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for all the Region of York. Since the Citizen Advocacy office opened in a small room Citizen Advocacy has set up an office in Richmond Hill with the initial stages being financed by a Federal LIP Grant, but the volunteer board of directors and three full-time staff expect that it will be an on-going service for all the Region of York. The program is well estab- lished in parts of the United States and has been operating in New Brunswick for more than a year under sponsorship of the association for the mentally retarded. Beneficiaries are the mental- ly retarded. physically handi- capped, emotionally disturbed. shut-ins and others in need of a helping hand. Some of these are former inmates of criminal insti- tutions, some are young chil- dren. What is Citizen Advocacy? It is a program through which competent volunteer citizens work in one-to-one relationships with those who need help in order to realize their full poten- tial and rights as both citizens and human beings. But there are some among us, impaired or handicapped citi- zens. to whom this is the pat- tern of life, and that is why a Citizen Advocacy program has been established in the Region of York. By MARGARET LADE What is loneliness, desponden- cy. despair? To most of us these are passing emotions. We all have our “downs”. Anybody from this area a t t e n d Winchester Public School in Toronto sometime or other during the past 100 years? lOO-Year-Old School Seeks Former Grads . V -. U- 7 r c. . . . ‘ énd’ojaEénis. ' ‘ ’ i . m 1 h r c we a de ree 1n musm ROBERT D‘ LITTLE or other during the past 100 uay Delng new on the school. 15 Prospect Street. for salmon_ couldnt the Mr Sa ue , w o e e d g 9 Toronto, or Mrs. Betty Lo- Trudeau Government do education from the University of Toronto, before York Central Hospltal MAPCOLM JARDINE' Years- . . If you're an alumnus of the max. 41 Wild Cherry Lane, something for the taxpayers . . February 10, 1974. President Students Council, If you did, then you're m- old school and wish to take Thornhill. of this country? (Contmued on Page 18) (Mr. Little Is now home.) 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Can this be the same big bad board that the teachers claim has denied services to both teachers and students only in its zeal to stay within government-imposed spending ceilings? A board which indulged itself at the expense of others? The item was as follows: Deâ€" spite a budget of $10,000 for such things, York County Board of Education last year spent only $2,545 on conventions and $751 on workshops. . . . Largest sum spent by a trustee was $489.85.V With most of the school news these days being centred around the teachers versus trustees con- troversy, it was a welcome change to see in a recent report of the York County Board of Education meeting, an item which, although small, spoke volumes. His warning came during a speech and panel discussion ses- sion February 19 on teachers and the impact of politics on education at a professional development day for Toronto elementary teachers. It followed a statement by Ontario Teachers Federation President Geoffrey Wilkinson that teachers are frustrated and their militancy will subside only when they have “a full partnership in educational decision making.” He also said that there is “a serious malaise in education." It is growing and cre- ating more and more militants out of teachers." He attributed this change of attitude to increased frustration, hindrances in teach- ing and roadblocks on the path to correcting what they think is wrong. Walter Pitman, a former teacher at Langstaff Secondary School, has cautioned teachers not to ask to share power with school boards until they are willing to share their classroom authority with parents and their local neighbors. Mr. Pitman is a former New Dem- ocratic Member of the Ontario Legislature and his party’s educa- tion critic. He is now dean of arts and sciences at Trent University in Peterboro. 2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Feb. 28, 1974 Mr: Wilkinson himself was crit- EMA 05hr liberal An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 “Dc-W: Subscription Rate $7.00 per year; to United States $9.00; 15¢ Single Copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published by Richmond Hill Liberal Publishing Co. W. S. COOK, Publisher “Second class mail, registration number 0190” School Board Shows Willingness A Word Of Caution vited to attend the school’s centennial celebrations Octo- ber 24 to 26, with a special grads’ day being held on the 26th. For Hall. who has a degree in economics from the London (England) School of Economics and has been involved in various lines of business, his new job had meant a drop in income. finds his workdays, which often start at 8:30 am and end at 11:30 pm, challenging and rewarding. He is constantly in touch with social agencies such as family service, mental health, mentally retarded, interviews volunteers and speaks at innumerable