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SPECIAL MEETING So Help Me Mrs Moffat Is Or Isnt There Yet another special meeting took place on Thurs day night May 20 to consider the Cousins propositions From several points of view it was one of the cagiest Meetings we have ever attended It was like trying to unravel the mysteries of a detective story lit first place we only Woods and himself and he was the special meeting sure that the land coiild be the said about it at the last Siting of council The mayor flS members of council to lt after the session sojourned There was some ttsjries of a tentative be considered we learned Tentative business can be anything But there was no of any special meeting Abater we learned along the of special in that had been called for we informed by Councillor Moffat it bad something to do wife the chicken plant so we to understand we walked along to the The editor of the Ban ner must also have heard of it l0nge grapevine or from some other source because he present Sewer Service notbie personalities were absent namely the mayor and reeve So it fell to the lot the ray to get hold of mayors gavel and control proceedings must say that Mr Murray not appear to be too happy In situation However he carried off the job of chairman with success Mr- Cousins came in im mediately The chairman asked him what he wanted council to to which Mr Cousins replied that he was wondering if council had anything to offer Thus began a meeting which fi nally became involved In several problems without in the end solving any one of them Curiously enough the words chicken plant were never used throughout the evening Mr Cousins asked for services prob ably for the purpose of a new subdivision The chairman said that the subdivides bylaw stipulated that all services must he installed hy the subdlvider to I which Mrs Moffat replied that that didnt apply to industry Mr Cousins said lie wasnt sure what would happen He wouldnt be in a definite position until about a week hence He nr iu a IMS case fiUSfcf installed Councillor Dunning Avenue He indicated he was prepared to pay for some a P services connecting Cousins Drive I New Park Wells and Dunning Avenue Mr Quite suddenly Mr Cousins Cousins agreeing to pay half turned to the acquisition of a costs of contingent services if park on the Woods proper- went through Ay Ho said he had discussed the j Mr Cousins left the meeting matter with Mr Woods and if after stating that he would be council acted quickly they could seeing the planning board and acquire acres for 10500 We after expressing the opinion that understand him to say that he he hoped soon to know just had on option with him which his future plans would be could be signed immediately The deputyreeve pointed Out Councillor said Mr to Mr Cousins that Woods had been made an offer subdivision would fee from council which he had re- provided in connection with The chairman supported trunk sewer and this but Mr Cousins said there not go ahead with the new had been what he described councils offer had been turn some dickering between Mr down SINCLAIR Editor OFFICE DOAN AURORA TELEPHONE PA bought Not much more was said on that subject and our impression was that it was dropped as too hot a potato to hold Water The decision suddenly turned to water supplies and Mr Cous ins was talking about the possi bility of residential development on a new subdivision This brought forth a remark from the chairman that the picture had changed from one of industrial to residential subdividing to which Mr- Cousins replied that he was not sure what might hap pen Councillor said they needed a new well as Aurora had been short of water for years This observation brought Mrs Moffat leaping into the debate with the remark So help me Have we water or havent we Some people say we havent enough water others say we have plenty I want to know just where we are Councillor Moffat then went on to say that two young gentle men had visited her and com plained of the bad publicity Au rora had received because it was said the town was short of water Councillor Davidson said couldnt throw water away to which someone said water wasnt- thrown away Mr Davidson said he thought the Cousins proposi tion would use up too much wa ter We cant guarantee a sup ply of water he said Plenty Down There At this stage Councillor Jones rose to address the chair and to clarify the water situation En gineers have assured us said Mr Jones that there is plenty of water down there But why draw it up just to run down the creek It would be foolish to dig new wells and bring up quantities of water that would only run down the creek Mr Jones went on to say that there was already a sufficiency of water for the normal needs of and for a small number of industries needing only nor mal water supplies He repeated Aurora Social Nem Mr Jay Cody was in town last week following his return from Florida and the taking up of his summer quarters at Big Chief Lodge Mr Cody met his wife and family at airport after their return by air from Florida Mr and Mrs M To ronto have rented the home of