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VISITING GRANDMOTHERS was spent away home played at George Kennedy school Sunday in visiiint grandmother for Georgetown Below Debbie demonstrates her front and sister of prowess on the climbing bars at the school behind and Debbie standing rear playground and Jennifer Burnett 4 of Port Hope as they North Golf and Country Club Com at Mfh Aw la We have openings for membership in golf curling tennis and social FREE AD TO THE OFFICE TRIAL ARRANGE FOR TEE OFF 1 ROUND 1 For further information on our excellent facili ties and prices please call the manager at The Herald Second Front Wednesday April IS Page 13 The fullsize paper reaching more than 12600 homes in Hills CONSIDERS TAKING CHILD OUT OF HALTON SCHOOL Smith attacks education system HANNAH Herald ft writer Despite his previous belief that his children should be educated In public school system Stuart Smith leader of the Ontario Liberal Party he is now seriously con taking his children out of the public school they attend Smith delivered his scathing attack on the Ontario system to a small group at Sheridan College last week as part of the college Educa tion series His visit was arranged in cooperation with the Nation and Peel public and separate school boards Smith says his main concern with the changes which occur in education since the I960 is the lack of accountability in the system While removing the set structure of he old system might be excellent in theory and motivation he pointed out no one has ever tested the results Students themselves no idea how well can per form tasks because they in no tested The new type of report card mystifies parents Ti ichcrs and school boards hive no w iy of comparing results with re Taxpajcrs arc asked to take it on faith that the new higher costs of education are justified While the idea of shielding a child from might be Smith feels tint the school has not been cut in carrying out idea One of his own children home upset at not winning something at a school field day The children are only protected from ailing exams he says not from falling in sports or other school Simply being told they hive filled in is pro not the traumatic r lencc we think it is he suggests They can be to handle that products of this unlisted system ire the job m their in idiqu icics are showing up everyone is blaming everyone ml of history of our country readme and hopeless at rench lie ijs His silution to the viu us inn is up ton curriculum for I suggestion which tin nude children the parents school has idopiul to establish province widi test at tie end of Grades The results of these Site F opponents take action region faces legal battles Landowners in the Britannia of Milton ive instituted legal action to pre vent the use of Site as a central regional landfill Site located in the malne Britannia area his been the centre of for more than one during a scries of regional studies on alternative landfill locations A notice of motion has been filled with the Ontario romeCourt calling for a stop to the development of Site as a garbage dump The notice which will be heard April IB seeks to quash March council resolutions which design the site as a dump The resolutions also for further testing on the locations and for negotiations Square dancers In to the writ which w is on region eh man Morrow last Wedncs six nmsince actions been filed aiinsl the region landowners in the icinity of the prop site I- The April mot fir the court to rule it action by council is In contravention of zoning and the Act as applicants in the court are Citizens Group James and Margaret inch and addon Arthur and court d iU for to reseind its resolutions Any to rescind the action iken Mirth would have to lit dialed someone who in favor of the rhey earned 11 in the number council following marly hours of discussion A report regional solicitor Martin eallcd the act ion council well with in the of the PI inning ml zoning if the town of Milton amends its official pi in mi lie ll lor rated The writ meet Many Georgetown and couples ape square dancing it the Shamrock Squares every Tuesday night Their session are held it Brisbane Public School which is just South West Jrln on the Highway For this years activities i new Executive Committee has been elected with Jim Betty Kennedy President Bab and Ituby I Viet President Allan Ann Trucmun Secretary and John and Jen Dawson Treasurer We were especially pie to welcome square dincers who just the given by the Hills Recreation Department to our group last week The group has had two dances so far Ihis The recent St Patrick a dinte on March 19 was a it The hall wis beautiful inks to our crew of decor headed up by Bob Glen did fine job calling reMoml fdu following a council meeting it which letter from lawer David representing the Citizens group was received ind filed The March it letter run Mr oiled the by council and Ih it iny court ictu tie up the dm of Site for as long as five Contents of the letter wen dlsusscd in irnen recommended that ill correspondence by ft warded to the region solid lor hi Site If Milton refuses to Us of fie i it pi in ind illowini landdll itions on the 1 in I design ited the region win ipply to tin Out Muni Hoard f liter the 1 is lietn ictionscafl The writs Kit I and Anne rren III ikeloi Ml ire requesting the in junctions in it the siti proposed r may constitute a nice to use enjoyment of I They ilso He it of the water supplies on Iheir Yams Fibres Supplies for Knitting Crochet Weaving 1 Handmade Crafts the weavers house r that in their right mind would to leach child in Grand Central Station When a teacher in the icncc challenged Smiths state men that children usually do better in closed concept schools she was informed by Liberal education critic John Sweeny Kitchener Wihnol that the statement is based on the results of a recent study done in Smith agreed that the Open concept will work with small groups who can be taught through the project method However it wont work the wmi iy with larger groups of children In large groups set he project form of te idling there are always children who sit and do me Smith suggests it would be belter to give these students a text no matter how bid the textis thin to let ice for half a year He suggests that there be some sort of stand examinations at he of Grade 13 the old Grade he says but something to me skills where possible rather than facts learned critic Sweeny tie range of Grade and 13 marks for students o equal is now so wide that some in enter university and some cannot depending on the of marking standard in the school they attend in leave those types of v for kid s careers Smith a reem pha sis on basic ichlng schools where there is a lower pupil leieher ratio Thirty seven children in Gride J is just not accept ible Smith Aide Sweeny feels that the pupil teacher ratio in i primary school should be I Teacher tr lining is also In adequale according to who beginning themselves complaining of of practical experience before they begin actual leach teacher organizations In Mont reilnccompllshed toward influencing schools and he would recommend parent teacher councils as a wa of dealing with school adminls in Ontario Another matter which pleased Smith Is the way good teachers who want to advance their careers have to learn the classroom and go Into some sort of administrative position Smith feels they be penalized economically for remaining in the classroom if they arc good at leaching They should be rewarded for staying In the classroom We re already top heavy with administration he Wed stilt get an in crease in the education budget even If all the children in Ontario were wiped out Smith would also prefer to sec fewer experts going from school to school telling teach era how to leach A way to gel the school budget back prospective Smith suggests would be to set a pupil teacher ratio that the boards musl meet and allow only the money left over after thit to be used an primary schools should receive a larger portion of the education tax dollar than secondary schools Smith is concerned ire not consulted imuh the school is run When he and his wife went to an open house at the Hilton school Ins the principal stood up introduced the teichers ive of how the el isses would lie organized then invited everyone to break for coffee If a parent objected to system or placement In the school he wis told I sorry but it done Smith that parent AN AFTERNOON RIDE It might be a little chilly but that stop you from enjoying an Easter afternoon ride four yearold Andrew West appears to be in this picture taken by i Herald photographer at the Delrex Parkettc Andrew is Ihe son of Mr and Mrs Rick West of Terra Cotta SPECIAL PURCHASE BOYS JEANS DENIM Multiseam Limited Quantities Extra Special Value Values to 15 1a SALE ENDS SATURDAY APRIL Values to Sizes to 00 IN THE GEORGETOWN MARKET PLACE Monday Thru Saturday Til