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PAGE 10 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNE8DAY, MARCH 24. It7« Deaths ROBERT N.MILLER Robert N. Miller, 1306 Lake Mathews Trail, Ingleside, died in St. Mary's hospital, Rochester, Mn., Sunday, March 21, at the age of 43. Mr. Miller was born in McHenry Oct. 3, 1932, and was the son of Ben and Leta Belle (Colby) Miller. He moved to Ingleside fourteen years ago from McHenry and was a tool and die maker for Baxter laboratories, Round Lake. Survivors include his widow, Margaret (Mott); a daughter, Mrs. Debbie Kantenwein; three sons, Robert N., Jr., Ronald, and Kyle, and one grand­ daughter, all of Ingleside; a sister, Mrs Karl (Agnes) Fredricksen, Wonder Lake; and his mother, Leta Belle Miller. Visitation was scheduled for Tuesday evening. 7 to 9 p.m. a,t the Peter M. Justen and Son funeral home Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, 10 a.m., with the Rev. John O. Mclntyre of Faith .Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be in Grant township cemetery, near Fox Lake. HELEN M HEUSER Helen M. Heuser, who was born in McHenry and was a lifetime resident, died March 18 in Seminole Memorial hospital, Sanford, PL., at the age of 79. She was the daughter of Mathias and Gertrude (Adams) Weber, born Aug. 7, 18%. Mrs. Heuser was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America, Senior Citizens of McHenry, American Legion auxiliary, Little Flower circle, St. Patrick's Ladies guild, and Royal Neighbors of America. Her husband, Henry, and a son, Henry, Jr., preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Dorothy) Achor, Cutler, In., and Mrs. John (Mary) Kotecki, DeBary, FL.; a son, Richard, of Melrose Park; ten gran- children; ten great­ grandchildren ; three sisters, Mrs. John (Ann) Thennes, Miss Laura Weber and Mrs. Amelia Broker, all of McHenry. Visitation was held Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 2 to 9 p.m. at the George R. Justen and Son chapel, with a funeral Mass offered at St. Patrick's at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial was in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Cancer Fund or Masses offered. C ESTHER LILLIAN SMITH Esther L. Smith, 77, 726 Park road, Round Lake, died in the home of her son, Paul Smith, Johnsburg, March 20. Mrs. Smith was born in Lind Center, Wi., June 12, 1898, the daughter of August and Louisa (Anderson) Norlin. She had lived in McHenry most of her life. Survivors include four sons, Lon of McHenry, Wayne of Sunnyside, Paul of Johnsburg and Leo of Glen Ellyn; twenty- one granchildren; two great­ grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Sylvia Roche, McHenry, and Mrs. Freada Roche, Neshkoro, Wi.; and a brother, Clarence Norlin, Wild Rose, Wi. Visitation was held Monday afternoon at the Peter M. Justen and Son funeral home, with services held in the Hollv funeral home. Wild Rose, Wi., Tuesday afternoon. A memorial service will be conducted at the Alliance church. 3815 Bull Valley road, McHenry, Sunday, March 28, at 2:30 p.m Burial was in Union cemetery, Saxeville, Wi. MICHAEL HERMAN Michael Herman, 1011 Highland drive, Island Lake, was pronounced dead at McHenry hospital March 18 at the age of 62 Mr. Herman was4)orn Aug. 17, 1913, and served in both the Army and Air Force with consecutive enlistments until 1948. He was a member of the Knights Templar of Rockford. Survivors include his widow., Alma, whom he married in 1960, a stepdaughter, Mrs. David (Merilly) Fantus, Crystal Lake; a stepson, Jack Willard of Island Lake; three grandchildren, Johnathan, John and Elizabeth; and a brother, Steven of Chicago. Visitation was held at the Island Lake funeral home Sunday afternoon, with ser vices held Monday morning. Burial was in Windridge cemetery, Cary. NIKOLAJ OLSEN BULL Nikolaj Olsen Bull of 815 W. Northeast Shore drive, Griswold Lake, died Thursday, March 18, in McHenry hospital. He was 94 years old. Mr. Bull who was born in Denmark July 26, 1881, was a retired cabinet maker. He moved to this area from Chicago three years ago, making his home with a granddaughter, Mrs. Arthur (Diane) Anderson.' The deceased was the oldest member of the McHenry Senior Citizens club. He was a member of Carpenters Local Union 181, Chicago. His wife, Helena (Andresen) died in 1957. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Paul (Ethel) Gromke of Pompano Beach, Fla.; one son, Earl, of Chicago; four grandchildren and thirteen great-granchildren. Private services and burial were arranged by the Peter M. Justen & Son chapel. Window On Future The American Revolution On March 26, 1776, out­ side Quebec, Col. Benedict Arnold remained indom­ itable even though he re­ ceived but a small trickle of reinforcements. His sol­ diers were erecting batter­ ies on the Plains of Abra­ ham and constructing lad­ ders to storm the city. 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Frederick Douglass, ad­ dressing an audience in Rochester, New York, on July 5,1852, reflected this continuing ambiguity. "What have I," he asked, "or those I represent, to do with your national in­ dependence. