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PAGE 18 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3. 1979 1978 Referenda College Tax Support JK) Percent Buig mat Cams Naturally Forty percent of the 1978 referenda held to increase tax rates for the operations of Illinois community colleges were successful, says a report from the Illinois Community College Trustees association. During calendar year 1978, live public community colleges in the state held referenda to increase their tax levy for operating funds. Two of those schools. Prairie State in south suburban Chicago Heights and Waubonsee in southwest suburban Sugar Grove, passed referenda The other three schools. Brack Hawk in downstate Moline, Sauk Valley in Dixon and William Rainey Harper in suburban Palatine were unsuccessful in in­ creasing tax rates. Three community college districts attempted to raise capital money through tax referenda approving the sales of bonds to be used for buildings, but were un­ successful. The colleges which attempted bond referenda were Triton college in suburban River Grove^lhe College of Lake County inhprth suburban Grayslake, and Richland Community college in down- state Pecatur. The capital referenda were to build new campus facilities in the case of Richland which operates in rented space, or to add to existing though inadequate facilities at the other two schools. The 40 percent success rate for operating referenda in the community colleges is almost identical to the success rate experienced by the common schools in the most recent year for which figures are available. The Illinois School Board Association reports that in the 1977-78 school year their districts were successful in passing referenda 39 percent of the time. David L. Viar, executive director of the Illinois Com­ munity College Trustees association, commented, "It is significant that even in times of great concern about taxes community colleges are still able to pass tax increase referenda. This is a testament to the careful management and excellent education which may be found in the state's public community colleges." Viar pointed out that the most recent fiscal report prepared by Illinois Comptroller Michael J. Bakalis indicates that the percent of community college revenues derived from local property taxes decreased from 45^4 percent in fiscal 1973 to 35.4 percent in fiscal 1977. "The local property taxpayer is getting a better bargain today in community college education than ever before," said Viar, who continued, "This is in spite of the inflationary trend of the past seven years which shows that state assistance per pupil has dropped 30 percent in actual 1973 dollars. Our ability to do more with less actual buying power is one reason that tax­ payers are still willing to support their colleges through approval of referenda." This sparse ly furn i shed room prov ides an ideal •»h<iw• case for the handcrafted hardwood (able, dcMgned and executed by woodworking expert, David Zelman. * " Twice Told Tales of ee of steiyi been1 FIFTY YEARS AGO • Taken, from the files January 3, 1929) The courts will be asked to decide whether the price of milk for January will be $2.35 or $2.50 per hundred according to W.C. McQueen, president of the Pure Milk association. The farmers, members of the association, are all directed to deliver their milk as usual. The price of $2.50 is too low, con­ sidering the present demands of the Chicago public, including the present T.B. test ordinance, but there is not much hope of accomplishing anything unless the farmers can present a united front in making their derpands. Fred Voeltz, an employ the Chicago & North West railway company, has been retired with a pension by the company, after fifty years of faithful and continuous service it McHenry. Mr. Voeltz, who •ame to this country from Germany when just a young mm, started work for the railroad almost immediately at McHenry and has continued, first\»s section hand, then as foreman of the section gang and for the last eight years has been flagman at the Waukegan street crossing on Route 20. - FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of January 12, 1939) Stephen H. Freund, super­ visor of McHenry township for ;he past thirty years, whose term expires this April, will not be a candidate for reelection. The retirement of Mr. Freund take from the board roster within one year, two men who had Served/together for thirty yearsVjFhe other is the late Delos M Wright of Marengo, who was elected to the board at the same time as Mr. Freund. Improvements', costing approximately $37,500,are now being made at the ^tate fish hatchery at Spring Grove. These include a new building lor housing hatchery equip­ ment and also 1,400 feet of seawall. Twenty-three men are employed and the work, which was begun a month ago, is expected to be finished by April 1. -• Fire of unknown origin destroyed the H.G. Zim- mermann summer home located in Country club ad­ dition TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO CTaken from the files of Japuary 7. 