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ityslxrryrnck50 asbnjjotario m bvui hunt ofludmtrinmhtouwa ten pagai savn cafc t kiuii illto several organizations participated in the dscorallon day parade sunday afternoon when they marched from the cnr station to falrview cemetery pictured above are ropresonta- tivet from a few of the organization including acton legion legion ladies auxiliary brown ies guides scouls cubs acton citizens band acton junior pipe band guelph pipe band and iode in the picture are mrs harry hallsday cavell marshall choryl lee arnold wil liamson kondra paige anne fryer mrs a fo mrs b mowat phil caddick jimmio ware alec commando mel stewart and george smith gives comparison inspector reports hs marks here improved acton district i huh school board was handed a limp bou quet monday evening when kchoot inspector g e johnson infofmed members pupils aver age marks in i960m are the highest he has seen here he in dicated however that ah im provement could be made as he presented a statistical analysis comparing acton with six other school in hik area the inspector informed the board the comparison was not made to present any school as a horrible example but to point out any differences between schools of- comparable size the report covered teacher student ratio promotion percentages in grades expenses and debenture payments a summary ol the inspectors report follows the other six schools were not mentioned by name hut only figures given teacherpupil rutin acton 242 202 216 2v7 208 216 213 after presenting these figures the inspector told the board the department of education hail recommended a maximum ratio of 25 pupils per teacher grades 9 10 ii- combined promotion alton 73 82 80 88 78 74 78 mr johnson staled acton was mt rated as high as he would like to see grade 12 pataca on paper tried acton 90 83 78 8o 82 grade is pusac on depart mental exunut at uui 77 915 2m 86 87 81 67 expense on equipment a ton w 126 101 11 lo 113 67 the inspector iepori- cd the figures did not indicate the actual dollais per pupil lor the calcndai vcar as ihe esii- mates were only taken tur at tendance lo seplembei tt maintenance ixpvndllurc av erage at ion 404 uet iuo hciioois j400 next two 501 nexl uvo 415 debenture payment average acton i07 ikm iwo nviiuois 175 nexl two 225 next two 125 chairman e s force thanked the inspector for the informa tive report but noted it was only a vague comparison and did nut give a complete picture need department heads mr johnson told the board the school growth was fast coming to ihe point where department heads should be adopted and suggested the board ihoiild keep tin eagle eye out for qualified teachers for this work the inspector expressed his regret at acton lotting mrs e c reed assistant principal and suited it is teachers of her calibre who make excellent de partment heads trustee rev dwight 1 engel directed a request from two tea chers to the board regarding consideration of salary adjust ments in view of previous exper ience after a thorough discuss ion the secretary was instructed to contact the teachers in ques tion and explain the board pol icy that the experience provision was applicable to- the board only at the time of hiring and was used in the best judgement of the board at that lime two new teaches- following a letter of resigna tion 1mm industrial arts teacher phil caddick the board was in lormed thomas carter former ly of bran ford had been en gaged to till this vacancy pin- cipal li a hansen also told members george jaeger for- merlv ol iissex had luvn engag ed to take mrs reeds place the school caretakers received a pal on the back from the hi ul when it was learned ihe sanitary report indicated schihil was being kept in notch condition music supervisor t arrangements were completed lor the public schools and high school to hare ihe services of music supervisor glenn banks durine the nexl term according to the agreement the music su pervisors time will he divided between the three schools with to at salary to be divided acvor the top dingly between the two school boads board members were pleased lo learn of the presentation of a used set of the encyclopedia uri tannica had been presented to ihe school by m z bennett pub lic school teacher mrs kay al ger a request for new steel bicycle rack and transfer of the prin cipals office to a different loca tion was approved and directed to property chairman william coon fur finniation following the resignation of attendance officer george spen cerlee board members instruc ted the principal and secretary to seek new applicants lor ihe position the principal reported- several grade nine students were failing to apply themselves during classes in anticipation of enter ing technical training school in guelph acxl term the principal was instructed to lake necessary disciplinary