PAGE 20, WEDNESDAY APRIL 16. 1986, WHMT1Y FREE PRESS FROM PG. i Budget responsible? McLaughlin CIV.1. ln Oshawa. There wilI be a num- ber of capital construc- tion projects under the Durham 'board in- cluding, in Whitby, the completion of the general purpose roomn at R.A. Sennett Public Scbool, the planning of a school in Pringle Creek, the purchase of a school site, and renovation of the science laboratory in Anderson Collegiate. 0f this $7.5 million ex- penditure, $5.9 million will be financed locally. Pla't '.maintenance will increase by 14 per- cent, due to the opening of new facilities and an increase in the nuniber of portables. Also several major maintenance im- provement projeets are planned, such as the staff room and bus loop at E.A. Fairman Public School and conversion of shops to classrooms at Anderson Collegiate. Plant operations and transportation budgets %wilI also increase. Sandy Lawson, Ajax trustee and chairman of the finance committee, noted in ber budget report, "For the first class sizes and the ex- time since 1972 the pansion of core French Provincial share of fun- she said the emphasis ding for education has was in the elementary increased." Funding panel. from the province will "We have to be be 48.8 percent, an in- grateful to the gover- crease over last year of nment that grants have .4 percent, but a decline increased. This bas from a high of 62.3 per- reversed a trend." cent in 1972. Oshawa trustee Don "The budget bas been Mcllveen predicted that aimed at the student in when budgets from the classroom,'" said other boards come Ruth Lafarga, chair- down, "we will be seen man of the board. Poin- to be fiscally respon- ting to the decrease in sible." Look again Yes, school Laxes coula turn the resulting bave increased over budget over to *city years gone by. councilt- the next mor- S Oshawa trustee ning. Stephen Saywell, "There wasn't a time brought out that p oint wben the çity didn't after conimending the send it back and ask us finance committee on to cut it. the budget wbicb they "It was the only bad introduced to the meeting of the year we Durham Board Of bad refreshments. The Education Monday caretaker brougbt up nigbt. sandwiches and coffee, "In 1937 our budget wbicb he bad made in was $175,000. " the basement." He said the board* met The budget for 1986 is at 8 p.m., examrining $183,6 million, and has eacb item separately, been in preparation sin- and working througb ce J anuary. lintil il p.m. so they t Reunited About 1,500 former students attended the students George Kirtleéy (1963-1964) and John Anderson Collegiate 25th reunion on Satur- Vandemeulen (1962-1965) recaîl memories as day. The sehool was opened i 1961 with 500 they look tbrough their old yearbook. students attending that first year. At present, Free Press Staff Photo 1,150 students are at the school. Here former High Sehool01 spending questioned Guess how old ho Us& get a big surprise! By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff Budget night at the Durham Board of Education was clear sailing until Uxbridge trustee Heather Beveridge moved an amendment ta put baek $71,000 in the secandary budget. That led to a vigorous debate wbich ended witb a recorded tied vote wbicb the chair- man broke by voting, "No'". In fact tbings had been going s0 well that the chairman of the DON'T FORGET.. Vtle ECONOM BOX l01, ouNDAS ST. EWH TOY 666-33-24- IGOLDEN GATE 107 Brock St. S. WhItby 68-2222 This popular, 30year od Chinese restaurant ha$ recently Introduced Szechuan Cuisine for %hose who liNa fhot, spicy dishes. ln addition to its Chinese tare the Golden Gate also ot. fers a wide selection of Canadian distres. The BoBo platter and their chichen fingers are two apecialities wortft trying. Perfect for tun. ch or dinner. Open from il to 2 ar. datty. Friday and Safurday untif 3 arn. Futty icensed. Dine-In and test home dattnery. board, Rutb Lafarga, said ta the trustees, "I can't believe it. We're passing a $105 million budget, and no one bas a comment." That, however, was for the budget for elementary sehools. Beveridge said she was opposed to hasty changes made at the last finance meeting wbicb reduced the budget from an increase of 8percent to 6percent, Expenses were higher at the secandary level, she said. Whitby trustee John Buchanan noted that the percentage increase figures had always been the same for bath elementary and secan- dary and didn't want ta change (bat. "I find it offensive that Trustee Beveridge suggests the decision was hasty. The debate bas taken place; the decisions were wisely muade, not done bastily," Whitby trustee Ian Brown sa id. But trustees Craig and McLaugbi *in sided witb Beveridge. A variety of bi-tech equipment and new tex- ts were sited as needs in tbe high schools by Craig. She also noted from ber experience as a teacher that aIder students are barder on books and furnitUre. McLaughlin disputed Brawn's "statement, "the items ta be reduced were nat introduced un- tiI the dying minutes of that meeting." . But trustee Gary Kit- chen said he was con- cerned that at the last minute somebody wants ta tbrown in an extra $71,000. Because be wasn't on the finance committee didn't mean he sbould accept witbout question aIl their proposais, Duncan Reid said. "This is the only forum 1 have." Beveridge said higb schooîs ,. have traditionally paid their secretaries out of (bat secondary sçhool budget wbile the'board bas paid secretaries in elementary scihools. Whitby trustees were split on the vote, with Brown and Buchanan vating against the amendment and Bowman and Oldman voting for it. Weapons charge laid Two Witby men bave Halls and demanded assault areC been charged after they money for damage done Plummer, 19 attacked an Oshawa ta a car on a previous Francis St. ande man at a Jarvis St. occasion. Pachal, 20, of 201 residence in Oshawa Mr. Halls received tock Crt. Thesday night. scrapes to bis rigbt arm They were to Police report the two men attacked Warren FROM PC). I and leg from a knife. Cbarged with possession of a dangerous weapon and Gregory cf 401 Michael McClin- appear for a bail hearing in Oshawa Tuesday mor- ning. Bingos must comply allawed a binga license. He said the reasan the charities are nat making the provincial regulations was because FROM PG. 1 there is a limited amaunt of money available ta the arganizations. He quated a report .N ew sehools health, guidance, a library resaurce centre plus a general purpose roam, a lunchroom and twa changerooms. The scbool wilI have a Ministry of Education rated capacity of 511 pupils. The Part Perry scbool will cnst in excess of $2. 1 million and will bouse. more than 300 students. In addition ta (he fun- ding for the new schools, tbe pxovince also ap- praved more than $700,000 for additional capital projects planned by the board this year including maintenance and the purchase of six new relocatable classrooms. which stated that only one-baîf of one percent of Witby's population are available ta play bingo. In numbers (bat means 200 people in Wbitby play bingo wbileý the rest are from the, surraunding municipali- ties, he said. "If we reduce th( number of group£ taking from (bat pool wf will help organizationt make the provincia target,"be concluded. Cauncil voted agains, the amendruent an( then vated in favour o the recommendation.