Claims unqualified people teaching guidance in schools Unqualified guidance teachers an operating tn County schools and this be according to coordinator of guidance Jack In many casea teachers have little or no training in guidance and there is a tremendous variation In effectiveness told the County Board of Education Thursday night Public misled The general public is being misled They expect peak in guidance Some teachers are not certified and are allowed to hang out their singles as guidance teachers I think this board should allow this said Director of Education Jim Singleton retorted I m sure Mr doesn mean what he has Just Indicated You are saying this board should ten the public the guidance teachers are CHRISTMAS CHEER Wo would ilk re our warmest to all oar JOYCES BEAUTY SALON Need certificate He indicated to do that would be to stop the program and stop what good is being done and might be done Mr felt it was mandatory guidance teachers be certified and take special courses in the field Mr Woolfrey said all too often guidance was left for teachers who had extra time He said guidance every teacher could handle Personal qualities The director agreed there is a wide variety of effectiveness but attributed the variety to the personal maturity and personal qualities of the Individual magic there is in a five week course in the city of Toronto that would make an immature person mature and a person unable to communicate able to communicate he said Several trustees attacked the report recommendation and urged guidance councillors to confine themselves with vocational rather than emotional and social problems Earl Fletcher a Burlington guidance teacher explained It was difficult to distinguish one from the other in some cases Often a home problem is causing a student to be unable to learn We have to ask ourselves why he explained Want ratio The other recommendation that fell under attack from trustees was one asking far a ratio of one councillor for every 300 students In high schools and one for every at the elementary level The report recommended hat in future no guidance personnel be hired with less than Part guidance certification that each school have at least one guidance teacher with the part one certificate and that there be one guidance for every high school students and one for every elementary students Other recommendations in the report called for proper facilities In each school for guidance and that greater liaison between the schools and community counselling and other referral r- In lot M RICHS SERVICE CENTRE Dick Renee Voskamp CHRISTMAS CANDY BY SMILES CHUCKLES BUCK TOFFEES HURT BOX ETC MIXED NUTS Tms BULK CANDY French Creams Christmas Gums Bridge Mix Smarties Chocolate Peanuts Keillors Imported Toffees CHRISTMAS MIXTURES HUMS CAMS 59 lb 5 STORE Santa Ota stocking is full of our appreciation for our customers and friends ftu I ST DENNYS INSURANCE AGENci 17 Mill Si Acton INSURANCE ANGELIC CHORUS will bring memories of past Christmas concerts The sweet little singers are back row left to right Cheryl Price now Mrs Richard Gould Susan Walters Mrs Wayne Smeltzer Barbara Norton Mrs Keith Andrews Julie Holmes agencies be established The report urged a pilot project be set up in no fewer than three Junior schools to explore and evaluate various guidance techniques The Board accepted the rationale behind the report and will discuss the possible Implementation of the recommendations at a later date Mrs Dennis Brace Dorothy Mrs Ted Jennings Parker Mrs Roy Clark front row one unidentified angel and Gail Mrs The concert was in Knox church about years ago Cleans up in tourney Centennial School in Georgetown cleaned up in the County volleyball championships Tuesday night when they emerged victors in both the boys and girls tournaments The county wide confrontation is an Innovation in the elementary school sports curriculum and was supported by avid sections from each of the three districts the north cast and west divisions of the count Good facilities The event was held at Ontario School for the Deaf in Milton and their spacious accommodations for volleyball came in handy for the meet girls won second place in their tournament while school grabbed second place in the boys tournament The top four schools from each district competed in the tournament Centennial and Martin St girls from Milton competed while and Centennial bojs battled for the boys award From the West In the west Pineview and girls represented while and boys saw action Gladys Spcers boys and girls teams competed from the west while New Central girls and boys saw action from the east ision Place candle on tree In Germany the Christmas candle used to be placed on top of a wooden pyramid like structure adorned with glass balls and tinsel But soon the people noticed that the Paradise tree itself was a beautiful and live pyramid The next step was to take the lights glass balls and tinsel from the wooden pyramid and put them on the Paradise tree The Christmas which had stood at the foot of the pyramid was now put under the tree The star of Bethlehem from the top of the pyramid was now fastened on the tree Thus our modem Christmas tree was born Understanding the origin of the Christmas tree should give the parents a chance to get in some religious teaching amidst all the Christmas preparations No child should have to spend Christmas without learning the religious meaning of his Christmas tree a reminder that Our Lord is Light and the Light of the World HERE COMES Santa Banjo the clown announced Santa s arrival at the Christmas party Saturday Staff Photo TO Distributor of Home and Farm Petroleum Product Serv Acton and Since HEATING OILS LUBRICATION OILS GREASES GASOLINES DIESEL FUEL Phone DEPENDAUE OIL SALES I Young St Acton BOUTIQUE THE YOUNG SET SHOP Mill St Acton Next to Bus Depot FEATURING HAND MADE STYLES LOW LOW PRICES ALWAYS HEY GANG DROP IN AND MEET DEBI AND BILL Where Styles Are The Most Suggest revision A by law regulating the dumping of sludge on open land may be revised by Council next year Halton County Health Unit a issue of a dumping permit to Blue Springs Ltd ffft provoked discussion among councillors at the last meeting The permit allows the company to dump sludge on the farm of Bytaw regulation Questioned by deputyreeve Tom Hill about regulations contained In the bylaw clerk treasurer Delmar French informed the bylaw may describe the location sludge may be dumped the hours within which it may be dumped the type The Acton Free- Press Tuesday December of vehicle it may be transported Deputyreeve HOI said he in and the route such a vehicle thought sludge should be either may take Location must be 1200 cultivated or buried under the feet away from both the nearest earth in some way within a dwelling and the nearest well specified length of time SAVE MATCH BOX SUPERFAST RACINB SET Priced Up To Per Set REDUCED 25 FOR CHRISTMAS SELLING HINTONS 5 to STORE i Weekend Matt now ONLY THE 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