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high in­ dependence only reveals the immeasurable distance bet­ ween us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common...The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth of July is yours, not mine." That "immeasurable distance" that Douglass saw was the clear perception that black and white Americans in 1776 lived in two different worlds. The Declaration's eloquent plea that "all men are created equal" was never intended to apply to black Americans. While courageous blacks like Peter Salem fought at Lexington and Bunker Hill, General Washington at first forbade black enlistment in the Continental Army. Washington, Madison, Jef­ ferson, the most eloquent spokesmen for liberty, all owned slaves and continued to own them throughout their lives. The irony of appealing for liberty while holding others in bondage was not altogether lost on some persons. "How is it," wrote the Englishman Samuel Johnson, "that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of Negroes?" Abigail Adams, writing to her husband John, said it was wrong "to fight ourselves for what we are daily robbing and plundering from those who have as good a right to freedom as we have." r j h Q l \ 0 1 C '!)nc jjciumd 2 1 - 2 3 N A y e r H a r v a r d I l l i n o i s J4Hoi.i Mour lntiimidtii>n (81S i ^4 i 44b 1 W00IRN CliAN CON! 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A certain amount of am­ biguity will perhaps always shroud black response to the Bicentennial. But whether they celebrate it unreservedly or approach it cautiously, they cannot ignore it. For the black experience is at the heart of the American experience. The next time you see pic­ tures depicting the glories of the American past, if no black face appears among the fife and drummers, if the snow around Valley Forge is not reddened by black men's blood, then we have been lied to. For the black American, there is no escaping the legacy of the American past. And for all Americans, the Bicentennial is a fitting time to rededicate the nation's efforts to make the rhetoric of the Revolutionary era a reality for all of its people. (Charles Branham is a specialist in black history at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle.) The Revolution and American Education by Gerald A. Danzer The patriots of 1776 were a venturesome people. Some fought to preserve a way of life to which they had grown ac­ customed. Others struck out for an independence which would make possible a new world of their dreams. Both groups, however, embraced independence and accepted bloodshed to achieve their goal. In a spirit of ad­ venture, they cast out on a new and uncharted sea, beyond the established loyalties and protectipns of the British Empire. Did this new ship of state need a hew educational system to serve as cultural ballast? Many early leaders thought so. Thomas Jefferson drew up a comprehensive plan for Virginia schools and oversaw the establishment of the University of Virginia. Ben­ jamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Philadelphia, explored a wide range of educational and social reforms. Connecticut's Noah Webster insisted that Americans have their school books and their dictionary. And Samuel Mit­ chell, a New York scientist, went so far as to revise the traditional "Four and Twenty own own Blackbirds" nursery rhyme to read: When the pie was opened The birds they were songless, Was not that a pretty dish To set before the Congress? These efforts to reform education in the new American nation met with mixed success. Webster's name became synonymous for American dictionaries. But Dr. Mitchell's altered nursery rhymes never caught on. Still, however trivial, the comparison points both to a central issue of the American Revolution, and to a question that bothers parents, teachers, and school boards today. The problem is basic: In creating something new, how much of the old should be retained? Since 1776, the decision has largely been left to local communities. As a result, from the beginning American education has been distinguished by its great variety, And where the push for standardization has been strongest -large city school systems-we have seen our most pointed failures. Today's schools are not homogeneous in the way many of the Founding Fathers would have liked. But they all have characteristics that define them as American. The demands of a technological, industrial society have introduced a common curriculum. A core of American ideals has shaped the objectives of all American schools. The Declaration of Independence still serves as the basic text for the higher pur­ poses of America and its education. Thus, students are taught that governments must rest upon popular consent, that individual rights must be respected, that injustice and exploitation demand action by all the people, and that change will provide opportunities for good even as it exposes new perils and dangers. The enduring legacy of the American Revolution, then, rests on the very idea of America itself--the conviction that we can do better. Our schools have succeeded to the extent that they have advanced that ideal. (Gerald A. Danzer is a specialist in the history of American education at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle.) dont fofget the McHenry Chamber of Commerce 100,000 DRIVERS FAIL EACH YEAR, over 100.000 licensed drivers fail the state written exam when they are retested. Experts say "the main reason is, that rules, laws and traffic signs have changed and drivers just don't keep up with all the changes" When your license expires this year, you may be among the over hSIf- million drivers that will be retested. If you're nervous about being re­ tested and don't want the embar­ rassment of failing, here's good news! You can now purchase your own sample test papers complete with the up to date questions, answers and international road signs you must know to pass your test. 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