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WILLIAMADAMO ...... " ..., A Eft I NG .9:30 a.m.-Red c.~ossHome Care for the Disabled.
JANET MUELLER ,..... FEATURE PAGE, SOCIETY .10 B "1 Tr . t.
JAMES J. NJAjM _' , NEWS :00 a.m.- rali e anscrlp Ion. Mrs. John McNa.
PIPPER WHITELAW... NEWS mara, Instructor.
GIlEGORY H. BOYD. .. , NEWS 10:00 a.m.-Louisa St. Clair Chapter JJ.A.R.
LIWAH KARR _ _ _ ,.,.ADVERTISING .12:30 p.m.-Landscape Painting. Carol Wald, In.
MAllY LORIMER,., ' , ADVERTISING structor.
PAT ROUSSEAU.. ". ADVEHTISING .1:00 p.m.-Crewel Embroidery. Marnie Fessenden,
.JACIt MeALPlNE . ADVERTISING Instructor.
Itt~THY BRYEN , ,.,., ' ADVERTISING .1:00 p.m.-Red Cross First Aid. JlJrry Hummel,
.JOHN'MacUNZIE , _._ _ BUSINP:SS Instructor.
JOANNE EASON , _ ACCOUNTS
ALa&UA WILKE,., CLASSIfIED ADVER'C1SING .4:00 p.m.-Ballet. Mary Ellen' Cooper, Instructor,
DOIOnIY SOHIMANSKY CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING .7:00 p.m.-Painting All Media. Carol Wald, In.
....-rY RAUGHT.. . CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING structor.
1lAaIJ: iUl.lINER _.._ -._ CIRCULATION .7:00 p.m.-International Dinner. Evening in Swe.
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'IC Schools 'In Focus .7:30 p.m.-Witchcraft. Gundella, Instructor.
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.8:00 and 9:00 p.m.--Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Night
Forrest,
Dance Club.
Instructors.
B1 Dr. TheM. I. Anderson, Superintel1dent of PubUc Schooll .8:15 p.m.-"Swedish Scrapbook"-color travelogue
personally presented by Franklyn Car-
Our mounting conce.m over lhe same time lalking about
ney.
the future of public education lhe imporbnce of "local coo.
Friday, May 21
ltenu from our recent ex. trol!"
perience locally of being fOf(:ed No matter where the cuts
.1:00 p.m.-Spring Flower Arranging. Mrs. Richard
to reduce staff as a result of originate. w h e the r through
T. Gerathy, Instructor.
the March 15 millage defeat, millage defeats or legislative 1:00 p.m.-Detroit Society of Women Painters and
but also from legislative pro. action. slaff reduction cannot
Sculptors.
poIals and news of pending result in anything but a less .2:30 and 4:30 p.m.--Sailing Instruction (at Cooper
bills which reach us daily. effective educational pro-gram
Marina). Fred Detwiler and Lou Maxon,
Here in Grosse Pointe the for our youngslers.
Instructors.
erosion of the staff of the Currently we are virtually *4:00 p.m.-Ballet. Mary Ellen Cooper, Instructor.
~ public schools and libraries is in un d ate d by legislative .7:00 p.m.-Beginning and Advanced Karate. Sang
becoming a matter of concern "position papers" from various . Kyu Shim, Director
a b 0 u t which responsible sources. How these will be
citizens must soon take con. lranslated into legislative bills
7:30 p.m.-Grosse Pointe Children's Theatre, "Lit-
certed action. Over the last is anYQne'sguess.
tle Women."
two years o~r scho~l. sysl~m These statements are a re- 8:00 p.m.-Remoc Investment Chlb.
has reduced Its admin;strative action to the April 12 state. 8:00 p.m.-De La Salle Prom,
force by 20 percent ',12 per- Iment by Governor Milliken,
Saturday, May 22
cenl for 1970.71 8nd 8 J>!!r.1"Excellence in Education. .9:00 a.m.-Sailing Instruction (at Marina). Fred Det.
cent .for the next year), Its Equity in TaX'ation." What
wiler and Lou Maxon, lnstroctors.
teachIng force by 17* per. will be the eventual outcome *9:30 a.m.-Ballet. Mary Ellen Cooper, Instructor.
cent (4~ % last ~ear and of the Governor's proposal to 11:00 a.m.-Detroit Society of WO!Ilen Painters &
13';1'. thll: yell), Its plant substitute a personal income
person!,el staff by 8~
Sculptors Meeting and Luncheon.
