ifihslisffll nm schools help make johnny tick an educator job ft to develop cwwren to the hill extent of their blhtkk blgsfci problem u to atruft h i cbairoom fa tvmdi flfetire budding genmtek and thu was revealed as a panel of f cation experts met at the mdh fto retarded chfldrtn panel members were oakville auxiliary clais teacher miss f fedorick principal harold vah of a school for hfcjbly intdlmem kplls mrs r p e jefffre inclpal of the sunshine sdtioth for retarded and harold hewry principal of a toronto school for normal children goldberg moderates dr ben goldberg of london was the moderator in any class ywo will wrve children whose 1 0 s are betwett 120 and 80 mr henry said in grade one this will mean that although a child of 120 1 0 has a menial age of seven his class mate with an i o of 60 has mental age of 48 years in grade five the split is even wider mr henry said by grade eight the difference in 10 will separate classmates by more than five years mentally in north york we took child ren whose io s were between 50 and 70 oufbf regular classrooms and started a system of trhevcl opportunity classrooms henry said mr henry told his audience that some research is being con ducted into nongraded class rooms where eacfh child is work ing as an individual at his own north york also has the vices of a psychologist who tests children who aren t achieving as much as they should we found that between two and three per cent of the child ren need psychiatric treatment and have had several successful concluded develop the latent talents of the gifted child mr vail said several methods which were behigjmudled are 1 the acceleration method in which the gifted student travels through the grades faster than the average student 2 an enrichment program within regular classroom work in which the gifted child k ghen extra studies 3 withdrawal of the gifted child from the regular routine for perhaps one day a week in which he 1s given an enriched program 4 segregation of gifted child ren in a special school where they work on an enriehed pro gram for a full year adjustment of the school cur nculum to suit individual re qirircmcnts is carried out in op portunity classes loo miss fed crick pointed out too mr problem of gifted highly intelligent children have their problems vail pointed out in the toronto area onehalf of the children who have an iq of 115 or more do not finish high school and only one of three ent erainlversily he remarked he blamed this on lack of mot ivarion lack of encouragement from parents and poor work ha bint among other reasons something must be done to i urn lit i ii ii children arc different in many ways we must stmc to develop each to his own ability each needs new experienees guidance and success when tlm ts not fulfilled pro blems ansc which lead to tmstra lion and maladjustment the opportunity class she slid provides an environment for growth to develop the ability of the child to the greatest degree our mmn ob is to prepare the child lo be independent ind lake his plate in the world miss fedonek said we udell those things with which the child will be dci i ing when he leaes school in some cases a child phtcd in an opportunity class on ri lum lu regular school woik tins is seldom done though without missing a fciade miss fedonck reported more important however is hwwww scoops from speyside school intended for last week room 1 the class is looking forward to the end of the school year and passing into the next grade field day will be a big cscnt for them room 2 at school we arc hav ing our final tests today wc had our literature and music tests friday wc will have our social studies test wc all will be glad when they are over room 3 on may 29 of this week wc started our final exam inations thus far we have writ ten our tebts for music social studies and literature we are ob serving the growth of flowers ra dishes and onions in flats grcgor duncan and stephen porty won the prizes for the questionnaire wc filled out on our school lour this will be the last report of the year room 4 the last day of school is drawing near our list of examinations is fin ally getting shorter and ccryonc k studying in june we are hating a field day and some of the activities are this sundays church calendar in acton ymca pastor j h wilson phone 8532016 sunday june 24th 1962 toronto christian businessmen s committee presents at 7 p m on executive who sings a comptroller who testifies a superintendent who preach es heaven will be the pastors subject at the 11 am wor ship service 9 45 a m sunday school con tmues throughout the sum mcr you re always sure of a wel come at evangel christian rvorimb church rev j nutma ba bj minister 301 queen st box 46 phone 053437s sunday june 24th 12 1000 am pnghsh service 230 pm dutch service 345 pan sunday school you krj cordially invited to worship with us btcmrctl acton pastor rev stanley gammon 144 tidcv ave phone 8531615 sunday june 24th 962 95 a m sunday school lift ajn teach