WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1985, PAGE 7 In brief £0 Legiskuture committee.... Separate board to oppose univers, -Aaka-e5menias nas olniintnq' unrttesse . t By JAN DODGE Although the Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board finds Bill 30, which deals with the extension of funding ta separate schools, to be accep- table for tbe most part, they do have cancerns. Those concerns were outlined in a brief due ta be presented today befare legisiative bearings. Wben biring teacbers, tbe board does nat want ta be limited ta those designated by tbe public, caterminaus boards, but wants ta call for Catbolic vlunteers from tbe public board, and, if mare teacbers are needed, ta then hire non-Catholics fromn the publie board who would be supportive of the "distinctive mission" of Catholic schoals. The separate board wants these teachers to be credited against the designated list. Hiring would be accomplished only after interviews been the practice for any new personnel. The separate board "lstrongly opposes the right of universal ac- ceas, if it means that the board must accept pupils from eitber system on a first corne, first served basis, or totally open acces The separate board recommends that Catholic parents and ratepayers designate their taxes to the separate system and al others to the public system, and each system be entitled to give preference in educating to those who Anderson will bid for public board seat By SUSAN LESJAK Free Press Staff The three candidates who recently annaunced their intention ta run for Durham Board of Education will not be acclaimed to the board. A fourth'candidate, 35- year-old Tom Anderson bas thrown bid for tbe position. Anderson, a produce manager at Miracle Food Mart, expressed concern tbat tbe present school system is not meeting tbe needs of its students. Tbe fatber of two elementary age childreti, said students in Durham were not being "sufficiently prepared ta meet tbe cbanging needs of the work farce." Ta ensure that taday's young people were aware of tbe jobs available wben they graduated and wbat tbose jobs entailed, An- derson advocates career planning at a younger age. Students sbauld know wbat's in- volved in being a nurse or a doctor and realize tbere's mare ta it tban the glamour tbat's depicted on television, be said. The Whitby resident bas been president of tbe- Parent Teacher Association of Col. J.E. Farewell Scbool for the stance, tbe board relies on bussing students long distances, as opposed ta allocating portables. in appropriate places." The latter plan argued OPEN BOOKCASES Two Shown Each $860 Reg. Now s699 dollars in tbe long run as the cost of installing a portable is a one-time wbile bussing costs are ongaing. programs or ac- cessibility to the school system which the family supports are lacking, space should be provided for these pupils "as if they were part of tbe system. -" Otherwise pupils from the other systemn should be admitted only "if space is available and appropriate fees are provided. " Admission to the separate system, for any other reason, the board said would be un- fair to the public system. "We do not wish to be in competition with The race for one af Whitby's four seats on the Durbam Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board got off ta a start last week wben Tom Old- man announced tbat be wiil thraw is bat inta the ring. Ail three of Witby's incumbent trustees - Andrew Miller, Charles Roche and Joanne Prout - have announced tbey will retire at tbe end of tbis term. In a brief statement ta annaunce is candidacy said: "Our cildren wil build the future. We, as parents, bave a stake in the education of eacb other's cbildren. -We can suppiy tbe tools ta build a better future." The 30-year Cam- bridge Crt. resident bas lived in Whitby for six years. Tbe father of five cbildren, Qîdman is a member of St. John's WhiÎtby the Evangelists Parish. Ail three of bis scbool Vidman age cildren attend St. Theresas Separate Scbaol. Na atber candidate bas yet ta came forward in the race ta eleet Witby's four new separate scbool board trustees. Anderson past two years. Tbe position, be said, bad given bim a lot of insigbts inta bow tbe education systemn works at tbe provincial, regional and local level. One of Anderson's achievements as president of tbis organization was ta lob- by tbe Durham board and get first aid kits placed in every sebool. By February, be said, every scbool in tbe system will bave bath a quality first aid kit and at least one staff mem- ber trained in f irst aid. Anderson bad one major criticism of tbe current board. "I dan'l tbink education tax dollars are always wisely spent," be said. l'In a lot of cases, for in- duplie ate mr - VALUABLE COUPON' à -mm SELECTED m bridg STANDARD SIZE m Tefloigare the PI CT UR E m reslts oflteweek's IWFRME Dplic ate W 3 it DpiaeBridge ClbFA E as reported by Dr.I SIZES - 16x20, 20x24 THIS WEEK ON LY! Richard Ketcheil. m__________________ North and Soutb: Bert VanNoord and Henk Hellendoorn, 113/; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Evans, 102; Florence Pugh and Robert Pugh, 89; and, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Ketcheil, 85. East and West: Lloyd Squac and Trudi Ruest, 113; Donalda Winter and Louise Peltenberg, 105h; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wharrie, 86/; and, Bet- ty Evans and Clara Cooper, a tie witb, Joan McColl and Inez Maun- drell, 81. The results of eacb week's play at tbe club will be reported in the following issue of the Whitby Free Press. L M MM LIMIT ONE COUPON PERCUSTOMERU - - UII Type writer RENTALS also SALES & SERVICE ality the many excellent public secondary schools in our region. 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