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2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, July 20, 1961 ing traffic lights right through the town. Only by so doing, these represen- tatives declared, could the dreadful tie- up of traffic which they saw in their crystal ball be averted. Council â€" quite properly â€"â€" agreed. The lights are to go in before too long. We know the answer, however. Somebody down in the Queen City is giving heed to that ancient admonition, “Let not your right hand know what your left hand doeth!” A confused pubâ€" lic would, however, appreciate a little “togetherness” instead. Rest To Drive - And Stay Alive It's "time for a change,” members of the Womens Institute at King City have declared. They think that members of High School boards should be elected, not appointed. They believe also that more women should serve on those boards. v Recently they adopted a resolution which declared that “whereas members of local district high school boards are appointed by the council of the several municipalities concerned, and whereas this results in some good appointments, but in our opinion, there is less assur- ance of good appointments than if the members were elected by the people, and whereas such boards should have more women members than is now the case, regardless of whether members are ap- pointed or elected: now therefore let it be resolved that the Federated Womens Institutes of Ontario be sent this re- solution as a request that they support, firstly, a change in law to require the members of district high school boards be chosen by election by ratepayers; secondly, that efforts be made to ensure more places on district high school boards for women, whether such boards are formed by election or appointed.” secondly, that efforts be made to ensure more places on district high school boards for women, whether such boards are formed by election or appointed.” The ladies of King City are far from being the first to believe that members “'I'ogeIherness' Conceding that to be the case, one wonders why it is necessary for high school boards and yet, apparently, un- necessary for municipal councils and public school boards. The answer to that would be interesting. ' Is Needed! It’s beginning to seem as if some of the boys at Queen's Park might do well to get their heads together on one or two matters of public interest and at least come up with approximately the same answers to a problem. Latest example concerns traffic lights â€"- that pet aversion of the On- tario Department of Highways, which usually comes up with a bagful of ex- cuses when ever public bodies and press see the need for an installation and, nine times out of ten, finally puts the lights where they should have been in the first place. It has, on more than one occasion, declared itself opposed to traffic lights. But, only a few weeks ago, it sent a. team to Richmond Hill to “sell” town council on the vital necessity of install- ing traffic lights right through the town. Only by so doing, these represen- tatives declared, could the dreadful tie- up of traffic which they saw in their crystal ball be averted. Council â€" quite properly â€"- agreed. The lights are to go in before too long. Fatigue while driving is an insid- ious cause of highway accidents that is no less formidable than excess speed or alcohol. This is the informed opinion of W. Arch Bryce, executive director of the Canadian Highway Safety Council, at a time when hundreds of thousands of Canadians are preparing to embark on long motor trips for their annual summer holidays. Aceording to Mr. Bryce, there is only one basic remedy for fatigue: rest. “Careful drivers give themselves a good night's sleep before setting out early next day. In addition~ every hundred miles or so, they make brief st0ps to take a little exercise, admire the scen- REXDALE CAR 8. TRUCK RENTALS LTD. R. R. l MAPLE ALpino 7-1461 (Sherwood Motors) IGARDEN TRELLIS-$I.2o-$I.59| MAPLE-RICHMOND HILL CARS 8. 