Your Want Ad The Zip Code Is Easy To Place- ntainside is just Phone 686=7700 092 An Official Newspopor For The Borough Of Mountoinsidi VOL, 12 No, 28 iacend Clou Pditaga MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, I97Q Pybiliho^ Eaeh Thufidsy by Trumnr PyLliihiny Carp Subicfipli Fold si Mounloiniid., N.J, 2 N.» Provident, Rood, Mountain tide. N.J 07093 15 Y.atl, 15 Cents Per Copy Regional schools struggling with overcrowded Student total rising above expectations More pupils will enter from parochial schools By JANICF. ADLER The Regional High School Board of Edu- cation has reached no decision on how to deal with more overcrowding within the near future, Dr. Frfid Hagedorn, board member from Berkeley Heights, said at the board meeting Tuesday night at Jonathan Dayton Regional High School, Springfield. He said; "The board has begun a review of the problems which we are facing for jie coming years with respect to having more swdents to be enrolled than we have ruom for. Three new portable classrooms will be erected on the David Brearley site in Kenil- worth for the coming school year, but no decisions have yet been made for following years, . "It has become apparent during die initial portion of this .revelation mat we now are facing a more serious problem than we faced a year ago when we were planning the ex- pansion referendum which was defeated on May 12. The defeat of this referendum means that we must go into the 1972-73 school year without the much-needed expansion—that some sort of additional temporary facilities must be found for the enrollment increase which we anticipate between September of 1971 and September of 1972.. "This problem is compounded by die change in parochial school attendance patterns which seems to be taking place. Based on inform mation obtained from ma parochial schools within the Regional District late this spring, Robbie, a baby robin, makes his home with his foster parents, Karen and Billy Zimmermann, after being abandoned by his mother we expect from 80-90 percent of me parochial eighth graders from Clark, Kenilworm and Garwood to enroll in the Johnson and Brear- Summer program ley Schools next September. The traditional Gtizens* group This baby's always hungry I Closing thm book ] percentages from mete towns have ranged Mrs. Johanna. Chen, head librarian of tile from 50-60 percent. at playgrounds will Mountainside Public Library, has announced "If this trend persists we will accumulate meets Tuesday Family caring -foryoung robin thai the library wiU be closed'all day on by 1972-73 more than 160 additional students July 3 and 4. in m« Johnson and Brtarley schools than we begin this Monday Citizens to Preserve Mountainside wUl hold Karen Zimmermann, 11, and her_ brother,, . Hdf hour,, A tweezer filled with bread soaked anticipated a year ago. the delay in flie a public nieeUng Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Billy, 9, of 1131 Sawmill rd., Mountainside, to milk and some chopped meat makes him a expansion program combined with the sub- Registratien wUl be held Saturday from 9 Beeehwood School, : There will be a dis- recently became proud foster parents, Robbie, very contented bird, The children take turns stanHal transfer from parochial into publfe a«m, to noon at the rear of Eehobrbok School cussion on wHal the executive committee has a baby robin, was found in their bade yard feeding him when tiiey are home. Otherwise school enrollment has transformed a serious for the Mountainside ReereatienCommiMien's done during the past year. after being abandoned by its mother, ; '" riieir mother, Mrs. David Zimmermann tajtes Two arms can he problem of last year into a doubly sertoug summer program of supervised playp-ound Mayor Thomas J, Rlcelardl, members of Robbie was too young to fly when he was on die job. problem now, activity. Youngsters who wish to participate the Borough Council and representatives from found. He was taken in' and treated like a The Zlmmermanns bought bird seed for "The board has begun consideration of in the program are urged to register for the the executive committee of the citizens* group member of the family. He was kept in a box Robbie, which he completely Ignores. He pre- stronger than one several new approaches to the problem. No program, which Is open to all borough young- met recently with, the New Jersey Depart- in the kitchen. After a few days in die Zim- fers moths which are caught for his epicurean IMS wag a season for twin billing on Moun- decisions have been made nor is the board sters without cost, ment of Transportation in Trenton, They will mermann house, he began to fly just enough palate. close enough to a decision so that we could report on what was discussed and will also tainside baseball diamonds for toe Lawrie The program will