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Congratulations Commissioners “Our Need Is Better Teaching" 2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursflqy, {gnuary 2§, 1962_ ““““““““' IA _f nun-InnAn-n IIIII ‘ Normally the two commissionerâ€" ships go to reeves or deputy-reeves of municipalities which are some distance apart. The reason is an obvious oneâ€"to give representation to all parts of the county. This year an unusual event has occurred in that the two commissioners come from neighbouring municipalities, both in the southern part of the county. Reeve Albert Rutherford of Vaughan Township and Reeve Floyd Perkins of Richmond Hill have been elected 1962 commissioners, serving The new St. Paul‘s Lutheran Church was officially constituted at the impressive Christian service of dedication last Sunday morning. At present the congregation, under the leadership of Rev. Albert E. Myers, meets in the Walter Scott Public School, but future plans call for the erection of a new church building on a site adjacent to the Bayview High School. The inherent and basic strength of our western civilization springs from the vital and significant role played by our Christian religion. Now St. Paul’s has joined the growing number of churches serving the spiritual needs of this community. Our churches have met the challenge York' County has a unique form of government. Like all counties in Ontario, it has a county council which is composed of the reeves and deputy- reeves of the various incorporated towns, villages and townships. As in every other county in the province, county council is headed by a warden. But, unlike any other county in On- tario, it has two commissioners who, with the warden, form an executive body which carries on the day-to-day government of the corporation. Those commissioners are elected by council itself at its first meeting each year. and elections are usually keenly con- tested. “Objective evaluation of ideas on better teaching methods and school practices show that practices proposed, or which have been in use in schools for scores of years, are often worthless.” Such is the chalâ€" lenging statement made in a recently published book, prepared under the direction of Dr. Cecil Collins, re- search director of the Canadian Ed- ucation Association. It is one of nine studies written to provide delegates to next March’s national Canadian Conference on Education with back- ground information. The conference, sponsored by 76 national organizations, will draw about 2,000 delegates to plan the dir- ection which education in Canada will take in the future. Six educators contributing to the book note that research in the educational field in Canada is only beginning and that educational prac- tices in the classroom are often 50 years behind research findings. The method of getting the necessary in- formation down to the level of trus- tees and teachers is a major problem, they maintain. “Social pressures have opened the door in the past for educational salesmen to promote many kinds of innovations,” Dr. Collins states. Later he asserts, “We have self-con- tained classrooms, an age-grade pro- motion system, many kinds of drill Churches Serve Community An’ Independent Weekly: Established 1878 9 \â€"J\' f.‘ U I. ““ Subscription Rate $3.50 per year; to United States $4.50; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH. Editor and Publisher W. S. COOK, Managing Editor F. J. PICKING, News Editor “Authorized as second class mail. Post Office Department, Ottawa” We specialize in all types of floors Complete professional work . . . . . Free information, estimates on floors. . .. Janitor Services and Supplies PHONE TU. 4 - 3714 FLOORS SANDED. STAINS REMOVED - ' WAXED '3 RICHMOND HILL 1 COMMERCIAL CLEANERS Eb: liberal 1'. I 'lII gggggggggg‘i of the times and kept pace with the tremendous social and economic changes that have taken place throughout the southern part of this county since World War 2. In face of the great material advances made by our society during the first half of this century, it is easy to ignore the spiritual needs of our people. It is certainly a healthy sign that so many churches have established or extended their sphere of activity in Richmond Hill and district. People of all faiths have an opportunity to join with their fellow believers in a common order of worship. Without the Christian gospel our communities would be a poorer place in which to live, and the great cause of social jusâ€" tice would lose its leading champion. Therefore it is a special privilege for this newspaper, on behalf of all citizens of their municipalities, to offer congratulations and good wishes to Reeves Rutherford and Perkins as they begin their term of office. Both have another unusual at- tribute â€" both call “The Liberal” their home-town paper â€" a happen- ing which has never occurred before in connection with county commis- sioners. We doubt if it has ever hap- pened that any pair of commissioners of York County have both been ser- ved by the same area newspaper at the same time. Both of the new commissioners are men of long and varied municipal experience. Both are seized with the idea that York County is no longer a rural community where needs are not too pressing, but a dynamic and rapidly growing area where