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The increase in the school pop- ulation in Ontario was a major source of concern to educators. said Dr. Jackson. The number of *pupils in public school had gone up from 539,000 in 1946 to over a million in September of 1958; ’and the next twelve years would 'almost certainly see a further in- crease of another half million. The high school population had also doubled over the same per- iod, and the end was not in sight. ; ViCe Chairman Parker, who for some time now has been advocat- in circular (rather than egg-car- ton) schools, seemed really taken aback with one revolutionary blueprint“ presented, in [which the board viewed “proposed” plans It ' a “sliding canopy” school. The canopy rOOf which looked some- what like the home-made para- chutes wb made as a child (with weights. :at each corner so the centre of the cloth would billow out in the breeze) and had r. roll- ed edge for “eaves” drainage. -- Absent due to a business trip to Ottawa was Trustee George Chandler and Chairman Bick adâ€" vis the members present that the: atter of committees for the newyear would be deferred until a full quorum was present. Architects Interviewed Following the board’s usual custom, representatives from three ‘tiifferent architectural firms were ‘i terviewed. At the con- clusion of ‘each informal chat. when e'various architects dis- played, pictures or blueprints of the work they have already ac- complished elsewhere, Chairman Bick made it perfectly clear that no degision regarding plans or an architect for a future school in the aria has as yet been made but that the board wished to hear from all the architects interested in building schools -â€"â€" in order to assist the board in such a de- cision at a later date. 'Wams OffRising School Costs v- The architect explained that this canopy was poured (cement) on a specially raised and suitably graded elevation of land. then after the, cement had set, the ground beneath and around it was removed (and the canopy‘s four cornersthen ascended from thegroun'd at a 63 degree angle) and the school (page Jules v- “The Russians have decided that they dou't have to outfight us to‘ win,"â€" Dr. R. W. B. Jackson told membp‘s of the Henderson {AVenue Home and School Assoc- iation on Monday .evening, Jan- uary 12. ‘_The Russians and their satellite countries. Dr. Jackson tolt. were now confident that they could gain their ends by out-eduâ€" Cating "and out-producing the Western nations; this was one of the factors in the present “crisis in education” 'which the distin- guished DirectOr of Research at the? Ontario College of Education put before parents at the regular monthly meeting of the Home and School Association. ‘ Harold F. Skinner, who succeeds Nathan Hicks on 1: board of trustees for School Area No. 1 Markham- :V ughan for a three year term, was duly sworn in to ofii‘ce at the inaugural meeting Tuesday evening of last week at Thornliill Public School and the first official duty Trustee Skinner performed was the seconding of Trustee Jackson Taylor’s motion that Chairman Roy Rick and Vice-Chair- man Alan Parker remain in their respective offices for 1959. . This was in large measure due to ‘the increase in the Ontario birth rate, which had been rising steadily since 1946. Last year’s total of 160,000 births was both the greatest total and the largest increase over a preceding year which had yet been recorded. These children, the speaker point- ed out, would not affect public schoolenrollments for five or six years, andnwould not reach high schools until another twelve or ,fourte‘enLyears had passed. Not'on‘ly was the school popula- tion increasing; the cost of educa- tion, like the costpf everything ‘els¢,._ha:d, also gone up. In the rea N o. "I Inaugural “hornmmt News Roy Bick 8. A. Parker Returned ‘As Chairmen g!mmmnmnmmmuumxuuuumm“mum\zuu\mummnmm“mmmmmnfimu\m\muumummmumum-u“munmuummle < r' TAP DANCING Classes for all ages, Any evening suitable. For information phone TU. 4-5496 or contact 247 Browndale Crescent 4 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, January 15, 1959 ‘ If no answer at. TU. 4-3614 durin: daytime. câ€"nll TU. 4-1105 g Ml\“l\ll\\\‘.