o ot- t X V) < ru o O • Hkl THE WESTFIELD LEADER The Leading and Most Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County Second Cla«s Postage Paid Published EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAK — NO. 50 « Weatflcld, N. X WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 197G Every Thursday 20 Pages—15 Cents Former School Board Heads Schools to Maintain Fall Opening Schedule Action Deferred Westfield public schools will open on Sept. 8, as originally scheduled, for the 197C-77 school term. To Lead Jr. High Study Laurence F. Greene, superintendent of schools, has issued a release noting that the opening date of Sept. x Two former presidents of an advisory committee to Education in May The has hot changed despite rumors that the opening date On Cable TV (he Weslfield Board of study junior high school board accepted his had been changed because schools werr closed An additional meeting to which space is leased, it was NYSF. and Amex tran- Education have agreed to education to the Board of recommendation. throughout the slate July I through 9. discuss the application of explained. Two boxes arc sactions and financial news, lead a Citizens Advisory Fifty-nine citizens have Summer school sessions hav<> been added to make- Suburban Cablevision for a installed in subscribers' <•< sports newswire; a 24-hour Committee to study Junior volunteered to serve on the up time lost during the school closing. franchise in Westfield is homes at an installation weather channel, com- High School Education in committee which will in- expected this summer prior charge of $15. These include munity bulletin board; local West field. vestigate enrollment, lo Town Council action. a standard remote control education, municipal and Douglas J. Campbell, a facilities, curriculum, extra County Closes Park Tower A division of Maclean- channel selector capable of public access channel and a board member from 1969 to curricular activities and Hunter Cable TV, the firm 35-channel reception. channel for programs of 1975 and board president staff in the town's two junior The observation deck at temporarily closed lo the appeared at a hearing While Davidson said he local origination. from 1973 to 1975, has agreed high schools: Roosevelt the top of a water tower in general public Tuesday night to explain its did no| anticipate the need An optional lecture in- to serve as general chair- Junior High School and the Watchung Reservation, The Union County Park service. If granted. Iho for a local tower. Ihe cludes Suburban's Home man of the committee. Edison Junior High School. where two youths have met Commission, which patrols municipality will earn a 2 possibility of using an Bux Office, for an ;iddilional violent deaths, will be the tower in the 2,000-acre percent franchise tax on the existing facility such as the $f! a month, which will George A. Plenty, a board In May, Dr. Greene ex- park in the western portion $7.50 a month subscription firehousc tower exists. provide up to VI new movies member from I960 to 1973 pressed the hope that B of E, Town of the county, reported rate. Councilmon arc expected lo each month in addition to and board president from committee work during Thursday the decision was If approved, according to ask for more specifics in this other programs. If HBO k; 1971 to 1973, will serve as September, October and made to ban the public David Davidson and Sal area before acting <m the requested with the initial vice chairman. November could result in an To Discuss Siles from using the observation Marko, field engineer and franchise1. cablevision service, the Dr. Laurence F. Greene, objective and independent deck "until a plan for program director of No local office is an- usual installation of $15 will superintendent of schools, Douglas J. Campbell report by a steering com- For Tennis Courts greater security is Suburban Cablevision who ticipated by Suburban be waived. proposed the formation of Chairman mittee by Dec. 1. developed and imple- appeared at the hearing, the Cablevision, but one would Additional fees would be The Board of Education is mented." service could be operable in expected to meet with the be provided within a radius charged for installation on The commission Westfield within six to 11! of 10 miles. more than one set in a home. Soloists to Star Town Council to discuss months. Preliminary aerial Defends NO W Involvement potential sites of tennis discussed the most recent Suburban would provide The mnst recent fatality - the death of a 17- studies have already been programs which would acquisition of Maclean- courts on school property. made, they said. In Concert Agreement to take ibis year-old Westfield youth - include more than 10d Hunter Cable TV Limited, action was approved at a and determined additional Cable television is con- events live, in color, from Suburban Cablevision, a In