Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 101, Number 32, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 12 January 1978 — Page 2

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Richard Mattern re-elected to head Park Board

Richard Mattern was re-elected president of the Nappanee Board of Parks and Recreation, at last Wednesday’s meeting of the Board. Other members of the Board are serving in special capacities as follows: Russell Ervin, vice-president; Barbara Reiser, secretary and Ronald Elliott, member serving City Plan Commission. Members also appointed Dean Geyer to continue to serve as the Park Superintendent. Geyer has served as Park Superintendent since March, 1967. George Cleveland works with Geyer on maintenance. President Mattern shared with Board

Project Dogwood Park Cliffy Park Edwardsville Park DeMello Park Park Site No. 31 Liberty Park Northside Park Brown Park Development Bicentennial Park Battlefield Acquisition Rogers-Lakewood Park Park Improvements Amendment Community Park Stage I Whitewater Valley Gorge Spicer Lake McNaughton Park Community Park 25th Avenue Park South Harrison Park, Stage I R-70 Park Camelot Park Fox Island Acquisition Sandborn Park Amendment Winona Lake Acquisition Darrough-Chapel Park Martin-Kenny Park Levin Salvage Acquisition Camp Lucerne St. Patrick’s Farm Park

The park and recreation Department has ordered several new items of playground equipment to be installed for use this summer. They include three saddle-mates, an Eagle's nest, a dome climber and several benches. If the names of the equipment arouse your curiosity, you are invited to check out the items when they are installed this spring. In his annual report to the Board, Supt. Geyer stated that, in maintenance, his crew’s work included 298 hours on snow removal, 133 hours hauling 26 loads of leaves, 733 hours mowing and 445 hours at the pool. Special park projects for the year included new ceiling tiles for the pavilion at West Park; installation of

From the "Little Red Schoolhouse". Textbook selection method

By John K. Miller Asst. Supt. - Curriculum Each year students in the Wa-Nee Schools rent their textbooks at the beginning of the year and attend classes in “reading, writing and arithmetic” using these books. Perhaps the students and their parents wonder how these books came to be selected, and how the content'and materials of all the various courses are determined. The State Department of Public Instruction sets certain basic guidelines as to what courses can be offered, what must be required, and what minimum time must be spent on the basics. Within these guidelines the individual school districts, through joint decisions determined by the administrators and teachers, build their own curriculum. Over the past years there have been many changes in the curriculum of WaNee, however, these changes have always been evolutionary and the result of much careful study and never change for the sake of change. The WaNee staff has always been very interested in improving our program, in serving our students as individuals more effectively; but at the same time, has insisted on continuing to teach the basics. While the cry “Back to the Basics” is popular in the media, the Wa-Nee staff feels they have never left the basics. A look at how textbooks are adopted may serve to illustrate this point. During a five-year cycle, textbooks in all curriculum areas are adopted. The State Textbook Commission has a large screening committee which examines available books in a particular curriculum area. In 1978, all language arts materials; that is reading, spelling, English, writing, literature, composition, foreign language, etc. from Kindergarten to Grade 12 will be adopted. Next year social studies will be studied, followed by mathematics, science, and in 1982 all other areas to complete the cycle. The State Textbook Commission will select seven textbooks in each category on each grade level for the official approved State Adoption List. Each local school corporation through its awn adoption committee cr nposed of teachers, administrators, and parents carefully studies these books and finally selects those materials that will be used in Wa-Nee for the next five years. The textbooks selected have much to do with the type of curriculum that our students study. The individual teacher then expands and enriches the subject beyond what the basic text provides. The term "Modern Math” is one that

members a release concerning projects within the state of Indiana which had received approval for matching funds. The report follows: “On November 16th, the Natural Resources Commission approved the submission of 29 city and county park and recreation board funding requests for 1978 Land and Water Conservation * Funds. Over $6.8 million in requests had been received for 101 projects. A total of 97 projects wre rated. Much higher quality projects were received in 1977. The highest ranked project received 130 points, and the lowest ranked project received 28

Sponsoring Park Board Chesterton Columbus Floyd County Highland Lake County Lowell Mishawaka Pendleton Portage Tippecanoe County Valparaiso Elkhart Munster Richmond St. Joseph County Elkhart Salem Gary Harrison County Indianapolis Franklin Allen County Sandborn Winona Lake Kokomo Ligonier Warsaw Warsaw St. Joseph County

four new park benches, and several items of playground equipment and a new pole building at Stauffer Park. In his report on recreation programs, Geyer showed that 96 children were registered for the summer arts and crafts program; 300 youngsters participated in baseball leagues; 122 children registered for tennis and 439 children and adults registered for swimming lessons. In addition, there were 53 adults registered for tennis lessons; 24 teams competed in the men’s slow pitch leagues; seven women’s softball teams competed; 18 teams are playing in the basketball leagues, and 27 ladies volleyball teams are enjoying league play. The pavilion at West Park has been

