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LETTERS Resident praises city‘s quick action On behalf of the citizens of Waterloo in the area bounded by Weber, William, King and Union Streets, I should like to publicly thank Mr. Gordon Lemon of the city‘s engineering department for acting upon my complaint and request. Truck traffic in our area was becoming a problem, here, where it is actually prohiâ€" bited, but the posting of appropriate signs entering our streets has greatly improved the situation, making Uptown Waterloo an even nicer place to live. Congratulations for Chronicle win An information package from the Canaâ€" dian Community Newspaper Association arrived, and 1 was delighted to see that you and your staff had been recognized. You attained a second place award for your special section. Receiving some 80 community newspaâ€" pers each week,. and conning them careâ€" fully for the past three years, 1 feel qualified to say that I most heartily concur with the judgements made by the panel that appraised the many entries. Please allow me to add my congratulaâ€" tions to the many you must be receiving from other sources in the public domain, and also in the profession. Unpleasant prospects for year 2000 What kind of world will we have in the year 2000? A global 2000 report to Presiâ€" dent Reagan. volume one, prepared by the Council on Environmental Quality and the Department of State says, "the world in today." In what ways? The report foretells. "there will be more people. For every two persons on the earth in 1975, there will be three in 2000. The gap between the richest and the poorest will have increased. There will be fewer resources to go around. The environment will have lost important lifeâ€"supporting capabilities" due to polluâ€" tion and greed. "Prices will be higher. The world will be more vulnerable both by natural disaster and to disruptions from human causes that are ramnrant in our world today. Finally, it must be emphasized that if public policy continues generally unchanged, the world will be different as a result of lost opporâ€" tunities." This is National Universities Week. Through to October 8. the celebrations mark the contributions made by our universities to the cultural and economic life of our country. Waterloo Region is "universityâ€"orientâ€" ed." The presence of three of Ontario‘s fifteen universities in the vicinity means that the Region percolates yearâ€"round with activity. They have greatly diversified and enriched our perspective.. Plays, film presenations, museum exhibits. art disâ€" plays, dance â€" all bring the university life into our community. Many of our farming operations relate 10 the University of Gueiph â€" and profit from agricultural and veterinary expertise. The involvement of our business and industries with Wilfrid Laurier University‘s School of Business and Economics and the University of Waterloa‘s professional faculties have encouraged our hiâ€"tech development and aided research. Although this week is planned to consid er what Camadian universities have to offer society. we should be aware of the 1 lc uk sa Inctinntinn« Thao q1rEr ourrenZ c 000 & pressures faced by these institutions will be different from the world WALTER McLEAN Jacquelyn Lumsden Waterloo Arthur Carr CKCOâ€"TV‘s Country Editor The Doubtless you will agree that these prospects are not pleasant. While the immediate future bodes little good along these lines, God‘s Word, the Bible promâ€" ises good things are in store for mankind. Read Psalm 72:16, Psaim 46:1â€"9, Isaiah 35; 1â€"10, Isaiah 65:25, Revelations 21: 1â€"4. W.D. Pope Waterloo Shinerama grateful for coverage On behalf of the Shinerama committee, I would like to thank you for all your assistance and support. I am sure that the newspaper articles made Kâ€"W residents aware of Shinerama and W.L.U. Shiners, but also informed the public about Cystic Fibrosis itself{. This is evidenced by the fact that we are only $1,000 short of our goal. It is really nice to see that the community does take an interest in student activities. Once again, thank you. Shinerama Committee, Janice Johnston Greg Smith Greg Tees Focus for Change article praised Thank you very much for the article written about the new Focus for Change Program that was in the Sept. 14 edition of the Waterloo Chronicle. I was very pleased by the manner and sensitivity that was portrayed in the description and information about the program. This was appreciated by myself as well as the students. Resident praises city‘s quick action On behalf of the citizens of Waterloo in the area bounded by Weber, William, King and Union Streets, I should like to publicly thank Mr. Gordon Lemon of the city‘s engineering department for acting upon my complaint and request. Truck traffic in our area was becoming an increasing problem., here, where it is actually prohibited, but the posting of appropriate signs entering our streets has greatly improved the situation, making Uptown Waterloo an even nicer place to live. provinces and the federal government share the funding responsibilities, alâ€" though education is under provincial jurisdiction. Federal funding continues because postâ€"secondary education is esâ€" sential to the achievement of specific national goals in such areas as general economic growth, manpower training,. accessibility, mobility, research and techâ€" nological advancement, official languages and Canadian studies. At present, current funding allocations are on an adâ€"hoc basis, since the two levels of government are trying to hammer out a new agreement. Provincial funding is now tied to enroll ment â€" "more scholars. more dollars." This enrollment is burgeoning, due to the Ontario government‘s "accessibility poliâ€" cy." and to high unemployment and the consequent return of many jobless young people to the classroom. "Accessibility" means that all students with a 60% high school average are guaranteed a place in a university somewhere in Ontario. In prac tice, students have been able to attend the university of their choice, even with a Marjorie Komer, Teacher Focus for Change Program Jacquelyn Lumsden Waterloo Universities week The position of principal is by its nature a highly visible one in our school system. In addition to students, parents and teachers, there are many