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THE MCHEN PLAINDEALER Vol. 92 -- No. 6 -- 3 Sections wSERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 2875" THURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.1966 -- McHENRY. ILLINOIS 16 Pages -- 10 Copy CITY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT NEARS 5,000 New MCHS Faculty Members J Pictured at a special meeting of new teachers, held last Friday in connection with the joint workshop for Districts 15 and 156, are these faces new to the faculty at M.C.H.S.: Front row, Miss Dorothy Knutson, French and German; Mrs. Bernadine Darling, general business; Miss Karen Pottsmith, home economics; Miss Sharon Bestrom, English; Miss Dawn Sayre, English; and Mrs. Patricia Eckhardt, business education. In back are Miss Christine Heidtke, Spanish; Miss Sibyl Sears, home economics; Mrs. Eleanor Holl, English, typing and counseling; Walter Scott, industrial arts; Ronald Van Doren, English and speech; Donald Eckhardt, business education; , and David Luckett, math. Absent when the pitcure was taken were Mrs. Madelyn Hopper and Mrs. Dolores Michael, teachers of social studies and general business, and of English, respectively. 'f ' iihii ii'iHf h-j Imnderin' A smile must have crossed the face of former Supt. of Schools C. H. Duker as he watched the more than 1,450 students pass his home near the high school on Tuesday afternoon and compared that number with some of his enrollments years ago. We were thinking particularly of the start of the fall term forty years ago, in 1926, when old records tell us that 145 were enrolled, including fortythree freshmen and thirty-five seniors. That same year, the public grade school listed 151 and St. Mary's, the only local parochial school, had 152. Present day faculty members must give a sigh or two as they dream of the pleasure it should have been to teach '"way back when". Dick Burmann tells of his experience with our "want ad" section a couple of weeks ago. Hts~ listing of a c,ar for sale brcmght an unusual answer from a Chicagoan who saw Dick's Plaindealer advertisement in the home of a friend, an Elk Grove Village man who formerly made his home in McHenry and still subscribed to the weekly paper. The next day Mr. Burmann reports receiving a call from another area paper which promised to give better results if he would place the advertisement with their publication. How much better can you do? Apparently rules have always been made to be broken. Looking at one of our 1926 issues we find that the City Council hired its first motorcycle policeman "to patrol our streets and arrest violators". Forty years later we are providing for the very modern radar traffic control to snlve the same problem-- speed. Times change, but people remain pretty much the same. Our friend, Newspaper Publisher Art Stuhlfeier of Mc- Cullom Lake, might well have inspired the old qi^ote: "You can't keep a good man down".' *He arrived home from the hospital two weeks ago after a two-week stay and managed to publish an eight-page paper the following day. That's real spirit at any age! We constantly hear remarks that people--and especially the younger generation -- really haven't changed. It's true that fads have always existed, and maybe the teen-agers aren't so different just because they choose to adopt the English * look. But something has surely City Employs Financial Consultant To Assist In 3pos@d Bond Is The City Council of McHenry entered into an agreement Monday night with M. B. Birchfield of Crystal Lake in which he will act as financial consultant in a proposed storm sewer and traffic signal project. Mr. Birchfield has recently completed more than thirty years with the firm of BaUman and Main, Inc., devoting his efforts toward the financing of county municipal and district general obligation and revenue bonds in the State of Illinois. Need Support The State of Illinois, Division of Highways, has notified the city that traffic signal lights must be changed to meet new standards. This will require an expenditure which will require financing beyond the normal income and budget. Storm sewer conditions at different points in the city have also reached a point where the council must face up to the problem and seek the support of the voters in the near future. The engineering firm of W.A. Rakow and Associates is now engaged in a survey and making estimates of costs on separate proposed improvements. Following a plan to trade in one police car each year, the city will advertise for bids as soon as specifications are completed. A request from the Kiwanis club of McHenry to conduct their annual Kids' Day, in which they sell peanuts to raise funds to support community and youth projects, was approved. COUNTY BOARD MAKES STUDY OF KEY ISSUES The county board, of supervisors opened a special session on Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock for a discussion of proposed expansion at Valley Hi county home and details concerning a new court house. Debate had become so lengthy at recent meetings that members voted to devote one complete session to what is hoped will be a last discussion period before final action. At next week Tuesday's regular meeting action will be taken on the 1967 budget and appropriation. Plan Shops In Pries Building The Pries building at 1266 N. Green street, unoccupied since last winter, will house Ann's Gift Shop, Inc., sometime this fall. The new business is owned by John and Ann Varese of McHenry. The front half of the building, facing Rt. 120 will be devoted to an ice cream parlor, complete with fountain and table service. The other half will be used as a gift shop, featuring unusual items and some imports. Remodelling will start very soon, and the Vareses hope to open for business before 1. