teachers examine halldennis report the hndermb report on education went under the microscope on nov 16 at the hilton county conference at white oaks secondary school in oakville paul martindale of the acton staff was a coplanner in discussions and concluded from the conference that many of the 260 changes recommended in the report can be brought about by the classroom teacher rather than at the administrative level the entire success of the halldennis report hinges on the attitude and ability of each administrator and teacher they must first want the change and then have the freedom and ingenuity to carry mt out enrolment at teachers colleges indicates that there will be- a 60 per cent surplus of teachers next year this will undoubtedly bring about greater competition for positions and thus a higher standard for teachers mormfig discussions in oakville dealt mainly with major philosophical considerations it was concluded that leathers should be social engineers making citizens for a better world they should not merely perpetuate the old accepted ways but equip young people to adapt to a changing society by examining the present and the past knowledge is to be considered a process not a thing that can be packaged and put out teaching should involve a free flow of ideas rather than an indoctrination session teachers should be open to student ideas and values each student is to be considered an individual who will work at an individual pace with individual interests and needs the new system would be childcentered rather than teacher or system centered the question arises how teachers can accomplish this in a classroom of 30 within a specified time the general conclusion semmed to be that more could be done at the teacher level than at the administration level to bring improvements in this area many teachers fear that a nonstructured concept will mean a breakdown in class discipline resulting in havoc however under the new system the studeni should be taught responsibility so that strict authority is not necessary the report suggests a decentralization of the power structure the department of education would be phased out to services only decisions could be madd on the leached level education will move into the age of technology with resource centres and large informal classrooms emphasis will be on the weatrve nature of lejrning through discoycry exploration and inquiry visuji resource centres will be in each school to produce shdqs film mnps and records also attending the conference from acton high school guidance counsellor brian skerrctt and harvey goodman representing the public schools were lorenzo hill of robert little and gary dawkins of speyside on nov 16 mr martindale represented north halton at the annual meeting of the provincial assembly for the ontario secondary school teachers federation in toronto towards the last of tin meeting delegates defeated the chair on a motion to adjourn and put forward a new motion expressing dissatisfaction with the way that salaries were negotiated at the present tunc this was the first time such action has been taken a new chairman was elected to introduce the motion mckeough will visit halton discuss regional government the acton fre press wednesday november 27 1968 j darcy mckeough minister of municipal affairs will be visiting halton county council possibly about mid december to discuss regional government jim snow m p p told members of the north halton urban board during the groups final meeting saturday mr snow reported he had held discussions with the minister and if time permitted a meeting would be arranged for mi j december he said the minister planned to meet with peel county prior to his visit to halton at its october meeting halton county council approved a resolution calling on the province to proceed with the transition to regional government in the county warden w i hunter emphasized the minister would be welcome to visit halton and he would prefer he met with the full county council rather than opp suggest use extra caution in christmas season hie o p p reporting week of november 17 to november 23 saw more accidents titan any other week period in town for sometime i ive motor vehicle accidents were investigated resulting in si s4 in property damages tortunalcly nobody was injured however the erring drivers will li ive to ficc charges in court seven drivers were issued traffic tickets for vinous offences under the triffic act and six more were warned for lesser mistakes the town cruiser was driven 417 miles while the six men worked a total of 242 hours prov const r wood conducted safety talks at the m z bennett public school on two different occasions through the week to a total of is4 students general occurrences through the week were normal with two minor thefts and a liquor infraction being the most prominent migistratcs court in milton saw another very heavy acton docket i ifty two persons were convicted under the highway traffio act and the liqifor control act for offeneos committed in acton one thousand ind one dollars m fines and costs were ordered paid by magistrate k m lingdon with the christmas season coming on more people will be using our shopping facilities down town no doubt there will he cars parked in the wrong places people crossing streets where they should not and as alwiys somebody driving a little too fast the past week has displayed the outcome of these conditions trom now until after new years there will be heavier traffic volumes on our streets and we urge drivers to use extra caution even though it may take a couple of seconds longer the end results should make a happier holiday for everybody concerned ontario towns reflect british influence a trip through ontario can be almost like being back home for a visitor from england so many of our towns and villages have been named after british counterparts of course in many cases there have been abbreviations and changes from the original in almost all cases the names have something to do with the first owners of the land geography or religious rites the suffixes on names such as acton brighton buxton und berwick have their origins in old lnghsli tun ham stede and wic winch meant farmstead or any enclosed establishment bur bury and borough began as the old english burn which was a defensive post or a fort although for example lumbeth or chatham hear little similarity to cockney lambeth or kentish chatham they were originally settled by immigrants who brought the names over with them trom their old homes tliye lollowing ore further examples of anglian influence and how the linal ontario name evolved acton the original in middlesex meant farm ton by the oak ttce ashton ash trees grew here bl lgravl in leicestershire it was recorded as marten s grove or pit in the doomsday botk but it is thought to mean tha funeral pyres hcl were made near u grove grjvc lirrkllln hirdi berk wodd ley terwkk a barley