The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 34, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 September 1976 — Page 9

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Pee Wee Football The 1976 Pee Wee football season will get underway Saturday, Sept. 18. with seven games. The season begins with two games at Milford with the first game at 9 a m The Cowboys and Packers will kick-off the action at Syracuse with an 11 a.m. game (previously scheduled for 1 p.m., but moved to let the players compete in the Punt, Pass and Kick) The noon game at Syracuse will feature the Rams and Irish. North Webster action will begin at 3 p.m. with the Steelers and Redskips game followed by the Raiders and Vikings at 4 p.m More than 150 boys and girls are involved with Pee Wee football in the communities of Milford, North Webster and Syracuse Gymnastics Gymnastics classes will begin in earnest Thursday. Sept. 16, with more than 50 youngsters taking part Beginners will take place at 5-6 p m with the advanced from 6-7:30 p m. Couples' Softball Softball for couples will begin an Wednesday, Sept 15, with all players and teams to meet at the Vega field at 5:30 p m The following activities are scheduled for September. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15 3-5 p m. — Pee Wee football practice at North Webster, Steelers and Raiders 5:30-7 pm Couples slow pitch softball at Vega field 7:30-9 pm — Free time at Youth On ter THURSDAY, SEPT. 16 10-2 pro — Ladies' Tennis at Oakwood Park

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ADULT EDUCATION ■awasee Area Vocation,: Center Gasses to Begin September 27, 1976 Registration Fee $5.00 - Books and Supplies Extra School Course Hours weeks Days Time Credit Room .a«T~RigTKh ’ 3 O ftJFfXO 1 ITS Wawasee Social Studies 3 9 *-’> 6:30-9:00 1 115 Wawasee Math 3 9 T-TH 6:30-9:00 1 111 ka-asee Sioloov 3 9 M-W 6:30-9:00 1 107 Wa.asee Art 3 9 T-TH 6:30-9:00 1200 Wawasee Beg. Typing 3 9 H-W 6:30-9:00 1 217 Wawasee Bookkeeping 39 T-TH 6:30-9:00 1 216 Wawasee welding 3 9 M-W 6:30-9:00 1 303 Wawasee Auto. Hech., Voc. 3 9 T-TH 6:30-9:00 1 A. Annex Wawasee s Electricity. Voc. 9 H-w 6:30-9:00 305 wawasee Secretarial Training, Voc. 3 16 M-w 6:30-9:30 2 215 Wa»asee Woodworking 3 a T-TH 6:30-9:00 1 306 Wawasee Grafting 3 9 H-W 6:30-9:00 1 304 Wawasee Upholstery 3 9 M-W 6:30-9:00 1 306 Wawasee Aviation Ground School 3 9 T-TH 6:30-9:00 1 101 x “ ' SCHOOL WWALCTT HOMWiair «S«*er 3 TT STS ‘ TCI . r a-Ts7e 3 T 5 “WR FSWF3O HJ1 — ftT-iTSSuSi IWYftvtTrW * HiTFJFd3FTtn J <3 5:35-9:50 wawasee Creative Writing (Fun and Profit) 8 THUR 7:00-9:00 SIO.OO 101 wawasee Beginning Bridge 8 TUES 7:00-9:00 10.00 ITS Wawasee Engine Tune-up 4 TUES 7:00-9:00 5.00 A. Annex Wawasee Ceramics 8 TUES 7:00-9:00 10.00 200 Wawasee Adv. Knitting & Crocheting 8 THUR 7:00-9:00 10.00 104 wawasee Beg. Guitar 8 TUES 7:00-9:00 10.00 308 wawasee Personal Typing 8 TUES 7:00-9:00 10.00 217 ftrerSYMYIOI IITOMUTfoir General registration will be held on September 20 at Wawasee High School from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. you may also enroll by coming to the Vocational Office of Wawasee during the day. If you wish, the enclosed form can be returned for enrollment before September 20. A registration fee of $5.00 will be collected for each credit course. Fees will be returned with a notice of our dropping any classes for insufficient enrollments. Fall semester classes will begin September 27. 1976 or as listed for each class. Persons wanting to register for diploma work for the first time should contact the Vocational .Office before registering, or call 457-3147. RESISTU’IJM FORM o ( ’ ' Marne. . ; Phone Address J Course {s) Ci ty _ 2i p , Send to: wawasee Area Vocational Cooperative Wawasee High School Box 276 Syracuse, Ind. 46567 ■.

