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VOLUME SEVENTY-FIVE

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1967

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NO. 289

Progress is key word for South Putnam School Board officials

By Frank Puckett, Jr. Banner Staff Reporter Progress is the key word of the new South Putnam Community School Superintendent Julian Polk and his board of trustees as the 1967-68 school year started rolling for Fillmore, Reelsville, Belle Union, and Putnamville schools. Naturally, the new proposed Senior High School highlights the agenda for the school officials and progress has been made. At a regular meeting Monday September 18 the school board entered into a lease-rental agreement with Center School Buildings, Inc. The lease

provides for the rental to be payable in semi-annual installments of $75,201.40 for 2712 years. At the end of such time, the building will become the property of the school corporation as directed by the 1957 law. The target date for completion and occupancy of the new high school has been set for the fall of 1969. It vail be located on a thirty-six acre tract of land on the southeast comer of the intersection of Route U.S. 40 and State Road 43, approximately five miles south of Greencastle. The architects for the project are C.

H. Byfield and Associates, Inc., of Indianapolis. They have designed a sound, low maintenance school complex using a contemporary concept that is attractive and a credit to the community. Center School Buildings, Inc., is providing the facilities for the senior high school through a private method of financing that is characterized by its flex ibility and has been chosen by numerous school corporations throughout the state that have needed more modern facilities. The high school has been designed for approximately 600 students with expandable facilities for as many as 800.

GHS HOMECOMING QUEEN—Miss Cheryl Purdy was crowned Greencastle High School Homecoming Queen Friday night by Charles Farber and Pete Norris. The corona-

tion took place between halves of the Tiger Cub-West Vigo football contest. A senior. Miss Purdy was chosen as queen by members of her class.

Foreign officials will visit here

Thirteen credit and cooperative officials from six Asian, African and European nations will arrive in Greencastle Sunday, Oct. 15, to make an extended study of agricultural credit in this area beginning with a one-week detailed look into the operations of the Federal Land Bank Association and Production Credit Association here. Robert F. Wolfe, manager of the Federal Land Bank Association of Greencastle. reports the group will include five from Uganda, four from Nepal, one from Turkey, one from Pakistan, one from the Republic of China, and one from Ethiopia. They will be staying at the Hedges Motel. The international visitors hold highly responsible management and supervisory positions in rural credit, farm cooperative and land and water development institutions in their respective countries. As government officials they are in a position to exert major forces

in the stabilization of the rural programs at home. They are visiting agricultural institutions in the United States under the auspices of the U. S. Agency for International Development, study of the Greencastle Production Most of the group will be coming to Greencastle from Louisville. Ky., after spending a week studying the operations of the three District Farm Credit Banks with which the Greencastle Production Credit and Land Bank Associations are associated. The Louisville banks included in their study are the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, Federal Land Bank of Louisville and Louisville Bank for Cooperatives. During the first week in Greencastle their study of the Federal Land Bank Association will include its organization and operation, its loan procedures and its analysis of loan applications. Their Credit Association will direct their at-

tention particularly to its background and agricultural policy and philosophy in making loans, loan procedures, analysis of loan applications, servicing loans and the rule of cooperative credit in the farm economy of the area. In charge of the PCA study will be Edward F. Neary, general manager, and Robert W. Fischer, Indiana supervisor for the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank. The group will visit several farms to observe attitudes of farmers toward use of credit and see how farming is carried on in this area.