action trustee engel reported as chairman of the staff and public relations committee a meeting had been held monday after noon in an attempt lo determine the purpose of education and re solve the best methods in achieving ihis purpose the trustee reported ihe meet ing was quite interesting and in- lormative it had been agreed ihe purpose ol education was it enable each student to fit into society to the best of his or her ability anil lo contribute lo soc iety to his or her highest capac ity chairman f s fin i e com mended the trustee on his excel lent progress and uicd continu ation ol this program the stcietai iieasinei inform ed the hoard a complaint had been- received fiom one ol ihe bus operators iveatding a i hihl tossing a stone at the vehicle while it was ret inning childun to t hir homes li was learned necessary steps had been taken ind the incident was cleared up to satisfaction on centre objective schedule ratepayers meet after petition presentation a meeting of ratepayers who signed a petition requesting re- zoning of i heir property on guelph si west is to be held june 15 the planning- board at i heir tuesday evening meeting decided il would be best to meet with the ratepayers before n rec ommendation amending the zon ing bylaw is pesented to council the reouing from r2 residen tial to ci commercial to permit the operation of a hairdreksing business was requested by mrs margaret lambert and was sup ported by a signed petition of ihe ratepayers in the area c f lealherland presented ihe peti tion on behalf of mrs lambert as well as a certificate from the assessed owners p alan deacon planning con sultant pointed out that any change in wrtmg submitted to the ontario municipal board would have to be supported by a demonstration of need for re- oniue can we show this need mr ieatherland replied that he could produce affidavits from people who could not procure ci land in acton and had located in other lowns chairman r ii elliott ob served this area is now resi dential to change it to ci wquld make all ihe homes non conforming uses and depreciate the value of the property mr deacon addexl that it would not be permissible to build garages or add to houses the board adjourned to inspect the area upon their return chair man etlioti advised the dele gation we will take this petition into consideration and ejl or in pqrt work out a scheftuv to die feest advantage we will give m serious consideration and oank up with something mr deacon advised thai it is councils responsibility to hold i public meeting before they make a decision they will like ly ask planning board to hold a public meeting w j mclcod appeared before the hoard seeking information on a possible reoning of land locked property north of bower avenue presently zoned as ol conservation he pointed out he was not requesting a change to any particular zone but was only seeking infnrmullnn con siderable discussion followed on possibilities which might be open hut no further action was under- taken the difficulties in servic ing the area wllh municipal water and sewer mains were emphasiz ed mr mclcod also inquired about regulations governing signs in tes- idenliul areas and whose job il was to enforce ihe zoning bylaw mr deacon advised thai it was councils job lo enforce the by law membership in he community phmning association was renew ed at an annual fee of 25 an account for professional services in the preparation of the new compiled plan of the town of acton from c f lealherland was also approved the cllizens of acton want a communily centre not only do hey want a centre but they have hacked their desires with cold hard cash al the commit tee mevling on monday evening ireasurer lome youngbhit re ported the campaign had reach ed the s90o llgure willi re turns still coming in there is no doubt but ihit the minimum amount required im7100 will be exceeded the canvass is contin uing and all canvassers are urged to make their final returns by june 10 if you were awav were miss edin the canvass or were un able to pledge timing the huiisc- lohouse eanvass hv the legion members and aie now prepared lo contribute please get in lotit h with a member of the committee me will he sure you have an oporltiuitv lo contribute do it now now is the time the committee needs a coiiimilmciil from you some pledges were made anil these cheques money paid bycheque these cl have been cashed and ihe i has been invested in treasury notes by ill investment the money will be available when required for the building and in the meantime ihe maxlmifm amount of interest will be earn ed on wednesday evening mem bers of the municipal council attended a committee meeting lo hear a report on ihe progress ol the campaign and lo hear suggestions from the committee on how the actual building pro gram can ive implemented with ihe least possible