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Among the groups who have Volunteered to man the switch- ,boards which are set up at Keith Real Estate. Thornhill, and Don Little Ford Sales. Richmond Hill. are the York Central Hos- pital “Candy Stripers". the Boy Scouts. church groups and mem- bers of the newly formed St. John Ambulance Corps. Also participating will be area fire- fighters who have adopted mus- cular dystrophy as their pro- iect. Offers to volunteer are still being accepted at 884-8101 dur- ing the day and 884-8102 during the evening. M12 Taylor said that bu51- leases throughout the Toronto flea had responded w1th offers This is the first time that the Canadian group has actively participated in the American based. fund raising television program. The object of the 20- hour variety show which stars comedian Jerry Lewis. chair- man of the US Association and features a guest appearance by world ski champion Nancy Green. honorary chairman for Canada, is to get viewers to pledge money for the fight against muscular dystrophy. National Cheese had earlier complained to council that‘the cost of disposing of the whey was amounting to $100 a day and was too much of a burden for the company to bear. Township Council and National Cheese Company Ltd., which operate: in the Keele Street area. Last week's council meeting saw councillors agreeing to withhold any attempts to obtain an injunction to prevent the cheese company from discharg- ing effluent into the sanitary mains until further discussions are held between the two part- ies involved. Proviso being the cheese com- pany‘s decision to accept both the cost of trucking away the' wash water â€" which the town- ship has been paying for â€" and the whey until at least the end of September. National Cheese had earlier complained to council that~the cost of disposing of the whey was amounting to $100 a day and was too much of a burden for the company to hear. The remaining effluent, con- sisting chiefly of wash water which was still in the excess of the amount of effluent permit- The report to council stated that “no acceptable solution to the problem has been found and the National Cheese Company Ltd.. has now retained further legal counsel. “National Cheese has agreed to assume the cost of hauling away the wash water effective August 19 until the subject mat- ter is before council September 19. and during this interval further endeavor will be made to resolve the problem of treat- ing the effluent from the cheese plant operation. “It is recommended that upon the assumption of the disposal cost of the wash water by Na- tional Cheese. that representa-i tives g£.the<§_0\5'p‘sllip meet with} legal counsel for the company in an' endeavor to resolve the treatment of the efiluent." Council adopted the report. In other business, council gave third reading to a bylaw to regulate the erection and to provide for the safety of build- ings. "It's tremendous for this Labor Day and on such short notice." he said. The remaining effluent, con- sisting chiefly of wash water which was still in the excess of the amount of effluent permit- ted by the township's bylaw, had been accepted at. the treat- ment. plant. The local response to the arealo provide catering, stationery. firefighters’ call for \Iolunteel-slbusiness machines. television to man two telephone banksgsets and other services. here and in Thornhill during The telethon. originating in the annual Jerry Lewis Tele-‘the Americana Hotel, New York. thon for Muscular Dystrophyhvill be beamed into this area this weekend has been "colos-l‘by WGR-TV. Channel 2, Buf- sal". David Taylor, field repre-Jalo. starting at 9.30 pm. Sun- sentative for Metro MDAC. saidtday. August 31. and continuing this week. lto 6.30 pm, Monday. He said he was confident that the 100 or more volunteers needed would be reached. Company spokesman Sam Let-lbuilding bylaw. ieri told council that his firm] It was noted that the Nation- would be willing to spend some-a1 Building Code is predicated money if the township came up upon minimum standards estab- with a solution to the problem. lished by the National Research "My‘ whole position is that Council and is recognized gene the responsibility lies on both'erally by all architects, engin- of us.