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the acton ft press wednesday february 14 j68 equal education prime objective letter from india drill well for tibetan refugees dalai lama visits rev bruce eajprr wrr ib acton are lafcresim la cm work in infa- of the bee brae eatov wtiow paiwatnrv- d her here u an ln6rriiahw latter e satback ttbatan rfoe hesettaeaaen- centre itowaral north keaara dtatrtot llyaorv state toau y december u wft dear friends it is over si months since ww but wrote to you ejtf we hope you will forgive us for the loog delay uany interesting thlrigs have happened to us durliulbai time we wont have space tolell you about all of them but we hye that you will node from what we do tell you that god has been good to us a ma or problem for all miss ionaries is getting a aarjafactory education for their children we are happy to report that the schools our children are no at tending seem to be the best pos sible in this country greg and kim went into boarding schools bat february than in april jean took the younger children to ooty oatecamund where she rented a house and wis with them during their holidays toward the end of june ahe decided to remain there longer when the principal of tushlngton boys school where greg now attends asked that she become a teacher so since july she baa been teaching tore full daya a week half of this time la spent on in dividual piano lessons and the remainder on classroom work she plana to continue with this work until the end of march until a former music teacher re- turns from new zealand rich ard and elisabeth have been at tending st hildas girls school as day scholars sine june the school bus calls for than dally la september klmberly left boarding school and goes regul arly by bus with the other two baby andrew is about the only oik not in eoulte rndi with tins ajrranawmeia and eves be ojoes not mind too much since tbre it a very kind indian u wbo look aer uta wfaik motr- m goes to school he is no tmrt month old and can get into mltcbx tnore quick thai myoc can get hire out of it w bapedall ajruakd tte tin u reaebod ti window wda hist abov- his luad aiid pullec ovr a larfr mixlwi bowl of small irue auc tadpoles and giw slut hr looked ukv io ki uyiufil kavtr x- n trine tc fceoof n boy prc- timl ulfcojufe lrufl tl chgduc ioou floor wtu uukspgoc tw imajo vr ir oot fcwsvc tupjf kuwmutr ccjc tllwr oyt iaur ti- tsiuu wt ad u u lit nti uttl tu tr uk iii u rviil a a ue ajxjjt ifewtitt iwtft btfilv abd 4l 1 u ltfl coo ul u1w rtir mjiwll iuvuu it to- yvtwrr 11 rig ui ttrtliin wlu u wmii arluku water by da tu ia i mr ccutiuetu tu sir fcuwt 00 tlta4 rwlm- kit u tiaau 100c art moudslrt- ll n ualal lauta n4ud ta tun yt w tad a ug stub tor h taby lullu odaaaw coareeiius with bmtg wbib fcatehm tt drilling wrwuan tuugb wrlls are ae4- d thai tto rig wlb proumy stay here for a coufcl u uwuhn however i will leave the opera tion in the handri of the indian crew i have trained and go to indore with the family arriving a day or two below christmas we wtu stay uwre for about a month when wa shall dispose of a lot of things we have accumu lated in the past five years and pack up the good stuff prior to going hone on furlough by february 1st the children will return to school in ooty wttb jean and i wtll come back to the drilling operation i should has ten to add that i have been able pollock and campbell uunulailurvrn ul mich grade memobia1s memoflal engraving j water u neetk oait uitsm to vlstt tnetainlly ror fc days abceaoa every motsh afpbo mm beea swry eeariowrals of air needk lor each other ul family sad w instated oris as misimonj lately ewhavw bsed onjjlibot oomlles eparf and it takes wsi than m honfs tor gb this dlstanoe by air train and bus tbe biggest problem ha osually beep to reach a stage in the work where the traihses could carry on while i was away the indian drew still have a lot to learn about something new every day since no two wells are ever exactly the same r since my last letter ws writ ten to you from bihar ydu mar be wondering how i happen to be writing to you now from a place in mysore about 1500mleway uany of you motorists can pic ture the trip we took to get here picture a 20 ton drilling mach ine mounted on a tenwheel t nick followed by a 3ton truck pulling a 2wheel mobtb workshop fol lowed by a utility jeep palling anotbej trailer ao which is moun ted a twotod mud pump unit followed by jeep plckop track pulling a luggage trailer piled high with personal effects of the 10man crew while this cara van la capable of moving at 40 mpji it rarely gets the chance to exceed 25 since the national highways are often only cos ian wide and constantly usedby other trucks ears oxcarts cattle buf falo goals and people what is most exasperating is that most people are not inclined to move over and let you pass unless it absolutely necessary tt is said that many defective car are on the road in india but while a foolish driver might get along without brakes he would never think of trying to drive without a horn perhaps it is because our rig has an air horn that sound like a dleeel locomotive whistle that w average iso miles per day on a trip like this i am sure that it la also because we seek gods blessing and pro tection every day that we have managed to move this outfit over 3500 miles without killing any body remembering