The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 36, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 October 1965 — Page 12
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4sntinued from Page 1. Sec. 2' said, “Give me an F.” That todies and gentlemen is apathy in action. Each year we have too many students wt» have the ability to learn but. who are content to turn out shoddy work at best and sometimes no work at all. This type of Attitude adversely affects ail student M it is allowed to go unchecked. What causes this attitude? I must confess that I don't know but I’m beginning to think that it may be a national desease. Let's look at some examples. 1. Shoddy workHave you bought anything new lately? How fobg did it take you to get everything tightened up an working properly? 2. How many people really take pride in their work? 3. We are’ all acquainted with the story about the group of people to New York who watched the murder of a young woman and didn t take the trouble to call the police 4. The number of people who don't take the time or trouble to vote is a national scandal which we would prefer to forget. Let s bring it doser to home. How many of yw have reaU y taken the time and .trouble to understand the Lakeland School- Corporation's situation? Yes. you hire administrators to operate the schools but vou must remember that we operate with public funds. Did you attend the school hoard meeting last winter when Mrs. Carr asked the board to move forward without hesitation? She sent out a note asking parents to come but how manv came? Were you there? Have you talked to a school board member lately or attended a school board meeting and assured them that you were solidly behind them in establishing a quality educational program for our children? I can assure you that the people who are opposed to spending more money on schools have let the board members know how thy . feel. We have some parents who are apathetic toward their own children. Their children run loose, their children have no discipline The parents pay no attention to the child's school work.. They won’t come in for a parent-teacher conference when we ask them to come in. ' I could go on indefinitely with examples of apathy throughout our country. However, I want to get on to the third segment of this talk. The “D'' to the word FAD stands for what I shall call demanding parents We have a small segment of parents in this school whom I place in this category. These are the .parents who come storming into the school and start their with, Tm a taxpayer.” Well so are we all. Last week I heard a story which illustrates the cost of the education of one child for one year in the state of Indiana. The owner of a house appraised at a true value of $36,000 will pay enough taxes to a year to pay for the education of one child. Using this illustration. you can determine whether or not you are paying the fuU cost of the education of your children. These 'are the parents who are against cheating as long as their child isn't caught cheating Parent-teacher conferences don’t satisfy these parents. They demand that I change the child to another room, that we raise the grades, that we pass the child when be should be retained, that we give the child just one more break. These parents insist that discipline must be maintained but they turn around and order me not to paddle their child. . These are the parents who go out and brag to their friends that they really told off that teacher or they told off old man Speer.
We have had teachers insulted, raved and veiled at, and harassed. I have been "cussed out." scream- : ed at. and threatened with physical force I’ve even been threateded with an opened knife — Yes. we tune .evjen had a teacher phv--sically attacked by a parent right here at school. If this-behavior is allowed to continue there is only one way for this sciwd to go — downward, and the children in this school are going to be the losers. From the similarity •of their words and action, you’d almost think that this small group of parents was organized. However, I’m sure they aren’t and I’m also sure that these parents don’t i notin' what they are really doing. They don't realize that they are really undermining school authority and when this is done the children suffer. They don’t realize that when they criticize a teacher in front of a child they aren’t hurting the teacher but they are hurting the child. They don’t realize that by their words and actions they are creating a lack of respect for authouty. I can mention a few incidents to illustrate what can happen when people have a lack of respect for authority. — the Heil's Angels motorcycle gang, —the Los Angeles riots. Closer to home, the small number of misguided youths in otr high school who, by their words, and actions, have adversely affected the entire high school. I wonder how many of you are going to hack Mr. Slavens as he puts his professional career on the line and attempts to restore a respect for authority among our high school ” youth? I can assure you be needs your help, your prayers, and your cooperation. Well, what are we going to do about aK of this? I don’t know what you’re going to do but I can tell you what we are going to do here at school. 1. We are going to work for adequate educational facilities. 2. We are going to fight apathy with everything we have. If a child isn't doing the work, < we’re going to notify the parents. 1 If that doesn’t solve the situation 1
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then we are going to insist that the work be done through other methods. 3. If a child. cheats, steak lies, or misbehaves, he is going to be punished with the punishment fitting the misdemeanor. I can assure you that wa are going to have discipline to the elementary school and I'm sue that Mr. Slavens will "Amen” that for the high school. 4. We are going to insist on academic standards. On achievement tests our children score will above the national averages and we intend to keep it that way. 5. We are going to continue to insist that teachers treat parents with respect. 6. We are going to continue to have parent-teacher conferences so that we can better understand the child, but we are going to insist that these be conducted with proper respect for all persons involved. 7. And last but not least, for the sake of all of our children, we are not going to condone the type of parent behavior which I have been describing for the last | few minutes We are willing to sit down and talk with anyone as long as he is' calm and collected. However, the law prohfoits any person from creating a disturbance to a ptitoc school. Teachers are not required to listen to insults and threats. I can promise you that any parent who comes into this school to a disrespectful manner will be asked politely but firmly to leave the building, and. if this request isn’t honored, we shall let the law take over. We have tried to be patient and understanding, but, apparently. this approach just doesn't seem to work with this small group of parents whom I have described «■ the “Demanding Parents.” This’ year marks the seventh year that I have worked with the children and parents of the Syracuse area. This is longer than I have ever stayed to one place before so I think it's rather plain to see that, to general. I've been happy with my work there. I'm convinced that when I move on in the not too distant future. I’ll look back with many fond memories of Syracuse. Since I have been here, I have tried to keep you informed of the progress and problems of these school That is why I asked to speak to you tonight for I feel that, Ito general, the parents want the same thing for their children that II want for them.. I’m convinced that we are all striving for the same goal and that is to provide our children with the gest possible education. There is only one way for us to achieve this goal. We must i work together.