Workbook Formulation measures must be taken to nected to homes from Madison Square Garden; t'nited Stales company, is Testing Service; Rutgers, have been a member of Tonight conference session of the Involvement of the NOW board Tuesday night. make the tower safe for use. existing telephone poles on world and national news; located in East Orange. (National Organization for the State University of New NOW for seven years, a Suburban was formed in Women) role in formulating Jersey, National Foun- charter member of the local "A Cavalcade of Stars" The possibility of late 1<)72 for the purpose of a workbook for affirmative dation for Improvement of chapter, and have served on is the theme for Ihe West- providing school sites for McCaulley in Key Fund Role constructing and operating action in public schools, Education, The Project on its Educational Task Force. field Community Concert additional town tennis a major market cable courts came under Samuel A. McCaulley, a seven years when he scheduled to kick-off in was defended Tuesday night Equal Education Rights; It also does not perturb me Band's performance at II r television system and at a conference session of and the League of Women that members of the League p.m. tonight in Min- discussion during recent trustee of the Westfield- chaired ihe same division. September for $2t). ..75O. providing a broad range of the school board by member Voters. of Women Voters were dowaskin Park. The meetings on the develop- United Fund, has been McCaulley previously announced MeCaulley's ap- cable television services to Betty Kopf. Kopf also urged "It does not seem, to me, active in producing the program, under the ment of Brightwontl Park. named chairman of the served as the general pointmcnl. "Sam has the residents of Ihe Essex cooperation in solving dif- frightening or even unusual workbook. We may even direction of Theodore K. The construction of the special gifts division for the campaign chairman of the proven his vital interest in 1971! campaign. County area of northern ferences of opinion on that members of NOW were have a member of the Schlosberg, will feature courts has been eliminated last 100 percent campaign in Westfield hv his various New Jersey. This area is from proposals for the area. policies at a local level. involved in this project. I I Continued on po(jc4) vocal and instrumental McCaulley, a former 1908 before the recent 1975 located approximately 15 plans for which are being success. In a statement read at the soloists. A special president of the United miles west dl New York finalized prior ^application Fund's board of trustees. meeting, she >oid: presentation of scenes from Joseph A. M«<iro«r».>(, City, encompasses aVmut VK> Sees Student Achievement "Oliver," including the full tor State Green Acres helped lead the 1975 cam- general campaign chairman square mill" and js "At two recent meetings funding. paign to its first victory in for the l!)7f! campaign of the Board of Education, cast from Ihe summer pre'lniniiiiitiMy residential. Eleanor Kalbacher has Unaffected by Clustering worksohp troupe, will Suburban cuncnth holds commented on this publica- highlight the evening. The \'l mi/iiicipal franchises. Student achievement in to six third graders and 19 largest Stage Band in the Msgr. Watterson Buried The municipalities of West tion entitled Eliminating fourth graders in a Wilson Sexism in the Public Schools cluster classes "appears to history of the summer Orange. Livingston, continue to the expected School cluster class and workshop also will perform. Hoseland. Verona. West - A Workbook for Action. At eight fourth graders and the public meeting in July, rate and is not affected Vivien C'ookc is Ihe On Holy Trinity Grounds C'aldwell. Irvington. positively or negatively by nine fifth graders in ;i Grant featured soprano soloist for iMaplcwood. Fairfield, East Lisa Gorsky commented on School cluster class. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Henry priesthood. the same workbook. Both the composition of the the evening. She will Orange. Uangeand Caldwell class," Superintendent of Commenting that the highlight the band's per- J. Watterson. pastor of Holy Monsignor Watlerson was are all in Essex County. It women mentioned lhat the figures were computed from Trinity Church for 35 years, booklet is published by the Schools Laurence F. Greene formance of "Londonderry born in 1875 in Jersey City, has also received municipal reported to the Board of "a very small sample" and Air." an Irish folk song; was buried according to his son of the late Henry and franchise approval from Ihe Educational Law Center, with "lack of any controls or wishes on the church was developed in associa- Education Tuesday night. "The King and I" and "The Hose Monge Watterson. He Town of Harrison in Hudson matching," Greene said Star Spangled Banner." grounds yesterday morning.