Fontella White, section editor, 470-2268 Monday, November 18, 1996 Syracuse Herald-Journal Page A9 OBITUARIES More obituaries: A6, A8 mon officiating. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Gouverneur Volunteer Rescue Squad or the Gouverneur Cemetery Association. Kenneth R. Morton MEXICO Kenneth R.
Morton, 71, of 20 Chapman Road died Saturday at Loretto Heights Nursing Home, Oswego, after a long illness. Mr. Morton was a life resident of Mexico. He retired as a mechanic from the town of Mexico Highway Department after 30 years' service. He formerly worked as a farmer and had been employed with Marsellus Casket Co: Mr.
Morton was a member of Texas Rod and Gun Club and the Mexico Civil Defense Unit. Surviving are his wife, the former Evelyn Weaver; a son, Richard of Scriba; two daughters, Cynthia Babcock and Deborah Lockwood, both of Mexico; a sister, Madora Stock of Mexico; 10 grandchildren; niece. six great Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday: at Harter Funeral Home. Burial is in Mexico Village Cemetery.
Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 5305 Washington Ave. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Louise M. Dunn ONEIDA Louise M.
Dunn, 88, formerly of 213 N. Broad St. died Sunday at the Masonic Home of Utica. Mrs. Dunn was born in Farmersville and educated in New Castle, Pa.
Before retiring several years ago, Mrs. Dunn was a sales clerk in local dress shops. She was a member of Kenwood Heights Alliance Church. Her husband, George died in 1994. Surviving are two sons, Donald of Oneida and Edward of Moore, seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday in Kenwood Alliance Church, the Rev. Kurt Johnson officiating. Burial is in Valley View Cemetery, Oneida. Calling hours are 2 to 5 p.m.
Tuesday at Malecki Funeral Home, 464 Sherill Road, Sherrill. Contributions may be made to Kenwood Alliance Church or the Masonic Home. Clara D. Rupert OSWEGO Clara DeStephen Rupert, 75, of 131 W. First died Sunday at Oswego Hospital after a brief illness.
Mrs. Rupert was a life resident of Oswego. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church, where she was a member of the choir for more than 50 years. She retired from M.J.
McDonald's Fashions. Mrs. Rupert was a member of the Elks auxiliary and the Business and Professional Women of Oswego. Surviving are a daughter, Lisa Potter of Oswego; a son, Stephen DeStephen of Columbus, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Sandra Rupert of Oswego; a stepson, Ross Rupert of Oswego: five sisters, Louise Delnero of Cortland, and Rita Johnson, Delores Fitzgerald, Barbara Ponzi and Mary Flett, all of Oswego; five brothers, Floyd "Weno," Leonard, Francis. Anthony and Joseph Ponzi, all of Oswego; 12 grandchildren; two, great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Nelson Funeral Home and 9 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church. Burial is in St.
Peter's Cemetery. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 121 W. Fifth St. Helen A.
Jennings WATERTOWN. Helen A. Jennings, 84, formerly of Hailesboro, died Friday at Genesis HealthCare in Watertown, where she had been living since 1993. Mrs. Jennings had been a nurse's aide at E.
J. Noble Hospital in Gouverneur and later was a home nurse. She was a member of the Hailesboro Home Bureau, the Odd Fellows Auxiliary and was a Cub Scout and Boy Scout den mother. Surviving are a son, Robert M. of Phoenix; a sister, Ruth Whitton of Gouverneur: three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Merton F. and a son, Richard, died previously. Services were 2 p.m. today at Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur, the Rev. Kenneth R.
Lea- TEACHING and Mildred M. Cronk CORTLAND Mildred M. Mitchell Cronk, 74, died Friday at Cortland Memorial Hospital. A long-time resident of Cortland, Mrs. Cronk had been an employee of Smith Corona Corp.
and a home-care provider for the elderly. Her first husband, Frank Mitchell, died in 1991 and her second husband, Richard Cronk, died in 1994. Two sons, Frank Mitchell Jr. and Jimmy Mitchell, and a daughter, Kaylynn Ann, died earlier. Surviving are three sons, Richard Mitchell of McGraw, David Mitchell of Homer and Stephen Mitchell of Cortland; four daughters, Marilynn Tarquinio of Syracuse, Maryanna Francis and Marsha Evener, both of Cortland, and Joan Sampson of Moravia; a brother, Delmar Barton of Endicott; a sister, Elsie Wilcox of Endicott; an aunt; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday in Wright-Beard Funeral Home. Burial is in Lisle Cemetery. Calling hours are 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, 9 Lincoln Cortland.
