Topeka West High School - Chevalier Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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Program Initiated by Board it t ' The Board ot Education faced rising costs and increased demands for ser- vices. State mandated programs re- quired additional specialized teachers and classrooms. One such program that was initiated here was the Gifted Student Program, which was intended to help gifted students identity and uti- lize resources that would broaden their educational experiences. An important issue the Board faced was the possibility ot new discrimina- tion litigation when a local party sought to reopen the Brown vs. Board ot Edu- cation case. Local teachers and the Board en- joyed a year without negotiations be- cause ot a two-year contract signed last year. Four new members ot the Board were: Mrs. Peggy Boggs, Mrs. Pat Thompson, Ron Taylor and Ross Free- man. Mr. Freeman was appointed to till a position left vacant when a member resigned because ot a job transfer. Other members were Duane Pomeroy, president: loe Douglas and Don Oden. TOP: Board member Ron Taylor listens to a ques- tion trom a patron. CENTER: Pondering remarks about McEachron school boundaries by Ned Nusbaum is Assoc. Supl. Owen Henson. RlGl-IT: Board of Education. BACK ROW: Ross Freeman, Ron Taylor, Don Oden, Supl. of Schools lames Gray, loe Douglas. FRONT ROW: Mrs. Peggy Boggs, Pres. Duane Pomeroy and Mrs. Pat Thompson, 1201 People! Board Ot Education

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Antique Woodburners Popular In Crisis Mrs. Kathy Hund and her husband, , Bud, own Mill Creek Y ' M Antique Store and ' 'N they live in Topeka. , X That alone may not 'Q seem odd until you if S know that the store is in Paxico - then the story takes a strange turn of events. Mill Creek Antique Store has been open for seven years and provides most of our income, Mrs. Hund said. The store started as a kind of escape. I laughed at Bud, Mrs. Hund said. l thought it would never be anything. Until five years ago the store had sold mostly furniture and odds and ends such as fixtures and stained glass. That's when the Hunds started special- izing in woodburning stoves. Because of the price of oil, sales have really snowballed in the past two or three years, Mrs. Hund said. My husband is convinced that woodburners are bet- ter than conventional stoves, she ad- mitted. Our house is even heated with one! The Hunds have between 50 and 75 stoves at a time in the store, of which one was made in 1840. They sell their stoves to local dealers and collectors in the area. Mrs. Hund helps the store mostly with moral support. l paint billboards and refinish furniture in the summer, she said. As for the future, she said, Maybe I can specialize in antiques, clothes or housewares. What do you need to have a success- ful business-hobby? You have to de- velop a good clientele, have a good selection and above all like what you are selling, she says. And it appears that the Hunds of Paxico definitely do. Harvesting Second Job While most teachers spend their summer va- cation resting for the next school year, Miss Mer- edith l-leinen continues work- ing until August - but not in the classroom. Miss Heinen works with her family in their custom cutting ser- vice from the first of summer until the middle of August. They cover an area including central Oklaho- ma, eastern Colorado and 'central Kansas.. Miss Heinen has been helping the family with harvest- ing since she was in the ninth grade. During her high school days on the farm, she and her brother showed horses at the 4-H. They also raised sheep and hogs for display. Probably the biggest entertainment was square danc- ing, said Miss Heinen, it was about 40 miles to the movies. The combine Miss Heinen drives is an Allis Chalmers Model L that runs on diesel fuel. lt has an 85-gallon fuel tank, enough to keep it running for approximately eight hours. Every one in the family helps out during the harvest season. Her mother, father, three broth- ers and cousin all work the fields from about 9 a.m. until around ll p.m. The cost of employing the Heinens is S512 for each acre cut plus lO cents for every bushel over 20 per acre. ' Y- 4 ' a w, People! Faculty Features! l 19

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Y.. , 4, , .yi -rid 'I Q M A C ,ld X V A-df G LEFT: Giving a thoughtful response to a patron about school boundaries are Ross Freeman and Assoc. Supt. Don O'Neill. ABOVE: Counterinq remarks made during a Board meeting is Don Oden, past president. People! Board Ot Educat1on!121