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The act of violence among youth was defined as “rule breaking behavior perfumed by juveniles aware that they are violating the law and of the nature of their deed“. - By Rev. MORAR MURRAYâ€"HAYES St. Mathew's United Church In last week‘s Liberal, as usual, the York Regional Police Report included several crimes of vandalism and several arrests of juveniles. This was the concern of the Rich- mond Hill and Thornhill Ministerial Associations who met jointly last Wednesday to discuss youth and violence. CAUSES Dr. Denison cautioned them that there is no one root cause and that each individual is unique, but the following causes seemed to be common ones: Whatever is causing this outbreak in the community may not be known but one fact is emerging â€" it’s expensive. The author of the article below says that schools are now required “There’s nothing else to do"; aggression against society; “it‘s fun“; the modification of moral judgment by alcohol and-or drug consumption; peer pressure; crowd behavior; anger which cannot be expressed openly towards another for fear of destroying that person or of retaliation, and so a subâ€" stitute is sought; poor self-image, relationship problems; social deprivation; lack of consistent love and discipline; lack of consistent moral example; family problems. SOLUTIONS What do you do once the problem has occurred? With the help of guest speakers Constable Robert Cunningham of the York Bureau, York Regional Police; and Dr. John Denison, psychiatrist and school board trustee, the ministers investigated the causes of violence â€" particularly vandalism â€" among youth. 7 Below is the result of that meeting, outlining the causes and possible solutions to the problem. The Richmond Hill and Thornhill Ministerial Associations attacked that question last week, using the resources of the York Regional Police and a well-known psychiatrist. Vandalism is, or seems to be, on the increase in the areas of Richmond Hill and Thornhill. Why? Vandalism growing what are solutions? Both speakers emphasized the ab- solute necessity of reporting the act to the police and encouraging the youth to make restitution to the victim. That affirms theflyouthr‘s sense of responsibility and discourages future involvement. Subscviplion «ales. By mad 513,00 pet yea: In Canada $26.00 per year outsde a! Canada‘ By camev $1 00 averv f0uv weeks Single copy sa|es 25 cents: No maul delivery We gamer sewice exists Second Class Maul Regismnion Numbev 0190, Roh Wallace » Editor Ffed Simpson » Sums Editu SIwe Pearlslem A News Ednto: The oonlenls. Dom edctovial and advemsmg 0! The Libeval, Richmond Hill are protecled by copyright and any unauthotized use is mohibiled‘ Editorial, Display Classified Circulation Toronto customers Libéral The Libetal :5 published evety Wednesday by Meuospan Community Newspapers, 3 diwsuon ol Metrospan Printing £7 Publishing Ltd., which also publushes The Banner in Aurora-Newmavkel, The Woodbvidge Vaughan News, and The Bolton Enterprise PAGE A4 PUBUSHER JOHN C. FERGUS VOLUME 102. NUMBER 23 TELEPHONES Libéral 884-8177 884-1105 8840981 881-3373 The Youth Bureau has three main options in treating those up to 16 years of age: the youth may be cautioned and asked to make personal restitution to the victim; the youth may be involved in one of the Bureau‘s own more /structured, community oriented restitution programs; the youth may be put on probation and referred to a professional for counselling. PREVENTION In the area of prevention most im- portant is consistent discipline and love and a consistent pattern of ethical behavior in parents. The Youth Bureau functions to prevent violence by conducting educational programs in schools and other community organizations. It would also be beneficial to see some women officers working for the Bureau. The Youth Bureau works with youth up to 16 years of age. Surely this is the most important time to prevent crime in older adolescents and adults. to pay $5,000 deductible on in- surance policies, which costs the taxpayers significantly, especially following the attack on Bayview Secondary School last week when 69 windows were smashed. The Bureau is limited, however, to a staff of our men, with two on duty at a time. With the increase in violence among youth. one wonders why this area does not have more priority. The group may have touched on the reasons for vandalism by the youth of the community, and maybe they haven‘t. An open forum on the subject in the next few weeks may reveal some reasons that haven‘t occurred to the group. Your thoughts are needed. 1n the meantime, read what happened at last week‘s meeting with the Ministerial Associations. .3 If parents cover up or “fix” the situation, the youth is liable to lose self- respect. One suggestion for both prevention and cure made by Dr. Denison was for a disciplined, legitimate form of physical activity that both promotes a better self image and channels anger and aggression. Good security, external lighting and parental involvement in young people‘s lives and activities were all mentioned as preventatives. If schools and parents encourage young people to make their feelings known and respond to positive suggestions, youth‘ will feel less alienated from family and institutions and may be less likely to commit acts of violence. It is impbrtant to recognize the negative aspects of behavior in a son or dapghter as well a; the positive. Wednesday, December 5, 1979 John C‘ Fergus. Ditectov of Publishing Ray