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board blocks pa abuses durham region despite opposition the durham board of education has taken steps to prevent future abuse of professional activity days by teachers at a recent meeting nov 14 trustees voted in favor of guidelines that they hope will prevent a recurrence of last years incident when a group of teachers from the staff of harwood secondary school spent a part of one pa day at torontos woodbine race track while the motion setting out certain rules and regulations was introduced by trustee lucy bateson and passed it was the subject of some scathing criticisms by several board members one of these was george pearce who called it an affront on every conscientious teacher in durham you cant legislate morality he said mr pearce admitted there had been abuse of pa days but he charged we dont need rules on teachers saying they must bring notes from their parents trustee david french of pickering called the policy deplorable because of the actions of a minority this is an oppressive move on the majority previously the board bad attempted to dock the absentee teachers a days pay but the arbitration panel upheld the teachers grievance because there was no specific policy in this regard explained trustee bateson enforcement of the ruling will have to be done by the principals said education director ken munroe it may not be 100 per cent effective but hopefully 99 per centhe stated wht wrihum thursday november 23 1978 bob hughes second section bloomington transplant surgery saves brothers life by ed schroeter bloomington on the advice of family physician dr doug brodie bob hughes en tered scarborough centenary hospital for blood tests ex pecting nothing more serious than a common virus instead medical specialists said it was george hughes possible hed live only six days if he didnt respond to treat ment his ailment was diagnosed as acute leukemia cancer of the bone marrow a killer virus affecting the production of blood cells and platelets mr hughes recalls the shock always an active man it was difficult for him to cope with the news however despite the prognosis hes alive to relate his story a tale of courage of pain and medical history five months after the original prediction mr hughes is recuperating at home his illness cured his recovery is due to a remarkable feat of medicine and complete co operation from his brother george there were few alternatives for bob hughes centenary hospital staff tried un successfully to retard the growth of cancerous cells with chemotherapy informed he could return home and die or begin a new type of treatment he made the only possible decision for over three months bob hughes walked a tightrope between life and death while specialists from the princess margaret hospital in toronto prepared him for surgery his wife barbara and sons brian bobby peter and billy wat ched the ordeal helplessly mr hughes became one of the first persons in canada to undergo a successful bone marrow transplant for leukemia the operation replacing cancerous marrow with that from a sibling has been attempted before with less impressive results the other patients werent lucky enough to requests recount markham official election results from the town released last thursday show stan daurio trailing carole bell in the race for the third and last regional council seat by seven votes 6828 to 6821 ron moran topped the polls again with 9796 alma walker walked away with an easy victory for the second seat with 7063 votes while walter grieve was left in the cold with 5543 mr daurios scrutineers tabulations differ from the towns calculations showing him with a lead of five votes he has filed for a recount he was encouraged by an overwhelming response from the electorate urging him to request the action already he has received donation and pledges of support for a 1980 campaign he noted im just amazed mr daurio said arson is suspected unionville there are persons in unionville who seem determined to do away with the villages landmark railroad station for a second time arson is suspected as the cause of a blaze at this site the latest incident was early sunday morning but damage was limited to about 800 neighbors reported seeing three boys pile up leaves in front of the door then set them ablaze fortunately brigade units were on the scene quickly before the flames had time to spread armed robbery unionville a 17 year old unionville boy and a 20 year old markham man have been charged with armed robbery following a holdup of the gain gas bar 8099 kennedy road nov 12 according to police a car drove up to the station around 825 pm and while one of the occupants remained in the vehicle the other entered the depot and struck the attendant with a lire iron over 3000 was stolen arrested later were colin campbell tuscay court unionville and jeffrey john corbett hawkridge avenue markham charged also is susan gayle dupuis hawkridge avenue markham have a brother like george hes bobs identical twin a plastic sack of something that looks very much like blood is what actually saved bobs life bone marrow one nurse called it a bag from heaven the surgery itself was relatively simple for bob it was the months of preparation he found difficult to accept endless days of hospital beds batteries of tests enfeebling chemotherapy to destroy the horde of cancerous cells and interminable weeks spent in stenle isolation chambers the doctors decided he was ready prior to the operation he was subjected to radiation treatment in a final attempt to kill the remaining cancerous cells the side effects suffered were painful yet what mr hughes says today must be true its worth it when your life depends on it through all these hard ships wife barbara was always at his side never complaining he recalled it was a team effort all around barbara noted her husband added the family couldnt have managed without the help of many friends in stouffville he credited his remarkable recovery to the expertise and patience of many doctors and nurses and my brother of course theres no way i can ever thank everyone not properly he concluded concerned citizens public meeting stouffville earlier this year an organization calling itself concerned citizens of york county was established following a meeting in the stouffville missionary church several months have passed with little known public par ticipation however the group is still very much alive so alive a meetings been arranged for tues nov 28 at 745 pm in room 105 of stouffville dist secondary school the notice signed by c david ianuzzo ninth line south reads as follows the concerned citizens group has been formed to provide an avenue by which citizens of york county and surrounding areas can collectively present their thoughful concerns to the public educational system in this area the association supports the view that the public educational systems function is to preserve transmit and commend to our youth the most enduring and ennobling values of the past and present along with current knowledge and skills we are in agreement with the basic values derived from our judeochristian heritage and desire to have section 229 article 1c of the education act fulfilled if you would like to be involved or have specific con cerns be present nov 28 or call concerned citizens at 6402508 6405214 goodwood girl wins top academic award markham dist high school held its annual commencement exercises friday evening one of the top awards the aj eckhardt trophy for general proficiency year 5 was won by grade 13 honor graduate serena raab left formerly of unionville and now of rr 1 goodwood the presentation was made by staff english teacher fran mckenna jim thomas serena raab rr 1 goodwood was an on tario scholar in her final year at markham high she receives her certificate from the principal of mdhs william duxbury jim thomas mdhs principal challenges students markham markham dist high schools too large so is the enrolment these ad missions were contained in a stirring address to graduates and parents of graduates by principal wm e duxbury at commencement exercises friday 4 oversize mr duxbury said creates problems- problems the administration is attempting to minimize and overcome however stressed the principal success or failure of a school is not measured on size on the quality of staff on the number of ontario scholars or impact on the community but on the attitudes principles and actions of its graduates only the graduates by unselfish actions by sym pathetic attitudes and by willingness to give of them selves to improve their world will indicate toothers that the educational system through which they have travelled has been successful in truly educating its students he said addressing the graduates personally mr duxbury said mdhs is a school of which everyone can be proud you people are our best evidence of this if you continue to set your sights high to take pride in what you are doing to expect much of yourselves i know you will not be disappointed in what you accomplish congratulations on a job well done and the best of luck in all future endeavors greetings on behalf of the board were brought by trustee david crombie the valedic torian was derrick milne and the master of ceremonies vice- principal howard christie rev fred kahler pastor of markham baptist church delivered the invocation serena raab george lewis top markham high graduates honored markham serena raab rr l goodwood and george lewis rr 1 milliken were the toast of markham high at commencement exercises friday serena formerly of unionville received the ajh eckhardt trophy for general proficiency year 5 george was presented with the gw wilson proficiency cup both are on tario scholars george lewis was the recipient of no less than thirteen awards serena raab was called to the platform five times george is a student at the university of toronto majoring in commerce serena is enrolled at mcgill university montreal specializing in marine biology audrey lemmon and len beaupre two staff teachers now retired participated in the program a standing ovation was accorded band leader harold hiorns he too will retire after christmas george lewis rr l milliken received a total of thirteen academic awards including the coveted gw wilson proficiency cup he is presently attending toronto uni rslty majoring in commerce