3-4:45 p.m — Pee Wee football practice at Syracuse, Cowboys and Rams 5- p.m. Beginning gymnastics classes at Youth Center 6- p.m. — Advanced gymnastics at Youth Center 7:30-8:30 p.m. — Dog obedience classes at Youth Center, all dogs, any age. FRIDAY, SEPT. 17 3-4:45 p.m. — Pee Wee football practice at Syracuse, Irish and Packers SATURDAY. SEPT. 18 9- a.m. — Football games at Syracuse 49ers vs Browns, Dolphins vs 49ers 11-1 p.m. — Football games at Syracuse Cowboys vs Packers (11 a.m.), Irish vs Rams (12 noon) 3-5 p.m. — Football games at North Webster Steelers vs Redskins (3 p.m.). Vikings vs Raiders (4 p.m.) MONDAY, SEPT. 20 3-5 p.m. — Pee Wee football practice at Milford 6 30-8 p.m. -{Weight Watchers at Youth Center TUESDAY. SEPT. 21 3-5 p.m. — Pee Wee football at North Webster. Steelers and Raiders 6-7 p.m. — Beginners class II at Youth Center 7:30-9 p.m. — Free time at Youth Center WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 22 3-4:45 p.m. — Pee Wee football practice at North Webster. Vikings and Redskins 5:30-7 p m — Couples slow pitch softball at Vega field 7:30-9 p.m. — Free time at Youth Center THURSDAY. SEPT. 23 10- pm. — Ladies’ tennis at Oakwood Park 3-4:45 p.m. — Pee Wee football at Syracuse 5- p.m — Beginning and itermediate gymnastics at the Youth Center 6- pm — Advanced gymnastics at the Youth Center 7 30-8 30 p.m Dog obedience class at Youth Center FRIDAY. SEPT. 24 3-4:45 p m. — Pee Wee football at Syracuse SATURDAY. SEPT. 25 9 a m — Cowboys vs Irish football at Syracuse 10 a m. — Rams vs Packers football at Syracuse 12 noon — Steelers vs Vikings football at North Webster 1 p.m. — Raiders vs Redskins football at North Webster 3 p m — Browns vs Dolphins football at Milford 4 pm — Browns vs 49ers football at Milford / INDIANA IN Indiana was admitted to the Union as the 19th state on Dec 11. 1816. 6

THIS WEEK IN THE LAKELAND SCHOOLS

WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 15 4:15 p.m. — Wawasee girls golf vs Huntington North, there THURSDAY. SEPT. 18 4:30 p.m. — Milford junior high football vs Fairfield, there 4:30 p.m. — Wawasee cross country vs Tippecanoe Valley, here * 4:30p.m. — Wawasee tennis vs Rochester, here 6:30 p.m. — Wawasee freshman football vs Whitko, there 6:30 p.m. — Wawasee volleyball vs Goshen,'he re FRIDAY. SPET. 17 7:30 p.m. — Wawasee varsity football vs New Prairie, there SATURDAY, SEPT. 18 10 am. — Wawasee junior varsity football vs New Prairie, here 10 am. — Wawasee cross country in West Noble invitational MONDAY, SEPT. 20 4 p.m. — Milford junior high volleyball vs Nappanee, here 4 p m. — Wawasee girls golf vs Goshen, there 6:30 p.m. — Wawasee volleyball vs Fairfield, there TUESDAY. SEPT. 21 4:15 p.m. — North Webster junior high football vs Pierceton 6:30p.m. — Milford junior high football vs Syracuse at Wawasee WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 22 Syracuse PTO room mother's tea after school 4 p.m. — Wawasee tennis vs Culver Military, here 4 p.m. — Wawasee girls golf vs Tippecanoe Valley, here Kouth program season begins The Syracuse Church of God fall youth program will start the seasonton Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. with a showing of the film "Step Over the Edge.” After the film there will be refreshments and organization of the groups. Lay Interfaith Share group to meet Sept. 19 The Lay Interfaith Share organization will hold its first meeting of the 1976-77 year on Sunday. Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. in the Calvary United Methodist church. The organization, which was formed last spring as a result of the Interfaith Bicentennial dinner sponsored by the Syracuse Ministerial Association, is extending an invitation to anyone in the Lakeland area interested in sharing ideas and services in an interdenominational group