the prob- lems are both vast and immediate. Both have imagination enough to see what is happening and the will to serve the county in which their fam- ily roots are deep, with vision and integrity. under Warden William Sellers, Reeve of Sutton. procedures for learning arithmetic, or phonics, but these became part of the school system because somebody promoted them, not because of proven value.” A centre for research findings to be compiled is an urgent need, the authors claim, so that duplication and wastage may be avoided. They point out that among the areas needing scientific study are: The kind of people who make the best kind of teachers, and how they should be trained; A poll of Canadians on what they expect from their schools - - and a survey of the extent to which teach- ers meet these demands; Investigation of the screening of students according to ability, pro- motion practices, team teaching and reporting to parents; A close Examination of univer- Slty entrance requirements, wh1ch dxctay; hlgh school programs. The conference is definitely a step in the right direction and will no doubt have a tremendous effect on the future of education in Canada. May we hope that it will have a de- terrent effect on the practice of 'm- troducing new highly-touted fads in education. Our school system has suffered grievously from the introduc- tion of some of these in the past which. after the damage was done, have been dropped. .\1UV1.\U :\ SKILL/1:51.41 I :884-16321 “Drains Cleaned & Repaired [ PICK UP & DELIVERY C. STUNDEN Richmond Hill TU. 4-124? Septic Tanks Pumped MOVING A SPECIALTY Radio Dispatched RICHMOND DELIVERY SERVICE Barbara, accompanied by her mother, has just returned from a trip to Vancouver, where she was feted by the president of the blue chip company. Image dolls have been made from her photograph which ap- pears on the cover of the blue chip catalogues, and dur- ing her visit Barbara was presented with two. one of which was proudly brought home for her younger sis- ter, Laurie, who has also modelled in Toronto. With a very busy future ahead of her, a return to Vancouver in a few months, and trips to various parts of Canada, Barbara, due to her parents’ intelligent handling, remains completely unspoiled by the result- ant publicity, and her inborn naturalness contributes a great deal to her success in the modelling world. ~#vrBarbara Peirce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Peirce, Rockport Crescent, who was recently chosen from child models in Toronto as “Miss Bonny Blue”. She represents blue chip stamp plans which are at present in operation in British Columbia and will in the near future be used all across Canada. )erona/ jfiouqlzb . l “Canada's Justice Department is launching an all-out attack on juvenile delinquency,” says Justice Minister Fulton . . . And he's launching 10,000 J. D. imitations of Richard Widmark sneering: “Big man! i Pickin’ on kids l" Bayview High School’s principal says that kissing a girl goodnight after their forthcoming “Prom” is absolutely optional . . . It is also, even more absolutely co~optional. Publisher Roy Thomson says he hopes employing Lord Snowdon will help sell more copies of his Sunday Times. And he's probably right. He should get a big boost in circulation with subscriptions from the Royal family alone. A 100-year-old retired Toronto doctor boasts that he has never lost a patient to pneumonia . . . Or may- be -â€" just maybe â€" he may have had trouble spelling it. A couple in Tulsa, Oklahoma, made the news when they were granted a divorce on the grounds of incompatability. They have children aged 12,7 11, _9_, in 1951. Steps to pave the way for a national flag were outlined in the Speech from the Throne on the open- ing of Parliament . . . Like, a flag-poll? , Supermarket chains are said to be threatening the druggists’ $39 million vitamin market. Which is something of a bitter pill for them to swallow. An announcement from Cape Canaveral says the US. hopes to make this week the West’s greatest week in the space age . . . Unless Detroit announces another “compact”. 0 greedy. conceited, arrogant man. Where and how far do you think you will go? The road you choose is dark and hopeless. Think of the past conquerors, long ago, Then measure your strength, retreat your pace None of yesterday’s conquerors did gain‘ Only hate and contempt from the world which in blood they stained. Neither of you must, or will conquer. Theirs was but emptiness, yours will be in vain. Their faith and hopes were doomed, they became dust, By God’s right they did gain their last round; The sole right of six feet of ground. How foolish and inhumane to intimidate humanity. By threats of wars. which are the “roots of all evils". Let the wars be outlawed and cursed Or the profits out of them will be worsed. You talk of peace, but your talk is only hypocrisy, “Faith and labour without deeds is but dead”, You must search deep in the inner of your hearts, To find there the hidden flowing fountain, the fountain of peace; Which must and will, by virtue, sustain. To love and be loved, be an examplegof King Osoka, Share the wealth among the maimed 'and crippled, Heal the tensions, the sorrows of the present world, Feed the desperate and the hungry, water the thirsty: Encourage the hopeless, take