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A] Weekly Newspaper Bomber od The Canadien Association THE STAR EDITORIAL PAGE Fol? A FES be WAT FAY Aer iv EAT 3 2d Sy $6 \ oh 41 E 23 ¥ 3 ¢ 4 p AS PES 1, Pa op yd ya * Eid ¥ ae v3 : SR Thursday, June 23rd, 1960 - Notes and Comments Around the Stores The public have become so conditioned \ other means. HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE AT HIGH SCHOOL Few young people go through high Here are a few things you Final of Series on Education By M.M. Boyd, Principal of Laurentian High School * Ottawa, Ontario. ; ~ will to sales that for a time during the winter it looked as though no one would buy any- thing any other way. Only the good old change of seasons which goes on in spite of market trends breaks the monotony. When Spring comes we need paint and screens regardless of sales. During the summer we imagine we need much more than we do, but we certainly need lighter clothing. What we imagine we need also has a tremendous bearing on the behaviour of' our merchants, They help us continually through their advertising to develop. our imagination along lines most profitable to them, There has been a whole discussion lately among merchandizers, for instance about the value and the legality of 'loss leaders'. Whether or not a retailer has a right to lose heavily on one item in order to lure people into his store so that they ~ spend more money on other items there is a hot 'question. Manufacturers are forever luring us by Our Duty Is Clear The people of Canada have a clear duty to express to the world our desire for peace and disarmament. Mr. Green, Minister of External Affairs, started out to voice his enthusiasm for these two vital things and in the United Nations and abroad he was heard and applauded. However, he has received little support at home for his policies and in the face of the complicated world situation he is beginning to grow weary. No longer does he speak with the same - optimism that once characterized his vig- orous campaign for world peace. There is a small but powerful minority of people in Canada and the United States who believe that disarmament is a bad thing and that nuclear war is inevitable. This group appears to have support of the military leaders. It would be disastrous for more and more people to accept this ruinous outlook. ¥ will soon be able to find in the large shop- ping centres if you cannot already do so. We will have better grocery bags, They will be made from waterproof material and will not drip or tear. There will be pat- terns on the sides which children can cut out and make into tops like boats and cars ete. You will see a ham-slicer that cuts the ham evenly to the bone in large luscious slices, a machine that cuts fresh vegetables into a tossed salad before your eyes; a rolling kitchen which serves drinks and; hamburger 'to tired shoppers as they pursue their way up and down aisles, As to the summer sales. They won't be startling, Business has been good so no- body plans a sweep out ; garden stuff, sum- mer furniture, hot-weather clothing, etc. Things that will definitely go up in the fall are men's suits and housefurnishings--so shop early for these. . Keep your head if you-can. Buy what you need, not what the manufacturers and the retailers say you need--if you can! It seems inconceivable that man who has built a wonderful world society should be so stupid and so evil that he would embrace the very weapons that mean the end of human society altogether. Fear of the Russians and belief in mili- tary preparedness are the two things that may well doom all of us. We have to believe that the Russians want peace. No other belief offers any hope of world: safety or security. : With all our conviction we must make it clear that Canada will do everything to bring about peace; that we will do every- thing to bring about world disarmnament. Certainly, there may be dangers in such a policy. But what is the alternative? Military bases all over the world are not going to further the cause of peace; rather are they going to provide the very cause of war, If we can't devise better ways of combatting communism than in the use of nuclear weapons our society doesn't de- serve to perpetuate itself. District WHITBY DRUGGISTS SEE NO NEED TO OPEN SUNDAYS A spokesman for the druggists of Whitby has told the Chamber of Com- merce that they do not feel it is ne- cssary for a drug store to remain open on Sundays in the town. Chas. Snel- grove appeared before the meeting of chamber directors this week in re- ply to a request from the town coun- cil that the chamber ascertain whether druggists would plan a schedule to be t open for a few hours every sunday. Mr. Snelgrove said that he had con- tacted all the druggists in the town since council's discussion of the mat- ter and found that not one was of the opinion that a drugstone should re- main open here on Sunday. UXBRIDGE WILL DRAFT BY.LAW TO CONTROL FIRES Irresponsible parties who pérmit fires to go uncontrolled in the Town- ship of Uxbridge will be held respons- ible for a' portion of the, property damage, according to a by-law that will be drafted shortly." This recom- mendation was presented to a regular meeting of Council