It is a single story, steel frame structure, containing approximately 100,000 square feet, with a face brick exterior and will include the following: A. Academic 1. Library—designed for year around usage 2. —13 General purpose classrooms 3. —Administrative area 4. —Science rooms 5. —Business Education rooms 6. —Modern Home Economics area 7. —Band room and practicing avea for 120 members 8. —Arts and Crafts area 9. —Industrial Arts area including drafting Bossort assumes DPU chapel duties Administrative responsibility for DePauw University's chapel programs will be assumed for one semester by Dr. Donald E. Bossart in addition to his duties as director of the campus Methodist Student Foundation. The appointment of Dr. Bossart as Interim Coordinator of Chapel Services was announced today by DePauw President Dr. William E. Kerstetter. He will serve during the first semester as the university seeks a permanent appointee to fill the post of University Chaplain. Dr. Bossarfs specific duties will be to conduct the chapel services, complete the second semester chapel program, prepare liturgy for worship, assign other participating personnel for chapel services, and make necesasry oncampus arrangements for chapel speakers. Dr. Bossart also will be available to students who would normally seek counselling through the Office of the University Chaplain. Bossart asumed the directorship of the Methodist Student Foundation in August after serving four years as a campus minister at the University of Wisconsin Wesley Foundation. He held a similar position at the University of Massachusetts for six years. He is a graduate of Harvard College and was awarded the S.T.B. by Boston University School of Theology and the Ph.D. by Boston University. In announcing the appointment President Kerstetter expressed “great appreciation” for Dr. Bossarfs “high competence and his willingness to accept these additional duties and to assist the University in this important way.” Plans final tour PARIS UPI—Singer Maurice Chevalier, who turned 79 less than a month ago and is already celebrating his 80th, said today he plans to leave for the United States Monday on his “last tour abroad.” He said he will appear in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and Kansas City, then continue on to Japan and Australia. Chevalier said he has already started celebrating his 80th birthday because “I want this celebration to last a year.” S.S. on Monday SKOGAHOLM. Sweden UPI—Sunday school is being held on Monday in this central Swedish town because of a teacher shortage. Officials explained there are not enough teachers in town to conduct classes for all the Baptist congregations on Sundays, so a few are put over until Monday.

B. Physical Education A large gymnasium with folding bleachers that will have a seating capactiy of approximately 2.400 with locker facilities that will service both the gymnasium and the pool. C. Physical Education An official size pool providing for year around physical education and recreation with provisions for spectator seating. The pool is situated such that it can be closed off from the rest of the school, allowing for night time and year around usage by the students and members of the community. D. Physical Education Full Athletic Field including a football field, track, and scoreboard. E. Special Area. A Cafetorium with an adjoining stage that provides multi-use facilities for lectures, school dramatics and musical presentations. This includes a complete food sendee kitchen and lends itself to a pleasant atmosphere for community activity. F. Planetorium A unique feature that will add to the overall science education program. The building will be lighted throughout with flourescent lighting, and the corridors, cafetorium, and other areas will be equipped with terrazo floors. The building will be heated and cooled electrically and controlled by temperature controls. The area designated for parking will be paved and access to the school will be from both Route U.S. 40 and State Road 43. South Putnam has twenty-six new additions to tire teaching and administrative posts with the beginning of the school year. Leading the list is Superintendent Polk. He received his BS degrees from Indiana State University, has served as a high school principal, Superintendent of Kentland-Jefferson Community Schools and came to this

area from the Spring Valley Commnuity Schools at French Lick. A native of Knox County, Polk resides in Greencastle with his wife, Mary. No stranger to this area, Jim Hammond is serving as principal at Fillmore High School this year. He received his BS and MS degrees from Indiana State University, is a sixteen year veteran in the education department, serving eight in the administrative ends, and came to Fillmore from the Mill Creek Community Schools where he last served as principal and Superintendent. A former principal at Fillmore in 1961-62 and coach at Belle Union High School he resides at Route 5. Greencastle, w r ith his wife and three children. New r teachers in the school system this year are: John Barber, music and band; David Bussing, head coach and social studies; George Douglas, mathematics; Allen Hawkins, boys’ physical education and assistant coach; Patricia Lightfoot, first grade; and Martha Schneider, fourth grade; all new’ at Reelsville. New teachers at Fillmore are: Sara Alig. English-Spanish, Grace Cox, business education: Jay Inch, English-Speech; Arthur Masten, musical and vocal; David Metzger, art: Eugene Quick, science and physics; Norma Stwalley, home economics: Linda Tague, health and girl's physical education; Michael Williams, music and band: Margaret Modlin, first grade; Alice Masten, third grade; Muriel Rockhill, third grade; Virginia Boyce, fourth grade; and Paul Carver, sixth grade. Belle Union teachers new this year are: Peggy Headley, first grade; Elizabeth Bliss, third grade; and Marya Yeager, special education. Members of the Board of Trustees, who meet each third Monday of the month at the Putnam County Court House, are Truman XV. McCammack — President, Estal Scobee—Vice President, Max Zaring—Secretary, Frank Jarrell and Glenn Skelton—both members.

