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holiday dancing in the rose room georgetown arena with the modern aires regular saturday night virn christmas night wednesday december 25th new yearns night wednesday january 1st o speed the breakdown of health la youth is tremendous nwy need a gyrmsshim to keep their bodies to condition 6 why must our rural student al ways be penalized under our pr hsjh school system at present there is about 46 per cent rural attendance at georgetown highschool tf people were not so selfish and would provide letter to the editor december ueh ims editor i ovorgetown deor air the problem of a ooneauoated sigh sohool tor aequeausr georgetown and acton and uhton 1a one of the roost vital that our oounous and boards or t 7 education have to face this year in- t sel i deed the problem has lar too much in about 60 per cent in the olden days volved that we the cittern should let j tbese men have the only vote on the p l received high school training of any bvery clusen who has student at b lf v t oeorgrtown high or soon will have f tmnsportatlon this has should oonelder thoroughr the aovan- our tj tags and ewhmrvtf such a vf f2t j revolutionary idets motive that j gulde us ought not to be selfish but tm j 1 1 ti great need today is bus transporta- modern and old tyme 50c admission a rattier what will be beat for the pupils at tomorrow in this ooittwotion the arguments advanced by the editorial of last weeks herald against such a school are purely the former 3let ua ask ourselves honestly sucb facts fae is our present high school giving pur youth the best in tbe land as far as we are able to give i cannot help i but feel that tbe attitude of many to our high school is governed by the selfish thought that anything is good enough as long as we have twelve or i great need today is bus transporta tion lor all needy rural pupils if ehqueslng council and board vote against a consolidated school it is their duty o provide transportation i for tbe needed pupils some of tbe other facts that make transportation needed besides the one above are c the practise of hitch hiking is far too dangerous for our youth the number of pupils forced to hltchhuce every day is too many even from our district of korval 2 several pupils have had their health broken by the conditions they de laval milking machines and cream separators woods electrical equipment milkers grinders coolers firestone tires and accessories cockshutt farm implements thirteen grades to keep our youth who i j 1 l are so ineunm to leave school out of it f vs t pupils of the rural district as a whole i could do much better in their marks if they were not forced into walking universal x 14lhi d 4 machines in one light truck car farm jeep tractor and power unit wttioughby real estate agency office on mill street just around the corner from the bank of commerce telephone office 332w residence 332 mischief 2 can our students be fully equip- ped and prepared to meet a modern i changing scientific age without the use of uptodate agricultural chem lstry physic nd domestic science laboratories can they be trained in the various mai ual subjects without proper bhopwork rooms and equip ment 3 if our youth had the opportunity of specialists in all department6 of study as in all modern collegiate in stitutes at relatively very little extra in cost over a given period would we be selfish if we did not give it to them as regards the cost the united states lias proved over and over ag ain that consolidated schools can give the best in education at cheaper cost considering all details including free bus transportation 4 can our students be trained fully in dramatics public speaking and de bating without a proper auditorium a school lacking an auditorium is trul liandicapped a far as public me lng special eentb special spe kers special services and opening ex erciset each day again how much longer are we going to make our p e vouth suffer for that gymnasium that j daugl ter of they need just because we had to do pz without one is no reason in this age the georgetown herah wdnedy dec 18 1946 ihaibf richardsons hardware xmas gift suggestions table lamps boudoir lamps cory coffee makers presto cookers mini mix electric mixers smoking stands electric heaters 425 to 1995 650 up 595 1795 1495 975 750 to 3200 three or four miles everyday or bl cycling or seekii g rides of some sort at this tune of year too many pupils are arriving home in darkness a thing that ought not to be if we really love our children 4 there are far too many pupils of bsquesing that were lorced to stop scnool due wholly to transportation reasons having given you these questions and facts that i have observed hi my work as minister at norval i leave the problem with you the parents for ifter all it should concern you vitally you can hae the best now if you wll speak for it your sincerely leonard self llaftismal slkv1ce at lnitfcu church at the suidi morning service at crcorgetown u ited church two chil oren wte baptized by rev r c todd the children were mary elizabeth jane evans diuv ler ol mr and mrs id carroll ann home utility electric drills 219s up flashlights 1 35 to 3 25 complete a full line of skis harness poles and ski equipment hockey bootlhmd skates 10 95 18 95 22 50 did the cold snap remind you that you need winter fuel wood phone 274 r 5 wilsons haulage for satisfaction in your fuel trucking or loading requirements 1 graham i at maccormacks drug store gifts for lovely gift sets containing cosmetics by such famous manufacturers as helena rubinstein evening in paris tuya lentheric yardley henleys country garden barbar gould priced from 100 to 1500 fountain pens and pencils iaitkhvpenseis priced from see the parker 500 to 21 00 51 at 15 00 gifts for him gay4j0amjraoetrldes priced from 150 to 480 colognes and perfumes a great selection to choose from tweed apple blossom heaven sent tuya barbar gould etc guardsman toiletries priced from l50 to 450 stationery the gift that pleases we are specialists in fine stationery lordy boxes from 50c to 225 nail polish sets revlon peggy sage cutex priced from 50c to 750 books books books books for young and old hundreds to choose from lentheric toiletries priced from 235 to 660 shaving sets various makes priced from 49c to 500 cigarettes tobaccos pipes lighters tobacco pouches etc shaving bowls priced from 39c to 175 baby gifts many delightful gifts will be found in our baby department christmas cards a large sasortrnent who has been appointed assistabt to tbe vloepresklent of toe can- adian pacific railway after four rears as general superintendent of transportation and 44 years with tbe cpk just arrived prophylactic hair brushes the famous jewelite brushes from 1 50 to 3 95 single cards boxed assortments from 5c to 25c 25 49c 98c jite brushes from jv iv make t your shopping centre for gifts maccormacks drug store santa comes to mafu avnrrji it was a great thrill for a group of the children who live on maple am- m to be invited to the borne of ufc c nixon last friday to meet bud claus shortly titer seven octoek tv number at little boys and girls most of whom were seeing santa for ttm ctnt time asfiembled in mrs nixon pax- lour snd cat solemnly wttlms tor the j merry old fellow and when be ap peared what shining eyes ura fan after cautlonmtr all the little folk to be good not only at christmas ttana but all the year round santa paassd out bags of candies and nuts to esveh of tbe youngsters present and lb nixon served refrr- and their mobbers phone 327 georgetown