\\\ll\\\l\\l\ll\\l1\\1\\\\\l\\“mm\l\\\\\l\l\“\“\u“1mmum“!l\\1\l\\m“mml\1\\\\\\l\l\“WWWl1“\\\\\\l\l‘\\m\m\m1\lli\m\1mml1L lN-BEVERLEY ACRES 'Midm‘er’s School of ‘1 , . American Repairs â€" A 5 BEAVERTON RD. THE STROBO'SCOPE IS AN ELECTRONIC MACHINE FOR COUNTING THE BEATS OF A NOTE. GUESSWORK IS ELIMINATED. mmuuummu New scientific method “checked” electronically with the Stroboscope. HIGHLAND PARK NEWS PIANO TUNING CORRESPONDENT: MRS. A. A. SMITH 22 Highland Park Blvd., phone AVenne 5-2795 TELEPHONE AV. 5-3555 Ai. PYLE Board members asked many in- teresting questions regarding win- dow glazing, single, ’double or frosted; use of wood rather than cold-looking cement blocks for in- teriors of schools; heating by coal. gas or electric; what to lay on floors for minimum of maint- enance. ' Several points of interest were disclosed: f1) Schools get grants on double-glazing but not on heat- ing. ,, (3) It costs no more for wood finish on an interior such as the striking example used in the Vaughan Township Municipal building, according to at least one architect present at the interview. The situation at the higher lev- els -« high school and university -â€" was aggravated by the fact that a much'greatcr' proportion than ever before of our children go on farther with their education. Where two generations ago a few years of,elementary school was all that Was needed bythe majority, now high school grad- uation was coming to be the min- imum standard. The universities, said Dr. Jackson, were expecting a five-fold increase in enrollment within the next fifteen years. children off the.roof?” After the laughter had died down the smiling architect declar- ed, “I thought I had viewed this plan from every angle -- but‘that is one I‘had not counted.” He stuck to his plan though and said something would be done to alleviate any such procedure as roof climbing. (2) Coal is the cheapest fuel but requires larger maintenance staff. The one thing each board mem- ber endeavoured to put across was that they want the best qual- ity possible for the least expen- diture. Trustee Taylor spoke for all when he said “Maintenance cost has no grant on it. We are therefore interested in reducing maintenance costs." ten years from 1946 to 1953, pub- lic school costs had increased from $95 to $212 per pupil, while high school costs over the same ten years had risen from $206 to $457 per pupil. Vice-Chairman Parker drew some hearty chuckles from.the group when he askedI “Wouldn’t you have a hard time keeping children off the.roof?” ' (4) Biggest changes to come to schools lately have come from the Fire Marshal. Even plywood has to be treated for fire-proofing. Verne) was built beneath and out- sidg thg rcanopy. Dr. Jackson could see no-way of avoiding this, unless we were prepared to give up‘a democratic way of life. We must have, he maintained. a higher level of edu- cation for all. or we will end up with a few highly educated people running things. Educationâ€"Battle Front? ln speaking of the Russians, Dr. Jackson felt that the real battle was on the education front. The Russians and Chinese were pin-~ ning their whole faith on educa- tion, and we could not take the chance that they were wrong. Meamvhile. three-fourths of our ablest children never finished high school. This. Dr. Jackson said, was "just selling ourselves down the river.” We must spot the bright ones and make sure they get all the education they can 'absorb. Dr. Jackson felt that the whole attitude of our society towards work and education would have to change. He won- dered if we could retain all our creature comforts and still win out; Graduates Attend Ten members of the graduating class of Henderson Avenue School were present at the meeting, and were presented with their grad- uation pins by the president of the Association, Mrs. Gage. H.S. Executive Meet The executive committee of the Home and School met briefly at the close of the general meeting. It was decided to hold a Benefit Film Show at Henderson Avenue School, on Saturday afternoon, January 24, from 2 to 4 pm. A number of children’s films will be shown. and the proceeds are to go to the Bonnici family. who recently lost. their home and possessions through fire. Repairs TU. 4-3614 The Liberal is always pleased to publish items of interest contributed by Its readers in the fl‘hornhill urea . . . . Our representative in Thornhlll ls Mrs. Donald Smellle. :hgoflnny be reached by phoning‘ AV. 5-8555. The first meeting of the Thorn- hill Horticultural Society for 1959 will be held in the Thornhill Pub- lic School on Tuesday, January 20, at 8 pm. This will be in con- junction with reresentatives of other societies of. the fifteenth district of the O’.H.A. to choose a district ’ director for 1959. A wellâ€"known local gardener, Mr. Percy Bone, will give