“ he said at the lime. eers and contractors as an acâ€" It was reported at last week'siceptable code to govern the meeting that council had ceas-Terection of buildings. The township subsequently had agreed to pay the cost of trucking the wash water from the plant until further discus- sions could he arranged to work out a solution suitable to both parties. Volunteer Response To Telethon “Colossal”: Dystrophy Official The great cheese controversy is continuing to "whey" (pun inâ€" tended) on the backs of Vaughan Township Council and National Cheese Company Ltd., which operates in the Keele Street area. v ' me n ;\\'h0 part- there Pupils will be expected to eat’games. unch before or after school,l It will be an inconvenience lopending on the school theyIl'or everyone. Mr. Dominal )elong to, but the "lunch per- agrees “but it is not the firstl .bl ad" will be' included in time-[time schools operated on shifts." Slse lahles and the cafeteria will (Richmond Hill High School 0' operate as a snack bar so that was on shifts for the school pone everyone will have a break. year 1955-56 while Thomhill mem Football practices will be in Secondary School was beingfas " the morning. says Principal built. but that was before blizlbmt Vaughan's Great Cheese Debate Is Still ‘Whey, Whey' Up In Air Meanwhile it will be a cram George Domina‘, and members schedule for the students of the of the teams will be excused ;w0 schools. Periods ,will belfrom class so they can partici- :ut to 34 minutes instead of 45.!pate in the regularly scheduled Pupils will be expected to eatfgames. VOL. 92, NO. 9 From 1 to 6 pm it will be, once again, Richmond Hill High School. Strikes and lockouts have delayed construction at Don Head for so long that contractors are now talking about occupancy by the end of December. Richmond Hill High School On Shifts- Don Head Still Far From Completion Muscular dystrophy. a heredit- ary disease which attacks the ‘muscles eventually making them useless. is predominantly a children's disease. There are an estimated 200,000 sufferers h the US. and 11,000 in Canada' No cure or even effective treat- ment has yet been found. Tublic Library, 24 Wright Sty, Richiond Hill. 5 June 6H5-4â€"5â€"2r-L-O- The bylaw denotes that the National Building Code will pro- vide minimum standards for constmction within the town- ship in the future. Councillors observed that dur- ing recent years many new types of building materials are being used that are not includ- ed in the existing township building bylaw. to provide catering, stationery. business machines. television sets and other services. ed to assume 1he cost of haul- ing the wash water away as of August 19. 11 the US. and 11.000 in Canada‘| Two brothers, Allan of Gorm-‘with a guided boat tour of Nar- videdflopin‘ions of the variousireaehed.”w ‘measure for the same reasons. No cure or even effective treat-‘1 d J h ‘ W ' ' ' I ' ' ‘ I ' ' ’ ' ey an o n of San Diego, Cah- lagansett Bay .1n addition toltown barbers as to what theyl Opposmg rescmding the pre-l“I think the municxpality should ment has yet been found. ifornia, also survive him. itheir destroyer cruise. lreally wanted was “too incon-‘sent bylaw were Reeve Donald‘have some say in a local mat- ‘ Iter such as this." i-Mlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘\lllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllll\llllltltlllllllllltlllltllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmllllllllllllllltlltllllllttlllllllllllllllllll’3 ‘ “I agree ,y said Mr Perkins v“We should keep some control. New School Approved For Costain Development .gggggijggsggn”; A Ill-1‘00an school to accom- A staff recommendatlon The staff report predicts eastward to Don Mills Road. modaled at ’I‘hornlea Second- 'that “it would be better for the :iodate 3-0 pupils “in he that the school be built in that 322 students from kinâ€" The report points out that ary. which has an enrolment _harbers in the long run if We .u11t_1n the _Cos_ta1nfiSuhd1\|- such a way that It could dergarten to grade 8 and RI Bayview Glen School “ilh a of 770 and a 890 capacity. or 'got rid of any control." Told by Superintendent of Planning and Development Steven Bacsalmasi that most of the 322 single family hom- es in the subdivision will be completed by September. 1970, the board agreed to appmve the school, which will contain 10 regular class- rooms, a general purpose room with change rooms. equipment room and stage. a “bran-resource centre. a kindergarten. a health room and a guidance centre, A lO-room school to accom- modate 320 pupils will be built in the Costain Subdivi- sion in the Leslie West area of Thornhill. At a meeting on August 18. York County Board of Edu- cation discussed the advisa- bility of building new schools before policy on school size and academic structure had been established. Mr. Hoover was buried at the Heise Hill Brethren in Christ Church cemetery in Gormley, August 23. ‘ He was first elected to Mark- ham Township Council in 1934 but resigned the following year to take over the post of clerk- treasurer left vacant by the death of G. A. M. Davidson of Unionville. Mr. Hoover served as township clerk until his re- tirement in 1960 when he con- tinued to serve the municipality as welfare officer. In 1962 he was re-elected to‘cluded a cookout. sponsored by council for Ward 3 and contin-!the Newport County Council of ued to hold the seat until 19681the Navy League. on August 21. when he retired from activeland a tour of the historic politics.