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DOWNTOWN KITCHENS! Is one of the worst bailed up messes of traffic we have ever seen anywhere, but if you think it is the worst in the world, take a run over to Hamilton. The completely screwball system of one-way streets that infests the steel city, is enough to drive even a strong man to drink. The residents; themselves do not remember which way each street runs and getting direction for driv- ing Hamilton streets from a Hamiltonian is like have a Chinese tell you the best way around New York. It's funny what city dwel- lers will put up with. Here are two eity's with acute traffic conditions, either one of which could be solved, yet they get worse each year and evid- ently the taxpayer would rath- er put up with conditions than‘ make an effort to buck them. J.H.S. THIS TIME OF YEAR there are always lots of people look- ing for a new home, but the houses for sale and the new houses being constructed are getting aheada of the pur- chasers. Reason for the lag in buying is evidently a lack of certain amounts of mortgage money and the heavy interest rates charged on every cent the would be home owner must borrow. There are plenty of men in Twin Cities with the kind of money that should have wid- er circulation. If they were willing to loan some of it out at say five percent, they should be able to clean up the mortgage picture almost over- night. Trouble is that even though this money is sitting idle, none of them seem able to think of loaning it unless they charge everything the market will bear. J.lI.S. 1 WORKING WOMEN SHOULD PAY poll tax. That's the opin- ion of this column and we're stuck with it. Waterloo council under the urging of their only female member, Anna Hughes, refus- ed to support such a motion emanating from Paris. To me it sounds stupid. There are lots of working women making just as much or more money than some men. Some of them are mar- ried but many of Ahem have only themselves to look after and paying a poll tax might derive them of one extra pair of shoes a year. Women want all the rights that men have, in fact are highly indignant if they don't get them. If they are to have such rights and full equality with men, then let them also bear their share of the costs and obligation same as the men WONDER WHAT ‘ITS like being in Cleaners Jessop and Whaleys place of business and having their whole building "cleaned" right from over top of them. Work is progressing on the old garage building which tho ('Imnors store fronts. This way they could be "cleaned" out in no time at all. J.H,S, FUNNY DARN THING I have more trouble than enough try- " to grow grass at the front , IIS va 101 h Mayors Meeting Alderman H. Paikin, report- ing on a recent meeting held in Chicago by the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities, and the United States Conference of Mayors, said that the biggest problem discussed was the relationship between the cities and towns in the various municipalities. It is clear, he said, that if the cities and towns of Can- ada are to deal effectively with the tasks that lie before them, means must be provided whereby, through cooperative and united effort, the local governments of Canada can be of mutual assistance to a common front and voice on all matters affecting the local and national well-being of our cities. , The Federation, essentially‘ a research and service enter- prise, was brought into being for the purpose of better un- derstanding between cities and nations. It is organized and operated for the municipal governments of Canada. E9rd', 'ttleiitiixdlt,er 4trtrqtrti.ilf.,] It started out as a small or- ganization and over the years, has come to be recognized as an authoritative voice, speak- ing and acting on behalf of Canada's municipal govern- ments, on matters affecting their well-being. Parents Query School Board A group of parents from the Empire School area question- ed the Waterloo Public School Board on the direct effect on the student by the new unit promotion on pupils. Whether the new systernl will affect the children's work habits, his general character around school, and whether it will be a burden on teachers because they will have to teach three sets of work in- stead of one, was the main topic of their questions. The parents felt that the board was rushing into the ex- periment by instituting it in all Waterloo public schools next fall. However, the board had made a final decision on the subject but consented to ans- wer these and many other' questions related to them. In the fall, the new promo- tion system will involve only what would normally be grade one. As the system stands, the grade school work is divided into eight units, each lasting ten months of the year. ' With the new system, the work will be divided into 18 separate units of work. The brighter students could pos- sibly complete four units in the course of one school year, the average student will com-' plete three and below average students two units a year. The group, led by Mrs. Har- ol Cahill, concerned themsel- ves with the emotional effect ion the below average student. I They feared that the child may 1 be branded " a 'dumb kid'. In la family, brothers may pass ‘brothcrs and cause hurt feel . IDES. The system would force an earlier decision on occupation and back of my house where the lawns are supposed to be. Yet places I have dug out and planted trees and flowers and particularly in the rockery. the grass crop is the most luxur- ious I have ever seen. CLAIM NEW SCHOOL NEEDED Bl WATERLOO The Waterloo Public sehool Board is contemplating the possibility of having to build a lo-rooln school to the north of Northdale School. For the time being, the idea of building a four-room addi- tion at Northdale, bulging at the seams after one'year_ in operation, ed. P.T.A. Elect New Officers Last night, Saint Louis’ Par- ish Parent-Teacher Association, consisting of St. Louis, St. Michael and St. Agnes' Schools. formed three separate units. The officers were installed try Rev. Jerome Ruth. The of. ficers elected for Saint Louis were - George Debyl, presi- dent; Bruce Lawrence, vice- president; Mrs. Douglas Ed- miston, secretary; Mrs. Edward Pallpt, treasurer; Mrs. Louis uMcMichael, parent counsellor. o-----------.,"-..-""-.