sunshine school notable record of achievement the test ol any citt u the measure ol and care which it iws t ata weaker member tjicse word were mid hj ta noted author pearl s back herself the mother of one of the weakest members a re tarded child heaptnf aaeaav urea of consideration and care axe given daily by the staff at the sunshine school for ta retarded in uilton despite the tremendous dicap of a tiny buildia the me of a two car gang and fronting directly on a basj street the staff has accomnusja- d near miracles according ta the mothers one child who coolant talk at all on coming to the sang alone at the christmas concert this year while br mother watched with eyes another child five years m the first grade of school and still numbers can count and bghtedly tells everyone time neither could be read when he entered the school now he is reading not fluently but reading nevertheless measuring telling time iden tifying numbers co dressing themselves singing tumbling painting memory work handiwork cookmc learning health rules and other simple things are drilled and redrilled one is working on flash cards sirs jet a nnrsej jeans hespalal tor i at aufl ftaaer tank a special otnre hanojag the retarded a the la t toronto slrst jesares and mrs jean bbncheql a teacher wwo also took the ca course are the tnftjl doqa sttaff however couc asjaer drdkattcd wouim wort wwawdl aay f any kind sfasi ibaoert bakamer wife of the psjiiiatnst ik the neuro- gaelph ireejilarly wstru cts the children in eurythmlci a mathod of teaching music ap preciation for six years the school has benefitted from her training at ibe royal academy of llusic and at the datcrou school of eurythmcs in lon don england she teaches rhy thm band singing and dancing freely to music in addition to helping the body its great fun as the glowing faces tcsti fy talking which we take so much for granted is the most difficult task far the retarded here we in north hatton are indeed fortunate mrs h eng lish of georgetown voluntarily teaches speech therapy several times a week well qualified she is too she studied occu pational therapy at the univer sity of southern california in los angeles upon graduation she worked in the children s hospital there during the war she served in an army neuro surgical hospital in kentucky in addition mrs j hill is an unpaid substitute teacher and mrs george elliott also gives her time freely to instruct the children in music what is the measure of this community how much sidcration will we give weakest members let it be enough to give them a new school not lavish but with space to grow in mind and body give during this week campaign 10 and 25 years ago echoes from tha pages wf the lanaaa april 4th 19s1 and april mi 1934 i 10 years ago winners of the tour for talent show in the old town hall friday were sandra scott 1st for her sina ing the quartette of patsy son bev hyde sue and jaquehne graham forbes vocalist was third norval midgets won their group championship last wednesday night includ ed in the lineup were goal julian reed defense richard sienko dale sedore centre jamie cunningham wmgs don jarvie george grasby- subs don smith bruce van vlict barry archer john doh- erty j hancock council struck the budget this week and tbe tax rate is set at 43 mills the town s assessment is 3380 00 with 145340 to be raised ax tax money i 25 years ago there was a good attend ance of members in the legion club rooms oo thursday night where a re union of the 164th halton ami duffenn battalion was planned for the first of july celebrat it cost three young men who got into a fight in the georgetown cafe recently 10 and costs amounting to about 15 00 each when thev appeared before magistrate j c bull at georgetown last thursday chief marshall laid the charge the quarrel started when one of the trio attempted to sit at a table where the other two young men were en tertaining two lady friends at the gregory theatre rendezvous starring will lam powell the rainmak ers staring bert wheeler and robert woolsey ah wilderness starring wallace beery and lionel barrymore plastics demonstration for sunshine clubess the members of the sunshine club held their anniversary supper in first baptist church tbe hostesses were mrs john stopper mrs john emmersoo mrs ron breen mrs dob black and mrs a norton mrs al robson conducted the business meeting mr john emmefson demonstrated and gave an interesting talk on plastics a verv pleasant ev ening was enjoyed by everyone brampton to participafe national survival exercise ia bramp- on aramd early may will hnam tine eesnrauig of a p sumrcal exercise r b was tfisa safari tbe partaci pacum af teakreseattatms of the bed craes sl jefen ambulance canadra lema church groups tocsin 1961 will be an ettrose- fte practice the i necessary aatairoail w and the anient fed ecal pewiottual and ihroucipal a the evesht off a nuclear at tadfc prrf us one eff the more recent e taa be cocnxbnaled in the e3bo sysaron and the federal gnsmnmnia a most anxious thai it ananocaipale the esjotcuae as 3m for allout p gobkutsgxsnn it is prim artly afefiisnrd la lest manning nrwtednces arad eane com niiiiiubmic ifte liiiiih jhrly aims of the exercise as acr at peej county as to bring to the off seqeded public scr type of survival ac una nmst be devel oped ta prwrode for tbe protec- tit and j of ttanc iradw natural dasaeirs rtrresy wrab be mob liuuon of key ffnrsvancnl and volun teer aatatn nsmg emergency tack pnsaoitack and fall out repairtst and establish simulat ed euueukuju5 