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address correspondence to Waterioo office : _ 92 King St. South, Waterloo, Ont., telephone $86â€"2830 Waterioo Chronicle office is located on 2nd floor of the 0. W. Sports building opposite Waterioo Squars. Parking on King Street or‘in Waterioo Square Open Monday to Fnday 9 OO a m w 5 p.m Perhaps the best thing the parents could have and are doing is disbelieving the board‘s claim that the school is not going to close. Unless they have it in writing, which is the only proof worth any weight at all, they are going to continuâ€" e to fight for the establishment of a kindergarten for 1979, if not 1978 to be sure enough students are entering the school in the early grades to keep it full for the next few years. After all, if there.are only 10 students in kindergarten, how does the board expect there will be 28 in grade one? Why are the parents so concerned? Surprisingly enough their fears extend beyond the fact that their little five yearâ€" olds will be walking close to a mile to school come snow, sleet and hail. They are also worried about the long range effects on the downtown core. The area is just beginning to show hope and the promise of revitalisation with younger families moving in. Take away the community school and younger families will move elsewhere. In a city boasting two universities it won‘t be long before the core is filled with transients, and this doesn‘t make for a very stable downtown area. In one to one confrontations and at a public board meeting on May 24, parents gave trustees an open invitation to come to their defence. While trustees were impressed by the caâ€" libre and accurateness of their research into the matter, it was the numbers that counted and they declined to take it upon themselves to look into it any further. They did hoâ€" wever consent to establishing a committee whereby trusâ€" tees, administrators, the Downtown Residents‘ Association and teachers and parents of all inner city schools in Waâ€" terloo, could get together to complete a study on the factors affecting these schools. The parents haven‘t heard another word. Wouldn‘t it be great if our city planners fought for the preservation of the downtown area with the same vim and vigor these parents display? It‘s nice to see someone taking a stand and seeing it through. If they succeed it is likely to benefit each and everyone of us. Twelve parents in the Alexandra Public School area fit this description and are to be commended. They aren‘t about to sit back and watch the Waterloo County Board of Education close their community school without letting their feelings be known. . What do most people do when something in the comâ€" munity isn‘t to their liking? They call on their elected repreâ€" sentatives to do the leg work and set the records straight. If the outcome isn‘t what they wanted they learn to live with it and come election time they simply cast their votes in a difâ€" ferent direction. 1 *Well thank goodness there are still a few people left in this city who have the guts and ambition to carry the load on their own shoulders and not take no for an answer. #ertoerloo chroenlcle Thank you for taking that major step, for showing sensitivity towards the neighbourhood, and for develoâ€" ping a proposal more compatible with the streetsâ€" cape. ooo Having volubly criticised the proposal for a six storey apartment building on George Street, this letâ€" ter writer now wishes to thank Waterloo Mennonite Homes Incorporated for reducing the height of its proâ€" posed structure from six to four storeys In addressing council on the proposal last week, Mr. John Enns, spokesman for the corporation, indicated that a review of funding and serious discussion with neighbourhood representatives led him and his fellow board members to decide in favour of a less dominâ€" eering structure. To the editor : â€" Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, July 19, 1978 4 Calling the _ Board‘s bluff w T4 »QC published every Wednesday by Fairway Press, a division of Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Record Ltd., owner 22 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener, Ont. subscriptions : $10 a year in Canada $12 a year in United States and Foreign Countries Publisher: Paul Winkler Editor: Terry James Business Manager: Wolfgang Urschel Philip Bast established 1854 Earlier this week an elderly woman was slightly injured when she tripped over one of several bicycles that are a daily obstacle to pedestrians on King Street. The nearest bicycle racks are on‘the opposite side of the street in Waterloo Square. ° + , RLlEKGIdtiq Srhool PV EAR DOWN Teits EM\ SCHOOL? WHAT EVER _ Voelig i