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An inability to communicate in city terms appears to be the chief stumbling block of rural immigrants in Toronto, accordâ€" ing to Miss Edith Ferguson of the International Institute, who recently addressed the *;:er- sity Women‘s Club of Weston. Miss Ferguson has published a report of the needs of rural immigrants from soutbern Eur ope which is a result of two years of intensive study of their problems. She is now engaged in another < project concerning their educational needs. She pointed out to club memâ€" bers that immigrants to Canada after the war were mainly poliâ€" tical refugees who refused to go home because home had become communist. Many of these were professional and business peopâ€" le who had little trouble adjust ing to Canadian ways. "In the last ten years, skilled labor has been drying up beâ€" cause of the common market," she went on, and Canada is now getting immigrants from rural Greece, Portugal and | Italy. When it was discovered that they weren‘t being well inteâ€" grated, the International Inâ€" stitute, a United Appeal agency, undertook a study of this. As an example of the urgency of this problem, Miss Ferguson stated that now there are betâ€" ween 12,000 and 15,000 Portugâ€" uese families in Toronto, while only 11 years ago Toronto had only four Portuguese families. There are 30,000 Greeks in the Metro area, and 1/10 of Toronâ€" to‘s population is Italian. Discuss Rural Immigrants‘ Needs At Weston University Club Meet "In a survey of 100 Italians, Right now is the time to seled®b a suit for the man in your life. The approaching holiâ€" day season will bring all sorts of dressâ€"up occasions and nothing can compare with a "Ken Johns suit" to give the feeling of being really well dressed. Our Anniversary Sale is on now and you can Save $20 to $30 on a top quality made to measure suit,. We have a splendid range of cloths from which to choose and the price is just $72.00. 4 JOHN ST. SPECIALS ... DISCOUNTS Some of the prizes the Weston Business Men are awarding to lucky winners are displayed in the window of Cooper Furs at 1978 Weston Road. The first seven winners will be announced in next week‘s Weston Times. Ask for details at any of the Weston Business Men‘s Association stores displaying the triangular banner, on their window. In Addition to the Opportunity of Winning Valuable Prizes the Weston Business Men Offer ALL WESTON Shoppers Eligible for Prizes And Incomparable Service SHOP IN WESTON Kon Johns PUT A SUIT IN HIS STOCKING THIS CHRISTMAS it was found that they had trouâ€" ble communicating because of their rural background. These people would have difficulty in any city â€" they have never seen a vacuum cleaner or a telephone, never had a newsâ€" paper subscription, never writ ten a cheque," They come from a very, very old rural society, and are at a complete loss when they attempt to communicate with teachers, employers, Workman‘s Compenâ€" sation or other officials. They can‘t complete forms properly and can‘t read report cards, so they can‘t even tell how their children are doing in school, exâ€" plained Miss Ferguson. On arrival here, the average rural immigrant "wants to go home rich and be a big wheel in his village, so he doesn‘t make an effort to learn Engâ€" lish. He gets used to the vacuum cleaner, the telephone and the bathtub and doesn‘t want to go home, but wants to stay and learn English." To combat this growing proâ€" blem, the International Institute has set up many English classâ€" es in various parts of the city, and also has a program for upâ€" grading â€" training â€" and | skitls. Over 2000 immigrants attended English classes five nights a week last summer. There were 147 (including 115 Italians) reâ€" gistered in a six week English course given in a North York school last spring, and they atâ€" tended classes four nights a week. The Institute has been the first place to offer day classes "‘The Shoppers Paradise" WESTON as well for shift workers and Laborers who cannot attend evening classes. Miss Ferguson said that the upgrading program also faces difficulties, of which "I‘ve been to school" is the most common. ‘‘They come here to make monâ€" ey, not to go to school, and are hard to motivate. They need more English, math and elemâ€" entary science in order to learn a trade so as not to be on unâ€" employment . rolls." The speaker felt that the big problem now is the lack of eduâ€" cational accommodation â€" techâ€" mnical schools are crowded and not many want to supply janiâ€" tor service on Friday and Sat urday nights, although the imâ€" migrants are available and willâ€". in.i to go to school then. ; "In conclusion she stated "It: seems that we have expected more of these people than they can give. They are willing to work, willing to pay their debts, have clean homes and look after their children well. We expect them to learn English as well. We criticize them for living in rolonies when that‘s the way they lived at home. They‘re not aware of automation or wel« fare. Back home neighbours helped each other, and they try to live that"way here." Miss Ferguson has advised the setting up of "Citizens‘ Adâ€" vice Bureaus" to help establish contact and to prevent exploitaâ€" tion of newcomers. She feels teachers should be better trainâ€" ed to deal with the "veritable United Nations in their classâ€" rooms". The International Institute has recently opened offices in Berâ€" ut, Cairo and Madrid, and now has a request for one in Hong Kong. "If we are to have all these nationalities with even different ways of life, we must be prepared to help them inteâ€" grate into our way of life". Rose Music Centre 4 JOHN ST. V Guitars â€" Trumpets â€" Amplifiers Accordians Complete Range of Musical Accessories PHOTO TAKEN at the Weston Businâ€" essmen‘s Association meeting on Tuesâ€" day night shows, left to right, Wilf Reeves, President of the Association and candidate for Council. Guest speakâ€" On Friday, November 27th, a/ Downsview _ housewife _ looked out of her living room window just in time to see a moving van lose a load of household furnishings and a spare tire of a car roll up her driveway. The furniture was strewn all over the road and the moving truck kept going, the driver obviously oblivious to his loss. Since it was pretty flear dusk and the truck did not return, the housewife, with the help of her son went out and moved the furniture off the centre of the road and onto her lawn. It was all small items Some Citizens Do Get Involved WESTON by Sallyâ€"Ann Kerman s that were useful and someone| Trying to p_a_cify ho Wimbleton White With Blue Interior LITTLE BROS. MUSTANG â€"â€" FALCON â€"â€" FAIRLANE â€"â€" FORD â€"â€" Tâ€"BIRD 1995 WESTON ROAD CH: 1â€" ALSO A LARGE SELECTION OF DEMONSTRATORS ON SALE WITH TREMENDOUS SAVINGS INCLUDING CONVERTIBLES AND HARDTOPS 1964 FORDS ONLY er at the meeting Harry J. Foy, manâ€" ager of Electrical Service League of Onâ€" tario, and Jack Miles, first viceâ€"presiâ€" dent of the Weston Businessmen‘s Asâ€" sociation OF Wimbleton White With Red Interior wE MUST DISPOSE OF OUR REMAINING NEW 1964 FORD STOCK. 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