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The Acton Free Press Wednesday May School board should make library board appointments School boards should be able to continue appointing people to library Hal ton trustees say Thursday Halton Board of Education approved a motion from Milton board member Bill calling for the board to continue making appointments to municipal library boards He urged the board oppose the Report a provin cial study which says boards of education bo making appointments to library boards noted municipalities are at Queens Park to make library appointments exclusively municipal He said there are valid and Just reasons for allowing school board to appoint people to library boards Effective educa tlonal liaison and cooper between boards of education and library boards must be maintained he said and educational Interests of the community must be reflected In library board decisions The board decided to seek support from other boards through the Ontario Public School Trustees Association for their stand and get board lobbying against any change at Queens Park Library board chairman Dick Howitt and Betty Fisher are Board of Education ap pointments to Halton Hills Library Board Meals coffee out trustees reject 5000 fund Unity prayer is approved A special committee there is one central com They also felt staff help for reviewing all programs to see mittee and six subcorn the committee like secre- any fat can be trimmed mittees studying programs could come from the wont be getting to pay The money was needed to pay board existing staff for coffee cookies meals and for mileage for people Trustee mileage working on the committee as Bert said he was In February Halton Board well as coffee and cookies for opposed to the committee of Education set up a com- meetings and meals for a being given the money even mittee to review high school dinner meeting Money was though he sits on It and elementary programs as also needed Robinson added said paying mileage is one well as special education and for secretarial help in typing thing but spending money In adult education courses The up reports tight economic times on object of the study is to see if It was noted during dis thingslikecooklescoffeeand the board can save money on by trustees that the meals was another supplies and materials by is not in the board He thought the committee Not wanting to be caught publicity resulting from In dropping some of its low 1978 million budget study was becoming too In- unaware about potentially services approved just two months suggesting a few controversial complaints The call for a system of ago meetings was all that Is made to health inspectors reporting followed an In Both Trustees Jim needed to determine if Regional Board of in which board and Fred Arm If age objected program costs can be cut Health Is going to try a members heard of a to the committee spending Robinson suggested enrolment courses especially since enrolment Is declining Thursday chairman of the committee Burlington Trustee Edna asked colleagues to set up a any money suggesting funds committee might have to fold for fund of to cover com could come from some other if the wasnt approved period expenses She noted area of the approved budget ALL THIS BAIN may not be fun but its good for the grass and good for fishing Roger Roach and Rick had no luck when they tried at Fairy Lake recently Incident reports and board would be notified immediately by phone about problems that come up should be adequate Mr Powell said in the near future all Inspection activities system of incident reporting laint for the first lime when will be computerized by the approvi hint Four principals being moved Four Milton and area school and ill be replaced by principals will be moving to who comes from Oak new schools this fall Board of Education revealed Ken Trowbridge is leaving J I Thursday for Glen Williams Speyside principal Norman school and be replaced by Howell is headed for a John McGibbon from South Burlington school and won Burlington be replaced since Speyside is also losing its has been twinned with Robert vice principal John SJ threemonth trial they saw copies of a citizen letter about mice In a food said any hint the Health inspection staff store sent to a television pro- committee would hove to fold were requested to submit to gram if It wasnt funded had to be the bboard bi weekly reports Hills Councillor Roy rejected He said no money of incidents staff believe Booth opposed the motion would be needed If the com- warrant the attention of the Mr Booth argued it would be didnt have so much board difficult for the staff to decide unnecessary research However chief public when a specific item was carried health inspector Jim Powell going to blow up and to Trustee Cam Jackson of warned that while reporting satisfy all the members of the Burlington called for the would make board members board who would have dlffe- budget to be cut back to more aware of the Inspectors rent ideas about what needed He said the omission of activities it would do nothing to be reported He sold meals from the committee a to forestall the occasional assurance that the chairman budget would make the Ministry of Health detailed accounting would be available on a quarterly basis Halton Board of Education tuts approved use of a special for Canadian unity In schools It will be left to individual principals to decide if students will the prayer as part of dally open ing exercises The prayer was suggested by Trustee Bert Hlnton the second time this year he has suggested pupils pray for Canadas preservation The first time he brought up his plan trustees rejected It This time Hlnton produced a copy of the prayer he thought should be used The prayer reads Our Fathtr as Canadians you hare blessed us with a country rich In id people Its beauty and Its material wealth We pray that our country will ever be a truly human community and a country of peace that we will respect each others differ and become greater for