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PACE 4 - PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, DECEMBER «. 1974 CANCER DETECTION PROGRAM OFFERED AT HOSPITAL (Continued from page 1) proved to be a life-saving Rrogram," said Mrs. John ielsey, < president of the McHenry Hospital auxiliary. "Together with the McHenry county unit of the American Cancer society, the Illinois Hospital association, and the Illinois State Medical society, we believe all women must learn to recognize the im­ portance of detecting tumors early." A hospital physician and several nurses will be on hand to assist each woman per­ sonally in mastering the technique of self-examination. "Studies have shown that only 18 percent of American women practice regular monthly breast self- examination," said Mrs. Charles Spencer, the auxiliary's program chairman. "Yet breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women between the ages of 30 and 55, according to the American Cancer society. "One of the reasons more women don't detect lumps in their breast early is that they lack confidence in their ability to perform a self-examination and therefore don't try." When diagnosis and treat­ ment of breast cancer are achieved at any early stage, it is estimated that 85-90 percent of the patients survive, ac­ cording to the American Cancer society. All women are invited to attend the program, according to the auxiliary. "We are grateful that the Trauma center has accommodated us by foregoing the use of the hospital's conference room on the evening of Monday, Dec. 9," Mrs. Kelsey said. "The E m e r g e n c y M e d i c a l Technicians-II advanced course will be held in the hospital's board room so that we will have ample space for all interested women at the breast cancer program." NEW APPROACHES TO LEARNING (Continued from page 1) awareness of individualizing learning. Offerings include strategies for personalizing instruction, modifying master schedules, and individualizing within the major content areas. Although similar courses have been offered in elementary education, this is the first such course taught in the northern Illinois area strictly for secondary educators. By design, the course was an intensive program which ran for five days utilizing the talents of nationally known educators affiliated with the International Graduate School of Education. The instructors for this course included Dr. Edward C. Pino, superintendent emeritus of the Cherry Creek schools, Englewood, Colo., Miss Virginia Roth, principal, Ryan high school, Omaha, Nebr., Dr. Walter Armistead, assistant superintendent. Cherry Creek WHITEWALL MOUNTED STUDDED! BATTERIES »ss McHENRY 385-0294 schools, Englewood, Colo., James J. McCarthy, Social Studies consultant, Chicago Board of Education, and Mrs. Marie Conlon, teacher and team leader, Cherry Creek schools, Englewood, Colo. Other local individuals with experience in techniques of individualizing instruction also participated as resource people. MUSIN" AND MEANDERIN" (Continued from page 1) - we can -- and we will! We don't know one of them who is not eager to please his con­ stituency. We are a part of that constituency and would like to be heard. We place a high priority on obtaining a total ban on the steel jaw trap everywhere. But let's start in Illinois by letting our legislators know how we feel. We hope they will respect our wildlife. If not, we know they will respect the vote that we are able to give them - or to withhold. We know for a fact that some of our own legislators read this column. A note to that effect arrived in our office only yesterday. How about it fellows? K.A.F. DISTRICT 156 REJECTS STUDY FOR HIGH SCHOOL (Continjed from page 1) thoroughly reevaluating the district's philosophy and "implementing the redefined philosophy into an action program involving staff members as 'communicators with' students". The major expenditures of the project would result from the use of consultants, travel to other districts and employment of staff during the summer months. The odds were given as 1 to 4 that the local district will be accepted. If funded, the project could provide the district with $150,000 to $200,000 for the activities stated above. The district must submit its proposal to the state, which ALL ABOARD! 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Funding runs from $90,000 to $400,000 for accepted school districts. • In the absence of Board President James Althoff, Mrs. Kathryn Alvary presided over the meeting. One of the items on her agenda was discussion of the long discussed increase in wages for aides. Swantz said there was simply no places in the budget to be cut unless reductions were made in travel or building funds. Therefore, he could not recommend increases at this time. Mrs. Amy Street, a spokesman for the aides, reminded that the board had given a partial promise last month. She added that $88,000 was budgeted for aides and their wages came to only $81,000, allowing a $7,000 difference. The superintendent ex­ plained this figure as additional money allowed in the budget for replacements in cases of illness. Following the discussion, Mrs. Alvary asked for a motion to approve a raise and there Was none, She concluded that since no board member wanted to reopen the budget, there was nothing more that could be done at this time. Mrs. Alvary had indicated strong personal support of the aides' position at the last board meeting. The informative part of the meeting was devoted to the instructional media: its func­ tions, problems and premises. The review of this educational program was given by Miss Mary Jane Peters, librarian. West campus, Mrs. Harriet Chandler, librarian, East campus, and Thomas Herziger, audio visual media specialist for bothTtehools. Miss Peters related that there is considerable loss of library material through thefts - either intentional or through negligence in returning books and magazines. Possible methods of reducing these thefts were discussed. Although she admitted that the situation is worse in some other schools, Miss Peters said there were 270 books and other pieces of material taken last year and not returned. NEW STEP TO ASSURE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION (Continued from page 1) Sheriff Arthur Tyrrell will make a study of a proposed new county program known as Youth Service Bureau. The program is for juveniles under the age of 12 and can be financed almost 95 per cent from federal funds granted through the Illinois Law En­ forcement commission. The Public Safety report indicated that it has become almost impossible because of the heavy workload on the juvenile division of the Court Services department to cope with juveniles of this age, who do not go before the juvenile court. The report continued to say that most of them face station adjustments by the Sheriff's department. There was clarification that this program could be a service to all youths, not necessarily those who have experience trouble with the law. The board accepted a report of the Health and Agriculture