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sculpture sitting pretty the latcham gallerys summer sculpture pro ject is now complete and on display in front of whitchurchstouffville public library union- yilles marilyn campbell worked on the outdoor artwork for several weeks to provide a closeup look at the creative process her subject was a seated female in steel and clay chris garbutt gormley news winnipeg minister bound for gormley missionary church j i fby evelyn milsted gormley rev peter gibbons of the winnipeg mis sionary church has accepted a call to become the pastor of gormley missionary church congratulations to mr and mps fred yake on the arrival of another grandson born to mr- and mrs dave yake of kitcb erief pr willson mctavish passed away on july 8 in mississagua hospital in his 83rd year he is survived by his wife leila son john daughter christina sons daniel and willson from his first marriage plus several grandchildren a funeral was held on friday afternoon at walmer road baptist church in toronto dr and mrs mctav- ish john and christina lived in gormley for several years miss susan gilmore of wainf- leet spent the weekend with her grandparents mr and mrs clifford winger mr and mrs george sider of pwainfleet visited her sisters tviisses velma and jean brillin- ger on the weekend rev chris sorley of park view village in stouffviue will be guest speaker at both ser vices on sunday july 19 at heise hill church rev marlin ressler is away serving as pas tor for a children camp at kah- quah for a week gary and ardys winger will speak at 7 pm sunday july 26 at heise hill church they have served for several years with the northern canadian evange lical mission working with the indians of northern saskatch ewan gary and ardys are en route to a new posting with the mission to a remote area of northern quebec where theyll work with the inuits quite a number of people from heise hill church holi dayed last week at chesley lake mr and mrs neale sider and mrs cora sider of wainfleet and miss lois jean sider of zambia africa visited mrs martha wideman on thursday education column education standards topic of controversy by lynda williams do grades from various schools mean the same thing is an a from one school equal to a b from another what is the difference in mark ing between teachers how good are our schools and how can we tell the question of standards has been raised recently ten years ago oise began us ing a study to measure public satisfaction with the school sys tem the most recent study shows the rating at 42 per cent the lowest in the 10 years since the studies began many employers parents teachers professors and even stu dents want a return to some kind of standardized exams according to a survey conducted by the toronto star from school to school and area to area theres no standard of instruction of course the schools are teaching according to ministry of education guidelines but there is room for each teacher to stress hisher own individual prefer ences evaluation is very subjec tive but do we want the teachers teaching for the test isnt individual interest and need reason to not narrowly de- i fine the curriculum as might hap- pen if we return to a type of pro vincial exam the lack of some basic math and english abilities has led some universities to develop a rating system for high schools the students marks are asses sed with previous results of stu dents from the same schools in mind in this way universities hope to select new students with the greatest chance of success this information has been made available to high school princip als for some time now and some schools have worked hard to im prove their rating with this in mind perhaps we do need to take a close look at exams in at least the two basic subjects of english and math we dont necessarily need to pattern an exam on the ones some of us were familiar with prior to the late 1960s we know how to set up exams that do not merely show how well a student can store facts but can test comprehension li teracy and ability to learn billions of dollars are being spent on education and we are obtaining results that are no bet ter than average in comparison with other industrialized nations to be competitive in the years to come we need an educational system that can give us better than just average we need a sys tem that can be measured and im proved provincewide testing in the basic areas is a step in the right direction community planning grant slated for region of york by denise mcdonald york region a commun ity planning grant of 60000 has been awarded to the regional municipality of york to help undertake a forecasting growth stucly which will contribute to the regional official plan speaking on behalf of municipal affairs minister bernard grand- maitrc greg sorbara mpp for york north announced the grants approval during a press copfcrcncc at the region of york offices thursday a 60000 transfer payment from the province to municipality is jiot a major event said mr sorba ra but york region is pre sently undertaking an important excercise in crafting a new offi cial plan im hoping this small grant will assist in that process and is indicative of the concern and interest the government of ontario has in assisting york re gion according to mr sorbara com munity planning grants arc de signed to encourage municipali ties to resolve land use planning issues to reflect municipal and economic priorities the grants may also be used for special studies to develop community improvement poli cies determine the feasibility of using data processing technology in the local planning process and assist in implementing the plan ning act read a press release submitted during the conference the growth study terms of re ference are almost ready to pro ceed to council said york re gion chairman eldred king they will hopefully outline the services required to serve the public and not only indicate our responsibilities but those for the province of ontario as well although mr king conveyed the regions appreciation for the grant he claimed a total cost for the growth study cannot be ap plied until all figures associated with the presentation of submis sions to council arc determined tribune july 15 1987 a15 ay to friday july 24th saturday 25th sandoon farm 4th line uxbridge 1 000 am 400 pm free admission come or the day and drive through southern ontarios most beautiful countryside enjoy guided tours of our nursery and rose fields over 200000 colourful fragrant rose bushes with beautiful blooms as far as the eye can see meet our white rose gardening experts ask questions get helpful gardening tips meet alex raab president and founder of white rose nurseries see the miracle of modern agriculture where 1 acre of production now yields as much as that produced on 30 acres only 10 years ago see how 30 acres of top soil 6 deep can be produced from wood shavings every 6 months witness the demonstration of skillfull grafters and rose tree budders enjoy the unbeatable taste of free fresh ontario grown corn on the cob and refreshing country spring water coffee tea soft drinks and light lunches will be available at a small cost from caterers or bring your own picnic lunch and relax at our beautiful scenic picnic area washroom facilities with wheelchair access and plenty of free parking convenient bus service available from each of our 13 white rose stores on the friday morning of ihe festival 500 each return tickets must be purchased in advance from the white rose store nearest you tickets available until july 19th if you plan to bring a group please let us know so we can make arrangements for bus parking for more information bus tickets and maps please contact your nearest white rose location or call 4773330 41 hi unionville 4038 hwy 7 e of wirdin newmarket 55 yonga st s ol divli dr oshawa 300 taunton rd corhir rfttontiunton mississauga 333 oundat st eolhwy 10 burlington 4265 fairway st st catharines 459 walland ave lincoln annix scarboro 1306 kannady rd s of hwy 401 whitby 1243 dundat st e w of thlckion rd toronto west 2236 sl clair ava w woikhio etobicoke 1582 the queentway w of kipling hamilton 2500 barton st cintinnlil pkny cambridge 65l2haaplarrd 3 ol hw 401 waterloo 200 wabar sl 8 ol unlwirjllv mnnfunarnr awn white rose i t i uihioie 0 o 5 v e v wt40i all our stores will be open for the entire festival to celebrate 51 i all 1st quality container grown nursery stock evergreen treat shruba perennlale fruit traaa etc the beauty of your favourite plant can now be youra at auper low white roae price i hurry in sale enda july 28th 600 pm