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Key Club Helps the Elderly Celebrate

by Monica Haak This year a primary goal of the Maine South Key Club has been to extend the reach of their service beyond established organizations and facilitaties into the actual community. On Wednesday, December 1, they took a large step towards that goal. A new program was franchised under the leadership of the club's Project's Committee chairperson, Lisa Simoncelli, in affiliation with the Center of Concern, a small volunteer organization that administers to the needs of numerous elderly people in the community. Volunteers from the club, under the supervision of a faculty sponsor as well as a delegate from the Center of Concern, visited the homes of five elderly Des Plaines residents, who had recently had birthdays, to help them celebrate.

Preperation for this event actually began the Tuesday before, when many volunteers from Key Club prepared plates of

promptly departed for the houses of Chs^^B lotte Brown, Janet Relli, Dolores York, Margaret Opfer, and Marian Wojten.These women, along with the other clients of the Center of Concern live alone wihtout the assistance of family members and many suf:er serious physical ailments. Volunteers spent three hours delivering miniature suprise parties to the five recipients, meetig and conversing with them.

As this program received a popular response among club members as well as comphoto by Monica Haak munity members, it will be adopted as a regularly scheduled event to occur approxiamately every three weeks throughcookies, cupcakes, and other baked goods out the school year. Any Maine South stuas well as birthday cards to be delivered to dents interested in participating are welcome the elderly. At the Wednesday meeting that to attend Key Club meetings every Wednesfollowed, these decorative plates were colday from 3:15-3:25 in room C-101 or lected and the cards were signed by all memcontatct the Center of Concern at (847) 823bers of the club.

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Are you prepared for Y2K?

by Erin Calandriello The Y2K problem which seemed so far away a year ago is now quickly approaching. Experts are trying to predict what lays in the future once the year 2000 around.

According to experts there's no need to panic or to take drastic measures to make ends meet.

Basically, one should prepare as if a bUzzard were to hit. By stocking up on fluids, batteries and even renting a few movies from the local Blockbuster, people should be in great shape. Of course Y2K might be more difficult to handle for the elderly and disabled. Therefore if people know anyone

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who might require some extra aid, it is important to be helpful and set aside some time for them.

Now here are some ways to prepare for the Y2K problem: 1. Stock supphes geared for a three day weekend including prescriptions and nonperishable foods.

2. Just in case of electricity shut downs, plan to make alternative cooking methods accesible.

3. Set aside some extra cash and traveler's checks just in case ATM's or credit cards cannot be used or processed.

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4. Leave gas tanks at least half full.

5. Keep extta blankets, coats, and hats within reach just incase gas-fueled appliances break down.

6. Store some extra batteries and flash lights instead of candles.

7. Connect appliances directly to a generator, not through your home's electrical system.

8. Make sure necessary electronic devices such as fire and security alarm systems will not be affected by Y2K. Take these tips into consideration and Y2K will not be a bug for society! =^

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Maine South's underground opinions in 1971 A second student newspaper, "The Ant'eater Press'published by the Student Independent Party, has been circulating the halls of Maine South in the last few weeks.

The Student Independent Pary is one of the first poUtical parties formed by students at South. They plan to run a slate of candidates in the upcoming Student Council elections. The party known as S.I.P., has nominated Bill '72 for president and Mike '72 for vice-president. The S.I.P. plans to run cadidates for the other SC oiffices, as well as for postilions of complex leaders, committee chairmen and homeroom representi lives.

Bill said of the S.I.P, "We are not a radical party. Our goal is to make students aware of their rights and to get them to actively participate in school and in community activities." Bill claims that the party has about 100 registered members and that "there are many other students here who have said that they sympathize with are party." The president of the party is John '71.

According to Bill, the S.I.P. operates on ^a democratic basis. The party adopts no

policies "unless there has been a vote among the party membership, and the majority of the kinds are in favor of the proposal." Bill thinks that homeroom representitives and complex leaders should operate on the same principle in Council. He claims that as a homeroom representative himself he has voted for proposals that he was personally against because the majority of his homeroom were in favor of the measure.

'The Anteater Press,' the newspaper controlled by the S.I.P, is a two page leflet that has come out on three different occasions.

'The Anteater' is typed by the S.I.P. members and printed on a mimeopgraph machine owned by Bill. The editor of the newspaper is Randy '71.

In the January 20 edition of the 'Anteater Press,' the paper outlined its policies. It said that it would accept open letters or articles from any source, wheter that person be a student, a teacher, or an administrator. "The Anteater' also offered to sell advertising spaced to the pubhc for a penny a type-character. The fu^t three issues of the 'Anteater Press' consisted of Student Council news, editorial commentary, and poems and quotes

September 1964

October 1 970

Students'first impressions of Maine South

March 1979

Student's impressions of the women's liberation movement

What will Maine South be like in 2000?

Chris '66, "I didn't have a first impression. I was too busy getting lost" John '65, "It's fantastic! The school is creating its own spirit."

Paulette '66, "I feel that this building is a temporary school and any day they'll be shipping uus back to East. Things here are so different that I don't know what to do — besides homework."

Debby '67, "I think South is a beutiful school and can be a wonderful success if the kids will only take advantage of the opportunities instead of complaining about how much better school was last year. After all, it took hardworking, school-spirited kids to make East and West what they are today."

Patsy '65, "My first impression of our new Maine South is very exciting. It is different from other schools because it is quite modem and colorful."

Jeff '67, "When they told me it was the girl's lockeroom, I knew it wasn't my Enghsh class."

Russ, '72, "Give them equal rights, fine!

Send them to Viet Nam and let them fight."

Michele '74, "I'm not totally against it. Too many women say that they are for it, but ihey don't really know what they are for.

Men and women aren't equal anyway.

Where would women be without men?"

Steve '74, "A woman's place is in the lome. Itisallrightifthey wantajob, but they are not equal to a man."

Debbie '72, "The prejudice in jobs is their Dnly relevant complaint. I plan to live my life making the best of women's place in society with a husband and children."

Fan '71, "If I worked in a ditch next to a man completely covered with mud, I would still be able to maintain my femiainity." leff '71, "If a person is capable to do a job, sex should not enter the question. This IS not to say that the idea of the "lady" is 3utmoded. It just means that females must 5am the title."

from such men as Frank Zappa and Albert Einstein.

As the S.I.P. presidential candidate. Bill said that he regarded Student Council as a body with vast potential."We want to change the image of Student Council," he said, "we want to change it from a weak mouthpiece of the students into a respected and responsible adviser of the administration."

Bill also said tht if the S.I.P. won control of Council it would involve the students more actively in community affairs. He suggested that one way to accomplish this would be to send a student representitive to the District 217 meetings in an effort to let the student voice be heard.

