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THE HERALD Wednesday Septembers JOYCE BEATON Teachers are human My boys are from to years of age I see nothing but Improvement in the school system since the time my eldest entered school 18 years ago He needed special help at the lime and t receive It because the detection of learning disabilities was not as advanced as it Is today When the 11 yearold entered school years ago he had a similar problem and It was detected before he was out of kindergarten son Is a better thenaverage students and he Is able to complete his schooling a year ahead of what used to be the regular schedule Our other boy is a regular overage student who does not feel pressures to compete within the school system but who progresses at his own speed DOORSTllXOPEN The oldest boy left school before completing grade 13 but because of our present easy access to college he feels the door Is open lo him as a mature student if and when he should decide to return Never in my years as a parent have I felt I couldn t approach school teachers and principals with a problem When I did I was not put down but given a great deal of help and encouragement HAVE DISAGREED I have disagreed with decisions made on the part of some teachers but have never found my child suffered as a result of those differences of opinion Teachers ore people and as such moke mistakes get tired and have per problems Some teachers are very young and inexperienced but then so are some parents Some teachers are old and set in their ways but then so are some parents Children unfortunately ore being raised to live In an imperfect world with Imperfect teachers and parents I prefer to think that most of us are doing our best with the brains given us When there is a problem at school with one of my children I acknowledge the child Is capable I even go as far as to say It may be as a result of something we as parents are doing wrong a I home When I take this altitude 1 find teachers bending over backwards to help me correct this situation I would assume if I took a defensive and belligerent attitude the teacher would be inclined to respond in like fashion WORKING PARENT I am a working parent I can understand the pressures of a job and the frustrations of having to work with some pretty silly rules and within some very con fining guidelines This I accept when take my paycheck This mean I won try to change things at my place of employment I in sympathv with teachers when they seriously attempt to improve working conditions and upgrade methods I see teachers also giving more and it Is usually to the benefit of my child When I give more It is usually to the benefit of someone This Is the way community functions NOTSOGOOD PARENTS Wehavegood teachersandnotsogood teachers Vc have good parents and notsogood parents A notsogood teacher can be fired Not sogood parents often turn out children with physical and emotional problems They become the of the school system which tries to nudge them Into some semblance of an adult with some degree of education I think it s one hell a big order and I have nothing but admiration for most of the people trying to do the job ACTON FAIR QUEEN CONTEST Behindthescenes excitement FLOWER SHOW WINNERS Horticultural society flower show winners Susan first 13 points display left to right Betty Kallmeyer third their favorite entries in Wednesday a show points Anne Norton second points and Speak up take part in life columnist urges women Esquesing Wl fall fair displays finalixed Women In members held their regular September meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs D Godden on Thursday evening with nine members and six visitors attending Mrs Godden welcomed all visitors and introduced Mrs Alice Beckett who was a Past President for her local W I In Wales A very beautiful card was received from Mrs Miller and her mother Mrs Iris Howell thanking members for gifts presented to them prior to moving to Cornwall Mrs Miller was branch secretary and Mrs Howell was working with the members on a quilt project Plans were regarding Pall Fair displays The President Introduced Mrs Aon of Acton who gave an excellent cake decoration demonstration She explained different utensils essential as well as numerous Items that may be for decoration The hostess served a delicious lunch Including Ihe decorated cake in honour of Mrs Thorns who was celebrating her birthday that day The meeting closed with members repeating the Lords Prayer St Johns Anglican Church Stewart town held their An Remembrance Day Service at the Cemetery on Sunday afternoon with Rev Duncan MacLeart In charge This was followed by supper at the Church Journalist Joyce Benton Ingeniously described the transitional state of women today by reliving her ex periences at the International Council of Women meeting for Georgetown Local Council of Friday While some of the delegates from nil over the world were typical afternoon tea ladles playing con others were not a group of cackling women but intelligent responsible leaders lawyers and doctors and business women Miss Beaton said many of the protessiono women from the countries represented were delegates from the developing nations Israel Rhodesia the Arab countries and South Africa The councils of their countries ore vital political organizations and are making social changes and offering a voice for the women of the country said Miss Beaton adding that if onehalf of society women keep quiet cannot expect to have their wishes met Comparing the Councils of Women In developing tries with their Canadian counterpart Miss Beaton recommended Canadian women need a kick in the rear end She pointed out resolutions made by the national Canadian Council of Women to the government are usually filed and Ignored A council member mentioned she read in one of the Toronto newspapers that none of the mendations made this year were You can just submit SONY Complete Line Sales Service Authorized Dealers At you NEW TO TOWN or have you lust moved Into d 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something controversial like the abortion I don t think you have to be worried about looking like a bunch of clucking hens if you take a recommendation to town council either added Miss Beaton who suggested women should learn to make presentations and conduct meetings properly Ha ton Region and things here have to get done and you have a powerful voice as an organization she said satirising some women groups as stitch and chatter dubs which have outlived their usefulness As well as advocating