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The Acton frca Press May Leadershi questioned OSSTF chief reelected after severe criticism Tom was re- hoped the principals would send a elected as president Halton better representative and noted Chapter of the Ontario Secondary Foster had missed seven of the School Teachers Federation at meetings the Group annual meeting Wednesday His victory came only after loud and severe criticism both from one of his opponents for the presidency and several spokesmen from the floor defeated a teacher Dan McLean and a General Wolfe teacher Tom Patience to retain his seat As a base for his campaign Patience attacked the president as a poor leader Poor leader He said he and others were tired and frustrated with present leadership He claimed his only reason for running was to replace inept leadership with a unified force McLean made no reference to a lack of leadership but felt a pressing need for the federation to become more representative of the teachers and achieve greater liaison with the community He urged greater Involvement by teachers in federation work reviewed his year in office and explained what he felt were priorities for the coming year He felt the federation should be looklnc Eight students qualify Halton Peel Held meet Foster countered I ve seen a untied executive and strong federation but not here Ivebecn Involved in federation work tor 11 years and know what federation Is all about In a report circulated to the 300 teachers at the meeting Foster congratulated salary chairman By Corie Maxwell In the County Track and Field Meet held last Wednesday and Thursday at University the Acton Track Team made a good showing with one first three seconds three thirds and four sixths The first six places in each event go on to the Halton Peel Track Meet which will be held at press time and will be reported next week of class size and other innovations taking place at the Halton County Board of Education If you elect a poor leader you will have a sinking ship and have a smiling board of education he warned Art Walker charged the president spoke from a position of weakness rather than strength and criticized him for having treasurer Henry speak for him as part of his speech He said be was stacking the deck The more I hear you speak the more concerned I became Walker was the first of several who openly showed doubt about the presidents capacity as a leader Principal Ken Foster engaged in a verbal battle with president Foster asked if the president felt the executive had operated as a unified body said for the better part yes but added Foster couldn be included in that yea Grade TOM Stan Hall for the professional manner In which salary negotiations were carried on Attack Innuendo On the other hand we often found it difficult to support the posture assumed by the executive Attack and Innuendo were too often engaged in by persons who proved themselves ill Informed and unprepared for the position taken After a hot election session votes were counted showing MB for the president for McLean and 22 for Patience Both McLean and Patience were vice presidents last year Patience ft was his second crack at the president job Both McLean and Patience declined nominations for vice 1 1 I presidents and Harold of Burlington Central and Peter Bonfield and Neil Turnbull of I OrOnTO Oakville Trafalgar High School won posts as VPs A move by McLean to have unanimously failed Alan 12 Wli the School was named secretary K Robinson will serve as treasurer iira th the agenda many treasurer residential and manufacturing Kim Thetford withdrew from areas where we saw many types the president race citing the and qualities of houses and lack of time to both teach and factories One house had three the federation A motion to Olympic size swimming pools have the president withdraw from teaching for the year and fj toU we proceeded to act as full time president for the Street where we were let year was defeated the bus to eat our lunches and A poll showed that of the four do various assignments We potential candidates only the city Hall at 2 m president was aware that that and then boarded the bus for motion would be put to the home membership Of the three who stood only the president favored All in all the trip was quite the full time position informative and interesting The first place winner In junior javelin was Steve Van Fleet with a throw of feet This beat the old County javelin record Roger McEachern placed second in Junior boys long jump along with sixth place finishes in the 100 and metre runs Over hurdles and through the water hazard ran Glen in the metre steeplechase for a third place finish Only girt Maureen Gerth the only female to qualify for the team placed second in discus and had a third In shot put Rolf Hoyer placed third In midget javelin while Ron had a second and Bob Smith a sixth in senior Javelin Dave placed sixth In the Junior metre run Congratulations to these students and good luck at the and Peel Track Meet There may not be room for a cheering section to go along but we all be rooting for you Need farm hosts Farmers in the North Halton area are urgently needed to help this years provincially spon sored Urban Rural Exchange urogram get the ground Purpose of the program is in its second year is to give urban and rural youths from ages to 15a chance to observe a way of life slightly different from what they have been accustomed is one week The exchange pro gram lasts from the beginning of July to the end of August Interested farmers who wish to help out should contact Miss Janet Hunter in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Building in Milton at Applicants for the program are carefully screened for attitude and character by the school student authorities and by Miss Hunter There is no pay or remuneration involved and the only cost is a transportation fee for the student Norman Robertson retiring soon Asked by Foster what would be done to make the body more unified the president said he Notes from Acton High By Corie Maxwell In last Wednesdays soccer game at Purdue High School Acton was defeated Helping with rehearsals last Wednesday for Theatre Night which Is on June was Patricia Collins She is especially interested in one of the plays The Death and Fitch Del Cook Manager of the Bank Commerce visited the grade Home Economics class last week He spoke to them about credit bank loans percentage rates loans for youth and other associated topics This is part of the Home Economics course dealing with home management ft youth from the urban Areas of the province will stay for a week at a farm The youth is expected to take part In the life of the farm and help with the chores if this is what farmer children do Any farmer wishing to take part in the program will be fully Insured by the province Go to city harm youths who host tes are also encouraged to participate in the plan and to become a member of a city family Length of stay for a youth Seven retirements In the North school area are listed in the latest edition of Ivdu cation News Norman Robertson is retiring and the school paper comments Acton district he plans to see all those nice parts of Ontario he has missed Mr Robertson joined the caretaking staff of school in and has been a relief caretaker In the north area for the past two years Mrs Florence Parsons Is leaving after teaching for years in Nassagaweya She currently teaches a Junior special education class Many of her former pupils taught with her on the same staff William is retiring as principal of Howard Wrlgglcs- public school in Georgetown Mrs Olive is also retiring from school Val Stein as principal of Chapel school Georgetown and from the staff there George Mills retires as a caretaker In Milton 3M STATIONERY Choose it and GMC trucks TILDEN ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS Mwrttottw M MAY SPECIALS SCM TYPEWRITERS CUPPER MODELS Only STERLING MODELS Only 129 SENTRY SECURITY BOXES lor only KITCHENETTE BROOMS WHILE THEY LAST For Only ATTACHE CASES 3 Models to Choose 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