The S.I.P. according to Bill, has hopes that the party newspaper can be printed professionally by th end of the school year. Bill said that he sees '"The Anteater Press' as a possible rival of Southwards. We hope that the S.I.P. will become a permanent institution at Maine South and the 'Anteater Press' will remain along with it. Either we want to stimulate Southwards into becoming a better newspaper, or we want to replace it as the school newspaper."

'There will hardly be any teachers, robots will be teaching the classes."

'By 2000 all foods will be compressed intc iittle tablets."

'I think students will go back to dressiei ;lothes. The girls will wear more skirts and dresses. The boys wiU wear slacks and turtlenecks instead of jeans and t-shirts."

"With the big jogging and health kick nowadays, kids will probably be jogging tc >chool. Gas will be so expensie that no one will drive unless it is absolutely necessary..

There will be more public transportation." •There won't be any more hassle over parking spaces. Teachers will be the only ones driving. The students will either walk or take the bus."

"The classes will be taught by something like i video machine. There will be many students in each class. The subjects studied will be different than the ones we have now" ' If you miss a class you can catch it on video in the library or at home on TV. The daily bulletin will be passed out as computer copies instead of beign read aloud.".

Opinions t h a t . . . :our past

In honor of the new millenium, Soutkwords is publishing a sampling of articles that reflect our past, present and. . .future?

January 1971

Trend toward 'open campus' liked and disliked Evidence that Maine South students are seeking more freedom can be found in the already-acquired lounge privilege for juniors and seniors and in the Student Council's recent request, though denied, for "discussion areas" for all students. The ultimate goal is open campus, either total or limited, already a fact in many high schools.

Ted, Student Council president, favoring adoption of the open campus plan, mentioned Elk Grove, Evanston, New Trier West, and Niles East as nearby schools having some form of campus freedom. Even Maine East, says Ted, offers lounge privileges for all smdents, discussion areas, and a library large enough to make study halls superfluous.

According to John 7 1 , open campus is an accepted development all over the country. As examples, he mentioned the limited open campus of the newly-opened Maine North and the freedom of no hall passes or study hall attendance check at Hersey High School, ArUngton Heights.

Pat, Smdent Council Secretary, commented that open campus is a definite need in high schools and "should have been introduced ten years ago." Mentioning that students with nothing to do and no place to go merely sleep in study hall, she compared the school's handling of student groups to a flight pattern-hold and then shuffle from one place to another.

Like Pat, Kathryn '71 feels that open campus would teach students responsibility by actually placing the choice of activity upon them.

Mr. Skinner also views open campus as a means of learning responsibihty. "Open campus seems to mean many things. But if properly introduced and explained, it seems to help a person realize that he is ultimately responsible for his education—and for himself generally-Isn't the individual's responsibility for himself a major premise of democracy?"

Mr. Banks, Enghsh III teacher, is another supporter of more freedom for the Maine South smdent. "I support a freer campus environment than the one we presently learn and work under. Students of high school age need the opportunity to choose study times, group discussion experiences and relaxation periods for themselves. To say to a high school student, 'You must study from 1:25 to 2 each day' when alternative actions are available seems counterproductive to the aims of a school system which honors self-disciphne."

Jill '74 however, recommends the use of some check system. "Otherwise, she said, "too many kids would cut too many classes and we'd have no privileges at all."

Rick '72, noting that his need to study makes the program inapphcable to him, commented that a forty-minute period is too short to go anywhere off campus.

Mr. Simonson, assistant principal of students, also named problems that make open campus impractical for Maine South.

Citing the problems of responsibility for minors, heavy traffic within and outside the building, disruption of classes, and a setting not conducive to the plan—no music, food, or large urban area— he judged total open campus not at all probable in the foreseeable future.

Miss lUff, Dean of Girls, gave the example of The Nova, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where students, though not allowed to leave the building, are given the option of attending or not attending study halls. She noted, however, that freshmen and sophomores, too immature to consider the future seriously, tended to neglect school work.

From this example. Miss Iliffs concern is that this problem might very well exist here.

The same idea was expressed at a recent caucus meeting by Mr. Gahala, nominee for the District 207 Board of Education.

"It's my judgment that students are not mature enough to allocate their time."

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Lady teachers take to pants 'Teachers (at least the ones I've seen) look great in pantsuits. They should be allowed to wear them. I don't think they're any more disfracting than the teachers themselves," professed Dave '71 in regard to the issue of women teachers wearing pants to school.

Most students agree with Dave. It is generally felt that if students can wear them, why can't teachers?

Neil '72 said, "I think it's good. It's comfortable. Teachers have the right to be comfortable too."

Mr. Schmidt disagreed with this.

"Slacks on a teacher have no place in a learning situation. This is due to tradition and image. They seem to be trying to identify too much with the students. It is an immature reason to say that 'if the students can wear them why can't the teachers?" Most of the women teachers who wear them find they are comfortable and especially practical in cold weather. However, there is a standard of acceptabihty to be set on which slack are appropriate.

Said Miss Yates, "I really think if a teacher is going to wear pants it should be a pantsuit and not something they just put together. These types of outfits don't look right or appropriate."

The general atlimde was that if the pants were well fitted and attractive tl«re should be no qualm about them. Slacks and blouses were cited as to be more for sport.. .

Another nominee, Mr. Bocek, when asked his opinion of open campus expressed a doubt that it was manageable, but added "If administration could convince me that it could guarantee control, then I would approve." ^^^ The most negative attitude was voicec^Bj

by Mr. Pope, "I think it would be utter chaos."

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why2K? . . . our present

by Dan Clyne As the millennium approaches, a steadily increasing number of people are beginning to sweat over the "Y2K" problem. This is when out computers will interpret the year 2000 as 1900 and supposedly go berserk, causing world wide chaos and disturbance.

All human records will screw up, banks will shut down, and Bill Gates will be forced to move into a New York three-flat as he heads towards poverty. There have already been numerous cases across the globe in which stressed out computers, terrified of the fate that is to come in just a month, leap off the ledge of their apartment buildings and plunge to their deaths. In fact, 95% of all computer suicides in the past three years have been attributed to this millennium "bug." Sadly, the computers that don't resort to suicide take to alcohol and drugs, hich leads to depression and abusiveness towards loved ones.

The massive problem can be avoided, but it would mean the end of computers as we know them. Yes, all computers will have to be destroyed before we reach the millennium. The best way to accomplish this, and minimize the heart-wrenching feeUng of taking your computer's life, is to unplug it, open up the CPU, and snip the main wire. This method is quick, painless, and you won't have to clean up the scattered remains that a bashing against the wall or a running over with a golf cart would leave behind. If your computer asks questions, answer them with caution. For example, here is a sample dialogue.

