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Request for Longer Lunch Hour RejectedEHS Girls Athletic Plan AdvancedBy Norma Skamenca Of the IntelligencerEdwardsville Senior I-Iitfh School girls' athletic teachers got the go ahead Monday night to start a girls’ in terse h elastic athletic program, blit students asking tor a longer lunch hour were turned down—but with hope for an extended period next year.The students had asked that the lunch hour be longer and that the noon study hails be abolished. The short lunch periods were changed from the former one-hour lunch period and study hails begun several years ago to keep the students on campus,The Edwardsville School District at last night’s meeting accepted the recommendation of EllS Principal Neal Schmclzcl to keep the present schedule this year. Next year's schedule is being prepared for board approval and will consider the longer lunch hour proposal, the board was told.Sellmolzel said he was well aware that the majority ol both students and teachers prefer Ilia longer lunch period. His objection was based on a legal opinion from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), he said. Nothing in the state school code prevents the long lunch hour and upon campus, he said, but OSPt states that the school would still he responsible for students' actions.Schmclzcl said “We hope bo have a 40-minute lunch period next year.” The period is 30 mi miles lung now.In approving the motion for the girls’ coin pel ili ve athletic program with other area schools, the board was assured approval is only for the rust of this year. Lending his “hearty approval” to the program, Schmclzcl told the boor cl that there is cueugh budgeted athletics money to cover the minimal cost.The program will he conducted under rules of the IllinoisHigh School Association in lor-scholastic rules for girls’ allilc-ties. Girls taking part must already be in regular physical education classes and t h e school’s intramural sports program.No admission can he charged for the inlerscholaslic contests and girls’ teams won’t compete with boys' teams.Events could include howling, tennis, track, archery, field hockey, softball, volleybaJl, badminton, basketball and swimming. Most would be limited competition sports, if at all. The most important at this time, according to P.E. instructor JCay Ilyten would be volleyball. She said only a limit 104 girls probably would lie interested for the start of the program.Board members Willard Pfeiffer and Nick liamilos questioned starting a new program in view of the school's tight financial situation and the upcoming referendum to raise the educational lax rule. Schmclzcl said approval was requested only for this year and that a full year— for 11)73-74—probably wouldn'texceed a $2,000 total cost and cuuld be included in the total school athletic budget.Roxana and Wood River already are committed to the program and Alton and Triad high schools have indicated their interest, the board was told.Miss Ilyten and Mrs. Jennie White will donate their time as coaches this year, Sehmelzel said, and no additional equipment purchases are needed to begin.School facilities arc already so heavily scheduled, he said, that practice would have to be at nights and on Saturdays,The board also approved raising the price of breakfasts at tile school to 15 cents. A proposal to raise prices for lunches a' the school—to offset reduction in commodities provided lor lunches and rising costs of the program—will be presented at a subsequent meeting, according to Patsy Garver, director of the district school lunch pro-Breakfast is served free to needy students: others have paid 10 cents. The school will be reimbursed this year for only Jive cents of the paid breakfasts and 20 cents (federal) and 10 cents (stale) for free breakfasts.Before, reimbursement had been on total food costs for all students, plus 10 cents for free breakfasts. The change, Miss Garver said, would bring the breakfast program up shortthis year about .058 cents per breakfast without the proposed price increase. She said area schools were first notified of the change at the Nov. 1 county workshop on school food service programs.The proposed educational fund tax referendum, on Monday night’s agenda, was postponed Tor consideration by the full board. Member John Hunter was absent.Personnel recommendationsStaunton OrdinanceDog Owners MustRegister Their PetsStauntonThe Staunton City Council Monday night passed an ordinance requiring dog owners to register with the City Clerk’s office and obtain identification tags at a cost of $1 per dog.Proof til at dogs have been innoculatcd 1‘or rabies must bo provided at the lime of re gist rati on.The ordinance also requires dog owners to keep their tings confined and provides penalties, ranging from $10 to $200, for which owners will be liable if their dogs break the law.Dean Pieper, chairman of the council’s police committee, said, for example, that, if a dog is discovered tipping over garbage cans, his owner wit: receive a verbal warning. On the second offense, police will issue the owner a non-traffic citation calling for a $10 fine.Pieper said the ordinance will allow the city police to lake action against dog owners without having to wail for residents to sign complaints.He said the city registration of dogs will provide identification in the event a clog is picked up. Merely having a tag “doesn’t mean the dog won't be picked up,” he said.The council also passed ordinances which would grant an easement for a water line through city properly at the west end of Bunker Hill Hoad, which would install a 1-inch copper water line under Seventh Si root to serve throe residences nnd which would place for sale a piece of city-owned property on North Street.Bids on the North Street lot must be received by the City Clerk by 7 p.m. on Jan. 8. Bids must cover assessments presently encumbering the property,In other action, the councilTip of State Catches SnowBy the Associa Led Press A storm which covered much of the Midwest with several inches of snow caught only the northwestern corner of Illinois with its lull force today.However, much of the rest of the state had miserable, blustery weather with snow flurries and chilling rain as reminders that winter is on its way.The Freeport area received a 3 to 4 inch blanket of snow while Rockford had less than 2 inches. By contrast, Dubuque, Iowa, across the Mississippi from Illinois, was buried under almost 8 inches of snow.Wet weather was the rule throughout the slate. Moline received 1,13 inches of precipitation, while most other areas were dampened with a half inch or so.approved were the following:—Mrs, Caryl Sue Tunc, bachelor's degree, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, to teach mathematics and science at Ed wards ville Junior High School; Mrs. Sarah Jayne Mur-phey, BS. SlU-E, to leach language arts and Social studies at EJHS;—Extra duly for baskclball Instruction at EJHS, Robert Goodwin, 8th grade; John Dean, 7th;—Clerical employes, EJJf; Mrs. Clarabel Ramsey, Mr Clara Aulcnrirb. Mrs. Barbai Jones. Mrs. Doris Elslon;—Mrs. Susan Points, Glc Carbon Grade 3 teacher, m. ternily leave;—Van Johnson, helper Colun bus School cafeteria, to replac Bernard Samlifer, whi retire Nov. l for health reasons;—Retirements of Mrs. Elvii Schaefer and Mrs. Vivian Gro enhcidcr, cooks at EHS.authorized the .Taycccs to proceed with an investigation into the availability of governmental funds for the development iC a recreation area at the St a Linton reservoir.