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College Students On The Move I PAGE 3 - PLAINDEALER Planning student activities at McHenry County college are, from left. Matt Doherty of Crystal Lake, Michelle Parman, Crystal Lake, Bob Ducy of Richmond, Colleen Miller from McHenry and Student Activities Director Gus Williams. McHenry County college has a lot going for it. It is young, still suffering growing pains, yet its reputation as an in­ stitution of learning continues to grow day by day. But all is not books and lecture sessions. The college offers a varied program of co- curricular activities that form an important part of the educational program found there. Basically, these student activities are controlled by a Student Activities director, a position held by Gus Williams. The student government itself is governed by the Student Activities board which is a five- member board selected by the inter-organizational councils. This is the second half of the student government. The Council is composed of a member from each club, or organization on campus, as well as four students from the student body at-large. These two groups comprise the planning and programming portion of student government, working with Williams, developing a student activities program. "Activities should now relate to all the various student populations we have," said Williams, "because we are now charging a small student ac­ tivities fee. In the past we related a little too much to the younger students. Now we are aiming for activities; organizations and clubs for the older students attending the college. "Presently, we have eleven active organizations on cam- Set McHenry Recycling Drive For December 14 The McHenry County Defenders have changed the date of recycling this month to Dec. 14, the second Saturday, instead of the usual third Saturday, to avoid being too close to Christmas. ' A In McHenry, Boy Scout Troop 162 and Defenders will work together in collecting papers from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and bottles and cans from 9 a.m. until noon. The site in McHenry is the Market Place Shopping center, located on Route 120. For any additional information, phone the Defender representative at 385-8512. With winter here, Defenders urge citizens to make sure their recyclable materials are properly prepared before talking them to the recycling centers, so that the volunteers can work as rapidly and comfortably as possible in inclement weather. Here is a review of what to save and how to prepare it: Glass jars and bottles should be clean, separated by color (clear, brown, green) with lids and metal rings removed. Paper labels need not be removed, but foil labels and neckbands should be taken off. So-called "tin" cans (all-steel with a tin coating, the kind used for fruits, vegetables, pet food, etc.), must be clean and flat­ tened with lids inside and paper labels removed. All-aluminum cans, in which f most beer and many beverages are now packaged, may be identified by seamless con­ struction, extreme light weight, and resistance to a magnet, and should not be mixed with tin cans. There are no lids or labels to remove, so this type needs only be clean and crushed to reduce their bulk. Newspapers should be tied securely with heavy string or twine into stacks no higher than 10". x > Magazines, combined with "junk" mail and flattened cardboard box&s (such as cereal cartons), must be tied tightly into 8-10" bundles, or placed in strong bags or car­ tons. Corrugated board (do not include cardboard such as cereal boxes) will be accepted if tied separately into small bundles. Such "premium" papers as p r i n t e j j m a t e r i a l s , mimeographed or ditto sheets, IBM cards, notebook paper, stationery (but riot photostatic or Xerox paper), are desirable because they are of high quality; these should be tied into 8-10" bundles. No plastic of any kind should be included in any of these paper classifications. Citizens are requested to note the hours of collection, and not to leave their recyclable materials at the parking lots in McHenry after the volunteer workers have left. In Colonial times, most of the apples grown were used for making cider, which was used as a drink by all, even babies. So many wells were polluted and very few cities had any water systems, so this was perhaps a good idea. No American city had sewage disposal in those days, either. One art of growing old gracefully is to learn new wrinkles as fast as they appear. HAPPY H O L I D A Y S . . . For Your Party Needs We rent : • Extra Tables and Chairs • Dinnerware • Flatware • Coffee Urns • Glassware if Punch Bowls 100 CUP if Chafing Dishes Plus Other Party Helpers To Make It Easier For Entertaining Large Groups 815-385 3232 Ed's Rental, Inc. FRONT ST. - MCHENRY, ILL. pus, with a faculty sponsor for each one. Let's start with the Art club. This is a club open to interested students or citizens of the area who would like to explore the field of art. Our Art Instructor, Ossie Rometo, is the sponsor of this organization. "For the Nurses club" Williams continued, "we have as sponsor Marge Van Breda, our coordinator of student health services. "We also have Phi Theta Kappa, an honorary academic fraternity. Students who achieve a 3.0 average with 12 or more hours of college work are eligible to join this fraternity. "The Newman club is the newest, most popular club this year. A Catholic young people's organization, it has Father Holdren, assistant pastor of St. Thomas church, as its sponsor. They organize special Masses and meet in discussion groups. They also organize dances and parties." Williams went on to outline the activities of other clubs. The Ski club presently is a very active organization. Its members plan trips and get better rates on ac­ commodations, travel, ski lessons and other items. There are forty-five active members in this club and this year they are planning trips to Colorado and other, more challenging ski areas. The Ski club is also open to members of the college district. They need not be students, merely have an in­ terest in skiing. Andy