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A . waterloo chronicle Page 4 - Waterloo Chronicie. Wednesday, Septemhct 22,1976 Walorloo Chlomde all-cc vs lac-led on 2nd noor of WalorIOo Squaw s Ottrce low.- Emu VII the mall enhance bum the Longhorn Restaurant {canny oppome the can: shop) or from the elevator (own new. the T D Bank take the chum: to the Thank you for the cover- age you gave the Ontario Games Track and Field Championship held at Art- tawa 'Iast week-end, in your current issue. Both Lobsinger and Roberts Have run superbly this summer. and the continu- ing coverage you have been giving them is much appreciated by them, their families. and their coach- Roberts has concentrat- ed on the 5,000/i0,060 metre distances in track this summer. and is now one of the best juniors in the country in both distances. Like Mbsinger, ‘he has been running consistently. At Ottawa, KW area ath- letes took Ist, 3rd and 4th places in the 5.000 metres, showing the excellent coaching done by Arthur Taylor and Brent McFar- lane. Roberts in first place ran a lifetime best: Dean Foster likewise a lifetime best in third place and Dave Northey in fourth. in a classy field. To the editor; 2nd floor and vet) are there ' Letters to the eclimr This 5.000 metre. and Lobsinger's impressive win in the 1.500 metres, were great crowd pleasers and the Meet Director. Bob Tucker. couldn't have been happier. Tom's season finished looking back on lifetime bests this sum- mer of 1:51.92 (800 metres) 3:46.? t1500 metres): 8:12. 85 13000 metres) and 4:07.7 tone mile). The 3000 metre time. I think one of the finest races ever, was at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal. in late June. and is a national age class record in both juvenile this present age) and jun- ior it'ategory higher). This Mrs. Thomas wears two hats, that of chairman of the board and that of one of three represent- atives of Waterloo on that board. She spoke to us almost exclusively as chairman of the board, a role which she obviously takes very seriously, as indeed she should. The public Doreen Thomas. the Waterloo County Pub- lic School Board chairman. recently took time from coping with_complaints from suburban Waterloo residents about bus cut-backs to spend an evening with the Downtown Residents' Association executive. We had no particular axe to grind. The budget cuts affect downtown schools no harder than the others. A cut in weed spraying and main- tenance painting, a limit of one pencil per month for a student - most of these economies do not greatly affect downtown parents. The loss of the pilot program in the primary grades is only felt theoretically. as none of the core schools was involved. liemntewn perspective [unlit-ed every VIM) try Fairway PM. a division of Kitchener-WARM Record Lid. owner. as Fairway Rd S . Kitchener. Ont address correspondence to Waterloo other Waterloo Square. Waterloo. Ont _ telephone mam Pubitshet James M Boland Editor Mary Stupan subscriptions. $103 ye'ar in Canada. $12 a year in United States and Foreign Countries record is in addition to the two he already holds over 1,500 metres and between this prowess and being a delegate 'at the Olympic Youth Camp, he's had a fine year. Paul is off to a US. campus while Tom is back at St. Jerome's. for Grade 13. - With kind regards, Yours sincerely, Donald Mills Toronto To the editor: On behalf of Knox Dis- covery Day Camp I would like to thank you and your staff for their cooperation in the promotion of our program, Through your help, you allowed the day camp to make our service known to the community. With your publication. you allowed us to make our service known in a pleasant but informa- tive fashion. Not only was the day camp enrolment up this year but there seemed to be a great- er need in the community for a program such as this. this summer. Through this need, we were able to pro- vide a happy and interesting summer for many children during their summer holi- days. It is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Carolyn Hare. Coordinator. Knox Discov- ery Day Camp Thank you again for your interest in our program. It is so reassuring to discover how helpful organizations. such as yours. can be to our program. established 1854 Prime Minister Callaghan of Great Britain addressed the Empire Club in Toronto, last Tuesday. My wife and I and a few friends drove down to hear him. It was an informative eve- nmg. As might be expected, Mr. Callaghan's speech contained a few pleasantries about Canada but dwelt for the most part on the economics of Great Britain. We have grown used to sad stories of economic decay in that country and The main thrust of Britain's current economic policies involve industrial modernization with the intention of renewed long-term industrial power. This combined with the massive oil discoveries of the North Sea promises to give Britain enviable economic strength in the 1980's. The North Sea will yield Great Britain two billion gallons of crude oil this year. By 1980 Britain will be self-sufficient in oil. Further- more, there are new oil finds in the English Channel, all of which promise a new economic stability in the country. we shake our heads in pity at their rampant inflation, labour unrest and poor balance of payments. However, Mr. Callaghan said that Britain can no longer be considered the weaker sister of the European Community. Mr. Callaghan said that the English economy is growing faster than Canadis. Their lost- man-hours through strikes and lockouts is less than Canada's and the United States. This is credited to a social contract described by Mr. Callaghan as an understanding between A View Erma the Grass Inputs The evening's discussion had a sombre mood. Starting with the latest enrollment figures for downtown elementary schools. Mrs. Thomas covered in detail the machinery of the county public school board, explaining the control the province had over expenditures. Financial limitations and spiralling costs were the points she kept returning to in her remarks. school board has. after all. a budget of $75 million and employs forty-three hundred Mople, We were given the picture of the board as an extremely efficient machine, an engine trimmed of some ornamentation but still func- tioning very satisfactorily. It was made clear to us that we were not, at this meeting, discussing the direction of the tracks, namely the goals and philosophy of education itself. What about priorities? Thd'boarws present priorities are the pupil-teacher ratio and its commitment to special education. Waterloo County has a fine program for developing the Jim: 30910115 labour and the government on government policies as they effect labour. This social con- tract provides for consultation ‘ between the two on alternative policies and problems. This sort of cooperation has permitted a com- bined attack on inflation. Mr. Callaghan describes this as pioneering in industrial relations and a watershed in Britain's history. The willingness to sacrifice on a per- sonal level in order to protect the worst-off part of. the community promises new economic and social levels. Mr. Callaghan said the unions a.re at one with the government on these poli- ctes. - Mr. Callaghan went on to discuss world prob- lems and co-operation amongst nations. He encouraged increased trade between Canada and Britain as might be expected. However, the main thrust of his speech indicates that Britain can expect a new era of industriarre- lations and peace. ' It is a chilling comparison with our own sit- uation in Canada. By 1980 we will stop being self-sufficient in oil. At the same time, our policies on industrial relations seem to dis- courage consultation between government and labour. As we face the October one day work stoppage in Canada protesting price and wage controls, and escalating confrontation between labour and government, it is evident that we have lost the formula for co-operation in industrial relations in this country. What's worse, no one is looking for it. potential' of slow learners. Funding for this program previously came from other provincial sources. However recently the province has shifted the burden to the local school boards to a far greater degree. Mrs. Thomas feels this move restricts expenditure in other educational areas. People seldom care about board activities unless something colossal happens to involve them, such as the Maple Hills bus incident. We should. Our trustees' priorities involve our tax dollars and we are affected by their direc- tion whether we have children in the school system or not. At election time late this fall we should ask our trustee candidates their priorities, weigh their feasibility. and vote accordingly. And while we are at it. lets ask why Canada's education costs per capita are the second highest in the world. Election thoughts brings me around to Water- " li/f,? submitted for the WDRA submittedhy Rosemary Rowe By Richard Hobson (Conhnued on page Bl