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Vluuu L “Luuyo vunc unluc vU stau‘ ize, and as Richmond Hill Town Council has decided a parade would be in order this year, plans to see that December’s most popular cit- izen is booked for a pre-Christmas visit, have to be made early. That’s why organizer Fire Chief Robert Kennedy, who is being assisted by James Grainger, organ- izer of last year’s highly-success- With the teachers on strike, and the inflexible position of both negotiating teams symbolic of the lack of trust people seem to hold for each other nowadays, maybe now more than ever we need this tangible reassurance that Santa Claus is going to be around again this year. Merry Christmas. as professionals in private industry their resignations would have been accepted with regret, and in some cases, without regret. Compulsory arbitration seems to be the only course left to follow and should be put into effect immediately. JOHN DOWNIE. 75 Sussex Avenue, Richmond Hill. d-llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllmill“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'1' With spring on its way and a young man’s fancy turning to anything but thoughts of Christ- mas, local merchants and other businessmen are probably slightly taken aback these days when some of the local firefighters pop their heads in the door and ask them if they’ve given any thought to a float for the Santa Claus Parade. No doubt they’d rather he think- ing about how they’re going to squeeze in a few golf games over the summer between business ap- pointments, and unless Saint Nick and his elfin followers are avail- able to caddy, there’s not much chance they’ll be occupying their thoughts. However, such things as Santa Claus Parades take time to organ- ize, and as Richmond Hill Town Council has decided a parade would be in order this year, plans to see that December’s most popular cit- izen is booked for a pre-Christmas vis_it_, have _to be made early. The board also decided to re- quest Premier William Davis to take the necessary action to have the teachers return to their jobs In an attempt to get the class- rooms staffed and the students back in them as soon as possible the board decided to accept the teachers’ resignations, at the same time agreeing to pay those teach- ers with contracts to work, sal- aries on the scale of the board’s most recent proposal to the OSSTF negotiators, retroactive to last September. The board also decided to advertise for teachers to fill the complement of teachers re- quired so the regular educational programs of its secondary school system can resume. The teachers who have resigned will be invited to return to work. Last Thursday evening the trus- tees in a meeting open to the public heard the latest report from their negotiating team, which had no glimmer of hope of an early settlement of board-teacher dif- ferences. As the teacher strike stretches into the sixth week and with neg- otiations stalemated, students can see their fears of losing a year of their lives becoming reality, par- ents are worried that their sons and daughters would become drop- outs, the general public is deeply concerned â€"â€" and teachers and trustees are frustrated. Caught between the inflexibility of expenditure ceilings set by the Ministry of Education and the apparently as inflexible attitude of t h 9 Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, York County Board of Education Trustees have found themselves in a most unten- able position during the past few months and particularly during the past five weeks. _ For these people, parenting is a stage in the growth pattern of the life of the individual, but to choose to be a parent one must believe that life is worth living. “Parenting - Pathways to In- terdependence", fourth in the discussion series on Marriage and Parenting in the ‘70's being presented by the Richmond Hill andThornhill Area Family Ser- viCes. was presented in the main hall of the Christian Edu- cation building of Richmond Hill United Church on Febru- ary 26. The program was introduced and conducted by Mary Sue McCarthy. mother of seven children. lecturer at York Uni- versity and counsellor for the local family services agency. A type of definition of a fam- iw. said Mrs. McCarthy, could be “A survival under one roof". PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE Only today, she said, can people really say they are or are not going to become par- ents, and child-bearing may be a sign of a good marriage. The child must also be con- sidered as an individual in its own right, yet in order to truly become “alive” 3 baby needs to be touched, needs intimate and warm human contact. Familyâ€"Survival Under One Roof? Mrs. McCarthy expressed some of her views on the re- sponsibilities of a parent as de- scribed by Kalil Gibran in the chapter “0n Children" in “The Prophet". “Your children are not your children. . . They come through you, but not from you, and