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SCHOOL ARGUES DOPE ACCUSATION (Continued from page 1) ter the announcement of the ar­ ticle was made over the public address system of the schools Tuesday afternoon py the prin­ cipals. The statement read as follows: "Dear Students: '•Hie statement that you are about to hear has beenprepsred through the office Of the super­ intendent of the McHenry high school, District 156. "Today a newspaper article on Page one of the Waukegan News Sun centers on the Mc­ Henry high school. We feel it is very important that the stu­ dents be informed about this article before you go home so that you may be prepared for questions that may be asked of you tonight. "The article is entitled 'stu­ dents tell of going to class turned on'. This article states that students at the McHenry high school come to school un­ der the influence of drugs and dope. The article also infers that it is the 'in' thing to do. Further, the article implies that the majority of our students are continually under the in­ fluence of narcotics. Hie article also refers to our teachers as not being concerned. "We desire to inform you that your administration, school board and I can certainly speak for the faculty do not believe that our schools are full of dope addicts. We recognize that some students may be experimenting and perhaps a few students may occasionally be on the hard stuff; however we have much more confidence in the entire student body and do not be­ lieve that the school is full of dope addicts. "It seems that about two weeks ago a reporter from the Waukegan News Sun newspaper visited the West campus to in­ terview students about the white monster in Bull Valley as a hu­ man interest story. It was from the interview that this reporter had with the students that the drug article was written. It is most regrettable that a mere handful of students would vol­ unteer the kind of misleading in­ formation that this eager re­ porter pounced upon and has put into this most damaging ar­ ticle. Perhaps we are seeing a very first rate example of the power of the press when very use bare feet on the large mats which are also used for wrestling practice and matches. After material, pro and con, was read from other schools and universities, it was decided to instruct the athletic director and community school leader either to use other smaller mats or have classes wear judo slippers. Concerning an insurance plan for teachers, Charles Cuda of the faculty and James Law­ rence, business manager, con­ tacted six or seven companies. Nov. 3 was set to accept bids for teacher coverage. A mo­ tion was made to accept the bid of the insurance company which originally set up the policy qualifications if this is lowest of all bids, subject to approval of Cuda and Lawrence. Favorable action was taken on a portion of a Teacher Sal­ ary Index presented by Teacher Representative Cuda, which has been held three months. The index contained ten points, chief of which was the coaches' progressive index based on ex­ perience. After a discussion, Member Clint Claypool made a motion to adopt this particular section on levels I and n only, retroactive to August of this year, and the motion was ap­ proved. Other items on the sal­ ary index were tabled until the next meeting. Althoff, Claypool and Donald Howard spoke favorably of a meeting held jointly with the teachers which they attended not as board members but as in­ dividuals. No decision could be made, they said, but there was an exchange of mutual infor­ mation. Considerable time was taken up over discussion of the mor­ atorium for peace held the pre­ vious Wednesday and which is scheduled two or three more days in the months ahead. The board members were informed that the previous Monday, no­ tices were given out, advising students to strike. The next day the same students were told the county moratorium was not held for this purpose. Superintendents and princi­ pals refused to close school and announced that skipping classes would be considered as truancy. Principal Richard Swantz credited a former MCHS stu­ dent, Nancy Kralowetz, Wake­ field, with stopping a large walk-out. She came to school after hearing of the decision fragmented information-*man^to leave, and said such printed. Perhaps we can al­ so see how a mere handful of students, in their desire to become dramatic, can penalize thousands of other upstanding, well motivated students. The problems that this reporter has caused with writing about the Whitt Monster in Bull Valley are mild when compared to the implication that many of our students are habitual drug us­ ers. Hie article on the White Monster in Bull Valley will be forgotten long before the words which accuse you. In­ cidentally, please note that the picture of the girl on the front page is not a McHenry student. "In summary, we want to say that from the school board on down-and I speak for the en­ tire staff-that we disagree with this article as we have much more faith in the student body and your habits than this ar­ ticle warrants. We shall con­ tinue to show our concern and faith in you." Another matter discussed was whether adult education judo classes should be allowed to Up-date your fife action was against the inten­ tion of the moratorium. It • was disclosed that the no­ tices were printed in school, on school paper. However, au­ thorities were unable to trace the students involved. Hie board expressed displeasure over this procedure and asked thatevery­ thing possible be done to halt the practice. Harvey Ahitow, community school director, gave a report on the 1969 fall adult education