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The Acton Free Pfess Wednesday November Likes spirit here Mom returning to Ireland By Co tie Maxwell Hey there a Mom That la what a few of the students have nicknamed Mrs Ruth McCarroll who Is the new secretarial science teacher at the school If you are wondering why the nickname It Is a direct result of her outlook on she believes in love She says You get far more by loving people than you do by being nasty She really loves kids and when teaching she finds It makes her classes much more friendly and the students respond better Love gets you just as much respect as fear says Mrs Pet peeve Her worst pet peeve is bigotry This Is one thing that really upsets her She says there will never be peace In the world If everybody grows up hating someone because of their religion or their color She finds that Acton High has a very open attitude toward differences religious differences personal differences and physical dlf Mrs has wanted to be a teacher since she was eight years old but when she was 16 she dropped out of and went to secretarial college for a year She grew up in Dublin Ireland and came to Canada in 1956 lust after she was married Her husband was born In Londonderry and they have one girl who Is now ten years old They live in Clarkson in She went into secretarial work and became an executive secretary in a large business organization in Toronto She became bored with this and wanted to get into the teaching profession She went to 0 for three years then took grade 13 Biology at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate night school in order to be accepted at the University of Toronto She finished her first year of University last summer and has now been teaching for five years She is 39 years old She has taught previously at Emery Collegiate in North York and at Secondary School Various hobbies that she very seldom has to break off teaching a subject because of a short period day She feels that she is able to do a greater variety of work and therefore the students have a better opportunity to learn Be comfortable She thinks the school dress is fine and she says that she would rather have the students wear what they want and be comfortable She finds that student participation and spirit is much better than at any of her previous schools She was very pleased also with the turnout of parents at the last parent teacher evening One thing at AH that Mrs would change if she could would be the cafeteria That is having hot food and hot plates but as she said the school is too small to warrant it If Mrs were not a teacher she says that she would choose some other line Involving work with teenagers Returns to Ireland Mrs McCarroll unfortunately is leaving the staff and students of Acton at the end of this semester The family is returning to Ireland She says though that she really enjoyed working at Acton High and the past few months here have been the highlight of her stay in Canada One of her deepest regrets is leaving the students She says that she had never taught boys before and when she found that her home form consisted of 22 grade 12 boys she was scared She has found that her home room especially have adopted her as Mother McCarroll or Mom The students will certainly share the feeling of regret at her departure NEW SECRETARIAL science teacher Mrs Ruth Carroll grew up in Dublin and is expecting to return to Ireland She will regret leaving Acton students she says Staff Photo Tour 0 stee m reads quite a bit she likes to play the piano when she uptight because it allows her to unwind and she likes to walk She took up ice skating and toboggannlng when she was years old and really enjoys them She likes most colors especially yellow but does not like purple Her sign of the zodiac is Gemini She likes long words that really say something and which can be said in small words quite as well Mrs thinks the new system Is marvellous because she finds Pins and misses new game By Cathy Ashley When you think of pins and school girls you usually think of Home Economics Not anymore pins and misses refers to the game of bowling which the grade 11 and 12 girls have taken up In their Ed classes Out of a sue game total for grade 12 here are the standings and points The Alley Cats first with points second was the Korkies with points third was the Misfits with 428 points fourth was Snoopy Gang with 4160 points and fifth were the Bumblers with points Also bowled the highest single a score of In tht grade teams Bombers came first with points Derby Duds second with points Four Hits and a Miss came third with 20OJ points and Wild Oats fourth with points All in all I think the girls had fun for geography class By Helen Glint her On Nov Mr J W May three grade geography classes left in two busses for Hamilton Mrs J Misntr was in charge of the first bus which went to in the morning and in the ternoon it went on to the downtown area for an urban study Mr May a bus did the urban study In the morning and went to in the