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Page Tweto THE McHENHT PLAINDSALEH Thursday, July 30, 1959 INCREASE STATE SCHOOL AID IN NEXT TWO YEARS George T. Wilkins. state superintendent of public instruction, today predicted a $100,- 500,000 increase in the school distributive fund in the next i two years will raise education- \ al standards in Illniois' system of free schools. Wilkins made the statement after Gov. William G. Stratton signed into law a^foill appropriating $327,500,000 to the Illinois common school fund. The now measurp earmarks $100,500,000 more for schools than the $227,000,000 voted in the 1957 legislative session. q "This unprecedented increase in the state school distributive fund," Wilkins said, "imposes a tremendous responsibility upon those directly engaged in public school works in every community in Illinois. Approv-. al of the current program by the legislature and the Governor .is a clear-cut recognition of the compelling importance of our public school system in modern society." Wilkins further stated, "I believe all citizens interested directly in public education will meet this challenge and exercise the leadership necessary to make Illinois' system of free schools the most outstanding in the nation. I am certain the increase will raise educational standards in local school districts. "In the administration of this office we will do everything possible to insure maintenance of the highest standards of excellence in our schools so that the money being distributed, by the state will be wisely spent," Mr. Wilkins said. The new law provides for an annual guarantee of $252 per pupil in average daily attendance compared to $200 paid in the biennium ended June 30. Flat grants for grade schools are raised from $22 to $47, and from $7 to $32 for high schools. These amounts must be deducted from the $252 figure before any special equalization funds can be granted. tional therapists, physical therapists, and dietitians) and the Army' Nurse Corps. Recruiters are also prepared to explain to young men the procedures and requirements for entrance into the U. S. Army Military Academy at West Point. ARMY OFFERS CAREER FIELDS FOR GRADUATES MEMORIAL OF LINCOLN USED ON NEW PENNY Abraham Lincoln was the first American to have his portrait appear on a coin of the United States, according to Dr. R. Gerald McMurtry, Director of the Lincoln National Life Foundation in Fort Wayne. Ind. It was in August, 1909. during the one hundredth anniversary of Lincoln's birth, that the Lincoln one cent piece was put in circulation he said. The head of Lincoln was placed on the penny only after much opposition. Sentiment had been decidedly against the use of portraits of public men on coins of the land. Dr. McMurtry recalled that one editorial writer had commented: "No President, with the possible exception of Washington, occupies any such relation to the American people as justifies his being memorialized on our coins." It was largely through the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, who was then President, that the necessary legislation was enacted to authorize the new coin. The inscription, "In God We Trust," which had not been u£ed on the one cent piece previously, was appropriately inscribed on the Lincoln penny. The law first authorizing the use of this motto on American money was passed only a month and a half before Lincoln's assassination. Another coincidence is found in the fact that the bronze penny first came from the mint in 1864 while Abraham Lincoln was president. The design of the Lincoln penny remained unchanged until 1959, the sesquicentennial year, of Lincoln's birth. The reverse side of the one-cent piece carries a design of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. which, perhaps has more visitors than any other shrine in the world. High school graduates have never had it so good in the U.S. Army, say Army recruiters and they ought to know. Serving as local information bureaus throughout the country to keep the public up to date on what the Army has to offer young men-and women in careers and technical training courses and what Army life is like today -- and as personnel counselors to service-eligible men trying to decide what they want to do in the service-- Army recruiters have a wide and diversified duty. For instance, the latest count of career fields in which individuals may enlist in the U. S. Army is 50, and the number of technical training courses in the high school graduate specialist program is 107. For women, there are commissions available in the Women's Army Corps for qualified college graduates. And in professional fields, such as the Medical Service, there are commissions available in the Medical Specialist Corps (occupa- HARDEST BUSIEST CHEAPEST WORKERS IN TOWN PLAINDEALER WANT ADS BUILDING BLOCKS J SMALL VEHICLES MUST COMPLY WITH STATE LAW Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier today cautioned prospective buyers of new small cars, whether of foreign or domestic manufacture, production models or custom built, or replicas of antique cars to make certain the vehicles meet the requirements of state law concerning equipment. If the cars do not have electric turn signals, brakes operating on all wheels, an emergency brake, safety glass and the proper type of muffler, certificates of title and license plates cannot be issued for them, and as a result, they cannot legally be operated on Illinois- streets and highways, Mr. Carpentier said. Tliis applies to home-made cars, miniature racing cars and all others that are power driven, he said, because they are all included in the legal definition of a motor vehicle. If cars this type are operated only on areas other than public streets .and highvyayS such as race tracks or other special courses, they do not need to be licensed, Secret&ry Carpentier said . But they cannot be driven on public streets and highways unless they meet the requirements of the law on both equipment and licensing, he said. Secretary Carpentier also cautioned purchasers of foreign cars to be particularly careful in determining the year model. Most foreign car manufacturers do not make yearly changes in the appearance of their cars as American, manufacturers do, and cars manufactured over a period of several years may all look alike, he pointed out. Secretary Carpentier urged purchasers- to check the serial number of the car carefully with the dealer, because frequently. that,^'number is the only way of accurately determining the year of manufacture. v ^4 ' ASSIST VETERANS Veterpfis# wi th Korean service are-irivited to make early contact with the Illinois Veterans' Commission office nearest their home. In McHenry county, veterans should contact the service officer at the county court house in Woodstock. He is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. We know the answers to yesterday's problems but today's are baffling. CONSERVATION SCHOOL HELD AT SPRINGFIELD One of the first facts learned by the 403 Illinois high school students who came to Springfield for the annual Department of Conservation Junior School is that they came to study and not to play. It's not quite as bad as one boy wrote back home: "The food here is excellent, but it's just like being in jail." In fact, most of the 286 boys and 117 girls who took the conservation course at the 4-H Building on the State Fairgrounds knew they were chosen by their sponsors because of their serious interest in conservation work. There were only a few in the group who thought they were coming to a camp and were going to have a: big/ week. Orfe lad attending this year is already registered at the University of Montana where he will tak^ytip forestry; several others plan to take biology courses and botany--something they never considered until coming to the Junior Conservation school. It is growing every year and has just about burst out of its present facilities. Save More L by Shopping at Home EDDIE the EDUCATOR says The " inalienable rights" our forefathers must never be surrendered. The school! can help develop the understanding and stamina necessary for their protection. . Illinois Edueotior Atsociation "Okay, okay! If you must know .... I bought the lumber for my cottage ^t WONDER LAKE BUILDERS' SUPPLY!" H For Man's Best Friend A Home Away From Home At Kai Hansen's BOA JNG KENNELS • Clipping • Grooming • Bathing • Obedience PHONE McHENRY 632-M-2 ZVz MILES SOUTH OF FOX LAKE AND 2 MILES NORTH OF VOLO ON ROUTE 12 & BRANDENBURG RD. 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