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Only HiII trustee who didn’t quit KING TWP. â€" A school trustee for six consecutive years, Mrs. Margaret Coburn served on eight board com- mittees during the past term and was chairman of four of them. She also represented the York County board of education on the board of directors of the Ontario Public School Trustees' Association 1975-76. A resident of King Township for 12 years, Mrs. Coburn cites the board's major aims for 1977-78 as follows: restore credibility and public con- 6-year King trustee states objectives BUTTONVILLE â€" Markham‘s voting list has grown by 3,300 names since the 1974 election. Despite the addition of a new ward in Thornhill, rapid growth areas are still under-represented in terms of the rural area. Ward 1 in Thornhill in 1974 had 10,536 Robert Houghton . . . teacher candidate THE LIBERAL, Wednesday. November 24. 1976 MARKHAM TOWN WARD MAP 1975 Public school board candidates Margaret Coburn . profession librarian BOROUGH OF NORTH YORK new Markham wards Stated objectives Among her stated objectives would be one of over-all communication on the board, which would see a spirit of rnutualtrust and respectin an areas between the board, its employees and the pubhc,“whereby vahd crfikfisnn offered with respect, is recognized, accepted and acted upon; and unfair and untrue staternents are vigorously challenged. ” fidence in the school system, develop “priorities“ in spending, contain the budget, while protecting the quality of education, increase decision making at the local level. Her per encourage program alternate students vs She and her husband have two teenaged sons, one attending King City Secondary School and the other at the U. of T. The 1 schools cost to schools, “at minimal . cost to the board.“ Mrs. Coburn has a University of Toronto, McGill Library School RICHMOND HILL â€" The only one of the three Richmond Hill represen- tatives from this year’s board to be trying for another term, Robert Houghton has been with the board since 1970, just after its inception. Since that time, he has served on numerous committees of the board and, while away from it, has tried to see to it that he is accessible to his constituents at all times. A secondary school teacher in North York for the past 13 years, he said his “personal background and interest represent sincerely the feelings, which I hope will promote an atmosphere and conditions conducive to a desirable system of education in York County." His wife, Marion, is a former elementary school teacher, who spcm four of her 11 teaching years in special education. Houghton and his wife reside in Oak Ridges with their three children, Nancy, 7; Heather, 5; and Brian, 3. He said he is working to develop “an excellent quality of education at all levels in York County." voters. This time it has been split in two. The new Ward 1 west of Bayview Avenue has 6,010 names on the list. Ward , Ward 7, containing the other half of the old Ward 1 has 5,968 voters. Ward 2 now has 5,914 voters com- prog1 personal targets would be, age and assist in developing in for gifted children, pl .te educational programs f :s with exceptional needs. latter would include alterna i. “at minimal or no addition a BA from the , and a BLS from STEELES BUTTONVILLE alternate additional SQUARE VICTORIA [Slus for Homework creates good work phgbtg'tsm U n U , “Over half of our property taxes goes to education, and it needs strong business minds to see you get your money‘s worth.” “This will be my primary concern." DeVita also stresses the following: a strong emphasis on basic skills, with county-wide standards; reducing the class size in beginning grades, without increasing costs; increased community involvement in the schools; and im- proved board-teacher-parent relationships. KING TWP. â€" “The board of education needs sound business ad- ministration, which happens to be his business," is the claim set out in a brochure about King candidate Vince deVita. DeVita said he believes the school buildings ”should become community property for the betterment of school children," through teachers, principals and parents working together, the latter through volunteer activities. “We must regain control of the $70 million budget," DeVita said. He said he supports the government‘s intention to introduce 50 per cent compulsory curriculum content, so that “by Grade 8, a child will be able to add, subtract and do the multiplication tables." School board needs sound administration “Let the fiarents feel they are par- ticipating and helping the teachers educate their children.“ he said. pared to 5,125 two years ago. Ward 3 (Unionville) has 5,236, up from 4,715. Ward 4, which includes the west side of the old Town of Markham has just ten more voters than in 1972 or 3,955. Ward 5, which includes all of the old town east of Highway 48 has 6,565, or AVENUE clip and save Dec. 6 election Cathy MacDiarmid . . . favors basics ALMIRA HAGERMAN 14th AVENUE CORNERS MILLIKEN ARMADALE WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE TOWN 16m AVENUE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH 17th AVENUE 19m AVENUE Mother" is the slogan adopted by Cathy MacDiarmid of Beechy Drive, a can- didate in the last election and wife of former Richmond Hill councillor, John MacDiarmid. Mrs. MacDiarmid said she is “strongly in favor of more basic education; a firm hand in budget control and a desire to obtain more education and less administration for the tax dollar." She said she takes “strong ex- ception” to the moral values program, and considers that the schools have enough to