-,.", _ Waterloo, Ontario. Thursday, Kay 19, 1960 and may cause some of the stu- dents to leave school sooner when they could benefit from more schooling. Dr. C. H. Mickelson, along with Brian H. Bennett, public school inspector, and members of the board tried to alleviate the fears of the parents. Dr. Michelson pointed out that the psychological difficulties men- tioned by the delegation were very real but less apt to occur with the new system than with the old. . Mr. Bennett stated that 'the biggest problem was not fitt- ing the children into the new system but rather fitting the system to the parents and children. He also stated that it would lessen the burden of the teacher by providing him with a means of responding to the slower learning student whereas before, he had no way to deal with varying degrees 1 of receptivity. He assured the delegation that the system is not " risk- ey as it seems to be. He said that in the fall, only the first four units of work would be introduced and if they were not effective, the project would be scraped. The board is being very cau- tious in its approach, he said and although the system is similar to others, it was deve. loped to particularly suit Wat- erloo schools. The delegation is to appear again before the board after the system was in operation for a year to voice their opin- ion on its effectiveness. Monday, May 16, saw the " ficial opening of the Kiwanis Little League at Waterloo Park. The Kiwanis Little League was formed to assist in the furtherance and development of organized baseball among the youth of the City of Water- loo. Some two hundred boys between the ego. at eight and a}; F-‘ivw’b pd Kiwanis Club Of Twin Cities Gs-beds, abandon- The board, at its last meet. ing, approved the addition 'lil two portable classrooms, but deferred it because of the! heavy debenture debt already facing City Council this year. Unexpected housing deve- lopments in the north-west section of Waterloo along with annexation, the cause of the school population increase, Lutherans Attend $trttftml Meeting iifi TiiTipUi Ike idea of new school altogether. Attending the Western Con-' ference of the ULCW, Canada Synod, Saturday at Zion Luth- eran Church, Stratford was more than 350 members of United Lutheran Church Wo. men from the Twin Cities ud Southwestern Ontario. Dr. A, G. Jacobi of Water. loo, president of the Evange- lical Lutheran Synod of Ca- nada, on emphasizing the theme, Proclaim His Love at Home, said that by every standard and measurement, home missions are the ehureh's most important work. He was quoted as saying "Nothing can be more import- ant than planting the church, winning souls, going into the highways and byways with the proclaimation of the Gospel." He told the group of the missions established on synod territory in Ontario and Quebec since the Second World War, including 10 new missions in Toronto, four in Montreal, four in Hamilton and 25 in other areas of the province - _ Mis Elizabeth Hartig, repre- 1 senting Lutheran missions in 1 India said, “Today missions in 1 India are no longer mission ' fields under the leadership of ‘ missionaries but have develop- ed into younger gilmhes un- der Indian leade ip. Today missionaries work as co-work- ers under the appointment and direction of the church in south India - a church of 250,000 members." She was stressing the theme of Pro- claim His Love Overseas. She warned that the respon- sibility of the church in India is by no means over. She add- ed that only two or three per cent of the Indians are Chris- tian and that the most serious and constructive evangeliza- tion ought now to begin. Synodical Echoes Mrs. Lloyd Schaus of Waterloo, president of the synod ULCW, challen- ged members to live in as big ', a world as possible. "Today, . when we look at history's re- . cords, there are many 'echoes' of St. Paul who' proclaimed God's love. May you return to your congregation and be ready with willing hearts, hands and voices to proclaim His love." ticipate. The league will be sponsor- ed this year by the Kiwanis Club of Twin Cities in con- junction with the Waterloo Minor Basebaqll Association. League convener is Jack Ar lard of the Twin Cities Club. The Kiwanis Club will iup. ply much of the necessary ll be sponsor- t the Kiwanis Cities in con- the Waterloo Boundaries set for the no. Brighton Street school. to’ho opened in the fall were our tirment in a planning commit tee report. According to tho report, eighty-one fhildrel will have to cross Kink Street in the other direction to at tend the junior section of In. Gregor and Northdale. The expected enrollment in Waterloo schools in 1960-61 in 2,900. With the addition of tho new Brighton Street school. the total number of classroom will be increased to 88 and will allow an average of " pupils per classroom. . _ The board had considered cleaning up the ground. around Alexandra school hm work was deferred when Trustee John Forbes pointed, out that "000.00 worth at work would be needed and it was not in the budget. The grounds around Mae Gregor, Harold Wagner, North- dale, Elizabeth Ziegler' and Empire schools were granted to the Waterloo Recreation in summer use. -.-.. -iiGiieiirir" Mrs. William Geiger, 21 Byidgeport Rd. " a representative on the pub lie library board, is Mrs. J.' N. Cowan, 236 Erb Street East. Mrs. William Geiger has ro- cently resigned. Europe Views Waterloo Display P---- A plywood historical display sent by Waterloo, Ontario, to Waterloo, Belgium, two years ago, is once again on the move and in good hands. The display, sent to the Belgian site of the famous Battle of Waterloo for a his- torical exhibition in 1958, bore Waterloo's centennial booklet. the city's crest, a map, pie. tures of industries and photo- graphs of the city. ' Dr. G: E. Reaman of the University of Waterloo, on tour in Europe at the time. presented it to the officials there. Cities all over Europe bearing the name Waterloo will in the future have this display for exhibition. D. F. Preston, city clerk ee. posed the contents of a letter on the exhibit's recent travels. The exhibits, one of which contained weapons, maps, pie. tures and original documents of the Battle of Waterloo Juno 18, 1815 had been shown to- cently at historical exhibitions in Waterloo, Liege and other Belgian cities. . . , Also contained in the letter were several pictures of tho Waterloo exhibit and sup. rounding displays. It was pier tured flanked by the Belgian Archers Brotherhood bonded in 1200, and a poster of tho Napoleonic period reading "Mort aux Anglais" meaning "Death to the English." The poster was recently at earthed near Waterloo. dol Jim: knock before it" CHRONICLE QUIP. No. at