ber fam wick ilyth in northumberland it vas j placid river which gave itsiume to tin settlement iradjoro a wide brad toid 3rampton bloom bram gnw on this farm ton jrkhton it had nothing tudo with a bright town it was a urm ton which belonged to b4orhithelm bngh t tarl1sli a ehap named uguvalos lisle owned this fort aircar c h r lmsford ceolmairs fad dovlr it comes from the ciltic dubio meaning nvers or witer the river dour got its nan and later the town durham an island beside a hil sxeter a roman city aer on the river lxe 3rimsby in lincolnshire canty the name came from the qd norse meaning a place b oned by a mr grune larrow on the hill mddlesex it was a place of xi worship and associated the tribe gumeninjuu c e n i l w o r th i n wtrwickilure it was a location vorth belonging to a lady naned cynehild kerul am beth lambs lain were ukied or shipped eth on the ntr there lancasttr it was a roman fort caster on the river lunlanclan leamington tarm ton by the river learn london it has undergone several alterations and modifications sime it celtic name londmos said to mean untamed or brave maidstoni the kentish location was probably a stone marking a folk rendezvous maid marged mllbourni in derbyshire it was a null mcl stream bourne m o r p l t h in northumberland it was a fooltruek peth where a murder mor was committed pindliton a lull ncndle farm richmond it comes from richemont old trench jul generally mcining a fortified lull shi i i illd in yorks it was field adjoining he river sheaf si1rlwsbury it was a stronghold bury for a man called scrobb stamtord it was a ford with stone bottom often used in roman roads sundirland it was fiartitioned private sunder and tamworth property worth by the river tame tilbury in i ssex it was tilustolfort watiord hunters wat crossed a ford here whitby a white whit homestead by windsor it was a river landing place sor with a device for hauling in wind boats clean lights windows for safe fall driving const t pennu of milton opp the detjthmcni s jlitv officer has a word ol advitt tor motorists jhout tall and v inter driving this wet k look out tor the uthtr dirvlt ou cant do this tin ontario safety login points out it your windshield andor windows are obsuirtd by dirt at snow or condensation lit our headlights and tail lights look out too clean them otl utun you wipe iuii wuidshald in conjunction with this rimunbn now that coldu weather i hue it is hkek that when you get into your eat in the morninc to for election results phone 8532010 after 8 30 pm monday acfort free press o to work sour windows ma in irost covered it is illegal to dnvi with sour windows in such condition th it vou do no have a ik it vilvs sec 41 h ol ihe lliglmav 1 rattle et st lies i v peison shall drive a moloi seluele upon a lutjnvav ta unless the windshield ind the windows on either side eit the compirtuient ceint lining tile steering seheel ale in sileh i condition as to altorl the druei a eleai mew to the tiom ind side ot the llluloi wlllele strati ord it was a roman road strat crossing a river sudbury a stronghold or manor to the south sud your most dangerous mile what will be your most dangerous mile to drive will it be a curving stretch of wet or icy road will it be a traffic jammed stretch jdjacent to some stadium or some monotonous sleepinducing stretch or a city street just after the taverns close it will likely be none of these the ontario safety league says that your most dangerous mile is yenir next mile wherever or whenever you drive it however good your safety record your next accident waits for you everywhere ahead on the road and it is always as close as the next mile arthur a johnson od omomitiis opn evary wednesday saturday 1 34 mill s e aetoa 533530 acton electric company residential industrial commercial free estimates no job too big or too small phon ss30334 65 main st n acton its time for a change 21 years with northern electric co my present pos tion eng neenng technician trained job qualifications estimator planner and coordinator vote france deputy reeve esquesing twp december 2 limit discussions to the fourman committee set up earlier tins year to discuss regional government the warden indicated he would be willing to arrange a closed meeting for the discussions if this was desired but he would prefer tlur all members of the county council were present the october resolujon of the county sponsored by ojkvillc reeve a day did riot mention boundaries methods or representation deputy reeve w gillies also j sponsor of hit rcsolgtion suggested tin county should stand up and he heard on this nutter if we indicitc our willingness to go ahead we may get uinir action r either than more tulle lie concluded the subject was raised jgjin at the warden dinner when several members observed the ray sets new record ray stull set an industrial hockey iciguc record by scoring two goals m less than 50 seconds during a game sunday nov 1 7 statistician charlie thomson consulted the records and could ind no equal to rays feat desirability of maintaining the present county boundaries for regional government noting the new county school boards would be on this basis bantams edged by burlington steve webster and danny mcgillowiy pljycd exceptional games in goa but burlington uiolc a 32 decision front actop bantams in tncounty hockey here wednesday the entire acton team played weir against the double a burlington dub giving them a good run for the win snow on thee ice hampered both teams especially the acton passing icfc morrison bagged both goals for the acton club the first one from gary turkosz the second unassisted williamson crowley and wright scored for burlington the acton clubs strength surprised the visitors who seemed to feel the game would be a romp rttt f for gas appliances javav richardsons tv appliances 301 main st e milton 7b4949 t elect horace blyth to the board of education for 1969 1970 term to represent the town of acton and the township of nassagaweya 15 years experience 5 years as chairman your vote and influence will be greatly appreciated your vote and influence is respectfully solicited for jack greer for acton council december 2 1968 v o t e 6 yr prvieu expartonea onv council at discount prices we can outfit the entire family shoes we can outfit discount shoe store 23 main st n brampton phone 4590762 vote experience reelect george currie as reeve for esquesing township the man who gel the job don cv noiron shirts 65 polyester 35 cotton for dress or for sport 398 in all the latest colors v check our many gift items paul nielsen clothing that make the meal from lovell bros modern meat market choice boneless prime rib roast 99 lb tender wing roast 99 han shoulder roast 69 lb tender blade and short rib roast 79 lb lean ground chuck 69 lb 9smamvtma mekmamt km yout huazim rid brand beef sids 65c lb fronts 53e lb hind 79c lb lovell bros modern meat market 77 mill e actoh daily deuvhy mtmta b33h40