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The search is now in proâ€" gress for 40 area girls to take part in the fun and excitement of this year‘s Miss Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo pageant. * Preliminary judging will take place September 15 and 16 and the pageant will be held Monday, September 19 at the Valhalla Inn. Page 2 â€" Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, August 3, 1977 The winner will be Kitâ€" chener â€" Waterloo‘s repreâ€" sentative in the Miss Canâ€" ada pageant and will also compete in the Miss Oktoâ€" berfest pageant on October 6 at the Humanities Theatre, University of Waterloo. ‘"The winner of this year‘s pageant will receive over $1,000 in beautiful clothes and prizes, plus some addiâ€" tional ‘surprises‘," _ said Donna Weiss of the Pageant Committee. Both the Kâ€"W and the Miss Oktoberfest pageants are being sponsored by Genâ€" _ freute ue Search begins now for Miss Oktoberfest Main Maill Waterioo Square For Kittens, Cats and Toms eral Foods and the Miss Okâ€" Pageant entry forms are toberfest pageant will be available at nfe Oktoberâ€" televised . on CKCOâ€"TV. fest Office, ‘Ontario & Tickets for the pageants Charles Streets or by calling are $10 576â€"0571. The rules of the Anonymous donor helps professor It‘s not every day that a _ compassionate priest gets involved with Einstein‘s theory of relativity. But it happened the other day ... in Chicago of all places. The priest happens to be a long standing friend of one of the delegates to the eighth international conâ€" ference on relativity and gravitation, to be held on the University of Waterloo (UW) campus, Aug. 7â€"12. The delegate is Prof. Sriranâ€" jan Banerji, of Burdwan, India, who has been invitâ€" ed to give a paper at the conference. But the Indian government will allow him Parkdale Pharmacy â€"EE PAINTER PANTS Visit our new expanded location OPENING SPECIAL only 1 699 to bring only $100 with him, least 14 days... so after the and his airline tourist ticket conference ends he will be requires that he remain at stranded in Canada for eight August 17 is the date of the final Wednesday evening hike at the Laurel Creek Nature Centre in Waterloo. Leaving the Nature Cenâ€" tre at 6:30 pm sharp, hikers will be looking for insects, reptiles, amphibians and other soâ€"called foul and natural color from size 24 up Laurel hike is planned HOURS Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday 12 noon to 6 p.m. open 7 days a week. must be single, 18 to 25 years of age, have completed at appreciated or understood. The hike will endeavor to give visitors a look into the insect and reptile life as it exists at the Laurel Creek Nature Centre. Hike leadâ€" ers will be Bruce Duncan and Barb McKean, Natural Resource Interpreters for the Conservation Auâ€" thority. As mentioned, the eveâ€" ning is designed for the enâ€" tire family and is offered free of charge. Refreshâ€" ments are also provided. Insect and reptile life are a fascinating part of the natural environment The Laurel Creek Nature Centre is located at the end of Hallman Rd by the western edge of the Laurel Creek â€" reservoir. For further information, phone the Grand River Conservaâ€" tion Authority at 621â€"2761, or the Laurel Creek Nature Centre at 885â€"1368. loathesome creatures. This may not sound like the type of topic best suited for the faint at heart, but it is designed for the enâ€" tire family. so after the days prior to flying home. ; he will be The $100 will barely provide ada for eight â€" shelter for that time, let alone food or any sightseeâ€" ing he might wish to attempt & (say, a trip to Niagara Falls, A or Stratford, or Toronto). prepared to enjoy this ex was the case last year, there will be no talent segment Prof. Banerji accepted the situation without comâ€" plaint; however he did menâ€" tion his problem in a letter to a friend with whom he had studied in Germany, many years ago. The friend is Rev. Kyran O‘Connor, of the Passionist Monastery, Father O‘Connor felt it would be a shame if his old friend had to undertake such a long and important trip under conditions that would leave him practically destiâ€" tute a good part of the time. So he wrote a letter to the ‘"Action Line" editor of his local newspaper, the Chiâ€" cago Tribune. In turn, the Action Line editor, Kenan Heise, got in touch with UW officials After some scurrying around a way was found to extend Prof. Banerji‘s stay on the camâ€" pus for an additional eight days, at no cost to him. Kilgour is WLU faculty president Dr. D. Marc Kilgour, assistant _ professor _ of mathematics at Wilfrid Laurier University, is the new president of the WLU Faculty Association. . He succeeds Prof. _ Arnold Frenzel, an economist. Other executive memâ€" bers are Dr. Douglas Mcâ€" Cready, vice â€" president ; Dr. Frederick Little, re Learn To Drive CGall 745â€"4901 AND _ SAVE UP TO Office & Classroom â€" 612 King E., Kitchener Please call us for more information ON YOUR AUTO INSURANCE PREMIUMS Call us now at 745â€"4901 DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL Our Next Course Starts TUESDAY AUGUST 9 and entrants will be judged on poise and personality. Application deadline is Sepâ€" tember 14. Local businesses are also encouraged to take part by obtaining information from the Oktoberfest office on entrant in the Miss Kitchâ€" enerâ€"Waterioo pageant. Youth picnic Aug. 5 A youth picnic and rock concert will be held August 5 at Centennial bandshell. The event, which is free to youths aged 10 to 16 years, will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. The program will include two rock bands, Helix and Shamus, water balloons and egg tossing contests, pie eating contests and team by the Wateriloo Communâ€" ity Services department and CHYM radio. novelty relays. Free parking is availâ€" able. Enter the park at Westmount Rd. beside the fire hall. In the event of rain this event will be movâ€" ed to Waterloo arena. cording â€" secretary; Dr. Robert Alexander, corresponding secretary and â€" information â€" officer; Dr. Arthur Read, treasurâ€" er; and Dr. Gerald Keller, chairman of the Compensaâ€" tion Committee. The Faculty Association represents the interests of all of WLU‘s fullâ€"time teachers.