having shared life with people different than ourselves Make us as Canadians not hard and unrelenting to one another but help us to be peaceful and accepting And from our differences make us a people reflecting to the world not discord and division but the gracefulness and goodness of a people who know their god Charges laid for disturbance Two Acton residents have been arrested and charged with causing a disturbance according to Regional Police Police say the two were fighting on MiU St East and broke a window at S wet mans Shoe Store May Its hard to speak against prayer Trustee Elaine Rhiem said but she felt there were many things pupils could do to promote unity which would be more useful Trustee Ivan Armstrong noted he Is disturbed when he sees people leave during the singing of Canada and was worried about pupils refusing to recite the prayer He won dered how principals could make pupils Bay the prayer Chairman Garry Morion pointed out Hintons motion only said approve the use of the prayer in schools and didnt tell principals to use It Director of Education Em Lavender said if the prayer was approved it would be Included in an anthology of items principals can pick from in setting up opening exercises Georgetown Trustee Barry Shepherd said he was all in favor of schools and students promoting national unity but wondered if young children would understand the mean ing of the prayer larily the final stanza Morton informed the board that the prayer proposed was written by prominent Catholic priest Father Denis Murphy said he hoped trustees would consider the merits of the prayer adding parents and teachers could explain the meaning of it to children Only Trustees Dr Helen HowardLock and Shepherd opposed the prayer MICHAEL A HELLER FRANKLIN D PLEASE TO ANNOUNCE THEOPEN1NO OP THEIR OFFICES FOR PRACTICE OF LAW UNDER THE FIRM NAME Of BARRISTERS NOTARIES QUEEN ST EAST BRAMPTON LOW MILL6T WEST MILLS ACTON TIL DID OBJ igiO against the funding Little viceprincipal Larry and will be replaced by Ciglen will be vice principal at Gerry Smith from Burlington both schools mil lie MaeDougoll will be principal Grant principals assistant at Hutchings is being sent to a school which Is Burlington school while John attached to and J Simpson is going from Oak Jean Mitchell will hold the ville to Pine view same position at Sunshine Kilbride principal Barbara Hornby which is at Rennick is headed to Oakville Two new principals Ombudsman to hear citizen complaints Citizens wishing to make The number of regional complaints against federal ad offices is known ministrative organizations W the Ombudsman will will now have the opportunity be allowed to make orders to make a direct complaint to decisions he will advise a federal Ombudsman The authorities on of recti new position was announced situation explained by federal justice minister Only in a RonBasford situation where the proper Halton is hosting educators n from Commonwealth jSmu from the public on actions of the R New principals will be arriving at the helm of two Esqueslng schools this fall John Simpson was named Thursday by Board of Education as the new pnnci pal at school replacing Grant Simpson comes to the Georgetown area from Brantwood school in Hutchings is being trans ferred to school in Burlington Peter Oprica has given up his post as principal of Glen Williams school and will return to the Job of classroom teacher His position at Glen Williams will bo taken by Ken Trowbridge who is currently principal at school In north Burlington In addition two principals it rural Georgetown area will be sent to the since their schools have been twinned principal Ron Beckett whose school has been twinned with Joseph Gibbons In Georgetown is heading for school In Burlington Norman Howell will move from to Mountain Gardens in Burlington this September has been twinned with Robert Little in Acton Viceprincipal Al moves from Stewarttown school to GibbonsLlmcnouse this fall while moves over to Stewarttown from George Kennedy In Georgetown Replacing Mrs at Kennedy will be John Kavanagh school viceprincipal Is in north Burlington Robert Little school in Acton vice- principal Larry Ciglen takes over as viceprincipal of thc twinned school Jean Mitchell has been named as the principal assistant at Sunshine school Hornby which is attached to Plneview school Marion Standon Is the new principal assistant for the trainable mentally handicapped unit at Park School Georgetown Retaining their principal ships at their present school are Ron Chat ten Centennial Fisher Kennedy Howard Allan Harrison Eric Balkind Wrlggles- Tom Gibson Gibbons Allan Lea per Park Logan MacDonald and Mike Furlong Gerogetown High School nations this week Each year a member Commonwealth nation hosts the conference and Its The Ombudsman yet to be Canadas turn this year named will be an independent Halton Is proud to be one officer of parliament per of the host school systems In milled to Investigate specific Canada for this conference complaints from public as Chairman Garry Morton told well as investigate complaints Board of Education on his own Initiative he Thursday stated Morton noted Superin tendent of Instruction John The new bill will provide for has been deeply In an assistant ombudsman and volved in organizing the the establishment of regional conferences offices across Canada before parliament Firestone OIL CHANGE AND lubrication INCLUDES LUBE OIL FILTER LABOUR Q95 AND OTHER lghl QUALITY OILS Stores 90 DAY PAYMENT PLAN MOORE PARK PLAZA GEORGETOWN GALLERY OF THE MEWS BAYANDBLOOR AN IMPORTANT CANADIAN AND EUROPEAN ART SHOW AND SALE ST PAULS UNITED CHURCH 123 MAIN STREET MILTON ONTARIO SATURDAY MAY from FEATURING THE WORK OF DESIGNER OF THE STEPHEN LEACOCK STAMP PAINTINGS CONSISTS OF A LARGE VARIETY OF SUBJECTS LANDSCAPES FLORALS ETCHINGS WATER COLORS LIMITED EDITIONS AND ABSTRACTS PRICES FOR EVERY BUDGET FROM LoyawayAvollablo BRING THIS AD AND RECEIVE A SET OF FREE ART PRINTS VALUED AT Stock 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