Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 6 Jan 1968, p. 2

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DISCUSSTNG the figure oi the Virgin Mary and Jesus painted on window at Tim othy disistian Elementary School by grade student are teacher Teena Wings and principal Ron Wilson Below Schools out and its Friday night and ever ready ior more fun are the stud cnts whore just finished lively hockey game on their outdoor rink Pupils come to the school on Ferris Lano irorn farms outside city lim its Examiner Photos These Students Are Not Miniature Glamor Girls trim REED Examiner slur Writer Hiere are no mini skiing makeup or talk oi duesniiinig Eleven you oids arent miniature glamor girls and God is very much alive at Timothy Girirtnn Elementary School littde and four teachers are following convic tion fonried in 1961 by the Bar rie audition School Society graupai rural people oi Dutch origin that God plays an impor tant role in education Students come to the school on Ferris Lane irons terms encir cling Barrie Ortllia Stayncr Elmvsle and Banting Tuition ices are cheaper by the demo ranging irom $0 lor one child to ior two and fiat 510 ior more than three children in lsmily per week GUIDED BY BOARD Over 96 per cent of the pupils belong to the Cbiistisn fluorin ed clutch and the school guidlt ed by an elected school board gppgmcirts the teachings oi the ur Principal Ron Wilson grad usta oi Unlversi at Alberta and theology stu eat at Chica gos Emmaus Bible College taught nine years in st Csthsr ines Niagara Falls Lethbridge Alberta and North York belore coming to Barrie Spending his ilrst year at tho school and teaching grades and class Mr Wilson defined student hiiiucnced by Chris tian education Our students are not greatly influenced by soclclys lads and their munncrs and morals seem higher Nearly every child in thk school loves to read However their reading love is slightly impaired by their bilingualism and sorting out Dutch and English often causes problem in literature class NOT WORLDLY Our studcnts mostly due to their rural Dutch for ed church background cannot be caltcd worldly in comparison and classes in Toronto wrote essays on marijuana Yorkvlile and hippies and read advanced literature but can not imagine thcsa hildrcn1 discussing the Von peope who dr out Their background wouldnflpaliow it nor would they dare to say God one dead Teena Vcliings oneoi three teadters aside from the princi pal born in Holland and raised in Ayimer Ontario with the Dutch Retormed Church explain ed that members or the church who danced or attended theatre were the exception rather than theruie iiva years ago Explaining her classroom ap proach to God Miss Vellings cat Official 37 Years aokColem AIL While he has had the longest service with Simcoe County ad ministration nearly 37 years Jack Coleman county treasurer 3111 be just 55years old ay have seen many changes in Simona County administration said Mr Coleman as he recalled therewére onlyhl oounty pioyecs working from Barrie when he ilrst started as clerk in the county oliice in 1931 with his lather the late Jack succeeded county treasurer in 1052 In 1982 the entire county had eetamounted to only 5470009 in comparison to the 1967 budget of $4317180 Atthat time county administration was mostly con cerned with roads county pri son registry office and courts The town of Harris was then in the county administrative setup and continued so until January 1959 when the community he came citywlthWlllmd Kl zia thetfirst mayor Bstrlee pop ulaiion then was 20279 and form premiér leslia Frost native olSirncoe County oftici shad at the inaugural meetingoi the first ll ciL Throug the years imty easy VlCes have grownwlth health administration social services androaddepartment greatl ex panded The greatest adrn live growth has been dorlngttie Colemaru father as past couple of years with the county takeoveroi assessment trim in amenities municipali ties and this administration roi welt Emergency Mpasures Organization has increased its program ourtshav9 been on larged andnew fields such as county ecreatlaoxwera also on Therm literary syn mrrlredanother Viac NM mutation vier are is maiori oiths niiinlclq dining cl V55Yesterdciy saldt Christianity is treated as another subject but it question arlscs in literature about Chris tianity then we discuss it olten tell mystudents to work to please God not me LIKE SCHOOL Apart from the obvious Chris tian influence Timothy elemen tary school is much like the pub lic schools Students great litany oi them stereotypes with blond hair rosy cheeks and blue eyes skate Damage is 3735 In Collisions Barrie City Police investight ed two accidents Friday that resulted 111mm damage fillets were no tires to wired First mishapuas at the in tersection oii3erczyend Pene tang streets shortly