though they are with you yet they belong not to you. . . You may give them your love, but not your thoughts. for they Santa In A Fireman's Sui! THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, March 14, 1974 NOT YOUR CHILDREN :11: Alluhyvllubllh vv v»n‘nJ . Aduvlflwl-v-av“ -v'v ‘ U I, A 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” An Ilnienable Position An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls. . . You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you. . . You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. . . . Let your bend- ing in the archer‘s hand be for gladness; for even as He loves the arrow that flies. so He loves the bow that is stable." The learning experience of being a parent is a very short period. Mrs. McCarthy said. It is a slowing-down time, a time for seeing the world through the eyes of a child. PARENTS BLAMED Parenting is a mutual pro- cess, and all stages of parent- hood are important. Parents are not trained for the respon- sibilities that confront them, but when the children turn out less than perfect it is the par- ents who are blamed. Children, said Mrs. McCarthy. are like “beautiful little sav- ages" and parents are the mis- sionaries trying to set limits and controls. To demonstrate the inconsist- ency of the "experts" Mrs. Mc- Carthy enumerated some of the “golden rules" through the years as laid down by the “ex- pcrts": 1920 â€" spank 1930 â€" deprive 1945 â€" ignore 1950 â€" love 1960 â€" spank them lovingly 1970 â€" to hell with them In many cases the “experts” confuse parents to the point that they are too busy trying to do the “right thing" to listen to the child and try to understand his basic individual needs. This However they are participating in a good mission and it’s hoped that those they come in contact with recognize their efforts for what they are and let them know they are behind the project, either as single or joint sponsors of a float. - No doubt the firefighters, too, find this role of advance man for Santa somewhat alien to their normal pursuits, especially at this time of year. ful Centennial Parade, has recruit- ed his men to make the rounds of local business places in Richmond Hill and see if they’d be willing to provide Santa with the kind of escort a visiting personage of his stature merits. Since the impasse is the result of provincial policy â€" the solution is up to the province. We believe that the Ministry should have acted long since to clean up the mess in York. The excuse that only one area is involved is invalid as far as we are concerned. Surely the responsible politicians can read the indications that the struggle here is a test case and only the forerunner of similar struggles throughout the province. Already 1974 negotiations in the Region of Peel have broken down over the same areas of dispute. And there will be more and more of such in- stances. ADVICE OF EXPERTS No doubt the trustees would have liked to have given the teachers everything for which they asked many months ago. But since they must abide by the expenditure ceiling set by the province, which for York County is $1,455 per teacher less than for Metro Toronto annually, this was an impossibility. The Windsor Board of Education learned this a couple of years ago when an arbi- trator found in the teachers’ favor, the board was granted sufficient money by the province that year to cover the extra costs, but were penalized by that amount in the succeeding year. and to amend the Teaching Pro- fession Act so that teachers can be hired by the board without belonging to the teachers’ federa- tion. It was also the board’s decis- ion that all unsettled matters be referred to binding arbitration. These decisions were not unan- imous but were majority decisions. We commend the trustees for tak- ing definite action to correct an intolerable situation as quickly as possible. spank deprive ignore love spank them lovingly to hell with them the era of the child, she said, and he needs to be aware of what the “real world” is all about at a very early stage in life better. The changing attitudes to parenting and the child and their responsibility, one to the other, were reversed in a comp- osition written by Mrs. McCar- thy’s 13-year-old grade 8 son which she read to the meeting. He had simply taken material from two books on child psy- chology and turned them around, placing the child in the position of the parent. LIFE OF A CHILD Preceding a role play period the film, “Child Behaviour Equals You" was shown. It followed a child's life from in- fancy through pre-school, teen years and adolescence, dealing with rewards and punishment. Rather than punish a child for misbehaviour, reward him by giving him lots of attention when he is good, then he will keep trying. The film showed that children do imitate par- ents. that family democracy with parental leadership is a meaningful thing. CHILDREN’S ART The study book on sale was "How To Parent" by