Slimmer swinging Treat Dad on his day Travel Canada A merrle tyme Explore our Westfield Legion team wilt in olde Somerset Area merchants offer go where pitching takes them Father's Day gift ideas northern neighbor In this week's See page A-7 on a fall Romantic Holiday See Sports, page B-l WfeekemlPltas See details on page A-3 The^festfield Record Vol. 3, No. 25 Thursday, June 18,1992 A Forbes Newspaper 25 cents. What a ride! Father's Day tradition dignitary prompts memories •V WOMMAWDB. • Executive United Fund Director Linda Maggio, "There are only two things you THE RECORD can give to your children: roots and calls for The tradition of Father's Day calls for wings." each of us to give a gift to our respective • City Assessor Robert Brer.nan, "Treat Dads. But what about the gifts dad has others as you would have them treat you.*' given to us over the years? • City Attorney Charles Brandt, "Be per- The priceless gift of advice, which is sistent; don't give up." peace handed down through the generations, is • Emergency Management Coordinator the one gift that all fathers give. This ad- Paul Battiloro, "Whatever you do in life, do • » vice, which may seemingly go in one ear it well." TKENBCORD and out the other when given, remains in • Health Official Robert Shcrr, "Try your our minds and can be a major factor in best at all times." In a long-anticipated speech in Westfield shaping our lives. Here are just some of • City Prosecutor Thomas Manahan, "Put Sunday evening, Abba Eban said that the responses Westfield all things in their proper "this is the time to do a deal," to negotiate gave to the timely perspective." a lasting peace with the Palestinians. question, "What was Father's Day brings back • Welfare Director Lil- Speaking without notes to a crowd of the best advice your fa- lian Corsi, "Hard work is more than 1,000 people at Temple Emanu- ther ever gave to you?" memories of a time when El, Israel's former ambassador to the Unit- the best therapy." ed States and the United Nations said that, Dad gave a piece of • Recreation commis- 'This is the opportunity (for peace); It may • Town Councilman himself, a piece of his sioner Dr. Seymour Ko- not occur again." Michael Panagos, slowsky, "Never ac- "In these conditions we must under- 'Take chances in life." heart in the form of some cumulate debt." stand that if the peace process fails the • Councilman James fatherty advice situation will not be what it was before but Hely, "Be honest." How did the person on will be much worse because the peace will • Assemblyman Rich- the street respond? be discredited by failure " ard Bagger, "Pursue a career in public ser- "The biggest challenge to us is to use vice." • Jessica Gomperts, 19, "When I was the new international situation to gain • Councilman Kenneth MacRitchie, "Turn learning how to ride a bike, my dad said to peace settlements. This is the time to do a out high quality workmanship." me, 'When you let go, pedal hard.' That deal because our greatest enemy, Iraq, has • Police Chief Anthony Scutti, "Keep your advice has been valuable throughout my been crushed on the battlefield, Syria has nose clean, stay out of trouble and have life." lost Soviet support and Jordan wants pride in your family name." • Lynne Bratman, "My father told me that peace, not war. The Palestinians are talk- • Westfield Memorial Library Director when there are leaves on the ground, ing to us at the table," Mr. Eban said. Barbara Thiele, "Be true to yourself and watch out for the wet ones." "The question really is very largely how follow your dream." • Megan Sitter, 21, "Look in the mirror the Israeli parliamentary system will react • Westfield High School Principal Dr. and if you like what you see, you're all to this opportunity. The status quo is the Robert Petix, "Make life simple and joy- right." worst of all options because it cannot be ous." • Ted Dombrowski, 22, "Try never to work durable because it is structurally deficient. • Judge Edward Hobbie, "In every phase for anyone else." The fact that its deficiencies were created in life try to live by the rules of the game." • James Robinson, "Don't ever settle for by Arab aggression does not make it there- • Schools superintendent Mark Smith, anything in life." by tolerable." "Do something in life that satisfies you • Gladys Pinczuk, "Always be yourself." "The Six Day War proved a great gener- and helps others instead of worrying about • Rich Seivers, "Always listen to people alization of one of the great Western phi- money." (Please turn to page A-3) losophies: War can protect; It cannot cre- (Please turn to page A-3) Administration scores low Mark on conference report card DIANE MATFLERD/THE HECORD By MICHELf COMAND4NI heads of state than any other conference is elected Exultant High Riders savor the