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The teachers were thankegl for spending the week“ fr'i‘ Ytfi’k Central by Superintendent S. L. G. Chapman who broughtt greetings from the board. He urged the teachers to help keep the lines of communication with the administration 'open at all times, that this was absolutely essential for proper morale of the. entire system. By MARGARET McLEAN 'the address because he was the Close to 30 01‘ the new teach-Imost venerable of the master crs who will be part of Yorkyteachers and “It‘s good for you Central District High School‘lo see evidence that a human system next September were en-l being can actually survive near- tertained last Thursday at ally 30 years in the classroom.” luncheon at Summit View Gar-Hâ€"Ie didn’t envy them in their dens Restaurant. Jefferson. Thelfirst year of teaching, however, teachers spent the week observ-vand called it a “kind of special ing and teaching classes at thefeducational purgatory”, noting schools in which they will be'that the first few weeks are teaching. lusually the worst. He urged the The teachers were thanked‘fledgling teachers to “remember for spe‘ndcing the ‘weeI? ffi‘hYd’i’ijarwin’s theory and be deter- By MARGARET McLEAN Close to 30 01' the new teach- ers who will be part of York Central District High School York Central's Master Teacher of English. R. P. McDonald made a witty address on the sub- ject “What Will You Profess‘.’” He prefaced his remarks with the observation that he had probably been asked to make Youth Captured In Police Chase VOL. 89, NO. 47. Stiff Opposition South Thornhill Bylaw According to police. the want- ed vehicle went out of control just as it approached the cruiser and crashed into it. Constable Morris then apprehended the driver. neither of whom had been hurt in the collision. Arrested was Robert Raeburn, of Pine Grove. He has been charged by Aurora police with dangerous driving and driving without a licence. Assisting in the investigation was the Oak Ridges detachment of the OPP. Police and the OPP were called, and made a thorough search of the premises, but were unable to find any- thing. Police said they believed the call was made from an 884 number. Hun": “1 "u‘ °“”J‘:""°' “IN. The seven-member com-1 In conclusion, he further staplmittee consists of five citizens' ed that it was the teachers' task and two council representatives. to “relate our subjects to the * * * * whole of knowledge and to the understanding of life itself. This is the way of the great teachers and the standard against which A150 receivmg the chop was‘penmg every year about Illls the parks board which saw anytime as councillors arm them- original amount of $56,176;selves with pencils and rubbers sliced to $43,500. Council again‘and tackle the various budgets. Also suffering the slings and'left it up to members to decide} The result is quite a few 'necessary cuts of budget re-lwhat particular items should belgroans from the wounded but ducing was the planning board sacrificed. The board’s budgetithey survive . . . to groan all which had submitted a $26,500 in 1966 totalled $39,000. over again next year. Contributing to the success of the day were two chapters of the IODE and members of the CWL who looked after the donors during the resting period; the ladies who registered the donors and Mrs. J. Dews- burv and her committee who keep the tea and coffee pots filled at all times, as well as Rev. C. G. Higginson and officials of the United Church who permit the clinics to use the church’s facilities. s-uuuummmun1mmuumimummmnnunuuunmuuulumuumumumiililmmmnuuummmmmmmmmumunmu\nmmumunm\muunmnumumuuummnmalnum1Iunmmiiummumummhuman“uuuumuummmmmuumiumumuunmmuuuuumumuuummumuuimiiiiuuuuml1munumumumumnmuummumiiuuuuumnnmuuummnuuumuumiiinumumuuuummuuuuumuuuuuunmmmumuumuumuuumimmumuuummuumnmuumuuummuuuuuuuuuuumuuuumuuuiiuumminiuuuuuumuummIiuinunumuuumumumuuumuuuummat Arrested was Robert Raebum. of Pine Grove. He has been charged by Aurora police with dangerous driving and driving without a licence. $87,000 Reconstruction Program Set For Portions Of Four Richmond Hill Side Streets “L0wa Citizens” Take On “High-Priced Help” At 0MB Hearing < _\' JIM IRVING unto R 4' I A .1 «In-2H u‘vnnn nf' "lnxrlv niannc ’ ‘ innl: nu 1‘10 ated«" In a preamble. Lhe report terms the existing conditions of the named streets as The work would be conâ€" centrated on Arnold from Yonge to Elizabeth Streets; Centre from Yonge to Eliza- beth Streets: Richmond from Yonge to Elizabeth Streets: and Wright from Yonge to Hall Streets. 