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fi““““““‘- I By DIANA COOK k‘II‘I“-‘-“-‘ Students “Honor” Teachers At Christmas Assemny ‘ On Sunday they dined with Mrs. Thompson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wood, and on Christmas Day had a fam- ily dinner at the home of Mr. Thompson’s aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Alden Winter. And a good part of the weekend was spent visit- ing with Mr. Thompson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Thomp- son. 164 Parkston Court, spent the weekend in Schom- berg visiting their respective families. They left Rich- mond Hill on Friday and re- turned Tuesday morning. Three of the staff members: Miss Mary Car- michael, Keith Andrew and Warren Atkinson, each received a gift as a token of appreciation for their dedicated attendance at practices. The next skit involved a singing lumberjack (Cam Lander) who was backed by a chorus of fellow lumberjacks until the words of his song became progressively more and more perverted. Eventually he found himself alone on stage, with the exception of Bill Honeyman. The two made an amiable exit together. A bottle of Christmas Spirit was presented to Principal George Domina who thanked Mr. Kelly and the grade 13's for their work and wished the school a Merry Christmas. ' Mrs. Edith Dilworth, a guidance secretary who will be leaving Richmond Hill soon, was pre- sented by Mr. Warren Atkinson with a pen for her future job as secretary. Bill Honeyman, elegantly clad in tuxedo jac- ket and blue jeans, read the part of the narrator while Paul Jones acted as Santa. A dramatic entrance from above was made by David Monk disguised as a sugar plum. Following this, another Santa (Greg Mar- shall) prepared with the help of his elf, Barb Fenn) to distribute presents to the teachers. Deb- bie Cook, throughout the rest of the program, assisted by describing gifts and announcing names. It was also explained that before the actual giving of a gift there might be a mimic of the teacher who was to receive it. The asmsembly was tefminated with a Christ- mas Message by Brit Kvaran. Last Friday the grade 13’s, with the help of Teacher Patrick Kelly, managed to put on a very enjoynabie and sinpotiilyi‘up Christmas Assembly. To begin with, Mérk Crawford had the schohl in the singing of carols, after which there was a songrby the newly formed Student-Staff Band. It seems essential that every grade 13 assem- bly include a recitation of “ ’Twas The Night Be- fore Christmas”, but this year’s interpretation ,of that epic poem was more amusing than most of its predecessors. Terry May first portrayed Teacher William Atkinson reciting the Lord’s Prayer, with a few geographical terms substituted for the real ones. Then Jim Reid and Roy Clifton, both of whom ran as candidates for the NDP in past elections, were presented with certificates showing owner- ship of 1;000 shares in Denison Mines. The language teachers were invited on stage in a group and presented with appropriate gifts. For example Mrs. Sharon Hershenhorn received stilts for the students who sit at the back of her class, and Mrs. Astrid Petrie, just recently mar- ried, was given a book entitled “Marriage Means Love Forever”. He was followed by Richard Baker, grade 10, who gave a very accurate account of some of Mr. Fleming’s well known facial expressions and “smart answers to snappy questions”. Brian Brooker portrayed both Teachers John Munro-Cape and James Muir; in the case of Mr. Muir he quoted the famous “if you don’t like it there’s the door" line. Next Cam Lander did two very convincing imitations of Teachers William Campbell and Keith Andrews. In portraying Mr. Campbell he carefully ex- plained the “physical workings” of the badminton racket. (A miniature fire extinguisher was given to Mr. Campbell to prevenl any further mishaps). - Miss Mary Dawson, 82 Yonge Street South, enjoyed a pleasant Christmas week- end in Parkhill. She avoid- ed the fog and rush by trav- elling by train. leaving Rich- mond Hill Thursday morning and arriving the same day at the home of her sister, Mrs. Gordon Gray. Nieces and nephews completed the fam- ily gathering for dinner on Christmas Day. The next imitation, done by Debbie Smith, was of Mrs. Esther Beaupre, who later accepted a “Nancy Drew” mystery to enable her to under- stand what all those book reports were about. Representing the maintenance staff, VHvenry Bradley was called on stage and was given “Jan- itor in a Drum”. (A labbratory find other iparts of the scflobl were severely damaged in two recent fires at the school.