The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 2, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 February 1965 — Page 7

Crowded Elementary Classrooms Scored By Principal Speers

EDITORS NOTE — The follow-J ing is a statement read by Lake-1 land s elementary co-ordinator Edgar Speer at last Tuesday’s school | board meeting * I Il The Lakeland Community • School : ataon is nowin its third year of operation. During the period I prior to the vote of approval given by the citizens of the four com-, munities of Leesburg, v Milford, North Webster, and Syracuse for the consolidation of the four school districts into one school corpora-j ( tion, I attended as many as possible of the meetings which were held for the purpose of informing the public about the various as- j pects erf- such, a consolidation. Not once in - any of the meetings which I attended was a statement made ■ by a person tn a positive, of responsibility that school cost.-. would be decreased through consolidation In every meeting, however, it was plainly stated that through consolidation we could offer our children a better curriculum, better educitional services, and better facilities which very -likely would cost ■ more money rather than less | Many, hours have been spent by tlve board members in meeting. de liiierating and nuking I am convinced. 1 that we have made progress, - but I'm also' concerned because I do not feel that we. have moved fast, vruogn toward a. b curriculum, better educational services, and .better educational facilities I feel that the board has atrMeridianT! Mutual's new ; HOMEOWNER’S POLICY ■ YOUR HOME ■ POSSESSIONS ■ LIABILITY t and saves you money! Phone this nearby agent today! BILL REN LITTLE & CLARK Phone: 658-4168 MILFORD, IND.

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tempted to act wisely and has attempted to keep the public informed of its actions. I feel that the decision to build a single high school and aUpw grades K-8 to occupy the ■four present facilities was a good decision. However/- with the concentration of our thoughts and efforts on the building of a high school we have neglected the very’ foundation of our educational system, the. children in the elementary school. As elementary coordinator, I feel that I must point out to you that we are in serious difficulty on the elementary level. We are overcrowded. understaffed and woefully lacking in educational 'services. fa pointing out the difficulties. A I feel that I should also be prepared to present a possible solution. I do not feel that we face an "either-or” situation between the new high school and the elementary program. Rather I. consider it a "both-and” situation I would hope that the new \ high school, will be built just as soon as possible in order to help relieve our over-crowded facilities V the -.ime trfne. however. 1 would urge that we begin to strengthen; our elementary program Therefore I have asked for permission to appear before the board and outline | wtpt I consider to. be a modern p-..<•« hto elementary education Educational Sep ices Needed I i. -A full time eleme-.ta-y coordinator If the board feels that this is impossible at the present time r ■■ . conlnuie • ■ - s ■ as elementary principal and co-or-dinator. I feel that I should be placed on a twelve month contract V psychometric employe I eoooooeooooeooooooo " « Asthma • « Sufferers \( lu METERS : MIST : !' * Temporarily stops bronchial • . e asthma spasms. Fast-acting! e • 300 metered doses, for oral * • irhalation.Deta.h- CHQR • • able mout ■ piece. • • Refills available • BURKHOLDER Rexall Drug Syracuse, Ind.

PRINCIPAL EDGAR SPEERS Lakeland Elementary Co-ordinator

• •• 3 A full-time speech and hearing therapist. 4 A full-time school nurse • 5 A remedial reading instructor. * A team approach to elementary guidance can ■’ d by utilizing Ute services of any or- all of' the five persons mentioned. above. ! 6. A strings instructor. This person could begin instruction in the elementary and junior high schools in preparation for an orchestra in the new high schQo! I 7 An expansion of vocal music ■ ' and junior high school VL.brar.ian serv:Vc for the de- ( mentary schools Ths wpWd reV Facilities Needed Additional classrooms so that: I. We can place a top- limit of 25 students ;>-r room-in grades Kdg. to 3. and 30 students pep room in . ■.. le ..■ <l6 2 Ftil-t.me kindergarten can be offered. 3 At least one more M-l class can be estab’shid I An M-2 class can l>e establishSr'datoes can be established for • si a learning -••udent' Recommendations I recommend that ■ 1 Tile board continue to support couhty audio-visual library • J! sh >■■■! maintain its own. filmstrip I bran Continual emi' , should be placed upon the acquisition «>f audiovisual equipment, visual aids, and drapery. 2 The hoard investigate the posts of installing facilities in the new high school for closed circuit • ■ television and a radio station. AU schools should become a part of . these networks ■ a v-'.icv whereby may be placed no tenure only if they possess master’s decrees- in addition to five years of successful teaching. .4.. The board establish a policy wherehv all teachers must take course-, for credit at specified LnItervals of time