meet- ings of service clubs. church groups and others who would like to become involved in the work of Citizen Advocacy. There has been a lot 6f spade work done, too, said Hall in an inte‘rview, making sure that The small staff, headed by Jon Hall, has found advocates for some of these people and others like them, but not all, and calls are coming in daily for help. in Richmond Hill United Janu- ary 7 a number of potential “proteges” (as their clients are called) have been referred to them â€" a young man with lim- ited abilities who needs a ma- ture “advocate” to help him get established. in the work-day world. a boy who was develop- ing undesirable behavior pat- terns, a middle-aged woman who has been nearly four years in a senior citizens’ home and wants to get out. a paraplegic still in his teens, a former patient of a phychiatric hospital who needs help in adjusting to a normal life style. It’s impossible to do anything else. Compromises on both sides are necessary, and lest anyone feels that means losing a little face, let them heed the words of the Danish poet, Piet Hein: The noble art of losing face May someday save the human Compromise, of course, is a dirty word anymore, the teachers especially seeming to feel any kind of compromise demeans them. The point is that, although the saving may be small, the example presented is a big one. It shows a willingness to compromise, a willingness to see that it’s really not all that important to spend every cent that’s coming to you when the gain in other ways may not be all that great. quite justified in indulging their rights by taking in all of the many conventions available to them. Instead they restricted themselves to a few and in doing so put the whole matter of budgets and spending in the proper perspective. It is also interesting to note that high school teachers in Peel County have broken off contract talks with that county’s board of education because the board reâ€" fuses to talk about anything be- yond wages. The negotiations were being carried out by District 10 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation. We agree with Mr. Pitman that the teachers are heading towards future difficulties. Not only parents but the students them- selves (who after all are the ones most directly affected by policy and curriculum changes) may well insist on sharing classroom authority â€"â€" and if it is denied them follow the teachers’ example by striking. The students may absent themselves from the class- rooms and parents may withhold their tax support as weapons to gain their point. icized by Toronto Board of Educa- tion Chairman Mrs. Fiona Nelson for not consulting his members over proposed legislation to gov- ern teacher bargaining. She said secret consultation between the government and top officials of the teacher federation only is no consultation at all for the class- room teachers. race And turn into eternal merit What lesser minds would call disgrace. part in the festivities, con- tact either Jim Wilkinson, Drincip‘al, Winchester Public School. 15 Prospect Street. Toronto, or Mrs. Betty Loâ€" max. 41 Wild Cherry Lane, Thornhill. Norah Love lives in Newmar- ket and concentrates her efforts in the northern part of the reg- ion. Orientation courses out of Seneca College’s King Campus have helped in acquainting staff and volunteers with problems uf suffering from epilepsy, cere- bral palsy and other afflictions on the university campus at Steeles Avenue and Keele Street, is concentrating her ef- forts in pairing up advocates and proteges in the southern part of the region. She has spe- cialized in abnormal psychology and since the age of 14 had worked with handicapped peo- ple, first as a volunteer then as a professional. Debby Salamou. a graduate in psychology from York Univer- sity. who with her husband lives “We need people who can take the initiative, work on their own as advocates." said Hall. On the other hand, the central office and professionals in all areas of social and family serv- ices are at the other end of the telephone if the advocate feels the problems are getting out of hand. There may be cases where more than one advocate is need- ed, where the individual or fam- ily needs help in physical, emo- tional. economic crises. there will be professionals on call and enlisting support of existing agencies and services such as the social planning coun- cil in “spreading the word" that they are there and need to get the word around. Between teaching women how to solve problems and paying someone to go fishing for salmon. couldn’t the Trudeau Government do something for the taxpayers of this country? A grant of $2,000 to Le Oomi‘te de la Restigoudhe, Edmundston, N.B.. “for a three-month study on salmon sport fishing im the Resti- gouche River." A gram of $2,186 to pay the salary of one organizer for the Woman‘s Caucus of Pointe Citizen‘s' C o -u n c i 1, Montreal, for a project “de- signed to teach women how to organize themselves in order to find solutions to specific