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Page Two—NEWS, Margaretvilte, N. 'S;.'! , Thurs., Jan. 18, 1973 J j | ScT v icG Catskill Mountain News Owned and Operated by Catskill Mt. Publishing Corp. MarRaretville, N. Y. 1245S Telephone 914 586-2601 PU B L ISH E D W E E K L Y Mar«aretville. N. Y. l2Aii RO S W E L L R. SANFORD fresideoc and Pubiisber A L T O N M. W E ISS Editor W IL L IA M G. EM E R S O N !' Shop forem a n ! Member o{ Audit Bureau - of - Circulation ' Please address mail to the news paper, not to individuals. Subscriptions $7.50 per year, except $5 in Delaware, Greene and Ulster counties and Town of Rockland in Sullivan county and Town of Gilboa in Schoharie county. All subscriptions payable in advance and stopped at expiration. Sin^rle copies of current editions wraj>ped and mailed, 25c each; old copies, JSc each. W e reserve the right to reject copy, either advertising or news. Adver tising rates on application. The Mailbag All letters to the Mailbag must bear the signature of the writer. Un signed letters or those signed with fictitious names will be thrown away. The writer may ask that his name be withheld or a pen name be used, but his letter must contain an origmal signature. Letters must be addressed to The News and not to individuals, though they may be in reply to au individual’s letter. Letters must be from Catskill Mountain area residents or about Catskill Mountain area topics. Letters in support of political or causes not having a direct area interest are -not used. Lett-ers must also be free of libel or personal attacks. January 14, 1973 To The News: In your Jan. 11 issue of the Catskill Mt. News headlined MCS Officers Saved us Tax payers $400 by going to New York to sign and authenticate the 300 bonds, which are be ing issued to finance the school construction. In the December 21st issue .the headline told us the School Bonds Sold for Savings of $100,000 on total interest. If the School Board can vote to spend $1,700,000 for needed ad ditions, why brag about a $100, 000 saving in 30 years and also a $400 saving. One would think that our School Board should be qualified to spend our money and to save our money. The last school tax bill you re ceived should give you some idea about the saving. I was not surprised to see that the resolution to change the name of the school to ttie Margaretville - Fleischmanns Central School was defeated by a 3 to 2 vote. If you attended a school meeting, this is easy to understand, for anyone liv- 'ing outside of Margaretville. Thanks to Mrs. Stephen Mein- stein and Leonard Utter for their yes vote. It is time now for areas out side of Fleischmanns, that these areas have a representa tive on the school board. Why should 3 members decide the future of this growing commu nity. You can change this by attending the important school meetings. Sincerely, Arthur F. Kurmian Sr. Halcott Center A commonwealth country San Juan, Puerto Rico January 8, 1973 To The News; I wonder how many people in these 'beautiful Catskills realize what they have. As I traveled towards Mar garetville and its boundaries, the beauty of the snow falling and the scenes of snow all around, that only an artist can catch its beauty. It seemed countless hours riding in the bus to Margaret- vdlle to see my loved ones and wonderful friends. Being in Vietnam for the past four years made me lose what love and beauty really stands for. To me, America, is first and always, when they speak of America, the beautiful, they mean the Catskills. To me and you good j)eople, CatsMlls, is America the beautiful. To wat<di the healthy red faces of our young ones, and the beautiful and handsome ladies and gentlemen bom of good stock, makes me very sad Ft. Monmouth, N. J., Jan. 18.—Anny Private First Class Joseph T. lacoveUi, 21, of Rox- bury has completed a 15-week tactical microwave systems op eration and maintenance course at the Army signal center and school at Fort Monmouth, N. J. The 1970 graduate of Roxbury central school entreed the Army in March and was last sta tioned at Fort Dix. N. J. His wife, Carol, Jives in Roxbury. for the unfortunate children, and adults all over the world. Let’s thank our blessings, and keep America and the CATSKILLS the beautiful. Sincerely yours, Lou Hamway January 12. 1973 To The News: In an article that appeared on the front page of last week’s News, there was mentioned a proposed clothing drive for the people of Managua, Nicaragua. This drive was to have been sponsored by my seventh and eighth grade basketball teams. We later found out, however, that the clothing we would col lect oould not be used. Accord ing to a CARE representative, the clothing would be ill-suited for the climate of Nicaragua. She jnentioned that of greater value would be monetary gifts to help rebuild the city. I am sorry to have raised the hopes of people who could have found a good use for their unwanted clothing. Because of the spirit of humanitarianism that I am trying to instill in these boys, however, I would gratefully accept any ideas any one might have about a fund raising activity for the Mana- guans. Interested persons can drnp a note to me at Margaret ville central school. Sincerely, Michael Porter Heley To Be June Bride Mr. and Mrs. Walton F. Heley Jr. of Margaretville have announced the engagement of their daughter, Joan Christine, of Oneonta to Wayne E. Law rence of Unadilla. Mr. Law rence is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Lawrence of Unadilla. Miss Heley is a 1969 gradu ate of Margaretville central school. She attended Cazen- ovia college and State Univer sity college at Oneonta. Miss Heley is employed by Bresees Oneonta department store. Mr. Lawrence is a 1968 graduate of Sidney high school and attend ed Hantwick college. He is employed by Winans Men’s shop. Mason vs. Nyquist Sen. Edwyn E. Mason of Ho- 'bart has c^ed for the ouster of New York state commission er of education Ewald Nyquist and has proposed to the Legis lature that Regents and the commissioner be elected to four-year terms. Keep Out Winter's Cold WARP’S STORM WINDOW and DOOR KITS WINDOW GLASS - SASH GLAZING CAULKING COMPOUND WEATHERSTRIPPING ELECTRIC WEATERS I HEATING TAPE Margaretville Hardware, Int. Main Street Phone 586-4716 BAKE SALE Saturday, Jan. 20 9 A. M. Skene Memoi|i|l: IJl^ary Fleischmantii^ N. Y. 