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15® ©THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALERS 15 t'-WK" "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LA KE S REGION SINCE 1875 ' W iliUiillj VOLUME 98 NUMBER 15 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1973 20 PAGES FIFTEEN CENTS Featured In Fest Parade Delay On New College Campus Causes Concern Four Injured, Drivers Ticketed After Crashes The new Viscounts, now known as the McHenry County Viscounts Drum and Bugle corps, will be featured in the Johnshurg Community club annual Saufen und Spiel Fest parade Sunday, Sept. 30. The corps is shown above taking part in a recent parade in Chicago. A -- Sunday, Sept. 30, the McHenry Viscounts and the Black Knights of Gurnee will be featured in the Johnsburg Community club's annual Saufen Und Spiel fest parade in Johnsburg. The parade, beginning at l p.m. in down­ town Johnsburg, will begin a day full of fun ana games for the entire family. In addition to the marching units, the parade will feature commercial and club floats. McHenry County Sheriff Ar­ thur Tyrrell will be the parade marshal and guest speaker of the day. Trophies will be awarded to the parade participants. In­ terested merchants and groups are invited to take part in the parade and should contact Phil Bartmen or Robert Hopp for information. College Offers Adult Education In McHenry ie community's young drum and bugle corps, now known as the McHenry County Viscounts, is making a comeback. Those who have heard the group say it is im­ pressive. Last April the corps was near disbanding due to an apparent lack of interest. There were seven members remaining. Today, a sixty-five-member marching unit is slowly making its way back to the proud tradition which surrounded the corps for so long. Almost none of the new membership could distinguish one note from another at the start, but with perseverance and hard work, they have been able to compete in two contests. Proof of their increased ability is the fact that their score doubled between the first and second competitive events, the last time earning a third place trophy. Members range in age from 9 to 20. New members receive the instrument they choose to play at no charge and are instructed for a small monthly dues. Their activities are exciting, taking them on various weekends to different towns in Illinois and to other states. Even more important is the responsibility taught by par­ ticipation in a disciplined group. They learn the im­ portance of taking care of their equipment and are taught self respect as well as respect for their leaders and others with whom they come in contact. A new drum and bugle corps is taking pride in what mem­ bers are doing. They have convinced us that their home community will soon share that pride. Although the word "county" has been made part of the Viscount name, the majority of the members are still from McHenry. Anyone interested in joining needs only to contact any member for more in­ formation. The ecology route i£ now being travelled bjf state, of­ ficial in a rather Unusual way. Earlier this summer State Treasurer Alan # Dibcon sought authority to have redeemed bonds and bond coupons be destroyed by shredding rather than by "cremation" as called for in present statutes. K.A.F. PUBLICITY WORKSHOP Friday, Sept. 21, is the deadline for club officers and publicity chairmen to enroll in the Plaindealer's publicity workshop for non-profit organizations. Final details will appear in the Friday issue. The workshop is scheduled Thur­ sday evening, Sept. 27, at McHenry hospital at 7:30 p.m. McHenry County college adult education program is under way for the fall semester of 1973. Classes are offered at Baby Sitting Clinic Set For Four Meetings The McHenry Area auxiliary is sponsoring a baby sitting clinic for all students in the McHenry area in grades 7 through 12. It will be free of charge. The clinic is scheduled Sept. 27, Oct. 4,11 and 18 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the James C. Bush (Continued on page 18) Four persons were taken to Memorial hospital, Woodstock, by the Wonder Lake Rescue squad Sunday afternoon about 12:30 after a two-car collision in Wonder Lake. Ermaleen Hayashi of 4305 E. Wonder Lake road, Wonder Lake, was slightly injured, as was the driver of the other auto, Reva L. Buchanan of 6030 N. Kenmore, Chicago, and two of her three passengers, Jeanne A. Wright of Chicago and Cheryl P. Wright of 2502 E. Wonder Lake road, Wonder Lake. No details of the accident were available from the sheriff's office. However, it was noted that Ms. Hayashi was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. John P. Sivertsen of 1501 Eastwood lane, McHenry, was ticketed for failure to yield right-of-way at an intersection following a three-vehicle ac­ cident at the intersection of Route 47 and Charles road, north of Woodstock, Saturday afternoon. Sam DeSalvo, Jr., of 3046 N. Kilpatrick, Chicago, was south­ bound on the highway and as he approached the intersection. the Sivertsen truck pulled into his path and they collided. Sivertsen's truck then traveled into the north-bound lane, where it hit a car driven by Timothy L. Shields of 646 John's road, Woodstock. Shields was stopped in the north-bound lane waiting to turn left onto Charles road. Sivertsen stated he stopped at the sign, looked both ways and seeing no approaching traffic, pulled into the in­ tersection and was hit. Two trucks and a car were involved in an accident Saturday evening on Route 12, just north of Hill road, south of Richmond. A truck driven by Carl Karow, Jr., of Route 5, Burlington, was south-bound on the highway traveling behind another truck driven by Nor- bert J. Hiller of 5603 N. Spring Grove road, McHenry, when Karow's truck hit the rear of Hiller's