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The Acton Free Press Jan 3 TREASURED ITEMS from the council chamber have been taken for safe keeping to the library where they grace the board room The mayor chair flags and crest presented to the town years ago by Sir Harry Bnttain of Acton England will remain here The picture of the Queen donated by the Lakeside chapter of the I 0 is now in the police office David Morris chosen for Ont Youth Band Bass clarinet player Acton Citizens Band Dm id Morns has been chosen Band of Ontario Players in the band arc all high school students from all parts of Ontario and great honor to be chosen Bandmaster George arranged for to audition and hi plavcd two solos March of the Marionettes in There were bass clarinet who auditioned and three of them were selected by Martin director of music for College London Altogether high school age musicians auditioned for BO places in the bind Thcv will meet together lo practice for days before a concert at Centennial Hall London Monday Feb The famed Arthur t ledler will conduct the group The Youth Band is under the auspices of the Ontario Bandmaster KEN I TOCHER digs deep in the box to pull the winning ticket in the curling club draw A Tonclh or won the color TV set in the draw Brian Robertson holds the carton high Association and College which holds an in strumcntal clinic at the same time The band has been organized for the past four This is the first time for an Acton player to par Dm id Morris son of Mr and Mrs Vie Morns got a letter Monday informing him he had been chosen His mother Joan and brother Michael also play in the band He has been playing clarinet for two years and bass clarinet for one year He wis competing against students who study in music day in high schools with music on the curriculum There no music instruction at Acton high school Nini students from the George Harvey secondary school bond of Toronto were successful in joining the Band They been here In Acton playing with ArtHilliard who also directs Acton band sometimes Auditions were held at North Bay Thunder Bay and as well as Toronto Elliott felt a bass clarinetist had a good chance as fewer of them would be competing He considers David a good musician who willing to practice David will be billeted at a pnv ate home in London while attending band sessions at College He is 16 and a grade student at A S Board of Education Says some pressured on teacher walkout teachers who indicated resentment to the one teacher walkout were pressured lo go along with the mass mob and threatened if they objected according to Board of Education Trustee Dick said he had visited schools on the day of the walkout and noted he had received reports of pressure and threats He quoted an informant as saying many teachers did not fully understand the situation the ttachcrs had diminished or eliminated any claim the teachers have to call themselves professionals In this board room we have heard many times the word professional used by teachers to describe themselves The rectnt affair has of yxirsc diminished or completely eliminated from an educational standpoint any claim to that status On the other hand their leaders have been referred to by the public who have followed their tactics as professional organizers and their conduct in the category of professional hoodlums and professional gangsters Surely we should expect more admirable comments about the teachers who we hire lo do a job in our system he said Let board down said the teachers had been treated very well by the board but showed a lack of loyalty and let the board down by joining the walkout He told the story of a little girl talking with a teacher and telling her she had improved in her work and felt that it was because her teacher never went on strike said the time had come for serious assessment and action and he recommended action be Liken I by Board Chairman Bill to be specific would only say there were several ways to approach the problem Assistant Director Lavender said the teachers would lose a day pay Not all of us have sacrificed a day pay for our convictions Board Chairman Bill Bald a committee had been formed to study two bills being considered by the province Bill is measure that would place boards and teachere under binding arbitration under a ceiling New vice principal for school in Acton Two appointments were made by Board of Education at Ihe meeting Paul Walsh was promoted from vice principal at M Robinson High School to a prin cipal be appointed toaschoolbcforeScpt 11974 Bennett School Acton as an elementary school vice principal He replaces David a promotion school Overspent on public underspent on high Board of Education will be overspent by about on the budget for operating elementary schools in the county but will be underspent by about In the secondary school panel Bruce Lindlcy superintendent of business and finance reported those figures to the board Thursday I in dicated the major share of overspending occurred In debt charges and plant maintenance at the elementary level Savings on debenture charges and instruction costs at the secondary level accounted for the biggest share of the savings at that level Board wants study core math ed motion that would see physical education and mathematics become part of the core curriculum will be discussed by the staff board committee of the Board of The motion was deferred at a board meeting Thursday so that staff people would have enough time to have input into the recommendation to the Ministry of Education the board will eventually arrive at Nonpolitical board wins trustee praise During a swan trustee Bill Tinsley praised the Board of Education for operating as political parochial group He said the effect of politics and parochialism was hard to control once it got a start predicted he in the future for the board He noted growing militancy among the teachers and ceilings on would make the boards job a difficult one Ivan Armstrong of Milton and George of North join in their departure from the board table lost an election race to Bill Pelletteno decided to retire I OHS of a former town council got at the New Year it the cm ling club Monday night 1 hey re Charles G W led Sr Claude Cook Joe Hurst ink led Clarence and ls Mr Mi Hurst and Mr continue in council work on council Mr McKeime is the new Acton representative on council A few moments of solemnity after midnight More coordinators Dimly f I dm itu will liffnf liy mil it tin dim tin still l from Halton wants planning help of is advertising various positions in the department At the bottom of the salarv scale with a range of to is a for chief draftsman or woman Planning assistants at a salary of to arc next in the ladder A senior planner in and statistics is wanted at a of to two top positions of in the poltcj division and development control have no salary mentioned Illusions The of delusions is cheap to build but draft to live in THE ACTON FREE PRESS Author at Second Clan Mill Reg lit ration Number RED CROSS YOUTH GEORGETOWN and DISTRICT BRANCH WHAT I invitation to a meeting WHO I students aged and up 111 I Church Hall 1 St WHEN Friday January at WHY your community needs you come help us further our Youth activities GUEST SPEAKER THIS MONTH WILL BE Ml MCQUCeil PARENTS ARE WELCOME FOR INFORMATION CALL 8778115 or 8783208 Sun Thru Mm SXY SUSAN KNOWS 9 NOTICE THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE Halton Board of Education WILL BE HELD ON Thursday January 10 1974 AT pm In The Board Room Of The Administration Building Guelph Line Burlington Ontario Toyota Community Calendar Whats doing in North Halton area I Happy Birthday Ijr Support Lions club pool project winter TIMES UP Chr dec pirkup for Acton Jjnuary See how much car your money will buy at HIAILITIOINII TlOfYlOlTlB Hj Mm TrwdTtotaTT 8784365 Just North of once a year JANUARY CLEARANCE THREE DAYS ONLY WHILE THEY LAST Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money cheerfully refunded