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Advisory role advocated at Renai forum There were under 20 in terested in the group or gathered Friday In the M Bennett school auditorium for the local meeting arranged by the Halton Renaissance com mi Chairman of the Ren committee Ken Campbell explained to the group that since each town has its own sense of com a special meeting had been arranged for Acton We re groping our way in terms of these citizens forums he explained Many have Joined the committee some seeking anonymity Members from other towns attended the meeting Friday and joined in the discussion But no provo cative questions came from the smattering of there Program chairman was Helen of Milton The evening speaker was Elslcy who lives several miles south of Acton A lifetime educator he was at Northern Vocation school for years and served on the consultative committee that recommended to government the regional structures for education A teachers goal Is to produce good citizens to teach pupils not the subject matter he explained In 1966 when he served on the committee which resulted IntheHaltonboard he visited all schools and felt they were providing good education within limits Equal opportunity did not exist and this has in fair degree been rectified It been more costly than anticipated he said with the annual budget doubled since A recommendation had been that the county board system be revised in five years and now may be the time This original committee had authorized the formation of advisory committees with considerable scope Maybe he said we should e for instance a Hills ad committee a real chance for a greater voice The com mlttee is recommending this be done county wide How many would give their time and talents for the good of the cause would be a continuing process not Just letting off steam We live In a permissive affluent youth oriented society riddled with bureau control so we feel helpless Mr Elslcy served And were heading into the saint thing with regional government Can we hove a hard education In a soft society Chairman report Renaissance chairman Ken Campbell rend a report prepared for this series of citizens forums explaining the origins of the movement in the dissatisfaction he and his wife felt over certain trends In education Incidents at Robinson high school which triggered their protest morally offensive reading material and the v of Gay I lb arc only symptoms of the disease The Renaissance protest Is not foamed on particulars but on general trends he stated He told of other trust ruled parents who wished to have a significant influence on the policies under which their children are being educated and his decision to form a lobby With this series of citizens forums we are seeking input from citizens In oral and written form for study by the consultants appointed by the Renaissance committee from which proposals reflecting parent and tax payer insight will be prepared for presentation to Ihe county board When the citizens forums are over Mr Campbell ex problem areas will listed Information will be circuited to members and Ihe resolutions will be prepared lo go before a general membership meeting in May Then these proposals will to the board of Among those speaking were local trustee Tom Watson superintendents Don Gentleman and Jim Morrison Renaissance treasurer Fred Benson of Compbcllvtile end vice chairman Hansford of The audience included two local teachers and one of them concluded the evening with her observations Jean Souierville a teacher years explained to the meetings organizers It was not because parents here are not interested that arc not it the meeting Last week It was picked here for Open House she observed Rather were lucky have such a representative Tom Watson who Is always willing listen She added pertinent remarks some classes amount to bnbysilting some teachers are trying do Ihe work of parents too Her remarks applicable to the Acton situation were applauded ABOUT attended the Renaissance committee citizens forum for Acton last Friday in the Bennett school Many of these were sup porters from outside the area with estimated under from Acton Ken Campbell and outlined the committee s origin and desire for more citizen involvement in what is taught in schools There were no challengers in the quiet audience although amiable discussion lasted till nearly 11 Ijw Ninety Ninth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY 1 1974 Twenty Six Pages Fifteen Cents Cost nixes tennis site Although 11 is set aside In a reserve fund for tennis courts for Acton a coat estimate of preparing the proposed site is Hills engineering department checked the site beside the scout hall prior to the calling of lenders and found the grade difference seven and a half feet The cost estimate for granular fill at 2 a ton brought the estimated price of SHOW Other sites will be looked by the recreation and engineering departments The M Bennett school had been the original suggestion of the newly formed tennis club anyway The park or high school are other possibilities It is very unfortunate recreation director Doug Collison said Tuesday The inevitable change in location will mean more delays He had been given permission by Hills council to go ahead and call tenders Now the problem will have to go back lo council The suggested location was on Robert Little school property beside the scout hall The sum woa in Ins reserve fund by the bylaw by the former town of Acton for construction of tennis courts The school board had suggested the Robert Little site having in mind the fact the swimming pool would be built at the high school The original location proposed for the Z Bennett school was destined for a parking lot Tennis club members don t know what will happen next We don have anything to do with it any more says tennis club president George Elliott It been taken over by Halton Hills council Lome Scots Cadets here Halton Hills council made a spectacular cut in the budget last Wednesday night slashing it by over per cent The original submission of 5 183 was cut to 2 365000 mainly due to a proposal to finance a new Georgetown arena without debentuies Other Georgetown projects still included in the budget are 000 for a library addition and 430 for a swimming pool Acton projects such as a new arena roof and tennis courts will come out of a 100 un committed reserve from Acton inly Councillor Morrow up with it proposal for the arena financing with from the Georgetown reserves and surplus from the Provincial Winter Capital Fund from the Community Centre MUSIC major at Queens Joe Petric performed class and modern selectons on free bass accordion Sunday evening at the music is short only centre from the estimated cost Morrow proposed be ruscd by public subscription and suggested any funds in excess of this amount be to the debenture for the pool A separate cadet corps in Acton has been formed by the Lome Scots Noel Weir heads the corps here training has begun in the It was dec idea lo have a separate group here because of trans difficulties en countered by the boys and girls The eight monthold Lome Scots cadet corps will its first annual inspection on Wednesday May There arc members The public are Invited lo the inspection