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page 2 the tribune thursday mar 5 1970 a class project while a segment of our young people is subjected to rather harsh criticism from time to time some of it justified and some of it not we feel staff teachers jerry waite and bill sanders and members of the grade 13 geography class at sdss are to be commended several weeks ago the group ex pressed a desire to travel by train to moosonee and established a departure date of march 12 the expedition to cost an estimated 2000 posed a sizeable sum for the kids to raise with several means to this end available they chose the most difficult earn it themselves the result of this effort has been amazing on saturday they took charge of the gas bar at ringwood the profit from this project was almost 200 on the previous thursday they held a slave day raising 11725 and on it goes so while we tend to brand all teenagers with the same unsavory stamp twenty- five students at stouffville high have proved that where theres a will theres a way cooperation essential another incident has occurred to prove once again that cooperation and consultation between councils planning boards and county school board is esential if the public is to be saved from paying through the nose for capital school expenditures york county board of education was staggered when it was learned that a price of 37500 an acre was being asked for a school site property in markham town the property in question is part of an area under development and some consultation with the developer prior to the go ahead with the plan could have avoided the ratepayers being hit with these astronomical costs a similar instance occurred last year in markham township where the planners had failed to make arrangements for a school site until after development had started and the price jumped to 40000 in the current markham town dispute an offer of 13200 per acre has been made but turned down it is the responsibility of the developers to see that such school sites are provided at reasonable cost and it is the responsibility of planning boards and council to see that they are provided there is no difficulty in making such arrangements if they are done in the proper time the folly of not doing so is now quite evident and will be more than evident to the heavilytaxed ratepayers who will now have this added inflated cost hoisted upon them a requirement for every school the york county board of education will study the feasibility of opening a new kind of school in september 1971 to stress the importance of such categories as curriculum discipline dress and deportment the proposal has been introduced by the director of education sam chap man by suggesting that such requirements be reintroduced is mr chapman stating that such fundamentals no longer exist it would seem so without wishing to be branded as old fashioned we say the pendulum of free and easy education has swung from the sublime to the ridiculous its high time it was hauled back to a solid base not at one special school but at all schools since when we ask did such basics as discipline and deportment become outdated anyway do we want our public and high schools to go the way of our universities where a system of student anarchy exists in many today we say no and it doesnt require a committee of highpaid educators to prepare a report on the reasons why there is a percentage of people who are concerned about the direction all schools are taking said mr chap man to this we echo amen editors mail dear sir i would like the opportunity to correct a false impression left by a letter and your note in the tribune of february 26 concerning the recent drug education program at stouffville district secon dary school the drug clinic was held on thursday evening february 12 a printed notice addressed to students and parents concerning the program during the week and the evening meeting was given to each student from grades 7 to 13 on february 4 with the instructions that it was to be taken home to their parents that night the tribune was not notified of the program or meeting as we did not wish to sensationalize them in any way we felt the meeting was for students parents and teachers and having sent a notice to the parents of 975 students felt that we had contacted enough people we feel that students are responsible enough to take information of this kind home and did not wish to advertise it as a public meeting thank you for the opportunity to present this information weduxbury principal dear editor parental responsibility where does it begin and end this is a question many mothers and fathers are asking themselves these days particularly in light of reports of experimental drug use among a per centage of young people i was informed of the drug clinic at the high school feb 12 well in advance contrary to the letter in the tribune last week neither my husband nor i attended why because we both feel our home is the best place to discuss this kind of problem and we have in a very serious manner many times while no parent can be 100 per cent sure that their sons or daughters will not yield to this kind of temptation we have sufficient confidence in our son to believe he will not we feel there are limitations on just how far parents can go while i believe the letter from the two girls was written in all sincerely it was disappointing young people today seem to call for more freedom and yet when faced with a problem they place the blame on the shoulders of parents my husband and i are firm believers in the old and possibly square adage that goes train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it with our son its so far so good square parents ill m wtium 1 r established 1888 c h nolan publisher jim thomas editor noel edey advertising published every thursday by inland publishing co limited at 54 main st stouffville ont tel 6402101 single copies 15c subscriptions 500 per year in canada 750 elsewhere member of audit bureau of circulation canadian weekly newspapers association and ontario weekly newspapers association second class mall registration number 0s96 vll trying- to ef f off we gouad sugar and spice plenty of billy in the old goat yet two recent letters have accused me of something inexcusable losing my zest one was from a chap i havent seen since we played together as kids he said a recent column showed a negative approach and beseeched me not to feel that way i think hes also a health nut of some kind because he urged me not to let any forn body such as nicotine or alcohol to enter my system youre right bob your spelling is terrible but thanks anyway another was from a lady whose daughter i taught she said i sounded as though i had the midwinter blues and cheered me by telling me that her daughter thought i was great even though she had hated school thank you too mam and i know your name though you didnt sign it but dont worry chaps i might sound a trifle misanthropic at times i always have but theres plenty of billy in the old goat yet i dont intend to slash my wrists at least not until the present curling bonspiel is over i need them we have a great institution at our school for pulverizing those february blues once a year we throw the curriculum out the window and do something sensible we have a bash dear sir polluted air in toronto a serious menace to health read a headline over a story in a daily paper dated feb 10 1934 the condition must be eliminated said dr barrett of the industrial hygiene department university of