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Your newspaper keeps in pretty close touch with the people, and when there are complaints we generally hear them. This year we have heard many complaints, some justified and many un- warranted. We have heard complaints about roads, sidewalks, lack of side- walks. tax increases, engineering, water rates, ’zoning regulations, the police force, parking space, lack of parking space, and many other subjects, but NOT ONE SINGLE COMPLAINT THAT THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL WAS ELECTED FOR ONLY ONE The system of annual elections has worked well through the years, and there was no demand at all from the people for the two year term. There was one letter written to town council. On receipt of the letter council with a minimum of discussion and amazing speed unanimously passed a resolution providing for a vote on the question. In many years experience covering council meetings, never have we seen a single letter get such quick and decisive action. YEAR. It would appear that the people really interested in a two year term are council members, and the moral is â€"- TAXPAYERS BEWARE. The last time the two year term proposal was submitted to the voters of Richmond Hill was in 1941 and it was glefeated by an overwhelming majority. In fact ONLY SEVEN VOT'ES WERE CAST IN THE “YES” COLUMN. A review of our old files reveals that a popular topic of discussion after the last decisive vote against the two year term, concerned the possible iden- tity of the SEVEN “yes” voters. The opinion was quite freely expressed that FIVE of the SEVEN votes were by council members. So general was the speculation at that ‘time that the then Richmond Hill has been an incor- porated municipality since 1888, and every year since it was founded, the tax- payers have had the right of having an annual meeting, an accounting of tax money collected and spent, and the priv- ilege of saying with a secret ballot who is going to be entrusted with the res- ponsibility of transacting public busi- ness for the next twelve months. This is a right and privilege of cit- izenship in Richmond Hill which has been pretty much taken for granted. If this right and privilege is to continue ratepayers must turn out on December 5th and vote “NO” on the tw0 year term proposal. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, November 26, 1959 TOO MUCH AGREEMENT M E A N S LITTLE INTEREST! T0 WAKE IT VOTE RICHMOND HILL COUNCIL AGREES 0N â€" TOO MUCH â€" 'I'OO QUICKLY â€" 'I'OO EASILY ». ., _ Saturday, Dec. 5 + For Information Phone TUrner 4-3627 or TUrner 4-4968 Subscription Rate $3.50 per year; to United States $4.50; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Associatio- MONA ROBERTSON, Associate Editor “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department. Ouavn' An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 J. EXSMITH, Editor and Publisher 013m liberal Indannndant WnnIrlvs Rafahlichnrl 187i BROADHURST FOR COUNCILLOR Richmond Hill is one of the fast- growing municipalities of Canada. We faCe continually changing problems and something not dreamed of today may be a major issue in ten months time. Taxpayers now have the right of an annual accounting and the right to say every year who is going to transact their public business. Remember a great deal can happen in two years. Much that is regrettable has happened in many municipalities this year. It happened in Belleville where future generations will be paying for the folly of a municipal council. We hope such things never happen here, but don’t say they couldn’t, because THEY COULD HAPPEN HERE. The suggestion of a two year term for a municipal council is a bad one at any time, but at this particular period in the growth and development of Rich- mond Hill the suggestion is most unac- ceptable. From the council members’ view- point the two year term may look at- tractive. From the TAXPAYERS’ VIEWPOINT the issue is clear and simo ple. If the ratepayers are satisfied with the Work and record and policy of a council member, they can re-elect him. There’s no limit to the length of a term under our present satisfactory system. One good term can deserve another, and good municipal men in York County have been known to serve as long as forty years. The council’s proposal of a two year term was overwhelmingly defeated by Richmond Hill taxpayers in 1941, and there should be a decisive “NO” on December 5th,,1959. Vote to retain the right of annual nomination meetings and election. Mark an X opposite “No” on the blue ballot on election day. There are no convincing arguments that the two year term will give the taxpayer better or more economical ad- ministration. There are many reasons why it is dangerous and undesirable. Reeve, the late T. H. Trench, issued a public statement declaring he was NOT ONE OF THE SEVEN. Reeve Trench declared he favored annual elections and had voted AGAINST the two year term. Mr. Trench, one of Richmond Hill’s most esteemed citizens and a veteran in mun- icipal service said. “I welcome the an- nual nomination meeting and election, it’s the only way I know if the people want me on the job”. NO YES Teachers are instructed in the use of method until in some cases the method is of more im- portance than the pupil. Cover- ing the material according. to schedule seems the primary aim. Teaching after all is the ability to communicate and inspire â€" to whet the pupil’s curiosity; to goad him into accomplishment and then grading the accomplish- ment. I don’t think ounpupils today arewhetted or goaded en- ough. The elementary course of study is too drawn out. And for an av- erage child the eight year pres- ent courses can be completed in seven years. Assignments