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(Continued on Page 14) 1'“i‘iilmiliiimmmWWW‘WIHW“WWW“lilMllilliIlliillW“llillilimlilliliilllilllliiiiliIilllilillllllllllliilllllIllilllllllllllilllliiillllililliilllllliillllIll“lmlIll“Nil]millllIllIiIllllllillllllIllllllmill“lllllllllllllilllillllllilllllllllIIlllllliiilllIlllllIlllllllIllllllilllllllllllIilllllllllllllllllIllillllllllllllillllIllllilll“lIll“ImlllillllIllllllllillllillllilll ’F French A Living Language For Travelling Students BY MARGARET LADE Grade 13 students in many York County schools are finding that â€"- surprise â€" French can be fun. York Central District High School Board‘s Department of Research and Develop- ment in a. year end report to York County Board of Edn- cation describes two French programs in effect in schools in the former York Central system. With our courts jamde with cases waiting to be heard once the Ontario Supreme Court resumes sit» tings after the summer recess, two officials have made worthwhile sug- gestions how this huge backlog of cases could be reduced appreciably. Edited by 'the county board's Superintendent n! Planning and Develnpment, Stephen Racsalmasi. the rev port tens of 13 special mn- gnms in many areas of teaching. some of them brief. like a visi! to Quebec City. and same of them con- tinuing, like the two year experiment in the seminar approach to French instruc- tion that has been going on in the secondary schools of the former York Central dis- trict. By the time the courts re-open after Labor Day, the backlog of div- orce actions awaiting trial will be about 1,700. There are also 500 divorce petitions not now on the list which require a report from the official guardian about children of a marriage and an Ottawa document showing that no divorce petition has been started in another province. The summer recess alsn affects 400 non-jury actions ready to he heard and about 100 civil jury cases. By the time the courts reopen on September 2. the 400 figure will be raised to roughly 500 and the 100 cases to about 170. A sound indi- cator is the number of civil cases started. In 1939, the number of actions commenced was 3.000; this year it will be about 12,000. Crown Attorne3r Lloyd Graburn of Toronto agrees with the sugges‘rion that more judges are. necessary but also believes there are other avenues that must be explored. He feels lhat we can’t go on endlessly appointing judges and finding accommodation for them for the very simple reason the economy won't stand it. Mr. Graburn feels that there are a great many people charged with crimes that shouldn’t be caught up in the criminal process, people with mental or health problems who require At Langstaff Secondary School. three teachers com- bined their talents and on- ordinated their teaching pro- grams tn make a trip to Que bee City a bun and harping experience in hastnr." and geography As well as French. II There were 13 trial judges in 1939, which means that the number of trial judges has doubled while the actions have quadrupled. The sad case of 18-yearâ€"old Gm- ham Green who was kept in the Don Jail for 44 days without trial because he couldn't raise $500 bail is not an isnlated incident. It happens repeatedly in courts throughout the province. It has happened here in Richmond Hill where bail is often set, then reduced a week later and perhaps reduced again. By the time the accused is finally released he has already served a one or two week term. Surely it is wrong: to judge a man -â€" a man who is still innocent until proven guilty â€" by the size of his billfold. It is fallacious to assume that a high bail will guarantee the return of the accused for trial which. after all. is the sole purpose of the system. Either a man will return or he will not. If the court has sufficient reason to believe that he will not, then surely it is up to the judge to have the guts to refuse bail alto- gether rather than copping out by setting an astronomical figure. And any figure, be it $10,000 or $10, that cannot be reached by the accused is astronomical. Whatever hippéned 1.0 Hal Banks? Despite an exceedingly high bail he fled the country to avoid prosecution. Subscription Rate $5.00 per THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario. Thursday, Aug. 21, 1969 nu .llluuyblluu-Iv n Vv--‘.] â€" _â€"V_. hair 7 V , r _ C U L A‘ tion Rate $5.00 per year; to United States $6.00; 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 “Second class mail, registration number 0190" An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 Jail By Numbers Court Reforms Eh: liberal French teacher Mrs. Isobel Clemson. geography teacher Douglas McCammon. and Dave Meakin, head of the history department at Lang- staff, covered the history and geography of New France and the St. Lawrence lowlands in classroom ses- sions before they set off for Quebec. French classes emphasized survival and discovery so the students would be able to order a meal and cnnduct man-nn-lhe‘sh'eei interviews with residents of Queber, When they got there. hnw. ever, they found the people almnsi ton nbligin: - - many of them insisted on speaking English to the \risitnrs from Langstaff. and even the most timid had no problems in getting around in the an- cient city. All the planning was done by teachers and students be- fore they left home. and a list of basic questions was drawn up in French class where