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NOW $4 40% OFF FOX KNAPP OUTERWEAR GLEN OAKS SLACKS GROUP OF SPORT JACKETS GROUP OF WINTER BOOTS INTERWOVEN BODY TOGS and TOPS MISS AMERICA SHOES ALL SWEATERS Alan Paine Jantzen Lwd Jeff 30% OFF LONDON FOG MAIN COATS, FUR COLLARS INTERWOVEN SKI GLOVES and THERMAL SOCKS MUNSINGWEAR THERMAL UNDERWEAR JAYMAR SLACKS SPORT JACKETS SLIPPERS SNEAKERS GROUP OF NATURALIZER SHOES AND HANDBAGS WOOLEN SHIRTS by LEVI and CISCO From The PrincipaVs Desk M argaretville C entral S chool M argaretville , N ew Y ork 12455 Telephone 914 586-2647 D en n is M. M c L ean , Supervising Principal J ohn K. B est , Secondary Principal R ichard A. D illon , Curficulum Goordiriator - -- - J .. - -----— January 15, 1973 The month of January always signals a new year and the certainty o f cold weather. This month also reminds us that one school term is ending and o f the beginning of tjie second term for 1972-1973, one more opportunity to practice those new year’s resolutions to study harder and make the most of our opportunities. INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Each year our education program seems to extend itself to ever wider horizons. For those of you who are over 35, you probably have never considered that your school program would ever extend beyond the confines of New York State. Few of us, I doubt, ever dreamed that our rural schools would someday ever offer programs across the Atlantic Ocean. I certainly place myself among those of you who are amazed at the developments of the past few years. During the current school year our students are being offered the opportunity to broaden their classroom learn ing beyond the four walls of our school. Trips are cur rently being planned to Spain, Italy and England. These are not simply, vacation excursions for our young people, but a truly educational experience for those who partici pate. The first of these trips abroad is scheduled in March. This trip is a continuation of the School-to-School pro gram with Italian schools. Interested Juniors or Seniors are offered the opportunity to study the history and art of Rome, Florence and Venice. A highly qualified instructor in Italy conducts this study experience. The entire pro gram is imder the sponsorship of the Catskill School Study Council. \\ e had three students involved in this same program,last year. Two trips are scheduled for the month of April for our students. Interested Juniors or Seniors may travel to England for two weeks to study, “The Humanities and Our Heritage.” Included in the program are experiences at a Shakespearean Festival, visitations to castles and seven days of theater and touring in London. This pro gram has also been arranged by the Catskill School Study Council. The second trip in April is being sponsored by our language department, Miss Hernandez, Spanish and French teacher, is arranging a trip for students in the language club to visit Spain for two weeks. These stu dents will have an opportunity to see and practice the culture, history and excitement of a language they liave been experiencing only from books. Whenever w'e discuss such unique learning experi ences, immediately two questions arise. The first that comes to mind concerns how much does this cost the tax payers of our district? The answer to this question is that no school funds are expended for any of these pro grams. Students participating are responsible for all of their own expenses. The second question to arise is a bit more philosoph ical. This question bothers all of us at school and is not so easily answered as the iirst. It can be said that only the more affluent of our district can afford to send their children on these trips. This is probably a justifiable criticism. However, we have tried to indicate to our young people not to let finances be a deterrent if they are interested. Somehow we would try to raise the needed dollars for any qualified and interested student. W e want these programs to be available to-ALL our students. Finally, may I add that we strcmgly endorse these programs and hope they continue to expand in the future. In our opinion, students benefit greatly from their asso ciation with other area students, the travel, the program and the sense of responsibility placed upon them during the trip. SPORTSMANSHIP At other times through this column we have been critical of the attitudes of our spectators at basketball games. On the other hand, when praise is due, I think it only proper that we take note of it through this same medium. I am most proud of the way our fans, coaches, players, and cheerleaders have conducted themselves this basket ball season. On a recent Friday night we had a very explosive situation at a game here at home. The conduct of everyone at a time like this was most admirable. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to each one con cerned and hope that this positive attitude will prevail in the future. I also wish to inform you that our displeasure with this incident has been expressed through appropriate channels, and I do not foresee a repeat of such unsports manlike conduct either here at M.C.S. or at opponents’ schools. CONSTRUCTION W e wish that our report could be that all work was completed. However, I regret to announce that there is still work to be finished in both buildings. Hopefully, by our next monthly column we can announce the con clusion of our renovations and construction. BRIEFS The Board of Education wishes to announce that their second meeting in February will be held in the Fleischmanns building. The date is February 27th at 8:00 P.M. Open House in the Fleischmanns Elementary build ing is sch^uled this week, January 16, 17, 18. Come during any one of these days and see your school in action. Special primary parent meeting at 7 :30 P.M . on Thurs- (ky, January 18th. Here is an opportunity to ask ques tions, visit and become informed concerning our primary program. New uniforms have become the goal of our band.- They plan to be “decked out” in new blazers for their spring concert. It is even more exciting to learn that these young people have earned, half the cost of these jackets through their owij initiative. Congratulations to Mr. Bowen and the band members. One last comment—^thanks to all of you for support ing our winter concert held in December. It is encourag ing to the students and the faculty to have had such warm supiJort from so many. It only proves that we have a great community, faculty and student body. My New Years wish is that we continue to take pride in “our school.” Sincerely, Dennis M. McLean Supervising Principal