Computer: Whatcha doin' with that screwdriver?

You (tears forming): I will always love you.

If you don't feel like putting yourself through that emotional wringer, you can just push your system out to sea on a homemade raft.

Now that that's behind you, you can preare to live in a world without computers.

One thing people will miss the most is the Internet. No problem. You can still experience the cast information of the World Wide

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Web through two possible solutions. The fu^t one being, and this is going to take some time, to sit down and print out every page of the Internet that you can within the year.

That way, while the news will never change, at least you will get the general "gist" of the Net. Another solution, and this is probably the most realistic, is to get online with "HughNet." This is basically where you call up Hugh, a retired Park District employee and volunteer fireman who lives in Oshkosh, and he will read you the newspaper as many times as you would like to hear it. You can't beat that!

Another problem that we face is the small fact that none of us would exist. With all birth records destroyed, there will be no proof to our existence. When you think about it, is this really a problem? It's everybody's dream to not exist. Everybody knows that existing is highly overrated, in fact, it's useless. No existence means no taxes and no going to work or school. But best of all, it means no criminal records!

This will come in handy when the cops find the remains of your computer scattered around a ditch in Trenton, New Jersey. Yup, not existing is pretty nice!

So when you think about it, we can live without computers. If we want to write, we dust off the old typewriter If we want to contact each other without a phone, we write a letter. If we want to shop from our own homes, the Home Shopping Network is still around. And what about cave writing? It worked for the cavemen; why can't it work for us? Maybe we can even find a way to avoid slaughtering our computers all together. If we just don't panic and handle the situation with the help of a trained computer professional, the Y2K problem is one that will soon be forgotten. So cuddle up to your computer tonight and tell it that it has nothing to fear. Tell it it has a long, bright future ahead of it. Then, hopefully by the end of the night, your computer will put down that sleeping pill cocktail and finally feel good about itself. I wish I could say the same about Hugh. You know he's not going to take the news very well.

All talk and no chew Since the December 3 issue of Southwords came out with the article highlighting the inability of four English teachers to eat a four pound hamburger; the four English teachers have heard a lot about their attempt to conquer Ethel.

"I could eat it. No problem. You guys are weak!"

"Come on, it's only four double quarter pounders at McDonald's."

"Maybe you can't eat as much as a twelve year old girl, but I know / can."

One student even had the gall to suggest that he knew of a place where he could get a five pound hamburger and offered to eat that to show us up.

All of this taunting and boasting has proven that the Maine South student body can talk the talk. What the "English 4" would like to know is whether or not you can walk the walk. We know that you are pretty good at talking your way out of and around difficult situations, that is not the point of contention. But, sit down at R's place in Morris, Illinois, no amount of talking will be able to help you. It will be just you, a four pound hamburger, and a mouth that isn't as big as it seemsrightnow.

Maps to R's place are available in the English office (CI30) when you are ready to stop talking and start chewing.

Mr. Male, Mr. Marsicano, Mr. McGowan and Mr. Scorza

a Happy New Year!

--From all of us at Southwords-

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by Melissa Sobota People constantly sue each other and force others to pay for damages that were done to them, however we do not sue inanimate objects that cause us harm. One of the "inanimate" objects that causes many people great harm are animal products.

I am a vegetarian and I do not feel that enough has been done to get the point across to people how unhealthy eating as much meat as they do can cause them substantial harm in the long run.

The USDA stated, "Over forty percent of the average American's diet comes from meat and milk products." This amount is very unhealthy for people's bodies and hearts.

Dr. William CasteUi, the director of the Farmington Heart Study said, "Vegetarians have the best diets. They have the lowest rates of coronary disease of any group in the country.

Many people scoff at vegetarians, but they have a fraction of our heart attack rate and they have only forty percent of our cancer rate. On average, they outlive other j)eople by about six years now."

In an Oxford-Comell-China Study done by Dr. T. Cambell "complete proteins" only found in animal products, pre-cancerous growths in lab animals given this combination of lysine and gluten were huge: they exceeded twenty percent. This study concluded that in order to prevent and combat cancer, people should gready limit their intake of complete proteins.

A research scientist has come up with a guideline for a cancer-hindering diet. The base of

the diet should be pasta, rice, beans, or vegetarian soups. The super eight food groups according to Dr. Robert Hatherill are as follows: the onion group, the cruciferous group (broccoli), the nuts and seeds group, the grass group, the legume group, the fruit group, the solance group and the umbelliferous group (carrot). A regular diet including most of these foods will slow, stop and possibly even reverse serious diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, gallstones and kidney stones.

There are many forms of the vegetarian diet. It is true that some are not as healthy as others because they lack certain essential nutrients. These vegetarians need to take supplements to make sure they get all vitamins and minerals needed to remain healthy.

The Vegans eat only namral foods - no meat products at all.

They need to be careful that they are getting enough calcium and B12. The best source of calcium is from milk and cheese products, however, there are other ways to obtain it. They can go to a drug store and get a calcium supplement. They can also drink rice milk. Vegans must take vitamin supplements daily as well.

The lacto-ovo-vegetarian eats both poultry and milk products.

They are very healthy and meet the Recommended Dietary Allowances for all vitamins, minerals, protein and other nutrients.

Perhaps the healthiest diet is the one of the lacto-vegeterian diet. They eat both vegetables and milk products, but no meat at all. They also easily meet the continued on pave 7

by Ted Kocher I would like to begin this article by stating that I am not a vegetarian. Yet for about two years, my parents were vegetarians, and most of my homecooked meals were made without m eat, fish or poultry. During these two years(they have "converted" since), I noticed that the eating habits of my parents made them mentally and physically weak, timid, and constantly irritating. Since they made the switch back, they have felt much better and, in my opinion, our home is much more pleasant.

Like many other vegetarians, my parents' reason in becoming vegetarian was out of interest in holistic medicine and improving their own health, as well as that of others. This didn't work: my mother was more often sick in the duration of her vegetarian phase than she had ever been while eating meat. She did supplement her vitamin and mineral supply, to say nothing of her above-average protein intake in order to replenish the lack of nutrition of meat. Yet still, the lack of meat caused only illness and mental frustration in our household, to say nothing of lack of flavor in meals...

Clark C. Casteel, author of "Vegetarianism, Good Idea, or Not?" says that "...after nearly four years of immersion in the intricacies of traditional vegetarianism, I realized my goals.

The prevailing view among most of my instructors during this time seems to be that a vegetarian lifestyle will ultimately lead to a deficiency condition; that as people it is necessary to eat meat." It seems that even ex-

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perts in the field of vegetarianism agree that people should eat meat.

