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College Choice Made: Ladd (Continued from page 1) raised the question of where the $240,000 would come from. Burnett continued to say that the reference is evidently to the fact that it would not cost the city of McHenry any money be­ cause when home owners started to connect with the sewer at this point, the city would be compensated. Ivan Hill spoke up to clarify the point, stating that if the McHenry Council had been pre- * sent they would have done this. He said if the school purchased the Field land for the same price as the Ladd property, he 1 (Field) would return to the city $240,000, which would amount to $30 a foot for 8,000 feet to extend sewer facilities, real­ izing $500,000 for the Field property. The difference be-* tween what he originally asked3 for the property and the new figure ($500,000) would be giv­ en to the Council to bring water and sewer to his land- At this point, Mrs. Hill sug­ gested that this might be a prop­ er time to present site cost comparison, which did not re­ flect on the Field letter read just previously. At the conclusion, Mrs. Hill made a motion to accept the Ladd site. Dr. Harris made the second entusiastically be­ cause in his mind, "it is the lowest expenditure to the tax­ payer fo sewer ana water, there will be police and fire protection, insurance rates will be lower and there will be no cost to the college for upkeep of a sewer system." He con­ tinued, "We've wasted enough time and money every day in trying to select the proper site." Before Parsley presented his "aye" vote, he explained that in the discussions on some of I the other sites which were be- *fore the board, statements had been made that maligned some members of the board. He wish­ ed to state that at no time did anyone put pressure on him to vote for any site, and "that in­ cludes the Anderson site." He continued: "Different facts were presented in a light in which the board members did_ not want them presented and were not truly accurate. Up until this point, the Anderson site was the most economical and throughout these discus­ sions, the board had acted in good faith and has worked hard to find the most economical and feasible site for the coun­ ty to buy." He stated that everyone has said repeatedly that the only purpose of the board is to think of th^ college. He felt the board has some responsibility to oth­ er groups in the county and he believes it is their duty. Further, he said, "The hos­ pital group can do something good for the citizens of Mc­ Henry county and I feel bad that their program might have been maligned". He said he would vote yes on the Ladd property and he sincerely hopes that all the medical groups will work as hard as they have and he cer­ tainly hopes they will continue to do so with the college board, whenever possible, since the program they have to offer throughout the county is worth­ while. Burnett spoke up to say: "Now that the college board had made a decsion, many of the tax- payers feel, and I know that -- the board was often annoyed with Field, but I feel thejboard should offer some crpdit to Mr. Field. I realize that he was a burr under the tailjbut he did place a burr in a sore spot in some of the negotiationsjbut he also might have saved the taxpayers over half a million dollars. I feel the board owes him a letter of thanks." There was no response from - the board. I Dr. Etheredge suggested that * the board hold two meetings a * month, one for the day to day ! transactions in operating the * college and the other to deal in * campus planning. He asked the 1 board to consider the possibil- Z ity of developing interim facil- * ities to house the present col­ lege. Z He said if the junior college must house college programs for a short period of time, he believes that providing interim facilities in the form of pre­ fabricated metal buildings or prefab wooden buildings would be a solution that would prove more economical than rent of the present building. He suggested further that the board visit Kishwaukee Junior college, which has wooden buildings, and Lake County Jun­ ior college, northeast of Grays- lake, which uses metal build­ ings. He also feels that as soon as possible the board should set a date to visit a permanent junior college site. Concerning a building bond referendum date, Dr. Etheredge suggested they wait until the board attorney has completed negotiations for the purchase of the' site and all proper papers have been drawn up. ' Skinner then spoke up. He said it might be anticlimactic to the discussion, but the I.I.T. site is one that was never proper­ ly discussed and has been con­ sidered the least of any pre­ sented sites. He continued: "We are com­ ing up here with a $4 million dollar bond referendum and I think there are responsible el­ ements of thinking in the coun­ ty that there are two things par­ amount, one with needs and one with wants." He described the "wants" as a new building and the "needs" as educational fa­ cilities. He said the I.I.T. prop­ erty was available to the board just about a year ago and dis­ cussion was held with I.I.T personnel. When it was pre­ sented to this board, "there was only about a five minute discussion devoted to it and the matter died." After further statements in which he said that "at one time we could have gotten the I.I.T. site and when you are talking about $4,000,000 over a period of twenty years at no interest (which the I.I.T. people would have done) and paying an in­ terest rate of this amount ov­ er twenty years, you can see that it makes quite a differ­ ence." Parsley spoke up at this point. He said he had in his hands an appraisal from a man who had been important in the real estate appraising business for forty years. Parsley said he had a great deal of re­ spect for Mr. Skinner but felt that as members of the board they would need to rely on the experts for decisions such as this. The expert he quoted ap­ praised the site and building at $825,000 which is a long way, from the $4 million that Skin­ ner mentioned. He added, "We do not believe the buildings can be economically converted for junior college purposes. "The Ladd property is the most eco­ nomical because it would have taken $15 million to put this property in shape for the col­ lege facilities. Because we can get a building cheap doesn't mean we should buy it." The next regular board meeting will be Jan. 22. How­ ever, it was decided to try to arrange a special meeting soon­ er to get