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS OCCUR 1 McHENRY COMMUNITY OYER THREE-DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEN Although the McHenry community escaped with no highway fatalities over the long holiday weekend, several auto accidents and other mishaps occurred. Five young people suffered injuries in an accident on Rt. 120, just east of the bridge, shortly after midnight Saturday. Susan Benoche, driver of one of the cars, was treated in McHenry hospital for a fractured right femur and a passenger, James Lando, of 29 W. Idyll Dell road, for a concussion. Other passengers with less serious injuries were Sam Koffski and Fran Piatt, both of the McHenry area. Driver of the second car was Richard Doherty of 3709 W. Lee street, McHenry. ^ i Three Hurt * " Three members of one family were hospitalized in McHenry following a two-car crash at the intersection of Spring Grove and Miller roads Monday morning at JO :50 o ' c l o c k . T h e i n j u r e d w e r e Johan Parfrey and her two sons, Stanley, 11, and Scott, 7, of 912 Main street, Spring Grove. Steven 9, was also a passenger in the auto. Mrs. Parfrey told sheriff's police she was driving north on Spring Grove road when her auto and a truck owned by the Muskego Rendering Co., of Wisconsin, driven by Arthur Becker, collided. Becker was blamed for failure to yield the right of way at the intersection. Three persons were injured as the result of a two-car accident on Rt. 12, near Volo, Tuesday morning. They were Mary P. Kutza of Chicago, an English teacher at Grant high school, Fox Lake, and John and Virginia Indelicato of 717 Wonder Woods, Wonder Lake. The Kutza auto was northbound on the highway, according to state police, when her car slipped off the shoulder. In attempting to get back on the road the auto drove into the north lane and then struck the other vehicle in the south lane of traffic. Miss Kutza was ticketed for driving on the wrong side of the road. Near Drowning James Palermo of 3116 N. Kenneth, Chicago, narrowly escaped drowning on Sunday -when he apparently suffered an asthma attack while swimming in Pistakee Bay. The 20-year-old youth was taken to McHenry hospital, where he was still confined on Tuesday. Six-year-old Glenn Bailye of 1915 Brentwood, McHenry, was admitted to McHenry hospital with a fractured leg sustained while climbing a tree last Friday. When she tripped on the curb of a driveway at the home of her son, John Emmerich, 5S06 N. Woodland , Mrs. Theresa Emmerich of Chicago sustained a fractured hip last weekend. She was taken to McHenry hospital for treatment. Gregory Schauer, 6 years old, of Hillside, 111. 'was treated at McHenry hospital for the loss of part of one finger on his (Continued on Page 8) $6,000 DAMAGE RESULTS FROM COTTAGE FIRE Fire damage estimated to run about $6,000 gutted a cottage on the Robert Leopold farm, off Barreville road near Orchard Heights, T h u r sday morning. Cause of the blaze was undetermined, but a state fire marshal started an investigation late in the week, according to Fire Chief Ed Justen. The walls and porch remain on the small, frame building set in the woods away from the farm home and buildings, but contents were destroyed, including seme antiques. The fire started in the bedroom. The C.F. Diedrich family reside in the home, known as Oak Hills farm. Garage Burns About $200 damage was reported to a garage on the W.R. Blenner property, 2312 N. Orchard Beach drive, McHenry, at 9 o'clock Tuesday night. Fire Chief Justen said the cause was undetermined, but the fire seemed to have started in a pile of miscellaneous material stored in an attic above the garage. LONG DEBATE ON ELM PROPERTY ZONING CONTINUES A zoning request of long debate was in the news again last Thursday when an appeal by Humble Oil Co. of a 1963 denial by the McHenry zoning board was continued in Circuit court until Sept. 12. The continuance came after two days of evidence presented in a bench trial. The company had requested a zoning change or variation from B-l to B-3 on property on Elm street occupied by Elm Street Florist, in order to construct a gas station. The city zoning board denied the petition for the reason that B-l zoning does not provide for such stations and city planning designates only this kind of zoning. Humble Oil, in its appeal, contends that several other stations are presently located on Elm street. RETAIL MERCHANTS MEET The retail merchants of the McHenry Chamber of Commerce will meet in Room 104 of the high school at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening Sept. With the start of school, be especially careful when driving. Many Changes Evident With Opening Of Fall Term This Tuesday Mr. Goebel Patton, director of school-community relations for the Illinois Education association, at left, and Mr. Ed Hall, assistant superintendent of schools in McHenry county, were guest speakers when local school districts conducted their first joint workshop last Friday. With them, at right, is the city's new superintendent of schools, Dr. Carl Bergstrom. CHORAL CLUB TO OPEN NEW SEASON SEPT. 12 The McHenry Choral