Meat contains vitamins and minerals that can not be reproduced naturally. The human body requires these nutrients (mainly Vitamin B-12), which, even through expensive supplements, can not be accurately replenished in any way- minus eating meat.

There are many reasons for vegetarianism. For the majority, it is personal choice. But many people are vegetarian because of their personal religious beliefs. The main religion of India teaches vegetarianism.

Animal life is seen equal to human life, so "useless" slaughte of animals is considered murder.

However, according to the CIA Worid Factbook (1998), the average age of death in the country of India is fifty-two, far below the United States' average.

A well balanced diet, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration(FDA) includes two to four servings of poultry, meat or fish daily. A common supplement for meat that is widely used by vegetarians is soy. Soy products are good in the sense that they contain protein and are also cheaply produced, in fact are in abundance. But no product, natural or not, can completely replenish the nutrients lost in a meatless diet. It simply can't be done.

So far in this article I have been characterizing a lacto-ovovegetarian. While this group is the majority, there are more s t r i c j ^ ^ and severe forms of vegetarians^^^ The vegan eats no animal products at all. Vegans have less of continued on page 7

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by Britt Frederiksen and Lauren Hurley Time did not begin when man was bom and will not end when man dies. Time is independent of man. We know this is true, and so the question of our existence, even on the high-school level, is what we can do in our limited time.

We can see, looking back, how much we have done. When man came into existence he did not know up from down, whether or not the Earth was round or even what the name of the color of the sky was. Today we know that E=MC^, Toledo is x miles from London and the planets orbit in elliptical patterns, and the time two trains will meet if one is leaving from Chicago at two p.m. at thirty miles per hour, and the other is leaving from Wala Wala at one-hundred-two meters per second. We have written volumes on theology, history, philosophy, biology, chemistry, and geography. We have docu)mented every portion of our lives somehow, in journals, newspapers, magazines, and encyclopedias. Past and present are known, but

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Recommended Dietary AUowances for all vitamins, minerals, protein and other nutrients.

People that eat animal protein need to intake a lot more calcium than vegetarians.

According to Robert Heaney, professor of medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine, animal protein is high in sulfiir-containing amino acids that require the body to buffer the effects of the amino acids. This means that the body is releasing calcium from the bones and literally peeing it away.

I have been a lacto-vegetarian for almost a year and I feel healthier than I ever have before. I have maintained a constant weight, which had been a problem for me for a long time. I have a lot more energy. I did not make my choice to become a vegetarian because I felt bad about killing all the animals, although that was a factor, however my choice was because I wanted

the future is always a mystery. No matter what happened ten years ago, what will h ^ pen tomorrow is unpredictable. We have so many questions and so few answers.

Lately, the biggest question has been whether or not the world will end. If it does, there is no hope for the future. A better question is: will the world as we know it end?

The answer is obvious: yes, it will.

We know a world where all knowledge is at our fingertips, the most urgent priorities are basketball practice and our English grade. Our world will not change the second we sing "Auld Lang Syne" on this New Year's Eve, but in the next century, our lives will change. We will have new jobs, new friends, and new ideas. The majority of the items we will use for the rest of our lives have yet to be invented. The television is part of our grandparents lives today, but it took a while to catch on; the computer is only now truly making its importance apparent to our parents. They had no idea what was coming in the future years. The same to make myself healthier and happier.

The choice to become a vegetarian is becoming more and more common in the U.S. today because there is a lot more scientific research proving that it decreases the likelihood of death from heart disease or cancer. The vegetarian way is now known to be the healthy way.

Counterpoint from page 6 a life-expectancy age than people who follow the FDA's suggestions. Why would anybody do this? Animal-free products are impossible to produce, unless there has not been any human contact After all, humans are animals, no?

A character in The Matrix quoted 'To deny one's instincts is to deny the right to be human," and the act of eating meat is a human instinct. We should not stop eating meat, it is a very natural and healthy prod ucL The problem isn't the meat, it's the meat-less.

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questions faced Americans at the turn of the twentieth century and every other year in h)etween: what will happen?

Our teachers and parents enjoy laughing at the fact that we, the teenagers, are the "future of America", and where is our country going? We tend to answer that "It is all downhill from here. Mom!" or by saying "When I am king of the world, we will eat chocolate cake for breakfast, yes, even on Sundays instead of Brunch," and we all chuckle. But we are going somewhere. If we were not headed in some direction, some forward motion, we would not be in school.

Why prepare for a non-existent future? The next century is beginning - and we steer the course.

What we have to do is prove our worthiness to inherit the future. We must prove our responsibility. Britt and I are not suggesting that the entire student body should now, just because we say so, go forth spreading the good word of Southwords. As much as we would like every one to do their best to help mankind, it is a tad unrealistic. There will always be the people interested in their own, immediate satisfaction. Some people never change. But people can always change.

They can turn away from their inherently selfish instincts if they have them. That is what is so great about what is happening right now. Not only will it be a new year, new decade, and new century, but it is also a new "millennium" (contrary to popular belief, it is not the new millennium...that is in 2001; a slight technicality). The future is now! Make resolutions. Keep them. Make a change for the better. Make the world a better place for your having lived. Leave your mark. We all can do our part to make the "Children are our future" slogan no longer something to laugh at. Our generation is not a joke. We can change now. The timing could not be better.

Looking back at our past, we have come a long way. The future does indeed hold something for us. We live day by day and hope we are going somewhere, but we do not need to hope. We are going to keep moving, just like those before us.

Timeline of the Century... the 21st Century Just about anyone can compile a timeline of events that occurred in the past one hundred years. For that, see Time Magazine or Newsweek. So we at Southwards decided it would be more interesting to extrapolate a timeUne of the next century based on the patterns and trends of the past and our own speculations about the future. Enjoy!

May 2012Last episode of The Simpsons airs as creator Matt Groening decides the show has becomes unprofitable after debts to guest stars spin out of control.

March 2000Limp Bizkit loses their appeal to the American pubUc and files for bankruptcy.

December 2057Rocky XXII becomes the highest grossing film ever, barely edging out Nursing Home Alone, the surprising comeback movie of Macauley Culkin.

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August 2034The apostrophe is eliminated from the EngUsh language. All private ownership ends.

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April 2024Newton's gravitational force is proved to be fictitious; a distraught Mr. Marino goes into hiding.

February 2046Federal government passes a bill prohibiting women from having more than two children due to overpopulation.

Special Insert 9 February 2085The Supreme Court rules that people over the age of 120 caimot receive Medi care or federal pension in a desperate attempt to curb overcrowding.

Mr. Dickey as he will appear when he retires.

