Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 26, 1970, p. 9

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PANEL POST EDUCATION ANSWERS The Replies lo written question directed lo panel members the recent Hills laic meeting probing High Cast of Learning This Is the last part of tries with questions directed to County Board of Ed trustee Jim Price QUESTION Regarding tha ting of to ureas from other thin thai now County Board in vestigating other ways In which the financing of schools can bo carried out If yas what art ways specifically If no why not MR PRICE he taxlnc powers Board Is limited to property tax only for the operating revenues In the system of of allows for further revenues It is led that the latter will go to I per cent in two or threw years Capital allablc from the Ontario Gov eminent Capital Loan Fund But it must be rememhered that capital expenditures ell subject to the of the Online Municipal and the of Education and must be within the limits iet down including the ability of the municipality to The lax burden on property owners has been somewhat les b the rebate but further lessening can only he fleeted by further assumpl of fiscal responsibility by the Provincial Government How ever it Insists that per cent the limit In any we all its just spread a thinner It may not be too well that in the USA in many cap expenditures as well as expenditures arc subject to referendum of electorate Would you like if How do you feel about a special education tat In our sales tit accomplished same thing QUESTION Tha large sllant to whom Mr Price the taxpayer has only an extremely limited of feci on forming school policies which ire put Into operation by the professionals in our a How In the future might taxpayers Involved in help ing to draw up these policies decide school hours and various other Items Docs our County Board of Education ever intend to Involve the taxpayers mora MR PRICE Trustees ire elected the to They as a art led wit the 1 ty of directly and It is unfortu I at so a of ratep out for cite lions 1 s Jess than per of toiatc ny I am all too Ij There 1 or ith a beef request ihe make personal affect or group a opportunity to presentations to the hoard liny also rccciv a and have often been a factor in polii least to some personal has not been fully explored the ratcpajer Ontario lent is rccuitlj legislation PLrmilliiiL up of an alusorv committee compo sed of parents mem and teachers riic would the of to the board on educational matters except sal policies IigisUtion The board Ins the option of appointing such J eominittcc However the look into this QUESTION A recent news Item quoted School Board spokesman si saying future Halton ndary schools should be on eleven acre sites for public Further secondary schools provido perking for ten per cent of the student enrollment With todays land Is the architectural extrav common to educational the result of effort and lower construction Playing field space could also be amalgamated in many with municipal park and The assumption is thit ar recreation areas Insofar as extravagance is a tudont parking Is concerned fact This is debatable fl number of surveys have soon after the last driving student Is a there have been some tudent Therefore en examples of this However students to recent jean boards liaic en appears lo build to please comment he essential services 111 be reel tint the MR PRICE of Education what they consider adi lilc quale lo be folio boards will require each of us lo maintain a clear and stront set of principles and ob jectives that must be kepi con before us Our young people will need to be equip to live in the international To this end they will need the ability to under stand people of many differ races creeds and political persuasion Coupled w understanding thev will need to have the skill to and solve problems togcth others because in the problems facing mi kind will not be national but international in scope It is not too well known that individuals who represent the various walks of life referred to above arc very active in Hal ton County on various commit tecs and councils studying par llcuiar problems and preparing reports and recommendations or the board A fantastic of time and effort Is go ing into their wo Action is place All arc involved Changes are taking effect A list of the troups their mem and their work can be provided on request Mr Is to be tulaled on his brief lo the point presentation of his also on his gentle manly manner I welcome the students lews but I do not have to agree with them do agree ith their concern 1m con should all be about todays lcms Eierj ate has its pee difficulties to face the difference rb day is tint are so rapil Many of our approach lo needs come pa so we all especially people packaged to prepare them the future Mr UN that his in the educational not prepared him to face the future and that It Is not today I am not saying that changes arc not necessary They arc taking place agreed the attempts were made but prcsum ably not rapid enough for him It Is paradoxical that the in approach to education in our schools to meet modern needs are also being subjected to widespread criticism I believe that it Is a fallacy all too easily accepted a truism that our schools exist to prepare people their future The school tern is only one facet of cation is a continu ing process from birth to death This so true today with the electronic and paper media swirling about us If Mr views rep resent those of most of students as he says and doubt this then I suggest and his associates draw up a brief outlining their criticisms and more importantly backing them up with constructive practical suggestions for Ing the program more relevant and presenting same Ic principal would like to add lint those adults who all too jump on the teen age band wagon arc a dlsscr to all education by not be in constructively critical all the wisdom of expert nee and age is not completely as some would have STARK JERSEY IS HIGH PRODUCER Stark in the herd of It ft J lujh producer during to the tattle Club In senior vearling class first place was taken by Star rest Mistress Mane who lbs milk lbs percent in JOS davs it and She is i daughter of and Star crest Master Mine and tested A Stark Some authorities increased fiscal responsibility the Provincial only be at the local autonomy QUESTION MR PRICE foolish Could he to school pa combination Up have In only essential opt West vices have built for Mai List North square fool costs arc laiddow tor the architect and i must keep I these limiLs An example this was a