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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1968
Page
5
A Ontario education report titled Living and Learning by the Hall-Dennis Committee argues for fresh aims and updated schooling. It notes widespread calls for reform, critiques rigid curricula and outdated regulations, and urges preparation for a changing world. New books accompany the feature for back to school readers.
A national campaign led by major women's organizations in cooperation with the Canada Safety Council will promote retro-reflective aids for pedestrians and cyclists. IODE, Catholic Women's League, National Council of Women, and Federal Women’s Institutes will stage demonstrations across the country, featuring pedestrian dangle tags to enhance visibility to motorists at night.
The Kendal Church resumes Sunday services after a four hundred mile bus trip due to fog delays at Newfoundland airport. Holidays end as students return to school with sixth line pupils bused to the new Centennial School at Kirby which features nine rooms. Local notices include social visits, a surprise birthday party for Mrs. Fonk, and a Kendal Midget team win at Dashwood 17 to 0.
Tags flash when hit by automobile headlights and stay visible to drivers even if the pedestrian is unseen. Emphasized for the elderly and children in late fall and winter hours. Women’s groups plan to sell the demonstrations.
Osnawa’s Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology reports a student shortage with 150 expected back for a second year and 500 projected this fall. President Dr Gordon Willey citesmail strikes and limited course offerings tied to job availability, urging support for mature applicants and promotion of a Municipal Administration Course for civil service career paths.
Local News reports a string of social notes including travel to Copenhagen and other European destinations by M H Staples Sally Les and Roy Penfound. Visits from Mrs Beth Sherwin and son Douglas, a University of Nebraska attendee, to Oxro nd, plus Mrs Neil Porter and Audrey Billings staying with the Ball family in Aylmer. Other items mention moves to new homes, visits by Rochester and Cobourg residents, hospital stays, and local residence changes.
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