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2 Acton Free Press Wednesday Fob Teaching has changed in the past two genera tions Gone the image of the stem dark suited master with pointer in hand reiterating dull literature Todays teacher is more like Doe Tamblyn of Acton High School who can often be found canoe ing upstream with of his outdoor education students ready to survive in the wilderness Doc host given a doctorate in from the University of Ho introduced the outdoor program to Acton High ago He joined the high school staff in 1372 as science teacher wife Margaret was already on the staff Summer at Queens University led Doc to explore the possibility of teaching outdoor education Ho says he felt there was more to teaching than Just chemistry He wanted to give youngsters the challenge of surviving out doors principal and backed him all the way Doc says Three outdoor experience Now the high school has three levels of outdoor education The Club Is an extracurricular activity offering no credit but much experience to grades to 13 students Grade offers an environmental science involving four major trips hiking canoeing and water Parent bitter about decision The timing of decisions alone she said after concerning eligibility for Thursdays board deci- could at Burlington been better according to Mrs Fleming in- some Acton parents she regretted whose youngsters will that board trustees have to sit by while before the last election chums go on to school had not been more next September responsible in the past Janet Fleming said she There are about is bitterly disappointed town children effected by that Halton had no other the change choice except comply Other parents wrote with the ministrys the Halton board with de- memorandum tails of their concerns It could have been Florence and Ken avoided if it was dealt McGregor Acton with earlier as a result of wished there would The Education Act have been more advance notice so they could plan their education Barry and Glynls Nor minton moved to partly because of the boards policy of early kinder- Reed gar ten enrolment They had one son Mat thew In nursery school for two years They also been mentally pre paring him to start school in September They write that he Is com pletely geared up for It The go on to state that their son will be disappointed when his nursery school friends go on to school Another year for Matthew in nur sery school they fear will be boring for him could well have a effect on him from Pae Continuing his attack Reed recalled the number of young people out of work while skilled workers are being imported from other countries He claim ed the young people are not being given proper training and education to do the jobs Turning to local Issues Reed pointed out after years of effort and thousands of dollars spent by the citizens on the eve of an election the Minister of the Environment finally agreed there should be an environment assessment hcarlnn on Site He concluded by stating the billion giveaway program reflects a crass attitude towards the voters I believe they are more discerning and sec through the bid for votes Henry owner of Henrys Clothing on Main Street Georgetown officially nominated Reed after the whole audience had done so Cutler Continwd from Page the Provincial executive and is the man of the partys youth cadre In addition he has served on many posts within the Hamilton Went worth riding association He is involved in a league his father founded and he sits on the Waterdown committee which tries to preserve and conserve historic sites First and foremost Im a New Democrat a socialist and proud of it he said Mr Cutler has already visited parts of Hal ton- Burlington riding including a visit to Georgetown on Sunday to shake hands and meet people He said the electorate and the other parties underestimate the New Dpmocrats in Halton Burlington Were going to surprise them on March He categorized the Progressive Conservatives as presentingWyearsof mismanagement He Liberal leader Stuart Smith has titled all the problems but hasnt given the answers Actario winners Mr and Mrs S Rouse picking up vouchers from PI were the Shoes Family winners of the weekly Cleaners Acton Deli Actario draw for Superior Shoe Repair and Charles Wright IBS Jug City Churchill Rd South won a merchant bonus en velope containing vouchers from Stedmans Acton Bowl ing Lanes and Eds In N Out Vouchers from sens Family Restaurant Family Cleaners and Acton Dell were won by White West Susan Daw trey London and Stella Brunelle Acton Blvd shared a ticket which won them vouchers from J and T Sports and Acton Photo and Camera Ross Knechtel Rosemary won the super shopper draw Laurie Early Laurie Early Ont Scholar There is one poten tial Ontario Scholar among the our grade 13 graduates at the end of the first semester at Acton High School Laurie Early achieved an percent Chris Kainz Alice Mulders and Sheila John son also graduated from grade 13 at the end of the first semester The following completed grade 12 Bev 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immersion course given in semester two January to June whidi 1G students receive two science one social science and one physical education credit by living an outdoor life and presenting themselves with a series of challenges One year the group built an entire log house on Docs premises One group spent two weeks at the Sportsman Show in Toronto watching a log building go up Last spring students planned and executed a canoe trip which retraced voyageur routes across the Canadian Shield to Ottawa The class usually gets a chance to winter camp in Algonquin Park Some are brave enough to build their snow shelter removed from the main camp and solo spend the night alone Rock climbing at Rattlesnake Point in Milton presents youngsters with an opportunity to con other fears When hes got the technical knowledge to overcome his fears of climbing or heights he realizes his fear is within himself Doc says ad ding theres nothing quite like witnessing a stu dent become successful over a challenge They learn more real life things much more in portent than those in classroom situations says Doc Its in direct contrast with the school system the intensity of the situation cannot be repeated In a classroom Not only do kids learn all manner of survival techniques but they find inner strengths relate to friends in a deeper manner and there are more important matters than shampooing hair dally They not to throw upor if they do throw up how to keep going anyway On last years two week trek from North Boy to Ottawa In furtradc canoes the class learned more history than all history courses they could have taken Doc states Fund selves The course is not cheap but the students fund themselves as much as possible Most have part- time Jobs but a deserving youngster has never been turned away because he couldnt afford to fund himself Up students a yeir to the course but only are chosen Tho number Is dictated by how many fit into a van one more student and a bus would have to be hired When choosing the 16 teens who will make up a class Doc says he looks first at those who will be leaving school after grade and therefore not have a chance to take the course In grade 13 He tries to keep an even girl boy ratio and puts In a few who are experienced in other outdoor pro grams He likes to choose students with good communications skills but also pops In those hav ing trouble with a straight academic program who could benefit from a change In teaching methods A good general mix is what Doc aims for and says he finds youngsters teach each other more than he could ever hope to Parents are always helpful Doc adds and then comments hes never had any criticism from parents with students in the program Youngsters experience a different kind of fellowship and shoring according to Doc They begin to appreciate how Important a friendship is they develop a more mature way of looking at a relationship He also finds male and female traits tend to rub off on their as the girls discover they can be physically equal to boys and the boys leam how to be more caring Next year there will be a hiatus in the total im mersion program as Doc takes a step back into regular classroom teaching for a whole year After five years ho feels he needs to recharge his batteries before he gets stale agonized over the decision Instead he plans to expend his energy on an ex tracurricular science club aimed at students capable of high level achievement But In 1883 Doc will pull on his jeans strap on his and lead his team Into the wilderness once more Eat your heart out Samuel Doc assists Tony and Paul Moore lacing CARPETING Et FLOORING SPECIALISTS Main St Acton 8631190 Swanson frozen beef chicken turkey oz meat pies House lb bag coffee Campbefs 10 tomato soup Aylmer oz tin tomato juice Save 30 Mrs Smith frozen apple pie Stafford Berry Box 24 jar raspberry or strawberry jam Save 50 Weston of Hamburg or wiener rolls Save 31 Fresh Ontario Pork shoulder roast 1 09 butt roast 119 butt chops 1 39 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