The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 16, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 April 1985 — Page 2

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., April 17,1985

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Ever stop to think what is right with the Lakeland Schdols? This is what Dr. Kenneth Webster challenged members of the Milford Lions and Kiwanis Clubs and their ladies to do Monday evening. The Lions served as hosts for the third annual joint meeting of the two service clubs. This year’s event was held at Jennie’s. Dr. T. A. Miller, president of the Lions, presided during the evening. Lion Raymond Pinkerton and his wife, Tina, were honored with a cake in observance of their 57th wedding anniversary which occurred Monday. Lion Pinkerton was also presented an plaque and special’ membership card. Pinkerton was made a life member of the Milford club in 1980; the plaque and card recognize this and were presented to recognize the club’s only active charter member. Pinkerton’s \award was presented by Past District Governor D. G. (“Bud”) Seely. Pinkerton served as cabinet secretary

OKs school rezoning plan

(Continued from page 1) substantially alter Webster’s original proposal, yet apparently appeased both sides, if the silence at Tuesday night’s meeting is any indication. Afterwards, Webster said he was pleased that the plan was approved by the board, saying that it is “educationally in the best interests of the children” and “fiscally being responsible to the taxpayers.” “I understand that people are going to be concerned when their children are involved, and I am, too,” Dr. Webster said. “But someone had to stand up and set a direction and make a decision. It’s been my feeling all along that the children could make the adjustment to a new school, and I think it’s important for the parents to help them make the adjustment.” That the school board would approve Webster’s plan was probably never in doubt. As Board President Bill Little noted before the vote was taken, Dr. Webster was hired in no small measure to come up with precisely the kind of plan he did. Little said that the overcrowding issue was an integral part of the “interviewing process” last year when Webster was hired. Board members, Little noted, wanted to know “his attitudes toward the space problems that we have encountered.” A letter was read to the board before the vote. Signed by David Matz, president of the Lakeland Community Educators Association, the letter read: “Dear Board Members, “The Lakeland Community Educators Association strongly advocates a proper class size as being fundamental to the effectiveness of the educational process. Classes that are very large clearly detract and are not in the students’ best interest. “The LCEA wishes to acknowledge the board’s action

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during Seely’s term as governor. Pinkerton also served the Milford club as secretary for a number of years and has been active in many of th,e club’s projects over the years. Seely talked briefly about Pinkerton’s accomplishments. Webster Speaks Dr. Webster spoke on “What’s Right With Our Schools.” He noted it was necessary to identify problems and seek solutions. In 1900, he said, only six percent of the 17-year-olds were high school graduates. In 1980 this fiture had increased to 80 percent. Illiteracy, he said, was almost totally eliminated in the 15-25-year age group with America being the only nation in the world to educate children thru high school. He said educators from all over the world visit schools in America each year. Their goal is to learn about the educational system and then put this information to use in their schools. He

in addressing the problem of overcrowding at the Syracuse building and we send this letter to you in support of balancing class sizes throughout the corporation.” Other Board News In other school board news: • The board approved roof painting and parking lot resurfacing bidss The board accepted a bid of $31,353 by Milford contractor Orvil Kilmer to paint several of the roofs in the high school complex. The work will be done on the Mansard roof of the high school building, the roof of the administrative offices building and the roof of the automechanics building. The board also approved a bid from Gage Brothers of Albion to re-surface the high school parking lot area. The accepted bid of $141,203.70 was SIB,OOO less than the next-lowest bid. • Superintendent Webster proposed that a special school board meeting be held on Tuesday, April 30, to discuss curriculum matters. The board approved the special meeting, which will start at 7:30 p.m. instead of the normal 7 p.m. starting time. The board’s next regular monthly meeting will be on May 14 at North Webster. • Board members, voicing both their regret and their congratulations, unanimously voted to accept the resignation of Assistant Superintendent George W. Gilbert, who is leaving to become superintendent of the Jay County School Corporation. “Professionally, I suppose we don’t mind saying goodbye,” Board President Bill Little said. “Personally, it’s very difficult to say goodbye to a good friend, a close colleague and a good administrator.” Gilbert’s letter to the board read as follows: “Please accept my resignation as Assistant Superintendent of Lakeland Community School Corporation effective July 1,1985.

touched on personal experiences of foreign educators visiting the school system he worked for in Florida prior to coming to Indiana. „ American schools, he noted, are the best in the world. Other countries test only their bright students. In America, everyone is tested. Dr. Webster went on to explain that in other countries eighth grade students are tested. This test determines what kind of high school each will attend. The better students attend the better schools. He touched on a number of programs in the Lakeland system, including the gifted program, the remedial reading program, the findings of the North Central Association’s evaluation team, the fact that Lakeland students score high on national tests, the vocational education program, the Wawasee Band and the girls’ basketball team. All good, positive facts about the Lakeland schools.

