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ePressure needed to ~ build Waterioo road ePlan could save Alexandra School Kindergarten project By Geoff Hoile ._Chronicle staff writer . Alexandra School could once again have a kinderâ€" garten class next September if Waterloo county school board trustees endorse a study committee report to By Geoff Hoile Chronicle staff writer Regional Chairman James Gray says an imporâ€" tant link in the Waterloo road system could be deâ€" layed as much as nine years if there isn‘t sufficient "poâ€" litical influence brought to 124th Year No. 26 Construction of the conâ€" troversial threeâ€"quarter mile University Ave. extenâ€" sion from Erb St. to Hallâ€" man Rd. is designated as a riority 2 item (to be built Eetween 1984 and 1989) in the Regional Transportation _ Student, teacher recall old red schoolhouse Teaching kids from grade one through grade eight in a oneâ€"room country schoolhouse was not so much a question of discipline as a pooling of resources. Brock Foster, who taught 40 children in the oneâ€"room Red Hills School between Linwood and Walâ€" lenstein in 1951, recalls how everyone ate lunch toâ€" gether in the classroom in what was ‘"a natural arena for the kids to help one anâ€" other.""‘ But the real meaâ€" sure of a teacher‘s success was his ability to organize; ‘‘if you could put on a good Christmas concert, you were okay." The following year Mr. Foster moved to Cenâ€" treville School which stood on the corner of King St. E. and Fairway Rd. in Kitchener where the Charâ€" coal Steak House is now loâ€" cated. He was chosen to By Geoff Hoile Chronicle staff Comment 6â€"7 Sports 12â€"19 Classified 21â€"22 Community Calendar 23 Inside establish a pilot program. The report recommends a multiâ€"grade grouping of the kindergarten with grade one and grade two classes at the downtown Waterloo school as a solution to drastically declining student enrolment teach the 45 gradeâ€"fourâ€"toâ€" eight students in one of the school‘s two rooms by a threeâ€"man board headed by former regional chairâ€" man Jack Young, who was at that time chairman of the Waterloo board of eduâ€" (Continued on page 5) Plan Review. The plan, reâ€" cently approved by the Reâ€" gion‘s planning and developâ€" ment committee, sets out priorities for road construcâ€" tion throughout the region over the next 10 years. The short stretch of Uniâ€" versity Ave. ?{Jest extension was originally put into the Region‘s road budget for construction in 1981 at a cost of $250,.000. According to Gerry Thompson. the Reâ€" gion‘s senior transportation planning engineer. its role would be to reduce traffic on Erb St. West and Westâ€" Brock Foster Wednesday, June 27, 1979 in the area. A survey comâ€" pleted in the spring of 1978 had a projection of 24 chilâ€" dren for the school kinderâ€" garten, however the figure has since dropped to 14, which is below the number necessary to operate a ""reâ€" gular‘‘ kindergarten proâ€" gram. _â€"The study committee membership includes â€" parents; staff, both school and administrative; comâ€" munity representatives, a civic government represenâ€" tative and Waterloo trusâ€" tees; with the superintenâ€" dent of schools, Mr. P. G. Venton acting as chairman. During the eight meetings held this past school year the idea of a multiâ€"grade grouping plan was deveâ€" loped and approval to proâ€" ceed was obtained from Mr. William T. Townshend, the board‘s superintendent of operations. Mr. Venton explained that the combined class would be /elatively small ; 11 in the kindergarten, eight in grade one and nine in the grade two, making a total of 28 students anticipated for the 1979â€"80 school year. Mr. Towhshend pointed out that although the project is a pilot program it is not new ; there is the example of the old oneâ€"room schoolâ€" house. We may have to do it in other schools with dropâ€" ping enrolment, he added. The special committee will also be monitoring enrolment trends in five other Waterloo schools ; Eliâ€" zabeth Ziegler, Brighton, Empire, Harold W. Wagner and MacGregor. Alexandra Waterloo Mayor Marjorie Carroll in a recent interview called the Region‘s setting of priorities on the project ‘‘a complete dichotomy‘‘. The mayor pointed out that when the Region put out the five year budget forecast,. they had the transportation plan review material close at hand. ‘"They are not going to stick to that kind of priorizing."‘ she said. To be rigid is very wrong." mount Rd The regional chairman adâ€" mitted that $250.000 is "not a large amount in comâ€" parison to the total roads budget. but if it is to be moved up from priority 2 to priority 1. there will have to be some political influence brought to bear The transportation plan goes before regional council tomorrow for ratification. however. Mr. Gray said the decision reached would not necessarily be *carved in stone politically we will have to decide what we can (Continued on page 5) has a potential effective enrolment capacity of 241 pupils, but the current enrolment is down to 146 students. The situation is not as drastic in the other schools, and in fact MacGreâ€" gor will need two portables to accommodate an anâ€" ticipated 43 student surplus Mr. Venton cautioned that putting grades one and two together creates a challenge for the teacher that requires meaningful attention, and Chronicle staff writer The world‘s largest omelet. Big enâ€" ough to feed 5,000, consisting of 11,000 eggs fried in a 10 foot by 30 foot pan â€" that‘s what‘s in store for area resiâ€" dents this Saturday. Although the mess of eggs is for Kitchener‘s 125th anniversary as a city Barcley Boilers Ltd. of Waterloo is building the huge pan, and Conestoga College students from the Waterloo campus will be frying the enormous omelet. The Great Omelet Caper is sponâ€" sored by CHYM â€" CKGL Radio, as part of its 50th anniversary, and the Egg Marketing Board. Dofasco has donated Believe it or not, this 10 x 30 foot rectangular structure is a frying pan. It‘s being constructed by Barcley Boiler of Waterioo especially for use this weekend when the world‘s largest omelet is cooked up by students from the Waterloo Campus of Conestoga College. The only question left unanswered is, what‘ll they use to flip the oversize omelet? Waterloo company _ kicks in for giant _ omelette party adding kindergarten chilâ€" dren for a half day compliâ€" cates the matter even further. If you compare it to the little red schoothouse setting and then add all of the special training areas in the current school system such as resource facilities and language arts, it would be ‘‘*beyond the capacities of any human being.‘‘ He reâ€" ferred to the multiâ€"grade concept as a family ap proach that needs an enthuâ€" siastic teacher. WATERLOO, ONTARIO the 12â€"gauge steel, while Union Gas has donated the burners and propane. The actual cooking will begin about 6 a.m., and serving should start around 8 a.m. The Kiwanis clubs will handle disâ€" tribution, receiving small donations from those who wish to partake of this Various dignitaries have been invitâ€" ed to help the 17 or so Conestoga stuâ€" dents and teachers prepare the omelet. The actual cooking will take place on Frederick Street near Duke in Kitchener. mormning feast. J.M. Schneider inc. will be supplying 800 pounds of sausage and McDonald‘s Restaurants is providing toasted buns and coffee. "*a great interest in handling the class,"" according to the superintendent of schools, and will be assisted directly during the mornings by Alexandra School principal Jim Ribey when the kinderâ€" garten children are in attenâ€" **Most people have fond memories of their early school days, but really if you compare, making a close exâ€" A present staff member, Mrs. Kathy Done, expressed (Continued on page 3) 15 Cents