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Smaller Districts Special School Problems PAGE 17 - PLAINDEALER • WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 2,19*« Golden Gleams FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of December 5, 1931). Miss Maud Curr, McHenry's song writer and poet, has just published another new song entitled "Hard Times Waltz Song", which she now has on sale. The song was composed and writted by Miss Curr and is appropriate to the depression of the present time with even the illustrated cover carrying out the idea. The song, however, carries a tone of encouragement and good cheer and is characteristic of its writer in the theme of indomitable courage. Approximately $10,000 will be distributed by the state banks of McHenry and West McHenry to Christmas savings club member for the past year and this, coor­ dinated with the activities of local merchants, is expected to cause a marked stimulation in business in the trading area around McHenry. Charles Vycital was surprised by a party of friends in honor of his twenty-first birthday. A delicious duck dinner was served. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of December 4, 1941). McHenry county's newest village, Lily Lake, is again in the limelight. A bill in chancery was filed against Eilbert Swanson, Thomas Budil, Claude McDermott, Thomas Klabough, Claude Vachet, Herman Brown and Edward Lannes, asking the court to grant a temporary injunction restraining the defendants from holding a special election on Dec. 2. It is charged in the complaint that the defendants had issued a call for a special election to be held last Tuesday on the following proposition: "Shall the village organization of Lily Lake be dissolved?" Lily Lake region voted to in­ corporate as a village and on April 22,1939 village officials were elected. ,» k, . . TWENTY-FIVE • YEARSAGO (Taken from the files of December 6, 1956). Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. ..William H. Tonyan are serving Uncle Sam and at ,present are stationed in various parts of the world. The only one still in this country is Pfc. Charles, who is with the 34th engineering battalion, stationed at Fort Lewis. Wash. Sp. 3 William Tonyan is with the 43rd Trans, company as unit mail clerk in Korea, while his brother, Pfc. Robert, is with the 513th M.I. group, serving as postmaster in Germany. Ralph Bennett has been elected vice-president of his fraternity, Alpha Sigma Phi at the University of Illinois, where is is a senior in mechanical engineering. Miss RoVena Marshall and her cousin, Beverly Montgomery of Forestp Park, are enjoying a three- week trip to South American countries, making the trip by plane. TEN YEARS (Taken from the files of December 10, 1971). Wire reports early this week disclosed that Mark Smith, 22-year-old confessed murderer of two McHenry women and two others in Illinois and Arkansas, has admitted killing eight others while stationed with the Army in Germany. Smith is serving a 400-year sentence for the murders committed in this country. Faith Prebyterian church is entering the final week of a building fund campaign which will culminate Dec. 12, when 38 stewards will prepare themselves during lunch following church services and then go out to call upon members of the congregation. The com­ mitments made will be for the retirement of capital funds borrowed to build the church, as well as for the 1972 local and general mission budget. Ken Ludwig's Warrior Cagers proved to be very unamiable hosts as they opened the 1971-72 NSC campaign against the Dundee Cardunals. At home for the first time this season, the Warriors delighted the hometown fans as they crushed the Redbirds by a 89-59 score. "Smaller school districts are not necessarily an en­ dangered species, but they are certainly in season," said the superintendent of a small school district in Wayne county, speaking before a gathering of Illinois school board members and administrators in Chicago. The remark came from Walter H. Warfield, superintendent of Fairfield Community High School District 225. Warfield spoke at the annual meeting of the Illinois Association of School Boards. Warfield said that the school funding formula "recognizes density of student population with respect to disadvantaged students. Perhaps it is time to consider changes in the formula that effectively deal with student sparsity." He said it is the duty of ad­ ministrators and board members of smaller districts to "let legislators know of the special con­ ditions we face." Warfield questioned many of the common responses to the needs of small school districts. "Cooperative purchasing arrangements are not always the most economical or efficient method of obtaining sup­ plies. Some supplies are perishable requiring special storage arrangements," he said. Distribution and ad­ ministration of cooperative purchases can often become "hidden monsters." Staff-sharing, another common response to the problems of smaller school districts "provides a creative solution to meeting program needs but can also contribute to lack of control over staff and often a lack of staff commitment to a given school's program," he said. Warfield spoke of the need for effective management, extreme economy and committed leadership if small school districts are to survive in the 1980's. He said critics of current educational practices, who challenge the cost or quality of public schools, have been especially successful with smaller schools. "Because of our small numbers we