Vol 3 issue 6

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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50UTHW0RDS

December 16, 1966

Dear Santa, Please Send...

"MERRY CHRISTMAS"

Christmas Is A Memory What is Christmas? It is a tree, a family dinner, a line of children waiting to see Santa, a new snowfall, the Salvation Army bellringers, and a reminder to put the true meaning back into Christmas.

Christmas is many things to many people, but never the same to any two. It is a holiday that is based on remembering. The things you choose to remember are your own.

Many of us remember the people close to us with presents, and we remember the members of our family who are no longer close. We remember our friends with cards and we remember the mailman with an envelope in the mailbox. We remember those who have done us service with a kinder word or a warmer smile. And every Christmas churches are fiUed with people who choose to remember a birthday.

There is no prescribed way to spend Christmas, because it is perhaps the most personal of all holidays. The only rules for celebrating Christmas are written in the anals of your own minds. They will tell you that Christmas is remembering; remembering those to whom you owe so much. And Christmas is trying to repay a debt of kindness that is beyond reciprocation. Spend your Christmas well, for it too will become a memory.

Perhaps you will find that the greatest Christmas gift is simply gratitude.

Hey there little man in the red suit: How's about a few really groovy gifts for ye ol' Christmas action? How about that Doit-yourself Doomsday Machine with a manual suicide switch for splitting the scene, like quick. And man, that fuel-injected, four-speed Kiddie Car really, hits the spot. Those chrome-reserve wheels and twospeed wipers would make any cat green. Wow, what about that new cycle you promised? That pin-striped chain guard, purplestar-spangled banana seat, highriser handle bars with chartreuse grips and bright orange streamers, and those mag training wheels. What a way to make the scene (If we could only ride!) But Dad will have a blast putting it together a n y w a y .

That's about it. See 'ya on the 24 th.

homes of honest Americans?

Who else would work when all good Americans are home with their families? Who? W h o ?

Who? And where are you supposed to live? S o m e w h e r e around the North Pole. There's no real American by that name. That's right. You live in Siberia! And where do you get all those elves that help you?

I know. You get cheap labor.— you — you.

Well, Santa, we're through.

This is the end. I am putting all of my faith into the Great Pumpkin.

Signed, Gary Johnson '68 Dear Santa, I don't really want any material things this year, but there are a few special kinds of presents I can use. Do you have anything to keep my assignments evenly spread across the week instead of piled up all for Your good buddies. one night? Or do you have a Chuckle Cigrand '67 device to warn me when asDanny Pittman '67 semblies will cut out a period?

P.S. There will be a tangerine If you have, it could be quite from when we went to Florida helpful. I would also like some in '49 and a glass of warm* sort of contraption that wiU rootbeer waiting on the man- stop time every once in a while tle. when I want to catch up on *Mommy could use a new re- my homework. Please try to frigerator. get me a gadget to help me remember little things, too: like My Dear Mr. Claus, I believe that it is about time my I.D. card, bus pass, gym that our relationship came to suit, comb, and wallet. But do an end. I have arrived at the you know what I really want conclusion that you don't and most, Santa? Remember how never did exist. Have I ever the teachers loaded special seen you the night before Christ- time-consuming assignments ovmas? No! Have I ever heard er Christmas vacation, the one reindeer grazing on the roof? time I really wanted to enjoy No. Have I ever seen a shoe- myself? Well, Santa, if you can't horn large enough to squeeze give me anything else at least your plump body down our nar- give me this—a Merry Christrow chimney? No! No! No! No! mas and a Happy New Year.

Signed, Furthermore, even if you do Walter Skawski '68 exist, I have a good idea what you are. I can tell your kind. Dear Santa, That's right. Who else would I have been a very good boy wear a red suit? Who else this semester, but it hasn't done would go sneaking around the me any good.

Pleeze send me two (2) parents who would be satisfied if I came home with B's and C's.

If you don't have any of these, please send an emergency subscription to Cliff's Notes and a tree will stand in the middle of bottel of No-Doze. this sea of trouble, newly beauJohn Mc Galium '67 tified with shiny paper full of P.S. Are you any good at Trig smiling Santas. And darling or Chem? I culd uze some little children will savagely tear help if you don't have anythe wrappings from them, and thing to do Christmas eve. . . then discard the gifts to play Dear Santa, with the boxes. But every year, For Christmas I would like a it is the same, and the American public seems to gain no years subscription to the Daily wisdom. The crowded stores, Bulletin, so I can sleep in home the inept salesgirls, and the room and still know what's gotorn wrappings have all become ing on.