~ "Breakers" Estate in Newport Mr. Hoover leaves his wife. on August 20. Also available Bella. and two daughters, Doris were movies at the naval sta- and Blanche. now Mrs. Elmer tion‘s family theatre and use of Hill of Providence Bay. He also one of the gymnasiums and leaves two grandchildren, Jo swimming pools at the base. Anne and Charles. ‘iThe students were provided Mr. Hoover leaves his wife. Bella. and two daughters, Doris and Blanche. now Mrs. Elmer Hill of Providence Bay. He also leaves two grandchildren, Jo Anne and Charles. ' The long hours of construct- Rhode ‘Island. ing scientific contraptions in his The annual cruise sponsored basement this winted have paidfby the U.S. Navy is designed to off for James Campbell. 16, give students the opportunity to a grade 10 student at Bayview learn about the navy's practical Secondary School, Richmond application of new scientific Hill. and engineering developments. Long-time councillor and civic official for Markham Township, Charles Hoover of RR 2. Mark- ham. died suddenly August 20. He was in his 78th year. Although they will have a shorter day in the first term. it is likely that Don Head stu- dents will have to put in extra time in the spring to catch up on work in shops that are not available at Richmond Hill. James Campbell Jim. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell of Powell Street, is one of 106 students from Canada and the U.S, now on a science-cruise tour at the US. naval base at Newport. Richmond Hill High School is the secondary school closest to Don Head. and it has a wood shop. metal shop. home econ- omics room, sewing room and art room that can be used by the vocational students. On the other hand. clubs that need school facilities will prob- ably find it difficult to get orâ€" ganized this fall. Charles Hoover Passes Suddenly It will be hard for some stu- dents, Mr. Domina admits. and some juggling of timetables may be necessary to help students who have and need to keep part-time jobs, but. he said. there is a limit to what is pos- sible in this area. Some pupils may have to post- pone or make special arrange- ments for private interests, such as music and skating lessons. but the athletic program of the school will continue out of doors as much as possible. Prize For Hill Science Student ls Week Tour Of US. Naval Base Fortunately, said Mr. Domina. the old offices are still in the school â€" no structural changes were made when the addition that, now houses the offices was put on (the area is used for a teachers’ workroom) so each school will have its own office section and the office staff will be working normal office hours. Former Councillor. Clerk Each school will have its own office and teaching staff. and in the mornings Principal Charles Seath of Don Head will be running the show. Domina's appointment to the school.) "Do we want 22 room jun- ior schools?" asked Vaughan Trustee Warren Bailie. He recommended that a- board and staff committee be set up to discuss policy regarding school size and the comple- ment of rooms. Mr. Bacsalmasi told him that the site is next door to a four acre park which could be used as a play area for pupils. Trustee Ross Joliffe. also 0! Vaughan. asked if the six acre site that is being pur- chased was compatible with the ultimate size of the school. A staff recommendation that the school be built in such a way that it could eventually be enlarged to 22 rooms was withdrawn. al- though the trustees agreed provision should/be made for an addition In July. when it became RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28. 1969 Some of the highlights of the‘ planned tour at 'Newport include a demonstration of the naval electronic warfare simulator at the war college‘s Sims Auditori- um: a tour of some of the fleet training centre‘s various facili- ties: a day long cruise aboard a destroyer from the cruiser-des- troyer force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; a visit to the Quonset Point Naval Air Station; a tour of the naval underwater weapons re- search and engineering station at Newport: a tour of the Uni- versity of Rhode Island’s School of Oceanography a-t Narraganâ€" sett: a visit to the Raytheon Corporation's Portsmouth Plant and finally a visit to the sub- marine base at New London,[ at Newport: a tour of the Uni- After the music had stopped versity of Rhode Island’s School everyone was back where they of Oceanography a-t Narragan- started from. sett; a visit to the Raytheon Where? Corporation's Portsmouth Plant With the same bylaw that a and finally a visit to the sub~ few weeks ago the barbers â€" at marine base at New London, least more than didn’t â€" want- Connecticut. ed to change. Several evening social events A somewhat restless council have been planned for the young decided by a narrow 1.3 vote Visitors. all of whom are in the that the present bylaw should 15-17 age bracket. These