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ul tho acton fr pfta wdndy may 7 1969 4lvfc irccs youth steven van fleet top talker in high school finals grille nine student steven van meet lopped iu hopefuls to win the high school speaking contest oil tuesday afternoon the winning speech wis in utlcultte inspiring plea for world peace lie liked for change in world spirit and the materialistic value system to a more sincere sespect for human life and ireedont second place winner carol maules spoke ort hie loys of burling and runnerup patricia kmpon invited the audience to cbscnver who they weie as individuals and what ihey were doing lor their world oilier speakers were chita brunette on the ahierluu negro diane fisher on robert kennedy shelly roy on world problems and mark hunt on affects lffecls and defects in international politics chairman mr lanibourue said he was impressed wild the quality of the speeches presented with the exception of one each dealt willi important social and political problems judging the event were mr goodman mr may and mrs liuenlkot while ikoy killed out their decision joe petiic on his accordion and eorge lleshlri with his guitar provided tlie audienie wilh a change of sice the two fop winners reoeived webjler dictionaries llvri llclvlxlj th strap b not out i for fast resort by barbara mcintosh listening to speeches at the high school tai tuesday afleinoon i couldnt help but be impressed by the apparent deep concern for major international problems willi ihe emeption of one refreshing tribute to lulling all sin oilier orators spoke on essentially the same do vis themeswar violence draft laids starvation poverty lulled injuilice and hypocrisy it is obvious tliat students are mil as lotally emetsed in boy friends pop rock flighty flirtations with mary jane and tay summer days on the giau around ihe soft ice cream sliuc as many adults would like to believe they are in fact vitally concerned about real issues th map la not out in hilton schools in an intohrvatlon poliev braaariud to lh county board bl education list thursday it ugrttd ms board mosclt corporal punwihsant slnsblna tdmlnliufld m last rnort by bui ihe thing that ruflled my feathers the wrong way was the fact that not once did one speaker mention canada or canadians i or tlveir examples of raiial prejudice and violence they used detroit and chicago in their demonstrations ol poverty and starvation they stressed llufra and american city ghettos in iheir plest agilnil war they concentrated on vietnam draft dodgers and in their mention of politics it was hobby kennedy and congieu in fact even ihe surfing was off live coast or california and hawaii when one student spoke of government as senators the president and oilier world leaders that really touched a nerve i could very well have been silling in little rapids illinois had it mil been for the faded maple leaves on the stage curtains the same thing happened in the public school contest i iccall cringing at the mention of our president on several occasions and hearing american statistics on everything from the number of records sold each year to the number of our taxes spem on the war in vietnam certainly i am not about to argue the importance of the united stales as the nun i powerful and influential nation in ihe world today it is impossible to disregard its part in practically every major issue yet how can we get in and do our part to create a better world if we cannot relate the situation to ourselves as canadians surely we have not been 10 indoctrinated hy american television and magazines that we can no longer think of ouriclves as canadians with our own vcrskins of hatred racial prejudice injustice and our own small role to play in international affairs if we cannot relate problems to our own nation we are speaking on air because wc arc not really relating them to ourselves and we are not really prepared to do anything about them i acto ij by terry curts sand pebbles the sand peulllts at belter than popular prices will be shown in the school auditorium this friday night at 8 30 p m it is being sponsored by the camera and rocket dubs to raise extra funds admission is 7s cents for students and si for adults staff hits t4ie dust next week acton expos students will meet the pedagogues for a game of softball announcement bu mr bray this morning said spring training starts tuesday after 330 for ihe teachers go goodman go dance coming may lb dance at the high lo the stittlert fashion show may 14 mrs hunter home ec teacher and her students are preparing for a special spring fashion show so come and see the talent created with needle and thread kitchener in the year 2000 mr martmdale once again tjkes on student excursions do wc have old urban centres creeping up in acton hamilton does may i 1mb will be visaing hamiltons city hall planning department to study urban renewal mr marttmlile will be guide for the day tins is another geography tnp gone to educate yourself geographically you should visit the area studied two previous aclon high students bob browne and phil durum left tuesday caiibound for the maritime wc hope their purpose isnt defeated meets students monday i duiaton minister william ixivli it expected in explain mid defend lilt ument hoard of iduiuliihi budget for hullon youmu irottrestive coiucrvutives next monday nielli at guest of homvr at ihe third of their distinguished speaker dinner scries the s5 00 plate dinner is to begin ut 7pm at the holiday inn in oikvtlle followed by mi address and an open tliuuulon period llowcvef mr davis has agreed to meet with interested high school students in a separate room between six and icven oclock admission will be 50c to cover ihe cost of the room it is an opportunity for students to air heir views to the nun at the top and organizers hope lhit there will be a good response from this area dropouts should drop in sheridan college in brampton will run that course again where drop outs can diop back in scii or special college i ntrance program will go again this summer at the brampton campus its phonomcnal success last year ensured its tepeal this year the program is designed specifically to give high school diop outs another chance they and adult students aged 1 and over who have been out of school for at least a yejr are invited to come back and upgrade their basic skills mathematics science and english are the courses given during the eightweek session registration will be held at the college in brampton 98 church st l on july 7 from a m to ii am or for further