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14- THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ont, Area No.1 School Board Criticizes Sidewalk Lack On Henderson Ave. Mrs. Dorothy McKenzie, who Was attending the meeting as a representative of Henderson Avenue Public School and is also a member of the local rate- payers‘ .association, commented that the. ratepayers had been promised by Township Engineer D. Miklas that the sidewalk would be laid last spring. “as soon as the frost is out of the ground." and later that it would be done during the summer. The latest information Mr. Sand had from the township office was that estimates for the work were still being worked on. All the board members present agreed that it was absolutely essential that a sidewalk be in- Italled on Henderson Avenue from in front of the school south to Steeles Avenue. It was suggested that students from the Highland Park area be en- couraged to use the old road at Open Rose-lawn School Despite Difficulties “What troubles?" Principal cess breaks, no casualties have John Martin said with a smile, been reported. The staff has when asked by Chairman Sam been most congenial, be con- Kaiser to speak to Vaughan tinued, and have a very fine Township School Area Board staff spirit. Thursday evening about troub- Mr. Martin also reported that ‘les experienced in the opening in spite of all the difficulties, of the new Roselawn School. no one has spoken to him in an Because of strikes by car- penters and terrazzo workers it had been feared that the school building would not be ready for pupils on September 3. reported Chairman Kaiser. Through the co-operation of the maintenance staff. the arch- itects. the general contractor, Mr. Robert Hamblyn. custodian of the school, and Mr. Martin, the classrooms were made av- ailable by nine o‘clock in time for school opening. Mr. Martin said he was very impressed how the children from five other schools who are now at- tending Roselawn rapidly became one group. A hap- py relationship between the teaching staff and the staff of workmen still bus- “There are now 581 children who go out and along Henderson Avenue and the need for a side- walk is of paramount importance. It is a serious situation”, stated Mr. E. J. Sand, supervising prin- cipal at the September 10th meeting of the Board of T.S.A. No. 1, Markham. Mr. Sand noted that the board had been pro- mised in January that the sidewalk would be in- stalled when work was completed on the CN bridge and when Proctor Avenue had gone through. “But the sidewalk has absolutely nothing to do with this area. There are only 50 children who live in that part but 531 go the other way,” he stated. Trustee Louise Aimone noted that it was impossible for the children even to walk close to the curb when cars are parked on the street. Thursday evening about troub- Mr. Martin also reported that that a tape library for use in les experienced in the opening in spite of all the difficulties, the area's school was being set of the new Roselawn School. Because of strikes by car- penters and terrazzo workers it had been feared that the school building would not be ready for pupils on September 3, reported Chairman Kaiser. Through the cmoperation of the maintenance staff, the arch- itects. the general contractor, Mr. Robert Hamblyn, custodian of the school, and Mr. Martin, the classrooms were made av- ailable by nine o'clock in time for school opening. Mr. Martin said he was very impressed how the children from five other schools who are now at- tending Roselawn rapidly became one group. A hap- py relationship between the teaching staff and the staff of workmen still bus- ily engaged in finishing up the school has existed. The workmen have been as quiet as possible. He con- tinued that he was very proud to learn from the men working on construc- tion, who had worked in similar situations else- where. that they had had the least interference or trouble from pupils in their experience. The principal reported that the children have been very good about observing the ne- cessary restrictions. With big earth moving machines working on three sides of the building, and with standing room only no one has spoken‘to him in an unkind fashion. Asked by Inspector D. R. Macdonald about com- plaints of speeds on Carr- ville Road, Mr. Martin re- ported that the police had checked the situation and that school signs had been erected. It is a 50-mile per hour zone, and very dan- gerous to the children. he said. The board decided to ask Vaughan Township Council to try to have the speed limit on Carrville, particularly between Yonge and