necessary papers un­ der way for the Ladd purchase. McHenry Churches Schedule Many Services to fight CHILDREN'S LUNG DISEASES MM Support your local Cystic Fibrosis Chapter / McHenry area churches this week announce services planned so that members of various congregations may pay tribute to the Christ Child on the an­ niversary of His birth. ZION LUTHERAN Zion Lutheran church, 4206 W. Waukegan road, will have two special services at Christ­ mas to keep the holiday in the right perspective. "The Still­ ness of Christmas" is the theme of the message at a candle­ light service on Christmas Eve at 11:30 p.m. Christmas day at 9 a.m., the birth of Jesus Christ will be proclaimed in a worship ser­ vice. The theme of the mes­ sage: "Was Christmas Black or White in Bethlehem?" For the second year Zion will have a Christmas tree burning service on Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. The tree, which has symbolized the birth of God's Son, becomes a light at that time which re­ minds the worshipers that Christ is the Light of the world. FAITH PRESBYTERIAN On Sunday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. the Junior choir assisted by the children of the church school, presented "So Far to Bethlehem", a Christmas can­ tata for children by Marie Pool­ er. The Senior highs served re­ freshments following the can­ tata. On Christmas eve at 7 p.m., there will be a candlelight ser­ vice for families, featuring scripture and music, with the senior and junior choirs sing­ ing. FIRST UNITED METHODIST Christmas eve services will be held at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. The Rev. Raymond L. White will have as his message "Joy to the World," and special music will be provided by the choirs. Christmas Sunday, Dec. 21, the senior choir, under the di­ rection of WJHiam Toalson, the Wesleyan choir, under the di­ rection of John Leighty, and the chapel choir, under the direc­ tion of Mrs. Larry Thomas, presented a musical worship service with scripture at both the 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. wor­ ship services. Sunday evening, Dec. 21, the church school classes pre­ sented a Christmas program "The Lights of Christmas,"* in the fellowship room at 7 p.m. SHEPHERD OF HILLS A series of special Christ­ mas services have been planned at Shepherd of the Hills Lu­ theran church, 404 North Green street, McHenry. On Dec. 21, a children's program entitled "Signs and Symbols of Christ- tire Sunday church school and staff at 7:30 p.m. Two showings of a live na­ tivity scene will take place at the church on Dec. 23 at 7 and 8 p.m. ' On Dec. 24, a Christmas eve communion candlelight service will be held at 11 p.m. A Christmas day festival service will take place on Dec. 25 at 10 a.m. New Year's eve will be observed in the parish with a New Year's eve communion service at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31. FIRST BAPTIST The choir of the First Bap­ tist church will present a Christmas cantata, "Night of Miracles", under the direction of LaVerne Hill. A special Christmas service will beheld, Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 7:30 p.m. A Christmas program was future personnel inc. the a«<uver (a C pto6(etn COVE N 1 MY ,1'KO1 I SSK )NAI B U I L D I N G a 4b/ COVf MRV I ANT CKYS r \i t AK I II I IINJOJS -I'j'l 'HMD . . warmest wishes for the happiest of holiday seasons! L n • S T • SEN STREET MALL 1219 NO. GREEN McHENRY PH. 385- NETTT 385-0182 I I I presented by the junior choir and the students of the Bap­ tist church nursery school last Sunday evening. ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC There will be a sung Mass by the parish choir at St. Pat­ rick's Catholic church at mid­ night Christmas eve. Christmas day Masses will be read at 7:15, 8:30, 9:45, 11 and 12:15 o'clock. The 8:30 Mass will be with guitar ac­ companiment and the 11 o'clock Mass by the parish choir. Confession hours have been set for Tuesday, Dec. 23, from 4 to 5:30 and 7 to 8:30 and Wednesday, Dec. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon and 3 to 5 p.m. Masses on Jan. 1 will be at 7:15, 8:30, 9:45, 11 and 12:15. There will be no confessions New Year's day. ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC At St. Mary's Catholic church, there will be a Christ­ mas eve carol service at 11:15 p.m., followed by a concele- brated Mass in the main church at midnight and another Mass in Mary chapel. The Christmas schedule will be the same as Sundays, with no afternoon or evening Mass. The confession schedule in­ cludes Tuesday, Dec. 23, from 3 to 5 and 8 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 24, 3 to 5 p.m. There also will be con- fessions after the 8 o'clock Musin' N Meanderin' (Continued from page 1) disabled as the press is the stalwart champion behind the program." Another was from Grandma Radtke, regular contributor with her sage advice aimed at balancing the scales through her philosophy of taking the best of today with the best of yes­ terday for a better world. The only complaint more common than being out of money at this Christmas season is being out of time. This univer­ sal complaint may find delin­ quent cards making their way to the recipient long past the hol­ iday, and gifts being handed to the family with a bright smile intended to compensate for the wrapping which never made its destined use as a covering. Take heart, you who are in a state of confusion. Only the well ordered individual is in a rare class by himself! KAF Mass on Monday, Dec. 22, Tues­ day and Wednesday. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL At St. Paul's Episcopal church, there will be a Christ­ mas eve service at 8 and 11 p.m., holy Eucharist. On Christmas day the same type of service will be held at 10 o'clock in the morning. On Dec. 28, Holy Innocent's day, there will be the blessing of precious things after Mass. Jan. 1, the Circumcision of Christ, holy Eucharist will be at 10 o'clock. MOUNT HOPE METHODIST The annual parish-wide ser­ vice of carols and candlelight will be held at Mount Hope U- nited Methodist church in Pis- takee Highlands Wednesday Dec. 24, at 7:30 p.m. Special music will be provided. The public is welcome. CHAIN O'LAKES There will be a candlelight and carol service at the Chain O'Lakes Covenant church from 11:15 to mictaight on Christmas eve. PG.4 - PLAINDEALER - TUES. DEC. .23,1969 \S& 0 SPlmJ.,1 eater Established 1875 3812 West Elm Street Phone 385-0170. 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