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1 Decatur, Illinois, Wednesday, August 2, 1978 THE DECATUR DAILY REVIEW PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN Health agency elects Kiessel flitii I 1 1' -1 1 ii ..7 1 mn 1 Amvi rtwwi welding, auto body, small engines, home economics, business education and cabinetmaking. More information is available by calling 424-3070. James Loewen receives sociology fellowship James W. Loewen, a former Decatur resident now with the University of Vermont, was one of four American Sociological Association members to recently receive a Sydney Spivack Fellowship in recognition of significant contributions to the study of inter-group relations. Loewen, son of Dr.

and Mrs. D.F. Loewen of 1477 W. Sunset was cited for significant applications of sociological knowledge to actual prevailing social conditions. He has been active in race and ethnic relations for the last 10 years, the first seven at Tougaloo College.

Loewen's' contributions to the application of sociological knowledge have included serving as an expert witness in major civil rights cases dealing with the substantial exclusion of blacks from juries, racial composition of the Democratic Party in Mississippi, gerrymandering, unconstitutionality of at-large elections, statewide reapportionment and multi-member state legislative districts. Since his move to Vermont in 1975, Loewen has been working on disseminating revisionist work in history and civics to other states. He also is making a film, "The Spirit of Kaewalk," and working on a book, "School Desegregation in Mississippi." Table tennis to be taught at YMCA Table tennis instruction, sponsored by the Decatur YMCA and the Decatur Park District Recreation Department, I A little sleuthing has uncovered some of the mystery behind Frieze now decorates the Stephen Decatur frieze. museum Longview loitering less By Lois Moore Alexander the Great now makes his march into Babylon around wtnthe top of the walls at the North Fork Museum of the Macon County Historical rSociety. For a number of years, the plaster nnfrieze was on a corridor wall outside the auditorium in the old Stephen Decatur High School.

how the plaster copy got to the local high school and exactly when is sfill a mystery, but the detective work of.Michael Fitch, Historical Society mu-, jgeum curator, has erased the mystery of who the artist was and why the frieze jvas created. Martha Montgomery began the Ulsearch by writing to former Stephen -Decatur teachers Helen Stapp and Lois Yoder. They remembered the frieze, but could shed no light on its identity or history. Dr. Ann Perkins at the University of Illinois knew it was not the Parthenon, which it had been called at one time, but also could not identify it.

The first break in the mystery came when Merrit Pease, building superintendent of the museum, uncovered a plaque as he started to clean the frieze. On it was the name P.P. Caproni Brother, Boston. Fitch immediately wrote to the Boston Historical Society and included a photo of one section of the frieze. The society had no information on it other than that the Caproni firm was in Boston from 1880 to 1950.

Not to be discouraged, Fitch then wrote to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The museum had no information but suggested Fitch write to the Archives of American Art, a division of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Again a photo and letter went out. This time Arthur J. Breton, curator of manuscripts, sent a Xerox copy of a 1907 catalog that included the frieze, with the section identified.

Fitch had hoped the' Smithsonian Nursing shortage less Dr. A.J. Kiessel, director of laboratories at St. Mary's Hospital, has been elected vice president of the East Central Illinois Health Systems Agency board of directors. At the recent annual meeting, Robert Clinkscales, trust officer and farm manager of the Watseka First National Local faces, places Bank, was elected to a one-year term as president of the board of the 16-county agency.

James O. Finks, a Shelbyville farmer and businessman, was elected to the board as a consumer representative for the Macon, DeWitt, Moultrie, Piatt and Shelby counties health planning sub-area. Sheri Doss performing in Emory' production Sheri Doss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Doss of Atlanta, formerly of Decatur and Monticello, is performing this summer in the Emory University summer stock production of "Oklahoma." Miss Doss will major in drama at Gainesville Junior College in the fall.

Open house scheduled at vocational center' An open house and tour is scheduled in the Decatur Area Vocational Center, 300 E. Eldorado from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Featured will be the summer work exploration program. It is funded through the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act program and coordinated by the Decatur School District.

There have been summer classes in Douglas Young Douglas Young ass to Sheppafd Airman Douglas G. Young, son of Nlta F. Young of 4290 Park Lane and Glen W. Young of Batavia, N.Y., has been assigned to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, after completion of basic training. He will now receive specialized training in aircraft equipment maintenance.

