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Westview breaks a sound barrier Last recipients of the Queen‘s Scout award in 1st Humberview Troop, Scouts Adrian Gordon and Fred Rae stand with their leaders. The award is now part of the Venturer program which is geared to older boys. Shown here L to R; Scoutmaster Ken Gale, Adrian, Assistant Scoutmaster Dennis Waymouth, Fred, Assistant Scoutmaster Alf Jackson. The . school decided to tackle the problem by holding an Italian Parents Night last Thursday. The evening of socializing was an attempt to break down the formidable language barrier and use the opportunity to build better understanding. By Bill Waicus A communications barrier has existed for many years between the school and those parents of Westview students who are more comfortable in the Italian language than English. It is difficult enough to get parents regardless of their ethnic background to visit the school but when language further comâ€" plicates the matter, the problem takes on even larger proportions. The program included presentation of a oneâ€"act comedy by some first year University of Toronto students, a questionâ€"answer period and finally a tour of the school and its facilities. A great deal of credit must go to the many bilingual Westview students who made the evening the sucâ€" cess it was. needed Principal A. F. Bell, and Council President Gord McKay, in a spirited proclamation, further declared Thursday, "Italian Day at Westview.‘‘ In keeping with the occasion the daily luncheon menu was altered slightly to include spaghetti, pizza and lasanga in lieu of hamburgers and chicken pot pie. It was such a success with our lunch time gourmets, that Thursdays A call for volunteer drivers to assist in transporting needy school ~children to mental health clinics has been sent out by the North York Branch of the Red Cross. Drivers The corps now operating are all volunteer drivers who pledge 10 hours service a month but due to increase in needed service, the drivers are presently averaging 30 hours each. Anyone 25 or over who could share the responâ€" sibility of this important service is asked to call the Red Cross at 222â€"1134. E+ HERE ‘N THERE Congratulations Shelby Klondykeâ€"Westview‘s fictious caraval creation. will now feature Italian food for the rest of the year. Buono! It was the spirit of Shelby and many members of the joint staffâ€"student planning committee that made our first Winter Carnaval and Talent Night the success it was. Well over 900 students and "youngâ€"atâ€"heart‘" staff attended the day long acâ€" tivities at Pioneer Village. While the yellow team emerged _ victorious, everyone shared hot chocolate for their efforts. Get ready for the "Glass Slipper," Westview‘s third annual Prom. The planning committee has apparently found the school‘s facilities for the dance too confining. As a result the dance is being moved to slightyly larger quartersâ€"Casa _ Lomaâ€" dungeons and all. Little doubt but that April‘s prom will have a distinctively RAY HUTCHINSON SHOW 2 (Xi N'RVCLUB 3 Hours of Top Entertainment by a Great Canadian TV , Night Club and Recording Star JANE ST. Between STEELES & HWY. 7 ONE NIGHT ONLY SUNDAY, MARCH 8 8:00 P.M. 889â€"6967 ADIdAISSION 2.50 Per Person The girls showed their skill in gymnastics at. Wedâ€" nesday‘s meet at Burâ€" nhamthorpe. _ Debbie Mariani, Sandy Valorzi, Yvonne Booth and Deirdre Chisholm took top honours in their separate events. The boys‘ team kept the winning record consistant by defeating Victoria Park 63â€" 50. Special praise to Brian Waddell, Scott Durant, Scott Martinet and Ron Marsh for their first place finish. The senior basketball team finished their season by defeating MacKenzie 52â€" 41. There 4 winâ€"6 loss record was not enough to gain a chance at ~the finals. Congratulations to all four school teams. regal air about it. Westview took third place at the North York wrestling finals last week. Ron Compton and Robert Ceci were declared N.Y. Champs in their weight classes. MUGS & SKEETER ETTA KETT The quality goes in before the name goes on® News Brief OBITUARY Nineteen boys and young men who have received Scouting‘s highest award, the Queen‘s Scout badge since 1st Humberview Scout Group‘s inception in 1958 joined with parents, wives and friends at Riverside United Church last week for a giant reunion. The occasion was the presentation of the coveted award to Scouts Fred Rae A number of projects in progress or pending at the end of 1969 were listed by York Parks Department. They include the following park acquisitions. Purchase of the westerly portion of a lot which .will represent the southerly portion of Gladhurst Park. Cost will be $8,000. Acquired two lots which is the area of land located on Gilbert Ave. north of Bert Robinson Park. Cost, $100,000. Under York Council‘s direction the site of the former Oliver lumber yard, hit by fire several months ago, is now being appraised for possible purchase. York expects to complete negotiations with Metro and other agencies this year on leasing park land in Eglinton Flats and the Black Creek area. By Rosemary Brew 3775 Dundas West Est. 20 Â¥Yrs. 167â€"6162 Scout reunion Highlights of the evening included the presentation of the Queens‘ Scout Award to Scouts Rae and Gordon by Scoutmaster, Ken Gale and presentation of the QS rings, and Adrian Gordon, who will be the last recipients in 1st Humberview. This badge is no longer part of the Scout program, now geared to the interests of 11 â€" 14 year olds, it has become a Venturer award for the.14 to 16 year It is with regret this newspaper announces the death of Alec Siegfried at his home in Walkerton, Ontario. Sincere symâ€" pathy is extended to his son, Leigh Siegfried, from his colleagues at the Times. We give free parking stamps for the John Street lot, but we will lick them and stick them on your ticket as well. {\ Not everyone knows that Weston . i 22eA has two " licker " stores ! 120\ 2 on * ‘4 "INN" ** #Â¥/ w 2*\%, yÂ¥ &. * & *% .****t?****fl | "‘, â€" INN " “""'QE;B'ALE'EL'JEI T x eeXt* **az z sttE & .s** T. Be *ouug KÂ¥ S KEN JOHNS MENS WEAR Phone 247â€"0066 4 John St. Weston Music and Songs of NOT ONLY DO ENTERTAINMENT featuring BERNIE BLACK Toronto‘s Seminar Hotel a gift of the Group Comâ€" mittee by Mrs. Thora Leonard, wife of former Scoutmaster Ray Leonard who died late last year. A special cake, designed by Queens‘ Scout Glen Mitchell and decorated by Mrs. A. Garwood of Weston was cut by longâ€"time comâ€" mittee member B. Keighley of Melody Road. The oldest Scouts present were Carl Lathinen and Bob Poulton both 27 who were 1st Humberviews first Queen‘s Scouts. The evening concluded with the showing of camp slides showing Troop acâ€" tivities since 1958, and while enjoying coffee provided by the Ladies Auxiliary, older and newer Scouts had a chance to compare today‘s badge requirements and Troop activities with those of past years. %flww#wfl#‘