inâ€" remain as is until the barbers eluded a cookout. sponsored by themselves can present a more the Newport County Council Of united front as to what they Jim was selected for the cruise by the judges of the Metro Science Fair on the strengthfif his wind tunnel ex- hibit dealing with aerodynamic theories. The same exhibit won top prize at the York ‘County Science Fair. held at Bayview Secondary early this year. mumuuumummumumuumuumu1luuuuummuummmuu uunuuuuuuulmuuuumm1n“uuunmuununnumuummuuw When it opens. however. before schools in the Leslie East area are completed. the attendance area will astend The school‘s permanent at- tendance area will be bound- ed by Green Lane, Bayview Golf and Country Club and the CNR Bala line, Bayview Avenue north of the CNR Bypass then south along the CNR Bala line to the golf club. The easterly boundary will be Leslie Street. The staff report predicts that 322 students from kin- dergarten to grade 8 and 81 of secondary school age will come from the subdivision. It recommended also that 70 children living in the east and north of Bayview Glen attendance area. all of whom are in grades kindergarten to 6, should also attend the new Leslie West School. Delay Separate School Additions Questioned on how this would affect the programs in the schools, Mr. Zupanic assured the trustees there would be no serious inter- ference with the educa- tional programs as the ad- ditions both consisted chiefly of library and re- source Centres and science rooms. not standard class- rooms. At a meeting of the coun- ty school board on August 19. Assistant Superintend- ent John Zupanic reported that construction was well underway at St. Margaret Mary School in Pine Grove and at St. Mark School in Stouffville, but that work had been slowed down by strikes in the construction industry. Completion date for both projects, he said, had been set for October 31. Additions to two Roman Catholic Separate Schools in York County will not be ready for school opening September 2. obvious that Don Head could not open on schedule. Mr. Seath and Maynard Hallman. superintendent of special education and stu- dent services. visited Lang- staff Jail Farm to see if it could be used, but they found that, since the build- ings have been unoccupied for many years they are in a poor state of repair. In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essegtials Liberty; in all things Charity” ms and Mayor Thomas Broadhnrs: ex- he base. plained to “The/Liberal” after PI‘QVided the meeting that he felt fhe di- In this classroom a teacher trained in teaching students ‘with specific learning disabili- |ties provides a learning situa- Council originally set out Monday night to rescind the prescm bylaw altogether and leave it up to the barbers to go their own way. few weeks ago the barbers â€" at The ba‘rbers voted 5-3 in favor least more than didn’t â€" want- of discontinuing the Friday ed to change. night hours of business. setting A somewhat restless council the hours barbei'shops would be decided by a narrow 1-3 vote open in the town as 8 am to 6 that the present bylaw should pm Tuesday to Saturday in- remain as is until the barberslclusive. themselves can present a moral A second motion that barberâ€" united front as to what theylshops be open on Monday when really want 10 d0- a holiday falls on any other day Richmond Hill Town Council indulged in a type of musical barber chairs at its regular meeting Monday night. One method. which has been given considerable attention by former boards in York County. said the report. suggests that such students be accommodat- ed in the regular classroom, and that special assistance be given to thejstudent on an in- dividual or small group basis. Instruction would be given by an itinerant teacher with special training in this area. A number of teachers are already employ- ed on a full or part-time basis to provide this individual in- struction. The second method provides for withdrawal of the student from the_1‘egular classroom and his enrolment in a special class- room for periods ranging up to three years. Council: Musical Barber Chairs? In a staff report, trustees were informed that two trends have been established in meet- ing the educational needs of children of normal and above normal academic ability who experience serious difficulty at school due to learning disabili- ties. The experimental class, said Director Sam Chapman at a meeting of York County Board of Education on August 18, will probably be in operation by the middle of October. A special class for children with specific learning disabili- ties will be set up in York Coun- ty this fall. No Change In Bylaw Experimental Class Opens This Fall Children With Learning Problems Woodland Senior School. with a capacity of 420, will have 409 pupils this fall “"1 if other small subdivisions in South Thornhill are cui..,,. ‘- ed. the school will fill up