November 2053Professional baseball player signs the first ever single-season biUion dollar contract with an expansion franchise in Manitowoc, WI.

July 2092Despite a miserable showing in the World Cup, American soccer fans predict that soccer will be the American sport of the 22nd century.

September 2068Great Quake of '68 registers a 10.0 on the Richter scale and California splits away from the continental United States drifting towards China.

May 2094First colony on Mars is settled

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Focus on Faculty Mr. David Claypool, English Department Chairman, grew up in a small town in central Illinois called Niantic. While growing up in this town, he knew that he always wanted to go to college although it was not customary of the people from his area to do so. His parents had instilled in him a great appreciation for education, which he obviously still holds today. Carrying this with him, he left his graduating class of 190 to embark on a journey that would make him the first member on either side of his family to graduate from college. He attended Eastern Illinois University for his undergraduate study.

After his graduation, he went to work for an ABC affiliate in Decatur where he did sports reporting. However, he did not find this job very satisfying and the industry seemed shallow to him, even in the field of sports. He said that, "you want to be able to feel like you've had some sort of impact." This job wasn't giving him that feeling, so he decided to go back to school.

He didn't have all the money he needed to go into his graduate study, so for two years he worked at a glue factory. Here, he actually mixed the chemicals together to make the glue. He said that this was a horrible job, but was exactly what he needed at the time—something that paid well so he could get on with what he really wanted to do. After making enough money, he went to Illinois State where he got his teaching certificate.

His first teaching job was at Reed-Custer High School in Braidwood, IL, which is near Joliet. He said that this was a great place for him to start teaching because of the excellent facilities that it had due to the

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taxes from a near-by power plant. Here, he taught for six years during which time he had a class in every English level at least once. He also coached the girls' basketball team and the football team for his six years in Braidwood.

At this point in his life, he was "lucky enough to be offered a job here at Maine South." He said that he was well aware of

the great things here and jumped on the opportunity before they could change their minds. He taught English here for four years at which point he took one year off^ to stay home with his daughter, who was just bom, and his three-year-old son.

He describes his year absence as "incredibly challenging, not because of the kids themselves but being away from here and being at home most of the time." He missed the students as well as the people he gets to work with.

Mr. Claypool is one of the very lucky people in this world who truly love waking up every morning and coming to their job.

From having even a ten-minute conversation with him, this incredible love and en-

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. David Claypool thusiasm for his work becomes undeniabl evident. He said that he also really likes be ing busy and so his year at home was a bit of a struggle for him and a bit frustrating, but he doesn't regret it at all.

While Mr. Claypool was at home. Dr. Loveall, the former EngUsh Department Chair, decided to retire. His position was then offered to Mr. Claypool, who eagerly accepted it. He said that this was a change for him in a couple of ways. One of them was being the boss of an "incredible array of wonderful accomplished teachers and people," and he considers himself, "lucky enough to call some of them friends." The other change was in only being able to teach one class a day. He believes that teaching a class is a wonderful grounding experience He says, "Students do a great job of reminding you what's really important." He said that he could not have gone from being a teacher to an administrator without being able to teach a class and he loves the enthusiasm and appreciation for education that his thirty-one students bring to class every day along with their incredible minds.

Mr. Claypool has come a long way froim ^ ^ his small town and glue factory all the way to Maine South. He considers himself to be one of the luckiest people alive for all the opportunities he's been given and the things he's been able to do. He loves his work pas sionately and loves Maine South as well, which he calls a, "perfect fit" for him.

Anyone who sees Mr. Claypool walking down the hallways with that smile that is denied to no one can truly understand that he is a man who has never once gotten up to come to Maine South and said sorrowfully that he has to go to work.

Eric Pick

_ Focus on Student Excellence

Teacher*s Comments: "Eric is the stuff of every coach's dream- he is a self-movitivated, focused, goal-driver. He cares a great deal about his teammates and their achievements. He blames no one for failure and spreads the wealth of success. He leads by example and his gentle humanity is apparent in the way he interacts, assists, teaches, and encourages others to try their best as well. He instills hope in those around him which is reinforced by his work ethic and sensitivity. He takes responsiblity for his successes and failures and grows because of i t In this way, he is truly noble."

—Mr. Christopher Deger

The past of Southwords revisited

by Lindsey Krukowski

One of the cover stories of the senior In its 35 years, many events have influ- issue on June 7, 1965 was about a tornado enced Maine South. Each one of these events that swept by Maine South during first pehas also had an impact on Southwords, which riod on Wednesday, May 26. The greatest damage done has changed signifiby trees occantly since Volume I, curred when a Issue I was released on tree blew September 18, 1964. across Dee One may wonder Road from the what would make the forest preserve cover of the first issue of at Devon and Southwords ever. BeDee. The tree heve it or not, the hype landed on the was about which nameroof of senior plate to use. Mr. Beatty, B e r n i e the sponsor at the time, Masterson's held an all-school con- Ideas for nameplates offered by staff of car in the stutest to design Southwards'. Students were told to avoid Southwards' nameplate ultra-fancy lettering" like the bottom design. dent parking with a $25 savings bond awarded to the win- lot. When the tree blew off the car, it broke ner. The Editor-in-chief at that time, Corrinne the windshield of the neighboring car, seSchmid, said, "This is a great chance to win verely dented Bemie's car, and scratched $25! Seriously, to win would be a great honor. four neighboring cars.

The winner's design will be used on every A cover story in 1973 had the headline, Southwards issue for years to come." How- "Blanchard Ranks Maine South No. 1 ever, this design was used only for the first School in U. S." That's right, a DePaul Unitwo years. By the 1967-1968 schoolyear, the versity Administrator ranked Maine South nameplate had been changed jdready. Over as the number 1 high school in the nation. the years, it has changed many times. In fact, The ranking was based on the quality of it seems as though our nameplate changes instruction, curriculum, guidance and counevery year. Who knows what the new mil- seling services, faculty preparation, and adlennium will bring... ministration. New Trier, which has always Of course, it is impossible to mention been considered one of the best schools in Maine South's past without mentioning its the nation, did not even make the top ten most famous alum, Hillary Rodham. Miss that year.

Rodham's picture graced the cover of Another great story from a 1973 issue Southwards a whopping five times in the oi Southwords was about the changes in the school's first year. Altogether, her photo was dress code. When Maine South opened its in Southwords seven times that year. Various doors until January of 1970, there were very reasons for her Maine South fame include strict regulations: girls could wear only her year as vice-president of National Honor dresses or skirts, boys' hair was short and Society and receiving a Social Science De- neatly trimmed, all shirts had to have colpartment Award, the Daughters of the Ameri- lars and be buttoned to the second button, can Revolution Good Citizenship Award, and and tennis shoes were not allowed. Also, boys were not allowed to have beards or mustaches. The change at that time was relaxed a great deal and aUowed students to wear jeans.

