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Ray Martin Chronicle Special The Waterloo Count1 Separate School Board is creating a novel new forum to promote stu dent authors and poets through the introduc tion of a literary jour nal. The journal which is an experiment and the Everything you wanted to know about coins Pat Arbuckile Chronicle Staff Have you any old coins that you‘ve been wanting to trace the history of? The Kâ€"W Coin Society can probably help you. _ _ o_ Established 23 years ago, the club provides a forum for those interested in coins, both serious collectors and hobbyists, "to get together, discuss and share their interest in coins," explained club president John Mcinâ€" tvre. The club‘s regular monthly meetings at the Waterloo Public Library feature displays of coins by club members. slide presentations, guest speakers discussing aspects of coin collecting and a monthly coin auction. A 1902 Leopold Medallion was one of he many items that Roger Zabiszewski had on display at last week‘s meeting of the Kâ€"W Coin Society. Club president John Mcintyre (right) looks over the collection prior to the start of the mogt!ng. h ahore The small auction gives members an opportunity to add to their collections from the approximately 30 coins that are auctioned RC board promotes writing through literary journals Alison Stirling and Phil Weller WPIRG still dedicated to curing society ilIs Society discusses first of its kind in the province is aimed at encouraging students to write and better communicate According to Peter Hicknell, superintendâ€" ent of education. the journal when completâ€" ed in June will serve as an additional resource throughout schools in the region and will inâ€" crease the awareness of teachers, students and parents of the talâ€" ents developing in the schools. All Grades 7 to 10 students are being inâ€" vited to take part, but quotas are being set on the numbers of articles accepted in order to The Waterloo Public Interest Research Group isn‘t a gang of wideâ€"eved. â€" wellâ€"intenâ€" tioned dreamers out to change the whole world. They know it‘s not possible to accomâ€" plish all that. Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff But. they say, there are a great many speâ€" cific social ills that can and should be imâ€" proved and that is what the WPIRG is working towards. The Waterloo Public off each night, explained Mcintyre. Members also buy, sell or trade coins from the many that are on display at the meetings. Mcintrye emphasized, however, that the club is not limited exclusively to coin collectors. Those who attend the meetings range from several major collectors to a lady who collects only centennial silver dollars. A few are not collectors but attend because of a general interest in coins. . ‘‘*People who have coins and don‘t know their history can come (to the meetings) and see if any of the members can give them any information." added Mcintyre. _ The Kâ€"W Coin Society‘s next meeting will be held Tuesday, March 15 at 8 p.m. in the library and members are planning displays of their collections during coin week April 17 to 23. The general public is welcome to attend both events. limit the size and cost Quotas on the journal of the publication. will include a story & from each separate The journal when _ school in the region and published will be 100 _ each class may submit pages in length with no _ a poem. When completâ€" article longer than ed the school board 1,000 words. Submisâ€" â€" plans on defraying the sions for the journal publications cost by will be accepted up to charging a dollar per April 11, 1983 and must copy for the literary be in typed form. journal. The journal when published will be 100 pages in length with no article longer than 1,000 words. Submisâ€" sions for the journal will be accepted up to April 11, 1983 and must be in typed form. Interest Research Group is a student funded, studentâ€"directâ€" ed education and reâ€" search organization operating out of the University of Waterioo. Last week the group officially celebrated its 10th birthday with an afternoon party in the university‘s campus centre complete with cake and entertain ment. Research: educa tion: action is the phiâ€" losophy of WPIRG and that more clearly than Pat anything else describes what the organization is all about â€" WPIRG staff research current environmental, social and technological issues, they. work to educate the public by organizing lectures and workshops and they plan courses of action to work towards resoâ€" lution of defined social problems. We‘re not such idealâ€" ists in this group that we feel the whole world can beâ€" changed,. but parts can. and we want to be a part of it," commented Alison Stirling, who has been with the group since its inception. "We‘re tryâ€" ing to increase public understanding of the issues and take on things that are realizâ€" able, goals that can be achieved." ‘‘We don‘t just critiâ€" cize, we also look at what you can do and the positive things that can be accomplished," she concluded. WPIRG‘s history goes back to October, 1972 when American consumer activist Ralph Nader adâ€" dressed a group of 1,800 UW students. ‘"He gave the students an idea of what they could do to respond to the probâ€" lems facing the whole community," recalled Stirling. Four days after Nader‘s speech, 90 students met to disâ€" cuss the formation of a research group and "to pursue and analyse consumer protection and fight discriminaâ€" tion of sex or race." Three months later the Ontario Public Inâ€" terest Group was born at Waterloo, with the support of 60 per cent of UW‘s students. Soon to be released is WPIRG‘s latest effort, Chemical Nightmare: the Unnecessary Leâ€" gacy of Toxic Wastes, which describes the problems hazardous waste mmadgemenl in Ontario and outlines workable solutions. WPIRG is now made up of a core group of approximately 20 vol unteers, one fullâ€"time researcher, a partâ€"time office coâ€"ordinator, one popular educator and a legion of people who help out on specific projects. According to Stirling interest in the group is so high at UW "often we have trouble accommodating it all." WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1983 â€" PAGE 3 Awareness mandate of Red Cross Pat Arbuckile Chronicle Staff That, says the organization‘s new presiâ€" dent Pat Graham is one of her major concerns. Graham, a Waterloo teacher, was elected president of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society at the organization‘s annual meeting Feb. 14, the first woman to head the local branch in 35 years. Graham hopes that in addition to the administrative duties she will have to perform during her term as president she will be able to make the public aware of the other equally important programs provided by the Red Cross. ‘"One of my priorities will be to make these other services known to the public,‘" she said. The agency‘s homemaker program, for instance, h:.s provided home care service to the elderly, disabled and those suffering temporary illness for the past 18 years. Although if"is one of the Red Cross‘ better known programs, many Kâ€"W residents are unaware that the service has been expandâ€" ed since January to include those needing longâ€"term care, said Kay Morrison, execuâ€" tive director of the Kâ€"W Branch. The 80 homemakers employed by the Red Cross prepare meals and do light houseâ€" keeping chores for the approximately 165 people who use the service each year. What do you think of when you hear the words Red Cross? If you are like most people, the monthly blood donor clinics sponsored by the Red Cross come to mind. ‘"The fact is that too often when you say Red Cross today people think of the blood donor program and are not familiar with the other services the Red Cross provides," she said. An advantage of the program said Morrison is that it ‘"encourages people to leave institutions. It frees up hospital space and the person enjoys the psychological benefits of being able to convalesce al home .‘ â€" â€" c e A program that Graham feels is not being sufficiently utilized by the community is the Red Cross Youth program. Course outlines, teachers‘ manuals, pamphlets and films on a wide range of subjects including water safety, the environment, child care and first aid are available to schools free of charge or at a minimal cost. Still, teachers are not taking advantage of these available resources, said Graham. ‘"What we need is to have a committee to go out to the schools to show them these programs, what is available," §hg_ adt_‘led, But the ultimate success of the Youth program and the many other Red Cross programs depend largely on the efforts of the 300 volunteers, including Graham, who donate their services working in coâ€"operaâ€" tion with paid staff to assist at blood donor clinics and administer the many other programs provided by the agency. And there is an everâ€"increasing need for more volunteers to ensure the added success of these programs. Those interested in serving as volunteers for the Kâ€"W Branch of the Canadian Red Cross are asked to contact Kay Morrison at Pat Graham