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:v Biographies Of College Candidates f J. WILLIAM BANKER liyes in the unincorporated area of Woodstock at 805 Hickory road, and is the father of three children, ages 6, 3 and 1 years. He is the president of a financial institution in Woodstock and was educated at the University of Pennsylvania. He has never held public office. He considers the immediate -organizational problems which face the board as being the primary major" problems. ARTHUR C. BEARD lives In the incorporated area of Woodstock at 611 McHenry avenue. He is the father of two children, ages 24 and 29. , Mr. Beard is a high school graduates attended Purdue and Northwestern universities, and is semi ^retired. He has never held a public office. He considers the major problems facing this office to be: locating a proper site, building program, and selecting a competent staff. MRS. PATRICIA S. BEASLEY lives in the incorporated area of Crystal Lake, at 710 Country club road. She is married and has four children ages 19, 17,9 and 6 years. She has been educated in engineering and management at Alabama Polytechnic institute and the University of Alabama. She also studied fine arts at Alabama Polytech, New Orleans, Summit, N. J. Fine Arts schpol and Elgin Community college. She is an artist and a teacher in her own studio in Crystal Lake. She has never held public office, but has been a member of the Steering committee, elections committee, survey committee, and Public Relations committee of the Junior College association. She feels that the greatest problem is to establish a quality junior college offering the optimum in education for the entire population of the district, without special consideration for any group or groups. WILLIAM L. BURNETT lives at 447 Eugene court, Crystal Lake, which is in the incorporated area of Crystal Lake. He has five children ranging ages from 17 years to 1 month. He holds an associate of arts degree and was recently promoted from cost estimator to a position in the systems and procedures department of a Crystal Lake manufacturing company. ~ Mr. Burnett feels that the major problem facing the board is that of opening the junior college most expeditiously and with greatest benefit to the district. Although he has never held public office, he has, in addition to those offices mentioned above, served as chairman of the Commission on Education <4 the First Methodist Church of Crystal Lake, on the Boys and Girls Committee of the Kiwanis Club, and on the Lake Region YMCA. - • . ROBERT ERIC FRANZ liyes at 511 Meridian-street in the incorporated area of Crystal Lake, He is married and has three- children. At present, he is in the insurance business and has a B.A. in physical education and a M.A. in educational administration. Previous to going into the insurance business, he was a head line football coach and assistant wrestling coach at Southern Illinois university for ten years. At present he is a member of the board of education of Crystal Lake Community High school. DR. J. F. HARRIS, M.D. lives in an incorporated area at 5506 Geo street, Richmond, is married and is the father of three boys, ages 24, 27 and 29* Dr. Harris has served 18 years oh the high school board and four years On the town board. All of his children have college degrees, one is a Ph.D. In his opinion, the major problems facing the office are: (a) procuring a suitable location and enough land, (b) hiring a college president, (c) building buildings, (d) adopting a curriculum. MRS. JOAN HILL lives on Rural Route 2, Crystal Lake in an unincorporated area. She has three children ages 15, 13, and 9. She attended DePauw University, Greencastle, Did., for two years and has taken numerous special courses. At present she is a licensed real estate broker, self-employed. She has held no public office, but served as. secretary of the Junior College association and the McHenry County Educational foundation from their inception. She also served as first chairman Of the Association Public Relatiohs committee. She is also a member of the citizen's advisory council for School District 47 in Crystal Lake. Mrs. Hill feels that the biggest problems facing the newly elected board are "finding an inspired and efficient administrator who will attract a good staff and present a balanced curriculum." She also feels that the selection of a site convenient to the majority of students which is economical tO&ur^, has served on the local grade school board and as village trustee. He feels that the major problems feeing the new Junior College board are "organization, finance and public support". DR. ALEXANDER D. LESCHUCK, M.D. lives in an incorporated area, at 307 East Roosevelt, Harvard. He is married, has three children, a daughter in college, a son in high school and a daughter at' home. He received his medical training at Rush Medical college, Chicago, and did His undergraduate work in education and microbiology at the University of South Dakota. He has practiced medicine, in this county for twenty-one years, is on the teaching staff of Loyola University School of Medicine, is a senior surgeon in the U.S. Public Health service and is medical director and administrator of Mercy hospital free clinics and home medical services which he organized. Dr. Les chuck considers the