problems. Included in proved grants The grants. states a news release from the Department bf the Secretary of State, promote the “broad objec- tives of reinforcing Canadian identity and unity, 'encourag- ring cultural diversity within a bilingual framework, pre- serving [human rights and fundamental freedoms. and increasing and improving ci- tizens’zhip participation.” Where The Money Goes Federal citizenship grants totalling $59,305 have just been announced by Secre- tary of State Hugh Faulkner. llllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll (St. Catharines Standard) Stamp Collecting is a universal hobby. Most youngsters at some time or another take an interest in collecting stamps of Canada and/or foreign countries and many people continue this interest into adulthood and be- come very knowledgeable about the countries which issued their stamps. Collectors of British stamps have many new issues to add to their collections with the Royal Wedding (two stamps), five stamps The Citizen Advocacy volun- teer board of directors combine a wide range of experience and expertise in many fields. Debbie Andrews works weekends at High Point home for the men- tally retarded in Markham. Rev. Peter Dill is associated with the National Institute for the Men- tally Retarded at York Univer- sity. Winona Macdonald. the board’s treasurer, is secretary of Richmond Hill Social Planning Council, Stuart MacMillan is a In the training process, the volunteers can decide what sort of person they think they can work with, she explained. Some may feel they have something to contribute to the mentally retarded, others to the emotion- ally disturbed, and others to the shut-in or senior citizen who simply needs a friendly visitor, someone to read to him, to write letters or run errands. “Everyone needs a good one- to-one relationship with some- one," says Ms. Love. “Other services provide professional help, group aid, counselling. We help the individual with every- day problems that keep him from growing." The back up of resource peo- ple who can speak with author- ity helps to familiarize volun- teers with needs related to spe- cific handicaps and help pro- teges to lead a fulfilling style of life. that make life difficult in ways that the average person often does not comprehend. 'the list -of ap- Opportunity For Stamp Collectors Rev. Terry Samuel of Thornhill Presbyter- ian, who plays an accordion and “any other instru- ment in the band”, says that the message which the group is trying to convey'is one of love, and the joy of life in Christ. Its repertoire includes both secular and religious songs, from pop hits and folk ballads to old time hymns. The min- isters have played so far at a number of churches and schools, where they were enthusiastically received. The role of the clergy in community affairs has expanded greatly over the years, extending its range of activities to deal with the changing times. One example of this trend is “The Lost And Found Department”, a jazz group composed of eight Presbyterian Ministers from in or nearby Metro. In the Sp oflighi: By DIANA COOK Role Of Clergy In Community Is Expanding Mary has a brother and sister living in the Toronto area, but neither of them wishes to have anything to do with her. Mary appears to be “normal” but there are indications of some emotional instability. An advo- cate is urgently required for Mary before she gives up hope. Mary is 55 years old and has been living in a home for senior citizens for nearly four years. She has appealed for help to find her somewhere else to live Mary considers her present home to be a hospital and is lonely and unhappy. She would like a friend, someone who would take a personal interest in her life and help her to im- prove her situation. From their few weeks of oper- ation, Hall gleaned a few typical case histories (if anything can be typical about basic human physical and emotional needs). For example: Rosemary Miller is admini- strator of Union Villa Home for Senior Citizens. Donald Mole is on the mental health board for York County Mental Health Centre in Newmarket. Ann Whittingham is a member of the York Central Association for the Mentally Retarded, and Pat Hengen is a Richmond Hill law- yer. Board chairman is Rev. Fred Miller of Unionville. psychiatric counsellor and social worker with York Central Men- tal Health Service. Elizabeth. 