â€"Editor). WOmen employes 0f the’ Bayv'iew Secondary School Town 0" Ricnmond Hi" had: Students will have their us- their Christmas Celebration‘ ual collection of newspapers early. sharing a pot luck \ today (Thursday) in Rich- luncheon at the home of Mrs.‘ mond Hm east of Yonge Douglas Bellis, 461 Paliseri Street to Bayview Avenue in Crescent North on December‘ the area from Elgin Mills 7. There were favors under‘ Road to St Joseph’s Roman the tree for all 21 guests. 1 Catholic school. Richmond Hill High School News High Lights 1 Nearly all members of the ychurch had participated in }preparation of decorative lbanners for the day. includ- ‘ing Mrs. Hiscott, her help- Jers and her wee ones. ; Members of the Garbage Club will be around to col- [lect your papers some time falter 12 noon. Please have .the papers tied in bundles ’at the end of your driveways : before noon for the pickup. In the afternoon there was a Family Vesper Service with program and music con- ducted by the youth group, "The Seekers" under the leadership of Mrs. Roslyn Mc- Leod. The Advent Service Sun- day morning in Richmond Hill United Church was. of course, on the Christmas Theme. Marnee Buckles lit the Advent Candle, and the children of the nursery and‘ kindergarten presented a Christmas Tableau under di- rection of Mrs. Doris Hiscott. The four part-time coun- sellors are continuing next year to serve clients of the family services, and three new counsellors will be on the scene in 1973. All have had experience in the edu- cational field as well as in counselling. They are Mrs. Mary Sue McCarthy of King, Mrs. Toby Burman and Mrs. Caroline Shake] who are inâ€" volved at the Ontario Instiâ€" tute for Studies in Educa- tion (OISE). After nearly three years of struggling, the family serv- ices have a comfortable of- fice and an excellent staff. Now all they need is some money to keep it going. Any suggestions? The marriage preparation course will be an intensive two-day session January 13 and 14. It is sponsored by the ministerial associations of the area and runs from 2 to 7 pm. The fee of $6 per couple includes supper and coffee breaks. The “Communication For Growth” program is a series of six weekly evening ses- sions for couples starting January 29. It is limited to eight couples. For any of these programs, register early. Phone 884- 8822 or call at the office, 25A Yonge Street North, through the door on the south side of the YWCA building and up the stairs. Mrs. David McGuire is re- ceptionist-secretary, and Dr. Frank Fiddler executive di- rector. The eight-week Parent Ef- fectlveness Program is based primarily on the book by Dr. Thomas Gordance and will be given, beginning January 22. under guidance of Mrs. Toby Berman. Monday af- ternoon sessions are available for mothers. Despite a desperate short- age of funds, and a waiting list of individuals and fam- ilies seeking counselling these three group education programs will go ahead un- der supervision of the well- trained counselling staff. Richmond Hill and Thorn- hill Area Family Services have several programs lined up for the new year, includ- ing a parent effectiveness program. marriage prepara- tion course and communica- tion for groups. The last day to obtain tic- kets for “The Great Waltz” at the Glendale Theatre for the theatre party January 17 will be at the regular January meeting. January 10 in the United Church Auditorium. Members and non-mem- bers are welcome to the euchres. Tickets are 35c and refreshments are served. Euchres are held regularly every Wednesday afternoon at the club room, except the second Wednesday of each month when the euchre is held on Thursday, giving way to the club's monthly meet- ing on the second Wednes- day of each month. Court. There 'were 16 tables of euchre, and the party wound up with a social time and Christmas refreshments. Richmond Hill Senior Cit- izens held their Christmas Euchre on December 20 at the club room in Legion Senior Citizens Pupils of Mrs. Carol Kretch’s grade 6 class at Pleasantville Public School ended the term with a junk art competition. Using what- ever materials they could lay their hands on, the students created many interesting and imaginative entries. Winner of a 51-year-old trophy donated by Mrs. Kretch was Marty This Junk Isn 't Trash, It's Art At last week‘s meeting. Mr. Hadfield. who moved ac- ceptance of the staff reâ€" port. agreed to the deletion of the recommendation call- ing for the flying of the pro- vincial flag. while the board also agreed to a joint sugges- tion by Mrs. Aimone and Trustee Jack MacKay of Markham that provision of the flagpoles be contingent on what money was in the pot. 101' Bill Steele, defeated by a slim 14-vote margin De cember 