care of the orphans and widows. It is not too late to change heart and mind. To slt ’round the table, to have patience and be kind, Learn to give and take, to reason from the start, What are the obstacles that keep you apart? Behold and spare the falling crown of the peace, For the sake of yours and all children, please! Or, if you are a sinister like Genghis Khan, Go! Strike with your monster, deadly bomb. Nonsense! We need not build shelters nor a catacomb, We will dispose into the hands of the unknown, And that would be a much better safe knownaway. Go! Scorch the earth, destroy all you can, Push the nuclear button, feel not sorry, You have no 'hearts, why should you worry? Strike! There is no law to hold you responsible, Stain the world with blood; what will be the gain? Mankind will die, but shall not perish in vain, Justice shall prevail, even if we die, again and again. You are not as wise a ruler as you think you are; I do not mean on purpose to pain you, sire, You are intoxicated with madness and lust of war, Wrath, and curse will fall on you, If you start a war and drown the world in blood, Your names will bear an account to the future race, On a towering statue of disgrace, "Miss Bonny Blue" , 4, 3:2 and i . . . and a TV seE they bought Proving that yesterday’s news is not necessarily dead. Spare Ong The Murdei‘ers of Mankind". - Christa Lazarov Kapov 194 Yonge St. N., Richmond eace by George Mayan The town council would be well advised to help provide local employment by engaging extra manpower to help keep the sidewalks of Richmond Hill clean of snow and ice. 'They are a disgrace to any community. Two of my friends have sustain- ed injuries due to the icy condi- tions of the sidewalks and I personally have had to change my hairdresser because of inac- cessibility to his salon. Glamour isn't worth the price of a brok- en neck! Dear Mr. Editor (THE FOLLOWING LETTER ON THE VITAL PUBLIC IS- SUE OF ADDITIONAL HOS- PITAL ACCOMMODATION WAS RECEIVED BY YORK COUNTY COUNCIL FROM YORK PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED CHURCH 0]“ CAN- ADA.) Dear Sir: mm m. gut-[0,1 leamg/L We have learned of the heavy pressure being brought to bear on local municipalities to share the enormous costs in the fin- ancing of hospitals. In our rap-i idly growing area the need of‘ hospital facilities is obvious. To raise our taxes is never a pleas- ant decision for elected repres- ientatives. But to finance this lneeded service, falls in part on councillors and officials who already feel they have used their tax money to the full. We want to congratulate the county for proceeding with plans for enlarging and extending the present hospital services. And we want to support the munici- palities in the difficult task of sharing these costs. Sincerely, Rev. Gordon Winch, Oak Ridges Committee of Evangelism and Social Service York Presbytery, United Church of Canada As a Presbytery we would like to say how much we sym~ pathize in this problem. We feel that adequate hospital fac- ilities are a vital service in the county. And we are sure our taxpayers will agree to take their part in providing for this need. SALE OF TAINTED MEAT IN YORK COUNTY Dear Mr. Editor: I feel impelled to write this letter in regards to the state- ments of Dr. King in your paper of January 11th. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS OF SIDEWALKS Dr. King states that "to the‘ best of my knowledge there is no bootlegging of meats from sick ’or unfit animals in York County at the present time.” He also states that there are some 18 slaughter houses inter- mittently in operation in York County without meat inspection. - He also informs us that anti-- mortem and post~mortem in- spections of meat only affords a relative degree of additional protection to the consumer. At- ter 25 years in this industry I personally disagree with this statement on these grounds. I thank him kindly for trying to put us all at ease over this meat situation but his own facts are very conflicting and dan only at best give us a very false security. “This is not an additional degree of protection but the very first stage of inspection afforded the consumer by the Department of Agriculture of Canada Meat Inspection Branch in government approved estab- lishments to assure the consum- er that animals slaughtered for human consumption in these premises are free frOr all known types of diseases. After this thorough inspection by these government employed men the authorization is given for “Canada Approved" to be stamped on>each major cut. My intentions in writing this letter has not been to under-rate Dr. King in any way but only to bring these facts out to the public. flappeningé (By Elisabeth Grant) The Horticultural Society be- gins its year’s activities with a meeting on January 25 at 8 o’clock at the Lions Commun- ity Hall. They are happy to have as their speaker an old friend of the society, Mr. Don Wain whose subject will be, “Living With House Plants." Mx'. Wain will cover their care, propaga- tion and special problems, also their arrangement in planters for decorative effect. He will answer any questions which the audience cares to ask. whose subject will be, “Living With House Plants.” Mi'. Wain will cover their care, propaga- tion and special problems, also their arrangement