Boy Scout membership campaign is scheduled

The most extensive recruiting program ever undertaken by the Wabash Valley Council of Boy Scouts is now’ underw’ay and will climax wdth an open house held in schools throughout the council district where the boys signed cards indicating their desire to get in and work in the Scouting program. Schools will be open Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. with scout leaders in charge of the programs. The program w’as launched in May when all school superintendents were contacted and the program explained. Their approval was given and their support pledged at the same time. During September the principals were contacted and a survey made of all interested boys. The cards signed during the survey are now being processed at Terre Haute and letters sent to the parents of interested boys explaining the school night program. The Council goal for this year is 5.474 boys. With this many boys divided into units it will take several hours of devoted service from many volunteers. Hope is to x-ecruit others to help with this program. Scheduled on the Scout Calendar for the following w’eek are: Roundtable, Monday at 7:30, Oct. 9, at the American

Legion Home in Cloverdale; Monthly district meeting Wednesday, Oct. 11, 6:30 p.m., at the Reelsvile Fire Station. These are for all institutional representatives of this district and all other interested people. School night schedule and program will be discussed in each of these meetings. 4 are lodged in Putnam Co. jail Four arrests were made by State Trooper Ted Settle and Sheriff Bob Albright Friday and early this morning. William F. Ball, 51, Roachdale, Route 2, and Richard L. Malayer, 41, Roachdale, Route 1, w’ere jailed by Trooper Settle at 12:30 this morning. Malayer was booked for driving while under the influence of intoxicants and Ball was slated for public intoxication. Robert Leon Ward, 28, city, was jailed by Albright on a contempt of court charge. Ricky L. Hinkle, 20, city, w’as jailed by the sheriff on a Putnam Circuit Court warrant for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

51 from county are enrolled at university

Fifty-one Putnam County students have enrolled for the fall semester at DePauw University. They are: Juliann Bergmann. Terry Boesen, William Boyd. Mildred Longden Buchanan, Ann Carmichael, Stacia Chadd, Fred Coan. Rebecca Sue Collins, Richard Dean, John Erdmann, Victoria Erdmann, Robert Ferrand, Richard Fletcher, Mary Foxen, Wendy Gifford, Helen Godfrey, Steven Gooch. Jay Hamilton. Craig Hammond, Steve Hanna, Frank Hirt, James Houck, Larry Hunt, Christine Hutson, LaDonna Kelly, Julia Knuppel, James Lewis, Patricia 1-ongden, Alberta Lyons, Anita McKee. Mary Meyer, Jeff Mont, Michele Reilmg, Pamela Reiling, David Robbins, Virginia Sayers. Jacquelyn Schafer, Randall Schauwackar, Jamei Shonkwiler, Barbara

Padgett Stout, Doris Mae Talbott, Lawrence Taylor, Phyllis White. Frank Wood, David York, and Ronald York, all of Greencastle. Enrolled from Cloverdale are: Fanchon Coffin, Charles Cooper and Diana Haltorn. Fillmore: Frances Jean Horn. Roachdale: Mary- Elizabeth Rayfield. Beginning its 131st academic year. DePauw has a total enrollment this year of 2,439 students from approximately 45 states and 25 foreign nations. Now you know The first aerial attack of a city occurred in 1849 when the Austrains used pilotless hot-air balloons to bombard Venico.

Proposed South Putnam school building