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VOLUMNE 100 NUMBER 5 WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 20, 1975 2 SECTIONS - 28 PAGES 15* * Ml TEAKS * THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875" 919 Say "Yes" Crashes Cause Death, Sixteen-year-old Vincent D. Brastad of 4526 Lakewood drive, McHenry, is ihown receiving first aid at the scene after he was injured when the motorcycle he was riding hit the side of a car Saturday evening at 7 o'clock. The mishap took place at the unmarked intersection of West Shore drive and Beachside road in West Shore Beach subdivision. Carmen Hodges of the McHenry Rescue squad at the left and Wayne Amore of McHenry Fire _ , Five-Year-Old Company 1, at the right, are shown rendering emergency medical ' # . , aid. Brastad was reported in satisfactory condition at McHenry |y/05 In ClOth&S hospital Monday afternoon. Driver of the car was Robert N Educational history was made in the McHenry area last Saturday when the proposal to break away from High School District 156 was given con­ vincing approval by residents of District 12. Johnsburg. The vote creates a new community unit school district to the north. In the transition, more than 550 students will be leaving the halls of East and West cam­ puses for an entirely new ex­ perience. It will bring to an end a tradition that started as long ago as, the beginning of higher education locally. Since the time of the first McHenry high school, it has drawn from all nearby communities. Saturday's vote ended many months of discussion, research and study on the part of educators and others most interested in education in both districts. Unfortunately, the final days prior to the election prompted what seemed to be contradictory statements and figures on both sides that tended to confuse. Our un­ derstanding is that the matter is so complex it is possible to view the same figures in a different context and arrive at different appraisals. Only time will give us the answer to "the wisdom of Saturday's vote. Certainly the majority of those who reside in the new unit district are con­ vinced they will gain by their decision. Those of us without the new district are hopeful they are correct and that the decision is also right for District 156. Supt. Duane Andreas is a product of MCHS education and has proven ability as an ad­ ministrator. He is sincere in his belief that a division of the present large enrollment is in the best interest of students from an educational standpoint and of taxpayers in viewing the financial aspect. He intends to follow the wishes of the majority of parents who do not want the flex-mod system in the new district. As District 12 looks ahead to something entirely new. District 156 administrators and board must assume the tremendous task of meeting some important challenges. Faced with reduced valuation and state aid, and with the possibility of cutbacks in several areas, there are dif­ ficult days in the immediate future. It occurs to us, however, that problems have long walked hand in hand with local educators in the areas of mushrooming enrollments and inflationary costs. McHenry has been fortunate to have educational leaders who dealt well with these problems. We are confident they will do likewise in the present situation. K.A.F. Jx Drr Marion Franklin Is Conference Speaker A pre school conference, Tiighlighted by the appearance Friday of Dr. Marion Franklin, is being planned by School District 15. vThe three-day meeting will open Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 9 o'clock, when new teachers will meet at the administration center for a welcome* and orientation. Later, the new teachers will be briefed on the Glasser Schools Without Failure program. The Thursday session will be held at Parkland school, with the morning session devoted to presentations on Language Arts, Penmanship, Science and Spelling. The SRA testing program will be discussed just prior to the noon hour. The afternoon will be devoted to such areas as Learning Disabilities, Bilingual Education and the Gifted program. Parkland also will be the setting for the Friday sessions after teachers have met in their individual buildings. The introduction of new staff members and a welcome from the board of education will precede the presentation by Dr. Franklin. Mrs. Franklin, is a professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C. Her professional activities include work as consultant to public schools in twenty-seven states and as a member or chairman of ten professional committees. She has been director of nine doctoral studies at the University of North Carolina. The speaker is the author of two books and many professional articles. These include School Organization: Theory and Practice, in 1967, and Classroom , Centers and Stations in America and Britain in 1973. Hancock of 5214 Cleveland, McHenry. Charges are pending further investigation by the Accident Investigation unit of the Sheriff's department. Public, Parochial Schools Dryer At Home Open Fall Term August 25 Three people were killed when the car in which they were riding passed through an intersection and hit a semi­ trailer truck, south of Harvard, Sunday morning at 10:30. Ten minutes prior to the triple fatality, county officials notified various highway departments they had received several reports that stop signs had been removed from in­ tersections in the area. The location of the accident was at one of these intersections, Route 23 and Streit road. The three deceased people were passengers in an auto driven by Sid Cato of 1814 N. Lincoln Park, Chicago. They were Mrs. Sheila L. Cato. 32, of the same address, Miss Cvd Cato, 14, and Stuart Cato. 13. both of- 6 Big Oaks road, St ream wood. The driver, whose wife and children were killed in the accident, was taken to Harvard hospital where he was released Monday morning. Immediately after impact, the driver of the truck, Willard H. Crabtree of Chicago Ridge, climbed through the window to escape after the cab of his truck became engulfed in flames. He was taken to Harvard hospital, where he was treated and released. The Harvard Rcscuc squad transported all the in­ jured to the hospital. The Harvard Fire depart­ ment also responded to assist and extinguished the fire which