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SUCTION 2 - l»A«K 2 -1*1. AINDEAI.EH-FKIDAY. OCTOBER 22. 1976 Grant Leave To MCC Special Programs Director Bob Nolan has been given a leave of absence from his position of director of Special Trograms at McHenry County college. He requested the leave v)f absence to be able to pursue doctoral studies in Adult and Continuing Education at Northern Illinois university. According to Nolan. MCC administration expressed its commitment to the continual professional upgrading of its faculty by allowing him the opportunity to return to studies. Nolan was one of sixty candidates who applied for a special faculty assistantship offered by N'.I.U. last summer. He and Ms Marks of College of l^ake County were awarded graduate assistantships that pay tuition and living expenses As part of his assistantship duties. Nolan will be serving as associate project director of N.I.U.'s Adult Basic Education Service center. In this role Nolan will assist the university in providing services in the area of curriculm and program development to sixteen adult education institutions in nor­ thern Illinois. Nolan said, "The Service center s first activity will be to offer a regional workshop for adult educators. A -total of 100 ABE teachers from a twenty-two county area will attend this workshop." Nolan expressed enthusiasm about his role as associate project director for the Service center: "My job of heading up the Service center will provide learning experiences equal to if not better than the formal courses I will be taking at the university. The chance to administer a Federal 309 project is not often given to a community college person like myself. The knowledge I will gain from this project will enable me to return to MCC better prepared to expand and improve existing programs." How Wage Levels Relate to Inflation I Can't Win Hear about the employee who prayed for a raise? The boss heard about it and fired the poor guy for going over his head By Ross Wilhelm The key problem in control­ ling inflation is to control government deficit spending. Theories about ~~ inflation that seek to blame labor or busi­ ness are blaming symptoms, not causes. The economy has had serious inflation since the start of the war in Vietnam, and prices, like wages, have risen even during the recessions. The coincidence of wages and prices rising together, even when busi­ ness and employment were fall­ ing, has caused many to specu­ late that inflation might be caused by rising wage costs being reflected in higher prices. A better explanation is that exces­ sive wage demands arise from inflation and when inflation mod­ erates the wage demands mod­ erate. One argument that wages cause inflation assumes that unions have greater monopoly bargaining power today than in the past and that business firms also have increased market power. This argument claims that the unions are able to force business firms to pay excessive wage increases, regardless of economic conditions. Business firms, because of weak or inade­ quate competition, are alleged to pass these excessive costs on in the form of higher prices. Those who agree with this argument call for permanent wage and price controls as the solution. The weakness in this argument is that it ignores the impact of government deficit spending on prices. Furthermore, there is no evidence of any recent increases in the economic power of labor or business. A second argument as to why wages have risen during reces­ sions claims we now have more women and young people in the labor force and these are our least experienced workers. The unemployment rates are highest for the least experienced workers and are lowest for the experi­ enced. The argument states that wage demands are determined by the most experienced workers and they simply have not been hard hit by unemployment. Thus, the experienced workers have not moderated their wage de­ mands because of unemploy­ ment. The weakness of this argu­ ment is that it does not explain why wage demands have been moderating this year even though the unemployment rates for all workers have been falling. The experience of 1975 and 1976 has been that wage de­ mands have been coming down as the inflation has declined. In­ flation has been declining because of restraints on increased gov­ ernment spending, better supply conditions, and an easing of de­ mands for products. The experi­ ence of recent times has shown wage denfandS have followed, not led, declines in the inflation rate. ' The most plausible reason why wage demands have risen during periods of inflation and unem­ ployment is that many unions were locked into three-year con­ tracts. These unions sought to "catch up" with general wages when the contracts came up for renewal--even though unemploy­ ment may have been high. Over the past year-and-a-half the rate of inflation has slowed and the need to "catch up" has been less. Dr. Ross Wilhelm is a profes­ sor of business economics, Uni­ versity of Michigan. The series, Inside Business, is sponsored by the Business Roundtable. PUNCH LINE CALLING COLLEEN: Favored T reatment For Younger Brother Bugs Older Sister 4-H'ers List Tips For Animal Safety THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS OFTEN DISAPPEARS AS QUICKLY BY COLLEEN DUDGEON I'm a bride-to-be but you'd think it was my mother who was getting married. She's running around like a chicken with its head cut off try­ ing to get the cer­ emony and recep­ tion organized. We are only in­ viting relatives and close friends but you'd think it was a reception for the Presi­ dent She's driving my fiancee's parents crazy with details. She is constantly calling them to ask silly questions like "what kind of punch should we serve?" or "who should take care of the guest register?" I offered to do the planning myself to spare her the trouble but she seems to en­ joy it. She's making my marriage a nerve wrecking affair instead of a simple pleasant occasion. How can I get her to settle down? WEDDING DAY BLUES DEAR WEDDING: Your moth­ ers' hyperactivity is perfectly normal. I don't know of one mother who doesn't go overboard in planning a wedding. Let her enjoy herself and continue to of­ fer your help. Explain to your fiance and his parents that this is something very, very special for your mother [and you as well]. Don't spoil it for her -- she may be making it a chore right now, but when the big day comes, I bet her worrying will turn out a pic­ ture perfect