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| ERRRI SUERTE SR SSSR UREA SOURS a CR a -------------- a Foaiiy AR ETINS, Manchester residents asked to attend Public meeting on well problems Residents of Manchester have been asked to attend a public meeting this coming Monday to go over details of a proposal to provide new, private wills for those whose existing wells have been con- taminated by salt and nit- rates. . The meeting April 19, will be held in the municipal chambers in Port Perry and will get underway at 7:30 P.M. Representatives from the provincial Environment Ministry will be on hand to explain exactly what is in- volved in the new well pro- gram. And Scugog Township cou- ncil is now on record as wells as the solution to the water contamination - prob- lems that have nagged many of the homeowners in Man- chester for the past few years. After learning that the cost of providing a communal water system or piped sys- tem from Port Perry or Prince Albert would place a financial burden on each Manchester homeowner, council agreed Monday night that individual wells would be the best solution. The Environment Minist- ry has agreed to pay 75 per cent of the cost of new wells for homeowners with wells having high salt and nitrate contents. And the provincial agreed to pay the remaining 25 per cent of new well costs for those with high salt con- tent only. At Monday's council meet- ing, councillor Lawrence Malcolm told members that a piped Regional system would cost each homeowner about $2900 in hook-up fees and frontage charges. And there is no guarantee that Durham Rgion would agree to undertake constuc- tion of water lines even if part of this cost was sub- sidized. Several councillors said Monday they have received phone calls from concerned Manchester residents who want new individual wells fully paid for by the provin- cial government. It is expected that a maj- ority of Manchester resid- ents will agree to this re- placement system at the general meeting this coming Monday. Salt contamination of some existing wells is so severe that homeowners have to truck their drinking water from Chalk Lake. The source of that contam- ination in many of the exist- ing shallow wells has been the salting operations carr- ied out on the provincial roads each winter. If the meeting this Monday evening results in a concen- sus for the individual well endorsing new individual transport ministry has which in many cases will be replacement, drilling could start this summer. PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed. April 14, 1982 -- § port perry star Company Limited En J.PETERHVIDSTEN J.B.McCLELLAND Publisher Editor Advertising Manager Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for cash payment of postageincash. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $15.00 per year. Elsewhere: $45.00 per year. Single copy: 35 bill smiley STUDENT ANTICS As I mentioned, my daughter is correlating a question- naire sent to retired teachers and teachers about to retire. It was anonymous, and most of the answers were sealed.' But quite a few weren't. My wife and I, after a brief struggle with my ethics (women have none when it comes to reading letters) perused with fascination the answers. Some of the data proved only that teachers, on the whole, are not exactly the kind of people who go off looking for the North-West passage, and stumble across Cuba, as Chris Columbus did. Basically, they are people who yearned to be something else: surgeons, famous writer, engineer. And have moved from one job, or one town to another, once in their lives. I thought as much. If one went on'the data alone, one would conclude that teachers are a pretty dull lot. Narrow, insular, petty. And one would be right, if one went to a staff meeting. We had one the other day, and we chewed the same old cabbage over and over again. Kids are loitering in the halls. Kids are late for classes. Kids are rude to teachers. Girls smoke in the girls' washroom, and make more mess than boys. Many students are not "motivated" In plain English that means they are either dumb, or lazy, or the teacher is no good, or the subject doesn't appeal to them. "Why do we hafta take Shakespeare? Why didden he write so we could unnerstan?" Students don't eat a proper breakfast. That's one answer, usually from the Home Ec. (I refuse to call them Family Studies) people. So what? I never ate a "proper"' breakfast in my life, and as a student, often didn't have time for any breakfast.® Students are lecherous. They try to find a secluded spot in the school (caught a couple coming out the firedoors of the library the other day, grinding away). They weren't coming out, I was. And they were grinding, not I. Suggested that they go to a public park, preferably after dark. They weren't rude. They thought it wag a great idea, but pointed out that it was late March. I agreed that it was a trifle chilly for what they were doing. They think they're lecherous? They do not. But we do. I was so lecherous, and unrequited, at their age, that when I was finally married, I kept looking over my shoulder for a vice-principal every -time my wife and I went into a perfectly legal clutch. Students have no respect for teachers anymore. Another cliche as old as the educational system. Students will always respect teachers who are, not respectable, but capable of respect. I did, and my students do. And I, and they, have nothing but contempt for the teacher who demands respect because he-she is a teacher. Students are spending too much time getting a drink at the water fountain. Another perennial. How ridiculous. A girl who has just come