Second row, Randall Kohl, International Register Co. award; David Sweeney, SAR award; Carol Leighty, American Legion; Terrance Gough, DePaul university scholarship; Denise Higgins, Women's club of Wonder Lake scholarship; Keith Durkin, American Legion and American Field Service; Charlene Weingart, DAR award; Keith Mierzwa, Drake university scholarship; John Janowiak, Metallurgical Engineering grant, University of Illinois School of Engineering. STAFF PHOTOS -WAYNE GAYLORD A large class of 441 seniors will receive diplomas at im pressive ceremonies to be held on McCracken field Wednesday night, June 11, at 8 p.m. This will be the McHenry high school's fifty-fifth annual commencement exercises. Following the introduction by D. William Dodds, assistant principal, Supt. Richard A. Swantz will present brief remarks to the graduates, their families and friends. Awards for top ranking (Continued on page 15) One Clean-Up Day For Each Section Of City McHenry will have only one clean-up day for each section of the city this year. Everything must be on the curb by 6 a.m. the scheduled day. Monday, June 16, has been set for north of Waukegan street and east of the railroad tracks; Tuesday, June 17, south of Waukegan street and east of the tracks; Wednesday, June 18, south of Rt. 120 and west of the tracks; and Thursday, June 19, north of Rt. 120 and west of the tracks. Nothing should be included that is heavier than two men Can lift or carry. All grass clippings, leaves, twigs and other yard and garden debris must be in containers. Newspapers must be either tied or bagged. No brysh, lumber, or big rocks will be taken, and there will be no shoveling of debris. Dangerous Gases Stolen At Hospital Chief of Police Kenneth Espey urges area residents to watch for four blue tanks of dangerous gases which were stolen from a storage area at McHenry hospital sometime between 8 a.m. Thursday, June 5, and 8 a.m. Friday, June 6. The tanks, which contain gases used for surgical procedures, are very dangerous in the hands of inexperienced people, Espey warns. The gas is lethal when inhaled in a closed room, he stressed. Though the tanks will not explode, the gases can feed a fire if exposed to open flames. The stolen tanks are similar in appearance to oxygen tanks. They are 4Vfe feet high and weigh about 150 lbs , each. Anyone having any information regarding such tanks is asked to notify the McHenry Police department or McHenry hospital immediately. The auxiliary to McHenry hospital, whose volunteers constantly are working at making hospital stays more cheerful and providing the latest in equipment through fund raising events, is spon soring its nineteenth Annual McHenry Country Art Fair. The special privilege of previewing the show this year is again extended to patrons of the event. Previous years' patrons have been notified by John and Carolyn Burr, Patrons' chairmen, of their special showing. Anyone in terested in becoming a patron is invited to do so by simply pledging any amount from $5 toward the purchase price of any piece of art. By enclosing name, address, phone and amount of pledge in an en velope and mailing it to Country Art Fair. PPO. Box 69, McHenry, the patron is entitled to preview the show Wed nesday, June 18, from 10 until 10. With the entry registrations almost complete, a wide range of art work is to be found; oils, watercolor, graphics, ceramics, metal sculpture among them. A special photo show is again a feature along with the new Junior college exhibit, Children's show, and One Man show by Ron Wilson. Gymnasium booth sales have expanded their space to provide easier viewing and more display area by in dividual artists and photographers. Mrs. Karen Gemell, registration chairman, and Hank Miller, photo show, remind artists and photographers still interested in registering to do so on one of the two receiving days, Saturday, June 14, from 10 to 5, or Sunday, June 15, from 1 to 4. Public showing dates are June 20, 21 and 22 at Parkland school in McHenry. SELECT TWO QUEENS Plans have been completed for the judging of the Marine Festival queen. It will be held Thursday night, June 12, at 7;30 at the Legion home on Ringwood road, according to Sharon Nye, who conducts the charm course. The public is invited. The contest to select Miss Wonder Lake will be held the same night at Nativity Lutheran church at 8 p.m. There are six candidates. MCHS To Graduate, 441 Seniors June 11 * too THE VOLUME 99 NUMBER 89 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1975 15' 26 PAGES 2 SECTIONS PIUS ONE SUPPLEMENT MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAINO-LAKES REGION SINCE 1675 Stage Band Open Season The McHenry city stage band will open another season of concerts in the city park band shell this Thursday, June 12, at 8 p.m. Mayor Joseph Stanek will be present' to extend a welcome to the public. There will be eight concerts through the months of June and July. Director Bob Freund has chosen the following selections for the first concert: "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose", "TSOP", "I've Been Working On" The Railroad", "Tribute to the Duke", "Tijuana Bamba", "Here's The Band", "Poor Butterfly", "Serenade in Blue", "Rollin", "The Queen Bee", "I've Gotta Be Me", "On The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" and "I Remember Basie". Annual Art Fair Benefits Motorcyclists Injured In One Of Many Area Crashes McHenry Senior Top Ranking Marian Student Damage Results Honored for special school achievements ai the Tribute to the Class