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Representative from the Sep- arate School in Richmond Hill, Mr. McMullen retired from the board three years ago after servâ€" ing for several years. During his years on :he board Mr. Mc- Mullen enjoyed a full measure of esteem and popularity. _ _ _ Glowing IGpOl‘tS of the School Business Officials of Ontario Convention held in Ottawa on January 13‘A9'20 were given by Trustees E. Axelson, L. Wain- wright, and J. Howes. Mrs. J. R. McAllistei'. board secretary-treas- urer, and Business Administra- tor. D. J Ashwotth also attend- ded. Mr. Asnworth took a prom- inent part. in the convention pro- ceedings and was on one of the panel discussions. Trustee Axélson said the ex- hibit of equipment preved most valuable to him. Trustee Wain- wright, who attendeu the con- vention at 1115 own expense, said he would now be snie to vote more intelligently wnen purchas- lng equipment for the board. He commented, “Our business offic- ials, Mrs. McAllister and Mr. Ashworth, don’t need to take I back seat to anyone"? A new telephone number sys- tem which will eventually elim- inate exchange names is to be in- troduced gradually in the Que- bec and Ontario exchanges of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada W. C. Barnes, Bell mana- ger for this area said, this week. , Pointing out that while no im- mediate plans to change the local exchange names is at hand. Mr. Barnes said the system, known as All Number Calling will be in- troduced in several Quebec and Ontario centres when they are connected to dial telephone serv- ice late this year. All Number Calling will also be introduced this year in several exchanges in the United States. Mr. Ashworth told of a visit to the National Research Council and stated that the Council had bought' for schools, laminated beams and other structural mat- erials ' included. Mr. Ashworth said one of the most impressive features of the convention pro- gram was a demonstration of how rapidly a fire can destroy a building, and how quickly en- ough smoke can be generated to cause death. He pointed out it was essential to have schools as fireproof as possible. Buses Must Stop at R. R. Cross- inzs to designate exchanges. Instead of referring to TU. 4-4718 as the local exchange name and number, it will become 884-4718 under the new systemh ' He explained that ANCâ€"as it will be called â€" will substitute figures for the le_tters nogv gseq __iVIfZVEal:fieé said extensive stud- ies indicate that ANC is the most practical numbering method to meet today’s tremendous growth In'memory of the late Mr. Vic- tor McMullen, one-time chairman of the board members of the York Central District High School Board bowed their heads for a minute's silence led by Chairman Stewart rRumble at their regular meeting Monday, in Richmond Hill High School li- brary. Trustees Pay Tribute To Late V. P. McMuIIen All bus companies hired by the board to transport students must notify their drivers that the board expects all the drivers to stop and open the bus doors at all railway crossings. Trustee Ro- bert Endean brought up the mat ter as he felt in view of the school bus tragedy recently near Guelph the matter should be brought to the attention of the drivers again, that school bus drivers were supposed to stop and open the door without ex- ception atrall crossings. The boiler at the Richmond Hill High School requires the‘ supervision of an engineer 4th class. Until one of the caretak- ers completes his qualifications. Mr. Yates has been hired five nights a week (5 'to 11 pm.) at $1.00 per hour. All Number Call New PhoneSystem V The Business Administrator was instructed to hire additional GENERAL CONTRACT TENDER Sealed. stipulated sum. general contract tenders for construction of a four classroom addition to “EAST GWILLIMBURY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL” and addressed to â€"- Drawings. specifications and related documents may be obtained by APPROVED general contract. bidders only (with a limit of one set per bidder) upon application to the ofiice of the architects and deposit of $25 in cash (or certified cheque payable to the architects. The lowest or any tender will not necess- arily be accepted. in care of the architects and. plainly marked "TEN- DER” will be received by the architects at their To- ronto ofiice until 3 p.m. E.S.T. on in man, Richmond Hm, Ontario, Tfiursday. Fefiruary 25, 1966 ADDITION TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. NEWMARKET, ONTARIO Vine and Robinson, Architects 71 Bloor Street West. Toronto 5 WAlnut. 