In 1987, the controversy over the eight period day was all over I Good Will Award. In an article she wrote, the cover of Southwards. Up until 1987, she said her ambition in high school was 'To Maine South had nine periods in the day. marry a senator and settle down in Students also had an open campus, and were able to come to school only during Georgetown."

scheduled classes.

When Dr. Cachur announced that the 1987-1988 school year would have eight periods, students had mixed feelings. Some liked the idea that they would be out of school by 3:00 instead of having the chance at having a ninth period class. Most smdents were upset about the idea of being "locked in" to the new schedule with a mandatory eighth period class. Also, homeroom came before first period and began at 8:00窶馬o morning flap classes! Eighth period ended at 2:58窶馬o afternoon flap classes either!

Bell schedule adopted in 1987 Homeroom Period 1 Period 2A Period 2B Periods Period 4A Period 4B Period 5A Period 5B Period 6A Period 6B Period 7A Period 7B Periods

8:00-8:10 8:16-9:01 9:07-9:27 9:32-9:52 9:58-10:43 10:49-11:09 11:14-11:34 11:40-12:00 12:05-12:25 12:31-12:51 12:56-1:16 1:22-1:42 1:47-2:07 2:13-2:58

In 1994, scandal hit the halls of Maine South and the cover of Southwords. In an effort to change their problems with the cafeteria, some students decided to take the problem into their own hands by boycotting the cafeteria for a day. Student Council increased its efforts to solve students' problems with the cafeteria by working with the administration, Marriott Pood Services, and the lunch line personnel to discuss problems and solutions.

The three main areas of complaints were the quality of the food, the sanitation andhealth procedures both in the lines and in food distribution, and the pricing of various items.

One complaint was that cafeteria employees did not always wear gloves; however, the district Marriott representative, Ms. Cohen, resonded that state guidebnes did not require those handhng food to wear gloves.

Marriott does, however, retain the pohcy that its employees must wear both gloves and hair nets.

All issues were resolved in a meeting on February 24.

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by Nicole Perm Early celebrations of Christmas reflected the story that is told in the Bible of Mary and Joseph entering the town of Bethlehem to seek shelter from a storm. The innkeeper, having no rooms left, let them stay in the stable with the animals. After the birth of Christ, a star appeared over the stable and led people to the baby Jesus. Twelve days after the birth, the three kings, having followed the star, arrived carrying gifts for the infant.

The myth behind Christmas is that Christ was bom on the 25th. In fact, he was not.

He was bom in the springtime. This is based on the fact that shepherds tending their flocks (usually done in springtime) and the positions of the North Star (records beUeve this was actually a bright comet).

Pope Julius I set the date of Christmas in the fourth century. He wanted to include a Christian ritual in the midst of the long established Pagan Winter Solstice. During this time people cooked special meals, gave gifts, and decorated their homes with evergreen, holly, and mistietoe.

Christmas was the most important celebration of the 12th century. It began as a solemn religious celebration. Prayer and spirituaUty were emphasized over colorful theatrics. Soon, non-religious decorations, gift giving, and feasting became popular.

Later, during the reformation in England in the 16th century, some church leaders tried to outiaw Christmas. The beUeved that the Pagan ideas of gifts and feasting corrupted the meaning of Christmas. For a while Christmas was changed; but soon the non-rehgious aspects reappeared and were incorporated into the more rehgious aspects of the hoUday.

Today Christmas is a seasonal celebration of winter or a rehgious honoring the birth of Christ, with quite a bit of materialism thrown in. People decorate houses, httie kids wait for presents from Santa, and almost everyone has a big Christmas dinner Over the years many new ideas have intertwined themselves into what people today think of a 'traditional Christmas.'

The Christmas tree This tradition started in Germany. The tree itself comes from the religious tale of

St. Boniface. St. Boniface was walking through the forest and came upon a group of Pagans worshipping a great oak tree. He walked into the middle of them and cut the tree down. From the roots of the oak tree sprang up an evergreen. St. Boniface told the Pagans that this was the tree of Christ because it was eternal, like Christ. It was many years later that the decorating of the tree was started by Martin Luther in Germany. One Christmas Eve he brought in an evergreen tree to his daughter's nursery for her to enjoy because the weather was too bad for her to go outside. He decorated it with candles and httle ornaments. Through the years it evolved into the trees we have today.

Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer Rudolph came to life in 1939 when the Chicago-based Montgomery Ward Company asked one of their copywriters, 34-year old Robert L. May, to come up with a Christmas story they could give to shoppers as a promotional gimmick. (Every year the Ward's stores had been giving away coloring books for children).

May settled on the idea of an underdog ostracized by the reindeer community because of his physical abnormality: a glowing red nose. Looking for an alliterative name. May considered and rejected RoUo (too cheerful and carefree a name for the story of a misfit) and Reginald (too British) before deciding on Rudolph. May went on composing Rudolph's story I verse as a series of rhyming couplets that he tested on his four-year-old daughter Although his daughter was satisfied with Rudolph's story. May's boss was worried that a story featuring a red nose— an image associated with drinking and drunkards— was unsuitable for a Christmas tale. May's boss gave in when May and a friend went to Lincoln Park Zoo and sketched some deer The artist's illustrations of the red-nosed reindeer helped overcome the hesitancy of May's boss.

Montgomery Ward distributed 2.4 million copies of the Rudolph booklet in 1939. Although wartime paper shortages curtailed

printing for the next several years, six million copies were printed by the end of 1946.

"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" was printed commercially in 1947 and shown in theaters as a nine-minute cartoon the following year. The Rudolph phenomenon really took off', however, when May's brotherin-law, Johnny Marks, developed the lyrics and melody for a Rudolph song. Mark's musical version of "Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer" recorded in 1949 by Gene Autry, sold two million copies that year and went to become one of the best-selling songs of all time, second only to 'White Christmas.' A TV special about Rudolph narrated by Burl Ives was produced in 1964 and remains a perennially popular hohday favorite even today.

Christmas cards The custom of sending Christmas cards is relatively recent and probably began with the English "schoolpieces" or "Christmas pieces," simple pen and ink designs o ^ ^ k sheets of writing paper Englishman, J.C^^^ Horsley designed the first formal card in 1843.

It was lithographed on stiff, dark cardboard and depicted in color a party of grownups and children with glasses of wine raised in a toast over the words, "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you."

One thousand of these Christmas cards were sent.

The custom of sending Christmas cards caught on because at that time in England one could mail greetings for only a penny each. From those early beginnings, the exchange of Christmas cards has grown to astonishing proportions.

