Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 21, 1971, p. 15

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OCT ONE HIGH SCHOOL PROBLEM SOLVES ANOTHER Why not lake surplus shuttle service for students Blakesley Mai Baa letter thundermugs and run along Peter October Ramautarsingh Tells Teachers The Profession Not Secured The teaching profession Is no longer a secured profession Tom Ramautarsingh president of the Halton District Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation told about new Halton County teachers last Tuesday About new teachers were absent We are racing times that we never thought of for one moment The government has placed ceilings on education which are affecting in the enrolment in many schools has plunged downwards there is an over- supply of teachers the Intention of government is to make teachers civil servants and the pupilteacher ratio is still at 18 S and this Includes classroom personnel such as principals vice principals teachers ana he said The handwriting is on the wall to my mind we need the federation more than ever he said We mutt further our professional growth and the growth of the students under core ORIENTATION spoke at an OSSTF orientation of new teachers in the General Wolfe High School Throughout the evening federation officials entreated teachers to work through the OSSTF to further the profession Teaching is a gray profession said OSSTF General Secretory Donald Felker After the public has fully acknowledged the place of the teacher of being of signal im portancc in the community the public forge Is him He said a recent study of public attitudes regarding teachers showed the teacher fell below the traditional doctor lawyer category and above librarian and chiropractor status NO CONTROL We are not self governing he said We have no professional control over en trance to our profession EARLY FALL SALE Prepare Your Home For The Winter WITH ALUMINUM PRODUCTS far Che Bene Siding Windows Doors Awnings Railing AVAILABLE IN LIVING COLOR For Free Estimate call Delrex Aluminum 29 Delrex Blvd 8775383 Remember it always pays to deal locally If you cant trust your old furnace this winter trustTexacos A Texacoforcedalrfurnacelsthe most dependable furnace you can buy If designed to ensure the complete combustion of every last drop of oil And oil means the most least money Its also available on easy budget terms SERVICE RRI Tel WDCAMBLMAN COMFORT But he said the trend today Is to give the teacher more autonomy in the classroom Now the teacher is a professional who 1g assuming the responsibility and accountability for the relationship in the classroom He emphasized teachers must strive to improve their professions image outside the classroom AVOID CYNICISM District Past President Paul new to avoid cynicism He said it is an attitude that can be con tagious to students County Assistant School Board Director E S Lavender told teachers You have come at the end of a decade of expansion of resources and of people Ten years ago this kind of school for this kind of student didnt exist in County We are educating more and more children more ana more people for longer and longer he said MORALE CRISIS He said there is sometimes a crisis of morale when teachers begin to realize needed changes take a long lime and require unavailable resources He cautioned against succumbing to demoralization General Wolfe students prepared and served the banquet which consisted of roost beef en and whipped potatoes topped off with school made cream horns Many of the students all of whom arc studying food service and preparation at the school had worked all day preparing the banquet They were reworded with a teachers TOM RAMAUTARSIHOH Dance Proceeds Will Aid Tinkerbell Nursery NORTH HALTON REPORT The week of October saw officers or the Ontario Provincial Police stationed at North Ha I Ion Detachment work a total of I OKI hours and patrol 10 miles on area roads There were drivers charged for traffic violations and an additional drivers received warnings Fifty- seven persons were convicted in proceedings held In Provincial Court In Milton Officers were involved in the investigation of forty six general occurrences This number in eluded 3 occurrences of break and entry trespassing complaints I liming person complaint I domestic in vestigation premise found insecure by men on patrol 2 vehicles reported stolen and later recovered and 1 person was charged as a result of 1 In vestigation under the Liquor Control Act Twentyseven vehicles sustained damage as a result of IS collisions Eight people were Injured in Ihese collisions while the remaining collisions resulted in property damage only Ten drivers have been summoned to appear in Court as a result of being in volved in these collisions and more charges are pending j hit and run drivers Causes of these collisions have been at tributed to inattentive driving failing to yield Improper passing and stopping on the roadway During the week Const J H L Detachment Accident Prevention Officer visited Norval Public School Robert Public School Acton and Sunshine School speaking to students about safety WORSE THAN WAR World war 11 started S3 years ago The worst air raid on land by the full force of the German Luftwaffe at that time the greatest military striking force ever created killed about 1400 people North American drivers kill 1400 people very or days ANNETT S SUNOCO 89 STREET GEORGETOWN FREE 57 JUICE GLASS FOR MOM WITH GASOLINE PURCHASE OF OR MORE BRING THE KIDDIES SEE THE CLOWNS FREE COFFEE AND DONUTS REMEMBER S SUNOCO 89 GUELPH STREET OCT 21 22 23 Donations of from the Young Peoples Society of Knox Presbyterian Church Milton and from the Milton Legion branch were acknowledged at a meeting of North Assoc iation for the Mentally Retarded at Hornby ARC Workshop Oc The Legion cheque proceeds of a dance will be used to defray some of the expenses incurred in setting up the pre school nursery Mrs Kulkcn who heads this reported five children attending Two helpers and several volunteers are assisting and the organization hopes to have more Milton volunteers to help in operating the nursery William Treahy adult services chairman expressed pleasure at the success of a September open house when over 300 attended Mrs Isham membership chairman noted that trainees are making Christmas cards which will be on sale Tor the public A total membership in the association of was reported by Mrs Langedyk Executive meetings are open to the public and an Invitation was extended to anyone In terested to attend the next meeting the first Monday in November CHRYSLER Newport air conditioning automatic radio Power Steering Power Brakes W Walls driven only miles Lie No Full REED CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH For A PHONE 8772201 Georgetown Herald 1 BRAND NAME CARPET 2 HEAVY UNDERPAD 3 CUSTOM INSTALLATION ALL FOR THE PRICE OF THE CARPET ALONE Slight Extra for Stair and Hatlwava CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE It Pays to DEAL LOCALLY I with offer It it oven bettor I and you get Criterion I GUARANTEE pn materials workmanship CRITERION carpet WAREHOUSE GUELPH ST Next to Beckers 8777797

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