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Wallace Croy, Eugene Field School Principal, Honored for 45 Years Service as Educator at Party MARYVILLE, MO. All-America City The Forum Weathervane HWEST MISSOURI Clear tonight, in the low Mostly sonny itinued cool Tuesday, ER RECORD ture 7 a.m. i. Sunday jo today io today 94 19 degrees 50 29.70 37 32 52 55 54 39 62 32 190? 1953 .54 Trace 7:03 5:33 Former students and admir -1 ers attended a surprise ment party for Wallace Croy I Sunday at Washington Junior High School, Maryville. The school auditorium was crowd- sd to near capacity to honor he veteran educator, who will retire as Maryville Grade School principal at the end of the present school term.

Croy was presented a colored television and a year of cable television service by friends and former students. BiUgene Field-Washington Parent Teachers Association and friends sponsored the party. Frank Strong narrated a series of skits about the life of Croy. Mrs. Hay Younger, school board member; Mrs.

F. B. Houghton Sr PTA member and Mrs. Harold Fields and Paul Fields, cochairmen, were in charge of the presentation of the television. Addition Named for Croy Vilas E.

Young, school board president, told the audience that the new addition to the Eugene Field Grade School would be named the Wallace Croy addition and that a plaque in honor of Croy will be placed in the new part of the structure. Mrs. Harrison Mutz PTA president, said that the PTA would have an oil painting made of Croy, which will be placed in the Wallace Croy addition to Eugene Field School. Paul Fields presented the Eugene Field principal with a large pile of letters received from friends. The skit told the history of the honored guest; Chester Wallace Croy, son of the Rev.

and Mrs. Edwin Croy, was born Mar. 7. 1900, in Stanberry. His father, in addition to preaching, was a post- office employee.

Wallace Croy started to school in Dawn and later attended classes at Graham. From Graham, his family moved to Carrollton, where he first became active in athletics. His mother died while the family lived in Carrolton. Enlists in Army Croy enlisted in the Army in World War I and was stationed in a training camp at Cameron. After the war he returned home and entered high school at Galt.

He was a member of the Galt basketball team that advanced to the semi-finals of the Maryville tournament. Missouri Wesleyan College, Egyptian Targets Hit Three Hours By Israelis TEL AVIV Israeli warplanes struck intermittently for more than three hours today at Egyptian military targets along the central sector of the Suez Canal, a military spokesman said. The spokesman said all aircraft returned safely. The Israeli raid followed at least one heavy air strike by Egypt in the occupied Sinai Peninsula along the Suez Canal. Israel acknowledged the strike Saturday night, saying three Israeli soldiers were killed and eight wounded.

At least one Egyptian plane was downed and its dead pilot fished out of the canal, Israel reported. A spokesman said two other planes were hit and apparently brought down. Egypt had claimed all planes returned safely from the raid Saturday night, but said one plane was lost in a follow-up raid. Israel denied there was a second raid. Serving The Community For Over a Century Vol.

60, No. 269 Maryville, Missouri 64468 Monday Evening, April 20, 1970 Single Eight Pngos Principal Laughs at Skit Wallace Croy, center, smiles at one of the skits about his life presented at the retirement party to hon- Cameron, opened its doors to the young athlete. He worked in the harvest fields, sung at funerals, fired furnaces and did odd jobs to gain an education. While attending Wesleyan he played football and bet all his earnings on his team to win a game. The team lost and Croy had to fire furnaces to remain in school the rest of or the Eugene Field principal Sunday at Washington Junior High School.

Seated at his left is a brother, Ilar- the year. It was the end of his gambling career and start of his story-telling teaching technique, which he used so successfully with his own children and students. During his college career Croy starred in both basketball and football, according to a report by H. R. Dieterich, a college friend and co-worker in education.

vev Croy, and seated at his right is his sister in law, Mrs. Clifford Croy. Upon graduation from college in 1924, he started graduate work at Iowa University, Iowa City, and worked as a referee. He was much in demand as an official for sport events in Northwest Missouri. Weds Grant City Woman Croy took a job as a teacher in 1925 at Rosendale.

The next year he was named athletic di(Continued on Page 8) American Strength in Vietnam Drops to Lowest Level in 3 Years; Nixon Expected to Make An other Cut CAIflfW A Iw.l/.ti/ Uial Knl cnnlfflficnon i in Iho Cambodia beini? SAIGON troop strength in Vietnam dropped to last week, the lowest level in more than three years, the U. S. Command announced today. The announcement was made 16 hours before President radio speech in which he was expected to announce plans to withdraw more troops. Strength Below Ceiling third round of withdrawals completed Apr.

15, reduced the authorized troop ceiling to 434JKK) men. The total strength last week was Amcrican 500 below that, but spokesmen wounded in the crashes said actual strength is always Drive Loses Steam 1 to 2 per cent below the ceil- The Communist ing offensive launched Apr. 1 ap- U. S. strength in Vietnam pea red to be losing some of its was at a peak of 543,400 men steam.

a year ago, in April, 1969. Nix- The U. S. Command report on began his withdrawals 4 ESCAPE FROM PLATTE CITY JAIL PLATTE CITY The Platte County office said today four men escaped from the county jail after prying a hole in the floor of their cell and crawling through. The escapees were identified as Kerry Rowell.

