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pert "A Sells nim i Ami iii ata 2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1974 Council receives arena report (continued) idea for the Port Perry Board to discuss a joint site with the Oshawa board, he -said. Mr. Rose said pre was a general. consensus among councillors that there was a need for a new arena. A committee of seven was appointed to be ready to go to work as soon as council makes a decision, the mayor said. It consists of Mr. Rose and Coun. Neil Hunter as well as the five members of the orginial committee. Committee Chairman Howard Hall said he was reasonably satisfied with council's actions because they received the report. He said they could have rejected it outright. Mr. Hall said there was a lengthy discussion on the site of the arena with some councillors wishing to use the land adjacent to the landfill site, Council only objected to two parts of the report, Mr. Hall said. Two of the councillors were in favor of holding a plebiscite, but since the meeting was closed to the public, the councillors can- not be named. Mr. Hall said that council was elected to make deci- sions and that he didn't feel a need for a plebiscite. The mayor said the matter would be discussed again at a future council meeting and "that copies of the report would be sent to all con- cerned organizations for their comments. Canada Packers Award Given Durham Students Canada Packers has made a $200. award available to Durham College students for presentation to an under- graduate of the three-year Business Asministration Computer Data Processing Course. The award is for a student who has obtained a high academic standing in the second year and. is continuing the program. STOP DRAUGHTS! THE ECONOMICAL WAY . WARP FREE ALUMINUM DOORS Beautiful, easy-care doors with sliding safety glass window, locable in 3 positions to offer you only the best in comfortable draught-free ventilation. 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"Most split before they get that big' she said. Mrs. Bell was talking about the cabbage pictured above that weighed over 14 Ibs., when picked. She has numerous others that weighed slightly less than this giant. Mrs. Bell freezes her cabbage, and claims that it is the very best vegetable there is to freeze.""Most people don't believe me when | tell them that," she says. Teachers to define their role After a decade of listening to others debate the direction and standards of Ontario's secondary schools, the prov- ince's 34,000 secondary scho- ol teachers are launching an _ in-depth study «to define the role of the secondary school in the 1970's. And, to demonstrate that they are serious, their pro- vincial federation is pre- pared to spend at least $75,000 over the next year to make sure that the results are valid. Jim Forster, president of the Ontario Secondary Scho- ol Teachers' Federation, told a Queen's Park press confer- ence here today that a series of five community forums will begin early next month to probe local opinions. At the same time, he said, the Federation has hired a full-time research specialist who has already begun a study that will probe teacher and public thinking about issues that range from relig- dous education to what sub- jects should or should not be compulsory. Mr. Forster, who called both programs long overdue, said teachers had seized the initiative because both they and the general public were confused and deomoralized by frequent changes in the philosophy and direction of secondary education in On- tario since the early 1960's. The OSSTF president said ' teachers were accused fre- quently of- escalating educa- tion costs through salary campaigns. In fact, he said, there were at least 22 factors totally outside the control of teachers which had raised education spending signifi- cantly. Among them: the intro- duction of regional school boards; the introduction of costly community colleges; expansion of adult education programs; an explosion of new optional courses; expan- sion of ETV equipment and programs. The initial cost of the 'year-long research project, excluding the community forums, has been estimated at $50,000, said Mr. Forster. It begins next month with a detailed questionaire to all 34,000 JReoniary school teachers in Ontdrio, inviting their frank opinions. The community forums, which begin in Sudbury Oct. 8. will give community, edu- cational and elected groups a ¥ chance to express their opin- & ions about where the prior- ities should lie in secondary education. The location and dates of those forums: Sudbury, Oct. 8; Windsor, Oct. 21; London, Oct. 22; Thunder Bay, Oct. 30. No date has yet been announced for an Ottawa conference. : Open House at Fire Hall An open house will be held at the Port Perry Fire Hall Sunday in connection with Fire Prevention week. Films will be shown on Fire Prevention and the volunteer firemen will be there to answer questions. The hall will be open from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 10 p.m. Literature will also be available on fire prevention and the department's equipment will be on display. Ninety per cent of the fires + in this area are caused by either carless smoking or by faulty wiring, according to Fire Chief Jack Cook. Er ------------S------ re So