Mr and Mrs J E for the period of their vacation WILLIS The Drug Store News agent Tobacconist etc Business Aurora FA in England They are leaving on June IS Mr and Mrs Reg Morning spent the holiday weekend at Cobalt DeputyReeve ft Murray and daughter Donna spent the weekend at the cottage Belmont Lake Mr H Teasdalf St Cath arines spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Frank Mr and Mrs Frank were present at the versary of the over the wee Councillor William Davidson and Mrs Davidson spent the weekend at Mrs Philip Davidson and baby daughter Deborah Ottawa are guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Douglas Knowtes Miss Jean spent the holiday weekend at Port Severn The High Cost of Heating Bettor believe It Its true One third of every heath dollar spend goes up the chimney En absolute waste and loss if a small coating of soot between one eighth and one quarter Inch thick covers heating surface You can eliminate this loss quickly and safely and have a cleaner and safer building suction furnace and boiler cleaning reduces cost to a ttla know how Call us now for this low cost dollar iaayer- We cannot guarantee to fill orders scheduled later than Limited 28 Street Aurora Phone PA PAGE ELEVEN THURSDAY THE TWENTYSEVENTH DAY OF MAY NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EDITORIALS PUBLIC SCHOOL SITUATION The statements from teachers which we have pub lished in other columns in this issue more than verify the criticisms already put forward on what can only be described as tfie prevailing tions at the Aurora public school The outstanding COUNCIL SIDELIGHTS WHAT THEY ARE SAYING Visitors Welcome To Aurora But Should Watch Sidewalks After Saturday evening closing Main street busi ness stores were deserted over the weekend save for one exception The exception was the Willis drug store which was open on Saturday evening after early clos ing and also on Sunday and Monday between itself and the teaching staff Thcrg failure to appreciate what may be as should exist on the part the A delega tion of tcacIjipS3litlew with the board on a No favor teachers ttvKu a tu fed courtesy 00 fi teachers aitdtes A little to ftfls of fee eould have tofiji tourtesy Even ffllffifc to the teachers at degree of dignified the proceed jhgs In to put as the facts tolto Situat ion fe more view of the evidence of tlie Existing teachers principal Mr All the evidence goes to show that in those relationships harmony and good understand ing prevailed If the board had been equal to such standards the present situation would not have arisen The bitter evidence is that the board has discredited itself TEACHERS SALARIES There has been neither continuity nor equality in schedules of salaries as evidenced by events at the Aurora public school On March secretary to the board sent to the teachers informing them salary had been set for per in the letter indicated that there IF would that amount at any future date But April SO- 1051 a- further letter indicated revised early in May was the date of the letter to Mrs which she was informed that her ftot be renewed Mrs Mornings salary iiji the Schools and Teachers blue book after eight years April the Aurora public school adver tised in the Globe and Mail for male or female experi enced intermediate teachers who were asked to state their experience and expected Qa further advertisement in the same newspaper applications male and female teachers in which the minimum was offered foregoing facts provide conclusive proof that the hoard was unable to make up its mind on a positive policy of salary schedules Having laid it down that one maximum had been decided on a new was introduced in the course of a few weeks Such changes give point to statements from teachers published in this existed in regard to their emoluments grievance extending over a considerable period Is increments rec ords have been those of younger and less experienced teachers it is understandable that a policy of would bo disheartening and provide reasons f of lserftMf If less money had been spent on school structural trimmings and some of it applied to increases in salaries justified by experience and length of service a happier situation would have existed today at the Aurora public school Citizen Suggested Legal Help For Mrs Flicker Davidson Budget night in 1954 did not produce the degree of excitement that Date Kings fi statement did in when the rate jumped to chief ly result ing from the tremendous expense incurred Public school hprnps schemes water has i iunr when said he agreed with ytti0st ate Iavidson7s larei that the town Shoiilii and then hand t5 the insurance com- only this case hut others that have come before council during WHAT PRICE A DEGREE In some research we have made recently we noted that teachers possessing a degree could command much larger salaries than those who held certificates only Presumably the ownership of a degree is considered indicative of superior education and knowledge But fom experience we know that such is not the case We know of recent instances of the gaining of a degree at Toronto