" Waterloo Chronicle - Wrote perfect paper Baby raccoon ' likes babying HOUSES ON THE MOVE _ A Caroline Street motorist about to turn west on Erb Street, laughed Thursday, when a passerby warned, "You can't go that way. There's a house on the road." A few minutes later, he realized The first is the $1,500 award given annually by the department of physics for study at the Uni- versity of Waterloo with no strings attached, and the second is up to 10, $6o0ussistantships in Brendan, a Grade 13 student at Waterloo collegiate, wrote a per- feet test paper in a competition among 2,700 Ontario high school students, sponsored by the depart- ment of physics at the university. Brendan Reilly, l9, son of Dr. and Mrs. Park Reilly of 469 Park- wood Court, has won a $1,500 Isaac Newton scholarship in physics at the University of Waterloo. Financed in part by the physics faculty and from profits of tape recorded correspondence courses for high school physics teachers (Rent-a-Prof). the awards take two forms. Anyone who ever tried to house- train a pet knows there are problems and accidents. Not everyone, however, tl has managed to solve them as niftily as Mrs. David Dander of 189 Albert St. _ Teaching a baby raccoon who hadn't yet got its eyes open that there was a time and place for everything just proved too much for the Dander family. So Mrs. Dander got out her sewing kit and some flannel and whipped up some diapers, made to measure The solution worked like a charm. Feeding was a problem at first Brendan Reilly awarded Isaac Newton scholarship It is possible for a student to win both types of grants (plus an extra $200 scholarship in special cases) thereby receiving up to $3,900 during the course of his undergraduate career. This is the second year that the department of physics at the Uni- versity of Waterloo has conducted its own tests among Ontario high school students. Winners so far of the $600 as- sistantships are Jaan Kolk of Willowdale; Ron McLean of Sar- nia; David Scott of Downsview; and Steve McMurray of Guelph. In previous years, students were recommendea for the schol- arships by their high schools. the department which combine study and a few hours each week of laboratory work. until someone suggested putting him on baby foods. So faithfully every day, Mrs. Bender mixed upaformula and fedittoRacquel, as the tiny animal was named. When it cried, a pacifier was popped into its mouth. Like the formula and the diapers it worked. Everything seemed to be going fine for a week or two. Then it became evident someone had goofed. Racquel was a boy rac- coon and not a girl as was at first Since a rechristening was in order, the most discreet thing seemed to be to convert Racquel to Rocky. Johnny Dander deft) and his brother, Tab, coax diaper-clad Rocky to try a fish dinner. Brendan Reilly ferred to Plattsville and Linwood from their previous location on Caroline Street where the property was required for street widening. After a brush with hydro wires and traffic signals at Erb and Caroline Streets, they Aug. 4. K-W Canada Summer Games co-chairman George Kenney said 27.682 Twin City residents have signed up to indicate their support of efforts to secure the games for this area. Aug. 2. Thirteen-year-old Bruce Rietkerk of 85 Avondale Ave. S. is in fair condition at K-W Hospital with bruises he received in a bicycle acci- dent. He lost control of his machine when a towel caught in his front wheel. "rs' Aug. 3. Business was brisk for Waterloo stores nobaffected by the holiday closing bylaw. Waterloo County Supreme and county court sessions will be the busi- iest in history this fall according to the court registrar. Aug. 1 Waterloo North district boy scouts opposed more paper drives. District boy scout executive member Leslie Wheeler said that volunteers and trucks are at their limit. - Suzanne Glass of 17 Cedarbrae Ave. was first in the novice solo twirling competition for seven-year-olds in Webster, N.Y. Jilly 31. Residents of the Twin Cities sweltered through a hot and hu- mid 72-degree night. The Waterloo Ghosts were eliminated from the provincial women's softball intermediate A playdowns at Waterloo Centennial Park. Waterloo Grade 13 student Brendan Reilly topped Moo across the province to win the $1,500 Sir Isaac Newton scholarship at the University of Waterloo. He is a son of Dr. and Mrs. Park Reilly of 469 Parkwood Court. - . t . July 30. The Studio 1 Moses Springer Park. Week in retrospect Waterloo Cricket Club was defeated 60-95 by London Stildi? Lab Theatre played Treasure Island for children at WATERLOO, ONTARIO THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1970 - 10c