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Hes agin it In this comer the hard line Dr Garnet McDermld professor of curriculum theory at Ontario Institute of Studies in Education It was the launching of sputnik that revolutionized education Change mounted on change until for Dr the Hall Dennis report faith in the naive wisdom of kids proved to be the place where I dropped off the wagon Schools used to always be places to rear the young in the image of the families of the time the teachers operated in place of the parents and honored their virtues Nothing changed much until the with the cognitive movement Then the bottom fell out of the scientific movement when everyone became disenchanted with the result Then again emulating the S came the freedom movement in the schools The Hall Dennis report identifies with the kids and advised Get off the kids backs thej know best Learn values He declares the schools are NOT For the socialization of kids they re for social values literature history and the values of the country That important to me he asserted and what I want for my kids Teachers don t understand the Hall Dennis report any more than we do Answering Paul Nielsen question as to how the schools deal with the knowledge explosion he admitted ruefully Wc can t We can teach kids how to get material and give them the selfconfidence to make It Upholding discipline he said a youngster t be allowed to be when exercising his freedom when it takes it away from someone else Structure necessary The world itself Is structured it a necessary part of training A couple of questioners avid upholders of the hard line produced rounds of applause from the audience Maurice Stale Our whole is based on standards need standards and discipline Esther Taylor Discipline never hurt a kid swung the pendulum too fir Kids respect teachers who lay down the law and they behind their backs at teachers who try to be popular wanted to a teacher but 1 have fitted into this scheme of things PERMISSIVE EDUCATION BLURRED VIEWPOINTS Hes for it Two attitudes toward education provoked at the Chamber of Commerce dinner into a free wheeling sometimes heated discussion Monday After the dinner meeting in the Station Hotel two educators were introduced and each spoke on his own opinions anil attitudes on education today Differences t sharp but blurred with experience I See accompanying stones Hie kickoff to the town s celebrations was symbolically made by ebullient J who tossed out in Argoautographed football It 11 be raffled off at a sportsmen s dinner In January to raise moncv for the town s centennial He produced gules of laughter does the town really want a Royal Bank with the centennial profits and promised plenty more fun in 1974 Someone momentarily fired with his enthusiasm and promise of more laughs to come ran right out the front door of the Station Hotel with the treasured Argo ball Chamber president Roy Goodwin was chairman Alan bast wood introduced the two speakers and Hetty Eastwood presented gifts made at White Oak ceramics Doug Mason was a guest in appreciation of the hydro crew work in putting up Christmas lights In this corner the soft line John Maxwell supervisor of arts and science department College Permissive education to him means letting students make decisions on information available He was labelled a radical in school he complained a lot At Humber he preached the of freedom He wanted to help people deal with change ind to initiate change Students now don wont revolution he notices Now it a problem to slow down change as shown in the popular book Future Shock Parents and children different values Differences in the hard and soft dialogue arise from trying to determine i way to control change without change school In a free school we try to build a system which people to exercise their imagination and develop sensitivity How ire people to be made hippy in their work A steel worker has satisfying competition But how Is computer operator to develop a sense of his ability to deal with people and situations means a lot more than workuij Students must be given the tools to live in our society Education reward students hove freedom to investigate and make decisions is their reward His reference to illiterate students brought a wail of agreement Another popular comment with the crowd was his revelation that when he found his best students in the cafeteria Continued on Page Seventh Ye ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1971 HARD 1JNFR Garnet left soft liner John Pages ficon Cents Maxwell right Sharon in the referee s spot Staff photo Council shook up by blasts What can citizens affected by blasts from nearby quarries do about it asked Deputy Reeve G Pat at a meeting of Acton council There should be some follow up it is becoming quite a nuisance the deputy reeve told councillors most of whom also have received calls from concerned ratepayers at some time over blasts alleged to have originated at the Quarries It s comine riLht up through the heart of town tht deputy churned and affectinc quite few people Councillor Greer agreed Here is problem mcntiomnj that 72 Warden some councillors id discussed means of the blasts in in oil the record session He said the w is i meed that the town purchase or rent a seismograph to monitor the blasts Then there would be something to work with in regard to over blasting Part of barn Three hats in ring ALL OR the first time in five years are the Gaulton Peggy Lawson Gregory and George family the traditional v s dinner Friday With About 180 attended the dinner in Oakville Mrs holds a the warden and Mrs Oakes are left to right Frances crystal vase of the mayor and council of Acton Bernier cancels quarry licence 111 Hon I as sent shivers down the owners in this an Muida when he of Sand and to operate a gravel pit near here at Terra I It is tin first time Die i has cancelled a pit licence and this as the beginning of loujli unci Minister of Mini s and Northern Affairs mi said the action rise lo to a feeling of the other pit and operators who is within the Niagara hie area and appear iiovtrnmtnl is tint in but assured both groups this was ik t Hit Mr sail the Terra dee is on wis one which nitrite it special consideration bee the was so important to people in southern Ontario spit is just Adams Knitting opens in AIC Alton s newest industrv Adams Knitting Co Ltd opened recently in the Acton Industrial Centre adjacent to Beardmore s The companj which manufactures jamas and undershorts has a base in Toronto where all cutting of material and shipping is handled Hire nine Nine Acton and area women have been hired so far to operate sewing machines Only the sewing process is being done in but company secretary treasurer Fuller expects more women will be hired and shipping ma be done from here eventually as well Man jumped A Hock wood man required treatment in Guelph hospital after being assaulted by two men at the back of the Dominion Hotel