a talk on old and new perennials suited to this area. In addition a repres- entative of the O.H.A. will o'ut- line the program for their. con‘ vention at the King Edward Hotel in March, as well as details of the garden tours to the United States and Europe being sponsored: by the association. ‘ In the third scene Peter and John were shown paying their taxes to Matthew, the publican, while fishermen mended their nets. Word came that. the Master was passing by. and all made haste to follow Him. How well Christ's disciples ,have spread His Gospel since then was indi- cated in the last two present day scenes â€" a medical mission clinic in India and in Japan. The latter was represented by a group of Japanese in native dress, from St. Anne’s Church, Toronto, who read from the Bible, and sang “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” in Japanese. The entire cast returned to join with the congregation in singing “Oh come all ye faithful." At the conclusion of the play only the six little angels remained kneeling around the manger, in the light of the star, while a re- corder played softly in the dist- ance "Oh come let us adore Him.” MrsA'James Doran has returned from a trip to Ireland. Horticultural Society Music and lighting were most effective. The ‘choir sang from the balcony and most of the solos & choruses were unaccompanied. Mr. and Mrs. R. Vanderburg, Yonge Street, are sending two weeks at Laguna Beach, Califorâ€" nia. ‘ Dr. and Mrs. Isaac 'Erb are sending a few monthg in Arizona: Socials Those interested in any aspect of indoor or outdoor gardening are reminded that the nominal fee for membership is more than repaid in plant bargains and bon- uses, up to the minute informa- tion and the_,fellowship of the gardeners. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month. Presbyterian Church NeWS The Couples Club held, a to- boggan party Saturday night at the Thornhill Golf Course and af- terward returned to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Stoddard. Devotions were taken by Mr. and Mrs. A. Vanvelzen; The elections of new officers was conducted by Mr. Earl Patton, chairman of the nominating committee. The new executive are past presidents Mr. and Mrs. John MacKay, presi- dents Mr.‘ and Mrs. James Boyd. vice-presidents Mr. and Mrs. J. Arnott, treasurers Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Boyle, and group leaders Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sharpe and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Culley. Re- freshments were served by the social committee. by Doris M. FitzGerald The star of Bethlehem shone high in the chancel of Holy Trinity last Sunday afternoon, and the Church was filled to overflowing for the second annual Epiphany Pag- eant. The moving and beautiful hour long play was pre- sented to a raptly appreciative audience by a large cast of Church School children and older members of the congre- gation. The first scene was set in an Indian Residential school in the N orthland. After the children had brought in, and trimmed a Christmas tree, their teacher, who was nar- rator throughout, began to tell them the story of the birth of Christ. While he spoke six little angels appeared in the darkened chancel, and a serene and lovely Mary, with the Babe in her arms, and Joseph at her side came slowly up the aisle. They were followed at intervals by groups of shepherds, the Magi bearing gifts, and children who came to see the Christ child, and all became part of a memorable tableau around the manger. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Patter- son entertained members of the session and their wives Sunday evening at supper in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Jan Kok. who will be leaving shortly for a two month trip to Holland. [The Young Adults met Sunday evening in the church. Dennis Robinson led the worship service. Rev. Chambers led in a discus~ sion on “What Do Christian Scientists Really Believe?” United Church News ' ‘ The General W.A. of the Unit- ed Church held their January meeting Thursday afternoon in the narthex with Mrs. Leonard May, the retiring president, in charge. Devotions were conduct- ed by Mrs. E. Meuser. The new executive for 1959 - 1960 were installed by Dr. Eddy, as follows: past president, Mrs. L. May; president, Mrs. Ralph Thompson; lst vice-president. Mrs. Tom Barrow; 2nd vice-pits- ident. Mrs. Percy Bone; recordâ€" ing secretary, Mrs. Douglas Simpson; corresponding secret- ary, Mrs. G. Mickleborough; treasurer. Mrs. Frank Maw; press secretary. Mrs. Len Short; pian- ist. Mrs. Donald Gunn; devotions secretary, Mrs. E. Meuser; parâ€" sonage committee, Mrs. Harold Ross and Miss Lilian Francis; flower convenors, Mrs.’ Len Riley and Mrs. Allan Martindale; Christian citizenship, Mrs. Em- pringham and Mrs. F. Kcllam. The new leaders for the seven groups were also installed: Group 1. Mrs, M. Weaving; Group 2, Mrs. Don Smellie: Group 3. Mrs. James Rice; Group 4. Mrs. Nel- son Gage; Group 5, Mrs. M. 0A, Come (lei MS J40l0re Thornhill Notes The. Afternoon Auxiliary of the W.M.S. met Tuesday .afternoon in :the narthex. Mrs. Ralph What- ley, the president, was in charge of the meeting. The devotional was taken by'Miss M. Anderson. Dr. Eddy installed four new of- ficers: Mrs. Robert Gibson, vice- president for younger groups; .Mrs. T. Condon, Christian Citiz- enship secretary; Mrs. J. Michell, Missionary Monthly secretary; and Mrs. R. E. Findlay, pianist. ‘Cleverly placed and operated floodlights dramatized the ent- rances of the different groups in the unlit Church, and the scenes in the chancel. Costumes were excellent, and those worn by the Magi, and made, incidentally by members of the congregation, were quite outstanding. The chil- dren gave endearing performanc- es as angels, Indians, junlor shep- herds and onlookers. Their eld- ers, many of them experienced actors, played their roles with re- verence, and authority, but as is customary in religious presenta- tions the cast will not be named. We would like, however, to men- tion Mrs. Roger Priestman under whose capable direction the Pa- geant was so well enacted. Other members of the Footlights Club also deserve thanks for much hard behind the scenes work with the apron stage. lighting, proper- ties, and assisting with the cos- tumes. Because the regular make up artist was ill, Mr. George Gib- son, and Mr. Russell kindly came out from Toronto to help. and coped very successfully with the realistic looking beards. Clarke: Group 8, ers; I. Ford; and Group 7, Mrs. Richard Jef- frey. Following a short business period conducted by the new president, Mrs. Thompson, a soc~ ial hour followed. The annual reports were given by the various secretaries. This was followed by Mrs. 1. Ford givâ€" ing a message from the study book, her topic being the United States and Hawaii. A social hour followed with refreshments being served by Mrs. Condon and Mrs. Ford. STOP 24 YONGE STREET RICH - HILL MOTORS LTD” Here it is, the most desired Pontiac model of all . . . the 4-door hard- top . . . now brought to you at a lower price than ever before. Notice the amount of glass! The rear window stylishly sweeping around the rear seat gives you complete, safer vision. The windshield wraps right around to the sides and curves high into the roof . . . lets you read overhead signs. And accenting this look of luxury is the eye-catching extension of the slim, trim roofline. like the other popular Lauronliun model: shown horo, the now Louremion Vista brings you all lho wonders you'vo woiiod forl A NEW 4-DO0R HARDTOP IN THE [OW-PRICED lAURENT You asked for it 0n displag NOW at gour We do not know whether Ab- ner, John R., and Robert Joseph were sons or grandsons of Cap; tain John Arnold but have been told that all the family took a keen and active interest in the building of Holy Trinity Church, Thornhill. Between 1825â€"70 Ab- ner operated a saw mill, built for his father by Rowland Burr. in what is now Doncaster. ,He lived near the mill but later built the house on Yonge St. presently owned by the E: V. Graingers. John R. married Martha Mil- bourne, a granddaughter of Jor- dan Post, former New England clock maker, for whom Jordan St. in Toronto is named, and she in- herited a farm at Yonge and John Sts., Thornhill, which had belongâ€" ed to him. The John R. Arnolds la- ter moved to Richmond Hill where they gave the land for St. Mary’s Anglican Church‘and it is said that the name for the church was chosen by Mrs. Arnold. The Thornhill farm was rented for a number of years, and finally bought by the late James Pearson, who sold the John St. frontage-for subdivision after the last War. When Robert Joseph Arnold and Miss Sarah Kirkpatrick of Meadville, Pa., were married in 1848 they received as a wedding gift one of the first farms clear- ed on Yonge St, lot 29, Vaughan Township. The donor was James Miles, a relative of the brideâ€" groom who had obtained it years before from the original Crown Grantee Asa Johnston. Robert