Padlev Jr, Advenismg Dueclcn Norman Slunden - onducnon Manage: Denis O'Meava - Cuculaxion Direclov Rose Reynolds 7 Accounts Matrospan Community Newspapers publishes The Richmond Hill/Thomhill Libetal, The Bannev, The Oakville Journal Record. The Hakon Ccmsumev, The Migissauga Times, The Embiooke Adveniser/Guard’nan, The Embficoke Comma. The North Yovk Mina, The North York The Woodblidge Er Vaughan News, The Bofiton Enluptise. and The Nonh Sta! Consume. METRUSPAN ‘ NORTH DIVISJON ‘4; I \k L! 1 Age EDITOR HON WALLACE On Wednesday the Twelfth, I’ll reach my grubby little paws into the pile of mail that we have received and one of you will be the winner of the Panasonic Portable TV-Radio as a special present from good old Bob. For 14 leisurely days I ignored both the watch and the calendar. Now I realize that not only is Christmas just three weeks away but, more importantly, this is your last week to enter my Christmas Present Contest. That’s right, oh great and wonderful reader, the deadline for your Christmas Cards to be mailed is Midnight, December Ninth and then. . . it’s all over. I will give our Grand Poobah his due. He could have easily shuffled his mistake under the rug by claiming there wasn’t enough space for my column or that there was a mix up at~the press but he took his lumps and admitted' his error, albeit in a somewhat dubious manner. The big problem with going away for a holiday is getting back into the swing of things when you return. . However, I can’t stay mad at him for long since I have just had the fun of two weeks in the sun in St. Lucia (and the fact that he signs the paycheques). How do you like that? I leave the country for two weeks and the Editor loses my column. I hope you didn’t fall for that nonsense about the computer not working. I’ve heard some pretty lame excuses in my day but to blame a poor defenseless computer. . . how low you have sunk, Mr. Wallace. Letters With Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill staying open late Saturday evenings until Christmas we decided to take the children for a special treat. Saturday. December 1 was a snowy day and road conditions were not all that good but we still went and we were glad we did. Most stores were ad- vertised to be open until 9.30 pm. a few 10 pm. so the kids even had an afternoon nap so they could stay up quite late. The three children had so much fun seeing the decorations and going from one toy department to another. while my husband and I played hide and seek trying to pur~ chase a few things without them seeing us. We decided to finish the evening with an ice cream cone each; it’s a good idea to END the evening this way as not too many stores really care to welcome three cute but icecream-sticky kids. As the children were choosing their flavors I requested “three cones please", but was told we So, leaving one end of the mall at 9.20 pm. we walked down to Baskin 8: Robbins for ice creams. By BOB RICE / don’t believe computer story Bah, humb ug, she says to Baskin 8 Robbins “The suppression of individuality â€" the sense that no one is listening â€" is even more pronounced in our politics. . . More important the language of politics is too often in- sincerity, which we have perhaps too easily ac- cepted but which to the young is particularly offensive." Kennedy was able to hit on a condition present in the youth of 1967. It’s a condition which I believe to be-even more prevalent today. 1 pointed 'out that it had only just turned 25 minutes past and the children were promised an ice cream so could we PLEASE get them. We wereitold “No”, and that although their own â€" Robert Kennedy. from his book entitled “To Seek a Newer World," I witnesses an oc- currence of suppressed, angry, resentful and disillusioned youth Monday evening while were too late; they had closed_ thei}: cash register. No room for humans in trans/2‘ politics, this reader claims We explained to the kids and off we went only to turn and see the sales clerk handing over an ice big clock said we still had four minutes until closing. the sales clerk’s watch said 9.30. So, what do you do in this situation? In fact, I learned no passengers may leave the bus south of Highway 7, while proceeding north. travelling on the Bayview Bus. I have even convinced our intrepid photographerBruce (what’s an f stop?)Hoggto take a picture of the lucky person and Ron Wallace has agreed to publish it right here in The Liberal. (I did what??? rw) What more could you ask? Please keep in mind that all you have to do is send me a Christmas Card and don’t forget to include your name, address and phone num- ber. You can enter as many times as you wish but each entry MUST be mailed separately and keep in mind the December Ninth deadline. The 01’ Newspaper Philosopher (Ron Wallace) once said: “Anyone who takes off for two weeks to lay around the beaches and do nothing deserves to have his column eaten by a computer. Burp.” So howsabout it, folks? Why not dash out right now (unless you are reading this in bed)_ and grab several cards, write down all the information, say some nice things about me if you want, spoil your tastebuds by licking some stamps and get the cards to your nearest mailbox. The address to send to is: BOB RICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT THE LIBERAL BOX 390 RICHMOND HILL, ONT. L4G 4Y6 I’ll be keeping my toes crossed for you. The 01’ Millpond Philosopher once said . . . “To err is human . . . to blame a machine is one way of getting off the hook!” More . I( letters, L b II Page