afternoon Visit most modern school By Ron On rhursdoy Nov IB Debbie Thompson Susan Patrick and myself accompanied Mr to Lord Elgin High School in Burlington The main objective was to view their data processing We sat in on one of their classes and were shown the computer and a student of the school explained it to us We then programmed a few simple problems and fed them into the computer which an we red them seconds We toured the school which is one of the most modem in this district This was a very interesting day at Lord Elgin School but when I think about all tht faclhttis compared to Acton High 1 would still choose our school I think then is a friendlier atmosphere in a smaller school At we had a guide to tell us all about steel and steel makinf The urban study consisted of driving up James St and noting the homes and stores that we saw and telling whether we thought they were in a good location to serve the public or not There was also a couple of maps when we had to show the escarpment etc All in all it was an interesting trip Prefect animals By Marilyn Mc Arthur On Monday Nov Mr Black Geography teacher at Alton District High School ac companied his grade geography class of 32 to the Royal Fair Toronto The bus arrived at the school for the students at 30 a and from there on to the Royal At fair group earned out an assignment on animals It dealt with the animal differences uses etc When each group assignments were completed they used the rest of the time to look at At the students loaded on the bus after a very interesting trip On behalf of the class I would like to say thank you to Mr Black for a most enjoyable trip Quebec City trip for 30 grade 13s Keeping It Cnnadian is just what Acton High is doing the fiveman acting group from the Theatre Hour Co did skits and songs based on the theme Irom Sea to The presentation Included two poems and a fable of native origin Drums or My The and an excerpt from a play about an com the Great Hunger There were two French plays one le theatre Neptune which Is a recreation of the first theatrical presentation to take place in also Yesterday the Children were Dincing about a young Separatist whose commit ment emotional intellectual and historical to the ideal of a free Quebec forces him to a violent confrontation with his family The songs include I one Buffy Marie Now That the Buffalo Cone and an by one of the ictrcsscs Die Theatre Hour Company is produced by the Toronto Arts Foundation with the of the Ontario Department of This company shows students what can be done in acting professionally and second ly the needed to do it preparation was shown in a one hour workshop after the performance Immediately after the presentation there wis a question and answer period of which both students and teachers made use with a continuous line of questioning Workshop Die workshop is structured to broaden a student awareness of the actor craft stimulate his own interest in drami and suggest areas he mitht explore in the future This was done lly by sense that is in exercise one or more senses were stressed For example students id to lie on the floor relaxed but listening intently to iny sound it all walk around thinking about putting their heel down first then their shaking exercises to loosen their muscles energy exercises in which a person and tightens up into a small ball then explodes trust falls where a person falls and trusts someone to catch him and so on shows the way that an a tor develop his to respond to Ins actors while in a play tuation borne reactions Following arc the reactions of sonic students It was treat Wendy II It was weird Steve Milne 1 thought t was better last jear but I liked it Marshall It was 1 relaxing Hank Wissenz rtaliv liked it It was real but I wuntcdtodoa kit it the end like last year hut It was Steve Mellor Last week two members of the staff Mr Boris and Mr Ian MeGuhvray ad a super vised tour of one of Acton s industries Porter s Manager of Porter Mr Bill Pendleton showed the men around both in Distributor of Horn and Firm Products Serv Acton and D Since HEATING OILS LUBRICATION OILS GREASES GASOLINES DIESEL FUEL Phone 8532174 OIL Young St Acton Joes Meat Market Mill St Acton Chicken Legs Breasts 49 Chicken Wings 291 FOR TOUR FREEZER FRONTS 65ib SIDES HINDS CUT WRAPPED DELIVERED plant and These teachers are trying to make a better com relationship between school and community and they think that the business department of the school should be acquainted with industries as Port r Both men found this lour most and were really amazed by Its size am came early last Friday for three Acton High students and a teacher This Is the hour that Marg Slaven Armstrong Carol Pntterson and Mr Skerrett left for Toronto In time to arrive for classes at Institute and George Brown Community College The students arc among the many who arc planning to go to University next year and In order to give them some Insight into the courses they may be interested In they sat in on on some classes This sort of thing 