lender recently the lowest was exess of the amount budgeted for This Is now profiled it s The question of revolves around the called frills do not believe tint we in have It Is to be that ne of schools have auditoriums On the i alter of I must state that this la very essential in library resource centres and for the open con situation nee and cost In the long run it Is claimed is not excess of other floor covering With large numbers of students using one large area the noise factor makes mandatory that noise absorption materials be used QUESTION Every pupil In the Toronto are schools received a Christ met card this year bearing se veral views of Mr Willie Davis Since when did It become legal for ft school board to use taxpayers money for political propaganda and MR PRICE To Iho best of my no one in Peel or rcc these cards Mr Davis represents Peel county so they were not distributed in the area advantageous to bis sup- port If the Toronto Board dist these cards at their expense I do not approve naturally I sure also that If this were the case an uproar would have resulted by Lho iatlons of the municipally ted la space he t schools I i to day I bit In ting for the I ics in ill of he community tint ire in at nifhl in the schools I The nee to driving lo school student being poor student Ins some I it is Hi ive for Ihc student to drive if he so wishes savins not been borne out by various surveys eking with the Toronto lio will have some Inform a an on this QUESTION Mr He Ha tit had some good points What does Mr Price think are wo preparing our young people correctly or not MR PRICE In attempting to answer such question 1 will have to say ml no one could possibly an or no One can only give their general views on such a complex and relevant problem The complexity the problem Is well illustrated by the following from the Can adian School Assoc lutlons Newsletter must be relevant to students relevant to the they arc to lead the problems they going lo face This type of education must be useful leresting selfdeveloping and lasting On the horizon one can sec major changes in cation and society as whole The implications of some these stagger the agination To chart a course that will help all trus tees business and profession people young and old alike CANADIAN TRANSPORT COMMISSION By its Railway Transport Committee NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS In the matter of the application of National to discontinue tram service between Area Province Tnin No Toronto Owen Sound Palmerston Southampton Stratford Kincardine 672 670 672 668 669 663 664 Stratford 660 Canadian Pacific Ratlwiy Company to continue passenger trim service between Toronto and Owen Sound in the Province of Ontario provided by passenger trams 302 306 and 307 III Canadian Riilways to discontinue that portion of their pissencier tram service between Toronto and in the Province of Ontario provided by passenger trains Nos 986 and TAKE NOTICE that the Committee has deter mined under its Order No 6313 dated August 1969 that the amounts which constitute the actual losses attributable to each of the described passenger trim services in each of proscribed accounting years are as follows I CN II III For 1 A 073 S1 955 For 606 141060 97 935 147313 TAKE NOTICE ALSO that PUBLIC HEARINGS of APPLICATIONS will take commencing at hour of 30 a m at following places and dates GREY COUNTY COURT HOUSE OWEN SOUND Commencing March 31 1970 WELLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE Commencing April 8 it is CommiUcos intention to consider application of Canadian National Railways shown in I as the first order of business at the hearing in Owen Sound on March 31 and then to consider application of Cana Pacific Railway Company shown in above in Sound after tho completion of I Tho intends to consider tho application of Canadian National Railways shown In III above at hearing in Guelph commencing on April However all persons who wish to do so may thoir views on the discontinuance of any services listed above during any of the two hearings and in either place Persons who wish further information respecting any of described ser vices may write to Secretary Railway Trans port Committee Canadian Transport Commission Slater Street Ottawa Ontario Dated at Ottawa Ontario this 26th day of February 1970 C RUMP Secretary Railway Transport Committee Talks to Naturalists About Cave Explorations HORNBY NEWS The North Trafalgar euchre club held ihcir weekly euchre party on Saturday night March in the North Trafalgar Community Centre There were six tables in play with the prizes going to the following winners Mrs Clare Wilson Mrs Lena Hamilton Bud Lctty Mrs Bob Walter Barnard Bud and Charlie Trimble The lucky draws were won by Harvey Dunn and Mrs Jim Hamilton The next euchre party will be held on Saturday night March 28 Birthday greetings arc ex tended to the following win arc celebrating their birthday Mrs Plant and Stanford on March to Saunders and Kerry Jepson on Wednesday April 1 and also Laurie Fries on March Mr and Mrs Thome and family on with Mr and Mrs of Mr Mrs Hint spent iumhy at then collate in Beach greetings are extended lo Mr Mrs Stan May who will celebrate their anniversary on Wed March 25 Mrs of has been visiting with her daught Mr Craig lire Bill and Mrs Rick wan and their families Belated greetings to who led his birthday on March Mrs Jim Hamilton hurst spoke and show slides on cave explorations when he was a guest at the March meeting of George town and Naturalists club The meeting was held in the basement of First Baptist Church Mr Hurst who has explored the potholes at showed slides of explorations in West Virginia and vania the Bruce Peninsula and Niagara The club Is offering an pollution award for Grade to students and announcement of tins has been sent to school in Georgetown and the Christian school Norn nation sheets for tho officers were handed lo mem WOLF BOUNTY Reports and discussions were presented on matters of inter est including Credit Valley Conservation authority the wolf bounty curtail the use of snowmobiles the proliferation of gravel pits and quarries and inhumane trapping of fur bear int Fred served tea cakes from a table decora ted in an Irish theme DID YOU KNOW The Red Cross hat been Nobel Peace Prize four limes NOTICE RE GOOD FRIDAY GARBAGE PICKUP GARBAGE NORMALLY PICKED UP FRIDAY MARCH WILL BE PICKED UP THURSDAY MARCH 26th TOWN OF GEORGETOWN WORKS DEPARTMENT DRAPER DOBIE CO Ltd MEMBERS THE TORONTO EXCHANGE STOCK AND BOND BROKERS Your Branch 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