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horth hakon high school district consultative advise county continuation of nortn balton district high school board until there is a more definite demand for altering its constitution was the recommendation made to hal- ton county council last week by a consultative committee appointed to investigate the question members of the committee are m if robinson chairman of the burlington board of education d a hcconachie oakviue solicitor k c lindsay esquesing town ship clerktreasurer public school inspector u l skuce and high school inspector g e johnson report of the committee f ol lows formation north halton high school dis trict established june 10 1947 and commenced operation janu ary 1st 1948 the district at that time com prised milton acton nassagawe ya and esquesing georgetown was added to the distinct by coun ty council bylaw no 844 dated june 14th 1949 effective janu ary 1st 1950 statistic information the discussions of the commit tee were largely confined to pro blems relating to the north hal ton high school district and stat lstics shown herein relate to this particular district assess pop sept 3057 1957 acton 4560494 303 esquesing 553389 5386 georgetown 942648 6578 nassagawey 1928456 2448 milton 7j0objsob 45w total 28557514 22508 figures relating to possible divi sion of north halton high school district esquesing 5543389 around milton 1451545 around acton 1259 714 around gtown 2332139 nassagaweya 1408458 a lots 1 15 964633 b lots 1632 963325 nelson 2338917 a new survey 1761810 5366 1100 1371 2315 2149 ition a g m regular classrooms 9 16 10 shop classrooms 1 1 home ec classrooms 1 1 other areas 1 pupil accommodation now provided x23o 317 391 propoaah additions classrooms 5 12 12 gymnasium 111 to be abandoned 5 ace to he added 150 360 360 total accomm 440 710 700 enrolment by grades 9 95 126 125 10 14349 1437 1024 403 b lots 615 737377 c lots 1015 506102 trafalgar 45313177 17 850 a new survey 1316350 877 ob lots 615 1 111300 609 c lots 1015 786315 434 this information supplied by the clerks of municipalities mill rates mill rate for high schools 1957 acton 5 9 georgetown 532 milton 597 esquesing 5 9 nassagaweya 65 the variation in rate apparently depends on the county equalization of assessment 11 12 13 spec comm 33 48 51 23 34 35 14 17 21 15 x 230 320 330 attendance 1957 1958 acton georgetown mi ron esquesing nassagaweya trafalgar erin total x 229 320 331 x variation in figures above is due to variation in dates tatlons advising or recommend ing division of the area as far as this committee is concerned the weight of pubic opinion is in fav our of the present district the committee gave full consi deration to the remarks qafavor armstrong but felt that the whole basis of the suggested redl- vision related to the admlnlstrat ive aspect of the present district there was no complaint about as- sesment tax levies or capital spending other than the addition of a special room for shop in the new school at georgetown while it may not be the exact fun etion of this co on this aspect we feel thaf the board would be well advised to estab lish a closer liason with all coun cits in the district in future capi tal expenditures it was pointed out that division would involve the establishment of differing rates for high school purposes in parts of each of nas sagaweya and esquesing and would further complicate the bookkeep ing in the township offices it was also suggested that until numbers warranted the construc tion of a building to be used join tly bj nasagaweja and esquesing the townships might prefer to establish a fourth high school dis trict independent of the three towns and to purchase their edu the mackenzie news last call for spring prices on coal nut or stove coal 25 00 per ton use our budget plan and put in your winter s sup puy of coal and thus be able to concentrate on your golf cottage vacation or other important things for each ton of coal put in now pay 2 50 down and 4 05 per month for six months have your fuel bill paid before christmas for 5 tons of coal pay 12 50 down and 20 25 per month for six months our usual reading or old company s coal available give us a call at triangle 7 2751 for delivery north halton costs acton costs included 8348 00 cation on a fee basis from for transportation of 81 pupils in town high school boards 1957 debenture indebtedness as at the present time there are of dec 31 1951 is 19840044 and m the count of halton nine mun annual pajments are 20370 25 icipalitics with five of these na milton transported 116 pupils at inch acton esquesihg george- a cost of 1152700 the towns town nassagauca and milton debenture debt is 35 532 25 and comprising thi north halton high annual pajments would be 5 392 school distnet section 30 sub- 76 georgetown s 92 pupils were section 3 of the secondary transported at a cost of 6 543 00 schools and boards of education the towns debt is 297 751 11 and act 154 reads as follows pajments are 26 973 96 notwithstandingsubsections 1 and 2 where a request is made un grants dtr subsection 1 and the high legislative grants and their j school district comprises more application to north halton high than one half of the equalized as wednesday june 25th 195s thi ocomhttown summer sayings luncheon moa 1 2 oz cans kam aylmer peas aylmer pears pickles salad dressing choke assorted chotc barttett grand union sweet 4 var 16 oz jars miracle whip 32 oz jar 289c 455c 249c 259c 75c open monday thursday 8 to 5 30 saturday 9 to 12 noon friday 8 to 9 pm f j mackenzie son van alphen motors now working full time1 repairs to cars trucks tractors mowers jobs done at the price a working man can afford pack shot glen williams reunok 79439 school district under the revisedpjan for the distribution of grants the north halton board m 1958 receives grants under the arrangement which applies to all rural mumci palittes and to urban municipal ities with a population under 13 000 north halton will in 1958 receive 73 per cent of recognized cost plus a grant per pupil of 167 to this would be added a grant of 150 for each of the former sec tions now constituting the high school district and grant on the equivalent of ten pupils for classes in special subjects e g home economics and manual tral ning alternatives the following four alternatives faced the committee 1 to establish a high school district for one or more of the towns independent of any rural part segment or more than one half of the municipalities of the coun t in which the school is or is to be situated the council of the county shall issue the debentures 1951 c32 s7 at the present time a request has been made from the north