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Former Thornhill Resident Fred 5. Haines Memorial Exhibition At Art Gallery Of Toronto, Friday For 44 of those busy years. until his death in November. 1960, Fred S. Haines lived in Thornhill. so the memorial ex- hibition of his work which opens at the Art Gallery of Toronto on Friday afternoon. October 27, will be of special interest to residents of this area. The 60 paintings, drawings, and colour aqua tints, on loan from 4 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, October 26, 1961 J. N. M ulholland, Q.C. an artist. Obtaining a job he attended evening classes at the Central Ontario School of Art until he had saved enough to take a daytime course. At 21 he ex- hibited his first picture, and was launched on a career in which he won acclaim for his paintings and etchings, and also for his executive ability. Further study at, (the Academie des Beaux Arts de Anvers, Belgium, was‘ followed by 18 years as Principal of the Ontario Col- lege of Art, and he served terms as president of the Royal Canadian Academy, the Ontario Society of Ar- tists, and the Arts and Letters Club, Toronto. As well, he was a director of the Art Gallery of Toronto for five years, and of the Art Gallery at the Canadian National Exhibition for a long period. By Doris M. FitzGerald Back in 1896 while some of his schoolmates in Meaford, Ont. were thinking about becoming farmers, merchants, doctors or lawyers, young Fred Haines decided upon a more unusual and hazardous profession. At the age of 17, full of ambition, but with no formal training he set out for Toronto to earn his living as Ready to acquire further education or face the workaday world are the students of Powell Road Public School, in the south-eastern corner of Vaughan Township, pictured above. They are the graduating class of 1961. in the front row from the left are Patsy Fitchett, Sharon Nichols, Susan Buchanan, Peggy Fitchett, Valerie Metcalf, Bonnie Konsmo. In the back row are John Cripps, Fred Morgan, Mrs. P. Croteau, Grade 8 teacher, Principal M. McRoberts, 80 Richmond St. West. Toronto Consultation by Appointment Phones: Thomhill AV. 5-3315 Toronto EM 4-2780 Thornhill and District News Will terminate in the Township of Markham at 2 o’clock am. on Sun- day, October 29, 1961, and at that time the clocks will be set back an hour to Eastern Standard Time. This means that Sunday, October 29, will be on Standard Time. Harry Crisp Clerk PROCLAMATION Notice Is Hereby Given That DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME legal TELEPHONE AV. 5-2331 Here Are Powell Road School's Graduates the National Gallery. the Ham- ilton Art Gallery, and other pub- lic collections across Canada, span his life as an artist. The earliest, ‘Sheepdog” was paint- ied in 1907, and the most recent. "Avening. Ont", in 1959. Local scenes include Apple Orchard, Thornhill; Bruce’s Woods. near Unionville, Lyman Barclay's Farm. at Greenwood; The Grav- el Pit, at German Mills; and The Pasture. Thornhill. which was exhibited at Wembley in i1925. The Grave] Pit and The :Pasture are two of the 14 oil paintings which Mr. Haines pres- ’ented to Thornhill High School in 1958. It is safe to say that no one will leave the exhibition mutâ€" ‘tering ‘Well, what did you make lot it?” This distinguished artist lloved colour. the rural land- ‘scape dappled with sunshine. and the wild and rugged beauty of the French River and Hali- burton districts in the changing seasons. His pictures evoke a warm and understanding res- ponse, and are a pleasure to look at. and to live with. T. R. MacDonald, R.C.A., dir- W. R. Dean Reeve “The Liberal" is always plezsed to publish items of interest contributed by its readers in the Thornhill area - - - - . . . Our representative in Thomhill is Mrs. Margaret McLean. who may be reached by phoning AV. 5-2331. ector of the Hamilton Art Ga‘ - lery has been the moving spirit behind the exhibition, and Mr. Haines’ daughter, Mrs. Dorothy who also taught Grade 8, Nick Paczkowski, Hugh Higgs. Susan Buchanan is holding the Citizenship Trophy, which has been awarded every year since 1953 to the student exhibiting qualities of good citi- zenship, plus high academic standing. It is given by Mr. Sid Griffith, who was a member of the township board of trustees for the school. Kenneth Madsen, Foskea Purdy and Grietje Purdy were