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t From Castles And Kings On The Upswing A Look IT'S BACK TO BOOKS At Juvenile Crime Acts of vandalism increased 40 percent last year over the 1975 figures. "And it's up significantly again this year over last," McHenry County Sheriff Art Tyrrell said. In 1975, vandals accounted for $65,388 worth of damage in the county. In 1976, the figure was $91,398. That is in property damage alone, and is only for reported crimes. For 1977, expect a figure in excess of $125;000. These statistics don't lie. Juvenile crimes, such as vandalism, are occurring at record levels in every-area of the county. In the six years since Tyrrell has been Sheriff, two full-time juvenile officers and one part-time officer have "been added to the one part-time juvenile officer already there. Yet, even quadrupling' the juvenile force hasn't been enough. Although the number of serious crimes, murder, armed robbery, etc., has decreased, what Tyrrell calls "malicious mischief" is still on the rise. And it's going to get even worse. Who is to blame for the rise in juvenile delinquency? There are numerous targets. The police, the judge who releases the juvenile offenders and puts them back on the streets, the court system itself...the list goes on and on. But in talking with juvenile officers, policemen, the sheriff, and the juvenile court judge, the blame seems to lie, not with the police, the courts, or the system, but with the parents. "The parents should take some interest in their kids, and not let them run all over the county," said Eddie Fair, •juvenile officer for the county police department. "I see kids seven and eight years old, six and seven blocks away from their homes. When they get older, it's not going to get any better. "I think it's not so much what I, as a police officer, do, but rather what the people of the county have to do. They must be willing to get involved, or else the juvenile crime rate is going to continue to climb." Associate Circuit Judge Conrad Floeter, who presides over juvenile court, agrees that the parents must take greater responsibility for their children if anything is going to be ac­ complished. "The family is supposed to raise the kids, the court isn't," he said. "I can only do what the law provides for." , What the law provides for is s o m e t h i n g c a l l e d 'rehabilitation, rather than punishment.' %hat it means is that the law provides for the juvenile of­ fender to be given every op­ portunity to remain with his or her family. From there, it is up to the parents to work with the child. , "Some kids might just need a second chance at home, so we generally try to send them back to the home the first time they come here (juvenile court)." Then, as an afterthought, the judge asked, "If you don't want me to return them to the home, where do you want me to put them? I'm limited in places I can put them. "There's an awful lot of parents who want to drop their kids oh the county," the judge added. v Actually, the number of juveniles who ever get to Judge Floeter and juvenile court is substantially less than the number of youths arrested. "Not every case comes to THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER S E R V I N G T H E C H A I N - O L A K E S R E G I O N S I N C E 1 8 7 5 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1977 1 SECTION 24 PAGES 20*.: VOLUME 102 NUMBER 11 A new budget in the amount with minor changes from the fund is higher than the $881,000 of $2,706,450 for the Educational proposed budget set last spring, of tax revenue that the college fund was approved by the the board authorized a levy of plaps to spend for Educational McHenry County college board $902,400 for the Educational fund items, but MCC officials of trustees in an important fund and $225,600 for the explained any fnonies collected meeting that concentrated Building fund. The levy above that amount will go mainly on fiscal matters. The . amounts are expected to keep ; toward paying off the $82,250 new figure is higher than the the districts tax rates at the deficit in the college's Building last fiscal year budget which maximum allowable rates of 12 and Maintenance fund. was_$2,417.956. , cents per $100 assessed In addition to tax revenues, The board also approved aq valuation for the Educational the college uses money from increased Building and fund and 3 cents per $100 tuition and fees. State and- Maintenance fund budget of assessed valuation for the Federal funding and profits $320,503 as compared to last Building and Maintenance from the bookstore and food year's budget of $286,189. < fund. service to finance operations. After approving the budget The levy for the Educational Total operations at the college budgeted in all funds and the cost of various new approved at the noting add tq> programs. to more than $3,97\jnillion. The John Garrett, chief executive Educational v fund levy, officer at MCC, reported -to Building fund levy and the board that enrollment inks up $290,710 levy to pay off the 12 percent and ne$^<|)#-time bonds that financed the MCC students had in<roa9^4Nfc campus are the only ones which percent over jgfr affect local real estate taxes, Garrett also reported to the however. board that the Illinois Com­ munity College board (ICCB) MCC officials said the hikes has granted a state recognition in operating costs at the college certificate to McHenry County for the coming year reflect college with an open expiration inflation, additional faculty, an date. The certificate was issued increased student enrollment (Continued on page 19) For three months d was castles and kings, but with the start of another school term It's books and brain work. Summer fun can take almost any direction when It involves young teens and pre-teens. Hie castle shown above was one afternoon's challenge to three McHenry boys with time cm their hands. The idea originated with 12-year-old Chris Freund, right, and he and two blends started to work. The protect was a failure, but these boys were not easily dissuaded. Within a few days they were back to ttesandbox at thebome of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Klapperlch, where Mark Klapperlch, IS, center, and Kirk Klapperlch. 