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WItQby Free Pros Wednlesd!ay, Sepebr 2. 1 99Z Page -7 PAGE -..SE-V-EN A matte 0< phlooh Septemýberisheo g n* -ray, leaves have begmm ýto f 1. Crisjpevemings carry the aif of froot. Tu.atmeans one t.bing Next uedahundreds, neigh, -thousands of, eager-ee4. bri hü hdren wiil race back to the clssom.Al ll Ibe ýglad' to pt'lazy su'mmer days bebind them, thefr litieè minda trsting, for learng., :Hows thatagain? «Wel, thatsecoird pa ragraph above, may contain ta trace of hype"rbole. J~ta much.- q heréturn tô Wsehol00 i hwever, reignite h j,~t1evr euctionalephiosophies., Q ildrnëned m'ore of the euI'1 ormdinj, !ritinand,.rithiietic. We nedtobe-ablet esueexactly what theyare Iearingand hàt earning sýhould show i stadadizd est tat,.wif compare Our students to Soher arundtl4e[ world. How* elsewiil we compete in1 the global maretlce? * PhiIosoephy .1-: Our children should b. taught in classroo'iônée wMhhare Oemoýntratedthe principles of demcray. athr'than 'le'rnfrom text books, student shoud ro Il up teirsees and pinch, punch, poeand exainüethe worldabout them, read about it, Wn'»te 'about imk pic-tures of it, ask older people ab~tiandrweron conclusions about what it allýmeans.--. c In ,i the procesi they wil 'learn even more about readingi .witing and arithmetic, and will retain knoôwledge gainie4dthroughout their lives, rather than fqorget what was wrough*t by irote. Andthe debfi iion. Louüdesàtof,,âl 'arecrxtcs of.whole-language concept. '-,hes ý engrpgat ingroups, ledby parents. of children whoý did n ot kçp.up wivth classmates& who -spent their htimiin luthe candy storebut did not corne out with the dime's worth. The :critics'.> solution: pbilosophy ý #1. A few chnam pions of -such teéhniques can ,demonstrate test succeseswhïch pretbýiheir owntheories. On n asfactlevlpbilosophy 1#2 appeals te me. Itsoundsweilrghtand thehandsofgo teacher can accomplish wonders. The i~agatis mmeleans te pbilosophy #L. Wole languae may e'retoget ing students te write and- create,-but -shouldn't somoneboFdy teach- forinal spelling., grammar and punctuation? As an. educater, it bothers me te, see students Arrive in COU e wthouîa oündixfg* nbasic-Rammar..1f we.. <were edf-ucating musicians, would we toerate a system that turned.'out people who couldn'L read, or write Theéeaeil otùe I would'bé linterested i heari ng fr-om educaters, parents, anyone with some thoughts on this matter. The issue ieeds rnore light and:-leàssheat. Return to yes4eryear Tw yar, go onl unday, the voter' of Ontario -went. te ý the pýolils delected ýtheir very; first 'NDP DÙvid Peeron hd twlro yers remaining. in b is mandte.. e 'mand o abalànced&.butýet,.had sowu stsmnIeeaershiýp,' i he constitutional dats, anid'thewod'reeson referred to 1981-82. Te foilowing asg a omn I -made in hispace ontheeveoftheection. "No one 'would have thoughit âafew weeks bac that bland old Day. Petersoniwoul d bave enconee Cn obstacles on bis way to a renewed mandate te lead te provinceofOtr. Riding hijha 1p rcn approval M*-poils at the time, Petersons handlers unidoubtedlyftelit safer ini adding a five-year terni now rather than wait anothercouple of years and face who knows what,. LU .7 LV!L. PflYSICAL TRAINIG AT THE MILITARY CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, 1918 The Wihitby Psychiatric Hospital was used as a hospital for wounided soldiers during the First World War. The cottages were built between 1913 and 1916, andduiing the war, the facilities were amnsee by the Soldiers' Aid Commission. whitby Arh1vS.phoo 10OYBARS AGO from the Wednesda:y, September 1, 1982 edition'of the WH1TBY FRUT RMS *Councillor Joe Bugelli was elected to, the board, of -the Association cf Municipalities cof Ontario. *Staff guidelineý changes are called for in an inquest into a death at theý Durham Centre for the Developmentally Handicapped. *Brooklin bam its own business association. *The building housing' the Corner Store may be condemned under, the TownWs Property Standards By-law. * 35 YEARS AGO fromethe Thursday, September 5, 1957 edition cf the. WTBY WEEIKLY NEWS, *Town council je opposing hikes in Bell Telephone rates. *Construction will begin on a new commercial building west cf the Whitby Professonal Building on Dundas Street. *Residents at Port Whitby are forming a ratepayers' association. *Mclntyre Hardware on Brock Street-South is holding an 88-c'ent sale. 100 YEARS AGO from the Friday, September 2, 1892 edition of the WU1TBY CHRONICLE *Members cf Mr&. JR. Pringle's Sunday School class presented'lir with a group photograph cf themselves. *A windmill water tank at McGeary's Livery collapsed wih a loud crash. a ýMembers cf the Salvation Army band march through Whitby every niglit. a It is expected 20 pupils wil attend the Whitby Model School fer training of, teachers this fan.________________ LTBI 111~f~ oeil t~ '~'7r~ ~i"~" ' - 'mWING y I 77 -21L î 7, =77-77-7 777777777IL77