also members of the graduating class but were not present at the time the picture was taken. (Photo by Lagerquist) SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD Mr. Donald MacTavish, M.A., B. Paed., a former teacher at Charles Howitt School, now Director of Special Services for the Department of Education, addressed the Thornhill Home and School, Wednes- day, October 11, on Special Services for the Excep- tional Child. According to Mr. MacTavish, exceptional children have more than the usual amount of prob- lems which could be due to physical and social rea- sons as well as from the amount of learning ability that they possess. Children, handicapped by physical reasons such as deafness, blindness, brain damage or neurological impairment have many great problems in order to read and comprehend. Those, handicapped by immaturity, shyness and general inability to adâ€" just and relax with others have another set of special problems. Children with limited learning ability must have constant repetition in order for them to grasp meanings. On the other hand there is the child with too much learning ability who requires a richer diet than that supplied to the average child. All these children who are part of the modern opportunity classes must be aided to be as responsible as possible. The opportunity classes that are taught by Mrs. Hill and Mr. Armstrong in Thornhill Public School are regular hives of industry. They are encouraged to contribute to the welfare of the school, e.g. Making stage sets . . . art work . . crafts etc., “The special classes in Ontario are making great progress,” said Mr. McTavish, “and they are now being opened in some secondary schools.” He said that the emphasis is always on the individual child, his needs, interest and rate of learning. The keynote is a skilful teacher who develops a good relationship with the child and goes hand in hand with him as he develops. The fu- ture of these children depends chiefly on their capac- ity to learn, their motivation and upon what is pro- vided by the taxpayers in way of classrooms and special equipment and also upon what parents provide at home. Personality of the week is Mrs. Doris Pollock of 19 Grandview where she has lived and taught the art of ballet for the last twelve years. She studied the Russian Ballet under the Volkoff and Labiniroff Schools of Dancing. She prefers the Russian style because she feels it encourages individuality and betâ€" ter freedom of expression. “In ballet," she says, “there is a sense of poetry, music and drama all com- bined in the flowing movements that are peculiar to ballet. A wonderful form of self-expression.” One of the joys of teaching ballet, Mrs. Pollock said, was to be able to discover a talented young person and help to nurture and encourage the talent. It is an even greater satisfaction to help children who are handicapped in some way, and help them to develop strength and poise. Even children who have no out~ standing talent with dancing can benefit by learning to express the drama of ballet . . . which is acting out a story to music. Mrs. Pollock particularly likes to work with prim- ary children because they are more original and ex- hibit more freedom of expression. She teaches any- one from the ages of four and up. MRS. DORIS POLLOCK . TEACHES RUSSIAN BALLET hmbling fire By Elizabeth K'elson Hoover, Thornhill, assisted in assembling the collection. The catalogue was designed by Thor- eau MacDonald, well-known ar- tist-illustrator. and long-time resident of Thornhivll, and the foreword of appreciation was written by Charles Comfort, d-i- rector of the National Art Gal- lery, Ottawa. The F. S. Haines Memorial Exhibition will be open to the public at the Art Gallery of Toronto. through November, af- ter which it will move success- ively to the Hamilton Art Gal- lery, the Windsor Ant Gallery, and the Sarnia Art Gallery. ’I'Ol/U’l Thomhill Brownies and Guides The group accepted the resig- nation of treasurer Mrs. Nancy Stride and Mrs. G. Davie as- sumed the office in her place. ‘It was also announced that one fat the area’s foremost guiders, holder of the coveted Golden lCord, had been chosen to meet lLady Baden-Powell this month. lMI’S. Murray. better known to her fellow-guiders as Nancy Watt, of Concord, will be pre- sented to Lady BademPowell at the Girl Guide training camp ‘at Doe Lake, on October 