A parent speaks out

(EDITORS NOTE:) The following was received this week from a concerned parent. Copies were also sent to the administrative office of the Lakeland Community School Corporation and to principal Charles Haffner at the Syracuse junior high. We feel it worthy of publication even though it does not carry the signature of its author.) I am a concerned parent of the Syracuse junior high school. I am deeply concerned with a matter which I feel has been mentioned by other parents of children the same age as mine, but no one wants to actively bring it to the attention of the authorities, first of all, it would most likely have little or not effect, and secondly, our children would be treated badly if we did speak out. Yesterday in the school time the principal gave a speech to the junior high school students about striving to achieve their ideals. I feel that this is a wonderful idea However, the staff at Syracuse junior high school often times defeat this idea themselves. During cheerleader elections last year a particular young lady tried out even though she had a pulled muscle. The students, in appreciation of her efforts, applauded, and were asked to be quiet. This girl was not elected. Possibly, in fact, she was defeated by proper votes. A number of students felt that this was not so, and after asking other students how they had voted, requested to know the count. This request was refused. Girls and boys alike felt cheated. Would it not have been more just to take some note of the feeling of the student body? Last year sixth grade boys could-participate in a program of football, called a learning type experience These boys were not allowed to participate in games, and seldom even scrimmage. The boys, naturally, would much rather be involved in games. But I. and many other parents, felt it was advantageous, and §n- • couraged our children. After attending every practice last year, and then playing during the summer to keep what skills they might have obtained, then attending all practices this year, these boys who are now seventh graders have been forced to sit on the bench while sixth graders are allowed to play. By coincidence, perhaps, the sixth grade boys who are allowed to play this year are children of teachers, bus drivers, or personal friends of the coach. The same type of thing

FFA soils team first in Manchester meet

The Wawasee Future Farmers of America soils judging team placed first in the Manchester Invitational soil judging contest held Saturday, Sept. 11, in North Manchester Over 45 teams competed in the all day contest. Bringing home the first place trophy were Jim Shock. Kevin Coy, Terry Richards. Mike Tom and Richard Leamons. The team travels to West Lafayette next Saturday to

Student enrollments taken in corporation schools Enrollments taken September 10, in the Lakeland Community School corporation were released last night, showing a 3,219 total enrollment, or a drop of 51 students. Enrollments at the four schools are: Milford. 600; North Webster, 657; Syracuse. 896; and Wawasee 1.003. An additional 12 students are enrolled at the Cardinal center, WarsawMilford North Webster Syracuse Wawasee Total kindergarten 70 75 111 256 grade one 66 66 ill 243 grade two 68 66 94 228 grade three 78 73 87 238 grade four 57 61 81 199 grade five 58 74 82 grade six 70 81 89 240 grade seven . 62 74 108 244 grade eight 71 87 102 260 primary spec ed 11 11 intermed spec ed 7 '7 junior high spec ed 13 13 grade nine 270 270 grade 10 252 252 grade 11 236 236 grade 12 245 245 Cardinal center 12