other significant persons in the community who fill out a principal‘s day: superiors, trustees, support staff, parish clergy, board office staff, members of local agencies, etc. What is becoming clear to me as a newcomer to school administraâ€" tion, is that all of these people have valid contributions to make in the educational milieu. They bring to their encounters with the local school principal unique sets of expectations. It isn‘t very surprising to find that there are very many different perceptions of what exactly a principal does. (A newly appointed V.P. at Our Lady of Lourdes â€" school in Wateriooâ€" shares recent insights.) oo â€" It‘s been said a principal is a person who wears many hats. I could go on to describe some of those roles and responâ€" sibilities, but I won‘t. Instead, I‘d like to focus on just one, and bring to light, for your benefit, a few of the many considerations involved. Let‘s look at Supervision; it‘s one of the big hats a principal wears. Many people "out there" understand Supervision to mean the prinicpal‘s responsibility for the efficient running of the school. That‘s an erroneous concepâ€" tion. The Waterloo Separate School Board has evolved a philosophy of supervision that defines it thus, ‘"Superâ€" vision is an ongoing process, the priâ€" mary purpose of which is the improveâ€" ment of education. It‘s main focus is the positive development and growth of the people involved."" So the task falls to the principal of implementing a process that will result in a rise in the quality of education and the positive growth of the teachers concerned. Obviously, individâ€" ual principals will work with supervision models that are in keeping with this philosophy and that suit their own leadership styles and circumstances. However, there are many subtle chalâ€" lenges inherent in the supervision of teachers. mediocre high school record. This year, demand in some universities has finally exceeded supply and students are being turned away. It is a vicious circle. With high enroliâ€" ment comes greater funding from the government, but also comes the need for larger facilities, more buildings, expanded programs. (On the other hand, restricting access to programs and sacrificing the increaseg revenue which more students brings, entails cuts in staff and proâ€" grams. Area universities are more fortunate than others. Wilfrid Laurier University has had a budget surplus for a few years. This means they haven‘t had to cut back, but neither have they been able to expand as they would like. The University of Guelph has not had to make drastic cuts in services, as it has always restricted enroliment. They are treading carefully, however, having recently evaluated proâ€" grams by their importance to the universiâ€" ty. and by the quality of their facilities. These factors wil} be taken into consideraâ€" tion come budget time. On the one hand, the principal wants to be perceived by teachers as <upportive of their needs and work. He sincerely Letters Policy WATERLOO UNIT School views ONTARIO ENGLISH CATHOLIC TEACHERS‘ ASSOCIATION WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5. 1983 â€" PAGE 7 The Chronicle welcomes letters to the editor. Writers must idenâ€" tify themselves through their name, address and telephone number. We reserve the right to edit. wishes to be available to his staff in a "helper‘‘ capacity. But on the other hand, he must also fulfill his responsibilâ€" ity to provide overall evaluations of teacher performance, and professional reports. Sometimes teachers get insecure, they avoid seeking their principal‘s help when they need it. Usually, this happens simply because they don‘t want to be pereceived as weak teachers by their supervisor. With this in mind, principals often find ways to encourage their staff members to bring to them their chalâ€" lenges and difficulties. Of course, there is always the problem of perceptions. Because of the many different expectations people bring to the principal, they may have very different views on the purpose and process of supervision. The principal must try to appreciate these different viewpoints. That‘s not always easy. Then, as he comes to understand divergent perceptions, decisions need to be made that attempt to resolve difâ€" ferences of difficulties where possible. Many other factors could be menâ€" tioned that add to the subtleties of supervision. Without elaborating on them 1 may simply remark that someâ€" times certain persons may want to subvert the supervision process for their own purposes. In another instance, it may be difficult to establish a point where the needs of the organization and needs of the individual meet. Also there may be cases when the personalities involved just seem to clash. And so on None of this even begins to address the questions of the content, the mechanics, the product of supervision. This article is by no means a description of the principal‘s involvement in supervision. Textbooks have literally been written on the subject. It‘s been my design in choosing supervision as a focal point merely to provide an insight, however small, into some of the subtle challenges of the school principalship. There are many more complex elements which make up the social process called school manageâ€" ment. A principal wears many hats. The University of Waterloo, on the other hand, has had to restiret admissions to the Faculty of Arts for the first time. Their firstâ€"year enrollment in engineering is the lowest in 10 years â€" not for lack of applicants, but for lack of funds. Tom Allison, president of the Federation of Students, believes that governments should reâ€"think the whole concept of accessibility. "It has not been implementâ€" ed as originally planned. No one noticed the prinicple gradually being eroded, but now we see that the cornerstone has been washed away." We cannot afford to continue on the present adâ€"hoc funding basis. Universities, and particularly the minds and aspirations of their scholars, are national treasures â€" the most valuable of our resources. While National Universities Week celebrates the culture, social and economic contributions of universities to society, it also underlines the fact that this contribution is in very real danger of being eroded by the current controversy over university financing.