vehicle. Karow's truck swerved into the north-bound lane, where it hit an oncoming auto driven by Laurence J. Brueck of 4752 Menard, Chicago. Hiller told officers that following the collision with the fifteen locations throughout the county. Many classes still have openings for more students while other classes are full. Some of them have been can­ celled due to low enrollments. If anyone is still interested in enrolling in classes please call the Office of Community Services at McHenry County College 459-6800, extension, 23 for registration information. For the first time, McHenry County college is administering the Adult Education program in McHenry in conjunction with McHenry high school. During the transition period this fall registration will be held at McHenry for two more weeks, (Continued on page 18) Mark BWfitz Selected For "Who's Who" List Hospital Initiates New Concept In Nursing Mark Bentz of McHenry, a graduate of West campus high school, has been selected to be featured in the seventh annual edition of "Who's Who Among American High School Students, 1972-73 edition, largest student award publication in the countrv. Mark was active in football, basketball and track. He was selected for the all-conference team his senior year in football and won honorable mention on the all-state team. He also played on the all-conference basketball team his junior and senior years and won special mention at state. Bentz par­ ticipated in the state track meet Students from more than 18,000 public, private and parochial high schools throughout the country are recognized for their leadership in academics, athletics, ac­ tivities or community service in the book. Less than 2 per cent of the junior and senior class students nation-wide are awarded this recognition. Mark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bentz of 5409 Thelen drive, Pistakee Highlands, is attending Harper college in Palatine, where he will par­ ticipate in football. Students, Public To Host 'Rocky' Appearance Miss Maureen Donegan, R.N., left, will be conferring daily with Ron Cooker, R.N., right, assistant director of nursing services, and with nursing team leaders in each medical-surgical unit at McHenry hospital, as the hospital's first nurse-clinician. Miss Donegan will help team leaders to formulate a total nursing care plan for each patient on admission, based on doctor's orders, physical examination, observation and admission interview. McHenry hospital's Division of Nursing Services has an­ nounced the appointment of Miss Maureen Donegan, R.N., as its first nurse-clinician. "Miss Donegan's ap­ pointment is a major step in initiating the new concept of primary-care nursing," said Miss Victoria Behan, R.N., director of the Division of Nursing Services. "As nurse-clinician Miss Donegan will use her special skills to assist the nursing team leader in each of the medical- surgical units to plan a (Continued on page 18) Rocky, a 17-month-old Eastern Timber wolf, will visit McHenry late this week and next, to be seen by both students and the general public. Rocky, nephew of the famous McHenry Man Graduates Cum Laude At Marquette Gary Schaefer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Schaefer of McHenry, has graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Marquette university, Wis. He also received an honor certificate in the Honors programs. The graduate is a member of three honor fraternities, Pi Mu Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi and Chi Epsilon. Schaefer is a graduate of Marian Central Catholic high school. He is now attending the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, working for his Master's degree in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources. Legal Secretaries To Meet Locally On Driver Licensing The McHenry County Legal Secretaries association will meet Thursday, Sept. 20, at 8 p.m. at the McHenry Country club. As part of its legal education program the association will feature as its guest speaker Gene Sullivan from the Office (Continued on page 18) auto, Karow passed his truck on the right shoulder of the road. Hiller pursued the truck 500 feet down the road before the driver would stop. » Karow was cited for im­ proper lane usage. William T. Schneider of 3315 S. Riverdale road, McHenry, lost control of his auto while rounding a curve on the wet pavement on Barreville road, north of Wright road, and damaged a fence. The accident occurred early Monday mor­ ning. Schneider was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Steven M. Toole of 3621 Ellen, McHenry, and his passenger, Michael A. Lehr of 7605 Beaver road, Wonder Lake, were taken to McHenry hospital by am­ bulance Friday evening following a one-car accident on Ringwood road, just north of Martin road, west of McHenry. Toole reported he was north­ bound on Ringwood road when two deer suddenly ran in front of his auto. He ran into a ditch to avoid striking the animals and in doing so, sheared off a utility pole. With delays on the new campus causing serious con­ cern, members of the McHenry County college board an­ nounced at last Thursday's meeting their intention to be present at the meeting of the Illinois Junior college board Sept. 21 and the Illinois Board of Higher Education Oct. 2. They vowed to go to the Governor, if necessary, to procure funds for the campus. The delay was announced in recent weeks when Gov. Dan Walker decided, on recom­ mendation of the State Bureau of the Budget, to have the capital funding of the college's plans examined. A review of the situation occupied the major portion of last week's meeting, held at the Crystal Lake campus. College president, Dr. James R. Davis, showed the draft of a letter to be sent to the Illinois Junior college board, ex­ plaining the college's urgent need of