Vol 4 issue 3

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Student Council Reveals Coming Year's Projects

Volume 4, No. 3

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Maine Township High School South, Park" Ridge, I I I .

October 27,1967

Judy, Beth Named Semifinalists In Americans Abroad Program Juniors Judy Harlan and Beth Onderdonk have been chosen as Maine South's entrants in the American Field Sen'ice Americans Abroad student exchange program. Judy and Beth were selected from a group of 7 applicants. To qualify, both candidates had to wTite an essay-autobiography, and participate in extensive family and individual interviewing by the student, faculty, and adult AFS committees in Park Ridge. The girls* completed applications and questionnaires are now being sent to the New York AFS office to be processed. Finalists will be notified by April but will not know until the end of May if a home is available for them in another country. Candidates selected for the summer session leave at the end of June. Judy remarked, "AFS certainly is a wonderful experience for anyone. 1 just wish more kids would be able to participate in this great program." B e t h agreed and added, "The Americans Abroad Program really has a lot of benefits for anyone who could go." Judy would like to go to France, Belgium, or "some place out of the way," while Beth hopes she may be sent to

Homecoming '67 Breaks Records Maine South's Homecoming 1967 will be remembered as a record breaking event. Fresh off a 35 to 0 win over Deerfield, the Hawk varsity football team was honored by WLS and the Seven-Up Bottling Company as the Team of the Week. The Hawks celebrated with 10 touchdowns in their 65 to 0 victory against Glenbrook South. Homecoming Queen Linda Battaglia reigned over "Valhalla. " the sell-out Homecoming Dance. The Senior Class float "Maine Hero Sandwiches The Titans" placed first in float competition; the Junior Class float "Maine's Green Giant Beets The Titans, " second; and Pep Club's float "Ben Hur's Hawks Undertake The Titans," third Sigma Omicron Omicron, the Home Ec Club, placed first in the car competition which is new this year with ""Super Snoopy Says "Well Devour 'Em'. "

Council representatives, a n d class officers is included. A new eluded as a guide to away map of the Central Suburban Conference schools is also ingames. This year's cover, designed by Pat Stelcher "70, is a black and white design of a French telephone. The directory, prepared by the Public Relations Committee of Student Council, wUl have a reduced price this year. In previous years it has sold for 60 cents, but this year it will go on sale for only 50 cents. Because of the Girls' Club Senior—Faculty Tea, to be held Tuesday, October 31, it has been decided to postpone the Student Council—Faculty Tea until January 24.

Hippie Halloween Hi jinks Revive A Happy Holiday

Betfi Onderdonk and Judy Harlan have been selected Maine South's Americans Abroad semi-finalist candidates. a Scandinavian country. Mrs. Mabel L. Harken, sponsor on the AFS faculty board, said, "We had a fine group of candidates this year. I would really like to see a greater number of students apply—there certainly should be more interest among the juniors to become involved in the Americans Abroad Program."

Marlin, Orchesis Clubs Choose New Members Marlin Swim Club and Orchesis Dance Club have selected new members for the 1967-68 season. Miss Butler is the present director of Marlin. Miss Shrout is the director of Orchesis. New members of Marlin Swim Club include; Val Durham '70, Allyn Ericksen '69. Dcnise Gammel '69, Ann Hammond '71, Mary Jane Hanke '71, Jan Johansen '69, Katie Johnson '71, and Carolyn Kane '68. .Also included are Kris Lund '68, Debbie McConnell '71, Kathy McLennan '69, Chris Seng '69. Gay Simpson '69. Ann Tracy '70,

Among the most recently discussed projects in Student Council are "Clean-up Day," Busy Signal, and the Student CouncilFaculty Tea. "Clean-up Day" will be held Saturday, October 28, starting at 10 a.m. All students are invited and requested to wear red. The group will meet in front of the library where further instructions will be given as to the route. The Busy Signal, a complete directory to students names, addresses, and telephone numbers, will go on sale Thursday, November 9. It will be sold during lunch periods outside the cafeterias. In addition to the directory, information about h o m e r o o m teachers, counselors. Student

Karen Weltzin '70, and Beb Williams '70. Marlin now has 68 members. There are 44 new Orchesis members this year. New seniors include: Jan Biegler, Jan Carlson, Char Christenson, Cherie Giller, Linda Gunsteens, Marilyn Hauber, Sue Kukla, Lynn Matousek, Bonnie Powell, Ardis Rosiak. and Karen Rusteberg. Juniors who have joined are: Lynet Anderson, Chris Baltzer, Pam Johnson, Nina Musso, Ellen Otto, Jan Weber, Dixie Wood, and Kari Wood. The sophomores that have become members are: Peggy Allen. Candy Collins, Jean Drnek, Linda Erhardt, Chris Hookanson, Diane Jensen, Gale Jochim, Ginny Kasper, Debbie Kreuz, Kathi Larson, Sara Linquist, Maureen Murphy, Katie Novak, Melanie Pankow, Debbie Phillips, Jean Rogers, and Terie Scnadiff. Freshmen include: Paula Albright, Sue Aloisio, Sheila Garrity, Wanda Gayner, Debbie Kist, Luann Moak, Tisch Paradowski, and Jean Rueschae.