Former Milford > Resident Receives CPA Certificate I Former Milford resident. Dr. Edna Hollar Barbour, was among the 177 Illinois men and women to receive (.TA certificates on Thursday Oct. 7. at toe Illinois Society of Certified Public Aocountains’ traditional semi-annual awards dinner at foe Plainer House in Chicago. Dr. Barbour, a graduate of Indiana university, holds a masters degree from the University of California and was awarded her PH D from Ohio State university. Slie is an associate professor at Northern Illinois university in DeKalb She is also national president of Pi Omega Pi. honorary society. The new CPAs were honored by the Illinois society for successfully completing the two and a half day May. 1965 CPA examtaation, given to 647 THincis candidates Dr. Joseph Bagando, vice president of the Unirersity of Illinois, presented the certificates.
ARRESTED RECENTLY BY MILFORD POLICE The following persons were arrested recently by Milford police officers, and fined in foe court of justice of the peace Harry Dale Doty: Edward L. Mahan. 17. r 2 Milford, arrested for disregarding a stop sign and fined $19.25. Douglas E. Walker. 18.; r 2 Miford. arrested for reckless driving, no registration and driving without glasses and fined $19.25. Lupe Avalos, 26, Milford, arrested for pdblto intoxication and fined S2l Jerold A. Brown. Goshen, arrested for reddess driving. SYRACUSE MAN IN MINOR ACCIDENT Loose gravel on a county road caused the car of Donald Arthur. ' 43, r 3 Syracuse, to skid and go out of control Tuesday, Oct 5, at about 9:30 p.m. The car went into a ditch along county road 700 north. Mr. Arthur suffered a minor cut to the head but was not hospitalized Deputy sheriff Roger Fellows did not list damages to the car.
BLUE BIRDS VISIT FIRE STATION The Fly Away , Bluebirds met October 5 at the Scout cabin for a short business meeting. The chairman was Tina Searfoss. Roll call by Marjorie Trammel and secretary, Connie Hoopingarner. The October birthdays celebrated were Vicki Ryman, Debbie Pletcher and Marjorie Trammel. The rest of the time was spent going through the Syracuse fire station. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Guy, Syra-j cuse. spent last weekend in South] Bend at the home of a nephew, [ Larry Kuneff, and famdy.
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20 Years Ago . October 4, 1945 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Charlton celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home Sunday. Major Miram C. Dewart who was with the Medical Administrative Corps with the 225th Station Hospital in Italy gave an interesting account of his experiences before 4 the high school student body and teachers Friday afternoon. Mrs. Marion O. King acted as substitute teacher for three days in Milford high school for Mrs. Phyllis Dowling who was ill. Omar Wuthrich has brought the Poynter property on south James street. Mr. and Mrs. Wuthrich are |mw residing there. Coporal and Mrs. Marin Egolf; ’ are the parents of a son. Michael j Lee, bom Monday morning at the j : McDonald hospital. Corporal Egoif; is with Gen MacArthur's Occu- . pational sth Air Force Fighter Command on Hohshu Island, Japan. Milford class officers are: Sen-’ iocs — Robert Hurd, president; John Michael. vice president; Eudora Grove, secretary; Lorene Wuthrich, treasurer; Prof. Harold :■ : Young, sponsor; juniors — Philip Beer, president: Joe Ruch, vice president; Peggy Miller, secretary; IWayne Riggs, treasurer; Barnett Koontz, sponsor; sophomores — Lewis Speicher, president; Darlene Neff, vice president; Donald Wolf- i erman. secretary; Carl Speicher.' treasurer; G. W. Geore. sponsor. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Minegar are the parents of a daughter, Linda Lou, born Wednesday! Sept 26. at the Goshen hospital. The Minegars occupy the apartment above the ’former Milford Drug Co. 30 Years Ago - October 24. 1935 I A miscellaneous shower was held i Friday evening at the farm home of ! Charles Malcolm west of Milford for Mr and Airs. Delbert Fox who were recently married. David Hoover. 77, passed away ‘Friday morning About 10:30 at his i home to Syracuse. Three daughters, five sons, and two sisters survive him. Mrs. Floyd Shoemaker and children of Milford Junction expect to leave soon for Los Anceles, Calif., to make their future home. Among petitions for beer licenses which have been filed to the county are John Whetten Method and Arthur Baumgartner. .Amos May and family have moved into the Tully property a block east of the main square and purchased bv Ravmond Pointer from Mrs. Elzina Hail of New Paris. Soft glowing candle lights and a cluster of ferns formed a veryi pretty Setting when at 4:30 Sunday : afternoon Miss Margaret Ktotzel, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Walter Kintzel of Warsaw, became the: bride of Dr. E Winton Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. TTiomas I of Leesburg. Moses Shrock and family have moved. into the Hepler residence on i Fourth street 40 Years Ago - October 8, 1925 The funeral senices for Daniel Norris. 