The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

guidelines released claremont some parents of children attending claremont public school dont approve of the durham board of educations guidelines on family life and sex education about 25 parents gathered for a presentation and informal discussion of the grade seven and eight program the board will introduce next september as part of the regular physical education and health course a committee of parents teachers and health experts began work on the curriculum 18 months ago some of the topics to be studied include growth acne exercise aging birth death the reproductive system bed- wetting masturbation and nocturnal emissions r after looking at the topics to be covered one woman com- merited it takes my position as a mother and downgrades it however rick fockler the boys physical education teacher at claremont told the tribune theres nothing controversial about it he said in many cases the topics are already being taught noting they had long been specified as part of the physical and health education course by the ministry of education according to him the only difference now is theres a rigid set of standardized guidelines to follow- lyn craig mother and teacher at claremont public school said she felt shed rather handle the matter on her own at home vhow can you possibly answer a lot of questions without applying your own moral values she asked mrs lynne lees the girls physical education instructor mrs lees explained she would refer the child back to the parents for guidance she said if a child should feel un comfortable talking to parents and the question was related to the course she would deal with it after class she added it was not her job to teach children moral stan dards but to point out that different values do exist stan todd principal of claremont public school in terjected im very happy with my teachers old fashioned moral standards but he added parents may withdraw their children from the entire program just as a teacher may elect not to give instruction in it mrs lees added it would also be possible to remove the child for just the objectionable lessons alternate assignments would be given instead another parent and claremont- public school teacher jean mcmulleh wanted to know how the teachers would deal with the varying levels of maturity of students she- explained her children could freely discuss the subject matter at home but felt it would be emotionally up setting to them to be confronted by it in class while admitting it was a difficult- situation to manage mrs lees replied theyll withdraw if theyre not ready and ignore the discussion another woman exclaimed many times were the ones who dont know how to handle it when children approach us its essential we talk about- it at home and in the school many parents asked mr todd whether the program would be coeducational he responded doing this coeducationally would be fine with me because all the children receive the same in formation however jie- noted presently the subjects werent being taught coeducationally and desegregating classes would lend mystery to the program were trying to downplay it he said mac cosburn 16th avenue r r 2 markham is the president follows in the footsteps ofhisfather thelatehowardcosbuni of markham fair for 1979 the youngest- to hold this post mac president in 1965 jim thomas site architect fair president for 79 markham mac cosburn the architect of markhams new fair site is this years chairman of the board the 28 year old water resources engineer is the youngest person to hold this post he resides on 16th avenue rr 2 markham the election followed the markham and east york agricultural societys annual meeting jan 17 the choice was unanimous he- succeeds alma walker president- in 78 moving- up to 1st vice- president is fred crawford 4 parkway avenue markham the 2nd vicepresident is dennis seeley of unionville gerald mann remains on as secretary- treasurer mac cosburn an associate with the wellknown firm of marshall macklin monaghan limited has been a fair director ten years when the old site south of hwy 7 was sold he was the logical one to head up a planning committee to arrange for a new facility looking back on the design that was and the completed project that is represents an engineers dream it all worked out very close to what was envisaged he said mac is the first to admit he didnt do it alone other com mittee members and company engineers contractors michael wade and bruce evans town council and staff ad ministrators officers directors and members all cooperated on the project he said- things worked out tremendously well mac comes by his interest in markham fair honestly his father the late howard cosburn was a fair associate and director 32 years he served as president in 1965 macs wife jennifer shares her husbands enthusiasm first involved with the school exhibit she was instrumental in starting j up the very successful christ- mas in october display what lies ahead we must continue to im- prove the show thats always a goal mac said further he feels the fair must consolidate its financial position we cant continue to let expenses exceed revenue he stressed the following have been elected to the board of direc tors three yearspete kortis dave hollinger jack walters harold snowball bryan arm strong bill walker two years- george hooper one year- marjorie walters mary cosburn gerri seeley jr directorsbill snowball steven lewis ray beare ed warriner and ken snowball markham fair dates for 1979 aresept 27 28 29 and 30 unionville unionville ratepayers and parents will meet in crosby arena jan 3 at 8 pm to discuss the future placement of high school students the meeting open to the public will be attended by members of the devils elbow sabiston and unionville ratepayers associations block parents and the unionville parkview and william befczy parent groups board of education trustee john myers whoconceived the idea said the meeting was-not- a public demonstration- but an information session its being held in- con junction with the four markham area trustees the ratepayers discuss solutions to the overcrowding at markham dist high school and formulate recommendations for the board mr myers said in five years the high school will be overpopulated by 600students something must be- done to alleviate overcrowding he said the two solutions currently proposed are to build a secon dary school in unionville or bus unionville students outside the area