students also concen- trated on the necessary \‘nca- bulary. They had hraakfasfi at their hotel. â€" the (‘hatsau Frontenac â€" but ate lunch and supper at any place they treatment, not. punishment. If an effort were made to weed out such cases quite a dent could bé made in the present slow, frustrating pace of the courts. The other official speaking out in a similar vein is Dr. Johann Mohr who has recently been appointed as Osgoode Hall Law School's first staff social scientist. He is the first psychiatric expert to be hired as a full-time teacher in a Canadian law school. Dr. Mohr says that Canadians believe in punishment more than any other people in the. world, and as a result our jails are jammed with people who don't need to be there. For example 250 Canadians per 100.000 people go to jail compared to 18 per 100,000 Norwegians. People are no better behaved in Norway than they are in Canada. Dr. Mohr feels that we send people to jail, not to protect society, but merely to punish. If there were a sizeable reduction in the 60,000 people sent to jail in Ontario every year the number of available psychiatrists and rehabil- itation workers could do something to help them. These two gentlemen have exâ€" pressed what a great many Canad- ians have been thinking for some time. A large number of people coming before our courts shouldn't be there in the first place. Instead they should be referred to the proper medical authorities for treatment. Not only would it relieve the log jam in our courts, but what is more imâ€" portant. it would be a more humane approach to the problem. These basic reforms need the immediate considâ€" eration of both our provincial and federal governments. any money. What purpose does it serve other than to keep the man in jail? Surely there must be a better way of ensuring that a man returns for trial than a system which often imprisons a man without trial. Or what is worse punishes others for his misdeeds. Who suffers when parents put up their house as surety for their son and he flees? Not the youth. The parents lose their home â€"- and for what? For believing enough in their son to stand by him when he is in trouble. There must be a better way. Few seriously deny that some individuals arrested warrant deten- tion either because they represent a danger to the public or because they will try to escape justice. Rut a man’srcredit rating should play no part in this decision. Evidence has been presented hy ProfeSSor Martin Freidland in his book. Detention Before Trial. that the vast majority of people released on their own recognizance do not flee the courts. Perhaps federal Justice Minister John Turner who has already an- nounced that he favors significant reform of the bail system might look into the extension of this practice. Perhaps he might also investigate the possibility of preventing flight bv confiscating passports and deter- ring it by providing stiffer penalties for not showing up. They arrived in Quebec City on a Friday morning, and after freshening up the pupils and teachers set out to explore. could find. and they report that there were plenty of good eating places â€" none too expensive. From their hotel they had a panoramic view of the Port; of Quebec, the Ile d‘Orleans and the City of Levis on the south share of the St. Law- rence River. To the north they could see clearly the oldest chain nf mountains in the world »-- the Lanrentians. For hm days they gather- ed information. asking ques- tions. taking notes. making sketches and snapping pic- tures. They walked up the stair- way and along the top of the cliff to the Citadel â€"- the largest fort in the world. En route they examined and photographed the remains of old Fort St. Louis. which had been built by the French before 1759. ‘ Inside ihe Citadel some nf the old buildings frnm the F‘renrh regime are still standing. inrluding the old pmvdn magazine and the chapel where the late Gov- Crown Cork & Seal And Seneca College Combine 0n Training Course \ The original Camp Robin Hood began back in 1946 when a group of university students decided to serve the children of their community. Sherwood Park was chosen because of the nature area and in keeping with the name of the park they decided to call the new camp Robin Hood. According to Virginia Paw}, camp secretary, it was the first priv- ately owned day camp in Canada. Ramwing Around The next move was to Sportsland at the corner of Highway 400 and’Highway 7. It was 1965 when Camp Robin Hood came to its new home, a spacious farmland in Markham Township. It is an ideaL place for Metro children to spend a summer vaca- tion. Larry Bell. camp director of Robin Hood since 1963. is a physical education instructor at Downsâ€" view Secondary School. He is well known in high school athletic circles as national commissioner for the Canadian Provincial High School Athletic Assoc- iation. He has represented Canada at the Maccab- iah Games in Israel on two occasions and has been a member of Canadian water polo teams. Camp Robin Hood has a lot to offer an active youngster. There’s a fine wooded area to explore. He learns wood. lore and campcraft. He can fish to his heart’s content in a huge pond which is kept stocked with trout. On the same pond he learns how- to handle a canoe. There are three swimming pools staffed by well (Continued on Page 14) ernor-General Georges Van- ier is buried. One