“It has been a pleasure working with the board and serving the school district for the past six years. Sincerely, George W. Gilbert” Board members all expressed sadness that Gilbert was leaving, but congratulated him on attaining his superintendent’s post. • The board gave special recognition to four students in the Lakeland Corporation. They were: Mike Goodspeed, a student at Wawasee who was third in State DECA Student of the Year competition; Traci Beaty of Wawasee who was first place in the State DECA Advertising Services competition; Milford’s Matthew Haab, who won the Kosciusko County sth and 6th grade Spelling Bee; and North Wdfcter’s Dana Maggart, who finished second in the Kosciusko County sth and 6th grade Spelling Bee. • The board approved a request by Wawasee Girls’ Basketball Coach Dale Brannock that the girls’ basketball camp be held this spring rather than this summer. The board added a couple of provisions, that camp attendance be adequate to support a spring camp and, secondly, that the camp does not interfere with spring academic pursuits. The girls’ basketball camp will be held from May 20-24 and from May 28-June 1. The camp for girls presently in sth and 6th grade will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on the above days listed. Seventh and Bth grade girls will have their practices from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Registration forms will be available at the junior highs, or girls may contact Dale Brannock at the high school. • The board approved four personnel recommendations: — Tamra Kay Ummel, Special Education teacher at Wawasee High School, was granted maternity leave of absence for the 1985-86 school year; — The resignation of Philp Wyss, sth grade teacher at Syracuse Elementary, was accepted. His resignation was effective on April 12; — Approved a teacher’s temporary contract for Sue Cockburn, effective April 15 through May 31. She is a replacement for Philip Wyss in the sth grade at Syracuse Elementary ; — Reinstated Elaine Ann Bokhart for the 1985-86 school year. Mrs. Bokhart, a language arts and social studies teacher at Syracuse Junior High, has been on a one-year maternity leave.

Meter at Syracuse dam tells the flooding story

(Continued from page 1) water at Syracuse Lake had risen within the past 10 years of March 14,1947, “ the date of the passage of said act should be indicated at 859.36 feet” ch* 9.36 feet. For Wawasee the highest elevation 10 years prior to March 14,1947, was 859.90 feet or 9.90 feet. Both of these were shown on the staff water gauge of the United States Geological Survey. This court order also granted the Department of Conservation to locate a monument of concrete on the line of said lake at Syracuse, “being that public area owned by the city between SR 13 and the hydraulic canal leading to the city pumping plant and immediately north of the highway bridge above the dam at the outlet of Syracuse Lake, and that on said monument should be marked the elevations herein apThe department was also given the authority to build a similar monument on the line of Wawasee Lake on the west side of the Hatchery Building at Wawasee State Fish Hatchery, and marked according to the elevations approved. Petition Circulated A petition against the Department of Natural Resources

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and/or the Town of Syracuse to reduce the water level on Syracuse and Wawasee Lakes is currently being circulated. It requests that the lake’s level be reduced not less than 12 inches no later than July 1. Robert G. Valentine, a resident of Crowdale Addition, instigated the petition, however he has been unavailable for comment. The State Bank of Syracuse, Fish Hatchery Branch, is one of the locations for the petition known and since Saturday, only nine signatures have been obtained. Outside Suggestion Don C. Rock, Elkhart County Surveyor, who has been involved with the problems of Turkey Creek, visited the Syracuse area last week and gave some suggestions to help d the problem. Rock commented the Syracuse Dam is not big enough and is unable to lower the water level fast enough. He suggested instead of two gates, there should be six gates and the two bridges below the dam (one at Third Street and the foot bridge at the end of Carroll Street) act as dams themselves. He remarked the Third Street bridge has two 30 inch culverts that should be replaced with bigger culverts. Rock also added the channel should be widened out and/or

deepened with rip-raping along the banks for erosion. He suggested the operation of the dam should be like that at Saint Joseph River where there is a dam regulated by a computer which opens the gates when the water level reaches a set level. “This is exactly what we are going to do on the Goshen dam. It will take care of al the flooding down to Elkhart.” He also mentioned that during the summer time there is no big problem with keeping the water level a regular height and suggested following the big season, September or October, start draining the lakes as much as you can for six months, so when a spring thaw comes there will not be as much water filling up the creek. “If you do that you aren’t going to have flooding.” Grisamer stated the guidelines he follows for operating the dam are on a curve and depends on the level of the lakes for that particular time. The guidelines are set by the Department of Natural Resources and never says on a specific date the gates should be open to a specific level. Millrace Mentioned The closing of the millrace, now known as Dolan Drive, approximately 20 years ago, has been brought up by several per-

sons contacted as a problem with the flooding. Fred Shock, a resident of 30 years on Wawasee Lake who lives in Crowdale Addition, commented the water has never been as high as this year, and remarked the filling in of the raceway Syracuse clean-up day on May 18 The Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce’s “Spruce-Up Committee” urges any local service organization, representatives from business and industry and other residents to join in on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. picking up trash and aiding in sprucing up the general appearance of the town. Any individual or group interested in working with the committee is invited to contact Jeanne Gardiner at the State Bank of Syracuse or Linda Phillabaum, 457-2929. The more helping hands, and bendable backs there are, the faster the trash bags will be filled and the landscape beautified.

has caused some problems. Betty Dust, who was greatly opposed to the race’s closing stated, water was always pumped through the race twice a day. \ jr NEW STYLIST — Jill Oswald ' is a new stylist at Added Touch in Syracuse. She graduated from Wawasee High School and is a graduate of Ravenscroft Beauty College in Fort Wayne. Married with two children, she and her family reside in She wm be taking appointments starting April 22.