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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 15 May 1981, p. 7

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\ Foreign Language Day At MCHS Recently, five guest speakers visited West campus and addressed themselves to the foreign language students of both East and West campuses. All of them told of their experiences using a foreign language and demonstrated its need in their careers. Martin Davis of Crystal Lake, with a background of German and Latin, had found that in his working conditions 25 percent of his workers were Spanish ̂ » speaking, With no English background. ^ In order to com­ municate with workers, his company contacted McHenry County college to find someone proficient in Spanish. They quickly sent help and a woman was soon writing letters and giving speeches to the workers. She also set up Spanish classes for the company's supervisors and English classes for their Spanish workers. Jim McGilvray, the general manager of Brake Parts in McHenry, told his audience that he took two years of Latin in college, but didn't see very much use for it when he acquired a job in Mexico. He moved there in 1965 and soon became acquainted with their language. After learning how to speak Spanish he "was soon promoted because of his ability to speak it so well. McGilvray brought to the students' attention the importance of all languages, especially since the country is being forced into the world market, where it is in­ creasingly more im­ portant to communicate. Rick Witowski, from the Military InteHigence branch, introduced Syliva Robertson and Greg Ford. Ms. Robertson identified herself and Ford in Russian. Both are graduates of the Defense Language institute in Monterey, Calif., and both are Russian linguists. ' Ford told how the Defense department offers 56 different languages to choose from and out of all of these, he selected Russian. His language training class was six hours in length I with another three hours of homework. This lasted for six months. The cla&s started with the Russian alphabet and dialogues, then later Russian history, politics and religion. Since both intercept and translate the Russian language they were also made aware of some profanity used by the Russians. They were taught to think in Russian, also k n o w i n g m i l i t a r y vocabulary Ford jokingly admitted that he knew more of the Russian Army than the Army of the United States. * Ms' Robertson called attention to the fact that since people here expect foreigners to learn the language, U.5 citizens should also make an effort to learn theirs. After they finished, open questioning was held. Each speaker told of experiences and careers for all foreign language students to realize how important it can be to know a second language. Explain Fund Raising Program Of MS May 19 extended to school teachers, city librarians, and persons from service organizations. PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, MAY IS. 1M1 Like People not be at their best with too Plants have many things in little or too much food, water or common with people. They will warmth. TUESDAY. MRY 19th The May meeting of the McHenry ) County Multiple Sclerosis Patient and Family Support group will feature Marilyn McGough from the Chicago office of the National Multiple Sclerosis society, who will explain the MS Read-a-thon and the MS Spelling com­ petition as well as other MS fund raising programs. 1 The meeting will be held iA the Community meeting room of the Crystal Lake Ambutal, 4900 S. Rt 31, Crystal Lake, Tuesday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting is open to all interested persons. No membership is required. A special invitation is The McHenry Plaindealer 311 2 t l m Stf istobl isH#d M<M»nry l l ln Phono • I S 3tS 0170 Saw by Uw light "o thv Moen...6 p.m. "til TTT Sponsored by the Retoil Division of the Woodstock Chomber of Commerce Published Ivory Weiloesdoy A Friday ot M<Honr Second Clost Postoge Poid a' McHenry l l l i r •y McMfNRY PUBLISHING COMPANY POSTMASTER Send address chonges t o McHen McHenry I l l inois 400S0 y Plomdeoler 3f I 7 W III Subscribers or* requested to provide immediot* notice of change of oddrett to The McHenry PlomdeoUr 3«I2 W Elm St McHenry II I 40050 A deduction of one month from the • •pirotton of o subscript ion wil l be mode where a chonge of oddress is provided through the Post OHice deportment Thomas C. Mill«r-Publith«r Ad*l« Fro*hlich Editor V WC NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION MCHS Accreditation Extends Through Year The trouble with stock speculation is that you sell either too soon or too late. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Rental 9 * 75 PER MO. NO installption charge NEW fully automatic softeners TWO year option to buy with FULL rental fee deducted ONE phone call can answer any questions 312-259-3393 SOftN McHenry high school principals, O Gregory Johnson and D. William Dodds, announced that the school's accreditation has been extended through the 1960-81 school year following the review and approval of its annual report at the North Central association's (NCA) Annual meeting. Accreditation is for one year at a time and must be renewed annually. Once every seven years each NCA school must un­ dergo a comprehensive self- study followed by an NCA evaluation team review. McHenry "high school was last evaluated in 1979. A school is accredited on the basis of its report on con­ ditions existing in the school and on such supplementary information as the com­ mission on schools requests The report for 1980-81 assures us of ongoing NCA membership and ac­ creditation. This continued accreditation means that the conditions for effective education exist in the school. The NCA is the largest of the country's regional ac­ crediting agencies. It is a voluntary league of over 4,800 schools and 850 colleges and universities in 19 states, plus the Department of Defense Dependent schools throughout the world, the association works with in­ dividual schools to improve the quality of education through a continuous process of evaluation and accreditation. Dr. John S. Kemp, NCA state director at the University of Illinois, congratulated McHenry high school on its continued ac­ creditation for 1980-81. "This should be a matter of satisfaction to the students and the parents of the school, since accreditation gives assurance that the school meets those minimal yet rigorous preconditions for e f f e c t i v e e d u c a t i o n established by the association. Through this voluntary membership in the NCA, the school and the people in the district have committed themselves to the pursuit of quality in education." FOX VALlfY DIVISION CELEBRATING OUR Offer Therapy In Pre-School Speech The Easter Seal Society for McHenry County will offer Speech-Language Therapy to preschool children beginning May 26. In Pre-School, group and individual therapy is provided in a classroom setting for 3 to 5 year olds with speech and-or language problems. All of the ac­ tivities presented revolve around speech and language development and language c o n c e p t s . P r e s c h o o l sessions are scheduled to meet each child's in- dividuals needs Parents interested in enrolling their pre-schooler in the program are asked to register for pre-screening. This testing will be done starting May 18 for one week, and will determine if the child qualifies for the program Pre school sessions are held twice a week for two hours at the Easter Seal Therapy center in Wood­ stock. For more information call 338-1707. OWr (VALUES TO $30) NOW »fwr y $ I 0 0 0 & * 1 2 ° ° (McHENRY STORE ONLY) 1328 RivmMe Dr., McHenry 344-1820 o, ROYAL CROWN COLA HOURS: MMMSARY LRURIE Pizzn FREE GIVEAWAY!! 1 FREE LITER OF POP WITH PURCHRSE OF PIZZR 6 CKfmi MON.-THURS. 11_AM-12 MIDNIGHT FRI. & SAT. 11 AM - 1 AM SUNDAY 4 PM - 11 PM WE HAVE: •THIN CRUST PIZZA •DOUBLE DECKER PIZZA •DEEP DISH PIZZA WE ALSO HAVE SANDWICHES: •HOT DOGS •POLISH SAUSAGE •ITALIAN BEEF •ITALIAN SAUSAGE •ETC. THE PIZZA WITH THE GOLDEN CRUST" LAURIE'S PIZZR 4811 W. ELM ST., McHENRY Across From Sunnyside Dodge 344-5960 p

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