74, who died at the Odd Fellows Home at Greensburg. Ind. on September 30 was held in Milford Friday afternoon at the Grace Brethren church He is survived by | one son. Charles Norris of South Bend, and two daughters, Mrs. Olive McFarland and Mrs. Luella : Norris of Mishawaka. Paul Bryer. who has been employed at the Kern Bakery for the past few months, has leased the McLaughlin room, formerly occu- ' pied by the Gaunt 5 & 10 cent store, and will open a bake shop there where all kinds of pastries and bread will be sold. i . Minnie and Retha Whitsell of Mishawaka are new students of the | fifth grade at Milford. A daughter was bom , to Mr. and Mrs.. Ross Timmins Sunday. October 4. Mr. and Mrs Willard Zollinger and children, Erma. Eldon and parents. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Neff. The funeral services for Meredith . Stouder. 17. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Stouder, three-fourths mile . north of Milford Junction were held 1 Thuraday afternoon at the New Paris Evangelical church. The ■ young man was instantly kified Tuesday when the side car of a motorcycle in which he was riding struck a wtaeon near Waterford. 50 Years Ago - October 7, 1915 Ezera Turner of Milford for selj ling the greatest manber of tickets for the lecture Friday evening re--1 ceived first prize which was a red ’ letter edition of the New Testament Willard Patterson recently pur- . chased a residence property of Dan- ; iel Neff and will move it in a month from, now Go to the Gen Theatre Friday night and see the pretty babies in our community. They will aH be there. Stella Jeffries has resigned her position to the Rose home on south Main street and will do plain sowing at her residence on west First street Mrs. H F. Loher has succeeded Mrs. Jeffries and will care for the children of H. J. Rose which was the mission of Mrs Jeffries. F. E. Dewart, the Milford artist, who received first premium at the state far for pen and ink drawing has gone back to Chicago for the fall and winter. The property owned by Mrs. Rachel Self' in southwest Milford and occuptod by Nicholas Stamer. - has been purchased by George Hollar. Mr. Stamer wSI move his family to Goshen this week. Miss Thelma Miller returned on
Sunday from an extended visit with her friends in the new England states. 112th ISTA Convention Set For Oct. 21 and 22 Nothing is changing faster than education to these days of constant knowledge explosion. This fact is recognized in the theme selected for the 112th convention of the Indiana State Teachers Association, to be held October 21 and 22. The theme — “Teaching to a Changing Society” — will be implemented by two-day meetings to ‘seven cities around the state. The meetings are known collectively as the 1965 conference on instruction. Robert H. Wyatt, executive secretary of the ISTA. points out that this is the third name by which the ISTA has catied its annual state meetings since the first one, held to 1854
"In the early days of our public; school system.” he said, “many people started teaching with very' little more education than a high school diploma signified One of the greatest services of their association was to-service training provided through Teachers’ Institutes, as bur early conventions were frequently called.” Later, Wyatt said, as teaching attained professional status, practically afi teachers held a bachelor's degree and often a master’s degree. The ISTA meetings then became known as conventions although there has always been major emphasis on programs which would help teachers improve their skills, he said. The business affairs of the association were taken I care of during these conventions by a representative assembly of I several hundred delegates. Hiis year the ISTA leadership decided *to hold its represeitat ive assembly October 16. the Saturday before the regular convention, so that the 800 delegates can join their 45.000 colleagues to catching up with the very- latest trends to educational content and techniques. This means. Wyatt pointed out, that teachers will be coming to Indi-, anapolis to attend to the official business of their organization at their own expense and on their own time. They will thus be free to devote their full time. October 21 and 22. the days when schools are closed; to their respective divisions of the 1965 conference on instruction Graham Wins Pulliam Scholarship David Graham, son of Rev. and Mrs. Paul Graham of Detroit. Mich., has been named winner of the Pulliam scholarship at Hunting- ‘ ton college. This annual scholarship, established by C. E. Pulliam, publisher of the Indianapolis Star and other leading newspapers, is awarded to I a male member of the senior class pledged to pursue the bachelor of divinity degree to preparation for the ministry, and who gives the greatest promise of being a successful minister of the gospel. Selection is made by a special committee provided for this purpose and is made on the basis of his previous college record. The amount 'of this scholarship is SSOO per year.
