member, the late George
Leggatt. Leggatt told Akiva
officials his determination to
see the school purchase the
building prompted his deci-
sion later to run for mayor.
He also assured them the
majority of the city's citizens
were eager to see that the
facility would continue to
house a school.
Some vandalism was
reported at Akiva after the
school settled in Lathrup
Village. Most of the in-
) cidents — broken windows
and damaged playground
- equipment — are typical at
\ public schools, which are
frequent targets of van-
dalism. But on several occa-
sions, Akiva teachers arriv-
ed in the morning to find an-
ti-Semitic graffiti scrawled
inside the school.
One of the vandals' targets
was the Akiva flagpole. Not
long after Akiva moved into
the Lathrup building, so-
meone cut the flagpole cord,
making it impossible to fly
the flag. In 1985, the school
had the cord replaced, only
) to find several days later
that it had been cut again.
After that incident, Akiva
officials decided the more
than $150 required to repair
the flagpole was needed for
other school projects. Only
last year did the student
council take action and
organize a fund-raising
campaign to once again raise
the flag.
Since moving into the
school, Akiva and Lathrup
Village city officials have
had a cooperative relation-
ship. The city paid for half
the cost of renovating the
school's playground and
helped repair Akiva's park-
ing lot.
At last week's ceremonies,
DAR Regent Tindal told the
students that her organiza-
tion is comprised of women
who can prove an ancestor
fought in or provided
) patriotic service during the
American Revolution.
I Organized 50 years ago in
Southfield Township, the
Three Flags Chapter and
other DAR affiliates are
committed to patriotic ac-
tivities and honoring the
flag.
Before making the presen-
tation, Tindal explained the
rules of flying the American
flag, which the group
secured from Michigan Sen.
Carl Levin. She then gave
> the flag to student council
President Tal Sharon and
Vice President Jonathan
Prostak, and former officers
Rachel Karlin and Elisabeth
Schreiber, who spearheaded
the campaign to raise funds
for a new flagpole. ❑

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