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THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, August 31, 1959 EXTENSION TO DR. C. F. CANNON PUBLIC SCHOOL City Education Board Seeking New Building A major step will be taken by the Oshawa Board of Education when it receives final approval from city council for the con- struction of its proposed new $350,000 administration building, S. G. Saywell, chairman of the board, said the new building is urgently needed by the board to po-ordinate its activities. Under the present set-up de- partments are spread all over the city. The art department is located Mr. Saywell stressed that this set-up does nol encourage maxi- mum efficiency in running board affairs. . UNDER ONE ROOF The new administration budld- Ing wii have all departments located under one roof. The present building which is located at Simcoe street south, was purchased bv the board as a temporary measure in 1953. Since that time the growth of the school system in Oshawa has been phen- omenal In 1951 there were eight public schools and two collegiate insti- tutes _in 'Oshawa. Now there are 22 public schools and three col- legiates with a fourth on the drawing boards. Dr. C.. M. Elliott, superinten- dent of public schools estimates that there is now three times the amount of work required to run the boards affairs as there was in 1951. The board can truly be said to be in the realm of "big busi- ness' now. According to Mr. Say- well it does more than four mil- Hon dollars worth of bysiness annually. The proposed new building will be approximately 120 feet long by 60 feet wide with two floors at one end of the building and one at the other end. MAINTENANCE W. G. Bunker, administrator for the board, and his staff are reponsible for the maintenance, upkeep, repairs and supplying of equipment or the entire Oshawa public and secondary school sys- tem. On the ground floor of the present building Mr. Bunker has an office staf o seven including his assistant, Ross Backus. Upstairs, Dr. Elliott, with the help of two inspectors and two secretaries, supervises the duties of two art instructors, two music and one instrumental teachers two physical education teachers, two primary amd special class teachers ahd a school attend- ance officer, none -of whom are located under the same roof. Dr. Elliott, in his capacity of superintendent -of public schools, handles the supervision of a staff of 305 public school teachers, in- cluding principals. The staff of 108 high: school | teachers come under the juris diction of their respective prin- cipals, who, in turn, are responsi- ble directly to the Board of Edu- cation. CONSTRUCTION STAFF The cofstruction and mainte- nance department, under the supervision of Mr. Lunney, have a full time staff of one plumber, two carpenters, one carpenters' helper, two painters and one driver mechanic. In addition there is a tempo. rary staff during the summer of six carpenters, three carpenters' helpers, two laborers, four paint- ers, one tractor operator and one stores man. The building housing the main- tenance department was built be- hind the present administration building in 1954. In addition to the storage of school supplies the building is used as a garage for the trac- tors and tractor-mowers, 'to house the glass cutting shop and the carpenters' shop. The remainder of the storage space, which board officials com- plain is too small, is used to all of which are recurring issues. Officials feel that if all these recwrring issues could be pur- chased ir bulk and estored or periodic issue it would enable more economy on the board's part and less wastage and more efficiency. As it is, with the lack of proper storage space they feel that it is impossible to maintain maximum efficiency in the purchasing of supplies. DIETARY SUPPLEMENT for children and adults too VITAMINS, MINERALS, AND TRACE ELEMENTS "PARAMETTES" junior "PARAMETTE" syrup "PARAMETTES" MITCHE! rug $R 0. 9 SIMCOE ST Ace. LL'S| CYNE RTELR | The board now supplies prae- tically everything a child ne~ds at school. Under the heading of art snp- plies there are 143 items, for kindergarten, 112; classroom s1p- plies, 181; pupils' supplies, 34; and physical education supplies, 21. ORDERED AS NEEDED Due to a lack of storage gpace many of these items have to be This entails .a lot of expense that could be eliminated if there and minimum quantities needed over a period Some idea of the quantity of volved can be oblgined it is' measured in dollars. there were $2000 library. books, $800 film strips and $1000 supplies for principals' sent out from the board. the board is responsible efficient functioning of 22 ic and three high schools con- i 11,235 pupils, with a total of 385 classrovins and 413 teach- In 1953 there. was an enrolment of 5482 pupils, iess thom 100 class- rooms and 104 teachers. A revision of science courses, worked out last year for inter- mediate grades, 7, 8, 9 and 10, will go into effect in Oshawa schools this fall. A curriculum co-ordination committee, composed of teach: ers, inspectors and principals, re- view school cofirses every year. They are. mostly con w the intermediate division of the Check List Handy For Shonpers There are many leather ar- ticles available this fall for the high school and. college bound boys and girls. Here's a handy check list for the pupils and students when they are going to do their back-to- school shopping Brief cases: derarm styles or with retract- able handles. Ring binders -- smooth or grained leathers in a multitude of colors. They may double as .au emergency brief case for papers or books. Assign- {ment books: Some have address | sections, or a matching book to be kept in the desk. Grooming aids: fitted or unfitted dressing cases with brush, combs) etc . . manicure sets for both boys and girls for either. travel or stu- dent's room . . sewing kits for girls and boys . . . jewelry cases for both. Other practical items are Travel alarm clocks: ideal for the student away from home . . Wlet or Hillfold: handsome, masculine bilfolds or coat wal- lets; for her: biliold or "Fremch purse' in. fashion-right hues . Key cases: match wallets and billfolds. Glasses cases: to match billfold and key case. school population has been ap- | proximately '600 percent since 1956 according to, school board sive figures. is for this reasom that the Walt i Fin i must spend somewhere im the vicinity of one million dollars a year om new schools and additions to existing facilities. One of the major undertakings of Pr. 'Elliott's staff is the comn- ducting of surveys im an effort to determine the localities in which the greatest increase in school populaion will take place. In this manner it is easier for the board to plan the locatiom of their new schools and also en- able them to serve the greatest { number of students, most con- The increase of Oshawa's! veniently. FIRST STOP be Sure and See on the:way back-to-school Back-to-School Clothes . . Nursery to High School 162 BOND ST. WEST Us for Your from - RA 3-7428 fall. They available in un- Course Revision Follows Study schools, Their purpose was to try for better transition between public and high schools, « Each year they assign an area of study to a committee of teach ers in' an attempt to modernize certain subjects. Last year the bulk of study work was done in the sciefice program. NOT STARTLING The revisions re from this study will go into effect this: are mot startling in the course of study, according to Dr, C. M. Eliott, superintendent of Oshawa public schools. He said the work will be more clearly defined for the various grades to prevent overlapping, The teacher will have a better idea of what has been taught to a pupil and what is yet to come. However, the original "division of work is basically the same. H. K. Wooster, science teacher who was ou the committee, said one excellent phase of the revi. sion allows chemistry and phys ics both vo be taught in Grade 10. This gives the students a better preparation for Grade 11. The board of education ap- proved adoption of the new sci. ence course at. 3 Mav 4 meet. ing. At the meeting, Dr. Eliot said he felt the revised course would offer children a more com- prehensive yet simplified means of Stydying sc science at the Grade DO YOU LIKE your hot water really ho. --and plenty of it? = % for your laundry, #% for your bath, % for your dishes, % for your children % for dozens of other things about the home' NE ad Hy var IF SO ouw'll like Hydro's New Hot Water Service which srovides you with a new modern automatic elec- tric water heaver--and all the hot water you need -- for one attractive low monthly payment. There is no installation charge. i vicing, and even replace- ment are Dur staff will be jo. tell you all about this all-inclusive HOT WATER SERVICE. AREA OFFICE OSHAWA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 100 SIMCOE S. OSHAWA RA 3-4624