Americans typically exchange in excess of two billion cards each year.

According to Hallmark Cards, the a l l ^ ^ time favorite sentiment on a Christmas c a r i ^ ^ is "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You!" Apparently, the first is still the best.

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he image of Santa Claus On Christmas Eve of 1822, Clement Clarke Moore, wrote down and then read to his children a series of verses. His poem was pubUshed a year later as "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas" (more commonly known today by its opening line, '"Twas the night before Christmas..."). Moore gave St. Nick eight reindeer (and named them all), and he devised the now-familiar entrance by chimney. Moore's Nicholas was still a small figure, however— the poem describes "miniature sleigh" with a "little old driver."

In many parts of Europe, Nicholas the gift-giver had been superseded by a repre Ipntation of the infant Jesus fthe Christ child, or "Christkindlein").The Chriskindlein accompanied Nicholas-like figures with other names (such as "Pere Noel" in France), or he traveled with a dwarf like helper (known in some places as "Pelznickel," or Nicholas with furs). Belsnickle (as Pelznickel was known in the German-American dialect of Pennsylvania) was represented by adults who dressed in fiirry disguises (including false whiskers), visited children and put on a scary performance while they were still awake.

Upon awaking the next morning, gifts were found by the children, and were cred-

ited to Christkindlein, who had come while everyone else was asleep. Over time, the visible Belsnickle overshadowed the non-visible Christkindlein (whose name mutated into "Kriss Kringle") and both of them became confused with St. Nicholas and became the emerging figure of Santa Claus.

The modem day Santa Claus derived from these two images: St. Nicholas the elflike giver described by Moore, and a friendlier "Kriss Kringle" amalgam of the Christkindlein and Pelznickel figures.

In 1863, a caricaturist for Harper's Weekly named Thomas Nast began developing his own image of Santa. Nast gave his figure a "flowing set of whiskers" and dressed him "all in fiir, from his head to his foot." Nast's 1866 montage entitled, "Santa Claus and His Works" estabhshed Santa as a maker of toys. Although Nast never settled on one size for his Santa figures (they ranged from elf-hke to man-sized), his 1881 "Merry Old Santa Claus" drawing is quite close to the modem day image The Santa Claus figure, although not yet standardized, was ubiquitous by the late 19th century. Santa was portrayed as both large and small; he was usually round but sometimes normal or slight build; and he dressed in furs. When Christmas cards were brought to America, a Boston printer named Louis Prang issued a card featuring a red-suited Santa. The Santa with a red suit began to replace the fur-dressed Belsnickle image and the multicolored Santa.

Many Christmas traditions came to the United States from various countries and were enhanced in America. Although it seems at times the meaning of Christmas is lost, people still reflect the main themes of the Christmas spirit: love, family and togethemess.

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Michael DePilla Maura Collins News Editors Megan Gibbons Meghan McCall Commentary Editors Britt Frederiksen Lauren Hurley Features Editors Lindsey iinikowski Nicole Penn Sports Editors Sam Fuller Ellen Gartner Production Editors Ted Kocher Som Dalai Brian Anderson Core Cartoonists Dan Clyne Susan Wilson Core Photographers Eileen Collins Megan Price Core Staff Artists Monica Haak Nicole Kline Advisor T. R. Kerth

14 Sports South Stats Statistics acciimulated through the years:

80 Cost in dollars of Shawn Kain's tattoo.

Does that say DMX?

Number of Tedeschi's currently starting on the Boys' Varsity wrestling team.

(Daniel and Michael)

Winter sports season -Swimming After two weeks of preparation, the Hawks' swim team met their first competition on Friday, December third. Despite the tough loss to Saint Pat's, many team members came through with soUd performances.

The medley relay consisting of Nick Nielson, Eric Pick, Alex Polley, and Eric Krantz, posted its fastest kick-off meet with atime of 1:48.79. Coming in with individual first places were Pick (100 breast stroke) with a time of 1:06.52, and Ryan Evans (500 free) with a time of 5:18.85.

Another positive aspect of the meet was that one third of the team obtained personal best times. These included juniors Matt Huffman, Chris Marquez, Eric Raz, Tim Sapieka, Paul Sarran, and Dan Smart.

Sophomore Jon Michaels, and freshman Will drvesie also posted personal bests.

In diving, Cris Savador achieved his personal best score for six dives with a 198.45.

Come cheer on the Hawk swimmers this season!

-Gymnastics

62 Record of consecutive games scoring for Girls' Varsity soccer team from 19851987.

86 [lecord consecutive wins for Girls' Varsitj soccer team from 1984-1987.

The Girls' gymnastics team is off and rolling. The varsity team has an awesome record of three and one. Sarah Jindoyan, Joanna Ortega, and Kate Miller have added greatly to the team's success. Cheryl Chmura, Lauren Gazzolo, and Liz Izzo also compete at the varsity level. Saturday, December fourth, Roisin O'Neill and Stephanie Zmija stepped up to varsity to compete at the Rolling Meadows Invitational.

The JV team has an outstanding record of four and zero. The freshmen are giving everything they have, and by beUeving in themselves, have started the season off with a three and one record. Come support the girls at their last home meet on January fourth, 2000.

- Girls' Basketball

1:06:52 Time receded by Eric Pick to earn first place in the 100 breast stroke.

Girls' basketball has continued successfully in their season, and are now seven and two. Their starting lineup of Lauren Colletti, Barb Portas, Katie Ristau, Colleen Van Hoesen, and Krissy Vonesh have contributed greatly, along with the hard work of the rest of the team. Their two losses have come against Libertyville and Banington. They hope to continue their success throughout

the season.

Over the Thanksgiving break, these girls didn't stop their intesity. They went three and two in their tournament at Glenbrook South, and took third place.

On the weekend of December third, the team took a four hour bus ride down to face Galesburg. Their girls' team had a long running record not losing at home for about the last three years. The Hawks came out on top, with a score of 57-52.

The team looks to extend their success in a tournament over Christmas break. It will take place at Fenton from December 21st through the 23rd, with the finals at Loyola on the 27th and 28th. Come on out and cheer the girls on to victory.

- Boys' Basketball After starting the season with two tough losses, the Boys' basketball team bounced back and posts a 3-2 record with tantahzing victories over Addison Trail and Maine East.

The team took fourth place at a competitive Schaumburg Thanksgiving Tournament. In front of a sold out crowd at Maine West, the, team pulled off a close win behind Johi Vigna and Joe Bello. Garret Fechner an^ Mark Wojteczo embarrass opponents, andd Bryan Smaha continues his season long hypothesis: Can anyone stop a sophomore?