•CIRCLE 1 TO MEETCircle 1, Eden United Church of Christ Women’s Guild, will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday at liie church. Mrs, Irma Langen-dni'l and M's. Esher Sido wlt;UJaycee member Don Foster told the council that the organization had done some preliminary investigation into the possibility of sc ting up a park area, including possibly 75 pads for camping,Tfe said the members wanted council approval before looking into the matter in depth because “there’d be no need to go further if you guys are against it.” Tic said there are governmental agencies that fund such pro-jccls and I hat it may be possible to have the park area established at I:tile or no cost to the city.The council gave the club authorization to look into plans for a park area, but several members expressed doubt about the wisdom of having camping pads at Ihe lake.Council member Russel! Mas-sinc 11 i said sewage disposal from such a camp ground would he a problem and that the city should not “be in competilion” with commercial campground* in the area.Mayor Enno Lictz said also that investigation into a similar project a few years ago revealed that most federal and state funds for such projects are available only on u matching basis.“They'll give you $10,1)00 if you’ll put up $10,01)0, for example,” he said.The council agreed to let the ■Taycccs look into the project, but that no plans could be implemented without further review and approval from the council.The council also gave the Staunton Lions Club permission to use a tree on the city ball grounds as a “tree of lights,” as a promotional method of raising funds for the Community Memorial Hospital fund drive.According to the club, a donation of $10 or more to the hospital fund drive will light one light on the tree during the Christmas season.The hospital is trying to raise $500,000 to help build a new building; (lie hospital was ordered by the state to either build a facility that meets stale standards or to phase the present hospital out of existence.The council also voted noi to pay a 85-1 hill from George Gent. Ed wards ville plumbing and heating contractor, for work done on the new municipal building.Architect on the building project Jack Gockel told the council by letter that the work Gent did was, in his opinion, included under the original contract and was Gent’s responsibility to do.The work was ou roof units to the building's healing and cooling system. The units did not work properly when first installed by Gent and required more work, according to City Clerk Eldon Schaefer.The council voted to have attorney Paul Balding inform Gent that, in accordance with the re cum me ud a lion of the project a re hi Led, the bill will notbn nai ft.BHE Executive Director Jemei HolderminOgilvie Man1 Says He's Not Lame DuckBy Dick Nor fish Of the Intelligencer Executive director James TTol-dcrman of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, an ''Ogilvie man.” said Monday he didn’t consider himself a “lame duck.” Holder man said he expected to continue to head the HUE staff and work with incoming Gov. Dan Walker.Hoiclerman was one of (he sjjcakers at a two-day conference lt;if public relations people from Illinois colleges and universities, hold at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsvilic.Iiolilornian outlined the directions he thought higher education had taken under the administration of Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie, and said he expected the directions to continue under Gov.-elect Walker.“The indications arc that Walker will continue the kinds of thrusts we have talked about today. I gel no indications to the contrary,” said Holder man in response to n question,Holder man was named head of the BIIE staff in 1969. with the backing of Ogilvie. He was formerly a vice chancellor of the University of Illinois’ Chicago Circle campus.A reporter asked Ilolderman if he considered himself a “lame duck” chief of staff, now that Walker has been elected, He replied that he did not, and that he was expecting to work with the new governor, ilolderman told the public relations representatives of about25 state colleges and universities that there is a “need to turn the current image of higher education around.“The 1970s in higher education are not going to be like the cos,” Ilolderman said. “We won’t know the growth we experienced in the 60s. And we won’t experience the student problems which were the catalyst for the plummeting publicthe last pari of the 60s.” lie cited several new “real ties and concerns” for highu education, including new love' of accountability demanded I) the public, faculty and students continued limited levels of avai able funds; the need for expant ed scholarship assistance, In yond tuition and fees; more clt; Operation with private colleges new educational experiences fo students, and more emphasis o higher education’s solving socis problems.‘‘This billion-dollar enterpris (in Illinois) needs to be hel accountable for the solutions t social problems,” ifolderma said.“We must find new ways o Inter- institutional cooper a I i orbetween public college and pul lie college, between private am private, and between public an private.”Ilolderman also said Inlet Institutional cooperation shoul extend across stale lines.“This university (SlU-E) ha done as much as any other i inter-institutional coopera tio across state lines—with the slat of Missouri,” he said.One aspect, of such coopera tion is getting rid of transfe barriers” among universities, h said.He said teaching loads an faculty - student contact hour will be “a prime issue of th 70s—and we’re going to spen a great deal of time in th months ahead discussing tha question.”He said duplication of effoi must be eliminated. He pointe out that a recent BHE surve showed that 11 senior insliti lions in Illinois showed th schools wanted to begin 855 uc\ programs in the next decade.“We must find new ways t sell our wares,” Holderma said. “Wc must listen to th consumer—the student—and lr to regain our clearly flagginnubile- rirtifidenrn anil vunnm-l
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Edwardsville Intelligencer
Edwardsville, Illinois, US
Tue, Nov 14, 1972
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