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While it cannot be denied that many dedicated individuals have rendered worthwhile service on these boards, yet it cannot be denied that in some cases members have grown to believe that they own their places on these boards, like King Charles of old, by divine right. Never at any time do they have to “stand up and be counted” before electors. Never do they have to answer directly to those whose money they spend. Considering that today high school boards spent in some cases as great a proportion of the tax dollar as the councils which appoint them, that is far from being a healthy situation. It is, at the least, far from democratic. Previous suggestions of a character similar to the one made by the ladies of King City have met with the assertion that continuity of administration and experience is necessary in high school matters. And, on the other side of the fence, Stafi Inspector Ralph Taylor of the Ontario Provincial Police told members of the Ontario Municipal Board, sitting in judgment on the application of Mark- ham Township Council to re-zone part of Thornhill to accommodate the contro- versial Tower discount store, that his department was in favour of doing away with traffic lights. They caused rear. end collisions, he said. The problem that had to be over- come at Thornhill was not at all unlike the problem that 'had to be overcome in Richmond Hill,'except that in the for- mer instance si' e-street traffic had to be accommodat' . Yet in one case, acâ€" cording to one pfiovincial authority, traf- fic lights were the answer. In the other case, according to another provincial authority, they were not. ery and enjoy a stimulating cup of cof- fee at a nearby restaurant. These sen- sible measures help to keep the driver fresh and alert. Stressing the theme of the nation- al campaign for highway safety, “Slow Down and Live”, Mr. Bryce urged mo- torists never to exceed the speed limits prescribed by law and to always keep their car under control according to weather conditions, visibility, road con- ditions, and traffic density. “It’s better even to take a consid- erable delay and arrive safely than to risk taking the road to the hospital, or even to the morgue. After all, what mo- torist on holiday is in a hurry to die?" he asked. - HERBERT GOODHOOFD 63 Yonge St. North Richmond Hill, Ont. Prop. OFFICIAL AGENTS FOR ALL STEAMSHIPS 85 AIRLINES BOOKINGS FOR SEA-AI] TOURS AND CRUISES N0 BOOKING FEES GLOBE TRAVELSERVICE Phone TU. 4~7851 lMEMIEI‘ ,UDI‘I' C Rcuunofl: UREA” (Second of three articles by Mr. A. S. Elson, Principal, Thornhill High School. The third will appear next week.) Most universities require for admission nine Grad-e XIII pap- ers of which six must be English, Composition and Literature, two Mathematical papers or Latin (Authors and Composition) and a modem or classical language, consisting of an Authors and 8 Composition paper. A student lacking any one of the above will be minus a basic requirement for matriculation, though he or she may qualify, under the regulations of the Deâ€" partment of Education. for a graduation diploma. Another barrier to admission to university is the insistence on a certain per- centage of marks beyond a bare pass by nearly all flacuslties today. As, for the most part, parents and the public have been conversant with the options and require- ments of flh-e general course, no further reference will be made to it except as is necessary in discussing the Technical and Commercial courses. Add Technical Course The two secondary schools of the York Central Dis- trict High School Board, at Thornhill and Bayview, will be in a position to oger a. variety of courses to students of the area. These two schools, as well as Richmond Hill and Woodbridge high schools, will continue to give the General Course with its wide selection of options. Although the General course is basically planned for those seeking uni- versity entrance (Matriculation) many pupils do qualify for the Secondary School Diploma (Grade XII) and the Honour Graduation Diploma (Grade XIII) minus the uni- versity entrance requirements. A three, or four, year Commer- cial Course is already available at Thornhill to which is to be added a three, or four year Tech- nical Course; when the addition to Bayvlew is completed a simi- lar opportunity in these two ar- eas will be available there. The reference to “three or four year courses" indicates that in plan- ning these counses. the transfer at Grade K level from any one of the General, Technical. 0}: Conunerclal fields to anoflher will be possible without loss of time to a student whose Grade IX work has been satisfactory but whose interests would be best served by such a phqnge. Two streams will be available to students entering the new Technical Course. One for those who plan to continue to univer- sity in engineering or related courses, and one for those whose aim his to enter industry as ap- prentices or to continue to a technological institute. such as Ryerson in Toronto. Ryerson In- More Canadian women are growing herbs in their gardens than ever before. But only a handful can match the collection that Mrs. Alan McKenzie of Pick- ering raises in her 40-foot square plot. The July issue of Canadian Homes magazine reports that she has more than 100 different herbs - ranging from common kinds - _ -Vcr , l' .