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v ia j victim choked uxbridge a crazed 25 year old farm workerac of tying up sexually assaulting and robbing an elderly ux bridge man of 50 has been ruled insane and committed to the ontario mental health centre at penetanguishine david walker also of uxbridge was arrested by durham regional police three hours after the attack and charged with robbery buggery and choking he appeared before judge hugh oconnor in whitby county court last week according to evidence walker visited the 83 year old victim at his isolated township farmhouse after gaining entry to the premises he tied the man up in his bedroom at tacked him sexually then took a sum of money from his wallet i i the aged farmer managed to free himaif and walk to a neighbors for help from there he was driven to uxbridge cottage hospital where he was retained ten days psychiatrists who examined the accused described him as suffering from a personality disorder his iq was placed in the low 60s with virtually no ability to read- one physician termed walkers prognosis as sad if hes not looked after hes capable of miing someone without realizing it he said he told judge oconnor that because of the victims age the farmer could have died from shock wkt wrthum second section wednesday january 20 1982 may turn education system hipside down claremont education in ontario is on the verge of major change lower marks and rising unem ployment are the reasons thats why the ministry of education wants to see the school system altered from grade 7 on it wants also to re organize technical colleges to eliminate duplication and set up universities t to stress practical courses such as computer science job training both at the university as well as the high school level is the mam pur pose of education is the feeling with less emphasis on the academic side training ministry officials say should be for specific jobs with specific requirements in fact they say the education system must be turned upside down to cater more to joboriented students than to university bound young people a good idea says durham board of education trustee linda carder the goal of education is to make students selfsufficient able to function achieve their goals and go on to university students can absorb more than theyre currently being taught in high school trustee carder says i get the feeling were not teaching them as much as before and the reason high school teachers are very status ii lavt irt oettougli hiring plan durham region a management committees resolution calling for the region to adopt a tougher hiring policy until the 1982 budget has been struck is not tough enough says regional chairman gary herrema herrema says durham should put a freeze on hiring still missing pickering a 16 year old pickering youth missing from his home at 1910 glendale avenue since nov l hasnt yet been located detective henry raetsen of durham regional police informed the tribune this week paul lumsden a grade 9 student at pickering high school was last seen by his parents around 11 am he said only he was going to the store x the boy is described as 510 tall 150 pounds with long brown hair he was wearing a beige jacket navy blue pants and blue shoes anyone with information is asked to call 5791520 dies of exposure claremont exposure claimed the life of an area man after he was injured in a car accident friday night i inspector doug bullock durham regional police said harvey williamson 22 of ash- bum rolled his car at least three times after losing control on a regional road north of hwy 7 the auto landed at the bottom of a gully and the driver suffering a broken leg was either thrown out or crawled out he apparently tried to get back to the road but failed s j insp bullock said williamson was wearing only a denim jacket shirt pants and snowboots at the time period that way costs could be cut and tax increases kept to a minimum he says the regions proposed policy would make it necessary for departments to obtain the approval of two committees of council before replacing an employee now approval of the departments standing com mittee is enough herrema said his move would allow the region to control spending this year the employee benefit program will cost an extra 320000 up 40 per cent he said the regions recom mended policy has already had its effect last week the management committee turned down a request from its legal department for replacement of a confidential secretary over 300 skaters uxbridge the third annual invitationals hosted by the uxbridge figure skating club promises to be bigger and better than ever more than 300 entries are expected from thirty com munities exceeding last years enrolment by about one hundred the chair person is liz imboden the chief referee is tom nisbet competition will begin at 745 am feb 6 and continue to 9 pm the same starting time is set for feb 7 con- eluding around 8 pm awards will be presented both evenings f we have no motel ac comodation here publicity chairman dorothy simpson explained we dont want to bring the skaters back i f a new feature this year will be dance pairs therell also be mens and ladies singles and interpretive classes v the uxbridge club will enter about 20 skaters the president is marion cook conscious she says if a student is on a level where he or she wont be going on to university the teacher is in clined to give them less at tention thats