thai there are a total of 30 running tires is the caravan hungrily gobbling up sails a oat tire every 1520 miles is not bad average for various reasons the re- t irttmt m otr tbe stroug oblvctlon of rww h h hlntoo of acton a hotlo u tiav a rvruruuilv of the haltoc fvderttioc of agri culture attend all future meetings j u agricultural committee of haltoc count as pavud el cuius council july kv hln- toc muwd iiwvv uiut cultudthatask- 114 tuuiuvrt of orgamutions to ouuesy coouuitetf tuwrticge as rprtiatlks u beyouj the cwxuly council iwutwrs sjud la ir bveu loan jmti rfavv jalwb j acton pointed out that the representa tive would u an advltor wltti no vote tad nopay iteeve w coulter of hauaga- ways felt thai ttei hahon agri culture iteprewbtallve henry stanley had too much to do to attend committee meetings agriculture is one of the moat vttal laovistries in the county and we would be welladvlaed to have an advisor from the federation the farmere need all the help they can get opined reeve george currleof eaoueaagw could do with advice siflsjn the btharopersiiapwer limited so if any of you havesug- its ftanepectacotur ld he gastions on tiow to get uiemost for yidur- money od a trlpsuch s tfds we would like to hear the rt waeln the process o pur- chastpg a volkswagen mle ro bus which vo intend footing to cjl- adfcwith us sinoeourtamity includes 5 ictlve children o feel sure that whitever else it might be it wonv be a dull trip rains stopped our work in whar afprooedded to mows 5t iiitflt to andhrsr pradesh although mhsr re- eeivwd the most publicity many orher wrtsqf udusuffcv from eonally bad drpugbls vry yr and usually have less ground water available even when they work nkrd to reach ii i education minister william davis white paper on the re-orgsn- lxsiloo of school jurisdictions included the following list of ob- jsctlvesor the change tbe prime objective behind the prqiosal to establish county boards of education is the de sire to provide equality of education al opportunity for every child in the provlnco of ontario inherent in this objective is the necessity to otter a total school program to meet the jteeds and interests of the student and to provide for the gteat variety represented by individual differences in ability background and experience at the present time some jurisdict ions are meeting those objectives to a high degree other u aro unable to do so because of the limitations imposed on them by too small a student population too small a geographic sroa too nar row a tax base and the ibis to offer- a wjde rani quite helpin spuciat ordinate special services it jswlttv a sincere desire to overcome these ulfflculhes and ss a resulr tjmaktf possible theflthprfuuty tor ach child to attain the maximum pqhintiaj ol which mo is csp- ablethat the nhainges have iwen plannei j aj the elementaryiovel ttlvrgar unit wtl iiuttnlt trio boards of education to give consideration lothe provision of a cotnpre- hnslve rsngo of programs jncluttini kindergarten maslcirt guidance physical mducation science homo edonbmlos and in dustrial arts a total program may also include typesof classes to meet tin iwedj of stutohts with special talents or tandep in oath of these areas it will be possibln to have- teachers with special qualifications and abilities devote all or at least a large exercise this degree of independence at the same time the de partment will provide its resources id personnel to assist the boards in every way possible it is anticipated that the placing of educational decisionmaking at the local level will promote the development of innovative practices and will permit greater initia tive an the part of professional staff inths jurisdiction of tbe board where it is possible to have these condition experience has shown a high degree of commitment to the role ofcreatlng imple menting and evaluating the programs offered in the schools a third area of importance la the provision for an equitable dis tribution of educational costs which larger units make posalble at the present time the many and extreme variations in local tax support for education require a complex and highly sophisticated grant structure to try to compensate for these inequities- within he like those liinltatlons make it impoaa- the new school itlvlsloos the local cost of education will be supy anas of iiucaiiqnslprograni to secure ado- liy a broader taxv base of reasonable stability andpredlct- arssi to plan on an overall basis or loeo- ibllltythus jedyclng many of the variations within the local unit it will tjion i possible to levies the grint sttuctuielo provide morisduquabily for such varlationsamoag fwlargorunlts ax may sflhperslstln terms of financial ability to support atotal educaj ttonal program i j farming frontier 68 at present we are thiniihg of oo wway to andhrkbradsstii pending our furlough year portion of ijelr time to the ares of their apsclal competence we stcsxped in nagpur while we kingston ontario where i hope -t- i tq study more geology at queens made side trips to indore jalha and bombay tor additional sup- piles while some went for supplies others on tbe crew were busy drilling wels to meet some local heeds among these were a large mission hospital a ladles college and an orphan- ae tbe fact that we had to push on without drilling for about is other parties in nagpur in