The Independent-News, Volume 115, Number 16, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 14 September 1989 — Page 4

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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - SEPTEMBER 14, 19M

I EDITORIALS I

IK ' : THE BANNER YET WAVES (Editor’s Note: We have from time to time talked about the flag, the ups and downs of its usage, the respect and disrespect shown it, etc., but it took a ruling by the Supreme Court to once again bring the flag into clear focus for many Americans. The following guest editorial is reprinted from the September issue of the Reader’s Digest with their permission, which might just say it all.) It has been worn threadbare by the rhetoric of politicians, but somehow the American flag, “Old Glory’’, has never become a cliche. Children have crayoned it on paper with two few stars and too many stripes as their first notion of nationhood. Prisoners of war have secretly fashioned it from scraps and rags as the center of their hope and defiance. Mothers and widows have kept it carefully folded as a reminder of honor and sacrifice. With pomp of arms, Marines raise it over embassies and consulates from Argentina to Zimbabwe. With no ceremony at all, janitors raise it over elementary schools and town halls from Maine to Oregon. Blurred like a hummingbird wing, it flies from the aerial of a speeding pickup truck in western Texas. Still as a painting, it hangs in the humid night air as the national anthem echoes over 40,000 fans at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. It is sewn on the uniform of the policeman in an Ohio town. It is printed on the T-shirt of a young woman rollerskating by a California beach. It flutters beside a tombstone in a rural Pennsylvania graveyard because someone remembered. It hangs soaked in the rain on a Wisconsin porch because someone forget. Tacked to a broken two-by-four in a tornado-devastated lowa trailer park, it ways with fiesty hope, “We’re still here’’. It flies over battleships . . . and over car dealerships. It stands by pulpits . . . and hangs over bars. It has been used, and abused, to tout waterbeds and soft ice cream, drugstores and amusement parks. Ask the man on the street what’s in the Constitution and you’ll probably get embarrassing brevity, or silence. But Americans have an intuition about that document, and the focus of that intuition is the flag. It triggers within them the deepest feelings about a place where breadlines, prison camps and tanks in the square are not the general order of things. The flag signals to them a phenomenon of history that protects them from indignities, permits them peace, draws refugees with priceless hope, offers help with boundless heart, and earnestly seeks to correct its own problems. Americans are often nonchalant about their freedom. But yes, the postmistress in the little village may offer up a prayer about her country as she hauls down the flag in the evening. And, yes, againg veterans do shed a tear when the flag goes by on Memorial Day. And yes, the baseball fan anxious for the game to start gets a lump in his throat when he turns toward the star-spangled banner to sing, “Oh, say, can you see .. . Cynics will never understand why their charges of flagwaving’’ only bewilder, amuse or insult the average citizen. While Americans know that behind this rectangle of cloth there is blood and great sacrifice, there is also behind it an idea that redefined once and forever the meaning of hope and freedom . Lawyers and justices may debate the act of flagburning as freedom of expression. But a larger point is inarguable; when someone dishonors or desecrates the banner, it deeply offends, because the flag says all that needs to be said about things worth preserving, loving, defending, dying for. WHEN... JmM

1984 On Monday. August 27, president Jerry Cook, principal at Jimtown High School, presented the 1983-84 All-Sports Northern Indiana Conference trophy to John Glenn High School for bovs and girls sports. The athletes, coaches and administration arc to be congratulated on this accomplishment Program books will be exchang ed for dues when the GWFC Woman's Community Club meets Fri day. September 7. at the Community Building in Walkerton. A carryin luncheon will begin at noon according to club president Alice Walker The John Glenn Falcons used the big play on several occasions to win their first game of the young foot ball season Friday night by a 28-6 *core over the Culver Cavaliers