% and tax and a value. added tax:
Its office force by 10%. over for the property tax in order .3:00 p.m.-Travel Photography Workshop Green.
the same two.year penod. to "assure that revenues for
field Village. Allan Stross, Instroctor.
La~t year we ~urtaf1ed ex- educational finance will grow 12:15 p.m.-Jane Thorn.Robert Bicsak Wedding
pendltures amounting to $727,' more in line with needs"?
Reception.
000 proposed for 1970.71 and The Governmental Affairs 7:30 p.m.-Gro.sse Pointe Children's Theatre, "Lit-
.. a result of the March ~5 Committee of the Michigan
tle Women."
millage defeat, We are agam Association of School,Adminis. *7:30 p.m.-Duplicate Bridge. Mrs. Marvin Bourget,
forced to cut staff and pro. trators has written that it. is
Director.
I:ram. this time ~o the extent opposed to the Governor's
of .1,400,000 pro]ected for the position of waiting until the 6:00 p.m.-Kathy Van Buskirk. Alan Sonnanstine
comingyear. end of the year to find new
Wedding Reception.
.Readers are fully aware sources of revenue. It urges
Sunday, May 23
that if subsection 6 of ~ection action by July 1.. Further, 10:00 a.m.-Anawim.
8 b of Public Ac, 100 had not lhat group does not agree that 10:00 a.m.-Ballet Rehearsal.
been amended, the public the school property tax should *7:00 p.m.-Supper with the Stars.
schools a:td libraries in Grosse be reduced to zero mills. It
Monday, May 24
Pointe would .have had to cut is their opinion that at least a 9:30 a.m.-Weight Watchers of Eastern Michigan,
expenditures proposed for the portion of the property tax
Inc.
staH and program for 1971-72 base must continue as a stable
by approximately $1 millitln source of revenue. The Com. .10:00 a.m.-Cancer Center Workshop.
between April B and April 18 mittee agrees, however, that 12:15 p.m ..;.....;RotaryClub of Grosse Pointe.
of thiJ year, As we said when heavier reliance should be *12:30 p.m.-Duplicate Bridge. Mrs. Philip Gibbs, In.
thE:law was changed, !Wefelt placed on income tax.
structor. .
lure that the principle of. All citizen.. are urged to *1:15 p.m.-Slymnastics. Ricky Dove, Instructor.
limitation would reappear. take an interest in legislative *4:00 p.m.--BalletRehearsal. Mary Ellen Cooper,
Proponents of such a position proposals aHecting public ed.
.- Instructor. '
are again making noises at ucation.
*7:00 p.m.-Ed. Pscy. "Mental Hygiene." Leon Of-
Ilo-.____________________ Letters to the . Edt.tor
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To The Editor: and of operations projects.
chus,:tnstructor.
I*7:80 p.m.-Water Color. Donald Schrom, Instructor.
*8:00 p.m.-Sculpture. Frank Varga, Instructor.
8:00 p.m.-Michigan ,neers. Society for Professional Engi.
Tuesdav, May 25
Last week's News carried a For next year, non.teaching
letter from a student at North areas have been slashed as
High School concerning 'tht! deeply as wisdom could possi.
elimination of 101 staff posi. bly permit. For example, three
lions from the Grosse Pointe administrative assignmentsare
public schools for next year. being eliminated'from a school
The questions it poses are slml. system where the ratio of ,stular
to those raised in several dents to administrators is al.
leUers I Have received recent. ready very high. Consideration
1y as presid~nt of the Board was given to one more admin.
.9:00 and 10:30 a.m.-Adult French Conversation.
Mrs. Wilkinson, Instructor.
.9:30 a.m.-Needlepoipt. l\oirs. Charles Cudlip, In.
t to
S ruc r.
12:00 noon-Senior Men's Club of Grosse Pointe
Luncheon.
*2:30 and 4:30 p,m.-Sailing Instroction (at Marina).
Fred Detwiler and Lou Maxon, Instructors.
of Education. istratlve reduction; but this
Although the News has per. was vehemently opposed by
formed exemplary service in the North Central Association
covering in detail the rez,sons of Colleges and Secondary
6:30 p.m.-Kiwanis Club of Grosse Pointe.
6:00 ,p.m.-GirlScouts of Trombley School.
$7:00 and '8:00 .p.m.-Folk Guitar II and III.
Suczek, Instructor.
Alex
(or the staff reductions, per. Schools, ouraccreditlng agen.
haps it would be useful to cy.
some of your readers to reo A letter was sent to each
*7:30 p.m.--Grosse
*7:30 p.m.-Duplicate
Pointe Ohess Club .
