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Pantagraph A-2 Bloomlngton-Normal, III. Mon Fab. 11, IWl ISU hall of famer, coach dies at 83 these others." In September 1976, Mr. Hancock was named Normal Outstanding Citizen of 1976 "in recognition of his long service to the university and community." He was inducted into six halls of fame including, National Association of In-, tercollegiale Athletes Hall. University; of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, National As-sociation of Collegiate Directors of Ath-.

letics Hall, Helms Foundation charter member of Illinois State University Athletic Hall and Bloomington-Normal Officials Association Hall. Mr. Hancock served as a member of the board of directors of Citizens Savings Loan of Normal until 1967 when he retired as a director emeritus. He was a member of Masonic lodges in Shullsburg and Oshkosh, and Normal' and was active in other fraternal, civic and church groups. Mr.

Hancock was born Dec. 20, at Shullsburg, a son of Edward and (Irace Hancock. He married Carrie Mae Tangye in 1918 at iH-s Moines, Iowa. He was taken to Stubblefield Funeral Home, Normal. Howard J.

Hancock, former coach and athletic director at Illinois State University for whom the university's stadium Is named, died at 20 p.m. Sunday at the Octavia Manor Nursing Home, Colfax, while visiting his wife who resides there. McLean County Deputy Coroner Dicksy Smith said Mr. Hancock died of an apparent heart attack. She said an inquiry will be conducted.

Mr. Hancock, 83, of 1104 Broadway, Normal, was athletic director and the football, baseball and golf coach at ISU from September 1931 to September 1963. He came to ISU from State Teacher's College, Oshkosh, where he also directed physical education and athletics from 1921 to 1931. He graduated In 1918 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he was captain of the university's football team. But it wasn't until the dedication of Hancock Stadium at ISU in September 1963 that he received what he said was his greatest honor.

"The thing that pleased me most was naming the stadium and field after me." he admitted in an interview in June 1976. Osse Davis, Ruby Dee Blacks7 real image lost in Superfly role couple Howard Hancock "Maybe they shouldn't have done it but I'm glad they did. "I think I think more of that than all $100 in items stolen at ISU into positions of power in the media. In movies, that means the role of producer. "The producer puts his money in," Davis said, "and can go into a dark room Transit system: No other tires unsafe hoping they will be read on the radio show.

Writings of a jail inmate in New Jersy and a high school student in New Rochelle, N. made it to the ears of the 250 people at the banquet Sunday. It wasn't hard to tell that Davis and Miss Dee are veterans. Illinois State University police reported Monday thefts of items valued at nearly $100. A $72 amplifier, owned by ISU, was taken from Room 222B Centennial East between Feb.

6 and Wednesday, police said. There was no sign of forced entry. A $6 wallet with $18 in it was taken from the unlocked room of Maureen Rogers, 414 Monroe House, Watterson Towers, Wednesday, police said. And $23 was taken from a wallet that Denny Wresinski, 1307 Nicki Drive, left for a few minutes in an unlocked locker at University High School Friday, according to police. Under most conditions, the transit: system does not pay drivers' fines.

In the case of tickets issued for equipment problems, Weber said, drivers are responsible if the mechanical problem is one which should have been noted during the driver inspection. If the problem develops during a shift, or is one the driver could not have noted during the inspection, the case is re-'. viewed, Weber added. Police said the minimum tread requirement on tires is one-sixteenth of an inch. with a pair of scissors and come out with whatever he wants.

All you (as director) can do is say, 'Take my name off Though strides have been made, Miss Dee said, "We have not even begun to have the power to make the kinds of films we want our children to see." Black ownership Ownership and getting behind the scenes by blacks is important, according to the husband-wife team, because then the decisions of what lifestyles to project are not left with those who either do not understand life's situations or want only to sell a product. When auditioning for parts in white-produced movies or plays years ago, blacks had to roll their eyes or hide behind a hat, acting out the stereotype, By Bernie Schoenburg Their mission is to free an image of black people they think has been locked out of American media too long. They strive to find a way to get a realistic picture of black history and experience on the airwaves and the pages of books children read. They want people to know that somewhere between Amos and Andy and Superfly, there are real people with real thoughts and dreams, good times and bad. They showed Sunday at Illinois State University how they are trying to accomplish their mission.

As performers at a banquet marking the end of Black History Week at ISU, Ossie Davis and his his wife. Ruby Dee, presented nearly two hours of poetry-reading and storytelling. The art form is oral interpretation, where the only props are movements and expressions, and where members of the audience must imagine beyond what they see on stage to set the scene. Miss Dee, with a slight frame and breathy voice, transferred herself from elegant lady to sad lover to little girl with ease and control. Davis, who emanated poise and enjoyment, used his resonant voice to transform himself from a tribal chief in Africa to a self-proclaimed preacher to a modern cynic.