This was a cluster game for the Falcons, counting towards the end-of-the-season playoffs 1974 The John Glenn Falcons football team opened their 1974 football season on Friday night at home against the Bremen Lions and after the dust had cleared, the visitors took a come from behind victory home on the basis of a late four yard touchdown scamper. The final score was 20 16. The North Liberty Shamrocks opened their football season on a losing note Saturday evening as they traveled to North Judson only to return home with a 14-0 loss. John Glenn High School will have an open house on Monday, September 9, at 700 pm., for parents of the students The par nts will have a chance to go thru a

modified schedule of their children's classes and have a chance to talk with the teachers. The Grand Opening for The Brass Lion will be held on Friday and Saturday. September 6 and 7, with many specials on sale also. At the market center cut pork chops were selling for $1.09 a pound; first cut pork chops at 89 cents a pound; boneless rolled pork roast at $1.49 a pound; country style ribs at 89 cents a pound; smoked sausage at 99 cents a pound; ground beef at 78 cents a pound: franks at 97 cents for a pound package; slicing bologna at 89 cents a pound; Keebler 14 ounce club crackers for 59 cents; five pound bag of flour for 79 cents; a cluster of six pan rolls for 29 cents; three loaves of white bread for 89 cents; Banquet buffet suppers at $1.19 for a two pound container; a half gallon of ice cream for 69 cents; sweet com at 59 cents a dozen; celery at 29 cents a stalk; and 20 pounds of w hite potatoes for 99 cents. 1969 The enrollment. Kindergarten through grade 12 for the P-L-J Schools totals 1303 according to figures released on Tuesday by school officials. Enrollment is 18 less than last year. At the market pork steak was selling for 69 cents a pound; semi boneless ham at 79 cents a pound; ham slices at 99 cents a pound; bulk sausage at 49 cents a pound; bacon at 69 cents a pound; pork tendcrettes at 89 cents a pound; old fashioned loaf at $1.09 a pound; three 18 ounce jars of Kraft jelly, jam or preserves for $1.00; Dove Liquid, a 22 ounce bottle for 54 cents; seven ounce package of Crcamettes spaghetti, shells or juniorettes for 10 cents; apple of peach pies at 29 cents; shrimp cocktail at 89 cents; lettuce at 23 cents a head; celery at 29 cents a stalk and three pounds of yellow onions for 39 cents. 1959 Labor Day can be variously defined as: The End of the Summer; the beginning of the school year; a national traffic jam; or simply an excuse for a long weekend away from the office. The founder of the holiday, Peter J. McQuire, a leader in the Knights of Labor, proposed that a day be set aside to honor the working man in 1882. He conceived it as a tribute to “the industrial spirit, the great vital force of every nation.” He suggested the first Monday in September, since it came almost midway between Independence Day and Thanksgiving. The Central Labor Union of New York adopted his proposal and held the first Labor Day celebration on September 5. As McQuire had suggested the union paraded through the streets of Manhatten to show the strength and spirit of trade and labor organizations. Shortly after, the Knights of Labor voted for an annual ceelbration nationally. The first state to make Labor Day a legal holiday was Oregon, in 1887. The legislature of Colorado. Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York quickly followed suit and in 1894 Congress made Labor Day a national holiday. Don Blosser, freshman trumpet player from North Liberty, is among 192 candidates invited for tryouts on September 8. at Indiana University's annual Marching Hundred Hoosiettes band camp. Enrollment for the Liberty Township Schools for the new year shows a slight increase over last year The total this year is 780 as against 770 last year. 1944 An arrangement has been worked out by the schools of the county concerning action to be taken when an armistice is signed ending the war with Germany. If official news of such action is received in the morning a short program will be held immediately, then the buses will take the pupils home at noon. If news comes in the afternoon similar action will occur, or if the word comes after school ihrrr will