Contributions may be made to Caring Community Hospice of Cortland, 4281 N. Homer Cortland. Gideon I. Meacham HOMER Gideon I. Meacham, 76, of 5557 Route 281 died Sunday at his home after a long illness.
Mr. Meacham was born in Cincinnatus and lived in Homer 50 years. He graduated from Cincinnatus High School in 1932. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Meacham served with the Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1946 in the Pacific Theater.
Mr. Meacham retired in 1982 as director of safety and personnel at Brewer Titchener in Cortland, where he was employed 35 years. He was a member of Homer Congregational Church, Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Ruth a son, Gary E. of Homer; two daughters, Deborah J. Place of Virgil and Laura L.
Stoker of Cortland; two brothers, Randall of Haines City, and Jeffery of Chicago; six dren; and two dren. Services are private. There will be no calling hours. Contributions may be made to the Hospice Foundation Cortland County, 4281 N. Loomer Cortland 13045; or to American Cancer Society, Cortland County, Unit, Cortland 25 Clinton 13045.
P.O. Donald L. Barber Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Lawrence B. Familo OSWEGO Lawrence B.
Familo, 74, of 167 W. Seneca died Saturday at Oswego Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Familo was employed with Familo Appliance and Heating for more than 30 years and retired as superintendent from the New York State Armory. He was a member of St.
Paul's Church and an usher and bingo worker for the church. Mr. Familo was a graduate of St. Paul's Academy and Oswego High School. He taught youth bowling at the Dante Alighieri Bowling, Alley.
Surviving are E. Grace Familo of Oswego; three sons, Lawrence J. II of Florida, Joel of Little Valley and William of California; four daughters, Marygrace Mosher of Texas, Judy Williams of Oswego, Nancy Familo McCarey of Endicott and Laurena Matter of Virginia; his parents, Lawrence J. and Margaret Familo of Florida; two brothers, Joseph E. of Florida and Thomas A.
of Oswego; five sisters, Geraldine Davis of Florida, Mary Sugar of Fulton, Joan Calkins of Hannibal, Carol Alfieri of Minetto and Patricia Squitieri of Minetto; 12 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services are 8 a.m. Thursday at Sugar and Scanlon Funeral Home, Oswego, and 9 a.m. in St. Paul's Church.
Burial is in St. Peter's Cemetery, Oswego. Calling hours are 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, 147 W.
Fourth St. Alice G. Nichols PULASKI Alice G. Nichols, 87, died Friday at Oswego Hospital. Miss Nichols was a life resident of Pulaski.
She graduated from Pulaski Training Class and Oswego State Teachers College. Miss Nichols taught at Rome School for the Deaf for 20 years, retiring in 1974. She also taught in area rural schools for several years. Miss Nichols was a member of Fernwood United Methodist Church and the New York State and Oswego County retired teachers associations. Surviving are a sister, Frances L.
Nichols of Pulaski: and several cousins. Services were today at FosterHax Funeral Home. the Rev. Lois Hoxie officiating. Spring burial is in Mexico Cemetery.
A MONDAY frontiers, learning TUESDAY environment WEDNESDAY suburban THURSDAY medicine FRIDAY law 40 F. DICK photographer JAMESVILLE-DeWITT High School computer teacher Kelly Nye Skinner works at a computer station behind them. J-D students helps sophomore Jason Kowalewski with a problem as Rashid soon will get their own electronic mail accounts. GOES HIGH- TECH Board of Regents, looks over the shoulder of freshman Christy Orlandella, 14, during Jamesville-DeWitt High School. Ken Yokoyama, 14, works in the background.
5 DAVID photographer CARL HAYDEN, chancellor of the state a technical literacy computer course at Last spring, Fayetteville-Manlius voters rejected a plan to spend nearly $1 million a year on technology for an indefinite period. J-D's plan divided about $1.4 million in new spending over its four years. The money was inserted in the regular budget, skirting the issue of voter approval. One of the plan's first directives was to hire a full-time computer coordinator Luckette and a full-time computer specialist to solve glitches districtwide. The plan also includes yearly upgrades of equipment and of the curriculum from kindergarten through 12th grade to immerse students in the technology.
