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When the extraâ€"curricular music program of the Uniâ€" versity of Waterloo comes to an end next summer, Conrad Grebel College will step into the gap, according to President Frank Epp: He told his Board of Goâ€" vernors on Deéc. 1 that the College "has in place most of what is required to reâ€" spond positively to the preâ€" sent situation‘‘. The Board agreed. The budgetary squeeze forced the Univerâ€" sity to terminate next June 30, the employment of a fullâ€" time director of extraâ€"curâ€" ricular music activity, inâ€" cluding choir, orchestra, and band. Cambridge District Christian High School holds sodâ€"turning ceremony On Saturday, Nov. 18. at 2 p.m. about 80 parents, stuâ€" dents, teachers, board members and interested friends attended the sodâ€" turning ceremony for the beautiful new facilities for the Cambridge District Christian High School. Since students are attending from Drayton, Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, Camâ€" bridge and Mount Forest, the school has purchased 10 acres of land in a central loâ€" cation, just off of Hwy. 7 in Breslau. Seventy voices in four choirs will filt First United Church, Waterioo. with the songs of Christmas at a speâ€" cial concert Sunday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. An informal time of carol singing and reâ€" freshments will follow the concert. â€" The choirs are part of the church‘s active music proâ€" gram directed by Nixon Mcâ€" Millan. They are the 40 Seventy voices will fill First United Church The extraâ€"curricular proâ€" Licence stickers went on sale across the province on Friday, Dec. 1. Transportation and Communications Minister James Snow, announced that there will be no increase. The fee schedule will remain at $30 for a fourâ€"cylinder car; $45 for a sixâ€"cylinder car and $60 for eightâ€"cylinder automobiles with an engine displaâ€" cement of less than 6.5 litres. Eightâ€"cylinder cars with an engine displacement of more than 6.5 litres, registered after Dec. 1, ‘77 will cost the owner $80. Motorcycle registration fees are $20. Local MTC offices are located at Stanley Park Mail Kitchener and Belmont Plaza in Kitchener. Buy 1 turkey or pizza sub and present this coupon at any of our Twin City Locations and get a 2nd sub FREE (Pick up only) Aliâ€"_ aunicae MAMar TR Conrad Grebel College will fill campus . music gap â€" Licence stickers go on sale YELLOW SUBMARINE INTRODUCES TURKEY & PIZZA SUBS 2 FOR 1 SPECIAL gram was originally started by the Student Federation and in better economic times taken over by the Uniâ€" versity. The Federation conâ€" tinued to underâ€"write proâ€" duction costs while the Uniâ€" versity paid the director‘s salary. The academic or curâ€" ricular music program of the University developed at Conrad Grebel College, the Mennonite College on campus, beginning in 1965 with Prof. Helen Martens, whose Children‘s Choir reâ€" cently won the top award in a CBC national competition. It was an exciting time last Saturday for all those involved with the school to see the building started, after three years of prayer and hard work to provide this area with an interâ€" denominated,. parentâ€"conâ€" trolled high school that would offer a topâ€"quality education. . Mr. Ralph Thompson, Chairman of the Board of Trustees welâ€" comed everyone to the cereâ€" mony andspoke briefly on the development of the school and its basis and purâ€" The College is now responâ€" sible for a B.A. program and voice adult choir; ‘"The New Peopje‘‘ and the ‘Young Ladies,""_ both teenage groups: and ‘"The Rock Foundation‘‘ made up of young adults. The program opens with a carol by Jana Skarecky, Waâ€" terloo. a member of ‘"The Rock Foundation" and a thirdâ€"year music student at Wilfrid Laurier University. un um un un Several â€" extraâ€"curricular choirs, related to the proâ€" gram and conducted by Proâ€" fessors Maust and Enns, will now be promoted to inâ€" clude all interested and quaâ€" lified University students, faculty, and staff. Enns‘ 40â€" voice Church Colleges Choir and â€" Maust‘s â€" 20â€"voice Chamber Singers gave a Christmas concert before an audience of 400 in the Huâ€" manities Theatre on Nov. 24. A pose. Passages of Scripture were read relating to the foundation of the school. Other members of the Board participated in the programme as well. Mr. Thompson introduced Mr. George Schiedel, of Schiedel Construction who are build: ing the structure. and Mr. Schiedel spoke to the gathâ€" ering, saying how pleased he was to be able to build the school and that he would do a good job. . The adult choir will sing ‘"The First Nowel,"" a cantaâ€" ta by Ralph Vaughan Wilâ€" liams. Included in the proâ€" gram are nine unpublished carols written by Canadian compoSers. Barrie Cabena will be organist for this conâ€" cert. Building is underway now and it is anticipated that There is no admission charge; a freeâ€"will offering will be taken. Other â€" First â€" wunited church musical events for the Christmas season are planned. On Sunday, Dec. 17. the eleven o‘clock worâ€" ship service of Lessons and Carols will include the eight church choirs, from adults down to age five. The choirs will combine for a Christâ€" mas Eve service at 8:00 p.m. Dec. 24. Everyone is welcome at these events. First United Church is on the corner of King and William streets. ----------J Offer expires Dec. 16 takipg construction will take about 22 weeks. In the meantime, the school is using First Baptist Church. Waterloo and is very grateful to the _members there for allowing the school to meet there. Also, the Board is busy conâ€" tacting its members, friends and other people in the comâ€" munity about helping with the financial needs of the new building. Barb, aged 20, is a cocktail waitress who enjoys tennis, swimming ing and camping. She is also a great fan of travelling. Waterloo Chronicte, Wednesday, December 6, 1078 â€" Page Mennonite children‘s choir wins top prize The Interâ€"Mennonite Chilâ€" dren‘s Choir, won the highâ€". est prize in the Junior Caâ€" tegory of the CBC Second National Choral Competiâ€" tion. The competition, a biennial project sponsored by the English and French service division of the CBC in coâ€"operation with the Canada Counecil, attracted 60 entrants from across Canada this year. The choir was awarded second prize in its class, since no choir quaâ€" lified for the first prize. Helen â€" Martens, the choir‘s leader and founding director, is an accomplished pianist and choral director and a Professor of Music at Conrad Grebel College on the University of Waterloo campus. Her work with the choir has been consistently praised over the years, both by local critics and festival adjudicators such as Gladys Whitehead. y Wednesday Girl Brian Haig‘s wil} be loaned to the Colâ€" lege. The Creative Arts ~Board of the Student Feâ€" deration likewise is enthuâ€" siastic about the develop The choir began as a choir school in 1966, Membership has always been open to all children between the ages of eight and sixteen, and for the first time this year Marâ€" tens will choose a select touring choir of 40 from the 68 children now in the school. Plans are underway for a European tour in 1980, to include Germany and Poâ€" They perform next in conâ€" cert with the Kâ€"W Philharâ€" monic Choir on December 16 and 17 at St. Peter‘s Luthâ€" eran Church in Kitchener. The featured work will be the premiere performance of a setting of Medieval carols for adult choir, chilâ€" dren‘s choir, hand bell choir, and orkan, by local composer and organist Barâ€" rie Cabena. A formal preâ€" sentation of the Choral Comâ€" petition award will also be made on one of the evenâ€" ings. * . hikâ€"