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Exposed as they are to criticism on all sides,
members of our area school board have evidently
left themselves open on the count of contemplat-
ing a very expensive central school, as compared
with buildings being constructed elsewhere for
similar purposes.
In the "letter to the editor!, from Mrs. E.W.
Oddleifson on behalf of the "Save Our School Comm-
ittee!!, points out that at a meeting of the board
which she attended, there seemed to be a reluctance
to disclose the contemplated cost.
It is curious, to say the least, that under the
glare of close scrutiny from all sections of the
area, the board members do not seem to be trying to
get the most for the ratepayers! money. This seems
to tie in with the disregard shown all along for
the rights and opinions of a great majority of them
who want a four-room school in Bayfield.
COMES THE CALM
Since the Labor Day weekend, the silence in our
fair village can almost be sliced with a knife.It
really isntt that quiet, but after the hustle and
bustle of vacationing visitors,the serenity of the
place registers deeply.
Without warning, the trees are turning color and
in a short time the Bayfield river valley and the
surrounding hills will be blazing with autumn hues
that will vie with any place in Ontario for natur-
al beauty.
Soon too, we can expect to see long vees of birds
heading down from the north, huge !Ivies!! of Canada
geese and all manner of ducks.
The farmers will be keeping an anxious ear cock-
ed to the radio or television set for favorable
weather forecasts while they race against Jack Fr-
ost to get in the last of the perishable crops.
Then there are the bounties of the wild things,
the wild grapes, wild apples, puffballs, nuts and
other valuable finds to lure one rambling through
our lovely countryside.As our much-travelled res-
ident Mrs. George Hopson has observed, this area is
truly the "Garden of Eden" of Western Ontario.
Little Enthusiasm for Election
Hingham Advance-Times,
It would appear that Canadians, at
least those in our part of Ontario, have
had enough of elections. Announcement
last week that a federal election will be
held November 8th seems to have arous-
ed the least possible enthusiasm.
This attitude, though regrettable, is
at the same time almost inevitable. The
frequency of elections in the past five
years has produced a state of near-
boredom. The petty bickering between
party leaders which has gone on for
months has done nothing to add to the
stature of federal politics.
Of course this is a sad, even dangerous
mental attitude for any nation. The plain
fact is that there will be a federal election
on November 8th, whether we want it or
not. If we, who believe ourselves to be
intelligent citizens, fail to give thought to
its outcome we might well find ourselves
saddled with a type of government none
of us want.
This election has been called for one
reason only — because the Liberal party
does not have a clear majority in the
House of Commons and Prime Minister
Pearson feels he cannot handle public af-
fairs any longer with the threat of defeat
hanging over his head. However, it is
highly possible that another minority gov-
ernment, whether Liberal or Conservative,
will find itself in power after the Novem-
ber voting. With two major parties and
three or four minor ones competing for
the voters' approval it is quite likely that
no one party will emerge with any tre-
mendous majority.
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School
Continued from,Page One
Highgate is building (for
$250,000.00) a twelve room
school, plus library, multi-
purpose room, health room and
teachers room. These two fig-
ures combined total $300, 000
or $275, 000 less than the
$575, 000 sixteen room school
that East Stanley (at Mr. Bur-
rows behest) considers so
necessary for the betterment of
West Stanley's education. One
is forced to the following con-
clusions:
If the people in East Stanley
and members of the School
Board from East Stanley REALLY
wanted to create the best pos-
sible school facilities for all
concerned from the standpoint
of costs to the taxpayers and
ease and economy of transpor-
tation of the children, a twelve
room school could have been
started near Brucefield, long
ago, at a sensible figure of
around S300,000.00. At the
same time a two room addition
and extras, could be on the
way in Bayiield, at around
$60,000.00, for the use of t
pupils in the west side of the
Township. The costs of the
two undertakings would still be
well below the expensive plan
that a few people and Mr. Bur-
rows want to force on the tax-
paying and voting public, re-
gardless of how the majority
feel about it. This is a denial
of Democratic rights.
Instead of blaming West
Stanley and Bayfield for delays,
as Mr. Burrows apparently took
it upon himself to do, why
don't the parents and taxpayers
in East Stanley Township, who
will be footing the bills, do a
little soul searching and think-
ing for themselves? Delays are
not the fault of the West Stan-
ley SOS Committee alone, nor
are the inflationary trends that
are inflicted on the whole con-
tinent. The unreasonable at-
titude of a few people (who,
apparently are nameless) is
primarily to blame. West Stan-
ley and Bayfield have openly
and by name made a reasonable
request for fair play and have
suggested practical solutions
that will be less costly. Now
let the fair minded people of
East Stanley speak up and call
for a solution that is satisfac-
tory to all. Childish spites
carried over from the past are
foolish and expensive for every-
body.
Sincerely,
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