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page 3 sjr vote and influence are respectfully solicited for mrs jos emmerson for wak1 1 council injection day monday joeeetttber 124 1940 vol at old town hall 0 aju to 7 imu i reelect arthur herbert for ward 1 council hew public school heted as enrolment snowballs j vote at old town hall 9 am to 7 pm election day monday december 12th 1949 4 145 mora pupil by 1954 say inspector five additional classrooms will be needed by ibm to take care of rapidly growing enrolment of geor getown public school results of a recent survey made of preachool children show that there will be 578 enrolled at ohs in that year compared with 431 at present an increase of 143 experience shows that a teacherisjmnat adequately handle a class of more than 35 pu pils ahdsbtain best results and fourteen classrooms will be needed to handle the 800 pupils of trade age plus two rooms for kindergar tenprimary at present the aver age classroom has 38s pupils and the school facilities are taxed to the limit lust summer the former assembly room was converted into on extra classroom and a new teach er hired the status quo can be maintained next year when an in coming class of s3 replaces a gradu ating class of 40 in 1051 37 grad urtc and 60 start to school to jump the enrolment about 30 and the same situation exists for the next three years which of course is as far as it is possible to predict inspector l l bkucc dealt at mime length with the situation in his annual report which was re viewed by the board of education at a meeting last wednesday at which mr skuce waa present mr skuce urged that planning be star ted immediately as almost two years is required froi the time plans are begun until the various details arc ironed out the building constructed and ready for opera tion he strongly suggested that consideration be given for securing five more room neceaaary t reelect vern mccumber for ward 1 council vote at old town hall 9 am to 7 pm ejection day monday december 12th 1949 a new site for the erection of second public school of modern de sign planned so further additions could be made when necessary while it would not be impossible to construct a new wing on the prea- ei building mr skuce pointed out some of the disadvantages chief of which is lack of adequate v play ground there is not enoushaplay- ground apace to serve the pleeent school population and this would be- intensified if a large addition were made and more children had less space in which to play ano ther disadvantage is that of adding a costly new addition to an old bkilldlng an experience which has its dangers as was found in glen williams when the old school collapsed during building opera tions mr skucc stressed the fact that five extra rooms take care of class room needs only and that the jlans should provide for suitable accommodation tor manual train ing and domestic science and an auditorium as the present board of educa tion will be replaced next year by a public school board no concrete decisions were made at the meet ing but a recommendation was made which will be embodied in a report which the board will pre pare fur the consideration of the new school board the report will ttatc that in the opinion of the re tiring board the only course open is to start immediate planning for f second school to be erected some where in town which will be ready to open for the fall term of 1952 the georgetown herald wedneaday nov 30 1949 your vote and influence are solicited for th0s l lyons for ward 3 councillor j it is essential that candidates with experience should be erected to cope with the problems of the present which confront council i ar si vote lyons election day monday december lith 1b49 vailae in the municipal balullur ajn to 7 pas g sn fjn oiimmiibanonuaittw your vote and influence are respectfully solicited for garfield mcgilvray for ward 1 council due to the busy time of ear in the publishing business i find it almost impossible to make a complete canvass of the ward but will appreciate the support of thjc electors and endeavour to iervc to the best 01 m ability vote at old town hall 9 am to 7 pm your vote and influence are solicited for harry hale for ward 2 councillor election day monday december 12th 1949 a m yoxjr vote and influence are solicited for roy magloughlen for ward 3 councillor election day monday december 12th 1949 si votlnr in the municipal building 9am to 7 pjn macac a a a a a 4 a a a bjbubi a auaaaauavbhbikaijj e muiuiuimouiisiiiiiiniwsiiiuiain i vote or frank fetch councillor in ward 3 election day monday december 12th 1949 otlnc in the municipal building sam to 7 pjm i ala your support is respecitully asked for williamtuck in the new 1950 council in ward 1 election day monday december 12th 1949 vote at old town hall 9 am to 7 pm your vote and influence are solicited for norman hill for ward 2 councillor tini docs not permit i complete tiniss of the ward but i would ippicctatc tiil support of every ritepicr due to my disqualification for council in ward 2 i can not stand for council but i would request that anyone who might have supported me to giveyour vote and influence to u 1 i harry hale as councillor for ward 2 respectfully youra ted vahl ratepayers of ward 2 i am offering my services as councillor in ward 2 for 1950 your support and influence will be greatly appreciated and rewarded is it economy you want in public business 1 then vote orr for councillor in ward 3 economy it the badge of all hi tribe m i i i 1 a thank you charles ledwidge anian vote ray whitmee iniimiinahmmiiirttiiiwmuawiuiihiinwuiniiiin i your vote and influence i are solicited for thomas sykes for ward 3 councillor election day monday december 12th 1949 voting in the municipal building 9 am to 7 pu councillor s ward three little iielpek8 tea more than sixty mothers and grandmothers and their children rttended the little helpers tea at st georges church last wednes day afternoon archdeacon w g o thompson spok a few words of welcome be fore the superintendent of the baby band mrs james fatten ass isted by un john tanner sr cat led the names of each of the 130 children enrolled and presented them all with lifts this year the gifts were handmade articles mads by memberaof the wa headed by a committee under the convenar- ihip of mrs farmer tea cookies and sandwlchaa were served the mothers and ehll- dhen by members of the wa and daughters ofthe church under the convenerahisf of mrs 8am walks iju