C03P THE LIBRART OF B R 200 Mar 2 AVB I J3QCA RATON FLA Vol. 14, No. 17 BOCA RATON NEWS Thursday, Jan. 9, 1969 Arvida wants to open inlet on test basis •1 No cost to city under new plan City Council Tuesday agreed — with thanks — to let the Ar- vida Corp. pick up the tab for dredging the Boca Raton Inlet. Acting on a letter received from Brown L. Whatley, pres- ident of Arvida, Council au- thorized the city attorney to open discussions with the cor- poration attorney on an agree- ment to nail down details of the proposal. Basically, Whatley said the firm would dredge the inlet and keep it open for a one- year test period at no cost to the city. At the end of the ex- perimental program, which would involve no "elaborate system of jetties," the city City Council Tuesday approved funds for the construction and Arvida would again sit down of 51st street through this section, running east from the to work out a permanent solu- Seaboard Coast line Railroad tracks. The $21,000 road in tion. this area will insure construction of an 1-95 interchange, but "Arvida is willing, at con- siderable expense,' Whatley it will be largely demolished and rebuilt during the interchange said, "to undertake the exper- construction. imental dredging operation. We Welcome to Fort Boca Raton.. .or should we ing station for the city's outfall sewage dis- will provide the dredge and op- say Castille de Boca Ratones? For tress-like posal system. It's now under construction at erate it at our expense for a structure is - would you believe? — the pump- South Beach. period of at least one year to Council OK's plan to determine whether the inlet can be maintained in a navigable condition without an elaborate Outlook good for Henderson system of jetties or with a min- imum of such jetties, and with- clear weeds in lakes out the undesirable sand trap and transfer system recom- A solution to the long-stand- areas. mended by Per Bruun. ing hassle about aquatic weed SET Feb. 11 as the date for Newest school meets success "Based upon the experience control in Sabal and Martha a public hearing on a change which would be gained, the city ; Lakes came suddenly •— if tem- from R-l-A to R-l-D zoning In and Arvida could then agree porarily —". at Tuesday's City a section of Hidden -Valley .sub- By MARLENE FREEDMAN campus," he observes. second and third grade. Council meeting. Championing his school's in- Nine, ten - and eleven years on some basis for continuing division, or modifying the dredging op- Councilmen voted to approve TURNED DOWN a bid for an " They're not making schools novations, he adds, "We're try- olds comprise the "transition a one-time expenditure of some ing not just to be different, but division" and 12, 13 and 14 year eration and/or the construc- ordinance change which would like they used to. tion of some type of jetty sys- $1,300 to clear Sabal Lake. At have permitted a cement firm to At least not when philanthropy to give the children a better olds make up the "independent the same time, City Attorney education." study division." tem." locate in an M-2 area fronting lays the stones and builds the Whatley asked that the city Malcolm Anderson was in- Northwest 20th street just west building. That is, basically, his rea- "It's personalized learning structed to draft a resolution son for adopting completely at the rate of the child's pace return the $50,000 check given of the Florida East Coast Rail- In the case of the Alexander by the firm earlier to help fi- of public necessity and set about road tracks. D. Henderson University ungraded classes. of learning," Dr. Rosecrance preparing an ordinance creating Three, four and five years explains, with teachers actual- nance- an inlet improvement APPROVED the final plat for School, as it approaches only program. The city had not cash- lein assessments on abutting its fourth month of operation, old — ordinarily placed in nur- ly teaching the equivalent of property owners for the im- Hidden Acres subdivision in sery and kindergarten class- three grade levels in each class. ed the check pending a clari- the advantages of bypass- fication of ownership of the provement. Lake Martha also the Boca Raton Square area al- ing limited state educational es — are grouped into the "pri- They evidently favor the new was included in the proposal, though exact right of way lines mary division," system because teachers also necessary lands and rights of funds are already obvious way for a permanent improve- but no price tag for the small- for 1-95 which runs past the from the foundation up. Six, seven and eight year have a waiting list. er project was available. development's west boundary olds