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t- new mathematics so simple a chmd can understand the new approach to mathe matics so simple only a child can understand itt however an attentive audience of parents4ricd valiantly to catch up with their youngsters vedncs- day night january 12 at the high school auditorium when f hughes ba principal of the e james public school oakville was present to interpret what has cometo be known as the new mathematics sponsored by them z bennett homc and school association the meeting was formally opened by the president of the association p elliottt r mr hughes who has trained many teachers inchs new ap proach to mathematics was then introduced by g w mckenzie principal of the robert little public school different methods surprised laughter echoed often as mr hughes chalk in hand led his audience through different methods of multiplication as prac ticed in various- parts of the world even to working out a problem in roman numerals he went on to say it is interest ing to note that in the past so yeavs there has been a greater ac cumulation of knowledge than during all the preceding centuries todays young people are staying imniiraniiiftitr v nrr obituary abraham otterbein retirfed railroader the sudden death of abraham ottcrbcin came as a shock to his son harty mill street friday morning as well us two daugh ters and another son mr ottcr bcin a retired railroader died in his sleep at his home in preston funeral service was ireld sun- day with burial in preston the late mr ottcrbein was prede ceased by his wife and leaves to mourn his lossuxwell as son harry daughters mrs h dawson ella of preston mrs g zim merman of gait and son wilfred of preston he retired from the grand trunk railway in 1957 obituary mrs ethel cutting dies in 93rd year ethel caughell cutting wile of the late walter cutting passed away suddenly at winona in her 93rd yearshe had made her home at winona and acton und died on january 10 funeral service was held at the rumleyshoemaker funeral home on wednesday january 12 and interment was in fairview cemet ery acton mrs cutting wls born in 1873 daughter of melinda and william caughell she was married at in school considerably longer than even so short a period as15 years ago when 4096 of the 15 to 19 age group remained in school as compared with 80w today new approach interpretation- of facts is im portant in this age of automation the changing pattern of present day living means a different ap proach to school studies as em phasized by the algerbraic ap proach to mathematics today the whole mathematics program is based on discovery rather than teaching by rote when it is pos sible to work out a problem in arithmetic without in the least understanding what is being done areas of mathematics formerly reserved for high school are now being introduced into public school work with the explana tion of unfamiliar terms set neutral- numbers etc came the realization we had walked this road before it was as mr hughes said a newapproach to mathematics not simply new mathematics following a question and ans wer period which displayed the keen interest of those present in this subject w coates expressed the sentiments of all in warmly thanking mr hughes for a most instructive address obituary ospringe neif mcphail 52 lived in milton funeral service was held mon day afternoonaj jhe jmckcrsic tunefat home in milton for the late neil a mcphail of 66 charles st milton who died suddenly at his home on friday morning january 14 mr mcphail was in his 52nd year rev j k l mcgown of knox presbyterian church conducted the service assisted by a former minister of knox rev e osborn now of toronto interment fol lowed at eden mills community cemetery with ken brush tom marsh cliff le- wington charles johnson cofitt s m i i 1 i e and charles fay as pallbearers honorary pall bearers were stan fay boyne clement bruce mckerr g c gowland mike i led with ernest batty flank chishulm- and william randell flower bearers were bus knight lindo zajtatta charles harris keith durnan ra olan and e w foster mr mcphail was born in wind sor and the family moved to eden mills when he was five years old he received his early education fhere then stayed in milton with his grcat-grandmo- ton high school and completed his education at guelph collegi ate on graduation he moved to milton to work as an electrician for walton cooperative supplies preston mrs alma tooney ol milrorae california thomas mclvin and lloyd all of rock- wood mrs bessie chandler ol guelph mrs dene smith of win ona mrs lillian craycrolt bt new albany indiana norman of elora and was predeceased by one son oliver mrs cutting is al so survived by one sister mrs pearl mairhoffer of heath ohio tonawanda new york in 187 ermcphul while attendmg mil and came to canada in 1898 her husband died in 1949 she is survived by sons and daughters austin mrs claa thackeray and william all of ha- vcrs staru his milton mrs esther reeves o i b incss mcph electric he was a member of st clair masonic lodge af and am and a member of the preceptory i in hamilton years ago he sang ill the milton quartet and par- licipated in several minstrel 1 shows ami local entertainments he was a member of knox i church sang in the choir and was more recently active in the- milton curling club- i mr mcphail belonged to sev- j