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Newspaper
Forest Park World
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1976
Page
7
A concerned mother argues that OPRF High School’s fear of canceled extracurriculars due to funding is unconvincing. She notes parochial schools with smaller budgets still achieve high scholastic standings and that students stay busy with homework and work, limiting idle time.
First Tuesday urges voters to vote yes on Dec 4 for Oak Park Elementary District 97 and Oak Park River Forest High School District 200. Deficits of 750000 and 2100000 due to property value decline and underfunded state support threaten programs and staff. a 50 and 77 cent per 100 assessed value hike is needed to balance budgets and maintain instruction.
Readers urge yes votes on school referenda in Oak Park and River Forest. Letters stress fund uses for teachers, materials, and programs, highlight long-standing tax rates, and warn against jeopardizing local quality of education. Residents emphasize community growth and property values tied to strong schools.
Norman E. Carroll of River Forest argues in favor of the District 200 referendum to be decided on Saturday December 4. He says the high school is efficiently managed and warns failure could lower educational expectations and trigger community decline.
The Bell Choir of Euclid Avenue Methodist Church Oak Park will present a holiday program at the Lutheran Church Women meeting at 1 p.m. December 11 at Christ Lutheran Church Melrose Park. The program includes secular and religious pieces an oboe solo and a bells history narration. Reservations by December 9 with Dorothy Peterson or Agnes Linsros.
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