new facilities. It also i n c l u d e d p r o j e c t e d enrollments. Board Chairman Barbara Pautz presented a timetable which shows the many steps the college has completed in the last year and a half toward the new campus. The paper will be sent along with Dr. Davis' letter to the state board. If plans for the college had been approved by the Gover­ nor, ground breaking ceremonies would have taken place the first of this month. The MCC architect said in a letter that if late summer construction had been allowed, excavation and foundations could have been completed before winter weather This is no longer possible, he added, with a six-week delay in the bidding. Davis said the Bureau of the Budget does not believe the projected enrollment figures of MCC for the next two years. However, he thinks there are arguments and logic to con­ vince both state boards that enrollment figures are as ac­ curate as can be expected. The delay, according to Davis, is costing the college about $2,000 a day in in­ flationary costs and additional rent paid for the present building. The president continued to explain that the daytime, full- time equivalent enrollment on which the state bases its decisions is virtually at a standstill at MCC because of limited space for students. "The evening presents no problem as we can rent high schools, junior high schools and grade schools", he said. "We are virtually unlimited in the evening program". The college board will meet in regular session Sept. 27 at the new county courthouse in Woodstock at 7:30 p.m. wojlf, Jethro, which was poisoned earlier this summer in the East, will be brought to McHenry by John Harris, president of the North American Association for the Preservation of Predatory Animals. Jethro won a host of friends during his visit to McHenry schools less than a year ago. Harris and Rocky will visit the McHenry Junior high school all day Sept. 24 and 25. Before that, he will be at the Johnsburg school on the ^ndrnings of Sept. 20 and 21 and at| Harrison school, Wonder Lake, on the afternoon of the twentieth. Interested persons have made it possible for Rocky to be seen by the public on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 20. Through cooperation of School District 15, the animal and its drainer will make an ap­ pearance at the Junior high school at 7:30 p.m. A one-hour film, "Death of a Legend".will b«i shown. There will be no charge made. However, any con­ tributions will be appreciated so that this unique project, carried 6n nation-wide, can be continued. Rocky, like Jethro, is the oodwill ambassador of redators. The association which sponsors his ap­ pearances have this to say about their goal: "Man's arrogance has destroyed that which he does not understand or.which he believes competes with him for survival or sport. In only a few years, these wolves have reached millions of people and caused them to 'care'. It may be too late but we can only try. (Continued on page 18) «t! * McHenry Senior Is Top Student Principal Robert Swartzloff has announced that one student at McHenry Community high school West campus has been named a semi-finalist in the 1974 National Merit Scholarship program. He is Michael W. Thornton. Michael is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thornton of 6604 Mason Hill road, McHenry. He will compete for about 3,100 Merit scholarships to be awarded in the spring. In the eighteen annual competitions completed to date, 34,450 students have won Merit scholarships valued at more than $95.5 million. According to Edward C. Smith, president of National Merit Scholarship corporation (NMSC), "The approximately 15,000 semi-finalists are representative of the nation's most academically talented young people, and they bring honor not only to themselves, but also to their families, their Principal Robert Swartzloff, left, congratulates Michael W. Thornton, who has been named a semi-finalist in the 1974 National Merit Scholarship program. The 15,000 semi-finalists throughout the country represent about one-half of one percent of the graduating secondary school seniors in the country who will complete high school next vear. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD teachers, and their com­ munities." "From this group will come many future leaders in business, industry, and the professions," he said "The future success of these young people will, however, depend upon their ability to become productive at the high in­ tellectual levels that they are capable of attaining." The semi-finalists were the highest scorers in each state on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude-National Merit Scholarship Qualifying test (PSAT-NMSQT) administered last October to over one million students in about 17,000 schools nation-wide. These students, who constitute about one-half of one percent of the graduating secondary school seniors in the United States, will complete high school and enter college in 1974. Semi-finalists must qualify as finalists to advance in the competition for Merit scholarships To become finalists, the semi-finalists must fulfill requirements that include receiving the en­ dorsement of their schools, confirming their high PSAT- NMSQT scores on a second examination, and by providing evidence of their academic and other accomplishments. Ninety percent or more of the semi- finalists are expected to become finalists, and each finalist will receive a Cer­ tificate of Merit in recognition of distinguished performance in the competition. Every finalist will be con­ sidered for one of the 1,000 National Merit $1,000 scholarships that are allocated on a state basis, according to each state's percentage of the total IS high school graduating class. A selection committee made up of ex­ perienced college admissions (Continued on page 18)