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Thursday, November 14, 1963 TRE McHENRY PLAINDEALEH Page Nlni Morton Chemical Plant Is Among Longest Established Industrial Firms Located In McHenry Area One of the longest established of the large industrial plants in the McHenry area is Morton Chemical company a division of Morton Salt Company of Ringwood. It is also one of the most progressive and successful as evidenced by ii growth and reputation nationwide. Back in 1941, the site whi ' is now occupied by the Rir? wood plant was the home i the Bowman dairy plant. The site which, was soon to become idle, caught the ey£ of Edwall Laboratories because it had facilities for power, steam, water and refrigeration for a small chemical opafcption. For a number or years the plant was operated as Ringwood Chemical corporation, and in 1951 was purchased by Morton Salt, which had a desire to expand from the manufacture of salt to other chemicals. The area now includes over twenty-five acres of land devoted to this use. At one time, the plant was the major U.S. pTvducer of intermediates and photo chemicals, and remains today a leader in the production of the latter. At one time, Panogen, Inc., leading producer of seed treatment, was an affiliate of Ringwood Chemical Corp. It was in 1958, seven years after purchasing controlling interest in Ringwood Chemical, that Morton Salt combined Ringwood Chemical, Panogen, Inc., Larvacide Inc. and other chemical interests into a corporation known as Morton Chemical company, a subsidiary of Morton Salt Co., with Joseph E. Rich as president. The local plant is one of four chemical manufacturing plants of Morton, the others being at Manistee,Mich., Weeks Island, La., and Geismar, La. Eleven STUDY ENGINEERING PLANS Walter Zahray, icit, yini; engineer, is shown outlining plans for one specific plant procedure with Plant Manager Dan Schmitt. others are devoted exclusively wood are industrial chemicals to the manufacture of salt. The Woodstock plant has research facilities for the entire company and is the largest salt research center in the country. The administration, sales and engineering departments are located in Chicago. A number of products are made at the local plant. In the agricultural field, these include panogen and vorlex, which are seed and soil treatment chemicals used throughout the western hemisphere. Another important product is latex which is used in floor polishes, paper coatings and in the manufacture of other miscellaneous articles. Also manufactured at Ringused as intermediates in other manufactured products. * At present there are 100 employees locally, many of them with over twenty years of service. The plant manager is a local man, Dan Schmitt of Johnsburg, a chemical engineer who has' been with the company for twenty years. Of special interest in regard to the plant facilities is the complete fire fighting system which includes a water tower, sprinkling system, etc. On numerous occasions the plant has been able to offer assistance to other local companies in extinguishing fires. There is every indication that Morton Chemical company, Aerial View Of Plant OPEN HOUSE ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 1408 N. Richmond Rd., McHenry, Illinois SUNDAY, NOV. 17, 1963 -- 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. SEE . . . a c o m p l e t e d i s p l a y o f s a c r e d V e s s e l s , V e s t m e n t s , a n d A l t a r A p p o i n t m e n t s . Inspect the Confessionals. LEARN . . . about the Confessional, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and other Catholic devotions. ENJOY . . . Beautiful singing and choir music. VIEW . . . beautifully decorated altars. BRING . . . the whole family for an experience you'll always remember. No admission or charge of any kind. EVERYONE IS WELCOME! FOUR McHENRY GIRLS ATTEND FTA CONVENTION Four local girls from McHenry Community high school, along with their sponsor, Mrs. Bolger, attended a workshop held at the Ridgewood school located in Norridge. The four girls, all belonging to the McHenry chapter of the Future Teachers of America at the high school, where two seniors, Judy Gamen, and Vicki Jesski, and two juniors. Mary Wright and Mary Sullivan. The first speaker, Beecham Robinson, the English director of the Community theater at Ridgewood, described Ridgewood as a school presently run on a different system than schools as we know them are run. Ridgewood, as was described to the audience, is all "IBM and initials," and the school day is filled with large group discussions (or lectures), laboratory work, seminars, and study halls. The students are broken down into A, B, and C groups and all are allowed to progress at their own rate, as long as they finish the required work at the end of the year. The second speaker was Joseph Sirchio, a- principal of a Negro school in the slums ot Chicago. Mr. Sirchio talked about the possibility of teachers becoming principals. He stated that principals are always In need and that thirty to fifty new principals are put into positions every year. The principals now have much of their work done by consultants, assistants and counselors. The principals of small country schools are selected from superintendents. The