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hnd an 'l,x,,"eF,'h' an enormoua "no lit of money if the proposal reed": the whole ‘honrtod backing of the George Wampum! mention high the whoa] could look like. I We it can get school board acceptance 'Although the one proposal to be presented here is entirely my own, it required the artistic effort of Mrs. Betty Stein of the Warren Park ratepayers mum to produce a "Me picture of what a save these modest homes and also permit construction of the new George Syme school which is uppermost in their minds. In the Jane-Woolner area for instance, York school board wants to expropriate 43 houses for the expansion George Syme public school simply because the board did not plan for a large population increase that it knew would come when permission was given to build a series of large apartment blocks a few years ago. Despite this total absence of planning however, trustees have several alternatives that can Unfortunately, school boards and municipal councils often fail to plan public works projects such as new schools, recreation centres and expressways with as much'foresight. When you or I buy a home we plan that purchase with the idea of living in it for 20 years or Ratepayers everywhere must make an attempt to halt the routine and sometimes cruel manner in which school boards and other elected bodies go about expropriating private homes. AN ALTERNATIVE HiGH-RiSE SCHOOL with stacked playgrounds is the brain child of ratepayer Bert Stollard. Mr. Stollard believes that since apartment buildings rise from a narrow base to conserve land, schools around Metro could easily be built this way too. With the hardship to the elderly and low income groups that expropiaion decisions create, the writer of the new School design proposal may he Build high. rise schools feet of play fret in the school grounds.' . The reason so many homes are exproprinted in enlarging a school ,is not only for the building itself, but because Metro school board insists that for each child attending school, there must be no squm: Because of the prohibitive cost of land, apartment redevelopers (who necessitate most school expansions) have quickly learned how to reduce the number of homes they have to buy to comply with the municipal zoning bylaws that require open space around modem apartment buildings. l These people have simply squeezed their new buildings into narrow bases and extended the height of their buildings to get the necessary number of apartment suites needed to make their projects economical ones.' This is known as highrise or needlepoint construction. and every other ratepayers' association across the Borough of York. LAND COSTS During the past five years, the, former Township and present Borough of York has had more than its share of expropriation problems. With skyrocketing real estate prices, homeowners being expropriated often are forced to settle for far less money than they need to purchase a comparable house. In this article, an active ratepayer suggests how the York board of education may save 43 homes slated for expropriation and demolition to expand George Syme public school. The writer believes that his proposal could save many, many homes in North York and throughout Metro as well and. at the same time, save Metro as well and, at the same time, save taxpayers the heavy expense of acquiring costly real estate to expand and build schools. The logical answer therefore is to build the school high and narrow to use all the land for school play-grounds .. even the ground where the first floor would be. If still more play areas are needed then some of the school noor levels could be used. The flared outer rim of the play areas of the building shown in the artist’s picture, was not only to give the proposed high-rise school some character other than flat These play floor areas could be either high or low in the building " the need shows best as is illustrated in the picture above. These play floors would be covered from the weather open on some sides or closed on.others as desired for summer or winter. With the higher grades in the upper floors, senior pupils could use the upper play areas for recess. This would' leave the school grounds for the junior classes. Kindergarten and flrgt graders could use the lower play areas in the school structure at recess, keeping age groups apart. Akkkkkhkkkkkkhhkkhk"e'bfffiff THE WESTON TIMES In getting the pupils to the upper class rooms, it seems that such exercise as climbing stairs should be encouraged within limits. Elevators, aside from the fact that they do not hold many persons, are too expensive to install. We see that the large department stores of today are turning more and more to the escalator in moving crowds of people steadily from floor to floor. Further they are usable " stairs when not running. Because high-rise schools leave all the school land area open " play ground, it becomes possible