Very tired, an inextricable part of ChristJim O'Donnell '68 mas.

Shopping; The Christmas Ritual

by Judy Projahn Every year about this time, the nation embarks on a wellknown ritual known as Christmas shopping. This amounts to pacing the aisles of a large department store to purchase a gift for somebody, anybody who might be out getting a gift for you. Hours are spent choosing just the right remembrance, and still more hours are spent trying to remember who it was for when you bought it.

For the average shopper, the shopping day begins rather early. It is necessary to get to the major shopping centers by about nine in the morning so as to avoid the rush. But as long as everyone goes early to avoid the rush, the end result is that the rush is just a little bit earlier. The shopper must then park about three miles from the store in the super-spacious parking lot, and tramp all that way amid early morning dew drops and drivers who turn the wrong direction down one-way streets.

It can be considered a major feat if the shopper reaches the store alive and intact.

Then he can begin his pilgrimage to the various departments to purchase his Christmas presents. It is interesting to note that these well equipped stores

Snow

by Sue Nagel '68 Lean and bare, hungry, cold the land sadly yields its brown, broken skin to sight until a fleece of white coats the earth, sleeking, fatting the wolf in sheep's clothing.

have invariably run out of everything except size 42 in ma roon or brown and will not be receiving another shipment until December 26. Therefore, the careful shopping list that it took the shopper so long to compile must be abandoned and new choices must be made.

Having chosen an appropriate article, one of those efficient temporary salesgirls will ring it up. The shopper may think this is a relatively simple process. He is wrong. The girl disappears behind a counter where she seems to be busily figuring out the bill. Actually, she is having to count on her fingers and she is very embarrassed. If the amount is low enough and she doesn't have to use her toes, the witty salesgirl may complete the task in any time less than fifteen minutes. By this time she has forgotten who the purchase belongs to, and she wanders about waving it aloft like some sort of surrender flag.

Then the clever girl will ask you if you want a bag. Why doesn't she realize that the shopper cannot carry around all those loose packages for hours?

Then she gives you a bag. Department stores are always very careful to give the shopper a bag that will exactly fit the parcel. Therefore, the salesgirl will bring out a ruler and quickly measure the package. The bag will fit perfectly, except that there will be nothing to hold on to at the top, and the entire purpose of the bag will be defeated.

Thusly defeated in so many ways, the weary shopper turns homeward to wrap and distribute the goodies. The decorated

Dear Santa, I'm writing you this letter to tell you that, even though my . ten-year old brother doesn't believe in you, I still do. This year for Christmas I want two dozen girls (12 long-haired blue- ' eyed blonds, 6 brunettes, and 6 red-heads), a candy-apple Corvette convertible, another dozen girls to go along with it, enough glassware to replace what I've broken in Chem. II, and finally another dozen girls. ' I've been a very good boy this year and I haven't even been caught doing anything wrong. I hope I haven't asked for too much, but if I did, leave out the unimportant stuff like the glassware for chem, and the corvette.

Thank you Mr. Santa Claus, Jimmy McCullough '67 ' Dear Santa, When I was a little girl, I asked you for toys. As I got , older I wanted clothes, jewelry, and perfume. Now I'm smarter.

All I want is money!

Your friend and the Easter Bunny's, Lee Brainerd '68

A Time So Near.

by Barb Ulvilden '67 SUent snowflakes intricately etched on the glass of my " window reflect the night's shadows so full of red and green.

The smell of holly and the symbol of evergreen have touched the peace within my room and They bring old yuletide memories back to one whose heart longs to reflect, And to be born again.

The distant, soft ring of bells echoes in the night beyond my , window pane.

As the moon's radiance throws diamonds into the white blanket below.

That lights my eyes in sparkling praise, and sharpens my impatient ears to the familiar sounds On the roof above me.

The snowflakes that my eyes behold this night upon my • pane.

Begin the warm season that brings all of mankind together under a common roof. .And as the time to share in joys and greetings grows nearer.

The Christmas sights and sounds wait restlessly at my heart's edge, Ready to be cherished again.

"HoYf Sir. What Is Your Problem?" little kid, I just have to make

by Joyce Bussell '67 his life happier."

•'Now sir, just lie down over "Ah-ha.