has been tossed about for years by the media, but is really not very well understood. For many years math was taught by repetition and drill, with little emphasis placed on the understanding of math operations and problems. For many students in school before about 1955 mathematics was drudgery with little real understanding of the basic processes. This resulted in their losing interest in high school and college math so that in 1955 when the Russian “Sputnik” was sent into orbit the country cried out, “what is wrong with our mathematics program?”. This brought about the so-called revolution of modern math. However, as so often happens, the pendulum swung much too far in the opposite direction. There was too much emphasis placed on the why and how and not enough on practical drill on the basic number facts. This resulted' in students understanding problems, but not being able to calculate with numbers. What is really needed is a combination of the best modern math has to offer in the why and how while retaining adequate drill to achieve a working knowledge of the basic number facts. Since the inception of modern math, Wa-Nee has adopted math textbooks in 1960, 1965, 1970, and 1975. Each time, of the seven books available, there was a spectrum from the very traditional to the very modern. In each case the WaNee Adoption Committee took a middle of the road approach, trying to achieve a compromise between the two extremes. In the elementary schools a teacher committee has developed a math curriculum guide to aid in developing a balanced program. Each secondary course has a curriculum guide developed by the mathematics department, spelling out the objectives and goals of that course. These tools, the textbooks, and guides, in the hands of the competent and dedicated teachers make possible a good mathematics program. This example using the mathematics department illustrates in a small way what is taking place in each curriculum area as the staff of the Wa-Nee Schools strives to prepare our young people for life. Much effort is spent in grade and separate buitding meetings on the elementary level and subject area meetings on the middle school and high school levels to study our present program, to see how weaknesses can be corrected and strong points can be built upon. The administrators and teachers of Wa-Nee welcome cqnstructive

points. In order to be funded, a project had to receive at least 87 points (Nappanee’s requested project received 86 points). Surprisingly, 80 percent of the projects rated higher than the lowest funded project frorft--1976 (55 points). This information emphasizes the high interest in this program and the need for local agencies to impress upon their Senators and Congressman the importance of continued full funding. The funds available for individual states was cut this year which resulted in Indiana receiving approximately $1 million less than anticipated.” Projects to be funded are listed, hot necessarily in order ranked:

Federal Request $22,000.00 35,190.00 25,500.00 63,500.00 300,000.00 17,054.00 112.156.50 220,000.00 111,314.75 159,000.00 235,000.00 15,725.00 240,000.00 137,736.00 24.351.50 73,500.00 51.907.50 180,000.00 198.166.50 300,000.00 16,500.00 62,500.00 7,137.00 130,000.00 90,916.00 * 200,000.00 45,000.00 70,000.00 195,673.42

used by Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Senior Citizens and Nappanee Civic Theatre, as well as for reunions and other special meetings. The Park Department received a cash gift from Nappanee Civic Theatre, amounting to $350, and receipts from the Park Department's share of the Lions Concession sales amounted- to $272.02. In addition, the department received many gifts and pledges for the special golf course fund. The next regular meeting of the Board of Parks and Recreation wilLbe held Wednesday, February 1, at 6J30 p.m., at the Municipal Center. Meetings are open to the public.

comments from community patrons that will help improve our school program.

North Wood news By Tony Gerger Every body is back in school now, studying hard as ever for the semester exams coming up in a week. They will sum up everything we’ve learned in the first half of the school year. -nw— - All the students received course offering books last week, for the 78-&J) school year. Everybody will be trying to work out a legitimate schedule for next year. Sometimes it’s like putting together a thousand piece puzzle. But, the counselors give us super assistance in developing a schedule that will Tit our needs for the future. -NW- \ Ann Leavitt is chairman of a coni' mittee that will be sponsoring a new' type of dance. It is a Reverse Discq; Dance. The gals aks the guys, and yotr must wear fancy or nice clothes. Thiji excludes blue jeans and flannel She discovered this dance while at* tending one at Indiana Unviersity. This; will be a great dance, so come Saturday night and get down to some heavy music.

Campus notes. . . !* Kellie Curtis, 451 N. Williams Nappanee, and daughter of Mr. an(h Mrs. Fred Curtis, is a member of Student Affairs staff at Indiana State University, where she is a resident* assistant in Mills Hall. Miss Curtis is |< sophomore. 5 Acting as liaisons between haH; directors and student residents, the resident assistants in the 12 halls oQ< campus acquaint residents with rule*! and regulations, help them with; problems and see that their eils vironment is conductive to study. Ths> residence tails staff serves 4,400 students of the 11,539 on the campus.