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Now, however, there’s an indiâ€" cation that being good, straight citizens is beginning to pale for the York'County educators. .With SQhOQI‘s'out of the picture, they’ve hlt upon something else, to wit: an administrative building for the "educators themselves. Right now the board has its headquarters in a former school, some 90 years of age, which it feels is not adequate for the bus- iness of administering the 98 schools under its jurisdiction and the 44,300 students enrolled in them. What is there about the business of education that those who admin- ister it just can’t seem to resist getting down to the old drawing board at every opportunity and whacking out a quick set of plans for a new building? For years it was schools that the educators threw up like filling stations, but that pastime has had to be abandoned of late with the introduction of stern edicts from the provincial government curtail- ing education costs. ‘ The boards have had to co-oper- ate and they have, finding accom- modation in existing schools with each new subdivision, and coming up with long-range projections that will] allow them to make way for the expected_f10v_« of stu_dents. Evidence of this is found reg- ularly at York County Board of Education meetings, where the board constantly rules against school sites in proposed subdivis- ions, making do instead with the accommodation at hand. Nobody seems to be unduly suf- fering as a result of this new aus- terity, made workable by the co-operation and over all accept- ance by the school boards. And their attitude has helped to bring the business of education into a sane perspective again. It also has four area offices, with two in Newmarket, and one each in Aurora and Richmond Hill. Back-up services, such as guid- ance and psychological, an audio- visual centre, organizational devel- opment unit. maintenance shops, a central workshop, plus surplus sup- plies are located in rented space and old schools throughout the region. The board feels it could best do its job by bringing most of these facilities together under one roof, a roof incidentally that would cover 42,000 square feet of space, would include an office for the chairman and would cost about $1,700,000. 7 “That’s the one (chairman’s of- fice) that really gets me," Trustee Margaret Coburn of King, com- mented when the special com- mittee on administration facilities presented its report at the Decem- ber 11 meeting. Mrs. Coburfi also wondered why some of the meeting rooms, which had been suggested as part of the new building, couldn‘t be dupli- cated. She said she felt it was a “rotten time” to be building and the staff must justify its plans. FINA 013138 liberal A recent news release from Cam- den, New Jersey, reports that that city has passed a new municipal law that makes parents responsible for a wide range of their children’s criminal violations. Gibson House Show On Berczy Settlement Markham Township his- tory of the late 1790's and early 1800‘s has been relived recently in an exhibit at Fort York in Toronto. After Janâ€" uary 15 it will be at the Gib- son House. 5168 Yonge Street, in Willowdale. Under terms of the statute, which is now in effect, parents are chargeable if their offspring are found guilty of mugging, vandal- ism, breaking and entering, loit- ering, illegal drinking or curfew violations. The exhibit includes work- ing models of salt and grist mills and a blacksmith shop and is a reconstruction of Parents of offending children could be jailed for as long as 90 days and given a $500 fine, accord- ing to the new law. School boards, parks officials and merchants, particularly, would welcome such a law in this prov- ince, where existing legislation does not provide such penalty for the parent or permit a municipality to pass a b);l_21_w_to that effect. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill], Ontario, Thursday Make Parents Responsible Ontario did have, at one time, legislation which permitted mun- icipalities to set and enforce a cur- few for those under 16 years of age. At nine every evening young- sters under that age were expected to be at home or on their way home. Those caught loitering on the streets or in public places were taken home, parents warned, and Drawing Board Mania T\_ An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 c 0 Subscription Rate $6.00 per year; to United States $7.00; 15¢ Single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published by Richmond Hill Liberal Publishing Co. Division of Burlington Printing Co. Ltd. W. S. COOK, Publisher “Second class mail, registration number 0190” the William Berczy settle- ment through models. pic- tures. relief maps and farm implements. Berczy was the leader of a band of German settlers from New York State who relocated in Markham Townâ€" ship. The exhibit was put to- ether by the Mecklenburg There is some justification for the board to want to consolidate its operations, but there doesn’t seem to be much justification for the way its going about In the first place, the matter of cost hasn’t even been discussed â€"- the $1,700,000 figure was taken from the board’s five-year fore- cast. The board has said merely that it must “determine alterna- tive ways of financing the con- struction of such a centre.” Noth- ing has been put forward to show whether a new