28th. Mrs. E. P. Boyden is to be the publicity convener for the ladies auxiliary and will also be the new tester for the Brownies Golden Hand award in Thorn- hill north. Thornhill Women’s Institute With Mrs. C. Thompson pre- siding. the meeting opened with the singing of the Ode and the repeating of the Creed. A min- ate’s silence was observed as a tribute to a beloved member, Mrs. N. McKay who had passed away to a higher reward since the last meeting. A very pleasant afternoon was spent at the home of Mrs. T. Findlay, Centre Street. Thorn- hill, on Thursday. October 12th, when the Thornhill W.I. held their October meeting there. Mrs. Thompson welcomed the members and their friends. The roll call was answered by in- troducing the friend which each lady had brought to the meet- ing with her. The motto for the month was “He who has one thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere.” Mrs. T. Empring- ham then read a piece entitled “Friends”. Minutes of the September‘ meeting were read and approv- ed. Mrs. H. Mizen then led the ladies in a lively sing song} Various conveners then gave‘ their reports. Final plans for the bazaar held on October 19th} at the home of Mrs. J. Jamie- son, Centre Street, were dis-‘ cussed. Suggestions for the 60th anniversary luncheon to be held on February 15th were also dis- cussed. Mrs. P. Bone who was ‘in charge of the program, based on community activities and public relations, read a thanks- giving poem by Edna Jacques, and also several extracts from .the new handbook. Mrs. W. ‘Thompson reported on the im- provements of the Adelaide 1Hoodless Home at Stoney Creek. The meeting closed with the singing of the Queen and a cup of tea, with lots of social chat- ter brought a pleasant afternoon to a close. Hostesses were Mrs. T. Findlay, Mrs. C. Clifford and Mrs. C. P. Johns. Baptist Church News Following the business ses- sion, Mrs. Minton Johnston took charge of the meeting, her topic being “We have a Mission”. This part of the meeting was opened with the singing of “Now Thank We All Our God”, with the first verse being sung by Mrs. Beryl Abbey and the ladies joining in on the last two verses. The Thank Offering meeting of the Anna Buck Mission Circle of Thornhill Baptist Church was held on Wednesday evening, Oc- tober 11th at 8 pm. in the Sun- nay school hall, with the presi- dent, Mrs. J. Martin presiding. Miss Steven, Miss Stringer and Mrs. Yeo led in prayers for the church missionaries at home and abroad. Mrs. W. McGowan read the scriptures and the meeting closed with the singing of the hymn “Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun" and a prayer by Mrs. Martin. A social time followed and all enjoyed pump- kin pie and tea or coffee. The November meeting will be held at the home of Miss Gladys Steven. Lunar Cres., Don Mills and No. 7 Highway, on Wednesday, November 8th at 8 pm. A movie film on the Grande Ligne Mission will be shown. The Couples Club held their September meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Martin, No. 7 Highway, Friday evening, Sep- tember 29th in the form of a corn and Wiener roast. A roar- ing bonfire kept the party warm as the evening was a chilly one. The corn was delicious and with games around the fire and a rousing sing song followed by lots of hot coffee. made a most enjoyable evening. 7 The B.Y.P.U. of Thornhlll Baptist Church held their first social event of the season in the form of a “Gay Twenties” party at the home of the president, ‘Miss Joanne Wilson, on Satur- ‘day evening, September 23rd. Everyone came dressed in the style of the 20's and some of the gowns looked very authen- tic, being passed down from mother to daughter. The Charleston was the dance of the evening and a hilarious time was had by all. The explorers group is now meeting regularly on Wednes- days from 6:45 to 8:00 pm. at the church. It is under the direction of Miss Lorraine Mc- Closkey and Miss Carol Rider. The C.G.I.T.. under the direc- tion of Mrs. W. Yeo. meets each Tuesday from 6:45 to 8:15 pm. And here is a Hallowe'en re. minder for all you good folks of Thornhill and district: some of the small witches and hob- goblins who will be calling at your door next Tuesday will Thornhill Note: have small yellow boxes and at the distinctively yellow tags, indi- variou eating that they are collecting tickets funds for U.N.I.C.E.F. The boxes