during the 1969-70 school year. The board's planning staff anticipates that. when other subdivisions which have been approved by Markham Town- ship Council. are developed in the Leslie East area. a new secondary school will be needed. Meanwhile secondary school students from the Costain Subdivismn could be accom- eastward to Don Mills Road. The report points out that Bayview Glen School with a capacity of 370 will have two portables this year and will be very overcrowded by Sep- tember 1970. Mr. Butler did say that the commission offered a settlement which amounted to a nine percent increase over the 1967-68 wage scale. “This also included a cer- tain number of fringe bene- fits. The offer was reject- ed." Metro Police were re- cently granted a 15% in- crease. In June the Whit- church Police settled for a 10% increase. Richmond Hill Police Commission C h a l r m a n Judge James Butler reports no new developments in sal- ary negotiations with the local force. “The matter has been in arbitration since early June," he said. “Negotia- tions are continuing and no decision has been arrived at yet." Mr. Butler commented that at the beginning of N0 Settlement Yet On Police Salaries elusive. l Solicitor Fred Bannon. act-km. Mr. pa A second motion that barber-Ting for the barbers. had explain-which was shops be open on Monday when ed that by doing away with theischom teac] a holiday falls on any other day bylaw it would likely mean thegive personn of the same week. also passed Department of Labor would behth are m 4-3 with one representative ab-krequested to take over and set altype of tea staining from voting. minimum wage and \vorking‘and there "There seemed to be a great days and hours in accordancesausfied‘ deal of division in the voting with the desires of a majority‘adapt to a: and I. personally, hesitated to of the town's eight barbers. with learnil take any action as a result until Councillor Lois Ha‘ncey also will not wi1 a more unanimous opinion is expressed opposition to this‘tions nor w reached." ;measure for the same reasons. in working Opposing rescinding the pre-,“I think the municipality should to teaching He was referring to a recent vote by the barbers which re- sulted in the following: clusive for me to make any Plaxt'on, Deputy-reeve Floyd definite decision to do away Perkins. Councillor Lois Han- with the bylaw altogether. In cey‘ and Mn Broadhurst who fact I got the impression that cast the deciding vote to break even the barbers didn‘t want all the tie. Favoring rescinding the controls to be relinquished." the bylaw were Councillors He was referring to a recent Ivan Mansbridge. William Laz- vote by the barbers which l'e- enby. and John MacDiarmid. Associate Director Gordon McIntyre assured her that, if necessary. a portable would be placed on the grounds of one of the schools. But. said Mr. Mc- Intyre, the special class would not be housed in the portable. Such a class, he said, should be in the main body of the school so that the pupils could event- ually be integrated into the program of the school. A regu- lar class. he said. would be moved into the portable. Although the location of the class has not yet been deter- mined. the trustees were un- animous in their support of the project. By comparing the two meth- ods of assisting these children, teachers and staff will be able to draw conclusions about the types of students most likely to succeed in each type of situa- tion. An experimental class. said the staff report, will make it possible for staff to gain ex- perience in other methods of providing an education for children with learning diffi- culties and also to develop pro- cedures and methods suited to the special class. Trustee Merna Colboume olehO _We the Town of Markham asked if learning space was available in a county Tests school for such a class. had bee There are classes of this type in Metro. but so far none have been provided in York County. tion suited to the needs of this particular group of children. Before talking about new schools and additions. said Richmond Hill Trustee Deena Simpson. the board should decide what kind of schools it wants. Does it want a bi- level system or a tri-level system, senior public schools or junior high schools? Schools and additions built this year were all approved by the old area boards before the county board took office in January: modated at Thornlea Second- ary, which has an enrolment. of 770 and a 890 capacity. or at Thornhill Secondary “hich has a capacity of 1.100 and an enrolment of 1.050. The board is preparing for an addition to Thornlea School to be ready for Sep- tember 1971 to accommodate pupils that will be coming from other subdivisions in the area. Serving with chairman Judge Butler on the local police commission are Judge Garth Moore of To- ronto and Mayor Thomas Broadhurst. negotiations the police as- sociation spokesman were asking for a 25 percent in- crease in salaries. "But this has born whittl- ed down considerably al- though not to the satisfac- tion of both parties.” The 1967-63 wage scale for the Richmond Hill Police Department Officers with first year experience in various categories was: First Year Cadet, $3,900. second year. $4,300; Proba- tionary Constable, $6,000; Third Class Constable, $6.