Bathurst. reduced. Failing this the board re- quested that the township provide a crossing guard. Mr. Terry Goodwin, former member of the board, asked if steps had been taken to ensure that the field tile in the prop- erty would not undermine the foundations of the school or the paved area of the playing field. Trustee Warren Bailie said he had been assured that with the amount of excavation which had been done, would be no trouble from this source, but agreed to investi-‘ gate the matter more thor- oughly. Appreciation was expressed by Business Administrator Nor- man Jackman and Superinten- dent Joseph Gibson to Mr. John Stephens of Roselawn Dairy for permission to use his land adjacent to Roselawn School for supplementary play area during the period of seed- for the 300 pupils during re- ing of the school grounds. there' up and would be in operation by the first of October. Vandalism Vice- Chairman Alan Parker gave the report of the property committee. Some minor van- dalism took place .during the summer months with a number of windows being broken at Henderson Avenue School. At Woodland School, 60 feet of copper flashing and eaves- trough had been pulled away but not removed. Mr. Sand ad~ vised that the only thing miss- ing was the 6 to 8 inch long nails which had held the flash- ing in place. It was thought: that this was not the work of children as tools. probably crowbars, would have been ne- cessary to do such damage. Maintenance Programme In the course of the summer: cleaning and maintenance pro- gramme, 16 library shelves had been built, a number of rooms had been redecorated at Hen- derson Avenue School, paving had been completed in the play area and parking lot at Bay- view Glen, sidewalk had been completed at Woodland and some patching to pavement had been done at Henderson Ave- nue and Thornlea schools. Base- ball backstops had been erect- 1ed at 16th Avenue and at Bay- lview Glen. Playground equip- ment had also been installed at Bayview Glen. The classrooms }and grounds at all schools were reported to now be in excellent condition. Finance Report The report of the finance i Lorraine Aho of Thornhill, the young swimmer who set the Canadian record for 100 metre breast stroke in July at the anadian Age Class Swimming Championships and who was holder of the 100 metre butterfly tit 9 until she began concentrating on the breast stroke poses at home with her many trophies, medals and ribbons. Lorraine who in 1968, an Olympic year, will be 18, practices at the Willowdale pool under the eagle eye of North York Lions Club Coach George Wishkin. She is also an A-average student at Thornhill Secondary School. (Photo by Barbour) Thornhill Swimmer With Prizes the back of the school instead of travelling along Henderson and up Grandview Avenue. Enrolment A report on the enrolment situation in the area's five schools was included in Trus- tee Aimone’s report for the edu- cation committee. Henderson Avenue ‘ The most pressing situation exists at Henderson Avenue School where, with 69 kinder- garten pupils and 512in grades 1 to 8, there is an average of 34.1 pupils per class and ac- commodation for only 13 addit- ional children. A survey of building in the area indicates 60 homes are partially com- pleted. Bayview Glen The situation at Bayview Glen School will also have to be watched. Classrooms here av- erage 32.6 pupils each and Thursday, September 19, 1963 additional accommodation is available for only 14 children, while 67 homes are in the course of construction in the area. Woodland At Woodland School classes average 29.5 pupils each and there is accommodation for 49 additional pupils, while 26 homes are being completed in the area. Thornlea Thornlea School has 26 chil-- dren per classroom and accom- modation for another 26 chil- dren. 16th Avenue At 16th Avenue School. where committee given by J. J. Mac- Kay indicated that as of June 30, $207,754.00 had been spent out of a total budget for the year of $398,983.00, although this did not necessarily mean that the budget would be over- spent by the end of the year. A temporary loan from the bank of $90,000.00 had been repaid by July 2 and it was hoped that no further loans would be me. cessary. For the first time this year, provincial grants were paid in four installments, three of which have already been re- ceived and this has been help- ful. Television At Woodland School classes average 29.5 pupils each and there is accommodation for 49 additional pupils, while 26 homes are being completed in the area. Thornlea Thornlea School has 26 chil- dren per classroom and accom- modation for another 26 chil- dren. 16th Avenue At 16th