committee, which included information disclosed by County Health Administrator Richard Wissell. A letter from Dr. Joyce FORMAL WEAR RENTAL for ALL OCCASIONS ...ii 1214 N. Green St., McHenry Lashoff, state director of Public Health, states that McHenry county would receive an additional $21,526 in state aid for the period Nov. 15, 1974, through June 30, 1975. It also stipulated that $8,000 of the money should be expended for an environmental health in­ vestigator (sanitarian) and that $13,526 be spent for two additions to the present nursing staff. These three persons are currently provided for in the budget Dec. 1, 1974, through Nov. 30, 1975. The effect of this announcement to the county in the current budget year is $21,526 additional income for the Health department without additional outlay. The Legislative committee agreed to study an ordinance creating the McHenry County Bicentennial Commission of the American Revolution in con­ junction with the com­ memoration of the 200th an­ niversary of the United States and the bicentennial of the American Revolution. Mrs. Dorothy McEachren, president of the McHenry County Historical society, indicated that McHenry is the last county to take action to establish such a commission. The matter will come up for a decision at the Dec. 17 meeting. Dr. J.V. Johnson was ap­ pointed as animal control administrator for the county and McHenry county superintendent of noxious weeds from Dec. 1, 1974, through Nov. 30, 1975. Three other appointments came up for a vote, but Buss asked that approval be held up until Dec. 17, which will give him an opportunity to talk to e'ach of them. Buss emphasized that he has no objection to any of them, but he wants to meet with them prior to final action. The men are Harley CITIZEN ADVISORY MEMBERS STUDY SCHOOL CONCERNS (Continued from page 1) member noted that Northern Illinois Bell has projected an increase in area households from 8.370 in 1974 to 10,491 in 1980. This implies significant population increase within District 156. The district business manager, Michael Kelly, then presented information on district financial projections. A great deal of time was spent discussing state legislation which will require District 156 to "roll back" tax rates from $1,716 per $100 of assessed evaluation to $1,422. With the tax "roll back", the state will begin to increase aid to the district to insure equalized support for education throughout the state. The result of this type of state legislation will be to limit district ex­ penditures in specific funds within the educational program No provision is rpade within the "fixed aid state formula to allow for inflated costs in providing for education over a period of years. This means that the state will guarantee the same amount of money behind each student in 1974 as in 1980. Kelly also noted that bonding power for District 156 could be Mackeben, Huntley, Ernest Bates, Woodstock, and Earl Schultz, Marengo, who are suggested for membership on the County Regional Planning commission to serve to Dec. 1, 1977. Action was taken to rescind an order of Oct. 26, 1973, con­ cerning a road improvement project in Silver Lakes, Oak- wood Hills, Unit 1, Algonquin. Plans for the proposed im­ provement came to a halt when skyrocketing prices deemed it unfeasible. New cost figures will now be presented. A change in county requirements brought the original cost down to 8 per cent, but in the meantime inflation had raised the figure by 10 per cent. Board Member Thomas Huemann asked about the possibility of local subdivisions having their requests for similar improvements acted upon. He was informed that a meeting of the Committee of Local Improvements was scheduled for Thursday this set at $5 6 million in looking at future district plans. , reporl^upt RichardSwantz, discussed the ® tatui oJ^dSawd nianning to date. He »narea with the committee that any specific plans should mclude significant staff f Tt* committee also felt that the present school effort to In vestigate what other d,str 'c*f are doing should cont.nue ̂ o be a high priority in the initial planning stages. In con<;'us,°"' it was agreed that it was m portant to identify a good future. educational program before a specific building design could be presented. Finally, old business was dispensed with by electing Ward Duel and Dave Benrud as co-chairmen of the committee. Under, new business, the committee discussed a request by Johnsburg District 12 to participate in a feasibility study for a unified school district in the Johnsburg area The committee passed the following motion as a recom­ mendation to the District 156 school board "We, as your advisory committee, move to recommend that you accept the Johnsburg invitation to par­ ticipate in their feasibility study This participation should encompass setting the parameters of the study, in­ cluding an examination of all financial and educational alternatives for the entire high school district; and the option to accept the resultant report." This motion terminated a lengthy discussion and followed a defeated motion not to par­ ticipate in the feasibility study. An overriding concern was to insure that any feasibility study would deal with all District 156 high school students and tax­ payers rather than focus on one local area. week, when the matter would be discussed. In other action the board changed the name of Idyll Dell road to Bull Valley road. The short thoroughfare is the connecting link between Rt. 31 and Barreville road, and continues east from the recently completed Bull Valley road extension. Finance Committee Chair­ man Edward Buss indicated there is an anticipated deficit in all funds by the end of this fiscal year, December of 1975, amounting to $419,568. Ap­ propriations total $4,810,252 and revenues are expected to total $4,390,684. Set Dec. 11-12 For Driver Test Training When representatives from Secretary of State Howlett's office attended the meeting of the McHenry Senior Citizens club recently, quite a number of the members signed up to attend training courses to learn how to instruct and help other members prepare for taking their written drivers' tests. President Kenneth Bowsher has just been informed that the training course classes will be Thursday, Dec. 11, and Friday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the McHenry city hall. All volunteers are requested to be at the city hall on these days at the time specified. Training will certainly be of considerable value in trying to help and simplify the procedure of the written drivers' tests for the members who will have to be taking them in the future. Introducing Color HERE'S THE INSIDE STORY . . . THE TRINITRON COLOR TV SYSTEM IT GRILLE PICTURE SCREEN^ It's a Sony Trinitron Color System Trinitron--Sony's one gun system--makes the big difference in color TV. With Trinitron you get a sharp, bnght color picture with very few adjustments or service problems. Flesh tones are more natural--people look real Colors are vibrant, exciting, true-to-life. 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