8. again Joined their friend. Three hours later they had fashioned this excellent model of a castle complete with courtyard and drawbridge. Today, on the seventh day of September, courtyards and drawbridges are only day dreams of a carefree summer vacation. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Join Montlnl Schools Two Weekend Crashes four Die Of Injuries That this is a violent society in which we live, there is no doubt. Sitting behind our Com- puEdit (a kind of electronic typewriter) these thoughts may have been prompted by the anticipation of a high traffic toll over the Labor day weekend. Infused into these thoughts was a recent experience in which We witnessed something as close to child abuse as we ever hope to see. Or perhaps it was the vivid recollection of a story told to us by a visitor to our office very recently in which an animal was brutally killed and the sensitivities of children were harshly offended by witnessing the act. We know neither the sub­ division in which it took place nor the offender. We wanted it that way. The same version of the storjn told several times, concerns a man in our com­ munity who borrowed a shovel from a neighbor, calmly walked across the back lot and bashed in the head of a stray cat on property that was not his own. He then proceeded to chop it in half in front of a group of youngsters, some of whom screamed hysterically. Older children reminded him there were kittens in the nearby culvert, to which he responded that he would get them, too. His reason for killing? He "thought" the cat had been in his garbage a few nights Battered Autos Returned After Bouts With Thieves SupL Ron Svoboda of the Montlnl Catholic school system greets new teachers at Middle sehadt From left, they are Sister Marianne who will teach fifth grade; Miss Jane Riley, seventh and dgMfc grades; Ms. Karen Johanson, sixth grade; and Sister Mary Madeleine, fifth grade. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLOK» "Since my arrival ii McHenry, I can't say I hd# met a stranger. The frie*- • dliness and thoughtfulness at • those I have met have made me I feel welcome and very much 'at home. I km happy and proud 1e • be a part of the Monffafl Catholic school system, the • parish and the town". • Those were the thoughts of • Sister Patrida Durbin, new • principal of the MontiM • Primary center, prior to the • opening of school this week. Stab I comes to McHenry with twenfcr- • five years df teaching m- I perience. • A native of York, Nebr», • Sister Patricia spent part of hsr childhood in Omaha and • Kansas City until moving m North Carolina in 1941. wm She is a graduate mf ̂* O'Donoghue high school pa •Charlotte, N.C., and took im- dergraduate studies at Sacked Heart college and' Belmqnt ÎI H Abbey college in Belmont, N«C. I m m Later, she earned a Master E|fl degree in School Ad- 111 ministration m Hf Sister Patricia entered % m novitiate of the Sisters of Meity • in Belmont, N.C., in 1950. S>Je • has served as principal at •KB ' Sacred Heart grade school in • Cutchogue, L.I., New Yosk, " from 1963 to 1866 and at St. SISTER PATRICIA DURBIN Michael's school in Gastonia, Montlnl Primary School Principal N.C., from 1968 to 1972. >- • • ; * - ** V Windshield Shooting Dangerous To Drivers Saufen Und Spiel The summer's newest and while Norwill was driving on I I r l I I I most dangerous prank Uiy Lake road at about 1:50 ' » • W » » » continued this week, with a p.m. Thursday. * > . w; % •«, ? McHenry resident reporting * > The Johnsburg Community that something was thrown He told police that something club's fifty-fifth anniversary through his car windshield struck and penetrated the celebration, Saufen und Sfciel, while he was driving Thursday windshield of his auto, will begin with the traditional afternoon. . Fortunately, he was not parade through downtown injured, and was able to Johnsburg at 1 p.m. Sunday, The latest victim was maintain control of his vehicle. Sept. 11. Various drum and William Norwill of 811 bugle <porps are participating Annabelle in McHenry. Three Norwill told police * that he along with a Marine color other similar incidents were saw no one in the area at the guard from Great Lakes, which reported to police authorities , time of the incident, will add a touch of splendor to within the last two weeks. Investigation indicated that an the marching. ~ air rifle may have been used to This latest Incident occurred inflict the damage. Fun and nostalgia will be ferris wheel and the always popular sand pile where they can keep busy and discover pennies. The Saufen und Spiel will have beer-drinking, tug-o-war and horseshoe contests along with the beer, brats, corn and other refreshments. The festival promiaes fun for the entire family and everyone is invited. The day's activities will he completed at 7 p-.m. provided by the clowns, floats, and antique cars which are always outstanding attractions of the parade. The march will conclude at the Community club grounds, where the ac­ tivities will begin with the flag raising at 2:15 p.m. Charlie Dunkel and hit German band will provide three hours of music for the listening pleasure of all ages. For the children, there will be clowns, trai&ndes, a miniature vr