The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 March 1972 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL— Wed M Mar. 1, 1972

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I Lakeland SCHOOL NEWS

Science Fair At Syracuse Is Saturday, March 4

The Syracuse science fair will be held this Saturday, March 4, in the cafeteria at the elementary and junior high schools. This event is sponsored annually by the Syracuse Parent-Teacher Organization. The fair is limited to students in grades 3-8 The participants wll set up their projects in the cafeteria on Friday morning and judging will be done Saturday morning from 8:30 to 11. Participants are to be present during the judging to answer questions the judges may have about their projects. Only

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LEADERS — Syracuse Junior high school grade level contest winners who will each lead four of their classmates into the school championship spelling bee next week are Gary Brown, grade seven; Libby Alberts, grade six; Mrs. Ronald (Joan) Sharp, pronouncer: and Jeff Smallwood, grade eight. Syracuse school photo.

Syracuse Spelling Bee Set For March 9

On Thursday. March 9. at 7:30 p.m. five students from each of the fifth through eighth grades of the Syracuse schools will compete to determine the School Spelling Champion. Each classroom has had room elimination contests to determine their representatives to the grade level contests. Each grade level contest then determined the representatives to the school championship Contests and alternates for the finals are: Grade 5 — Doug VanLue, Tonya Coquillard. Scott Jones. Daralea Grisamer and Susie Silveus. Alternates — John Haffner and Tom Sterling Grade 6 — Libby Alberts. Tammy Keck. Randy Wheeler. Chris Henning and Roxanne Shipley. Alternates — Judy Willard and Renita Owen

Wawasee Science Fair Is March 11 The Wawasee high school science fair will be held Saturday, March 11, in the commons area of the school. Participants will set up their projects Friday, March 10, after 2 p.m. in the commons area Judging will be done Friday evening from 6 until 9. Students are to be present during judging to answer any questions judges may have about their projects Only students and judges should be present for the judging. The fair will be open to the public from 12 to 3:30 Saturday, March 11. to allow viewing of the exhibits. The public is invited to come and see the work done by the students in the science field An awards program will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium. All participating students will receive a certificate. Ribbons will be given for first, second, third and honorable mention winners in each class division. Another First At Whitko High School Whitko high school in South Whitley will be the first school in northern Indiana to participate in a team curriculum review sponsored by the northern regional service center of the state departmem of public instruction and directed by Alfred

the participants and judges should be in the cafeteria during the judging. The cafeteria will be open to the public from 1 to 4 for viewing of the exhibits. Everyone is invited to come and see what the student are doing in science. There will be an awards program at 4 p.m. in the old gym in the Junior high school building. All participants wll receive a certificate for their participation. First, second, and third place and honorable mention ribbons will be presented by grade level for

Grade 7 — Gary Brown. Brian Slabaugh. Craig Koble, Pam Sheline and Kirk Hughes Alternates — Mike Field and Mark Amos Grade 8 — Jeff Smallwood, Denise Darr, Tonda Miller, Larry Allen and Sherry Meyers. Alternates — Can di Singrey and Patty Thwaits This contest is sponsored jointly by the Syracuse PTO and the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Local winners will compete in the county spelling championships and winners then advance towards the national finals. Plaques are awarded to the winner and • runner-up and all entrants receive ribbons. The public is welcome to attend the school finals in the Syracuse gym March 9. E. Speck. Team curriculum review is a new service of the northern regional center which already serves the northern eighteen counties in Indiana in a consulting and advisory function. The Whitko school corporation requested the intensive review so that administrators might evaluate the effectiveness of the education programs in the new school corporation. Eleven representatives of the state department of public instruction will spend two days in the school and in the commmunity evaluating curriculum programs. The results of the evaluation in each curriculum area will be compiled in a report for the principal and superintendent. The review program U voluntary and is being conducted as one of the services of the regional center, team members will concentrate on working with the Whitko high school, faculty and student body in improving existing programs and directing the implementation of new programs. Named To Dean's List CRAWFORDSVILLE - Registrar Theodore Bedrick has announced that 238 Wabash College students have been named to the dean s list for the first semester of the 1971-72 academic year. Brad L. Dalbey of 315 Seminole Boulevard HA in Casselberry. Fla., formerly of Syracuse, worn this distinction by having a grad/ average of “B” or above and gu course work complete

grades 3-5 and by science category for grades 6-8 Judges for this year's science fair are the following teachers: Mrs. Phyllis Haney — North Webster elementary James Hite — North Webster junior high Mrs. Edna Peebles —. North Webster elementary Philip Metcalf — Milford junior high Robert Fisher — Milford elementary Mrs. Lira Hoover — Milford elementary