Young is a 1976 graduate of Batavia (N.Y.) High School. Airman Tonya L. Bush, daughter of Mrs. Betty D. Bush of 1161 E.

Rogers has been selected for technical Military news training at the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey, in the U.S. Air Force voice processing field. She recently completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Ms. Bush is a 1973 graduate of Eisenhower High School and holds a bachelor of science degree from Illinois State University.

Ronald R. White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray R. White of 3008 Tempe Drive, has been promoted to the rank of airman first class in the U.S.

Air Force. White, a small arms specialist, is stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, with a unit of the Military Airlift Command. He is a 1977 graduate of Mount Zion High School. William P. Frank, son of Mr.

and Mrs. P.W. Frank of 7 Western Drive, has been commissioned a lieutenant (junior grade) with the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps. Following a brief officer orientation period, Frank will report to the Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, for duty as a hospital adminis-.

trator. A graduate of Eisenhower High School, Frank recently received his master of arts degree in health facilities management from Webster College in St. Louis. Sgt. Earl Echohawk of Decatur Army Recruiting Station has received the Army Commendation Medal for "outstanding achievement." An Oklahoma native, Echohawk joined the Army in 1972.

He served as a parachute rigger in Japan and Kentucky and as an armor scout in Kansas before coming to Decatur in July. He has previously received the National Defense Medal, Parachutist Badge and the Good Conduct Medal. is available at the YMCA on Thursday nights. The games and instruction are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $2 a night for those who do not belong to the YMCA.

For more information call 428-6606. Amacita Chapter renews scholarships The Amacita Chapter of the American Business Women's Association has renewed scholarships to three Decatur women for the 1978-79 academic year. Recipients of the scholarships are Carole Morgan of 1830 N. Summit Cheryl Grider of 1140 S. Illinois St.

and Debra Ann Conerty of 1475 W. Decatur St. Miss Morgan, a graduate of Mac-Arthur High School, where she was valedictorian of her class, will be a sophomore at Illinois State University. Miss Grider is a graduate of Eisenhower High School and will be a sophomore at Eureka College, where she is studying accounting. Miss Conerty, a graduate of Lakeview High School, will be a sophomore medical technology major this fall at Milli-kin University.

Federation of Teachers elects officers MacArthur High School social studies teacher Robert Mitsdarffer of 570 S. Church St. has been re-elected president of Local 877 of the Decatur Federation of Teachers. Other 1978-79 officers are Ned Freeman, vice president; Jean Reese, secretary; Paul Emerson, treasurer; Ted Baer, delegate to Decatur Trades and Labor Assembly; Bruce Buffie, alternate assembly delegate. Local 877 has about 25 members.

ago that warned against the use of intoxicants and gambling in the project "didn't do a bit of good." A spokesman for the Longview Residents Council agreed. "They (the loiterers) read them, but they didn't pay any attention to them," he said. Now that the special officers from Cenois Private Detective agency are working with the project's security guards, the situation is much better, said the spokesman wha requested that he not be identified. "I passed through that area and it was quiet," he observed Monday night, noting the crowds "weren't like they normally "If things continue like they are with the special guards, I think they (the loiterers) will move out completely when they see they can't drink and gamble here," he said. The special officers will continue working "as long as necessary and as long as the budget for security holds out," according to DHA Executive Director Fred W.

Krows. Guard reports and indications from housing authority staff revealed Monday that the special officers helped make Longview much quieter, Krows said. The special officers were hired last week after continued complaints from Longview residents about loitering by non-residents and because, Krows said, no arrests had been made by Decatur police. keeps busy companied by Louise Fathauer at the piano, plus a combo of high school students. The All County Swing Choir's repertory includes songs such as "Step to the Rear," "Candle on the Water," "Ease on Down the Road," "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feelin' Again" and "Life Is a Song Worth Singing." Girls in the group wear blue and white print sundresses; the boys, blue and white shirts and white pants.

There is no charge for the performances, which also include singing during intermission at Monday's Decatur Muncipal Band Concert. "I've been very happy with it," Jordan said, indicating the possibility of doing it again next year. Jordan is band director at Mount Zion Junior High School and also works with the school's swing choir. Anthony Williams, 20, of 385 S. Crea St.

has been sentenced to a two-year term with the state Department of Corrections on a felony theft charge. Milo Frank Oldham, 20, of 224 Longview Place has been charged with escaping from police after his arrest July 26 on charges of committing batteries on his girlfriend and her mother. Oldham jumped and ran from a squad car but was caught almost immediately. Wallace Belton, 21, of 1302 W. Pershing Road has pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal delivery of a controlled substance and will be sentenced Aug.

