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12 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 26, 1976 Section Two Speaks About Real Estate Business The Bowmanville Lions called on one ot their own members to speak at tneir meeting on May loth, and Bill Sutherland responded with an interesting talk about the present day real estate business. Mr. Sutherland is presently the manager of the Walter Frank branch office in Belleville, and he's been an active Lions Club member for the past 25 years. Here Bowmanville club president Moe Richards presents Mr. Sutherland with a Lions memento in appreciation of his guest speaking role. Educational Conference wasn't always so satisfactory. One little girl by the name of Elaine had come to the centre because she had lost both arms in an accident. During her stay, she was outfitted with a set of motorized artificial limbs which could be activated when she shrugged her shoulders. Anxious to get back to school, Elaine looked forward to taking part in many of the class activities that she had missed out on following the accident. But her teacher was one of those who valued a quiet classroom over and above anything else. The motors in Elaine's artificial arms proved to be too noisy for her, so she finally told the young- ster either to leave her arms at home or not use them while she was in class. Predictably (and tragically) Elaine ended up back at the Crippled Children's Centre three weeks later, this time in the psychiatric ward. Need For Respect The fourth basic that Mr. Logan talked about was a child's need for respect. He urged teachers to build up their students self-concept and esteem. "Don't always point out the bad things to kids. They already know their weaknesses, The last thing that even we as adults want to be told is all the things we're not good at." "If a child in Grade 3 can't read very well, give him a little taste of success by sending him down to the kindergarten to be the assist- ant reading teacher." Boys have a biological elock that runs slowerý than girls, so if a boy in grade 1 can't read, give him a project like building a bird house - interpreting the diagrams for it is a legitimate kind of reading. And on his report card, after noting that he's not yet ready to read in a Waverly Garden Residents Pressing The results of a recent survey on educational issues done in the Waverly Gardens subdivision were discussed at a meeting of the Waverly Community Association on May 11 in the Bowmanville High School. Over 80 people attended the meeting to hear the survey results and the Northumber- land and Newcastle Board of Education's reaction to a brief from the association present- ed to the board on April 22. Four members of the board were at the meeting to give their position on the associa- tion's request for a permanent school to go up in their community. Speaking on behalf of the board, Mr. D.W. Patterson said the association's request was high on their list of priorities. Mr. Patterson said the board is asked to submit a five year projection for the schools that are needed to be built to the Ministry of Education each year on Oct. 5. The board at that time recommends schools for areas which have the greatest need for them, he said. A current proposal before conventional sense, tell his parents in capital letters that he's the best nail driver in the room. Lastly, Mr. Logan explained that the fifth basic need in his hierarchy was the importance of providing children with opportunities to be creative. "Routine can drive us around the bend." He encour aged all teachers to help children strive to reach for something higher, something beyond the mundane'" for New School the board is calling for a $950,000 school to be built in Waverly Gardens to accom- modate children from kinder- garten to grade six. It takes approximately 18 months to complete a school after the rough drafts have been drawn up, the board members said. The earliest date that a school in the Waverly com- munity could be ready for would fail sometîme in 1978, Mr. Patterson said. Children in the area present ly are taught in portable school rooms that have been built to accommodate them until a permanent school is constructed. The board members told the association that they will build another portable classroom at the site of the other portables if their proposal is approved by the Ministry of Education. Budget cutbacks have forced the various boards of education to reduce their spending, they said, and have brought tougher regulations for the approval of school buildings. Before any new facilities are built now, "you have to have 35 live bodies for every classroom," Mr. Patterson said. Several people in the aud- ience voiced their concern over a policy of the board that requires any student living closer than a mile from the school to walk the distance. During the summer months the distance can be walked quickly, one mçmber of the audience suggested, but dur- ing the winter it can often be a long and hazardous journey. The hazards that the associ- ation members referred to were the Waverly Rd. tunnel, the bridge connecting Waver- ly Rd. and Highway 2 and the build up of ice on the bridge and along Waverly Rd. in the winter. Newcastle Councillor Ann Cowman who was in the audience at the meeting suggested that parents who were concerned about hazard- ous areas could approach either the Public Works Com- mittee or the Town Council about the issues. Bowmanville board mem- ber A.M. Thompson said the standards of the board on the issue of bussing children into their schools may have to change because of the in- creasing population. Mr. Thompson suggested that children in the south-west area of Waverly Gardens might need to be driven to the Central Public School by a school bus in the future. OBITUARY WILLIAM T. COX The death occurred sudden- ly, at his home of William T. Cox, on Friday May 7th, 1976. He was in his 68th year. Born in Bowmanville and educated in Whitby he was married to Irene Harrison in 1934. A resident at R.R.4 Bow- manville for 27 years, he was a well known fruit-grower during those years. He had previously resided in Whitby. Mr. Cox was a past presi- dent and active member of the North Shore Radio Club. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Irene, sons Robert, at home. Gary of London, Brian of Auckland, New Zealand, a daughter Carole Elliott, at home and four grandchildren. Reverend N. E. Schamer- horn officiated at the funeral service held Monday at the Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Messrs. Vic. Baker, Archie McDonald, Farncomb Le Gresley, William Gibson, Ralph Day and Eric Atkins. Floral tributes attesting to the esteem in which the deceased was held were received from the General Motors Pricing Department, North Shore Radio Club Darlington Progressive C servative Association,ba General Motors Paint Shop. Interment Bowmanville Cemete . A LOT OF WOMEN CHANGE AFTER THEY MARRY - THEIR& HUSBANDS FRENDOS, HABI1TS,5 FOOD, ' ETC. MARTY'S Auto Repair 3 Queen St., Bowmanville 623-3896 BYTHE DAY-WEEK OR MONTH AS LOW AS Per day 219 KING ST. EAST BOWMANVI LLE Hwy. No. 2 East of Liberty Phone 623-4481 '"The Friendly People" Proves Ded ica.i by Liz Armstrong Attention parents who little fed up with tea taking all their profess development days durin school week. Read this, If true dedication to teaching profession m getting out of bed on a s Saturday morning in Mî attend a six hour confer entitled "Tradition: Whe It?" at Bowmanville School, then nearly 50 mentary school teachersi this area showed on Ma that they really care. The conference was5 sored by Unit 1 of the N umberland and Newc Federation of Women TE ers. Those who particil would agree that it was well spent, if only to guest speaker Bayne L Wo ted talk for an hour about "Basics are a in Education." chers Admittedly, tbe topic sounds ional dry. Getting back to the basics g the of reading and math bas becorne a tiresome therne in the education over the past couple eans of years. We've got the unny message -- and few, if any, ay to educators would deny the rence value of giving students a re Is sound background in these High essentiai subjects. ele- But surprise -- Bayne Logan from didn't talk about those basics y 8th at ail. The five hele d ab)out spon- were even more important, orth- and well worth repeating for astle anyone wbo bas ever contem each- piated a career in theclass- room., pated Apples and Sweaters time The most fundamental one hear that the Co-ordinator of the ogan Faculty of Education at The versatile way of ear Weve ot th torcook ouldoden h l isonal GAS BARBECUE Charmglow Barbecues use clean, economical gas just like your kitchen rangeJust choose the heat setting you want and start almost immediately to grill everything from steaks to cheese fondue, corn on the cob to apple pie, barbecued chicken to home baked bread ... all with that great outdoor flavour. Choose from our selection of Charmglow Gas Barbecues including portables. 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A Precious Relationship Young children, especially those in the primary grades also have a basic physical need to be touched, cuddled and hugged, Mr. Logan said. As it is withn each one of us to find security, so it is with small children. "Each child wants to know that be can trust his teacher," he added. "The affective relationship between a. teacher and her students is a very precious one that shouldn't be tampered with." Mr. Logan told the story of a professional athlete he knew in Ottawa whose son had been diagnosed as having a percep- tual handicap. The man want- ed his son to finish the school year with his regular teacher, but normal rules and regula- tions dictated that he should be placed in a special class. By ignoring the usual course of action, the trust between the boy and his teacher was kept intact. The report recom- mending special placement was simply filed away until the end of June. The third need that Mr. Logan described is one "that educators don't like to talk about" -- the need for love. According to Mr. Logan, "the best teachers always loved children." He pointed out that world-wide statistics show that more children will die in 1976 for lack of love than from any disease. And lack of love also contributes to the incidence of learning handi- caps in children. Don't Know Names "If a teacher loves children, she won't go wrong" Though it's hard to believe, Mr. Logan said that there are still teachers in some schools who don't even know their students names or anything about their family backgrounds. "If you really want to understand a love relation- ship," Mr. Logan said, "then spend some time at the Crippled Children's Centre in Toronto. He said that when children came to the centre, they had two primary fears. The first fear was that of separation from their families, and the second was a fear of rejection by their teachers and fellow students when they returned home. According to Mr. Logan, the children least feared what was actually going to happen to them during their stay at the centre. While the children usually thrived in the security and love which abounded in the institution, the aftermath rthwhile For Teachers