1-82 The Board of‘ Trustees. S. S. No. 20 East Gwillimbury Township“ THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1960. Principal kL. Elson was giv- en permission to attend the op- ening of a science hall at Wat- erloo College on Wednesday. Principal Elson also intends to study the new set-up at the college which allows a student to attend college for a certain length of time and then work for practical experience fer a few months in the same type of work after which the student re- turns to the school. The board agreed it would not pay the principal’s expenses as it was not a matter relating directly to the running of a high school but would allow Mr. Elson to have the day off: For the last ten years, said Mr. Ellis of Richmond Hill High School teaching staff, the high school teachers have been at- tending the professional develop- ment convention and he asked for permission for the teachers to again attend it on March 18th in Buffalo or Toronto. In an- swer to a board query Mr. Ellis said 100% attendance by the 10- cal teachers was expected. Per- mission was granted for a day off for the teachers. of telephone service," and that tests to date prove that the seven figures are as easy to remember as name and figure numbers. “It was found calls could be dialed faster and more accurately, and the ANC prevents the misâ€" spelling and misinterpretation of office names and letter codes. It also, Mr. Barnes added. is of great significance to people whose mother tongue is not English, and it eliminates the confusion be‘ tween the figure zero and the letter O and-between the figure one and the letter I." -With the millions of phones across the continent in the pro- cess of being linked together by DDDâ€"the system whereby tele- phone users dial their own staâ€" tion-to-station long distance calls -,â€"ANC offers important advan- tages. The two-letter fiveâ€"figure number allows only 540 useful combinations for exchange names in one DDD numbering plan area, whereas ANC will permit up to 800. This will provide greater flexibility for future growth and for improvements in telephone service. clerical help for the ad “inistra- tion office for part-iime at the regular salary schedu‘e. New Sub-division Public School Inspe’uor May~ nard Hallman informed the board a new subdivision of 179 building lots in Lot 26 Con. 1 (the Grandview Estates) is in the planning stages and asked the board if it desired a school site in this location. As it is only 34 of a mile from Thornhill High School a new school site was not thought necessary. Teachers ‘ The Planning Committee (Trustee Wainwright, 9chairman) hopes to meet with the planning committees of the four munici- palities composing the high School district in the near future to ascertain planning trends’ for the coming year. PICKERING â€"â€" Councillor Harry Ashton, elected in December to council, resigned to: take on the position of Township By-Law En- forcement Officer. A joint meeting of local school boards and municipal councils in Metropolitan To- ronto to stop further annual tax rate increases was propos- ed this week by Mimico Ma- yor Edwards. He said he will ask Metro Chairman Gardin- er to arrange the meeting. “I refuse to vote for any more tax rate increases,” said the mayor. Taxpayers are being treated like ping pong balls by civic adminis- trations in the Metro area, he said. Tax Increases In Metro WAlnut. 1-8234 by Jane Manning Has the time come to offer a limited vocational course in our high schools in the York Central District? The Management Committee and the principals of local high schools are pondering the question. Principal A. S. Elson said at a recent meeting of the board. “I feel it is a field we are going to have to enter here. There are a number of students who could profit from a limited vocational set-up. It would be a 50%' ter- minal course." That is to say the course would be taught in grades nine and ten and the student taking it could elect to receive York Central Considering Added Vocationa Courses a terminal certificate from the high school at the completion of Grade 10, or he could elect to continue his studies for Grades 10 and 11 at a vocational school outside the district at board ex- pense. The greatest capital expense would be the creation of another shop in the high schools providing the course. If such a course were set up for this September it would be two years before any students would be eligible to continue it in a school outside the area. “By then,” added Principal Elson. “We would have a clearer vision of the need in this area.” Girls’ Commercial Course The girls of the local high school district already have the opportunity to secure a complete vocational course in our high schools with the four year com- mercial course. ‘ There would be an additional $20.00 per pupil available in pro- vincial grant if vocational courses for both boys and girls were available. At present with only the girls’ commercial course being given it Is not paid. 7 Trustee Ralph‘Wood mentioned the necessity of parents and stu- dents having to decide at the end Mr. and Mrs. Jack Thom of Victoria Park had supper on Sat- urday with Mr. and Mrs. Elias E1- liott. Mr. and Mrs. Gutwein and Freddie Kirstein spent Sunday in Toronto‘ Mrs. MacKinnon and Wayne of Seven Islands, Quebec are visit- ing her parents, Mr. ‘and Mrs. Gordon Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith spent the week-end in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Conner spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. G. French. Mr. and' Mrs. Neal Conner were also.supper guests on the same day. Miss Erma Nigh spent the week-end with her friend, Miss Joyce Downing at Oak Ridges. Mr. and Mrs. Em Dewsbury of Newmarket had supper on Sun- day with their uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Elias Elliott. Mrs. McKendry of Willowdale is spending several weeks with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McKendry. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Heise and Miss Idellus Sider visited Mr. and Mrs. George French on Sat- urday. Mrs. Joseph Wideman enter- tained a number of ladies at a quilting on Tuesday. Mrs.' J. Bond énd Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barber attended the dedication of the Thomson Mem- CORRESPONDENT: MRS. CHAS. MILSTED Telephone Gormley 5201 GORMLEY NEWS For Being A Smart Shopper We Give You CREDIT of grade eight on the desirability of taking such a course. Neither the board nor the principals would have the authority or ex- perience, with the pupils to be able to advise him to take the course. Principal Elson said an attempt would be made to place those who could profit most in the proposed course. There would be limited facilities and only these showing ability in that line would be ad- mitted to the course. “No square pegs in round holes," said the principal. “It isn’t a course for sluggards.” ,There have been eight to ten requests received by him for a limited vocational course, said Principal Morrison of Woodbridge High School. The curriculum will consist of additional shop. five to six periâ€" ods a week, to take the place of some academic subjects. Friends are pleased to Mrs. Lawrene Boynton is frqxp Ngwmarket Hospital The board at present is paying the tuition of twenty pupils tak- ing vocational education in other schools in Weston and Toronto. The cost of this is approximately $1,000 per year, per pupil, with the ratepayers paying $700.00 and the province $300.00, approxiâ€" mately.‘ orial Collegiate on Wednesday night in Scarboro in memory of Mary and David Thomson, the first white settlers in Scarboro. Mrs. J as. Heise entertaified id number of ladies at a quilting last week. Mrs. Gordon Harman spent last week with her son-in-law and daughter. Rev. and Mrs. D. Thornhin and girls at South Bend. Indiana. Mrs. H. Varley arrived home by plane on Sunday after spending two weeks in England with her 92 year old grandmother. Mr. Howafd Baker and Hisey were student teachers week at Lloyd School. Pupils taking the course in To- ronto have to pay their own trans- portation. Trustee Mrs. Barbara Langstaff asked, “Is the reason more are not taking the course because they had to pay the transportation? The students of Emmanuel Bib- le College at Kitchener will have charge of the service at 1-1 am. on February 28 at United Mis- sionary Church. Secretary Mrs. J. R. McAUis- ter commented, “I have never heard anyone refuse to pay the costs of transportation.” CONGRATULATIONS The Newmarket Era and Ex- press celebrated its 108m birth- day last week. SCARBORO â€" Scarboro Council has approved a fixed holiday per- iod for employees in 1960. It will be the two weeks in July in]- media-tab; preceeding Civic Holi- While-You-Watch Service NEED A NEW MUFFLER? Drive into your nearest Canadian Tire for your free safety check. When the car is on the hoist, you are the iudgeâ€"you decide whether your old muffler is still serv- iceableâ€"or needs replacing. 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Business Ad- ministrator Ashworth added, “The province pays beyond the two mile limit but the cost of trans- porting a pupil to Toronto would be greater than the grant re- ceived.” Trustee Mrs. James Objects ‘ Trustee Mrs. Kathleen James objected to the ruling by the board that Grade 9 students could not attend Toronto schools for special courses at the board expense. The School Act stipulates that pupils can attend another high school if the one in the district in which they reside does not offer the course they desire. Chairman Stewart Rumble stated. “Our pupils can‘t go to Toronto the first year because Toronto schools have not been declared ‘open' and we have to give permission for a student to attend there." This is usually done on the recommendation of a principal. The board some months ago reiterated its stand that 9th graders were to attend York Central schools first. “Our principals recommended it,” said Mrs. McAlister, “I would 'be interested in knowing how many would take the vocational course elsewhere if it were nqt for this stipulation.” commented Mrs. James. And she added. “I think it should be stricken from the record.” In reply to a question from Trustee Robert Ross as to the drop out between grades nine and ten he was informed it was “ter- rific.” Trustee Ross then asked, “Would vocational courses help some of those from dropping out or failing?” Principal W. Morrow said, “Some just want to drop out.” "Would you say one half drop- ped out before Grade 11?” Asked Mrs. James. It could be said that after eight years of screening in elementary grades about 20% of those start- ing high school did not benefit in the long run {tom the courses Principal Elson added that ac- cording to Leaside figures 15% of their high school'pupils elect- ed vocational courses. The board felt more research was needed before a decision was made whether to begin a limited vocational course in one or more high schools here this fall. It was noted a third shop would not be necessary before the second year and thus the response to such a course could be accurately as- certained before _a_ large capital Trustee Morley Kinnee cau- tioned, “When you start to pay tuition and transportation you take away from your own board. It is a sound business policy to have every pupil in our district take Grade 9 before being allow- ed to attend another school for a course we'don’t offer. Some have many a lurid reason for tak- ing an (outside) course. 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