from biology merely wants to rinse her mouth out, like a bird. A six foot three inch boy who has just come from gruelling Phys. Ed. class can go on and on like ruddy camel. I could go on and on about the terrible failures of students.' One prinicpal 1 knew spent one hour of a teacher'a meeting coping with, and getting nowhere with, the chewing of gum. And about 60 per cent of the staff took it seriously. Another principal throught girls should wear skirts, never pants, regardless of the weather, and including the. fact that some of them travelled by snowmobile a drafty bus to school. A show of civil disobedience, when 200 girls showed up in jeans, put an end to that. Enough about students. They have changed little over 50 years, except that they feel, but aren't more sophisticated My daughter also asked, in her questionnaire: 'How have teachers changed during your career?" I hated to tell her, but she knew anyway, so I spilled the beans. Drastically. They do so many things now they didn't do when I was a student, that I blush to relate them. They no longer drive 30 miles to the next town to buy a mickey of rye. They walk in and fill a basket with wine, liquor, and such. At the local store. They no longer keep their pruirience secret. They talk about sex as well as knitting and sports. They get separations and divorces just like real people. They let their hair grow, chafe against ties (the men), and girdles and bras (the women). They grow beards (the men, that is) instead of the moustaches the ladies used to grow. There are few arid spinsters any more, taking out their frustrations on the kids and knee-jerking to the school board. Most women -teachers are married, and the spinsters are no longer arid. The sadists and bullies have pretty well disappeared from the scene. There are still incompetents and potential psychological breakdowns, but that goes with the territory. On the whole, teachers are much more human than they used to be, or were forced to be. And they are just as dedicated, not so desired. remem er wh 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 13, 1922 At examinations at the Toronto Conservatory of Music recently Miss Florence Hill of Reach Township passed her primary harmony exam. At a council meeting of the Township of Reach, it was decided that the rate of pay for work on township roads from the first day of April until further notice would be as follows: 50 cents per hour for man and team and 25 cents for man. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 10, 1947 Mr. Frank Dowson and son Joe, of Scugog Island have leased Mr. Powell's farm which was vacated by Mr. M. Collins. Seventy five members attended the annual meeting of the Businessmen"s Association in the Sebert House, with the following new officers elected: President - Harry Peel, Past President - M. Gerrow, Vice - Wm, Carnegie, 2nd Vice - Oscar Beare, 3rd Vice - J.J. Gibson, secretary - V. Stouffer and treasurer - Gordon Reesor. Mr, George Crawford of Blackstock has been appoint- ed superintendent of an extensive building project at the Guild of All Arts, Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. John Ballingal have moved into the Saywell apartments in Blackstock. Wallace Marlow, Blackstock was elected to the Cart- wright Board of Education, to succeed Harold Philip. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 11, 1957 High winds last Thursday fanned a fire which destroy- ed the repair shop of Tripp Construction Limited on Shirley " Road. Two bulldozers, tires and other equipment were destroyed and the building was burned to the ground. At a special meeting of Port Perry Council the rates were set as follows: Residential - 66.5 mills; Commercial - 72 mills. Members of council were J.J. Gibson, reeve; A.T. Cox, W.T. Harris, F. Godley and Irving Boyd, coun- cillors. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, ApriL 12, 1962 Miss Barbara Jean Coates graduated from the Toronto Certified Nursing Assistants Centre. Ann Dryden, Brooklin was crowned Queen of Ontario Junior Farmers. Masterfeeds, Port Perry pureed the champion 10, bushel entry of oats at the Seed Fair. The price paid was $6.25 a bushel. At this Fair 49 exhibitors showed a total of 114 entries. At the Georgian Bay Badminton competition held in Orillia, Bill McLeod and Bill Chapman won the doubles championship. D. Jefford also did quite well in his single games. 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 14, 1966 Ricky Hall, son of Mr. & Mrs. George Hall of Simcoe St. South went missing Thursday night and 125 residents from the Port Perry area took part in the search. He was found by an uncle Harry Johns, six hours later and returned home safe and sound but very tired. The Lawrence Medd farm at Epsom was saved from destruction by some quick thinking on the part of Port Perry and Uxbridge firefighters. Damage to the barn was light and Mr. Medd managed to get some of the animals out before it became a real tragedy. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, April 12, 1972 The Village council has given Sport Ontario permission to hold a second lottery commencing in May. Tickets will be sold in the area with proceeds to assist Ontario athletes. The Lions Club public speaking contest was won by Roswitha Malischewski (Girls) and Dennis Francis, of Bowmanville in the Boy's division. Two sewing classes, part of the Night School program at Cartwright High resulted in an excellent Fashion Show of the creations by the students of Mrs. Hilda Mappin, R.R. 1, Nestleton. Approximately 45 outfits were modelled and the three pictured in this week's Star were definitely mini length.