halton high school district board supported by a similar request from each of the five northern municipalities to the county coun cil to issue debentures in the ten tative amount of 1 045 000 for the construction of high school ac commodation this includes addition of four rooms and gymnasium at acton costing 200000 addition of 12 rooms and gymnasium at george town costing 415 000 and erec tion of new school 12 rooms and gymnasium at milton costing 430000 resolution h the high school district i broken up each part would then 2 to consider the question of have fewer than onehalf the mu- incliuding parts of nelson now i niotpalities m any one high part of burlington and trafalgar school district and the different wrestling at milton arena june 27th main event whipper ivan watson kalmik0ff special event paul bunyan frank hewitt- ft 2 ins 430 lb iso lb added feature farmer boy karol kalmikoff start at 845 pm along with milton high school dis trict 3 to divide the present high school district into three districts namely m a acton and territory now ser ved by acton high school b georgetown and territory now served by georgetown high school c milton and territory now ser ved by milton high school 4 to leave the north halton high school district as at present constituted alternative no 1 would not ap pear to merit much consideration due to the fact that it was made known that the minister did not favour the establishment of a high school district comprising a town atone unless adequate provi sion was made for the accommoda tion of rural pupils dependent thereon for education alternative no 2 if part of the tnvn of burlington fnelson town hip and of trafalgar were watermelons sweet cherry red jumbo size 26 to 30 lbs red grapes cahfornia cardinal lb 29c plums ujtttsttm 39c peppers 4sr25c open fridays till 9 00 main street prices effective june 26 27 2 30 units which might comprise the new high school districts would have difficulty financing neces sary school construction at the present time and probably in the future before arriving at a deci sion the committee also consider ed resolutions which were submit ted by the north halton high school district board asking that the board continue as presently constituted and the municipality of georgetown asking the dtssol ution of the board and recrea tion into three area districts result from the evidence placed be fore the committee it appeared that there was some disagreement both among members of the high school board and also the coun cils contributing to the support of the north halton high school district hut it also was made evi dent to the committee that there was no group actually wishing to sn the high school district brok en up at this tune the commit sunnylea school gets praise in daily paper the evening telegram toronto one of the first ranchtype schools in ontario sunnylea school is a provincial showpiece noted for academic achievement the top 26 pupils at royal york collegiate last year were sunny- lea grads sunnylea parents say the school owes ks fine record to the firm fair leadership given staff and students by principal mrs wake field ford 45 edith st george town mrs ford has stressed the three rs and group work for the nineteen years she has been school principal before the 309000 school was erected mrs ford was principal of the tworoom brick schoolhouse it replaced the old school bell and cornerstone have been brought to the new building from the prince edward avenue site another outstanding teacher through the years is mrs jean stone who teaches grades one and two at sunnylea she is known throughout the schools in the dis trict for her reading demonstra toons teachers at sunnylea say the telegram sponsored elmer safety program enthralled the children jane irwin of meadowcrest road a grade three pupil made a paper- mache elmer for safety week puppet show where she played el mer popping up to tell her class mates when the safety rules were broken efaner plaques awarded in the school in 1956 and 157 t the hallway entrance sunnylea is a musical every grade participates in annual spring concert this pupils made good use of the ceeds buying modern for the classrooms dlctic reference books and a series pictures for grade eight studies those who attended concert this year felt senior choir should make its beard in local festivals at baptist conference rev bruce penny o baptist church will be tomorrow from a conference the fellowship of baptist churches near mary this week b a th mm dh fclfia 14jjiv i iii- vuiiiji1m eluded t the milton high school lherotorc favored the fourth listnct the population of trrfjil mhrnuu and eoncludcd slvjss l i there was a more definite demand for an al teration in the constitution in the north halton high school district it should remain at present constituted if at some time in the future there is sufficient demand for change it is within the power of the county council to appoint a new consultative committee end consider its recommendations rcspectfuly submitted l u skuce d a hcconachie secrelarj chairman milton ontario june 12th 1958 about 33 000 the percentage grant would bo so decreased that it would be difficult for milton high school district to operate in dcpeadcntl moreover it is im perative that burlington have the same area for elementary and se condary education in order to op- crate under a board of educa tion this arrangement was not therefore considered in considering the various alter natives and particularly alterna tive no 3 division into 3 parts the members of the various coun ckj ci is and the members of north fhalton district high school board were asked at the public meeting to comment on any proposed div sion the resolution of the north halton district board and of the town of georgetown and also resolutions requesting the county to issue debentures in the amount of 1045 000 00 were tiled and considered these resolutions are hereinafter quoted in this report oblackom no member of any municipal council nor any member of the board other than the mayor of georgetown made any represen bases chapel st ball team defeats wriggles worth in two games played at the park last week the chapel st softball team won over a team from wng glesworth school both games were won by home runs in the last innings andy dcbocr and robert wngglesworlh getting them in the first game and the latter again helpinghis team in the second game when be scored a home run with loaded rzz shankless smoked picnic sh chicken breasts lb 49c skinless weiners 2 lbs for 3c t spare ribs lb 53c fresh pork hocks a lbs 1 00 lean sliced rindless bacon lb 65c from the home of better mix ltd main street south ocoroetowh