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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 17, 1974, p. 18

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Most questioned favor house postal delivery here Do you know letter carrier service will be begin in Acton on September Yes I had heard about it Well what do you think about It about time we got mail delivery There will be a slot in our door said George of Main Street Most people that responded to this by the mystery writers felt that letter carrier service was definite and was what the town needed Of course others so enthralled with the idea either because they Ihed so close to the post office that it didn t matter one or the other or as Mrs I Clarke said she preferred to pick up the mall on her way to work She felt though that It was a good thing for the town She thinks a box for the mall would be a better Idea than a slot Us going to bo grand says Frank He thinks a slot In the door though would be impractical would have to be so CATHY ASHLEY is the supervisor for the aquatic program in Acton She will be keeping residents informed with regards to swimming classes and the water safety program throughout the summer Its a fishs life Inthv This summer there has been an expansion in the safely program Heading the program for Acton is Cathy Ashley Formerly a graduate of Acton High then a student in the Recreation program at College Kit now is plan lo attend the of in the fall After two years General Aits she hopes to go into at Osgood Hall York Toronto Helping her this summer is Susan Shoemaker a recent honor graduate of Acton High Susan plans to attend Sheridan College in the fall tor fashion design She Is acting as head guard this summer The other two full time include Karen Stewart and Pauline Karen the onlv married member ol stall is new in Acton formerly of Peter twrough She attended Sir Sonford College last year in the early childhood education She plans to attend her second year in Sheridan this fall Pauline a student at Georgetown High has no immediate future plans Cathy Sue and Karen are ill qualified Red Cross and life water safety in Pauline Is a qualified water safety assistant The first session exceeded the enrolment with participants The program Itself is a variety ranging from toddler classes to idult beginner classes All in all the program is running very well and we re hoping for the same in next session to board The Nation Renaissance submit to the Hoard of Committee has asked the t in an August Hoard of education to meeting reconsider the closing the In view of ihe of School according to the situation our chairman Ken Campbell executive has decided to send The request came as one Nerval resolution to ihe the resolutions being con theihairman in preparing a brief to said 2000 attend summer school Students who just finished school in June arc spending the hot summer days back in the classroom of Ihcir own volition More than are at lending Board of Education summer classes held at Centennial School Georgetown Lord Elgin and Queen Elizabeth Park Oak- Mile and General Brock Burlington Four classes in remedial reading and mathematics are held every day In Centennial school for Grade and students Forty Grade students arc taking Grade credits giving them a head start on high school Summer school is no longer a place where only students who failed subjects attend By far the majority of are taking high school credit courses lo noble them graduate earlier Under Ihe semester system in use in most high schools could graduate from Grade 12 in three yeara and from Grade in three a half or four years Educators do not recom mend this acceleration for all students summer school is par ticularly popular with Grade 10 and 11 students who arc too young to work at summer jobs Many are taking typing as a help for keeping notes on Ihe ihey wont be able fit typing Into the regular timetable Twenty five students leave Georgetown High school every morning and are bussed OakvlUc and Burlington Along the way students arc picked up A touch the exotic is added to he school by adult students Mexico Italy St Lucia Yugoslavia Gcr many Hong Kong Korea and United Slates Most of them are landed Immigrants who for one reason or another want to take the courses of fi red Students from Peel Region areas around Hamilton also attend taking courses no in areas These students provide their own transportation every day Some need Just one credit to enter university this fall and are determined get I the a dull education courses upholstery typing grooming and modelling and teenage sewing is proving popular with 106 enrolled A total of students are taking Grade 9 to Grade are in remedia ilasses in elementary school and are taking the adult education courses In addition 100 adults are enrolled In high school credit courses to enable them to continue their education In universities or community colleges While all students pay a registration fee if they attend fee is refunded AHS examinations back for five year students The semester was Introduced at Acton High School three years ago Al that time examinations In the nigh school became obsolete This action was taken for a variety of reasons Among these was the belief that universities were intending to place much less emphasis on examinations that they had in the past However experience over the last three years has shown that universities in the surrounding area have altered the status of examinations very little if at all There has also been considerable feedback from graduates who have entered universities in some cases they were unprepared for the writing of lengthy examinations as Ihey bad had no previous experience in doing so students enrolled in at least one five course grade will be writing examinations Each year five course will contain one two and a half hour examination near the midpoint of the semester This will be preceded by instruction in the writing of examinations and followed by a discussion of he examination The exams for the first semester will be held In early December large A box would be the best idea he thinks One could oven gel a lock for it so that mall would not be stolen per ish the thought Letter car Tier service is a step in right direction thinks cry will be great because as she says 1 dont always feel like walking Mrs mnvid a Estates home In March and wailed for mail for two weeks before realizing Acton did not have letter carrier service William Gillespie lives in subdivision and in town Since Mr Gil lespie is on shift work he mall delivery will be handy He plans install a loiter box Mail delivery in is long says Gary Murr He has heard com plaints In the past regarding length of lime it takes to receive mall In Acton that had been posted In Acton He thinks door to door delivery will remedy that situation Mrs Ron Johnstone mall delivery will be great the main reason being that it will save walking Its an Inconvenience especially if you lose your key or forget it She lives in a and letter boxes have already been installed Mick Holmes thinks delivery will be more con en lent although he bays thai people who get heir 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