come in small, “spoon fed” doses. The pa ils aren’t allowed to try some mo difl’icult arithmetic And they give up too easily. Out of a grade 10 class I know (topranked product of our three municipalities: only one young- ster adjusted a powerful micros- cope so that he could view his object â€" the others simply gave up when the act couldn't be ac- complished in a short time. Ad- justing a microscope often takes perserverance. And it is a shame in the scientific age a child has to wait until Grade 9 to view through a microscope anyway. Thirty Years Ago I attended Columbia University Teachers’ College in New York and have never been overenthusâ€" iastic concerning either its meth- ods or philosophy. In the past ten years, American educational standards have filtered into On- tario educational circles and Eng- lish standards seems to be filter- ed out. (I notice even the mul- tiple choice method for provin- cial examination questions is to be foisted on our high schools this year â€" an American custom which came into vogue in the 1930‘s. Today some of the Amer- ican educators are crying â€"- back to the old essay type of question and answers for examinations.) A uuuuuuuuumuuuuluuuuuuuuuuuluuluuluuulnu FREE ESTIMATES “llllll“ll\llllllmllllllllllllllllullllllllllllllllllllllllllllll” Guesswm NEW SCIE “CHECKED” WITH TH REPAIRS â€" AI 5 BEAVERTON RD. [1 no answer at TU. 4-31 AmnmnnnnIIInmnnmnmmun umnmnnmnmlmnnu unmmmmlummmmumuu Q In an old set of school papers my husband’s mother kept, I see thirty years ago, Miss Bertha Carey at Maple Public School was teaching perspective, the vanish- ing point â€" technical point in art, and she was having her pupils draw and paint flowers, automo- biles, etc., much as an art in- structor does today â€" and Miss Carey had forty pupils in four Pierre Berton during a panel discussion at the convention rap- ped “penny pinching” as regards education costs in Vaughan town- ship. Mr. Berton assumed the ratepayers could easily and would be most willing to have an even higher education mill rate. While most people seem willing to pay their part in improving the school system. still there are quite a number of ratepayers in Vaughan whose salaries haven’t risen, or never were, in comparison to salaries paid in Metro Toronto. And certainly the average far- mer’s net cash intake hasn’t in- creased appreciably in several years in this township. And at present the farmer and the land- owner in the south end of the township have had their land and building program "frozen". Pre- sumably the ideal would be for each child to have a private tutor. in a palatial building, but we must be reasonable and practical. Lower Standards One question not touched dur- ing the discussion was: Have our teachers‘ standards been lower- ed? Are_they being inculcated with the proper ideals and stand- dards of excellence at the Ontario Teachers’ Colleges? 15 more money the answer? better buildings, higher salaries. more specialists. degrees? Not entirely I believe. “Penny Pinching" Everyone seems to be worried these days either over the costs, the contents, or the results of our public education program. I can’t remember seeing so many brows furrowed over these ques- tions 20 or 30 years ago. For anyone interested in educa- tion and who Isn’t concerned even if only financially, the 5th Annual Convention of York Coun- ty Trustees on Wednesday was a stimulating experience â€" and thought-provoking. gnul\lunmumunummuumumuuumunumun1u11l\mummuunuunuuuuuuummuuummmmmmmunuummmmmmmum; I! no answer at TU. 4-3614 during daytime, call TU. 4-1105 nmmumululummmmmmnmmmlluuulmmmummmmummuuumummmnmuuunnunnuuummumlummnuumuluuuuuuu - \I||||l‘ l '3‘ q â€" ~)loea/zing [Jerdonal’lg â€" CONCERNING THE KNOWLEDGE OF EXPERIENCE Guesswork Is Eliminated NEW SCIENTIFIC METHOD / “CHECKED” ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE STROBOSCOPE. â€" AL PYLE - (By Jane Fort Manning) PIANO TUNING ..- -ry.u.a unuacu. Your child cannot be the “suc- cessful” person we moderns en- vision if he has not learned the rudiments of how to speak cor- rectly, how to calculate, how to write, how to'spell, something of our heritage, how we are affected by our environment, good health habits, and something about the animal and floral life around us. Somewhere along the line we are failing. Children today are more sophisticated than we were and I think they could be far ahead of us in their school work. But I don’t think they are. I don’t think we are demanding enough of them or seeing that they know what they are presum- ed to know. Until parents have the opportunity to know what their children are doing and what they should be doing I don’t think it's probable ai'child will accomp- lish his best. I feel the teachers should encourage parental help and interest and not vaguely but specifically. Heretical though it sounds, a parent can sometimes spot a difficulty in learning the teacher hasn’t realized the child is experiencing. , , ,____ r- ......... 5 a history lesson by giving spee- ches over play microphones in front of the classes. Each child had been assigned some phase of the history Lesson and was pre- senting it (I’m sure many teach- ers today do that also.) But this class was different from most â€" the children were eager, the work was well done â€" but above all they seemed to just love learn- mg. Inspire Child Later we were permitted to sit- tend several class sessions. In one the children were_p_resenting .. L:-L-._. I_777 - Our first task is to inspire the child, to make him sense that what he is doing is relevant, is interesting to others, that doing a thorough job is important, and that there is no limit to what he can learn it he applies himself. And how today can you com- pare what your child is doing with children from other schools? Thirty years ago, a school fair was held each year in the Fall at Vellore Memorial Hall. The child- ren’s drawings, sample of writ- ing, etc., were displayed. there were singers from the various schools and climaxing the whole fair were exhibits of flowers and vegetables grown by the child- ren from seeds and instructions issued by the teacher â€" experi- enced knowledge. U -â€" ..