information contact the registrar at sheridan or mr dave olive 4107531 ot 3m740i mr olive said last years course proved conclusively hut students have the ability to bring themselves up to the required level through this extensive crash program he added that the scbp program does not give a student a secondary school graduation standing or diploma it merely qualifies him to enter college as a mature student and even to do tlut he must undergo an assessment at the end of the eightweek course mxmtible adults a ntaans to wmoomlrttj bahrwlotal pi oblmts the policy kcoonticd th mflous probum in tha dltclolln ol school ehiidran and tuootlad thai oulcmlnw wjulrtd for teliei and principals trurlis j roman introducing tha policy report it had whan altar considerable dleosiort with teachers and dueilors all ol whom agrd it should be retained as a last sort many other things trips wednesday i id and i2d are going to kitchener to tour the schndders meat factory and kitcheners city hall to the planning department the question involved is how important la kitchener io acton alto the future plan for jjittrrrrrrrrrrrr th grmal ta cmrmmony sv h wn i bjk b i i w l l wimmk si um imi c ism if twtmtot rrirrrrrrrrtfrfttrffrrffrfffffffff be triad lint h would ttrataad trust e bodiw wondered about th boards position in th light of rcnt statement by th minister ol education indicating th strap would b don away with it wi pointad out each board wh autonomous in adopting its own polleue th minister discourage it but does not forbid it assistant director d lawlau maintained send athletes yugoslavia if wallcathon nets funds i activities for retarded i by gordon duwe wednesday may 7 will be the annual open house of the staff and trainees at the workshop in milton a rc industries from i pm s p m and 7 p m p m refreshments will be served and a special feature will be a bake sale may 1 1 17th is mental retardation week and the starting point of the flowers of hope campaign tliroughoul ontario may is a dance will be sponsored by the youth group for adult trainees at ihe union hall in milton from 7 3010 pm everyone welcome no admission tuesday may 27th brings forth a euchre under the capable guidance of mr and mrs bert davidson euchre begins at 8 pm uu proceeds are used to provide recreational activities for our local retardates a special thank you to acton pharmacy brookville store family store dollar daddy and hintons for donations of gifts used as prizes at our last dance also a sincere thankyou for all those who donated to our forthcoming bake sale on such short notice it it heartwarming to feel and see the genuine support given by the members of the community keep up the good work as mental retardation has no reaped for age race religion or color luroul suntluw it dull ill clu history ittruiliiirnt mi lus urn luttilng tor trt years anil imi li till wtnnd iclill bt a i ii s pedagogues are people ssa asstaaa i eel from millon and aclnu are combining elloiis tins saturday ill a special walkathnri the goal 11 enough money in finance four young alhletes ul ibis years world olympics fur 4he iteafat belgrade vilgoilavu from august t id canadas dials were held saturday at macmasler university in hamilton i our students from ontario school for ihe deaf in milton met ihe olympic standards and will be eligible lo nuke ihe tup to yugoslavia provided enough money can he railed it it estimaled llial shoo per student 11 needed loi air fare local i ran spoliation chjperonei uniforms and rural ll l reported llul dint in 200 yiiilng people will ik ilartnig out irorri acton travelling down hwy s ii millon aciost to hornby up ihe levenlh line to hwy 7 and hack lo aclon the milton group will cover live came aica hul ihe groups will lie spaced so ihey never meet the wjlkalhnn is sponsored by ihe llaltnii and ieel association fur the hearing handicapped a iwiiiuthnn at the o s i pool is alio planned for may 1 1 theie is the attitude among some students that what has happened in ihe past has no relevance to the picscnt which means lusloiy has no telcvance admits mr swallow hut he argues actually history illuminates the picscnt without some knowledge of history people would have no sense of direction a good teacher never concentrates solely on dites and fads he says this is a perversion of history it should be an interpretation of concepts will facts and dates as the groundwork he feels more emphasis is now being placed on canadian history in the high schools the grade 10 class studies canadian and in grade 1 1 there is considerable freedom in the course so ihe teacher can chose what area he wishes to cover on ihe personal level he a particularly interested in religious history the puritan era of the 17th century and the methodist nse of the irlh century mr swallow is a graduate of the university of toronto with ids honors b a in modem history he formerly taught for 1 year at westminster high school in london and for 13 years in glencoe near chatham in his spare time he is an amateur photographer and his wife paints from his pictures he hopes to install his own darkroom sometime in the future he enjoys reading novels used lo play at the piano and raises tropical fills during the summers the swallows have done considerable travelling most recently to europe the mammies and the west coast despite a heavy work load mr swallow finds lime lo dabble in ihe theatre he has taken over as dircclor of the school drama club currently preparing for a performance on may 14 the rumor says the play is to be a satire on teachers mr swallow claims he prefers to work with younger students because they tend to be less temperamental he feels that young people on drugs lack a sense of direction they cant come to grips with reality as it exists its a sign of being lost and the collapse of the present civilization a classical musiclover himself he finds it impossible to relate lo the modern beat its a thing lo whip up a type of emotion ilia i never should be whipped up he claims it belongs in some african tribal ceremony notice a public meeting has been called by the planning board in the council chambers thursday may 15 1969 at 730 pm for the discussion of the amendment no 4 to the official plan of the town of acton iain williams secretary treasurer sincere thanks the rotary club of acton extends a sincere thanks to all who donated glasses to assist people in under developed countries tfie deadline for further donations is may 15th ey glaum may be left at any of the following cordon uawkvtm ssuik of nkmstrul root hanswara rcoekwood