major problems facing the office to be that of organization, without which the greatest return on the investment of time and money will not be realized. He believes "continuing education would further mean selfeducation, not continuing instruction." MRS. NAOMI MEYER lives at 2709 W. Pueblo drive in the unincorporated area of McHenry. She has two children, ages 21 and 18. Mrs. Meyer graduated from Morgan Park high school in Chicago, and took courses at Elgin Junior college in accounting, business management and industrial psychology. She has had varied business experience both with financial institutions and for High School District 156. At present she is secretary and office manager for a firm in McHenry. She has served on School District 15 board of education for eleven years, six as secretary. She feels that the major problems for the new board are establishing a comprehensive program as soon as possible, as well as the employment of competent administrators and faculty. She also feels that the determination of curriculum and facilities are among the first major problems. * $h&ha6 also been active in a house wiCe. She has never held public office. ^ The final selection ofthe most favorable site, acquiringproper teachers, setting up high quality references, texts, letting the public know what is happening, and salaries paid to teachers are the most important problems in her opinion. E. C. NICHOLS a father of two children, ages 24 and 28, lives in an incorporated area at 521 East Grant highway, Marengo. He has been a school superintendent for the past twenty- six years, the last seventeen at Marengo. Mr. Nichols holds a B.Ed., M.A. and M,Ed. degrees. While he has held no elective public office, Mr. Nichols serviced as general chairman ofthe McHenry County Junior College association which brought the issue of a junior college district to a successful referendum. He is currently chairman of. the Board of the McHenry County Educational foundation. Mr. Nichols considers the major problems of the new junior college board to be: (a) selection of acollege president, (b) establishing aims and objectives of the college and establishing the necessary policies, "In short, creating a junior college from the beginning." RALPH L. NICHOLS lives in an unincorporated area at 14121 Nichols road, Hebron. He has three children, ages 37, 35 and 33. After graduation from Hebron high school, he attended college of agriculture at the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Nichols is self-employed as a dairy and grain farmer. He has not previously held a public office. Mr. Nichols feels the major problems facing this office "have not yet appeared". CHARLES R. "CHUCK" PETERSON lives at 2815 N. Magellan drive, McHenry, in an unincorporated area, He has three daughters, ages 23, 21, and 12. He is a graduate of Lane Technical school, Chicago, and of the Air Force Aviation Cadet school in Texas. He is currently engaged in the life insurance business specializing in business, estate and family financial planning. He has held no public office. Mr. Peterson feels the major problem facing the office he seeks is "The establishment of a first class, properly accredited Junior College for McHenry County." He is a member and past president of the McHenry Rotary club; a past co-president of the McHenry Community P.T.Aj»; member and pastpres- 1 ident of the board of trustees of the McHenry Community ..Methodist church; and a trustee ' of the Easter Seals Therapy Center for McHenry County. He sees "the only 'program* an individual could possibly have at this point is to give his best effort to the proper planning, development and ultimate operation of a Junior. College for McHenry County. »Only after the board is selected and all essential data is gathered, can a 'program' take shape." Mr. Peterson, before going into the life insurance business, was self -employed in the water softener business. He has been an airport management consultant and engineer with the F. A. A. 'and served as a pilot in the Air Force, achieving the rank of captain. WILLIAM "BILL" RITTER lives in an incorporated area, at 427 North Seminary avenue, Woodstock. He is the father of an 18-year-old daughter who will be a freshman in college in the fall. He is a graduate of Woodstock Community high school, attended North Central college, Naperville, the University of Iowa, (pre-flight school) and graduated from the U.S. Naval Aviation Flight school at Pensacola, Fla. He is now employed as a fixture maker in a Woodstock industrial plant where he has been employed twenty-seven years. He has held no public office but has served as chairman of the shop bargaining committee of Local 922, United Auto Workers. Mr. Ritter describes the major problems facing the new chase and devel^isimpot^|nt.i4ilhe P.T.A., Citizen's commit^ ERVIN J. KVIDERA lives at 117 Seebert street in the incorporated area of Cary. He is married and has six children ranging in age from 22 to 5 years of age. He is a graduate of Crystal Lake high school and attended the U. of 111. for one year. He is now owner and operator of a meat market. He tee for school referendums and the Community Methodist ' church of McHenry. MRS. NANCY C. MODRICH lives in the incorporated area of Crystal Lake at 342 Hickory drive. 