4, will not ask for a recount or challenge the right of Peter Hall to sit on council. As a result. the board com- promised on a staff recomâ€" mendation that it provide a Canadian Flag and flag pole at every school under its jurisdiction, and agreed that any such program would de- pend on the money available. Trustee Louise Aimone said she was in favor of the idea, but that the board should consider the cost. At some time it was going to have to decide be- tween buying a flagpole and caulking a window, “whether to be patriotic or cold”. Trustee John Honsberger of Markham also had his doubts about another aspect o f t h 0 recommendation which called for the flying of the provincial flag of On- tario alongside the Canadian flag. “If we start putting up a lot of flags, we‘ll look like Eaton‘s”, was Mr. Hons- berger‘s comment. The matter of the flag grew out of a protest by Trustee Jack Hadfield of Newmarket at the previous meeting that the Canadian flag was not being flown properly at area schools. He suggested the flag be flown from sunrise to sunset. on days of mourning and that the masthead be kept in good repair. While nationalism is nice,£ York County Board of Edu- cation decided last week that it probably leaves you with. even more of a glow when; you’re warm at the same‘ time. i School Board Has Dilemma Bridge as usual on New Year's Day. New members, guests and visitors are wel- come. Call Marie Cole, 773- 4280. On Monday, there will be a tournament for ACBL members as well as the usual open game. On December 18. duplicate bridge winners were Ran Dickie and George Laundry in first place. with a tie for second place between Stew- art Cole and F10 Laundry and Gill Gordon. On Friday, Marie Cole and George Laundry were first with Ann Payment and Jean Leonard second. Duplicate Bridge Keeping up a tradition of 30 years, Mr. and- Mrs. Douglas Bellis of Paliser Crescent held open house for their friends and neighbors on Christmas Eve. NEWMARKET â€"- Council- Two statements of policy read to the Legislature point out this idea. The first was the announcement by Col- leges and Universities Minis- ter Jack McNie on November the 23rd. The Minister noted that from 1964 the full time post secondary enrolment in Ontario increased from 70,â€" 000 to 190,000 students. Dur- ing this period grants by the government to universities totalled $868 million. Pro- vincial support for commun- ity colleges totalled another $246 million. Now however, enrolment has levelled off in Recent days at Queen’s Park have witnessed the be- ginning of what could be de- scribed as a new era in Pro- vincial Government. Th e change has not come without warning. but at the same time the importance of it has been missed by many people. some of them memâ€" bers of the Legislature. What has happened is that the government has brought about a shift of policy to give new priorities to new things. One of the basic planks of the government in the last election was that we should be concerned about the qual- ity of life. That phrase, “quality of life” has been pretty well overworked late- ly, but its meaning is simple. It means we should be con- cerned not as much about what we have, but how we put it to use. It also means that your tax dollars should be spent on the things the people need most. The best Christmas Gift of all is what 125 student and staff members of Bayview Secondary School gave when they made a record number of blood donations at the school’s sixth annual clinic. This is the gift of life itself for many surgical patients and accident victims. This year’s BSS donors showed a 25% increase over the previous record. Convening chairman was Kathryn Frise of Grade 12. The first blood clinic in the school came about through Macci who had used empty perfume bottles and shells to create a winter scene complete with “people”. Above Christine Lazenby, 11, (left) and Dawn McMeekin, 11, show what can be done with boxes and bottles and other odds and ends they found around the house. New Direction For Davis Government Queen '3 Par]! Report The Greatest Christmas Gift Of Them All William Hodgson MLA, How many people do you know who went to the hos- pital who would rather have been cared for at home? Or should have been cared for at home, if their sickness was not too serious? The stud- ies done by the government have shown that too many people are admitted to hos- pital when they could have been cared for at home. The reason they are in hospitals the Province. As a result Jack McNie told the house, it was now time to pause and consider how effectively we are using the institutions we have built. As a result the government has decided