when mr myers learned the board of education staff planned tb make a recom mendation to the trustees on the matter in march he was determined to inform his electors of the situation and ask them for opinions i reallize its a trustee decision he said but i feel its important for the board to have several alternatives to consider- roving dogs hassle farmer markham packs of roving dogs continue to pose a problem for area sheep far mers latest to sustain losses by this means is david burkholder rr 4 stouffville nine animals in his flock of 30 wereso badly mutilated they had to be destroyed another died from fright beverley bell victims of the attack were all ewes three to four weeks i from lambingthey were in an enclosure on rented iproperty near hwy 48 and 17th avenue at this point in time itsnot known if the offspring of other sheep in the flock will be af fected vocalist councillor seeks v goodwood uxbridge ward 1 councillor john paxton is calling for a standardized aggregate agreement for gravel pit operators he made the statement when he told the tribune he wasnt opposed to the opening of the 25 acre harris sand and gravel pit as long as the operator is bound by such an f agreement council has approved a plan calling for seven years of ex tract followed by rehabilitation with possible construction of a subdivision s later regional 4 approval is pending mr paxton proposes a worthwhile remuneration of eight to ten cents a ton a road pattern agreement to reroute trucks away from residential areas environmental protec tion progressive rehabilitation and considerable discussion of specific details by council he added he wants to petition the provincial govern ment to compel gravel operators- already licensed to promise rehabilitation and avoid 7trucking through residential communities its time to end this raping and escaping he said he hopes the standardized contract will avert another regan fiasco af charges climb impaired drivers vj york region if increasing- numbers of charges are an indication then more people than ever are driving automobiles while under the influence of alcohol chief bruce crawford in his annual crime report before vthe regional police commission said 1030 persons had been charged with impaired driving last year compared with 933 in 1977 an increase of 105 per cent over all general crime is up 79 per cent due in part the chief suggested to more people living here cases solved by the force are 501 per cent one of the highest ratings in the country during the past year 26 persons were killed on regional roads fiftythree died in accidents in 1977 the marked reduction in traffic fatalities the chief said was due in part to cooperation shown by local citizens drug possession chief crawford said is a crime he pointed out however that his department is more con cerned oyer drug pushers and is concentrating its efforts in stamping out this practice man convicted of two p imrges is fined 600 investigate thefts unionville york regional police are in- vestigating a breakin at the home of kurt schickedanz glenbourne park drive rr 1 unionville that resulted in the v loss of 10000 worth of furs luggage and camera equipment a television set was also taken at the residence of gordon lawrie ovida blvd markham jewelleiy and other items were stolen valued at 196200 v markham a 23 year old markham man- charged with dangerous driving and driving while disqualified was fined 600 following conviction in newmarket court stephen adams entered pleas of not guilty on each count constable john nechay of york regional police testified thatwbile attempting to ap prehend the accused adams very nearly collided with- several cars on the main street of stouffville the wanted vehicle was found in a damaged condition he said with its occupants spotted running across a nearby field adams denied being the driver but judge fd white accepted the- evidence of the t officer saying when are you going to smarten up and play it straight judge white levied a 500- fine on the dangerous driving charge arid an additional 100 for driving while disqualified looking at your record this merrygoround just broke down he concluded by jim thomas markham shes still the girl next door y despite all the recognition that goes with reaching the top beverley bell is little changed from the days when she played her accordian at the atha school christmas concert or sang at a meeting of welcome rebekah lodge her sparkling eyes and winsome barbara ann scott smile sets one at ease youre pleased to share her company if only for an hour beverley bell formerly of rr2 claremont and now living at 32 sir galahad place markham is a member of the famed mendelssohn choir andi festival singers shes also the soloist at st pauls anglican church ill probably stay there for the rest of my life i jove it she said the passage of time shes now 25 hasnt altered bevs appreciation of those people who helped make all this possible she remembers grace bielby now of little britain who taught her the accordian a great lady she said she remembers peggy clark her vocal teacher and leader of si andrews united church choir she recalls ted hawley head of the stouffville high school band he really cared about his students she said bev played the clarinet she remembers the late dorothy allan park soprano soloist at st paulc for many years it was through her- en couragement that she auditioned for the position there one of the most exciting experiences bev says was her trip with the festival singers to russia england and europe the 60voice choir presented concerts in moscow leningrad london paris and bonn she refers to the singers as a family who enjoy doing things together bev describes herself as inclined towards classical music she admits however that she usually tunes in chum when driving to toronto the learning process never really ends she says she still receives instruction from bill perry at the conservatory she holds an arct degree and jtk recently was awarded the fr mackelcan scholarship when time permits she attends concerts at massey- hall the st lawrence centre and the okeefe side interests include cross-country- skiing reading and painting what lies ahead bev currently has her sights set on opera school a course offered by the university of toronto with her kind of talent shell- undoubtedly make it r r v v i markfaams beverley ben is the somstat st paultangllcan church toronto and a member of the toronto festival singers and the mendelssohn choir ijini thomas