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By MARY DAWSON Miracles are still happen- ing in the Holy Land accord- ing to Rev. A. E. Binnington. Th.D., minister of the Vic- toria Square Charge of the United Church. who. with Mrs. Binnington. visited the lands of the Bible during July this year. The Binningtons were members of the “Observer Tour" personally conducted by the Rev. Dr. Peter Gordon White and Dr. Patricia White. Mr. White is secre- tary of the Board of Christ- ion Education for the United Church. The tour included visits to Denmark. Egypt. Syria. Jordan. Israel. Greece and Italy. The miracles to which the district clergyman referred are evident in all the Biblical lands, where the arid. deso- late regions are being trans- formed to fruitful, verdant countryside. Particularly was this evident in Israel where a combination of know how. irrigation and hard work has resulted in almost unbeliev- able agricultural develop- ment. In Jordan. loo. he was amazed to find 2.000 acres near the Dead Sea have been The consultative committee’s rec- ommendations are very farâ€"reaching and final in their implementation and should be the subject of a search- ing public discussion before there is any move to implement the report either in whole or in part. The changes being recommended are so revolutionary in nature they should be discussed not only by our elected representatives but by every citizen. a radical change in their educational set-up. The county council-appointed consultative committee on education has recommended that all elementary and secondary education be placed under the jurisdiction of three reg- ional boards. The six-member com- mittee is chaired by Robert Luke of Sutton. Public meetings should be held in every municipality in the county where the taxpaver could have the opportunity to ask questions or ex- press an opinion on the matter. This is too serious 3 subject to be rushed into without the benefit of extensive public! debate. The 14 municipalities comprising York County may be on thg verge of Although the desire for a progress- ive educational system is paramount, the simple fact remains that the costs and benefits must be carefully weighed before any decision is reach- ed. What can we, the local taxpayers, afford in relationship to the grants forthcoming from the province? Already {he citizens 6f this county are carrying a crushing tax burden The scheme was inaugurated by Principal Edwin Grenge of Elmvale District High School who organized Elmvale Expeditions Ltd, a non- profit organization. This group has planned a series of one-week camps from May to September on a 500-acre campsite within 15 miles of the Expo site. The firm has an option on the site and also on a fleet of 250 school buses to provide transportation to the fair. The $34 cost (excluding trans- portation) will include one week’s admission to Expo. One of the most imaginative schemes proposed for Canada’s Cen- tennial year, Student Safari, may yet see at least 100,000 high school stud- ents, from across Canada going to Expo. They otherwise could not hope to see this Class A World’s Fair. Mr. Grenrre orgranized the Student Safari to Expo, because he feels it presents an educational opportunity unparalleled in Canadian history. The program calls for each school to send enough teachers to supervise its own group of students. Students and teachers will be billeted in a closely guarded, patrolled and segregated co-educational camp, sleeping under canvas and preparing their meals out~ doors. Accommodation for people wishing to attend Expo is extremely difficult to obtain. A member of our staff, two months ago, was able to get ac- commodation in a hotel which is under construction, only in late Sep- tember at a cost per night of more than $25. The $34 per week appears to be the bargain of the year. under construction, only in late Sep- tember at a cost per night of more than $25. The $34 per week appears to be the bargain of the year. Expo will not be just a glorified CNE where commercialism is the order of the day. It will bear little resemblance to the New York World Fairs of A1939 and 1964-65 (which We are behind. them in their ef- forts and believe that the young people will be successful in their ef- forts to see Expo. Such exhibitions don’t happen often and most of them are at such a great distance that a visit is economically impossible for the average Canadian. Every Can- adian possible should see the one \JDJICLD 5CD memory. retain.” . “Just to aim for high marks alone is to miss the whole point of education,” said Ronne. “High marks are not enough by themselves,” emphasized Scott, “although I would try to get them because they have a bearing on the kind of future I will have. In Thornhill Secondary, part of its “15” Hanna uvvuuuv l/A Alwvv w avvm You have to be able to think as well as Lands Of The Bible Prdbe‘Fascinating T 0 Area Visitors Subscription Rate $4.50 per year; to United States $5.50; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published by Richmond Hill Liberal Publishing Co. Ltd. W. S. COOK, Publisher “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa” THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Ontario. Thursday, Dec. 15, 1966 Student Safaris 'I'o Expo Proceed With Caution