to more than double the school population using the lame school ground. It would be 'imple to put a The designing engineers should 'consider using escalators on every other floor of the school to give both teachers and pupils help in climbing to their class rooms. On lower levels moving ramps rather thin steps might be better for the smaller children. These ramps'can be seen in tsupermarkets located at basement levels in tall buildings. ESCALATORS walls, but also to deflect noise of the children at play, upward, so as to reduce the noise level to the nearby homes. With bleachers on the inner slope they could be used for outdoor lectures or watching games as well as to add space to the area while letting more sunlight into the area than a flat extension would. In addition, the play areas on various levels of the school would reduce the wet and snow tracked into the school and would be warmer in winter for the children than the open school grounds. This proposal, put forward by myself, may not be developed to its best potential but the idea is presented as a challenge to York and Metro school board to either use the high-rise school to save expropriation of homes; or build a fire under the engineers , and architects they employ to come up with other ideas that will not require expropriation of private homes for use " school yards. The school grounds, for which homes are expropriated, are. in use now only a small part of the school day. A strong claim can be made that school grounds must be used more efficiently to prevent unnecessary expropriation of homes that are greatly needed. Expropriation can drive those expropriated over the poverty line, because it is not possible to buy small homes today. The sympathy of old friends and neighbours is with the Higgins family at this time. Congratulations to Norm and Carine McMath on the arrival Saturday, Sept. 14, of Cheryl-Lynn who weighed in at 7 lbs. 10 oz. Cheryl-Lynn is a welcome addition to the families of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cooling of Noranda Dr., and Mr. and Mrs. Wm McMath of Hearst Circle. A resident of Chiswick St. from 1922 until moving to Downs-dew early in 1963, Albert Higgins passed away on Sunday, September 8. Mr. Higgins leaves' his wife, the former Jessie Davidson, two daughters, Joan (Mrs. Gordon Munroe) and Joyce (Mrs. Anderson). His mother still resides in Huntsville. Following his resignation from Moffats where he was employed more than thirty years, Mr. Higgins was in business on Brookhaven Dr. high-rise school at each end of a school ground. Then by staggering the time when each school used the play ground, that is, with the children of one school going into class 20-40 minutes early and alternating the recesses, the play ground would be used twice as much in a school day. This would also save between half a million and a million dollars in land acquisition costs for the new George Syme school alone. CHALLENGE WESTON TRAVEl SERVICE I912 Weston Rd. A (In The Westluv Bldg.) GOING OVERSEAS? BOOK NOW AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Phone 244-5324 '..f:..ii'i, When you start your fall ii.r..i.':.i.' cleaning please remember ir the annual fall rummage I sale of the Married " Couplea' Club at St. Davids in Anglican Church. td Donations may be left in I the Parish House baament n; after Sept. 20. Thom. Swim 19. 1968 Fail programs are a little bit slow getting underway this year. Watth this space for news and confirmation dates of the card parties and other social functions in the, area. They will not begin until October. Ionph J. "my and“ Sept. IS. He leaves his wife, the former Ethel Nowboid, of Chhvtck St., a daughter Diane and Ion, Joe. WEST HUMBER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE 1675 Martin Grove Road, Rudd. ETOBICOKE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE as Montgomery Road, ETOBICOKE BOARD OF EDUCATION BURNHARMTHORPE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE KINGSMILL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 721 Royal York Road, Tomato " MIMICO HIGH SCHOOL George sum, Mimioo VINCENT MASSEY COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE 1% Erim Drive, Etobicoke " Keane Avonuo, IslIngton NEW TORONTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 90 18th Stunt. New Toronto ROYAL YORK COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE 675 Royal York Road, Toronto " tttmater" i NIGHT SCHOOI REGISTRATION THISTLETOWN COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE 29 Fordwich Crescent, Rudd. Will take place next at the following schools: ALDERWOOD COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE 300 Valormo Drive. Toronto " For more Information on com»: and free brochure, mlophono 231-5696 MON Sept. 23 HUB SCARLETT HEIGHTS COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE " Trohomo Drive, Weston dolly. Saturday: 9 mm. to " From 9 mm. to 8 p.m. :. 24 z. 25