delay disc i iu obligations in ihe discussion of the meel- inil the obligations of ihe com munity centre committee to ihe contributors and the ohllgalionn of the council lo the ratepayer were outlined it was suggested council form a special building commit lee t imposed ol members if ihe town building committee and members of the fund raising committee it was felt this type ol ii building committee could coordinalc ihe construction pro decoration day wreath was placed at i the cairn in the pionier cemetery sunday after noon by bill graham and w g o oakcs nearby residents the two men have been faithful workers in the old cemetery and have kept the grass trimmed and the grounds well groom ed they were given the honor of placing tho wreath fete bruce andrews athlete at banquet duting a pregraduation han- quctal acton district high school friday evening teachers and students exchanged many tributes with special honors be ing given to bruce andrews for his excellent sportsmanship in bringing credit lo both school and town the voting track star allhfough racing in most events under the colors of ihe guelph legion track club has carried the schixil- colors to victory on many occasions and has won the praise of not only ihe stu dents but citizens in general on receipt ol a- cull link set urine praised the teaching htaff lor their interest and assistance to all ihe pupils a similar set was presented lo barry kirkness lot his untuiug efforts on behalf ol the student council who were hotts lor the evening gel- toge ther guest speaker for ihe evening was dr william mitchell ol the ontario veterinary college guelph in addressing students and guests he pointed out one of the main problems lacing graduates today is ihe tremend ous need to understand one an other in the troubled world stressing the vast changes since his own high school gradu ation in 1040 the yuesi speaker noled that at that time a differ ent kind or challenge laced he graduates as military power then was a controlling force through- gut ihe world in congratulating the l61 graduating i lass dr mitchell puiiiled ooi thai in spite of manv epport unities their jut lire was entirely whn thev made it on hehall ol grade 11 wavne ridlev thanked the speaker and pie- sen led him with a yilt make preenitlon ilene vaiev rated top gradehj tin a position in north student wav presented with a j commended ihe grade 11 ianilwhun who i- leaving ac ion was presented with a wallet tioin grade iv the presentation was made hy jean moffat past president of ihe student iuun ul assistant principal mrs i c reed vvho is leaving the school york class brooch and she in turn presented j a set ol planters to pruuipil irinscn on behalf ol he gra i duating ttiiss stall niemler i mrs j galloway also received a hrothh presented hy teacher mi- chad bevan giade m town tea her ross gyuniliftliliairtfvbrtarof support available another suggestion advanced at ihe meeting wait the prepara tion and publishing of an inde pendent i v audited statement of the receipt and expend turea of all transactions concerning the centre at the conclusion of the project plana turned ovat t the preliminary architectural plans prepared for the commit nily centre commit tee were turned over to council who ttre now prepared after ntudy and minor revisions lo author lite die preparation of final pluna and specifications hv the architect the architect will guide thee plans through approval of the various governmental u gene leu tenders will then he culled on ihe construction a healthy boost for the cam paign came this week when the lions club made l heir pledge the club which adopted an ar tificial ice program an jheirpro ject timed over all the fund they hud rallied prior to the campaign club clvee slmft when the club wu chartered s300 wiiswt aside for the pro gram t last winter a fulher 122 wax rallied by the skating carni val that was unfortunately thaw ed out a further 273 of the club funds was added to ihe pot and the club tuned over 1000 this week the club has promoted artifi cial ice through fair weather and foul and has kept the pro- gam alive when there was not ihe support evident rhut has now been demonstrated 91st birthday for mrs mowat mrs john a mowat sr cele brated her 9tst birthday on may 1 at her home on wwow st many rrfpnavchvd on her n the afternoon and mm olive ba- ler mr and mr toward dig- nam and mr and mr harold burns all of toronto had din ner with their mother in ihe ev ening mrs mow j i enjoys reasonably good health and her mind i very alert she enjoys television very much and follows all new polit ical and otherwise in canada and ihe united stain and else where many friends who could not call iienl their birthday with es by cards c ktdtownet still merchant chaiucs kelly browne well- known acton merchant and a staunch orangeman celebrated his 91st birthday sunday