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PHOENIX, May 24,1973, Page 17District 13 ServesI __ %u25a0uiverse ropusaxsonContinued from Page 3turnover has been turned around.The screening groups, assessing the needs of each school, make their recommendations and pass them on to the district superintendent. Though the last word belongs to the Community School Board, its has largely followed the committee recommendations, she says. The district superintendent, Stanley Taylor, was chosen after screening committee consultation, and the district is happy with its choice she adds.Appointed to the Board in May 1972 after a similar screening process to replace one more resigning member, Claire Pearce became President in Oct. 1972. The mother of two children in Park Slope%u2019s P.S. 282, she has been involved in South Brooklyn%u2019s educational scene for years, and served, during 1970-71 as the Chairwoman of the South Brooklyn Development Council%u2019s Education Committee. She fought for the %u201cdual%u201d site for replacement of Park Slope%u2019s P.S. 133 and the addition of a Junior High School, slated for construction shortly%u2014 and is now discussing the possibility of including a High School in the Atlantic Terminal project, soon to go up in Downtown BrooklynJane Buchwalter, P.T.A. President in Park Slope%u2019s P.S. 282 on Sixth Ave. between Lincoln and Berkeley Places, feels that the parents who have worked hard to get a voice in school policy, are indeed beginning to have their say.She is particularly happy with the open classroom situation proposed by the parents, which is now going on in eight of District 13%u2019s schools, including P.S. 20 in Clinton H illFort Greene. Though, she says, the parents are concerned with children's reading levels they feel that the focus must go beyond such concentration. Buchwalter, too, is all for the new P.S. 282-P.S. 133 bilingual setup which has been run by %u201c an exceptional group of teachers,%u201d headed by Carmen Perez. The third grade %u201cEnglish dominant%u201d children are now getting math and social studies in Spanish, and some Spanish vocabulary and reading too, and the Spanish speaking third grade group, is now studying these subjects in English, she says.The program, Buchwalter pointsout is bi-cultural as well as bilingual with the children learning about the distinguishing and complementary features of the two cultures. The 16 classes in the two school pilot program have been so successful she feels, with reading levels as well as other skills upped, that its expansion this Fall into all the district's schools with a %u201csizeable non English speaking population,%u201d is absolutely warranted.Buchwalter is also optimistic about continued parent involvement with the new school board particularly in staff selection. She points to the fact that the new Principal of P.S. 282 was chosen by the school%u2019s parents, and feels that the connection so far has been a happy one, auguring well for the future.i-i! m ffiMm p iDuring the National Hospital Week luncheon held recently at The Methodist Hospital of Brooklyn, Vernon Stutzman, Executive Director of the institution (left), shows Al Spruck, President of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Vice-President of Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, a drawing of Brooklyn's first linear accelerator for the treatment of cancer which will be installed at Methodist this year.Brooklyn College Expanding Facilitiesand Enrollment to Meet DemandBrooklyn College plans to expand its special programs andfacilities to meet the needs of anincreasing enrollment of Vietnamand other veteran-students, collegePresident John W. KNeller hasannounced.At present, more than 1,500 veterans are enrolled at Brooklyn College, the largest veteranBrooklyn Arts NamesArt Show WinnersPrizewinners in the PromenadeArt Show, continuing through this weekend, were announced by theBrooklyn Arts and CultureAssociation after judging on May19.They include: Oils %u2014 RudiGyselings, Douglass St., first;Joan Feinsod, Forest Hills,second; Michael Casey, Henry St.,hon. mention. Watercolors %u2014Howard Lessnick, Binghamton,first; Al Narizzano, Oceanside,second; Hardol Radgiff, Jamaica,hon. mention.In sculpture, Mr. Vergesse,Cobble Hill, was first; Ernest Porcelli, Third St., second.Acrylics %u2014 Nick Davis, KewGardens, first; FarrellBrickhouse, Union St., second;Bruce Boyce, Henry St., third.In graphics %u2014 Richard Cortez,Brooklyn, first; Lynn Small,Brooklyn, second; and RoccoNegri, Norman St., third. Inphotography %u2014 Thomas Janus,Brooklyn, first; Herman Beck,Richmond Hill, second; andLeonard Smoke, Brooklyn, third.Stretch Dollars withSenior Citizen BookletA new publication which tellssenior citizens how to get morevalue for their money and avoidbeing victimized by frauds hasbeen prepared by the Departmentof Consumer Affairs.