You are suffering there. Yes. get all comfy. Fine, now what seems to be your tremendous guilt feelings. Now what have you done wrong in main problem?" your life that you're terribly "Well, Doc, I just have this ashamed of?" great compulsion to give things "Me? Why nothing." away. My wife gets furious. I "C 0 m e now, we're all give her sweaters away to old, beggar-women, take the candies ashamed of something we've she makes and pass them out done."

"Well, I cheat a little on my to children—it's terrible. She doesn't trust me any more. She diet."

"That could be it. Obese peonails the furniture to the floor ple often have great guilt feeland hides everything else. ings for which they feel they 'I see. Do you do this often?" must compensate."

"What" "I'm not obese! Okay, may"Give things away." be a little plump."

"Oh, yeah, every chance I get, "If you'll just go on a severe but the bug really hits me in diet—lose fifty or sixty pounds, wintertime, about now as a mat- _J'm sure you'll be a whole newter of fact." man. Fat people try to do "I see. Strange, strange . . . more to make people love them.

For how long have you hated If you're thin, you don't care your wife?" what the rest of the world thinks "I don't hate my wife!" of you."

"You mean, I can start to be "Then why do you continually give away all her possessions?" mean, rotten, and cruel like ev"Well, it's not just her stuff— erybody else?"

"Sure. Now I'm sending you I give my own away too. Anything, Doc, when I see a poor to a little health resort 'til Feb-

ruary. You should lose at least fifty pounds by then, and you'll be so normal, you won't give your neighbor the time of day."

"Oh; thank you. I feel better already."

"Okay, let me know how you do, Mr. Claus. Bye."

Soufhwords Tht ofticial student newspaper of Maine Township High South, Park Ridge. Illinois. Written and edited bi-weekly by students of the high school. Subscriptions included with acti\ity ticket or purchased separately at S2 per year.

Editors-in-chief Gail Griffiths.

Judy Projahn News Editor Sue Moore Features Editor Carol Niemann Sports Editor Gary Muka ' Art Editor Bruce Howie A.ssistant Editors Vicki Lester, Jim O'Donnell, Nancy Petersen, Pat Shall. Kathy Harrer.

Reporters Wendy Carlsen, • Chris Eide, Sue Hendricks, Pat Johnstone, Pat Kokonas. Sue Nagel, Sue Peavoy, Sarah Penny, Pat Price.

Photographers Ralph Barzditis, F'red Powers, John Richmond Student News Bureau Editor — .

Barb Uvilden .Advisor Mr. Kenneth Beatty

December 16, 1966

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Mayor to Speak A t Tri-S Forum

Nitaya, Gloria Remember Holidays in Homelands

Tri-S and Student Council announce that Mayor Bert Ball Merry Christmas Friends! and a member of the NortheastI think many of you can reern Illinois Planning Commismember me. Just don't be sursion will speak at the next Soprised at what I am going to do. cial Science Forum on the fuI am from Thailand. It is nearture of the American city—Metly Christmas, and now I will ropolitan and Suburban Plantell you about Christmas in ning.

Thailand. In my country, there Marjorie Press graciously receives the title of Junior is not really Christmas, but The meeting will be held on Miss at the pageant held on Thursday, December 8. there are many Catholics, so December 19 at 3:45 in lecture Looking on are (left) Margie Grant, 1965 Park Ridge there are Christmas parties in hall C-147.

Junior Miss, and Sue Benesch, Illinois Junior Miss.

Catholic schools.

The Social Science Society re' cently elected officers. Elected In my school last year we were Steve Hyde '67, president; prepared a Christmas party for Tom Allin '68, vice-president; our Peace Corps teacher. This _ Edie Friedman '67, secretary: work belonged to English Club " and Tom Petty '67, treasurer. of which I was president. Christmas trees are very- expensive Steve Hyde stated that Tri-S Margie Press won the title of matching outfit, and her formal in Thailand, so I got an idea to will be involved with the stumake one from a palm tree. I dent government of the school in Junior Miss of 1967 at the third for the pageant.

When asked how she felt as cut branches and put them toan attempt to eliminate apathy annual Park Ridge Junior Pagthe judges called her name, she gether. We had lights around toward student government. eant on December 8.