learn their spelling, read- All classes have at least a ment plan. City officials have The ultra-modern structure indicated that the charter pro- • The action came at the tail have not been received. — located on the east side of ing and arithmetic in the "basic 25-1 student-teacher ratio. The end of Tuesday's session when skills division" instead of first. hibits expenditure of munici- RE-OPENED discussion of the Florida Atlantic University (Continued on Page 3A) pal funds for improvements to Councilman Sid Brodhead sug- campus — is undoubtedly the a change from single-family to private property. gested the lien assessments,, multi-family for a tract of land most eye-catching building on Earlier, a group of property campus. Details of the easements, quit generally north of 13th street claim deeds and control lines owners around Sabal Lake had and east of 4th avenue, although But its distinctive architec- bogged down negotiations be- volunteered for inclusion in a ture is only the beginning. Cluster zoning back the change had previously been tween the city and Arvida which special tax district to finance rejected by the council. Its facilities are just as ex- owns property adjacent to the lake maintenance. Although ceptional. All rooms are air- inlet and apparently has some owned by the city, Sabal Lake conditioned . « o classrooms claim to the submerged land. is encircled by private proper- have wall and ceiling sound- on board's agenda Tuesday, Mayor Harold Maull ty with the result that public proofing ... 13 classrooms set forth some guidelines, ap- access and use are not pos- are wired for video taping . While no public hearings ter has sparked debate over proved by the council, which he sible. Ann Landers Page 2B physical education swim class- are scheduled, the city plan- possible changes in setback felt should be included in an The tax district is still being Church News 8B es are held in a heated, outdoor ning and Zoning Board expect requirements, density and park- agreement with Arvida. He sug- studied. Classifieds 10-11B six-lane, Olympic size pool. a lengthy meeting tonight. ing requirements. gested that the new program In- other business Tuesday, Editorials And then there's the curri- 4A Also to be discussed is a should be contingent on a legal the City Council: Public Notices culum, another originality. Members will continue to ADOPTED ordinances reduc- 9B discuss a proposed ordinance road alignment of northwest document stating that: Real Estate Spanish is taught in kindergar- -The new program and return ing the building height limita- Sports 5-6B ten . classes are complete- dealing with cluster develop- 2nd ave. from 24 street to 35 street. (Continued on Page 3A) tions from 35 to 25 feet in du- Travel 10-11A ly ungraded „ . „ names of text- ment. This controversial mat- plex and single - family zoned Woman's News 9A books designating reading lev- els are blacked out „ . report 1-2-3B cards are a thing of the past. The entire educational exper- iment is a legacy of Mrs. Hen- derson who donated more than $1 million to establish Flor- ida's first state university com- munity school in honor of her late husband. Opened only since Sept. 16, the Henderson University School is already filled to ca- pacity with 290 students aged 3 through 14. And a waiting list of 750 more awaits — includ- ing Mrs. Henderson's grand- daughter who will be eligible to attend in 1970. Acknowledging the school's unusualness is Dr. Francis Rosecrance, director and for- mer FAU professor, "If this school wasn't dif- ferent from other schools, there would be no purpose in its being on a state university iiBiiiiiiii Jan. 6-8, 1969 It's a dog's life in Boca Raton and no one shops are springing up all over the area as Hi Lo Rain seems to be complaining. They're riding the city's canine population blossoms along Mon. 73 57 Trace around town in convertibles, hitchhiking in with its human population explosion. Guess Tues. 68 47 0 stray shopping carts and taking their owners Boca Raton appeals: to dogs as much as their Wed.(noon) 73 46 0 for walks along the beaches. Pet grooming owners. Who said dogs weren't smart? 2A BOCA RATON NEWS Thursday, Jan. 9, 1969 Complete UMBRELLA Protection * Travelers * Aetna * Continental Group * Royal Globe * London & Fulton joins Lancashire * Boston Sf Insurance Co. JOHN D, TALBOIT hospital staff INSURANCE AGENCY, jnc 489 N.E. 20th St. Boca Raton Kenneth E« Fulton, served his residency in Ph. 395-1511 or 399-1516 M.D., has been named anatomical pathology at pathologist and director Harvard University and of clinical laboratories New England Deaconess at the Boca Raton Com- Hospital in Boston.