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Hie Era Newmarket Aurora Keswick Oat Wed Jan ft Resubmission to AIB important Ste I The trustees of the County Board of Education have decided to resubmit teachers contracts to the tat ion Board increments It really doesnt mean much financially since even with in crements included the secondary school teachers contract is within AIB guidelines and in fact has already received AIB approval Controls not L new reader Wage controls six hundred years ago- outbreak of bubonic plague the Black Death in removed half the of England and undermined military strength The Black Death had been followed by rapid increases in wages and prices Parliament had passed legislation to restrain wages but prices were not similarly regulated The sub sequent Peasants Revolt of 1381 led by Wat Tyler was put down with great severity The above quotations parts of which h- a very familiar modem ring are from that very useful little handbook Kings and Queens of England and Great Britain by Eric Delderfield David and Charles Publisher This writer was quite startled to note the authors comment about the lack of a corresponding regulation of prices in a very current bone of contention in Canada today between organized labor leaders and government Further thought on the subject suggests that the ancient Egyptians Greeks and Romans in periods of economic difficulty would scarcely fail to replensih the national coffers by a tax impost on the earnings of the sweating millions far less damaging than to cripple productive capital which provided the tools for employment by heavy levies against its owners and capable managers Authorities agree that mortality from the Black Death was even greater in some European countries than the 50 per cent in England this population loss would result in such a shortage of help that the highest bidder would get the help available at a high wage price untiLsuch time as the labor force became replenished It is recorded that the year saw the very first imposition of the Poll or Capita Tax of one groat this tax was again imposed in on a graduated scale and again in 1380 when the scale had a minimum of one groat to a maximum of groats The resultant distress anger and violence culminated in a march on London by country workers in the Southern Counties and on arrival they were joined by London apprentices This writer would presume that the poll tax would be particularly hard on the peasantry and apprentices because board and lodging costs would have been d- by their employers from their wages leaving very petty spending money Richard showed courage and resource in riding out to Smithfield to parley with the rebels accompanied by the mayor and some trusty knights he agreed to all their demands save the regalitltes of the Crown this reservation infuriated Wat Tyler who became so insolent that he was struck down by the mayor and a squire and killed on the spot the rebels having lost their leader and being in no way organized dispersed Richards subsequent rule is recorded as extravagent unjust and faithless no reforms resulted from the Revolt whatever support remained to him was lost when he made it known that he intended to abolish the Mother of Parliaments first instituted by Edward I in 1295 When Richards cousin Henry Bolhv landed in to claim his dukedom after the death of his father he found in stead a group of followers determined to acclaim him as their king Richard deserted unwanted a prisoner could not remain on the throne was imprisoned died or was murdered in Henry was crowned Henry and spent most of his short relgh suppressing rebellions ushering in The Wars of the Roses the struggle between the Yorkists and Lancastrians which lasted over 100 years ERIC DUKE SCOTT King WAYNE HALLS LUXURY SPECIAL WEEK JUST RELEASED AND NEW GRAND PRIX Or Hartfto coup Berkshire green bucktkln cloth Interior front And rear floor mats electric custom outside mirrors V automat deluxe discs white wall AM radio rear speaker body side moulding accent rust Inhibitor ONLY Also sec Wayne about the 1974 Quick with inly miles for ONLY SEE OR CALL WAYNE HALL AT NtlAC I LESSOR NEWMARKET tt It does mean that a possible per cent roll back of the elementary school teachers contract may have been avoided More important however was the boards willingness to stand by commitments made on its behalf by staff While the elementary school teachers may have misunderstood whether increments were in or out there was a com mitment made by staff that they would be shown the boards AIB sub mission before filing It was not shown them until after filing In the secondary school teachers case however there was a contractual stipulation JOHN STEPHENS that there would be a joint submission of the agreement to the AIB whatever that meant since its the employers responsibility to file a form not the agreement but the teachers took this to mean being involved somehow in the in formation providing process prior to filing Moreover the two negotiating teams ap parently understood Brian Kettlewell would see and approve AIB reporting forms on behalf of the teachers No one disputed this at the recent special board meeting concerning the matter Their contract was ratified by the board on June 22 filing was to take place in 30 days Instead Kettlewell was asked in to review a draft on Aug He saw increments were excluded approved the draft and went away expecting to receive a typed copy of the draft Instead senior staff withheld filing and sought further direction from the board On Sept at its regular meeting the board passed a motion including in crements not knowing that Kettlewell had already seen and ap proved the draft ex cluding increments On Sept 28 senior staff proceeded to file the amended form with the AIB and did not advise the teachers of the change Faced with