11. Belton was one of a number of persons indicted in May as the result of an undercover investigation by state agents. Christopher R. Moir, 21, of St. Louis has been charge? with possession of marijuana.

Garry Eugene Parrish, 20, of 1204 N. Edward St. has been sentenced to a 364-day term with the state Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge. By Cheryl Krell The shortage of nurses in Decatur now may be less of a problem than it was in May, according to representa- Wves of St. Mary's and Decatur Memorial hospitals.

"That isn't to say that we don't have 'some openings," said Bill Homoky, DMH community relations director. Jin May, an extreme shortage of nurses touched off intensive recruiting by Decatur hospitals. St. Mary's was the host for what was "termed a fairly successful recruiting -luncheon at which it was attempted to "convince nurses not practicing back -into the field. DMH began advertising "for nurses and made recruiting trips.

improved some since May," Ho-, moky said. "We had reasonably good success with advertising." 'A recently approved 12-month recruiting plan for DMH expands the previous plan, he explained. In May, the hospital advertised both By Carolyn Gause Longview Place housing project residents and Decatur Housing Authority officials say there has been less of a crowd loitering problem in recent days, and they attribute that to two special police officers with the power to arrest being on the scene. "They have made a big difference," Ruby Taylor of 404 Longview Place said. Mrs.

Taylor, who lives "right in the middle of it (the problem area)," said she noticed the difference Friday, when the added help began working. "Up until then it was really bad," she said, noting the loudness of music from car radios. Before Friday, Mrs. Taylor said, there were nights when she could not get to sleep until after 1 or 2 a.m. because of the automobile traffic and the loud music.

"Now, even my kids have mentioned how quiet it is," she said. Mrs. Taylor said she spoke with the uniformed officers Friday when she noticed them stationed in an area near her home where the loiterers congregate. The officers, who wore guns, told persons who acknowledged being non-residents that they could not park in the area near the Longview Place Day Care Center, the project's administrative offices and Ullrich School, she said. "I think they got the message," Mrs.

Taylor said. She said signs posted about a month Swing choir The'All County Swing Choir is putting its best foot forward around Macon County these days. The 28 teen-agers, under the direction of Dwight Jordan, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Macon Play Day, at the Tuesday at Twelve program next week in downtown Decatur's Central Park, and at 7 p.m. Aug.

26 at the Blue Mound Festival. The group also will journey out of Macon County to perform at 5 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield and in Galesburg Sept. 9 and 10 for church programs and at a shopping mall.

Membership was chosen by audition. High school students and 1978 graduates were eligible. The project is financed in part by the Decatur Area Arts Council. Since mid-June, the choir has rehearsed twice a week in the Mount Zion Junior High School. The group is ac might have all the records of the Caproni firm and maybe even some receipts of the high school purchase.

But it did not. In its possession were some photos and a catalog found in a warehouse. At that point, Fitch went to the A.E. Staley Mfg. Co.

library to search for more information on the frieze and its artist. It turned out the original was made in 1812 in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Ber-tel Thorvaldsen on the occasion of Napoleon's visit to Denmark. It was 105 feet long. The original model is in the Palazzo del Quirinale in Rome. The cast of it is in the Thorvaldsen museum and tomb.

The whole "story" is told in 22 sections, but the Decatur copy lacks five. According to the Caproni catalog, the whole thing cost $150 in 1907. The frieze now inthe museum is two feet high and approximately 67 feet long. Merrit Pease built the rail on which it rests. The frieze is also wired to the wall.

It was put up in March. severe ues to be our own School of Nursing," Homoky said. The 27-month program now has 75 students enrolled. About 27 will graduate in December, he said, and 48 should graduate in December 1979. DMH has also made offers to students iii the Decatur School of Practical Nursing, where graduation is in August.

St. Mary's Hospital also makes offers to these students. St. Mary's Hospital has been "very successful in recruiting nurses," according to Frank Elston, director of development and community relations. Eleven nurses were hired for the new alcohol treatment program unit.

It has been possible to hire enough staff nurses at St. Mary's to keep up with the normal turnover, Elston said. They keep in touch with contacts nationally and visit schools of nursing to recruit, but the "situation is not critical," he said. Currently, there are 12 to 15 openings at the hospital, he said. Sue Snapp said.

