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Wednesday Sop PRINCIPAL DAVE KATZ listens as Bob Bateman right expounds theories on preserving our natural and cultural way of life Staff Photo By Mary Ann We arc living in a disappearing world This was the theory of our first guest speaker Mr Robert Bale man at on assembly last Tuesday Mr ex pressed the opinion that things arc disappearing at a faster rate now than in the year because by that time everything will either be gone or else be found in organized groups He visualizes the selling of reserve tickets to visit Algonquin Park on the major weekends Mr Bateman is presently teaching at Nelson High School Burlington He was one of the original founders and walkers of the Bruce Trail and has travelled all over the world taking pictures as he went With the aid of slides he showed the students how the world s drastically changing how we are seeing it in our own 1 He was very well received by the student body Wednesday there was another assembly only th tunc was for thesenior students After a brief speech on arthritis and its problems the classes were shown a film This was followed by appeal from the Acton Men for thestudents to canvass for the tis Society on Monday and Tuesday evening Several members of the audience volunteered their services Also on September the High School track team competed In From 39 entries Acton boys took seven positions in the first ten finishers Bob Andrews 2 Phil Morris 3 Pete Morrison Randy Dave Glen McKenzic Bob Smith 18BillMcGUIoway 23 Scott Somervillc Steve Marshall Roger 32 33 Bob Beer man 31 Jan First dance The school dance was held last day to the music of Buster The event was very well attended and much school spirit was demonstrated In order to have a field trip to Quebec the grade students are having a car wash this Saturday For only cents you may have your car thoroughly cleaned anytime between 10 and 5 at the high school parking lot Tickets may be purchased from grade 13 history students all this week Rap Report own committee too Members of Halton County Board of Education have ex opposition to the Hi on Religious dissatisfaction with a report on the same topic by a committee appointed by the board a year ago Following a thorough debate at a meeting two weeks ago members brought it back for a second look at Thursday s meeting In I m dissatisfied with our committee report was dissatisfied to see patriotism lumped with religion Surely we can be patriotic without being religious vice chairman BUI Priestner commented Too idealistic charged the report as being too idealistic and wondered if the were possible to implement He said I don believe there Is a place for formal religion in our schools Trustee Bruce Edwards added to claim about the report being too Idealistic I think it is time we get down to real basic concepts Edwards said Edwards termed the Report and said there was still a need for a harder look at the real needs Trustee Liberty Pease said he was glad to sec the committee reject the MacKay Report In parts at least He said he felt strongly against the MacKay report and wondered If It fraud He said the committee might have been stronger in their recommendations and noted they have pointed the way Mo re than morals Mr Pease said he felt the MacKay Report had indicated morals and religion went hand in hand to religion than a set of morals I can t get unduly perturbed about the removal of religion In the schools as it has been practiced and I dont feel our morals will drop around our ears because of It John suggested that no particular religion should be taught In the school because of a derisive effect it can have He suggested a curriculum should be based on positive things and added debate could go on for nights on end without coming to a conclusion Activate committee Members agreed to activate a to develop a curriculum within the guidelines of the board and approved in principle the first six recom mendations of the report The seventh and final recom mendation suggested activating a committee for further study Recently the Minister of William Davis declared no courses in religious education will be offered as a credit course however it could still be offered as an Interest course If the shoe fits wear it THE SHOE MUST FIT on WE DONT SELL IT TRY US AT Discount Shoe Store Wake up says speaker Ontario could become a Disneyland Unless Canadians start preserving their heritage natural and the cultural we could end up with everything looking like a great big wonderful Disneyland That was the tenor of Bob remarks to a high school assembly In Acton last week when attentive students heard a strong plea to start thinking about the good things of past which are going under the wrecker hammer or being destroyed by chemicals and other poisons oof modern civilization Art consultant Bob Is an art con sultant at Lord Elgin high school in Burlington world traveller one of the rounders of the Bruce Trail an artist who could make his awn way by painting but teaching as a way of life e has spent time In the Arctic South East Asia and Australia as well as sampling the mysteries of the East In In He showed slides to illustrate his talk They picked out some of the best of Ontario heritage We ore wiping out variety and replacing it with uniformity he declared as a slide of the Fisher home slid onto the screen a gem from the past which has been torn down to make way for a parking lot for the Burlington mall Torn down Do you know he told the students that there arc no houses left In Hamilton pre 1837 Thoy tore them down to make way For parking lots and sterile looking modern buildings which look alike What is there to distinguish this street from any other street in any other town he asked the students and teachers as row Sun row of gcrry built chrome store hardware appeared on the screen What is there to distinguish this school from any other he asked as a slide depleting a typical modern school hallway tit up the screen with rows of locker doors Where are the elm trees that make this part of the world dif ferent than any other Ravaged by disease Soon he said unless people wake up Ontario will look like a carbon copy of Los Angeles He deplored the disappearance of the