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I)ecatur, Illinois, Sunday, June 3, 1973 DECATUR SUNDAY HERALD AND REVIEW 4. 4 Four Retiring Teachers Echo Sentiment: 'Too Soon It's Over' if Jones adds (and it probably Mrs. Jones says, though, that she has had two of the best classes of her career this year. She says there isn't a mean kid in the bunch. Doty feels the same way.

He says his students are "good kids." And they still get self-satisfaction out of farming, he 1 4t r- ''Ah', ffOe ft 3. 4 -jf Photos by Doua Goumon right Mrs. Phyllis Janes takes a valiant but futile swing at the ball during one of the times she was at bat. Below are a few of the adult plavers and fans, and one voungster who could only watch. The game was called after seven innings because of darkness, with the score tied at 3 runs each.

Another game is scheduled to determine who is neighborhood champion. All-America Application In the Works The Decatur Jaycees are preparing an application to nominate Decatur as one of the 11 All-America Cities in the na tion. The Jaycees plan to submit the application in September. The awards are to be announced in early 1974 by sponsors the National Municipal League and the Saturday Evening Post. Decatur won the award in 1961.

The awards are given on the basis of major civic a enlevements accomplished through citizen action. Among community efforts being considered for mention in the Jaycees' nomination are: establishment of the Community College of Decatur; the New School: Community Health Improvement Council; Volunteer Action Force; East Side Not-for-Profit Housing Corp. and the referendum leading to the city takeover of the bus system. The Jaycees are encouraging participation by other community groups and individuals. Those wishing to help, or suggest civic works that should not be overlooked in the application, may contact Tom Wheeler at 423-3477 (office) or 4234013 (home) or by writing the Jaycees at P.O.

Box 1661. YOUTH HELD ON DRUG CHARGES A 16-year-old boy was arrested on drug charges at 3:47 a.m. Saturday by police who were summoned to Mother's, 1900 E. Pershing Rd. The youth was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine, curfew violation and invalid license due to curfew limitation.

The boy was released in custody of his parents. MS r. i 4 By David L. Mahsman I "Too soon it's over." That song was sung at a recent retirement party for Ruth Hoyland, a teacher at Forsyth Grade School. But the song seems to express the sentiment of four teachers retiring this year from Macon County schools.

Feme Westerman, an English teacher at Oreana Middle School, is retiring after 45 years of teaching. Helena Jones is leaving Nian-tic Junior High School after 42 years in the profession. Blue Mound agriculture teacher Charles Doty has 35 years in the business. With Mrs. Hoyland's 42 years, the four have taught mostly in Macon County a total 164 years.

The three women can think back to their days in one-room rural schoolhouses. Those were days of stoking the stove with cobs and coal, doing their own repair work on the building and sweeping out after class besides teaching. Doty never had the experience. He always has taught on the high school level. For the most part, the women enjoyed their days in the rural schools.

It was a lot of work, but it was a lot of fun, too. "We had a real picnic in the country," Mrs. Jones remembers. "If I had it to do again, I'd do it all over again." They say those one-room schools were like one big happy family. The teachers taught the kids, played with the kids and served as mother, doctor, nurse and counselor all rolled into one, Mrs.

Jones says. But over the years, enrollment dwindled in the rural schools, forcing their closure. Even in their heyday, there seldom were more than four pupils in a grade, the teachers say, and some grades would go begging for any pupils at all. As schools became larger through consolidation, educational techniques and materials also changed. Overhead projec tors, tape recorders and ditto machines helped the same teacher teach a larger number of children.

Mrs. Jones says she believes in change when it provides a better way of doing things. But Doty who never taught in a one room schoolhouse doesn't particularly like the change he has seen in Blue Mound's agriculture program. He says the administration has tried to change his program, his curriculum. It's done more harm than good, he says.

What has happened is a de- emphasis of production agriculture and the introduction of vocational courses. Dotv savs manv of his students now aren't ag oriented, and that detracts from the program. Dotv says many persons have the false impression that agriculture is on the way out. He says Illinois has more agriculture teachers now than ever before. Macon County does have a bad name in the field, though, because several programs have been dropped, he says.

"There has always been farms and farming," Doty says. "And there is always going to be." In spite of the changes Doty sees in agriculture education, education in general seems to have come full circle from the days in the schoolhouse. the big push these days is toward more individualized education in crowded schools. In the old days, though, educatisn couldn't have been more dividualized. "We knew the children well.

We had recitation seats," Miss Westerman recalls. "We knew their weaknesses and strong points. We knew where to dwell." Another "new" concept is open classrooms, rooms without definite walls and with more than one grade. "We had it," Mrs. Hoyland While education has seen change over the years, the teachers seem to agree the pupils themselves haven't changed all that much.

