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'2 - Orono Weekly Times, March 31, 1976 Ç Round About Us J , Second Class Mail Registration Number 6368 Published every Wednesday at the office of Publication WE LEARN THERE IS A DIFFERENCE After publishing the Times last week we received a telephone call pointing out that we had 'headlined' one article inaccurately. This news item dealt with the proposed changes the Kirby Senate would make in cutting costs in the area of education. We had headlined the item "Kirby group would increase teacher-pupil ratio to cut costs. Further in the body of the item we did however refer to the group's letter in which it spoke of teacher-pupil contact. It was explained to us that there is a great difference and that the Kirby group was. not proposing an increase in teacher-pupil ratio, nor did they feel they would have a sound basis to do so. The term used by the group is 'Teacher-pupil contact. Teacher-pupil contact, as we now understand it is the number of students a teacher teaches in a day. It was pointed out that a study of the Clarke High School time table had shown that teachers were teaching on the average five periods a day of an eight period day. The group contends that teachers should be required to teach at least seven periods during the day. The Kirby group in their letter point out that this would mean fewer people doing more work and it was their humbfe opinion that this would not affect the quality of education significantly. The proposal does appear to this corner to be a logical suggestion and should well be considered by the Board of Education. Surely with teaching aids and the qualifications of the teachers three free periods a day arq a little on the generous side of the ledger. NOT SOLELY FOR THE KIDS During the past week we happened into conversation with a father of two young boys in the community. During the course of the conversation the father was asked if he had been south this winter and to our surprise, he being a regular- visitor to the south in the winter, he said'No". He then pointed out that he had two young .boys playing hockey now and that he and his wife had spent a most interesting winter following the two local teams in which his boys were members. His report of the winter prqgram, the games and the outings were most enthusiastic. Further to this he said they had meet a host of interesting and fine people during the hockey season. He also referred to the royal treatment they had received in Omernee during the winter break when a number of Orçno team were competing in the Little NHL tournaments. ■ This wa r most interesting when today municipal councillors are c junting heads of those using ice arenas and seeing only the bare facts of so many'boys or girls using the arenas. Many politicians are questioning the expenditure on arena sports when they base the cost on those only using the ice surface. ji lt now is apparent that parents, in the majority, do receive a great part of their winter entertainment following * their sons or daughters as they compete or pleasure use the aVenas. , If this facility was not available it could well be that local government would have to make other, equally large expenditures, to provide entertainment and pleasure. TAXES MAY RISE 20 MILLS It is expected that taxes in Hope Township may rise this year by 20 mills and on the average home of $3,000 assessment assessment would mean an increase increase of $60.00. Much of the increase is attributed to education costs. SPENDING CUTBACKS SPARK HYDRO LAYOFFS Ontario Hydro has laid off 30 local tradesmen from its Wesleyville generating station station site and transferred a further 30 men to other Hydro projects such as Pickering and Bruce, said Ross Fitchett,-an Fitchett,-an information office. No local tradesmen had yet been involved with Hydro's other generating station, Darlington, Darlington, five miles east of Oshawa, said Mr. Fitchett. The employment cutbacks came,in the wake of Hydro's recently announced revised capital expenditure program which affected various postponements postponements of 11 major projects projects across Ontario. Mr. Fitchett said work at the Wesleyville site had just reached the point where construction construction to the actual station was ready to proceed this year. . Hydro's capital cutbacks, however, has delayed construction construction of Wesleyville and Darlington for two years. Wesleyville, an oil-fired plant is scheduled for initial operation now in 1981. Darlington, Darlington, a nuclear plant, will begin to produce power in 1984. Mr. Fitchett said employment employment predictions for Wesleyville Wesleyville called for an estimated 500 skilled and non-skilled laborers to work there by the middle of this summer. This figure has now dwindl ed to four who for the next 24 months will guard construction construction supplies that will be left at the site. The information officer said said engineering staff responsible responsible for drafting plans for Darlington will remain at work throughout the cutback. PROPOSE PARK AREA AT BEWDLEY • Hamilton Township is considering considering the possibility of filling in a portion of Rice Lake at Bewdley in an endeavour to create a park and beach area for some 700 feet along the shore of the Lake. Residents of Bewdley have been asking for such a plan for a number of years as an improvement in the area. DISCUSS WATER CHARGES IN AREA CENTRES Hydro manager, Charles Pearce, attended a meeting last week held by the Region of Durham Public Works at which tirne charges and operation of the various water and sewer systems were discussed. Other area hydro and PUC managers were in attendance. According to Mr. Pearce final charges have not bèen clearly established as yet and a second meeting will be held later this month. He did point out that consideration will be given to those who have already paid their frontage and connection charges. In this matter he does not expect those in the Orono Estates subdivision to be faced with an increase in water costs as the cost of the mains and service were paid for at the time of construction. construction. The only increase would be through inflation costs. It was also pointed out at the meeting that the second well . is almost ready for operation at the south of the Village and will be in operation operation by early summer. Final costs of this development are now being calculated and will be made public at the next* meeting. The Village has already turned over $39,000 to be applied against the cost of the well. The amount was a surplus built-up over a period of three to four years. VC REUNION A reunion is being planned for Victoria Cross and George Cross winners to be held in Cobourg November 4 to 10th. Invitations are being sent out now to the sixteen remaining holders in Canada of the VC. If you were held up, on Highway 115 last Monday or Tuesday the above was likely the undertaking causing the delay, Crews were busy erecting overhead signs along the course of the Highway, part of the project to improve the safety of the strip from the third concession north to Enterprise. The project is expected to be completed within a month or two. Planning education week at Clarke With Education Week nearly'upon nearly'upon us again the staff and students of Clarke High School are in the process of planning a special Open House at their school. Thè theme for this year's Education Week, which runs from April 4th to 10th, will be: "Knowledge its Understanding".*' Understanding".*' •The Open House, to be held April, 7th, will see many different activities going on at the same time. Visitors to the cafeteria will be able to see plans and 1 pictures-of the new addition to be built at Clarke while feasting'on a light buffet. The student store, will also have a presentation in the cafeteria. In the gymnasium, visitors will be able to see a static display by the new Outdoor Education class along with these scheduled events : a Student's Council sponsored debate on education running from 7 to 8 p.m. and a display of gymnastics from 8 to 9. "Drugs and Smoking" will be the subject,of a display by the Adventist Youth for Better Living in the Main Hall and the Science Department will run various labratory demofffctrations in the various science labs. The Industrial Arts Depart-, Francis Tennant Fuels Phone 983-5693 ment will be running a demonstration of shop techniques techniques in the shop and completed completed shop projects will be displayed in the Main Hall. The Night School will be running art displays in the Art Room and Furniture, Leather and Quilting displays in Room 202. Student art displays will also be presented presented in the Art Room as well ay in the Main Hall. , Clarke's two publishing efforts, the yearbook and the newspaper will both be having having booths. In the Library there will be a display of books available to students and audio - visual equipment used in the learning learning process. . 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