Projected H. S. Enrollments Based On Enrollment Figures Os January 29, 1965 School Grade 64-65 65-66 66-67 67-68 68-69 69-70 70-71 71-72 Leesburg 9 34 45 49 43 35 48 43 58 10 35 34 45 49 43 35 48 43 11 33 35 ' 34 „ 45 49 43 35 48 I 12 30 33 35 34 45 49 43 35. Milford 9 37 54 50 52 61 69 ' 70 .67 I 10 53 37 54 50 52 61 69 70 I 11 45 53 37 54 50 52 61 69 I 12 38 45 53 37 54 50 ] 52 61 No Webster 9 44 51 50 34 45 64 54 54 ' 10 61 44 51 50 34 45 64 54 ' 11 41 61 44 51 ' 50- 34 45 64 .12 64 41 61 44 51 50 34 45 Syracuse 9 85 92 102 95, 80 104 104 ’ 97 1(T 82, 85 92 102 95 80 104 10< ' 11 ■ TB\ 82 85 , I 12 . 61 X. 78 82 *- 85 92 102 95 80 TOTALS ”821 Enrollment 9 .200 242 251 221 221 285 271 276 ■bv Grades ' ■ 10 * 231 200 242 251 224 221 285 271 'll 197 231 200 242 251 221 221 285 I 12. 193 197 231 200 242 251 224 221 ' ' XLS. ’ . 821 870 924 917 938 981 1001 1053 '

, 5. The board- continue to strength--1 en the salary schedule, so that mast- ; er teachers can be attracted to and retained in our system. j The above proposals are sound ■ from an educational point of view. Must of them are in force or will : soon be in force in systems all - i around us To jxit these proposals . . into operation will take money Al- , though I do not advocate wild spend- ; do feel that we neetl to spend enough to offer our children a modern education. Our corporation js <me df the .wealthiest in the state I ■ildren deserve it. the parents exiHvt it. and the corporation can side our costs for the -. educatii n of our youth as an investment rath- | er than as an expense Studies have | shown that communities which in- 1 ’.vest soundly in their school systems . have found that: it pays- large divito their economy. ■' '. j The following figures were pre- ‘ 1 sented to the board by Mr. Speer] ■ . ■ SYRACUSE’ - Teacher Grade Enrollment Ki . p '.. 1’- ; . • 32 ‘ 1 34 . 1 ' 32 h t s 2 32 I Brubacher ’ 3 - ■ 35 j ■ 34 i Peebles '! I ,35 . • 1,4 .-. ' 35 1 Reinholt 4 34 I Forrester 5- .30 I ' Moltz . - ■ 5. .' 25 I • . 9 I 25 • 6 ''. 32 ; Cripe 6 31 | ' Esli ' 6 '■ 32 . I Total 578 The. sixth grade figures included 1 2T students . North Wt-bster. i thus making the Syracuse total! i really 557. Kdg. 1 26 Kdg 2 26 Kdg. 3 24 Kdg. 4 26 102 The enrollment at the, Syra< use ■ elementary school in the school i {year 1963-64 was 541. in the yea: j 62-63 it was 521, in 1961-62 it wa.<’ 494. and in 60-61 it was 473 giv- ’

