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st ents protest vol92 no 5 whitchurchstouffville may 31 1979 1 pages byedschroeter stouffvtlle au books used in classrooms at stouffville dist secondary school have been approved by the provincial ministry of education or the york county board of education principal mervyn witherow informed the tribune this week the paper spoke to him concerning the schools selec tion of literature after the content of several texts came under criticism in a letter from a parent published may 24 the policy on text book choice is contained in course brochures issued to students each year the board for the most part considers as ac ceptable all materials authorized by the ministry mr witherow said however in some subjects such as english its impossible for the province to do this this makes it necessary for the board to provide its stamp of approval after teachers submit their requests submit copies of particular books present statements on their merits and outline the grade levels for provide land for soccer stouffville neil mcneil laboratories canada limited main street west has come to the aid of the whit- churchstouffville soccer i league on thursday company president leslie gagnon without fanfare signed an agreement to lease eleven acres of property to the club for a fee of one dollar per year for five years in addition the lease can be renewed for an additional five years at the same terms in accepting the offer league president martin johannessen thanked the firm for its generous offer and mr gagnon in particular for his interest in the community also in attendance at the leasesigning ceremony was casey van maris the clubs property committee chairman and owner of parklane nur series ltd agincourt his firm will prepare the grounds at no cost seeding expense and the erection of goalposts will amount to about 5000 a figure the league hopes to cover from its own funds the site will accommodate five regulation soccer fields with the sport increasing in popularity yearly the offer comes at an opportune time mr johannessen said this season the organization boasts a total of sixteen teams which they are intended in addition- the principal of each school r must file a statement saying that in his opinion the text is suitable for the age and maturity of pupils for which it is recommended it does not contain passages of an explicit sexual nature and it does not advocate or condone immoral conduct grossly offend religious ethnic or racial groups or reinforce sexrole stereotypes mervyn witherow stressed however that whats ac ceptable to one person may not be acceptable to another for this reason the policy contained in the brochure requires principals to provide an alternate text to any pupil whose parents object the student isnt penalized stated mr witherow i think it only right they have this opportunity parents he said are provided a list of all books used in the english course this can be studied before any boy or girl is enrolled but i confess were often inundated with print material he stated he said parents are always welcome to come to the school and discuss the program at any time the principal said that to date he couldnt recall receiving a single complaint concerning book content in fact he noted when a meeting was held last year to discuss the sex education and family life curriculum only 20 parents attended stouffville whit- churchstouffville council has made public the contents of its longawaited westerly ap- v proach area study and ap proved it for inclusion in their proposed official plan the study originated several years ago when some councillors and local industry objected to a proposed truck terminal on hwy 47 between ringwood and the village ac cording to planning board chairperson june button she explained the official plandevoted little attention to the towns entrance the north and south sides of hwy 47 and a more thorough study was conducted to determine what the land was best suited for the study recommends prestige industry similar to mcneil laboratories developed on large lots with private septic u amusement bylaw town blocks arcade i l stouffville town council appears confident it can legally prohibit an application for a pinball arcade in the stouffville bowling centre block the restrictive measure is contained in a new amusement bylaw approved recently by the x municipality whitchurch stouffville mayor eldred king said new regulations which councillors had been working on for several weeks had been upheld by the supreme court of canada they are based on a bylaw prepared 4 by the twp of king it prohibits coinoperated game or pinball machines for public use on land abutting certain highways or portions thereof designated areas so far include main street stouff ville from palmwood gate to blake street lloyd avenue to the east end of town stouffer street from main to dormah drive hwy 48 for the length of the municipality and felcher blvd from hwy 48 to jasmine crescent in ballantrae contravention of the bylaw upon conviction- carries a maxiumum fine of 1000 for each offense plus court costs systems because they develop less traffic a problem on that stretch of roadway the brief further en courages development by plan of industrial subdivision to limit the number of roads connecting with hwy 47 in order to avoid further traffic snarls car lots- scrap yards and truck terminals are discouraged or any other in dustries with open storage yards the report urges tight controls of the type of industry and suggests all buildings be set 200 feet back from the road and landscaping to camouflage structures and parking lots council could rescind the study if there is enough public opposition copies are available for purchase or perusal in the municipal offices and one will be placed in the whitchurch- stouffville library councillor bill mcnalley said he had always opposed the study because he felt the cost of 4600 was too high but planning board chairperson june button said if we are to impose