program, which grows larger each semester. Ahitow also reported on the Teen club conducted Tuesday When was the last time you reviewed your life insurance program? You gets good deal in life with State Farm. Come in or call. JOE PODPORA 1212 Green 385-4080 "Ultra" Solid State HUMIDIFIER ends dry-air problems automatically Helps relieve discomforts of nasal dryness ; .. lets you breathe easier, feel fresher. Exclusive modulating Solid State sensor synchronizes fan and filter-drum. Produces constant, even humidity level with minimum fan and filter speeds. Super-quiet! Other features: convenient filling from front, draft-reducing top air­ flow, easy-cleaning removable res­ ervoir, automatic shutoff and hu- midistat . . . plus handsome furni­ ture styling. Capacity, 2500 sq. ft. (ave. 4-bedroom home). SUMMER COVER INCLUDED 119" STATI FARM State Farm is all you need to know about insurance. STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY HOME OFFICE: BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS Water Wheel moisturizing action Filter rotates through water reservoir ior quiet, efficient humid­ ifying. Other models from $49.95 CAREY Appliance 1241 N. Green cHenr; nights for East and West cam­ pus students. A total of 200 young people have the use of both gyms for sports, as well as the weight-lifting room, swimming pool and snack bar. It was described as a very suc­ cessful program to date. The board approved a re­ quest for use of the East cam­ pus gym to be available in case of rain on Veteran's Day. A motion was approved for payment to Lee & Electric Co., $7,848 for life safety work at East campus; also Carey Elec­ tric, $12,089.11, the final pay­ ment for West campus; Joe Frett & Son, $19,440, partial payment for life safety work and $1,054.64 for performance bond. Members approved the pur­ chase of four additional draft­ ing tables for West campus at a cost of approximately $650. A bid of the J.S. Latta Co. for $206 also was accepted for drapes for teachers' lounge and conference room at West cam­ pus, and $315 for the bid of Art Drapery Studios. The bid of Arrow TV was accepted for $226 to place a TV antenna, with rotor, at West campus. Approval was given to set the athletic coaches' travel bud­ get for clinics and tournaments at $1,000. The original request was $1,500. With only one negative vote, the board favored a motion to accept the bid of William Glos- son for $3,010 and the McHenry Fence Co. for $1,122.10 in prep­ aration for the bus parking lot section of the football field, subject to approval from Dis­ trict 15 board, which is sharing the expense. The one "no" vote was made by Claypool. The meeting was adjourned to go into executive session. Read your BIBLE daily OO TO CHURCH SUNDAY NAME LOCAL STATE SCHOLARS (Continued from page 1) street, Jane Robertson, 3715 W. Lee street, Donald Smith, 3905 W. Maple avenue, Wil­ liam Sund, 4219 W. Ponca street, Rosemarie Thelen, 313 W. Ringwood road, Martin To­ ken, 820 N. River road, Cher- ise Toussaint, 3013 Emily lane, Susan Voorhees, 6210 Mason Hill, Susann Wozniak, 2313 W. Wright road, Linda Wright, 5108 W. Fountain and Robert Zimmerman, 719 N. Lillian street; Also Susan Graff of Ringwood; Victoria Bonner, Virginia Cum- mings, Karen Murphy and Cyn­ thia Pratt, all of Spring Grove; Larry Church, Virgil Liptak, Musin' & Meanderin (Continued from page 1) cloak of anonymity, have rath­ er served as provocation for a public to indict a school sys­ tem, a police force and the community, in general. Both the police and school admit the problem still exists and the most serious obstacle may be difficulty in adequate communication with parents. However, the opinion of both is that the situation is no worse than a year ago, when it first came to widespread attention. We have not always been in accord with all school policies and at such times have ejqpress- ed our opposition so that the public might make its own de­ cision. This week, however, we regret the unfortunate position for which the schools have been singled out inspite of their con­ tinuing effort to combat a ser­ ious problem. We cannot help but feel that each of us has been made to share in an indict­ ment for a shame which blank­ ets not only McHenry but large a n d s m a l l c o m m u n i t i e s throughout the country. K.A.F. k VERY SPECIAL OFFER TO HOMtOWNIRS FREE introductory offer preceding the opening of our NEW Branch Office in the Northern Illinois Area. f f'\ v * , j ~ NbW yoii can* enjoy the beauty and money saving advantages of B. F. Goodrich Vinyl- Tex Siding, the space-age remodeling mat­ erial guaranteed not to chip, crack, peel, dent, rot, fade, or rust. Insulates winter and summer. No need to ever paint again. FOR INTRODUCTORY PURPOSES 25 HOMES In this area will re-sided at factory cost including labor and materials. 100% Financing available. 