Dr. Fitz- burgh Dodson. The auditorium was alive with colorful art pieces from grades 1 and 2 of local schools. They had been asked to present “family” pictures, and that is exactly what they were, thanks to E. J. Sand. MacKjllop, Ross Doan, Baythom, 16th Avenue and Henderson Public Schools. In the eyes of the audience, the teachers and students of grades 1 and 2 had made a great contribution to the night on “Parenting”. It was not a lost cause, for at this writing, Education Minister Tom Wells has held a press conference, to de- clare that the teachers will have to submit to compuls- ory arbitration if agreement cannot be reached by March 11. Vince Mathewson of the teachers federation has stat- ed; Only those who have to be spoonfed or paced will encounter difficulty. All gen- ius'es take heart. Donald Deacon MLA, York Centre wants the province to set up a trusteeship to re- place the present board until such times as the schools are again in full operation. Great idea Don, but why not go all the way and replace the teachers who have resigned. Were these teachers working as professionals in private industry their resignations would have been accepted with regret, and in some cases, without regret. Compulsory arbitration seems to be the only course left to follow and should be put into effect immediately. JOHN DOWNIE. 75 Sussex Avenue, Richmond Hill. I would like to publicly thank Rev. Charles Edwards of Sutton for his leadership of the delegation to Queen's Park on March 8. However, Mr. Wells has pledged that No Pupil Will Suffer; perhaps he has a sec- ret formula to make time stand still or even better, to turn back the hands of time. REPLACE TEACHERS WHO HAVE RESIGNED Dear Mr, Editor:â€" It is obvious therefore to me, based on this essentially random sampling of public opinion, that the provincial government must immediately come to grips with the present strike, and take such legislative steps as may be necessary to ensure that although the principles of strike and arbitration are maintained, innocent persons, especially students, must be protected. I would appreciate if you could give these results the widest possible circulation, as I under- took to do my best to ensure that the results of this poll would be published in the hope that they will be of some assistance to the negotiat- OI'S. privy) CORK, Finally, the greatest concern of all responses was the tragic effect of the strike on the pupils, who are non-combatants, and that there must be immediate steps taken to get the students back into the schools, irrespective of the positions of the combatants themselves. I can advise that of those persons referring the question of the outstanding resignations the teachers, that 73.1% favor the accepting those resignations by the board. 31% ho The final question of the poll, as to individ- gal commentst'wes 9fflcourse limitless in scope. Dear Mr. Editorâ€" As chairman of a public meeting held at the Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill on March 5, I wish to advise the following results from the opinion poll circulated at that time. It is estimated that we had approximately 950 people attend the meeting, and the poll sheet was given on a family basis, and the estim- até is that 450 families were represented. We received back completed 365 sheets from the audience. The more he leai‘ns the I favor the board of education’s arguments. (Answer yes or no) I favor enforced arbitration between teachers and board. (Answer yes or no) The results are as followsâ€" I favor the teachers’ arguments. (Answer yes or no) SETTLE STRIKE BY ARBITRATION 154 Baythorn Drive, Thornhill. WHY N0 REMEDIAL CLASSES AT RHHS Dear Mr. Editor:â€" llll“ll“lll\lll\\llllllll\l\l\llllllmllllll\l\\\l\\ll\l\\ll\l\lllllllmllm Vaughan Museum Iam wondering why, at Richmond Hill- High School, there are no remedial clas- ses or lessons being conduc- ted? Yet, while all four men collect full salary, and now will receive a ratroactive s-a- lary increase, they have done NOTHING to conduct lessons or remedial classes. Why? And why are they being naid full salary? STAN BALACHOREK, 65 Royal Orch'ard, Thomhiill. nmnmuumummmummlmmumuummmmunmmumu Fine. Lets get some proof. Principal George Domina at RHHS is a former master teacher in chemistry and claims to have qualifications in at least another half dozen teaching areas; the viceâ€"'prin- cipal, former master teacher in English: Mr. Rees is the present master [teacher in geography; while Mr. Atkin- son has taught music in the past. Sam Chapman. :the direc- tor of education is 'well on record in saying that there is no proof s-howin 't‘hat smal- ler class sizes meaie better learning conditions. Parents are concerned about t'heir childrens' loss of e d u c a t i o n. Taxpayers are concerned that they are not getting their due for edu- cation rates paid. lll!“mllI“l“l\l\\ll1\l\l\ll\!\l“lll\1\Illll\l\ll\M\\l\llm\“\l\ll\lll No “streakers” had ap- peared here in York Region by the weekend. but a warning of things to come was observed in the north on Sunday. 