B'd MM'
rl ge. rs. arVIn
B t,
ourge
view them briefly. teacher and public librarian
Nothing could be further in the system last month ex.
from the truth than to sugg'~st plllining in detail the Board's
that the Board of Education is cuts in every item of the
Director.
.7:30 p.m.-uPeer'Gynt Suite" danced by Center Bal.
let Troupe under directlon of Mary El.
len Cooper.
unaware that to do without 101 budget prior to establishing
ItaU members will be 8 severe staff rcductions. This letter,
7:30 p.m.-Weight
Inc.
Watchers of Eastern Michigan,
blow te- quality education. detailing reductions in such
Teaching salaries are by far areas as Instructional supplies,.
8:00 p.m.-Grosse Pointe Camera Club.
WednesdllY, May 28
e largest item In a school school libraries, the extra cur.
ud,et, so it follows that cuts ricular ~rollram, equipment.
classroom personnel will repair and replacement and
substantial when a reduced building maintenance can be
udget is called for. made available to your read.
.9.'30
11:00
a.m.-Portrait Painting. Joseph Maniscalco,
Instructor.
a.m.-Senior' Men's Club of Grosse Pointe.
Cribbage. '
The Board of Education, fol. ers if you desire it. 12:30 p.m.-Grosse Pointe Traffic and Safety.
y,ring careful estimating of While it has only indirect re. l2.:30 p.m.-Grosse Pointe High School South Mothn
lkt year's needs by Dr. An. latlonshlp to the letter In last ers Club Luncheon.
derson and his staff, requested week's News, today the Board *12:30 p.tn.-Senior Ladies Club of Grosse Pointe.
of the community a reasonable received a note stating, "AI. *6:30 p.m.-Home Economics 0682, "ChUd Developmillage
in a refcrendum held though I know that our school .
on March 15. This was defeat. system supports the tenure
ed by the voters; since there system it would do much ponents of good education. an is why a person cannot relax,
were only 8,323 yes votes CIISt,greater s e r v ice supporting adequate staff of excellent read, or sketch there, I realize
It Is obvious that not even the teachers of high character and teachers is the most important. we have our parks, with large
parent group gave full support. ability." Tenure is not a mat. Barbara R. Thompson empty areas, but none of them
Both MichIgan law and rc. ter of choice; It is the law.
!President
has nearly the same view as
spon.lble trusteeship require The State Teacher T~nure Act
'Board of Education Is found on Lake Shore for
that we balance our budget makes almost Impossible the
about five mUes.
before approving it. Whileover exerciSing of judgmental decl.
To The Editor:
If a person is not allowed to
1IOpercent of the money to slons as to which teachers
This letter Is directed specif.
relax here and enjoy the scen.
operate our schools comes most deserve to be relalned.
Ically at the Farms and Shores
ery and sun, thp.n why are
!rom Grosse Pointe property Each department in the school
police chiefs, but I feel that 'people allowed to walk dogs,
taxes, we do count on some. system will suffer a share of
other people have had the
ride bicycles, or jog along
thing from the state. Because the reductions; In most cases
same feelings I do about this
here? City life Is almost get.
of the business crisis this year, these lire probationary teach.
matter.
ting to the point where relax-
the state has suffered tax ers (those with less than two
ing Is only allowed in prIvate,
losses and could not meet Its YCRrs'service).
Recently I was relaxing, if even there.
commitments 1.0 schools (and It wlll be very helpful If reading, and trying to skelch If the chiefs can give me
to other departmcnt~) this students, and all those persons by the lake on Lake Shore, some good reasons, I might
year. The Governor's budget who share with us the tr8gedy when a policeman told me to change my mind, but t doubt
promises a cut for next year of losing many wonderful leave, which I did. J am not they can convInce me that I
of about $1,000,000 to the teachers, wlll understand that angry at the policeman for beautiful strip of scenic, 8un.
Grosse Pointe public schools. the cuts In staff were no whim doing h[s duty. but I am an. ny, relaxing land should be
That figure buys a lot of leach. of the f?ard of Education. gry at the law prohibiting denIed to me, or to any other
ers. Thl:Yresulted from a dtfflcult people to relax there. person, by law, unless If it's
Theilecu:s In state aid made decision made In light of the I realize why the "no swim. God's law, for it's His land
the mlllllge defeal all the more dollaril aVl/llable to meet next mlng" sign is there, and I can given to be used by people,
tragic. Last year's millage year's payroll. It should be somewhat understand the "no
losses caused sevpre curl811. hoped th8t w., share with the fishing," and I completely un.
ment of administration and suo administrators so m e under. derstand the "no picnicking,"
pervislon, classroom program, standing that, of all the com. but what I rannot understand
What Goes On
at
Your Library
B, \'lrllMa Leeurd
Two weeks ago, I wrote a Now as to the Staff of this
column about the Park Branch Branch. Mra. Bet.ty SeUert is
Libr8ry. and now we give lhe Branch Librarian, and, in
equal time to the Woods addition to being a very efll.
