The Daily Herald from Chicago, Illinois • Page 83

The Sunny TODAY: Partly sunny; high in lower 40s. SATURDAY: Partly sunny; high in middle 40s. A I A I Buffalo Grove 23rd Wheeling, Illinoit 60090 Friday, March 24, 1972 4 sections 48 pages Home Delivery 45c a week lOc a COD- School Lunch Survey Results Mostly Favorable Results of a school lunch program survey presented to the Cist. 96 school board last week were mostly favorable. Parents voted 276 to 79 to continue the present program.

They were surveyed in late February and the first half of March. Students at both Dist. 96 schools, Kildeer and Willow Grove, were asked to take the following questions home to their parents: --Do your children generally take hot lunch? -ARE YOUR children satisfied with the lunches now being served? --Would you like to see the current program discontinued? Parents at Kltdeer said most of their children take hot lunch of school, their children are satisfied with the lunches and they would not like to see the program discontinued. But parents at Willow Grove School said a majority of their children do not take a hot lunch, and those that do are not satisfied with them. The parents, however, voted 155 to 67 to keep the program in the district.

Willow Grove parents were also asked a fourth question which they voted down: "Do you favor children within a given radius of Willow Grove going home for lunch? Necessary adjustments in schedules would be made to allow for MANY PARENTS FROM both groups commented on the current lunch programs. Some of the Kildeer comments were: food for this age group, especially on soup and sandwich day." satisfied with the program as it exists." Willow Grove parents gave the following comments: "Everything is heated in one tray-even the desserts, like applesauce, pineapple, etc. Food is not even the quality of T.V. dinners." have good lunches at Kildeer. Why can't they bring them over here?" having a hot lunch program is a financial burden on the school district, I would just as soon havae it discontinued." THE BOARD SAID it would not make any recommendations at this time.

The members said they would wait until the end of the current school year and study the program and survey closer at that time William Hitzeman, Dist. 96, superintendent, said he was surprised at the favorable response from the residents of the school district. "The community showed interest and is to be congratulated," he said. Clouds Over Clearbrook Plan Clearbrook won't have completely clear sailing in its efforts to get use of the Sacred Heart convent for a residential center for retarded adults. The Northwest Human Resources Development Center, currently quartered in the convent, is going to seek an agreement with the Archdiocese of Chicago that will allow them to continue renting the building.

Ray Neuekranz, an administrative assistant at the Human Resources Center, said yesterday "we are still interested in the facilities, and will be talking to the archdiocese. That's all I can say now." Neuekranz said he is aware that Clearbrook is also interested in the convent. The Human Resources Center located in the convent about two years ago. They had been renting from the Religious Order of the Sacred Heart, the order of sisters who owned the high school and convent up until several weeks ago. A OF overwhelming indebtedness at Sacred Heart, the order turned over ownership to the archdiocese.

The terms of the change in ownership are still being worked out. The center maintains the Rolling Meadows Youth Referral Commission, which counsels city juveniles on matters ranging from drug abuse to legal difficulties. It also provides counseling for adults. The youth referral program has drawn commendation from city officials, and the city funds the program and refers young people to it through the police department. But vhe center's stay In the convent has been marked by hassles with the city over zoning.

The convent's two-acre site is zoned for residential dwellings, not institutional facilities. The center has approached the city several times for rezoning, but each time without success. The last time, more than a month ago, a special city zoning board turned the request, placing the center's future in doubt. AT THAT TIME, Mayor Roland Meyer said there was speculation that the sisters were planning to sell the school and convent. Meyer said the city's decision not to rezone the property was largely based on the uncertainty about future ownership of the convent.