one of the reasons why mrs carder is happy that the university of toronto plans to implement its own entrance requirement tests when the universities arent testing were falling down on the job with respect to giving teachers the proper calibre of secondary students she said if the students cant pass they shouldnt be in univer sity and if they arent being taught the proper subjects to pass then theres something wrong with the secondary school system if theres anything wrong with the u of ttests its that theyre american youd think wed have one of our own trustee carder said student first meet a champion fifteen year old michael clarke of sheldonbury crescent agincourt was the 1981 grand champion at the toronto cadora schooling show michael trains out of the brock hill farm equestrienne centre rr 1 claremont where the familys horses are kept he is shown here with wilson a five year old german hanoverian- jim thomas durham region nothing else is as important as what goes on in the classroom according to art rwinter chairman of durham board of education winter made his comments following announcement that 90 per cent of the 108 million board budget in 1981 was spent on salaries and benefits for teachers trustees and staff however winter said the board increased block budgets the amount of money given to school principals who decide how it should be spent we look to administrative and maintenance cost cuts first before the classroom he said winter said that this year the board would be em phasizing cooperative education and examining technical and vocational areas the latter is something that has been recently stressed by the provincial government which sees the schools preparing students more for the work force than for university the board will also work toward implementing special education he said the latter must be available for children by 1985 among the boards ac complishments jn 198ljwiriter said was a motion leading to total computer literacy for every student by 198586 a computer consultant was appointed last year the board also voted to give all children a chance to obtain 1200 hours in french language instruction by the time they have finished secondary school one of the biggest problems faced by the board was in the matter m classrooms winter said there were classrooms where there werent children and children where there werent classrooms because of shifting enrolment he said portables are inevitable winter said he defended their use saying its not the building but whats inside another accomplishment he said was setting up the family life advisory com mittee to review sex education courses waste disposal plant iseek lxbridgetsite uxbridge gary herrema chairman of durham region says he will meet soon with the chairman of ontario waste management corp and uxbridge township coun cillors to discuss the possibility of converting 250 acres of uxbridges largest gravel pit into an industrial waste treatment centre the 500acre gravel pit is at goodwood rare guiding event goodwood an event unique in the history of guiding at goodwood will take place at a ceremony in the community hall feb 9 four girls will receive their allround cords with uxbridge division commissioner tessi dempster making the presentations the recipients will be jannette st john cathy brophy melissa elson and diana buchanan the honored guides will be advancing into pathfinders under the leader ship of betty groff and susan buchanan on jan 12 nine year old jeannie st john flew up from brownies to guides in a short period of time jeannie has amassed a total of 28 badges also a unique accomplishment located on the uxbridge whitchurch townlme north of lincolnville herrema said the pit had been mostly worked out by standard aggregates he said government of ficials are interested in the idea however uxbridge mayor bill balhnger said he would like to see what benefits the proposal would have for the township before deciding herrema said he has received comments both for and against the project the former mayor of uxbridge said the region had an obligation to take care of its own industrial waste which lately is being illegally dumped down regional sewers the waste centres could be operated safely he said sled dbg racers battle elements and each other fc ijmiv- joe bawdin and his team of huskies were one of 140 entries at challenge in aid of the easter seal society the five dog teams pleasure valley over the weekend for the maple leaf sled dog competed over a 5 mile course jim holt ignored again uxbridge uxbridge councillor sandy ewen feels that when it comes to favorable publicity the municipalitys being ignored at least this was his con tention with respect to last weekends maple leaf sled dog challenge races at the pleasure valley outdoor recreation centre pleasure valley he told members of council is located in uxbridge town ship yet all the publicity related to the event described the site as in claremont im really ticked off he protested id like to know who was responsible for such information councillor don jackson acting for absent mayor bill ballinger suggested ewen bring the matter to the at tention of the race com mittee t j an issue of comparable concern related to a recent meeting of the south lake simcoe conservation authority at this session uxbridge was listed as being a municipality in the region ofyork replied councillor gerri lynn oconnor vyork region wants to pick up our a