of 1975 are these seniors: First row, Christine Darr, Student Council scholarship; Deborah Freund, perfect attendance; Sandra Clark, Drama club scholarship; Linda Randall, Buckner scholarship loan; Anita Paunescu ., band scholarship; Joseph Szamlewski, Home Economics special award; Kenne Ludwig, Gary Vogt Athletic and Achievement award; second row, from left, Evelyn Krysiak, shorthand award; Jeff Bierman, perfect attendance; Cathy Scully,.Science club scholarship; Christine Thorne, outstanding achievement in the field of Data Processing; FrOITI TWO FlfSS Keith Otterson, chorus scholarship (alternate); Tom Knaack, 1 excellent attendance award; third row, Carol Leighty, chorus and A garage fire at the Ray Student Council scholarships; Pam Shuttleworth, Student Council Sc hiller residence, 905 Draper scholarship; Laura Bender, chorus scholarship; Denise Higgins, road, McHenry, brought Student Council scholarship; Patricia Estis, perfect attendance; members of Company 1 to the David Sweeney, Student Council scholarship and Drama club scene at 4:29 P m 'ast Friday, scholarship; Henry Voorhees, Science club scholarship. Damage was estimated at $300. Previously, a car fire to the vehicle of William Webb, parked at the V.F.W. clubhouse, amounted to $500 damage. Company 1 firemen were called. Lightning damaged the Richard Welter home, 10007 Kdgewood drive, McHenry. However, no fire resulted. - An alarm was set< off ac cidentally at 10:33 a.m. Mon day at Montini school while Illinois Bell Telephone com pany employees were working on the wires. O'Brien was south-bound on Keystone road and as he crested the hill on a curve, lost control of his vehicle. He drove onto the opposite*"*shoulder and off the roadway, where he hit d power pole. Two Chicago youths were admitted to McHenry hospital following a one-car accident on Route 12, just northwest of Fox Lake road, Monday morning about 1:45. Joseph M. Rabon of 3306 S. Union and his passenger, Michael A. Stanis of 3633 S. Mozart, both of Chicago, were taken to McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg Rescue squad. They were reported in satisfactory condition Monday afternoon. According to sheriff's police, Rabon was southeast-bound on the highway when a semi trailer truck passed him on a curve and then cut into his lane of traffic. Rabon applied his brakes and they locked. He was not able to remember what happened after that. He regained consciousness after being thrown from his vehicle. Evidence at the scene in dicated the auto rolled over and skidded 255 feet before coming to rest. Nine-year-old Robert M. Espinosa of 1610 N. Ranch road, McHenry, escaped serious injury after the bicycle he was riding was hit by a car Friday evening about 6:30 at the intersection of Lincoln and Mar roads. William E. Kirk of 417 N. Front street, McHenry, was west-bound on Lincoln when the boy suddenly entered the in tersection at a high rate of speed. Kirk applied his brakes but his front bumper hit the rear of the bike. About 60 feet of skid marks were left on the roadway by the car. The boy told sheriff's police he saw the car but skidded on (Continued on page 15) announcement on this high honor was delayed until final grades were computed for the second semester. David has been determined to be the highest ranking senior of the class of '75 and will be awarded the valedictorian award while Mary Raica has attained the honor of salutatorian. David received the Rotary club award and Mary was awarded a certificate by the Kiwanis club for her high academic achievement. Those receiving scholarships included Maria Metzger of McHenry who was awarded the National College of Education Competition scholarship. Michael Miller of McHenry received the Merit scholarship given by Marquette university. The Chicago Tribune Carrier scholarship was won by John Ippolito of McHenry. Robert Dolan of the Knights . of Columbus presented William Dicker of Wonder Lake with a scholarship grant. The United States Marine Corps Devil Dog award presented for the first time at Marian Central was won by Samuel Anderson of McHenry. This presentation was made by Gunnery Sgt. James W. Ken nedy, U.S.M.C. Several Citizenship awards were conferred O.C. O'Hara of the American Legion conferred awards on Lisa Huemann of McHenry and Michael Kelly of Woodstock. The Woodstock Veterans of Foreign Wars citation was received by An nette Pitzen and Rick Landre, both of McHenry. Michael Miller was given the Lions club award by Dr John Kugler, and Mr . Harold Evans of the Woodstock Council 776 of the Knights of Columbus presented the Catholic Action Award to David Bolger Music awards were presented to five members of Marian's original band, Maria (Continued on page 15) Receiving other special honors last week are the seniors shown above: First row, from left, Donna Bielawa, McHenry, Business & Professional Women's club scholarship; Karen Moe, Memorial hospital nursing scholarship: Christine Darr, Ricky Prine scholarship; Deborah Freund, McHenry hospital scholarship (physical therapy); Cathy Scully, McHenry Business & Professional Women's club scholarship; Linda Randall, Kiwanis scholarship; Dan Fry, American Field Service; Mara Jones, alternate band scholarship-Ripon scholarship, and Julie Lunkenheimer, Betty Crocker Family Leader of Tomorrow award. Local Hospital Two McHenry men were taken to McHenry hospital after a motorcycle accident on Route 120, just east of Chapel Hill road, Sunday morning about 2:15. Joseph F. Sebesta of 819 First avenue, Ingleside, and his