- garden sage and thyme to exotic rarities like prostrate rose- mary, the tiny Corsican mint, and the ferny-leaved lavender from Greece. So well-known has Mrs. Mc- Kenzie's unique henb garden be- come that visitors come from miles around to visit It and meet 1her. 'This is a pinching, tasting, snirfifing garden," Elizabeth Mc- Kenzie explains as she leads the way through it, bending to snap off a leaf of bergamot, crushing it in her fingers to relish its rich summery scent. Like'most advanced herb gar- deners, she began growing her herbs because of a keen interest in cooking. “Herbs add so much even to ordinary dishes," says Mrs. McKenzie. “But I discover- ed that I couldn’t buy many fresh herbs - especially fifteen years ago. So I started to grow them myself." Her beginning was a small patch of cooking herbs which soon expanded to about 20. Am- ong them were tarragon, sage, The New Trend In Education In York Central District By Jane 'our 'Llarden stitute will also be available to those who have elected the uni- versity stream: The term “General Technical" is applied to the first of these streams. A student who registers for this course will take exactly the same English, History, Math- ematics. Science. and French as do students registered in the General Course in Grades IX to XII. 0n successful completion of Grade XII this pupil can proceed to the Mathematics and Science Courses of Grade XIII on an equal basis with his cohorts of the General Course. Throughout his course he will have eight per- iods per week devoted to Techni- cal work; drafting will be taken in all four years. In Grade IX and X he will devote a half of a year to eadh of the four shops. Woodworking, Machine. Electri- cal. and Automobile mechanics. In Grades XI and X11 he will elect one of these and concen- trate on it for the two year per- iod. All students contemplating a course in engineering at univ- ersity are strongly recommended to select "General-Technical” as the course best suited to their needs. Experience in the shops may well be a factor in detenmin- ing the field of engineering best suited to the individual. Second Stream Williams The second stream is desig- nated only by the name “Tech- nical Course". Students who el- ect this course will also take English, History. Mathemaiics, and Science, but no French. The content of the courses, while in most cases paralleling. will not be identical with the general course outlines. Technical Math- ematics. while involving Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, is an applied form to meet the trade requirements of the various in- dustries: it has its own text books. In a somewhat similar way the science is designed to meet the practical requirements of a tech- nical course though the text books may be the same as those thyme, chives, garlic and marjor. am, as well as less familiar ones such as tansy, broom, dittany-of- Crete and costmary.. Now she has herbs in 10 different beds. divld- ed into different kinds such as those for cooking or others that are unusual and exotic. As well, there are herbs in pots - poet’s jasmine. the prostrate rosemary and French lavender. For would-Abe herb growers who would like to share the ex- citement of having chives, thyme, basil and others growing in the garden to cut fresh and bring in. to the kitchen, Elizabeth McKen- zie offers this advice: 7 Start with a few, and then add others each season. Beginning with the commoner cooking herbs is the most popular way. Some herbs can be started from seed; others should be bought as young plants and may require shop- ping around; Farmer’s markets in the city are good sources of fresh herbs in pots. As for growing them, most herbs only demand a moderate amount of feeding. But they do best in well-drained and sunny locations. Her ,own plot is com- pletely unshaded, and the soil is gravelly. But, says Mrs. McKenzie, "peo- ple think you can stick herbs in the ground, walk away and let God do the rest. But you can't. Herbs need as much care as other plants in feeding, watering and hoelng." As for plants to 'be wary~of, she advises that “some artemisias and mints grow so quickly that they will take over the whole garden. The artemisia Silver. Queen, for instance. sends out? underground shoots five feet long during one winter. Mint is so prolific that you must surround it with a barrier of metal under «the soil, or plant it in I pail so it won't spread." In the McKenzie home, herbs are used in every meal. Break- fast has tarragon with the eggs. lunch has thyme in soups and stews, and each dinner meat dish. dessert