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New '66 Fords Are Trend - Setters Drawing upon the most successful cars ever introduced — the Mustang and the Falcon — Ford Division of Ford Motor Company; has combined trend-setting features of both in the 1966 Falcon. **B took the Mustang to dethrone the Falcon as the most popular new car to automotive history,” said Walter T. Murphy, Division general marketing manager. “For 1966 — with the most sweeping changes since its record-setting introduction — the Falcon to effect becomes a family Mustang.” Noting the Mustang touches in the 1966 Falcon styling — long hood, short rear deck, rear quarter “bopup” and round wheel openings — Mr. Murphy emphasized that traditional Falcon features also have been retained and improved. “New roominess, outstanding economy and technical innovations make the" 1966 Falcon an even more attractive automotive value than before,” he said.
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construction, but the structure has been revised to provide greater strength and rigidity. Like the Mustang, the Falcon body: has a rigid “backbone” tunnel that extends from the toeboard to foe rear axle kickup. Sturdy, integral side rails and galvanized, corrosion-resistant cross-members lend additional support to the passenger compartment. Isolated front torque boxes — similar to those on the quiet-riding Ford — divert vibrations from the •passenger compartment to the underbody structure and provide the structural rigidity of a unitized body design. A coved floor pan contributes to easier cleaning of the front compartment, improved appearance, and easier entry and exit. Hie Falcon lineup for 1966 consists of 10 models in three series. Included are 2- and 4-door sedans and 4-door station wagons in Falcon and Futura series, and a new Falcon Future Sports Coupe. The new Futura Sports Coupe has as standard equipment wider bucket seats, an accent paint stripe, deluxe wheelcovers with knock-off hubs, 14-toch wheels, and the 20OCID six cylinder engine. The Falcon Station Bus. Club Wagon and Deluxe Club Wagon are retained in the line, and the “extended body” option — formerly available only on the Station Bus — now is available on all three. In announcing the new Falcon. Mr. Murphy noted that many persons have written to suggest Ford Division build a Mustang 4-door sedan or a Mustang wagon. "We explained to these people that such models were inconsistent with the kind of sporty car the ■ dustang was intended to be,” he said. “But at the same time, their letters confirmed that the 1966 Falcon we were designing was in | time with customer wishes.” New safety features standard on all 1966 Falcons include outside rear-view mirror, backup lights,
padded dash and visors, rear seat belts, windshield washers and emergency flashers. New Falcons also feature a thicker lamtoate windshield which has been shown to provide added protection in the event of a collision. All 1966 Falcon models will be in Ford deafer showrooms on October 1. HEAVY FOG IS A PERIL . ; Heavy fog is always a peril to motorists warns the Chicago Motor Club, but it can be especially dangerous this time of the year because it is unexpected. However, motorists should be prepared for the worst in October when fog, snow: and sleet can come without warning. Fog usually varies in intensity in different stretches of highway. According to the motor club’s safety and traffic engineering department, this variation in thickness lures motorists to speed up in stretches of good visibility, only to be caught suddenly by a blanket of fog kicking in low areas. For this reason, it is best to maintain a moderate speed and remain alert throughout an area of fog, cautioned the motor club. ParkI tog lights are not easily visible in fog, especially to daytime driving. Motorists should use their headlights, but keep them on low beam as the high beam only reflects back into the driver’s eyes. The motor club advised that if fog becomes so thick that driving becomes hazardous, motorists should find a safe place to wait it out, preferably to a gas station or roadside restaurant. Merely pullinc off the road onto the shoulder I could cause an accident if other motorists wer off the edge of the highway in low visibility areas.
SYRACUSE LOCALS Mrs. Estella Swartz of Syracuse raid Mrs. Ada Zelting- r of r 4 were luncheon guests last Tuesday of their sister and cousin. Mrs. S. F. Betes. Lake Wawasee. The three ladies are celebrating their birthdays this week. Mrs. Mae Rinker. Syracuse, has returned heme from a week at Indianapolis in the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Exner and Mr. Exner. Mrs. Exner has been ill.
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