Page 8 In a recent article published by the Pennsylvania Depart- ment of Education, William Densham explained some of the intricacies of the Non-Public School Busing Act, which will go into effect July 1. According to the article, “Most of the problems and al- most all of the responsibilities in carrying out the law are going to fall on the school dis- trict officials. The immediate problem is for the districts to determine who will and will not be bused, where they will be bused to and under what condi- tions. Reimbursements will not be made to the school districts until the 1974-75 school year. Reimbursements will be made to the public school districts only, and never to non-public schools, even if the latter pro- vides their own transporta- tion.” Donald M. Carroll Jr., com- missioner for basic education, pointed out in the article “that public and non-public school au- thorities must work together to keep transportation costs and problems to a minimum. This means,” he said, ‘‘dovetailing Across the far end of the Wilkes College Gymnasium hangs a sign bearing the message, ‘Victory Belongs To Those Willing To Pay The Price.” The same bit of mini-philos- ophy applies to a battle that the Wilkes College Alumni Associa- Volunteers Needed For Auction Barn A call for volunteers is being sent out by the barn committee for this year’s Library Auction to help man the barn to receive auction goods. The barn was opened May 29 receive donations, and addi- onal people are needed to be on hand to accept items and re- “cord them as received. National goods are expected to be de- livered soon, celebrity items are coming in, and area re- sidents are bringing in dona- tions. If anyone in the area has some spare time to donate, according to logistics chairman Lloyd Gable, they are requested to call 675-5376 to arrange for hours. The barn will remain open until the beginning of the auc- tion, July 6. ¥ Subscribe To The Post calendars and hours as much as possible, early notification of field trips and identification of new non-public school pupils.” Other points made by Mr. Carroll were as follows: “There is no minimum number of pupils that a district is required to transport to an eligible non- public school. “School districts are not re- quired to provide separate buses for non-public school children, but bus routes must be established to accomodate all eligible non-public school stu- dents. “A school district is respon- sible only for students, both within its boundries even if the district’s own buses pass through another district on the way to the non-public school within the 10-mile limit. “School districts are respon- sible for requesting that certain roads or areas be certified as hazardous.” Further points made by Mr. Carroll are: ‘parents of non- public school pupils may apply directly to the school district of residence for free transporta- tion is waging under the direct- ion of Atty. Jeffry H. Gallet '64, chairman of the annual Alumni Fund Campaign. This year’s campaign is quite different inasmuch as there is a “challenge gift” of $150,000 riding on the outcome of the drive which ends June 30. Under the provisions of an agreement made a few years back, an anonymous donor agreed to give Wilkes College $150,000 if the alumni would contribute $300,000. ~ Since the offer was made in 1970, alumni have contributed $235,000-leaving a necessary balance to be attained by a June 30 deadline of $65,000. Atty. Gallet, a prominent New York lawyer and one of the most active students in the history of Wilkes during his college days, has the difficult task of pulling together alumni who will be able to assist him in meeting this June 30 deadline. In a letter to the nearly 9,000 alumni, he wrote: “We have an outright gift of $150,000 for Wilkes College if our alumni can come up with $65,000 by June 30, 1973. “The $150,000 gift from anonymous donors will go to Wilkes if our alumni have raised $300,000 within the four- year period ending June 30. “Contributions from con- cerned and generous Wilkes Alumni now total $235,000, hold helpers KINGSTON te 287-8668 Gift Suggestions Charms, Charm Braclets, Jewelry and Other Graduatation Gifts HENRY’S tion, even if non-public school authorities neglect or refuse to advise the school district of the same. “Free transportation to work experience programs or to non- public summer school is not re- quired by the act.” In closing, Mr. Carroll stated that “if public school closes for an unscheduled reason, in-ser- vice for instance, but a non-pub- lic school does not, busing is still required for non-public stu- dents.” The Department of Education and the Department of Trans- portation has assigned person- nel to answer questions about implementing the non-public busing act. Questions about extending transportation to non-public pupils should be addressed to Ruth Zentmeyer, School Trans- portation Coordinator, Educa- tion Building, Box 911, Harris- burg, Pa. 17126. Questions about certifying hazardous routes or areas should be directed to John McElhany, Transportation and Safety Building, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120. leaving the sum of $65,000 still to be met. This is within our grasp and that is exciting. Add to this the knowledge that government experts calculate that the college suffered a staggering loss of almost $17-million in flood damage, a nearly fatal blow. The College would have been forced to close its doors without the support of Govern- ment agencies, private found- ations and former students. “But the doors are open and they will remain open if we do something about it. What we can do right now is raise $65,000 by June 30. Every bit helps. Give what you can...