in planters for decorative effect. He will answer any questions which the audience cares to ask. One problem which confronts us at this season is the after care of Christmas plants - the gay poinsettia, the rosy azalea and cyclamen. By some magic of the grower's art they are delivered to us at the peak of perfection, gladden the holiday season and are too often dis- carded when the blooms are gone. But with correct care they will carry over to brighten an- other Christmas. Of this cor- rect care we may expect to ,learn much from the speaker. Are you hoping for a gift of 'red roses from your Valentine? There will be a demonstration of the arrangement of these beautiful flowers. ‘> Refreshments will be served and everyone is invited to at- tend. - Year in and year out the aim of the society is to promote in- terest in gardening. and to en- courage this interest by provid- ing good speakers, by discus- ;flower shows. It has also a plan for civic beautification the ‘lresults of which can be seen ‘and enjoyed all about town. In order to maintain and to [enlarge these programmes it ‘has been found necessary to Eraise the membership fee to £52.00 but new members will be Markham Township Cemetery “Old Kirk" Cemetery at Cashel Board, of which Trevor Watson (6th Concession at 18th Ave.). is chairman and Frank Brum- The brush was removed and well and Nelson Smith are burnt. This past spring and members, Mr. Brumwell being summer eight large stones were secretary, has reported on the placed on new foundations, and care of older cemeteries in the many of the others were reset.l municipality. The area where 'the old church In 1961 the board was sorry to stood was bulldozed and levell- lose Mr. R. H. Neil. Q.C., as one ed. The grounds were reseeded. of its members. Mr. Neil was a This 134-year-old cemetery is good help to the board in its now a pleasing site and a real work, but felt it was too time- tribute to the Presbyterian pion- consuming for him. The council appointed Mr. Nelson Smith. R. R. 2, Markham, who has had experience in cemetery work, to replace him. In 1961 care of the pioneer Reesor cemetery was continued. This cemetery is situated some 80 rods behind the Locust Hill School on the 10th Concession. The board cared for this ceme- tery from funds received from a trust account. The first Reesors to come to Markham Township rest here. There are about six stones enclosed by a cement fence. This fence does not have ia gate and the mower must be lifted over the fence. Because this cemetery is on a river bank, erosion will be a problem in the near future. Up the 10th Concession on the sions and by garden visits anthzra Brownsburger Farm is sit- uated the Boyle Cemetery. It also is some distance from the road. This spring forty stones, all that could be saved from the cemetery, were placed in a cairn. This fall the ceme- tery was reseeded. and next vear should be very beautiful with its large elm trees and eers of Markham Township. At Hagerman Cemetery (6th Concession east side) main-ten- ance was continued. Most of the cleaning and restoring in this cemetery was done in 1960 so no major work was needed there this year. There are some stones to straighten yet and some fencing to do. 1 The Eckhart Cemetery on the‘ 7th Concession where the C.N.R.‘ Bypass crosses was cleared of the brush and was kept mowed this year. No major work is anticipated until it is seen how the bypass will affect the ceme- tery. The Christian Cemetery at Quantztown is now being cared for by the Toronto Burial Co.. which will incorporate it into their new cemetery when they develop it. The Methodist Cemetery at Thornhill was kept clipped this year. There are a few stones there, and they need some at- tention. These are all of the larger abandoned cemeteries in the township. The board now hopes Are you hoping for a gift of red roses from your Valentine? There will be a demonstration of the arrangement of these beautiful flowers. Year in and year out the aim of the society is to promote in- terest in gardening, and to en- courage this interest by provid- In order to maintain and to from the cemetery,i enlarge these programmes it in a cairn. This fall has been found necessary to tery was reseeded, raise the membership fee to vear should be ver $2.00 but new members will be with its large elm welcomed at the previous rate 1ice_ly mowed grass ,of $1.00 per person. In 1960 work sta florlicu/éura/ J. P. Flannigan Richmond H-ill Slipping Around NOBODY KICKS DEAD DOGS ’ Verbal abuse or the insult as we know it almost always conjures up ugly visions in one’s mind. Is it all bad for the insulted one? I’m gradually coming around to the conclusion that, although the insulter isn’t one to whom you would ordinarily give a medal, he may be the greatest factor that contributes to the insulted one’s success. Many people in public life have to get used to being criticized, and they may welcome it if they can believe that ‘every knock can be a boost’. I suspect most of them do believe this and that is why they weather the storms of public life so successfully, often turning affronts to their advantage. On other levels too, it might pay not to take insults seriously. Even children going to school can learn common sense from “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me." Unless