us lo pn tin pm oh spirit in ephe- sians second of a series wednesday 730 pravcr meeting welcome to all tm church op st alban tm martyr anglican corner willow and bower rector the rev d h west ba lst 1ss jeffrey ave phone 154694 sunday june 74th t962 nativity of john baptist trinity 1 l ajnh6ty bocharttl 10uoo ajn holy eucharist no sermon come tnformadtv dressed congregational pic nic immediately following au are welcome l pfetsbyttrtan church in canada knox church acton rev andrew h mckcnzle bjl bd minister mr ea hansen ba organist and choir master sunday june 24th 1962 945 am church school 1000 am ministers teen age bible class 1040 am meeting of kirk scs sion 1100 am dntnc worship ind celebration of hol commu nion junior congregation iges 3 to 7 years meets during str mon 630 pm youth fellowship meeting fnda june 22 at 8 p m pre- communion prepiraurv sci nee everyone most welcome ricing running broad jump standing bund jump ind the high jump room 5 on the fifteenth of june the red cross will be h ing a party m our room there haic been many suggestions for what ue should have but it ins not been dcfmitch decided yet everyone is looking fonvard to field day and hoping they miht urn a ribbon the gradual on binquel is june 22 we are doing work to cnlcr in the fall fair school news in this bud column wc haic tried each week io lil you some idea of our school life here spcsside the reports h ivc been written b the pupils who rep resent their jikhis rooms n members if our student council although wc cnioj writing this column withfmi cximmil here once more we feel wc need the extri time lo adcqinieli pre pare for lhit rcison this will he our last rcpori for the school term the remaining month of school is going to be a very busy one for both pupils and teachers ai mam extra curncular activifii have been planned in connection with the end of the school term our field elav has becnslatcd for june 25 many of the red cross branches of the different rooms are planning parties to celebrate the end of school the annua graduation banquet this vcar will be tn the acton boy scout hall the date for it will be the evening ol tndav june 22 everyone in gnde eight is look ing forward to it full treatment an alarmingh hrgc number of dmcrs seem to suffer from cliuslrophobin irresponsible for of being confined in traf fte passing crai is another description of the derangement the on t trio silcts league the unli wa for the ordinan rold user io trcii ihtsc ifflicled invcrs is lo humor them let them pel aheid s miner or liter thei to likek to gel the special ist treatment thei need from police and licensing aulhontic trinity church the united church erf canada acton ontario minister the rev dwwht 1 engel ba bd organist mr george elliott ma sunday june 24th 12 9 jo and 1 1 a m divine services a nursery is provided for infants during the ii ojixk service the church school 930 am the senior school for those in grade 5 and higher ii 00 am the junior school for preschoolers to grade 4 7 30 p m young people s all welcome acton pentfcostal tamtnaof 33 churchill road paoc rev kenneth j reid pastor 75 cook st phone u3ixs7 j sunday june 24ih 1962 1000 am sunday school 1100 ajn morning worship 7 00 pjn evangelistic service tuesday 8 pm piaver and bible study thursday 8 pun christ ambas- dfor you are ahnyt welcome see us for that new stove or frig we have some good usb refrigerators at low prices 50 and up1 also used electric stoves and rangettes for the cottage enquire about our nfw une of water soi iui11 no money down op to hur months before your brat pay that while working at hjs own speed and doing things he is able to achieve his outlook on educa lion improves because he has decided to try pofnls in fivor or opporlunltv classes shi saidj were 1 the eh id is illoueii to work it his own speed 2 he is promoted in inv sub- led il inv lime 3 w ih 16 sludenls in a class he s given individual help 4 there is i close teieherpir cm cuntiel 5 i mia equipment is avail ible undci in extri e lucitional grant for opportunity clisscs the me i fur suecesslul txper icnccs in school work is a mai ur function of i school for re- lirdcd children mis jcfforcs said speaking of her specut i itid of i due it ion the retarded child must be mide to led ihu he is always a success and never a failuie she slid a mior problem is inal par cnis some limes refuse to recog nic thai t he i r child is retirded keeping him five vc irs in grade one before idmiltinc defeat m inv ol ihcsc children ue cmolicinilly disturbed mrs jef r sa d one eh id dldn i spe ik lot fotu months at idem e subjects are not slresscd n schools t ir retarded 1 he pupil is illovvcd i vvoik ai h s own pitc ind bee uise his inicresi period is shut chsses ire eh inted everv is minutes a new day cverv da is a new dav with i relided child mrs jeffires iddtd his li ivvtli pattern is stow it j2 he ma be ible l i himlk s mic lj e one work at 16 he ni iv tickle some grade tin sllbclls wc try to help rich