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Every child in a school system across the province has an equal right to a quality education. School boards recognize that an education encompasses not only academic but also the develop ment of an individual in a social, emotional and physical sense. Unfortunately, depending on the board in question, some kids are a little more equal than others, as the saying goes. So last week, resigned that provincial support to school boards will continue to decline, Director of Education for the York Separate Board, John Zupancic, unleashed a wild and crazy scheme to the management committee. He'd like to see the system raise‘some extra capital funds with the help of a lottery. Before you withdraw aghast, the plan has been deferred until at least next month so a legal opinion on its admissability can be obt- ained. However, we are still talking about the York Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board, which prides itself on being dif- ferent. Different, because it offers high quality education ‘combined with an indelible emphasis on religious and family life inâ€" struction. With proper moral and Christian attitudes an inherent part of the program, Catholic schools are not the likely place to introduce gambling. The question in most people‘s minds must be, why have a lottery at all. Mr. Zupancic would like to see two new playing fields built, one at St. Robert’s in Thomhill and one at Sacred Heart in Newmarket. The kias have'plenty of other places to pick up such ‘street‘ knowledge. To observe the International Year of the Child, the provincial government has already instituted numerous programs, and several municipalities throughout Ontario have expressed a desire to join in the celebrations. He knows how tight capital allocations are from the ministry, The International Year of the Child was proclaimed by the United Nations as a means of focussing attention on the well- being of children. While there has been no in- dication from Richmond Hill, Markham, or Vaughan Councils, the government does have some suggestions on how the event can be observed by individuals or groups. Some of these may seem redundant, but in the interests of children everywhere, we give you the govemment’s list: â€"â€" become a Block Parent or set up a Block Parent Association if there is not one already in your neighborhood. Year of the Child â€"â€" invite a guest speaker to your club or organization to talk about positive parenting, education, day care, handicapped children. children with special needs or any area pertaining to children that would be of benefit to your members. â€" contact your local Children‘s Aid, “Y”, Big Brother or Little Sister Association or other voluntary organization regarding volunteer work. â€" contact your local Children‘s Aid with regard to becoming a foster parent. â€" make a personal com- mitment to your own children, Editorial, Display Classified Circulation Toronto customets PUBUSHER JOHN C. FERGUS The Lubeval Is publcsnea every v cl Menospan anmg a Publishlm The Woodbndgc Vaughan News, am The contents, both eduoual and advertan 00 The leeul. Rmhmnd HIII are prolected by copynght and any unaumonnd use is pvohibnled. 10395 Yonge PAGE A4 Subsanption rules. By maul $10.00 per year In Canada $2000 pm year outside 0' Canada. By camel, 80 cans evuy tour weeks. Single copy sales 20 cents No man delivery when came: servtce exists Second Class Maul Registranon Numbev 0190 Libéral Can you justify school lottery? VOLUME 101. NUMBER [7 here’s some hints Ran WaIIace - Edllot Larry Johnston - News Edmo- Fved Simpson - Sports Edna: publvshed evevy Wednesday by Mewospan Commun-I ‘nnhng 8 PUDIIShIflQ Ltd. whtch also pubhshes The Saw ' Vzuahan News, and The Bollon Enterprise TELEPHONES Street, Richmond Hill L4C 4Y6 Ontario mm mm nun mum 884â€"8177 884-1105 884â€"0981 881-3373 especially since most school boards are decreasing in student numbers. With the cost of each field running between $75,000 and $100,000 and the ministry demanding that boards make the best use of existing facilities before they even think of applying for capital funding, he knows he‘s on his own. So the birth of a Catholic lottery begins to take its shape. Some of the trustees have already questioned what right the director has to consider such an idea, especially since it has no legal jurisdiction over the private high school at St. Robert‘s. Aside from ethical conâ€" siderations, Mr. Zupancic is also willing to commit the board as guarantor for $52,000 at the bank ~â€" somethjng it would be solely liable for if the scheme were to run amok. And you know who’d get stuck with the bill. However, you also have to look at it from the harried director’s point of view. Why should his board, one that is expanding at a great pace, be penalized for program and capital funds for its kids just because the majority of systems are in a state of decline? If there is a means to raise necessary monies, why not take advantage of it? It’s amost like meeting the devil on the way to church. Mr. Zupancic deserves much credit for his effort and his Chutzpah, but it’s unlikely Catholic school supporters will buy his scheme. York County Chairman Don Cousens said he is personally against schools funding projects through lotteries. Not only does he feel it is ultra vires of the board but he’d rather take the “front door” approach and continue to ask the province directly for more money instead of using the back door and looking for funds from lotteries: ” grandchildren, nephews, nieces, to set aside extra time in 1979 for an educational or recreational exâ€" perience; e.g., trip to 200, museum, conservation area or art gallery; camping or sporting events. â€" develop a children’s theatre group. â€" construct a special children’s recreation area in a local park or school