1‘1 A few of York Central’s new teachers who were entertained at a luncheon May 18 are seen above, chatting with Master French Teacher David Shopiro (standing). They are, left to right, Eric Conroy who will teach industrial arts at Richmond Hill High School; with her back to the camera, Pamela Conrad who will teach commercial subjects at Bay- view Secondary; Christine Smith, art and history at Richmond Hill; Donald Boutros, art at Bay- view and far right, Barbara Spring, commercial, Bayview. intendent tm‘med to survive." ‘ 3 brought! Giving the answer to the ques-‘ )al‘d- He tion “What will you profess” as help keep “1 profess ducation” was, Mr. 3110“ “'lthiMcDonald tiought, too general ’9“ at alliand too ambiguous. It is neces- abSOIUteIB’Tsary first, he suggested, to de- mm‘ale orifine the aims of education, {which are often different for ’1' TeaCheridifl‘erent people. His belief was MCDOlmldithat the fundamental purpose of ’n the SUD: education is to improve man, to P1'0feSS_‘-"'i|1elp make it possible for him to 1311ka “jlthibecome more fully human. “It New Teachers Attend luncheon Public L1‘ 24 "Jri 'ht Rich "D", education is to improve man, to {3' ‘help make it possible for him to "511 become more fully human. “It ad follows logically then,” he con- l‘f tinued, “that the individual Eteacher‘s purpose is to seek out [the ways in which the know- ledge of his subject will con- tribute, along with others, to 1that improvement and to try to : teach his subject in the ways ' best calculated to bring about 7 1that result.” “generally poor with respect to their ability to accommo- date two-way traffic with parallel parking. The road surfaces are a mixture of surface treatment and hot laid asphalt. “The limited right-ofâ€"way which varies from 33 feet wide to 45 feet wide together with the lack of storm sew- ers. makes the development and maintenance of ditches. sidewalks and other utilities extremely difficult." The report adds that large trees existing in the limited street riglits-ofâ€"wasr further compound the problem. “In fact," it states. “these trees are often mutilated and partly destroyed where they have to be cut to pro- vide clearance for telephone and electric transmission lines as well as having their For the second time in the past three months, York Central Hospital has re- ceived a report of a bomb on its premises. According to Vaughan Township Pol- ice, the latest call was made to the hospital Sunday night about 11.10 pm. when a man called the switch- board and told the operator Mrs. Jean Daly: “Lady. this is a tip-off; there's a bomb planted in your hospital." Vaughan. Richmond Hill Police and the OPP were called. and made a thorough search of the premises, but were unable to find any- thing. t The student-teacher relation-5 ship therefore should be, hel felt, a partnership in the search [or knowledge with teacher andl student each contributing what‘ he can and all respecting each! ! other. The popular idea of the tasklu'e must ultimater measure our of a teacher as adjusting his‘own performance." students to life, Mr. McDonald: During the balance of the stated “Scares me silly. I havela-fternoon, the teachers discus- enormous difficulty and only in-‘sed professionalism, in relation different success in adrjusting‘to other teachers and to the myself,” he objected. As a;0ntario Secondary School teacher of English literature, he} Teachers’ Federation; intervisi- conceived of his job as tryinglltation. its purpose, extent and to find the best means of help-lorganization in York Central; ing students to read and discussjand motivation and discipline, the literature so that they wouldithe purpose of the course. ef- he table .to;3.get.§gr-thegnsely'esfleetive classroom procedures; from it"‘the maximum benefitsldealing with individual infrac- conSistent with their in-telli-.tions and pupil participation. gence, sensitivity and experi-l Chairman for the day was enee.” E. Totton, master mathemat- A second thing which teach- ers should profess, Mr. McDon- ald felt was a belief in the value and dignity of every huâ€" man individual. “We cannot really believe in the purpose ’and value of education unless we believe in the potentialities of the person who is being eduâ€" cated,” he insisted. Any good teacher recognizes that students have individual differences. he said. and the capacity for think- ing and expressing ideas varies with the individual “but that need not prevent us from set- ting before all of our students a standard of excellence in thought and speech, nor from respecting and encouraging honâ€" est striving, in any field, and at any level, in the direction of excellence.” Mr. McDonald urged the teachers also to communicate to their students the importance of gaining knowledge. “We should make sure both that we have excised the trivial and irrevelam from what we teach and that we have made clear to our stud- ents why we are teaching and why they are required to learn . . . Our knowledge, experience, perception and skill will, in most cases, determine their at- titude to our subjects.” surface roots removed where required for the maintenance of roadways and sidewalks.” ARNOLD STREET The report notes that Arnold between Yonge and Elizabeth Streets provides an existing pavement width of about 22 feet with sidewalks on both sides of the road. “This pavement provides the minimum pavement width for two lanes of traf- fic if there is no stopping or parking on the road. But with the existence of the post office in the centre 01 this block the roadway is RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1967 Just ask the chairman of any ‘board or committee of council. [Especially after he receives the irevised edition of the original |budget sent to council. Chairman for the day was H. E. Totton, master mathemat- ics teacher. Committees Suffer At Budget Time As Council Cuts This, Cuts That The wonderful world of bud-irequest only to see it reduced Some $10,000 was removed gets isn’t very wonderful. [to $25,000. ifr om Works Commissioner Just ask the chairman of any‘ The reason? lOtto Whalen’s Public Works board or committee of council. Economics again as council‘budget leaving some $369,442 Especially after he receives theqnade the cut leaving it to the‘remaining. This amount is revised edition of the original board to decide what to apply lower than 1966 which saw budget sent to council. it to and in what way. passage of a $381,691 budget. Last week it was a story Biggest particular item on The $10,000 would have rep- oft-told as Richmond Hill Counâ€" the board’s budget was the resented work for non subsid- cil snipped here, snipped there $9,000 including $2,000 for genâ€" ized projects. Last week it was a story oft-told as Richmond Hill Counâ€" cil snipped here, snipped there in frugal housekeeping fashion before coming up with a budget increase of 5.2 mills. Cuts had to be made, com- mittees expected it, and now it’s a matter of deciding where to shift the money to fit the needs. One example is the Rich- mond Hill Recreation Com- mittee which submitted a $15.- 910 budget and saw it reduced by $910 ostensibly and by $1,- 160 in reality. The committee submitted the original $15,910 without consid- ering a grant of $250 to the Richmond Hill Symphony Orâ€" chestra which council decided should be done. The $910 cut and the $250 added means $1,- 160. The seven-member com- mittee consists of five citizens and two council representatives. should be done. The $910 cut and the $250 added means $1,- 160. The seven-member com- mittee consists of five citizens and two council representatives. i >3 S! 2% committee each receiving $16 The above were just some of a meeting. the examples of a routine hap- Also receiving the chop was‘pening every year about this the parks board which saw anytime as councillors arm them- original amount of $56,176;selves with pencils and rubbers sliced to $43,500. Council again‘and tackle the various budgets. Also suffering the slings and'left it up to members to decide} The result is quite a few necessary cuts of budget re-lwhat particular items should beEgroans from the wounded but ducing was the planning board sacrificed. The board’s budgetithey survive . . . to groan all which had submitted a $26,500 in 1966 totalled $39,000. over again next year. l used for short term parking which causes a traffic con- gestion on this street. “The post office has its own large parking lot so there should be no waiting on the street for a parking spot causing delays to the traffic.” The report recommends that the roadway be con- structed to provide a 28-foot wide pavement with curbs and sidewalks on both sides. “In all likelihood it will be necessary to replace the existing sidewalks on both sides of the street due to grade changes created by the widening of the road and the elimination of the swale or ditch at the edge of the pavement.” It appears. the report points on property 7‘111 Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all thing (Photo by Stuart’s Studio) along he report additional the length Also opposed [to another sec- ‘tion of the byuw was K. A. Gariepy, representing Mrs. R. M. Pillar, ownel? of a house at 159 John Street} Speaking for the bylaw Were Herb Solway,‘ representing Flaven Consu‘ubtion Co., To- ironto; Jam-es Garfinkle. Wy- ‘cliffe of Canéha; R. Hicks, >Newtonbrook laza; and G. lTaub, Franka moldings Ltd., iToronto. ; J Individual ratepayers speak- ing against the bylaw were, {John MacKay. 167 John Street; Mrs. Jean Snfith. 99 John Street; L. S. Wgrnica; 10 Paul Street; J. P. Loughran, 213 Henderson Avenue: Dr. John Fotheringham, 127 Elgin Street; and Basil Gain, 144 Henderson Avenue, all of the Thornhill area. The hearing 'was called to hear Markham Township’s application for approval of its South Thornhill Bylaw, which sets out various zoning class- ifications in the southwest part of the township. Five lawyers, including Town- John Street and Steeles Ax Ship SOIiCitOl' -PBUI Mingay, enue, which was earmarked f0 appeared in support of the by- the future building, and sai laW. While Six members 0f the there were some 15 apartmer community. font of whom op- sites estimated for that area. Posed the DOSSible high rise Wycliffe Homes had propose apartments wl‘iidh might resultltwin towers of 117 units eac if the bylaw -“'el‘e aDPI'OVEd,Iat Elgin and John Streets. wit spoke against itl ‘74 one-bedroom, 120 two-bec Sitting in for the OMB at the allâ€"day Session l were Commis- sioner F. J. Blake. chairman,l aiid Commissioner H. E. Rob-t El'tS. Mr. Blake reserved 1115* decision