18. and John Burton, 19, both held on burglary charges; Larry Handy, 18, held on a charge of auto theft; and Henry Jones, 27, held on a theft charge. Jones was from Kansas City, the others were from Kansas City. in June. battle fronts, the U.

S. Command reported five American helicopters shot down Sunday in scattered action. It was the largest number shot down in one day in ed 20 enemy rocket and mortar attacks during the 24 hours before 8 a. m. today, and said only six of them caused casualties or damage.

One American was reported wounded. During the height of the offensive, 65 to 100 rocket and side Cambodia area being treated at an American military hospital as a A que said the Cambodians crossed into South Western Mekong Delta last Thursday and presented themselves to U. S. authorities, requesting medical aid. A spokesman said it was the first such case he knew of.

5 Bombs Exploded In Seattle Sunday MSC Ugliest Man Contest Collects for College Scholarships nearly a year. Four Amer- mortar attacks were reported icans were killed and six were jn 24-hour periods. South Vietnamese headquarters said 13 civilians were killed and 69 wounded in three scattered terrorist attacks. Both South Vietnamese and American battlefield ques indicated only light, ground fighting, with one American, two South Vietnamese and 57 enemy troops killed in half a dozen small fights. Eight American and 20 South Vietnamese soldiers were reported wounded.

8 Cambodians Wounded The U. S. Command also announced that eight Cambodian soldiers wounded in a fight with the Viet Cong troops in- Inspire by the Man on Byron Augustin, assistant professor of social science at Northwest State College, MSC student groups poured nearly $7,000 into the MSC scholarship fund. Ugly Man activities, sponsored last week by Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, more than doubled the announced goal of $3.000. A total of $6,789.08 was vacuumed, far exceeding last $2 earned by his sponsoring or-, ous organizations for their par 500.

Five (organizations earned i more than $500 each, with two of them, Alpha Sigma Alpha and Phi Mu contributing more than $1,000 each. The most money donated last year by any one organization was less than $500. Augustin, sponsored by Phi Mu, was voted the ugliest on the basis of money and points ganization. Awards were given to vari- PizzaChik. Adv.

Kansas City Student Named to Head 1970 MSC Tower Staff Lynn Ridenour, Kansas City, has been selected to head the 1971 staff of the Tower, Northwest State College yearbook, it has been announced by Mrs. B. J. Alcott, newly appointed faculty advisor of the college yearbook. An art major who will be a senior next fall, Ridenour has been a Tower staff member for two years as art editor and also as assistant to this editor, Erich Winter.

Of next staff of 13, six have worked on the 1970 annual. Miss Mary Kay Meintel, Des Moines, a junior next year, will continue as secretary and also will serve as index editor. Staff Members Named Richard Hedelson. a freshman staff member this year from Shenandoah, has been named layout editor, and Miss Sue Warren, South Sioux, will be in charge of the activities division as a junior. She will be assisted by Jan Bagley, Kansas City, who will bring experience to her work with Greek organizations on campus.

She will be a senior next fall. New to the staff are John Kauffman, Princeton, also a 1971 senior, who will be responsible for the sports division; Miss Tess Hilt, Chillicothe, who will serve as academics editor her sophomore year, and Miss Jean Scott, senior, Council Bluffs, as organizations editor Photography Post Added Named to newly formed Try Corner Drug Store First. Open 8 p. m. Adv.

posts are Jim Ingraham, Laredo, as literary editor, and Mike Oliver, Kansas City, staff photographer. Ingraham, a sophomore next year, will be in charge of yearbook copy, and Oliver, as a junior will take candid campus scenes and informal organization pictures. He has studied creative photography this year under Janies Broderick, assistant professor of art at MSC. Returning to the publication staff next year is Miss Cynthia Rather, Jefferson, serving in a general capacity because of student teaching commitment her senior year. Being initiated to yearbook work are two more staff members, Dennis Veal, Kansas City, and Paul Farr, La Junta, both sophomores next year.

Mrs. Alcott replaces Howard Ringold, assistant professor of industrial arts, who has served as Tower advisor for 25 years and requested release from the post. An English instructor at MSC this year, Mrs. Alcott served as news director for the college last year and has worked on several newspapers and as a free lance feature writer. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia and an MA from Arizona State University, Tempo.

Please Turn To Our Second Front Page Page 8 Byron Augustin, selected Northwest State Man on gives his devilish impression on the way to winning the eoveted title. ticipation in the variety show, and and the carnival. The overall participation award went to Phi Mu. They were selected because of their overall attitude, enthusiasm and publicity. In the variety show, Phi Mu placed first and Alpha Sigma Alpha, second, in the sorority division.