1954) A number of local priests are scheduled to be included among the officers of the solemn in­ stallation of the Most Rev. Raymond P Hillinger. D.D., as fourth bishop of Rockford in St. Jajnes Pro-Cathedral in Rock-, ford He will be installed by his Kminence Samuel Cardinal Stfitch. archbishop of Chicago. » haplains will be Rev, Edward C Coakley. pastor of St. Patrick's parish. McHenry, anjd Rev. Paul Tuchlinsky of Catena. former assistant pastor at St. Mary's. Included among ministers' to Bishop Hillinger is Rev. James Van- derpool of Christ the King church. Wonder Lake. Missal bearer will be Rev. John McGowan of St Patrick's anc Rev John Reuland .of St^ Mary's will be gremial bearer. Appointments have been made by the president of two no*' members of the McHenry coUnty Ipcal draft board, ac­ cording to an announcement by Colonel Paul Armstrong, state director of selective service. The local men are Edward Alderson of McHenry and Peter .1 Bendl of Ringwood. I TEN YEARS AGO A <Taken from the files of January H. 1969) Thoughts are turning toward April 15. the date of the next city election in McHenry. Four- year terms will end this year lor Mayor Donald P. Doherty. City Clerk Earl Walsh. City Treasurer Thomas F. Bolger and the following aldermen, Theodore Pitzen. 'Ward 1). Joseph Etten. 'Ward 2). Raymond L. Smith, (Ward 3), Frank Hromec. (Ward 4), and Gerald J. Wegener, who became an alderman at large in a drawing When the city was re-districted. McHenry School District 15 voters will go to the polls Jan. 11 to decide a $2,200,000 bond issue to relieve the Critical need for classroom space. The school enrollment is growing at a rate of over 300 additional children per year. All children in the public schools will need these additional rooms as soon as possible. At the meeting of the City Council, Superintendent of Public Works, Fred Meyer reported he had issued 126 permits in the year of 1968 for construction ofjiew single unit dwellings, multiple dwellings totaled twenty-four units, alterations and addition to residential buildings amounted to twenty-seven permits. X Pity The Young Pity the poor high school kids! They have to walk nearly as far to get their parked cars as we used to walk to school. -Appeal, Memphis. * Quick Quip No man is a complete failure until he begins dis­ liking men who succeed. -Count Down, L.A. For some, home is a ref­ uge, a complete escape from anything associated with the work-a-day rout ine. For others , i t i s a very personal showcase of the best that the day 's occu­ pat ion has to offer . The home of furni ture de­ s igner and woodworking in­ s t ructor David Zelman is an excel lent example of the la t ter with handsome sam­ ples of h is own furni ture in evidence everywhere. En­ thused about his craf t and fascinated by the inf ini te var ie ty and natural beauty of hardwoods, he surrounds himself With i t a t work- und a t home. The sparsely furnished, unclut tered look he favors in his home environment provides an excel lent back­ ground for two of his fav­ or i te pieces , a coffee table and a dining table . Both are sol id hardwood, one-of-a- kind pieces , designed and handcraf ted by Mr. Zelman in his s tudio. For the coffee table , Mr. Zelman chose Padauk, one of the more cost ly hard­ woods. To achieve the gent le curving f low of the wood as i t bends to form the legs, he laminated thin strips of wood together. It would have been impossible to bend a solid board to create the inverted "u" shape his design called for. The simplicity of the de"-' - sign belief the many hours of work that Zelman spent in executing his design. The grain of the wood pro­ vides its own design motif and the table is set off handsomely by two off- white couches on either side. Placed on a small oriental rug, in a room where the resLof the„hard­ wood floor is Iftff bare, the t utile becomes the focal point of the entire room. An abuttdanrp of plants provide*#* I hi* perfect accent in this hu limn, no-muss setting. "I never work in anything hul hardwood. And. I feel an an Inntructp^it s part ol my lob to make sure the MtudentM do the same. It's a crime to allow anyone to put hours of work into a piece that just isn't going M) last." says Mr, Zelman. He finds it amazing that he 'has to "sell", his students on hardwood when the ad-' vantages are so obvious to him. Through the years, he'has devised an effective demonstration to get his * point across. At the begin- \ ing of each new session, he has an assortment of hardwoods on the work­ bench. He also has a board laminated with a plastic coat ing designed to look like wood. During his open­ ing remarks, he accidentally scratches the imitation with one of the tools he's show­ ing the students. He, then, puts a similar scratch on an oak or maple board. With a bit of sandpaper, he re­ moves the scratch from the hardwood; the imitation re­ mains damaged and beyond repair. Nine times out of ten. Mr. Zelman claims, they get the message. (NP Features,) THOUGHT FOR FOOD By GOULD CROOK Cranberry And Orange This will remind you of an old favorite; it's tart and thick with fresh Cranberries and oranges. The recipe doesn't call for nuts but I always add about 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans before it congeals. 4 cups (1 quart) 2 small oranges -- washed 1 cup sugar • . 1/4 cup water 1 pkg. orange gelatin Quarter and peel the oranges, and remove the seeds. 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