University by graduates who couldnt spell correctly the simplest English words We knew two English male teachers who never did succeed in winning certificates Both were clever men One of them was a linguist and was fluent at three or four European languages besides being a good Latin scholar The reason they hadnt certificates was because both of them became jittery at examinations But both were firstclass teachers Neither a degree nor a certificate will make either a man or a woman a good teacher Teaching is an art that is purely personal paying nedy The purine every year anctl was hougfijtj fed often r what purposed stilt fy Be J only woman member of rade cbUftcltd not put up any good consideration of Mrs iff had to rneei claim stating that she deficit 10000 from last years tiot have sufficient A great 8eat ttohv on the matter he had budget for were Councillor Jones admitted he routine expenses The complete similar condition of Probably these two gelled can be a councillors had depended on the statement available to any old home town paper for en- payer at the municipal and their mental the People darkness was explained by the unfinished stage of fact that the old home town business Bill David- paper had never reported the son raised the I ease of Mrs Flicker There was nothing revolution ary in this ft was merely a mat ter of taking their mm in re maining open while druggists and Morning enjoyed a cess We called at the Willis store on Monday anil were immediately charged with a newspaper error by John Junior We had written of Sir Walter Raleigh engag ing in a game of bowls before engaging the Spanish Armada of saying it was Sir Francis John asked the slip but we told hint we must accept the correction apologies for the error slip was the worse because have several times Sir- Francis and the game of bowls Perhaps there was Jii the air when we Another Slip For a second time know tripped up broken i piece of protruding tar comfiound between the blocks brought him down- He injured arm that was already injur ed and lost some skin off his leg for measure was helped up from his prone situation by Mr J Dinner who was good enough to drive him home lives on Street and his business is furniture and rugs shampooing and other cleaning requirements The victim of the second attack from the sidewalks has about come conclusion that in their present crumbling condi tion the streets of Aurora would probably take first prize in any concerned with te most dangerous for moderate safety in oft the new sidewalks it move slowly and glued to the ground s though flftj were searching ah no larger than a pin Rrtte Aurora but ware the sidewalks principal Mr difficulty Third Statement teachers to settle in Aurora I have enjoyed teaching on own personal case I Aurora public school staff accepted a position in the much The staff and municipality North York Mr Babcock have we have a good sound very cooperative and most help- schedule with a maximum of at all times but I feel that with annual increments of there is no future in the present I will be receiving 1200 schedule One likes to per year more salary than I am know where one stands finan- receiving at present time sincerely hope that year will be earning three hundred dollars more than offered the Aurora school board The school to have such a great over teachers a school school board that mum salary where I am going at resent in Au- there is fixed salary schedule I will also be getting sick of the towns responsibility to Mrs suffer ed injuries February ttfi icy near her on He told coun cil a offered him money start a Jund assistance to fight tickets easel There is one thing and Auror have ire common hoth pared to defend pie those who fftfr not gosi- to The Big Fellows foofeafter them and generally do so grtd sometimes Big Fellows trample down the 1itUO they can gofc away with It part policy Aurora News Page tp thai Qley get away It so that Mrs Flicks case caused more before further than the spy were paid to their present members situation in Aurora soon as it is quite unfair to the pupils of the We suggest that both of had read Aurora News they would have been fully informed on W casft Siffd Paper Murray sug gested tha a tetjer to stating that was riotKappy of the claim Secvfe this and Moffat added that diclnt whether W then informed coun cil that Mrs ready signed the papers Thats how they get Davidson V The mayor siid claim was very as should have been settled to was concerned some and than teachers have other insurance companies be feavbehefitsi be paid on salary fourths Statement Jot annual ihcreirieiits by the tward the staff requested a Wie the board This At this a sound salary schedule and will cooperate with the staff to some degree I fear the situation will become worse instead of better Staff Cooperation While the above letters bear to the good feeling and iftionration existing among the teachihg staff and the principal school any favorable references to between the staff and would not the item on the agenda Mayors Support Councillor Davidson made a They could do move at present he said in