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The Acton Free Press Wednesday August 1 Ben Cases history Robert Little first county inspector Ben Case of county continues he writes of the school In the year IS an Inspector of Schools for the was appointed the t the first appointee Little the principal of Alton Public School Mr ljttle was a hiRhlj respected and well qualified leather and the Council made a wise ihoicc in so let ting him for this position We real more of him in the which follows His earl was a loss to the county Following the High Schools were It in the various towns soon warranted The cost of these wis shared the municipality the county and the province and the were inspected from the of Edueition of the Province With the compulsory school age being raised to sixteen the proportion of students attending high school has grown prodigiously in recent years Since the Second World War there have been ridic tl changes in the educational system of the province Many factors hive contributed to this The explosion increased the school attendance The automobile enabled many town workers to move to the country in the hopes of lowering the cost of living this situation coupled with a great upgradinc of teachers Early oneroomed school salaries in ret en years has the rural school to consolidate although the resultant has been largely offset by the necessity of Bussing the children to school As result the cost of edueition has risen to great lengths in both town and township In some townships 75 to 80 percent of the total local taxes goes to education in spite of greatly increased grants from the Province A revolution is now to take phec in the of schools The Department of location for the province has decreed that ill education both will now be administered for count from a head office in the county Hun is been appointed an i assistant and a county school bo and a sizable office iff Administrative salaries been raised to an inflation extent with a rcsultdnt invitation to ill te liners to be more demanding with i reversil of the supply mil dim inil situation Uie results in anxiously waited with more in interest the tax paying public Another revolution this time in il is by the Provincial l It 19 proposed to out all existing boundaries at the county and level and dividing the province into regions with a decrease in the amount of locil ovirnniLntanil it is to be hoped i corresponding decrease in the cost of region is to be a combination of ruril in areas the public will look forward with interest to the resulting upheaval the old historical pattern When this place the County of hive known it will to exist and will pass into Ranchers leorn the gospel in model western town By Bob The winding road isn t much more than a pith bounded by tall trees on either side When one reaches the end of the road you can take Palomino Parkway from the chuck room up to the corral People Church Ranch situated on the Fifth line in Nassagaweya resembles a western town with the small cabins bunk beds chapel corral and chuck house People s Church i denominational church with headquarters in Toronto bought the ZOO acre parcel of land list year and moved from their original camp In where they had rented property The theme camp is built around a western town Built lor The general of the is taken from a western town and touring the camp one can help but feel is looming behind a tree Much of the work has been done with volunteer labor Camp director Audrej explained the prime for the camp is to spread the word of the gospel in a casual setting While youngsters are busy from morning to swimming horse horse shoes badminton soccer and a host of other tames thc line up twice a day for sessions in the chapel This is really what we are here for All of the things are great for the kids but religion is the reason we are here The youngsters that come here treat gospel as one more activity It is really great Mrs said Speaking Mrs explained the gratifying feeling she and her workers have when they sec a s attitude change Often we have youngsters that are being told they have to do something for the first time Children want to be told They grumble about this and crab about that but when it comes right down to it they do and be happy about it Mrs said Competition Much of the time at the camp is devoted to team competitions and according to Mrs Elford when they get near the end of the week the competition really gets keen as the campers do their best to make their cabin the toughest to beat The camp unlike many Is a co ed camp When the camp at they have boys ind youngsters and one leider occupy each of the cabins While some of the help is paid much of it is volunteer help Feature horsemanship Horsemanship is the of camp activities The camp has trained persons working under the direction of an attractive Burlington woman Mrs Cheryl Gibson frail rides horsemin ship and the theory behind it part of the program directed by Mrs Gibson Thirty five horses are re idy and raring to and her hush ind Ken I lford were instrument in the operation and share it lire for the future of the ranch But both been working at the job part It is beyond a part tune job ni sure the committee will to look for a full tune director soon Mrs said Children come from all over Canada and some from the United to stay at the camp While everything at the camp appears more than adequate Mrs insists the camp is Still camp of the future As we toured the grounds Mrs pointed to a picturesque point in a wood area of the camp and explained that she visualized a white chapel she hopes will be there some day day is a key phrase at the imp Some day the bam the horses will be completed some day a small park will be in one corner of the model town But it all takes and it all takes time Eventually the casual building whichdoublesasa play area and a now will be converted into a room and the new chapel will be built down the road At this tune a small cabin serves the medical centre A qualified nurse is at the camp during the seven weeks in the summer that the camp is used A The Pillbox Build boardwalks From the pool area one can overlook many of the buildings below and the block like layout similar to that of a western town becomes more apparent Eventually boardwalks will be built the walking area TEN CABINS accommodate to guests at the ranch The coed camp houses seven youngsters and one councillor in each cabin The layout of the ranch is similar to that of a western town Staff Photo While the irei is only used seven weeks of the year now it mav be used the ye ir round It is terrific Mrs Flford noted It could be used in the winter for ind and ill winter sports Weddings Passports Industrial Portraits PHONE 8532269 PLAZA MEATS DELICATESSEN QUEEN ST E ACTON 8531830 We Handle Red and Blue Brand Beef Only PORK CHOPS 49 Fresh HAMBURGER 3 139 I lb Fresh ROUND ROAST 09 lb English SMALL LINK SAUSAGE49i Sliced Lome Sausage I Side of Beef 67 Hind of Beef I Cut Wrapped At No Extra Charge WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF 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