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No! Says Tim Rutledge, a board of education trustee, Why would anyone want to make French a compulsory subject in high school?
No! Says Tim Rutledge, a board of education trustee, Why would anyone want to make French a compulsory subject in high school?

No! Says Tim Rutledge, a board of education trustee, Why would anyone want to make French a compulsory subject in high school?

Date4/21/1978
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133154F
No public funds: Doug Little, a trustee on the Toronto Board of Education, says no money should be given to support private schools
No public funds: Doug Little, a trustee on the Toronto Board of Education, says no money should be given to support private schools
9/16/1985
Don Rutledge, director of Toronto Board of Education's language centre, reads poetry to Grade 2 students
Don Rutledge, director of Toronto Board of Education's language centre, reads poetry to Grade 2 students
5/2/1973
Discussed by Donald Rutledge, right, director of curriculum development for the Toronto Board of Education
Discussed by Donald Rutledge, right, director of curriculum development for the Toronto Board of Education
4/30/1973
Kenneth Smith, history department head at Agincourt Secondary School, points out in an accompanying letter that every province in Canada except Ontario has a core of compulsory subjects
Kenneth Smith, history department head at Agincourt Secondary School, points out in an accompanying letter that every province in Canada except Ontario has a core of compulsory subjects
2/20/1973
Mike Cote: 22, 2663 Lakeshore Blvd. W. Single. He is an assistant greens keeper at a golf course and ran unsuccessfully for trustee in Ward 1 in 1978 and 1980. He believes the school board should view declining enrolment as a chance to increase the teacher/student ratio. He is opposed to the section of Bill 127 that would reduce the decision-making power of local trustees.
Mike Cote: 22, 2663 Lakeshore Blvd. W. Single. He is an assistant greens keeper at a golf course and ran unsuccessfully for trustee in Ward 1 in 1978 and 1980. He believes the school board should view declining enrolment as a chance to increase the teacher/student ratio. He is opposed to the section of Bill 127 that would reduce the decision-making power of local trustees.
10/20/1982
Tim Tevlin says anyone can be a World Series hero in the SkyDome.
Tim Tevlin says anyone can be a World Series hero in the SkyDome.
8/28/1989
Protest fizzles: What was expected to be an explosive meeting of the Toronto Board of Education last night fizzled after Trustee George Martell, standing at the mike, told parent and teacher that his proposals for special education are intended to place slow learners - usually from poor or ethnic background - into regular, but smaller classes
Protest fizzles: What was expected to be an explosive meeting of the Toronto Board of Education last night fizzled after Trustee George Martell, standing at the mike, told parent and teacher that his proposals for special education are intended to place slow learners - usually from poor or ethnic background - into regular, but smaller classes
11/15/1979
Two Etobicoke ratepayers are trying have two Etobicoke trustees removed from the Board of Education because of an alleged conflict of interest. C. W. Cooper and D. R. Meeson have filed the charges against John Parker, chairman of the board, and trustee S. Ted White and are seeking a hearing before a York County judge. [Incomplete]
Two Etobicoke ratepayers are trying have two Etobicoke trustees removed from the Board of Education because of an alleged conflict of interest. C. W. Cooper and D. R. Meeson have filed the charges against John Parker, chairman of the board, and trustee S. Ted White and are seeking a hearing before a York County judge. [Incomplete]
4/28/1968
Robert Patterson Don Mills architectural assistant new North York board of education trustee for word 12
Robert Patterson Don Mills architectural assistant new North York board of education trustee for word 12
6/29/1971
Victor Paisley: Came as close to death as anyone would want to be, court told.
Victor Paisley: Came as close to death as anyone would want to be, court told.
4/8/1981
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
8/23/1971
How to avoid divorce: Thys and Reneke Leenders say they've never heard of anyone getting divorced on the honeymoon -- which is why they've logged 60,000 miles and are still on the road
How to avoid divorce: Thys and Reneke Leenders say they've never heard of anyone getting divorced on the honeymoon -- which is why they've logged 60,000 miles and are still on the road
9/14/1979