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lives of school children, North York board .of education officials have ordered a halt to filling Mrs. Laura Calvert died at her Weston home last week. Known as "Wonderful Angel" during World War II, she collectâ€" ed food and clothing, and filled hundreds of Navy ditty bags as her contribution to the war efâ€" fort. The press of England dubbed her "Mother of Weston" and afâ€" ter the war she received an .all expenseâ€"paid trip to England in appreciation of her moraleâ€"buildâ€" ing efforts. Mrs. Calvert was born 90 years ago, came to Canada from Engâ€" land when she was 44 years old and settled in Weston four years later. She was the wife of the late George Calvert. In addition to her own family of five chil Gren, she raised four foster chilâ€" dren. On her last birthday she said her favorite breakfast was a bowl of porridge and a cup of rum â€" spiked tea. She received dozens of birthday cards and good wishes from family, friends and neighbors. Despite® arthriâ€" tis in her hands she continued writing to 25 shutâ€"in pen pals. Mrs. Calvert is survived by sons George, Walter and Gordon and daughters Violet (Mrs. G. Warn) and Marjorie (Mrs. S. Hill), six grandchildren and four greatâ€"grandchildren. A tribute to Mrs. Calvert from a close friend, Mrs. Moss of Engâ€" land might serve to sum up her life: Under the borough‘s new eduâ€" cation formula, public and high school teachers are to become thoroughly familiar with each student‘s past academic record, the material the child has studied in past years and the methods of learning before the student comes to the teacher. A reorganization plan, which could be described as revolutionâ€" ary, will do much to change the conventional methods of teaching in North York. Dr. Fred Minkler, director of education, who has been promotâ€" ing the new scheme, informed »chool board last week that it "has the enthusiastic support of principals and teachers." It will however take the administrative staff two years of hard work to get it rolling. Dr. Minkler explained that the current stress on development of children as individuals has made the integrated system a desirable geal. In it, the student‘s total school experience from Kinderâ€" garten to grade 13 will be conâ€" sidered. Mention of the plan was conâ€" tained in part of school board chairman Peter Tacon‘s inaugurâ€" al address. The first Step said Dr. Minkler, will be to divide the borough into five supervisory areas, each area to include three high #chools and all feeder junior highs and pubâ€" lic schools. This integrated system will put a tremenmdous responsibility on the new area supervisors. who School Bans Trucks Endangering Children Following parental complaints _ dumpâ€"trucks> threatening the 1978 WESTON ED. AMESBURY PARK community branch.of the North York library system invites area residents to inspect its new premises at an open house Monday evening between 8 and 10. Refreshments will be served. Tuesday 12:30 p.m., librarian Lorene Temple will open doors to begin a permanent library lending service in an area that has waited patiently for it. The address is 1565 Lawâ€" rence Ave. W. N. York‘s Minkler Introduces Revolutionary Education Plan "Mother of Weston" Mrs. Calvert Dies FOR MOTHER‘S DAY SUNDAY, MAY 14th operations behind â€" Hardington Trucks owned by the board and private contractors have apâ€" parently been dumping fill beâ€" hind the Lawrence Ave. W. â€" | _ The follo wing appointments | were made as area supervisors: | C. E. Brown (principal, Earl | Haig secondary school), G. C. Gardiner (inspector), J. M. Priâ€" deaux (inspector), L. C. Sutherâ€" land (inspector), and C. Watson \.(inspector). All men are not brothers Born to travel this road alone. That which you put into the life of others, Comes back into your own. The family have requested that in lieu of flowers remembrances be sent to Metropolitan Toronto Association for Retarded Chilâ€" dren, Beverley St. York and k::h York. Preâ€"school enrollment for children who will be five sometime this year. For registration dates at area public schools turn to page 2 and A Teenage Hangout Five persons were left homeâ€" less on Saturday night when fire blazed through the attic of a twoâ€" story home on Pritchard Ave. just east of Jane Street. Blames Youths for Fire Only Harold Ackers who works at Dominion Gasket Manufacturâ€" ing Co. was at home when the fire broke out. Mr. Ackers beâ€" could be responsible for as many as 20,000 students â€" only 5,000 fewer than the entire school popuâ€" lation of the Borough of York. A deputation of 40 property owners and members of Humeâ€" wood ratepayers association, whose houses are among the 300 homes in the Cedarvale Park area near the Spadina Expressway in