Beth Splinter '67 was chosen said, "I felt it was a great hon- the tree. We exchanged pres"We will not, however, be with *or against student council," he first runner-up, and Sue Kott or to be nominated and an even ents. We had many kinds of was selected as second runner- greater one to be chosen first candy. Then Santa Claus came. concluded. runner-up. I wish all the girls He gave presents. (It was a seup.

The executive committee will The award for the best talent could have received an honor, cret. I cannot tell you who .appoint the committee heads went to Sue Kott for her per- because they all deserved it." was Santa Claus. Maybe he and decide on future plans. formance of "New Math." She Competition had been nar- came from America.)

Tri-S will continue to sponsor sang this song as she played the Social Science Forum as a the piano. Sue said, "I was rowed to 22 finalists. The girls On Christmas we had another were judged in five areas; the major project. really thrilled to receive the scale was 35 per cent inter- Christmas party. We helped talent award. I never thought view, 20 per cent talent, 15 per- each other to cook food. We I'd get it, much less the second cent poise and appearance, 15 had many kinds of food includAFS CommiHee ing Thai food. That day was runner-up." per cent youth fitness, and 15 Holds After-Dance "Mama Spanks Me" was the per cent scholastic achievement. the day of eat to me. We had a very good time. We had a title of Margie Press's talent The finalists met with the real beautiful Christmas tree The AFS Committee of Stu- routine. She portrayed a little dent Council will hold its first girl who was about to be judges for private interviews that we borrowed from the govbefore the pageant, where they ernor of my province. We had all school after-dance tonight af- spanked by her mother. were judged in the areas of in- music and exchanged presents. .ter the basketball game with Beth presented "Weekend in terview and scholastic achieve- We had Santa Claus, but it was Maine West. a Hatbox." In her costume dis- ment. At the pageant, the girls Tickets for the dance cost 50 play she showed various out- were judged in their formals very funny because Santa Claus cents and are on sale during all fits which she had made in- for poise and appearance and that day was very skinny. (Maybe he traveled for a long time lunch periods outside of the caf- cluding a knitted sweater, youth fitness. and the cold weather made him eteria. The money will be used Margie Press will go on to sick until he lost the weight.) to support an AFS student next we always think that Boys' Club Post Office participate in the state finals to However year. be held during December 26-30 it was a very good Christmas "We feel that it is an honor Open Through Dec. 21 at the Mill Run Theater. All party. for Maine South to have an exparticipants will be lodged at I have to stop now. It is nearchange student each year, and The Boys' Club Christmas the Leaning Tower YMCA in ly the end of the period. I we need to make money on this Post Office will be in operation Niles during the pageant. have to run again. Everything dance so we can carry out the through the morning of Decem"It was a real honor to be here moves too fast for me. I tradition," commented Nancy ber 21 in cafeteria C-147. chosen out of all the finalists," am always the slowpoke of my Wohlers '68, AFS Committee The post office will be open stated Margie. "I hope I can family. Bye-bye. The bell rang. chairman. "We would also ap- from 7:30 to 8 a.m. and 3:40 to represent Park Ridge well in See you later. preciate donations if students 4 p.m. the State Pageant."

Nitaya Saiubol cannot attend," she added.

Mr. Robert Simonson, club sponsor stated, "There are four doors to the cafeteria so there should not be any waiting."

The name and year in school should be written on the center front of the envelope. The Cindy Krawczyk '67 bakes the homeroom code number, which best cherry pies at Maine South can be found in the school according to the three judges phonebooks, should appear in in the Northern Illinois Gas the upper left hand corner. The Company cherry pie contest. words East or West should be Cindy's pie was judged the written in the upper right hand best by Dr. Clyde K. Watson, corner if the cards are to go to Miss Karen 'Tumbleson, and Maine East or Maine West.

Miss Phyllis Hadfield.

A notice will appear on the Cindy will now compete in a bulletin boards indicating homeregional contest to be held in room teacher and code number, Glenview. The winner of this so if the student knows the competition will bake yet anoth- teacher's name, he may coner pie in the state finals. vert the information.

Michelle Schiavon was awarded a pin indicating that A $1000 scholarship will be The postage rate for any card she is one of 18 students selected f r o m Illinois to plan awarded the winner of this bake- is three cents or two cards for and execute a state conference for all Distributive Eduoff by the gas company. a nickle. cation Students in Illinois.

In addition, Michelle was elected president of Area 14, composed of Maine East, West, South, Evanston, Waukegan, and North Chicago. Dr. Watson is presenting the pin to Michelle as M r . Wallace Hommerding, D.E. sponsor, looks on.