until a later date. I Leading off the protest, Mrs. Smith, \Vhoihasfl‘iDpflmd mum »-Mrs. Smith said 357 citizens erous times before council dur- had signed a petition opposing ing the past couple of years to'the building of apartments. speak against the apartments, Cross-examining the witness. Droauced a map ShOWing thean Solway suggested that her area on Yonge Street betweenli'igure of 400 children for 234 ther line on education costs. Taking up most of the day‘s hearing was the testimony of the Thomhill witnesses. who. although arguing chiefly ag- ainst the advent of any apart- ment blocks, were mostly op- posed to any sort of rezoning ‘m the area. Biggest particular item on the board's budget was the $9,000 including $2,000 for gen- eral planning advice and $7,- 000 for shaping of the proposed official plan and zoning bylaw. Next largest is $8,700 for salâ€" aries including planning assist- ant, etc. Committee of Adjustment That $1,500 be allocated for members (appointed to make§tennis facilities in the parks adjustments in regards to min-{board budget providing it is or zoning regulations) submit-{actually spent for capital inl- ted a $7.206 budget and had it‘pl‘ovements in the tennis court cut to $5,650. A greater portionIarea located in the town park. of the budget is taken up withl Okayed the civic improve- office supplies, postage, etc..‘nlent budget in the amount of and cost of mailing out notices. $5,510 excluding another $5,000 There are four members on the for town markers. committee each receiving $16 The above were just some of a meeting. the examples of a routine hap- Board representatives num- ber five with an additional two members from council. By JIM IRVING A small group of “lowly citizens” took on the “high-priced” help last week at a hearing before the Ontal'ionunicipal Board in Buttom‘ille, but it will be awhile yet before the winner is decided. of this block will be requir- ed to permit the construc. tion of the roadway with sidewalks and the location of other utilities in the boulevard. The report goes on to reâ€" commend that 28-feet of ad- ditional property be acquir- ed along the existing right- of-way to provide the re- quired width of (SS-feet. “It may not be to the town's best financial inter- est to acquire all of the prop- erty immediately but steps should be taken to reserve this property so that it may be acquired at the most ad- vantageous time to all par- ties. "It will be procure a fom property, as a each side of tl‘ prior to the m t be neceswry to four-foot width of as a minimum, on of the right-of-way 1e road reconstruc- John Street and Steeles Av- enue, which was earmarked for the future building, and said ’there were some 15 apartment sites estimated for that area. t Wycliffe Homes had proposed twin towers of 117 units each at Elgin and John Streets. with 74 one-bedroom, 120 two-bed- room and 40 three-bedroom suites. Il’ the 15 sites were used to capacity. the total would be more like 6000 children, the witness said. However. these were only statistics and a fairer appraisal might be to divide the figure by one-quarter. reducing it to 1.500. That would still mean three new public schools would have to be built to accommodate the children. With school costs reaching "staggering" proportions â€" $2,200,000 for Thornlea Secondary School, which opens in September. 1968. and $1,300.000 for the rec- ently-completed Langstaff Secondary School â€" it was something to be guarded against. Mrs. Smith said the alterna- “This could lead to the aston- ishing total of 400 children pos- sibly generating from o n e apartment c o m p 1 e x," Mrs. Smith said. the 1 that light and ‘ one extra ch it would ob' wider village ploymenrt for the line on t wider village streets: create em- ployment for residents and hold the line on education costs. ~Mrs. Smith said 357 citizens had signed a petition opposing the building of apartments. Other sundry items tackled in the annual budget debate in- eluded: Recommended that the sal- ary of Recreation Administrator A1 White (he’s acting on a part time basis) be approved in the amount of $2,500. Okayed the civic improve- ment budget in the amount of $5,510 excluding another $5,000 for town markers. lion to provide room for the establishment of poles and hydrants and the reshaping of driveways and lawns that require adjustments to the new road grade.” CENTRE STREET The report notes that Cen- tre Street between Yonge and Elizabeth Streets has an existing pavement width of about 18-feet with a throat “idenng at Yonge Street of This widening at Yonge Str an additional five fee Plus we a extra would said the alterna- g Yonge Street in ras to use it for Charity” HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Mrs. Smith said she didn't agree. Her figures, provided by Lakcshore and Richmond Hill Public School Boards, showed the former to have one child per suite for public school only, and two per suite from kindergarten to grade 13, while the latter showed .5 per suite for public school only and 1 per suite for