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Scout and Guide news It was a long drive to ton but the girls from Acton perked up considerably when they saw the sign Camp These Girl Guides under Helen spent last weekend camping with girls from the Toronto Guide Company from York District The weekend was planned by their leaders Capt Pat Bilo- and Lieut Maria The girls were divided into patrols where they quickly made new friends On Saturday events in eluded crafts badge work and a hike At the campfire that evening the Acton girls surprised both the leaders and the Guides by coming up with skits of their own Everyone was back home about five Sunday afternoon Our grateful thanks go to the kind parents who drove the girls up Friday night and re turned for hem Sunday Craft conference The Guides were not the only ones making crafts on Saturday A craft day was held the Acton Scout Hall Saturday afternoon Over Wolf Cubs plus leaders squeezed into the two halls The were from across North district They started out their afternoon with a singsong For crafts they made inn headbands plasticine pinch puppets tinfoil Christmas decorations and elephant The Scout and Guide Mothers kindly provided a for the mob It was certainly a most constructive and valu able day Parents news The Scout and Guide Mothers held a delicious pot luck supper last Tuesday at the Scout Hall Every mother received an invitation to attend but many decided not to Please do not feel out of place and not attend these meetings There is an important parents meeting tonight for the parents and their sons hoping to attend the 1977 ional Jamboree on Prince Edward Island next summer One of the items to be dis cussed will be the financial end of the venture Be sure to attend the eight oclock meet ing in the new Scout hall Would leaders of every sec tion and interested parents especially fathers please note that the group commit tee meeting for December has been moved to the seventh at in the evening Parents may notice that there is a lot in here for them this week Just remember hat all this work is for the welfare of your son or daughter Please at least indicate your interest Remember the films which will be shown on Saturday December and 18 at the Scout hall They are for any one in town under eleven years old It is being organ zed and run by the first Acton Venturer Company Trie Acton Free Press Wed December 1 Bl 1 Board likely to spend over budget A financial projection shows Board of Education will go over budget this year Superintendent of Business and Finance Bruce told trustees Thursday that department has projected costs to the end of this year He believes costs will go over budget by SI million in the instruction category whitli is predominately teachers salaries noted the board million budget lake into account staff wages which took effect in ber At the same lime the board finds itself under budget for school building operations and maintenance said the board hydro and fuel bills art- Si below budget winch indicates our energy ton program is having some effect Another area which the board is under budget is chase of new school sites in The boards transportation tal expenditures The board Burlington but didnt buythe costs will go over budget by budgeted 750 for pur land about 15000 sold Vote to Reelect BRAD CLEMENTS CouncillorWard Three Burlington TOWN OF MILTON On Monday Dec 1976 Polls open am to 00 pm CLEMENTS BRAD CUBS FROM SEVEN Halton Hills packs were on hand Saturday at the Acton Scout Hall for the annual Cubs crafts day The boys rotated to various tables where leaders would show them how to make everything from sculptured wolves heads to hand puppets The Acton cubs mascot was also on hand for the fun and games and was the centre of attention Front row Mitchell Chany Fifth Georgetown Gregg Lindberg First Georgetown David Eighth Georgetown Back row Bruce Ir vine Andrew Ferguson First Acton the mascot Robbie First Norval and Christian Wassermann Fifth Georgetown A Board wants Canadian history and geography Board rejects grade exams Board of Education is all for having uniform tests for all schools in the region but isnt keen on seeing grade 13 and university entrance exams brought back Thursday the trustees sup ported only half of Trustee Dick motion to bring back province- wide depart mental exams in Halton high schools Goodin said every school has different standards and many community groups and educators are joining him in calling for better standards of student evaluation Superintendent of Instruc John said since the board has been ing towards uniform wide tests and more are being developed all the time Trustee Tony Goodyear said if teats have been being given all along that Isnt what he has been hearing from the community Director of Education Em Lavender said a recent report from Ontario universities points out the number of pupils falling first year not changed appreciably over the years The universities say this is either because of improved university lion or because university standards t as stringent now He said the same report wants the basics taught in public schools but arent in favor of the schools going back to the old departmental exams or university entrance exams as they used to exist The universities ore how ever in favor of students being given English and Math aptitude exams before they go to university Lavender reported Trustee Bill said he couldnt support a return to grade standardized exams because they werent very good when they were used and wouldnt be now Trustee Fred said tests should in elude evaluation of a pupils mastery of grammar and spelling Lavender said he expects new Ministry of Education guidelines for core high school curriculum will state that spelling and grammar should be included in English training Board of Education wants all high school students lo be required to take at least one credit course in Canadian History and another in dian Geography Thursday trustees sup ported such a resolution from Prince Edward Board of Education being latcd to boards throughout Ontario and also being sent the Ministry of Education Superintendent of program Bruce Mather observed Queens Park requires every board lo offer options such as Canadian Geograph and Canadian History but there is no regulation which says they must take the courses Trustee Bill said he has heard peculiar stories about Canadian His and Geography courses in which the subject material often isn really Canadian Chairman Judy Alexander said there should be require gco- thai students take graphv Select your favorites carefully and be sure lo vole next Monday Dee ReElect JOHN J HEWITT to the ERAMOSA TOWNSHIP COUNCIL as your Full Time DEPUTY REEVE on December 6 Your Support Will Be Appreciated Thank You ACTON word AREA COUNCILLOR To Increase Your Influence To Control Services Costs and Living Standards in ACTON VOTE Peter Marks CARING CONSTRUCTIVE AGGRESSIVE Air Canadas gives you low cost wide buoy ride to joys of Miami and Tampa this winter And you may 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