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Public Library - ~ Terrace Bay, Ont. VOL." 19 '~NO." 33 AUGUST 25, 1976 20¢ PER COPY The Lake Superior Board of Education Meet- ing No. I0/76 was held on Monday, August I6, at the Marathon High School. ) The minutes of Meeting No. 9/76 held on June 2I, were approved. The lists of disbursements for the months of June and July, in the total amounts of $582,657.33 and $879,835.67 were approved. The following appointments to teaching staff, at salary according to schedule, were approved, effective September I, I976: Mrs. Alice Sauve, from half time to full time French teacher at Marathon Public School; #rs. Monique Cheesman, half time Oral French teacher K-3 at Marathon Public School; Mr. Ronald Hands, Junior teacher at Marathon Public School and Miss Lynne Arnold, Primary teacher at Manitouwadge Public School. ~ Principals' Designates, for the school year 1976-77, were appointed to the following schools: Mr. David Ditchfield - Lake Superior Public School, Mr. Edward Taylor - Lake Superior High School, Mr. Everett Brooks - Manitouwadge High School and Mr. Alex Gouthro = Marathon High School. Mr. Alex Gouthro was appointed as Night School Principal for 1976-77 at Marathon High School. The resignation of Mr. Art Fish as Mainte- nance Working Foreman at Manitouwadge was ac- cepted with regret, effective July 3I, I976. His place will be taken by Mr. Brian Robil- lard, who will commence work on September 2. The resignation of Mrs. Linda Gelding, as Manitouwadge Public School Trustee, was ac- cepted with regret, effective August 3I,I976. Because of the resignation of Trustee Gelding, who is moving to Australia, the Board has to appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy Continued page 2 VISION AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT . Sight is a child's most precious sense. From birth on, he gradually comes to depend more and more on his vision for learning and guidance. , In fact, about 80 percent of all school tasks he performs depend on his vision, according to the latest figures released by the Ontario Association of Optometrists. Because vision is such an essential factor in child development, visual ability can af- fect a child' school achievement, his social adjustment, and some of his physical capabili- ties such as hand-eye co-ordination. If his visual .capacity is limited, his interest in activities and endeavours, is likewise likely to be limited. Thus, a child's personality can be, in large part, molded by his ability to cope with visual tasks. : The great tragedy of all this is that most children with visual handicaps do not know that they are seeing improperly - they assume that the way they see is the way everyone sees. Thus, the responsibility for a child's visual welfare, like all other responsibili- ties for him, lies with his parents. Most visual problems can be corrected if they are detected early. Because of this, and because adequate vision is so important to a child, the Association urges annual pro- fessional vision examinations for all school children - protect your child's most precious sense. The Ontario Association of Optometrists recommends a complete, professional vision examination before a child enters kindergar- ten, and annual checkups thereafter to provide maximum preventive care and early correction. \ "PROTECT YOUR CHILD'S VISION"