eral electrical organizations in- i eluding the electrical contract- i oiv asocialion and the electric hcatintfassbcnttion survivors inciudv his parents mr and mrs g a mcphafl ol rikkyihd his wile the lonucr nlarjorie gordon a son james of rr 2 georgetown a daughter peggy mrs william marshall ol mouu forest ami three grand sons douglas stuart and john mcphail two brothers george a ol toronto and donald c mc phail of falconbridgc and a mv tor helen mrs george niacin- tosh ol guelph also survive i mama tun farmer district residents friends here learned with re gret of the passing last week of mr g a dills president of this weekly paper his just and kindly avays will long be remembered sincere sympathy is extended to his wife and family congratulations to mr and mrs mike hutchison on the arrival of their second son born january 1 1 in toronto during mrs hutchi sons hospitalization little steph en has been staying with his grandparents mr and mrs gor don aitken mr and mrs l buck returned home during tfceweekend follow ing- a 10 day holiday and business trip to chicago and efflicr centres during the week two former esteemed residents of the com munity passed awav mrs elizabeth wilson widow of the late bently wilsondicd wed nesday at halton manor in milton they farmed for years on the town line on the farm now own ed by gabor agoston following their retirement they moved to acton mrs wilson had been in failing health for a number of years two daughters mrs russell gordier velma and mrs robert akitt emma both of guelph two sisters mrs laura wilson of detroit and mrs emma kenny of guelph also grandchildren sur vive on saturday james stnithers passed away suddenly at his home- in erin mr and mrs struthcrsj farmed on the second line until their retirement to erin a few years ago besides his widows three sons survive william of acton russell of preston and al- vin pat of erin sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved families mr david stewart mr and mrs vernon stewart attended the funeral of the late ruth boys at guelph on monday ob mrs bentley wilson interred at guelph after a lengthy illness mrs el- jynhelli fllen wilson passcdaway at halton centennial manor on wednesday january 12 former residents of acton both mr and mr bentley wilson moved from here to guelph and then to the manor where mr wilson died live years ago mrs wilson was 88 years ol age she was born in 1877 in erin twp daughter of mr and mrs hiram swackhamer she lived in ospringe until her marriage in 1902 and then the wilsons farmed on the erin eramosa town linj lor about 40 years they retired to acton and lived on john st s for liver 10 years mrs wilson is survived by two daughters mrs russell gordier alma and mrs robert akitt erhina both of guelph two grandchildren mrs lloyd fedy audrey scarborough and gor don akitt burlington and seven great grandchildren two sisters mrs emma kenny guelph and mrs laura wilson detroit mich she was a member of ospringe church and then knox church acton and rev a h- mckenzie conducted the funeral service at the george wall funeral home guelph on saturday january 15 interment was in woodlawn ce metery guelph pallbearers were gordon akitt ted jackson alvin mccutcheon jim brydon gor don grierson and john wilson rr v w the second term at acton dis trict high school is in full swing this week the christmas exam ination papers vere returned to the students early in the term however old anxieties were st tr ied again as report cards were given out january 14 accompanying the reports were notices concerning the parents night to be held mondav january 24 at 4 00 to 530 pm and 7 jo to 930 pm the- staff would apprec iate the parents learning the names of the teachers who teach their children again the evening will be divided into interviews with the teachers a dance will be held at the high school on friday january 21 all students are welcome and are reminded that they must sign the guest list in the office previous to 325 on friday if they wish to bring friends the impacts will be playing at the dance and the evening promises to be a success adh5 sports by gerry ockendcn hockey jti january 12 the acton high school hockey team made its de but at the acton arena in spite of plaving a good hardhitting game the arthur high school team defeated acton 92 the goals lor acton were scored by kevin hall and dave garrett basketball the junior and senior teams of elora high came to acton jan uary 13 to defeat both of the ac ton teams at basketball the juniors lost by a score of 3426 the top scorer for the acton juniors was b turkosz get- ting a total of 16 points although they lost a very good showing lias put on by this team consid ering that all the team members are in their first year of high school basketball the seniors played a good first hall however their luck changed in the second half and the results were a 4432 victory for- the elora team the high scorer for the acton seniors was allan mcnabb who drew 1 1 points i there are many more games yet j to be played this season and acton has a lot ol time to show its skills in basketball teachers vs seniors seven teachers from the highi school played the senior basket ball team alter school on mon day the 17lh and defeated the seniors by a score ol 5544 the students attending the game re ceived quite a bit of laughter and