PTC to Sponsor Fall Open House The Parent-Teacher's Council will hold fall open house November 8, for those last names beginning with A-L, and on November 14, for names beginning with M-Z. The time for both sessions will be 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Open house is designed to give parents and teachers a chance to discuss progress made by the student. Visits with the teacher should be limited to three minutes.

Teenage GOP To Hold Meeting The newly organized TeenAge Republicans of Maine Township are holding a year-end membership drive. The next TAR meeting will be Thursday, November 2, at 8 p.m. at the Regular Republican Headquarters, 1566 Miner St., Des Plaines. The featured speaker will be Alderman Elwald Swanson of Des Plaines. All teens and theii- parents are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. For more details and transportation call Chris Mahaffey at 825-4824. The Teen-Age Republicans (TAR's) learn the basic fundamentals of grass root politics through active participation.

Choir, Orchestra To Give Concert A Choral-Orchestra Concert, traditionally the first concert of the year, will be presented by the Maine South Music Department on November 5. The concert will be heard in the school auditorium beginning af 3:30 p.m. "Our students have been working hard to present a fine concert," commented Mr. Lloyd Spear, chairman of the Music Department, "There are many new members of our concert groups this year. All are proving to be worthy of their positions in the organizations." Soloists to be heard are Linnea Sauter '68, concertmistress; Kay Nordskog '68, 'cellist; and Barb Binder '68, violinist. Kathy Goll '69 will present the Boccherini Flute Concerto with string orchestra accompaniment. Mr. Irwin Bell, director of the Concert Choir, has announced that the choir wiU feature "The Creation" by Richter and the Wilhousky arangemernt of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Mr. Bell pointed out that the latter is a most stirring arrangement of one of our classic American numbers. Students will be admitted to the concert on ID cards. Teachers and staff may use their Music Department passes.

This is one way to get food without w o r k ! For a long time I've wanted to be a hippie. No, not the regular kind that just dresses unusually and talks funny, but a real hippie. My problem is that my mommie won't let me. However, Halloween is coming up, and then no one will be able to say I can't dress up any way I want. How could they say anything? With all those kids dressed up like witches, devils, angels, clowns, and robots, what is wrong with dressing up like a hippie? To begin with, I've got my costume all picked out. I'm gonna wear a long, stringy, black, mop-head over my own hair. In it I'm gonna wear yellow and black ribbons with little jungle bells on the ends. My mini-dress matches the color of my "fall." My beads, the international sign of hippies, reach way down below the dress, they almost touch my knees when doubled over. I've also got brown stockings to wear in case it should get cold out. We (my friends and I) got the idea to carry psychadelic signs, wear polka dot buttons,

TV Show Taping Set for Ocf. 28 The first taping of It's Academic will take place on Saturday, October 28 at 1:30 p.m. in the WMAQ television studio. Maine South, represented by regulars Gary Johnson '68, Tom Whitson '68, and Randy Mc Clure '68, will play Brother Rice and Homewood Flossmore high schools. The winning team will return Sunday, October 29, for a second taping against two other schools.

and carry trick-or-treat bags with LSD painted in gold. Eight of us are going hippie for that night, except Glenn. He wants to go as Twiggy.

NU Institute Has Open House Northwestern University's engineering school, the Technological Institute, will hold its annual open house for high school science students, teachers, and parents Thursday, November 16, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Mr. John E. Jacobs, professor of electrical engineering and engineering sciences and executive director of Northwestern's Bio-Medical Engineering Center, will give the opening address. Mr. Jacobs will discuss "The Challenge of Bio-Medical Engineering" at 7:30 p.m. in the Technological Institute auditorium. His talk will cover the development of instrumentation and systems for improved medical diagnosis and patient care. Purpose of the open house, in addition to acquainting engineering-minded students and teachers with the Institute's facilities, is to help them understand how undergraduate and graduate engineering students are educated. Counselors also will be available to discuss a program of cooperative education which enables engineering students to supplement classroom study with work experience in Chicago-area industrial organization. Student members of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honorary fraternity, will be on hand to acquaint students with aspects of engineering education and university living.


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