or salad will include some kind of herb, fresh from the garden or dried. Drying herbs the Elizabeth Mc- kenzie way is simple. She puts the fresh cuttings in the warm- ing oven of her stove. “You must watch them carefully because some dry quickly and others take two or three hours," she says. “If you haven’t a warming oven, you can dry them in a baking oven with a low h_ea_t, too): vau u Another use of herbs in the McKenzie household is to flavor tea. She uses lemon verbena, ber- gamot and pineapple sage, either fresh or dried. And the more un- usual uses of herbs in cooking include nasturfiums or Xiolet pet- als in salads, borage flowers in various dishes including cold drinks and desserts. marigold petals in the custard dessert, Bav- arian cream. and rose petals in cream-cheese sandwiches. 'ma used in the general course. These students spend more time in the shops than do those of the Gen- eral-Technical group. As is the case for members of the General- Technioal course, these students will take drafting in all four years. In Grade IX and X a total of twelve periods a week is de- voted to drafting and shopwork: the non-drafting periods will be allotted in such a way that a full year will be devoted to each of the Woodworking, Machine. Elec- trical and Auto-mechanics shops, In grades XI and XII, Shop and drafting time is increased to eighteen periods. A student must elect a major shop and a minor shop, more time being allotted to the former than to the latter. For example, a student Ielectlng Auto-mechan- ics as his major might elect elec- tricity as his minor (or perhaps machine shop) as each of the lat- ter could have a bearing on his selected major and his probable final field of endeavour upon gra- duation. For the majority of students who elect the “Techni- cal” course Grade XII will ter- minate their years in high school, however, the Department of Ed- ucation has planned a Grade XIII course for the few who may decide they wish to up-grade their academic standing. it is known as Grade XIII Technical. A student proceeding to this course will concentrate on En- glish. Matihematics and Science, twelve periods each, of a forty period week, are assigned to Me- thematics and Science to enable the student to improve his back- ground in these areas. Two other subjects taken are Economics. and Materials and Processes of Industry. It is possible certain universities might recognize this 1course as equivalent to entrance requirements for a few engineer- ing courses; there is no positive assurance of this. Terminal Course Planned Before leaving the field of Technical education“ reference must be made to the two year terminal course. A special shop is provided for this counse in which manual skills only are taught; these skills will be in four areas, carpentry, brick-lay- ing, sheet-metal, and one of e1- ectrlcal wiring, plumbing or plas- tering. The academic subjects will take up a smaller portion of time than in the other courses and as mentioned in the first article. the course is designed for those who plan only two years in high school and who would find the highly theoretical and technical aspects of the other courses un- suited to their needs. Next week the Commercial courses will receive attention and a few views expressed in sum- mation. ’ Book Reviews from the Richmond Hill Public Library This week we are reviewing new fiction, books which have been added to the collection in the past few days. THE WINTER OF OUR. DISCON- TENT. by John Steinbeck. (Vik- ing 1961) Disturbed by the widespread decline in American private and public morality.Steinbeck has written a provocaw tive novel about a man of inted- rity who compromises his principles for a “cushion of se -urity" Ethan Allen Hawley, descendant of New England sea captains, is a clerk in a small Long Island grocery store who succumbs to ambition for easy success and ruthlessly plots the deportation of his Italian boss in order to take over the store. The characters and the locale emerge with lifelike clar‘ty. DESTINY OF FIRE, by Zoe Old- enbourg. (Pantheon, 1961) Ob- obviously possessed of a deep and loving knowledge of the Middle Ages, Mme. Oldenbourg achieves a remarkably compassionate hist- torical novel dealing with the Al- ‘begennians, were a heretical Fourth Crusade. The Ca‘th‘ars, or Albegensians, were a heretical sect which flourished in the height of the 12th and 13th cen. turies. The characters displayed are intensely alive, woven indel- ibly into a violent tapestry with a realism and delineation to be found only in a brilliant and un- spoiled work of literature. From the very outset, flames and fire cast a glow over every figure in the story. POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE. by Noel Coward. (Heinemann, 1960). Samola, a small British colony in the South Seas, provides the locale for a number of hectic RICHMOND HILL PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD $50.00 REWARD WILL BE PAID TO ANYONE SUPPLY- ING INFORMATION LEADING TO THE CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PER- SONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VAN- DALISM AT THE BEVERLEY ACRES Have You Read These? SCHOOL ON OR ABOUT JULY 6, 1961. 