- 400: Second Class Con- stable, $6,800: First Class Constable $7,300; Sergeant. $8.000. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 ‘opposed i Mr. Broadhurst said he was to "this continuing barbershop saga. I feel this is similar to an iceberg. There's much more going on below the surface." “This isn't helping this bar- ber. it‘s hurting him." he said. “I think this is just a ‘red her- ring’ being drawn across our path." He noted the report that one of the town's barbers had start- ed reducing haircut prices reâ€" cently. He added that the barbers if left on their own could make their own minds up as to clos- ing times which “I think is the way it should be." Councillor MacDiarmid put it simply: “Let‘s make up our minds. Either legislate or don't legislate." If they were in the bottom 10, Mr. Page declared, they had problems. The majority, he said had average or above average IQ by standard tests. Reeve Plaxton said that by abolishing the entire bylaw it was "opening the door to regu- lating by some other authority and I question that this would be in the best interests of the people of Richmond Hill.” There were meetings with par- ents, and some. said Mr. Page. were so grateful they broke down arid cried. “For the first time someone cares about my kid." One of the most dynamic speakers at the conference was William Page. in-service work- shop consultant for community psychological consultants of St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Page taught social sci- ence, language arts.. educational television and journalism in high schools in Florida and Missouri. and is at present pro- gram-activity director/ of the instructional system for child- ren with learning disabilities for the central Midwestern regional educational laboratories. child in’ the room. rather than relating the technique to the problems of the particular child. Appearing on the same plat- form with Mr. Page waSI Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, community psychological consultant and ad- ministrator of clinical and edu- cational programs in St. Louis. Dr. Rosenberg pointed to the dangers of placing too much stress on testing. “If a teacher thinks of a child as having a low 1Q, he will treat him that way. and the child ends up with a low IQ." He described his experience with a‘ class of grade ’7 students who were having problems in Tests for IQ, aptitude. etc, had been thrown out. he said.‘ and teachers ‘were asked. tbvsulba mit the names of the bottom 10 students as candidates for the class. Many of the talks and discus- sions were tape recorded, he said. and will be played back for members of the county psychoâ€" logical services staff and for teachers of special classes. There is a danger in attachâ€" ing labels to a child who is having problems in learning. said Mr. Hallman. "It is not in his best interests. You have to take the child where he is." Just Beginning Hallman Sees A New Era For Disadvantaged Child In York County Schools Many of the ideas put forward by the top educators and psychologists who were guest speakers at the conference were “sound and progressive," Mr. Hallman declared, and could be put into use in York County schools. By MARGARET LADE “We are on the threshold of a new era for the disadvantaged child," was the verdict of Maynard Hallman, Superintendent of Special Services for York County Board of Education. after attending the four day conference of the Ontario Association for Children with Learning Disabilities at the Royal York Hotel, August 11 to 14. . In the special class the role of the teacher was changed from taskmaster to resource person. The Parents have been bram- washed by neurologists. pedia- tricians. social workers and other professionals as they make the rounds in an attempt to help the child who cannot learn in the conventional way. They have been conditioned to believe that they should not interfere in the education of their child. Buters. Gordon urged the professionals to listen to the parents. She advised the par- ents to make a fuss and to pro- test about what is happening to their handicapped children‘ If they are not satisfied, said Mrs. Gordon. they should say so. goes. "1ne HIP you GIVE In another session. Dr. Sol _ may be your own.‘ Gordon. associate professqr of psychology at 195111“ Univers‘ mIuuummmmmmmmxmmmuummnmmumautumn Another speaker at the con- ference, Mrs. Judith Gordon. 