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PAGE 18-PLAINDEALER-WED,NESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1973 EDITORIALS The Need For Unity The great American experiment in democracy--based on the idea that peoples of various races, creeds and colors can function effectively and maintain unity and solidarity --is threatened by those who resort to violence. Recognition of the many blessings and advantages of being an American should not be overlooked because Ameri­ can society isn't perfect; yet, those who turn to violence and vilification of this country's government and institu­ tions (creating disunity) have helped spur a reawakening of nationalist sentiment among various ethnic groups. To a degree this is natural and desirable, and tradition­ ally American; carried too far it can be divisive and de­ structive. Yet one can hardly blame many ethnics in the cities for banding together today in the face of today's conditions. If American society becomes so violent, disruptive and unattractive life in the old country seems better by com­ parison, the rise in nationalist sentiments is certain to be accelerated. Setting An Example Last year the Idaho legislature adopted a modern probate reform law--a beacon light which should guide other states. With probate cases often consuming years, and lawyers feeding on these estates and reducing their value all that time, Idaho finally acted. Alaska has followed suit. It ap­ pears that Arizona, Hawaii, Pennsylvania and Washington are likely to be next. , The Idaho reform law is simple and inexpensive to bene- / ficiaries. All the work can be performed by a lawyer in one day. Under the old fixed-fee system a $50,000 estate case even settled in a day cost a client $1670. This was such an obvious overcharge the Idaho Bar Association rescinded its fixed fee rule for probate cases and now allows lawyers to charge an hourly fee (Fixed fee systems are under court attack and, hopefully, may soon be banned.) On** University of Idaho Law School professor has esti­ mated the cost of settling a $50,000 estate under the new system at, perhaps, $250. When costs in Idaho system are compared with costs in other states, the contrast is eye- opening. To settle a $100,000 estate, the Idaho cost is likely to be less than $1,000. But in Michigan, for example, the cost would be $4800 under that state's fixed-fee system, plus an additional $2,000 if the attorney were also the executor! Professor William Wellman of the University of Michigan Law school, who helped draft the Idaho reform code, ad­ mits reform efforts will encounter entrenched opposition in many states, where lawyers and probate judges have vest­ ed interests, as do bonding companies. He urges all inter­ ested citizens to let their state legislators know they want the new reform code enacted in their state. McHenry Paper Drive Paper makes up a large portion of the recyclable materials disposed of by families each day, yet only a small percentage of the newspaper and other paper products coming into McHenry daily ever finds its way back to the paper mills for re-use. Help yourself and the environment. Do your part by making the bundling of newspapers a habit. Don't just throw them out with other refuse. They can be recycled, and in the process will help local organizations raise funds for their treasury. McHenry begins its monthly paper drives Feb. 24. They will be held on the last Saturday of each month. The McHenry County Defenders, and this month's workers, the Bull Valley Doers 4-H club, will be there to help you unload newspapers from your car at the Market Place parking lot on the twenty-fourth. Corrugated cardboard, flattened, and tied in bundles will be accepted. Magazines, tied in bundles, will also be welcomed. Keep newspapers, cardboard and magazines separate from each other. If your 4-H club, Scout troop, ecology club or other young people's group would like to participate in one of the future drives, contact the Defenders representative at 385-8512. mmi immm CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT At the heart of every in­ structional program is the school curriculum. Curriculum has come to mean "All the educational activities that schools pursue". This means that all experiences carried on by schools are part of the curriculum. Trying to bring together these experiences so that students receive the most effective and efficient education is the goal of the district. In order to achieve this end, teachers, parents, students, boards of education, and administration must work together. District 15 is now engaged in such an attempt. Several meetings involving parents, teachers, and ad­ ministrators have already taken place. The curriculum structure being sought in District 15 includes the building upon basic concepts beginning at the kindergarten level and carried through the eighth grade, and then matched with ninth grade expectations. For example, in the area of reading, at the kindergarten level there would be an attempt to emphasize reading readiness. One student objective at this level might be: "The kindergarten student should recognize through For Your Information Dear friends, An honorably discharged U.S. War Veteran is en­ titled to an allowance of $250 toward burial and fun- leral expenses. Cost of transhipment from a Veteran's Hospital to place of interment is also provided. Appli­ cation for the Veteran's Burial Allowance \ijust be made within two years from date of burial. Respectfully, PETER M.JUSTEN & SON FUNERAL* HOME McHenry, Illinois . 