find ourselves politically vulnerable," he explained. "Because small districts do not fit into the mold of highly specialized divisions of labor, school boards need to employ superintendents who are generalists," Warfield said. "Superin­ tendents should recommend to their school boards the use of consultant specialists as needed, much the same as the superintendent of a large district relies on the use of assistant superintendents. Warfield is superintendent of a 235-square-mile district containing 650 students, with over 300 of the students living in rural areas. Named To Who's Who Charmaine Guffa, of 7430 Birch, Wonder Lake, was one of 48 students at Nor­ thern Illinois university, DeKalb, chosen for the 1982 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." Nominations for students receiving this distinction are based on academic achievement, service to community, leadership in extracurricular activities and future potential. West Campus Play The West Campus Drama club presents their winter drama, "Who's Life is it Anyway?" on Jan. 22 and Jan. 23 at 8 p.m and on Jan. 24 at 2 p.m in the West campus auditorium. Selected Nov. 12, the cast includes the following students: Doug Maris, Maureen Serritella, Jill Kuhns, Charlie Cox, Mariann Mayberry, Chuck Martin, Carrie Miller, Jeff Cook, Jeff Wallace, Jim Knaack, Joe Mroz, Joe O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever. -Psalms 107:1. No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. -St. Ambrose. Though my mouth be ^--^ulumb mv heart shall thank you.* -Nicholas Rowc. VanDinther, and Sandy Gilbert. Tickets for "Who's Life is it Anyway?" may be reserved by contacting drama coach. Chuck Popp. at West campus, or they may be purchased at the door ggr spurgeons in mm mi < ooi> staff psychologist news hom tht Family Struct and Mental Health Clinic ot McHemj County. Give Her Wrangler® for Christmas THOUGHT FOR FOOD By GOULD CROOK BUTTER TOFFEE A Holiday Sweet 2V* cups sugar 1 teaspoon salt Zi cup water 1 V* cups (21/2 sticks) butter 1 Vi cups chopped blanched almonds 1 cup finely chopped pecans 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 6 ounces milk chocolate morsels - in --- -• Combine sugar, salt, water and butter in a heavy 3-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium high heat. Stir in 3/4 cup almonds. Cook, stirring constantly, to hard crack stage (300° F. to 310° F.). Remove from heat. Stir in remaining 3/4 cup almonds, 1/2 cup pe­ cans and vanilla. Quickly pour into buttered ISVi x 10'/2-inch jelly roll pan; spread evenly. Sprinkle chocolate morsels over warm toffee. Spread evenly; sprinkle with remaining pecans. Cool completely. Break intc pieces to serve. Yield: Approx 50 pieces. United Dairy Industry Assoc. * * * * There's usually a brighter side to any bleak situation. (Editor's note: This is another in a series of especially written articles for McHenry County readers. Joseph Cools is a psychologist on the Family Service and Community Mental Health Center staff. This article is "Coping - Tension and Pain".) In recent years, much has been made about the relationship between illness and state of mind. Some para-medical and psuedo- medical people suggest that illnesses can be caused (and, therefore, cured) by an individual's state of mind. While it has been known for many years that psychogenic illnesses (illnesses that are caused by tension and stress, such as ulcers and heart disease) do exist, the suggestion that illness such as cancer and diabetes can be caused by improper state of mind, and that the course of these diseases can be reversed by a correction in that state of mind, is both ludicrous and dangerous. It is ludicrous because there is not one shred of empirical evidence to support these contentions. It is dangerous because it often delays much needed, urgent medical care. One of the most common symptoms that is ascribed to "improper mind set" is the symptom of pain. Since pain cannot be seen, or even adequately described, it is the most likely target for the "mind control" enthusiasts. The more radical of these people will suggest that any pain is under the willful THEM Johntb W* r*Mnrv* *)» riffct to limit quontttl** wtiil* tti»y last. < SAli »CE8 HOT tCID LIQ#?$ Chop«l Hill Rood Shop l42!*«.WttMOTRO •SUNNVSHH.H.1 Jwttfl sMi mm Mm, 24l BLATZ BEER 6-12 OZ. CAN TROH'S BEER 6-12 OZ. CANS J. BAVET SASHA GILBEYS SCOTCH 5.99 6.89 1 LITER 1.75 LITER 1.75 LITER 1.75 LITER FREE TASTING SAT. 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There is a word for a non­ medical person who at­ tempts to treat the medical symptoms of other people. That word is "charlatan", and that person is dangerous. Hardly any church needs any particular in­ dividual, but there are few individuals who do not need a church. "SPECIAL" FORECAST Beef prices are down slightly due to a weakness in the market; however steaks are still selling for premium prices. Look for roasts cut from the round or chuck or for round steaks. Pork prices haven't dropped, but you'll find picnics and/or shoulders on special. Still in good supply, though, and at good prices, are apples, cabbage, pumpkins, sweet pota­ toes, greens, turnips and onions. The combination of high let­ tuce prices and low cabbage prices makes cole slaw or Wal­ dorf salad a good idea. Check the unit price on prod­ ucts and know when a special is a special. Look at the prices of items not on sale, because oc­ casionally some are priced low­ er than the sale items. 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