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VOLUMB 8 — NUMBRR 4 THUB8DAY.  APBIL  27,   1967
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School Board Meeting
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The continued meeting of the Board of Edueatio«|i waa held on April 19, with alllHteinbers pres¬ ent.
It was anaoonced that Miss Ida Mackeben atlA Mr. George Adams has been gathering policies made by previous Boards and compil¬ ing tkam into book form. Miss Mackeben stated that she would be willing to continue with this work if the board would appoint someone to work with her.
Mrs. Thrun stated she was amazed that the school did %ot have a Code Book where all tite mln and regulations were writ¬ ten down. Secretary Stading statad that all rules were in the ndmmm at the Board.
A discussion followed on the amount of time a teacher will be permitted to retain under tenure atter leaving the Hnntley 8cho<^ system for a period of years and later returning to it. No decision was made on this question at this meeting.
Dr. Gna stated that the scbool is looking for well qualified high school teachers. Miss Mackeben commented that years ago Hunt¬ ley provided their own teachers. Mr. Grau lemarkei tbat today there is a teaehei^s market.
Mr. Bein state! that.sMMk the salary schedule raises, the board did not have a kit of money to play around with. Mr. Stadfatg remartMd that the Huntley schoora salary schedide is lower tlian most schools in the area. Mrs. Thrun said that maybe we will liave to go to non-degrecj teachers if we cannot afford teachers with degrees. Dr. Grau commented that it takes a little more than just the ability to sit up te the front of the room and keep order. He said that a teach¬ er today must understand the new
Parents Plan Post Prom Party
Haatley High Sohool Juniors and Seniors aad their guests have beea incited to attended the Post Projn PJirty at the Wre Bam, f* kwliiff the promilmJEMardair eve- niniil,1Iay 13.  V'  \
At Ihe conclnaiot^rof the fnm at th^ school, the<^g and Qtoeeb and their Court, with their dates, will be escorted to the Fire Bam folloeed by the rest of the stti- dents.
The Post Prom Party ia spe- eificaOy for Juniors and Seniors who attend the prom and their dstek. No one will be admitted aftor 11:46 P.M., and dinner will be served at mkbiig^t. At 1S:80 the "Atlantic Bines" from Gary will b^n playing, and will enter¬ tain until 3:30 A.M., when the party ends. Students may leave at any time, but will not be re- admieted once they have left the party.
Ti^ets will be on sale during the hmch hour at school on IWed- nesday and Thursday, May 3 and May 4; and again on Monday, May &
TUs is the fourth Post Prom Party to be hM in Huattiy. spen- sored by the P.T.A., with ffaaa- dal assistance from various local orgai^MthMS, and Joidar C3ai| pareste plaaalnc aad tUkm ft* party. It is kspad tklB sMMdsMt will be as good as tn past years.
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Mrs. Ihran stated special Ipiy should foflj parent sMhd teacher Mr. Steding said thi ents who wished to ference must make application with with the teacher. Sunt. KeUy stated that many schools are cut ting out conferences altogether. A teacher may check the child's reportcard if he wishes a confer¬ ence with the parent. It is up to the parent to respond. Mr. Kelly went on to say that good parents request and respond to conferences, bad parents do not. He added the same is true in P.TJL Mr. KeUy said that fn previous schools when he had conferences, only about ^ of the parents attended. Board President Wayne Zimmennan said that con¬ ferences are available iHien any parent is interested, that anyone may request a conference. Mr. Kelly said that a time which is mutually suitable for parents and teachers should be miade at the time the appointment is set up. He said that he had never heard of any one who caUed the school aod requested a coaferenoe being refused but that usually parents just eame in to the school with¬ out an awttintiaiBat -and aayeoteH a conference with a teacher af a moment's notice and at his con¬ venience.
Miss Mackeben commented that parents today do not seem as interested as they did years ago. Dr. Grau observed that many peo¬ ple have homes in Huntley but they work in other towns; they do not have an interest in the community.
On a motion by Miss Mackeben, seconded by Mrs. Thrun the board voted to pay Mrs. Bungard as Secretary at the school |46a0O per month on 4 10-montfa basis for the coming year. This is tlie same Salary she has received the previous year.
On a motion by Lamb, second¬ ed by Stading ttte Board veMd to pay Vernon Heine |6S00, a raise ot 1200.
A motion by Bein, seconded by Mrs. Thrun, to raise the salary of AMoc Slotowski fSOO to tWOO was adopted.