An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 313112 liberal transformed with sweet wat- er from a well only 75 feet deep. These acres are now producing eggs, milk. meat. grain and vegetables as well as training Arab refugee boys in farming and mechan- ical skills. The Binningtons and their fellow travellers were im- pressed by the cities of Israel where everything is most modern. and with the occas- ional glimpses of the distant past. The latest in Ameriâ€" can cars and buses provided transportation for the group and the most modern farm machinery was seen at work. but on one occasion at least they saw a man using the ancient one-handled plow pulled by an ox. They found life on the kibbutz at Degania most in- teresting as an example of communal living. where everything is shared, where each member of the com- munity does his or her share of the work and where the old are cared for and cher- ished. The tourists were constant- ly aware of the three great religions which originated in We already have high school dis- tricts embracing several municipal- ities while our elementary public school systems serve a whole munic- ipality â€"- the old rural school sec- tions having recently been amalgam- ated. Are we ready in such a rela- tively short time to make an even greater change in our school systems? Trustee Charles Wortman very ably raised many of these points at last week‘s meeting of the Richmond Hill Public School Board. Unfortunately, a majority of the trustees. without first ascertaining all the answers or giving the people they were elected to represent an op- portunity to be heard rushed into support of a regional board of educa- tion. There was no need for the board to move so quickly on such a major issue. Mr. Wortman endeavoured to systematically consider all the pros and cons in the hope he might event- ually be in a position to render a reasoned judgment. in support of our present. school systems and any relief Premier John Robarts is willing to offer has been decreasing over the years instead of increasing. The people are entitled to know just how many more tax dollars a regional school system is going to cost. What is to be gained by giving upiour last bit of local. autonomy? _ He also showed some real feeling for the lowly taxpayer â€" the person who has to find the money and whom the trustees were elected to repre- sent. again where commercialism was ram- pant. There will be no commercial- ism at Expo, except in the entertain- ment section and for meals and re- freshments. Instead Expo is the showcase of the world, where one may enjoy the best of most countries, learn of their achievements and of their plans for the future and see and hear the best entertainers each has to offer. When, with only 10 days to go to the expiry of the option, Mr. Grenge was forced to announce, because of lack of interest, that the scheme would probably have to be cancelled, he got immediate results. To that point only one Toronto secondary school had registered and it was sending only 147 students. Two To- ronto public schools registered 960 grade 7 and 8 students. On the other hand a school in Yellowknife planned to send 116 students and one in Newfoundland had registered 96. But the Toronto Board of Educa- tion has met with Mr. Grenge and high school students who saw their opportunity to visit Expo at a price their parents can afford slipping away have started putting pressure on other boards. Nearly every one of the 613 students of Iroquois Falls and Calvert District High School are actively engaged in such a promotion. They have written masses of letters to members of Parliament and of the Legislature, cabinet ministers, school principals, boards of education. that area â€" Jewish. Chrisâ€" tian and Moslem. They dis- covered that Friday was the special day for Moslems. the day on which they go to the mosque for services. Satur- day in Tiberias. on the Sea of Galilee. with all the shops closed for the Jewish Sab- bath. reminded them of a Sunday in Ontario 30 years ago â€" and Sunday was the Christians‘ day for worship. The group also visited the Persian gardens of the Baha- ists. another religion origin- ating in that same area. Their first view of the Sea of Galilee was somewhat of a shock. They had pictured the calm waters dotted with fishing boats reminiscent of Peter. who became a “fisher of men", but instead saw a modern motorboat towing a water skier. However. close to this beautiful body of water, which they crossed by boat from Tiberias to Capernaum, they held a Communion ser- vice in the YMCA Chapel and began to sense the signi- ficance of Christ‘s life 2,000 years ago in that country. This was heightened by a visit to the gardens of the Augustinian Monks on the Campbell MacDonald, director of information for the University of Western Ontario stated in his address to members of the Canadian Women’s Press Club (regional conference) at London, Onâ€" tario, last October, that it was becoming increasingly important for the working press to establish rapport with young people. AA , ... ‘ a 1 "-*-- v- u 1“‘L"" “We-"have to look to our high schools and universities for future leaders,” he said. There is always too much talk about what young people are not doing and not enough about what they are doing and thinking or the problems that they are