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happens in all sports in this school. The boys whose parents work all day and are Mt well known have to sit on the bench game after game and watch boys who are less qualified than them play the whole game on all sports. Can we speak to the children of striving to achieve their goals if we do not recognize them as separate persons? I have a good job. but I have worked hard to get there. My family is a well known family, life long residents of this area, but we do not have time to socialize all that we would like to, and are not well known to some of the staff at the school. I know that complaints of this sort are often seen by some to be prejudice. I know that I am somewhat prejudice where my children are concerned. Everyone is! I am sure that if I had the time, and would do so. I could become well known at Syracuse junior high and in a matter of time my children would be recognized. But I do not think that would help the children. I think that it is fine for the children to work harder to prove what kind of persons they are. That is what I try to tell them. However, I am being defeated. I have a son who is a much better player than many athletes there, and he has not played at all. Now I realize that many parents would say that. Another instance are things such as cheerleaders. Attention should be given to the fact that this should be done strictly by election by the students. If we are to send our children to sc hod to learn, and they come home with the idea that what your family is socially is the most important thing, what are we teaching? I overheard two Syracuse junior high school girls saying much the same at a ball game At this point I withhold my name. This letter may have little or no effect. I hope that it will be printed, if only in part. If other parents would read it and get upset about the whole thing, it is possible that in numbers, we could achieve something without our children having to be known as trouble makers. I have nothing against the children or the parents who are involved. I think that some of the children who participate in the extra curricular activities would be there no matter what the circumstances. Shouldn't we take a look at what social status in the Syracuse school system is doing to the children?

compete in the Purdue Invitational Soils contest. In August the FFA horticulture team traveled to Indianapolis to compete in the state Horticulture Judging contest. Placing 11th were Sam Baumgartner, Ed Clayton and Marcia Pifer. Also in August the FFA held its annual summer cook-out. Ova- 50 members parents and guests attended the event which was held at Camp Mack.

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School bus accidents down INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana school bus accidents were down by 12.3 per cent in the 1975-76 school year compared with the preceding year, according to figures released today by Dr. Harold H. Negley, superintendent, Indiana Department of Public Instruction. Not only did accidents decrease from 545 in the 1974 school year to 478 in the 1975-76 school year, injuries decreased 10 per cent from 93 to 84 in the same period. “The record is excellent.” said Dr. Negley. “It’s a tribute to the efforts of Dick Pea, director of the division of school traffic safety, to the efficiency of new Indiana laws increasing the frequency of school bus inspection and to the efforts of the drivers of Indiana’s 9,000 school buses.” Indiana school buses transport some 700,000 Hoosier pupils to and from school an average of 340,000 miles a day. During the 1975-76 school year, they made 70,000 field and activities trips traveling 4,000,000 miles. There was only one accident fir every 135,000 miles traveled, one accident involving injury for every 768,000 miles traveled by Indiana school buses in the 1975-76 school year. The figures fir the 1974-75 school year were one accident for every 645,000 miles, one injury accident for every 110,00 miles. “Good as that record is,” Dr. Negley said, “we’d like to improve it. I remind all motorists they must stop their vehicles any time a school bus stops with red lights flashing and its signal arm extended to load or unload passengers. Motorists don’t need to stop if the bus is on the opposite side of a four-lane highway separated by a divider strip of 20 feet or more. Please use extra caution whenever approaching a school bus.” Parents of children who ride school buses have the responsibility of teaching their children how to avoid dangers both while waiting for ’buses or while riding them. Riders should be prompt in reaching pickup points both before and after school. They must dress according to the weather in case they have to wait outside. While riding, students must remain seated and obey the driver. They should not yell or shout either at fellow riders or at people outside the bus. They should pay attention to avoid missing their stops and notify the driver immediately if they do miss them. After getting off a school bus, children should move away from it. In crossing the street, they should do so in front of the bus and make sure the driver can see them. They must always be alert for approaching traffic from both directions and never walk in front of any vehicle which may not stop. Blue Bird Round-up The Blue Bird Round-up will be held Sunday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. at the Syracuse Scout Cabin. All first grade girls are encouraged to come to the round-up and must be accompanied by at least one parent. Eldred Mabie honored at a surprise party A surprise birthday party for Eldred Mabie of Syracuse was held Sunday at noon in the home of his daughter Mrs Martin Brown, Syracuse. Guests for the carry-in dinner were Erma Iden and her two daughters of Valparaiso, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Method and Allyson of Syracuse, ’ Mr. and Mrs. Tom Robinson and Ron and Deb of Syracuse. Mr and Mrs. Art Mabie and Lori of Syracuse, Alden Mabie of Warsaw, Mr. and Mrs. Oz Daft and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Clyburn of Greenwood. B-B shot through garage window Someone shot a B-B through the garage window at the Lawrence Firestone residence. 800 North Huntington, Syracuse, recently.