385-0063 CITY COUNTY MEET'S H . evs MEETING Irt PROGRESS It' the public s business too! jesl & m Property Tax Reform Hearings Scheduled PUBLIC PULSE (The Plaindealer invites the public to use this col­ umn as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only re-> quest is that writers lim­ it themselves to 300 words or less - signature, full address and phone num­ ber. We ask too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We re­ serve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or inob- jectional taste.) ON CTA AID "Editor: "I am very disturbed to note that our Representatives in Springfield are once again bowing to the will of Mayor Daley of Chicago. "Why should the people of Illinois provide, or bail out, the gross mismanagement of the C.T.A. "It must be understood that if our Representatives allow our road money to be used to subsidize the C.T.A. it will not be a one-shot deal., It will continue year after year. "If there is so much surplus road money available, why do we have to put up with the dangerous, full of holes, roads we now have? "To mention a few roads: Rt. 120 from McHenry to Wood­ stock; Rt. 173 from Wilmot to its end; Rt. 176 from the Fox river north to the Harvard area. I'm sure there are many more resurfaced or rebuilt roads sorely needed." "Talk about safety, what could be more unsafe than narrow, bumpy roads full of chuck holes which damage tires and suspension systems? "We all better write our Representatives in Springfiled real quick or we are going to suffer bad roads and an in­ crease in gas tax to cover the coming deficit. "Sincerely, "Werner O. Henneberg "1707 Knoll Ave. "McHenry" EDUCATIONAL THOUGHTS "To the Editor: "Your recent " 'Musin' and Meanderin' " column con­ cerning your visit to East campus was, as usual, a very interesting report. It was both positive and constructive and clearly showed your interest and concern for our young people. Partly as a result of your report, I plan to make a special effort to make a similar visit.' . "There was, however, one particular point that concerned me and that was your unqualified endorsement of Mr. Field's educational philosophy which excludes the type of atmosphere labeled 'per­ missive'. Don't misunderstand. I, too, am opposed to letting young people do whatever they want to do regardless of the feelings and rights of others. For that matter, I'm against letting anyone of any age do that. So, I was pleased to read marking, orally, or by sound the English alphabet." To build upon this objective at the first grade level, the first grade objective might be: "The first grade student shall recognize through marking, orally, or by sound the vowels in the English alphabet." The second grade objective might read: "The second grade student shall recognize through marking, orally, or by sound the short and long sounds of vowels as to the placement of the vowels in words." During the reading lessons beginning with the kin­ dergarten readiness program, the students will be taught the importance of pronouncing the words correctly so that correct spelling habits will be established. Emphasis on spelling will continue throughout the grades. Lip, ear, hand, visual, and thought spelling will be stressed throughout. In addition to the systems approach to spelling, separate spelling rules will be taught. Spaced practice dealing with words and rules will be provided. Reading and spelling objectives will take into ac­ count the age level, ability and development of each student. The purpose of this procedure is to insure success for each student in keeping with his or her present stage of learning achievement. This particular curriculum guide will be different from most. How? It will be developed by the community, teachers, board of education, and ad­ ministration. The success of the program is greatly enhanced because all those concerned are given an active part. If you are interested citizens, please contact the school which your child attends or the Central administration. We encourage your participation at every level of our educational program. | Are You New In ! McHenry Area j Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO CALL * « i ( i i X -I • I l I t l t • K ( •I { y K • K •I ' ' K N O W Y O U R t OUR AREA JOAN STULL FRAN OLSEN 385-5418 385-5740 DORIS ANDRES 385-4518 K0YML WELCOME N E W A R E A - R O Y A L W E L C O M E D O E S I T that both you and Mr. Fields are against pure per­ missiveness. Besides, Dr. Becker of the University of Illinois did some studies which show that a child growing up in a permissive atmosphere which is hostile or cold is 'often delinquent or a conduct problem and tends to be non- compliant and aggressive toward others'. Goodness knows that we have but don't want that at East campus. "I don't recall that either you or Mr. Fields commented on what educational atmosphere you were in favor of other than you were opposed to per­ missiveness. This is not unusual because if you listen carefully you tend to observe that we use the word 'don't' much more than we use the word 'do.' So both you and Mr. Fields believe that per­ missiveness is a 'don't'. If that's the direction we shouldn't be going, I'm curious as to what direction we should be going. I will, in­ cidentally, ask Mr. Fields that question when I get in for my conference. "The opposite behavior or attitude of being permissive is being restrictive. The same Dr. Becker reports that children in a cold and hostile restrictive atmosphere may cause the child to become neurotic, turn his aggression toward himself, become socially withdrawn and shy, and come to despise himself as he himself is despised. Goodness knows that we have but don't want that at East campus either. "Though your comments and Mr. Fields' rejection of per­ missiveness are well in- tentioned I don't believe we know yet whether they're answers to real problems or just more bricks paving the road to you-know-where. "Bob Popovich "2310 N. Riverside Drive "McHenry (Editor's Note: We read the Musin' and Meanderin' column of Feb. 2 again and nowhere can we find either an en- Property tax reform hearings originally scheduled for Feb. 14, have been post­ poned