Separate School Board candidate saya 0.a WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, i980, PAGE 1 Overcrowdiînga real pro blem at DOC By S. GREENAWAY Frese Press Staff A four year veteran of Uic Dennis O'Connor private board bas cast bis hat into the ring hi run for Uic Durham Roman Catholic Separate School Board, November 10. Martin Dalweerd of Wblt- by bas spent Uic laut few years "working on every comnittee that bas corne along" from Uic liason committee hi thc budget committee. Dalweerd bas workcd for Munn's Press over thc past 12 years. "My main conccrn la wi Dennis O'Connor and Uic 10-, 20 per cent icrease i students over Uie past few years," saidDalweerd. Overcrowding la a vital concern he said and he fears that i the next few years they may have to "start tur- nlng students way due to lack of room. " "We have more students i our 10 portables than i the main building at present, he sald. Whild Dalweerd admitted more portables coulb be bullt he was worried that the cafeteria and physical education facilties would flot be able hi handie the over flow of students. "lIt will be the private board's and separates board's responsibilty hi sit down together and decide wbat to do." The solution be hopes for la, the construction of a ncw separate school i Whitby altbough he admits that the two boards would have. to decide on the feasibllty of such a move. Dennis O'Connor now have approxlrnately 460 students housed ln the 10 portables and the main building. Dalweerd, a faniily man wlth 5 eilidren, la also con- cerned wlth the physical sh- ape of students. 'II have been involved with minor sports, especiaily soccer, for Uhe past 10-12 years," he said. "You can't reaily accom- pllsh much in two 40 minute pcriols a week. " He feels it should be the board's duty to make students more aware of sporting activities in the communlty and hi, try to get them more involved i them. "lWe have to look at thc physical shape of Uic studen- ta2'y 'By getting the students involved and "off streets" he feels confident that Uic higb vandaism rate would be cut. "'It's bad for kids to just sit around with nothlng to do. Boredom la one of Uic biggest causes of vandelism around hiday. " Dalweerd said that be la generally happy with Uic separate scbool board and it's operations wanting only to brlng these matters to their attention. 'II wduld ideally like to stay on both boards (private and separate) s0 we can co- ordinate each other's ac- tivities." "I don't want to turn students away but if wc don't thln about it soon tbere la going to be too mucb overflow i the next few years and we just may have hi.bp 1 dont know what to do 0 damp with all the money 1 am making selling printing. Guess 1 will cut mak 1 ng the prices a bit in appreciation vi jý cut for the patrona e ou have been lavishing on me this year. ,DON BOWER Ostomy Association meetin CARPET CLEANINGY INC 1976 NOTION ROAD, PICKERING. Professional Carpet and Upholstery Cleanlng Commerîcal and Residential Mobile Carpet Cleanlng Plant Cornes To You L_683. AN ALTERNATIVE LE SINGO