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Letters to the Editor Mother supports course in parenting education To the editor of The Herald Is it possible that Pro Ministry Education has been unable to grasp the motivation behind Interna Year of Child and the i m pi i cot ions of turning a deaf car to thoie who promote enriching programs for child educational lorn It would likely when one views the decision of Hie nistry not to accept Principal Eric Course to compulsory inclusion a l he secondary lev el and a diluted fragmented approach to the course for trades and In a lime when our society is faced with an increasing dence of juvenile child abuse and and many other social ills relating to the child it is a refreshing breath of air to have an Eric Balktad In Ha I ton His for Including Par Courses course of study in schools could well have put in the vanguard of social liny toward children But instead pro ministry waffles and Hall on board of compromises Surely our board members musi rcilne the of parenting courts especial for children from less than ho mi environments Il could be only chance to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect thai has been firmly in Social Agency rcporis Ilia folly for the board trustees lo the church up the ball and expect any significant improvements Pa renting education at the adult level is too late for too many as respon lily inward other man beings begins in child hood Besides if parenting are left and centres you wind up preaching to Hie con Those who would most from ihis course rarely belong to church or centre However ALL children attend school Tor those children from made home situations I hi Pa renting Court would have im measurable positive unpad at an earl age whereas it is often too Inn to help child ince they re iary adulthood and Ihe pattern or child Meet simply perpetuates ifsctf Hilton board of education super ml of Dr Rob Dixon staled in the Herald that and students were as interested in parenting is they would be in a couple of years My own per observations of child ren In that age group do bear that out Even so does necessarily pre inclusion of any subject within school system Do we exempt children from and language who are inlercsted and premise of exposing ehlldrcn to mem parenting practises is is basic a need in our as mathematical eom putaiion and English gram elected Trustees than ilia expressed by Malum Hills Trustee Mrs Bel tj when declares ihcre arc in Hit pro- which could conflict with the hi me and these areas of potential e inflict should be ironed before implements liin if the proposal What areas of conflict Anjonewho his usly read Ihis propos is aw ire hit he Parenting no reference telling existing how to is intended inflict parental values tie right wrong on children It is merely in attempt to guide children lour future par Credit Valley Artisans correct misconception To editor of The Herald It was brought to my Ion that your edition of Feb in a column entitled About tht Hills noted that the Artisans raised for equip ment and arc asking for an additional While is essentially cor reel it is misleading in that the is not the result of some special fund raising effort but illy represents an appro value the inventory of equipment and supplies rid over a period of about years Thiols Hit result of hard volunteer work on the part of a dedicated group of members put Into such activities as Art in the Park and Christmas sates and the offer ing of numerous courses twice a vcar for which Ihis equipment is provided generous support is by Hills and grants This outside sup port Is greatly relied upon in providing the services to the community which are son for the existence of the Credii Artisans ft should be noted Ihat all equipment acquired by the Artisans is intact public prop in ihat it reverts to Hilts Department the event that our group teases to provide instructional courses and facilities for on going participation in the arts and We think we are doing a good job as demonstrated by Ihe fact that this season we are operating 12 courses or offered with a participation of nearly 100 persons This is an increase of about per over previous wmler and indicates the grow Hi of our activities and the growing public awareness of our work In providing this type of recreational activity in the community through the four years We are very fortunate in having our own premises in Park provided by the Town house our equip ment and in which to carry on j ear round activities Members who have some com potency in any craft can have access la The Cottage at any lo use the appropriate and we would like encourage this aspect of our mandate Appli cation forms for memberships and e nurses arc generally in local craft shops and provide further informal ion on our organization A CVA Treasurer Swimmers need to improve abilities To the editor of Herald In the four years since build the indoor pool the imp rovement In the caliber of swimmers has been fantastic This improvement has shown especially in High School swim team The Rebels won the Ha lions the Peel Ha lions and had seventeen swimmers qualify to swim lost Saturday where they made the finals In three events Most of the high school team received their early trai with the Georgetown Swim Team The swimmers of George town now have to decide when lo form a proper swim club and when to become affiliated with Canadian Amateur Swim mlng Association A S A 1 It is only through span sored meets that our better can have the they need In the next few weeks those Interested In competitive swimming will asked to vote on the establish of a swim club If the vole is in favour the club could be formed in lime for the start of season in September Two areas of conflict exist between the GST and the High School Any swimmer of the high school team must break their affiliation with the George town team This seems to be most unfair to the team which did initial training and unfair to the students divide their loyalty In Hills any swim mer who swims for a A A club has