when a group of relatives and friend dropped in to congratulate him after undergoing a serioui op eration some months ag he re gained his health and once again is able to greet his customer he proposed a toast praising in his tobacco and confectionery the association between pupik store on main street north op- anil stdf aiu iheir achievements crated hv himself and his wife while al school in londusion the irce press joins hi many she wished ihe graduates every j iriemls m the acton district in success in the coming depart- wishing mr browne a belated mental examinations and in their happy birthday and many more lutuie careers i years of good health otaoi 13 ctuinttenloyl oraduallon banquet nd dance at the ichool audltoriurn friday evening and haard gueit tptak- tf or mitchell from the ontario veterinary college guelph pictured above front row left to right ere doug roddick doreep gordon jain moffat suten wilton mardell marshall ilene varey and barry kirkneu beck row left to nhtere bob tfhman frank mariicak paul elliott pon undiay harold retd andy williams wayne ridley pete lawson jim lindtey rota swacjc hamer lawrenctf duby stewart mcdonald bruce andrew end denla gibbon pastor james m rudd guest speaker during annual decoration day service proud red geraniums were planted al the graves ol seivice- men and families pi iced boo- quels it the graves nt loved ones again on sundav at the annual fvcoration pav scrvue a parade vvas followed hv a brief service at rairvicw cemelerv when pas tor james rudd urged his manv listeners to cherish ihe i ilea is ol those who had died servicemens graves were tie t i st jo w hi weie repreentativt isiei lal assovtalitin jv smkieef the r rngel the rev v ii and juikn rudd cm cntativcs i es tutv the tiiin- rev ii rkvihi mkenie u il icpic- ok lilh tiopivr cetnelen and iairview vemeterv and many families itxik part bringing plants and bouquets w h peal as paratle marshal headed ihe gaoups which march ed vviih acion citicns band acion junior pipe bnnd and ihe guelph pipe band parading in uniform were the firemen brownies pudo cubs and set nits with representatives of the organizations taking pari carrving iheir grtups tlagt whipped by a strxhig wind al ihe spuvioti held beside the highway at thr entrame lo the cemetery a large truck was banked with geranium and co lor panics placed their flag here alio seated on the platform bert h in ton bill ivnin- and jak newton legion president max stotev ladics audiu v ti the canadian 1 eyion piemdeui mrs corge aneell mrs ie ne hrjtave piesidenl of a tm xv j k l ii k l llos 1 1 n as rxf v etf i n lommiinilv and in hf uh i mr rudtt will be or- ud into the mmimis a week n i ih-sdav- li rudd quoted the apostle il who siul 1 was btjrn pauln mcssige was op ed tiul this is not without allerlvere wlwre we have ilomof ion ihetifch their idcalv god help uj lo do vo decorale grwwem ntmr vi srr icenuro ware ie7itf ls tfprrmrntjtivc cilim forwaid for their vcarlcl geran turns ana went throughout the lcvnrtcrv puniing ihrm acton citizens rand placed vc kmmiii or i i it brown and perch and irecdoin c rl ixihton decorated the pravilcgcs ol scrv ucinrn gravxs in si newton ol the lue deivotnu n ivcorattou lv lonumiiee vhm- mjtt ril leihtmi memk r ol ritliament mevander satulv bcm and alembei ol he legts litive asinblv si an hall town effort mr i eighlun explained iv u- afion dav was realu a town eflon jnd bert hiniivn- ic pre sent ir hhjikii l hanked all ihe organizations which made possible i mr mckcnic pavr hc call ti worship and invthaiion mr laigel reail the svnpture and mr stolnref led m praver mr mckcruic intrudihrcd james rudd pastor uf the bap tist church who graduated last year from gordon dfviniry y nut nioul in ll rnh ini lurlier a five ida wrralii unities ol live globe he vaiu the men b who graves wc aie aheied tiled thai wr mav lx- iree had irnv not brrn will in li make ihe supreme sicft- tuv we wihild no tvavv a prv- ulie tor poieniv j wuajjanvvejuhc jsked re- pbin we can as tmla pay iri- biitewe can ul cxertis our right- in afrec society ti the full tlhsr who ik no l use uvtr piiviugcs los ilkm v we jnust renew our ow lo go to the mnpturr and diwofwr christian principle secondly wc must make these phncipk the warp and woof pf our iamiliea and individual hov thcv being dead yet peaji he qudted concfudtag do we was placed at the pvieer ceme lerv b w j o oakrv and w k graham ifcith ihrsr men have hreo nvsl faithful in helniag maintain the fmnccr cemetery spons4irv of the decoratioa xiv uhvrvarxcs ate actott branch h7 canmhrnn lartiun le gion ladc aurndtarv lafcnirte chapter iodf- ixike of vhire chapter iod-e- institutes of acton bannoc kburn the ftre ment acton citiaebi bead at i ton junior pine sand tmd da lcwal orange lodger no 47 chairman u mr 1 ligliwa aac retarv mr h or aad trenw er to r c dark ua j st john