$10 to $10,000. June 30 is almost here...” This campaign by the Alumni Association is run independ- ently of the ‘annual Wilkes College community fund camp- aign, which was concluded several weeks ago with the rais- ing of some $257,000. At the same time, it was pointed out by Thomas F. Kelly, director of development, that the success of the community campaign in no way lessens the need for the always-important financial support of alumni, who have been a key link in the college’s continual growth and development as a leading pri: vate institution of higher learn- ing. Photo by Alex Rebar Citizens have a right to public library service. Yet statistics reveal that over 75,000 people in Luzerne County are without library service. When one con- siders that forty-two out of the sixty-seven counties in Pennsyl- vania are presently supporting their libraries, one realizes that, in comparison, Luzerne County is not providing its best library service due to lack of local support. The 75,000 people in Luzerne County that live in unserved areas pay taxes in Luzerne County and are entitled to library service. For elderly citizens and children who live in these areas and have limited access to transportation, their right to library service is denied. This year representatives of fourteen areas, in Luzerne County, nine served and five unserved, have formed a group known as the Interlibrary Task Force. The purpose of this group is te research the possibi- lities of obtaining county 'sub-i county library service. If the DOTTER’S APPLIANCE SERVICE Pittston, Pa. 654-1884 WESTINGHOUSE Modern Maid Ambassador Programs for People P.0. Box 1830 18708 Building Construction SPECIAL INTEREST Two-Year Management federal Revenue Sharing plan, for this county, could incorpora- te library funding, it would be less likely that local taxes would have to be increaséd. Specific goals of the Inter- library Task Force include establishing ‘a County Library, providing bookmobile service to the unserved areas and helping existing libraries in increasing or securing state funds, which depend, to a great extent, on local support. Er ————— Nature has made occupation anecessity tous; society makes a duty; habit may make it a pleasure. versary of his ordination. Students at Gate of Heaven School, Dallas, presented a spe- cial program May 22 in honor of the pastor, the Rev. Thomas M. Jordan, who recently cele- brated the 25th anniversary of his ordination into the priest- hood The theme of the program consisted of three parts, “What Is a Priest?”’, “Father’s Life,” and “Our Gratitude to Father.” The tribute began with wel- coming remarks by grade 7 and included specially selected music presented by a chorus composed of children from grades 1 through 6. Second graders offered two selections, as did grades 3, 4, and 5. The prégram concluded with the Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi for Peace, delivered by grade 8, and closing remarks by grade 7. A plaque presented to Father Jordan read as follows: “Presented to Father Thomas Michael Jordan, on the happy occasion of your 25th anniver- sary in the priesthood, in loving appreciation for your dedicated service to Gate of Heaven School. Gratefully presented by your children and faculty, Gate of Heaven School, May 22, 1973.7 We gild our medicines with sweets; why not clothe truth and morals in pleasant gar- ments as well? v Frank Lange National. CLASSES AT SEVEN LOCATIONS Wilkes-Barre Campus, Wyoming Valley West High School, Tunkhannock Middle School, Crestwood High School, Meyers High School, West Side Vo-Tech, Pittston Area, Dallas Area High School. REGISTRATION Wilkes-Barre Campus, Lehman June 4—7 p.m. Wyoming Valley West, Kingston June 5—7 p.m. Pittston Area High School June6—7 p.m. Tunkhannock Middle School June 7—7 p.m. Late Registration-Wilkes-Barre Campus June 11—158 a.m. to 9 p.m. REGISTER AT CONVENIENT LOCATION Information regarding programs may be obtained from Con- tinuing Education Office of Wilkes-Barre Campus, Box 1830, Number of Amount Annual % Finance Total of Monthly v Payments Financed Rate Charge Payments Payments A 36 Months $3,000.00 8.50% $410.13 $3,449.52 $95.82 48 Months $3,000.00 8.50% $549.45 $3,602.88 $75.06 Everywhere in the Pocono-Northeast- aa VWortheastern 69 Public Suave ® Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18701 ® Tel. 822-2151 Al ti | ; i of Pennsylvania MEMBER F.D.I.C. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18708 or Call 675-2171. “J
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