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Almost imperceptibly Fall is'arriving. On behalf of all parents of school age
With this seasonal changes, there is | children, please allow me, epcnigh the
associated an increase in accidents as medium of your paper, to reply to
reflested in national statistics. No {| Mr. Davies’ letter of June 29, 1962.
one really knows.why this is so, but it

is a circumstance with which we must | First off, I do not believe that suffic-
live and try to counter by more effect- | ient people have been made aware of what
ive accident: prevention measures. they willlose if the P.T.A. is disbanded.
The P.T.A. is responsible for arrange-
Since the Safety System check shests ; ments for the Christmas party, they are
were instigated here last March, there | responsible for the organization and
has been reported a great deal of _ | running of the dental clinic, for the
instruction given in the most practical | serving of soup in winter time, and final
mainer, that is, by the immediate | for the organization and running of
supervisor on the job. That this has { sports day. Now we are all in aieeent
been, effective is evidenced by the i that these are necessary functions which
lowered accident incidence to date. | our children should be able to avail

| themselves of. However, if the P.T.A.
However gratifying this success may be, | folds up, who then will organise these

at this time it simply presents a activities ?

greater challenge than ever to maintain |

the record for the remainder of the’ = {| Secondly, I feel that, as Mr. Davies
eeapon,» mentioned, as it is only on occasions

| when films or slides were shown that over
it nae been noted that some unsafe acts thirty people were present, is this not
tend to be repetitive. They resist then an indication that people - being
bate to eliminate them, Let us then | people - should be offered something to
be reminded of this.fact, that whenever j entice them to these meetings ? Could —

an unsafe act or condition existe,-or § | not meetings be so arranged that the first
aasiatg sooner or later. it widl pro-. half hour be devoted to business and the |

duce an injury. ; deel We pha espn i el
ph at ns age as cae se ore ? ;

Therefore, let us all onoesesstety’ look ba at as a et
for these things, particularly unsefe Ido. hot: eLiaes that this isoutd: be ae
acta sinee they are productive of most | the form of liquid entertainment either,

injuries. Wherever they.are found,. | but Ido feel that as parmts trying to
they mast be eliminated if accidents | raise families, faced with all the pro-—
- are to be prevented Bg ae | blems this job entails, we should be able
: _—  < “| te attend these meetings and came away
; mex! WO See C. a =i 2 al eal al feeling better equipped to carry Ori this
Safety Engineer. _ ~-b Job, not just bogged down by yet soc e

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Two morons each had a horse, but, “they, Re his ariticten’ as soaty. a pons deaaave 1 hf
couldn't decide which belonged to whom. | feel that this is only to be expected in |
So they cut the mane off one to differ- } a small community where the availebility§ |
entiate, but it scon grew tack. Next | of leaders is. restricted by the small
they eut the tail off one, but that = | number of people living the re.

also grew back, Finally they measured [|

them and found that the black one was | To the question, MWhat do you' want of the
four inches taller than the white. © | P.T.A. ?" I have endeavoured to give sone
oo ee sf my opinions, and now parents it's up —
eae: | to you. © Turn up on SEPTEMBER 13TH and
_ | give youre. Bring along a neighbour!

_ Thank you Je AR Murdoch