13 very beneficial to a student and as one of them said It really great This is one of the many ways the guidance depart is helping students help themselves in choosing a career University information at Nelson By Carol Patterson Standing room only remained In the auditorium of Nelson High school as more and more people came to learn the Universities of Ontario Held In Burlington on Monday Nov 15 this University Information Program was intended to answer questions parents and students of Halton County may have had about Universities their and about student loans and grants The principal of Nelson High welcomed everyone and introduced University representatives to those gathered in the auditorium After a short tune the first of three minute sessions began These sessions conducted by three represent of Ontario Universities were held in classrooms In one Ampletlme was allowed for people to gather information about three Universities or about the student awards program of Ontario When most questions had been answered satisfactorily refresh ments were served In the cafeteria This ended very informative and successful evening By Dave Pink It was Tuesday night November at the Georgetown CNR station when 30 Grade students from Acton High School and numerous parents stood watching the approaching train Quick followed and the students along with the two Mr and Mrs Swallow boarded the train that would start the trip to Quebec City At Toronto we were quickly transferred to the Montreal bound train at the same time we were joined by student of North Toronto Secondary School No one had expected him but he was no stranger to the people from Acton and was welcomed by everyone on the train Thecnrller part of the Montreal trip was spent either seeking out interesting places on the train or visiting with other members of the group In time everyone settled either lengthwise across the seat or in a normal sitting position with their feet up on the opposite scot to try to sleep Neither position was comfortable so sleep was a luxury few people enjoyed Oldest When we arrived in Montreal It felt good to get out of the coach and walk around but we had to catch the Quebec City train This part of the trip passed uncvent fully as most of us were content to view the scenery When we arrived in Quebec City we col lected our luggage and took our bearings Quebec Is North America oldest city and is built mostly on hills Those who carried luggage cursed the fact that the railway station was at the bottom of the hill while the Hotel Victoria where we stayed was at the top We settled into our hotel rooms in groups of two or three at about 30 Wednesday morning Our bus tour of the city was scheduled for 1 so the balance of the two hours was used unpacking and visiting friends rooms Bus tour The bus tour lasted about three hours and included frequent stops to take pictures or visit museums The bus took us througli the most historic and beautiful parts of both the lower and upper towns of Quebec City The driver took us along the Ramparts past the Legislative Assembly the Chateau and numerous monuments to the people who shaped Quebec history The bus tour also included a stop at the an old French fort along the St Lawrence River The Citadelle has a very important place in Canada history It was Just out side its walls on the Plains of Abraham that Canada changed hands from French to English Inside the is a war museum mostly dedicated to the battle on the Plains of Abraham The Citadelle Is still a post for the Canadian Armed Forces It was during the tour that the previous night lack of sleep caught up with us and we didnt get as much out of the tour as we could have Most of us spent Wednesday night at the hotel or walking around Quebec Tour legislature On Thursday afternoon we were scheduled to tour the Legislative Assembly The legislative Assembly of Quebec is comparable to the Parliament Buildings in Toronto Statues of men who hold an honored place In the Province of Quebec history lire carved into the walls on the exterior of the building directly over the main entrance are tl statues of James Wolfe and the Marquis de Mont calm Our group assembled in front of the building at about and went in together The entire tour consisted of the two major rooms of the house not unlike those at Ottawa and Toronto but very beautiful Just the same On Thursday night most of our party ended the discotheque In the basement of the Chateau The Chateau Is a Canadian Pacific hotel and the largest building In Quebec aty It is a very Impressive hotel and serves as the major landmark of Quebec The brown brick construction and the oxidated copper roof give It the look of a castle Explore city Friday and Saturday were open days Due to lack of space this story will be concluded next week Timely Christmas Gifts I SAVE 25 On our COMPLETE STOCK of all Mens Boys and Girls Skates for Hockey and Figure Skating Hockey Pants Pads and Equipment Hockey Sticks Pucks Etc 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