DeKrane, assistant dean of Business, and Meech Shipley, director of Public Information for the college, are sponsors of the Ski club. The Photography club is another organization open to members of the community. Anyone living in the college district is eligible to join. In this club, members are encouraged to work on their own projects, developing and broadening their creative skills. The Veteran's club is an organization for the veteran student. They have their own officers and treasury. Their basic concern is in doing something for the public. They have fund raising activities in which they contribute the proceeds to the Woodstock Children's home or some other needy organization. The most recent clubs for­ med are the Radio club and The Tartan, which is the student newspaper. The Radio club has its own in-house sound system and gives its members training as radio technicians and disc jockeys. Here the members learn to read radio com­ mercials and absorb some of the basics of the advertising world. The new sound system is proving to be an excellent means of communicating with the students. The second communications link is "The Tartan", the McHenry college newspaper. This year the faculty member responsible for the Tartan is James Bykowski. The newspaper is published bi­ monthly and is supported through its paid advertising. "The Black watch Players is another of our very active clubs," said Williams, "The Players are students and area citizens who have an interest in theatre activities. They relate all their activities around plays, trips to other colleges and visits to professional theatres in the Chicagoland area " The Automotive club is comprised of students in the automotive program. Club members perform service work on cars which includes tune ups, alignments, and brake jobs. They do any job that is related to their course of instruction for which they receive a nominal fee to sponsor field trips to the auto industry. The college's automotive instructor, James Carmichael, is the faculty advisor for the Automotive club "McHenry college's choral organization is a very popular club," Williams added, "It's called the McHenry County Choral association and it, too, is a community-student group. It is open to both students and area citizens who are in­ terested in vocal music par­ ticipation. Its members appear in choral productions and on- campus recitals. They also participate in field trips to choral presentations in other areas. Margaret Griffith, our instructor of music, is the faculty sponsor for this group." "Finally," Williams went on, "we have developed a new club called the International club. This is our way of trying to do something for the foreign student. It is not a travel club, but rather one in which students can interact with people from other countries and learn more of their culture and backgrounds. This club, too, is open to area citizens." Student activities at McHenry County college are a very important facet of college life. Picnics, dances, hayrides, fashion shows, dinners and film series are offered to club members throughout the year. Student activities at McHenry County college add richly to the academic life of each student and in reaching out, benefits the entire com­ munity as well. Ask„Rise In Food Stamp Purchase Requirement Daily 9-9 Sunday til 6 HORNSBYS - family centers ^ ,4400 W. Rte. 120, McHenry Rt. 47 & Cntry. Clb. Rd., Woodstock SANTA'S GIVING FREE RIDES! Genuine Stagecoach Live Frisky Ponies Free Ridel Free Parking Stage coach pulled by ponies! SANTA AND HIS STAGECOACH Will be at Hornsby's Family Center McHenry • 10 A.M. • 1 P.M. Woodstock - 2 P.M. - Dark Santa will give FREE RIDES! On his stage to ALL children ( Accompanied by adults ) Santa's ponies are raring to go so drop by Hornsby's for Family Time Fun I Remember FREE RIDE, Plenty of FREE PARKING and loads of FUN I I Food stamp recipients would pay a standard 30 percent of net income for their food stamp allotment, effective March 1, under an amendment to food stamp regulations proposed today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The intention to propose this increase was announced in President Ford's Budget message of Nov. 26. The proposal would mean an i n c r e a s e d p u r c h a s e requirement for all households except (1) certain households of eight or more persons, which have been paying 30 percent of income and (2) those entitled to free food stamps under the law (one and two person households with net monthly income of less than $20 and all other households with income of less than $30.) , For example, a four-person household with a monthly net income of $150 after allowable deductions (e.g. taxes withheld, shelter costs over 30 percent of income, medical expenses over $10, and child care expenses) now pays $41 for $150 in food stamps. Under the proposed formula, that household would pay $45 for its food stamp allotment. The proposal is in line with the provision of the Food Stamp act specifying that the amount a household pays for its food stamps should represent a reasonable investment on the part of the household, not to FRIDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1VM exceed 30 percent of the household's income. Current purchase requirements vary widely in percentage of income. The proposal is designed to remove the differentials in percentage of income paid for the food stamp allotment by providing that every household with the same income pays the same purchase requirement. The proposed amendment is published in the Federal Register of Friday, Dec. «. Written comments should be mailed or delivered to P. Royal Shipp, director, Food Stamp Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250 so as to be received not later than Dec. 27. Comments received will be open to public inspection. Tides are evident in the Amazon for 200 miles up­ stream. EVERYTHING UNDER ONE ! TREE ALL YEAR i 8 Accounts Trust Services Travelers Checks Loans of all kinds Safe Deposit Boxes Checking Accounts Christmas Club McHenry State Bank ( ! "WHERE FAMILY MONEY MATTERS" I 3510 W. ELM 385-1040 I