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Melodee Martinuk Chronicie Statff Hard economic times haven‘t held up the fundâ€"raising efforts of Waterloo‘s two universi ties Just 15 months into its fiveâ€"year fundâ€"raising drive. the University of Waterloo‘s Watfund has already collected $16.6 miltion of its $21 million objective. And at Wilfrid Laurier University, they are experiencing a similar success â€" with almost four years left in their Excelience in the Eighties program more than $3,888,078 of their $6.2â€"million goal has been raised. Funds flowing well in university drives WLU has designated 10 major improvement projects to be financed by funds collected through the campaign. The university last week announced that construction will soon begin on a $1.6 million, twoâ€"storey addition to the WLU Jiâ€" brary. Completion of the 28,000â€"squareâ€"foot addition is scheduled for midJanuary. The two extra floors will provide more reading and meeting reoms, additional space for books and will reduce overcrowding in other areas of the university, WLU officials said. _ The work will be done by Stewartâ€"Hinan of Beamsville and more than 90 per cent of the subâ€"contracts will be awarded to local firms. Normailly children are punished for drawing on the walls, but not this Watericoo "‘group of seven‘" who were invited to decorate the brick gide wall of Gary and Debbie Munce‘s house at 211 Rodney Street. "It was just something for fun to keep the kids busy for a couple of days," said Debbie Munce of the project. it took the young artists, shown here, (back row left to right) Billy Oswaild, Jeni Knarr, Caroi Knarr (front left to right) Garry Mpnce with his younger brother Ryan, Melissa Dietrich, Kris Dietrich and Benjy, three days to complete the mural, a scene from Snow White and the Seven Dwarts. Unfortunately people won‘t have much of a chance to view the children‘s masterpiece because theSrickwork is scheduled to be removed later this week. It would be extremely shortsighted to drop the question of pension reform now, Canadian Life and Healith Insurance Association chairman John Panabaker told the Canadian Pension Conference at its windup luncheon in Calgary last Using the theme "It takes two to tango", Panabaker, chairman and chief executive officer of Mutual Life of Canada noted that "pensions are a crucial Jongâ€"term element in the social and economic structure of a modern industrial society . s _ "We are already close to consensus on many aspects of pension reform."" Panabaker told the meeting, "Failure to move ahead after a decade of concentrated effort would telegraph a signal that Canadians are unable to agree on, and implement, any major social or economic poli‘cLy." L * He stressed that the private sector must still bring itself to face some of the fundamental issues underiying outstanding Pensions are crucial to socioâ€"economic structure . BEAUTIFUL BRICKS The present library was opened in 1965 when WLU had some 2,000 students. Two additional floors were added in 1971 by which time enroiment had increased to more than 2,500 students and library holdings to 150,000. Today more than 4,000 students attend WLLU and library holdings have swelled to approximately 800,000 items. As well, Thursday the university will unveil its new $500,000 computerized telephone system, the first capital project funded through the development campaign. Ofthe $16.6 million raised so far through UW‘s Watfund, $1.5 million has been used to finance construction of the university‘s new north campus athietics complex, the Columbia Iceâ€" fields, which will be completed this fall. University officials also expect construction to begin next year on a $4â€"million building to house UW‘s Institute for Computer Research. Other Watfund money has gone to purchase teaching equipment for the engineering and science deâ€" partments. UW‘s total raised includes $1.5 million pledged from students, $7 million from corporations and foundations, $541,476 from faculty and staff, $186,498 donated by alumni and $6 million worth of gifts in kind. pension questions, "Inflation protection is more than indexing. The real issue is whether the private pension system, on its own, can ever hope to achieve equal ‘bargaining power‘ between active workers and employers, on the one hand, and retired workers, on the other. In a call for coâ€"operation, Mr. Panabaker told his audience that, ‘"People in the private sector must recognize that there are injustices and ineguities in society that are major concerns to our political leaders, no matter what party colors they wear. In return, we may expect politicians to recognize our concerns for costs and efficiency; indeed, for economic survival. 