student selected the Citadel as his follow-up research project. As they ate their lunch on the Quebec-Levis Ferry, they could clearly see the Gib- raltar of North America and visualize the scene that greeted the eyes of Jacques Cartier, ' Champlain, Wolfe and the many settlers who first came to the new land. Aner a visit in the historic Nntrp Dame dos Victoires Roman Catholic Church. the students divided into groups with spN‘ifir assignments. each group studying a hlnrk. This brought the young people inln contact with the French Canadians they inter- viewed. with historic build- ings which they visited. and with the street facades and construction which they sketched and recorded. “These latter stimulated many nuestions about design and construction. some of which were answered on the spot and others upon return to schnnl." the teacher: statp in their joint renort. "Th9 enthusiasm for turning by discovering fnr onesnlf was very evident here and durmg At the recent graduation ceremony at Crown Cork and Seal Company Limited in Vaughan Township, Douglass Scott company president, together with Assistant Dean Sherk, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, presented a com: pletion certificate to George McAdam, an employee. while C. J. Isaac, personnel director, watches. ‘ For the past few months, Crown Cork and Seal Company in co-operation with Seneca College. has conducted a course of study with its production personnel in machine shop practice. These training sessions were conducted at the company site on Saturday mornings between 9:00 am and 12:00 noon. ‘ Seneca College, through its business and industrial trainingr division, is reaching out in industry with courses rlesisrned to meet company needs. In the past few months, many industries in the Borough of North York and York County have entered into joint training arrangements with the college. Numerous courses of study, several of which have been tailor-made to meet the needs of respective companies, are currently being conducted on company premises. Preliminary indications are that enrolment at the college in both daytime and evening classes will soar to a record level this fall. Camp Robin. Hood First Of Its Kind A visit to the Ile d' Orleans was like stepping back into New France in the 18th cen- tury. The students found rural Quebec and the small villages quite a contrast to English Canada â€" the churches. the homes and the farm layout and crops. They could see clearly the long narrow strips of land run- ning down to the river's edge. reminders of the old siegneurial ,system of the French regime. the whole trip." Once again sketches \vera made. photos warp taken. and information recorded in notphooks. At thp Village Of St. Pierre small groups dispersnd in various directions some to talk to a farmer. some to visit the historic church. Returning to Quebec, the students went to Wolfe's Cove and followed the his- toric route of Wolfe up to the Plains of Abrahams where the great battle was fought on September 13. 1759. They visited the Pro- vincial Museum and Arrhives nn the Plain. Hera thev saw arfifact: arm documents re- lating to the Baffle and to (Contmued on Page 14.) by Elizabeth Kelson Perhaps the most dishearten- ing was the realization of some ‘farrhers. who were wishing for “someone to do it for them", came when across Canada. one after another of our agricultural ministers. many of our provin- cial premiers. and finally Prime Minister Trudeau. declared all- -nut "non-responsibility“ for the plight of farmers in Canada. Apparently, some statistician has informed these politicians that the farm vote has finally fallen to a point where there no longer need be any promises .to farmers. Nineteen sixty-nine will ever; be remembered as one of the; darkest years in agriculture by Canadian farmers; the ever deâ€" creasing market for western wheat after our past govern- ments had advocated that we: grow all we could. they would‘ sell it; the at first optimistic outlook of higher beef prices but followed quickly by the chain store’s successful mani- pulation of advertising to beat down those beef prices to the point where farmers are again receiving barely cost of pro- duction; the adverse weather conditions in the cash crop area of Ontario which is being turn- ed into a small political foot- ball. Dear Editor, The apathy that has been pre- valent among farmers toward support of those organizations who claimed7 to speak for the majority of farmers. their un- willingness to find out the root cause of their problems at. their organization meetings, their he- lief that, if they produce it some magic will get them a price for it. has partly earned them the pom deal they are receiving. I believe that this apathy is partly due, to the farmers‘ distrust of those past leaders who have led farmers disastrously in the wrong dir- ection. Needless to say, this in- effective leadership has how- ever earned these past leaders a respected position with “The Establishment." Farmers' We sh nuld leadership 0 all n The best illustra subjected to such a DARK DAYS FOR. AGRICULTURE see. look a! why the tion was the second-guessing, status quo preserving farm re- porters who attempted to pre- idict Walter Miller‘s aspirations Jto “powerful leadership of 1NFU”. What a shock to these .reporters when Walter knocked ‘their campaign apart by declin- ‘ing nomination in favor of the best