26 years old, spent portraying the verses of “Good King Winces- las, a special Christmas air letter featuring a collage of traditional Christmas emblems, and a new 31/210 letter card. The British Post Office has issued the collector’s pack of stamps shown above, containing all special issues 1973. Canadian collectors can obtain the pack through the BPO Philatelic Bureau, 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 lAB. Michael is a paraplegic, hav- ing been badly injured in a car accident 18 months ago. Michael writes for a living and has been placed in a rehabilitation work- shop where they make greeting cards. His job is to compose the messages and proof read the Clothing and what to wear, where to buy and fashion aware- ness have to be dealt with so that Elizabeth will not feel out of place. In fact everything to physically help Elizabeth return to a normal life style. When an advocate is found it should prove to be a rewarding and interesting learning experience for both people. a very small pocket money allowance has been provided. Elizabeth will require someone to show her what to do with a paycheck when she gets one; how to convert it to cash, and how to operate a bank account. Elizabeth has never had to buy food and will have to be guided in how to shop for gro- ceries. She has also never han- dled cash, other than in the last few months during which time seven years in a psychiatric hospital undergoing treatment for a mental illness. She now is resident in a Home for Spec- ial Care, which is a half way house, has been taking typing and shorthand lessons and is anxious to work. However an advocate must be found to help Elizabeth cope with normal daily activity, things which the average citizen takes ‘for granted. BRADFORD: The number of wolf bounties paid in West Gwillimbury Township has jumped from a- normal two or three a year to 10 since December 1. The $15 town- ship bounty and the $25 Simcoe County bounty has been claimed by nine men and there has been a number of claims for sheep and chickens killed or worried. The township has paid out $11,302 for these claims in the last five years. To The Staff At Karl! Central Hospital The Don Head woods are grey and green With drifted snow piled up between. As tired eyes look out, the rays Of sun have set tree-tops ablaze. A test with needles, pills and such, To your surprise don’t hurt too much. There comes a day when you are led Down to the room that patients dread, And as you’re lying horizontal, Attacks are made both aft and frontal, But doctor’s skill and doctor’s cheer Find you surprised that you’re still here. The pleasant nurses’ skilful care Is rendered with a splendid flair. Ten pretty nurses in a row Can set a corridor aglow. And so to all this gallant crew We lift our glass, Merci beaucoup!” ROBERT D. LITTLE York Central Hospital February 10, 1974. (Mr. Little is now home.) David has a grade 4 education, 22 years of age, lives in Mark- ham, He has just obtained work in Richmond Hill with a steel company. His employer is aware that David is mildly retarded. but he is capable of doing the required work. David has a problem with transportation as he has to get to work by 7:00 am and there are no buses from Markham to Richmond Hill and hitchhiking has already proved to be unreliable, for David has bfiLlateMnhâ€" An advocate was found who spends time talking with Mich- ael, but perhaps more signifi- cantly saw the necessity for Michael to have a different working companion. This has been arranged with the social workers and now perhaps more talking than work gets done, but after all this is supposed to be rehabilitation. Michael also has a speech impediment as the result of muscular atrophy whilst he was unconscious for several weeks after the car accident. Speech therapy has brought Michael to the stage where he can be easily understood. but the listener must be extremely patient as the words come slowly and are hard for Michael to form. The man working next to Michael in his office has not been known to speak for at least 6 years. Michael must have continual practice in speech to help a steady recovery. copy before it goes to press MRS. HANCEYâ€"COUNCIL’S WATCH DOG Dear Mr. Editorâ€" Regarding your news story “Hancey Fails To Get Appeal Of Naughton Drive Severâ€" ance"â€"February 14 issue. It seems incredible to me that the Richmond Hill Commit- Do not forget that the York County Board is an elected body and represents the majority of the taxpay- ers in the negotiating room with the teachers. If you are as concerned as we are, please call your trus- tee â€"â€" John Honsberger at 889-3118 and your teachers federation at 923-7341 and tell them. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Please, please the well is dry â€" the straw is on the camel’s back. We also worry about the teachers impressing their own stands upon the stud- ents as to the strike thereby confusing the children all the more. Is it not better to have a few too many students being taught by a teacher than no students being taught at all? On Behalf Of The Children A Group Of Concerned Now we see a real power struggle between the trus- tees and the teachers â€" a real confrontation on who is going to control the system. The teachers appear to have become political activists out for revenge, rather than the people trained at public expense, and financed at public expense to teach the young of our community. Now with the news black- out on the negotiations we have the teachers out deliv- ering letters of‘explanation. How can we as parents in this community respect this kind of conduct and attitude. Where has the profession-‘ alism of teaching