begin Monday and con. to get out of the box, Robbie then was taken Mrs. Zimmermann went shopping oneday and brqmers — Mark, 14, and Madiew, 11. even estimate when a decision would be made. tinue through Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon present the Highway Deparonent'a plans for to his permanent home in me giirage where his Among the approaches suggested for eval- construetioinan Rt, 22, left Robbie at home, as rushed home to feed On one night earlier this monrii: Botti boys and 1 to 4;30 p.m. weekdays. favorite perch is a stepladder, ' him and found the bird was famished. She made their debuts as starting pitchers, and uations, are these approaches designed to Scheduled activities will include horse- Robbie is a very hungry baby. He peeps felt sorry for him and (aid she would not both hurled two-bit, shutouts, Both chalked up use through the period until permanent ex- shoe tournaments, setfljall, arts and crafts, when he wants to eat, which is about every leave him alone again for such a long period, the first shutouts of the year for Weir teams, panded facilities can be constructed are: table tennis and other playground activities School pay talks Robbie is taken out onto the lawn by the and both had made meir first appearances on "1) Extensive use of protahle classrooms; under the supervision of Dob Beaumont, as- children, but always comes back, TheZimmer- , tae mound die previous week as relief pit- 2) Dividing some of the existing large class- sisted by Miss Ann Settle. Quiet games — such MTA chief sends manns hope to teach him to fly and feel chers. , roomj into smaller units more commensurate as checkers, chess, card games and story now at standstill independent enough so that he can answer Mark plays for die Indians in me Senior with the sizes of someofouradvancedclasges; telling— also will be offered. the call of his species. League, managed by Glen Schoemer, Man is 3) Restructuring the education*! programs so Contract negotiations between me Moun- a letter of rejection with the Chiefs in die Major League, man- as to eliminate or consolidate those courses tainside Teachers* Association and the Moun- aged by Dick Smim, The boys are both in their in which we experience small class sizes' tainside Board of Education came to a stand- The Mountainside Teachers Association last rookie years in their respective leagues. "4) Some form of staggered or double still after the association recently rejected week formally notified die local Board of Edu- Summer hours listed Their sister, Nancy, 12, is a relief pitcher sessions in one or more of the four Regional die salary scale approved by the board at cation of its rejection of the board's latest for me Doves of the Girls' Softball League, High Schools, and S) A year-round school its last public meeting on June 9. However, salary guide, Jeanette Sektberg, MTA presi- by Mountainside YES managed by Mrs. Bobby Bloom, Nancy played year designed so that a quarter of the student Dr. Levin Hannlgan, superintendent of schools, danti wrote in a letter to Grant Lennox, board that same night, but saw no mound action. (Continued en page 5) saJd-that.alLteaehers Who do not have tenure president! have returned their contracts. "On .Mondayr^June^lSr the Mouhtainjide Mountainside "Youth Employment Service Those teachers who have tenure have not Teachers Association voted unanimously to this week announced its summer hours. Volun- • yet returned their contracts, but Hannlgan reject the unilaterally adopted salary guide teers will staff the office Tuesday, Wednes- said that none of them has given notice of gtven to them by the board with their contracts, day and Thursday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. quitting. He said they have until July 1 to "The association also voted to accept no This schedule wUl continue mrough Sept. 3i give notice if they want to get releases to contract unless It was negotiated and agreed The YES phone will be answered at aU other work in omer school systems, to by both parties across the table. The time I by its telephone valet. Haimigan added that negotiations most like- negotiating team of the Teachers Association YES reminded local businesses that college ly will be held over until September, He con- stands ready to continue negotiations towards students are now available for parttlme or cluded by saying that he does not expect any- tills end at any time that is mutually convenient fulltime summer employment. The YES phone one to resign, to both parties," number is 233-480P, Vikings clinch Major League crown; Cubs win N.I. title,aided by triple play Irt the Mountainside Little League Major Thursday the ' Orioles and Indians were Orioles, 10-2, The Orioles Were led by pitcher League, Matt Lawrie pitched a shutout as the rained out.