afternoon Drivers were John C1eevii 20 otalrQueeoSL and Brian Johns 19 pi 89Meirose Ave age wasiesiimatedat $125 Coost it Jones The other accident occurred on Collier St pm car ensde Collier St at tanpied to turn left in iront of westbound auto Driver oithe esaiestiiidwca°rf was Raymond Rltd Midlnirst The other driver wasanmmid Adams 56 of Gunn 5L Constr Hollis Steevesinvest isoted Women needs To Wash can Aiicensed astronau with armienoeis needed for lull or parttime workinBarrie tha Canirda Manpower and imiale car WE Mull Ire diflwumen washer Maieziooapeuiog include leatherworlms who must be atrong tor variny otwork in tannery iarrn llimdfl with dairy experience and third tirebuiidsi Why oipresorve vvhsi on the outdoor rink Junior girls gyrated with hula hoops the windows were painted with Christmas scenes Library lecithin are limited to the books loaned to students irons Barrie Public Wary Jim ior grader receive 20 books so ending to hike Velliny and senior grades receive 40 per term hlany students read all the siloted books in one term other school proltots involve literary msgere ior the best man plays poetry produced by the senior gradt and every student in the school not part in cantata at Christmas AI in most cases where the school is supported by private undo there is money shortage for special classes to help slow learners eqidpment and extra materials At the moment the Ontario Christian School Society has approached the provincial gov anment shall subsidy san ior drool are sponsored by the provincial government in Alber ta Admitting the diiiicul Kit orn in todays world Mr Wilson said he thought private clnirch schools ting positive results Christian school would increase in the future At the niomcnt and espch ally in the United States public schools reflect the standard oi morality and concepts at the maiority oi the people it wants In strengthen their convictions with school it will have to be privately spon sored lublic education today manoentred geared to teach the child he is God Our school tencbu that God influence them CITY NEWS TIE BARBIE EXAMINER SATURDAY JANUARY 1960 CAS Has Surplus After Expecting $30000 Deficit Not having to take more chil dren into care this year has given the hildrens Aid Society molar at 515500 instead or an expected deficit it almost 1000 incisor director of ihe local society said he could not explain the reuons ior the in children needing care During the first 11 months of 1967 the society spent 3111600 caring ior approximately 700 children WABDS The number at wards varied tram 190 to no during the year and cost some 971000 by the end oi Novunbcr More than bill of the budget goes ior salaries to 13 social worsen three monitors clerical stafl oi 10 and the dir cc or time social workers earned $10800 between them during the ilrst 11 moods of last year This included salaries and other bcneiits like the cost oi up gsrding courses The administration staii sal arier amounted to sortie $5000 Next largest item on the budgetis clotlilng fblstotallod 919000 to the cod oi November it works out to about $100 worth at clothing per child However of the 191 in care at Musical Satire Spring Thaw beware The Bats are coming CENTENNIAL CHAIRMAN TOM KERR Should Not lillow Centennial Spirit To Die Tom Kerr Says Centennial spirit should not be allowed to die in Barrie it should be transformed into an interest in the communityand carried on in 1960 according to Thomas Kernchairman oi the Barrie centennial committee Mr Kerr said that the people at Barrie should retain the sol in the form oi community int The city was slow in develop ing an interest in centennial pm eats he said but once roll conperstion was trerneudi our The only setbacks in cele brations were caused by an un cooperative iweatherman who brought frequentrain Organizaqu an lndlvidual Capreol Plans Hair Jhis town bury lanstnhave its own dis tinctive 1h soon Mayor old Prescott said Friday the design will be brown beaver against and maple leai ona blueba srmmd He halt the ting Will fly atall tithes just below Canadas maple lestflag Capreol is railway communi ty ontha CNB main line miles north of Sudbury lenioy citizens responded very well Mr KerrsaidTh ir cooperaf ion was wonderful He relerred to 1967 as very interesting year highlight he chose the July celebrations which included the largest par ade in Barries history watched esti ted 20000 persons lnniointaiicrt billianlaand Base Bordenmore titan 100 floats were entered in the par ade Almost every organisation in Barrie was represented as were surrounding dis one opening of lwwnnial Park in Harris week later was second major highlight cited by Mr Kerr Celebrations in cluding fireworks at tr acted demands to the internoat parkl was more than pleased wltbthe crowds at the oiiiclal openingMr Kim said The Canadian Armed