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The Acton Press Wednesday JuneS 1977 Board bans 111 books teachers never read Ha I ton Board of Education has chopped 111 books from a long list teachers haven t read The books were to be purchased or use next year Board policy states that every book teachers request the board to buy must be read and the teachers must pre pare a rationale stating its educational value Superintendent of Program Mather told the board Thursday that In early May he asked every principal to turn in a list of the books requested which read or have a rationale This check uncovered the fait that at four elementary schools and two high schools teachers read the books they requested so the books won t be purchased He said the teachers can submit I ho list of books again next fall so they can use them in courses so he expects they will be busy reading this summer said none of the offending schools arc In North The second book contro versy in recent years in exploded several ago when Trustee Elsie began protesting about the administration rushing through the list of book titles and not giving trustees time to read the books if they wanted to After it was passed Hilson enlisted the aid of Halton Police Chief Ken Skcrrett to have a book called Even Cowgirls Get the Blues removed from the list Mrs called it a trashy little novel and Skerrett agreed it didn t need to be used in schools They objected to sexual aspects of the book In 1975 the board had pro blems with parents complain about the use of the book Go Ask Alice Thursday spear headed the passing of a new book guideline stating that in the future books approved by he board will be approved for only specific grades She complained that under current conditions when a book Is approved it is for all grades and all schools said she was worried about books which are meant for senior high school dents being read by grade nine and 10 pupils She explained the new guideline would prevent books from slipping down to lower grades Trustee John Bradley sold he didn think books should be allowed to slip down to lower grades lie said tees can tell what books are like just by looking over a list of titles From the title he thought Even Cowgnls Get the Blues was about ranch Mather told the trustees the new guideline was welcome and would present no pro blems for programming He explained it will be of help to trustees to know which books might be deemed later as controversial since many books will be classified for use in all grades Some will be specified for only senior grades Director of Education Em Lavender said there was no way Even Cowgirls Get The Blues would be bought and he would try to find out what comments uted to the principal where the book was to be used meant The principal is sup posed to have said it will be used outside the school now Trustee Dr Helen Howard Lock thought maybe the board should go back over all lists approved In the past which don t have a rationale to go with them and take them out or the schools But Mather didn think that was possible because it would be a mammoth job said she approved of the deletions but not of the list of books which will still be bought There is bill a lot of crap which will be coming into our schools declared She didn agree that a book should be banned just because teachers read them said the concern expressed by he tion was due to the policy not being followed and not because content of some books requested was poor She said she wants a set of guidelines for proper book selection drawn up and posted in every school so tea can t say they don know the policy in the future Then there will be no ex In the future and if this kind of thing happens again they will be fired Trustee Bill observed there are over 100 books being chopped and some controversial anyway He didn think they should all be removed just because they been read Among the books removed and Skelter Two Minute Warning Black Sunday I m Ok You re Not So Hot Space By the Tail The Bad News Bears The Six Million Dollar Cucumber The issinder Crossing All About Streaking and Lad Sings the Blues Cowgirls Get the Blues t been rend by any teachers Fergus aids fire victims Pat a Fergus woman has organized a mercy mission to victims in Cobalt They hive collected a transport full of items for the Cobalt dents left homeless in the it Day fire She and her family put up collection boxes all over the town and are looking for things that arc not usually donated to fire victims as toys Vote Vote as you like but vote tomorrow in the election LEGION LADIES Auxiliary was represented well at Sundays smaller version of Decoration Day The women head out among the tombstones to plant geran Reed comments on regional govt I iberal I Smith has illy tint A Muni will consult Hit people ind intk il overtime nt in those in is where is the will of the people II lllon Julini I ire prepared In rt slmeiure reortiti in order to to lot tut t Ik ie tint I lit hi inuUrnkiti to minttt l Hit lULmnil l- to emi suit rili m to lot litiitns Urn to iuiil dttisons lot ill now ml lint lht must wlntll leks lilt I kiitjiikilfi of lie in pern nut toss of mil itliup 1 nbl I hi mnitn il In Mr Hit hue do w Hi pi mi pi limit lilt rill in latr of bun inert isul mil is to sibihlns of tin levels of I or mi it iusi if the ml lot Hum of Ittgion I the ri ilk to the red tape but should be done regional mide up of lotally muniiipal represent and smites is lit ire should be lot littler of mumupil Hnnls should be up to ilimm He I Smith li should it mini irt 1 1 inniiiL Clinic Approve house for farm help A second house for farm help will be allowed in Hills but the house will be located In the cluster of farm buildings so it could not be separated into a separate lot in future Each application will be controlled under sec of planning act Board made the recommendation last week many requests for homes for farm help had been held up pending a policy de cision The definition of a bona fide farmer was a matter of bate Councillor Pat McKenzie he dldn want to sec council hung up on the definition We ail Know the difference between farmer slicker Councillor George pointed out a great many farmers in do not devote full time to farming but ire still farmers who need lured help He cited horse farmsas an example He said soma farms are owned by a consortium hut ire still bona fide firmtrb cant use the criterion thit someone full lime living from firming Denture Therapy Clinic Gabriel Socs COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICE Main Street Milton 1 5 of f all merchandise OFFER GOOD UNTIL JUNE fe When accompanied by this notice WE BUY AND SELL FINE FURNtTVRt AND ANTIQUti Hid Cross blood donor it the high school this ifttrnoon and AT ACTON IIMtlnSt J Supervisor for crossing guards Hills is going to hire a crossing guard supervisor at a wage of 1 180 a month for the 10 months school operates Last Tuesday Hills works committee accepted a recommendation from clerk administrator Doug Pril chard regarding the pay for the supervisor the committee decided to hire earlier this year Crossing guards will continue to be paid 160 a month The supervisor will place the guards hand out their equipment assign spare guards to locations where guards are absent for a day and also fill for absent guards In addition the supervisor will report to the town payroll department when regular guards are absent and when spares work and work with the police safety officer in assessing the guards work said the super visor will Till in at any location in Acton or George town where a guard is needed when someone is absent If more than one guard is ab sent on any day the super visor will also have to get spares Crossing guards will be placed at three inter sections in Acton next year and eight in Georgetown He reported a woman who is working in Acton as a crossing ls interested In the supervisors Job and realizes she will have to travel to Georgetown If there is only one vacancy in a day the town will save money by having a super visor If there arc two the municipality will break even said He warned a wage read justment may be required later if the supervisor who is hired ends up doing a lot of driving to and from the two urban areas Safety Officer Constable Iiaj Swamlnathan reported the police aren giving up on safety patrols despite what some councillors think but believe some extremely busy Intersections where patrols have been operating should be manned by adult guards He also said some parents and principals Brent too happy with fading or com vanished crosswalk markings Engineer Robert Austin said will be painted this summer Councillor Marilyn jean son said some parents in the Chapel Street school area of town arc unhappy there a guard to help their children across Highway to get to Park school She said four or five children are being taken to Park school daily taxi because their parents feel it is too dangerous for them to cross the highway The committee decided guards will be placed at High way and School Lane Mill and 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