uuaiuunicati ons b ike amnucmalitics the iw onixiucipalnacs will be aokedl ta ananlae their key m amd wtlonterr cml d efltrcaafc according to the emo abam- the eaoeircae k on a national seae and the isa usually survival exer e same time be cause af uke aliack warning system jbure is often a con bertram nx sbe exerciser it is eapeeced the same tnav apply tins yeacr the aims on the national scale are to exercise the attack warning system to test ele ments of emergency commi cations to practice the manning procedures of emergency gov ernment facilities at federal provincial and municipal levels and to iron out any problems of postattack at these levels thi oioroitown hrrald thursday april 13th 1961 page aptitude tests ate planned at high school high school students in gcor gctown and across the province will shortly be taking scholas tic aptitude tests one of the big ifucstloni for a student in grade 12 is do i have the necessary scholastic aptitude to ensure success n the more rirorous mental dis ciplincs of grade 13 and un versity marks on regular school subjects offer a gntid indication but may need to be supplemented by a measuring device which would show the students capacity for pure reason ng entirely divorced from memorization of facts it is now a regular depart mental examination two hours in length and it is taken at the same time in all high schools of the province the guidance department plays an active part in famil laming students with the pur pose and characteristics of the test this department also as sists in its adm nistral on and lirlts interpretation to students teachers and parents the results of sato are expressed in percentile ratings thus showing the pup 1 s stand ing relative to all grade 12 st i dents n ontario if a pupil s score is at the 80th percent le it means that only 20 per cent of all pupils taking the test scored h gher the te 1 il elf s s m lar lo the s called intelligence i st and ratings obtained from t are comparable to iq sc res the importance of th s new n nsur rig si ck s ev lenl from the fact that un vers i s t ichors collifics hospitils anl wl ve moved sienko shoe repair formerly on main street now at 35 mill street next to buck s tid you know yijtti of cars cost is in front and back wl ndows 303 is the cost of jus the windshield and rear window in one of our maior car makes expens ve terns to replace unless you re covered by adequate car insurance state farm pro v des top notch protect on at rock bottom rates because we a m to nsurg only ca elul dr vers ask about it today iobww nl r ng hih school gu diner departm ts i rep rt s a t o sc ns in ihe r confident al re easter bunny i acton tax rate stays at 74 acton s 1961 mill rate was set at 74 mills residential and 78 mills industr al commercial at wednesday s council meet ing this is the same rate as for 1960 a surplus on the budgeted 1961 operation of 14 2fl is antic pated with the total assessment of 5 540237 69 in the town th s millrate w 11 ra e through taxation 430357 29 looking for all tie wo id i ke a ve y popula collonta s lau a srr th geo je ke c ly pul i c sd ool pup wl o took pa t n ma ci moods a e e a n ng p og an p ese ed by he school a ho va d w gg sv o a d o un lie ge u ine seasonal 1 a e tou ed i e lo on 1 e week end i ploi 11 bl i i ii iii i i i io rl 0 m rl l iii ill i m i jo 11l1 concrete gravel building sand road gravel fill and top sou stone work tom haines glen williams tr 73302 eric beard 21 rexway drive tr 74814 estate farm mutual head office toronto ont l uosedatf floral flowers for all occasions wedding arrangements corwget a specialty cut flowers and funeral des gns 32 albert tr 7 2952 we wire flowers t insurance travel 1 walter t evans co triangle 72512 2 mill steeet sqvuf your commun ty for over 40 years you cant brew coffee on the street but shopping sure makes you cold these days makes you nt to fake a rest in a warm cheery atmosphere with a hot dr nk and a bite lo eat come to tl k of t trwt rem ndi you of 1m main st south tr 79004 no i specialists in local moving adstomga clements the mover limited head office ayeeatjfe bttanch office and warehouse kennedy so south brampton ol 1 7311 cam m amli ffrf fife spj if he 8 a normal ckittt over the age of twelve he can probably read these words quickl easily the child in this picture is 12 vcars old she is just be ginning to learn the alphabet it is a slow painful process but she keeps trying and one dav soon she will be able to spell her own name jenny jennj is luckier than some retarded children she is one of the ones who through patient understanding and specialized training are being coaxed out of their shadow of darkness she is one of the 25 out of 30 retarded youngsters who can be taught at ltast marginal stlf support not all of them pet the chance today in canida there is a retarded child born every 25 minutes mental retardation is the greatest single child cnppler 10 times that of polio at its height 15 times that of blmd ness there is an area where the retarded child is prohablj more idvanced than other this is in his response to love and iffection he trie hard and longs for approval he looks for the reassuring word the gentle hand ofkindne on his shoulder he seeks understanding the parent extends his hand hut he ennnot reich far enough alone ours lb needed too mi ntal rctirdwtion is not just a problem for the parents moled it ii a problem foreverbod please help by giving when a canvasser calls at your home this week with your help can thst i-m- ii rii become a reality