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’0 The fact that such centralized lyslems warrant a second look where they have been introduc- ed would suggest the provincial "Consultation and better plan- ning would have shown the mini, Iter of education that serious problems would be bound to arise in financing. The last minute amendments . . . did not elimin- ate the inequities within the coun- ties." In addition, “thousands of dedi- cated and experienced trustees Ind officials were removed with little or no warning. How much better the whole school situation might be at the present time. if some consultation had taken place. Human nature rebels at the unknown and good people de- serve to be treated better than this." The provincial member says he has had several communications relating to a proposed decentral- izacion of New York's schools. Briefs presented showed the in, equities that could arise. Under Bill 44 legislation, the new boards have to undertake new costs which were formerly paid by the department of edu- cation. The thing was not figured out cost wise as well as it should be, he claims. _ _ He points to the 20 ogrcent in- crease in Waterloo County's edu- Cation costs, although there is no difference in the quality of education. County school boards were in. troduced without proper consul- tation or research or without pro- per concern for the people now faced with tremendous tax in- Creases, according to Edward Good, MPP for Waterloo North. The only differences are that the William Davis senior public school in Preston has been open- ed and that Laurel vocational School in Waterloo will operate all year, as opposed to four months in I968. About 400 graduating students at Waterloo collegiate learned this week that banishment from the Garden of Eden and the de- velopment of economics were sim. ultaneous. The students were presented with booklets on economics by the chamber of commerce, which has made this its special project for national chamber of com- merce week. The opening page suggests that Adam and Eve were the first per- sons to come in contact with the Chamber woos budding high school grads WCt student: m nuanced with economic: mum». to mark cm of Commerce Week. MPP blasts county board setup Plans call for the OSHC to lease approximately " some hr. cated between University Aven- Plans for I 600-unit married student housing complex have been approved by the board of governors of the University of Waterloo. The final step before actual construction can begin is approv- al from the federal government which lends 90 percent of the 86.491500 building costs. It has already -been passed by the Ontario Student Housing Corp. "This opposition and potential failure will be due to the same reasons that now plague the es- tablished county boards of educa, Change is a natural and inevit- able process, Good concedes, but government must adapt and han- dle it when it occurs. "The. introduction of regional government in Ontario is meet- ing with very strong opposition . . . and if this contihuek,' it will spell doom to any government structure change." government rushed into it here, without sufficient examination. Mayor Pat Nosal and deputy mayor Pete Snyder received the material on behall of the stu- dents. Making the presentations were chamber president, Robert Coghill. and education committee chairman, R. M. Weekes. It traces economic development to the present and deals with teamwork, profits, competition, the role of government and the consumer. art, when they were ejected from Paradise and had to fend for their own food, clothing and shelter. Board OKs married student development U of W's GOO-uni. married student housing comp“: It "tmated " cost The board's resolution enables the university to lease the land to OSHC for 50 years for a year. ly sum ot ti. At the end of this time the buildings become the property of the University of We- terloo. ue and Seagram Drive, known as Bauer Field, for the purpose of constructing the complex design. ed by Henry Fliess, Toronto ar- chitect. C A D C o Construction Ltd., the largest apartment house developers in greater Toronto, will be awarded the building con- tract. "Due to the lack of guidance the province has allowed- condi- tions . . . to result in an intoler- able tax load on the municipali- ties. These burdens have resulted in chaotic conditions under which cities and towns are trying to sell their debentures. Coupled with that is the enormous share of education costs that the mu- nicipalities are being forced to accept." tion. The meaningful success of the province of Ontario depends on the work and effort of the lo. cal municipality." Local chamber officials hope their presentation will provide the students with an insight into the basic functions of private