enjoyment service diploma continued from page one urged the agricultural society to look forward to the future and think about centennial year popular entertainer vincc mountfard called upon to say a few words rose with ii series of liisokcstonthe and soon had the group roaring with laughter others who spoke briefly were reeve bill coulter of nassaga- weya township eramosa council lor mcphedran for reeve lush- vicepresident webb of the es- quesing agricultural society as sistant agricultural representa tive jeff taylor and david dills of the free press fair innovations innovations at the 65 fair the junior horse show tluhiorse- shue pitching contest and the baby show were highlighted in mr marshalls brief review on behalf of the ladies hoard mrs don matthews invited every one to the second annual variety concert on february 19 thanks were extended by wil- mer fryer to the ladies of the church mrs dick shorlill for the decorations and pictures banquet committee comprised chairman don matthews mrs mel mccullough- bert davidson mis waller linham aiid bill nel les russia berlin alter the dinner most of those attending went over to ballinalad hall to see slides taken by dr and mrs allan j buchanan on their trip last summer to russia france scandanavia and ger many dr buchanan was attend ing the international conference of oral surgeons at copenhagen mrs buchanan introduced their slides by explaining that before the revolution of 1917 russia was a medieval country ruled by the nobility and clergy six hundred million peasants could not read or write the changes and pro gress are remarkable their pictures of berlin show ed the wall dividing the city the checkpoints and some of the buildings still gutted as a result of bomb damage the couple were thanked by mac sprowl a dance followed tdefrmms the acfori rree 1 hursfayijariuary 201 h t96s wi holds euchre in hall under tho auspices of eden mills womens institute a euchre was held in the community hall on saturday evening followed by a delicious lunch prize winners were ladies carol walberg lau ra early and anna wilson men j guthrie bill early and bob- wright curdctte club the cardelle club held their meeting onmonday evening witlr mrs joan lowrie as hostess win ners at cards were donna clif ford fran tolton and wilda mac- dougall the silver bells club started their wintet- activities last mon day with mrs sada girbertsoh as hostess winners were mrls h barden mrs f gardiner and mrs s glibertson travelling prize was won by mrs r roy local items receilt guests of mr and mrs w wilson were mr and mrs spinks and isinily from thislle- town mrs j hauler has been called to blind river on account of sickness in the family the sympathy of eden mills and community is extended to mr and mrs gordon mcphail and family in the loss of a son and brother mr bev vincent of aurora was a recent guest of his aunt and uncle mr and mrs r wright art lasses t acton art group commenced a new term of oil painting classes last week inthefrcc press build ing ori willow street with major hal newman as instructor there was i good turnout of members with some pewcomers thcreis still room lor a few more- woijjdbe artists and in formation may be obtained by phoning ims laura diltrich at 8530805 or why not drop in next wednesday at 8 oclock wtdey mourned a wellknown district fanner and former councillor richard n brown passed away at his home churchill rd on sunday and fun eral service was tuesday full report next week letters to editor need signatures this week the editor received a letter sighed only with the nom deplume thcweary traveller apparently theavrnferrran outof- steam before signing his real name according to this newspapers policy letters to the editor may be published with a nom-de- plume but must also be signed by the writer from time to time the free press receives letters from writers failing to sign their names v if a person feels the urge to write a letter to the editor for miblicalion in the acton fre press the editor must be protect ed with an actual signature even though it is not used dance every saturday evening 900 1 1 30 pm v royal canadian legion acton orchestra in attendance 200 per couple train to toronto and return times ask about convenient departure ov ui blur r roes foi information phone the local cn passenger sales oflica canadian national obituary jerjsdajiijiam dies in 83rd year fred a williamson of slrccts- ville died in south peel hospital on monday january 17 in his 82nd year after a ears illness funeral service was held on wed nesday- januaiy 19 at the rumley- shoemaker funeral home con ducted by the rev duncanson and interment was in fairview cemetery pallbearers were ne phews alex mcdonald fred an derson don hammond david williamson george young and fred young mr williamson was bom at acton son of david and eliza- help wanted success janitor and maintenance service reoulre cleaning ladies for acton district only 1000 maintenance jrvorkfjvejiveningspeifcwzek averaging 4 hours each evening for a total work week of 20 hours for complete information p4f ase phone 8779654 georgetown between 5 and 6 pm new door jim lodgers new venture into both williamson on june 15 ism production of specialized he and alberta mcdonald w ho u is underway m the lonncr survives him were married 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