allegations of bad faith breach of contract and many inconsistencies the board realty had no alternative but to agree to resubmit theeby sup porting commitments made on its behalf by staff in line below senior staff It didnt cost the board anything because both agreements were acceptable to the board as negotiated and more important it went a long way towards showing the boards willingness to stand by its com mitments and toward restoring teaching staff morale JOHN STEPHENS Separate school representative York County Board of Education New rates unfair gardener Those new sewer rates that go up In direct proportion to the amount of water used are unfair not all water goes down the sewers We wash cars water and gardens and rill swimming pools for instance This town council Is raising taxes whether they like to admit It or not But they are doing it piecemeal instead of with one big bill at the end of the year Bay view ills Library urged to retain kids story hour Meeting crucial Worling wish to state my thoughts on the values of preschool story hour at our library Some people actually feel that it is a babysitting service However what could a mother do in of an hour Im sure that the mothers who take their young ones to story hour feel as I do that His very worthwhile and good community exposure The advantages far outweigh the disad vantages For example it Isnt much fun trying to find a parking space getting a taxi or trying to keep a tired baby quiet in the library during that time Id rather have story hour than more shelving Our Children love story hour and Mrs Allan who relates so well to the young ones In closing 1 would suggest that children need more quiet con trolled outings such as this MRS ANNE WEST wart St Newmarket Today there is an important meeting in Aurora It is the annual general meeting of En dow At mis meeting we will be electing our new executive and for our guest speaker Mayor is coming to talk to us This meeting is open to the public and everyone is welcome I thought it might be interesting for your readers to know what Endow has done over the past year On April 28th Mr Bruce Gray a planner came to talk about the relationship between town cores and regional shopping centers This talk was in response to the Northern Lights shopping mall being built and it was felt that some background information would be helpful Towards the end of May Mr Murray Pound the Commissioner of Planning for the Region of York at that time came and talked about the overall plan of the Region and how it af fected the people of Aurora In September Endow held a workshop run by Stephen Mills on How to run a political cam paign This was motivated by the thought that some people in Aurora who wanted to run for office might not since they did not know how to go about it During September we also held a meeting on the proposed road through Sheppards Bush This meeting was an op portunity for all the in terested parties to give the citizens of Aurora a little more information on the road and whether they were in favour of it nor not On Dec 2 we held a Meet your Candidates Night A pleasant in formal get together During the year Endow joined the Movement for Municipal Reform and the Social Planning Council The literature that we received from these groups will be made available to everyone in the Aurora library In response to a need that would be better able to serve the people of Aurora Endow gave a copy of the Aurora Library Community Directory to Telecare During the year some members of Endow have organized a citizens community television program on cable TV They have interviewed local people on local issues In the future we have agreed to cosponsor a meeting with the Historical Society to focus attention on Yonge St To continue our work to improve the quality of life in Aurora through the informed participation of its citizens Endow hopes that the people of Aurora will come out to our meeting next Wednesday and support us in our work DOUGLAS Chairman Endow TURE THERAPY SERVICE KESWICK SURROUNDING AREAS FOR INFORMATION OR APPOINTMENTS GEORGE THERAPIST What is the best age to start at Bishops Bishops is an independent boarding school for boys and girls and any student from Grade 7 to Grade may apply to us and benefit from our balanced program However those who enter at Grade 7 and remain with us for their entire high school education gain the greatest possible benefit and far from being too young react extremely positively to our stimulating environment Our academic program is designed to make learning and discovering an exciting stimulating process Boys and girls studying together work in small classes where questioning and constant teacher- student dialogue is encouraged The result is that we have an outstanding record of senior class students accept ed by the university of their choice Our athletic program In some schools students are denied the chance to enjoy sports unless they are very good At Bishop s our compulsory sports program that includes soccer football hockey skiing tennis track and field rugby and horseback riding gives every student the opportunity to develop leadership potential and a sense of responsibility The Queensway S Keswick Our activities program Choir drama photography debating astronomy and cadet courses like hunter safety driver education and outdoor survival all help develop the student s awareness of doing discov ering and participating Attendance at special productions in local theatres and regular social gatherings are additional features of our program campus in the town of Lennoxville is about minutes drive from Montreal If you would like more information write to John D Cowans MA Headmaster Bishop College School Quebec JIM Orbetter still call our Admissions Office at and arrange to come and see us i Bishops College School Quebec Founded in r J