enter. prise. They claim that Canada's economic system must be fully understood by today's youth, it it is to become responsible for tomorrow's prosperity. Others present were wcr vice president, Ron Gohl; student acti- vities head, Ed Devin; and cham- ber secretary-manager, M. W. (Spec) Turner. He said doctors haven't charted his seeing ability for some time T but that it is about 50 percent of what it was after the operation. He reports to either Scarborough or Sunnybrook Hospitals every two weeks for a checkup. The successful contractor will begin construction in early June with substantial completion to be realized by mid-December. Other building plans on the U of W campus include a faculty club. Working drawings are com- plete and tender calls will go out within the next few days. Cloa- ing date is May T. The present construction sched- ule will provide 300 one and two- bedroom apartments for occu- pancy in the fall of I970. The re- maining 300 units will be ready in the fall of Mm. They will take part in the Five Counties Weavers' Seminar at John Mahood public school in El- mira next Saturday. Mrs. Libby Members of the K-W Weavers' Guild planned summer exhibi- tions and demonstrations when they met for their April meeting at the home of Mrs. E. M. Carter. No plans have yet been made to perform a similar operation on Sheppard's other eye. Doctors indicated they would likely do this at some time, if the first operation were successful. Sheppard was blinded in 1946, when a refrigeration coil explod- ed, spraying chemicals into his eyes. At that time, he was told he'd never, see again. The Waterloo man said this week that his vision "is holding very well." New medications, in the last few weeks have prevent- ed regressions. "The vision is not as sharp as 'when I left the hospital but it is good guiding vision." Artificial corneas had been tranaianted previously in Spain, New York and Texas but cer- tain techniques involved in the Scarborough operation made it a world first. Weavers plan busy schedule Gordon Sheppard, 1m Weber St. N., has been appointed field aecretary for the _ Canadian Nas. tional Institute tor the Blind in the Kingston district. tie is the former CRIB assist- ant field secretary in this area. The “year-old Waterloo man made world news some months ago when he recovered his sight alter 22 years' blindness. It re. salted from a plastic eye cornea transplant at a Scarborough hos. pital - the first such operation ever performed in Canada. Gordon Sheppard gets ' a promotion in (NIB cu IICVCI “C again. He 'iii'Tii' unsuccessful hu. $'usr6o.d$he-hAs8%.sArr,a.rq'rrgig. I a , q B, LS', i The weavers will answer ques tions and display a variety of 'ii, e articles which are possible to 1l!lJil, a?” make on even the simplest loom. sn T' » " They point out that beginners can 'iM. tl Pr,.-'.'.-," , start out with an old picture F I,» F 'fii,fahti frame, colored yarn and some ...r Pr"' dried flowers and achieve a mod. v"." "gitail ern wall hanging by using their tl tiillll I ima gi nations. OPP tracks down q $5,492,500, on motorists Twenty accidents were investi- gated in which five persons were injured and damage totalled $0,120. There were 36 other in- vestigations conducted, two ot them for break. enter and theft. Police patrolled almost 11,000 a laid on these counts. compar- ed with four for liquor offences and three under the Criminal Code. Three impaired drivers were nabbed. Traffic infringers got short shrift from the local provincial police detachment last week. There were more than 100 eharg- Weaving and spinning demon- strations will be conducted at Doon Pioneer Village during May. Minerva Shontz will show spin- ning techniques. Various guild members will be on hand daily to demonstrate weaving on three looms/which have been prepared. An old loom from the viitage's museum will be set up fo ra Chen. ille rue. Phyllis and Barbara Godfrey of Hamilton will conduct a workshop on macrame during the seminar. Macrame is the art of knotting and is useful for making fringes or wall hangings. Crawford, . professional weaver from Detroit, wilt be guest speak- er at this event, which is planned by the Elmira guild. Sheppard leaves for Kingston on April 28 to become familiar With the post for which he as. sumes responsibility July t. He will be replaced here by George Neal of St. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard have three children, two sons.and a daughter. A native of the Ottawa Valley, the Kingston promotion will bring him nearer to his home district; He will be responsible for six counties with about 500 blind per- sons. In addition, he will be build. ing administrator for a residen- tial service centre for about 26 blind persons. man cornea transplants before the last s9ccessful operation. GORDON SHEPPARD