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Toys and puzzles, used to deal with special problems of perceptually handicapped children, are demonstrated by Alan Howarth at the private school he opened yesterday
Toys and puzzles, used to deal with special problems of perceptually handicapped children, are demonstrated by Alan Howarth at the private school he opened yesterday

Toys and puzzles, used to deal with special problems of perceptually handicapped children, are demonstrated by Alan Howarth at the private school he opened yesterday

Date2/3/1970
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128565F
Puzzler: Tom Ransom has seen all kinds of puzzles - he has 3,000 in his collection - but this wooden take-apart one from Finland has him baffled
Puzzler: Tom Ransom has seen all kinds of puzzles - he has 3,000 in his collection - but this wooden take-apart one from Finland has him baffled
1/21/1981
Mobile man: Creating individualized jigsaw puzzles is Paul Simpson's main occupation these days, but he also custom-makes mobiles for businesses and individual customers
Mobile man: Creating individualized jigsaw puzzles is Paul Simpson's main occupation these days, but he also custom-makes mobiles for businesses and individual customers
3/30/1989
Daring doctor: Port Perry's Dr. Guntis Silins treats Merchant Roberts for sinus problems with acupuncture needes. Silins, bon in Sweden to Latvian parents, has taken his talents to China, Australia, South Africa and the Arctic. A skin diver, he also helped make a film called Free Dive about the efforts of severely handicapped young people.
Daring doctor: Port Perry's Dr. Guntis Silins treats Merchant Roberts for sinus problems with acupuncture needes. Silins, bon in Sweden to Latvian parents, has taken his talents to China, Australia, South Africa and the Arctic. A skin diver, he also helped make a film called Free Dive about the efforts of severely handicapped young people.
3/29/1982
A miracle worker to parents of children with emotional problems, Karl Burden, 40, is one of 250 North York teachers facing layoffs. An ordained minister, he left the church to aid young people with problems and helps them at Glen Rush Public School. Parents say his dismissal is a threat to their children.
A miracle worker to parents of children with emotional problems, Karl Burden, 40, is one of 250 North York teachers facing layoffs. An ordained minister, he left the church to aid young people with problems and helps them at Glen Rush Public School. Parents say his dismissal is a threat to their children.
5/20/1977
The jury: Children aged 2 1/2 to 5 enrolled in the Fisher-Price nursery school are given toys being designed by the company to play with under the supervision of a teacher such as Kathleen Alfano, above left
The jury: Children aged 2 1/2 to 5 enrolled in the Fisher-Price nursery school are given toys being designed by the company to play with under the supervision of a teacher such as Kathleen Alfano, above left
4/22/1982
Creative toys: Children like Chad White, 9, love to help craftsman Paul Simpson create toys out of wood like this horse and rider
Creative toys: Children like Chad White, 9, love to help craftsman Paul Simpson create toys out of wood like this horse and rider
8/6/1979
Mrs. Bessie Marshall, Loves crossword puzzles
Mrs. Bessie Marshall, Loves crossword puzzles
8/6/1976
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
3/10/1970
Expert advisers: Panelists (from left) Dr. Arnold Rubenstein, Tanis Sigurjohnsson, Keren Brathwaite, and Nels Auger talk to columnist Michele Landsberg about the traumas of going back to school and the problems children experience with other kids and thei
Expert advisers: Panelists (from left) Dr. Arnold Rubenstein, Tanis Sigurjohnsson, Keren Brathwaite, and Nels Auger talk to columnist Michele Landsberg about the traumas of going back to school and the problems children experience with other kids and thei
8/28/1981
Michael Doyle, says parents often blame schools for children's drug, alcohol problems.
Michael Doyle, says parents often blame schools for children's drug, alcohol problems.
2/28/1977
Christopher Cusing, researcher for the Canadian Institute for Strategic Studies, has found celebrity as a war expert, but he worked summers in the box office at Stratford. He was never, he says, into war toys.
Christopher Cusing, researcher for the Canadian Institute for Strategic Studies, has found celebrity as a war expert, but he worked summers in the box office at Stratford. He was never, he says, into war toys.
1/24/1991
Donna Bailey, Perceptually handicapped
Donna Bailey, Perceptually handicapped
8/1/1976