To camp This year the number at tending camps has Jumped considerably Last year only five went to while this year 12 will spend two weeksat Cadet Corps camp and another 12 will spend six weeks at the Two will be trained as pipers at the Junior Band Camp and one cadet will take a complete six week rifle course at CFB Borden Six of the youngest members will spend five days at a new camp at Owen Sound while two more will go lo survival camp near Ottawa Duby back home Home from hospital Tuesday came councillor Duby with heart attack ruled out by his doctors In He had been having tests since two days after the Citizen of Ihe Year dinner when he was the genial as usual guest of honor With the arena out of the capital budget it now haves the sewage 000 the pool it 430 the libr at 2j0 hydro at and water at All but Ihe and the pool arc self liquidating money debentures This means Hurst through the deben someone explained the re- turd art pud off without be- bent pert in ingnddcdtolhetaxrate such and in the sewer service charge town He claimed had on the walcr bill which goes lo been forced to build a sewage pay off the sewage plant plant to Morrow pointed out that the sewage plant debenture can be piid off In lump sums at any time possibly of lot levies as development occurs Councillor Russell Miller asked if Acton arena roof was being tossed out Councillor Joe Hurst said there was 100 In milted Acton reserve funds that could be used Treasurer Lloyd Peterson agreed saying there was in uncommitted Ac Ion reserves and in commit led rcscrv there was 65 000 for the swimming pool U for tennis courts and for the arena roof Hurst also asked ibout money committed to Ihe improvement of Churchill It el north and south The treasurer said that separate In answer to I loyd Peterson said in s opinion Ihe proposed budget of mill on is i burden Ihe muncipal He said it wis below my restrctions Councillor 1 en he is pleased with figures pre by Morrow but reassurance from the is The treasurer said he had gone over the figures and he substantiated them He added the 400 WO far roads could be managed of current re venue since there is a 50 per cent subsid Councillor ho wanted it made clear that the sewage il pi ml would be by the lie on eh irccd I ick on l to the sen irei 1 1 motion to build the but the mih lo Id the I price of 000 was thai nitil by wncillor I lie lud I li in just list ye lor si he mike in amendment I iil down to What exactly have we cut out of the arena to got it down to asked Council Dick llowitt Itcereation director Doug son the tut of course was the lull but iddilion the lobby I reduced in sue it would now serve only the also there would In reduction in dressing rooms You would still get a ill foot by fool ice surface J selling of seals six dressing II lit said he care the spectators at tin Jrcna or the swimming pod he wanted to provide for the eh Idrcn Morrow he t want l inky looking building on 16 acres of choice land Coxe and Hyde voted for the amend ment but Ihe rest of the overruled them and went for price Hyde pointed out Ihe ten wuuld still control the ill mite cost Summer playgrounds teen program planned There will be full pliyground programs at the Robert Little school M 7 Bennett school and Ihe park this summer Itcereation director for Hilton Hills outlines his depart plans at the first meeting of the new recreation advisory committee in the School activity rooms will be ivulablc for use all summer he said The three locations ire set up so ill the children can walk to The youngsters it the two schools will go to the for their swim sessions Seven weeks playground will operate mornings afternoons It will be a drop- in with no registration fee Leaders hue been chosen from among applications throughout Hills in in effort to get the best and put varied skills together he said There wilt be more stress on arts crafts this year More special events and paid activities arc anticipated such is lo the Hon safari or Ontario Place He also foresees com petition between Ihe various pi to keep interest up Overall supervisor is a third year recreation student Com mini JULIE SMITH was assisted at her concert Sunday by her fiance Tom who also studies music at Western Doris Pine The Erin choir returned home with a trophy after a gtonous ten day trip to Ireland The first was won at the Cork International Choral and Folk Dance Festival in the school competition for mixed voices under 18 years They sang Peter on De Sea a Canadian composition and Hallelujah Chorus The group consisted of young people from the Eden ills and who had been planning and working toward this trip for some time Brighter days The tour was a real sue cess After getting off to a poor start due lo difficulties at Toronto airport brighter days commenced as the Irish airlines took paying for the coaches from Itockwood lo Buffalo and the buses from Buffalo to New York Tour director Ken Graham praised the Irish airlines for their wonderful help They held up the big airliner at New York for an hour with people on board until the group arrived The choir was one of three choirs to sing at the official open of the festival panted by Iceland and an Irish choir they sang im mediately after the festival was opened by the President of Ireland Six times Standing before an iencc of 3 people they proudly sang to bring honor to Canada Six times during the four day festival their vol were raised In song in competition and In other parts of the program Especially Important according to those who were there were concerts they put on at Limerick Dublin and Mallow These were in a school a church and a town hall in this town 20 miles north of Cork They werevery well received and It gave them an opportunity to meet and talk to the people while they enjoyed lunch There was also time for sightseeing as they visited old castles old Irish cottages harbor villages and the beautiful Irish countryside And no trip to Ireland would be complete without kissing the Blarney Stone in party Everything went along smoothly with no major mis haps There were in the party including students and and it was re marked there t a hotel that t be glad to have them back They didn know As the plane eared its lion an announcement came er the loud speaker that the passengers at the rear want express their thanks for the lively entertainment Proud Ken Graham states he was extremely proud of the way they conducted themselves saying they were a real credit to Canada Their performance was televised on Irish television and they were instantly recognized as they relumed to their hotel by those who had been v it From New York they In Toronto where buses transported them back lo in the wee small hours of Monday morning tired but happy group ERIN ERAMOSA choir participated in the official opening of the Cork International Choral and Folk Dance Festival with choirs from Ireland and Iceland An audience of watched the opening pictured above The party strong was away for ten days and brought back the first prize tropin for mixed voices under years of age Equally ex citing to the young singers were concerts sang at Limerick Dublin and Mallow where they met and talked to the people The choristers are from Erin Hills burgh Ospringe Eden Mills and areas