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t ing the school a net gain of 84; MILFORD Teacher Grade Enrollment Haney .1 22 Silnthimer 1 20 . . ■ 1- 21 I Anglin 2 .' 27 L.'-a - 2 * 27 Gunden 2 13 Gunden ' 3 10 j Neff 3 .. 31 ’ Watts 3 29 Hoover t 35 ■ ■ Vandeveer 4 4 34 I Fehnrl. ' . 5 . 30 ’ . 31 1 Shirey *6 26 Wingart 6 26 M-I 12 T< ■’ 393 Kdg 1 24 Kdg' 2 ' 24 Total .' 48 The enrollment at -t|he. Milford, . >-m« n-'ary school iril the year ■ 1963-64 was 395. in thtj year 1962-1 63 it ■■ ' 1961462 it was I 141 and in 1960-61 it wias 428 Thls-I Ls a new loss of ' NORTH WEBSTER Teacher Grade - Enrollment Nm . 1 ' 36 R< v< r . 1 35 27 2’3. 3 28 ' j i Gunter ■ I f 32 [ Reasoner . 1' 32 ■ '■Kiser 5 23 6 ..' ■; | ,34 - Total ■ 322 i The sixth grade figure is less ithe 21 students attending school] I foi North j -Webster should, be 343; Kdg. 1 14 Kdg. 2 19 Kdg. 3 17 ■ Total < 50 The enrollment at- t i Webster element ary school in the j year 1963-64 was 305. jin the year 1961-62, it ! was 315. and in 1960-61'it was 308. • LEESBURG Teacher Grade Enrollment Saul 1 I ' 20 . i Huffman 11./... 20 ; b ■ ' ■ 2 : ■ 29

Spray Contract Goes To Highest Bidder

i The county commissioners at their meeting Monday at the court house in Warsaw awarded the 1965 ' county roadside spray and brush killer contract to Schue Spray Ser- ] vice of Winona, who submitted the I highest Jsid. The contract is “to furnish and J apply brush killer for the year 1965. containing 3 quarts of brush killer to 100 gallons of water. Said brush killer must be of law volatile consistency. containing 2 lbs., 2-l-D and 2 lbs of 2-4-T with actual, acid . equivalent to make I gallon.” Bids were to be placed on a per gallon basis and the total bid was not to exceed 12.000 gallons. The [successful bidder is to assume liability for all damage incident to use of the spray and must have had at least 6 years of experience in applying roadside chemicals. The spraying is to be completed by September 15 of this year, and is under i the supervision of the county high- j way department Tbe Townsend Tree Service, Inc 1 of Muncie. Ind . submitted a bid of I .0796 cents per gallon as opposed to ( the highest price of .084 cents. per > gallon placed by Shue’s who received the bid. The commissioners rea-j son for accepting the higher bid * I was that the successful bidder was > a local concern hiring county peo-1 I'pie. / '.. ; . The representative of Townsend | complained that they were fading : ■; the taxpayers money and should ■ the county the extra money ; since they Townsends 1 are fully qualified, are 100 percent bonde*! and.would have a county highway J employee with them vvhen the spray I was applied. Evidently the. com- ; giers would rather give the ! extra S6O to a local concern; ■T Other Business , j ■ Mrs Carl Hatfield of Palestine' - Lake' was-present to ask that the road she lived on be maintaine i'. in a better way. The road does J not belong to the county and she I was advised by Ray Nine that they* could do nothing about it. She was s told to petition for the road to. be- l county property, and if -the \ .ewers aiwpted , it the county would then lake charge. It has been ■. so muddy that Mrs. Hatfield has to stay away from her own home because he could not get in and out ■There are three b.ouses on the road. Ray Nine that .some j , residents in Pierceton and Wash- [ ington township want gravel put in [ i their drives where the school buses use it to turn aixMind. The com-, missioners decided that the school buses should go "to crossroads ‘o turn around because it is too 'costly for the county to put gravel in all, i these, driveways, and if it is done l » for one. others will a>k for ■ same thing and it will get out of t hand In one case , the ■ complaint was from a person, who lives on a state highway, this matter should be taken to that department. Commissioner Frederick Gilliam t askeii that signs be placet! at the south' end of Buffalo street near the Herscher addition advising motorist that it was a school zone and ! make the speed limit 30 miles per - hour Three signs are to be placed in th- a~ea ’ ■ Hirector, was asked to remove the equipment from the basement of the courthouse to the . third floor because of a ox’kroach ■'.problem in the‘basement. Count'.' Boy S< ; be used to help with this move. -. Viewers reievioi a row! smith Syracuse : n it’s present form. Recomm -nd it.ons were’made and the ■ I road will be considered again after ! these -are -acted Retorts were signed for Kermit .'department and questions were an- ; j swered for the. auditor’s office con- j - On il Kilmer apoeared and gave l a price for painting the rotunda f of the court house. The price is | • »not been painted in 80 years and | will, need to be washed I can be patoted The commissioners | are not sure there is enough monev [ on 'hand and a Ransfer of funds I may' ” before this can be completed. - , < I tioned above were county engineer Charles Cleveland. Van Buren towni'shin trustee John Davidson.- county auditor Noble Blocker and county I commissioners Ray Ferverda and I Lawerenee Butts. - The next .meetings will be held on I Monday and Tuesday. March 1 and 2. ‘ ’ | TESTS COMPLETED ' lowa achievement tests were Completed this week by the juniors and freshmen of Milford high school According to principal Donn D Kesler results will not be known for a ; few weeks. ‘ | — Gooch 3 32 i Fawley 3 11 I Fawley 4 12 Phillips 4 36 Dewart 5 35 ’ Bosler. 6 *3 Total 267 Kdg. 1 17 j Kdg. 2 18 Total ’ 35 The enrollment at the Leesburg i elemental y school in the year I 1963-64 was 257. in 1962-63 it was l 253, in 1961-62 it was 268 and in '1960-61 it, was 256. This is a net gain of 11.