centre is going to be cheaper or dearer to operate in the long run. The planning itself seems to be more personally ambitious than practical. As Mrs. Coburn pointed out, why the chairman’s room? How often will he be there to use it? And why does he need a perm- anent office anyway? There will always be other empty rooms he can use if he has private business to conduct. Ditto, the board and rooms scheduled. Why, Coburn asked, can’t some be duplicated? But rooms aside, does the board not defeat the whole purpose of the project itself by this bit of illogic stated in its prospectus of the building: “ . . . the committee concluded that the objectives of the board would best be served by the consolidation at a single loca- tion of the administrative function along with the supporting facili- ties and services which serve the entire school system. “It was agreed, however”, â€"â€" and here is where the board climbs back into its ivory tower â€"â€" “that the management philosophy stated above can best be carried out by retaining the decentralized area offices. These area offices as well as the maintenance shops, by their geographic location and accessi- bility, can best provide those spec- ific services required by individual schools within each area.” "What is that old saw about hav- ing your cake, etc? The board is probably right about these outside facilities serv- ing best where they are. Then why a new building to consolidate their operation when a good por- tion of their services will still be elsewhere? That seems to be much like building a school in one part of town and the gymnasium for it in another part, because that’s where the athletes live. A new administrative building for the Board of Education doesn’t seem to serve any real practical purpose now, if half its facilities are still going to be distributed all over the region. But even if it were all that sound, there are just too many other demands on the taxpayers’ money for them to give their blessing to something so grandiose as the board has in mind. And if the board is wise, it will put away its drawing board for another day. Right ndw their plans are comâ€" ing out too much like doodles. fined if a second infraction oc- curred. A revival of this legisla- tion would have a great effect on the incidence of vandalism, we believe. For years Alf Cowling, High Park Conservative representative in the Ontario Legislature advo- cated the making of parents responsible for the damage their children caused. Although he was supported by many individuals and most law enforcement officers, he made little if any headway. But the vandalism continues to grow and the cost to public bodies whose money comes from the poc- kets of the parents who do not know or care where their children are or what they are doing, as well as from the pockets of all other ratepayers, reaches astronomical figures every year. __C _., If you want your taxes to stay within reason, if you believe that parent responsibility for damages will help in controlling the young people and reducing vandalism and like crimes, then let your provinc- ial representative know your feel- ings. The weight of public opinion could be the deciding factor in getting the legislation necessary to improve existing conditions. Historical Society of Upper Canada. Berczy was granted 64,000 acres of land by Governor John Graves Simcoe of Up- per Canada. who had moved the capital from the Niagara Peninsula to the less vulner- able site at York and en- couraged development in this area by grants of free land to settlers. , Jan. 11, 1973 meeting as Mrs. of these Inihe Spoilight‘ What a way to spend Christmas and New Year’s . . . home abed with that ole ’flu! Seems as if every family was hit . . . and hit hard over the holiday season. My sympathy to all my fellow invalids who have fought rising tempera- tures, chills, coughs and sneezes. Let's hope 1973 comes up with a preventive for the common (veddy much so) cold, and 1a grippe. * a: a: * a: Long overdue is my salute to the Bayview Secondary School Band and the Pleasantville Choir for their pre-Christmas treat to hundreds of (then) happy people . . . with their second annual presentation of “Sounds of Christmas” at St. Matthew’s United Church. ‘ .- .....-..,._, ., ity of life". envu’umncm, “nu.” CuLuulubuo What does the Ontario Design . . _ , For Development say about pri- It is the product of the huâ€" private enterprise to progress for democratic governments vate enterprise? man desire to do things better. or discourage it to venture. throughout the world. mmmu mummumunumuuumumIm1u“nununuuuumu\m1u\uunummmunlumu“munuuumuuuumun“munummmnmxmut #_â€"â€"_- .I- l O I rmumummnmmmmu\nnnmummnummmunnmummmnmmiiiiinliu\l\iliimimimmnmmumummuummnmmunmmmmmulm\\iu\mmmmmmmunnum St. Matthew‘s lends itself beautifully to the sound of music, with its high arched ceiling. The front of the church is admirable too for the deli- cately decorated huge Christmas Tree, shining in ethereal white with Christmas motives. Really 10\'ely. The following description of private enterprise has been tak~ en from an address delivered by Douglas Fisher at a recent Voice In Government Confer- ence on Public Participation held at the Holiday Inn in Rex- dale. sponsored by the Central Ontario Regional Development Council. The choir of 47 young people (of which only 10 are new since the 1971 