natural way of life the lack of pride in community as evidenced by the mountains of Utter Sucked in People are sucked in by modern shiny new conveniences to such an extent they 11 sacrifice their whole life to get them he said That what is causing the riots the murders the unrest In the developing countries Somthing can be done but It will take a lot more work and money if we don t want everything to look like a great Disneyland The and historical part of the world needs some chanv Bob said calmly soon won be worth living If we get better town and country planning Can you envision having to buy tickets to enter Algonquin Park on a busy weekend Unless things atop disap pearing the old houses and natural world will be curiosities surrounded by fences for the curious to see as relics Eagle extinct The American way of life DDT Is wiping out the birds The bold eagle symbol of the Is becoming extinct Why Causes lie In the great Ami lean way of life I not antl American the blonde art consultant told his audience However he warned American values would soon ruin the world as we know it He asked students to envision a better way one which took into account tho finer things the predous heritage of the past which can never be replaced If you don it will be gone forever he said He was Introduced by Principal David Kate and thanked by Joe Congratulations to the ACTON BRANCH of the Toronto Dominion Bank We ore proud to have Installed the Roofing and Sheet Metal PEATSON THE FORMER ACTON HIGH school and now part of the Robert Little school the former Sidney Smith residence still preserves much of Its character Art teacher Bob urged students at the high school to help preserve their heritage which Is being replaced by structures of uniform shape and size that look like any other town A letter from Eden Mills This is the second In a series of letters written by Miss Val Barrow relating her experience during five delightful years spent in Eden Mills Miss Barrow writing the aeries to show her appreciation to residents of the village Dear May I was so excited when I wrote to you the other day that I dldn even tell you much about the village what It looks like I mean But it really looks like a nice place to live On the way home to get packed up for the move I took the time to drive around and have another look at the place And I really am pleased There is a huge old stone chimney on the property must have been a great deal higher when It was built which was the fireplace for the first store and post office In the district And there is also the remains of the foundation of the store stone of course and about three feet high In places It Is all crumbling now and something may have to be done about it Looking at the fireplace which must have taken at least threefoot logs one can Imagine the men sitting on old nail kegs In front of the roaring Ore In the winter and gossiping away looking up at the newcomers stamping their feet and shaking the snow off their coats at the doorway The valley was settled In 1S37 There would have been log cabins to begin with but there are a lot of stone houses now and mine Is reputed to be the oldest There is a huge threestorey building just to the right of my house down at the road which Is the present store and post office It was in 1874 with the business part on the ground floor and two apartments above Right across the street from that Is what was the old inn The original part was stone of course with a wooden extension which has been torn down now About In front of the store the road swings right over a couple of bridges to cross the river and climb the opposite hill out of the river valley On our side If the road had continued straight up the hill it would have gone right through the house so that Is howl can look right down the village Everything looks so nice right now of course June is such a lovely month I wonder how It will be In the winter but It is only about eight miles to work and I used tocountrydnvingbynow But I should think they get much more freezing rain and bad road conditions In these parts than we do There are only four more houses up the road from me two on the river bank and two my side of the road One of these Is at the same level as mine but the other had been built nearer the road Up at the back of the lot is an old splitrail fence and beyond that just farm fields so here I am virtually in the country yet part of the community Ideal I should think There a magnificent double French purple lilac In full bloom at the front of the house and up at the back the pale mauve and white lilac that mark the longsettled sites I can hardly wait to move in Well Id better go and do a bit more packing The movers come next Tuesday and the time seems so short with so much to do Thanks for your last letter Your garden sounds lovely but then you have a green thumb or an awful lot of drive and energy in that direction That the only thing that worries me about this lot Us large and living so near other people 1 11 have to keep It tidy not just let it go like I did at the cottage Best Val Photography fair specials Winners of the Free Press special photography competition at the rail fair Jim Jennings first Tony Vos Wendy Thomson Haslett seconds for Allan Green Haslett Ann Vos Tony Wendy Thomson Jim Jennings other awards at 1 Miss resigning post After serving County Treasurer for years Margaret Maxted of has asked to be relieved from the Job by the end of the year County Council decided to accept her resignation and have the responsibilities of the treasurer divided between the clerk and his assistant Mis Maxted will be retained on a temporary basis following her retirement to the TORONTO DOMINION BANK on the OPENING OF ITS BRANCH IN ACTON We are happy to have boon chosen as Plumbing Contractor for your Now Building DAWSONS PLUMBING HEATING ACTON 5 it lions to the TORONTO DOMINION BANK on the opening of a Branch Office in Acton I am happy to have been chosen painting contractor DAVID COHEN PAINTING and DECORATING PEEL ST ACTON J TO ACTONS NEWEST the Toronto Dominion Bank As Electrical Contractors for this fine New Building ice are proud to have played a part in the growth of Actons Business Section Jon Hurst Electric Acton 8532015