to cut back on building pro- jects. In fact building will be limited to those projects already under construction. This does not mean that edu- cation is being downgraded, but that the government is asking that we all sit back and consider how well we are using universities and colleges we have built. If you like. we are looking at the quality of life in educa- tion. Our Health Minister Dr. Richard Potter made a sim- ilar announcement. He said that the government intends to cut back the amount of capital grants to hospitals. The first reaction of most people is to say that we need more hospital facilities not fewer. But if you think of it for a moment, the question once again becomes involved in our phrase “quality of life". t Photo by Stuart’s Studio) York North AURORAâ€"A recount is ex- pected soon to determine whether Councillor William Trent was beaten in the Dec. 4 election. First reports placed him only nine votes behind the last successful candidate. Evelyn Buck, Don- ald Roberts, Norman Stew- art, Peter Miller, Walter Davis, Ronald Simmons. George Timpson and Dr. E. J. Henderson were the suc- cessful candidates. Mayor Richard Illingworth received an acclamation. This new policy may have an impact in our region. I asked Dr. Potter in the house if the extension to York County Hospital in Newmar- ket would proceed as sched- uled. He said the Ministry would have to take a close look at it. I’m hopeful that the plans will go ahead. The important thing to consider, however, is if we are getting the best kind of hospital care in our area. This is what the government is tI'Ying to determine. And don’t forget that you have an important role in helping the govern- ment make its decisions. Your opinions on the subject are listened to and appreci- ated. is simply that the help peo- ple need for home or nursing care has not been available. The thing that the Ministry of Health is attempting to do is provide that help. It is simply a matter of shifting the emphasis and the tax dollars to the area where it is most needed. Y.C.A.M.R. " 500 " THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 28, 1972 ANOTHER $500. TOKEN N0. 38 MARY DOWNIE RICHMOND HILL Winner In the picture above as the students registered and had their blood tested before making a donation are: (left to right) Kathryn Frise, Jack Mesley, Rocco Morra, Ian Smith and Pat Sullivan. the efforts of Patrick Cillis, who lost his life a few months later when he was hit‘ by a car as he crossed Bayview Avenue. Public To Get Chance To Air Views On Policing In Ontario In his letter. which was sent to council through the regional clerk, Mr. Crothers said that it was “not our in- tention to engage in witch hunts or in-depth studies of past history. but rather to direct our energies toward determining the needs, re- sources and application of police services in Ontario during the coming years." The public will get its chance soon to present its views on police forces in On- tario, it was revealed at a meeting of York Regional Council December 14. Council received a letter from Hugh Crothers, chair- man of the Task Force On Policing In Ontario, seeking its coâ€"operation in notifying interested persons and groups of its upcoming pub- lic hearings. at which writ- ten submission will be pre- sented. The task force was ap- pointed earlier this year to study the organization, ad- ministration and efficiency of the police forces, and also to analyse present and future needs and to make recom- mendations. As a result the task force DON’T JUST DUST THE PIANO Come and find out how much fun playing can be. ' ' Class and private lessons for all ages. ESTELLE MARKHAM ARCT RMT TELEPHONE 884-3787 Mayor Dick Illingworth of Aurora, a frequent critic of the police. said that the study was “not to be con- strued as being critical of various police forces.” will conduct hearings throughout Ontario with the locations to be determined mostly by the prior su‘bmis- sion of written briefs no later than February 15, 1973, Mr. Crothers said. The briefs must cover mat- ters relevant to: relations be- tween the police and public, future policing needs in the province. division of police services. unification of police forces. or possible altema- natives, personnel planning and development, the ad- ministration of police forces. including the concept of boards of commissioners of police and other governing bodies, and the role: and function of the Ontario Police Commission. ‘NEWMARKETâ€"-Fina1 site plans and preliminary build- ing specifications for the proposed Davis Drive and Yonge Street shopping cen- tre have been approved by council. (Photo by Stuart’s Studio) 11