danger of beâ€" ing expropriated for parkland, let York council on Menday know very emphatically how they felt about it. WELL KEPT HOMES Mrs. J. Y. Nichol told Counâ€" cil that these homes in the vicinity of Humewoed Drive, Cherryweed and Rushten Rd. are good, well kept homes in for the Berough to take them Metro Lines Up 300 Homes for Demolition Merciful Council Gives Stay of Execution Meston Times Jane St. school for sometime now and it was reported that one of the vehicles nearly backed into two curious pupils last week. The parents support the land reclaimation project but oppose use of the school grounds by trucks to dump fill. A spokesman for the parents, Mrs. Margaret Whalen, said there was always a guard at the gate to direct the trucks "but that‘s not enough in a big*school yard to protect all the children." Mrs. Whalen said parents Satâ€" urday locked the school gates to block the dumping operation beâ€" cause children were attending a school movie. She said the project has been going on for three years but it has only been during the past few weeks that trucks drive in at the rate of up to a vehicle every three minutes. Parents would prefer to see the traffic diverted onto Blackâ€" stone but this is prohibited by the municipality due to the open culverts. She said the principal,| Jim Bayley called the school > board trucks the worst offenders. | George Elliott, superintendent of schools maintenance, said the‘ trucks are controlled by the' school caretaker and a man at the gate. The vehicles have now ’ been halted however, until a more â€" satisfactory â€" soiution . is | found. o i lieves that neighborhood children were responsible for the blaze, alâ€" though firemen said it was proâ€" bably due to faulty wiring. Mr. Ackers said that he knew where the fire started "Up in that eavestrough." "The kids were â€" firing â€" firecrackers _ up there." Living in the house with Mr. Ackers were his brotherâ€"inâ€"law. James Thomson, and his wife:; another brother William. and his mother, Mrs. Ida Thompson. No one was injured. To the west of the Acker home is a small variety store where the neighborhood teenagers hang out. In the good weather, 10 to 20 teenagers are usually found outâ€" side the store and in the Corbett Ave. lane that runs between. York Council was asked to place more lights in this laneway beâ€" cause of the number of teenagers congregating. Nearby churches are having considerable trouble with broken windows and forced entries. from them to build four parkâ€" ettes. Mayor Jack Mould pointed out that when the Spadina Expressway was approved in 1962, _ Metropolitan _ Torente council promised replacement of parkland on an acre for acre basis. He said that no matter where you look around the Cedarvale Ravine Park down homes in the surroundâ€" ing district to regain the 13 acres for parks because parkâ€" land is very deficient in the east end of the borough. 36 ON THE BLOCK Sadie Sherman of Rushton Road said that in the Humeâ€" Del Zotto, Gould & Young To Appear At Yorkview Meet Every resident in Yorkview will have an opportunity to "comâ€" pare‘‘ provincial candiates Tuesâ€" day evening at eight o‘clock in Draftwood Ave. public school. The Yorkview contestants are: Elvic Del Zotto (Liberal), Joe Gould (Progressive Conservative) and Fred Young, (New Democraâ€" tic Party) who is the sitting MPP. The tris will be given an sp;or- tunity to make brief speeches which wilt be followed by a quesâ€" tion and answer period. The meet the candidate night, sponsored by the University Village rateâ€" payers association, is one of the first to occur in Metropolitan Toronto. Yorkview is bounded by Wesâ€" ton, Steeles Ave., Keele St. and the Humber River. Metro OK‘s Funds For School Site Permission to spend funds for property to expand the Weston collegiate school site was given by Metro school board recently. Spokesmen for the York board yesterday refused comment othâ€" er than to confirm that trustees may consider enlarging the site as part of the proposed collegiate renewal project. A special summer day camp program which has been conductâ€" ed during the past seven years for North York‘s retarded childâ€" ren, may have to be cancelled this vear because of lack of ven, n this ; money Parks and Recreation depart ment officials who provide the administration and organization of this program have been adâ€" vised recently that the local serâ€" vice club which has previously underwritten a large portion of the operating deficit is withdrawâ€" ing it‘s financial support in 1967 to undertake a new project. N. YORKâ€"SEEKS A NEW SPONSOR Funds Shortage Threatens Camp for Retarded ment officials who provide the _ The 65 severely retarded North administration and organization | York children require: many speâ€" of this