I LHKONICLE CASS CITY CHRONICLELWEDNESDAY,OCTOBER 3,1990 I VOLUME 84, NUMBER 26 THIRTY CENTS 14 PAGES PLUS 2 SUF’PLEMENTS State aid cut Fewer students at DR. DELBERT RAWSON (above left), whose family donated funds to build Rawson Memorial Library, and long-time library board members Marian Keating (center) and Esther McCullough will be among those who will be on hand to 3 area schools celebrate the library’s 20th birthday Friday evening. Cas City Schools was a was coming in and enroll- not available. cluding 397 in grades K-6 big loser and Ubly Commu- ment had been down,” he Kirby didn’t have an esti- and 349 in grades 7-12. In nity Schools a big winner in said, noting he had antici- mate on the amount of state addition, there are 41 Pio- Friday’s annual Fourth Fri- pated losing as many as 20 aid expects! this year, but neer Work and Learn Center day count. students. said Owen-Gage should re- students and another 3 in The statewide student tal- This year’s enrollment is ceive at least $230,000, the adult education, he added. 20th anniversary fete ,lies, conducted on the fourth “down lower than we’ve amount received last year. The 12-student loss was Friday after Labor Day ever been except going back Kirby commented the expected, according to weekend each year, are used to way back when,” Mick- district’s in-formula status Laycock, who pointed out 9 to determine the amount of lash commented. He said will be shaky going into next of those were from Pioneer per pupil state aid “in-for- the district’s enrollment has year’s Fourth Friday count, Work and Learn Center, set Fridav at librarv but noted Owen-Gage- has mula” school dispicts will experienced ups and downs which was licensed for 10 receive. in recent years, but had good numbers this year in fewer students this year. Providing a good facility sometimes within the hour. Overall, 3 of 4 area schools remained relatively stable. kindergarten and second “The K-12 enrollment has and good service to area half the amount due square feet. The fax will also be used to reported enrollment de- While the loss of 37 stu- grade. “It looks like the been very stable,” he noted, -esidents was the goal when speed up interloan by send- numbers are starting to pick adding year’s drop in HISTORY Marian Keating, a 16-year clines following this year’s dents is significant, Mick- this the doors of Rawson Memo- member of the library board, ing the request directly to the count. lash, as well as other area up again,” he added. enrollment translates into rial Library were opened for library that owns the mate- abut $20,000 in state aid. Although Friday’s celebra- remarked that the Rawson superintendents, indicated KINGSTON the first time 20 years ago. donation, more than rial,” Hutchinson explained. CASS CITY enrollment is but oneof their Today, the facility’s sur- tion will mark the 20 years of Aside from materials, the UBLY growth and service, the $56,000, allowed funds concerns in terms of state Kingston School officials viving founders agree that saved by the library to be library offers a number of Hardest hit among the area funding this year. ,also reported the loss of 12 goal has been met. And then library’s roots date back to special programs, including schools was Cass City, 1910, when a number of used to furnish the new facil- Area in-formula school students compared to the In contrast, mlY Commu- some. ity. story hours for children, where school officials were officials say *ey’ve been previous-.kbl year. Supt. J~ @ ceivenity Schools an standsadditional to re- Following consmtiotl, QE women in the Cass City “Everybody contributed summer reading programs, surprised with the lass of Stu8y Glob initialed a series 37 tdd to ax-pccFm executive the library in 1970, “The and gave greatly and Battle of the Books, older students, nearly twice the cut out of the governor’s Laycocksaid thedistrict has $1~,~ins~~~d,fi~ usage doubled and tripled; of lectures and open houses adult programming, deliv- number anticipated. in various homes. At the deeply,” Rawson recalled, office, after the Nov. 6 Gen- a total of 790 students, in- Please turn b page 5. 