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Library reno va tion nearly complete The comics. “Ten Heavy Facts About Sex". "VD Clap Trap" and "How to Protect Yourself from becoming an Unwanted Parent". were written and drawn by 3 Syracuse. New York. professor. "The comics basically support promiscuily.“ said Thornhill Trustee John Stephens. “They seem to vy with the students to have sex before they‘re really ready for it." The board has a formal policy for the acceptable use of text- books and teaching aids. It is unlikely the three booklets would make the list of standard material. though. ~ “l have already asked Sam Chapman (Director of Education) to look into the use of non-approved publications or teaching methods." said Mr. (‘ousensl Already ramps at the front entrance and a new door directly west of the main door have been installed. According to a former trustee. at least one teacher at Stouffville High School got his or her hands on a set of American comic books and used them as reference material‘ At the time. students were told not to mention they were even being used in the class. The provincial government has recently put an emphasis on providing services to the han- dicapped and Wintario has supplied $85,000 to the Richmond Hill Library to adapt the building so it might be used by those in wheelchairs. By the end of February an elevator will be finished im- mediately east of the present circulation desk. As York Region parents ponder how they can have more say in a proposed sex education and family life program. school board chairman Don Cousens admits [here have been some irregular leaching practices going on in high school classrooms. Cement blocks on skids outside the main branch of Richmond Hill Public Library are not the beginning of renovations, but rather the finishing touches. The pit for this elevator has been dug and cemented and the blocks out back are for the finishing block-work which will Name returned toxdeceased It appears SIN is Out and names are in. That was the decision by York Region's health and social ser- vices committee last week. on the insistence of Markham Regional (‘ouncillor Alma Walker. The SIN (for Social Insurance Numbers) are used on reports coming to the committee regarding deaths or transfers from York Manor, the home for the aged owned and operated by the region. “People should at least be listed as a name and not a Students study sex comlcs m York Monday afternoon in the council chamber Confusion reigns. said Councillor Birchall. at least three n n n n n The next Richmond Hill council meeting. members of council would be forced to miss scheduled to be held at 2:15 pm January 15 some important decisions. ‘ A ' h Fledgling Councillor Dave Amos is in the process of doing a survgy. - He is contacting people in his ward to ask their opinion of what time they would like council meetings held; Personally, Councillor Amos said he felt one afternoon and one evening meeting each month would help many citizens gain access to their council. “Giving people a choice is what democracy is all about." said Councillor Amos. There is a very large segment of the population of the Town of Richmond Hill. said Councillor Amos. who cannot make evening meetings â€" people who are on shift work. senior citizens who do not care to walk on the streets at night. and students. “Voter apéthy starts at the high school level." ‘commented Councillor Amos. The Ward 1 councillor said he had contacted the clerk’s department and found statistics that indicate the average attendance at council meetings by the public was 10 people and said he felt that was a sad comment that out of a population of 35.000 only 10 would attend. Community Pulse By STEVE PEARLSTEIN Liberal Staff Writer Yesterday was the first of 22 games in the Winter Carnival Primary School Hockey Competition. Seven public schools will compete and the final game will be played on Mill Pond February 10 during carnival weekend. The women of the Block Parent Assocation challenge any woman‘s group to take part in the Annual Richmond Hill Winter Carnival Bed Race. Margaret Shaw, in charge of arrangements for Block Parents said their group is already getting ideas and plans together for the big event. Carnival hockey begins He pointed out that with regular evening Git yerse/f a bed... The other two books concern themselves with counselling students on how not to get pregnant â€" the application of condoms, diaphragms. IUD's (intra-uterine device) and In Ten Heavy Facts. under a section about abortion. the writer claims “it is more moral to have an abortion than to bring an unwanted child into the world." It also claims the operation needed for an abortion is “painless” but never describes what the process is or at what point a fertilized egg is recognized to be a human life. Using caricatures that are generally unfair to the female anatomy. they also address themselves to some of the more moral and judgemental issues of sexual behavior. The comics tcal Comix) take a ligr farcical look at ques cerning sexual thou lercourse. mast‘ homosexuality, birth ( general male-female towards sex. In the known York Region incident. the principal of Stouffville High put an im- mediate stop to the use of the hooks once he found out what was happening. Parents there demanded the books be barred from the class and had to approach the ad- ministration directly before anything was done. About three years ago a similar practice was discovered in a North York high school. _ department. the Gordon MacLaren Auditorium and the washrooms are located. Betty Rowland, Chief Librarian, said there is already a program working in conjunction with the York Central Association for the Mentally Retarded and she felt there is a definite need for access to the lower level. Up to this time Richmond Hill‘s shut-in-service has provided b00ks to many handicapped individuals who now look forward to using the building themselves. begin this week This elevator will give handicapped acceSs to the I level where the audio v department. the Go MacLaren Auditorium and washrooms are located. A spring opening program is planned, said Ms. Rowland, when the library will invite all han- dicapped in the area. so they know the service is available. number when they die," Coun- cillor Walker said. “They should have some dignity. When you die you should have a name.