do to educate the child without invading the privacy of the home.” “I will be your voice on the board and vote accordingly. I will keep you in- formed through the newspaper and newsletter,” he said. A firm believer in homework in all grades, Mrs. MacDiarmid says “homework creates good working habits." A resident of Richmond Hill for 20 years, she and her husband have a son, Neil, who is a member of the RCMP. “Better communications" were also essential,” DeVita said, pledging to listen to the voters and the teachers. Married, with five children, DeVita has been president of a large Canadian advertising corporation for the past 22 years. V A resident of King Township, he sponsors a soccer team there and is actively involved with crippled children. Ward 6, made up of the rural hamlet, and estate residential areas north of Sixteenth Avenue, has 2,293 voters, just 32 more than in the last election. There are 35,349 voters in Markham in this election compared to 32,141 in 1974. 1,006 more than in 1974 RICHMOND HILL â€" “One vote for MARKHAM Vince DeVita . advertising man 18th AVENUE DICKSONS HILL BOX GROVE AURORA â€" Candidate John O‘Mahony, 58, of Aurora is seeking to represent separate school electors in Aurora, King, Vaughan. Whitchurch- Stouffville, East Gwillimbury, Georgina and Newmarket. He represented Aurora on York Region Roman Catholic separate school board for the past eight years, the Aurora and district high school board for four years, and Aurora separate school board for seven years , five of them as chairman. His goal He said his goal as a trustee “would be to see that all children get a good, basic education and allow them to develop to their full potential. Seeks RC north seat public school board “I believe the return to core curriculm in the secondary schools is a move in the right direction, especially for those students who wish to further their education.” O‘Mahony also suggested a periodic review of school programs, plus the kind of environment needed to help children through their adolescent years. They should be “taught to grow and develop as responsible human beings and show respect for authority and justice," he said. He’s running because people need voice As a voice for the children, it was necessary “to assure them that at the conclusion of their formal training they will be well equipped for a life of responsible service.” Protect teachers Crosby said teachers needed to be protected. He said he would ”insist on a certain core curriculum, which would be standardized across the region. NEWMARKET â€"â€" Rev. Grover Crosby, who is running in Newmarket against incumbent Rev. Craig Cribar, says his main reason for running is to be “a voice for the people.” “We must be concerned about how our educational system affects the child the home the community, social attitudes and those chosen to train our children." “They are too often blamed for things for which they are not respon- sible. . .They must be consulted about proposed changes or innovations being considered at the board.” This would not discourage flexibility of method, but would ensure that im- portant basic skills will be taught and maintained. The initiation of values education could move them from “education to indoctrination," he said, so it was necessary “that such emphasis is based on universal principles, which are basic to all." In that respect, it was important the taxpayer get his money’s worth. “Good administration calls for controlled spending," he said. He said it was also vital to get the opinions of parents, who were, “after all," responsible for the education of their children, Moral decisions It was important to plan ahead for the students and to be “a voice for truth and integrity." Children needed to be Budget scruting He said he would wish to scrutinize 'CEDAR GROVE LOCUST HILL MONGOLIA 4 things big aims of next 2 years the budget, “but not necessarily cut it to the detriment of education.” O‘Mahony has been with Collis Leather, Aurora, for 36 years, and is now office manager. He and his wife: Mary Frances. have seven children. taught how to make responsible moral decisions based on unchanging prin- ciples of truth. Pastor of Grace Church in Newmarket, Crosby and his wife live on Carlson Dr. in Newmarket, with their four children‘ KING TWP. â€" King candidate Dorothy Zajac sees four things as the main goals the board should shoot at during the next two years. They are: Evaluation of all aspects of the educational system, appropriate educational opportunities for all students, re-establishment of core curriculm and creativity, plus the need to “balance responsibility to taxpayer with maintaining quality in education." Some eliminating In the first category, she would look at programs, teachers, administration and support services, deciding “what is worthwhile, what needs to be ‘upgraded‘ and what needs to be eliminated." The second area would cover educational opportunities for the mentally, physically and perceptually handicapped students, as well as the gifted students. Mrs. Zajac also re-emphasizes the basic skills and the responsible use ol tax dollars, while ”maintaining quality in education." A graduate of the University of Toronto and Ontario College of Education, Mrs. Zajac, 41, has been active in community affairsimcluding serving last term on the York County board of education â€" and has taught school at the secondary school level. She and her husband, Andy, live in King City with their two children, Michael, 17, and Stephen, 15. Dorothy Zajac . . . teacher candidate John O’Mahony . authority. justice Grover Crosby . . . Newmarket pastor