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Maine Seeks Additions To End Overcrowding A bond issue for the purpose of expanding Maine Township high school buildings will be placed before the voters for approval in February. A cafeteria, general and special classrooms, and health and physical education stations are a d d i t i o n s planned at Maine South under the bond issue. Increased enrollments a n d overcrowding have forced the Board of Education to consider the problem of accommodating 10,440 students in Maine Township high schools next year and a predicted 13,800 students in 1975. In order to meet immediate classroom demands made by increased enrollments, the Board of Education plans to construct additions to the present high schools. By constructing addi-

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tions, the Board hopes to obtain maximum utilization of the present school buildings, thus postponing the building of a fourth high school. Proposed additions at Maine South include: a c a f e t e r i a , health and physical education teaching stations, a biology and a chemistry lab, a general purpose lab for the physical sciences, eight to ten general purpose classrooms, a print shop, a wood shop, a drafting room, and storage rooms for custodial equipment. The decision to construct additions was based on figures submitted by each high school principal to the Board of Education. The principals were asked to estimate the maximum enrollment their school could handle with adjustments and ad-

ditions. Estimates were based on basic building limitations of the individual schools. The centers area is the limiting factor at Maine South. With an enrollment of 2,916 students. South is already overcrowded despite a nine period day. However, ten homeroom complexes accommodating 325 students each are possible if the present cafeteria areas are converted to homeroom-study halls. With 3,250 students at South, additions, especially in areas which call for special equipment, are necessary if enrollment in special courses is to be open to all students. With the , conversion of the present cafeterias to study halls, a new cafeteria would be built just east of the present ones between the physical education

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Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III.

December 16, 1966

Mimeographed Paper Planned To Provide Complete Coverage Have you ever wondered how the underclass athletes are doing? Or just what a real A plus research paper looks like? Or just how teachers go about grading papers? Well, fret no more! A new publication of the journalism class and Southwords will tell all. "The new mimeographed publication, designed to suplement Southwords and Flight '67, will be distributed on January 20," Mr. K. Beatty, publications ad-

visor, announced today. The paper will contain 15 to 20 pages of news and expository writing and will sell for ten cents a copy. If the first issue is successful, the paper vk'ill be distributed during lunch periods on each Friday a Southwords is not distributed. Besides news and creative material, the paper will also present examples of the correct completions of various assignments drawn from different areas of study.

South To Host 20 Schools Dec. 17 In Invitational Debate Tournament Maine South will host its second Invitational Debate at Maine South on December 17. Twenty schools will send between 50 and 60 four-man teams to represent their schools. There will be three levels of debating—novice, second year, and varsity debaters. Varsity debaters will be competing not ' only in the Invitational Debate but also in an Interstate Union Competition. The question to be debated is the National Debate Question being used in 1966, Resolved: That the Foreign Aid program of the United States should be limited to non-military assistance. "The affirmative advocates that the U.S. should do away with all military aid to foreign countries on the grounds that it is a wasteful even dangerous and war-provoking policy," stated Mr, William Hoag, speech teacher and debate club sponsor. "The negative maintains that military aid should not be abolished." Team trophies and individual trophies will be the awards for the outstanding speakers and ' teams. All debaters will receive the usual National Forensic League points. Maine South's varsity debaters are Jim Barmeier '67 and Linda Carney '68, affirmative, and Scott Bremer '68 and Gary Johnson '68, negative. The Junior varsity is Diane Briars '69 and John Gilles '69, affirmative, and Bill Silberman '69 and Bruce Keitel '69, negative.

Mr. Hoag says of the team, "I am happy with what they have done so far, but I think they will make an even better showing before the year is out. Junior varsity has been placing quite close to the top and varsity gas consistently placed in the upper half."

"Because one to two weeks elapse between Southwords' publications, full coverage of all sports, clubs, and activities is not possible," stated Mr. Beatty. "Freshman, sophomore, junior varsity, girls' sports, and smaller club news is often crowded out of Southwords due to a lack of space. "Our other purpose," continued Mr. Beatty," is to provide an additional outlet for outstanding student writing of all types. The creative writing magazine and Southwords are too limited to publish or to promote adequately all types of student writing." Production staff for the first issue of the mimeographed paper will consist of members of the journalism class. The journalism class will attempt to measure the time, problems and skills involved in producing the publication, and will evaluate student response to the paper.

and centers buildings. Health and physical education facilities would also be added on the East side of the present buildings. Estimates show that 16 physical education teaching stations will be needed to accommodate 3,250 students. At the present time there are only eight stations. The conversion of the cafeterias to study halls would also leave the lecture halls free for their originally designed purpose of large group instruction. New science laboratories and general purpose classrooms would be added on the east end of the present academic building. The academic building was designed for easy addition of new rooms on the east end at the time of its construction. Tentative plans also include

the buUding of two additional areas off the north side of the school. One would include the print shop and driver education rooms. The present driver education rooms would be converted to industrial education areas. The other area would provide custodial storage space. Plans at Maine East include the expansion of the library, auto shop, home economics department, and girls' health and physical education facilities. With these expansions Maine East could handle 45 hundred students. Additions planned to accommodate Maine West's estimated maximum enrollment of 35 hundred students are a library, industrial educations shops, and health and physical education teaching stations.