Mrs. Hoyland says her pupils today are no smarter than before. They have been exposed to more things, though. "The main point then and now is to get the child interested," Mrs. Hoyland says.

"It's harder to hold their interest now." In years gone by, Mrs. Hoyland says her pupils were better disciplined at home and had more respect for their But that's because parents are more permissive now than then, she says. goes for the others as well), "Some days I don know what to do with them (her students). But I won't know what to do without them, either." Union Vote Ends Strike At ADM Plant Striking east plant workers of the Archer Daniels Midland Co. voted to accept a new company contract offer Saturday afternoon and were scheduled to return to work at the start of the midnight shift Saturday.

The new one-year contract, which is retroactive to April 30, 1973, affects 183 members of Local 103 of the American Federation of Grain Millers AFL-CIO. The union went on strike at about 4 p.m. Thursday, the start of the second shift, after taking a strike vote earlier in the afternoon. Union and company officials declined to release details of the new pact which was worked out at a lengthy meeting ending in early Friday morning. But union officials said the disagreement centered on the length of the contract, not wage and fringe issues.

A union spokesman said the special meeting in the IBEW Hall, 2955 N. Woodford St, favored the pact. Milton Lowe, Local 103 president, could not be reached for comment late Saturday. Items Taken From Store Clothing and men furnishings valued at more than $2,000 were removed in the burglary of J's Men's Clothing Store. 601 N.

Water discovered at about 1:45 a.m. Friday. A passerby, Albert Hensley, alerted police stating he saw someone running alongside railroad tracks near the store. Police found the front door glass broken out with a concrete block. Owner James A.

Taylor of 2641 S. Franklin St. Rd. said after a visual inventory that shirts, socks, suits, ties, belts, cuff links and about 55 pair of pants were taken. He set the initial loss at $2,219 until he can run a complete inventory check.

Borchers Now 'Fair' State Rep. A. Webber Borchers, R-Decatur, was listed in fair condition Saturday night in Decatur Memorial Hospital after surgery Friday to remove a throat tumor. Borchers had been listed as serious while in the intensive care unit. A hospital spokesman said patients in the unit are automatically considered in serious condition.

3,000 Attend Final Service More than 3,000 persons attended the final youth crusdade of David Wilkerson Saturday night in Griswold Center. Total attendance for the three-day crusade aimed at youthful drug users was about 9,500. Wilkerson Friday indicated attendance was hurt because the crusade did not have the backing of the local independent group of ministers. He considered cancelling the Saturday night service for a time but did not after support grew late Friday from local ministers. COLOR TV, STEREO STOLEN Theft of a stereo phonograph set and a 12-inch color television was reported by Barry Edwards, 25, of 1521 E.

Division St. to police at about 1:36 a.m. Saturday. Edwards said "the items are owned by his roommate, Keith Fisher, 21, who was away on a fishing trip. The loss was estimated at 800.

Officers could find no signs of forced entry. sSv vn Sa fWv 4 I says. And it been the pupils that have made their careers worthwhile, the teachers all say. Their reward is seeing how their students "turn out" and seeing them go into different vocations. The teachers have seen former pupils become ministers, teachers (that gives them real satisfaction), farmers and factory workers.

Some have gone on to get their doctorates. And others have wound up in jail, one teacher admits. But now for the four, it's just about over. Soon they will be out of teaching, but none of them plans to be inactive. Miss Westerman and Mrs.

Hoyland are kicking off their retirement together with a tour of the West. Mrs. Jones is going to travel with her husband. Miss Westerman also hopes to be a substitute teacher for another year and to pick up some hobbies she has never had time for before. "I'd like to dust some other day than Saturday," Mrs.

Hoyland laughs. Doty plans to fish and hunt. He also wants to help his son on the farm to be his "hired hand." And a part time job isn't out of the picture either. Mrs. Jones has two grandchildren to enjoy.

She says she also wants to do volunteer work in hospitals and for her church. But most of all, she wants to be a good neighbor to her "wonderful neighbors." In spite of all her plans, Mrs. Feme Westerman Ruth Hoyland has Helena Jones -1 Charles Doty 'fig I it, i (sA 1 Sr 1 Tit -r illii Ran Dampens Pcper, Glass Recycle Drive Wnat started out to be a successful recvcling proiect Satur-dav morning turned into "a so2v mess bv afternoon. Thais how Glenn F. Spacnman.

coordinator of the envs Lmercencv Emplovment Act (EEAl program, termed the result of the rain as he stood in the parking lot looking at the tons of wet newspapers. recvcling project started at 8 a.m. Saturdav in the parking lot soutn of the County BuikhiifT. Lp until the rain, the drive had been successful' he said. People were filing into tne lot at a constant rale to recycle paper and glass.