that women unite to add credibility to proposed reforms Miss Beaton believes women as Individuals should seek 1m decision making of flees and political seats Don support a woman Just because a women but choose a capable one and support her Miss Beaton urged I know it tough for any woman to stand out in the forefront today and try to get support she using iiabta former Status of Women Council chairmen and feminist Greer as examples Even Miss Beaton fought these women were too strong at first she later real lied they speak for our own women a Issues These women and politically active women groups are good roles models But Miss Beaton feels the local Council of Women should not dwell on the fact that their national organization meets with the Prime Minister an and has access to the United Nations Instead she said they should concentrate on attaining power at the local level Being a combination mother wifecareer woman Miss Beaton cautioned Let not use marriage as an excuse for not doing something with She pointed out that men get marrledandhavechlldren yet still develop themselves professionally and politically Challenging the theory that today problem with youth are caused by the increase of working mothers Miss Beaton urged women to ovoid the guilt trip and pursue In dividual Interests Instead of being hour a day ho me makers After being home for thousands of years with millions of kids and hundreds of dirty dishes Miss Beaton remembers she broke out of the cocoon She enjoyed sharing her experiences with a South African woman at the In Council of Women conference who had also become liberated after years of being a housewife There was Just as much excitement behind the scenes of the 1978 Miss Acton Fall Fair com pell lion as there was on stage in Acton Arena Friday night The 13 entrants gathered In a church where the three Judges Individually In them Some giggling excitedly others nervously subdued the sat In a circle of straight choirs awaiting their The- Judges were an threesome Phil dubbed the Jan king of CKFM radio has Judged about 10 contests in the past IS years Most of them were in Toronto none of have been In Acton Mr MacKeller observed beauty contests are getting away from being cattle colls He believes the women liberation movement Is responsible for the Increased on personality but added he entrants are really still exploited This was the second eon year Valerie of CFRB radio had a say In choosing Miss Acton Fall Fair CHANGES For people who want to be successful actresses and models and need a name to do so a beauty title Is still the ticket she said pointing out that women s liberation has strongly altered Judging She illustrated this by referring to Miss Toronto 1870 a law student It would be embarrassing to have a Miss So and So who was beautiful but talk Mr said A first time Judge was Cathy a former model and Miss Toronto runner up who moved to a year and a half ago Never being a Judge before Mrs said It feels different to be on the other side of the fence Often girts do not know what the Judges want said Mrs Slaney who explained she was looking for someone naturally poised and pleasant who could cope with different situations without getting flustered Yet she said she understands what it Is like for a girl to become panicstriken on stage Mrs said that a gin who places In a beauty can make valuable contacts and find career op Ironically not one of the 13 girls entered in the Acton Fall Fair told The Herald they would like to be either models or actresses The 197o queen Charmnlne of Acton is 18 and plans to train as a dental Her princess IB of Acton Is studying business ad ministration at Sheridan College She hopes this will lead to a career In marketing or economics Susan Thlbodeau of Milton the first runner up is IT and wants to be a legal secretary Cathy Upton a Acton girls wants to be a psychologist A resident of Rock wood 16- year old Sandy Kingsbury plans to teach nursery school while Karen Cole IB of Acton wants to be a secretary Two fields interest IByear old Debbie Glendennlng of Rockwood police work and hairdressing Her sister Merg Glendennlng also of Rock wood fashion designer at nth awe College In London She made the dresses she wore In the pagent Seventeen yearold Penny Kir ton of Intends to be a florist Jennifer Lister 17 of Acton plans to become an engineering lawyer Susan Schuepp of Ac ton aged aspires to be a layout artist An IByeorold from Eden Mills Debbie wants to teach primary school children A career in legal secretarial work Is the hope of resident Laura Mil bourne IS Most of entrants said they competed for the Miss Acton Fall Fair crown for experience or became at pressures from family and friends And the evening was full of pressures for them After the Judges Interviewed them for thumbnail sketches which were read to the audience the entrants paraded across the platform set up In Acton arena wearing day outfits They Introduced themselves kissed the master of ceremonies then were whisked away to change Into formal attire Wearing evening gowns the girls returned to the stage for some said was the moat difficult part of competition Impromptu skits Mister of Ceremonies Vine Mountford pretended he was trying to to the five finalists who posed as department store clerks The Judges evaluated the per of Susan Thlbodeau Sue Scheupp Charmlne Laura Mil bourne and peirl as they spontaneously created reasons why Mr Mountford should keep the absurd Items he claimed he had not ordered from the imagined store Points for the though in volved and performance In this skit were combined with marks awarded for poise and per to determine the winner of Miss Acton Fall of the competition has changed little agreed farmer queens Jin 1B73 Val Mitchell 1973 and the of this years pageant Maggie Hall LIMESTONE ALL SIZES A B GRAVEL FILL AND TOP SOIL BUD HAINES 3 DURHAM ST 3302 8773 IT JUST DOWN THE GIFTS NEEDS METROPOLITAN TORONTO POLICE FALL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM Avoid Dally Routines ACT NOW Plan future with career mat has a challenge I good salary and Benefits Stand out crowd become a POLICE OFFICER Must be a Cani Between physical it the subject years ID four or five year school program higher Pass the required medical tests NOTE Vision required tested Not It eyes and not less then 300 In eye II In one eye certificate retractive error to bo produced color vision This allows us the opportunity of accepting applicants who wear glasses Be of good mo and habits and have an 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