yard. â€" hold an art, music or drama festival for and by children. â€" set up a system of volunteers to help teachers in the classrooms or on field trips. â€" plan sports or games events. â€" develop a family project which involves your children’s creative talents; e.g., build a playhouse, set up a greenhouse, make your own greeting cards, start an aquarium, learn to sail, camp, explore nature, start a vegetable or flower garden. â€" offer to babysit for a single parent family. â€" is there a latch-key child on your block? Arrange lunch or after school supervision for children of working parents. â€" drop in on a new mother to see if she needs any assistance or even just some reassuring talk. â€" hire young people for home maintenance jobs. â€"â€" start a young people’s program at your place of worship. And, if we at The Liberal, may be permitted to add one item to the government's list: Every once in a while, give your child some room to breathe; and every once in a while, listen to what he or she has to say. John C, Felgus, Publisher Ray Padley Jr. Advemsmg Dueclot Novman Slunden » Producmn Manage< Denis O'Meava - Circulaxion Diveclot Rose Reynolds - Accounls Metrospan Community Newspapers DublISheS The Rschmond HiIuThomhfll Loberal, The Banner, The Oakvnlle Journal Recocd. The Halton Consuma. The Mississauga Tomes, The Embuooke AdvertiseflGuardIan, The Elouooke Consumer. The North You: Minov. The Nonh Yovk Comumev, The Scabmo MIII‘OI, The Samara Consumet The Woodbndge a Vaughan News and The Bonon Entevmse.\ A Wednesday, January 10. 1979 'nmunny Newspa: METROSPAN - NORTH DIVISION (A . us “soâ€"‘- Etcâ€"NA A \‘ Back in the dark ages, when the fifties gave way to the sixties‘ there were a few of us who hung out together in what could have loosely been called a ‘pack‘. This was the time in our lives when our cars meant more to us than money, food and girls. Well . . . let me just backtrack a teeny bit and strike the last category from that list . . . I mean NOTHING was more important than girls. The problem was . . . the car was used as a means of attracting the girls and if you understand this . . . lhave some swampland in Florida you might be interested in. We weren't what you would call wild kids . . . as a matter of fact . . . we made Richie Cunningham and Potsie look like hoods. yet we did share some pretty interesting times. Most of us had gone through our ‘first‘ cars and now we had moved up the ladder of success to the point that our parents were willing to co-sign with the bank on a better set of wheels. On a balmy summer evening we could be found parked in a perfect straight line beside the T-D Bank at Arnold and Yonge Streets. Eric's 59 Bonneyville was powder blue with an indentical interior and mounted in the corners of the wind- shield were lwo blue lights that, when lit‘ turned the inside of the vehicle into a Sultan‘s harem with plush upholstery and gleaming chrome trim. Bv DOREEN LIVINGSTONE Do you have any Pet Peeves? During the course of a day. a month or a year you may become involved in incidents that would qualify as pet peeves but when you are asked the question. the incidents are usually forgotten. When I decided to write a column on pet peeves I made a list of anything that really irked me. Perhaps some of the following might hit home. Most oi us have spent many long hours in the emergency ward of a hospital. ‘Cartoons often depict a patient being wheeled in with only a few breaths left. or a pregnant lady about to give birth; but before they can be admitted they are asked for their name, address and social security number. Recently I rushed a patient down to the emergency ward with a cut and bleeding finger that required several stitches. He was covering the cut with some tissues and ap- plying pressure in an attempt to stop the flow of blood. After giving all the pertinent in- formation he was asked to sign a form enabling him to have stitches. Since both hands were occupied he said this was impossible. No one else could sign the form for him. He was asked by three different people as he moved from one section to another in the emergency ward, before they ngzram We defended The Hill's honor \‘ CALL IT PIP-EQUEAK From time to time other fellows drifted through our group and there were moments when visitors to The Hill must have mistaken the area for a used car lot. REAL BEAUTY My '57 was nothing less than a real beauty! She was jet black with a white top and her interior was done in red and white vinyl. The big headlights sported a collar of chrome as did the grill and accent strip down the side. FORD was spelled out in heavy metal, not like today's cars with plastic used in lieu of the real stuff, and Fairlane 500 was a name that everyone recognized. Shé was, in fact, my fourth car having been preceded by an Austin A40. a Renault Dauphine that someone smashed to heck one cold morning leaving me lying in the centre of Bayview Avenue, and a forgettable ‘53 Meteor that saw {it to drop its tran- ‘smission on the passing lane of Yonge Street right in the middle of a Toronto rush hour - As the odd spot of rust made an ap- pearance on the body of my convert I would rush off to Canadian Tire for a repair kit and try to patch the damage. About the only concession I made to ‘customizing’ the car was the in» My older brother drove a white '59 Ford convertible which he attempted to keep in showroom condition. Other cars included a ‘57 Fury, a ’58 Impala and my ‘57 Ford ragtop. LIBERAL SPRINKLINGS got the message and allowed him to sign after the fact: _ While waiting with several other patients in a small cubicle the patient and I could see several doctors in animated discussion. All this time the small cubicle was gradually filling up.