7 years or longer to pay. Name your own terms. Your home does not have to be clear to qualify. Brian Stahl and Stephen Thomp­ son, all of Wonder Lake. The State Scholars represent nearly every high school in the state and Were chosen from the 56,062 students who entered the competition by taking either the April 26 or July 19,1969, ex­ amination administered by the American College Testing pro­ gram (ACT). Monetary awards up to $1,200 for 1970-71 for use toward tu­ ition and mandatory fees at the public or private college in Ill­ inois of the student's choice will be conferred upon those State Scholars who have financial need as evidenced by data pro­ vided by the student and his family. Further, in recognition of their outstanding scholastic achievement, all State Scholars receive a Certificate of Merit. Any student who is not named in the competitive State Scholarship program who also is a United States citizen, an Illinois resident, and will at­ tend an approved college in Ill­ inois in September, 1970, may obtain Grant Program mater­ ials in late October through any high school in Illinois or by writing directly to the Ill­ inois State Scholarship com­ mission, Box 607, Deerfield. CITY VOTES ON SEWER BOND SALE (Continued from page 1) given to the kiddies who visit Santa Claus at Christmas time. It was gratifying to the Ma­ yor and Council members to re­ ceive a letter from Payton Chevrolet commending the po­ lice department for promptness and efficient work in recovery of stolen goods. The meeting closed on a pleasant note when Edward Sass addressed appre­ ciation to the city for action in correcting flood conditions in the Whispering Oaks area. VANDALISM IN OPPOSITE ENDS OF TOWNSHIP (Continued from page 1) Police investigated a report by Edward Walczak of 3406 Westwood, Wonder Lake, last week, stating that upon his re­ turn home following fc short absence, the rear storm door window had been broken, ev­ idently by a rock thrown from the road about 25 feet distant. A battery was reported stol­ en from a car of Donald Mellon, 5519 E. Lake Shore drive, Won­ der Lake. A neighbor, Mrs. Jack Phillips, notified the sher­ iff. The same night, Mrs. Phil­ lips said there was some van­ dalism to her car. BURGLARY Mark • Neines, 2108 N. Orchard Beach drive, McHen­ ry reported to the sheriffs office that his house had been entered by removing the win­ dow. Although nothing was mis­ sing, a pile of records was dis­ turbed. MINOR CRASHES EARLY IN WEEK INVESTIGATED (Continued from page 1) rests. Deputies said Giesler was travelling west on the highway when Stuart pulled out of a service station in front of him. As Giesler attempted to pass the truck, Stuart turned left in front of the other auto to con­ tinue on Lily Lake road. To avoid hitting him, Giesler struck the Freund car which was stopped at a sign. Giesler then hit Stuart. Robert L. Cooper of 11001 Johnsburg-Wilmot road, Spring Grove, was charged with driv­ ing while license or permit was suspended or revoked and with leaving the scene of an ac­ cident Wednesday. His bond was set at $1,000 and the court hearing date scheduled for Nov. 6. The arrest was made after Cooper allegedly struck a parked truck at the intersec­ tion of Rtes. 12 and 31, Rich­ mond, after which he left the scene. A witness obtained the license number of Cooper's car and deputies made the arrest at his home. SUBURBAN DIETETIC MEET AT HOSPITAL (Continued from oage i; of the Illinois Dietetic associa­ tion, with all members of the area group also members of the American Dietetic associa­ tion. To become a dietitian, a student is required to have four years of college or un­ iversity, majoring in foods and nutrition, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree. This is followed by a year of internship at an accredited hos­ pital, on completion of which she applies for membership in the American Dietetic associa­ tion. Mrs. Madden is a graduate of Stout State college, Menom- onie, Wis., and took her intern­ ship at Good Samaritan hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Brody received her B.S. from the Un­ iversity of California at Berk­ eley and interned at Califor­ nia Lutheran hospital in Los Angeles. Other North Suburban members in the area include Miss Marie DeGreef and Mrs. Robert Johns of Memorial Hos­ pital for McHenry County, Woodstock, Mrs. Robert Stur- devarrt, Mrs. Henry Zinkann and Mrs. Robert Kier, home- makers. All registered dietitians will receive one hour continuing ed­ ucation credit for this meeting. FRI. OCTOBER 24, 1969 - PLAINDEALER - PG. 5 ANNUAL TAX SALE SET NOVEMBER 17 (Continued from page 1) "That's what the tax sale is all about," points out County Treasurer Cal Skinner, Jr. "People get the opportunity to pay other people's taxes at the sale." Naturally, there has to be an incentive for someone to pay another's taxes. Part of that incentive is the possibility of making up to a 48 per cent return on one's investment over a two-year period. Another in­ centive is the possibility of e- ventually obtaining ownership of the real estate in question. Just because someone can't pay his taxes by the time of the tax sale does not mean he will lose his property. State law provides that the delinquent taxpayer can redeem his taxes anytime within a two-year per­ iod. The catch is that one may be forced to pay up to 24 per­ cent interest on the amout|t paid by the tax buyer for eacjfi of those years. Even today, that is a high interest rate. Next week a detailed explan­ ation will appear in this paper regarding how to go about "buy­ ing taxes." The Treasurer will explain the mechanics of the tax sale. Later, the scavenger sale will also be explained. SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPLORES SCOPE OF MONSTER STORY (Continued from page 1) agers in that area over last weekend, after the story ap­ peared in a Waukegan paper. Residents of Bull Valley have told of thefts taking place. They said the trek to that community caused a serious hazard since some of the young people car­ ried guns, presumably to kill the "monster". A month old foreign sports car was destroyed by fire at 2509 W. Johnsburg road about 9 o'clock Thursday morning. Fire Chief Glenn Peterson said Joann Wolf had started the car, thought she smelled fumes, and left it for a few moments to warmlup. When she returned the car was afire. 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