If either Clearbrook or the Human Resources Center enter into a rental agreement with the archdiocese, the property owners would have to seek rezoning of the property for institutional use. ST JOSEPH THE WORKER student Bob Wightman, right, demonstrates a "cyclone machine" to assistant prin- cipal Larry Curtin. The machine is one of many science fair exhibits which will be on display at the school Sunday during open house for par- ents and visitors. The school is com- bining the open house with registra- tion for the 1972-73 school year. The planned activities will take place be- tween 8:30 am.

and 1:30 p.m. St. Mary's School in Buffalo Grove is 'also having open house Sunday. Come Fly With Me! (On Hovercraft) Visitors to the Dam No. 1 Forest Preserve near Wheeling Sunday will get a special treat as Illinois Hovercraft, Inc.

puts on a demonstration of its Hovercraft, a vehicle which rides on a cushion of air, Representatives from the company will demonstrate the vehicles from 9 a.m. to dusk on the Des Plaines River, and will give free rides to the public. The two- seat craft, known as a "Hoverbug," can carry one adult or an adult and a small child in addition to the driver. Company representative George Klotter said two of the machines will be available for the demonstrations. He said the U.S.

Navy is currently using 73 of the same type Hovercraft for training. The firm also builds much larger, pas- senger-carrying types which are used by the Navy. The vehicle is capable of traveling over land, water, ice, snow, mud or swamps. It rides on a cushion of air created by strong fans, and is driven by a large propeller similar to that of an airplane. The crafts are steered by rudders which also operate similar to rudders on airplanes.

St. Mary's Open House Is Sunday by RICH HONACK "Rediscover, Reinvest and Register" is the theme of an open house sponsored by St. Mary's School in Buffalo Grove Sunday. The program will begin at 1:30 p.m. The main object of the "3 R's program" is to give the community some insight into the activities and teaching methods of St.

Mary's. Sister Katherine Mary, principal, will begin the program with a slide presentation of the school in action. Following the opening presentation visitors will be invited to take a firsthand look at the school. They are scheduled to see the new concept of "vertical groupings" in the primary grades, individualized instruction in the intermediate grades and the operation of the junior high school section. Although St.

Mary's has been in Buffalo Grove since pre-civil war days, it is one of the most modern schools in regard to curriculum. SISTER KATHERINE said until recent years, curriculum and its content have been of paramount importance in the schools. She said the theory was, "here is the curriculum and the children will fit it." "Today," Sister Katherine said, "we have the students and get a curriculum to fit ther needs. We feel we are doing this at St. Mary's." In the primary grades the school is mainly concerned with getting the new concept across to the community.

In four rooms of the school there is a multi-age grouping (vertical grouping) of six and seven-year-old children. There is also a complete room of six-year-olds and one for seven-year-olds. Third graders are mixed in their homerooms and are separated according to age for such subjects as reading and mathematics. Within all the groups the idea of individualization is emphasized. IN ALL THE PRIMARY classrooms the school is attempting to break down grade barriers to allow each child to proceed at his own rate of learning.

Sister Katherine said, "We have no test scores to give us accurate figures on how the children compare to conventional learning, but we feel, as do the parents, that this method is much better." The intermediate grades follow a more departmentalized program. Their classes are more structured and they do not do as much individual work as the primary grades. Sister Katherine said, "We are trying to get the new program started in the intermediate classes, but this can't be done overnight." Intermediate classes are also given the opportunity to select certain elective courses. They are: advanced art, black history, crafts, drama and communication skills. No grades are given for these subjects.

IN THE JUNIOR high school section, students work on specific schedules. However, the students are given some freedom in how they progress through the classes. For instance, in the reading program a student works in a non-graded situation. Each student is allowed material on his own level of ability, with the projected goal of extending and increasing that level of ability in a systematic and natural way. This program is opposite to those based on grade level, which are structured time blocks for the accomplishment of a certain amount of material within a given time.

St. Mary's has an enrollment of 77(1 students. According to Sister Katherine there is room for approximately 150 before the school becomes crowded. She also said a majority of the students are in the intermediate grades and junior high school. "Our primary grades are not where we would like them, but this is primarily due to the population decrease," said Sister Katherine.