The immersion begins early. Among other things, the curriculum mandates a multimedia computer project for fourthgraders, in which they use audio, video, animation and text in a computer-generated presentation. They also must complete at least one writing assignment produced on a word processor. Sixth-graders must take a keyboarding and computer applications course, in which they master basic computer skills. And ninth-graders take technical literacy, which trains them to solve their own com- November.19 November 25 TUESDAY THURSDAY Another Page Another Page Cate Crossroads Cate Crossroads Cate Programming Wild Wings-Electronic Field Trip Wild Wings Electronic Continues Instructional Programming Instructional Programming of Stutt Acme School of Stuff Acme School of Stutt Programming instructional Programming Instructional Programming LAerature: "The Classics Living Literature: "The Living Literature: and You" and You" Vi Literacy GED: IX: College Algebra GED: IX: Mars Toots for Computing Destinos: Intro to Spa Continue Programming Continues Destinos: Intro to Visions Voices Visions Voices Visions Programming Continues Programming Continues to Hu Western Civilization Introduction to Homer Continues Behavior to Santistics Principles of Microeconomics introduction to Continues Continues cable sernce from WONY-TV (Channel 24) that features instructional and Fulton counties on Channel 11 and Adelphia in Syracuse on Crane 4.
3, A SATURDAY faith puter problems with technical manuals and online help. Sophomore Teira Goebel, who was in the initial "tech lit" course last year, said it was an important introduction to computers for her. But because she does not have a computer at home, she's already forgotten some of the things she learned. "If they didn't have computers in here, I would be totally computer-illiterate," she said. "I think they should teach it all four years.
It's hard to remember it all." Luckette said the challenge is to get teachers in all subject areas to learn the technology and incorporate more computer use in their classes to reinforce what students learn in the freshman course. Luckette and others are now working to extend the technology plan into a fifth year and beyond. "It's possible to go too far, but we're nowhere close to that." Luckette said of J-D's technology drive. "Most of our students go on to college. They're being put in environments where they're expected to deal with technology on a regular basis.
"It's there. There's no way we can avoid it." FRIDAY NEXT MONDAY Another Page Another Page Crossroads Cate Crossroads Cate Field Trip Wild Wings -Electronic Field Trip Instructional Programming Instructional Programming Programming Continues Challenge of the Unknown Challenge of the Unknown Instructional Programming Instructional Programming The Classics Living Literature: The Classics Living Literature. The Classics and You" and You New Larasy: Computers Speting College Collage Aigabra of Lie Tools for Computing Programming Continues Continua Vision and act it is tound on Time Warner Cable 39 0 14 I A Students will learn about computers from kindergarten through high school. By Paul Ride Staff Writer The floppy disk is on its way out at Jamesville-De Witt High School. Never mind that the bit of plastic was just beginning to replace the pen-on-paper scribblings of some computerliterate students.
The disk, used by students to store notes, term papers and other work, is becoming expendable. For the first time this year, ninth-graders can store their work directly on the school's computer network. As part of a districtmandated technical literacy course, every member of the Class of 2000 has been given a storage "folder" on the network complete with individual sign-on and password. Coming this spring or summer will be electronic accounts that will enable students to send and receive personal messages throughout the school and the globe. Phil Luckette, district computer coordinator, said he believes J-D is the first high school in the area to begin giving all students individual computer network accounts, and the thrust is beginning to get some attention.
State Board of Regents Chancellor Carl Hayden recently spent a morning at the high school, concentrating much of his attention on technology initiatives. It hasn't always been that way at J-D, where computer education was stagnant for a number of years, largely because of lack of money, according high school computer coordinator Jim Pistello. Pistello, a former district computer coordinator, remembers being given only one period a day to travel between schools to trouble-shoot computer problems. "We kind of treaded water for a few years," he said. Three years ago, a group of educators, consultants and parents got together to change that.
They came up with a four-year plan now in its second year to begin the process of bringing computer technology to center stage in the curriculum. The district is not alone in that struggle. Last month, voters in North Syracuse approved spending $2.8 million to wire all 10 of the district's buildings to a computer network. The district plans to budget an additional $9.4 million for technology over the next three years. On the same day as North Syracuse's vote.
Liverpool voters approved a $3.8 million referendum, a good chunk of which will be used to install computer workstations in each of its ninth-grade classrooms. WCNY-1: 8.00 Another Crossroads Page Instructional Programming Acme Instructional School 11 30 1 and Living GED: Grammar 1290 GED: 00 Live From 30 Programming 230 330 430 Programming is a systems in Onondaga HOMEWORK JOTLINE HERALD THE HAT-STANDARD 472-2111 For listings of participating teachers, see Wednesday's Herald-Journal Homework Hotline report 7585 of the Statistics.