wedding! I've reached the end of my rope with my brother. He's 16 and I'm 18 and we're the only kids in the family. My parents usually treat us fairly and haven't seemed to favor either of us until lately. Now, it seems, they let my brother do a number of things that they wouldn't dare let me get away with when I was his age. In fact, they don't even let me do the same things now. He's allowed to stay out until 1 or 2 in the morning while I still have a mid- HORNSBY'S AND PROCTER SILEX A FREE DEMONSfRATION AT THE McHENRY STORE ONLY OCTOBER 23rd 1* A.M. - 4 P.M a a 5i! I Com* in and visit our applianco department for a frao demonstration of tho loader in dependable performing appliances, PROTER SILEX. PRH SAMPLII! We will be giving away free sample* from the Procter Silex Coffee Magic Coffeemaker and the Procter Silex Toaster-Oven Broiler. Drip Coffeemaker Toaster/Oven Broiler Convenient n cup automatic coffeemakar, with disposable filters that hold massy grounds insida. Also a unique kaap-warm unit that keeps delicious coffee, .always ready to serve. OPEN DAILY 9 to 9 OPEN SUNDAY 10 to 6 "W" 22 76 Reg. 29.76 It broils • it bakes • it pops up toast. . . broil pan features a non-stick surface for easy cleaning. Also two large baking rocks that adjust to three different levels. 29 Reg. 39.96 97 ^fl.lW.IIili^.BTffTrflfl HORNSBYS •C fami ly centers -- p 4400 W. RTE. 120 McHENRY ONLY night curfew. Also, he can use the c^r anytime he asks for it while I find my use of it re­ stricted constantly because he needs it for dates and just driving around the local hang­ outs. My parents say my com­ plaints are unjustified -- they say I get the same treatment but that just isn't true. It all blew up last week when I had planned to take a friend shop­ ping one night and when I went to get the car keys I found out from my mother that Dave I my brother] had taken the car to the movies. I had asked for the car two days ahead of time but my mother said she thought I could do my shopping another day because Dave said he had an im­ portant date. Well, it ruined my plans for the evening and I told him he was taking advantage of me and my parents by playing up to them with his stories about his so called dates. I'm sick of playing second fiddle to my baby brother, but nobody seems to care about what 1 think or what I do. GETTING A BAD DEAL DEAR GETTING A BAD DEAL: Like it or not, boys are usually given more freedom from par­ ents during adolescence and teenage years than girls. Parents tend to be more protective of "lit­ tle girls" and this idea stems from the "fairer, weaker of the sexes" idea which many femi­ nists are now fighting. How­ ever, there is no reason why you shouldn't receive the same car privileges as your brother. Sug­ gest to your parents that they set up a system where you and your brother can ask for the use of the car and post, in an obvious place, your reasons and time needed to use it. This way, everyone in the house will have a place to go to see who needs the car and why. There might be a need for family discussion as to what kind of activity should take priority. In the meantime, don't lose your temper and don't fume over past grievances. (If you would Ilka Colleen's comments on your particular situation or problem, write COLLEEN. Box630. Frankfort. Ky 40601 ) CHICAGO-Don't let your pet become an accident statistic! Broken bones, puncture wounds and accidental poi­ sonings occur with alarming frequency among household pets and farm animals. It's up to you, the owner, to guard against these accidents and injuries. Here's an animal safety checklist prepared by young people in the national 4-H veterinary science program: *Be certain pastures and yards are free of baling wire, nails and poisonous plants. Get rid of toxic houseplants. *Store-pesticides, cleaning compounds, sewing pins and knives where animals can't get to them. * Check backyard and pasture fences for protruding nails, sharp edges and splinters. Are there concrete abutments that could cause stumbling or physical injury'1 *Keep animal living quarters and bedding free of sharp edges, nails and wires. Animal owners can help prevent accidents and injuries if they follow safety tips from young people in the national 4-H veterinary science program. Conducted by the Cooperative ExLension Service and sponsored by The Upjohn Company, the program gives 4-H 'ers practical opportunities to learn animal management, physiology and pathology, and to explore veterinary science careers. Young animal lovers 9-19 learn to understand and appreciate all facets of veterinary science in 4-H projects and activities supervised by the Cooperative Extension Service. Using manuals and color-slide sets produced with the assistance of The Upjohn Company, 4-H members study characteristics of the normal animal, symptoms and causes ot animal disease, and the relationship between animal and human health. •i H'ers develop practical skills by caring for their own animals, working in commu­ nity clinics, even assisting the local veterinarian-who often serves as their 4-H project leader. And they investigate career opportunities in such areas as veterinary medicine, farm management and public health. The 4-H veterinary science program has wide appeal to youngsters no matter where they live-on farms, in suburbs or cities. In the last five years, program enrollment has jumped 35 percent. Upjohn recogni zes outstanding accomplishment in the. program with a full schedule of awards to 4-H members. Up to four young people per county are eligible for medals of honor, and one 4-H'er in each state receives a $50 U.S. Savings Bond. Twenty-four sectional winners earn expense-paid trips to the 55th National 4-H Congress, Nov. 28-Dec. 2 in Chicago. And six 4-H'ers are named national winners of $800 scholarships. Winners are selected by the Extension Service. Awards are arranged and announced by the National 4-H Service Committee. County extension agents can provide more information on the 4-H veterinary science program. BUDDYRUFF /-l£7 K/AKRENJ--- I "THINK MY GCMOOL WOR.X BOOK |<S MA&IC\ Safe Dieting Beware of fad diets. Diets that concentrate on a limited number of foods or types of foods may ac­ tually be harmful. The best diets for reducing are those that restrict calories yet contain a well-balanced variety of foods allowing for three meals a day. AT -MAT MOMENT AHOTHFR TRUCK e*o<Fif?F> THREVJ POWN amp acsN<S watch THIS! 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