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UW co-op students win awards Chronic" It." writer Seventeen applied science and engineering students at the University of Waterloo were recently awarded 8l00 prizes The funds are made available by a number of In- dustries and the Sanford Fleming Foundation for the best work term reports in .e unnversnty‘s Co-opera- ve education program Students in the program spend alternating four- month terms on campus for academic studies and at work for related practical experience The work term reports are an Integral part of the work study experien- re and the prizes are award- ed to encourage the develop- ment of communtcatron skills Winners of the Industry- sponsored work term report prizes were Carolyn Blair. Wdlowdale. third-year civil engineering. J F MacLaren award. Bob Cross." King- ston. second-year systems design, Inco Metals award. [(61th King, Guelph, ourth-yoar applied geology. Union Mumere Explorations and Mining Corp Ltd- award, Grant Knowles, North Gower, fourth-year applied physics, Xerox Re, search Centre of Canada Ltd award. Beverley Payne Belmont, fourth- year applied chemistry Bordon Chemical Co Cana- da Ltd award. Wayne Shaw, Toronto. thirdyear mechanical engmeermg Bahrnck-Wllrnx award Mark Wtlktnson, Aurora RC- cand-vear electrical en- by Mick" Leblanc Negotiations between the Waterloo County Separate School Board and the teachers may not be settled in the near future Karol Czarniecki chief negotia- tor for the teaqhers said Friday be- cause the board has been slow to react on major issues. I - "There has been very little move- ment on the part of the board on what are considered the mo'st important issues by the teachers." Mi. Czar- niecki said Friday. lnclusion of a just-cause clause. wage parity. and smaller classes are not ttnreasoitable requests, Mr. Czar- niecki said. and added that an agree- ment should be reached without me- CHARLES YATES, chief negotia- tor for the Separate School Board said that some of the teachers' requests are un- workable and will have to be mo- dilied or completely changed be- fore a settlement is reached. Sena tiiiiii, school striiltii'" mm, "c, ‘(Znnhmmd rm “an? ttt " .-qr".- _ wmé‘f‘ - _ n A: .. w By Howard Elliott Chronich st." writer Last year 2.000 kids In Wa- terioo and Kitchener were vmted by Salvation Army family workers And whale the workers didn't wear red salts they did play Santa Claus An average of four toys were given to each of those 2.0m youngsters, thanks to Gift of Christmas toy drive underway Organizers end community olficials got together last Friday to officially open the Gift of Christmas toy drive for this year. Sal Schilder. (left) family services worker for the Salvation Army, Waterloo Mayor Marjorie Car- "The impression of the board is that they are sure we are going to, media- tion." he said. "We are hoping that We can get a settlement without it. At pre- sent it doesn't look as if we aregetting anywhere." , bespite the lack of progress gur- niecki said that a strike by the teachers is unlikely.~ A -- _ _ "tt there are 15 things on the list that we could follow before a strike. strike would be number 15." he said. r' E “I think that the teachers are deter- mined but very concerned," he said. "We've been very open with what we've been asking. They are not going to settle for less than what they think is fair." Czarniecki said that the teachers have, in the past. bought the argument that the board could not afford in- creases and they would make it uir in the future. “But they never did," he said. Fewer students in the classroom is a point which the board refuses to dis- cuss Czarniecki said. because the board feels that the teachers are trying to prevent layoffs. a result of declining enrollment. "ThaCs not the riding concern." he said. “A; a parent I would be upset with the fact that the board did not want to consider smaller classroqms.” A just-cause clause. which would allow teachers to have a hearing if the board decides to dismiss the teacher is an item that the board does not want to include in the new contract Czarniecki said. "You should be able to ask the rea- sons ctor dismissal) d the facts should be well explained and documented" “I think the assumption 'on the board's part is that they are always " correct." he said. or h _ wanna»: the efforts of McDonald's restaurants. CHYM radio and the Salvation Army "__ but mostly to the generosity of Twin City residents The CHYM McDonald's (.ift of Christmas" pro- gram has been gonna on for about five years now It started on a small scale but awarding to spokespeople Sal Schllder. Salvation Charles Yates, chief negotiator (or the school board. said that the teacher's monetary requests are unreasonable and the beard cannot af- ford the demands, . "It would break our supporters and may changeiqtpttrt to the public schools." the negotiator said. , "Our teachers average is above most others in ontario.119V. Yates said. “He adds the teachers rank 15 at their existing» salary in comparison to 48 separate school boards in the pro- vmce. - ' Another block to an agreement is a' just-cause clause that would give teachers more job protection is termed too vaguely to be administered effec- tively Yates said. “Our offer, I suspect, would make the average climb higher than' that." he said. “If you ask a thousand people what it meant. you would get a thousand dir. ferent answers." Yates said. “They will have to be more specific so that we know what we are dealing with." he said. "Under the Education Act in this province. teachers have more job pro- tection than almost anyone else in the, province." he commented. Reducing class size w?! not have any effect on the quality o education the children receive, Mr. Yates said. be- cause there is not absolute proof that there are benefits from class reduc- tion. “ft-The benefit comes from the quality of the teacher in front of the class." he said will! would only serve to create more jobs for teachers in regular pro- grams." he added. - - . . I', --_ AL-L ;L.. P"fiiirt,orruues not believe that the extra curricular clause of the teachers proposal is needed or beneficial be- Army. and Bobby James. collected by the Salvation McDonald's the program Army has grown at an encouraging This year people who don- rate ate toys will get an added The Idea IS a mmple one bonus On Dec , and 9. McDonald's restaurants m everyone who brings a toy Waterloo and Kitchener are will get a pass to attend the outfitted with huge deeorat- CHYM Gift of Christmas ed hoxeswnd residents are skate night at the Great ackpd in s;ton In the nearest Skate Place m Waterloo The idea Is a Simple one McDonald's restaurants m Waterloo and Kitchener are outfitted with huge derorat- ed hoxespnd roeldents are asked to stop In the nearest branch and drop off a new or good-used toy The toys are roll. McDonald's Rostauunt's area supervisor Louie Male and CHYM's Bobby Van Dyke (right) joined an unidentified jolly plump fellow to open the program. _;r:_,,_" tc'r'i1'iiL 'iii, i ". w. v. C {humus Judging by the growth of the program in past years, cause anything that is past the normal school day would be voluntary. Pre- paration of report cards, marking p'apers, planning the next day's class, coaching athletes and preparation for sacraments would be considered as subjects that are voluntary. Yates "With this clause. teachers could say no to these activities and ii‘would be legal." he said. The six-year veteran of school nego- tiations ‘said that it seems that once monetary issues are solved. the other proposals will find a solution quietly. “I have got a feeling that once mone-' tary issues are settled if they are, other issues will fall into place." Yates said. ' KAROL CZARNlECKl. chief ne- gotiator for the separate school teachers said there has been very little movement on the board's part to tackle the most important issues in the contract telks. Salvation organizers believe donations will Increase greatly this 'who don- year, though no quota has an added been set The Gift of Christ- , and 9. mas runs from Dec 1 tlast mas a toy Saturday) till Dec 24 i McDonald‘s equipped m toy boxes are located on Fairway, Highland. King and Victoria Streets, Kit, rhenor and on King St N in Waterloo