concert), was in beauti- ful voice as Mrs. Judith Wales conducted them through some of the old and many new selections most pleasing to the audience which filled the church hall. We have only one criticism (again this year) . . . and that is that the band, which is terrific and notably perfect in meter, tone and rhythm . . . is still just a little too ‘heavy’ for some of the choir’s selections. This year I sat on the band side of the church. . . . But after querying one or two listeners from the other side of the hall, I realized the lack of ‘tone’ from the choir, particularly in “Calypso Christmas” was indeed due to. too much ‘brass’. fi-._“J In North America as in the rest of the Western World. pri- vate en'terprise and investment has permitted us to obtain a very high standard of living. permitting human initiative and individual fulfilment through the profit motiveâ€"profit is not a dirty wordâ€"it's the lubrica- tion that makes our society work. Enterprise, In Canada all government ox- penditures as reflected in the gross national product reported in the Financial Post. is climb- ing close to 38?}. It must not be allowed to increase, for gov- ernments do not spend our money with the same discretion that private sector people do. Governments and their employ- ees do not know what a profit- loss statement is. Vllllobluuo u ; l‘|\.‘vy\a “mv .~ Ray Barton conducted the Bayview Second- ary Band and the choir for several beautiful num- bers. Shelagh Campbell, as program chairman, added to the warm intimate atmosphere of the evening in general. Miss Wendy Meade’s vocal solos, “All my heart this night rejoices” and “Chestnuts roast- ing on an open fire” were a joy to hear. During intermission I discovered Wendy has a natural, untrained voice . . . hard to believe, it has such a rich fullyâ€"developed tone . . . but she intends to study music with a teacher some day. * :1: * =l‘ * “Angels we have heard on high”, a flute sel- ection in which Mark Crawford’s guitar had a really fine harp-like tone . . . was succeeded by “Silver Bells” sung by the full choir. LL A uuvc; “bind “who ~J -__ Gordon Fleming was. eiithe organ as the choir, band and Wendy Meade concluded the program with the haunting refrain, “O Holy Night”. niguu . 'And to top off an evening of pleasing music, a carol service in which the audience, choir and band participated, was enjoyed by old and young alike. PREPARATION SCHOOL St. Matthew’s United Church, Crosby Ave. Sat, Jan. 13 & Sun., Jan. 14th, 2 pm. - 7 pm. Each Day â€" $6.00 per couple including two suppers and coffee breaks. 0 PARENT EFFECTIVENESS A program for mothers on how to under- stand their children. Starts Mon., Jan. 15th, 1:15 pm. - 3:15 pm. for six weeks â€" Fee $10.00 plus a book 0 COMMUNICATION FOR GROWTH A six week series for couples Starts Wed., Jan. 17, 7:15 pm. - 10 pm. $20.00 per couple â€" What freedom and joy is in your marriage? For more information on the above series call 884-8822 or come in to 25A Yonge St. N., Richmond Hill. 0 RICHMOND HILL MARRIAGE 25A YONGE STREET NORTH Presents Its Winter Program By MONA ROBERTSON Sounds Of Christmas RICHMOND HILL and THORNHILL AREA FAMILY SERVICES Here in Ontario “the funda- mental aims of Design For De- velopment are to enhance the quality of life and economic opportunity for the people of Ontario, to encourage private enterprise to prosper within a healthy and balanced commun- ity, to improve the effectiveness of provincial services and to conserve our national resourc- es." What is this huge. amorpous, complex force that is gathered under the umbrella designation of ‘Private Enterprise”? It is the large corporation whose decisions alter the for- tunes of communities. It isrihé farmer managing his enterprise in co-operation with mother nature. Investment Give Living Standard It is the neighbor who runs the corner grocery store. It is the financial house that lends money to build residential subdivisions, office towers or to purchase a new washing ma- chine. Privatc enterprise is the drivâ€" ing force that invents thingsâ€" the telephone, the clothes drier, synthetic materials. the transis- tor radio. television and the pa- per clip “t ity of life" "‘t-¢7)chhance the equal- | IDia’n 't Know That! vThe organization of public libraries in Ontario is governed by the Public Libraries Act. 1966, with amend- ments. This is a statute of the province of Ontario. and as such. any changes require an act of the provincial legislature. Public libraries are now under the Ministry of Colleges and Universities. All library boards. however constituted, are corpor- ations with powers to own property and manage the affairs of the library. The library board does not have tax-raising power, but other than that it is quite inde- pendant. Financing â€" « The funds for operating the library come from two main sources. â€"â€" Provincial grants. In 1970 the grant structure was simplified, and became basically a straight per capita amount. ~â€"~ The local levy. The annual budget of the library board is presented to the council of the local municipality. It sets out the revenues and expenditures which are antici- pated for the coming year. The estimated provincial grant forms part of the anticipated income, along with other sources of incomes such as fees, fines and pay- ments for services rendered. The remainder of the cur- rent revenue will have to come from a local tax levy. usually set as a mill rate on the assessment of the com- munity. _ .i . I A . u___u.. gun“-.. .uu-u.,_, A third source of financing, which is greatly apprec- iated, is by private benefactors. and enables the library to finance titles or projects ideally desired by the library. 