COURT HOUSE REPORTER — Because of the increased interest in The happenings at the county court house this paper has appointed Mrs. Richard (Betty) Smith as court house reporter. CALVARY EUB ANNOUNCES SUNDAY SCHOOL BUS STOPS The Sunday school bus from Cal- < vary EUB church, Syracuse, began : ["operation on Sunday. Feb. 14, for 1 Syracuse and the immediate v icinity, I . The purpose of the bus is to provide ■ an opportunity for any child or adult ■to';attend the church services, who , otherwise’would ndt have transportation. The bus will pick up'riders' for . ■ Sunday school and return tlx'rn after > the church worship service. Only ‘ children and adults who do not al- | tend other churches will be encour- t I aged to use this service. ■■■ i . .. The bus stops and approximate i times are listed below. These times ■ may vary five minutes. 8 45 - Uptown parking loti .. ' 8 48 - Syracuse post office ■ 8:51 - Corner Main and North Sts. I > 8:54 - Corner Main and Brooklyn f. 57 - Parkway Drive and Henry. 9 02 - Corner Lake and Carroll. Com - ' ? . I 9:10 - Corner Front and Chicago ’. I 9:15 - Kale Island stops -| 9:20 -25 - Oakwood Park stops i j Riders should vva ton the side of the street that, the bus door opens; onto. . If. you have questions concerning i 5 the' bus route or bri', call 457-2572. i births™ ♦ L_ McNEELEY, Julie \nne Mr. and Mrs. David McNeeley of Blythe. Calif., are the parents of their first child, a daughter, named Julie Anne, bbrn on December 9. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Groroe B-a,-./k S . of Warsaw i The.- mother is the former Jeannine ; Bullock. ~- . - ' .. ■ . j IKM’ILSTETLER. Theda Vern Mr and Mrs William Hochstet- ' ler.. of r 2 M.ltb'rd are the parents ' of theirMirst child, a girl, born at 6:15 p.m. Saturday. Feb 6. at the I >da the a .-i . ■ . I of Nappanee are the paternal grand- j : parents and the .maternal grandparents are Mt'and Mrs. Alya ! Lapp of Hartville. Ohio John D, • Hochstetler of Nappanee is a great- j .' ■ : Literary Gems the World By JOHN BAKER | That one vast thought of God which ! hl the world.—Buiweg. . Ti;i> wori i is a dream within, a | dream; and as we grow older, each j I step is an awakenfng. The .youth a- I wakes as he thinks from childhood; j j the full grown man despises the pur- ; suits of youth as visionary; the old man looks on manhood as a fevdream. Death, the last, sleep? No. it is the last and final aw'akenmg!—Waiter Scott ' The and the. earth alike speak of God, and the great natural world is but another Bible, which claps and finds the written one; for j nature and grace are one - grace the heart of- the flower, and nature its i surrounding petals.—H. W. Beecher, j Trust not the world for it never payeth what it promiseth — August-1 ine. I Heli is God’s justice; heaven is His I love; earth, His long-suffering. — I Baron Wesenberg. The unrest of this weary world is its unvoiced cry after God. — Mun-; ger. ii The only 'fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it. — ' Locke. The world is God's workshop for making men.—H. W. Beecher. First worship God and not this world. He who forgets to pray, bids not himself good morrow or good day.—T. Randolph. ° s We are in this world but not of this world.—John Baker. 0 o