Carnival at Tamaques School. Rain wiped in human history," Mr. Dutzik said. out the first carnival but the school rebounded with gusto. THE RECORD The NELC, which is campaigning this As the International Environmental summer against global warming, graded president Conference in Rio de Janeiro came to a President Bush on his performance at the close, the National Environmental Law conference in dealing with the specific glo- Center released two report cards grading bal warming issue, of coalition School board considers the Bush administration on both its over- The president was also graded in a sepa- all performance at the summit as well as rate report card by four national environ- Westfield School Superintendent Mark the administration's individual efforts to mental organizations including Friends of C. Smith was elected president of the Gar- solutions to overcrowding fight global warming. the Earth, the National Audubon Society, den State Coalition of Schools at the co- The report cards were released during a the National Wildlife Federation and RE- alition's first Board of Trustees meeting By CR1STINA DC ISASI He also said if enrollment diverges from press conference held last Friday at the SULTS, an organization which attempts to Monday in Cranbury. THE RECORD the projections, the board may rcexamine NELC's Westfield office. Similar con- educate people on various environmental Other officers elected by the Coalition's its options. Both he and board member ferences were held simultaneously in 12 concerns. Board of Trustees include: Chatham Board Several parents voiced discontent again Melba Nixon pointed out that parents who other nationwide offices of the NELC. Both report cards gave President Bush of Education President Steven Smith, vice about overcrowding at Franklin School are very concerned about classroom size Anthony Dutzik, director of the West- an overall grade of a "D" for his perform- president; Haddonfield School Board Pres- during this week's school board meeting. can send their children along with siblings field office, said, "We held the conference ance at the conference. ident Jane Kershner, secretary; and Madi- Discussion focused on next year's two to one of the other district schools. to raise awareness that the United States According to the report card issued by second grade classes, which according to Board member Eileen Satkin said she is hasn't taken the leadership role it should the four organizations, the "D" grade for son School Superintendent Lawrence Superintendent Mark C. Smith, are ex- concerned about the special needs stu- have." the administration was due to the fact Feinsod, treasurer. pected to hold 26 and 27 students. The dents who use the library for their pro- "The report cards attempt to evaluate that, "because of its negative approach and Eighteen school districts were named board decided last month to add a teach- grams. "Its not just a library. It's the chil- the quality of the administration and the unwillingness to look beyond short-term trustees at the coalition's first meeting, er's aide for each of the classes and offer dren going for basic skills and ESL (En- administration's leadership in preparing national interest, the United States pre- which was attended by more than 100 parents the option of sending their chil- glish as a second language instruction)," for and participating in this historical con- vented agreement in more areas than any school superintendents and board presi- dren to one of the other district schools. In (Please turn to page A-3) ference which is being attended by more other nation and short-changed long-term dents representing 60 school districts. addition, it decided to examine the pos- needs both for itself und the rest of the sibilities of redistricting or building ad- world." The coalition includes 49 school districts ditional space in the future. formally organized to further the dual Prom virus remains a puzzle Wliile the NELC gave Bush an "A" on goals of excellence and equity in educa- Ann Venezia, a parent, said she doesn't self-image, the overall grade of "D" was feel the classroom sizes are acceptable, TPCf r^cnitc qrp nmvincr based on his poor performance in the tion. and that the long-term solutions the board X C5>L lcauu::> «* c LUUYlllg other categories the NELC graded him on. "All children need to succeed," said Dr. is looking into will not come in time to These include health habits, completing By CHERYL HEHL occurring the day before and after pro- Smith. "Meeting that challenge is the re- help next year's students. duced the same symptoms in some guests work on time, following tlirough on pro- sponsibility of all school districts," he con- "This has to affect them whether there's TOE CHRONICLE as those who became ill from Westfield.