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O -oe-ae_r.N.0-hertt.t00. Many people feel love is the most abused and ill used Word in use today. They have a point. But if it is, tree- dom runs a close second. Freedom of speech, freedom of expression, (it in- volves speech and a few extras, like foot stomping and arm waving at its less expressive level) freedom to wipe out freedom and freedom to do, or not to do, your own thing are waved like benedictions in everyone's face. Extremes of anything are worth at least one good, straight look in the eye-even the extremes of freedom. Because, among other things, it is just possible that one person's freedom, developed to its all round potential, infringes on that of someone else. - I ' _ . " I 7d~ ..-__- I:...£Ln.‘l lull-"5w va. ..u.- v- t_PH__eieie""'" The man who suggested his freedom was limited where his fist ended and the next man's nose began was on to the right track. If this is not taken into account, there may be no choice for society but to revert to the pre-civilization concept of might being right. Recently, a car salesman discussed a potential sale with two customers. He evidently belonged to the new- breed, freedom devotees. His sales pitch was peppered with some four-letter epithets that, without any doubt in the world, he had the privilege to use. But his listeners go for another brand of freedom and hold some different views about the privileges they should enjoy. Avoiding this kind of language, the people who use it and the products they handle is one. Earlier "tiiiryGirrtiGiGras 21 big uproar following a shooting incident in Toronto. The fatal shot was fired by a policeman on duty. - - 1 I n ,. n,...___‘lt-__ “A“..- Allbu IV; - P"""""'"'"""" --" --""".r- A great many people demanded that Canadian police forces be disarmed at that time. Some of them were prominent citizens, others were unknown. But all of them spoke yp and said their piece. .. . Presumably there were more, equally prominent, equally unknown Canadians who felt that similar re- straints at least should apply to underworld forces. They weren't quite so vocal about their stand. A highly respected anthropologist, interviewed on a recent television talk show, had the courage and the freedom to side with the young who debunk old-fashion- ed institutions like marriage and favor new-tangled fads like dropping acid. _ This newspaper has the same freedom to take the opposite stand-and takes it. We believe that things as old hat as marriage and family are good and virtues as solid as loyalty and honesty are admirable. We be- lieve that narcotics and fringe substances are as bad without controls as they can be good in the proper medi- cal environment. The comparisons could go on for ever. Those used, The comparisons could go on for ever. Those used, will, we hope, illustrate our point-that there is no such thing as absolute freedom. , We must live by whatever standard we want others to apply to us and we must profess our backing for it "---if we wish it to survive. Toronto Controller Margaret Campbell denounced school board spending this week-an understandable stand for any declared mayoral candidate to take. Mrs. Campbell feels that either the provincial govern- ment should tell municipal taxpayers why school boards are necessary or else it should eliminate them to create a savings. _.. __ .. u . "av-nan. The Toronto Controller did not-provide any reasonable evidence, however, which would suggest a financial sav- ing, if school boards were to be scrapped tomormw. If this were the case, fine. Then anyone would be hard put to justify their existence. But while much good re- sulted from scrapping smaller school boards across On- tario this year, a cutback in spending was not one of them. Few taxpayers will not agree with the Toronto woman on the fact that education costs are high and contin- ually getting higher. There are fewer still who don't grumble about them. But very few are prepared to do anything more con- But very few are prepared to do anything more con- trtruetive than that. l L School trustees across Ontario, and every other elect- ed official who has any say in public spending, too, would call a halt tomorrow if they were once convinced that the public really and truly did not want what they were buying or providing for them. M the people of Ontario really don't want the ex- pensive schools, the expensive programs and the ex- pensive perwnnel that administer them, then they won't tret_theny - - - a“; u_ - 2 urn A t.. a "riiiiiriwr or unconsciously, we fulfill our desires. Don't blame school trustees if we use them to further our pride and dreams. r-q-v-v-r-r-rep-tae."'--, iiiG'rrirGi'ia-i'rc9uuuircIrtie-cr?-.eeyy aG'aiaaaGruTiakiGWiiLu.it_ars--"6a'" Pttitomerta Rutherford, editor SUBSCRIPTION RATE mcanada:ooeyear8s;iasUrtitedSute. and foreign countries: one yea " Member at the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association and the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Minibus Public spending Established 1854 Freedom prominent, Ws surprising how often the public forgets that newspapers are in the news business. They are apologetic when they phone in about something which they think may be newsworthy to us. They are offhand when they tell us they were going to phone or call in about something but changed their minds because they decided we wouldn't he interest- ed. And they are sometimes un- believably ignorant about how to set about getting coverage of an event, past, present or to come. We can think of no better ar- gument in favor of merit pay for teachers than an event related to newsgathering which we encount- ered some time ago. An elementary school principal in this city who wanted some puts licity