child to think things out fr himself ind jiu him i feeling of sec hi l ind success no matter whit ae i retarded child riches be ii 40 50 or 60 he is si ii i child dr c ildberg in rchting some if h s cxpci enccs with children cmplusied ihe responsibility of pucmj noi onlv in their ami udt i w lids e lue it on but in mippljine mone for schools ind qu i fie i ttieheis we lend t t worn loo much ib iul the futuie in this coun trv dr goldberg si d when a child has achieved his maximum potcntiil then and i nlv then is it lime lo stop his cducition heltm comtys war on weeds by v e mcarthur weed imptctor progress on roadside control there arc several good reasons for controlling weeds on road sides tor cximple ihey are verv unsighlk their seeds spread to idiicnt properties thev ci safety haaid and sometimes weeds arc injurious to he illh roadside weed control is not nev but me i hods have changed con siilerably in the list iwcntv five vijis pnur lo ihe 1930s and 40s residents were concerned with this work m rc th in mumeipalt lies ihe fanner in those days cared lot the rend side along he propel tv the sime as his fields weeds were tut cither by horse niovvct ui the scythe and pissen b fudged the lirmer as much by ihe condition of his loidsidcs a his own 1 ind council s jpb mcchan 7ilion m the rural nrcz seemed tu be m ihe increise in the 30s but insleid ol the firm cr havine more lime for extras the opposite pioved lo be the t isc as a result ihe mumeipil c nine in gndu illy hid tp tike up i lie oh lit loudside weed control of coiiisc until chemic lis be e ime priclic il in tht 1940s it was i common sicli o see gangs of workmen gome up ind down the roidsides cutting weeds with sevthes in a heavily infested arei a half doen men wire luc k to make 1 mile in a div tremendous progress has been mide in the methods ol killing wteds since 1930 lust vcar in 1961 ihcrc wis i totil of 621 miles sprivtil ind 74s miles mown by iii tus municipalities in hal ton counts i might dso add thit although there is siill room for some improvement the con dition of roidsidc weed control hilton is said to be ibovc average che mini eonlrol has lis dnwbacks however ind is not ife in ccrcun hijh risk ireas wluic there is dinger of trop pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north oalt telephone 621 7580 damage in these cases the spray cr is turned off and the onlv so lution is hand or machine cutting the municipality is obligated to look after these weeds but do not always find time to do so if you cheek you will find that there are still property owners with the pioneer spirit who find time tu cut the weeds in front of their properties those residents who do lliis arc to be congmtulatcd most health insurance plans cover chiropractic care does yours head for thesightsthelakes ft demonstration sm th soon i i mcmullens sales s home improvement ii- 1 iti very wmomtcal on utu imar run robt r hamilton fred a hoffman optometrists tormcrly e p head phone ouelph ta 43071 58 st oeorgei squat bad accounts collected on any account over sm0 regardless of age we pay you 70 per cent it we collect if there is no collection there is no charge by can adas oldest collection agency kelly ft aiken box to orangeville nt th acton fru prw thundiy juru 21 it 1962 hear reports stage contest during busy bee wi meeting the june meeting of the busy bees women s institute was held at the home of mrs dan kkld with seven members present the president mrs murray hayward opened ihe meeting with the in slttnte ode and mary siewart convct the roll call was angweyca with a tlomo trwd remedy iik dollavs was donated t6 pennies for friendship and 3 wrll be sen l to the hmd for mrs lampman mrs rlayward gave the report of the tfl dinner ah ofned tn khlging the good old summer- rime reaftper the hcilth convener mm m mclcod prepared a paper on alarming facts about distort ion in children s feet which was read by mrs elmer coxe in mrs mclcods absence readings were given by mrs stan robinson and mrs dave henderson mrs robinson con ducted a contest which was won fcyjwrs e coxe wjemecting closed with the insfrme grace after which a dainty lunch was served by the titfwess for apflianci and tvutairi manning electric call msm50 jolb quakty 14 products save tou money gasofhtos motor oik diesel fuel fuel oils stove oils oil burner finance plan s years to pay small carrying charges dependable service thompson tuels ltd phone 8531370 aprttfus 1533174 would you like information about operating a service station information such as amount money fisqutnm profit potential terms etc for free information writ john la1tar jr box 301 anca5tr onlwmo cr fhofw r days hamilton jadoon 72901 evenings ancatter miller 82656 you have a hand in things canadian etrttt yon own i surpruung yet bat truelive tnait people you hav probably thought of vour life insurance asprotect kin for vour fimnily as a good vy to ie money regularly an a aluabfe 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