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m the first semester, stu- dents can take courses at a grade 11-13 level in the high school program. English, math, and accounting are offered at the grade ll level According to education experts, adult education is becoming increasingly po- pular. The board of educa- tion is providing the exten- sive program to answer the demand. The courses will be taught each Tuesday and Thursday ight for two and one-half rs. All the subjects are estered and can be com- leted in 18 weeks, accord- ing to the board of educa- tion. The first semester con- cludes Thursday, January 31 and the second begins Fe- bruary 5 and ends June 12. Instead, main to the Wa- terloo, cumty board of edu- ca_tjon, adults can attend night school courses at Cau meron HeightsCollegiate in "cheeier, beginning _Sep- 'nl'ger 18. K . As well as a long list of general interest courses, about 30 of _tttet,Ntrttt'srchotil programs can beappiied to- wards completing a secon- dary school diploma. -tn other words, someone who never completed high school can still get their grade 12 or grade 13 diploma by going to school at night. Adults in the [Waterloo area who are Interested iq continuing their high, school education don't have fo join the flood of teenagers who Eeturned to sghool yester- CUPE local at UW agrees to new contract Chionicle st." write: Provided the executive committee of the University of Waterloo's boom of goveinors gives approval. about 400 staff members at UW should have a new contract by the end of .next week. , The executive committee will be asked next Tuesday, Sept. " to approve an agree- ment reached between members of Canadian Uriior, of Public Empioyees (CUPS) local 793 and the university personnel department. " approved. the contact will cover various types of staff at UW, including those from the food services and plant operations depart- moms. The new contract has been ratified by the union membership. Of the approximately 400 members. 305 voted and the vote'vvas 62 per cent in favor of accepting the university's offer. That offer will provide an 8.2 per cent wage increase to all the union members br- inging the minimum hourly rate for employees concerned from $4.30 to $4.65. The max- imum hourly rate will increase from $7.55 to $8.17 if the executive committee approves the contract. The new contract will run for two years. from Juiy 1, 1979 to June 30, 1981 with a wage reopener clause at the end of the first contract year. E S. Lucy, director of personnel at UW, said negotiations leading to this contract were long, requiring " meetings and the services of a department of labor conciliation officer. The executive committee will also be asked to approve the provision of one additional paid holiday for all faculty and staff at UW for the years 1979 and 1980. " approved, that will bring the number of paid holidays at the university from " to " days. That change is included in the new CUPE local 793 contract. . Board _ was. night Schoél prawn-375m; "’ 9rre. 'rd'tttytr., " while swish, "rin det , Why. lii+rtitstryutd In the second semester, students can take advanced typing and office practice at the grade 11 level as well as art. English and physics. Accounting, economics, English, history and math will be available at The grade 12 level, and che- mistry, English, geography, .three math programs and Canadian literature will be offered at grade 13 Level. Waterloo county board of education Superintendent of Operations Stewart Whitney said in a board release that the night school program is partly motivated by declin- ing enrolments in public and secondary schools. "We see this as a positive outcome of declining enrol. ment in that we can now ac- commodate more adults than we could in the past," he said. He also admitted that the se. And, he added. subject counsellors will be available to students atregistration to help them make the best course selection. fwd inath ”Gianni are available at ttte grade 12 Bob Pullin, vice-phncipal of Waterloo-Word District Secondary School and night school principal said fees are $30 for each credit cour- Adults who‘wanl to pick up grade 13 subjects can take ttIN; Canadian and American istory, Canadian literature, algebra and the Canadian family in perspee- night school program. in. creases the ME over-all enrolment, and that fact pleases the board ot ethica- Ap extetuive advertising campaign when launched to publicile-the night school PW"?!- - Theaedmttaign began last January when the board suggested adults should re- gister at Kitchener-Wa- terloo Collegiate. which is Waterloo youth takes top honor in COE photography contest Most of the' work hots done so far has been still life, which he develops. prints and mounts In his own darkroom at his Waterloo home David works with David IS a Grade 13 graduate who now spends his time freelancing and doing other work in the pho tography field Eventually he would like to open his own business spemahzing In custom hlm processing. framing aM photography ' By Howard Elliott Chronicle staff writer One of David Jacobl's photographs IS definitely worth a thousand words Although the "Fyear-old Wa- terloo youth has only studied photography for four years. hels already proven himself to be one of-Wa- terloo's top artistic photographers Recently. he won an award for best over-all photo at the Central Ontario Exhibition. held at Kitchener's Memorial Auditorium He also won an award m the special effects category at the COE At a county-wide competition among high schools. Dawd again won first prize In the photography - and then went on to wm the prize for best narrative film In the same contest - onthespmutersystem.Ac- extedirtg to the boa-sinus relepae,00aehttsmqtsetrhd intetrmatioeteteettte-ittttial ads,and20regtsteredatttte highschool. 1 mhnetttettttttidotedu- cation again advertised, telling adults they could re- turn teachool in the fall. and “use at are being repeated now that the school season is starting. a Most ot the 400 students V But regular day school students now attending school must have permis- sion to enroll'in the pro- gram, and must bring a note from their principal. who registered tor the night. school program last year were adults, although some high school students attend- ed to complete their diplo mas earlier. .. . Mature situdenis - those not presently in school = The talented shutter-bug became Interested In tak- Ing pictures In the same way many people do __ through a relative with sumllar interests In DavWs case. his uncle was the qnf who planted the seed "Ever since then. Iielrcome more and more In- terested." David said in an interview last week lb It's a way to express myself .. Unlike most newspaper photdtrraphers. David con- siders photography an art form He says he can re- flect his various moods through taking different-types of pictures He uses two different types of cameras for his work a Nikon F-2 and an RB camera which takes larger negatives The larger negatives are higher quality than the 35mm Nikon takes. he said. but the box ca- mera is heavier and more cumbersome to transport both black and white and color photography While David. son of Mr and Mrs A Jacobi. Nor- man St . Waterloo. eventually wants to go into tru- smess for himself. he's In no hurry Until then he's content to practice his art and continue to develop the talent that has already made him a weil-knosht pho tographer in the Waterloo area Students who qualify are evaluated on the basis of their existing high school credits and their work ex- periehce since leaving school. Mter evaluation. placement counsellors re- commend the best courses for the students to take. " win wanna take the night courses musLbe " year; old. and they‘mugt have been out at school for at least a year. _ .