restric- tions we have to have material to back up our stand at an on tario municipal board hearing thats why i think this is a necessary- thing she added bill mcnalley and jim doble say they would rather leave the land zoned as farm land and consider each in dividual application on its own merit the tuba his life markham for walter gould there was no music like band music and he loved every minute of this association v he passed away sunday at scarborough general hospital following an illness of about one year walter goulds specialty tf was the tuba and his connections with bands spanned close to 50 years he and gordon hager- man of locust hill also a fine musician usually travelled together mr gould played in the royal regiment of canada band as well bands in union- ville stouffville markham newmarket and east- york following the completion of farm choresbe thought nothing of driving many miles for practices and performances he was considered to be one of the best tuba players in the area while this activity occupied much of his time he always maintained an interest in markham fair and held the position of president in 1964 an engraved bronze medallion received as a board past- president was one of his proudest possessions born in uxbridge he fanned for many years on the north side cf hwy 7 and then retired to a new home on hawkridge avenue markham he was a member in the congregation of locust hill united church mr and mrs gould the former may card were n married in 1930 and would have marked their 50th wedding anniversary next year he was proud of his family that includes three daughters margaret mrs george dart manilla ruth mrs robt coulter willowdale and anne mrs charles terry port perry there are ten grand children rev gordon hunter of locust hill united church conducted the funeral service wednesday from the dixon- garland chapel markham with interment uxbridge cemetery sadness was visible on the faces of students parents of students and teachers as friends said their farewells to stouffville dist high schools music instructor em ted hawley at a funeral service in the missionary church here pallbearers and honorary pallbearers file down the aisle led by canon puxley of christ anglican church mr hawley died friday at his home on victoria street i- jim thomas agriefstricken student is comforted by another following the six pallbearers present and former members of the high funeral service monday afternoon close to 400 attended schools seniorband bear the casket from the church assisted by ed schroeter funeral director gordon mlnton jim thomas teachersstudents say farewell to band maestro stouffville the sky was overcast and threatening monday afternoon but no heavier than the hearts of students- parents of students and teachers who filed silently into the sanctuary of the stouffville missionary church they had come out of respect for e m ted hawley sdss music in structor and friend mr hawley died at his home on victoria street in stouffville may 25 two weeks to the day his junior and senior bands had presented a memorable spring concert in the high school auditorium he was also the leader of a recently organized town band a first public performance scheduled for latcham hall reunion markham for over a decade peachs ball and hockey teams performed on ball diamonds and in arenas in this area on sunday those same players and their families will gather for a reunion at the markham fairgrounds 18th avenue and mccowan road the peachs church from which the clubs derived their name is located nearby hundreds of invitations have been sent out some as far distant as california and british columbia monday evening will go on as planned ted hawley a veteran of world war ii was an ac- complished musician able to turn out a tune on almost any instrumentwith all this talent he could still understand the problems facing a grade 8 beginner and took great pride in seeing each through to graduation ted hawleys magic baton carried high school bands through to awardwinning performances at both kiwanis and newmarket festivals his dry wit and wry smile made him a favorite with young and old alike mr hawley joined the sdss staff 11 years ago and while the work load there kept him busy he enjoyed sharing his students talents with others in the community his bands often played at local nursing homes and in the park it was fitting then that the town band under the direction of david howard should provide the special music as staff and students said their last farewells canon puxley of christ anglican church was in charge with jim rehill at the organ the last post and reveille were sounded by bert wormington the floral tributes in cluding several from pickering high school where mrs- hawley is a teacher were beautiful the pall bearers senior band members past and present includeddavid rehill john thiessen mark and larry simpson kevin morley and kent wideman honorary pall bearers werechristine simons susan thomas melody and linda brown pauline powell and esther wideman interment was at st johns anglican cemetery iroquois ont band concert public tribute ted hawley v stouffville a memorial concert per formed by the- whitchurch- stouffville town band will be held in latcham hall monday june 4 at 8 pm the program will serve as a testimonial to the leadership provided by the late ted hawley town band leader and high school music instructor laid to rest may 28 the 30member group will be directed by david howard of stouffville who will team up- with jim alexander bert wormington and bernard berry of spirit brass for several in- strumental selections george baxter will provide a trumpet solo the majority of young people in the town band are also members of the high schools sr band theyve been trained since day one by mr hawley theyre his products and theyre good said mr howard the town band has been practicing regularly for almost a year dave howard continued ted hawley was looking forward to this night 1 admission to the concert is free but therell be a silver collection