“ Authority must be received from the committee and regional .2ouncil for a release of assets for people who die while residents of York Manor. The policy has been to use SIN to protect the privacy of the in- dividuals involved. However. the committee agreed that names will be used on future reports involving deceased residents of York Manor. he principal of High put an im- ) to the use of the 2 found out what was ics (called Zing 3 a light, almost ‘ at questions con- ;ual thoughts. in» masturbation, y, birth control and le-female attitudes icatures that are fair in thp female meetings there were only two daytime committee meetings and 10 evening meetings involving both council and council com- mittees. If this was changed to one afternoon meeting each month it would onlv alter the situation to three afternoon meetings and nine evening meetings. Councillor Amos said by having atternoon meetings council would gain accessibility to staff during business hours which would speed up matters. He said he had talked with the clerk's department about this point also and found that additional costs of maintaining staff at council meetings was about $500 per year. He said he felt that sometimes decisions were deferred because there is no access to information in the evenings. “An excelleht opportunity to practice financial restraint." he said. The councillor also felt that council members should not lose sight of the fact that councillors are‘compensated to offset time lost at their regular occupation. _ He voiced theâ€"opinion thét “no objections to time commitment were requested by any councillor during the recent election." t questions con- ‘1 thoughts. in- masturbation, birth control and 'emale attitudes ive the 1e lower visual Gordofi They also touch on how girls should handle boys who “want to go too far“ â€" sexual appetites. perversions and how to avoid and identify venereal disease spermicidal foams Langstaff Public School, which has been the site of an elemen- tary school for 164 years, could close in June. A special meeting January ‘18 at 8 pm. has been called by the administration of the York County Board of Education to explain plans for the closing to parents. The enrollment at Langstaff with “more than 80 students“ has shrunk to the point where grades School superintendent Ken McDonald will present the plan and Vaughan school trustees Jim Corcoran and Donald Cameron will attend. Mrs. Pat Hartley 3 parent of Langstaff. said the closing has been fought off successfully once before and she is hoping that it can be done again. Langstaff Public School may close She is a member of the com. mittee of parents that is studying the problem of declining enrollments across Thornhill “but I‘m not sure I want to be A Metrospan Community Newspaper Marg Barrow, chairman of publicity for Richmond Hill Winter Carnival com- mittee. said the traditional Ookpik is now on sale at Buy a button to support the best family‘ en‘â€" tertainment in town‘ Winter Carnival time brings out the best in people, especially the carnival princesses. The five princesses from Langstaff Secondary Hill carnival planning shifting into high gear The curriculum committee has begun work on guidelines for the new family life â€" sex education program. However, fears of many community and parent groups that the recomâ€" are doubled up under one teacher, but it has a library. gymnasium and large playing field. Not only students from the Uplands subdivision, but also from the Boyle subdivision and Garden Avenue in Richvale, and from the ‘ Royal ()rchard Boulevard area attend the school. Mrs. Hartley said some parents from outside the area send their children to Langstaff because of the low pupil-teacher ratio and children like it because of the school spirit. One of the earliest Thornhill Area Settlers. Nicholas Cober. donated land to build a school on Yonge Street in 1810 but the War of 1812 delayed construction until 1815. The original school was sold and moved to a new site in Vaughan in the 1880's to make way for a brick one in Thornhill. The site has been used for public education longer than any other under the jurisdiction of the schools‘ banks and miscellaneous retail stores throughout Richmond H111. Carnival weekend. February 8, 9, 10 and 11, Richmond Hill's Rotarians will be selling the buttons at Mill Pond. the site of the Confusion reigns; The next Richmond Hill council meeting, scheduled to be held at 2:15 pm. January 15 will now be held at 7:45 pm. January 15, preceded by a one half hour question and answer period. The time change is a result of a motion introduced by Councillor for Ward 3. John Birchall. reintroducing the issue of time for regular council meetings. December 18. councii passed a motion to hold half its regular meetings in the afternoon and half in the evening. Mayor Dave Schiller, Councillor Birchall and councillors Duffy and