last Monday night by a Fire Tanker Committee compris- ing representatives from Uxbridge, Reach and Scott Townships, Assist. ance in drawing up the report was rendered by the Department of Land and Forests. Members of Uxbridge Twp. Coun- cil had previously shown concern over the careless setting of fires and it was suggested by Councillor Norman Hogg that such persons should be fined. Councillor Forsyth contended that Ux- bridge was especially vulnerable, due to the extensive growth of grass and trees, HOME FOR AGED GETS $160,000 TORONTO--Welfare Minister Cecile Friday announced grants for homes for the aged at Oshawa and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. A cheque for $33,760 will be sent to the Algoma Home for the Aged at the Sault towards the cost of a men's lounge and other facilities. The Hillsdale manor home at Osha- wa will get $160,000 as a progress payment, bringing the Ontatio' gov- ernment's contribution to the 207-bed { SOLD FIREWORKS TO MINORS, Village, was fined $10 and costs in i when he appeared before Magistrate Doings MARKHAM MERCHANT FINED Mr. Jarvis Crane. 44, operator of the Tremont Restaurant in- Markham, Buttonville Court on Friday morning ' Kelly to answer a charge of selling firecrackers to minors. Police Chief Fred White, produced a certified copy of a village by-law which prohibits j ice. Both boys were present in court and presented their testimony. i FORMER STOUFFVILLE CHIEF OF POLICE TAKES TORONTO JOB Frank T. Edwards, formerly Chief of Police of the Village of Stouffville, leaves Stouffville at the end of June to take up the position of Director and Superintendent of the Centre for Re- habilitation ~ of Handicapped Men, Church of The Good Samaritan, in To- ronto. LEGALIZE GO-KART RACING PICKERING.--Go-Kart racing will be legalized in the Township of Pick- ering. On a recorded vote the Coun- cil on Monday night it was agreed that the anti-racing by-law should be re pealed and the tracks should be li- censed and regulated by by-law. Reeve Sherman Scott and Councillors Harvey Spang voted against the motion. Councillor Edgar James was not pre- sent. t Two go-kart applicants, Walter Kerr and Harold Fawcell addressed the Council. Mr, Kerr plans to open a track on the east side of the Brock Road, between Highways 401 and No. 2. Cedar Creek Mrs, Frank Harris and Mr. W. Blain are both home again after their re- cent operations .in Oshawa General Hospital, : / Mr. Chas Pram and his brother Jim of Toronto, are visiting Sam Pram for a few weeks. : Mr. and Mrs. Albert Trick and fam- ily of Oshawa were Saturday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cummings 'and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Harty Oyler and fam. with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Oyler. Mr. and Mrs. Manson Woods and boys of Manchester, were Saturday, visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Victor La- rocque and family. Charles and Jim Pram were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. George Pram and daughter in Oshawa. The Oshawa Road is being paved this week. Leonard Greenwood is attending a Monday. ronto. He started on Calling on Mr. and Mrs. W. Philp recently were Mrs. Lovell of Richmond Hill, Mr, Schouffer, and Mr. and Mrs. Rudling, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Skerratt, of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fisher and Mar- garet were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kendall. Mrs, Jim Vesey of Willowdale, called on her grandmother Mrs, Ackney on Sunday. David Gray spent a few days last week with grandparents Mr, and Mrs. Jim Mitchell. Sharon and Heather Saunders were visiting in Oshawa on Sunday. Visiting Mrs, F, Wilkinson on Sun- day were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilkinson of Toronto, Mrs. Don Ballard and fam- ily and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bagshaw and Judy of Sunderland. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ruhl attended her sister's wedding in Uxbridge. Guests of Mr, and Mrs. J. Mitchell on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Trick, Oshawa, Mrs. Russell, Brooklin, Mrs. Jarndshl, . of Torotno, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mitchell and David, of Port Perry, Tony Toogood, of Toronto, is spend- ing a few days with the Mervin Storry's. Mr. and Mrs. Chet Geer visiting Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Smith of Uxbridge, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kendall with Mrs. Tom'Balson of Brampton on Sun- day. institution to $678,808. ily. of Courtice, were Saturday guests ing this week, Radio and Television College in To- Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kerry, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ward visited Mr. and: Mr. and Mrs. Stan Prizeman of To- ronto called on Mrs. Acknaey one even- school without some difficulties, fail- ures in meeting school requirements and standards, or refusal to work to actual capacities, or perhaps, personal . problems of more or less seriousness. 