Wed., Sept. 15,1976—- THE MAIL-JOURNAL

Three from Wawasee named semifinalists

Approximately 15,000 students have been named semi-finalists in the 1977 National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented students will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for about 3,850 merit scholarships to be awarded next spring. Three from Wawasee have been named as semi-finalists: Caryl Coy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Leedy of r 1 Warsaw; Todd Haines, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Haines of r 1 Leesburg; Susan Shank, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Wendel Shank of r 1 Syracuse. To advance to finalist standing, semi-finalists must meet requirements that include being hilly endorsed and recommended for scholarship consideration by their secondary school principals, presenting school records that substantiate high academic standing, and confirming their high qualifying test scores with equivalent scores on a second examination. Over 90 per cent of the semi-finalists are expected to qualify as finalists and to receive certificates of merit next February. All winners of merit scholarships will be chosen from the exceptionally able group of finalists. Over one million students from more than 17,000 high schools entered the 1977 merit program by taking the 1975 preliminary scholastic aptitude test national merit scholarship qualifying test (PSAT-NMSQT). Semi-finalists are the highest-scoring students in each state; the number named in a state is proportional to that state’s percentage of the nation’s total graduating senior class. The semi-finalists, most of whom will complete high school and enter college in 1977, represent the top half of one per cent of the nation's most academically talented young people. Semi-finalists who attain finalists status will compete for at least 1,000 national merit SI,OOO scholarships. Each finalist will compete with all finalists in a particular state for these scholarships that are allocated on a state representational basis (the procedure used to name semi-finalists). The national merit SI,OOO scholarships are onetime, non-renewable awards supported by grants to NMSC from business and industrial sponsors. A selection committee of professionals in college admissions and counseling is convened annually to select the 1,000 winners. Finalists who meet the

Lakeland Locals Mr. and Mrs. John L. Miller, Dewart Lake, spent the week end at Shelbyville where they attended the 500 Invitational Rating water ski tournament near Fairland. The Millers served as event judges and Mrs. Miller was chief scorer for the two-day event. Mrs. Pearl Shock of North Webster had a dinner in honor of her husband's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Shock and family of Pierceton, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Shock and Michael of North Webster, Blanche Miller of North Webster and Hazel Gants of Syracuse enjoyed a patio dinner of ham and homemade ice cream with all the trimmings on Sunday, Sept. 12. STATES ADDED North and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states of the Union on Nov. 2, 1889.

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qualifications established by grantors will also be considered for about 2,850 foiir-year merit scholarships to be offered in 1977. About 1,350 of these awards will be supported by grants to the merit program from corporations, foundations, unions, and professional associations; some 1,500 four-year merit scholarships will be sponsored by US colleges and universities. Depending upon the minimum and maximum values established by the grantor, the winner of a renewable merit scholarship may receive up to $1,500 (or more) during each of the four college undergraduate years. The 1977 competition is the 22d conducted by NMSC. In the 21 annual merit programs completed between 1956 and 1976, over 45,800 students have won merit scholarships valued at more than $124 million. NMSC will release the names of merit scholarship winners in 1977 in three public announcements through the news media: winners of corporatesponsored four-year merit scholarship will be announced on April 6; winners of one-time national merit SI,OOO scholarships will be named on April 20; and the announcement of collegesponsored four-year merit scholarship winners will be made on April 27. Eddie Gladieux in one-car accident Eddie J. Gladieux, 21, of Leesburg was involved in a onecar accident early Saturday morning on CR 300E, 700 feet north of CR 700 N. The mishap occurred when the car driven by Gladieux left the road and struck and broke a telephone pole. According to investigating officers, Kosciusko county police lieutenant Richard Mikel and patrolman Roger Fellows, damage was estimated at $450 to the vehicle and the pole was valued at SBO.

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