My Dopey Ideas By NORMAN VANLANINGHAM Drugs are bugs in a world of tension. They can blow your mind in total suspension. They tear you apart Your body, your mind, in total unco-ordination. Take some Cocaine and blow you domain. Take some pot and feel like a dot! Use an upper, feel high in the sky. Now take a downer to slow the world down. Take a stimulant in through your vein. Do it again and again and be a speed freak. Try LSD and really feel freed Take off a day and feel deceived You really feel high . . . and then* really bleed. Don’t be dumber and end up a bummer Stay off speed, cocaine, pot and LSD Be a man with life. Don't be dead with downers STAY ALIVE, IT’S FUN! TA WA A O WA'S Meet Wednesday By SHELLY HARTING The Ta Wa A O Wa Camp Fire Girls at Syracuse elected new officers on Wednesday, Feb. 23. They are: President — Marty DeWitt Vice president — Joni Denny Treasurer — Brenda Simmons Secretary — Linda Lowe Scribe — Shelly Harting Games — Terese Searfoss and Debbie Overfelt Phone chairman — Deb Dieterly We are planning a friendship party April 14. Each girl is picking a country and dressing up. They can either bring food or entertainment. Each girl will bring a sack lunch for supper. We think it will be very nice. Donald Hasse On Dean's List Donald Hasse, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hasse of r 3 Syracuse, was named to the dean's list at the University of Notre Pame Donald is a freshman at the university. Flying To Florida Millard Hire of Syracuse is taking his granddaughters, Stephanie and Karen Hire, Syracuse, to Fort Wayne today (Wednesday) to fly to Saint Petersburg. Fla., where the girls will meet their parents, Stover and Darlene Hire. A boat racing enthusiast, Stover took several firsts in races at Lake Wales last week end and will be participating in races at Saint Petersburg this week end, before the family returns to Syracuse next week.

Milford PTO Chili Supper Friday, March 10-5-7:30 P.M. Kindergarten-12 Years 75c 12 Years And Older $1.25 Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased from any student in grades 4 through 8. NURSERY WILL BE PROVIDED

