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18900 for entire reconstruction Cameron St deadline nears the HERALD Home Hilla Acton News What started out an request for only two curbs by residents of Cameron St In Acton who wanted the water to drain Into Fairy Lake has now become a possible total reconstruction of the street Including norm sewers sod road surface to cost ap proximately IS At their Monday meeting the works committee heard that a monolithic sidewalk and curb on the east sido of the street would cost BOO Curbs and gutters on both side would cost and complete reconstruction Town engineer Robert Austin told the works com that reconstruction Is so costly because the road must be excavated approximately two feet to put it below the surface of the lawns and allow he water to drain Half of that amount would he subsidy from the region he added As works committee figured It It would be better to spend an extra IS over and above he cheapest of the three options open to them and see the Job done properly once and for all But there remained one snag In the plans According to tin Cameron St Is slated to receive two Inches of asphalt before the first of July and the region is paying for it and has already approved con tractors tender The cost of the asphalt is Councillor Em Hyde who supported Councillor Joe Hints recommendation that total reconstruction be done wondered If the town could get credit from the region and hold off on the asphalt The committee members agreed that it would be unwise to have the road asphalted and then tear it up again next year lo put In storm sewers and A Although there Is no money in this ears budget for the reconstruction of Cameron St the works committee will recommend to council that It be done year Its a big world beyond Acton high Life Is a tot different after high school and if youre continuing your education you wont be nearly as prepared for university as you ought to be Thats basically the message of former students of Acton High School told students there at a Grads Day last Friday According to Sue of he guidance department at Actai High School it took three attempts and over letters to graduates to finally come up with who showed She welcomed them back at about noon in the auxiliary cafeteria got everybody in troduced told them what to expect from the schools students and got the lot organized into groups so that students would have a chance to draw from a wide range of experiences After that she led them over to the main cafeteria and got them and a large group of students mingling before explaining bow the afternoon was to go The were split into groups of four and went to dass rooms pa tiara One was heard to say he couldnt remember where room was anymore but after a few momenta the groups were located and the began to spill the beans en what they had learned since leaving the old alma mater Part of what they said was directed to teachers sitting In the on swap session When Miss Bums asked the to tell us the good stuff too a great roar of laughter arose from teachers and students alike Mark who is a history major at the university of told the students he was not well prepared In English and hat his situation at the Guelph campus was not exceptional among freshmen He said up until getting to the university he had only heard of the works of Keats and Word sworth but not read them In high school there had been no exposure at all to Classical he said from Sault College agreed with Mark Tests given by the college In vocabulary spelling and grammar resulted in falling grades for freshmen she said However she added that the high schools math and science courses prepared the students well For Carol SomervUle who graduated in then took a twoyear course in Agricultural Business Management at Ccntralia College of Agricultural Technology the hardest part here to college was exams There w Carol said She works for the ministry of agriculture In Hastings County near Belleville Carol Patterson who In troduced herself as the the senior of the group she graduated In said she was not yet finished her academic career After getting a degree this year from the University of in Child Studies she plans to go on to Teachers College at Western University Once you leave the high school and enter a university she told the students you have to put yourself out more Universities and colleges arc very large she said in comparison with Acton high where it is easy to know all the students and faculty The biggest thing is to be involved not only In the curriculum but also In extra currlcular activities she said A lot of jobs require experience and book learning doesnt give you that Emily Hodgson who this year graduated from a one year course as a legal secretary at Sheridan College graduated from Acton High School In 1975 She said at college you have to cope with different problems and with meeting different people Coping with i so many different things makes you capable of doing she said Suzanne and Barbara Reed both graduated from Acton High in 1975 and went to Queens in Kingston for a fouryear programme in studies Suzanne said You notice a difference in he work At there is no spoonfeeding You sit down and learn things Exams are tougher at university she said and at this point Barbara backed her up We werent for the exams Barbara said University students were under more pressure when a years work counted In a single exam she added Suzanne said she was well prepared In sciences but mat many at the university had better backgrounds In physics and chemistry In rue tors at university assumed the background was there she said Some classes contained as many as she added where students listened not to a professor but to a ape recording Students need to know how to write fast to get the notes and to complete the exams in the time limit she said But university Is not all work she added when living in a coed dorm She told students that on her Door by he end of he year he men were using the womens washroom and the women where using the mens It got so that you used the bathroom nearest your room she said Vryenhoek graduated from Acton High school In 1975 and Is working towards her Bachelor of Arts in education at York University In Toronto Theres a drastic change In the amount of homework she said All you do is eat sleep and do homework Its kind self have all your facts straight and don forget the names addresses and telephones numbers of your references Wynne graduated from high school In took a Job She told students the