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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1960
Page
17
Promotion of the Midview Schools Bond Issue will be discussed at the Midview Schools Citizens Committee meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the Grafton School Cafeteria. After an introductory meeting, study groups will meet. A general meeting will follow to summarize the plans and findings of the groups.
Grafton Midview School Board weighs a near million dollar bond for elementary and high school construction. Some members favor funding both projects while others seek first the elementary school. Board also bans go kart racing and approves hiring, resignations, and band booster plans.
A. P. Bailey of Grafton Rd preserves Carlisle township history with ledgers dating to 1895. He details 1826 road bids of five to eight cents per rod, explains 1835 township roles, and plans to publish a narrative using poems from Quarry School.
Grafton Suburban Hot Stove League Class G tryouts set for Saturday at 1 30 p m at Grafton School Ages 10 and 11 who will not reach their 12th birthday before September 1 are eligible Boys in this age group urged to attend for possible placement on the Class G team.
GRAFTON Holy Week services at the Grafton Methodist Church begin with Maundy Thursday Communion at 8 p.m. Good Friday worship is at 1 30 p.m. Sunrise Easter at 6 a.m. led by Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship featuring interpretive movement. Breakfast by church women follows. Members to receive at 10 40 a.m. Easter service. Intermediate MYF sells salt water taffy to fund church camp. Senior MYF sells corsages and takes Easter corsage orders.
The Midview board of education discussed proposed salary increases for principals in a secret session, reviewing teacher pay raises since 1956. Superintendent Dennis reported teachers with master's degrees have risen 40 percent, while principals have increased about 324 percent, with an average raise sought at 19.23 percent. The last general principal raise was in 1958.
Dr. Lionel Crocker chairman of Denison University speech department will speak at Midview High School commencement on June 2. He holds three degrees from the University of Michigan and has written textbooks on speech. Crocker edits the Central States Speech Journal and serves on the executive board of the Speech Association of America Since 1941. He has traveled widely, visiting 40 countries and teaching at Waseda University and the University of Minnesota before joining Denison.
A Midview area meeting of representatives and Midview Community Council members will be held tomorrow in the Midview High School cafeteria. Officers for 1960 61 terms will be elected and district recreation progress will be discussed.
A troupe called the Eight Ball Archers led by Richard Loomis of Elyria will demonstrate archery for the Grafton Kiwanis Club tomorrow. Barney Rothgery is program chairman. Last week’s session featured Paul Kaufman of Northern Ohio Telephone Co presenting a history of the telephone and a proposal for Grafton extended area service. Guests were Eugene Redden Russell Marsh NOTC and Ben Davidson.
Special Holy Week services will be held at the Midview Assembly of God on Good Friday at noon. The one hour service will be led by Rev. Chester R. Hoig the church pastor announced.
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