0n the Queensville Road north of Newmarket in East Gwilllmbury Town- ship a sign on the front of a house bore the dire warning “Beware The Queensville Streaker”. They will join three other as yet un-named members from the Vaughan Town- ship Historical S ociety along with Historian Rus- sell Cooper of Brampton, associated with Metro Con- servation Authority. Three members of Vaug- han Town Council will but- tress a committee named February 18 to study the proposed establishing of a municipal museum. The committee will assess the merits of establishing a Town of Vaughan Museum consisting of the octagonal house situated on the north side of Major Mackenzie Drive West of Maple and the octagonal barn on the north side of Steeles Ave- nue west of Dufferin Street. It has been suggested that this latter structure could be moved to the Maple location. Named by council were Mayor Garnet Williams and Councillors Milt S a v a g e and Dave Fraser. Newspaper Classified offers advertisers a combination or unbeatable advantages. Phone today â€"884-1105-6. Fast results! Queensville Streaker 53% yes 47% no 51% yes 49% no 69 % yes In the SP oilighft The society has through careful analysis determined that it will need $1,800,000 in this province if it is to fulfill the minimum require- ments. Back a fighter â€" and there are 13,000 of them in Ontario who need your help this year. They are the handicapped youngsters through- out Ontario who will be helped by the Ontario Society for Crippled Chlidren. The people of Richmond Hill have never let these youngsters down in the past. So back a fighter by sending in your donation today. With respect to his future, Mark has considâ€" ered teaching music in high school, but wouldn’t say no to becoming a full time professional mus- ician. “If the chance came up â€" I’d take it.” If you do not receive your Easter Seals in the next few weeks a call to the club’s Easter Seal Chairman Ted Mansbridge, 884-1621, will correct the oversight. Both Myles and Mark attend York University during the week. Myles is in his second year and Mark in his first. They also teach lessons at the Music Shoppe in Richvale. And as well as being a member of the Richmond Hill Youth Con- cert Band, which meets for practises every Thursday night, Mark tries to get in at least three hours of guitar practise daily. _ Back/ a fighter â€" this is the theme of this year’s Easter Seal Campaign which begins March 14 and runs until Easter Sunday, April 14. Re- sults of this campaign will determine whether the 13,000 young fighters will get the help they need from the soeiety. In Richmond Hill the Lions Club will be urging all residents of the municipality to back a fighter by supporting Easter Seals. ‘ Here in Richmond Hill the objective is $2,700 and the Lions are confident this can be achieved if everyone responds to the Easter Seal appeal they receive in the mail. Mark Crawford, 19, of 168 Parkston Court in Richmond Hill, is the guitarist for “Pete Scoâ€" field And The Canadians”, a sixteen piece band which has been performing at the Palais Royale in Toronto since the beginning of December. Composed of young Canadian musicians under the leadership of Saxophonist Pete Scofield, the band recently cut a record of “Music That Makes You Want To Dance”. The album, entitled “Do Something Nice Today”, was produced by Sound Canada, and contains a wide variety of popular songs, from the Beatles to Glenn Miller. Mark found the actual recording “a real exper- ience, but a bit nerve- racking. I was asked to play bass, which was something new to me, V nd had only six weeks ’ to prepare.” Mark’s older brother, Myles, not - normally a band mem- ber, played the drums for the record. Both are pictured with their in- struments on the back of the album cover. Along with Steve Sexton, also of Richmond Hill, who plays the organ and piano, they've formed a trio; playing at church dances, the Guild Inn and any other spot needing a musical group. Lions Easter Seals made friends with all his fellow musicians, and has a great respect for Pete Scofield, who has four other bands, and teaches privately as well. “He’s an amazing man, really full of energy." Mark first began playing the guitar six years ago. (It was his guitar teacher, Tony Bradan, who referred him to the Canadians). Both Mark and Myles were active participants in Richmond Hill High School's annual Music Night, when they were students there, and together organized a very successful Variety Night. MARK CRAWFORD By DIANA COOK Guitarist Mark Crawford Mark enjoys working with the band on week- ends very muqh. He’g With so many new businesses failing. it is wise to learn as much as you can before launching your business. Top independent businessmen offer the following tips: 0 Keep your expenses low. Know your market. Know how to attract new business. 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