One In Eight Americans Have Heart Disease “No one is immune from heart or blood vessel diseases,'* said Mrs. Leo Cusick, chairman of the Kosciusko County Heart Fund Campaign, who points out that one in every eight Americans is afflicted with some form of these diseases However, “the big one” still remains heart attack which will claim over 670,000 of the estimated one-million lives lost this year to heart and blood vessel diseases, according to Mrs. Cusick. The chairman today issued an appeal to Kosciusko county residents to volunteer to help distribute literature on Heart Sunday, Feb. 27, on “How to Beat the Big One-Heart Attack” and to collect contributions for increased research, education and community programs to help fight the nation s leading cause of death. The public education drive on Heart Sunday climaxes the nationwide heart fund campaign to be held during the month of February. Volunteers will call on friends and neighbors to inform them how they can reduce the risk of heart attack, how to recognize the warning signs and what to do if heart attack should occur. “Each volunteer.” said Mrs. Cusick, “will be asked to give just a few hours to bring this vital message directly to the public in an all-out effort tq help reduce heart attack deaths.” .1 Mrs. Cusick said volunteers may register by telephoning any of the township chairmen. Story Hour At Library Saturday Another story hour is scheduled for this Saturday morning at the Syracuse Library beginning at 10:30 and all children are welcome, according to an announcement by children’s librarian Mrs. Oscar Bjella. Several short movies are also planned in conjunction with the story hour. Meet The Wawasee Seniors DOUGLAS BUSHONG Douglas Michael Bushong is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Avon Bushong of Syracuse. He plans to attend Purdue university, majoring in pharmacy. Hiysics. physiology, government, senior math and English four are the subjects he is taking this year physiology and senior math are his favorite subjects. Douglas has been a member of the Latin club for two years, science club for one year, track team for four years, cross country team three years, swimming team two years, band one year, executive counsel for two years, and the National Honor Society. He is an Eagle Scout and attended Hoosier Boys’ State. This WHS senior has one sister Mrs. David (Mary Kay) Ridings of Indianapolis. He works for Lakeland Janitorial service. Swimming and track are his favorite sports and sailing, water skiing and ice hockey are his hobbies. —WHS—REBECCA STUTZMAN Rebecca Ann Stutzman is the daughter of E. Eugene and Ruth Stutzman of North Webster. A member of the ski club and art dubs, she has been president of the art club for the past two years. Becky is taking art, chemistry, government, psychology and English 12 this year. Art, government and English are her favorite subjects After graduating from Wawasee Becky plans to attend Ball State university and major in science and minor in radio and television. Her sister, Deb, is a freshman at Wawasee while brother Brent is in the junior high school at North Webster. Bike hiking, walking, gymnastics and soccer are her favorite sports. “Sisterhood Is Powerful” is her favorite book. Knitting, making bread, water color and ink drawings are her hobbies.

A Visit To Old Jerusalem And Bethlehem A Moving Experience

By DELLA AND .ARCH BAUMGARTNER JERUSALEM, Israel, Monday, Feb. 14 — At 9:30 this morning our group of 28 touring American journalists met with 'Michael Elizur, Minister of Foreign Affairs, North American Division, here in Jerusalem, capital of Israel, who had this to say in his opening remarks: “If after four days of touring Israel you are not thoroughly confused, you must be steeped in your own ignorance.” How true. Our group is wrapping up the four-day tour of sites qnd holy shrines in this ancient land at Jerusalem tonight, only to fly down to Sharm e-Sheikh on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula tomorrow, then back to Tel Aviv for two days before leaving Israel. Land In Tel Aviv We landed in Tel Aviv late Thursday afternoon, Feb. 10, and motored to Haifa, about 80 miles to the north, to stay overnight in the industrial costal city at the Schulamit Hotel (so named after King Solomon’s favorite wife) on top of Mount Carmel. The next morning. Friday, we were to meet our very able tour guide, Josef Deutsch, whose knowledge of biblical history was astounding and came with 20 years of acting as a guide. He admitted to speaking four languages fluently, with a smattering of several others. On Friday morning Josef led off a full day by touring Haifa, including the famous Bahai Temple and Persian gardens and the panorama observation point overlooking Haifa Bay. We stopped off briefly at Technion. a technical institute which Joseph called “our MIT” where a woman told us it was founded in 1925 with several hundred students but now has some 8,000 students. It, like the entire countryside, is enjoying fantastic growth since 1948. Then we went north to Acre, another costal city where the Crusaders held out in the 12th century. Napoleon tried to storm this stronghold but after three months of fighting gave up and returned to France to settle unrest there. His remaining troops were later slaughtered by the Turks. “You won’t read this in French history,” Josef assured us. There we also saw the Crusaders’ crypt and ancient citadel walls. After lunch we went to Safed. on Mount Canaan, and visited an old synagogue, appearing much as it did hundreds of years ago, We went on to the Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar, a new experience, where we spent two nights. Our story- on life in a Kibbutz appears as the fifth in this series. Visit Golan Heights Anyone who kept abreast of the June 1967 six-day war will remember Syria entering into the war briefly, shooting down on a number of Kibbutzes from fortifications in the Golan Heights. Syrians were quickly driven out. It was our opportunity to visit the Golan Heights the destroyed city of Kuneitra where 50,000 Syrians once lived. Later on Friday our group proceeded to the Mount of Beatitudes. Capernaum with its ruins of a second century synagogue, and Tabgha. site of the miracle with loaves and fishes, then along the Sea of Galilee (also known as Sea of Tiberias, Sea of Nazareth and Lake Kennerat) to Tiberias. After breakfast on Sunday. Feb. 13, we left the Kibbutz for Nazareth where Jesus had spent the major portion of his life. Here we visited Mary’s well, the magnificent Church of Annunciation and Saint Joseph s workshop. Our tour ipMuded lunch at a fine restaurant on the Sea of Galilee, and we found this most fascinating. The Sea of Galilee, much to our surprise, is surrounded by mountains, and is shaped like a harp. Josef told us when the winds blow across the (Vater it makes a music-like sound. It is 15 miles long and six miles wide at the farthest point. Josef had an excellent sense of humor Once when we passed a farm, he said, “Oh, yes, we have our cows. too. We have a cow which is a cross between a

