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S r o no we ekl1y tiiune s N 14ond < lass Mail Itegîsitration Nuinher 163(*iN Pliblislied E%'4-erY wedineslay At the~ Office of Publication S S 151<Il"l'ON IRATES Teimportance of thé early years of education l'or a child s beginning ti gain recognition from both the provincial and thie ivderal government. The province gave recognition by increvasing grants l'or the elvimentary ýschool system while now die, lion. lugh Faulkncr of' the federal cabinet is (questioning the proportion of méoneys spent in universities as conipared Io tha»t spent in the early life of a child. l'here is no doubt that 0)v elemnentary school system has ni 11tw past been taken for granted while mondes and efforts wee ocused in high sch<îols, comm-unity colleges and Basic thinking bas been lacking and millions of dollars haive gone down the drain in an effort to provide an e ducation for students who were ili prepared. The formative years of a childs education commence shortly after birth and extend into the.public school system. It is this period that the founda tion is established which is basic to further education at the upper levels. The parents of children in thé home play a predominate roll in formulating the basic fouandation. t cannot be left entirely with the sehool systemn nor should it.,The first responsibilîty does rest with the parents. The furtherance of nursery schools is not the answer if parents are not playing their part. It has been repeatedly noted that a child lacking a proper foundation in learning falîs farther behi nd as he or she pr-ogresses through the system. This inability soon becomes a burden resultingin a drop-out.ý There is indeed a great responsibility for the parents who aIl too often leave the education of their children entirely to the school system. No doubt many are ill-prepared to assist with this program and in this area it could well be suggested that night classes be held to assist the parent with pre-school children. Throughout the province night classes are held for everything but as yet these classes have not touched on the_ miôst important feature of aIl, the relationship of the parent with the education of their chîld. The sehool board should institute in their elemnentary school system periods for the parents of pre-sehoolers so that the home can play a greater part in'theeducation of the chbildren. t would be better for the child, the parent, the have and the school and it wouldnot be a costly undertaking. PRE-MATURE -The Town of Newcastle council in objecting to the construction, of a nulear CANDU Generating Station south-west of Bowmanville on the shores of the Lake Ontario has called by resolution for Ontario Hydro to justify the need for the plant. Counicil bas called for-meetings witb Hydro wben hydro is to explain the need for the plant and its operating methods. This certainly is a normal procedure and one to be followed in order that tbe counicil and the people-of the area are well informied or what is happening ini their area. The Town of Newcastle did submit a brief regarding the, Wesleyville Generating Station but according to a report by Darcy McKeough it did not raise any new issues which had not been the subject of dialogue at the public meetings organized by Ontario Hydro. The question of the generating plants in their need and operation is highly sophisticated and technical to a point it is above the comprehension of most people. Council bas also committed îtself <o hold'a vote of the ,residents of the Town regarding the Darlington Station and this vote has been called by counicil prior to council giving any study in the matter. This act of counicil is premature and at this point commits them to the vote without any formaI knowledge or, basis to caîl the vote. (Continued from page I) TO SING AT ORONO UNITED CHfURCH group in cooperàtion with a well known European evange- list. The Singing Sheppards are recording artists. The pro- *gram of sacred music will be varied including the tradit- ional music of the church, contemporary music. gospel songs, personal witness and a musical drama. A free will offering will be received for the 'couple. The public is cordially invited to attend this special service in the ministry of sacred music. On Wednesday evening of officers and memnbers were last weck the Orono Oddfel- deligbted with the turnout l<w's Lodge beld their annual which numbered around six- installation of officers for the <y. new lodgc term. Local lodge The installation ceremonies ITS TIIE LITTLE TIIINGS THAT COUNT' Often one hears that it is the littie things that count in life and to tbis we must agree-. One however does wonder at times if our local municipal politicians have heard the phrase. It appears at times that they are racing about taking a swing at "Mother BEll", Ontario Hydro and Consumers Gas to the point <bat other areas in municipal affairs are being lost to them. The littie things <bat count are certainly contained in dlean streets, orderly parking and enforcement of by-laws and a town dlock that tells the proper time. Pay a visit to the centre of town and the neglect in these matters are quite evident., The town started off with a program of street cleaning carlier in the year but this felI by the roadside and for months the street cleaning equipment neyer made its, appearance in Orono. Last week, after somne emzîâbfr macjine appeared on the scene again bu th gmnolon opportuni<y to clean the main street as it was plugged with illegally parked cars. The town bas neyer replaced the traffic control officer and parking in Orono is now your own choice at any time of the day. Surely, the local politicians who can do battle with the big corporations are capable of lokking af ter such items as street cleaning and traffic control. 1The town dlock can not, be used as a reliable source of time. t can be an item for excuse and you have your choice of three different times on the three different faces. The politician should not only be concern with the headlines he can make by taking on the biggies where he will accomplish very little at this level of governmen<. Lets face those local issues wbich tbey can do something about and at a very little cost to the taxpayer., Federation pleased, with federal-plan The Ontario Federation of Agriculture applauds Can- ada 's tbree-year pledge- to supply 10 per cent of world food aid at an estimated cost of $M0,000,000 for three years., "We,'are delighted,' says Gordon Hill, OFA'president. OFA, tbrougb the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, for a number of years has urged the Canadian governmenit <o step up food aid programs, and, more particularly, tech- nical assistance to help devel- op-agriculture abroad. -We are confident that Canadian farmers are pre- pared to pay their share to support the program," Hill says. "We hope, the Canadian government will' make a strong effort to gain support from the general public who must contribute to the food effort through increased tax- es, -t is most important <bat these world f ood relief stocks be isolated fromi market specuilation. They must be held in such a way <bat <bhey do not become a club to beat down farmn prices for grain on domestic markets. were conducted by the instal- ling team of the Port Perry Lodge which was enjoyed by aIl those present. Pictured above is the installing team from Port Perry. "Much as they want <c contribute, farmers 'cannot afford to pay double or tri plE what other Canadians pay, by bavingfood-aid stocks used as a weapon. "Makê no mista ke,". says Hill, "if a grain dealer bas access to these stocks to meet bis requiremnents he will use the surplus to drive downi the price of ail the grain he buys. "Farmers are proud that Canada took, the initiative in setting a goal early in the World Food Congress. An- nounceing the target in quant- ity, rather <han dollars that could erode through inflation, is important. "lWe want to do our share, perhaps even a little bit more, but we want' Canadians to understand that, an alI-out shared assault on -hunger is needed. "We must understand that food alone won't \do it. Developing countries must build storage facilities, trans- portation routes and distribu- ion systems before our food will reacb hungry or starving people." Wilïliam C. Hall, B. Comm. 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