until Saturday, Feb. 24, according to State Rep. Cal Skinner, Jr. The hearings, to be con­ ducted by the Illinois Economic and Fiscal commission of which Skinnner is the only freshman member, were originally scheduled on a day the House of Representatives is in session. "The Economic and Fiscal commission has equal mem­ bership from both houses of the General Assembly," said Dr. Mark Chadwin, director of the commission, "and legislative commissions like ours are barred from meeting when either house is in session." Skinner noted that the Saturday sessions would be more convenient for the public anyway and urged area residents to take the op­ portunity to express their desires for property tax reform. "This will not be a duplication of the Kissel hearings, this time people can talk directly to legislators," he said. The hearings were scheduled for the Metropolitan Sanitary district building in Chicago, William Rainey Harper college Brothers On Dean's List At Loras College Records continue to fall in the area of undergraduate academic achievement at Loras college, Dubuque, Iowa. A total of 229 students qualified for the Dean's list for the first semester, it was announced recently by academic dean, Father Neil Tobin. This is eight higher than the previous record of 221 students established during the second semester of the 1971-72 academic year. - Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. James McAndrews of 7212 W. Bull Valley road, McHenry, were named to this elite group. They are Patrick, who is a senior, and Thomas, a sophomore at the college. In order to qualify for the Dean's list, a student must have an average of 3.35 or better and be carrying at least 12 semester hours. The senior class led the way as 80 members of the class of 1973 were honored while 60 members of the junior class and 45 members of the sophomore class were named to the list. The freshmen class listed 44 of its members. dorsement or a rejection of any kind regarding Mr. Field's educational philosophy. The column contained a listening experience at one of the "coffees" which the East campus principal holds regularly for parents. It presented the views of Mr. Fields and parents in several areas of education. We credited the principal with devoting much time and effort to a school system he is attempting to improve. This was as close as the column came to en­ dorsing anything"). Henry Hock has 17 reasons why you should come to us for income tax help. Reason 9. H & R Block can show you how that new government Short Form you've heard about could cost you money. Few example, if you have interest on your mortgage, medical expense or child care deductions, which are up to forty-eight hundred dollars this year, you cannot itemize them on the Short Form. ErQSCKl T H E I N C O M E T A X P E O P L E ELGIN AREA- 695-3450 • 750 W. Chicago St. ^ • 1060 DundM Ave. •692 Villa St. Rt. 20 • N. Mall M-Dal« Sh. Cntr. ALGONQUIN - 658-5992 216 S. Main St. ANTIOCH - 395-5664 Rt. 59 & Grass Lake Rd. CARY -639-7711 218 W. Main St. CRYSTAL LAKE -815-459-6960 Crystal Lake Plaza HARVARD- 815-943-6410 302 S. Ayer St. LAKE ZURICH-438-5200 6 E. Main St. MARENGO - 815-568-8188 229 S. State St. Cor. Rt. 20 McHENRY - 815-385-8630 3911 W. Main St. ROUND LAKE - 546-4862 221 Washington St. WAUCONDA - 526-8877 206 S. Main St. WOODSTOCK -815-338-0200 1212 N. Seminary Rt. 47 in Palatine, LaSalle-Peru., high school in LaSalle, and. Mt. Vernon high school in Mt. Vernon. The Feb. 24 sessions will be held in the same locations and will begin at9 a.m. Skinner will take part in the Mt. Vernon hearings. Anyone who wishes to testify should contact Chadwin at 610 State Office Building, Springfield 62704. Here & There In BUSINESS Delayed Portion Of Electric Rate Increase Okayed The delayed portion of an electric rate increase approved by the Illinois Commerce commission over a year ago is being placed in effect today by Commonwealth Edison com­ pany. Edison Chairman J. Harris Ward said the slightly higher charges result from the frozen portion of a rate request made over two years ago and par­ tially granted in December, • 1971. The part now taking effect was held up pending con­ firmation of 1972 operating results. I Tax Facts | Roger C. Beck, district director of the Internal Revenue Service for Northern Illinois, has announced that there are a number of tax­ payers who normally should have received Package 1040 series who have received Package 1040A series instead. Mr. Beck said, "In those in­ stances where the wrong tax package was received, a taxpayer can either request the correct package from the In­ ternal Revenue Service, Chicago District Office, P.O. Box 1193, Chicago, Illinois 60690 or he can use the order blank which is part of the 1040A package to order whatever specific forms and-or publications he may need." In addition to the order blank in the 1040A package, there is a list of forms ahd publications defining their use. Beck also said, "Even if a taxpayer receives the wrong tax package he should use the pre-addressed peel-off label attached to that package on whichever return he submits". Taxpayers are also invited to walk into their nearest IRS office where tax forms and publications are available upon request. For almost 2.7 million Edison customers the increase averages about 2.9 per cent and amounts to just under 50 cents a month for average residential users who consume about 500 kilowatt-hours a month. >toRY • OPEN 9 A.M.-9 P.M. WEEKDAYS-9-5 SAT. & SUN. OTHER OFFICES CLOSED SUN. OPTOMETRIST Dr. John F.Kelly At 1224 N. Green St *oet McHenry (Closed Wednescte:') Eyes examined .. Glasfos fitted Contact Lensejv Mrs: Daily 9:30 a.m. t< 5 p.m. Friday Evenings - 8: >0 p.m. Evenings by appointment PHONE 385-0452 Dr. Leonard Bottari Eyes Examined - Contact Lens Glasses Fitted 1303 N. 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