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a4 tribune may 31 1989 iv a su enf page ftjnrj bbs editorial opportunity exists ifor abbatoir lands v i i u s i i i i ft i s s3 1 1 a recent move to redevelop stouffvilles controversial abbatoir lands spells good news for the 9th line north area near the recreation complex the abbatoir where it is currently situated is an unsightly and incompatible operation more contemporary buildings and neighborhoods have been built up around the site pointing to it as an ugly reminder of days gone by the site begs more of the same calibre of development that sits nearby a commercial plaza or building will further enhaace that part of the community and will encourage more use of the rec centre itself the opportunity exists to bring the area up to a more acceptable and visually appealing level gone should be the sight of rats that were visible from 9th line north last year as motorists passed by a public meeting is being held june 27 to hear the new proposal while the potential buyer of the land has until november to fulfill conditions set out in the agreement its important that the sale proceeds and it is important that an agreement is reached between the town and the potential pur chaser to determine what will be built on the lands opportunity is knocking it would be unfortunate if no one answered the door study shows foresight the whitchurchstouffville library and the town is showing foresight in preparing for a study that will carry the library in the 1990s the study organized to determine future needs and the ade quacy of current facilities and services will give library officials a chance to prepare a blueprint for years to come and the study comes at a time when the results will be most beneficial growth and technological changes in recent years have changed the needs of library users who now seek not just books but videos talking books and howto manuals today the library is a vital part of the community and the figures prove it by preparing this study the town will 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the assets including the trust fund derived from the airport ex propriation were awarded to claremont the trust fund for a period of four years this was done because presbytery refused to honor an agreement between st johns congregation and presbytery to the effect that no change in the status of the trust fund capital could be made without the ap proval of st johns congregation they were never informed of this move st johns congregation was to have use of the interest to help with congregational expenses this agreement appears in the presbytery minute book dated june 1973 a former item appearing in the tribune stated that for several years there had been fe some ill feeling between the two s congregations this is entirely false a few years ago when clare mont congregation ran into finan cial trouble financing a trade of manses brougham provided a 5000 interestfree loan when the claremont givings to mis sions were low at least four brougham people contributed to a yard sale when claremontfinances were low two years ago and the manse bathroom needed to be repaired 900 came from brougham as a gift when a year ago brougham was struggling to meet expenses claremont reduced st johns share of the charges expenses by half st johns congregation is now scattered invitations were received by nearly all st johns i 5 if 1 i i 1 i members from mt zion green wood and pickering as is usual when a church is closed a few stop going to church anywhere this case is no exception hugh j imiller brougham the following are open letters to first sdss students and se cond sdss principal peter bright dear student your actions in past weeks are both commendable and disap pointing while i applaud your youthful energy and desire to change certain elements of your daily school life i think its im portant you dont become mired in the elements of one issue use those same talents and drive for other projects youll be surpris ed how little changes will seem like a lot dear mr bright your actions in past weeks are both commendable and disap pointing while i applaud the steps you have taken to open communications between students and the administration i think it is important that you act on this new policy dont think of the students only as children but as vital links in the education chain they have ideas rights and certain demands youll be surprised how a little understan ding will go a long way it seems some progress was made last week between stouff- ville district secondary school students and the administration following an informal walkout by a group of unhappy teens and despite the apparent ugliness of the act several teens were quite direct in describing their feelings some previously barricaded doors have opened to encourage staffstudent relations a day of meetings between school principal peter bright the object of student scorn and student delegates led to further talks between the two sides oddly this emotional and highlycharged crisis has brought the two warring sides together on one side there is mr bright a dedicated and tireless educator who has to deal with a school full of energetic and idealogical teens on the other are the students who see the principal as the enemy to many of those restless students mr bright is the pic ture of rigid authority and unyielding opinion there were teachers like that when i was in high school but we never organized a revolt the worst thing that ever happened there occurred when students began parking in the principals reserved spot in fact the only real legacy we left as high school students of the mid1970s was disco music and look where that is now it 4h honors phwobflent loweby local 4h club members received certificates last week for completing another section in the 4h roll posing with the findings of their agricultural project are front row left to right kim little ken buckle stephen paris juanita engetage dianne beynon and kim heuelman in the back row from left are ted taber janet beynon catherine fetch lynne beckett john walton and kathy bumyk i cant think of a single in stance in my high school career that prompted an organized and formal protest if something happened that we didnt like we grumbled among ourselves but really didnt do anything to alter it because of that i felt the students at sdss must have truly believed in their fight against mr bright to stage the walkout last thursday the principal responded honorably school officials called student delegations to air their beefs the day before the strike and mr bright spoke with others as it was carried out as a qualified and dedicated authority in the school system mr bright could well have ig nored the opportunity for talks and disciplined those students who took part in the strike instead he chose to acknowledge that students had legitimate beefs and sat down to discuss them no doubt the prin cipal had a few legitimate beefs of his own julian franklin the student council president for sdss remarked offhand in an inter view that the entire incident ac tually boosted morale among students they rallied together for a cause they believed in and whether that morale is us ed to raise money for a class trip or illustrate student unrest its still school spirit now though that energy could be channeled into more positive projects one that immediately comes to mind is the drive for a running track at the school if the energy and commitment illustrated by the groups of students involved in last weeks walkout were redirected toward the track project it would be a breeze but the walkout by 100 students and it doesnt matter that it wasnt the entire school population that took part should offer a lesson to both sides in the dispute fill our mailbox the tribune welcomes let ters from readers on current topics letters should be 500 words or less and typed or neatly printed they may be subject to editing for length at the discretion of the editor they must be submitted by noon monday to appear in the 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