AROUND •-■ \ ' Most major problems of local importance are resolved at the well known “Breakfast Club”, which meets daily, six days a* week. at. the Syracuse' Case, across from the post office, from 6 to 8 a. m. The group is an informal gathering of local “men of- distinction”, but most anyone may join. Requirements aren't stiff, only that you get up early enough and' have the price of your own breakfast. , , i The group passes on such things as the hiring and firing of coaches, ’ band instructors, principals, members of the town board, _ olice department. library board and local fire department. Occasionally it will \ enture forth to suggest where the jnew high school should.be built. Once the group has made up its mind on any one of the above, duly constituted authority fol- ■ lows suit, on questions asked. Who is the moderator? Most anyone whq feels so inclined and has the fortitude at this early hour. Os course, he must have a subject of mutual interest; otherwise, he meets with, stony silence and the topic : quickly moves to one of a more general nature and/or of more earth- ■ l Usually the most insi<;iiifi<-.iijt topic will get a thorough going ovj er. if no mighty prolilem appears before the group. j The agendai 1 /There isn't any. The group gathers, one by one, quietly,< and 'hey disburse just as . quietly,] .one fey one, as the hour of 8 ap* 1 proaches; Who are these men of might and ! mane? Here are a few: Gaylord Jones, Jack Wells. Max Ganshorn. J. B. Cox. nirTMcCue'n. Dean Dittman Stuart Smiln. 'Dr. .E. L, Fosbrink, Wayne Blakesley, Jr , Tom Robinj son. “Tin Cup” Rarig. Dick Millet’,. | Chris Koher. Ross Osborn, Roscoe I Howard, and Jerfy 'Lowe, to name a few. . , ' Bud Smith, able director of the Lake! ami Youth Center, addressed himself to the youth at Friday night’s Syracuse-Milford ball game as “This is your fearless leader speaking ...” And they all g»t the word. ' Clarence Ruch is. modernizing and re-arranging his garden center in the Village, in order to give* himself more, room and to better display his products. His plans call for a spring open house; He has been in same location three years. Harold Wellman of State Bank of Syracuse has proposed that Syracuse and Milford get together and I purchase land along B & 0 railroad betwm-n the two communities for an. industrial park. Some communities are doing this very- effectively to attract new industry and to beef up local economy, identally. speaking of S B of S, it is one of four of Indiana's 308 ‘ are now paying 4 ! -j f < on year time certificates. Two of the other three are Rushville and Columbia City. t'i>no n ation officer Earl Money picked up a doe deer at the checking station of Tri-County game pre-' serve Tuesday a. m. which was killed some time Monday, night. Mrs. Robert LTune) Penick r-.t a real scare Friday night -when her phone rang several times and' She ■ was toforined that her brother. Lar--Iry Reec!. r 1 Pierceton, was - 4 ! when an aus> f<4! on him f'roler-; [ had Larry confused with Benjamid iH. Reed of New Paris. (Story on. I Pag? 2).' - I t Perhaps the most complete scrapbook on the goings-on of Lakeland school district is being kept by Jean Coverstone, secretary in the superintendent’s office. She is keeping all dippings, photos, ' and other published information as a hobby. a Noticed at Monday meeting of commissioners in the county seat. Van Buren township trustee and northern district commissioner participating in whispered “tete-a-tete” and viewing a. letter. What’s up fellows, something the public can’t know about in a public meeting? ' The names of Bo Johnson and* Jack Engle are new names being circulated as prospects for the post of Kosciusko county welfare director. Keith Renbarger is expected to take the test soon to qualify for the job. Doris Darnell is reported as. quiting her business at the end of May. Topic before the county commissioners this week: Cockroaches in the court house basement. Perhaps the commissioners could re-channel some of the money they are spending cleaning up the court house dome to rid the-place of these varmits. Local GOP officials-are miffed at of Syracuse pages tc go- to legislature at Indianapolis. School jfficials picked three Democrats out >f the four chosen. ' ' /