-- -r... . The most appealing school I was ever in was in New York City eighteen years ago. The children were average in both wordly goods and mental equip- ment â€" the building was old and several stories high. But the children! absorbed, delighted faces seemed to be everywhere. All were working hard. Encyclo- pedias and books littered the desks; some were painting a gi- gantic mural depicting early voy- ages to North America. But â€" in Maple Public School 30 years ago â€" physical educa- tion was encouraged by the tea- cher â€" calisthenics, marching around the room, as well as out- side games. The rural school has not kept pace today -â€" and it is a good thing it is disappearing. But let’s not make the mistake of feeling that if we will just provide bet- In how many of our schools in Vaughan is there a physical ed- ucation program? Pierre Berton thought it was wonderful that auditorium-gymnasiums would re- ceive provincial grants beginning this year _â€"- it is grand. _-v...... nu.» ter buildings and more specialists we are ensuring our children a finer education â€" for education ultimately is a thing‘of the spirit. mL_ Can your child write a well constructed essay or book report today? How many books has he been required to read and report on in the upper elementary grades? grades in those days. She requir- ed book reviews of “Treasure Island," “Pied Piper of Hamelin." “Robinson Crusoe." which she insisted be neat. concise. spelled correctly, and encased in pupil constructed and designed book covers. REPAIRS TU. 4-3614 3 miles south of Bolton on um. 50 C. STUNDEN urcmwonn HILL 10 4-124: R. 8.. 3 Bolton Phone Bolton 150 For complete service and parts â€"-new machinery and industrial equipment. Goodyear Tire Service. Give us a callkfar demonstra- tion and full particulars. Sanitary Contractor Septic Tanks Pumped Drains Cleaned & Repaired The sentimentality which sur- rounds this Sermon of Jesus, has kept people from facing honestly the impossible demands which ‘Jesus lays upon His disciples. Im- possible that is, if we are not constantly receiving from Him that spiritual power which on- ables us to do the will of God. This sermon is not for the “do- lt- yourself person,” who feels that all he needs is will p wer and determination, and the goal of Christian living will be reach- ed. Ausu In The city of Toronto was for a long time on 25 cycle voltage. Then it was decided that 60 cycle was necessary, and the city and outlying communities were gradually converted from the old cycle to the new cycle. The 25 cycle was no longer capable of handling the loads of current needed to meet the growing de- mands of a large metropolis. The same truth applies to the Christian life. In our own strength we may be able to ful- fill certain moral standards which are acceptable to the community, but if we want to fulfill the stan- dards of the Kingdom of God, we will need conversion from one cycle to another. Our Lord emphasized this fact when he said, “Unless ye be converted, ye shall not enter the Kingdom of God." There has to be a change of heart and life. This can only come about through Jesus Christ Himself, who is the Great Trans- former. When the love of His cross and the power of His res- urrection are accepted in our lives, we begin to live on a new voltage. Things which once seem- ed high and beyond us, now be- come attainable. “Without me ye can do nothing," said Jesus. Un- der His control, Paul's great we realize what is being demand- ed of us. Are such things as hum- ility, love, forgiveness of others. purity of heart, willingness to suffer for the right, things which can be easily attained- Does not the Sermon on the Mt. first of all judge us of our sin and Failure? Unless we see this, we are not facing the blunt reality of these high ideals. ‘ "' ruLâ€" â€"â€"-â€" 'A- “The Beatitudes” Within the great Sermon on the Mount there is an introduc- tion which is commonly known as the Beatitudes. Unfortunately, there is a great deal of misunder- standing about these teachings presented here by our Lord. Quite often you will hear people say, “If everyone would only keep the Sermon on the Mount, everything would be alright with the world." This little bit of wishful think- ing, fails to take into account the background under which the sermon was preached, and for whom it was meant. In Matthew 5. we are told that Jesus took His disciples up to a mountain, probably the Mt. of Olives, and there instructed them in the principles of His ';Zingdom. Bu't notice, that it was His dis- ciples who listened to these words, and not the general pub- lic. In other words. this is a ser- mon which can only be received by those who have already com- mitted themselves to Jesus Christ. Only those who have con- fessed Him as Lord, have the de- sire, the willingness to put into practice the high standard of liv- ing found here inrthe beatitudes. Before anyone can begin obey- ing the percepts of this sermon, he must come to grips with his inner weakness, and spiritual im- potence before God. When we analyze this sermon. we will find despair‘welli‘ng lip‘within‘us, and ,,,,_..I 5mg 0/19 WILLIAMS Service & Supply MASSEY-FERGUSON SALES & SERVICE FACTS and FAI'I'I-I A weekly Comment On â€" By Calvin 1]. 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