passenger, Raymond A. Jett of 1620 Knoll avenue, McHenry, were taken to the hospital by the McHenry Rescue squad. Sebesta refused medical treatment but Jett was treated and released. When deputies arrived at the scene, Sebesta didn't remember what had happened or who was with him on the cycle. It was determined the cycle was enroute to McHenry when it began to skid on gravel on the south shoulder of the highway and tipped over. Kevin M. O'Brien of 7502 Salem road, Wonder Lake, was injured Saturday morning about 1:30 when the car he was driving hit a power pole on Keystone road, one-half mile from Tryon Grove road. He was taken to Memorial hospital by a passing motorist, where he was treated for his injuries. Marian Central Catholic high school observed its annual Honors day with the awarding of numerous scholarships and citations. The Rev. James Moses,superintendent of the McHenry board of Catholic education, made the in vocation. The keynote address, "The Value of Excellence", was given by Dr. James R Davis, president of McHenry County college. Highlighting the assembly of students and parents was the announcement that Mary Raica and David Bolger were the two highest ranking members of the class of 1975. Competition for the vaJedic- torian and salutatorian awards was so close that the final Much as it seems like only yesterday, it will soon be three years since we reluctantly dragged our feet out of the car that might have competed with the inert turtle in reaching the county driver license station. It was our first experience with government testing, and our nerves were hardly up to the task ahead. The long wait, the six-choice test itself, the visual examination, and the an nouncement that we had passed, all remain very vivid memories. Three years? It couldn't be! Just as we were con templating what our luck might be on drawing a release in 1975 from the painful procedure, something in a newspaper attracted our eye. Secretary of State Michael Howlett was quoted in a speech* as describing the Illinois Rules of the Road as a "simple, in structional textbook instead of a public relations tool". We remember well, as the Secretary told in his speech, how in 1973, just after we completed our gruelling session with the testers, a new edition was published. As we recall, it eliminated the five-and six-part questions that required correct answer for each. The new edition, according to Mr. Howlett, cost only 8.9 cents a copy to publish compared to 17.3 cents for the previous publication of the booklet in 1971. Maybe That fact was of Young Malaysian Girl To Study In McHenry DaVid Bolger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Bolger of 3513 W. Broad street, McHenry was recently named the valedictorian of the class of 1975 at Marian Central Catholic high school. The valedictorian award is the highest academic achievement possible at Marian. David is shown above addressing the student body and guests at the Marian Honors day program. David has also served the school as class president (Junior year) and as president of the National Honor society. interest to the average tax payer, but to one anticipating the test it faded into in significance. What are a few cents one way or the other compared to the anxiety of possibly being denied the privilege to drive? Mr. Howlett, the driver, probably feels the same way we do. But Mr. Howlett, the politician, realizes the necessity of being frugal. One of the ways the cost was kept down, he emphasized, was by eliminating the photographs of elected officials. In the next edition, to be published this year, there will be a photograph of a human being. Those are Mr. Howlett's words, but he assures the public it won't be an elected official. The cover will portray one Kelley Jordan, winner of the bicentennial license plate contest. The Secretary of State meant no harm, but he concluded by telling his audience that the book was produced with "about the same reading level as your1 daily newspapers". That's hitting below the belt, Mr. Howlett, but we'll forgive all if you could just see your way through to send us a driver license notice next month, minus those fateful signs that so glaringly say: "WE WANT YOU" K.A.F. SUDA PARAMAN "I am a most happy, excited Malaysian these days," This is a direct quote from Suda Paraman's first letter to her new host family in McHenry. During 1975-76, the Warren Krebs family will be increased by a 17-year-old daughter, Suda Paraman, from Trengganu, Malaysia, under the auspices of the American Field Service International Scholarship program. In the interim between placement notification and arrival, permission is granted to the family and student to get in touch through correspon dence. Naturally, Suda's first letter is filled with many questions as well as her in terpretive impressions of her new family based on in formation in the application forrps. If her writing is any in dication, her knowledge of English is excellent. As the eldest child in her- Malaysian family, she in dicated she has always desired an older sister or brother, and with the Krebs she shall have both. She was quick to realize, with humor, their difference in stature, for she is only 4'10" tall while all live members of the Krebs family range from 5'6 , /2" to 6'3" tall. It also pleased her that they all share family mutual love for music and animals. Attempting to be practical, she wondered how sufficient the sixteen dollars-a-month budget would be and about her compulsary courses in high school so that (Continued on page 15)