they let it, of course. From my point of view, if I hear someone criticized in a disparaging manner, I’m more inclined to think better of him and less of his backbiting friend. It just could be that the person maligned has some very outstanding traits of character or he wouldn’t even be noticed, much less derided. In September 1952, young and lovely Kay Hutton, graduate nurse, while carrying out her duties in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton. was stricken with the dreaded polio. Kay only remembers that she didn’t feel very well the week before she was hospitalized in the Hamilton General. Paralysis set in three days later. She remained in the Hamilton General from 1952 to 1954. She was moved from there to the Norah Frances Henderson Hospital on the Mountain. She was a patient there until 1957 when she was taken to Lyndhurst Lodge. On February 9, 1958, she was brought to the Villa Private Hospital on Bathurst Street and has been there ever since. Older Cemeteries Are Cared For: By Markham Tp. Board During '61! Markham Township Cemetery Board, of which Trevor Watson is chairman and Frank Brum- well and Nelson Smith are members, Mr. Brumwell being secretary, has reported on the care of older cemeteries in the imunicipaiity, A In spite of being completely paralyzed save from her left elbow down, and for a slight action in her right knee, Kay keeps herself too busy to waste much time feeling sorry for herself. She helps others as much as she can. She writes letters for the pat- ients, sometimes helps to feed the children and oc- casionally reads to them. She earns her spending money by sewing. With a machine that she bought from her own earnings, she turns out aprons, blouses and dresses and sells them to the visitors and the people who work at the Villa. It was just lucky for her that she did have enough feeling in her right knee to operate a machine with knee control. Kay does a lot of reading, likes to listen to the radio and watch TV. She knits, embroiders and does needle- point. She enjoys making conversation with the vis- itors and the patients. In talking about Polio, Kay expressed thankfulness that the Salk vaccine can now help prevent cases like her own. She thinks the March of Dimes is a wonderful movement which brings hope and help to those who already suffer from paralysis. “I’m grateful to the Polio Foundation for supplying me with my chair and braces," said Kay. IUCC;y Illuwcu ELnaa. no uv -. 1 In 1950 work started at the farms .rB‘uihdv'ithEvn'sh’lfi Yes indeed, the March of Dimes helps the Polio Foundation to pay for many things. There are many other patients beside Kay Hutton that you may be helping when you give your contribution to a March- ing Mother who calls on you. Won’t you see if March- ing Mothers are still needed for the job of collecting this money. Phone the Chairmen and Chief Marching Mothers-of your area and offer your services. Phone Mrs. Norman Todd at TU. 4-1863, Mrs. Len Shore at AL. 7â€"1150, Mrs. D. C. Stephens, Richvale, AV. 5- 1011; Mrs. K. E. Walker, Elgin Mills, TU. 4-1146, The other morning I woke up to find that the panes of my bedroom windows had been transformed overnight. Someone had been busy with a master brush and delicate hoar frost crystals. Every pane had a different scene. There were exquisite ferns, and boulder bracken on one; lace patterns and perfect oak leaves on another. There was one that boasted a forest of tiny firs, and another that had an assembly of ostrich plumes, moss and sea weed. They were all masterpieces, but here was one pane that possess- ed the greatest and most startling picture of all. It represented a perfect etching of an elm tree. There was no other frost on the pane except for the pure outline of the tree. Like the real elm it towered lonely as a cloud. Its long trunk reached upward and the sweeping fan-like branches spread out in true elm tree style. I’d like to share a secret with you, and you may think what you like about it. There is an elm outside that very window, and it reaches up past that very pane. The real elm looks very much like the etching on the pane. I know for I took the trouble to look. Do you suppose the unseen artist used it for a model? and Mrs. J. T. Stephens, Thorn’hill, AV. 5-5137. KAY HUTTON â€" POLIO VICTIM SINCE 1952 an... A"... - .. -..., --...,. was reseeded, and next These are all of the larger should be very beautiful abandoned cemeteries in the its large elm trees and township. The board now hopes mowed grass. to do work on small plots on “Mblll’lg ETCHINGS ON THE WINDOW PANES By Elizabeth Kelson The Eckhart Cemetery on the 7th Concession where the C.N.R. Bypass crosses was cleared of the brush and was kept mowed this year. No major work is anticipated until it is seen how the bypass will affect the ceme- tery. The Christian Cemetery at Quantztown is now being cared for by the Toronto Burial Co.. which will incorporate it into their new cemetery when they develop it. The Methodist Cemetery at Thornhill was kept clipped this year. There are a few stones there, and they need some at- ‘Lention. 'I’Ol/Ll/l n; Rlcbmond . Continuous Daily from . 0.!!!- (6 p_m. on Saturdays) Saturday. Children’s Matinee 3 pm. Thurs., Fri., Sat, January 25, 26, 27 THE ROUSING. 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