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The Herald and The Lantern

Wednesday. October 1, H80

To Consider Bill on Inlet Aid

WASHINGTON - Hereford and Townsends would he among five South Jersey inlets affected under a protection and navigation plan recently

by

Senate

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panel.

The Senate Water Resources Subcommittee approved an amendment authored by Congressman

Who Will Be ■The ‘Lucky’50 by Marjorie L. Zook For the past eight months the municipal officials of Avalon have been giving consideration to the spending of $2,350,000 for 2.94 acres of ground on a waterway for a park. According to the council president, the purpose Is "to provide boat slips for the public." These will be expensive boat slips. Who will be "the lucky 50 boat owners?" Anyone surveying our small community will see we have public boat slips, ample parks and recreation facilities, and about four miles of beautiful wide beach-all for public use An additional park will put an added burden on the town maintenance department. Should We purchase more ground at the taxpayers’ expense 0 It will mean tax increase; howrfiuchis irrelevant. The entire nation is in a dreadful state of inflation with some of our ctftintry's biggest corporations in serious financial difficulty The national trend is to try and find tax relief In this time of heavy inflation and already heavy taxation, we need to attempt to "cut" our taxes instead of increasing them; especially for unneccesary items and for the use of so few. —— • Mrs Zook is a 4th A venue resident of A valon.

Bill Hughes (D-NJ. Hughes said the amendment, which passed the House earlier this year, should provide a major boost to New Jersey's fishing and boating industries, which depend upon clear navigational channels between the Inland Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. ■ I’M PLEASED that the Senate Subcommittee has approved this amendment," Huges stated. "In recent years, our inlets have become very treacherous to navigate, even for the most experienced boat captains. Unfortunately, the present law is so restrictive that the Army Corps of Engineers cannot always consider the most optimum and cost-effective means for keeping the inlets clear of sand and debris. "Under my amendment, the Army Corps will finally gain the flexibility it needs to carry out the best possible navigation projects in the inlet. The five South Jersey inlets affected by the legislation are Bamegat, Corson, Great Egg Harbor, Hereford and Townsends.

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FOLLOyHNG MONTHS of controversy and legal and administrative debate, the decision was rendered Monday night in Cape May City where the Historic District Commission voted 6-1 against permitting Pennsauken developer Floyd Shockley to demolish the former Moose Hall, rear view above. It had been argued that instead of proposed townhonses on the site, Mr. Shockley could Rehabilitate and enlarge the IKMs structure and convert it to condominiums. Exactly that was done last year to the beachfront Baronet, botbyn photo showing the new units added to the back of that Victorian landmark.

Health Students Find ‘Real World’ COURT HOUSE - Cape May County’s Health Department was one of 46 field training sites selected by Rutgers University for student assignments as part of the course, "Environmental Health and Law," required of all individuals licensed as sanitary inspectors in New

Jersey.

The five-week training ended Sept. 26 The purpose of field training is to afford the students an opportunity to apply classroom instruction to practical, real world situations and to develop inspectional techniques,” said Dr. Jorge Berkowitz of the Department of Environmental Science, Cook College, the director of the

course.

"We were pleased to have been selected as a training site by Rutgers,” said Louis J. La manna of the county health depar-

tment.

Oktoberfest Fri. At State School WOODBINE - Bavarian waffles, sauerkraut, knockwurst and funnel cakes. These are among goodies to be served up with entertainment and fun rides at Woodbine State School's fourth annual Oktoberfest, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 There is a rain date, Oct. 5. But Oktoberfesters are hoping it won’t rain on their chili dogs and cotton

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(From Page 26) Avalon resident, I struggled through this article trying to translate it into everyday usage. "GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND standards for the educational program have been adopted. Needs assessment procedure have been developed and Implemented. Improvement programs have been instituted in areas determined to be in need " , I assume they are trying to say their goals are to educate each child to the limit of the child's ability. Isn't that what schools are for? But "needs assessment procedures"? Does that mean they are trying to remedy "goals, objectives and standards" which have failed in the past? "A SUCCESSFUL BASIC skills program has been implemented in the school." It would seem to go without saying that teaching basic skills should be the purpose of elementary school. I had a little trouble with the word implemented, which is used seven times. Do they mean carried out, or one of the other definitions accomplished, fulfilled, completed, supplemented, or satisfying requirements? "The continued support of the administration toward special education has been evidenced by the district's policies, attitudes and actions.” Which are —? "ARTICULATION HAS IMPROVED among the districts having a sending-receiving relationship with the Middle Township School District.” Even after looking up "articulation," I am still not sure if they are discussing communication or unity. It’s nice to know it has improved -whichever It is. "The bask skills assessment program has been enhanced by the use of criterion-referenced testing measures." I’m passing on that one. "ALL PUPILS HAVE BEEN provided continuous access to programs and sendees of a library/media facility. The district has employed a full-time media specialist. A variety of materials and equipment have been provided." Meaning the school has a library with books and a librarian. (For a minute, I thought they were talking about a full-time public relations specialist) "A comprehensive policy manual has been developed. Services have been contracted for continued maintenance and upgrading." I give up! I NO LONGER WONDER why many of today's children are deficient in many skills if they are exposed to people who express themselves in this confusing, circumlocutory and incomprehensible way. Understanding bureaucratic jargon may be a subject educators are required to study, but many of the rest of us need plain English definitions of educationese to know, what is going on. Jane Ann Cunningham Is an Avalon resident with an aversion to sesquipedalian syntax.