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Ping-pong - hockey was a generally being the one with over the score line. Above we ; mg his wind power with that popular game at the school on the most wind to put the ball have Mark Stapleton match-i of his friend Steve. Thursday with the winner . ! 1 Puol auuLi ia displayed by one of the night ecent Open House at the classes conducted at the larke High School. Above . j ; ' Francis Tennant Fuels Sales Agent 1 P.0 BOX102 ORONO, ONTARIO TEL. 983-5693 SPECIAL SPRING OFFER Expires June 30th, 1976 Reduced Prices MOTOR OILS 4 case lots GREASES SPECIAL FREE OFFER ALL NEW FARM CUSTOMERS DO YOU NEED FARM TANKS ELECTRIC PUMPS PetroFina Canada Ltd. Find little favor with education proposal The Northumberland Newcastle Newcastle Board of education held a special meeting last Wednesday to discuss a proposed restructuring of the local educational system as presented by Donald King to the county of Northumberland. Northumberland. Thé meeting came to no decision over the proposed changes as only ten of the sixteen members were present present for the discussion. It was pointed out at the meeting that Mr. King had not called for any input from the board regarding even their present operation. Ron Cook of the board of education also said that the King study lacked any indepth study of education and displayed no idea of the mechanics involved involved in tlie operating df the system, Mr. Ring had proposed that the educational system needs to be under a municipal council and that 'this would allow education to be considered considered with other priorities. He proposed that the education education system come under the jurisdiction of the county council. He further proposes, that county council form an educa : tional committee composed of councillors. Trustee William Carman called Mr. King's , proposal nothing more than "a bunch of garbage". He claimed there was nothing in the proposal relating'to the quality quality of education, "which is the paramount issue". Mr. Carman Carman also said that it had been his experience, that councillors councillors and trustees have little in common until such time as tax time. A brief presented by the administration stated that some of the'recommendations by King would require a change in the British North America Act. It also said the major decision would also be whether the Town of Newcastle Newcastle area Would operate on Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 28,1976--7 Interested in Meals on Wheels plan for the Orono a rea The Town of Newcastle Social Planning Council held its regular meeting April 15, 1976 in Court Rm. 2, Police Building, Bowmanville. President President Joan Higginson report- its own or join witn the Durham Board. The administrative administrative brief also stated that costs per capita could not but help increase if a change were to be made in the present area. It called for the retention of . the existing boundaries which include the Town of Newcastle and the county of Northumberland. The Northumberland and Newcastle Board now administers administers education for 21,700 pupils with 20,000 to 23,000 being declared the optimum by the ministry of education. ; . If . Newcastle was to join Durham the student enrolment enrolment would be 52,700. The split would leave 14,300 for Northumberland County. The administrations brief concluded by saying that the greatest damage in a Split would be the damage to people.i It contended that pupils and teachers alike woqld receive the clear message message that political beaucracy was prepared to ride roughshod roughshod over the people. ed that a desk and telephone would be available for the S.P C. and Big Brothers in about 2 months time as part of the Social Services Dept. Office in the basement of the Edna Thomson Day Care Centre. Temporarily, the desk can be placed upstairs and a call forwarding system will be used to answer the phone. The desk and chair have been donated, but installation installation of the telephone is dependent on receipt of à grant from the Town. The •Finance Committee will report report its decision in 2 weeks. The Pine Ridge Kinettes are very interested in helping finance a Meals on Wheels programme for Orono. Mrs. Bradley from the Public Health Unit feels that a definite need exists there. An (effort will be made to find volunteers and the next S.P.C. meeting will be held in Orono Town Hall on May 20, 1976 at 8 p.m. to further this important project. Other S.P.C. projects discussed discussed were the setting up of a volunteer action centre, starting a United Way funding funding program for the Town of Newcastle, and completion of a Social Services' Directory for the Town. ONTARIO GROWN ROSES special , $2.99ea/: WE HAVE A ' LARGE STO'CK OF CIL FERTILIZER ON HAND DUTCH SETS TREES SHRUBS. , --% Mile West of Hwy. 115 & 35 «3UI R R- 2 ORONO PHONE 983 9308 \--J Orono Garden Centre