3 school social worker from High- land Park. New Jersey urged parents to get involved in the education process. The teacher who is willing to change, to experiment, to take a chance, will find that the hardâ€" est thing to take is the resist- ance and criticism he will meet from the non-involved teachers who are his colleagues. There are two types of teach- ers. Mr. Page told the audience which was made up largely of school teachers and administrat- ive personnel. There are those who are not satisfied with the type of teaching they are doing, and there are those who are satisfied. The latter will not adapt to a program for children with learning disabilities. They will not willingly accept innova- tions nor will they be interested in working out new approaches One of the biggest hurdl- es in preparing teachers to work with children with learning disabilities, he said. was in convincing them that children should be al- lowed to choose what they will learn and whether or not they want to learn. “When these children are taught in this way." he said, “They usually average two years‘ achievement. gain in four or five months." Asked from the audience what type of teacher was best suited to teach a special class. Dr. Rosenberg said, “It is crucial that we spend much more time in teacher-education, teaching them how to relate as human beings. Teachers of special classes must be creative think- ers." “When we want to place child- ren in special classes.” he said, “We go to the homes if neces- sary to talk to the parents.” Mr. Page said that he and his staff often arranged interviews for evenings or weekends when parents could not get to the- school during the day. E When children do not make progress in special classes. he said. it is often because the par- ents offset what the teacher is trying to do. Dr. Rosenberg pointed to the dangers of placing too much stress on testing. “If a teacher thinks of a child as having a low IQ, he will treat him that way. and the child ends up with a low IQ." Teachers can make the same mistake with parents, said Dr. Rosenberg. They may think of parents who do not keep in touch with the school. who do not show up for interviews. as ffuamptivatad’l, huh. he pointed out, for some parents it is a real hard‘ship to take time off work and go to the school. someone else from learn- lng." He does not like to describe techniques used in special clas- ses, said Mr. Page, because some teachers will take the technique and supply it to every child in the room. rather than relating the technique to the problems of the particular child. children were told the in- itiative must come from them. “You can do what you want, you can learn or not learn. but you cannot keep PONTIAC- BUICK LTD. 9612 Yonge St. Just south of Richmond Hill else from learn- At a conference luncheon meeting Robert Shannon of To- ronto. chairman of the Canadian Commission on EmOtional and. Learning Disorders, said the De- partment of Education is the largest single contributor to the budget of the commission, givo ing $60,000 in two years. However, said Mr. Shannon, the commission estimates there are between 800.000 and 1.200- 000 children in Canada (exclud- ing mentally retarded and physi- cally crippled children) who have learning disabilities that interfere seriously with their progress in the established sys- tem of education. A child‘s progress. said Dr. Gordon. is determined not by his intellect but by his social adjustment. Learning some- thing new is the best antidote to depression. Dr. Gordon advised teachers to send.the child out with an aid to learn to bowl or to swim. to do something in which he could succeed. Humiliation and frustration. he said, simply add to the problems of the child. If the teacher adopts the ad- age that “nothing succeeds like success". and makes sure that the child does succeed in some- thing. he will have overcome one of the greatest barriers to learning. luumuu\\uuuunmunnunnuunIll1\ulmummmmuumumum ity. New York City, warned tteachers and parents against ac- cepting the stereotype image o! the child as a slow learner. ' It is a mistake to u- ‘ sume that all slow learners have a short attention span 1 said Dr. Gordon. They may ‘ watch television or play ‘ cards for hours, but In school it is assumed they cannot concentrate. He suggested a re-direction of the child's attention. When he has been repeatedly confronted with failure and frustration in the classroom he is afraid to try. He needs the experience of success. There is Labor Day Week: end coming up. with the inevitable toll of injuries and accidents, and the Red Cross Blood Bank which serves. hospitals in South and Central Ontario has just enough blood on hand to last 36 hours at the nor- mal rate of consumption. At least 750 units a day are needed to keep up the supply, so at least a couple of thousand units will be needed if lives are to 'be saved this weekend. The clinic will be open from 2 tn 4 pm and from 6 to 8:30 pm. 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