Margie Press To Reign As Park Ridge Jr. Miss

Winner Selected In Bake Contest

Honor Society Completes Land-Use Map Project

students have recently comiileted their work on the Land Use Map Project sponsored by National Honor Society. These students surveyed land on foot and classified each area according to its use.

Members of the society and non-member volunteers participated in the program who were: Carol Adkins '68, John Buckley '70, Terry Dalton '69, AUyn Ericksen '69, Gail Griffiths '67, ponnie Healy '67, Jean Hosey •'67, John Kasper '69, Gary Martella '70, Kathy Metz '67, Margie Press '67, Jeff Reinke '67, Mark Schragg '67, Carol Stanberg '67, Linda Story '67, Gail Swinnerton '67, Julie Vantellingen '67, Debbie Verlench '69, and Ted Whitson '67.

On December 19 on behalf of the Park Ridge City Council, Mayor Ball will present to the students a certificate of appreciation for community services.

When asked what she thought about the project, Julie Vantellingen '67 replied, "It's not often a high school student is able to do something to help his or her own community, especially in such a prosperous community as ours."

"I think we all enjoyed doing it because not only was it interesting and educational to ourselves, but it was beneficial to the community. From this we have all gained personal knowledge of the community which can be used in the future," said Ted Whitson '67.

by Gloria Reyes P. Christmas in Ecuador is more or less the same as in the United States with Christmas trees, decorations in the streets, in the stores, in the public buildings and in the houses; the only difference is that we usually put the decorations inside the houses only, not outside.

Christmas is for us a religous feast. In every church and in every house we have a nativity scene with the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, and Jesus. Every night for nine days the family gets around the nativity and we sing a song and pray a short prayer that talks about the birth of Jesus Christ.

As here in the United States, Christmas is very commercialized. Everybody sends presents and cards to their friends and relatives and the stores give many facilities to the customers so everybody can buy many presents without problems.

Papa Noel brings the presents to the children if they have been good. Papa Noel is the same as Santa Claus, and he came to be a part of our Christmas with the influence of Europe and the United States.

Still in many places and in many families they have the traditional custom of the baby Jesus being the one that brings the presents, and to Him the children write the letters asking for the presents they would like to receive.

Christmas as a religious feast is celebrated by all the people.

The poor people, especially the Indians celebrate it only as a religious feast.

In the schools and in some other places, like banks and big companies, money is collected so that presents can be given to these poor people.

Usually they give clothes and food and sometimes a little toy to the children. But probably one third or more of the population will not receive anything and actually will not have any Christmas.

Most of the time we have rain before and after Christmas, but never on Christmas Day. On Christmas eve, all the families go together to attend the service at church at 12 p.m. and go home to have dinner.

The traditional meal is turkey, and we always have grapes and wine. After that, in some houses, the presents, which have been put under the tree, are opened. In some others, everyone goes to bed and the next morning the presents appear under the tree or in our beds. We do not have the Christmas stockings to hang on the chimneys.

Our vacations start on December 22 until January 7. Because January 6 is the day that the Wise Men went to visit Jesus Christ, there is a big parade in the cities, which puts an end to the Christmas festivities in our country. The next day we go back to school and everybody goes back to work.

Stockings full of toys, dolls, and garnet are ttw result of the GRA Christmas Stocking D r i v e . Toys w i l l be donated to needy children in ttie area. Standing I. to r.: Karen Frindell, Sue Wittman, Sue Wille, Kay Watson, Blair Eastman, and Carol Frindeil.

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December 16, 1966

SOUTHWORDS

South vs. West Tonight

by Gary Muka The Maine West Warriors enter tonight's cage classic with visions of upset victory dancing in their heads and revenge for a motive. The Warriors would like nothing better than to hand the Hawks a crushing defeat on the basketball court tonight to make up for the defeat they suffered to South on the gridiron in September. The ball game tonight is already parallel with the one in the fall since the Maine West basketball roster almost looks like a carbon copy of their varsity football roster. Three of West's outstanding offensive football stars, Fritz, Manny, and Banger will be on the starting team for the Warriors tonight.

The Warriors suffered through one of their worst seasons last year due to a noted lack of height. After Warrior giants Joe Wehlacz and Jim Smith graduated in '64 and '65 the Maine 1 West squad went into the 1966 season with a height problem for the first time in its history.