did not have any problems doing the work in an office Theres more social life in the working she said ttiere no homework job The work stays I office Mary Watson graduated from high school in and went to Sheridan College to t tend a course animal care but quit she said I didnt it said It what thought It was even though she got a Job as a shoe salesman it was not the end of studying or exams she said She is studying by correspondence the techniques of being a shoe salesman After being away from school for a year Mary said Its beautiful I Just like the working world I like o be working also had some criticism of the semester system saying that for grade it is You forget by the time you to work what you learned In the first semester said She recommended that subjects be studied all year Debbie drew from her own experiences to advise students She suggested that if students were not really sure what they wanted to do after graduating from high school they should go out and work for a year before deciding Debbie said she worked at Centennial Manor for a year after graduating from high school in 1974 She has recently completed of a threeyear course leading to a Bachelor of Education at the Ontario Bible College in Toronto Kick a math major at the University of said that one of the things he was not prepared for at the university was the multiple choice questions Theyre harder than one might expect said Hick who graduated from high school In You feel so small when you walk onto the university Rick said At university you are just one of students but after the first week or so people start talking to you and feel more relaxed he said Vemon Hitchcock studies accounting at College Toronto Its really a great change he said after graduating from high school In You re on your own Instead of he teacher coming to you like In high school you have to go to the teacher But not all of the who returned had gone to to universities or colleges Charlcne who graduated In 1975 works as a financial statement typist In Acton She felt she could tell students a bit about applying for a job how to write a In those all important job interviews she said the best thing was to be your Can you canoe A canoe is one of the crafts you can find if you know what you ore doing said John Pilule who with Norm demonstrated on the windswept shores of Fairy Lake afternoon proper canoeing techniques John began the informal session with a discussion on paddles Ash wood makes the best paddles he said The paddles should be supple for extra propulsion when putting ash to it For those who were new to canoeing he special terms used in the sport he sold putting the ash to it meant when the canoeist was trying to make speed John who mokes his own during the winter and thereby some money did not recommend varnishing the handles because blisters are raised on the canoeist hands Although the varnish helped preserve the paddles longer Unseed oil was just as pood he mi it The purpose of the practical demonstration to back up a talk session held two weeks earlier he Hills Library In Acton The programme is sponsored by the Hills Library Board Norm said the demon was particularly useful to hose who were in In buying canoe because they had op portumty try different The two men demon sir a ted the safest way of picking up a canoe which can weigh from to pounds bunching the and getting it on and off the roof of the car are i Reed spend Saturday washing cars along Boston Washington and Plymouth Tbo with other member of her history class who students depart this Friday TUESDAY FAMILY SPECIAL BUY YOUR LIFETIME POOL THE HOLIDAY ON IK0UND IN GROUND ALL ALUMINUM POOL LOOK AT WHAT YOU GET famous A poo walls Channels on Strong on Crock or Peel The mi num are tighter In modular sections ND SOME MORE pool Coping and Liner lias a ETIME WAHRANTYI Swimming a 16 pool Available constant level full or Hopper with Union has pebble bottom warn children the deep end The Holiday Is complete with Miration CALL TODAY FOUR SEASONS RECREATION LEISURE PRODUCTS LTD MSI ST SUITE It TORONTO 6611860 When you buy a Thrift Box at the regular price of 425 you get FREE 8 fl Salad French Fries for 3 Kentucky fried chickenyilffiEfL 116A STREET OXFAM Trade Fair this weekend Acton is where It at this weekend The Acton Arena will be the site this Saturday of the OX Acton Trade Fair From 10 a to m local artisans and craftspeople will demonstrate their skills and sell own goods alongside a selection of crofts imported from Asia Africa and Latin America by OXFAM Trading A small commission on each sale goes lo support OXFAM s work overseas and among Canadas native people Cooking experts show Acton ladies how About 110 women deserted their kitchens and families if only for a few hours last Tuesday to attend a Family Cookery Workshop at the parish hall at Knox Presbyterian Church In Acton Arc he Auxiliary was spooaorfng by the workshop presented Ida inc of who were represented by Margaret Parkef Mavis and Ctan All monies collected at the event are to be ueed In aid of the mentally handicapped The session started off with demonstrations on quick easy of preparing breakfasts with eye appeal then went to luncheon and supper meals Included In the presentation were tips on preserving food values like tearing lettuce by hand to preserve and colour instead of cutting it with a knife Besides two cookbooks and a booklet on nutrition all the women had a chance to sample the food prepared by Mavis and Clare Jones after the demonstration was over Even though there had been a part of the demonstration devoted to dieters many of the women lasting the food were overheard to say that the diets so many people seem to be on these days would have to start tomorrow All the food not used In the preparation of meals was donated as door prizes SHOPS DOWNTOWN STORE MOORE PARK PLAZA 8771311 8771811 SCHNEIDERS SPECIALS BULK SKINLESS WIENERS S3 lb MAC CHEESE LOAF CHICKEN LOAF lb MINCED HAM lb I RIB STEAKS MINCED CHUCK 99 tor so BUTT PORK CHOPS SOLE COD SALMON TROUT WINKLES FULLY COOKED LOBSTERS 50 NOVA SCOTIA SALT HERRINGS SMOOTH PEANUT BUTTER If you need us were Front row left to right Susan Murray Gall Sandra Terry Back row Mary Lillian Lynn Jane Marion Carol Betty Absent were Nicole Campbell and Judy They have the welcome mat out for you to help you with any of your banking needs Were at Main and James St and were open from 10 until 3 Monday through Wednesday Thursday am to Friday 10 am to So drop by and say hello wont you The bank where people make the difference