program have been adâ€" | cial services such as <taxiâ€"cab vised recently that the local serâ€" | pickâ€"up from ‘their homes each vice club which has previously |day, a permanent nurse in the underwritten a large portion o(lcavmp. for a four week period, the operating deficit is withdrawâ€" | special games equipment and a ing it‘s financial support in 1967) leaderâ€"child ratio of one leader to undertake a new project. to every two or three children. Without financial help to defray | The parents of these less fortunâ€" the high cost of this program, | ate children pay the regular day Parks Commissioner D. W. Snow }camp fee of $18 per week and indicated that the valley lands | assist in the promotion and adâ€" camp ncear Finch between DuMeâ€" | vertising of the camp, but even rin and Bathburst will have to be with this help the camp costs cancelled. since there is insuffiâ€" | are about double that of a regular cient money included in the anâ€" | day camp. The parks and recreaâ€" nual budget to cover a high defiâ€" |tion department budget provides The York Memorial collegiate institute band is to tour Mexico from June 27 to July 29 to give concerts in eleven communities. The cost of the trip as a cenâ€" temnial project is to be about $11.000. School Band to Tour Mexico York school board approved| ity woedâ€"Maplewood area, there is a block of 36 houses in line for expropriation. ‘"They are not needed for play or sports activities as they have the Mumewood school g r o unds close by. For the sake of four small parkettes which nobody wants or needs, you would add to the acute housing shortage and take homes from the best high assessment areas." Miss Sherman said that the taxpayers have a right to be informed and comsulted. "Let our present council representaâ€" has been in the planning stage for three years." A petition was presented to MAINTENANCE & HIGH TAXES CREATES CHAOS IN HOUSING WESTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1967 the purchase of hl‘ters as school property for each member. To partly defray travelling expenses the board also granted $3.700.00 | The remaining funds~for the trip will be donated by interested citiâ€" |zens and firms of the communâ€" cit. Every possible effort is being expended to find new sponsors for Camp Checriawea and any club or organization which would like to sponsor this program is invited to get in touch with the commissioner of parks as soon as possible. ~ e ue council with 150 signatures of _ the Mumewood _ ratepayers, the area ratepayers. said the area homeowners are IN TEARS glad to have parks, but there For Mrs. Zophia Berchanowâ€" _ #re alternatives . and these ski, Wellwood Avenue; it is the _ Should be considered. He said second time that she has faced _ there are areas such as South expropriation. She explained Humewoed Drive that are with tears that she bought a . tenated and could be expropâ€" home in this district a year . "iated. There were 600 homes ago after having her home exâ€" _ in Scarborough expropriated propriated in Scarbore by the for an expressway and 400 Metropolitan Separate schoot . homes expropriated for the fime and money on the house and grounds and she wants to live there the rest of her life. ALTERNATIVES Bert Stollard, spokesman for THE KIDS DON‘T LOOK TOO HAPPY about the news that milk is going up in price. It will probably mean less milk to drink as more and more famiâ€" lies are affected by the rising cost of living. But ‘"Mom" is not discouraged. She is busy gathering signatures to the 12,000â€"backed petition against inâ€" creased prices, which will be presented to the federal government some time in May. This demonstration was spons ored last Saturday at Jane Park Plaza by Women Against Soaring Prices, a Torontoâ€"based organization. She said that they now for half of the total deficit but assistance of at least $1,000 is needed. Officials are optimistic that a new service club or fraternal orâ€" gahization will come to the resâ€" Mrs. Gell is First Lady Head Of Ontario Traffic Conference glad to have parks, but there are . alternatives . and . these should be considered. He said there are areast such as South Humewood Drive that are tenated and could be expropâ€" riated. There were 600 homes in Scarborough expropriated for an expressway and 400 A singular honour was paid to Florence Gell, Delemere Ave., Borough of York, when the board of directors of the Ontario trafâ€" fie conference elected her as their first lady president. The Ontario traffic conference is an association dedicated to enâ€" forcement, engineering and eduâ€" cation of traffic. The membership is made up of uniformed traffic men; traffic engineers and coâ€" ordinators; municipal elected ofâ€" ficers and others interested in furthering traffic