now facing or will face in the future. They get much criticism and very little praise and encourage- ment from the adult population in general. We need to penetrate the hearts and minds of the young if we intend to make ourselves relevant to this and succeeding generations. Our young people are the present. We must try to communicate with them. Scott Tremaine, Terry Tamblyn. Ronne Aimone and Jenny Sumner are grade 13 students of Thorn- hill Secondary School. They are honors students and well on the way to being well rounded individ- uals. They offer you a few thoughts from their own philosophy of life. ' Terry Tamhlyn thinks having high marks may make a successful person but not necessarily a well rounded one. “In the academic sense, yes! High marks help to give a feeling of successif sa_id Spptfc Tremaine. “Not necessarily!” said Ronne Aimone. “It depends on what you define as being successful.” “I don’t either,” added Jenny Sumner. ‘Some students get high marks because they are brilliant. Others get high marks because they have a good memory. You have to be able to think as well as retain.” Rambling around slopes of the Mount of the Beatitudes, the probable site of the Sermon on the Mount. Here, in peaceful meditation the centuries slipped away and the travellers were con- scious that Jesus had been there before them. Again the Garden of Gethsemane was a place of peace, invit- ing meditation. Everywhere throughout the Holy Land are evidences of the Roman influence. Dr. Bin- nington reports. The aque- duct at Cesarea, which carried water from Mount Carmel a distance of eight miles along the Mediterran- ean Coast, is a striking ex- ample of these. Reminders of the Crusaders of medieval times are also still to be found. Dr. Binnington found his visit made it much easier to understand how a city could be built upon a city until there are traces to be A measure of disappoint- ment was felt to find most places of Biblical interest built upon, until it was real- ized that if these shrines and temples had not been built the location of these import- ant spots could well have been lost. DO HIGH SCHOOL MARKS SPELL SUCCESS The World Of High School CAUTION! This Could Be A Rough Road In Cairo the group became acquainted with another re- ligion, which placed empha- sis on the next life, still found in the pyramids. the temples and the Sphinx. They were amazed at what had been accomplished in these structures without the aid of modern tools. In the gran- ite temple they were able to admire the workmanship which had shaped the large blocks of stone so that they fitted together precisely and had stood. without mortar, all these centuries. found of several civilizations on the same site. In Athens. where the flood- lighted Parthenon on the Acropolis dominates the skY- line. they found the emphasis on the beautiful and were strongly reminded of Paul’s important role in bringing to the ancient Greeks some- thing better than they had yet known. Rome will be remembered not only for its ancient and beautiful buildings, but for the Sunday morning service in the Church of Scotland and a Christian forum in the evening. This forum found a anan Catholic priest and a representative by Elizabeth Kelson The Bond Lake Hotel, well-known and historic edifice, has entertained the travelling public for more than 70 years under numerOus landlords, William Harrison wrote in “The Liberal” in 1911. The hotel stood on a plateau Hiram Beach, who was the first on the front of the lake on the landlord to open to the public. northeast corner of Lot 63, Con- After Beach came Thomas cession 1, King Township and Steele in 1840, who did a suc- was about the oldest tavern on cessful business with the Public Yonge Street. travelling along Yonge Street “Md nu.-- 1...“: Fins/wad If you’re taking the kids to ask Santa for this year’s crop of toys don’t forget to get up on his knee yourself and ask him for a big box of batteries. George Mayes 0n *7 On the Toronto scene, it looked like Phil Givens was the first to be shot down by his “Archer” . . His defeat for the mayoralty could be described as a self-inflicted injury. The makers of Supp-Hose stockings are now producing Supp-Hose socks for men â€"â€" and the stores are suggesting them as a Christmas gift for father. . . . At Christmas time father doesn’t need supp-hose -â€" he needs a supp-wallet! Canada’s Bi-Bi Commission has taken so long and cost so much that a member of the Ontario Legislature is asking for a Royal Commission to investigate THIS Royal Commission . . . Shades of Parkinson’s Law! Civilization has certainly brought man a long way! Where it was once a. case of kill or be killed to put meat on the table, his biggest problem now is finding a place to plug in the electric carving knife. Ontario’s new Liberal House Leader Robert Nixon, is obviously a man willing to stick his neck of the Waldensians, who left the Roman Church as fore- runners of the Reformation, sharing the leadership and underlining the growing ecu- menical emphasis. Added to all this for the Binningtons was the marvel of the speed of air travel in the “jet age". Their last flight had been 22 years ago in a 14-passenger plane out of Newfoundland. "We were aware of the fact that when you board a plane nowadays you put your life in the hands of many