requirements to become a principal are that you must have your master's or doctor's degrees, you must specialize in courses for supervision and administration, and you must have a knowledge of teaching in the classroom. Mr. Sirchio summed up his speech by noting the positive and negative points of being a principal. The positive points are that you will have prestige, increased salary, and you will learn to acquire new ideas. The negative points mentioned were that a principal loses personal contact with the students, becomes involved in routine matters and is a target for public criticism. Afterward those who attended the lecture were taken on a tour of the beautiful school. It was interesting to find out that the school runs without interruption of bells, that one-third of the school moves every twenty minutes, and that there are hardly any testa whatsoever. The students are graded on the work they complete on time and the value of the work done. The seminars, groups of ten to fifteen students, are conducted by a student leader and these seminars give the students a chance to discuss the lectures they previously heard and to clear up any of the things they didn't understand during the lecture. Small scale seminars were Held that day. Judy Gamen Went to the seminar aboui '•Discipline in High School." Some of the questions asked and answered went like this: "What causes it?" The subject matter that the teacher introduces to the student may be dull, causing the students to "goof ground." A teacher chould make his or her subject more appealing to the students. "What about the community?" The community should help the students and co-operate with them. "What about parents?" The parents should help the student and not discourage him. Vicki Jesski attended the seminar on "Improving FTA Clubs and Inier-Club Rela tions." After letting the mem bers from the other schools air their opinions and tell what they did, Vicki told them what McHenry did in their FTA. From that discussion it was agreed that McHenry is the most active of the FTA groups in this region, and the things done don't cost us as much dues as in other places. Vicki also attended "How we can Keep Teachers in the Teaching Profession (Versus Industry)." It was agreed upon that if a teacher isi really dedicated to his or her work he or she will be satisfied with things as they are and accept his or her job without being tempted to other jobs with higher pay. PTA PRESENTS MODERN MATH PROGRAM NOV. 19 The P.T.A. of Johnsburg School, District 12, is presenting a program on modern math on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 8 o'clock. School Supt. James C. Bush has named Mrs. William J. Bolger, a faculty member, as chairman of the program. She will introduce Mrs. Grace Murphy, who will explain "sets" on the first grade level, and Mrs. Richard Weber, who will explain "borrowing" and "carrying" in terms of modern math. Mrs. Bolger will tell of the new approach to drill in multiplication. She will then introduce Mrs. Gordon Tibbitts, who will explain "basis," Mrs. Doris Clinansmith, who will explain the new approved approach to teaching fractions and James Van Bosch, will talk about the scope of material covered in eighth grade. It is hoped this meeting will create a better understanding on the processes and procedures of modern math. USE THE CLASSIFIEDS JOHN CREAMER ' NAMED COLLEGlf! CLASS SENATOR John Creamer, a freshman student at Texas Wesleyan college, Fort Worth. Texas, has been elected class senator, which lequires a high scholastic standing for eligibility. The youne M.C.H.S. graduate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Creamer, has pledged Alpha Phi Omega XI Nu chapter fraternity. He was also chosen king for the freshman class for homecoming activities. »•••••••••••••••••••• Tta Perfect Oi/tf For Christmas -- A Life-Like Framed OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS PRESENT "MESSIAH" Practices for the twentyfifth anniversary concert of Handel's "The Messiah" in Harvard will begin on Sunday, Nov. 17th. The time is 3 p.m. and the place is the chorus room of the Harvard high school. The performance date is Dec. 22, at which time Francis Fardig of Harvard will conduct the chorus as he has done for the past twenty-five years. An invitation is extended by the Harvard Choral society to all t hose who have ever sung with the group, as well as newcomers,* to be present on Nov. 1,7 and on the succeeding Sunday afternoons. of Yourself, A Loved One, or A Dear Departed One • NOW is the time to plan this exciting Christmas Gift. • DON'T DELAY -- It takes 4 to 6 weeks for painting to be completed. • AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT -- Place your order Today! • NO SITTINGS Necessary • COME IN NOW for full particulars. • SEE BEAUTIFUL Paintings on display. Riwveerrssiid e /v\taii Outlet 1402 N. Riverside Drive 385-5900 McHenry, Illinois Division Morton Salt Company, with its versatile business in marketing chemicals which vary in cost from $20 per ton to $7 per pound, will long be an important part of the McHenry area industrial picture. C. A. Shoppers are those with a Charge Account at • GLADSTONE'S, INC. 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