A faculty of 24 full-time and six part- time teachers help staff the school. They are aided 'by students and parents who act as teacher aides. Of the 24 teachers five are Teaching Sisters of St Francis and live on the school campus. Starting teachers with a bachelor's degree usually make about $6,600. This is about $1,000 less than public school starting teachers earn.

Despite the new programs and the help of dedicated teachers, the school still operates at a deficit of $100,000 a year. THE SCHOOL CHARGES a tuition of $125 fbr the first child enrolled and a flat fee of $200 a year for two or more children. Sister Katherine said there is a possibility the fees will be raised slightly next year. She added it will not be over a $15 raise. St.

Mary's will give old and new parents an opportunity to register then- children for the 1972-73 school year following the open house Sunday. They may also come to the school office all day Monday and Tuesday to register. St. Mary's encompasses students from their own parish as well as St. Edna's in Arlington Heights.

It also takes students from six different public school districts. Trustees Agree Not To Change Sign Law Signs with blinking lights and signs which rotate are not going to be allowed in the Village of Wheeling. Wheeling trustees at a committee meeting this week discussed the possibility of changing village ordinances to allow the two types of signs. Trustee John Koeppen suggested the village consider the change in the law which bans the signs. Trustees Edward Berger and Michael Valenza opposed any changes in the existing ban, however.

Berger commented that to change the law would "bring up a lot of old dead coals." Valenza noted that 10 or 15 existing businesses in town have asked for rotating or blinking signs in recent years and have been refused. The board members agreed informally to leave the ordinances as they are. This Morning In Brief The Nation United Auto Workers Pres. Leonard Woodcock joined three other national labor leaders in resigning from the Pay Board in protest against President Nixon's economic policy. He called for a congressional investigation.

President Nixon urged Congress to approve his welfare reform plan and other measures designed to increase the income of older Americans. New York State Supreme Court Judge- elect Seymour Thaler was found guilty of possessing and transporting $800,000 in stolen U.S. Treasury notes. The steepest rise in grocery prices in 14 years, led by soaring meat prices, pushed the cost of living 0.5 per cent higher in February. Alabama Gov.

George Wallace began Wisconsin campaign in the April 4 presidential primary by appearing in Milwaukee. A motel clerk testified that Navy Chaplain Andrew Jensen was alone when he registered for a room last summer and not accompanied by a Navy wife as sworn to earlier in his court-martial. A bomb planted in a car shattered the center of a quiet coastal resort near Belfast, injuring dozens of fleeing passersby and four policemen. It was the fourth such blast in five days in Northern Ireland, The World Sweden accused the United States of intensifying bombing raids in Indochina and said President Nixon's Vietnam- ization policy is apt to prolong the war. In Paris, the United States and South Vietnam canceled regular meetings of the peace talks until the Communists show willingness to hold meaningful talks.

The State The Illinois Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the no-fault auto insurance plan. The decision threw insurance firms into confusion because their policies now include the new benefits. Residents of Mason, a town of 135 homes, lined up with water jugs when their water supply was cut off Monday because the city refused to pay a higher water bill from neighboring Edgewood, which had previously supplied water to the town. The War Communist forces attacked a South Vietnamese armored camp inside Cambodia, their second assault in two days on a major support base for South Vietnam's drive into eastern Cambodia. The 13 dead and 20 wounded represented 16 per cent of the 200 South Vietnamese force based at the camp.

North Vietnamese losses were reported as eight dead. The Weather Temperatures from around the nation: High Low Atlanta 67 45 Boston 56 43 Denver 74 31 Houston 81 63 Los Angeles 74 54 Miami Beach 79 64 Paul 40 20 New York 53 40 Phoenix 90 66 Salt Lake City 75 46 San Francisco 55 48 The Market Investors pushed the stock market sharply higher along a board front. Trading was fairly active. The Dow Jones industrial average soared 10.76 to 944.69. Advances outnumbered declines, 1,029 to 440 among the 1,722 issues crossing the tape.

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