toronto the report went on no public campaign for the abatement of the nuisance can be started until in formation is at hand we hope to present a real case when final results of the study are known and definite action will be taken then we know that universities never hurry but after all 40 years an observer called frosty frolics this year a computer couldnt have picked a better day ten below piles of snow and a brilliant sun everybody in colorful garb boots and parkas and scarves and hats of all hues the day began with a leg auction in the gym girls hid behind a curtain with only their legs showing boys bid on the legs one french teacher male was knocked down for 325 and the highest bid was over 7 all proceeds to support a foster child in hong kong then a grand march to the lake for games on the ice snowshoe races broomball in which everything goes including tripping teachers at every opportunity tugofwar and just plain horsing around and wrestling in the snow no holds barred a fine sublimation of sex other groups split for curling skiing snowmobile rally for a trip out around the island snooker tournament swimming skating the beauty of the day is that its so amateur there are experts in every field of course but you could watch fat middleaged teachers eyes bulging with horror as they tried downhill skiing for the first lime ever or little grade 9 kids weighing in at 80 pounds trying to get a 40pound curling stone over the hog line everyone back to school after lunch for a checkin then a karate demon stration to my amazement and terror i saw three of my grade 12 tech boys up there smashing oneinch boards with their bare knuckles and bare feet by bill smiley kicking and chopping with blows that would kill flipping each other around like pieces of rubber hose cold sweat crept into my armpits as i remembered that id thought once or twice of ousting these individuals physically from my class that is a thought that will never again cross my mind afternoon everybody off to the hockey game or back to the ski hill or stay and watch the basketball game or bog off to the poolroom or skating or swimming all sorts of other things going on too snow sculpture choosing of a snow queen this year in a student body of about 1300 with perhaps 35 indian students the queen was a beautiful indian girl hows that for a blow against the wasps and so it went with a big windup dance saturday night but the melody lingers on this midwinter madness has the effect of literally melting the thin red line which separates teachers and students how can you maintain your dignity when some 14year old girl is yelling at you sweep sweep you dummy or when some fivefoot gradeniner stops to help you up when youve sprawled in a hopeless tangle on the ski hill the whole community kicks in with free swimming curling and ski tows we all discover that were human beings biggest discovery of the year should have one every term dear friend and roamin countryman lend me your ear while i blow my foghorn not that the sound will clear the air but warn against impending danger the danger lies in adopting a biased opinion perhaps fog does not envelop our explanations as your editorial one for all states but rather the eyes of the observer in fact you explain and validate our position the article speaks of the entire christian world sup posedly united agreed the churches are supposedly united it is an unreal situation pleasant but pointless the ecumenical dream is a sacred cow eating up the fat of the land but producing no milk meat or moos maybe it needs a papal bull to gain fulfillment but woe betide the person who opposes it he is at best a crank at worst a bigot nevertheless our convictions based upon gods word demand honesty and therefore we have excused ourselves from participation we are however eager to join with christians recognizing biblical principles not religious politics thus a womens world day of prayer meeting will be held in stouffville baptist church on friday march 6 at 745 p m an open invitation is given to all ladies to attend gordtn t gooderham pastor stouffville baptist church beyond the gate a lock and chain bar vyould be visitors from this lane on the third concescion of uxbrdge beauty beyond the fence can be enjoyed only by the holder of the key to this snowcovered hideaway peter harris a letter to debbie and judy by jim thomas last week the tribune published a rather pointed letter from two students of stouffville dist high school dealing wilh drugs their use and abuse by a segment of young people today in it the writers who well refer to only as debbie and judy raised tl question of apathy among parents d 3 to the fact that so few responded to an invitation to attend a discussion clinic arranged through the drug and alcohol addiction research foundation at the expense of widening the generation gap or being accused of supporting the establishment i feel its high time someone came to the defence of all longsuffering moms and dads the main targets of criticism every time a john or mary strays from societys beaten path wilh this thought in mind i address this reply to dear debbie and judy although i dont know either of you personally i will presume you are sixteen perhaps seventeen years old at any rate the wording of your letter leads me lo believe you are girls of con siderable academic maturity when i was your age life had its problems too but the standards were not established by the minority you let your conscience be your guide now i have a daughter of my own who in less than four short years will be a leenager too she will also face problems and there will be times when we will not be around lo whisper in her ear but shell choose wisely because we trust shell have learned the difference between right and wrong its as simple as that no mother or father can walk hand in hand with a son or daughter 24 hours of every day they cant be expected to for there comes a time when responsibilities must shift gradually i hen completely at age 16 the mould is in the fire the shape of ones character is set if the workmanship is good the product will last the latter dear debbie and judy is up to you no tradein an auto dealer bought himself a cow and received the following itemized invoice basic cow 200 twolone exterior 45 extra stomach 75 product storage compartment and dispensing device 60 4 spigots at 10 each 40 genuine cowhide upholstery 125 dual horns at 750 each 15 automatic fly swatter 35 total price 595 a tight squeeze for a town of io000 markham must have the smallest police building in north america the structure is so small in fact the officers must line up on ihe right to change shifts in addition chief fred white hopes to add a lady clerk to his 9man force which leaves one to conclude that come spring things could be buslin out all over a coincidence two licence applicants at the murphy bureau main street east learned that ihey had received consecutive plate numbers lasl year although both are complete strangers and had arrived in separate cars polluted air im as pollution conscious as the next guy but why do people have to go overboard on this kind of thing an example of this is contained in a com ment by ward 5 councillor john kruger of pickering township he has ex pressed concern over a proposed hydro lower line for pickering due to the fact hat the transmission of signals represents a form of air contamination now ive heard everything the next thing theyll be trying to stop seagulls from flying over lake ontario water pollution you know