about an event in his school was so completely removed from reality that he phoned the local chamber of commerce office and asked them to send a Chronicle reporter and photographer along! We find it unbelievable that today's high wich educational system has room at the top for that kind'of misplaced thinking. Papers, like any other news media, are surprisingly easy to reach. They are far more anxious to lay hold of the news and the has around it than the person with the story to tell is to get it off his chest. c. Some regular news sources know this and go all out to make it easy for the newspapers try tip- ping them off when something is/going to happen, is happening or is all over and done with. They leave it to the person on the job to weigh its value to that particu- lar medium. But even our youngest tipsters --and we've had some young ones --are smart enough to phone The Chronicle office when they've got news for us. In spite of their elders' mis- takes the young fry are intelli- gent enough to figure out that only officials of Fairway Press, publisher of this paper, or its employees in this office deter- mine where staff can go and when. Time or space are only some of the things that have to be taken into account when a story is be. ing considered. But, we would greatly apprecia- ate the privilege of deciding whether or not we can use some- thing. Philomena Rutherford's BITS AND PIECES So, next time, why not give as a eatV--and a little ahead of time if possible. The number is 744m Competitors in the Waterloo Horticultural Society's children‘s show and all who planned to View the exhibits, please note. The event will he held at Hac- Gregor school here Saturday and not at the Royal Canadian It m’m“ _ '5». gion ball as publicized earlier by the society and published in this paper last week. Original plans called for dis. plays in the Legion hall on Friday but renovations under way at that building resulted in a last-minute cancellation. Faced with cancelling the event or finding a new site in a hurry, officials compromised by moving it forward one day and using the school facilities. Exhibits may be viewed there by the public be- tween 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. By all accounts Saturday should be a lively day around town. That's when the University of Waterloo holds its annual slave day and carwash. And already calls for slaves are pouring into the campus office which is match. ing jobs to students. One Twin City resident wants a piano sanded and needs one of the 80-cents-an-hour freshmen to do the job. Another couple wants a garage door sawn in two. Circle K Club members who are sponsoring the program, have a slave for that job, too. There are 3,000 Frosh or new students at U. of W. this year. Traditionally all of them must take part in the slave day orien- tation program. " YEARS AGO Sept. 11 A new public school to be erected and completed by Sept. l, 1930, is the aim of school trus- tees. A committee was appointed to study the matter, and council will be asked to issue debentures for it. The Waterloo Musical Society Band upheld its reputation as one of the best bands in Canada in its concerts delivered at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto last week. Former councillor John A. Bau- man was acclaimed to the council seat made vacant by Ald. H. E. Weiler's resignation. Accommodation at the K-W col- legiate is taxed to capacity ac- cording to its principal, R. N. Merritt. Enrolment totals 1,050. so YEARS AGO $09!. a. Waterloo fire depart. ment was only summoned to two fires last month. Because so per- cent of all fire calls are now made by telephone. no additional street alarm boxes will be installed. Mrs. George Heipel, 59 Er!) St. brought a giant dahlia into The Chronicle this week. Known as FILES or YESTERYEAR They may man one of the " car wash locations which will be in operation, or allow themselves to be hired out by the hour for odd jobs like window washing, gardening or storm window in. stallation. _ Whatever they earn goes to the Margaret MacDonald Home for retarded children, St. Monica House for unwed mothers and Camp Columbia, the student op- erated summer camp for under- privileged children. This year's target is $8,000-- $2,700 more than last year when there were only 2,000 Frosh to handle chores. If you‘d like to get some work done and contribute to local wor- thy projects at the same time, why not call 7444461 anytime between 9 an. and 9 pan. from now till Saturday. Earlier this week, a story was written for The Chronicle about buses for Sunday school child- ren, in which the writer suggest- ed the trend was likely to grow. Talk about news getting out- dated! The trend was spreading all right. Another bus service was on its way. Waterloo Pentecostal Tabernacle announced its bu would be in business Sept. 21. Murphy's Masterpiece, it is 9% inches in diameter and a rich red color. Council unanimously approved a rink commission recommenda- tion that the proposed $60.00) municipal arena which was to have been built this winter be abandoned indefinitely because of the outbreak of war. Damage was slight when light- ning struck the flag pole on the town hall tower. It split the eight- inch diameter ball on top of the pole. 50M. 10. Fire Chief Clayton Baulk predicts a new central fire station will be erected in the Weber Street North area of the city within two years. Harold Wagner said Watertoo'te "tr-year-old log schoolhouse will collapse in five to 10 years if it continues to be neglected. Despite a fatal accident in Wat- erloo July T, the city's threeyear fatality-free record remains. The 2rmonttrold baby killed in u traHie accident in July was in I private parking lot at the time he was injured. " YEARS AGO