4 ‘"This new realism ... opens the door to a constructive relationship between government and the private sector. The achievement of practical, equitable and affordable pension reform can provide the model for a demonstration of the effectiveness of this new relationship,‘"‘ he said. Melodee Mertinuk phato Board gives OK â€"to Human Resources Officer position Ray Martin Chronicle Special Starting September, the Waterioo County Board of Education will have a Human Resources Officer to ensure the school board is living up to its equal opportunity emâ€" ployment policy. Thursday night the public school board trustees approved the creation of the threeâ€" year position with its annual salary of ap proximately $25,000. According to Waterâ€" loo trustee Lynne Woolstencroft, coâ€" chairman of the task force examining the creation of the position, the proposal has been 16 months in the makâ€" ing and has the backing of both mens and womens teaching fedâ€" erations, the board‘s nonâ€"academic staff and has been endorsed proâ€" vincially by the Ontarâ€" io School Trustees Asâ€" sociation. "It‘s not often that you can get a unaniâ€" mous decision from all these groups on any thing, but that‘s what happened with our re port,"‘_ Woolstencroft said. Despite all this backâ€" ing, the school board trustees created the position with some reâ€" luctance. At the June 16 board meeting the trustees, after three hours of discussion, deâ€" ferred the matter until further data was avail able on what the exact duties of the Human Resources Officer might be. In the report presentâ€" ed Thursday night, Woolstencroft‘s task force recommended the individual be makâ€" ing sure staff are "emâ€" ployed and or promotâ€" ed solely on the basis of qualifications, merit and professional abiliâ€" ty." The task force also recommended the Human Resources Ofâ€" ficers duties include addressing imbalances in the school system, developing and giving equal opportunity workshops to board staff and other organiâ€" zations, but at the WATERLOC CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AAY 13, 1983 â€"â€" PAGE 3 fair amount of flexibiliâ€" ty so that the director of education can assign tasks as required. The Waterioo trustee maintained the leeway given by the trustees to the director of educaâ€" tion is important beâ€" cause not all of the duties could be achieved within the yearâ€"long term apâ€" After the first of the three years, the board will be given a full report on the progress of the resource officer along with a full job deâ€" scription . Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Waterloo city council Monday approved a zone change permitting construction of a 30â€"unit senior citizen‘s lodge on Erb Street. _____ _ The development will be built on the front portion of a 5.4â€"acre property at 305 and 307 Erb St. E. The building, estimated to cost $700,000, will initially contain 30 bedrooms for 60 individâ€" uals. According to a report prepared by the city‘s planning department, the lodge "would be geared to elderly persons who could not maintain an independent life in an apartment yet would not need specialized care as found in a nursing home." Develope{; will set aside 1.295 acres of the lot for a city phrk. The remaiping acreage, which backs onto Maple Hill Creek, will be zoned for suburban use and preliminary plans show possible future development as a 16â€"home subâ€" division. _ Ald. Richard Biggs withdrew from discussion and voting on the matter because he has a direct ‘"financial interest" in the project. â€" Ald. Mary Jane Mewhinney opposed the proposal saying "I have a great deal of problem approving a subdivision plan with housing backing onto a drainage course ... 1 don‘t think we can compound the problem we have there now." Last year a group of Culpepper Drive residents, whose properties back onto Maple Hill Creek, asked for improvements to the waterway because heavy flash floods endanâ€" gered the lives of their children. A consultant has been hired to investigate solutions to the problem and a special city committee, comâ€" posed of city staff and representatives of the residents‘ group, has been established to oversee the study. _ In other council news, core area streets could be decorated with colorful flags by early September if plans of Uptown . merchants proceed according to schedule. Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area representative Pa schefski outlined for council Monday a pro:‘o&\wect colorful nineâ€"footâ€"byâ€"three banners bea the BIA logo on utility poles in the core. . Total cost of the venture, including 72 flags and 44 hanging brackets, will be $4,616. The Waterioo Chamber of Commerce is contributing $2,000 towards initial purchase of the banners. Oschefski said the BIA will set aside $2,000 yearly in future budgets for the repair and maintenance of the flags. _ _ “.“‘I'E:;s-'(;n;';;yfio"bhti color in the core area of Waterloo," said Oschefski. _______ _ ______ Waterloo‘s aldermen enthusiastically enâ€" dorsed the BIA proposal. "It‘s a great idea to spruce up the uptown," said Ald. Glen Wright. "It (uptown) is looking better all the time." Council approves seniors‘ residence During the course of discussion trustees deâ€" The first presented by finance the position the task force autho reallocate monies alâ€" ready in the budget to cover the cost, which would open the position to all staff members. tive, which was ap proved, involved redeâ€" ploying an existing staff member for oneâ€" year, in line with the term of the appointâ€" ment, and that the ap pointment be reviewed each year