A-5, 3-77 5 It Was higflly un- Efii'al Photo by Bruce Hogg) So. Baskin & Robbins, you can keep ALL your flavors, and to Beckers, where we finally bought cones, A MERRY CHRISTMAS. cream to her friend with a laugh God would be con- cerned about women walking in the dark: especially from Highway 7 to John Street. Need I say more? Unfortunately, God is not being adhered to amongst the confusion. Human beings are mere particles amidst the swirl of boundaries, towns. council meetings and party politics. However. the politics behind GO Transit are the cold hard facts of life. It’s a system controlled by money. fortunate for five young women. Walking in the dark is not exactly safe for women. Margaret Donovan 366 Browndale Cresc. Richmond Hill S. Barnes Thornhill SPRINKLINGS By STEVE PEARLSTEIN Liberal News Editor Thornhill residents Gina and Rick Rae hope to make singing a “full time career and to help achieve that goal. they became the first musicians officially licensed to en- tertain in Toronto‘s subway stations. Exposure. the clean kind, is what makes stars out of budding amateurswith any new theatrical or musical talent. Gina and Rick obviously caught the eye of those judging the TTC ministrels last September, because they became one of the eight holders of the trial licence. So far as known, Toronto subway musicians are the only ones in North America requiring a licence. Included in their repertoire is a fair amount of the older songs â€" two-part harmony pieces (for example a style similar to Simon and Garfunkel) that are good to listen to but not really written for dancing. . Classicomm, Cable 10 in Richmond Hill, has offered the couple a weekly half- hour show. Their first appearance on local cable was re-broadcast last Sunday night. The pair play 12-stringed guitars but they maintain their forte is their own vocal arrangements. Most of their music is the “easy listening” type â€" great for quiet bars and lounges, which is where they hope to land a long-term contract. NAME CHANGE The Raes. a name which will have to be changed since it coincides with an established group, have appeared on a Rogers Cable TV Special called Com- munity Canada. Don Adams, of Rogers, happened to see their audition and gave them a call. That’s what exposure can do. “Well our licence is for three or four hours per day and it expires in March. We don’t plan to stay in the TTC forever." said Rick. . There are also times when'they prefer not to be in any subway station â€"â€" when it gets too late andthe odd abusive or drunk person might make things a little un- comfortable. Gina met Rick while she was playing at the Jolly Roger in Sutton last February. She actually had an indefinite run and when Rick came along, he was invited to do a twoweek guest appearance They‘ve been together ever since and plan to keep it that way even if their musical career doesn’t work out the way they hope. The two live in a townhouse with Gina’s parents on the Carriage Way. They put about four hours of work into their music, includingnew arrangements, everyday. If they keep plugging, sooner or later they’ll be invited onto a network special or to work in an established club. Cash for Life Lot- tery has already requested their services. So what’s it like strummin’ and singin' in the subway? “At first, it did feel a little strange keeping our cases open but we began to feel it wasn’t the wrong thing to do." Rick continued: “Physically, it’s not an easy job because you're standing there with a guitar that gets pretty heavy after a few hours. We figure people are paying up to $2 for a 45 rpm record and if they stop to listen to two or three of our songs, 50 or 75 cents doesn’t hurt. Believe it or not, most people throw in bills." “It still takes some getting used to â€" it can get a little depressing sometimes but there are also times when it’s rewarding," said Gina. They say the best time to work is usually Friday night. Occasionally, they'll attract thrée or four people who’ll stick around and either listen to or sing along with the music. This week, they spent their time at the Dundas stop, outside the Eaton Centre. If one can have a favorite stop, Dundas is theirs. SOME MUSIC BAD ' Before all this licencing business came about, you may recall travelling downtown and zipping \by a few of the original “Subway Elvis" musicians. Sometimes what you heard wasn’t bad but then others I remember feeling so sorry for one fellow who thought he was a rival to Gordon Lightfoot, I took out some change and tossed it into his open guitar case. I guess I was pretentious in thinking that would make him stop but unfortunately, the music only got worse. It did help to quicken my pace and get me to my destination a little quicker, though. My guess is you‘ll probably hear more about Gina and Rick. They seem made for each other. When they met, not only did their music and personal lives “click” but so did their names. Gina’s stage name was Rae â€" that happened to be Rick’s real surname. As of last Friday, the couple was booked into the Happy Mare lounge of the Doctor’s House and Livery at Kleinburg. Rick confirmed they have a two-week stand with an option, which means they could be there for a month. They open in Kleinburg February 19. “Our TTC licence will probably be renewed, but that’s not our aim,” said Gina. “Right now it‘s a good part»time job â€" it helps pay the rent. It’s something we have where we can go out almost any night, since most of our jobs aren’t long term gigs-n They sing in Subway LIBERAL IN KLEINBURG