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The condominium units will be selling in the $33,000 to $35,000 price range. Mr. J.C. Grasso, general manager of Polysar‘s Building Systems Division, said. "This in volves much more than just good conâ€" struction. _ Today‘s sophisticated buyer is looking for a total package which is consistent with his life style, in addition $sÂ¥WÂ¥ems division of Polysar Limited, of Milton. _ Being called, Village on the Green, company officials describe the development as an innovation in conâ€" struction and planning. Development of that particular site has been a long time coming. A bylaw was passed by council in September of 1969 While the foundations are being laid for the buildings at the site, the townhome units are being constructed in the Milâ€" ton plant. The preâ€"fabricated units will then be transported by truck to Waterloo and erected at a rate of about five units a day. Model suits will be open for the pubâ€" lic to see in late December. The first phase ‘of the project is being started in Waterioo and in schools across the region this fall. Bruce Schmitt, math consultant for the Waterloo Board of Education â€" said _ kindergarten â€" through grade six would start off by being taught linear metric measure this year with mass or weight next year and capacity or volume in metric being taught the year after. with specific stipulations. George Ellis had made the application at that time but never built. The land then passed to Bramalae Realty who at one time subâ€" mitted an extensive plan to the city‘s adâ€" justment committee for development of the property but also never started conâ€" struction. All candidates to be present Mr. Schmitt said by the end of the 1975 ‘76 school year the school‘s should have taught a totally metric system for a full year. Townhomes will sell for $33,000 Construction has begun on a townhouse condominium development just off Uniâ€" versity Avenue Avenue and east of Weber Polysar is using the site for the first of Several townhome communities they inâ€" tend to develop across Ontario. The four contenders for the leadership of Ontario‘s Liberal party will be speakâ€" ing in Waterloo tonight. . oo _ Present leader Robert Nixon, Don Deacon, Ted Culp and Eddie Sargent will address the general meeting of the Waterâ€" loo North Provincial Liberal Association starting at 8 p.m. A party spokesman said this will probâ€" ably be the last time all four hopefuls will appear together before the leadership convention in Toronto Oct. 27â€"28. By Wendy Herman Although it still has a few years of life yet, the system of imperial measure is its way out in Waterloo. Qfie talk about converting to the metric tem was tossed around last year, but residents could still feel secure as long as their children were coming home speakâ€" ing the imperial measure lingo. That seâ€" curity will be vanishing bit by bit now though as the Waterloo County Board of Education phases in the ‘use of the metâ€" ric system in the classroom .: Schools begin lessons in metric The program being initiated in Waterloo site, are being built by the building 108 townhomes, spread over an 11 118TH YEAR No. 40 school‘s is being done by the decision of the county board of education, and is not part of a province wide program. Mr. Schmitt said Canada is going to make the change to metric but the questions still is when. As a result of there not beâ€" ing a federal precedent established, some of the provinces, according to Mr. Schâ€" mitt are reluctant to institute metric eduâ€" The Waterloo County Board does not have access to any grants to help with the cost of buying aids for teaching the metric system. ‘Such grants would ~not be made available until a féderal proâ€" gram was deteéermined. But there is very little cost anyway Mr. Schmitt said, since it does not require the purchase of all new textbooks. "It is a simple matter. when the teachers are teaching a metric lesson to just forget the text books or to just use metric where imperial measure is used in problems . Mr. Schmitt said "Even when the federal policy is known, it won‘t mean throwing the present textbooks aside. The change won t be made overnight." planning and home design which are ori The teaching of the metric system means children now starting school will to good value for his investment. Polysar believes it can offer this package in comâ€" munities like Village on the Green by melding tight quality control with site The teaching of the metric system will do away with some of the inconsisâ€" tencies in logic of the imperial measure system. Monica Exner and Mark Francis, pupils at Winston Churchill School, illustrate one of the present system‘s contradictions. It‘s a yard from the tip of your nose to the end of your finger only if you‘re a little older. Monica fell about a foot short. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1973 three bedrooms and two full bathrooms plus one half bathroom. They will have a central beating and air conditioning ented first to the people‘s needs." not be taught the imperial measure. Those students presently in grades four, five and six will have some difficulty because of the confusion created and they will want to _be comparing the metric to imâ€" perial especially when imperial is in common use. The problem of adjusting though will belong more to the adults than the‘ chilâ€" dren in the classroom. The intuitive understanding necessary for complete grasp of metric will not be that difficult for children to obtain since they have not had that many years of being subject to imperial meéasure. After a short time they will be able to envision in their mind how long something is when its a metre in length or how big an object is which weighs 10 grams. Adults though, who have been subjectâ€" ed to the imperial measure system for years will not find it as easy. ‘‘It is not going to be a horrendous task for them.‘"" Mr. Schmitt said, "But in five years, dad is going to be subjected to metric through his work and mom will have to learn to cope with it in the superâ€" market. People get frightened by the * WATERLOO, ONTARIO Waterloo residents who were preâ€" pared to spend Saturday without water received a pleasant surprise when service was restored five hours ahead of schedule. Those living in the 17 block area near downtown Waterloo had been told by the city in advance that their water service would be shut off so gate valves could be installed in the watermains. Water was shut off in the area at 7 a.m. and residents Water service restored early Canada, Mr. Schmitt said, has been watching Britain as she changes to metric. ‘‘They are in their final phase now~ he said, ‘"‘They did it backwards though, leaving the teaching of the metric sysâ€" tem in schools until last. They say if they had it to do over again though they would teach it first and then bring it into society. So that‘s the way we are going to do it." system with a dishwasher, refrigerator, and range included as standard features. Open green spaces in the Village will be parking provided. There will also be children‘s play areas, a tennis court, indiâ€" vidual patios and a maintenance service. â€" Mr. Grasso said the village community environment would be preserved through careful use of the green spaces, lower housing densities and what he described as unobtrusive parking areas. Mr. D.W. Jamieson, ailso of Polysar said he felt there would be nothing in the rental field to compare in quality to the townhomes with the big difference being the materials used. He said, We are using concrete and reâ€" inforcing steel so the units will be sturdy as well as sound resistant." So far, Polysar has only used its preâ€" fabricated units in a senior citizen home in Cambridge but Mr. Grasso said the systems approach to construction would result in competitive prices. Mr. Schmitt said Canada will need to turn metric if they wish to expand to any extent in the world market since 80 perâ€" cent of the world‘s industry is currently using the metric system. nine hours _â€"*‘‘The metric system always goes in the same progression of tens. It just, folâ€" lows our number system."‘ John Michalofsky of the city‘s engineerâ€" ing department said the work on Saturâ€" day went extremely well and water service was restored shortly after 11 a.m. rather than the projected 4 p.m. There were no unforseen problems and ‘"everything just went perfect" he said. Mr. Michalofsky said the city is now starting preparations for another gate ‘valve installation for the first part of Noâ€" vember. The project is only in the preâ€" liminary stages, but will see water serâ€" vice cut off in a 15 block area bordered by William, Park and Westmount Road. Exact details will be issued closer to that time. thought because they do not know the terminology."‘ Mr. Schmitt described the change to metric as a necessary one. He said, "It‘s difficult to teach imperial measure beâ€" cause there is no reason to it. There are 5,280 feet in a mile and three feet in a yard and so on. There is no consistent logic. The children learn such things as one acre was as much as a man could plough with two oxen in one day. warned it could be off as long as 1 3, 700 copies delivered by carrier to every household in WATERLOO PRICE 10 CENTS