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OLD JERUSALEM — This photo is an aerial view of Jaffa Gate leading into the old city of Jerusalem, capital of Israel, with Citadel of David on the right. The photo was taken from a booklet “Jerusalem” presented to us at the Jerusalem city hall when we met with the assistant to the mayor.

Guernsey and Holstein. We call it a Goldstein!” Visit Armageddon On Sunday we traveled through the Sharon Valley, a very fertile tract about 10 by 20 miles and visited Megiddo, also known as the Armageddon. Here were ancient fortifications unearthed, with as many as 20 towns built one on top of another. Lunch in the seaside town of Na than ya, then on to Jerusalem, the 3,000-year-old city and ancient Holy City to three religious sects: Jews, Moslems and Christians. Before going to our headquarters at the InterContinental Hotel overlooking the Mount of Olives and the old, walled city of Jerusalem, we spent two absolutely delightful hours with our guide touring historic spots. Among these points, of course, were the Jaffa Gate, Damascus Gate, the Dome of the Rock, the famous Wailing Wall, and the Church of the Sepulchre built in the fourth century by the Bizantine Queen Helena, mother of King Constantine. Perhaps the most thrilling thing besides visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was walking the path Jesus walked from his point of judgment up to Mount Calvary. We photographed markers on the 14 points of that fateful trip. And, of course, it ended where Jesus was crucified, which is now inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The point in which the crucifix went into the ground has become a shrine as well as the cave where Jesus was buried. When we this historic site, there were Christians, Jews and Moslems also visiting and worshiping there. It is one of the most moving experiences one can have. To Masais who might wonder what happened to King Solomon’s Temple, we found it to be nonexistant. However, we found out the famous wailing wall is the west wall on the site of King Solomon’s Temple. A later king built a temple on the same site, using the same foundation, and King Herod the Great whom we remember as king in Christ’s time, beautified the temple. And it has since been destroyed. The wailing wall goes into the ground 13 tiers of huge building blocks. Archeologists dug down at one spot simply to find out how far down it went. Meet Israel Minister. On Monday morning we met with Michael Elizur, the Israel spokesman, who gave us the Israeli version of the six-day war. He said the temperature of relations between Egypt and Israel is lowering, and that he feels Egypt will realize soon that Israel is here to stay. Many of his remarks did not set well with a number of our group who had kept a close watch on affairs in the Mid-East. He said only one-eighth of the Arab refugees, for example, ever owned land is Israel, and if a payoff were made to these people it would not settle the refugee problem. He also said Israel has had 20 per cent GNP growth, with its green revolution (agriculture) and industrial plants. He told us responsible Arabs did not flee Israel, but remained to become judges, and to hold other responsible positions. He said, “we will do what we can to solve this source of tension and dissatisfaction.” Mr. Elizur told us he thought Russian power in the Mid-East had peaked, and that American supplies to Israel have always