Brad "Five finger discount" Gierke, Tony "Hey, I'm Itahan" Traynor, and Tim "Who dat?" Moran pose a threat off the bench with enthusiasm and skill. Shawn "Wu-Tang forever" Kain, Paul "The prophet" DiFranco, Sam 'Trunk it!" Fuller, and Craig "I'm handsome" Murray provide hustle and dominating tactics. Scott "Long relationships and shots" Blair, Randall "The clapper" Tosch, and Jeremy "Herbal tea helps me dunk" Arbuthnot round up an all-star cast. Once again, the help of Scooter "Hi Stacey" Kennedy and Jerry "Where's the bus" Dahmer is much appreciated. Coach Scott and Nelson are coaching at their best, overcoming adversity and the always cocky John Vigna. The Hawks approach the Christmas Tournament with great anticipation. Although standing room only is almost destine, come out and watch this intense breathtaking machine.

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Battle of the S e x e s

by Dan White A few years back, it was quite rare to observe a girl in the weight room. Also, participation in girls' athletics didn't measure up to the boys' involvement.

Today, girls lift weightsfirequentiy,while participation in their athletics grow. They do ieserve the equal opportunities they attain.

However, one thing they don't deserve is the right to join the prestigious "M" Club.

[This editorial is aimed only at those girls who wish to become members of "M" Club.) rhe "M" Club is an organization which only varsity lettermen have the right to join. (If you see a guy with his M "jock jacket,," this

Response:

by Mary Callahan andDina Ciccia Dear Editor: We would like to comment on the chauvinistic attitude expressed in the demeaning editorial regarding "M" Club memberjjip.

As you said, "There are many cases ivhere Equal Rights apply, but in "M" ClubNO WAY!" You are portraying society's typical male superiority complex: of course

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doesn't necessarily mean he's in "M" Club, but that the has lettered and thus qualified to join the club.)

Members of "M" Club are those beanie boys and their peers who you see dishing out orders to climb trees, lockers or walls.

A few weeks back, about thirty letter girls decided to attend an "M" Qub meeting to see what qualifications had to be met to join the club. C'mon girls, don't you think you're taking it a bit too far? I do.

There are many cases where Equal Rights apply, but in "M" Club-NO WAY! Be reasonable! There are some organizawomen should have equal rights BUT there are exceptions (such as "M" Club).

We are on a high school level now, but it is clearly visible to see where social attitudes originate. We are not "bum the bra" liberals, but we do feel if a girl proves herself worthy of recognition, then she should certainly be recognized.

Considering no club comparable to "M" Club exists for females, then how can outstanding athletes be denied membership on grounds of sex? Just because girls want to

tions which were set up primarily for guys-likefi-atemities.The girls also have a similar organization-sororities, and acrossovei of either would be unethical. In terms ol Maine South, a crossover by girls into a fraternity type of organization like the "M' Club would also be unethical.

Alternatives to this issue are quite simple Why don't you girls draw up a constimtion, get a sponsor, and make your own Letterwomen's Club? If you want a Co-e<3 Letterpersons Club, arrangements could be considered to form one.

join "M" Qub surely does not mean that they also want to don football helmets.

Much more than membership is at stake here: basic principles are on trial. Outstand ing female athletes deserve the same recog nition as their male counterparts enjoy. An<] what about Tide IX? Forbidding female participation in a school-sponsored activity seems to be a flagrant violation of the law which produced coed gym. Should it be that equal rights apply only when it's convenient?

Hciwk Highlight \ii\i Wresthng Girls' Basketball

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vs. Waukegan 7:30 PM

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@ Maine West Inv. 7 PM vs. Niles North 5 PM

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Maine South celebrates Sports through Jack Tilley the ages

Sammy and Ellen are proud to present the Maine South AU-Ume Team

Maine South Coach: 1964-Present *Boys' Swimming *Boys' Soccer *Girls' Soccer •Badminton

1969- Dave Butz (football), played for the Washington Redskins 1971- Dave Littell(fencing), 1988 Olympic Team

Mr. Jack Tilley was the first boys' swimming coach at Maine South when the school opened. In 1969, he introduced soccer to the school, and started the program that flourishes today. In 1984, he started the program for girls, and led his teams to 5 CSL conference championships, not including three before the sport was recognized as being official in the CSL. He has been inducted into the Illinois State Hall of Fame, and n o ^ ^ ^ continues to help out in the soccer p r o g r a n ^ ^ coaching the girls' ft-eshman team.

1971- Dave Bergman(baseball), played for the Detroit Tigers 1971- Joe Zdeb(baseball), played for the Kansas City Royals 1974- Nancy Swider(speed skating), 1976, *80,'84, '88 Olympic Team 1975- David Santee(figure skating), 1976,1980 Olympics 1976- Sharon Beckman-swam English Channel 1978- Kirby Pascus(speed skating), US National Team 1980- Jim Walewander(baseball), played for the Detroit Tigers 1986- Mark Greenwald(speed skating), 1988 Olympic Team

Fencers place first in State competition 1971 The Maine South Varsity Fencing Squad topped off their best season by winning the state title. The Hawks compiled a score of 78 while the second place team, Marshall, scored 45. The margin of33 points between first and second place winners broke the old record of 31 points that Marshall has held for two years. This is the first time that a Maine South team has taken first in state.

The first winter Southwards sports section included this commemorative cartoon.

"Mr. TiUey is a coach who always has the best interest of his players at heart.

Whether it be a question of ethics or the game of soccer, I always try follow what he would do." .Mr. KertH

In case you didn't hear...

We Were No. 1, Hey; We Were No. 1, Hey! 1979

by Scott Erickson After the celebration had quieted down at The first quarter started out with the McGaw Hall on Tuesday, March 20, every- Hawks in the lead by two points. It remained body realized that the Hawk basketball team a close battle with the Hawks up during the was actually going too play De La Salle of first half and the Blue Devils were in the Chicago at the state championships in lead the second half. By the end of the quarChampaign. When game time came around ter the Blue Devils were up 22-21.

At the start of the second quarter the it was no wonder that the Hawks were ready Hawks came back with one thought in mind. to win.

They wanted to win. And win they did. During the remainder of the game, the Hawks The finals Now came the game of all games. The drove hard, hit from the inside and the outHawks were in the final game of the cham- side. They capitalized off of Quincy s sloppy pionships. But the opponents were ranked mistakes and dominated the remainder of t l ^ ^ ^ number one in the state all season long. Ev- game. By the end of the game the Hawkl^F eryone knew that if the Hawks ever played had a 16 point lead and the final score was Quincy, it would probably be the toughest 83-67 in one of the best ball games the Hawks had ever played. game of the season.