Without the big man on the team the Warriors seemed to fall apart at the seams and

( Jim Schmitz drives in for the score against St. Viator Saturday night. The Hawks won 74 to 65.

Hawk Tankers Rout Dons Notre Dame came and fell, Deerfield came and conquered, and Maine South travelled to the invitational at New Trier West, and came home with a third place, all in one week.

The Hawk mermen will next face the swimmers from Glenbrook North (Remember them, baseball fans?) tonite at 7:30 at the Glenbrook pool. Mr. Jack Tilley, head coach, expects the team to come home with a win that would start the Hawks on the long climb toward a first place conference tie with the squad from Deerfield. . . . Drown Dons When Notre Dame entered the Maine South pool on Thursday December 8, they were doomed, as the Hawks placed first and second in every event except diving. This ran the final score up to Maine's 83 to Notre Dame's 12.

The Frosh-Soph team fared just about as well. Although the little Hawks failed to gain firsts in diving and the 100-yard backstroke, they did catch the elusive prize in all the other events.

The final score on this level was Maine South 73, Notre Dame 21.

Outstanding swimmers for the varsity Hawks in this meet were the 200-yard medley relay team of Jim Johnson swimming backstroke, Jim Popp swimming breaststroke, Darwin Lubrano swimming butterfly, and Ed Currier finishing with freestyle.

On the list of winners is Dale Lubrano for the 200- and 400yard freestyle, Chip Ward for

the 50-yard freestyle, Jim McCullough for the 200-yard individual medley, Darwin Lubrano in the 100-yard butterfly, Pete Bowen in the 100-yard freestyle, Jim Johnson in the 100-yard backstroke, Jim Popp in the 100yard breaststroke, and the team of Herb Johnson, Chip Ward, Jeff Krausman, and Jim McCuUough in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Then came Deerfield. Before the meet, Mr. Tilley thought that if the team came through with firsts where they were needed, the Hawks could pull out a one point win. However, that was not in the stars for the Hawks the afternoon of December 9, as the Hawks fell 57 to 38. The meet was close with the Hawks always within striking distance until the last two events.

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Deerfield came up with an important first and secod places.

This gave Deerfield a 12-point margin going into the last event and although the meet was already won, the squad from Deerfield added insult to injury by winning this event.

This loss means that the Hawk mermen can only tie for the conference championship, and makes Deerfield the only undefeated state power. . . McCullough and Hoesen Break Records In this meet, there were two outstanding times, both of which broke pool records. In the 100yard freestyle, Deerfield's Dirk Van Hoesen broke the old rec-

ord by six tenths of a second bringing the record down to 51 seconds.

Frank McCullough broke his old record of 58 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke by two seconds, bringing the record down to 56 seconds.

the westerners lagged through the season with a small, slow squad. . . Squad Rejuvenated This season the Warriors constitute a much greater threat even though they haven't grown much since last year. Like many small teams they have learned to compensate for their lack of size with pure hustle and desire.

The man to watch for the Warriors will be 6'2" Al Fritz who has led the Warriors in just about every department since the beginning of the season. Returning for his second year as a starter Al has provided leadership for West and has been their number one rebounder despite the fact that he is not big by basketball standards. West has already shown its ability to rebound against taller opponents by beating Niles West 60 to 52 and narrowly missing an upset victory at Prospect with a 58 to 55 loss. Bob Banger and Harry Tistle are the other two men up front with Fritz.

For the Hawks the game looks similar to the two games played over the weekend. On paper the Warriors might be compared to the St. Viator team the Hawks beat last Saturday. After losing to a fast Glenbrook team Friday the Hawks came back to overpower the fine St. Viator squad with their size. . . . Hawks Have Height Even with West's credentials coming into the game, the Hawks should have no trouble controlling the boards on the Warriors tonight. Jeff Reinke

Six games into the basketball season, the Junior Varsity has a record of three wins and three losses. St. Viator, Arlington, and Glenbrook North have fallen victim to the Hawks while York, Prospect, and Deerfield have won over the Juniors.

In conference play the Junior Varsity has won one and lost one. Lead by a twenty point performance by Dave McGuire, the Hawks defeated Glenbrook North last Friday for their first conference victory. The other conference game, a double overtime loss to Deerfield, was one of the most exciting games by Hawk fans in recent years.

Poor foul shooting by the Hawks told the story of this game.