club starts its twenty-sixth year when rehearsals begin Monday evening, Sept. 12, at 8 o'clock in the high school music room. During the first part of the evening, members will hear a recording of choral numbers from the spring, anniversary program. Later, they will preview music for the early holiday presentation. Theme of the program to be given the first weekend in December will be "Christmas Portraits". Old and new members will be welcomed either of the first two weeks, with a membership deadline set for Sept. 26. BEST OF SHOW Marilyn Bacon of Ringvvood was winner of the "best of show" award at the recent Cary Arts and Crafts fair. She won top place for her entry, "Flowers for Mother", a portrait of a little boy clutching a bouquet of flowers. Summer Pleasure Ends At Camp mi Itllll: <\S m »i v ® 1 h in * i • Tit- ? •" Hank, the clown, recently entertained Children at the Chicago Club for Crippled Children camp at Pistakee Bay. Henry Maar of Guinee and his daughters, Susan and Sharon, helped entertain the children, all victims of cerebral palsy o r polio. Each year the McHenry Kiwanis club provides entertainment and personally visits both sessions of the camp. Since Maar is a personal friend of club member Tony Pintoz zi, it was only natural that he should invite this fine entertainer to give of his time for the children's enjoyment. Mr. Maar has appeared,, professionally on TV. His daughter, Susan, pla yed the guitar and sang for the youngsters. The center picture shows Charles Kocher of Pistakee Highlands and Nancy Gamis of Skokie using the exercycles recently given to the camp by the local Kiwanis club. They complete the physical therapy equipment available for use 1) y the young folks who en joy camp life each summer. At right, Charles Kocher of Pistakee Highlands is shown on ^he tilt table with Julian Nardi of McHenry, registered physical therapist. Mr. Nardi has worked at the camp for many years during the camp season, and during the regular school year is with the Spalding school in Chicago. The Labor Day weekend brought down the curtain on another successful season of the Chicago Club for Crippled (Continued On Pago 8) Children camp in Riverdalc j the area. subdivision, McHenry. For more than twenty years the camp has been serving the needs of youngsters throughout. A recent dedication of some of the buildings and equipment at the camp brought to light many interesting h-atmes ol wHiel^ivsidents of the McHenry area probably are not aware. The camp is a therapeutic project accepting children only on the recommendation of . phy>'- cians and from the Social Service department of hospitals and clinics. The ages range from 3 to 9 in this non-sectarian camp, Mrs. Milton S» hwai tz, president of the CCCC stated in a recent interview that the Chicago club for Crippled Children sustains the camp financially, (Continued On Fa^e 8 ) i The enrollment in McHenry's seven public and parochial schools jumped to a new high with the opening of the fall term this week. Although variations will occur in almost all of them, the total on opening day was 4,897. As expected, the doors of M.C.H.S. opened to the largest number when 1,459 students answered the bell Tuesday afternoon. This figure compares with 1,410 reporting for classes on opening day a year ago. Following registration, enrollments were announced at 426 freshmen, 377 sophomores, 327 juniors and 229 seniors. They will be instructed by a faculty of seventy-one, including fifteen new teachers, full or part time. They include teachers, administrators librarian and nurse. A number of changes in the curriculum have been approved by the board, effective this fall. They include a new course in German; another. Introduction to Business, for freshmen who desire four, years of business instruction; Business Communications and Record Keeping for upper classes; Economic Geography for freshmen and sophomores; Home Economics III and Journalism as a full year credit course. Crowding Evident Almost "bursting at the seams" for the past two years, M.C.H.S. must accommodate an even larger enrollment,until the new building is completed. Final plans are now in the process of being completed, after which bids will be asked, followed by actual construction. No completion date has been stated. Original plans to use Landmark school have been abandoned, due chiefly to additional expense and the inconvenience of pupils and teachers moving from school to school during bad weather. Junior High At Junior high. Ihe anticipated enrollment this year is 500. an increase of thirty in the seventh and eighth grade levels. With sixth graders moving to Hilltop, Valley View and Edgebrook. the total enrollment will be 200 less than last year. There are thirty <»n the Junior high faculty eight of whom >r" new, four as renlarements and ffJur in new positions. Th° only major < ha nee in the curriculum is a new social studies course in the eighth grade for gifted students, carried out in coooerition with the University of Illinois. During the summer. new bleachers have been installed in the gym. giving a capacity of 600. Edgebrook - Anticipated enrollment at Kdgebrook school is 680 compared to 818 a year ago. The number of pupils in each class will average between twentyfive and thirty. There will be five new faces on the faculty of twenty-two. Changes in curriculum include a new English series, 'tew spelling series and economies in Grades 4 and 5. (Continued On Page 8)