711 along there’s been referring to a number of ery service to the home- In dollars and cents, the eral Election, that would drowth,” Dr. Delbert time, each woman would bound, a local history col- drop translates into the loss donate a or magazine other donations of money, reduce state school aid by Rawson, whose family do- book time and labor. lection and art shows, nee- of $115,000 in state aid. $50 per pupil. Dad dies, son nated the funds to construct for discussion. dlework shows and other Last summer, officials had In the years to follow, Over the years, the library If that happens, Cass City’s the library, recently re- has continued to grow with programs of interest. predicted a state aid increase state aid would be reduced a a marked. interest grew and, eventu- Future plans, meanwhile, of $300,000 provided en- ally, a modest library was the needs of its patrons. by $8 1,250. Owen-Gage, “The family’s delighted Since 1970, the business include installation of an rollment remained stable. meanwhile, would lose survives train, the use has so great,” he established in back rooms of automated circulation sys- Friday’s preliminary been various buildings in town. hours have been expanded count nearly $16,000, Kingston added. from 29 to 60 per week, and tem (within a year) and a totaled 1,625 studenW32 would lose nearly $40,000, Rawson, as well as a num- During the 25 years prior to computerized catalog. construction of Rawson circulation has increased at the high school, 482 at the and Ubly, $40,650. car accident ber of former and current from 15,000 items to intermediate school, 549 at Memorial Library, the li- Today, Hutchinson com- Root, who was killed in- library board members and 73,000. mented, “Space is again a Campbell Elementary, 128 OWEN-GAGE A 12-year-old Marlette Acrs who have played a brary was located beside the boy was discharged Satur- stantly, apparently did not old fire hall, where the south The number of periodicals concern, but a building pro- at Deford Elementary and role in developing the facil- available has doubled (more 34 adult education students. The news was relatively day from St. Mary’s Medi- see the train, the spokesman end of Old Wood Drug is gram is not presently on the cal Center Saginaw fol- said. ity, 6495 Pine St., Cass City, than 80 subscriptions) and agenda. Instead, the library The total enrollment figure good in the Owen-Gage in now located, lowing a car-train collision Root’s Jeffrey A. will be on hand for a birth- some 12,000 hard cover staff is trying to use space to is considered preliminary School District, despite the son, party in honor of The facility was small - because adult education stu- that claimed the life of his Root, 12, was transported to day Friday 18 feet by 22 feet. books have ken added. the best possible advan- loss of 12 students. the library’s 20th anniver- dents still have weeks to father Thursday evening. Marlette Community Hos- “To picture the size, it was Also added have been paper- tage.” 2 “It was close,” school Supt. back hks, national news- enroll, but officials don’t Harley Kirby remarked, re- The accident occurred at pital and then transferred to sary. just slightly smaller than the For example, she said, about 8:15 p.m., according the Neurointensive Unit at Area residents are invited papers, music cassettes, vid- “TWOyears ago a micro- expect a significant differ- ferring to the fact that the to attend the gathering, set to children’sarea in the present toaSanilacCountySheriff s St. Mary’s, where he was library,” Barbara Wutchin- eos and video players, fiche and microfilm reader ence when that deadline ar- loss of too many students begin at 7 p.m. microfilm, microfiche, rives. would have meant the end of Department spokesman, condition.initially listed in “serious” son, who has sewed as li- wereobtained with a federal who said Lance J. Root. 38. Birthday cake will be large print books and books grant and the library’s back School Supt. Ken Mick- Owen-Gage’s status as an med,and newspaper clip- brary director since April Of was northb&nd Sheiffis deputies, who 197 1 , recalled. “There was on cassettes, copies of the Chronicle were lash pointed out that most of “in-formula” school district pings, photographs and put on microfilm. Also, the district’s enrollment loss and, consequently, the loss On Watson Road, abut a reportedboth Root and his scrap with the history shelving for 5,700 volumes “We would like to start a half mile west of Marlem, books and it was beyond capacity back copies of 15 magazines occurred at the high school, of per-pupil state aid. of the library will on dis- collection of compact disks when he drove into the Dah son were .wearing _- seat- bcltS*-- be with over 6,000 volumes.” were purchased on micro- where there are 34 fewer Overall, Friday’s count were assisted by the Mar- play. Snapshots taken at but don’t know where to put students. “A new library was badly them,” Hutchinson re- film, (which) resulted in a revealed a total ofabout 3 18 pullingOf a c’’ loadedRailroad cars.