Avenue School. where there is an average of 28.5 stu- dents per classroom there is also accommodation for another 26 pupils. Oral French Trustee Aimone's report also included a report from Mrs. France on the teaching of Oral French. Mrs. France’s report was dated June 28. It indicated that the pupils appear to enjoy the subject and had now mas- tered a few hundred speech units. The vocabulary mastered related to the home and fam- ily. The children had also learned to count up to 100 and the months of the year. Find- ing that the students were well able to reply to questions in French but had difficulty phrasing questions of their own, Mrs. France invented a series of games which helped the chil- dren over this difficulty. As a result, a good percentage of the children were able to think in French without first translat- ing into English in their minds. Both grades 7 and 8 students scored over 80 per cent on written vocabulary tests. r Mr. Sand advised that a cur- riculum text on Oral French written by Mr. DuPlante. who introduced the subject into the Oakville schools, was expected to be available shortly. The material has been ordered by the board and will be put to use as soon as it is available. Tape Library Mrs. Aimone reported also that a tape library for use in the area's school was being set up and would be in operation by the first of October. Vandalism Vice- Chairman Alan Parker gave the report of the property committee. Some minor van- dalism took place ,during the summer months with a number of windows being broken at Henderson Avenue School. At: Woodland School, 60 feet of copper flashing and eaves- trough had been pulled away but not removed. Mr. Sand ad- vised that the only thing miss- ing was the 6 to 8 inch long nails which had held the flash- ing in place. It was thought that this was not the work of children as tools, probably crowbars. would have been ne- cessary to do such damage. no a Van French nte, who into the expected ,ly. The lered by a put to ilable. ted also r use in being set Jperation r. .1 Parker nrnnnrtv Mr. Sand reported that most of the furnishings for central libraries in the schools had been completed during the sum- mer by members of the main- tenance staff. A meeting was held last week with Mr. Learn and a representative from each school and methods of handling the libraries were discussed. At Woodland and Henderson Ave- nue Schools, the libraries will be housed in portables. at Thornlea the library will be in a spare room and at 16th Ave- nue and Bayview Glen, libraries will be on the stage. m- Meetings of the board of he T.S.A. No. 1 are held at the ,er German Mills School. German at Mills Road, just south of John At Street. on the second Tuesday n; of each month at 7:30 pm. In the supervising principal's‘ report, Mr. Sand noted that he had received from Inspector Hallman a bulletin regarding educational television broad- casts for the coming terms. He noted that the CBC educational television broadcasts have been rescheduled and will be at 10 am. instead of conflicting with the afternoon recess period as they have previously. It waS‘ also announced that a series of lectures on mental health will be held for teachers from September 23 to Decem- ber 13. Dr. Jensen, Mr. Mul- tari and Mr. Boden of the York County Mental Health Clinic will lecture. A letter from the York Coun-‘ ty Health Unit advised that au-‘ diometric tests will be given throughout the schools. Pri- ority will be given to all aca- demic repeaters, members of opportunity classes, children with speech difficulties and any with suspected hearing loss. Grade 8 students will be tested, and also all children in grades 3 and '7. Libraries OUTSIDE Richmond Stone Products Do It Yourself Phone AV. 5 4844 Elgin Mills Rd. RICHMOND HILL, ONT 5:? CEMENT SLABS g1? PATIOS * STEPS ALL COLOURS Yonge St., North of A Holy Trinity News In a beautiful service held September 15, Right Rev. G. B. Snell. Bishop Coadjutor of Toronto de- dicated a memorial chapel at Holy Trinity Church. Thornhill. The chapel was presented by Mr. and Mrs. James M. Adamson. 