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School Superintendent Short resigns by LauAn. Ol&on Dr. Short said the passing of the Dr. Richard Short, superintendent referendum would not have changed ^^f District 207 announced his resig- his decision. nation. He will be accepting a.posiDr. Short's salary at Lutheran Gention as vice-president of education eral will be higher than the $54,000 and research for Lutheran General he receives as superintendent. Hospital. He summarized his accomplishments: He has served as superintendent for his first priority was helping to deMaine schools for 15 years. velop facilities for the increasing The District will start a nation- enrollment, "South had just been wide search this week to find a suc- built, . . . West and East needed cessor. The process will probably modernizing." take three or four months to screen The second was to restructure the candidates. Dr. Short's resignation administration to allow for more becomes effective on Oct. 1, 1981. student imput. If the position is not filled, John He also thought his efforts enabled Berka, assistant superintendent for Maine schools to keep their quality personnel and general administration and modern programs. would be assigned to share the duHe commented, "It has been a great ties. privilege for me to have served the

Maine Township High Schools as your Superintendent. Your wise counsel, your creative stimuli, your dedication and friendship have been an inspiration to me. I know that your professional contributions will continue to be the cornerstone upon which the future of Maine will depend. " He added, "I am most appreciative of the trust and the faith that members of the professional staff and the employees of Maine have placed in me over these past fifteen years. I shall always cherish the loyalty and personal friendship with which so many of you have honored me. The Maine Township High Schools and the people who make it great shall fore-

East's estimate rises Maine East's fire damage estimates have slowly crept upward as the school has discovered more and more areas and materials destroyed by the fire. The total damage has reached $250,000 and may go higher. VOL. 1 7 . No, W The fire occurred in a basement MAINE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL MAY 1, 1981 storage area on Mar. 16. The fiee bent one heating duct and some sheet metal work has to be done. Smoke went through the duct to the second floor where the television studio and WMTH, the radio station, are Monitoring can not be done witht h e m S J n o f i '''^'"^ ^^^ i n s t a l l e d in located. Cameras, electronics and An e n t i r e i n . ° ' ' ' ' '^'''^ ^ ^ " ^ i o n . out a person knowing about it. The consoles for television production ctanPd T L ^^'"'^°"' " " s o l e was i n - system beeps periodically to alert the person that he is being monitor- were damaged. ed. "We were wery pleased that the Lle.isusuallfonl V j e ' r f N S " The new console does not have a o r i g i n a l console cnijlri STl • . evacuation went smoothly and we got record player like the old one, but cooperation from the students and because replacement L r ? c ^ ' '^^V^'^ uflilablP n^ r i ^ P^'^^s were not a- instead it has a cassette player for faculty, although we regret the the Monday Morning Sports Report and damage done," stated Mr. Ken na said " T ; ^^^'^^ ' ^ " s ° " ' P'-incithe school song. There is also an Faulhaber, assistant principal FM stereo for music in the hallways. at Maine East. malfunction ofV/l^TsyllT ill

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bi) Am. Gonzale.7 TuTslZl'l'' ' ' ' ?orna3o S r n i "On Parade," the fashion show, will be held in the auditorium on Wed., May 20 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Clothing U , III, and IV students 11 be modeling outfits constructed from Vogue, Butterick, Simplicity Mr. Robert Simonson, Assistant and McCalls patterns along with Principal, sa d, "THP A+h„ ^ . some original designs of the become a real problem 1 1 / T ^^'^ students. that this will heip 1 ^ o / ' t^^ The various moods in the show blems, I hope t S ? e ^ ^ ^ ^ Z - include, Western, Romantic and give It a chance before ISey Tollem tailored-classic looks as well as fc Since not all rnr,m^ • come pant variations. l a v e telephone peon J " ^^' ''^°°^ The fabrics range from printed ^rom rooms and be'^Sld ?.M^^'^ • voille, chiffon, and eyelet to office with the new con.I? ^^MI!''" neavier materials such as poplin, function was i n o S a S l f J n % J ^ i J d denim and wool in pastels and bright bold tones. ,continued on page two

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