Ontario Community Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 28, 1976, p. 5

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Steve Saxon On to finals with Kids Lib Steve Saxon was one of two in the semi final round at the Optimist intern alional oratorical contest April in Don Mills Steve now moves on to the finals May at Niagara Palls He will be competing three other finalists where the winner receives a scholarship which mil be paid to the university of their Steve has won locally then the zone finals for this area the Ontario fir eight other contest from as far is Ottawa The topic is Tomorrow s Promise and his speech was entitled Kids Lib His amusing speech was reprinted in the tree Press Steve also recently won a month s supply of free ice cream it Bobbins in taking first prize in their poster contest m his age His poster goes on to further competition in the United St ites The judge praised Sieve s imagination and technique nifchl he made his thcitncai debut at the lister Pearson Theatre in Steve is old one of three sons of Peeler ind Chairmanships arrive in September of meet Thursday The Acton Free Press Wed April Values education SUBTLE FORM of slavery like this could be avoided if Kids Lib is successful argues Steve Saxon in his speech which won the the district oratorical semi finals at Toronto last week Now he proceeds to the finals at Niagara Falls 12 crosswalks cost town and high schools will have drop the present department head system and switch to the new chairmanship system by September of 1977 Halton Board of decided Thursday North s other high school Acton High School switched to chairmanships in The new which will reduec the number of people at each school in was first developed in the early 1970s and schools were given the chance to voluntarily switch to the new system There has been eon resistance on the of teachers and only a sehools have switchwf to hoard is now taking the bull by horns and forcing implement of the new system Besides setting a deadline the board has now made it possible for large high schools like Georgetown lo have more than since a rati f one eh for eieh 1J0 pupils will now employed This will me in high school with 1 students will have 14 chairmen high school will have Several trustees expressed reservations ibout forcing schools to switch chair re organization but thought the principals will still do a good job and make the new system work A few trustees wanted to see the decision concerning implementation of the chair menship system tabled until May so the Ontario Second School Teachers Feder District could make a presentation on the subject this idea was rejected by the majority of board members were expressed by several trustees about the re organization plan since so many schools have hedged on switching to the system voluntarily TrusteeTom Watson Acton and dispelled doubts by praising chairmanships I am in a better position than most lo assess this re organization Acton high school has gone from being one of the poorest high schools in to the best There is a terrific lion at that school I am very proud of it If you don believe me sit in on one of their meetings Everyone is enthusiastic and energetic Watson declared Treasurer off to West Coast Town Treasurer Hay King will attend the Association of Municipal Officers conference in San francisco the first week in May despite he opposition of Councillor rn Hyde Hyde contended the trea surer would not eost of the trip It s going to be a real ly He claimed it is irresponsible for both members of council staff to travel that far to a lion Councillor Hie Morrow said he agreed councillors should not attend conventions in far off spots but staff mem are hopefully more per than councillors He it is important depart keep up with the latest developments Council agreed and ap proved the San Francisco trip Board of Education will hold a special values cation meeting with the pub lic this Thursday at Queen Elizabeth Park School Oak villc While it is a regular board meeting it will deal with only the subject of values cation The public is aged to come out and hear the board s often criticized pro gram at the meeting Among the items lo be dis cussed are rationale and other aspects of the values education program how the pupils and teachers use values education pupil act in the program com involvement future direction of the program and religious values in pluralist society Superintendent or Program John Social Sciences George Trustee Garry Morton Values due Director John Meyer and recently appointed values education consultant Herb Pilles will be among the large number of board employees speaking at he meeting Chairman Judy Alexander will conduct public question and answer period with the public and the trustees will alsohuve discussion period dealing with values education at the meeting Tools missing An Acton police constable id worth of tools stolen from his parked at the police station in town on the weekend Missing are wrenches vice pliers etc He reported the theft to his own dcpirlmtnt of cn though the town lopn the Hilton Hills Ml be paid so Hilton lulled ftt officer Peter continue unhindered in his program this The town is be inc free and lie im in the dialing with rossw is vcr o tin lown as well pa amount il was the sml the board is been w four for the schools to switch and that is lone enough He it wis now lime to nils i de lie admitted the he Georgetown Denture Clinic Street Next to Post Off on No 7 Highway GEORGETOWN ONTARIO Sac J KOHARI DT NOVAK DT COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICE 8778974 fuM4 PAVING CO LTD SINCE T PAVING PARKING LOTS DRIVEWAYS PLAY AREAS TENNIS COURTS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL Caff For Free Estimates 8779366 BARRY CAMPBELLAREA REP BURLINGTON 634 2235 INDUSTRIAL ST BURLINGTON for Ihe KIDS LIB was the topic of the speech which has won Steve Saxon a spot in the Optimist public speaking finals In semi final competition at the Blue Cross building in Toronto last week Steve was presented with the top trophy by Optimist Governor of Ontario Kenneth Loach design turned out the ifet hid billed Hilton Hills for too mnn ind mithemitiLs is suit lo tin in the town will I iter lop for the It pitrols his It is noted tin com the lown will liter Water needed wants the region to Lt int on the project to brine iter to the headquarters lhc mile mended region iffici be isked to come to the next meeting prcpircd to discuss the project and help the town decide which route the water line should come mi Maple the Seventh I me r from 1 Drive The region Ins budgeted for the project this ind of the of Ihe job to the town rante from to SUM Tribute T think thai I shall never see a poem lonely is a iree wrote Joyce Kilmer Mounts berg Wildlife Centre is paying Inutile to those trees May J Visitors to the Centre will lie given a seedling tree with its complete description instructions on how It should be planted A wildlife planting exhibit shows how homeowners can landscape their own homes to attrucl wildlife EVERY MONDAY BINGO NOW HELD IN GEORGETOWN ELKS LODGE Georgetown Early rd Doors Open 7PM Bingo 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