"We don't usually make special plans. We just get together and then decide what we're going to do." At 17, Sue claims she's too young to get serious with someone of the opposite sex. "I don't have a steady boyfriend," she said. "I date a lot, but I like to go out with different guys." Queen likes school and people locally and out of state and made personal recruiting efforts to the New York Bity and New Jersey areas. "We had visited areas where there were excess nurses, but had little success," Homoky said.

People from outside the Midwest usually do not care to relocate in the region, he added. DMH now will expand its recruiting in the Midwest and contact a larger number of midwestern schools, including Sangamon State University in Springfield, Indiana State University and the University of Iowa, Homoky said. The advertising will continue, he said, along with visits to schools of nursing in conjunction with career days and possibly the placement of ads in campus newspapers. The DMH personnel department is coordinating the recruiting plan, he said, and brochures also will be available. "A primary source of nurses contin "I went to cheerleading camp at Illinois Wesleyan, though, and fell in love with the place." She has enrolled in a general studies program, but said she has some ideas of what she might like to do for a career.

"I'm taking general things because there is so much I'm interested in," she said. "I'm thinking about public relations or speech communication, though, because that'll give me a chance to work with people." She has not ignored the possibility of becoming a professional model. "It's in the back of my mind," she said. "I may try to go into modeling, but I want to have something else also. I want something where I have to use my brain.

I'm not saying models don't, For the time being, Sue is finished wth her duties as fair queen. However, in January she'll be entered in a four-day, statewide county fair queen pageant. "I'm really looking forward to that," she said. "It'll give me a chance to meet some more people." The Mount Zion resident has been getting a lot of attenton lately, but those close to her insist it hasn't gone to her head. "She's just not that kind of person," said Debi Madix, who has been friends with Sue since both were infants.

"She's a really talented person. And she's a great friend to have. We talk about our problems, but we also go out and have a good time. "She's like the Ail-American girl, but there's more to her than, looks. And people who meet her realize that." When she's not busy with school, pageants or working as a lifeguard, Sue likes to spend her time "talking and having fun." "One thing I don't like to do is sit in the house and watch television," she RM By Chuck Fieldman There's more to Sue Snapp than meets the eye.

And the 1978 Miss Decatur-Macon County Fair queen hopes people who meet her give her a chance to show that. She'll admit looks were part of the pageant, but Sue insists there's more to it than that. "All the girls are really intelligent," she said. "The judging isn't done strictly on looks. You have a personal interview with them, too.

"The only reason I entered was because it was a chance for me to meet a -tot of people." Her willingness to meet and talk to people is something her sister Sheri said makes Sue special. outgoing and she's very considerate of other people," Sheri said. "I've never seen someone not like her who's given her a chance." Seventeen-year-old Sue said her sis-" fer, who's 19, is her best friend. family is really close," she said. t'We talk about everything.

And they've given me a lot of suppprt, which is im-portant to me." Js for filling the role of "the dumb blonde," Sue wouldn't She was co-salu- tatorian of her 1978 Mount Zion High School graduating class. got all As except for a B-plus in imistry," she said. "I loved the "bss thnnoh 4 Heinkel, firm fined Herbert R. Heinkel and Heinkel's Packing 2005 N. 22nd have been found guilty and fined $50 and costs in a bench trial before Judge Lester Brin-koetter on a charge of dealing in feeder hogs without a proper license from the "Illinois Department of Agriculture.

In other Macon County Circuit Court action: Douglas Ray High, 26, of 429 E. King St. has been sentenced to one year probation on a misdemeanor theft charge reduced from an original charge of felony theft. Daniel Atteberry, 26, of 1278 W. Green St.

has pleaded guilty to a charge of obstructing police, a misdemeanor Circuit Court action reduced from an original felony charge of obstructing justice, and will be sentenced Aug. 11. A jury has acquitted Nathaniel Gulley 30, of 730 S. Illinois St. of six child mistreatment charges involving his two stepsons, ages 12 and 13.

addition to being a top student, Sue involved in other nign scnooi activi- IT8116 was in swm8 choir and cheer- heading and was the school's 1977 home- "coming queen. It' was a cheerleading that led her to choose where -sfie's going to school in the fall Wesleyan University. "I always assumed I'd go to Eastern Illinois because my parents went there, and my sister went there," she said. I.