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Oshawa Times (1958-), 7 Apr 1965, p. 17

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Emergency Numbers Hospital 723-2211 Police 725-1183 Fire 725-6574 Second Section City and district features, social and classified advertis- ing. -- She Oshawa Time OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1965 OSHAWA NIGHT PEOPLE ON THE JOB chool Bus Fine, pokesmen Agree CITY TEACHER APPOINTED | Couldn't TO REFORMATORIES POST | Be Better' A. Douglas Mackey, head - T: dren of the Industrial Arts De- Wie 0 her Pree med on partment at O'Neill Col- set Heights School -- and every- legiate, has been named di- one concerned appears happy. rector of education for re- "It couldn't be better," says form institution. in Ontario. Mrs. Jacqueline Woodcock, who Allan Grossman, Minister organized and lead agitation for of Reform Institutions ar school transportation the announcement in the : legislature Tuesday after- an ot one pe Mlyy ag Po noon. The position is a pected as children arrive at brand new one. : school on time and not 15 min- Mr. Mackey, 33, will take utes late as had been antici- over July 2 and expects to pated, Mrs. Woodcock says per- visit many of the 15 reform- haps there is one more cam- atories and training schools paign to be fought. across the province. Some of the area parents, she He sees his job as one of said, with large families, are un- co-ordination, organization able to pay for tickets (three for and administration of edu- 25 cents) and the parents' or- cational programs in these ganization would like to see all institutions. area children share in the bus Under him will be approx- service it won imately 150 elementary, sec- "Our children are getting ondary, trade, and voration- there on time," Mrs. Woodcock al teachers. psd will also be said, 'and that 45 minute wait responsible for correspon- after school can work to their dence courses for all levels, benefit -- they can finish off including university. on their homework in school and 4 Mr. Mackey is enthusias- be free to go outside and play tic about the quality "a when they get home." teachers coming into teach- ing in these institutions to- nie Ps er' gg WE -- day. tem "'seems very suitable", but "Better qualified teachers added that it is still too early are being -- a, to make a final judgment. in vocational departments o « ; 5 used the reformatories and train- Pea oo Hd 'with the easly ing schools, Pay scales are arrival in the morning. The ; now equal to those of teach- children are getting here with . a Ox : ; ers hired by community plenty of time to spare. I think THE PULSE of a city relaying a message to~ uae pce nea ged ae it's adequate now." beats day and night. While cruiser patrol on the night S W k , R. B. Smith, Public Utilities ewer Vv Ork, $38,843 Tab most people are warmly beat, The picture on the ere ane the government 17 Commission bus superiates: snuggled beneath their right _ Fire --_ fied oar tins Sisartaent of dent,' said the new service ious G t Oshawa ' : " " Sart' henpeniacs, gh Fire Taartienat pet rte ggg Sone pores Pe biggles ® ia stalwarts of public service quarters reading a tape in work in § stitu s. fa A Pog lb ns keep the watch for your the aldrm station. The tape Dna cpl -- ping lage de, Papi epee protection and security. Sgt. records location of a fire elor of Scien e , Construction of storm sewers we're doing a good job for the on the proposed Bond st., ex- tension to King st., and on King St., west of Stevenson Rd., to the city limits will cost an estimated $38,843. Motions approving the storm Jon Jenkins of the Oshawa alarm box. state University of New Peles Tepaviant is dawn --Oshawa Times Photo York in Buffalo and is to gecole and are quite happy with sewer work and construction of pavement were approved by ant i om Ga PANEL TOLD: Soacalian ae ae tees 48 a e Juvenile Crime council this week. be Fred Crome, city engineer, Not Increasing said cost to the city of the O'Neill for three years. Mr. Grossman said yester- day, the duties of the direc- tor of education must in- evitably concern the direc- tion of the program, both academic and be gee oy a storm sewer work will be| Wards successful rehabilita- $16,750 with the department of| ton, oo juvenile Juvenile delinquency in Osh- ant of their potential, more en-; 'lhighways paying $22,093. s ui ents. awa is a preblem, but the rate|terprising and more individual- Miticeteh ifeine of the Basically, we must place of delinquency is not increasing.