Saturday The case is still under investigation of Tern a Km zed pc plan of site resident of opposed to the quarrv I Synamcs revealed that whin the applied for i licm to the pitthev had f to show the of all bull line situ within feet of their on the site plan filed with the Government including his residence Mr sub pended licence and ordered hearing before mining Despite a recommendation it the suspension be removed until Nov Mr it until the cancellation decision Monday Mr in his report said there was no deliberate intention on the part of the to mislead the department Despite the Minister assertion that the Consolidated decision was a special case pit and operators can likely expect sterner application of regulations and probably more of them within the next few months It is expected all operations will be reviewed carefully before licences are granted Many pits and quarries in this area could be affected Pleads guilty 33 counts In court in Milton Monday an ton man was rem in for psyihiatnc treatment later taken to the In mutt 1 1 m in one of two brothers charged with incidents of ear Iheft pleaded 11 brother appears in court 16 pre i led Ask bylaw extension Council will apply to the Municipal Board to have its agricultural holding by as amended extended March the present date of expiry Council decided to apply for the extension on the advice of their solicitor Terrance Baines The law was to be in effect onl until the township 3 official plan is approved and in force However the official plan was recent referred back to planning board when it came before council for approval Mushy ice Curious tots are tempting fate this week by testing the state of the ice on the pond and school creek Library staff and patrons rushed out Tuesday to warn the adventurers off the edge The school creek is deeper this year At least three members of County Council will seek the position of warden when it goes up for grabs in early January Reeves Ron Harris of Milton Tom Hill of Esquesing and Jim of Burlington have all indicated they will stand for office Will run is the newest member of the three on county council He has just completed his first year on county council and has had four years in politics three as councillor and one as reeve He has chaired the roads committee and has spearheaded a drive to Increase representation for Oakville and Burlington on county council Questioned on the matter said he was a candidate but indicated he had not asked for support from members of council He suggested council had worked with him for a year and would know his qualifications Reeve Hill an employee of Fine Paper in Georgetown has the longest record of municipal council work of the three He has been a member of Esquesing Council for six years three as councillor two as deputy reeve and one as reeve Mr Hill is chairman of the Manor committee Run again Reeve Hams was recently acclaimed to his second term as reeve He has served two years as deputy reeve and two years as Breakin Hardware hollowing a break in Saturday and an attempted break in police are asking anyone who hears unusual noises to call them We wall be glad to come and investigate the police state this week and they continue investigation on two recent break enter and theft cases Last Saturday Wayne Moss of Moss Hardware reported entry had been gained to his store by the removal of two boards on the west side About CO in change was missing An attempt was also made to gain entry to Symon Hardware The week before a similar entry and theft was made at s store Nearby residents who hear or see anything strange are asked to inform the police office If a police officer is not there the message may be left on a recording which he will replay as soon as he returns from patrol duty The phone call also puts on the Mill Mam police light to speed his return reeve Prior to being elected to council he served for seven years with the Milton Public School Board He is chairman of the Halton County Social and I amily Services Committee and has held that post since the department was formed Harris was unsuccessful in his attempt to be elected warden last year The only vote he was able to capture was Ins own when Milton Deputy Reeve Percy Barr threw his hat in the ring as a dark horse The purse for the position of warden was increased to when Warden was elected last year Prior to that it was term as warden ends at the conclusion of the calendar year Panic call for clothing Hie Shop has a panic ill out for children tins week One nc familv J ibout wiped out the shop s entire stock of children Anyone with to n is to brine it for tin next open Dec from 1 ID to J ir to phone Mrs Cohen or Mrs sue just clean in repair collapses An Acton area fanner John Van Arafon lost three heifers and about three or four tons of corn when a portion of the barn he rents on the Third Ine of collapsed Friday night there were other animals in the bull line but they were able lo be freed Mr Van Ar rents the farm from Charles Should ask GG S Dennett is interested in what to happen to the shaped piece of land wlieh lays between Highway the Seventh I ine at Monday nicht meeting of clerk reported Mr Bennett called to ask if the of importation and intended lo in up the Ian 1 he feels could become a park for the township Attending the s dinner he I then were funds i federal works program Well phed Reeve Tom Hill Mr Bennett should have him wh it to happen to controlled by eminent reg ulution care A fine idea said Councillor Masales but it would be quite a cost for something that is re illy a responsibility of The matter was referred to the who recalled council has been this exercise with the aggregate Industries intimating there was not much could be done that ilreudy been done a member of a il committee to make recommen lations about the irtmtp the mavor said the Minister of Mines had new legislation pending which would go a long way to improving the way the industry is run but there is nothing in the new lceisl relating to blasting miyor related He referred to instances in the past when excessive blasting complaints id been investigated eh instance the companies involved could rove by seismograph readings or that they had not been regulations Not harmful they were confident they were not harming the town and ere was no we could do in thine said We should suggest the level of allowed blasting be lowered irks mayor said he had done this for Mrs benefit and the Minister said he would look into it Norm council should talk to man of the quarries and tell them their operations were concern Wc can prove they are the limits and there is use chasing up blind alleys We could rent a for six months and 11 behave themselves then comes the sev ntli in nth and we get a real ITS NOT THE size of the dog in the fight it s boxing lesson at the Monday night Y M C A the size of the fight in the dog Diminutive Jim boys club Boxing instructor is Charlie Allonby tees of on George Binden during a Grwn Photo