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Page 8â€"â€"The Times, Thursday, December 13, 1973 5 e ~ °_ e \ Â¥AR \§\ C f (=: ’~§§" stan it . es 2. se l oo e s ce t . c f s fls y o d es _ \\‘.X"\m\“‘{ uSsd Mess Ns esc ht . ts se o. :t\: . & «\'Wiw‘ w es t C es csrteara.._ . eel B s wos ol 3 e s t s sal. o h. . . t y tae. tous o o *"> s _ e s c o e e se \§0‘* : 3 Sss .\k\;...\__:)\k.‘&‘\ i ead l es 6 & j \ s on 4 e “‘E\‘% S s3 . s o 4 TR M 3 4 J s C E: smy o E*M’@x\ $ i 8 s ts w 4 #. d 6 At i | § 3 . ABhks & s d & e _ s e l l i § f fas J t . 8 ,.‘{>\§w, 8 %\ 3 S w i t t f § e e m Es â€" § 2s C S [ ol o . is m .. S3 s . [ . 3 - us 3 k s * [ s i. j hss 5 sys % s s \{%\is‘c e R e eA § K. ons s . ‘ fi\*&@%\,,%; o l y y t o 2. s o esas k. Tess o $st § \u.? s 4 F . &5 n e S . C . K o s s es e s s sape onmaey One of Mr. Bulger‘s firm committments to the electorate is to "bring to the board the ability to make decisions."" He feels that the calling of a byâ€"election, with it‘s pricetag of over $10,000, was merely "‘passing the buck to the electorate‘", and was a poor use of that money, when one considers the amount is roughly a junior teacher‘s salary. 35 years of experiencing ward 8 problems and conâ€" cerns, honesty, an earnest desire to serve the people, and considerable experience within the borough system on the union and management side of the table, are the assets Mr. Bulger wishes to offer to the people of ward 8. Mr. Bulger wishes to see the board policy of "community use‘ actively and positively implimented, so that recreational and classroom facilities within the borough system are fully utilized by the people who pay for them. A particular concern of Mr. Bulger‘s will be to see that the public gets the maximum use out of their education taxes. "It is not my intention," said Mr. Bulber "to tell you that education taxes will be held at the 1973 level â€" the province of Ontario will determine _Writers must give full names and adâ€" dresses. Names will be withheld only if the writer can demonstrate publication of his name will be harmful to himself or others. Letters will not be returned or answered except under unusual circumstances. The editor reserves the right to condense letters. B.J. (Bev) Bulger, 6 Westacres Drive, has been a resident of the Borough of York for 38 years and, until three years ago, that time had been in ward 8. He is an employee of the borough. Having started 33 years ago as a ‘pick and shovel‘ man with the works department, Mr. Bulger is now superintendent of water and sewer Mr. Bulger‘s two sons attended Lambton Park public school and Runneymede Collegiate. One son is now a captam with the fire department, the other is a that â€" but I will see that all available money is spent on the best educational programs, and is taught by the best teachers." More communication WARD 8 TRUSTEE ELECTION MONDAY letter writers Guidelines for Bev Bulger Mrs. McCutcheon was involved in the creation of the new parentâ€"teacher organization at Humbercrest public school, and has been an active participant in the group‘s work. * Mrs. McCutcheon believes that as a parent with a vital interest in the education of her children, by being in touch with the educational issues, and being qualified and experienced in both teaching and comâ€" munity work, she has something positive to offer the citizens of ward 8 as a trustee. In her doorâ€"toâ€"door canvass of the ward, Mrs. Mcâ€" Cutcheon has stressed several issues. She is most concerned about communication between parents and the board of education. "Many important decisions which affect the education of our children are made by the board," says Mrs. McCutcheon, and she plans to circulate a newsletter, on her own initiative as a trustee, to ward 8 residents, and to work closely with the parentâ€"teacher groups so that twoâ€"way comâ€" munication between the schools and the parents is assured. She is also very concerned about keeping individual schools responsive to the needs of children of the community. Mrs. McCutcheon feels that parents ought to have the opportunity to become familiar with teaching methods and the curriculum, and together, the school and community should determine the most appropriate programs. Karen McCutcheon, 40 Halford Avenue, is very much involved in ward 8 education matters. Mrs. Mcâ€" Cutcheon has a B.A. in psychology, from the Univerâ€" sity of Toronto, and was an elementary school teacher for several years. She now has four children, three of whom attend Humbercrest public school, and has been working in partâ€"time studies towards her Bachelor of Education degree, which she hopes to receive this Cost of education is another of Mrs. McCutcheon‘s interests. She believes that by reducing the cost of administration, and by eliminating some of the ‘frills‘ in education, it will be possible to have small classes at no burden to the taxpayer. The editor: We find your editorial â€" ‘One man â€" One vote‘ rather vindictive and certainly out of touch with the process of democratic elections. We hope there will be good candidates competing for all positions on York Council at the next municipal elections. The voters can then decide who they want represent them on council. We certainly do not wish anyone to be ‘groomed to take over as Mayor‘. That may be your opinion, but the majority opinion of the voters at the next election will decide whether or not to reâ€"elect Mayor White to another term in office. Whilst you have the advantage of being able to publicly present a one man editorial, why not be fair to Mayor White and, at the same time, credit your readers with some intelligence by publishing the solid facts to back up your statements. Your readers can then judge for themselves whether there is truth in what you write, or whether it is merely the opinion of To make decisions Karen McCutcheon Voters will decide by David S$. Brown MORE LETTERS ON PAGE 9 A long background in education, and a promise to work for a better relationship between the classroom and the home, are why Mr. Ricker and his wife are out knocking on ward 8 doors. Incidentally, we cannot find any evidence to show that the Borough of York is crumbling in its founâ€" dations, nor that th&mfll rate will be skyrocketing over that of the City or any of the other boroughs, due to the decisions, of indecisions, of York Council â€" whichever way you may wish to put it. He feels that the psychology of education today has degenerated into a hitâ€"orâ€"miss affair. Students are bombarded with a wide variety of concepts and facts, but never really retain them. Part of this problem, according to Mr. Ricker, could be the atmosphere in the home. Children are left to watch television and parents often show no interest, or do not understand, the work their children are doing in school. Mr. Ricker thinks there ought to be a "programe to subtly educate parents on how to take an interest in their child‘s work." Mr. Ricker feels that the priority of any trustee must be to foster a good exchange of information of ideas between parents and teachers. One of Mr. Ricker‘s special interests in languages. His grade 13 credits included Latin, Greek, German, French and English. For the past five years Mr. Ricker has been taking conversational French, making his own contribution to Canadian unity. An interest he feels must be given priority by the board. one He spent two years in his senior year of high school, graduating with some 18 credits to his senior matriculation. Mr. Ricker then attended North Bay teachers‘ college, and taught briefly at an elementary school in the Parry Sound area. He then took a draughtman‘s job, and eventually entered the University of Toronto, graduating in 1935 with a B.A. Sc. in electrical engineering. While proceeding to his master‘s degree, Mr. Ricker taught undergraduate classes within the faculty. Mr. Ricker is worried that the educational system today is not producing students who are qualified with an increasingly complex world. Mr. Elmond Ricker, 59 Methuen Avenue, is presently retired, having spent the past 31 years as an electrical engineer ith Ontario Hydro. Mr. Ricker seems to have always had an interest in education, either from the learning or instructional end. Education degenerating Elmond A. Ricker Your very truly, York Federation of Ratepayers‘ Associations Denis Shute Secretary. t wey