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He is a soft spoken man with a gentle smile. When he talks the obvious emotional attachment he has for--hi§ job does not mask the deep intelligence that marks him as a giant of his profession. "After a decade principal of Port as Vice Perry As Vice principal Ray Litt has had to serve as sort of a } referee in cases of misun- derstanding teachers and students or teachers and parents, In order to make the organ- ization function, he admits, it is necessary to stand behind the staff. However, between me Ray Litt High School Ray Litt is leaving the scholl he has served for 17 years. In September he begins a new life as Vice principal of Anderson High in Whitby. It is not a promotion. Unlike Principal Grant Macdonald, who is also leaving with the end of this school term, Mr. Litt did not dominate life at Port that job must be done with- out allowing students to be- come mere pawns in the event. Mr. Litt listened to stu- dents. He got to know them: Then he attempted to ap- peal to the good that he sees in every individual so pro- blems could be resolved without increasing the ten- derness of any feelings in Perry High. His influence "the matter. , has been less noticable, but just as permeating. His philosophy is profound in its simplicity; he views stu- dents as individuals. Beare Motors Ltd. Port Perry Car Rentals Ontario Daily, Weekly ~ Monthly -- RATES - *7 per day . 7* per mile Collision Insurance Waiver $1.00 per day 985-7351 WES PLUMBING - Part of the method con- sisted of becoming involved in the after school life of the community. "I know the inside of every hockey arena within 40 miles," he says. Mr. Litt coached the High School Football Team and led the choir. He was the one who usually went over to the school in the evening to open the door for the cadets or the drama club. He has become used to parents and students calling him at home for advise. It is this very closeness Ray Litt. leaving P.P.H.S. and involvement with the community that has led to him peeepling the Whitby job Litt was suggested as pine for the rétiring principal. However, school board policy does not encourage administration staff to stay too long in one place or become too in- volved in community life. When considering the poss- ibility of promoting him to the principals office the board suggested that he had stayed too. long in Port Perry already. "If I was passed over for promotion because I have stayed too long in one place it doesn't make sense to stay even longer," he says. However, the Litt family will continue to live in Port Perry. His 3 sons are at- tending the high schedl here and his daughter is a stu- dent a R.H. Cornish. "This is my home town by now and it is certainly the kids home town. We have no plans to move to Whitby," he comments. Ray Litt almost did not get into teaching at all. He left school at 16 and worked for a couple of years before World War 2 broke out. He joined the airforce and be- came a pilot. After the war he enrolled at the Univer- sity of Toronto. By taking a number of summer courses he earned his principals certificate in 1963 and has since earned certificates in guidance counselling and agriculture. He played a little football during his own school days back home in Hanover, near Owen Sound and he once played in a band. He enjoys curling and fly fishing. Lately his family has been building a cottage on a lake near Haliburton. there are no roads into the lake so," we had to cart all the lumber up by water. It's great fun." Ray Litt has no serious objection to working in Whitby where many of his former colleagues from Port already work but, "I enjoyed the school here very much," he says with a trace of emotion. Nestleton edges Lindsay 7-6 Nestleton and Lindsay Legion Branch 67 hooked up in a batters duel at the George Street Centennial park in Lindsay last week and Nestleton scored twice in the top ninth to win 7 - 6. Lindsay took a 3 - 1 lead in the first four innings. Nestleton went ahead 4 - 3 LANE HEATING - - ELECTRIC - 1 oor PERRY] 983-2413 OFFICE -- RESIDENCE in the top of the fifth but replied with two runs in the bottom half to lead 5 - 4. Lindsay went ahead 6 - 4 in the bottom of the sixth but Nestleton managed a run in the seventh to close the gap to 6 - 5 for Lindsay. In the top of the ninth inning, Rod Monroe led off for Nestleton with a double and Lindsay game fell apart. Jim Fowler grounded out, Grant McLaughlin scampered to first on a dropped third strike, and Rick Campbell's grounder was thrown wide to first allowing two runs to score. Rod Monroe started Nest- leton's three-run rally in the fifth with a walk. Barry McLaughlin and Jim Fowler singled and Grant McLaughlin doubled. Grant McLaughlin homered for Nestleton in the fourth. A triple by Paul Grills, and infield error and a sacrifice fly gave Lindsay two runs in the fifth. ¥ PORT PERRY STAR -- - Wednesday, July 4th, 1973 - 15 66th Oshawa Fair roads will lead to a Park, Oshawa, on July 19 through 22 when the South Ontario Agricul- tural Society presents its 66th annual fair. A program calculated to cater to the tastes of old and young alike has been prepared and all that remains to assure its success is for good weather to grace the event. One of the entertainment features will be the two beer gardens. One will be operated by the fair board and the other by the North Oshawa Lions Club. the lat- ter will have a German band. The club has pre- pared 1,500 pounds of sauerkraut and will have an adequate supply of wiener schnitzel. A street parade will fea- ture the 10-horse hitch sponsored by Formosa Spring Brewery. The hitch will parade through the business section of the city on Thursday afternoons and after 6 p.m. on Friday. The latter itinerary will include the Oshawa Shopping Centre. To delight the children an animal fair and petting zoo will operate on the grounds which will. permit the youngsters to meet such denizons of the animal world as Tony the Llama, Hugger the raccoon and Henry the red faced épe. Two programs of harness racing will be staged, with wagering privileges. There will be eight heats at 5 p.m. Thursday and nine heats commencing at 1 p.m. Saturday. Purses will total $2,800. Other highlights of the fair will be the Miss Oshawa Contest Thursday evening, the Ontario County Dairy Princess Contest Friday evening, two log sawing contests Sunday afternoon and horse drawing contests Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. 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