been in reaction to Russian aid to Egypt, Pleasant Respite A pleasant respite to the visiting of historic shrines and hearing the official line of Israel officialdom came when we were put into the hands of a young ladyassigned to the foreign press. Joan Nathan, a 1965 graduate of the University of Michigan in French Literature who said she came to Jerusalem on a visit and liked it enough to return, conducted us on a tour of the city and in a short while told us more than we had learned so far about the workings of this fabled city. She said she took a three-month cram course in Hebrew and at this pant knew Hebrew, English and French, and could understand German and Italian. The miracle to me is how the state department can get bright young folks and in a short while make them proficient in almost any foreign language, enough to make them competent representatives. How The City Works Before we went to lunch, we had a final official briefing — this one with Ron Sivan, assistant to the mayor of Jerusalem. He saw that we had the usual orange juice to drink and some small cakes to eat as he spoke on problems involved in running the city of Jerusalem. He said the lot of the average Jerusalem family is much better than it was before the six-day war. The Arabs still have national aspirations, to be sure, he said, but Arabs and Jews get along well. “No one wants to see Jerusalem divided again." he said. He told us all Jerusalem is an archeological treasure, and if anyone buys land on which to build a house or any other building, the land must first undergo inspection to see if any buried treasure lies beneath its surface before building starts. And, if so, building cannot proceed. He said the mayor of Jerusalem is a fund raiser also, since such things as parks cannot be paid for out of the city treasurer, but must come from donors. He said the U.S. is a particularly good source for fundraising. He also told us 50,000 immigrants came into Israel in 1971 and that 70,000 were expected in 1972. Later Josef, our guide, made this comment: “While Jerusalem is praying and Haifa is working, Tel Aviv is dancing.” Visit Bethlehem Perhaps a crowning part of our tour of the Holy Land is our visit on Monday, Feb. 14 (Valentine’s Day) of Bethlehem, birthplace of Christ. Since the 1967 conflict, the road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem —about 18 miles — has been opened, and it is but a short drive between the two cities. Imagine how far, over hilly, stony terrain it must have been in the days of Jesus to make this trip? In Bethlehem, really a small city, we visited the Church of Nativity, the rite of the birthplace

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of Christ and the manger, plus the Grotto of Saint Jerome and the Church of Saint Catherine. In the afternoon, before going to Bethlehem, we saw the recently discovered Dead Sea Scrolls which are now well preserved and under protective, light and temperature control conditions. Another Version Wherever we went, the political condition involved in the Mid-East conflict looked before us. We were given royal treatment, and officials made sure saw such things as the Golan Heights and had the Israeli version of the six-day war. Almost by accident we had the good fortune of meeting a member of the United Nations observation team stationed her#" in Jerusalem. We’ll leave him unnamed. He assured us the Israeli government has an excellent propaganda organization and that he felt sure we were “brainwashed.” He said he saw any number of UN border, violations on the part of Israeli, and that Israeli considered the UN only a debating society. He said the best thing the Arabs could do would be to give Israel everything they want, and at this point they would begin having* internal problems. “Right now Israeli is on a war economy, with 35 per cent of its budget going for defense,” he said. He implied that if the war ever cools down, then Israeli will have other problems not now conceived of. The Mid-East is an unsettled area, to be sure. How three million Jews in Israeli can million Arabs at bay is almost a miracle in itself. But the Arabs were never a monolithic force, and they probably never will be. The strongest leader they had in a long time was Gamel Nasser, ants he was unable to consolidate the Arab world. And herein lies the great Israeli strength. Well, perhaps a high point in our lives is our visit to the Holy Land, the political undercurrents notwithstanding. We would recommend it highly to anyone. Historical Society Features Seminar Early Kosciusko County History will be featured in a seminar by the Kosciusko County Historical Society on Sunday, March 5. Plans are for the event to be held between the hours of 2 t04:30p.m. in the Shrine building at the Kosciusko county fairgrounds in Warsaw. Ronald Sharp of Syracuse afitk president of the society stated that the seminar will consist of two classes in county history. Waldo Adams, retired social studies teacher at Akron and first vice president of the society, will lecture on the Indiana period 1 * in county history. Giles Hoffer, former bead of Warsaw high school history department, will review the organization of Kosciusko county and early county history. Hoffer is fourth vice president of the society. Each instructor will conduct two classes so that all persons attending the seminar may ats. tend both sessions. The public is invited and there is no charge for the seminar.

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