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THF HERALD Wednesday February Letters to the Editor Innovations in educational system DC10 reader nee controls former teacher says Story- smears Dear Sir He your article Mock Air on your issue dated Jan lei Surely a rmjor air disaster could be simulated to test our town emergency preporednc without using the crash landing of a DC 10 aircraft Why not a or a 1011 or would it not have been advisable to simply use the word aircraft The news medh have done more in Ihcir share in promoting scare tactics and the tame of a fine aircraft like the DC publiLilv can not only Hit sales of the DC 10 but the loss of jobs men and in area of McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company Perhaps future we can look forward to a more responsible less sensational method in the preparation of a mock In our Susan M William Maple Ave Georgetown limill Mm The Herald and the chapter of the Cross for Inadvertently Implying hat a IK lOlsriinretlkely to crash than other aircraft about this Sunday mock emergency will be re written and edited accordingly TOWN OF HALTON HILLS LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE The following letter retiring GDI1S teacher was submitted to The Herald for pub lei Dear Colleague For the past 19 years I have served in a variety of positions in Georgetown Since September 1B80 I have been a math teacher with no added responsibilities or allowances That date is the real beginning of the Halton as until then allowances were still being paid to exoffice holders vile enough to do extra work for extra pay without any lime off Re organization has been one of the Innovations I have resisted over fhe years to no avail I have opposed criticized or simply been sceptical about the New Mathematics the straight jacket of the Bell Curve the individualized timetable the credit system the appeal to students better nature the time table and school dances The only result I can In any way associate with this critical activity has been the resignation of one princi Such continues opposition to Innovation may be ascribed to a senile view of the Bad Old Days Good Old Days and could certainly be coral d nonproductive My ob jection to most of the innova listed however has been that they have served commercial or car interests rather than pedn gogical ones and that they have been engaged in bead long rather than on an expert mental and pragmatic basis They have too often been directed by the Mini or County authorities Billy Bishop joins fight for complex JOHN Herald Special Billy Bishop is joining the battle to raise funds for Hills new Library Theatre Arts Centre The smash hit revue of the famed World War 1 Canadian airman exploits Billy Bishop Goes to War has been booked by the Rotary Club for Nov 1981 It s the closest date we could get to Remembrance Day explained Ralph the Rota nan who has been investigating major jittroctl for the new centre to come de with its opening scheduled for this Fall Mr said with no decision announced by town council as rental rates at the new seat theatre it is not yet known how much the group will have to charge and luffic The long running revue which has played on Broad way features Eric Peterson as the scruffy cocky WWI flying ace with piano Actress Clare who herself does a solo show as Emily Dickenson in The Belle of Amherst has called Mr Peterson act a tour de force in dramatics theatrics and story telling all the things he Said Mr With a permanent theatre this is the kind of professional entertain ment we will be able to offer Hills residents from time to time For those not always wishing to make a trek into Toronto having a table fully equipped theatre in downtown Georgetown will be a great improvement Mr who is himself much in demand as a pianist as well as conductor for musical usually out of town is hoping to revive Globe Productions This Georgetown based troupe produced the first ever pantomimes in the Peel area in the mid 1960s but because of limited stage faciti ties was forced to perform almost exclusively in Bramp ton Mr is confident that having a permanent theatre will encourage local perform to slay home and as occurred when the Lester Pearson Mtmonal Theatre opened in the Civic Centre develop local talent Brampton in addition to the Little Theatre and Brampton Music Society now has The Abbey the Peel Pantomime Players and a separate children theatre group A survey conducted In local schools by Georgetown Little Theatre more than year regarding Interest in children s theatre was over in favor GLT regretfully had to edge that given all its present commitments it unable lo satisfy this need at least this time Studios for the Performing Arts which provides dramatic training for children could well provide the base for children ihcntre something which George town library workers have indicated Interest In once the new f opens In the meantime Mr past president of the Hills Arts Council said the RYDERS TV SALES a SERVICE TOSHIBA QUASAR All Colour Sett George own Acts and surrounding aria MOORE PARK PLAZA task this time is for all those interested in seeing a porman theatre established to come and support the public fund raising effort The Georgetown Rotary Club has pledged to raise two Giorgotown Choral Society is expected to announce short l the unique method it proposes to take in raising funds for the new Hills Library Theatre Arts Centre Carolyn Simmons son of the special committee up by the choir to examine fund raising possibilities said the intent would be to both raise funds and to create an awareness as to just how much a part the arts in whatever form play in it The Society is a member of the Hills Arts Council which has pledged to raise Hills residents will be able to get on the band Continued on page AS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE LTD JANUARY FEBRUARY SALE Still a good selection of bedroom suites dinettes chesterfield suites etc CLEARANCE PRICES DOUBLE SAVINGS Save on the tax and higher costs We must make room for New Spring Stock WAREHOUSE LTD TERMS AVAILABLE 334 Guelph St Georgetown 416 rather than spontaneously generated from the teacher student Interface Innovation is the only growth industry in education now and is going to be y for some time hope It may be contained within reasonable and practical II ml La and this will depend on the informed resistance it encounters must odd that some of my best friends are Innovators In the 12 days left to me you may be assured of my lion to respond positively to something that can never be a product of one person or even a limited group of people something for which County Is famous Yours sincerely Bellamy Herald EDITOR NOTE Contacted by The Georgetown High School principal Mike Furlong commented only that he hid been aware of Mr Bellamy opinions for some lime He laid Mr Bellamy hid fre quently spoken out at staff meetings on lone sad similar topics but gained tittle support from the rest of Ihe staff rW Umh per ALL PRICES EFFECTIVE WHILE STOCK LASTS OR FEB 14 1981 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES MARTS OPEN 7 DAYS 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