to swim as a senior in High School competition spective of age Halton is Ihe only jurisdiction in Ontario with this regulation Once this would divide the loyalty of the students if CASA club were formed Both these reflections should be eliminated before Scptcmb- not interested in competitive swimming should realise most of the pool staff and lessons instructors are or have been The higher the calibre of the swim team also raises the standard of for beginners Continued progress cannot be made without providing better competition for the swim team and this cannot be done without becoming ted with CASA Those families involved in competitive swimming must be prepared attend swim learn meetings and if the vole is in favour of forming a CASA affiliated club par will have to lake an active pari Its organization Enough people must pate so that the work load does fall on a few dedicated people to make the club a success It swimming In Georgetown does not continue to moke progress it will decline iTedlElson Georgetown responsibilities of parenthood from a I ire nulrition handling etc The benefits to of a program such as this in the generation of children In words preventative ods of ills belter acknowledge the Internal the Child As a trustee the child should be first priority Mrs Fisher and may I surest that you re evaluate your understanding of Mr s Parenting Course is ill about As well the board of should ideally be a supportive and unified approach to the Par proposal and make every effort have Pro of Education re Ihink its it stands our only hope seems to tie Hills Words Trustee Barry Shepherd who Mr Balkind recummcndilions art being diluted rather rapidly and I m disnppmnied about So Mr Shepherd Disappointed with the provin till mmislrys stand the Hal ton board s inability to act In unity on such an important issue reference to inii rest and my own trustee Belly who only ipptars to misunderstand the inicnl of the course but is not g me in this issue iiurs truly Pamela Sheldon illnn Hills Superior employee disagrees To ihe of The Herald In last weeks paper here was an Issue concerning a union meeting about Superior Glove Saturday February The paragraph written con an antl union member stated when questioned about bad back etc Is about me It Is twisted and Incorrect I would like to correct it I did not state at the meeting or otherwise that I was afraid of hurting my back I do not have any trouble with my back As for pounds of cotton roll I have proper equipment to help me a hoist etc I also have a full time helper and can ask at anytime for help from one of the men that work there if need to have assistance with anything I have always been able to talk with Frank Mr at anytime for any reason am eerlainly not afraid of him and never stated I was at the meeting As for wages when I was asked I said it was none of their business when was mentioned by a lady I said K 4 But I make mare than an hour for quite sometime and still think my wages are nobody a business but my own As for a man Job who says so My job I have enjoyed for years with no problems to my health or otherwise I can do my job successfully and have worked hard to achieve this goal and I have no fear losing Acton Ontario HALTON HILLS CREDIT UNION PHONE 5194530911 New Rates Effective March LIFE INSURED DEPOSITS TO REGISTERED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN REGISTERED HOME OWNERSHIP SAVINGS PLAN PERSONAL CHEQUING ACCOUNTS Charge Chequing Limit an ONLY ONE LOCATION IN ACTON Queen Street East Wednesday March 17 COMPUTER COURSE Science and dale processing classes Acton High School have a chance to see how a computer really works this week Steve Watson the manager of Burlington Radio Shack has agreed to loan the computer to school for a trial period cording to Rick data processing and science Instructor high school Is considering purchasing a unit from Shack The computer could uted for storing class records as welt as Instructing students In computer courses Students take part at Mountsberg There was an increase of about 4 students Ing in the Ion programs in the 1977 school year over the previous year Hills trustee Bar Shepherd reported to the Halton board of education Thursday Mr Shepherd Is board representative on the Joint Conservation Committee and in that capacity heard present a lions on the recreational and educational facilities provided for students at the educational facilities at Mountsberg and Crawford Lake ECOLOGY STUDY Mr Shepherd commended the conservation authority for its efforts on Ihe student at ion programs which include studies of ecology wildlife and plant growth year round in addition lo more specialized attractions such as the maple syrup harvest and other seas activities I expressed a personal hope that our students will continue to take part in the variety of activities and programs avail able at these areas Mr Shepherd told the board in his report Garbage program will continue Members town watched a brief slide presentation lanl that was prepared by the provincial ministry of environment following sue of Georgetown Divide and Conquer garbage lion programme Slides depicting George town s downtown core and oiher scenes are featured In ministry presentation which is accompanied by a tape narration outlines operation of such a programme engineer Bob Austin informed committee that more lhan half of George lawn homeowners partici piled in the pilot last summer placing glass and metal articles in separate- garbage containers and bund ling newspapers for separate The Divide Conquer pro gramme the province during Us initial nine month trial period Mr Austin said and saw some ions of glass metal and newspapers collected during specific rounds Response from public has been almost positive he added A committee rocimmcndo linn approved by council Mon day night authorizes the pro in George lownunhl Dec Costs of the programme the province arc not to exceed 000 specializes in those HIGH QUALITY educational toys childrens 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