get ya and tags were distributed to the for cl“ children of the Thornhill United,hour. I The Women’s Auxiliary of Thomhill United Church would like to invite everyone whom the Liberal reaches to come to their Hollyberry Fair on No- vember 4th from 2 to 5 pm. at the church. There is to be a Children’s Corner and many other attractions, one of them being a country store. And if you don't know what to expect to find in a country store, you are asked to please come and find out. Holy Trinity News The general meeting of the Parish Guild of Holy Trinity Church for the month of 0c- tober was held on Tuesday, Oc- -tboer 17th in the parish hall, with approximately 25 members present. The meeting was opened by the president, Mrs. Eira Trant. with the Guild prayer‘ This was followed by the minutes of the last meeting and the treasurer’s report. The bazaar convener, Mrs. Ruth Gall. reported that the bazaar plans are in the final stages. A few matters pertain- ing to the bazaar were then discussed. The meeting then adjourned and the ladies then proceeded to work on articles for the bazaar ,to be held on October 28th. Some worked on doll's clothes. hand puppets and space halts, while others concentrated on Christmas candles and pajama bags. Refreshment hostesses were Mrs. Janet Clapp and Mrs. Phil Devey. The next general meeting will be held on No- vember lest in the parish hall. October 15th was celebrated as Youth Sunday at Holy Trin- ity, The special service was a-t- tended by Brownies. Guides. Scouts, Girls' Auxiliary, Junior Auxiliary and both groups of the A.Y.P.A. Presbyterian Church News Some 225 men, women and children attended a Friendship Dinner at Thomhill Presbyter- ian Church on Wednesday, Oc- tober 18th. The dinner was or- ganized by the “Story To Tell" committee, headed by Mr. John Maver. This is a visitation com- mittee which will visit each home in the congregation to tell of the needs of the church and look for new members. A phoning committee or! 18 women called the other women of the congregation, asking each one to bring either scalloped po- tatoes, jellied salad or tarts to the dinner. Others were asked to donate money for the pur- chase of hams, rolls, .etc. Thus it was that at 6:30 pm. the as-‘ sembled company was able to thelp themselves from a boun- ‘teous buffet, as the ladies all lhappily sampled each others cooking (and exchanged recipes, I’ll be bound!) The dishes were cleared away by a group of the Holy Trinity caterers, and in November the ladies of the Pres- byterian church will return the favour. Following the dinner, the meeting adjourned to the body of the church and a welcome was given by Mr. Maver. Fol- lowing the singing of a hymn, the scripture was read by Mrs. H. Mizen. Rev. Evans then spoke ‘on ‘Our Call to Growth in Chris- tian Witness and Mr. John Mc- lKay spoke on “How We Will Serve". Mr. Jan Kok's topic was ‘The Need of the Giver” and Mr. Bruce Henderson dis- "ussed the financial needs of tie church. Mr. John Maver then concluded with “Let Us Accept This Challenge". Mr. Owen Wil- son gave the benediction. Calypso Fair Plans are well underway for the Calypso Fair to be held at Thornhill High School on Nov- ember 10 and 11 by the Thom- hill District Hockey Association. A bevy of ‘hulu’ dancers are practising assiduously under the direction of Mrs. Doris Pollock. They are Sandra Stewart, Jay Tiffany, Janet Clow, Gail Han- cock, Frances Barrett and Linda Saunders. As well as the hulu numbers, Gail Hancock and Linda Saunders, who are from Willowdale will do a jazz num- her to the, tune of Peter Gunn. The committee invites any- one who would like to display any West Indian arts or crafts at the fair to contact Dave Bar- bour- at AV. 5-5205. It is em- phasized that the fair will be, family entertainment, with something for the whole family‘ - displays, fortune telling dan- cing and children’s attractions - and also highly important. a registration booth for the 61-621 hockey teams. Arrangements for the hockey season are well un-‘ derway and ice has been booked at Aurora for the first six weeks of the training. Parents will be happy to know that the ofiicials were successful in securing ice at 5 p.111. this time - and not at 5 am. which they had to take once previously. And in case you ever wondered - it costs $16.00 per hour to rent the ice. lAiter the first six weeks, the regular