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VOLUME 9 — NUMBEB 18
THURSDAY,  AUGUST 1«,   1968
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SCHOOL FILE HUMTLEY HIGH SCHOOL HONTLEY, ILL
10 PAGES
MAIUD AND DISTRIBUnZI WBBKLY
Grafton Twp Natioruil Test Area     School Sign-Up New Grade School Principal
Soil Information MapsSbown
About 60 McHenry County oflkials met for a dinner meeting at Mar¬ tinetti's in Crystal Lake on Thurs¬ day, August 6. The maps which were made by the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservati<m Dis¬ trict of Grafton Township were pre¬ sented to the Board of Supervisors. The cost of preparing the maps, which point out the typograjAy of the land and suggest what it is' best suited for. Should it be used for urban planning or for agricul¬ ture or industry.
Kenneth Frish b the diairman of the county  group.
He said that in March of 1964 a similar meeting was held and at this time the Planning Com¬ mision iia'l just come iirto exist¬ ance. The question asked at that time was, "How are we going to plan our cities and towns? Shall we use the present metropolitan system, foUowing the present loca¬ tion of th9 cities or the plans of {M*ivate individuals or the Metro¬ politan Planning ConHnistoH?"
Then a new method was sug¬ gested, using a SOIL INFORXL\- TION as a guide as to which was the best for agriculture, urban dc- veloiMnent, industry, etc.
McH-^nry County had just had their Eoi! maps published, showing difTerent soil* in the county with different colors indicating where the gravel, lay, what land was apt to flood which was the richest land for femtilig etc. Therefore it was suggest©)! that "We become guiepa pigs ior the entire United States aa to^ow to plan cities according to soil conditions. This suggestion waa put befwe the McHenry Coimty Board of su|)ervisors who said "Lets try,it as long as it doesnt cost tiiait^ money."
TVo yeiffs lat^ tiie soil's inter- pitetitiM for the couoty were com¬ pleted. At tliis time Mr. John Quay a profesMODal planner, wee hired to determine what was tix best tue for Qie land in McHenry County. This means taUng Ao tatfoioution Uiat we already had and re-groi4>- ing it according to economic and social uses.
Hie Planning CommissiMi asked if the Soil and Water CMnmissi'-n
would take this project on as a special pro.^flct. which they did, and this and Lhe district each shouldered one-half of the expenses.
We hope, said Fisk, tbat the Board of Supervisors will waot to have-^lMpfltfHMMWMliiiM^^^MKMKft-
Speaker* at the meeting iiicluded: Continued on Page Four
-NOTICE-
An open meeting erf the Himtley Women's Bowling League will be held on Thursday, August 15, at Bowl-Hi Lanes at 7:30.     •
Anyone interested in t>owling in the Women's League this season is invited to attend this meeting.
Registration for students of Hunt¬ ley High School will be August 19 for Seniors and Juniors from 9:fS> A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Sophomores and Freshmen will register August 20 from 9:C0 A.M. tto 12: CO P.M. High school students will register in the Study Hal), Supe-intendent Marks announced. Grades from Kinder¬ garten through eight will register at the grade school office August 20. Hours for the g-ade school registrat ion are between 9:00 A.M. and 12:0C and 1:00 to 3:30 P.M.
Kindergarten, flfth grade and ninth grade" students are required by the State of Illinois to have physical examinatifHis which shoidd be ot>- tained from the family doctor.
Parents of students who will at¬ tend Huntley School for the flrst time must have a birth certificate as proof of the child's .age and should present transfer cards if the child has previously attended a school. Children who will be flve years old on or befwe December 1 are eligible for Kindergarten.
Parents are requested to pay the book fee at the time of regis¬ tration. Book rental fees are: Kin¬ dergarten, $6.00 per year; Grades 1 to 12, $10.00 per year. For hi^ sdi¬ ool commercial students there will be an additknal fee of $2.50 for office machine use. Checks should be made payaide to theHuntley High SckoM Aettvtty Faad.
atthe samljgiee SgKn Ms year aa follows: Kindergarten, $2.00 per year; Grades 1-12, ^.00 per year. School insurance is optional for all students except athletes partidpat- ing in high sdiool team sports and all athletes are required to teke sdiool insurance in order to he cov¬ ered by the athletic insurance paid for by the school.