education. Mrs. Gell has been a member of the Ontario traffic conference for many years and until this year, she was the only lady on the board of directors. While Mrs. Gell was a member of the Townâ€" ship of York council. she was very interested in traffic and all its implications, serving for many vears on the traffic commitiee Spadina Expressway. This toâ€" tal 1,000 homes lost in Metro with no suggettion of replaceâ€" Mr. Stollard suggested that the expressway be built underâ€" ground and build a park over ACQUISITION PLAN The mayor replied that the plan was to have Metre buy these homes up over a period of four years, to 1970. Anyone could seil who wished. He said he was not opposed to having staff look over the problem in detail, and added that even with the acquisition of ‘more property there will, still be a deficiency which will have to be made up. York council propoesed that the parks and recreation deâ€" partment and the borough planning department have aneâ€" ther look at the problem with a view to finding a solution. cue with the needed help. Plans | for the camp are still progressâ€" ing but it may be a long sad1 summer for retarded boys and | girls if financial help is not forthâ€" | coming very soon. and has continued her interest in this important field. The immediate past president, Deputy Chief John Murray of the Metropolitan police dept. paid sincere tribute to Mrs. Gell and her work. cotmmenting on the fact that this was another "firsi‘ in ber life, which has been dediâ€" cated to public service. In the past, educational policy has been based mainly on the opinions of elected trustees. "It‘s time we stopped flying by the seat of our pants and based polâ€" iev on research." Blind Flying in Education Is Out! School Council Told Mrs. Elise Grossberg, a memâ€" ber of Metro school board since The cost of keeping up a home in the Borough of York and the rising #axes are making more and more York residents c qnver t their single dwelling homes into twoâ€"family and threeâ€" family living quarters. William Roxborough, chief byâ€" law enforcement officer says that in a recent survey, it was shown that more than 90 p.c. of recently constructed . singleâ€"family dwelâ€" lings in York have heen convertâ€" ed to multiple dwellings. In North York, bylaw enforceâ€" ment officer H. A. Amer said similar complaints pour iJ;is office every day, but they come no where near the 90 p.c. figure mentioned by Mr. Roxborough. Each morning‘s mail brings "you name it â€" we got it" comâ€" plaints that have to be investiâ€" gated, said Mr. Amer, but the majority of them are not conâ€" cerned with people using homes in areas zoned singleâ€"family resi dential, for multiple occupancy SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS Over 137 homeowners can now enjoy the beauty and shade of the more than six kinds of trees supplied and planted by North | Yorks Parks Dept. The Janeâ€" Finch area residents paid for the trees when canvassed by memâ€" ‘bers of the ratepayer‘s group |early in the year. York council is considering apâ€" plying to the province for legislaâ€" tion that would allow increased taxation on singleâ€"family dwellâ€" ings when they house more than one family. contravention of the bylaw could be penalized up to $300. Mr. Roxborough said that imâ€" migrant families in the borough are having trouble carrying their homes and so have started rentâ€" ing to other families. front lawns and conducting busiâ€" ness in residential areas. He said most complaints usually come The North York and York spokesmen agree that people ofâ€" they need to rent to help pay for the mortgages. 1966 and most of them dealt with means and A Poem Llovely As A Tree :. â€" All the trees are fin and look very nice, said University Village Ratepayers president Mrs. Sally Anne Kerman, referring to the successful windup of their cenâ€" tennial tree planting project. 1956 spoke these words at a specâ€" ial meeting of North York home and school councii held recently. The meeting was to plan the proâ€" gram for council‘s annual meetâ€" ing. introduced the four special guests who will take part in a panel discussion entitled, ‘"Planâ€" ning Our Educational Future: The role of Research." Mrs. Grossberg, who has been or is presently an executive memâ€" ranking educational ;_;“. ation in the province, agreed to act as moderator. Dr.. Glen McDonald, yrdeuor bf psychology at the University of Toronto is an active member of the Ontario curriculum instiâ€" At present a person renting in man of the Ontario‘ educational research council. Mrs. Jean Troit, who _ travets throughout theâ€"proâ€" vince to acquaint teachers 01 administrators with the results work done at the Ontario instiâ€" tnte for studies in education. There were 1,400 complaints in