|istic," said Mr. Affleck. work is'20 years. are gg tage i During a panel discussion yes-| Mr, Smith said the low delin- solv oleelantanes : _| grading of s zg : terday at an Oshawa Kiwanis|quency rate in Oshawa is a trib- Club meeting, Harold McNeill,jute to the school system, re-| probation officer, said the delin-|creational outlets, chure h| quency rate in the city is '"'re-\groups and other youth organi-| latively low." izations in the city. And, Crown Attorney Bruce) He said schools have a great| g Affleck said across Canadajresponsibility in curbing juven-| since 1942 there has been nojile delinquency because they are percentage increase in juvenile|the only agency to see children| : ue | We must endeavor to bring those who are able to bene- Walker Slams fit from our vocational delinquency. at an early age, spot potential) Kiwanian Russell Humphreys, joffenders and try to help them. training program up to the Bureaucracy moderator, introduced panelists) 'Teachers do a tremendous academic standing required for their individual trade," A "Philadelphia lawyer' is needed to figure out and com- Mr. Affleck, Mr. McNeill, Ar-|job," he said. \§ nold Schell, vice-principal of} Mr. McNeill said parents have said Mr. Grossman. plete some of the Workmen's Compensation Board forms, says Albert V. Walker, Oshawa riding member of the Ontario Legislature. O'Neill Collegiate and Vocation-|a responsibility in the home and) Mr. Walker spoke in the Leg- al Institute and William Smith,|also as citizens -- to see that| / jislature last night during con- Board of Education attendance!recreational services are pro-| | ' \sideration of the Workmen's officer, vided and to assess needs con- Mr. McNeill said in Oshawaistantly. last year 143 children appeared| He stressed the value of the| in juvenile court. -- 125 boys and|work of youth organizations be- 18 girls. He said 11 boys and/cause it gives children the. op-| A. DOUGLAS MACKEY "Next, we must place great importance on the practical use of trade train- ing in a rehabilitation pro- gram, endeavoring to pro- vide -- wherever possible -- such training as will lead to purposeful employment after leaving our in- stitutions. "I am sure that with the qualifications, training, and experience of Mr. Mackey, we will have a man capable of directing our educational program along these lines-- so that all educational serv- ices within our department may be co-ordinated into a purposeful force in the re- habilitation of offenders." Mr. Mackey holds certifi- cates from Hamilton Teach- ers College, the Ontario Col- lege of Education, and a specialist certificate in In- dustrial Arts. He has taught at Port Colborne, Ottawa, and Burlington. He now holds these posi- tions; Canadian representa- tive to the American Indus- trial Arts Association; edi- tor of the Ontario Industrial Arts Association . Bulletin; director of publications for the Canadian Industrial Arts Association; and co-author of a booklet titled "Creativ- ity Through. Design'"'. Other positions he has held: Program Director of the Society for Crippled Children, at Lakewood Camp, Port Colborne; sec- retary-librarian for the On- tatio Industrial Arts Asso- ciation Research Council. Dr. C. M. Elliott, elementary school superintendent, termed the service "satisfactory". "T've received no complaints from the principal of the school or the parents, The service will likely continue as it 'is as long as up to 25 persons make use of it. I don't think we have any problem now." As for the children, some of whom are now spared a walk of up to two and a half miles from home to school -- the bus is "keen", one said yesterday, But, the ticket cost problem, could bring Mrs. Woodcock and other parents back into the lime- light quickly. As for Mrs. Woodcock, she says she hopes it means she can return to a normal family life after her hectic campaign. Compensation Board estimates. *| "T outlined the problem of the ~ |\multiplicity of forms which have '|to be filled out in making a irls i | ; jcompensation claim," Mr. two girls were committeed to|portunity to play and _enjoy| : j Mies : 4 4 |walker told-The Times. training schools. themselves under supervision. | ; 5 | OEk atin bkeia bayiawils ute are te teens cee SF." You-and the Law", a book | LActayed because physicians just pearing in juvenile court willjlet of advice to youth on the| Pecceer tha Secumis time, ts never return as second offend-| subject of laws as they pertain ] lkee up to date with the lengthy ers but we believe 30 percent!to acts and crimes of delinquen-| ; sores reports on which some may return to either juveniles;cy commonly aired in juvenile} @« osonax ihe ensation pa yments are or adult courts," said the pro- courts. is being distributed by whatever: the emergency, leased ns aha aor stationed in the emergency ward of the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital. It may be a maternity case or a serivus A ; dl NIGHT SHIFTS are not bation officer. Kiwanis clubs in the city. the exclusive role of the "In many ways today's teen-| The booklets are available at) masculine sex. These two agers are the best ever -- more|schools and through other or-| registered nurses, Mrs. Gor- appreciative of the benefits of|ganizations in the city and dis-| don Irwin, left, and Mrs. higher education, more cogniz-|trict, ' Ross Kossatz, right, are the capable night side staff | "TI urged a streamlining of of. the hospital are (these forms and was assured injury