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Everything needed for the at-home patient is here for rent at reasonable rates . . . walkers, w h e e 1 chairs, crutches, hospital beds, Easy Rental Terms. §Fih3Lrlétes growth of 'new tissue. _ Now Bio-Dyne is offered in Ointment and supposnory form called Preparation H, Ask for it at all drug stores. Satisfaction or your money refunded. See us for a wide selection of braces and support garments properly fitted by qualified male or female personnel. Announce New Healingr Substance: Shrinks Piles UPSTAIRS AT DOANE HALL PHARMACY OPEN MONDAY TO FRIDAY 10 A.M. - 4 P.M OR BY APPOINTMENT Complete selection of Colostomy and Ileostomy supplies Qualified Breast Prosthesis Fittings doane hall Convalescent Aid Centre 8 Yonge St. N., at Wellington St. Private enterprise is the fun- damental characteristic of our Canadian economy â€" the free dam to risk money. time and knowledge. in competition with others. in a venture that will bring the satisfaction of success or the experience of failure. It is the entity within our society which provides gainful and meaningful employment to millions. to build something. to create something. to harness inventive- ness and vitality. Private enterprise is the strength within our community that. within the environment created by governments. can turn Design For Development of our province into reality. We in society created govern- ments to do those things. col- lectively. for all citizens, that we cannot do individually. in local affairs. provincial affairs and Canadian affairs. Governments make law's un- der which we must live. and en- force them to maintain order. 727-2122 AURORA Governments and private enâ€" terprise are partners in the en- deavor for orderly economic growth. It is logical that they know what each other is doing. The conversation must be mean- ingfulâ€"not two forces meeting to discuss differences. but two forces combining to achieve a common objective. There is nothing really new in this conceptâ€"private enterâ€" prise and governments have been talking in a variety of ways ever since our economic system started. In recent decades. however. a new voice has been added to the dialogueâ€"the direct voice of the citizenâ€"an urgent plea to be heard before the decisions are made. This is the age of protest. of questioning. of individual in- volvement. No longer will the public qui- etly let private enterprise do as it likes, if those acts are conâ€" sidered detrimental to the ma- jority of citizens. Learning the feelings of citi- zens, whether corporate or in- dividual. and reacting to them before the decisions are made. is a relatively new experience for democratic governments throughout the world. Municipal Boundaries Make Sense While complaints. as ex- pected. have been heard from the camps of Uxbridge and Pickering Townships. follow- ing the release of the regionâ€" al government plan for On- tario County. the proposed municipal boundaries. in our opinion. make sense. how- ever critical to the future of the Town of Whitchurch- Stou-ffville. For example, the idea of ‘roping off' the Airportâ€"Ced~ arwood section is a wise move. With the kind of de- velopment anticipated there. it should be looked on as ‘a community unto itself'. And. should the airport projâ€" ect not become a reality, that portion. or part thereof, could go with Uxbridge, with the remainder reverting back to Markham. Just as important. we feel. is the split between urban and rural Pickering. While the rural south boundary could just as easily been drawn at Highway 7 as Con- cession 7, there‘s no doubt that communities like Clare- mont and Mount Zion will feel more "at home" in the “north”, than in the urban oriented usouth". And. should the airport projâ€" ect not become a reality, that portion, or part thereof. could go with Uxbridge, with the remainder reverting back to Markham. Just as important. we feel, is the split between urban and rural Pickering. While the rural south boundary could just as easily been drawn at Highway 7 as Con- cession 7, there's no doubt that communities like Clare- mont and Mount Zion will feel more “at home" in the “nu-u»; ..... v “north”. than in the urban oriented "south". Uxbridge Township and town have always looked on each other as country-town ‘cousins‘. and while the seat of government could cause some controversy. the miles vs. population benefit. will ultimately determine the site. , , ,Az‘:.: -v‘nnnlfinn Judged the most lair newspaper in the US. by prolessional journalists themselves. A leading International daily. One of the top three newspapers in the world according to journalistic polls. Winner of over 79 major awards in the last live years. Including three Pulitzer Prizes. Over 3000 news. paper editors read the, Monitor. Justsendusyour name and address andweWHnaflyoua few free copies of the Monitor without ongafion. ------------I I Please Print I I I Name : I Address . I As far as rigid opposition is concerned, we feel Jack Anderson. 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