Forces militarytattoo which performed tocapaelty audiences and the Centennial Caravan held helore large crowds in Barths Queen other ding of an on ding year We must not lei centennial Canadianiioundation Ltd Fridayreporied 186 net earnings $831751 compared with $605644 in lodginhe coin panys gross open grovenitc was $1920199 in196Iwlth no companyilgures givenior 1066 ad Toronto cars are tax advantages esaieoad absolutely mlaranteEd Ilarger uses inland investv mantinterest tires from worryno management probls Oonoiiected by economic fluctuatiiTos Ofnet more lilo out oiyour iii In VSTUAITROYALCLU avountorrsr nos 1165594 ass oriiuuncrunsns use new theatrical group has been formed at Base Borden called the Borden Amateur Theatrical Society BATS ior short 11in group about 150 strong is in theprocess oi plan ning satirical productlnn based on lie at Borden and in sur rounding communities including Barrie itie ilrst perlorrnsnces of the new group will be held March to in the macat Terra Theatre on the base Entitled The Way We Are thoshow will be two act musical satire that will be writ ten produced and directed en tirely by BATS it includes both light and biting satire about such tblngs as slow taxi service and constant burning by hose air craft WRITERS Script writers are Captains George Bruce and Captain How ard Manslield Producer ls Mai or Ban lrilicy While direciicu will be done by Sgt Eric Jones All are numbers oi Canadian Forces Securityand lntelligcnca Service President of the BATS organ ization ls Staii Sgt Harry MacDonald while the command ing otficar oi Base Borden Group CaptM Odieniien has been named honorary president Casting oi parts will be alert ed Jan in Base Borden Coir iegiate auditorium Were definitely optimistic bout this We feel we have the The fulbtime one port president Russell Carter vvics prasl dentsssnd Morrls Darby seclt rctary treasurer Past pra sidant Ivan Clark was presented with cerdficsta oi spprccias tionior his years work After the brisiness members sat down to dinner Most oi ihe afternoon taken up with gioupgdiscus as Crop Assuriaiion Names Oiiigers Elected were and Edward Buis The inaugural meetingrotthe Barrie hihlic School Board will beheld atapmhiesday at board offices new executive for the North Bimcoe Soil and Groplmprove ment Associationwes chosen yesterday sitesnoon at inguneeflug community Hall plana heldzin Guthrie runu Ind iretjlwltlijthe9n grin Soil and Crop improvement tion numbered 052 member in 1907 the last day of December 53 were under one year of age LARGE AREA With the large area at the County oi Shims to cover so ingetbudget lien travel and subsistence allowance ior social workers lt minis to more than $15 per week per worm Perhaps the largest single expense in naming the rifles located in the county htiilding is the telephone bill whim takes maior share of general bald expenses of over 51000 per month of the children in care the societysttheeodeildfi were in adoption probation hornet whiie 111 were 1an hi iostrr homes More thsnvonequarier oi the children were born out of wed lock Madison ior the IOCMY at the end of January The budget has to meet the approval oi the county the city oi Barrie and the province oi Ontario Last year the county paid almost 3100000 to the society or approximately per cent oi the county Midget Barrlcs share amounted to some $12000 The Provincc oi Ontario pays more than 60 per cent at the cost at running the society Is Basis 01 New Borden Production talent and organisational ability to compete ior Spring Thaw audiences said Capt Peter Mackcnsle business mansger it we have the support we hope for trout an amateur orchestra we will include between six and 12 songs with original satirical lyrics written by the group We have already received favorable comments irom local critics GEEK SUGGESTION The Borden group is interest ed in suggestions or visits lrom the general public as well as lrorn flieldttles Hill Players in Barrie in future it hopes toin vita people from surrounding communities to take part in per iormances but for the ilrst year it plans to keep BATS on local basis The group also plans to con duct worlmhops to give partial pants broad working know0 ledge oi the various positions lily volved in periorming plays BATS has taken on the com plex job or writing its own in uial partly because of the hi cost of script copyright and costumes The group hopes to produce at least one play annually it plans to organise plays in the tall and produce them ior the public in the spring Capt Mackenzie outlined the facilities available at the base These include seating ior 900 commissions ry no re ass big He also stated thst the mil itary discipline at the bass was an important iactor in organise tion of the play 50 new iorthereis

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