resulting from a equipped to handle it. |that the forms would be reéview- motor vehicle accident, but --Oshawa Times Photo 'ed toward this end," he said. GM ON THE MOVE Nous Parlons Tous Francais Au GM "Project French' is way for 100 senior Motors employees An all-out crash course in con- versational French, the project is designed for the men who will be taking over the new General Motors' plant at Ste. Therese, Quebec, when it goes into pro- daction later this year. The employees taking the course. are the department heads, foremen and supervisors who will have the task of organ- izing the new plant. GM _ personne] experts -- esti- mated that nearly 60 per cent o the employees in the new plant will be French speaking only. They knew that people hold- ing responsible positions in the plant, with the job of directing or advising, had to be able to their needs. communicate with their new The welders and the toolers, employees the foremen and the. job ad- Thus 'Project French' was visers each have classes aimed launched late last year ai their specific problems French-Canadian Mme, Jac- Essentially," Mme, Matte queline Matte was hired to de- explained, "'the courses are sim- sign a French course specifical- ilar. But there are differences. ly aimed at the GM problem. Kach class has slightly varying She came up with a eourse needs." under- unique to Canadian industry. General Underway for almost six months now the project has scored an almost 100 per cent success. It is believed that the scheme is the first attempt by Cana- dian industry to combat the French. language problem. This week a Times reporter had a chance to sit in at an hour-long French lesson. Endless book work and the grappling with exact tenses has been pushed aside in favor. of the informal, conversational ses- sions Employees have been divided into specific classes. The men faced with the. tricky job of labor relations at the new plant have a class designed for "hour-long French students receive an lesson every day, There are no let-ups "We want to give them night- mares in French,"' Mme. Matte explained with a smile. "When they do that I will know that they are really making ground." The employees have taken to the course in wonderful style. The stodginess of learning a foreign language has been ex- tracted from the course by Mme. Matte The sessions are casual, light and yet tremendously informa- tive. The success of the project is gauged by the eagerness of the employees. They are. keen to meet the langugae challenge firmly believe that they can overcome the problems. "These people," a GM spokes- man said, "could easily settle in a little colohy of their own when they get up to St. Ther- ese "WANT TO FIT IN" "But they don't want to as you can see from the classes. They want to fit in and live as part of the French community. "This is one of the most im- portant aspects of. the classes." The vast majority of the em- ployees taking the course had only the basic High School grounding in French when they started the classes. Very few had studied the lan- guage since leaving school. Now, however, only six months or so after the courses started, the eager pupils are chatting away in French. "Most", Mme. Matte "will be virtually fluent they get to St. Therese."' "It is tremendously encourag- ing to .watch them in the classes,"' she went on. "They have wonderful enthusiasm. "I started these courses with three main objects. I wanted to give them firstly an ability to understand the language, sec- ondly a fluencey in expression and lastiy an ability to think in the. French language when French is used "Overcoming the language problem will lead to friendly relations between the bosses and the French Canadian workers," said, when The conversation in the ses- sions is aimed at such subjects as greeting new employees, as- signment of duties, plant rules and discipline and plant safe- ty When they arrive in St. Ther- ese to take. up their jobs they will be equipped with a tremen- dous basis on .which to build and enlarge their French. One of the big initial prob- lems which was quickly over- come when the classes started was a natural shyness of using the language The employees, however, were quickly 'taught to use the lan- guage in such a way as to in- ,_ ject their own character, The accent was put on clear pronunciation, pure accent and lively intonation, "It is no good us giving an order in French if it comes out sounding like a request," an employee commented The wives have not been for- gotten by GM. They too, will face the Same communication problems when they: settle in Quebec and begin to build a new home life, FRENCH STUDENTS with a deadline to meet are Carl Diederichsen (right) and Hugh Smith. Here they are pictured discussing their daily classes with French teacher Mme. Jac- queline Matte. Both men will hold positions of respon- sibility when they reach the new plant at Ste. Therese. --Oshawa Times Photo

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