schedule will be held at the Thornhill pond. with the playoffs at neighbouring arenas, Richmond Hill, Woodbridge or jAurora. For their $5.00 regis- ttravtion fee, the boys get their ,wint‘er's training (and don't for- get - that $5.00 is per family, not per boy), parents are ad- :mitted to games free, and the {boys keep their hockey sweaters steak and shake it’s a meal. DADS DINE at the end of the season. The various coaches are now selling tickets to the fair and you can get yours ($1.25 for adults, 75c for children) from Dave Bar- bour, Bill Menzles, Mr. Pollock, Bill Majory of Richmond Hill, Gary Stewart, Dan Mills, Lang- staff and Kenny Davis of Con- cord. among others. In order to keep their teams together before the start of the‘ hockey season, a soccer game was held between the Calypso Kings and the Flyers on Satur- day, October let, and was re- fereed by Lord Powers. who will be providing the Calypso music at the fair. And although the hockey players were not accom- plished soccer players, a fine time was had by all. Thgmhill Home & School Guest speaker at the October 11 meeting of the Thomhiil Home and School Association was Mr. G. MacTavish, M.A., B. Paed.. Director of Special Ed- ucation for the Province of 0n-‘ tario. Mr. MacTavish's lecture was profusely illustrated with: coloured slides. The interested audience of over 90 parents learned that special classes are held not only for slow learners ‘and mentally retarded children. but for those physically disabled, ‘such as cerebral palsy patients, the blind and the deaf and also for more advanced students who are away ahead of the rest of the class. The slides showed classes for the deaf where all the children are equipped with earphones and the teacher speaks to them through a microphone. A class for hyperactive children was shown, where for a time each child stays in a separate cubicle which is entirely free from any- thing which would distract the child. As the ch-lld progresses, he is able to go to the centre of the room with the teacher and not more than two other children. Thus outside distrac- tion is kept to an absolute min- imum and the child is taught to concentrate on the task at hand. Mr. MacTavish emrphasized that it is seldom necessary to keep children in such a class for very long, often only for a few months and never more than a year or two. He also emphasized that such classes as those he il- lustrated were for teachahle children as distinct from classes held at the Hospital Training School at Orillia, Cedar Springs and Smiths Falls. and at the School for Retarded Children. which are for trainable children. ‘Mr. MacTavish also stated that the Department of Education plans to have many more spec- ial classes in the future. The speaker was introduced by Mr. Armstrong. teacher of the Senior Special Class at Thorn- hill. A sincere ‘thank you" was expressed by Mr. C. Stocking, vice-president of the association. Refreshments were provided by ‘the mothers of grade 8 students. Well good people, is your gar- den dull and brown and every thing garnered in for the win- ‘ter? Now I shall do some very \frank boasting. Yesterday I went out and picked a heaping ‘box of strawberries out of our garden! if you are interested, they are an everbearing variety called ‘Red Rich" which are ‘obtainable locally â€" and they ‘really were delicious! . .. . Build your bank balance . . . Build your peace of mind CANADIAN IMPERIAL‘ BANK OF COMMERCE Over-1260 branchestomyu [Markham School Area I Students yMatched Oratorical Skill Oct. 18 The auditorium of the new J. Sands. superlntendlng prin- 16th Avenue School in Mark- cipal and business administrator ham Township, midway between for the area, kept the audience Yonge Street and Bayview AV-‘laughing With his threats to play enue, saw its first public func-jhis violin - a threat made good tion last week when pupils from‘acceptably at the end of the schools in Markham Township‘evening. School Area No. 1 vied for or-! .. ,, atorical honours. First place wb At? 01d h°m° week cele‘ and a trophy - was won by Jam-l I: on “"5 Staged by the “I”. ie Dlllane of Woodland Schoolhj“ S95, Dr- A. W. R. Doan, for- while Debbie Oliver of l-lender-Tmer SCh°°l “SPEC”? and 5e“ son Avenue School took secondmtary °f the m5? §°h°°1 8“” place. Third place was takenlbogrd 1“ the. Vic‘mty‘ Mr' S' by Janice Phelan of St Luke._,‘iGrlffiths. chairman of the same Separate School, who also wonlgfiiid’ if"! the. Liberals News the separate school plaque. ? OIL: lqking‘ The-three u... «mu-no vb u“: V- "yr-Cauuuué ui. uun “ " , ' cafirst; area?!