From the charity lane, the Hawks could hit on only 45 per cent of their shots. This per-

centage of foul shots should normally hover around the 70 per cent figure.

Coach Schmidt feels that thus far in the season, the defense has been the strong point of the team, limiting opponents to an average of 40 points a game.

The offense, particularly the shooting, has lagged thus far.

John Holden and Dave McGuire lead the team in scoring. John and Dave Flanagan have led the team in the rebounding deuartment.

Coach Schmidt feels that the team will win the conference crown. He cited the fact that as sophomores, the boys on the team won the conference crown, as one reason for this optimism.

He's also cited their "winning attitude" as a reason for their expected success in the confer-

The Hawks may have a good wrestler in Tom Neuses. Tom, who is a sophomore, wrestled his first varsity meet against Glenbrook and came out with an impressive 5 to 5 tie.

Les Matthews has consistantly been coming through with good performances. Les got one of the only true victories South had in the West-Leyden meet.

Against Glenbrook, he fought to a 4 to 4 draw.

Getting up into the higher classes, the Hawks did a little better. Greg Parsons and Ty Sigmund both came up with hard-earned victories.

Bob Simpson managed a 1 to 1 tie against Prospect, and won 10 to 0 in the Glenbrook meet.

The Warriors should find it extremely difficult to get inside tonight and their guards will have an excellent job to keep them in the game. They will have to go a long way to top the performance of St. Viator's Hogan who kept his team in contention with his sparkling play Saturday night. It is doubtful that the Hawks will see another guard of his caliber for a long while though.

After tonight's game the Hawks prepare for the Notre Dame holiday Christmas classic which takes place over the will face Mt. Carmel in the Christmas vacation.

JV's Even In Conference; Battle Maine West Tonight

Matmen Meet Warriors; Still Look For First W i n Hawk varsity wrestlers were unsuccessful three times in the last two weeks in trying to get their first victories of the year.

The Hawks lost to Prospect, 24 to 16, West Leyden, 36 to 8, and Glenbrook North, 24 to 18.

Maine matmen have been showing recent signs of improvement but there are still many problems to be ironed out.

The biggest problem lies in the performance of the lower weight classes.

Too many points have been given up on pins in these lower classes. The only real bright spot has been Jeff Rehder at 112 pounds. Jeff won 3 to 2 in the Prospect meet, and came up with a 7 to 0 victory in the meet with Glenbrook.

has been a demon underneath and should keep the handy Fritz under control. If needed big Dave Butz can be brought in to claim the area around the hoop for Maine South with no arguments. If the Hawk outside attack is back to paar after last weekend's sudden droop the Hawks could run away with the game early. Tom Beck scored 14 points and fouled out in Saturday's game which indicates that he is nearly back to full strength in more ways than one.

If Mike Masoncup can get back his shooting touch (rumors say Beck stole it) the two could give West fans fits tonight. Both are tall enough to shoot over the miniature Warriors guarding them. Meanwhile Reinke and Schmitz should be getting more than one shot off the offensive boards and scoring on the rebounds.

Hawk's Rick Siebold performs on the side horse in the Prospect meet.

ence race.

The Junior Varsity will go against Maine West tonight here at Maine South. This will be their last game until after the holidays. The Warriors come into the game tonight with an undefeated record having won their first four games this year.

The Warriors have defeated Waukegan, Prospect and Niles West. The man to watch for West will be guard Ted Waskowski who scored 19 points against Prospect.

Gymnasts Lose Meets Last Saturday, December 10, the varsity gymnastics team lost a disappointing meet to Prospect.

After the trampoline and horse, the first two events of the meet, the score stood 29 to 15 against the Hawks.

The next event was the high bar. Both Prospect and Maine South were strong in this area.

However, even after an extremely fine 6.8 effort by Paul Riis '68, the Hawks were down 39 to 27.

Following this event came the parallel bars. Duane Kelly '68 and Dave Switzer '68 both got very high scores of 5.4 and 4.4.

Then when things were just starting to look up. Long and Bolt of Prospect each came up with scores of 7.1. This now put the score at 52 to 36.

Rings and tumbling were the final events. On rings South seemed a little weak and lost 10 points. Last but not least came tumbling. Bill Umbehauer '70, John Headley '68, and Ray Lokay '69, gave good performances, but failed to close the gap.

The final score stood 82 to 40 in favor of Prospect.