6 Hel- en Avenue. Thornhill, in memory of loved ones. Built in the north west cor- ner of the church where the wall was recessed to contain it,‘ the chapel presents a very beautiful appearance and fits perfectly into the architecture of the church. It was designed by Col. Arthur J. Everett of Thornhill. The altar cross. vases and candlesticks are the work of Andrew Fussell, wellâ€"known Toronto Silversmith. These thnee items were given by Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Garland, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Skipper and Rev. and Mrs. H. R. How- den. respectively. The altar desk was the gift of Mr. Arthur’ Daniels of the Daniels Construction Company who built the sanctuary. The missal or altar service? book was given by Mr. and Mrs. Terry Goodwin in memory of Fred and Gladys Cook. The dossal curtain was given by Mr. and Mrs. Philip Towns- hend-Carter. The curtain was made by Mrs. L. B. Cordingley and is of beautiful brocade. The carving on the altar was given‘ by Miss Sylvia Seville. The altar table is similar to the main altar in the church, except in size. Mrs. Charles Sowdon donat- ed the credenoe table in mem- ory of Jessie Satterthwaite. The table was made by Mrs. Sowdon’s father, Mr. William Satterthwaite. The altar cloth was made and given by the ladies of the Altar Guild. Mr. and Mrs. R01- and Healey donated the sanct- uary lamp which hangs from the ceiling of the chapel and will burn continuously. This was given in memory of the Rev. Mother Margaret, prior- ess of St. Hilda’s Priory and of Trustee Reports On Design Conference Community Happenings In Thornhill Trustee J. J. MacKay report- ed on his recent attendance at the minister~ of education's conference on school design. He found the conference very in- formative, had heard the pro- blems of other boards and how they solved them. Architects predominated at the confer- ‘ence, stated Mr, MacKay and they stressed the need for bet- ter co-operation between school boards, municipal councils and community recreation ’ commit- tees. Such co-operation they felt could prevent duplication of buildings and would result in schools being planned to serve the communities better. The need for flexibility in schools was also stressed at the conference. Schools should be planned for the next 40 or 50 years during which time teach- ing methods could change rad- ically. It was suggested that larger rooms. for the teaching of visual aids should be pro- vided and there was even one suggestion of making all inter- ior walls in schools moveable. Windowless classrooms were also discussed. Benefits of such iclassrooms were said to be the‘ provision of equal lighting for all pupils, better and more equal temperature control, in- stead of the pupils near win- dows freezing and those farth- er removed being too hot. Win- dowless classrooms also made it possible to keep the rooms com- fortable during hot weather in May and June. A teacher who had taught in such a room also commented that for the first time, there had been sufficient wall space. Thornhill and District News TOP - COAT Cleaning It's Time For For Dry Cleaning Shirt Laundry Storage Pick-up and Delivery Phone RU. 7-5666 TELEPHONE AV. 5-2331 Sister Mary Edith. S.H.P In memory of their son Hen-1 ry. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tom- lin gave the chapel text. The super frontals were given by Rev. and Mrs. F. C. Jackson, Mrs. Margaret lddon and Mr. Harry lddon in memory of John Lang lddon, Mrs. L. B. Cordingley and the Girls’ Auxiliary. The idea of the chapel was‘ first projected last fall and was brought to completion by a de- voted chapel committee. This consisted of Rev. H. R. How- den, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. ,Adam- son, Mr. Harold Garland, Col. A. J. Everett, Mrs. C. F. Sow- don and Mr. P. A. Townshend- Carter. The Harvest Festival will be celebrated at Holy Trinity September 22. Decorations will be under the dinection of Mrs. C‘. F. Sowdon and the Altar Guild. At their meeting Sept- ember 17, members of the Par- ish Guild assisted with the de- corations for the harvest fest- ival. Donations of fruit and flowers would be welcome and should be at the church by September 20. The men's association will hold their first corporate com-: munion and breakfast Septem- ber 22 at 8 am. Speaker will be Canon M. C. Robinson, as- sociation general secretary, Department of Mission, for the Anglican Church in Canada. On September 22. the Trinity Teens and Twenties are meet- ing and will have as the main item on their program the showing of the film “The Robe". Various young people's groups have been invited and all members of the congregation will be welcome. A com and weiner roast will mark the opening of the fall activities of the couples‘ club. This is to be held at the church September 28 at 9 pm. The Bible study fellowship will resume its sessions on Sep- tember 25 at 8:15 in the recep- tion room. New members of this group will be warmly welcomed. Thornhill Home and School‘ The. first meeting of the season for the Thornhill Home and School Association was ' . ISE shoppers know that every dollar spent on Canadian goods Wkeeps Canadians working. This is one big reason why every- one is switching to Canadian goods. A second reason is that most imported products have a Canadian equivalent- equal in price, design and quality. Canada now produces almost everything. If each of us in Ontario diverted an additional $2 a week from imported to domestic goods, the result could total $600,000,000 in new Canadian manufac- turing and that should create 60,000 new jobs. . 