WIIITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1981, PAGE 19 EduInfo By TRUSTEF IAN BROWN Durham Board of Education (The Whitby Free Press presents this monthly column as a public service. Readers are invited to send questions to Trustee Ian Brown, at the Durham Board of Education, 555 Rossland Road, West, Oshawa, Ontario. L1J 3H3.) How can we get a French Immersion Program in Whitby? If a sufficient number of Whitby children (at least 26) are registered for a French Immersion Kindergarten for Sep- tember, 1981, accommodation in A Whitby school is available, and a qualified teacher is found, the chances of a French Immersion alternative beginning in Whitby are very good. Interested parents who are committed to having their Parenthood ordained as highest of cailings CONT'D FROM PG. 9 "The cow forgets that she was once a calf. The calf forgets that she will one day be a cow." If both age groups would take heed to this and use their memories intelligently, many clashes would be avoided. To sum up, what the parent needs in one word is 'love'; not the sentimental, mawkish, romantic thing that has come to be attached to that word in popular usage. But what the Anglican Prayer Book calls 'that most excellent gift of love.' What is meant by love in this sense has been defined as "the deliberate conviction of the mind to.seek nothing but the good of another, issuing in a deliberate policy of the life to achieve that end." That is what we parents need for our children. Who is sufficient for these things? Only God, through Christ, can help us in this highest of callings. through design CONT'D FROM PG. 18 too deep (from front to back) to permit a person to sit comfortably. Such pieces violate the rules for good proportion. They force an individual to sit forward on the edge of the cushion or back into the chair making it awkward to get up. Some highboys and tall cabinets that have drawers too high to reach easily. A drawer that can be reached only by getting on a step stool is not very fun- etional. Yet, because of the need for storage space, tall pieces are often necessary. There is general agreement among professionally trained in- terior decorators that Queen Anne furniture are exam- ples of excellent propor- tions, both functionally and aesthetically. So are Chip- pendale, Sheraton and Hep- plewhite chairs. Wherever furniture is found, you should cast a critical eye on it. Never be misled into thinking that an object is well designed, or is in perfect taste, simply because it is in a museum or on the page of an expensive magazine or book. It must meet the principles outlined in this article if it is to receive this stamp of ap- proval: good proportions. Next month is our lesson on scale. mummmmmmm LET I GLENWOOI PUT YOU BODY BACK IN SHAPE Our expert body repaii can put your auto back for winter driving. We bumps, rust and replac jobs are our specialty! IT ONLY TA TO GET A B -41- - ~J. D LINCOLN MERCURY IR I rmen kin shape remove dents, El :e parts. Paint W I KES A MINUTE ETTER DEAL! children in the program should contact me, or Casey Daleman (French Consultant for the board, 576-4600, exten- sion 295) to complete a registration form. This should be done as soon as possible. Why won't the board send a copy of the board meeting agen- das to every parent advisory group in Whitby? The cost of sending out the agenda to all schools int he region would be high and of minimum benefit. However, if the parent advisory committees would get together and ap- point one person to serve as an "information officer", I would be prepared to contact that person or arrange for an agenda to be mailed. That individual, in turn, could pass on relevant information to each group. However, it shoudl be noted that the agenda is prepared and distributed to trustees only three or four days in advance of the board meetings. One of my roles as trustee is to keep the public informed of proposals, plans, etc., the details of which are discussed weeks or even months before they appear on the agenda of a full board meeting. As issues come up, I will be sharing relevant if- ormation which is of conern to large numbers of us, and will be soliciting your input. I understand the board spends thousands of dollars because of vandalism. What can be done about this problem? The board is working to install security systems in the schools, to provide better lighting of school sites, and to iden- tify audio-visual equipment, etc. so that it will be easier to recover it if stolen. Increased surveillance by neighbours, police and TOPS (Teens on Patrol) is helpful. I would like to see offenders charged if they have violated a law, and for them to make restitution whenever possible. Students must be responsible for their actions and accept logical con- sequences. Some juridictions have established a "damage deposit** in their schools, whereby money not spent to repair damage caused by vandalism is turned back to the student body for its use. At the same time, however, the reasons and causes of vandalism have to be understood, and measures to combat the causes should be increased (e.g. more support services like guidance counsellors, social workers, and psychologists). Schools must be viewed by students as of- fering positive and successful experiences, and places of which they are proud. Greater parental invovlement in school activities would be beneficial. TYPEWRITERS REPAIRS & SERVICE ALL M.AKES. DANFORTH TYPEWRITE Rentals. Sales & Service 408 Dundas Street West 2940 Danferth Ave Whit by Toront o 666-1131 est 1930 698- é589 L. * NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby intends to pass a by-law to Stop up, Close and Sell that untravelled portion of the public high- way municipally known as Maria Street, as more specifically described as follows:- The Southerly 50 feet of the untravelled portion of Maria Street, as shown below, lying between Frances and Henry Streets, bounded on the south by properties municipally known as 501 Newman Crescent and 500 Henry Street, and being composed of part of Lot 28, Concession 1, Town of Whitby. 1l1 l I Jl j ii 1Jul !) I iJLtJ RETAINED To BE SOLD R A W 'I/0iIIA /ii AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Cor- poration of the Town of Whitby intends to pass a by-law to Stop up and Close to Vehicular Traffic only that untravelled portion of the public highway municipally known as Maria Street, as more specifically described as follows:- The northerly 16 feet of the untravelled portion of Maria Street, as shown above, lying between Frances and Henry Streets, bounded on the north by properties municipally known as 407 Frances Street and 412 Henry Street, being composed of part of Lot 28, Concession 1, Town of Whitby. (Note: It is the intention of the Town of Whitby to retain the northerly 16 feet of the subject Maria Street road allowance for possible walkway, hydro-line and sewer purposes.) AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the Operations Commit- tee of the Council of the Town of Whitby will, at the hour of 7:30 p.m. on the 16th day of March, 1981, in Committee Room 2 of the Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario, hear in person or by his counsel, solicitor, or agent, any person who claims his land will be prejudicially affected by such by-laws and who applies to be heard. DATED at Whitby, Ontario, this 11th day of February, A.D., 1981. Donald G. McKay, B.A., A.M.C.T. Town Clerk The Corporation of the Town of Whitby 575 Rossland Road East Whitby, Ontario L1N 2M8 Classified Ads sell call 668-6111SPECIAL FACTORY SALE OF PINE FURNITURE Saturday March 7 10 a.m. -6 p.m. Sunday March 8 1 a.m. - 4 p.m. Factory Seconds Discontinued Styles Surplus Warehouse Stock Cannonball Beds, Dressers, Armoires, Washstands, Trestle- Pedestal-Tables, Chairs, Buffets, 40 Hutches, Drysinks, Etc. Rockwood Furniture Ltd. Bayly 895 Dillingham Rd. 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