“ school board, had Eisirzzfegxt:915:3:szth en until 16th Avenue School sent Fred-$3; tzhOItche as ludge‘" threw Churchill and Hans Held into‘ ge 91' 3881“- the contest. From Thornleal School were Bob Price and Clem to Kitchen. Jamie Dillane and hel David Honsberger represented Bu Woodland. Henderson Avenue Ne School's contenders were Debbie is the contest during York Coun- Oliver and Susan LePage. ty Council’s meeting at the end Occupying the chair, Mr. E. of the month. Contest winners now go on the township contest to be d in the municipal offices at ttonvllle on October 23rd. xt step after that for victor! Pupils from five, 5173551; comâ€" peted. Representing St. Luke’s Eepgrate _Scr_100_l we}? Mary Le The October meeting of the Thornhill and District Horti- cultural Society was held on Tuesday. October 17, at the Thornhill Public School. It was the last show of the year and with the continued fine weather the entries were of excellent quality and a splendid variety was on display. Thornhill Horticultural Members Hear Details Of Flower Arranging The members were honoured with a return vlslt from Mrs. Meiklejohn who gave many wel- come pointers on flower arrang- ing. She had spent the day at Edwards Gardens at a series of lectures a refresher course for judges. Mrs. Meiklejohn worked and talked and prepared before those present five delightful ar- rangements, the first a simple Oriental, one using ’mums and very little material in a delight- ;fu'l black container. The second :was a mass arrangement intro- ‘ducing line. This was prepared in aqua foam foil covered and ‘won by a lucky lady in the draw which followed. It consisted of ’mums in contrasting forms and glycerinized beech leaves in tones of bronze and yellow. The third was flowers and fruit on an antique glass ped- estal cake plate using ‘blue ma- gic', 'sugar plum' and ‘blue lace’ petunias, foliage and fruit from ‘flowering crab‘ plus graxpes. apples and egg plant to form a “Hogarth curve‘, a delightful Thanksgiving table arrange- ment. The fourth was a triangle in a small white footed dish - tints and tones of one colour (pink) using carnations, roses.‘ and the annual dusty miller fol-‘ iage. And finally a ‘Christmas’ at- rangement in white painted driftwood using red candles. flowers and contrasting green foliage resembling ‘Holly”. Mr. What'ley thanked the speaker, and the lucky draw for three of the arrangements and some bulbs, delphinium, and plants J. Sands, superintending prin- cipal and business administrator for the area, kept the audience laughing with his threats to play his violin - a threat made good accegtably at the end of the “AvuAuA a “cw; Editoi‘, FI‘Jfficking. The three men, who had been closely as- sociated in the affairs of the followed. The meeting was sad~ dened by the announcement of the illness of one of the direc- tors, Mr. Harrison, who suffered a stroke and is in the new Mount Sinai Hospital. Prizewlnners in the October shqw were as follows: One rose, hybridrtga: Mr. Jen- kins, The Mannings. The Kings. Rose, Grandlflora: Mr. Me- Cu_lly. Tye Healeys. Rose. nonhuman]: Mr. Jenkins. Tile Manpjngs. Mrs. Riley. Spray of Chrysanthemums: Kings. Mr. McCully. Mr. Mowat. A Vase of Seasonable Flowers: The Mannings, Kings. Healeys. Japanese Arrangement: turing Chrysanthemums: Healeys, The Mannings. Kings. Cabbage (Savoy): Mr. Turn- penny. Carrots: Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Hallowell. ‘Mr. Turnpenny. Parsnips: Mrs. Thompson. Pumpkin: Mrs. Thompson, J. Hallowell, Mr. Turnpenny. Squash: Mrs. Thompson, 1. Hallowell, Mr. Whatley. Collection of late Vegetables: Mr. Turnpenny, Mrs. Thompson. Spanish Onions: Mr. Whatley. Mr. Turnpenny. Leeks: Mr. Turnpenny. Chrysanthelum'lmrs idéifiiéi The Mgnnlngs, Theings. ‘Hallowe’en Party': Mr. B. Jenkins. Vegetables Apples: J. Hallowell. Beets: Mrs. Thompson, The Healeys, Mr. Turnpenny. Brussel Sprouts: Mr .Turn- penny. Mrs. Mlzen. 7 Cabbage (ball head): Mr. Turnpenny, Mrs. Thompsop. An arrangement using dried materials suitable for a mantle entitled ‘Seed Time and Har- vest’: Mrs. Whitehead, Mrs. Mlzen, Mrs. Thompson. ‘Autumn Splexidour': Kings, Mrs. Thompson. M-izen. Mrs‘ fea- The The