About 20 tons of paper were taken to the new scrap paper handier on N. an Dvke St. Saturday afternoon Spachman was trying to decide what to do with about five tons of wet paper. now it's a big soggy mess." he said. Later it was determined that the paper dealer would take the paper even if it was wet.

Spachman said the paper would delivered to the collector Monday morning. I Even after the rain, people I still were bringing newspapers and glass to the parking lot. Spachman had to tell them paper wasn't being accepted any more. I The glass managed to stay dry on the big truck because a tarp had been put over it. Spachman estimated that 10 or 12 tons of glass had been collected.

One incident that didn't ex- actly please Spachman was a wind that came up at 2 p.m. and blew a lot of the loose papers to the north into the downtown area. He was also disappointed at the volunteers who did not show jup. He said there were enough I trucks available to haul the 1 papers but not enough help. However, he did hafle high praise for the National I Guardsmen who collected the i paper, the EEA workers and the i other volunteers who did show up for their fast work, i Presently there are no plans another recycling project.

MAN FALLS BENEATH TRAIN Lawrence Roeber. 44, of 317 W. Main escaped serious injury about 8:33 p.m. Saturday when he fell beneath a Norfolk Western Railway Co. freight car at the 600 N.

Water St. crossing. Roeber received a right heel injury and he was admitted to i Decatur Memorial Hospital. Police said Roeber apparently was trying to cross between two cars of the slow moving train. 4 S4'' si Fund Leader William P.

Shade III has been appointed chairman of the General Business I division for this fall's United Way campaign. The appointment was announced, bv Jack L. Hunter, general campaign chairman. Shade is associated with the Bennett Shade Insurance Co. In 1972 he served as a section chairman in the United Way campaign and presently serves on the United Way budget committee.

He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., and served in the U.S. Armv from 1969 to 1971 as first lieutenant. Shade will be responsible for setting up a solicitation organization to call on about 1,000 Decatur businesses that employ 10 or less persons. Last year, this division raised $11,450." 6 rr A. William P.

Shade 111 THE PARENTS BATTLED their kids Friday night in a neighborhood baseball game at the park on Hillcrest Way in Forest Knolls Estate. Above, 15-vear-old Randv Flaugher goes to bat for the younger generation, no doubt armed with several professional insights into the game. He is the son of Robert Flaugher, phvsical education instructor and baseball coach for Lakeview High School. At City Council To Consider Parking Plan The City Council Monday night will act on a disputed proposal to create two hour parking in the 300 Block W. Macon St.

and also will act on several resolutions for public works projects. Last Tuesday the council tabled action on the two hour parking proposal after several councilmen said objections had been raised by residents of area. Objectors are expected to appear at the council meeting Monday to express opinions. The agenda items involving public works projects include: Authorization of a supplemental agreement with L. Chastain Associates for engineering services on the Jasper Street improvement from Garfield Avenue to Pershing Road.

Resolution awarding contract to Lourash Construction Co. for improvement of Jasper Street at the Illinois Terminal Railroad Co. crossing. Authorization of payment of $15,944 to Englewood "Electric for street light luminaires. Agreement for architectural and engineering services with Dennis E.

Roby for a traffic control device building Payment of $112,147 to American Structures, for east side storm sewer project Final payment of $1,667 to McHood Associates for engineering services on MacArthur Road improvement. The council also is expected to act on a request for a special use permit for mobile home use adjacent to the Flower Farm Trailer Park on South Fairview Road. W3'3r Four Hurt In Accident Four persons were injured in a two-car crash at 5:46 p.m. Saturday at William and Jackson streets. Admitted to St.

Mary's Hospital was Mrs. Dizzerne V. Pattson, 40, of 848 E. Prairie. She was arrested by police for failing to yield at a stop sign.

Her two sons, Seron 19, and Roy, 13, were treated for minor injuries. The Pattson car collided with the auto driven bv Mrs. Gail (Gloria Hahn, 36, of 918 W. Cushing Ave. Her husband, an off-duty officer working at a nearby store, was notified and took her to Decatur Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

The Hahn car was southbound on Jackson and the Pattson car eastbound on William Street. Police said the vehicles collided three times in the impact and both were heavily damaged. Pools Open, Then Close The two municipal swimming pools cut short opening day hours Saturday because of rain. Fairview and Nelson park pools were closed shortly after 4 p.m. Normal weekend hours are noon to 4:30 p.m.

and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Attendance was 263 at Nelson Park and about 150 at the Fairview Park pool on the first day of the new swimming season..