a courteous from the never oid a word This year the school board It was agreed to send a letter not see any reason for a further strong appeal on behalf to the company in the discus- change in their socalled salary Mrs He again em- sum Councillors Davis schedule The staff was advised bo taken sat in their places lat there wouldnt be any i JftSrming that Iven to them it no circumstances were the teachers the public school to say anything critical about the school board or their actions or that the insurance com- and Si acknowledgment the as silent as Carmelite monks To I medical expenses involved was our knowledge they spoke not a in itself an admission of word on this important question sibility I compensation Two Teacher frojiteneheat the Aurora public school but for pus reasons their are withheld This newspaper is in possession of all such signed statements The first of statements is from a teacher who resigned from I the juofession was a teacher on the staff encourage their first class the Aurora public school for to stay with them by offer- three years and during that time reasonable salaries A teach- this is a case of necessity found the other members of the would then have incentive to llums given out this year As a result several resignations were tendered Since the board have received resignations they have made changes in the schedule We had been instructed that Hie maximum was to be During the last jit April were given to mem bers of the staff who had not yet resigned Where applicable the maximum of was ob served However a week later new contracts were issued show- quite a change in the sched ule A new maximum of 3400 had been established The mini mum salary of 2200 had been raised to 2400 and the annual increments were raised from Three days later we were in formed that there was set maximum salary Further editorials on the school situation will bo found in this issue Make It A Meet Your Friends At The D HESS Drug Store Graduate Pharmacists St staff very friendly and coop erative My reason for leaving Aurora was because of differences with the school board regarding sal ary Our demands for an in crease in salary prior to my res- jgnation was merely what we considered to be necessary to meet the high cost of living We were refused the increase asked so I decided that it a had to look forward to a salary that would allow no more than a mere existence I would leave the profession After having taught five years my salary was only 1 recall that when a group of teachers school board to discuss salaries an au thorized procedure as authorized by the Teachers Federation that the chairman of the board during the interview remarked to an other member of the staff and myself that he would like to see us out digging ditches Mind you there is nothing be littling about digging ditches I have done it It was his impli cation that was biting I man aged to control my anger at such a ridiculous remark and have since thought what a childish and inconsiderate remark it was for a man of his age and position to make to a group of adults who had given him no reason to make such statement 1 know that was very sur prised that a person who would make such a statement should be given the opportunity of repre senting the citizens of Aurora I believe that I am only one teacher of several who has left Aurora public school because of poor salaries Although I am no longer teaching it is my firm conviction that school boards everywhere should be striving to do an ever better job of teaching thus benefitting everyone the children in particular Second Statement I believe there has been an unfair distribution of salary in creases and that the present maximum is not sufficiently high to induce teachers to stay on the P staff I greatly enjoyed working with the staff and with the prln- nojfc However the point that I am unable to understand The board were not will ing to pay teachers who have been on this staff at least years with good teaching reports at the rates outlined in this new salary schedule But they are willing to pay teachers that they know very little about at these new rates With such an unstable sal ary schedule the town of Aurora Agent MUSIC OPPE Cards etc Classified Ads WOOD Aurora For Personal Shop At JOHN MORNINGS DRUG STORE Tonne St Telephone PA AURORA RECREATION COMMISSION Statement of Revenue Si for Year Ending REVENUE Balance on hand Jan Provincial grant Town of Aurora salaries Town of Aurora grants Receipts from programs DONATIONS from Aurora Dairy Leather Go C players Gordon Stoutt West DONATIONS Aurora Hobby j Coronation Sym Canadian Aurora Aurora Rotary Teenagers Club EXPENSES Salaries and leadership 24388S Administration expense Repairs facilities Renewal and repairs to of programs and activities TOTAfe EXPENSE Balance hand ORGANIZATION Orchestra 100 Harvey Bel Secretary The above is a copy of the Audited Financial of the A Commission The Members wish to thank all those who participated and also special thanks to organizations and individuals who have them during the past year j E Buchanan CHAIRMAN Melbourne A Audited -y-