destroyed the semi-trailer's cab. Route 23 was closed from Route 14 to Lembke road for about five hours Sunday while investigation of the accident was conducted and the removal of the vehicles took place. Seventeen-year-old Leslie R. Elyea of 1101 Wicker, Wood­ stock, was killed Friday • morning about 1:20 while she was a passenger in a car driven by James P. Sayles of 330 W. Judd street, Woodstock. Miss Elyea was taken to Memorial hospital, Woodstock, where she died from injuries sustained in the accident. Sayles was admitted to the hospital and released Sunday morning. Driver of the other car, Rhys H. Roberts of 417 Highland, Woodstock, and his passenger, Joyce A. Roberts of the same address, were also taken to the hospital where they were treated and released. According to the report, Roberts was almost stopped at the intersection when his car was struck from the rear by the Sayles auto. Sayles wais unable to remember anything prior to or during the accident. Both cars were demolished in the accident. Deputies noted there was a 1 light fog in the area at the time of the fatal accident. Robert W. Guyser of 3806 W Anne. McHenry, escaped in­ jury Saturday afternoon when his car overturned into a ditch at the corner of River road and Sunset drive near Holiday Hills. Guyser said he was north­ bound on River road when he attempted to stop to give a ride to a friend who was walking along the roadway. As he pulled onto the shoulder, his car hit a hole, causing his vehicle to roll over into a ditch. Karen L. Kujawa of 2703 N. Shorewood, McHenry, was slightly injured last Thursday night in a collision at the corner (Continued On Page 8) Five-year-old Virgle Chappell III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgle L. Chappell, Jr. of 4814 W. Willow lane, McHenry, was pronounced dead on arrival at McHenry hospital last Friday afternoon about 3:30. The boy was found in a clothes dryer at his home in Lakeland Park, with his legs hanging out of the open door. Police believe he had ap­ parently been playing in the dryer. An autopsy was performed by Coroner Theron Ehorn to determine the cause of death. Results of the autopsy will be available later this week, ac­ cording to Coroner Ehorn. School opens Monday, Aug. 25, for high school students this year following registration this week. Both East and West cam­ puses will welcome large numbers at 7:50 a.m. and will dismiss them about 10 o'clock. This first day is chiefly for orientation purposes, to familiarize pupils with the buildings and school procedures. Tuesday, Aug. 26, is a teacher institute, and no classes will be held. The first full day of classes will be Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 7:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The 1975-76 school year will begin for students in kin­ dergarten through eighth grades of District 15 Monday, Aug. 25. This first day will be an abbreviated day and students in grades 1 through 8 will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. Bus service will be provided for students with bus passes. Students entering kin­ dergarten will use this day to visit their classrooms with their parents. Regular full day classes will begin at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, for all students. Registration tor students new to District 15 is now being accepted in all schools. Parents are urged to enroll their students prior to the first day so that classroom assignments may be made for each student before their actual attendance. Registration and book rental day at Montini Catholic schools will be Friday, Aug 22, from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. at both buildings. Parents of new and transfer students who have not yet registered may do so and all parents should come to pay the book rental fee. A representative from the transportation department of the public schools will be at the Middle school only to issue bus passes. Classes begin on Monday, Aug. 25. The first day will run from 7:50 to 10 a.m. at both buildings. Tuesday, Aug. 26, is (Continued On Page 8) Fall Semester College Classes Open Aug. 25 Fall semester credit classes at McHenry County college begin Aug. 25. There is a total of 180 courses offered, more than ever before in MCC history. The enrollment is expected to be higher than ever before but there are still classes open. Students may register at the interim campus, 6200 N.W. Highway, Crystal Lake. Registration is now in progress and will continue through Aug. 29. Registration hours are from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. through 4p.m. on Friday. The college has sent copies of the Fall schedules to some 45,000 residents of the district. Those who have not received a copy may request one by calling the college. McHenry County college will hold an orientation for all new students Friday, Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. and last until noon. The orientation schedule includes several short activity sessions designed to acquaint students with the college facilities, services, staff and student activities available to them as MCC students. In addition, students will have an opportunity to talk informally with returning students and with MCC faculty. "New students usually have many questions, especially during the first week of school," says Darlene Hoff­ man, MCC counselor. "Orientation has been planned with those kinds of questions in mind. Also, students will have a chance to ask their own questions during orientation." Students who have further questions about orientation should contact a member of the MCC counseling staff by calling the college. WATER SKI ACCIDENT Denni^ Lewandowski of 3790 Ivanhoe, Schiller Park, was injured Sunday afternoon on Wonder Lake. He was water skiing behind a boat being operated on the lake by Steve Lebda of 5524 W. Lake Shore drive. Wonder Lake. Lewan­ dowski fell from the skis, slid on the water and hit a row boat. He received head injuries as a result of the collision. Extend Redemption Of Old Series Food Stamps The Illinois Depart­ ment of Public Aid has announced that the USDA deadline for the ^redemption of the old series of food stamps has been extended to Aug. 31. Persons who still have some of the old series of stamps are urged to spend them before