possible president of NFU lat this time â€"â€" Roy Atkinson. For the first time in farm‘ history farmers are being told the truth by a farm organiza- tion and its leaders, that we must stand on our own feet and follow the collective bargaining programs of NFU, the only way to just farm prices. The game of follow the leader can be disastrous if the wrong dir- ection is chosen. Effective farmer leadership is offeied, pointed in the right direction. The decision is entirely up to farmers how quickly and suc- cessively they wish the pro- grams to come about. ROBERT KING, mum“mlum\nmummmum\unmumuulm“nummuunmmm muI\mmImmunanIlquInumuuuummulumuummummw VICTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES RICHMOND HILL BRANCH SERVING YORK COUNTY 4 Yong? Street South NITRSE-lN-(‘HARGE MISS JANE BOWMAN Although most mursns are filled. there for the Fall Semecter: Business Aiministratio! General Business There amp 3150 varanrip: m: Secretarial Sriem-o Municipal Administration (Assessment) Alter the rommon first year in Lhese two courses. opportum’ties EXISt for ' Accounting. General Insurance. Marketing and Real Estate. College Preparatory Program (for mature students, 19 Years Old lacking entrance requirements) Faculty members and Counsellors are available to discuss these courses further with prospective students - For additional information. calendars, applications and interviews. contact: West Elgin Local 269, Ontario Farmers' Union Rodney, Ontario. 884-4101. THE DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS SENEFA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY 1750 FINCH A\'F,\'I‘E EAST. “ILLOWDALE. ONTARIO Fall Semester Openings I969 «as m Telephone: 223-9555. Ext. 294 Whitehurch Gets Board New Needs Museum The whole project which has been in the works for aver a year hinges on the consent of the county school board to handing over the Bogartown School to the municipality for a museum. The deal which would cost the township a dollar was negotiated with the former Whitchurch School Board. As of August 12 Whit- church Township has an official museum hoard but don't expect an historical miracle 'overn'ight. An other complicating factor is 'the completion of the Whitchurch Highlands Public School on the Bloomington Sidei'oad. If it is not finished by the fall then the township takeover of the Bogartown School will probably be delayed another year. OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY According to Councillor Betty Van antrand who was appointed to the five- YANGTZE PAGODA TAVERN The famous Yangtze Combination Plate. Con- sisting of five different selective quality foods. If you are a Chinese food lover this is the dish must you try. CATERING TO ALL KINDS OF BANQUETS & PARTIES Richmond Hill are vacancies in. the following d2ploma courses Reservations phone 884-4278 Mr. Demenok places thp value of the building at: $20,000. Al- though he has no immediate plans. it is hplievad he may use the prnperty for subdivision purposes at. some futuré date. Building Contractor Buys Red Barn Theatre Although the Red Barn at Jackson‘s Point, one of Canada‘s oldest. continuing summer stock theatres. has been sold. it. will continue to be used for theatri- cal purposes for at least another year, it is reported. The new- owner is Building Contractor Gregory Demenok of that area. The building is almost a Cen- tury old. was originally built; for the Sibbald family in the mid-1870‘s. and is situated in a grassy field north of the resort: town. Proprietor has been Max Gold. who operates the Three Seasons Motel at Jackson's Point. In the 21 years it has been in operation many well-known Canadian actors' and actresses have appeared in Red Barn prnâ€" ductinns many present day stars learned their trade there. $25.00 In 1948 Prnducer A] Muiock converted the nld building into a summer theatre. but it re» tains much of its original rustic state despite theatre require- ments. During Aurora's July 1 Dnm- inn Day celebrations this year. six-year-old Douglas Bellar. 57 Tecumseth Drive in that town, won a quarter in the races. He then spent the quarter for an entry in the balloon race. Douglas‘ balloon was picked up by Thomas Morse of Glou- cester, Massachusetts. 10 miles nut over the Atlantic Ocean. Mr. Morse returned thsI tag to Aurora and by the August 1 deadline. this was the most, dip tant, spot heard from. The young Aurora lad was awarded a $25 cheque by Mayor Richard llling- worth as first, prize in the rave. Other tags were returned from Oak Ridges. Gormley. Hamilton, Malvern and from Bnonville, New York. Aurora To Atlantic Balloon Wins Prize Also appointed to the board were Deputy-reeve Lawrence Hennessey. Wes- ley Brillinger of RR 4, SMUffville, former chair- man n! the WhiH-hurrh School Board. Henry Nauta of RR 4. Stouffville. an'd Donald Stephens M RR 2, Aurnra. man hoard. August 12. the museum plans are still very much up in the air. Mrs. Van Nash-and said that plans are afoot. to hire a full-time museum curaâ€" tor, passiny this year. but as of yet no budget has been set for the board. The board expects to ac- quire a collection slowly over the years and to this end is setting up commit- tees throughout the muni- cipality to keep an eye out for early Canadian arti- facts. Most of the collection is expected to come from old attics and basements, she said. Chairman 8 year 2 year n! the Board specialization