62 YONGE STREET SOUTH RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO Dear Mr. Editor: In your issue of June 22nd, you carried a report of the proceed- ings at Richmond Hill Council meeting of June 19th. In this was mention of a letter from my sol- icitor. Mr. T. C. Newman, and the comments of council mem- bers. Among the brilliant remarks arising from this soâ€"called dis- cussion were a couple of state- ments with which I must take Issue. Since they were so obvious- ]y aimed at me I must ask you to print this reply. First was Mr. Bradstock'sT II" III‘ statement that someone had been Nâ€"J 131!- short changed on the amount of land given for park purposes. Now let’s examine the facts. Continuous l: 1. The plan shows park to be ‘6 D.m- t 420' x 31615.2 This comes to just Saturday. C1 over three acres. 2 2. The subdivision was just unâ€" der 44 acres. The Act calls for 5% for park or municipal pur- poses. This. according to my fig. ures, is 2.2 acres. N Thus it is evident that I gave almost an acre in excess of the area called for. Even Mr. Brad- stock should be able to compre- hend this. He appears to be as careless with his facts as he is with his tongue. Second waé the Mayor's claim to credit for transforming an un- desirable property. But what was so undesirable about the property as it was? Possibly he was thinking about the creek, which the village has used as an extension of its sew- age system. I will admit that since then it has at times been anything but fragrant. But this was not foreseen at the time the park was conceived. ‘$ear Mr; 0" ” What the municipality receiv- ed was three acres of virgin soil. with a comparatively clear, clean stream running through it. All it required was 200 or 300 feet of field title and a bit of leveling and you would have had a fertile area. which would have grown trees. flowers and shrubs, the equal of anything anywhere, a place of beauty as well as a play- ground. But why use a few tlle when a few thousand tons of earth would do the job? I am sure no one then dreamed that any sensible person ‘would have attempted to convert this lntom sportsfield. To me, it ap- peared so unsuited to this use and so patently suitable for use as a park. Also I fail to under- stand why it was necessary to pile two or three feet of fill on the land at Cedar Ave. when it is the same elevation as the lots where the houses are built west of Lennox Ave. No bouquets for this, M or. Someone muffed 3 ch make a good park an ground. at little expense 3 probably not very sati sports field, at what will I be a very high cost. events in the months prior to the much-anticipated visit of the Queen and her husband. Grizel Craigie. an English plantation owner’s wife, finds that prepara- tions for royalty are simple com- pared to domestic problems that include a house guest’s affair with a local Englishman, several ill-timed attacks of chicken-pox, and an emotion-ally charged par- ty given by some off-beat friends. This is Mr. Coward’s first novel. THE EDGE OF SADNESS. by Edwin O’Connor (Little, Brown, 1961). Through the words and thoughts of Father Hugh Kem nedy, reformed alcoholic and pas- tor of a decaying parish in a city that could be Boston. the reader comes to know a variety of inter- esting people: Father Danowski, his bouncing Polish curate, gar- rulous and unlettered Iris/hmen such as Bucky and P.J., Father John Carmody, a life-long friend who has developed an anti-social phobia, and many more. The prin- cipal portrait is that of old Char- lie Carmody, a shrewd, sharp, irich, miserly. but completely hu- ‘man and slightly pathetic old rascal whme catalytic action on his family and friends is pro- nounced in many ways. THE PURSUIT 0F AGENT M, by DeWitt Copp. (Milleorrow, 1961). Mark Costain, an American of Czechoslovak descent, has been living in that country sivce World War II, and working as an aero nautical engineer with the fr confidence of the Communist re- gime. He is also involved in an American spy contact which rea- ches high, into the Czech govern- ment. 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