gone? His- torically the teaching pro- fession got everything that- they wanted and the tax- payer could buy. until rec- ently, when provincial gov- erment finally cried “enough” to their demands. It became obvious that the level or capacity of teaching had not risen with the expense. The strike drags on. and will apparently now not end till mid-winter break. In the meantime the students drift. and are forced to use the impractical tutorial systems now being offered by the strikers. We appreciate your facil- ity to address this letter to thgteachers of York Region. TEACHERS OUT FOR REVENGE Dear Mr. Editorâ€" Thornhill Parents. MRS, E. CORK, 154 Baythom Drive, Thornhill. And Despair As for Phillip, he is receiving glowing reports from school and he has become more open and acting as young boys are sup- posed to. This advocacy role would appear to have met somg An advocate was found for Phillip, a tall willowy blonde grade 13 student, Christina. aged 18. Christina managed to win Phillip's confidence- and during a three month period they became firm friends. Chris- tina is now at community col- lege and away from home, but is regularly in touch with her protege Phillip. Phillip is 11 years old and was showing some resentment to his family and was developing undesirable behavior patterns. He was not returning home at scheduled times. was withdrawn with adults and complaints had been made that he was bullying younger children especially girls. School work had deterioriated severely during the previous 6 months and there was some evidence that Philip had been stealing. to find suitable accommodation which he can afford and hope- fully will speak for him to ex- plain his lateness for work. This is an advocacy role which will meet immediate problems. the relationship may develop into something enduring, but this is something for the two people to work out. David now has an advocate yvhgwjll act for him in trying What I am really getting at is this â€" that file teadhe ers must get ‘back soon or the situation will become unbearable for both students and parents. May the two parties re- member this â€"â€" there is a writ which can be issued by a higher court, called the Writ of Mandamus, which orders a public official to do his or her duty. To disobey this writ will invoke the wrath of the courts. I think it is a fair statement to say that they weren't doing their duty to their particular of- fice. May both parties con- tinue this course of action at their peril. 'Night classes have also been suggested. but a lot of grade 13 students have jobs at night. Therefore, in summary, no matter how the dispute is settled, we, the students, and particularly the grade 13 students. are the real losers. It is painfully ironic that while two groups whose job and) public duty it is to edu- calte us are fighting it out, it is the pPOdIuC't of their labors which will absorb the not damage from this fight. MALCOLM JARDINE, President Students Council, Richmond Hill High School. Another suggestion has been to lengthen the swhool day with classes fmm 8 am to 5 pm. This dosen't take into consideration the fact that concentrartion powers will be low as it is and to lengthen the school day will make catching up impossible. There is the problem universities discriminxartin against students from Yor County. Since there are n departmental examinations the universities may we presume that 'we don’t luv the class lhours and; especial ly in competitive situation it will be hard for them t accept our applications. There have been various suggestions of solutions for this problem of cum hours. One was to extend the end of the school year to com-l pensate. The problem with that is that we have to com- pete for summer jobs to pay our way through university and nobody hires itn July. AS A STUDENT SEES IT Dear Mr. Editor â€" I am a grade 13 stu‘den hoping to go to universi- next year. I am becoming increasingly alarmed by mhe teacher situation and the ef- fect it is going to have on the grade 13 students. Mrs. Hancey is to be com‘ mended for her watch dog policies. There seems to be a tendency to bulldoze thesq things through without going through proper procedures. RAY C'ROWTHERJ 71 Oxford Street. ‘ Richmond Hill. 1 There has been a lot of loose talk about the possibl- Lity of these students losing their year. ‘I have been amaz- ed at the seemingly flippzm attitude shown towards theiq problem. I think there is a good cas‘ :for smaller lots in certaii areas (especially with th concurrence of residents ii the area). However it shoul be done by way of change q zoning. An opportunity to d so will be with the forthcom ing Official Plan for the nev town. The effect of this majo variation, which is arbitrary by way of Committee of Ad justment, is that some may get a severance approved while others may not. If this is allowed the zoning bylaw: are useless. tee of Adjustment and then‘ majority of the plannin committee of council W011]! even consider this in contra vention of existing zoning by laws.