the second cate- gory. “May I suggest the figure in North York is .23?" said Mr. Solway. Mrs. Smith said she hadn't asked the North York Board. because she thought the other two areas queried were more comparable to Thornhill. “even one extra school in this higth-concentrated area would be too much." Commissioner Roberts Smith said. V (Continued on Page 3) Under further questioning by Mr. Taub, Mrs. Smith said that "There is a concrete sideâ€" walk on both sides of the street with trees and utility poles located in the north boulevard between the edge of the pavement and the sidewalk. With an existing rightâ€"of-way of only about 33-feet wide in this block it is not possible to construct even a 28-foot wide road- way with sidewalks.” Pointing out that the De- partment of Highways con- siders a 66-foot wide right- of-way as the minimum width required for any resi- dential street, the report suggests an additional 33- feet of right-of-way be ac- quired as soon as the land can be obtained. "If any high density de- velopment of major traffic generating development is constructed in this block it Commissioner Roberts of the OMB asked the Witness if she didn't realize that. if the community were going to be developed. more apartments would have to be built. 220 Blood Donor: Make Gift 01‘ life hope you’re wrong." Mrs Personnel from Texas Instruments, Centre Street Eeast, were among the 220 donors at the May 10 Red Cross Blood Clinic. In the picture above they are registering and receiving a. blood check before making their donations. So far this year, in two clinics 457 donations have been made towards the objective of 1,000 in four clinics for 1967. Each person can spare four units per year. and the 1,000 units is a modest objective for a town with a population of 20,000. Each donor makes the gift of life to a fellow human. Chief Termed Imprudent Re ‘Peyton Place’ Caper is recommended that a road- way in exce55 of 28-t'eet in width be provided." The report concludes that because of the road’s alignâ€" ment with Centre East and the proposed extension to Trench Street it will become more “heavily used than other residential streets whether it receives a special designation or not. “For this reason it seems reasonable that at this time a 32â€"foot wide road with curbs be constructed on this street if the property can be acquired. that a property acquired of the I'( on the s ’l‘hal Richmond - Hill - is another â€" P e y t o n - Place splash of March has pro- duced only a mild ripple in The "ripple" was provid- ed last week by the Rich- mond Hill Police Commis- sion which announced no further action would be taken with regards to state- ments made by Police Chief R. P. Robbins. In a resolution passed after an investigation into the complete matter the commission concluded that M “Chief Robbins‘ conduct on the occasions in question was imprudent and lacked the discretion expected of an officer in his position." The resolution concluded by directing the chiel‘ to: “Not act in a manner likely to bring discredit upon the reputation of the police force; to report to the board matters that it is his duty to report; not, without proper authority, to communicate to the pub- lic, press or to an unauthor- ized person a matter con- nected with the police force and not to call or attend an unauthorized meeting to 884-1188 EN QUIRE TODAY Guaranty Trust Company Of Canada Where here the 66â€"foot y is not imme ble it is recomr a minimum “'1 rty seven-feet \ ulh side Slap 0n Wrist .\ fee mediately mmended width of wide be 44 Yonge St. 8., Richmond Hill DAILY BALANCE It Minimum Deposit $3,000 discuss a matte): concerning the police force." The Peyton Place explo- sion mushroomed last March after Chief Robbins spoke to a meeting of the Social Planning Council and later to the press. He agreed that he had stated publicly â€" as quot- ed in "The Liberal" and other news media â€"- that the crime rate in the muni- cipality had increased by 48 percent during 1966. That he did say “it's pretty bad when people can’t think of anything bet- ter to give their son on his 16th birthday than a case of beer.“ And “we never used to have fathers carrying on with their daughters 01‘ brothers with their sisters. but we've got it now." At" a police commission meeting he denied creating the impression or even mentioning that Richmond Hill was a Peyton Place 01' was any better or worse than a lot of municipalities. In regards to néws re- ports he said there were “some truths, some near truths, some distortions and some downright lies." RICHMOND STREET The report recommends that Richmond Street be- tween Yonge and Hall Street have its present 18-foot pave- ment width increased to 28 feet; its 45 foot right-of- way to 66 feet if possible. "This size of road is the minimum width recommend- ed and may require widening from 28 feet when the adâ€" jacent property is rede- veloped. It is felt that the sidewalk and curbs should be extended westerly on the north side to Hall Street so (Continued on Page 15) (Photo PER COPY 10c