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Chronicle Staft A Waterloo woman has become the recipient of the Paul Harris Fellowship, a rarelyâ€"given international Rotar) Club service award. Mary Pirie, of 285 Glenridge Place, was honored at a recent meeting of the Kitchenerâ€"Westmount Rotary Club for her role in establishing a host family program for foreign students in Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Named for Rotary Club founder Paul Harris, the fellowship is given to those who have made ‘"outstanding contributions, service above self either to the community, nationally or internationally," explained Rotarian Gien Machan, himself a past recipient Since 1929 when the award was established, only 7,000 people worldâ€"wide have been honored, most of them Rotarians ‘*We decided to go out of the club this time. Mary Pirie has made a large contribution to the universities with the host family plan," he said. [ 1 1 F â€" & No iCms 0000 i duicc ied P cce Ali ol s aindscd Pirie began meeting foreign students from the two local universities when her husband Ken, a Rotary club member . served as chairman of the club‘s International House Committee. That committee supervised the operation of a residence for foreign students. located on Albert Street. Mary Pirie recipient of prestigious Rotary award Many had nowhere to go for Chnstmas and had little contact with Canadians outside the university ==~ . When one of the students left to do graduate work in the United States, he wrote to Pirie about a host family program operating there. After receiving additiona! information about the program from the Cleveland Council on World Affairs, Pirie decided to try the host family concept in Kit chenerâ€"Waterioo. "-"'Wi.th"t;n;‘t_\;(‘. universities and Conestoga College. there are so many students and 1 thought why shoulkdn‘t we have something like that here"?" she explained . uid d ho ons o Anrce tsnnd o e T Through the program . foreign students are matched with a Canadian family * ‘‘They entertain them and make them feel as if they had a home away from home. It takes away the loneliness," Pirie said. adding that many students have expressed apprecia tion for the welcome they have received from their Canadian hosts. Pirie and other host families continue to keep in touch with many of them. Pirie. a victim of multiple sclerosis since 1956, continued to administer the host family program until 1977 when her illness forced her to retire Before you replace that water heater or install a new one. there are some things you should consider: e Electric water heaters can be installed anywhere. They do not have to be at the end of the basement beside the chimney. No waste because of extra long {)lumbing lines. No waitin to dr. _ the colid water from these long unes. e Electric water heaters are more â€" _ efficient than a gas water heater. Es'peciallgl" if you do not have a water softener. The efficien(:{ of a limed up gas water heater could be less than 50%. e A modern electric water heater features thick insulation and fast recovery. It will supply all the hot water your family is ever likely to need and quite likely, at less cost than gas. e SAFE, CLEAN, FAST RECOVER Y , INSTALLS CLOSER TO THE POINT OF USE. e If you are building a new home that doesn‘t need a chimne{l, doesn‘t it make good sense to install a high efficiency electric water heater that doesn‘t require a chimney. For further information or fast, efficient service Replacing your water heater? GoElectric Mary Pirie of Waterâ€" loo digpiays a goid medallion given to her as the winner of the Paul Harris Feiâ€" lowship award tor outstanding service to her community. Waterioo North Hydro Pst Arbuckie photo WATERLOO CHROVWKICLE, WEDNESDAY. MAAY 11. 1984 â€" call us today. iContinued trom page 1| Under the new sysiem, to obtain a high school dipioma, all students will be required to complete 3 credits, three more than the present *7. and many of them in compuisory subjects This can be accomplished in either four or five years Ontario secondary schools will begin to phase in the new program on a gradual basts this fall, startimg with grades seven, eight and nine and adding one grade higher each year after that For those who wish to compiete their high school education in four years and then go on to university, the program is expected to become "very difficult and very bheavy," particularly in the third and fourth years when students will become overburdened with a great many compuisory courses, Widmeyer explained He estimates that of those students current!y attending Bluevale. 30 per cent woulid find themselves in such a situation The semester system, which divides the vear into two halves and allows a student to complete four credits each term, "would be a better and more manageable program for them." he said _ ‘We‘re It;)king at the learning situation for kids and think this will} be better for them .‘ _ At present, Bluevale loses 30 to 35 students each year who are two or three courses short of completing their diploma requirements. Widmeyer said that all Hamilton schools are preparing to switch to semesters and he expects high schools throughout Ontario to consider similar action in coming months. Already . research teams have been sent from Bluevale to schools in Waterioo County, Gueiph and Toronto where semester systems are in operation and reports from the Ministry of Education and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers‘ Federation have been studied. In September. Widmeyer plans to begin hoiding discussions with students and parents to explain the system to them and to gain their input on the possible changes. A firm proposal will be taken to the board in November. he said Should Bluevale decide to make the switch to semestering. a great deal of preparation work will be needed including a complete redraft of the school curriculum to accommodate 70â€" minâ€" ute periods. No firm decision has yet been made on whether the system would be introduced throughout the school or only in senior grades. Widmever said. _ With three more credits required under OSIS, Widmeyer expects that the number of students opting for a semestered school may increase â€"Bluevaleâ€" investigates 5y P 0 J Y