dicates now much the service thai we render is wanted our work in andhra was part of a government exploratory scheme to provide water for irrigation after drilling a tew boles it be came evident that the 400 feet depth that we were able to reach was not sufficient for their pur university in order to do my job better when we come back before closing i would like to comment thai our experiences in india have deepened immeasur ably our faith in gouidapprec- lation of his abunonntmve and mercy we especially want to share this with you because wo know that what we have exper ienced in india is also available in canada or any other part of the world while your environ ment and problems are different from ours and at times mayseem dull and hopeless the resources which he makes available aro adequate for us all and the things he is able and willing to do for at he secondary level a comprehensive school program incorp orating a wide variety of academic business technical and special vocational courses loading to all typos of further oducaiion or to gainful and satisfying employment is he objective under every board of education to moot the needs ofstudents at all levels it is possible to provide the special services of qualified personnel in the areas of audiovisual libraries guidance and special ed ucation an increasingly important aspect of educational development in the future will be the provision for sound planning each of the now boards wtll be capable of tneotingliils requirement because it will have the organization to secure the information data stat istics and othor knowledge which form the basis for sound decis ionmaking at the policy level they will be capable of assuming the degreo of autonomy required to meet the needs of their part icular areas and the problems peculiar to the local situations the department of education is most desirous that the new boards poses and that the soft stratejd are beyond our wildest 1 mag- encountered did not requirein lnation until we give him a expensive air drilling machine ilk ours it was decided to move the operation to mysore where it services were urgent ly needed although mundgod is not marked on most maps you may be interested to know that we are about 100 miles east of the former portugese colony of gat which i on the west coast of india tt come as a shock to some to discover that we charge about rs 30 per foot for tbe holes we drill the price charged for drilling is calculated to cover all operational cost such a labour fuel repair etc and depreciation as well by re covering the cost of the mach ines over a 5year period suf ficient money should then be ac cumulated to replace tbe equip ment when it la worn out by this method the original gift of roughly f 100000 is made to ben efit a large number of people over a long period of time we believe that this policy would meet with tbe approval of most of the thousands of individual who contributed money for pur chasing these machines in the first place the one tiling thai is absolute ly free is the time and servicus of myself and many others like me tills is possible because folk like you continue to sup port the work of our hoard of world mission through your gifts to the missionary and malnten- and fund you might be inter ested to know thai in a program like this the ug limiting factor i buding personnel able and willing to da this sort of work money to buy more equipment is easy to find by comparison what a pity llial there are probably hundreds of people dissaltsflud willi the boring job they have in canada but too timid to accept the challenge of a difficult but satisfying job like this in a for eign country five years have passed since we first arrive in india we are now enthulastlally making plans to start homeward next april on ihe way we are plan ning a camping trip through -ur- ope as well aa seeing some historic places and having a hit of a holiday i hope to vuit some drilling operations and manufacturers of urltlliig equip ment while we are there our flnaflelal reaourcea are quite chance after tasting these ex periences one begins to under stand a little better what christ was referring to when he said i came that you might have life and have it more abundantly our wish for each of you at this christmas season is that this might be an opportunity for god to draw clos er to you personalty and share with you more- abundantly the life which he offers to us all if you would like to make it oas- ler for him to do this then toll him so and begin to ponder anow the happenings in the new test ament and especially the coun sel jesus gives u in the ser mon on the mount may god bless each of you as richly as he has blessed us sincerely bruce and jean eaton gregory kimberly rich ard elizabeth and and rew ps we telt the recent earth quake but it did no damage near us one advantage of living in a tent r cooks ley chairs industrial group head of halton countys indus trial promotion committee for 1968 is ronald j cooksley dlr- octor of industrial development for oakvllle calvin mclntyre clerk of nassagaweya township is the vicechairman this year the two old cars were elected at the county committees first meet ing of 1968 mr cooksley is a former chairman of the group twoheed to bo callod twofacod is a bit of an insult 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