Radio show Officials. Saturday inspected tires on all Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System buses after one bus driver was charged Friday with driving with unsafe tires on his bus. Peter Weber, transit system manager, said no buses were found to have tires with less than the minimum tread requirement. Normal police charged Franklin O. SchouiU, 58, of 4()8 S.

McClun St. in the wake of an accident which injured a 21-year-old Normal woman. The woman was struck by the bus while crossing at Fell Avenue and Mulberry Street, Normal police said. Schoultz also was charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian. Weber said drivers are paid for a 10-minute period before each shift to inspect their buses.

He said checking the tires is an item in the inspection. "It shouldn't have been a problem," Weber said. $234 stolen Their experience explains it. Miss Dee, a young 54, first appeared in South Pacific in 1942. She has been in numerous plays and movies and has done some writing.

Davis, 60. has directed five movies, including "Cotton Comes to Harlem," has written scripts for movies and television shows and has a long line of movie and television appearances. 'King' on TV His latest TV stint is portraying Martin Luther King Sr. in "King," a three-part series which will end Tuesday on NBC. In a press conference he commented about his role in that production reflected on what he and his wife view as some problems in media management.

He said he thought the production was a good one. "It's a positive thing," he said, but added, "'King' is not a black film. The writer was white and the director, the same man, was white. The money came from NBC, which is basically white." Still, he said, "I'm glad 'King' is there." Both Miss Dee and Davis think it will take effort and planning for blacks to get Senior citizen council to hear professor Dr. Barbara Goebel, a professor of psychology at Illinois State University, will speak during the fifth annual luncheon meeting of the Senior Citizens Ad A burglar took about $234 from four vending machines during the weekend at Portable Elevator, 920 E.

Grove St. Police said they were uncertain of the burglar's method of entry to the building. A cabinet and a $20 door were damaged In the burglary. Dog stolen Allen Shoger, Danvers, told McLean County sheriff's police Sunday night that an Irish setter, valued at $200, was taken from his yard Sunday. Setting it right Frank Braden, director of patient services at Brokaw Hospital, was incorrectly identified in Saturday's Daily Pantagraph as voicing concerns about the cost of a paramedic program in McLean and Livingston counties, who would administer the program and how many lives paramedics could save.

The concerns were expressed by James Wheaton, associate planner for the McLean County Regional Planning Births to get a part, Davis said. While other groups not in the mainstream, such as Jews, Irish and Italians, had to do similar self-degrading things, he said, "we have the right to scream the loudest because we have suffered the most." He said he had to make some compromises-to get some parts, but nothing he couldn't live with. Miss Dee then told a little story about her first television job. She played a maid who rolled her eyes and acted subservient and said tilings such as, "Oh, yes'm, I see," and "Oh, does you do that?" Davis broke out laughing at the story. "Have you ever forgiven yourself for that?" he asked.

She avoided answering, but seemed to blame it on the necessity of the situation. And she made a plea for people to write to television stations and movie companies if the image being projected is wrong. "We aren't even mad today, and that's a shame," she said. "We can't get anywhere without being mad." listed as St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Center in Sunday's edition.

LEXINGTON Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cavallini, 107 Northview Drive, a boy bom Sunday at Brokaw Hospital, Normal. MINONK Mrs. Karen Goff, a boy born Sunday at Brokaw Hospital, Normal.

CHATSWORTH (PNS)-Mr. and Mrs. James Wiles, a girl born Sunday at Fairbury Hospital. PONTIAC (PNS)-Mr. and Mrs.

Dale Elliott, a boy born Sunday at St. James Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Vetter, 916 Broadway, Normal, a girl born Sunday at St.

Joseph's Hospital Medical Center. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sweeney, 1511 N. Linden a girl born Monday at St.

Joseph's Hospital Medical Center. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moser, 3214 E. Winchester Drive, a girl born Monday at Brokaw Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. John Kane, 1709 Lawn-dale Way, a boy born Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Center. Mr.

and Mrs. Steven Berry, 413 Avenue Hilltop Trailer Court, a boy born Saturday at Brokaw Hospital. The infant's place of birth was incorrectly The performance Sunday was similar to a weekly radio show Miss Dee and Davis have been doing for three years. It brings black poetry to stations in the National Black Network. "We want to make it (black writing) delicious enough so everybody will run to the library and say, 'Give me a pound of Langston Davis said after providing listeners with at least a few choice ounces.

They delved also into the writings of relative unknowns, such as Bob Kaufman of San Francisco, who they thought should be known more widely, and persons who send writings to them A three-part series of art lectures at McLean County Arts Center, 210 E. Washington is not free, as reported in Sunday's Pantagraph from incorrect information submitted by the center. The lectures, at 7:30 p.m. on the next three Thursdays, will cost $2 for the series or $1 each. visory Council of McLean County next Monday.