Bumie voted against the time change saying they felt the decision “destroyed” public participation they had been working for during the past four years. Councillor Birchall said he brought up the issue for review hoping to “maximize public input" and believing strongly the decision made by council in December was made “quickly and without deliberation". The Ward 3 councillor said he had missed only one meeting in four years (due to a death in the family) but as it stands now there was a distinct possibility that in the future he and other members of council would have to miss other meetings because of commitments to business. “This would eliminate representation on issues for the councillor’s particular ward," he said. By switching meetings to the afternoon School are left to right: Debby Spenceley â€" Grade 11; Lesley Hoare â€"â€" Grade 10; Lee Bromley â€" Grade 9; Carmen D’Agnostino â€" mendations on sex passed by the board last November are too broad, are still being expressed. The use of such questionable materials is a case in point. “You couldn‘t really Blame the Children get chance to name new park county board Mrs. Hartley said that it was thought the school could be kept open to take students from the Thornhill-Vaughan development. But because the Thornhill- Vaughan plan has not started as quickly as expected. the school A recommendation that the proposed new 132-acre town park site at 18th Avenue and Leslie Street be named “Richmond Hill Green“ failed to work up any enthusiasm at the parks and recreation committee meeting last week. annual carnival. This year the cost is an even $1 and all money goes to support the 11th annual four day event. 7 The little Ookpik buttons have been marked with a number this year that will It was one of three names Walnosday, January 10, 1979 20 Cents ln Councillor Birchall‘s opinion public participation and openness of government have increased by “leaps and bounds“ in the past four years. “When council’s decisions were not in the individual's or group‘s favor, they knew they had been given a fair and open hearing,“ said Councillor Birchall. He drew his fellow council member’s at- tention particularly to the number of ap plicants for citizen committees in Richmond Hill. which was higher than ever hefore. “People want toHparticipate in their town government," he said. “And we want people to be involved in their town â€" don't we?" After his address. Councillor Birchall received a rare round of applause from a number of supporters in the audience._ Councillor Birchall proposed a motion to reverse the decision of council but Councillor Gord Rowe asked the matter be deferred to the next meeting as the proposer of the original motion Lou Wainwright and Coun- cillor Bill Corcoran who supported him were not present. Both were holidaying in Florida. Although the next meeting of council is slated to be an afternoon meeting, because of the technicality of the motion and because Councillor Birchall could not be present in the afternoon, the next meeting of council will be January 15 at night. teacher who got caught at Stouffville," said former trustee Eric Baker. “The old guidelines were so vague they didn't ac- tually say such methods were restricted.“ 7 At this time the carnival committee is negotiating details such as these and the make the buyer eligible for prizes which Mrso Barrow said might include a color television. a weekend at the Skyline Hotel or a CB radio. Thornhill Public School. and Baythorn Public School. both of which have enrollment problems. are slated to take students from Thornhill-Vaughan. according to the board‘s new plan. has run out of time After some discussion it was decided to throw the naming of the new park out for grabs by asking the various schools to come up with some likely names bandied about by the committee with the other two. Richmond Hill Park and Richmond Park, also failing to arouse any local fervor. Grade 12 and Donna Francis â€" Grade 13. (Liberal Photo by Bruce Hogg). The question is, will the committee and any outside help. be able to make the guidelines specific enough to rule out in- dividual interpretation by teachers. hundreds of others that are involved in an endeavor such as Richmond Hill‘s winter carnival. A weekend of comv petition. races. endurance tests and just plain fun is being arranged, Thornhill has the added ad- vantage of bordering the plan- ning area. The official plan change was approved by the province in September. 1977. to allow a development for 75.000 people. but not a single house has been started yet. via their pupils in the form of 'a competition. The “Richmond Hill Green" name was recommended by last year‘s committee. Omitted was a fourth name offered as a possibility by the Richmond Hill Historical Society. Boynton Park. Boynton Park. It had been pointed out by the historical society that the site of the property had been in possession of the Boynton family for more than 100 years. The society emphasized it was not recommending the park be called “Boynton”. “We might as well children have a shot commented Committee man Mike Bernie as the 1 of the park was deferred Down went the chair and Chateauvert with it. Former Ward l coun- cillor Andy Chateauvert made quite an impact last week in his first ap- pearance as a member of the Richmond Hill Parks and Recreation Com- mittee. He fell out of his chair. Chateauvert was sitting near the edge of the slightly raised floor area of the council chambers when a leg of his chair slipped over it. He jumped lithely to his feet and the meeting continued. Andy hits the deck 26 pages let the at it,” Chair- naming