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K-W Skating Club meeting Smarts But that's exactly what the eight volunteers who signed ‘up for a course en- titled "Basic boatbuilding for Adults" will be learning Put 6 . Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, April 30, 1975 The art of sailboat build- ing may seem like an un- usual course for Waterloo community services depart- ment to offer citizens of a landlocked community. Dr. Jack Coker was re- elected president of the Kitchener-Waterloo Skat- ing club during the club's 37th annual meeting held on Monday at the Waterloo Adult Recreation Centre. Waterloo may offer 20 learn to sail programs I Also re-elected for a sec- ond term was vice-presi- dent David Howey and treasurer Harry Fishbein. Helen Powell was re-elect- ed to her thh term of office as secretary. New directors elected at Monday's meeting in- cluded; Murray Gies, Mar- garet Kerr-Lawson and Larry Peppler while re- elected directors were', A CLASSIC SLIN G It’s Cool... It's White B. SLEN DER BY "Celebrity" Patent and Calf Pump s. In White and Black Finely Fashioned in White & Black Patent Also Brown Calf - AA-B 91 m "Specialists in family footwear for over 25 years" 15 King St. North/WATERLOO/745-7012 HOURS: Mon. closed Tues. to Thur. 9:30-6:00 Fri. 9:30-9:00 Sat. 9:30-5:00 T“ There are no siiecial quali- fications required of peo- ple who sign up for the The volunteers will be building four eight foot wooden dinghies in the dressing room of Moses Springer swimming " rt' which has conv ted into a tempora$ workshop. in the next six to eight weeks. Major problems of the club cited during the meet- ing included the rapidly increasing cost of ice time in Kitchener, the need for more ice time for the inter- mediate-level children and for the fast-growing adult group. Barbara Beauchamp, Jean Bryden, Robert Bouskill, Wanda Dinkel and Marlene Young. The club also feels there is a need for more amateur adult coaches to help dur- ing the teaching sessions when the teenage coaches have other commitments. By "Celebrity" Some of the highlights of 27.95 27.95 Refreshing! Pretty shoes are in style again . . . fashioned in clean .0. Summer white. C. "BERMUDA" By Naturalizer Soft Glove Leather with Crepe Sole White, Camel and Blue 26 oo D. "CHERIOT" By Naturalizer Beautiful Bright White Patent, Also Navy, Red and Bone AA and B the club's year included: the club‘s involvement with Skate Canada last fall, the annual club competition with a record 54 entries, and the highly successful ice show held in April. Club members Robin Cowan and Sherry Baier won the Canadian champion- ship thus marking another highlight of the club's suc- cesses. course. They do not have to be carpenters or handymen because the boats are con- structed mainly with glue and braces instead of nails. The one thing they need is a willingness to learn more about boats and a desire to assist in a worthwhile pro- ject. For if all goes well with boat construction and During the year the club instructed more than 701 persons in both skating and figure skating, 214 boys in hockey power-skating sessions and more than 2.- 000 local youngsters in a learn-to-skate program. 27.00 She got the idea for the program when she heard of a sailing dinghy designed especially for young chil- dren that was unsinkable, sturdy and inexpensive: _ . It was called an Optimist. dinghy, and was designed by a member of the Miami Optimist Club. Through. the Optimist Club of Kitchener, Mrs. Spackman obtained plans to make the dinghies. The club also donated mon- ey for the construction of the dinghies. if the appropriate grants are received from the pro- vincial government, the boats will be used in a learn to sail program this summer at Laurel Conservation Ar- ea. Waterloo gymnasts winners at K-W meet The program will offer sailing instruction to chil- dren between the ages of eight and 10 years in a day camp environment. If the program goes forward, it will be the first sailing pro- gram offered by the com- munity services department in Waterloo. Mrs. Adrienne Spackman, vice-commodore of junior sailing for Conestoga Sail- ing Club, is the driving force behind the boat build- ing and learn to sail pro- gram. Waterloo athletes picked up several major titles Saturday in the first annual K-W Gymnastics Club junior championship at Kitchener - Waterloo col- tegiate. Heidi Ross won the over- all title for girls under 12 in the A group, after placing first in the vaults, first in the floor exercise and sixth in the parallel bars. Bonnie Briggs placed first overall after winning the Muleoge based on U s Federal Enwronmerwol Protector, Agency 1975 Fuel Economy Rape" 28 8 mpg crty, 45 6 mpg hvghwoy converted to umpenol gallons (1 umpenol gallon = I 20094 U S gallon) Dnvmg hobes and condmor1 of engme may result m dMerent consump'von rotes "Waterioo's Authorized Volkswagen Dealer" 550 Weber St. N. Waterloo Phone 884-7470 - Sales - Service - Parts 45 mpg highway 28 mpg city AUTO-HMS WATERLOO According to Mr. Sykes, converting the plans to linear was not too hard. But "it's a little difficult finding a \_metric tape measure in Kitchener, Wa- terloo right now," he said. finally arrived in the mail from England but the measurements were ih met- ric. Mrs. Spackman gave them to Sam Sykes who offered to make the con- version to linear measure. Waterloo community services is cautiously await- ing budget deliberations and the awarding of pro- vincial grants before or- ganizing details of the program. But present plans are to have three or _ Mrs. Spackman has or- ganized junior sailing pro- grams before, but never for children so young. Junior sailing programs previously sponsored by Conestoga Sailing Club in- volved long bus rides to Conestoga Lake which would be too tiring for younger children. "Younger children need more specialized instruction and shorter lessons, so it will be good to have a sailing program in the city," she said. . G) rabbit One hundred and thirty competitors between the ages of five and 14 years competed in the tournament. floor exercise and placing fourth in the bars, second in the vaults and third in balance beam. Another high scorer in the tournament was Louis Myers who won the 14 and under balance beam and placed second in the vaults and fifth in the parallel bars. for four courses over an eight- week period in July and August. Instructors will be trained sailing experts who have instructors badges from the Canadian Yachting Association. cN Letter s (Continued from page 4) teachers are particularly vulnerable to economic ex- ploitation. And there are few more degrading reflec- tions on the sick values of our society than the exor- bitant salaries we are pre- pared to pay hockey play- ers in contrast to the rela- tively paltry income to our teachers. That is obscene! In view of all these con- siderations, the frustrations of secondary teachers which resulted in the Ot- tawa strike strategy, are certainly understandable. But I repeat, the strategy which involved teachers holding our children for ransom in seeking redress from society for their econ- omic plight is totally unac- ceptable and cannot be tolerated by the public. May I suggest that it would be more appropriate for teachers to use their moral influence in seeking civilized solutions to the economic woes of the whole society rather than by flex- ing their political muscles for self-serving ends. Why, for example, does not the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation lobby with the government for the establishment of labour courts to that the barbaric methods presently used to settle economic wars, which are destroying our country, can be made permanently obsolete? Sincerely, . Ken Campbell, Chairman, Renaissance Ontario.