A half day session is {rianned for August 26di, the opening day of scbool.
Mr. LeRoy Marks, Huntley's Superintendent of Schools an¬ nounced this week that effective . as of August Sth, Mr. James Bankes hes been hired aa prindpal of the elonms^aiy: odKiol.
¦<'. lire IBjudtes wii «rg&uilly from Mendota, Illinois.' He received kia Bachelors of Arts degree at the University of New Mexico in Al¬ buquerque, New Mexico, with a major in History and minor in English, Spanish and Political Science. He received his Master of Science degree from Northern Illinois University at DeKalb, in Education   Administration.
Mr. Bankes has had two years of teadiing experience in bother senior and junior high sdiools in
Huntley Team Takes 4th in Water Fights
the Los Angeles, California school system. During those two yean iie coached footbal, beseball and basketball. It was reported that his team never finished lower than Snd in Jfawsne staadfwp.
In 19^ Ua  arttty b«|IMa toam plaeed 4th ia Class lit of «& o( Southern California. Two i^ers from that team are now in the Los Angelo Angel's organisation.
Mr. Bankes comes to Huntley with two years' experience as an administrator as elementaiy prin¬ cipal at Amboy, HUnds. He and his wife, Margaret, and 6-inontfa old son, Tony, are now Uving in Algonquin. He has also travelled extensively in the United States, Mexico aiKi Eur<^>e, spending near¬ ly one year in Europe living with native families in the various countries  he   visited
Calling All Athletes
The Huntik^ Higli SdMXri Athletic Department annoonced this week that physical examinations for all sports will tie 1i^ oB lliursday, Angast 22, at 7ti0 A.H.
Immediately jb^leving physicals [football equipmem will be itsned
At 1:30 P.M., AH^tiat i2, the flrst practice wiU mpdii.
The school remind* ffi^ifko^men boys gdng out ior sports thkt, this physical may take the place of'the .one required of all Freshm«« tfAag into high sdibol.
Hunttey came m Hwrcn m ute aiuiuau tarmlaaSA water Itglits heid^^^^aaaa^P Coral Street in front of the vfllage hall. Eighteen teams participated in tiie event, coming from Kane and MeHenry Coontfas The winning team for the second year in a row Waa Carpcntersvffie, second ploee ireat to Woodstock Rural, third place to A%oliauiB. t >
Huatley Was first defeated by tiie Woodstock Rural team. Algoa^uM Was jjieated V Carpentersville, going on to beat Haatley, thus nuaranttriag thoai a l|bird Uaee;. Ilw Woodatoc|t Rural team and Carpctatersville I^ed for «he championridp wldci wai woo . by CarpenteravUIe.
Pictured above flrom left to right: NM-m PIsk*. who was one ot the referees; Dfeld Drameyor of Algonquin FD; Dave Pearww, CarpcotervUle FD, a Wootbtoek Anana Vek Jenson represenUng die Huntley Fire Department, Jim Mattiagtywhe waa one of tke referees. In the front row kneliag are Leooard Aekman and Don TMSmer wko proaeatad Oke ttropics to tha winning teams.
In addttiea to tho wirfer flghti a rofirothawat itaad was set op by the HaaHoy ireaMO aad a small trala and Uttle can wwe prevldsd for the yooagar difldfoa.
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^NOT^ICE-
The Hnnfh^ mainettet A'tLttxJb will meet Tkusadty,. Aoflliui UMb (tooigiit) «t 8:00 ».m. iii Uie t^ owsh% BaU oir the Firat Con^et^ iooal C9ini«h in fiaBOey. Mo^bao are asked «i .l>rte« Itielc teteni bo<dc8 whleh an aoir daO. ISber must be bl the oOeO by Aogost Ifi '(Friday). All memhenhii» ivm for the )Kar are now dOs.