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THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, August 31, During the summer, Oshawa school board has been active on repairs and general maintenance in the schools. Wherever possible the work was done by the staff of R. H. Lunney, board maintenance sup- ervisor, or contracts were let to focal firms. This is part of the board's policy to have as much work as possible done locally. In secondary schools $4646 was spent during the summer. In Central Collegiate, $2363 went to replace entrance doors, lay as- phalt tile, improve drainage at the main entrance doors, and in- sulate the cafeteria floor. ROOMS TILED At OCVI $2282 was spent to lay tile in several rooms, put lino covering on the library floor, in- stall acoustic tile on ceilings in in rooms 212 and 213, alter the boys' gymnasium and mew lockers and replace some ex- terior doors and frames. In the elementary schools, sum- mer repairs expenditures fotalled $25,267. This involved 17 of the NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL BEING BUILT ON HARM NY ROAD NORTH School Maintenance Done During Summer city schools. At Albert street pub- | lic school a new fire alarm and! mainder of the north side. detection system was installed. At Cedardale school, the girls' paved play area was extended by 60 square yards and doors and frames were replaced on the east side of the school. PLAY AREAS College Hil public school paved additional play areas total- ling 600 square yards. Conant public school was given addition- al paved play area for bicycles and a paved walk to the portable classroom. There was also given fencing to prevemt vehicles from driving across the school grounds. At Coronation public school $400 went to twin two heating boilers into one head. Venetian blinds were installed in three classrooms. At Duke of Edinburgh public school am additional 310 square yards of play area were paved. A unit heater was installed. at King street public school and the west stair was repaired. Glass | blocks were installed im the re- { METAL LOCKERS Twenty new metal lockers were installed at E., A. Lovell public school, for the use of students who attend other schools and the school underwent some redecora- tion. . © The basement washroom of the Mary street public school was renovated and a modern fire alarm and detection system was installed. Drains at the Queen Elizabeth public school were commected to the city sewers. Drainage is pro- vided by new roof downspouts. At Ritson public school new concrete steps and a walk lead- ing from the main building to the kindergarten were installed. Repairs to plaster and partial redecoration of South Simcoe pub- lic school were completed. Additional paved areas were installed at Sunset Heights public school and Westmount public school. Three portables at Ger- trude Colpus public school were relocated. Correct Dressing Rule For The sloppy look among teen- gers is strictly off-beat! In fact, "dressing right" will be the rule fn many of the nation's schools and colleges thie fall. Students themselves are setting the pace. A sation-wide poll of youngsters, carried out by the Institute of Student Opinion for Scholastic Magazine, showed that ¢lose to two-thirds not only wish- ed to dress neatly and well but they favor "Dress Right" stand- ards being set up in their schools. Reflecting student demand, ebout two-thirds of the nation's high schools will launch "Dress Right' programs in the coming year, and students will conduct them, under student council lead- ership, with materials and guid- ance furnished by the American Institute of Men's and Boys' Wear. The "Dress Right" school movement began three years ago in Buffalo, New York. In the city's 14 high schools, mirrors were hung in strategic spots with signs above them reminding stu- dents to check their appearance. Student assemblies featured fashion shows, demonstrating the Reading Creates Better Scholars It is a well-known fact that children who read extensively after school hours are better scholars, have larger vocabular- jes, and are generally more alert to things around them It is just as easy for a child to read a children's classic as a comic book, and they provide far more in worthshile ideas and lasting pleasure. Parents should encourage chil- dren to this end. School rights and wrongs of appear- ance. Soon the 'Dress Right' code, listing suitable and not-so-suit- able dress habits, was known to every student. Good grooming reminders such as keeping nails trimmed and hair combed -- were part of the code. At the end of Buffalo's first ex- perimental year, parents, school authorities and local civic lead- ers joined im praising the pro- gram. Through newspaper stories and other publicity, teach- ers and students in all parts of the couniry learned of the idea and started programs of their own. The movement spread. The 'Dress Right" standards, approved by the students, in- clude these typical recommenda- tions: Sport coat or sweater with neat, pressed slacks, standard type trousers or khakis; dress shirt and tie, or a conservative sport shirt and tie. Shoes should be clean and freshly polished. Good Lighting Protects Eyes What does it take to make "light" work of homework? What and why are summed up in the following comments! The right desk lamp in the right place protects young eyes from the discomfort of glare and from the annoyance of contrasts ~-- |and shadows The "right desk lamp' may be a table or wall model, or a pair of wall lamps, provided there is a glass or plastic reflector bowl under the shade. This under-shade construction produces a combination of up- ward and downward light that reduces the eye-irritating differ- ence in brightness: between the desk top and the rest of the room. For a happy nwedium in height, for table or wall lamp, the dis- tance from the top of the desk to the bottom of the shade should be about 15 inches. To get the full money's worth of light from a well-chosen lamp, it should be placed on the side of the desk opposite the writing hand. Expert workmenship . , » best materials School days call for shoe repairs Basic school requirement . . our skilled repairs to lengthen the life of your youngster's shoes for the action-packed days ahead EDDY'S SHOE REPAIR 64 KING ST. W, OSHAWA Scaled - down version of his father from cap to his brief case! This young man knows how to return to learn . . . with everything he needs inside the handsome ginger - colored leather case. It's washable. Petticoats for young misses, begin to puff higher this fall, either from a wide elasticized waistband or from a shortened yoke. Bands near the hemline help the softness of the fabrics to create a full but not stiff line under young dresses. 'Teaching Rides Used By Parents Parents appear to be showing more eagerness than ever before to be teacher's helpers; flash cards, formerly used principally for school drill, and games, keyed to implanting knowledge of the three R's, recently have be- come best sellers in retail stores. This new homefront interest in improving youngsters' perform- ance in math reading, spelling and social studies is a national phenomenon, reports Dr. Mary Moffitt, professor of child de- velopment at Queen's College and adviser to Toy Guidance Coun- cil. Many ' basic school teaching aids have been revised for use at home hy children alone or with parents or older children in the teacher role. The admission to statehood of Alaska and Hawaii has sparked new interest in the "game of States" which bases competition on trading leading products of each of the 50 states. children for school gets special attention in an in- ll "steps to learning' kit which teaches basics such as re- cognition of shapes and ding the identification of colors, and telling time. Flash card kits for home drill now include variations of muiti- plication and division as well as basic addition and subtraction. Another way of "tackling the fractions" is provided by a pie game in which quarters, eighths, {ete., are represented by slices of lemon and cherry pie. This game is titled "Fractions Are Easy As Pie". Larger American families have inspired educational quiz games that cater to all age levels. Ht has been found that girls more than boys suffer from food deficiencies -- probably due to dieting in order to gain a popu- lar-sized figure Learn your way info the happy world Day or Evening of music Lessons Arranged Playing for pleasure or making e serious study . . however you approach music, our skilled teachers con guide you to rapid progress with your chosen instrument ALTO Music Supplies 2 LOCATIONS 447 & 451 SIMCOE ST. S. OSHAWA PHONE RA 5- mn i a A a nl