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Vol. 12, No. 19 Wednesday, May, 12, 1982 S24 1Pages w w A number of students at Whitby's Henry Street« High School walked out of their classrooms Monday af7- ternoon in 'protest'0f, changes to a ýsc hool- sponsored car rally'. According to principal Jennifer. Beal, about 100 to '200 studenits walked out at 1 p.m. and stàyed out for just over an hour. They .were protesting Beal's decision- to re- duce the nuznber of 'cars, in 'the rally, which was held 'yesterday, after- noon*: Beal said that'60 cars had been entered. "Too niany, in my opinion, for safety." She also claimed that she had been 'seeking. alternative means 0 f running the rally in con- junçtion with the execu- tive of-the student coun- cil and was scheduied to *ahnounce the resuits at 3:30 p.m. - the end of the school day. However, the, walkout took place before then. - wt I sympathize wt them, actuàally," Beal said 'adding "It was a, minority of the kids, of course, it always.is. " T wnp4p4 _ also said that not, ail those. whowalked out were in- volveci in the rally. "Certainly, not ail 0f them hlad any connec- tion with th4e. car 'raly.." B eal also said' that somé of those taking part wouldý be disci-. plined internally. -Unconfirmed sources ha ve also said that some' of the students were Pro- testing a dress code imt-_ posed at the school which forbids the wear- ing of shorts. While, Beai would not confirm that the'dress code bas ,been esta- bllshied, she did.say "I have a meeting sche- duled Thursday after- noon with the student council executi ve." Onie'0f the reasons fo r the, walkout, ,she con-- t inued, could have been, lack of communication betWeen't he administra- tion and the. student body. "Most things can be traced to bad commu- nications," Beal said adding, "As far as I'm' c oncerned it!s a storm in 'a teacup and it's over,"P She also described thé mood at the school yes- terday morning as ivery -quiet.' veryquiet." II~ OMA ratifies agreement While members of the Ontario Medical Association have accepted a new two-year deal, with the provincial government, hlot- al local doctors are happy with it. In fact,-the 130 local-members of the OMA voted against the agreement which could run as long'as five years., Under the agreement, doctors will receive an immediate il per cent increase in the fees paid by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. They will receive an additional three per cent next January, 8.75 per cent next April and a final three per cent in January, 1984. In April, 1984, the doctors wili receive not less than seven per. cent although it may be negotiated by the OMA. «They will also receive an automatic three per cent in January, 1985. Dr. Donald Shepley, president of the Dur- ham Medical Society, said last week that the *agreement "«was not really great" for the doc- tors financially.. Despite his statement that "the -dollars aren't important," Shepley said, "there's a lot of anger" amongst local physicians. The local medical society is scheduled to hold another meeting tonîght;, Man identified The body 0f a man that was pulled from the waters of the Whitby Harbor has been identi- fied as John Demster, 52, a resident of the Durham Centre for the Developmentally Handicapped. Demster. disappeared from the centre of which he had been a resident since 1974 on April 1. A spokesman for the Durham Regional Police Force said that the cause of death was drowming. Coroner Dr. Donald Connelly bas yet to an- nounce as to whether or not there will be an inquest. Henry,.. students walkOUt,