Arnold commissioned Job Trott, Thornhill stonesmason to build the handsome brick house which still stands in spacious grounds. It has not belonged to the Arn- olds for a long time but in 1935 Mrs. R. J. Davison, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arnold, rent- ed it and lived there with her fa- mily for 5 years. More recently it was used as a nursing home. Now its future seems uncertain for this property together with the adjoining farm, which was the old Chapman Crown Grant have been sold by their last owner Mr. George S. Spring to a syndicate for the proposed Spring Valley subdivision. Though the large During the war of 1812 John Arnold served as a cap- tain in the York Militia and was taken prisoner at the old fort on April 27, 1813. Also captured at the same time was his 73 year old uncle, Captain John Willson, J.P_, whose Crown Grant. lot 30. concession 1 Vaughan, now lies in the centre of the village, the northern boundary being No. 7 Highway west. by Doris M. FitzGerald Similar street names are to be found in many early Ontario villages and towns especially if they were Visited by old time notables such as the Duke of Richmond, Lord Elgin and Sir John Colborne. Thornhill and Richmond Hill have one name in common which has been particularly as- sociated with this district since Crown Grant days. Arnold Ave. in Thornhill runs through the former farm of the late Robert Joseph Arnold who was Reeve of Vaughan Township in 1861-2-3, and Arnold Street and Arnold Cres- cent in Richmond Hill were opened on land which had be: longed to his brother, John R. Arnold, whose home there was known as the Hermitage. These men and their brothâ€" er Abner were among the descendants of John Arnold, a United Empire Loyalist from New Jersey, who settled first in New Brunswick, then made the long and difficult trip to Upper Canada with a number of other Loyalist families when Simcoe was appointed Governor in 1792. He received a Crown Grant on the 3rd Concession, Markham, and later acquired lot 27 on the Markham side of Yonge Street. 1'” 0 SO HERE In fared ling SOUTH of RICHMOND HILL TEL. AV. "Clint Here’s the easy way to home warmth; ar- range for us to keep your tank filled with quality fuel oil. Just phone Ramers. ‘ brick house was sold years ago the farm house and most of the land were retained by the Arnold family until comparatively re- cently. Mrs. Leigh MacCallum. another daughter, willed the north section to her nephew Ar- nold Davison who sold it to Mr. Charles Smith and he opened up Arnold/Ave. Thornhill Public School stands on the former Ar- nold Farm, just north of the old frame farmhouse. r[:5 for}; me'nm 2-Door Skdan PONTIAC ‘ad LAlnmuH mam-Ina 9 Fauna: LAW I PW (â€"Door Sada). I Sadan' Sun's- Wufan Safari Stat-n Wan Cubs held their first meeting of the new year on Tuesday.» Jan- uary 6th in the United Church. The sixes received their colours. Refreshments were served and provided by the Ladies’ Auxiliary. Cubs , r . . Bagheera (Mrs. Antonnaci) lead the boys and helped them in their- signalling. The Pack is getting Scouts held their first meeting of the new year on Monday, Jan- uary 5th, in the Thornhill United Church. The meeting consisted of a belated Christmas party. Fun and games were had by all the Scouts. arm I “WES qu Prompt Courteous Service‘Call TUrner 4-2613 ' 177 Lennox Avenué w , moms -& if CARTAGE PAINTING &' DECORATING MOVING FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP IA! ALL WORK GUARANTEED jéomAi/I .S’c A. E. PECK fiaée wifA Auger. fiagd fledA finger;- "' tam Adler. ammo am: "one!!! annulus IOAII PACKING AV. 5-4745 INIHMWIG 50,.“ (Ill. PRODUCE” AN SERlES Happy Scouting and Cubbing, boys. The meeting. closed with the Grand Howl. ' Ian Mallard reéeived 'Eis‘ White Scarf and was welcomed by all the Cubs. This is known in Cub- bin: as receiving the cast of White Paint. A few ames were played and the Pack id some exercises. « dealer's to_be professjongl ‘in gigginfiling. FACT FOR THE WEEK: . . . There has been a signifiv cant decrease; in male mortal- ity from cancer of themouth for the period of 1941 -~1953. . . ’. Significant decreases far both sexes are eviden‘ in deaths from cancer of the stomach. " ' t . . . Mortality from cancer of, uterus also shows significant; decrease in the same pox-19d: =‘ Nearly New Clothgs for the entire family. TU. 4-3810 TU. (-33“ Richmond Hill Unit CANADIAN ' CANCER SOCIETY LOCAL urn L'ONO ms'mx'czmovma 1 DAILY sumo: TORONTO AND um 55A Yonge St. S. ENCORE koala STORAGE