Branch. our bustling agency cient librarian. she is intel'.
10!iatedIn a wing of the Par. esled in bridge, travel Rod
cells School. at the corner of reading mysterieorand currenI
Vernier and Mack. literature. Mrs. Colleen Smith,
As you enter the building, a professional assistant (who
you are greeted with a cheery always radiates warmth and
display on gardening. "How cheerlneu) is also interesled
Does Your Garden Grow?" in bridge and prefer~ Colorado
is the caption, and in lhe case to any other state in the
you will find books on garden. Union. Miss Paula Preulhun,
ing, a rake. shovel and hoe our children's librarian has,
(JunIor ,ize) , seeds, flower I think, traveled 10 almost
pots and daisies. As you enter e,.ery corner of the globe, but
the library, there [s a bright, her main interest, I suspect,
happy atmosphere noticeable is children.
almost immediately. And there Mrs. Beulah York. Chief
are other displays, such as Circulation Clerk, has a great
Audio Visual, (records and interest in rocks, Lake O'Hara
tapes). just to the right of the and photography. (I somehow
main desk. The public catalog always visualize her with a
also greets you, with O>lenew camera in her hand). The
cabinet recently addp.d,to at- other two Circulation Clerks
test to the growth of this are Mrs. Yvonne Maxon, (who
Branch. claims her main penchants
On the Adult side of the are her grandson, gardening,
room there is another display travel and golf-and undoubt.
er.-';Ued: "Step Up to a Good edly in that order! >. and Mrs.
Book" which zeroes In on new Helen Doherty, (who also
non.fiction. Someone located a leans toward grandchildren
few paper footsteps and these and gardening, but who also
have been cleverly used on the likes to read cookbooks).
poster. On the other side one When I went out to inter.
is reminded of mysteries, view the personnel of this
which are labeled: "The Cat Branch and see its many
Creeps." facets of irr.portance to you,
As at the other two agen. the patron. I was intrigued by
cies, Woods Branch also has a few stories they had to ttill.
a rack of paperbacks, with For example, they mentioned
many new copies recently pur- the man who ran in one day
chased. The Reference CoUee. with "crisis" written on his
tion is on the extreme left; face, asking desperately for
there are separate collections a recipe fOI' dandelion wine!
of Young Adult, (fiction only), Another emergency was a man
Science Fiction and Westerns. who had a deer hanging in his
Other standard equipment in. garage and had to have are.
eludes the atlas case, lhe pam. cipe on how to dress such an
phlet file, (including careers), animal! They claim tiat one
some Princeton files, and a lady keeps coming in and ask-
Coronastat. ing plaintively: "What is that
The periodicals are tasteful. category I like so well?" (At
Iy displa~'ed on the right of least, I would say she is be.
the charging desk, with busl- ginning to learn something
ness magazines and services about the arrangement of this
located separately nearby. library!) And finally. there!s
Close to this area is a truck the story of the Junior High
containing travel books, and youngster who wanted some
these must be constantly re- materials on "Adams." A
newed.' searching In the public cata.
In the Children's Depart. log finally brought to light the
ment of the library, there is a fact that it was not the Adams
section labeled "Remember famil)' that was in question;
the Old Favorites" and "Get- rather, he wanted something
ting to Know You." The lat. on "atoms." .
ter deals with material on I think it is well to keep
various countries. There are in mind always that we have
also children's. paperbacks 41n two fine branches a.t your dis-
I separatetacll:. Over.the Chil.. posal.-ln.aclditioDto_tbe'Cen.
dren', desk haDgs a most de. tral Library. nyOU live near
lightful and unusual mobile, one of them, we feel it rillght
put there by Miss Paula Preu. be worth your while to use
thun, the children's librarian, their. services; it might some.
and originating in .Denmark tinles be more convenient than
but purchased by Miss Preu. coming down to our Central
thun in Bermuda. Agency.
ment II." Elizabeth Williams, Instructor.
6:30 p.m.-French Stu~ents Dinner.
*7:00 p.m.-Flight Training Ground School. W. E.
Coche, Instructor.
$7:30 p.m.-"Peer Gynt Suite."