On, pt motion by Dr,' Graa, aec- CONtk^UBD ON PAlOB SBfBN
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ComingEvents
Friday, — April 28 S:00 p.m. 19^ School Band & Chorus   "Pop"   concert: B*x>adway   in   Miniature. Wednesday — May S 8:00 pjn.  Boyal Neighbors
Saturday — May 6 Music   Awards  Night
Notice
AU chairmen and members of Post-Prom Party Comnoittees are urged to attend a meeting at the Hotiey Fire Station on I^Msday evening, May 2, at SHW o'tdo^ This Witt be the last meetiac be- fofs the event on May IS te^nl|k SMd coordinate all details, eowst
Pictared above is Howard Ruth, Grafton Township Supervisor, aa he and Ms team (rom Hantley prepared to leave for tiie Belvidere area', yesterday moming. Tiie men hare volunteered their services to helpl clean «p the debris left by last Friday's tornado. i
Musical Caper
"Musical Capers," a program composed of hits from popular Broadway shows, will be present- -a*i^yte|»B<>.6>wii*«cift-at.faflfl p.m. TOkets are available at the door.
All parents of music students at HunUey School are being re¬ minded that their cooperation and help in furnishing for the Music Boosters bake sale at the spring concert Friday evening will be sincerely appreciated.
Members of the Music Boosters organisation have nut forth con¬ siderable time and effort to as¬ sist with the Music Department, which benefits all children at the school; therefore, all parents of music students are asked to please furnish "bite-siee" goodies — '. cookies, brownies, cupwakes, or candy — for this fund-raising project. Volunteers wiU be at the cafeteria Friday afternoon and before the concert to receive the contributions.
P.OlAnnouifce Rat^lncreM^
An increa^ in ilftMrnational surface and airmail rates wUl go into effect Monday, May 1, Post¬ master Eiehard Michelsen an¬ nounced today.
The new intentationai rates, he said, wiU not apply to mailings for members of Oie Armed For¬ ces oveiaeas. Domestic postage rates are applicable to maH ad¬ dressed through APO's and FPO. The rates ineieased on both surface and airmatt — averaging 13% — were first prc^jioeed on January 14 and pubMy confirm¬ ed on March 1. The Department explained at that time that they were needed to help offset a deficit of about $16 mOlion in intemlltionial   mail   operatijotis.
Specific information on the new Internsition rates can be ob¬ tained from the service window at the post office, Postmaster Michelsen said.'This was the first geatfal increase in international rates since July, 1961. The in¬ creases are:
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Veterans Craft Mothers pay Sale
¦ MatherV ©«r ir'ttpWiy nttxitxy '" aching, and in keepinR with cus¬ tom, the people of HunQey wiU no doube remember Mother and honor her with a gpft of appre¬ ciation and love. In order to make the selection easier the Huntley Unit of the American Legion will hold a veteran's Craft sale at the Legion Home on April 28 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and on April 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. MaKy new items will be attractively shown, and there wiU be a wiUing worker to help in the selection Free coffee wUl be served. .AU . tbe articles on display wiU agun, be those made by disabled veter- ans and/or their famUles, with the proceeds going to the veter¬ an. So your purchase can serve a two fold p^^pose — to please Mother (also your wife) and to help out a veteran. Remember too, that gifts can also be purch¬ ased for that graduati(m which is also on th^ way. '^
To enable, the unit to i^^irry on with its iirmc, there wul be a bake sale Weld on Saturdur, AprU 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 9?(W p.m. Continued on Page Five
Should HuntUy Pay for Cq. Jr. College?^
Howard Ruth, GrafMh. T«wrn- ship Supervisor, Huntlty ob¬ jected to the town of Hunltiey paying a share of the share 'Of the $4,112.72 cost of pi*inting the ballots and other expenses of the Junior College referendum of April. Ruth stated that the town of Huntley had chosen not to be in the Junior College district and therefore should not have to pay anything on this biU.
Supervisor WlUlam Ward, Che¬ mung Township said that tbe town of Huntley had an oppor¬ tunity to be in the district and chose not to be included, there¬ fore they should pay.
Supervisor Ruth responded that the payments should be divided among tbe school districts as this is the way that the election map showing those in Ihe district, was divided.
The matter was turned over to the Finance committee for fur¬ ther study.
Editor's Note. The Hnntley Farmside feels that the people pf Huntley, are iuBMifc..bfing taken jjv.-ntr.^c t', by being forced to pay for an election in which ifc»» did not take part.
Huntley FFA JudgingTeam
The Huntley High School's vo¬ cational agriculture livestock jud¬ ging team wiU participate wtth students from 35 high schools in the seventh annual livestock judg¬ ing contest on Saturday, AprU 29, at the ISU farm, one mile northwest of Normal. . This contest, is sponsored by Alpha Tau.. Alpha, honorary agri¬ culture fraternity, and wiU be judged by members of the iSU intercollegiate jud^ng team, di¬ rected by Dr. A. Culver.
Judging is scheduled in eight classM of hogs, sheep and beef cattle. Trophies, will be awarded to tlie top indiiyiiluals and the top teams, wrfthiHbbons going to class winner ia' -the fh-st ftve* plades in judgii^,' The progrUm will start with a i a.m. registJrtt- tion of teams as the ISU farm.
Mr. Dennis Kwain, instructor in vocational agriculture, wiU ac¬ company the  Huntley group.
New Huntley School Board