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Vol. 78 No. 19, May 10, 1978
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MOUNT
UEHANNA TIMES
Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA.
School Board forum —
Disappointing
turnout
Only about 45 people
attended the public Done-
gal School Board forum last
Tuesday a week age at
DHS. Over half those
attending appeared to be
school system personnel.
Despite the disappointing
turnout, the forum started
at 8:00, following an hour
of free coffee, cake, and
conversation. Superintend-
ent Hallgrenn led off with
opening remarks.
Hallgren briefly outlined
how the school district is
set up. He discussed the
jobs of the school board,
his own job, the adminis-
trators, and the teachers.
He said that citizens with
complaints should go to the
school administrator first,
and then to the board
members if something
can’t be worked out.
Describing the Donegal
District as ‘‘very open,’’ he
noted that the agendas of
School Board meetings are
now being published in the
Susquehanna Times, and
said that full-length, com-
plete agendas are available
at any of the district’s
schools’ libraries.
Hallgren said that the
School Board has less
power than most people
think, because ‘‘Federal
and state money comes
with strings attached.”
Hallgren finished up by
stating his opinion that the
district is a good one. He
cited Donegal’s success in
the Science Fairs, art and
theater/music. A previous
over-emphasis on academic
students has been correct-
ed, he said, by developing
a solid program for
students who don’t want
college. He also mentioned
several programs in read-
ing and other fields that
are improving the elemen-
tary schools’ curriculum.
School Board president
Arnold spoke next. He
introduced the other board
members and said, ‘‘I'm
very sorry that more people
aren’t here.”” Mr. Arnold
then fielded questions from
the floor.
The subject of discipline
was immediately raised,
and the recent case of a
certain ‘‘3 young ladies”’
was brought up.
Many people came: out
with general statements on
this matter, such as
pointing out that the fault
doesn’t lie entirely with
either the parents or the
teachers. The tone of dis-
satisfaction was general,
and all agreed that a more
definite code -of conduct
was needed.
Walt Price, a teacher,
said that teachers ‘‘would
be happy to sit down
parents and settle how
teachers should handle
discipline problems.”
A woman stated that a
small proportion of ‘‘dis-
rupters’’ are responsible
for discipline problems in
the classroom, and thought
that parents of disrupters
should be notified that
their children are in this
category.
Another woman felt that
a remedial program is
needed for students who
are not eligible for special
education, but are falling
behind in basic skills. She
thought the district should
apply for federal funding.
One parent complained
that the school bus seats
are too narrow for high
school students, and de-
scribed how the students
sometimes fall off into the
aisle when sitting three on
a seat. Mr. Arnold replied
that the state has decreed
three students to a seat as
the proper number, and the
district could do little about
it without losing funding.
One woman questioned
the fact that driver educa-
tion students don’t get to
drive until they are 17,
even though they legally
can at 16. DHS principal
Drenner told her that there
aren’t enough cars and
driver ed teachers, and,
even if the program could
get caught up, it would
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Less than 50 people attended the first public forum of the Donegal School
FIFTEEN CENTS
Board.
A night of one-act plays
The Donegal High dra-
matics club will present A
Night of One-Act Plays on
Friday, May 12th, at 8:00
PM in the DHS auditorium.
All tickets are $1.00 from
club members or at the
door. The club is under the
direction of Mary-Margaret
Peraro.
The plays will be:
Night in a Very Dark
Room by Eric Steinhart, a
DHS senior. This macabre
mystery is played by Kirk
The Mount Joy Jaycees
attended the Pennsylvania
Jaycees State Convention
held May 4, S, and 6 at the
Penn Harris in Harrisburg.
During the Friday evening
awards banquet, Mount
Joy was announced as the
number 7 chapter in the
state.
The Mount Joy chapter
was first in their population
division, that is, communi-
ties of 5000 to 15000.
Billet, Bonnie Wolgemuth,
LaTirsha Barnitz, Keith
Pomroy, Susan Gephart
and Sylvia Lutz.
Angels Don’t Marry by
Florence Ryerson and Colin
Clements. It’s about two
young people who quarrel
until an old woman’s
philosophy brings peace.
The cast is Allison Haw-
thorne, Julie Endslow,
Donald Kelly and Jim
These awards were bas-
ed on the chapter’s activi-
ties in the community,
project notebooks, and
State Project Run.
Other awards received by
Mount Joy were:
‘“Faith in God,’’ which
was based on attendance at
State prayer breakfast and
community projects run—
7S Plus, Hemophilia, and
the Jaycee-Inter Church
Council Prayer Breakfast;
‘‘Blue Chip,’’ which is
Landis.
Give and Take, a comedy
by Lawrence and Virginia
Dugan. DHS stage veterans
Torres, Landis, Wolge-
muth, Kelly, Bigler, Runkle
and Kenney are joined by a
new actress, Georgiann
Westerman.
Red Carnations is a
comedy by Glen Hughes.
The cast is LuAnn Brene-
man, Dennis Leto, and
Phillip Landis.
Proceeds from this pre-
based on chapter manage-
ment, growth, retention,
and individual development
programs.
There were also two
notebook awards won by
Mount Joy. Both were 3rd
place winners. One was for
“Chapter Management’
and the other for ‘‘Com-
munity Involvement.”’
There were also two
individual awards given to
Mount Joy Jaycees. The
first, the Robert Eyerman
duction will go toward
future projects of the
dramatics club, including
the annual Veterans’ Day
program.
Committee chairpeople
for the club are: Deb
Torres and and Joi Shear-
er, properties; Tracee Got-
walt, costumes; Fred
Straub, stage crew; Diedri
Hummel, make-up; Allison
Hawthorne, Sharon Cox,
and Randy Fellenbaum,
publicity.
Mount Joy Jaycees scoop prizes at state convention
Award, went to last year’s
local chapter president Jim
Wetzel. This was the 3rd
place Robert Eyerman
award.
The other individual
award went to Richard
Rossman: a first place in
the state Spoke competi-
tion. The Spoke Award is
given to the outstanding
member in the state. Rick
competed on the district
regional and state levels to
win this.