1 .1, A “Dunn-.. alenmah'vnc Buy a hippo if you must, but before you do, If the price, design and quality are right, buy! Canada.” You help y0urself, your neighbour a to the product made here. “The Liberal" is always pleased to publish items of Interest contributed by its readers in the Thornhill area. Our representative in Thornhill is Mrs. Margaret McLean. who may he reached by phoning AV. 5-2331. held September 10 and turned in drama. English and music. out a resounding success with You will remember that Bob over 100 parents in attendance. won the “Best Actor" award in Past-President Pat Trant the preliminaries of the Simp- was on hand to install the new son’s Drama Festival last year executive. These are President for his portrayal of Anne Terry Goodwin; Viceâ€"President. Frank's father in “The Diary ‘Peber Alcock: Treasurer Dalton of Anne Frank," presented by Stubley; Recording Secretary the Thornhill Secondary School Brenda Gordon; CorreSponding Drama Club. The course in Secretary ‘Kay Burgess; social which Bob has enrolled is a Conveners Mabel Crawford four year one which is design- and Marion Duncan; and ed to prepare him for a career llamhnrchin Convener Audnev m the theatre- Conveners Mabel Crawford and Marion Duncan; and Membership Convener Audrey Stroud. President Terry Goodwin‘ then took charge of the meet- ing, and introduced the newly- appointed principal of the school, Mr. Russell Urquhart. Mt. Urquhart then introduced the various members of his staff. As this was “parents meet' the teachers" night, the par- ents then spread throughout the school to their children‘s classrooms and each teacher chatted briefly to her “class” telling of plans for the year in that room. Following this. the parents reconvened in the kin- dergarten room to enjoy sand- wiches and coffee. It was announced that tickets for the association’s theatre night are going ra- pidly. This is to be held November 5 at the Crest Theatre for the production of “Born Yesterday.” Tickets may be purchased from Mabel Crawford who has the seating plan and can advise on seats still available at 285- 1427. Mr. and Mrs. Noel Crawford of 23 Longbridge Road, return- ed at the beginning of Septem- ber from a 10 day stay at the Elbow Beach Surf Club in Ber- muda. Mrs. Crawford reports a‘ delightful holiday, touring the island, and bathing in the ocean and the club pool. Temp- eratures ranged around 80 to 86 degrees and the Crawfords found it somewhat humid. One of Thornhill's bright young stars has left to shed his light on other shores. Eigh- teen-year old Bob Reach, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Reach of 71 Riverside Blvd. left last week to‘ attend New Mexico State University’s special course u do, consider the Canadian alternatives. buy the product that is marked “Made in our and the whole province by switching Remembering his perform! ance of last year, we will cer- tainly look forward to hearing more about this young man. United Church News Group Three of the U.C.W. held its first fall meeting Sep- tember 12 in the form of a pot luck supper at the home of Mrs. Ruth Hunt, 45 Arnold Avenue. ‘ Several projects have been planned for the fall among them a coffee party and talent table to be held at the church October 16 from 10-1130 am. There will be many attractive suggestions for Christmas gifts and a good cup of coffee is promised. TV BAKER ELECTRONIC SERVICE CALL BA. 1 - 0485 AN R.E.T.A. MEMBER ’TROIIBLE? Miss Rae Gottschalk will be- gin her nursing duties at Scarborough General Hospital next Monday after graduation recently from Brantford Gen- eral Hospital's School of Nurs- ing. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Gottschalk of Thornhill. she was among 55 nurses in the graduating class to receive their ;diplomas and pins. vv .~_v .. in welfare shelter, and medical costs. helped raise North York's relief accounts for May to more than $41,000, a $4,000 jump over last year's figures for the corresponding period. The township‘s welfare and relief expenses totalled $41,145.19 for the month of May, compared to last year‘s $37,264.64. WILLOWDALE: A sharp .rise Recent Graduate MORE OPPORTUNITY ONTARIO GOVERNMENT TRADE CRUSADE