." he said. When a party supporter asked if he could be enâ€" couraged to stay in the runâ€" ning, Mr. Hobson said he could not. He told of the perâ€" sonal anguish he had gone through coming to this deciâ€" sion. He said that trying to divide himself between the duties he will encounter in a young and growing law firm,. those he wouldâ€"enâ€" counter in Ottawa and those involved with raising a young family made it just impossible." ‘‘You can only spread yourself so thin." said Mr. Hobson. "I wouldn‘t want to go to Ottawa and not do the job that needs to be done. I wasn‘t prepared to do it in half measure." Mr. Hobson said that since his nomination 15 months ago he has met many ‘"wonderful people and he believes that his efâ€" Wednesday, Januaryâ€"10, 1979 forts have strengthened the profile of the PC party in this riding. Had an election been called in the spring or fall of ©78 he had rio doubts that the Conservatives would have come out on top in this riding. ‘‘*We are well organized and well prepared for the election whenever it may RICHARD HOBSON come,"" he said. ""I pledge all of my energies and abiliâ€" ties in support of the new candidate whoever he or she may be. I ask the voters of Waterloo to do the same."" **There is no question in my mind that a dynamic new candidate will emerge to represent the Progressive Conservative Party in Waâ€" terloo." said Mr. Walker. It is anticipated that a noâ€" mination meeting will be held in the near future. The date and details are to be announced later Glen Walker, executive viceâ€"president of the Waâ€" terloo Progressive Conserâ€" vative Association and Mr. Hobson‘s campaign manager, thanked the canâ€" didate for his efforts and sard the association will be active in its efforts to elect a successor for the canâ€" didacy in the forthcoming election. Water}oo, Ontario Tuck shops â€" > push nutrition SLTOITV Jamesâ€"â€"â€" _ decreased gradually and reâ€" Chrdnicle staff writer _ placed with more nutritious Chocolate bars angd potato items. The "junk fooed" was chips are taking second given less prominence on place and granola bars, raiâ€"> the shelves and nutritious sins and nuts are making it items took the forefront. to the front lines in seconâ€" â€" Although it was not possible dary school tuck shops to remove all pop machines, across the Region. as the report initially sugâ€" On January 8 ©78, the Waâ€" gested, fruit juices and milk terloo County Board of Eduâ€" . were also made available. cation began a school food As far as the fiveâ€"person services pilot program in steering. committee was two secondary schools â€" concerned, the pilot proâ€" Preston High School and gram has been successful Eastwood Collegiate Instituâ€" and they recommended imâ€" te. The objectives of the proâ€" plementation of it in all seâ€" gram were threeâ€"fold; to condary schools. Create an â€" increased _ Kitchener trustee, Rev. awareness among staff and Grant MacDonald voiced students that there are alâ€" _ one concern. ternate choices to nonâ€"nutriâ€" â€" ‘‘Sometimes people have tious high sugar products _ to have the choice to choose and educate them to choose the bad nutrition if they wisely ; to begin effective want to. The good stuff is implementation of the ree put up front for the good commendations and to study . guys and the bad stuff is put the effect of these changes in the back corner for bad on the revenue of student acâ€" guYys." tivity programs. _ Bnan (.Zres'iman: ac't‘i\(i'ty The search for a new director At the board‘s committee of the whole meeting on Thursday. Jan. 4, the school food services steering comâ€" mittee evaluated their findâ€" ings and presented an inâ€" terim report marking the fourth month of the pilot program. As recommended in School Food Services in the Regional Municipality of Waterioo, (a report presentâ€" ed to the board on Nov. 10 ©77) nonâ€"nutritious snack foods or.‘‘junk foods"" were By Terry James Chronicle Staff Writer Trustees on the Waterloo County board of education knew who they were looking for. They are in the market for a new director of educaâ€" tion come June ‘79 when Ross Cruickshank, presentâ€" ly serving in that capacity. will retire. It was how they were going to go about the selection process that had more than a few trustees baffled. _ At their committee of the whole meeting on Jan. 4. trustees breezed through that first step on the long road of decision making with nary a hitch. Should the position be advertised both internally and externally? It was a unanimous decision that such should be the case. following an explanation by Kitchener trustee, Grant MacDonald, who said that a policy _ already _ exists whereby openings in senior staff positions are made public. Trustees were forced to get down to the real nitty gritty of the matter when Where does one begin? Brian Cressman, activity director for Waterloo Colleâ€" giate Institute â€"and a member of the steering committee, said that all schools in the Region made â€"some changes in the area of nutrition two yearsâ€"ago. For example the tuck shop in his school made a point of reâ€" ducing the number of chocoâ€" late bars and *‘junk food" and granola bars and nuts have been displayed prominâ€" _ ently. Mr. Cressman is preâ€" fâ€" (Continued on page 3) Kitchener trustee, John Darling. reminded them that there were only six months left and a big task ahead. ‘‘There‘s no question. The board as an entire group will be the selection committee. Every member of the board will have a chance to interâ€" view the candidates,"" he As far as the fiveâ€"person steering. committee was concerned, the pilot proâ€" gram has been successful and they recommended imâ€" plementation of it in all seâ€" condary schools. Mr. Darling said that due to the board‘s outstanding reputation in this province. they are likely to be inundatâ€" ed with applications. Kitchener trustee, Rev. Grant MacDonald voiced one concern. *‘*Sometimes people have to have the choice to choose the bad nutrition if they want to. The good stuff is put up front for the good guys and the bad stuff is put in the back corner for bad "It‘s a big task whittling the list down to a manageaâ€" ble size," said Mr. Darling who has tackled similar jobs. There is no possible way we (trustees) could inâ€" terview every candidate." tee recommended approachâ€" ing Edward $ Hickcox and J. Glenn Scott who would act as an independent screening committee. The team of consultants was suggested on the basis of their past experience in the recruitment and selection 10 Gents (Continued on page 11)