be no school the following dav. The first shipment of food to be stored in the Atchison, Kansas, mine converted into a huge cold storage warehouse, is ready for moving according to reports from the War Food Administration. The new storehouse is located two miles from Atchison and will provide storage space for a wide variety of agricultural products. There are only 20.000 new passenger cars in the country today. OPA announced the quota of new automobiles available for rationing in September will be 3.000 with another 300 as regional and 300 as national emergency reserves. This is the smallest quota since passenger car rationing began and a 40 percent cut from the August quota of 5.000. 1939 With an enrollment of 440 students on the first day. the Walk-erton-Lincoln Township School opened its fall term with the largest enrollment in its history . The increase is marked in the high school with 119 students. 15 more than were reported last year. The badly decomposed body of a man. discovered in the thick of the wilderness on a farm of Lewis O. Pippenger, 4 miles southeast of Walkerton Tuesday morning, was identified as that of a 71 year old farm laborer. Walter Dittrich. It is believed by some poeple in the neighborhood that the man found is the same who worked for Mrs. Stella Erickson, near Koontz Lake for a period of 10 years. Robert Mellin and Leslie Danford returned to Purdue University this week to resume their studies. Other young folks to leave for college soon include Robert Gark, Jack Rearick, Robert Stull and Jeannette Schultz. Indiana University. Bloomington; John Gark and John Sheneman, Harvard University; and Thelma Jane Cox. Purdue. “Parent* Are Teachers Abe” As parents we assume and take for granted that our children will be educated in school. Os course, they will! The question is can parents influence and improve the process? Positively YES! Several years ago. a trend emerged in this country. Educators told parents that their involvement in the learning process of children was really not needed. "Leave education to the professionals”, parents were told over and over again . Consequently, a host of new trends have cropped up: academic achievement has dropped, student attitudes and motivation are low and over all perceptions of the educational system have deteriorated. Only now are we beginning to take a good look at the evidence from numerous research studies. Time after time, the conclusion is the same . . . parental involvement DOES increase student motivation and achievement. The education of a child is a partnership of parents, teachers and the student. The first two componets determine how well the third (the child) progresses and ultimately succeeds. Parents are the child’s first teachers. From them, the child develops attitudes, values, self worth, a love of learning, discipline and many other skills for living and learning. The parent, as teacher process, does not stop when a child starts to school; it moves to another level of participation, where a reinforcement of earlier taught values takes place. Parent involvement and interest in the child’s education is important at all levels, even high school. All through the school years, parents must provide a clearly expressed valuation of schooling and expectations for school achievement.

Schools cannot be effective without the support from the homes w hich produce the children who are I the students. Parents should be a part of the process; they are the i only group with a vested interest in their children's education. Parents > can demand accountability from I both children and the school sys- ! tern. There is no limit to what can be accomplished when the school and home work together. We can < never have too many parents in- » volved in the education of our i young people. Students can never » be too motivated or have attitudes , about school that are too positive. With these combined efforts. ) only then can we make education i the best it possibly can be. A Concerned Parent GLENN CROSS COUNTRY TEAM IN CULVER MEET The John Glenn cross country team will compete in the Culver Academies Cross Country Invitational this Saturday. In all. there will be six races for boys varsity, frosh-soph and girls competition. The Glenn team will be entered only in the boys competitions. The first race will begin at 9:30 a.m.. a boys frosh-soph race, with the last race, a boys reserve race starting at 12:20 p.m. JOHN GLENN JV VOLLEYBALL RESULTS The John Glenn Junior Varsity volleyball team was victorious over Clay August 31. Glenn won in two games 15-8 and 15-7. 100% serving to Jody Rousch and Jenny Oke. These same girls also had two kills. Andrea Brems had the highest passing average with a 2.3 Glenn's JV volleyball team was defeated by St. Joe by a score of 8-15 and 7-15 on September 5. Tammy Lidgard and Patti Christensen both had 100% serving. The JV team was upset by North Judson on September 7. The girls were beaten in two games 12-15 and 8-15. Andrea Brems was 8 for 8 on serving. Jody Rousch had 4 kills. Andrea Brems had the best passing average. GLENN GIRLS SPLIT TWO VOLLEYBALL MATCHES The John Glenn girls volleyball team split two early season volleyball matches defeating Glenn and losing to St. Joe. In the Gay match. Glenn won the two games by scores of 15-5 and 15-6. Karen Schmidt was the most accurate server with a 89 serving percentage. Trisha Kerckhove led in kills with 8 and most sets with 20. Schmidt had the most passes, 25. while Angie Ruby had the best passing average. 2.56. In the St. Joe match, Glenn fell by scores of 15-2 and 15-10. For Glenn Tncia Zellers. Deanna Ross and Angie Mlekodaj all had 100% serving accuracy. Trish Kerckhove had 8 kills; Tricia Zellers the most passes. 12; Deanna Ross the best passing average; and Angie Mlekodaj the most sets. 15. SERVICE NOTES ARMY & AIR FORCE HOME TOWN NEWS — Army National Guard Private Jeremy L. Micinski has completed basic training at Fort Dix. New Jersey. During the training, students received instruction in drill and ceremonies. weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, first aid. and Army history and traditions. Micimski is the son of Manly J. Ingle, of 28750 Madison Road. North Liberty, and Robert L. Micinski. of 19615 Pulling St., South Bend. He is a 1989 graduate of John Glenn High School. A skywriter travels about 20 mil** for a throe-word advertisement The first macaroni factory in the U.S. was established in 1848