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By Geooff hoile Chronicie staff writer Decisions governing the future of some Waterloo schools will not likely be guided by a $65,000 report studying declining school enrolment tabbed in council â€"Monday according to the hool board‘s superintenâ€" t of operations. William Townshend said the Waterloo school board has established its own comâ€" mittee of community repreâ€" sentatives to look at schools It happens every spring. The bears in Waterloo Park are frolicking and enjoying the current spring weather, but the peacock below seems to be having trouble capturing attention of the mate of his choice. After four or five attempts, strutting his magnificent plumage, he finally gave up. School board prefers local study ing effectively. Among others studied are six eleâ€" mentary schools in the city of Waterloo;, Alexandra, Elizabeth Ziegler, Brighton, Empire, Harold W. Wagner and MacGregor. . By 1982â€"83 there will be an increase in elementary school enrolment in Waâ€" terloo according to optimisâ€" tic projections and thereâ€" fore, Mr. Townshend felt the rapidly declining enroiment in the region with the intenâ€" tion of keeping them operatâ€" their thoughts turn to... In spring... situation forming the priâ€" mary concern of the Metro Toronto School Board report was ‘‘not comparable‘‘ to conditions in Waterloo and would ‘"not necessarily be the steps the Waterloo board would have to take." Waterloo Ald. Doreen Thomas, the past chairman of the Waterloo County Board of Education, tabled the report entitled Project School at Monday‘s council meeting as a source of inforâ€" mation on the subject of deâ€" clining enroiment. "Etobiâ€" to welfare agencies or priâ€" coke bhas a serious prob vate companies. The report lem,‘~ she said, "they have estimates renovations ~ 2,500 fewer students this would=costâ€"from about year and face the prospect $700,000 to $2.5â€"million. of 30 schools closing over _ Waterloo Ald. Charlie the next five years. There is Voelker recommended a siâ€" no6 indication they are going milar scheme earlier this to close any schools in Waâ€" year. as a possible alternaâ€" terloo, but somewhere down tive to the board‘s closing the line this could happen." . all or part of Alexandra One recommendation of the report called for convetâ€" sion of.surplus schools to homes for the elderly, on a lease or outright sale basis * *uagmid +C 0 sew a Between 25 and 30 people showed up last Tuesday night at the Adult Recreation Centre, Waterloo, to talk about minor hockey. _ â€" e e ~o 2 And while opinions expressed at the public meeting â€" sponsored by the City of \gaterloo â€" differed greatly, the concensus was that some a ts of minor hockey organizaâ€" tion and play should be reviewed, and possibly revised. Most of the people at the public meeting were involved in some way with minor hockey in the area. Representatives from the Waterloo Minor Hockey Association, coaches, parents and one teenage hockey player were all given an opâ€" portunity to express their feelings about the sport. Mr. Dosman opened the meeting by outlining the policy of the local minor hockey association, which is to gain public interest in the sport, to govern and promote minor hockey in Waterloo and to stress fair play and sportsmanship among players. _ . _ Waterloo Alderman Blake Hull chaired the meeting, with help from community services director Ken Phlug and WMHA president Dennis Dosman. . S _ _ Waterloo community services director Ken Phlug folâ€" lowed Mr. Dosman by explaining the City‘s involvement in with minor hockey. s S The City of Waterloo provides the facilities used by the minor hockey association, provides financial help in the form of a 50 per cent subsidy and provides staff assistance where possible. Minor hockey meeting draws small crowd The idea of a public meeting on minor hockey in Waterloo originated with Ald. Mary Jane Mewhinney. The meeting coincides with an Ontario government questionnaire asking people what they think of the state of hockey in the provinâ€" ce. According to recent statistics, 40,000 of the questionâ€" naires have been returned. of an estimated 80,000 mailed out Although the Waterloo public meeting was to have been about violence in hockey, discussion ranged from that topic to others such as skill development in players. teams traâ€" velling away from home. selection of coaches. body contact and attitude. Joe Hoban. a tier two team coach, told the audience that he though attitude was the most serious problem facing coaches. parents and players. Classroom instruction for everyone involved in the game should be instituted. he said. to deâ€"emphasize the aggressive aspects of hockey. Howie Dietrich,. an exâ€"hockey player with two sons playâ€" ing locally. said organizers should take a very serious look at body contact in minor hockey. Young players are not developing adequate skills. he said. because too much emâ€" phasis is placed on aggressive play. Often a player can t "express the talent he‘s got because the coach sends some goon out to get him." Mr. Dietrich said. Another coach. John Hanosh. said 12 and 13 yearâ€"old plavers are starting to lose interest in the game because of the violence and aggressive coaching techniques. Parents. he stressed. should be disciplined for their behavior at games as well as players. Mr. Hanosh also complained that refereeing at the minor hockey level is not consistent. All of the comments and discussion at the meeting were taped. and will be forwarded to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association. The OMHA will sift through the suggestions and criticisms and try to formulate some minor hockey guiâ€" delines using the information. Bill Frankish, campaign chairman for the local unit of the Canadian Cancer Society announced last Friday that the society‘s fund raising objective of $100,000 has been met. Several weeks before the end of the campaign, Mr. Frankish said.under half of the total objective had been met. On Friday Mr. Frankish said support from the press helped cancer society volunteers with their canvassing. He also praised the community for its concern and support. Cancer society fund objective met By Howard Elliott Chronicle staff writer school due to dropping kinâ€" dergarten enroiment there. ‘The school has a potential effective eanrolment capaâ€" gity of 241 pupils, however the current enroiment is down to 146 studénts. As of Sept. 1978 Elizabeth Ziegler school had an enrolâ€" ment of 210 out of a potential (Continued on page 5) Be