1 But high school without some diffi- culties would be a meaningless experi- ence. High school students really 'need the backing of their parents. As never before they need to feel that their parents believe in them, love them. However, they ought not to lean on their parents or expect them to provide ready-made answers for their out-of-home problems. A ; dependent relationship handicaps the teen-ager's struggle to become an adult. It is at the high school stage that young people begin to turn to the out- side world, to look to others, especial- ly other adults, for guidance and spe- cific help in order to cope with school- work, social life, personal worries and concerns. Wise parents realize this but nevertheless are ready to help wherever possible, What is really required of parents is a good understanding of certain , basic things with regard to education and what goes on in the high school. | First, parents ought to, and most ,of them do, consider a good educa- tion of prime importance. Not be. [ cause such an education guarantees "a better job, or higher wages, or social prestige, but rather because it enables a boy or girl to develop into a more mature person--one capable 'of realizing a good life, of developing "values and appreciations that enrich i his life and contribute to the happi- | ness of well-being of others. When a parent has such a concept of education, there is co-operation with the school. The home supports | and strengthens the work the school 'ig trying to do. However, a few par- ents seem to feel that education, for- | um education is just another thing that a child is exposed to. For them, lit is a routine affair not to be tak too seriously, For instance; we i sometimes find pupils absent from school for the most trivial reasons-- la family gathering, a trip to a neigh- bouring city; sales downtown, or merely feelings of disinclination on the | part of boys or girls to attend. Ado- lescence is one of the healthiest per- | jods in life. School attendance is most important to good progress. A good many pupils are doing poorly at school simply because of irregular attendance. Perhaps, the parents are too indulgent and donjp realize the | their homework or study apart from regular classroom work. 'get our boy (or girl) to do his study- importance of getting their children to face responsibilities. Perhaps, too, some parents themselves are guilty of too frequent absenteeism from work, and they set a bad example. What- ever the explanation trouble starts when attendance is poor. Pupils be- come discouraged because they lose touch with classroom work and fall behind, Parents need to understand the learning process and the main factors involved. There are three very im- portant ones, First, attitudes. We don't learn anything unless we feel we can and unless we want to. The mind just won't work unless there is interest and desire--this is what is meant by motivation. If you are convinced that you can never learn to skate, or to spell, or to do mathematics, all kinds of work and a high degree of intelligence produce nothing. Desire to learn and a conviction that you can learn are essential to a mastery of anything. Then came work habits. Most pu- pils who fail in high school fail be- cause of attitudes and work habits-- not because of a lack of ability. In Russia, high school students regularly spend thirty to forty hours a week on In Canada and the United States, the average is about ten hours although educators in- sist that it should be between twenty and thirty if the student is to do well, Work habits include good habits of study and it should be the job of the home to inculcate these. One of the common questions we get asked by parents is, "How can we ing and homework?" Well, there is no easy way. But you can help by making him feel that it is really im- portant work--by making him realize rewards are not so important as learning to think through and work through one's own problems. You can help him establish a good atti- tude to work. You can show that a sulky, resentful or frightened attitude is not going to help him deal with difficulties in life. Point out to him high school time is a transition time, a time between childhood and adult- hood, in which he should be striving for intelligent attitudes toward work, jobs, and adults. It is helpful for both parents and teachers to know that, no matter how | efficient the student is, a gap exists between what he can produce and his thoughts, aspirations and dreams for the future. Often it is just as hard for the adolescent to accept himself | | | | | | money worry free. specially for it. ~ TN 7 ~r Yesterday tea in Singapore, tonight an es- presso in Rome... Allen Kirby and his homburg are a familiar sight in the inter- national business world. As a buyer for a department store he depends on bank Travellers' Cheques to carry his expense Mike Moran travels too. He pushes a big Diesel freight across the land. For his holi- days... you guessed it... he and his family are taking a trans-Canada rail trip in streamlined comfort with money saved Across Canada, around the world, The Canadian Bank of Commerce is always busy helping pleasure or business bound | people enjoy their travels--a service geared i to the needs of busy, eager Canadians. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Call us your bankers as he is, as it is for parents who have held special plans and fantasies a- bout his future. Encourage young people to talk about their successes as well as their difficulties and fail- ures. Don't make the mistake of this parent. Her daughter brought home a paper with a mark on it of 98 out of 100. The mother looked at it and then turning to her daughter asked, "What happened to the other two marks 1" Use praise more than blame, encouragement rather than nagging. Praise the work, effort, the idea ra- ther than the pupil. Use criticism the same way--limit it to an evalua- tion of the work, don't direct it at the person, There was a time, ten to fifteen years ago, when teachers rated pupils on the basis of learning ability and the L.Q., popularized by the psycho- logical testing programme in the American Army of the First World War, became a kind of sacred cow. To-day, more and more teachers rea- lize that the 1.Q. is only a statistical aid in the teaching-learning process. It gives the teacher some idea of the Jimits to breadth and depth of a pupil's learning. Pupils with a low 1.Q. (Mental aged divided by Chromologi- cal age) can learn some things and can learn them very well indeed. About 60 per cent of high school pu- pils have average learning ability; 20 per cent are below average and 20 per cent above. It is worth noting that sometimes pupils in the highest rank of intelligence (the top 3 per cent) do badly in school. The fault or blocking can usually be traced to poor attitudes and careless work ha- bits. School, of course, consists of more than lessons and marks. Most stu- dents spend part of their time in ex- tra-curricular activities. In spite of exceptions, good marks and participa- tion in school activities tend to go hand in hand. Some experience in out-of-class activities is invaluable for every student. There is a ten- dency on the part of some students to make fun of students who work hard and get good marks. They do this to feel superior under the pre- tense they don't want high grades. Such pupils are giving vent to a jeal- ousy stemming from feelings of in- feriority. To a very great extent the general conduct and behaviour of a pupil in high school reflects the home from which he comes. The attitudes of parents are crucial factors in the pu- parents have taught him to take the normal risks of life, have exposed him to responsibilities and permitted rea- sonable independence, he usually gets along well. Such a pupil has been accorded the respect as an individual which all of us must have if we are to respect others. Appreciation is the highest form of learning and respect for people is one of the best appre- ciations, Ideally, a high school is a commun- ity institution where the boy or girl makes the transition from childhood to adulthood and does it in a healthy, wholesome way. In high school the student learns to cope intelligently and responsibly with the problems of life and the subject matter he mas- ters and the: skill he acquires are merely the means to that end. Above all in importance are the attitudes he" develops. Scugog One more report on the Island Cen- tennial, which was indeed a memor- able occasion. The supper at Grace was everything we had hoped for. Some former residents were seen at all four celebrations. Some people who were unable to attend any were pleased to call at the Head Church during the week, to view the pictures displayed and the renovations along with the memorial gifts. The hanging cross had been donated by the Rodman family with Mrs. Muf- fitt in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Rodman. The background of wine dorsal curtains were in memory of Mrs, Chas. Reader by her family. The pulpit can now be lighted by a lamp in memory of Mr. and Mrs. William Redman, by the family. In front of the pulpit stands a beautiful table donated by the Sweetman family in memory of Mrs. Elmer Sweetman. On it are a pair of lovely new collection plates in memory of Mrs. Chas. Read- er, given by her friend Mrs. Ada Pear- son. There are only a few historical book- lets left, so do not put it off if you would like to order one. Before our correspondence of next week, Mr. and Mrs. H. Barry with Mr. and Mrs. O. Stone will have started for the West. Mrs. Don Gerrow with her sons Roy and Jimmy will also have arrived in her western home in Sask. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jeffrey, Herschel, Sask., have visited with Mr and Mrs. Farl Reader and took their niece to | pil's association with others. Where > Barrie with them on Tuesday. 'Make Your Symmer Count ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS Get an early start on an office position. ENROLL AT ONCE -- in Summer School Classes Oshawa Business College Choose from the following: Shorthand, Typing, AND KNOWLEDGE Enjoy a satisfying sense of achievement at the 10 Simcoe Street North juned0 Bookkeeping, Business Machines and Associated subjects. ASK FOR FREE LITERATURE If you need a Review or Refresher on English, Spelling, Rapid Calculation, Arithmetic, Penmanship. NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY ! Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. : Registrations also accepted now for Fall Term. 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