%u201cDo%u2019s and Don%u2019t%u2019s for SeniorConsumers%u201d is available inEnglish and Spanish, in regular orlarge-type versions. The eight pagebooklet explains how to stretchyour food dollar and includessuggestions about the best way forthe elderly to protect themselveswhen dealing with repairmen,door-to-door salesmen, and utilitycompanies.The pamphlet also containsinformation about specialdiscounts available to seniorcitizens such as reduced rate cardsfor public transportation, moviesand concerts. Anyone who wishesto attend a senior consumerseminar or receive a copy of %u201cDo%u2019sand Don%u2019t%u2019s for Senior Consumers%u201dshould write to Mrs. Bruck at theDepartment of Consumer Affairs,80 Lafayette Street, New York,N.Y. 10013, or call 566-0858.enrollment in CUNY system.During the last three years thenumber of veterans has nearlytripled in the day session anddoubled in the evening andgraduate sessions.The college%u2019s Veterans Counseling Center provides jobplacement assistance, tutoring andremedial programs for veterans,orientation counseling, drugcounseling and administrativeliaison with the Veterans Administration and other relatedagencies.Dr. Kneller pointed out that, inBridgesBirthdayContinued from Page 5poems and works by past Heightspoets Louis Zukofsky and GeorgeOppen. Poets Paul Zweig andGalway Kinnell read fromVladimir Mayakovsky, and HartCrane, and Kinnell ended with thelast half of Walt Whitman%u2019s%u201c Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,%u201dwritten before the advent of theBridge. %u201cCome on Ships from thelower bay! pass up or down whitesailed schooners, sloops, lighters!%u201d%u201cFlaunt away flags of all nations!be duly lower%u2019d at sunset.%u201d %u201cBurnhigh your fires, foundry chimneys!cast black shadows at night fall!cast red and yellow light over thetops of houses.%u201dan attempt to get more veterans involved in the educational process, the college has applied for federal funds under the Emergency Employment Act. This would permit the employment of up to 40 veterans who would be responsible for peer-to-peer counseling, tutoring and recruiting of other vets to the opportunities available at Brooklyn College.%u201cIf the Federal funds are made available, we will be able to reach out to an estimated 43,000 veterans in Brooklyn,%u201d Dr. Kneller said. %u201cRegardless of the action on our request for federal funds, we will continue to exert all our efforts so that former members of the armed forces at Brooklyn College receive full educational opportunities.%u201dThe college has instituted a new %u201coutreach%u201d program for exservicemen which is helping nearly 100 Vietnam veterans earn high school diplomas and prepare them for college entrance. The outreach program, started last November, is conducted at the college%u2019s downtown center at 72-96 Schermerhorn St. Veterans attend full-time programs and special classes in college skills to qualify them for Brooklyn College admission.Members of the college%u2019s veterans counseling office also work in Brooklyn%u2019s inner city to get veterans interested in coming back to or starting college.The Veterans Organization atBrooklyn College has had a centralrole in developing the programs incooperation with college faculty.The Veterans Organization,headed by three co-chairmen,Joscelyn Everning, Michael Goldand Ronald Raphael, aiso hasgiven leadership to collegiateveterans affairs through the stateand at national conferences.%u201cWe%u2019re looking for the Tost%u2019 vet,the one who is not aware of theprograms and opportunities thatare available to him at BrooklynCollege,%u201d said Prof. Robert Link,head of the college%u2019s VeteransCounseling Center. %u201cOften, themain thing veterans have going forthem is education benefits and wewant to show them that BrooklynCollege is responsive to theirneeds. This is the time that weshould support proposals to increase benefits. College andvocational schools should bebrought up to the standards ofWorld War II.%u201dThe college is also the leader of anew New York Area VeteransAdvisory Council, which serves asa means of communication between the Veterans Administrationand the Vietnam-era veteran. Thecouncil makes recommendationson the implementation or expansion of existing programs aswell as the initiation of new onesthat may better serve the needs ofthe veteran.PERFECT M O TO R S IN CSPECIALIZING INVOLKSWAGENS ervice . P arts ft R epa irs440A 13tH StBROOKLYN, N. 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