The meeting, beginning with lunch at 11:30 a.m., will be in the Circus Room of the ISU Union. There is a fee for the luncheon, but the program, at 12:30 p.m., is free. Lob schools' 'mission' object of study That report shows that the ISU lab schools are a "high-quality program" and they "build on excellent resources' available to schools," Schuler said. The report also shows high student interest in the lab schools. Where the schools are lacking, he said, is in "documentation of curriculum and program guides." Schuler said the NCA report and the mission study will "re-establish what our role should be." "The lab schools are an educational alternative in the community," he said.

When the mission of the lab schools is delineated, he said, the direction of lab school programs, kind of faculty and numbers of students will fall into place. Regular review The lab-school system probably will be reviewed regularly. The last such look into the mission of the lab schools was done in 1972, when a committee of the Illinois Board of Higher Education studied all state laboratory schools and recommended closing all except those at ISU and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Other departments are studied every four years. Horner said the review period soon will be changed to every five years.

The mission study comes on the tail of an accreditation report by the North Central Association. members of the ISU College of Education. "But it's not just a College of Education review other teachers are involved, Schuler said. The subcommittees include faculty from several colleges, lab school faculty, students and PTA representatives. The question of educating teachers is important to the future of lab schools, Schuler said.

Although ISU students do no student teaching at the lab schools, about 600 secondary-education students observe class activities at High for a total of 25,000 hours per year. Elementary-education students work with some classes at Metcalf, "If we reconsider what we could do for the university, we could do more," he said. Subcommittee members have until March 13 to complete their studies, Schuler said. The preliminary work should be finished by mid-March. The mission statement should be completed by the end of the semester in May.

"The mission statement will focus on philosophy and principle," Schuler said. "It will deal with the question of how we can best serve the university." "We cut down some programs, ones that could be considered enrichment in the curriculum," Schuler said. "All programs received across-the-board reductions. That way, no one part of the program paid the biggest price." The 1976-77 enrollment of 855, including High, Metcalf, special education and preschool students, stayed about the same this school year, he said. Some full-time lab school faculty members were reassigned to teach half time at lab schools and half time at ISU, he added.

"Of the ones that were let go completely, all secured other teaching positions," he said. With those conflicts out of the way, Schuler is looking toward Horner's study on a positive note. "The question of mission is one that should be asked periodically," he said. "What are our priorities of the lab schools?" Schuler is heading a steering committee with three subcommittees to study the question of mission. The subcommittees will study schooling, research and development and teacher education.

Emphasis Emphasis has been to decrease the role of educating teachers and research, he said. In dealing with the issue of educating teachers, the committees will question state aid for those students. But the Illinois Office of Education ruled that that state aid would be cut off for those students because the districts were profiting by the arrangement and because not all faculty at the lab schools were certified. District 87 was receiving an extra $25,000 through the arrangement; Unit 5, $55,000 a year. State law also requires that all schools receiving state money have certified teachers.

"The contracts were rewritten to include Cronin's wording," Schuler said, referring to the new contracts between the school districts and the lab schools developed by the office of Joseph M. Cronin, state school superintendent. "And the entire faculty has been certified and registered." However, with the new contracts, the lab schools' budget was decreased about $250,000. Current contracts call for payments of at least $445 per student from Unit 5 and $75 to $80 per student from District 87. The reason for the difference in payments is that District 87, with greater assessed valuation per pupil, receives less state aid and hence pays less to ISU.

School district officials estimated at the time of the contract approvals that Unit 5 would pay the lab schools about pre engmeered metal buildings1 By Sher Watts Almost a year ago, school officials discovered that contracts between Illinois State University laboratory schools and District 87 and Unit 5 school districts were not legal. There soon followed an ISU announcement that the lab schools would be closed within three years, and it wasn't until May that new contracts were worked out with the two districts. Today students attend University High School and Metcalf School. Applications to the lab schools are coming in "ahead of schedule," said Richard V. Schuler, acting director of the ISU lab schools.

And the situation, Schuler said, is stable. "I think the future of the lab schools is pretty certain," he said. The lab schools will be the subject of an ISU study to develop a "mission statement" for the schools and their relationship to ISU. The request for the study came from James M. Horner, ISU vice president and provost.

"We went through the events of last spring and saw that they seemed to resolve themselves," he said. "The schools are now financially pretty secure, and we want to see that the lab schools make the best possible contribution to the university." The financially secure status of the lab schools is the result of resolution of last spring's financial crisis. Both Unit 5 and District 87 had contracts with the lab schools, agreeing to pay the schools $650 annually per student attending lab schools from the respective districts. State aid For paying the lab schools, both districts included the lab-school students in their enrollment figures and received 1 8J US. CHIEFLf? 4h SET TNI MNUIM 5 Dm VwtatiUrr Thai MmTb A jj Wick RtMa mt ktldifig New I INDUS IRiAi COMMIKUU Your Life Insurance Man from 1- 11 IDRTfR H1RSTEH mar Thwt-ttk Cellar- $220,000 a year; District 87, $17,000 to $20,000 a year.

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