people, most of whom you never see". Dr. Binnington commented. Dr. Binnington will be leaving the Victoria Square Charge at the end of June 1967 to continue his work for the United Church in an- other area. At that time the present three-church charge will become two. Brown‘s Corners Church at Button- ville will be one, and the Victoria Square and Head- ford Churches will form the other, each to be served by its own minister. For the last few years Dr. Binnington has received some assistance from a student minister. In Year: Gone By Me flip Side (Continued on Page 16) As a resident of Vaughan Township I would disagree with the opinion your newspaper set forth last week in an editorial supporting Albert Rutherford for a further term as reeve. The results of last week’s election also prove that many other resi- dents disagree. dents disagree, I On behalf of the Richmond While, in certain respects‘ MHHill Seventh - day Adventist Rutherford may be everything Church I would like to thank you say he is. there still remains the members of the community the fact that Vaughan is rapidly for their generous support 0f becoming the garbage disposal the 63rd Annual World Service dump of Southern Ontario and Appeal. Which Closed Saturday is in dire need of firm leader- evening. December 10. ship which will take action to You may be interested in prevent its spread, knowing that residents of Rich- Déar Mr. Editor As also outlined on the front page of last week's "Liberal". Vaughan and garbage-man Nor- man Goodhead seem to have now come to terms over the long disputed flow of rubbish, and it would seem to residents that Mr. Rutherford went along with all of it. Residents of Vaughan do not wish to live in the environment of vested interests and its sur- rounding garbage and their wishes are reflected in the selec- tion of Brian Bailey of Richvale ‘as reeve. It is hoped that Mr. Bailey will stick to his promises and. like Moses. lead his constituents from out of the garbage wilder- After Beach came Thomas Steele in 1840, who did a suc- cessful business with the public travelling along Yonge Street for many years. Other land- lords were Bacon. Petch, Marsh and A. Cosgrove, who after 11 years relinquished his tenancy MR. RUTHERFORD AND VAUGHAN GARBAGE The “LITTLEST HOBO” Only Seen Here Mi" “fee hamburgerf'oreach childg ness in a way that Mr. Ruther- ford could not. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS RAISE $1,500 Dear Mr. Editor You may be interested in knowing that residents of Rich- mond Hill and nearby communi- ties gave in excess of $1,500 to the campaign. All money con- tributed will go to central fund The Board of Directors of James Howden & Parsons of Canada Limited, at a recent meeting in Toronto. announced the appoint- ment of Mr. W. MacOwan as President of the Canadian comp- any. Mr. MacOwan was formerly Executive Vice-President and Managing Director. He is also a director of James Howden & Company Limited. Glasgow. Scotland. The Board of Directors of James Howden 8: Parsons of Canada Limited announced the appointment of Mr. James Howden Hume as Chairman of the Canadian company. Mr. J. H. Hume was formerly President of the company. The writer was preparing a talk to the Sunday school teachers of his congregation and the immense importance of the work being done by all who are engaged in teaching and reaching the children of our age especially with the Christâ€" ian message was so impressed upon him that he found himself writing these words: We read of our histories and novels We think of the way they are styled We linger to ponder our journals But never the heart of a child. (Dr. Arnot is the minister of the Richmond Hill Baptist Church.) Tvi’rfififyfifiéb?“ CASE‘flvorlNNEGAN“ THE JAMES HOWDEN & PARSONS COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED The Heart Of A Child i MONDEC. Zéfhru SAT. 0:12.31 #00 AM (Excep/ Mon). 150012 ALEX THEATRE ERNIE COOMBS w*;reiephone= 924'866! 44 7- 3|55 We’ll always be searching and seeking When wealth and our riches are piled But never in oceans of speaking, Discover the heart of a child. We search for the galaxies glowing In majesty frightening and wild We see the broad rivers still flowing But never the heart of a child. A child may be stupid and foolish A child may be dirty, defiled, But all that this world will accomplish, ls bound in the heart of that child. Arthur B. Arnot M.B.E., M.I.M. ESEâ€"afiusificx u swan W. MacOwan. ERIC CHAPMAN 6 Stancroft Dr., Elgin Mills. Yours sincerely APPOINTMENT NOTICE ICE/Jilly} £7130 914.7336 PM. When we realize that Chris- tianity is not keeping pace with the world population growth, that millions in India. and other countries face starvation. that disaster may strike even Rich- mond Hill without warning. we feel that any amount we can give for a world-wide uplift pro- gram is money well spent. with allotments made according to the need. It is a real pleasure to know that Richmond Hill residents. as well as those of nearby towns such as Aurora and Newmarket. have not come behind in this appeal again this year. Again we say a sincere “thank you" to all who in any way had a part in making it a success. Sincerely yours. W. M. MERCER, PASTOR. Richmond Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church. James Howden Hume. B.Sc., F. Inst. F.