- We asked a passing nurse how much longer we would have to wait and she obliged by providing the patient with a bandage to help ab- sorb the blood. Several minutes later the patient was called out of the cubicle and coincidently one of the doctors left the group. It turned out he was the one we had been waiting for all along. What's the point of rushing to the hospital, if when you get there you still have to wait? SHOPPING CARTS Did you ever try to enter the doorway of a supermarket only to find it blocked by several shopping carts. or better yet have you tried to park your car near a supermarket and find the space taken up by a shopping cart. When checking out make a point of observing the cashier as she rings up your items. On several occasions I The clod who is too lazy to return the shopping cart to the store causes a hazard and when a customer is conscientious enough to do so. the supermarket employee should have the courtesy to make sure the en- trances are kept clear. LIB... By BOB RICE I admit that we did leave a bit of rubber on some of the out of town roads in the area and, in retrospect, there were times when I probably pushed my luck a bit but. all in all. we took pretty good care of our cars and ourselves We did have one problem though . . . the guys from Willowdale. In 1960 Richmond Hill was still considered to be in the ‘sticks‘ and every now and then a convoy of machines from Willowdale would head north to show us hicks a thing or two. stallation of a set of lake pipes that I never had the courage to hook up Word would usually reach us at the bank via some courier who had spotted the cars stopped at Harvey’s on South Yonge. For some reason or other they would delay their entrance into town until nightfall and then they would parade up and down the main drag in front of our noses as if laying claim to Richmond Hill. THEY WOULDN‘T DARE Being the gentlemen that we were. we would allow them their moment of glory and then we would start our engines and quietly depart our parking lot The only time that we would take exception to their presence would be if they dared insult any Richmond Hill girl. They could race their engines all they wanted and even make certain un- favorable remarks about our cars but . . . they never were allowed to belittle the fair roses of The Hill. have found errors. Even an item that was marked down in price was incorrectly rung up. Apparently the . cashier had not had time to check the price of the discounted item. CLEANERS As a rule I don‘t have a problem with cleaners and launderers. but nobody‘s perfect. I sent in my son's parka to be cleaned. On its return it was hung in the closet awaiting the first cold day. He put it on. zipped it up and attempted to do up the but- tons. No buttons. I checked in all the pockets and only came up with lint. The cleaners claimed they never remove buttons before cleaning them. I wasn‘t concerned when our fur- nace broke down recently because in a short time a serviceman appeared at our door and after careful examination said we needed a new part. He had problems relighting the pilot light but once it was lit he said it would be all right. I jokingly said I hoped I would not have to call him back that night. The mystery of the missing but- tons may have been solved when the driver who picked up the dry cleaning suggested that the buttons may have melted during the cleaning process. Just another of life‘s little frustrations. One thing about Consumers‘ Gas When you need then} they are thgre Just ten m'inutés after he left the / SHUTâ€"UP 0R You 60 To BED ENTHOUT YOUR UPPER,YQLN6 MAE pilol went out again. On his return he added another new part. It still would not light. It seems. he said, that the first part put in was defective. Could he replace that part? As he looked in his car {or a part I had visions of all of us huddling around the fireplace the rest of the night. But this was not to be for the furnace was finally repaired and he promised us he would not have to return. What was that l smelled as l drifted off to sleep? The next morning another call to Consumers‘ Gas. Another ser- viceman arrived saying he didn‘t really smell anything but would check. Sure enough. a gas leak. The furnace had not been put together properly the night before. At least I can be thankful for such prompt service. Some short pet peeves. Who says teenagers are impolite and noisy. A misconception. Before Christmas my daughter‘s class at Thomlea Secondary School visited our home. They were well behaved and well mannered. Have you seen a group of adults at a party? A timely pet peeve. Did you give or get a toy for a child this (‘hrist- mas’.’ Are you still trying to put it together? Where. oh where. is that missing part? _. A “u ‘hfii’h‘alrpet peeve. The post office Need I say more? Drag racing in the town was not tolerated by either ourselves or the local'constabulary.' As a matter of truth. contrary to, popular opinion. there was' very little dragging done around Richmond Hill at that time. Our main play was what was known as ‘The Gormley Sucker‘t Our cars would head north from town with the Willowdale boys close behind and thenone of us would turn toward Gormley on the Stouffville Sideroad. The rest of our group would fall behind as the southerners took off after the solo car. While not really speeding, the first car would lead the others across the hilly road and then suddenly back down when approaching the railway crossing in Gormley. Sensing victory, the nerds from you- know-where would pass the slowing car and then careen off into space at the ramp-like crossing. The 01‘ Millpond Philosopher once said . . “to try to do everything in one lifetime . . . is not giving rein- carnation a chance!" As we triumphantly drove back into town, the ‘heroes‘ were left to pick up mufflers. tailpipes and other paraphernalia that they had left on the ioadWay As I said before . . . we weren‘t bad but . . . the honor of Richmond Hill was at stake.