the end of the month because grocers will not accept the old series stamps after Aug. 31. - Old food stamps cannot be exchanged for new ones. The new stamps are issued in books with a value of $2, $7, $40, $50 and $65. They can be used only to purchase food items or to pur­ chase seeds and plants for home gardens. Food stamps cannot be used for liquor, beer, tobacco, cigarettes, pet foods, paper products, soap or other household supplies. If these items are bought at the same time grocery purchases are made, they must be paid for separately with cash. Food stamps cannot be used for bottle deposits or to pay old grocery bills. AFS Student Visits City From her native Maylaysia with its large cover of tropical rain forest. Sudha Paramen has come to McHenry as an American Field Service student. She will remain for the next year, attending MCHS classes in the Fall and getting better acquainted with life in a countrv verv different from her Attractive Sudha Paramen, second from left, is shown with her adopted family in McHenry, with whom she will be making her home as an American Field Student for the next year. From left are Warren Krebs, Sudha, Mrs. Krebs and daughter, Barbara. There are two other Krebs children, Lynn and Phil. own. Sudha is an Indian of the Hindu faith, which make up a small percentage of the population Malays are most numerous with about 60 per cent, followed by the Chinese with perhaps 30 per cent There are also a few Eurasians. The different races mingle well. Sudha tells, both in school and in adult life. She was firm in her statement that op­ portunities for job placements and political office depend on qualifications rather than race. At 17, Sudha has completed her senior Cambridge year. (Continued On Page 8) To Johnsburg High School Injury A decisive victory for proponents of a new high school in the Johnsburg area came at the polls last Saturday. A total of 1,666 persons turned out to express themselves on two issues. By a vote of 919 in favor and 729 opposed, the proposal to form a new community unit school district comprising all the territory of Johnsburg Consolidated School District 12 was approved. By only a slightly smaller margin, the public approved issuing bonds in the amount of $3,033,600 for the purpose of purchasing and improving a school site and building and equipping a senior high school building in the district. This vote was 919 in favor and 712 opposed. There were 101 absentee ballots cast. Eighteen ballots were spoiled in voting on the fifst proposition and thirty-five for the second. Edward Hall, superintendent of educational region for McHenry county, said Monday morning it would be his duty to order an election for a new seven-member school board, probably about the middle of October or not later than Nov. 1. In an interview early this week, District 12 Supt. Duane Andreas said one of the new board's first tasks will be to purchase land, the. Citizens study indicated an location to be the area He noted that Feasibility ideal of Ringwood and Spring Grove roads, west to Pioneer road. This was deemed to be the most centrally located position in the 20-square mile school district. Andreas said the em­ ployment of an architect and a principal would follow closely the purchase of land so that the new administrator will be well acquainted with the various planning stages. Groundwork on the type of building desired, the superintendent said, has been accomplished. Classrooms are planned for structured and open classroom space. Similar to the operation of the junior high school, the learning center is expected to be the focal point of the teaching facility. Tentative plans call for gymnasium with stage at one end, with seating capacity for a thousand. A multi-purpose room may be used for a cafeteria and at other times provide a location for drama presentations. A pool is a possibility, but is the last of extra curricular offerings to be considered. The Citizens Feasibility study, which was a required prerequisite to obtaining permission for the district vote on a high school, indicated parents do not wish a flex- modular system. However, independent study time will be part of the program, for which sign-up will be required, and mini-courses will be offered.* The district expects to be able to accomplish its goals through a large sum in grants made possible two years ago by State Capitol Development funding. These special grants, according to Andreas, are applicable only where bonds are sold since 1969. The phase-in procedure calls for all present District 12 students to attend McHenry high school for the next two years. It is hoped that the new school can be opened to fresh­ men and sophomores by the Fall of 1977. Juniors would be admitted in 1978 and seniors in 1979. Andreas said the district would like to give students an opportunity to select whether they would prefer to finish their education at MCHS as juniors and seniors or to transfer. Should the choice be to com­ plete high school where they started, the district would plan to pay tuition. Supt. Andreas, who has served District 12 longer than any other person in the school system, has watched the enrollment in its phenomenal growth. Twenty years ago, as a teacher in the school, there were eight rooms housing 125 students taught by five teachers. Last year's enrollment reached 1,450, studying in sixty rooms and taught by sixty-five teachers. About, 560 students from District 12 now attend MCHS. The new school is being built to house between 720 and 750. Monday morning, Supt. Richard Swantz reflected on the changes the election results will bring about in District 156. Approval for the community unit district brought expansion plans here to "a screeching halt", according to the ad­ ministrator Two board members in District 156 are automatically forced to leave office now that a new unit district has been formed. They are Don Arvidson and Phillip Bartmann. The superintendent noted that a revision of the budget will be necessary since both revenue from state aid and taxes will be reduced. Tuition, he said, will not compensate for the losses because they must be based on last year's costs. About 25 per cent of the District 156 former valuation may be lost to MCHS in the division of total assets that will take place.