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MARG ROM lives inthe incorporated area of Crystal Lake at 1411 Lane Vista. She has one child, age 29. She has a B.A. degree from Northwestern university and has done graduate work in education at Northwestern and at the University of Chicago. At present, she is the editor and publisher of< the Crystal Lake News. She has never held public office. She feels that the major problems that exist are "to erect a junior college which will best meet the needs ofthe students." She thinks that location of the building, construction, courses offered, teachers hired and administrative policy must all be considered. DAVID E. SCHARENBERG, who lives in an unincorporated area on Route 1, Marengo, has four children ages 22, 20, 16, and 13. Upon completion of high school he attended college at Ohio State university. At present, he is a captain for one of the large airlines. He has not previously held a public office. Mr. Scharenberg considers the following major problems facing this office as those of finding a president, organizing and beginning operation as soon as possible, and selecting a suitable curriculum to meet the needs. ROBERT A. SCHOENBECK, who lives in an unincorporated area, at 8803 Burgett road, Richmond, has one child, age 3. Upon completion of his high school education at Hebron, he attended the agriculture school at Wilmot, Wis. He has pre-, viously held the following public offices: Post commander, American Legion, treasurer and member of the board, McHenry County Farm Bureau, and member of the Junior College association. Mr. Shoenbeck considers the major problems facing this office as: (a) to get the junior college into operation immediately, (b) to organize the basic curriculum, (c) to select and hire faculty and admini strators, (d) select the site for the jun- MAY 25, 1967 - PLAIN DEALER - SEC. 2, PG. 9 ior college, and (e) plan and construct the junior college facilities and campus. CAL SKINNER, SR., representing an incorporated area, resides at 275 Meridian street, Crystal Lake. He has three children, ages 24, 22, and 14. Mr. Skinner is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in education and agriculture. He has done supplemental work in agriculture and accounting. He is employed in association management. He has formerly held the following public offices: President, City , Council, Easton, Md., and vicechairman, Planning and Zoning commission. He was corresponding secretary of the Junior College association and the McHenry County Educational foundation from their inception and continues in that office for the latter. Mr. Skinner considers the major problems this office faces as "Establishing a fine community college to serve the needs of students and the interests of all the people of the area along with involving volunteers of the county in a continuing interest in the college so they will be willing and anxious to contribute of their time and talents <to help make it the outstanding college which has been visualized." THOMAS J. PARSLEY, lives at 4915 TerraCotta road, Crystal Lake, in the unincorporated area. He is married, has two daughters, ages 13 months and 1 month. He is a graduate of Notre Dame university and has taken advanced courses at De- Paul, Northwestern and Northern Illinois universities. He has not previously held public office. He served on the Junior College association. Mr. Parsley considers the major problems facing the office to be (1) the selection of a competent administrator and staff, (b) the determination of the proper curricula, (c) communication with the public and (d) selection of a suitable site. Mr. Parsley is a teacher in Woodstock. ARTHUR F. DIXON resides at 708 Hayes street, Harvard, in the incorporated area. He is the father of four children, ages 26, 24, 22, and 21. He attended Columbia college, .For a Sunny Mood... White Stag's summery "Club Nassau" of 65% Dacron1^ polyester, 35% cotton basketweave that side zips for slim fit and is Stag-Prest for a permanent press finish. $7.00. The long, lean "Nassau Tank Top" of 100% cotton knit is scooped low in front and back. $4.00. Sizes 8-18 ' Colors Yellow, Pink, Blue, Green f • ' X^enevieve A 1315 Riverside Drive,, McHenry where he majored in business administration. He has served as a member of the Harvard City Council. Mr. Dixon has served as president of the Harvard Cham- * ber of Commerce, the Lions club and Business Men's club; as a director of Rotary club; as trustee of St. Joseph's church: trustee and past grand knight of Knights of Columbus, and as a member of the Fox Valley Planning commission. Mr. Dixon says, "I believe that the McHenry County Junior college should provide the educational needs of the youth of our community by offering a curriculum to include: (1) evening courses for working people seeking college credits, (2) a two-year college parallel course (3) a strong technical and vocational program and (4) a high school deficiency program as needed." HISTORICAL TOUR The fascinating story of William Scully and his son, Thomas -- sometimes mysterious, often controversial, but always important figures in the agricultural history of Illinois -- was related to members of the Illinois State Historical socie- 1y during their . annual spring tour at Monticello. Michael J. 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