Delta Chi and Tau Kappa Epsilon took first and second, respectively, in the fraternity division. The open division first place went to Brothers and Sisters Together, with second place going to Hudson Hall. Beauty and the Beast winner was Tau Kappa Epsilon, who sponsored Bruce Schuck, Des i Moines, as their Ugly Man contestant. Their beauty and the beast skit was done by 1 Schuck and Miss Becky Nelson, Lake View, la. Second place went to Phi Mu, whose skit was performed by Augustin and Miss Mary Jo Buster, Kansas City.

Tau Kappa Epsilon placed first in the carnival booth judging. Dorm Council was second. for a Day' Will Receive Worth of Merchandise SEATTLE Five bombs exploded within nine minutes of one another Sunday night in the predominantly black Central Area here, police said, including the home of State Rep. David Sprague. There were no reports of injuries.

Earlier police had said there had been six bombings. One explosion did undetermined damage to the Temple de Hirsch, a synagogue in the area. Asst. Police Chief Gene MU ALUMNI Corr, an acquaintance of Spra- DINNER CANCELED called the bombings The University of Missouri The blast blew the Alumni Association dinner front door from scheduled to be held Wednes- home. Corr said the bombings probably were caused by than just a loose knit organization.

Some ol these skills are not developed in the public day at Northwest State College Union Building has been can celed. Jack Carson who was in charge of the dinner, has announced. The dinner will be rescheduled at a later date. Entries in State Music Contest To Give Program Maryville R-Il District High School musicians, who will compete in the state music contest at Columbia, will be featured tonight in a free concert at the high school. The program wrll include piccolo solos by Misses Gayle Wilier and Janet Gayler; flute solos by Misses Sherri Bell, Denise Hagge and Janet Gayler.

Other soloists will include Misses Becky Rounds, trumpet; Jill Beavers, tympani; Ann A 1, clarinet; Ken Jones, trombone. Musical groups on the program will be Miss Jill Beavers, Dave Pruitt and Ed Treese, precussion trio; Misses Mary Hamilton, Cindy Ruby, Ken Jones and Kirby Russell, brass quartet; Kirby Russell, Rick Benham, Mike Worley, Ken Jones and Craig Corrough, brass quintet; Misses Mary Hamilton, Joyce Wohlford, Ben Boswell, Craig Cor(Continued on Page 8) Water Purifying System Explained One of the group of visitors at Mt. Alverno 10th anniversary observance and open house Sunday is shown the method used to purify water in the science room. Other teaching methods were told to approximately 600 people who toured the building. Hey More than $100 worth of merchandise prizes will be awarded to the mother selected as the 15th annual for a in a contest sponsored by 19 locaf merchants and The Daily Forum.

The contest is held annually in conjunction with Day. To enter, fill out the coupons printed in Forum and deposit them in coupon boxes in participating stores. The coupons will also appear in the Forum Apr. 27 and DAILY BIBLE READING Apr. 20 28-30 STRENGTH FOR THE DAY The Lord seeth not man for man eth on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

Samuel 16:7. May 4, prior to Mother's Day, May 10. The drawing to determine the winner will be held May 8 and the winner announced in The Forum May 9. Mrs. Woodrow Adwell, Maryville, mother of five, was the 1969 contest winner.

Mrs. Edward V. Wohlford, Maryville mother of four, was the in 1968. Prizes in the annual contest range from a potted plant, to a box of assorted chocolates, to an electric iron. Participating merchants include Kissinger Flower and Gift Shop, Maryville Town and Country, Tivoli Vogue, Maryville LP Gas, Davis Paint, Time and Gift Shop, Cinderella lean Mont- Ward, Shoe Viliage, Shoe Fit, Holt Supply, Ye Ole Inn, The Landmark, Gibson Discount, Paradise Donuts, Albert Bell Jewelers and The Forum.

Modular School Program Illustrated by Teachers, Students at Mt. Alverno Congenial young students and dedicated teachers used demonstrations to explain the work that is being done at Mt Alverno Academy to a large crowd of visitors that attended the open house Sunday afternoon at the school east of Maryville. The girls told how Mt. Alverno provides for special apt titudes and needs for students attending, both in and out of the classroom. Tours through the spacious building were guided by the students, and the instructors were in the classrooms to answer questions asked by the visitors.

School Need Seen The boarding school program was in observance of the 10th anniversary of the school which was founded by the Sisters ot St Francis Mar. 2, 1960, because they felt there was need for a boarding and day school for girls in this area. Today, Mt. Alverno is a fully accredited school for grades nine to 12, specializing in the education of young women. Any Catholic or Protestant girl, who has completed the eighth grade and meets the requirements for entrance and wishes to further her intellectual, physical and spiritual development, may attend.

In September. 1966, a new approach in education was ex ecuted at the school, a flexible type of scheduling in which classes vary in length and size and frequency. Along with this modular schedule came team teaching, independent small and large group instruction. With this progressive system of education it is possible tc curry into effect philoso phy ol Mt Alverno Academy whic is the respect and dig nity, worth and individual ta! ents and capabilities of each student, Kenneth Dowden aca deiny principal says Work With Other Schools Outside activities are Included in program Extra(Continued on Page 8) 535323482353234853.