High Honor Roll Listed; 2 5 Juniors Lead Classes Juniors are leading in the number of students on the High Honor Roll for the first quarter. They have 25 students while the seniors have only 20. Sophomores lead the freshmen 21 to 12. Senior students are: Pat Barcheski, Ralph Berke, Marilynn Conners, Gail Griffiths, Connie Healy, Jean Hosey, Steve Hyde, Sue Lindquist, Ann Mullin, Randy O'Hare, Greg Parsons, Linda Patchett, Tom Petty, Marjorie Press, Judy Projahn, Linda Reidland, Jeff Reinke, James Scherffius, Gail Swinnerton, Julia Vantellingen and Richard Witt.

ert Huxtable, Gary King, Vesna Neskow, Melanie Pankow, Pat Stelcher, and Henry Warchall.

Juniors are: Lee Brainerd, Scott Bremer, Wendy Carlsen, Linda Carney, Robert De Bolt, Edward Erickson, Natalie Geremia, Georgene Gray, Sylvia Grislis, Debra Hannibal, Linda Hogan, John Holden, Gary Johnson, Randy McClure, Wayne Miller, Paul Mitchell, Sandra Mitchell, Susan Peavoy, Nancy Petersen, Geoffrey Priest, Ross Rubino, Walter Skawski, Colleen Sontag, Diane Willey, and Nancy Wohlers. Sophomores are: Barbara Bradford, Margaret Cannon, Trudy Ciecko, Terry Dalton, Thomas Dent, Robert Felice, Kenneth Foley, Steve Gabbert, Victoria Grant, Judith Harlan, Glenn Hofeldt, Pat Houldsworth, Marybeth Lake, Joel Morris, D e b o r a h Morton, Kathleen O'Hare, John Ongman, Nancy Phillips, Judith Sowa, Nancy Stinton, and Michael Venson. Freshmen are: James Doubler, Norman Ellstrand, Clifford Geschke, Cynthia Golding, Aivar Grislis, Barbara Hoffman, Rob-

One of Student Council's last year wishes finally came true with the installment of a milk cooler in each lunchroom. This addition decreases the crowded lunchlines and enables students who desire only milk to obtain it quickly.

Ski Club Offers Instructions To Members Skiers take notice! All members of Ski Club are getting a bonus this season. They are eligible for a free skiing lesson on the snowy slopes of Wilmot, Wisconsin. The lesson is required of all new members on their first trip

unless excepted by Mr. Gary Hahn, sponsor of the club. Old members may take the lesson if they choose, and should indicate their decision to take it when they sign up for the trip. "There are two reasons for adding this instruction—first to

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"Where is all the snow?" ask the rain-drenched ski club officers, eager to begin their winter activities. (Standing i. to r.) Andy Heubner, president; Larry Wickman, treasurer; Judy Van Auken, secretary; Steve Randall, vice-president; and Larry Lykowski, sergeantat-arms.

learn to ski for the enjoyment of it, and secondly to learn to ski safely," stated Mr. Hahn. Membership in Ski Club is available in the bookstore on payment of $2.50 dues. No insurance other than the student's family coverage is necessary, but school insurance for the season is also available in the bookstore for $10. "Since only members can ski with the club, all skiers should plan to pay their dues before the big snows come," Mr. Hahn recommended. The club will go to Wilmot every Friday that there is enough snow for them to ski. Buses will leave the north parking lot at 4 p.m. and return by 11:30 the same night. Members should sign up in the bookstore by sixth period each Thursday before the trip. The cost of these excursions will be $3, payable in the bookstore. The members pay $1 for bus-fare, and $2 to ski. Those who don't have ski equipment pay an extra $2 for the rental of shoes, skis, and sticks. If a member signs up to ski

and cannot make the trip, he forfeits the $1 bus-fare unless excused by Mr. Hahn, "Skiers can plan to ski every Friday, weather permitting, from now until spring, except during Christmas vacation," said Mr. Hahn. "If we must cancel, there will be an announcement in the morning bulletin as soon as we know that conditions are not favorable at Wilmot," he added. If a trip is cancelled, those who have paid the cost of the trip will get credit in the bookstore for another ski excursion. When Ski Club goes to Wilmot, members may bring their equipment and extra clothes to school where storage space will be provided until after school. Extra clothes should include long-johns (top and bottom), two pairs of wool socks, gloves or mittens with leather palms, warm pants, and plenty of sweaters. One dollar and fifty cents minimum spending money for a hot dinner at Wilmot lodge is also recommended by Mr. Hahn.


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