Vol 5 issue 13

A r t Fair Displays Students Exceptional Abilities

Entertainment for the A r t F a i r w i l l be provided b y : Back Row, Rich N e a r y ; Deb Davies; M i k e DiSabato; and Bill Bowden. Front Row includes Sue Simpson; Lynn Tinghino.

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Animal Farm'' Selected As Drama II Production Cuttings from Spo<ÂŤ River Anthology and Animal Farm will be presented Wednesday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium by the Drama II class in its annual class project.

Spoon River Anthology is a series of epitaphs of the dead citizens of a fictional Illinois town called Spoon River. The characters range from Anne Rutledge, sweetheart of Abraham Lincoln, to Willie Metcalf, a fictitious coimtry boy. The students will read the cuttings from scripts so that most of the acting will be in facial expressions.

Animal Farm will be presented through a mixed media including slides and music to tie in with the readings. This presentation will be a new addition to the various styles used on the Maine South stage.

Tickets for the presentation may be bought from any Drama II student. Ticket prices are S .75 for students and $1.00 for adults. Profits from the show will be used to enrich the drama library with new additional plays by various authors.

This year's show will be the third annual presentation by the

Drama II class. The first year the students presented "Claudia" and last year they presented Spoon River Anthology in its entirety.

Volume 5, No. 13

If you want to know how they make all the art work you've seen in the art corridor, come to the Art Fair.

On May 24, from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.. Maine South Art Department will hold an Art Fair on the front drive of the school.

If the weather does not permit the Fair to be held outside, it will be held in the front hall.

There will be no admission charge, but some of the art works wUl be for sale. Other works will just be displayed. Art work done in and out of school will be displayed, but all exhibits will be done by students.

The young artists will be at their displays to explain their work and how it was d o n e .

There will be a flower conces.sion, and demonstrations of pottery making, material dying, printing and possibly a cariacature artist.

Five entertainment acts will be at the Fair. Musical comedy, dance routines and vocal acts will hi};hlight the entertainment, which will be held throughout the entire day.

The works were volunteered by the .students, so this will not be a repeat of the Open House.

All are invited and urged to come.

Teachers Selected For New Humartities Course In recent weeks many facets of the new humanities course to be offered next year have taken shape.

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

M a y 16, 1969

Stress Put On Communications In Complex Leader Campaigns Cries for communication and leadership as well as proposals concerning beverage machines and meeting dates were a few of the issues in last week's election of ten complex leaders.

Elected in C-122 was Mike Ebert, '70. running against Nancy

Wagener, Chuck Russell, Al Harz, Tom Crosby, and Dave Riddle.

When campaigning, Mike's proposals included a daily newspaper sold in the bookstore, a beverage machine in the lockerroom, and the replacement of homeroom teachers by students.

Clothing II, III Present 1900 Fashions "You've Come A Long Way Ladies" will be the theme of Clothing II and Ill's Fashion Show to be held May 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. The theme revolves around what women were like, fashion-wise and behavior-wise in the early 1900's as compared to today.

A r t Fair Entertainment includes: Back Row, Emcees Bill Mellberg and Nick Campo. Front Row: John Stagg, Jennie Scarnato, Yetta Matteuro, Joe Stagg.

Clothing III has organized the show. All types of garments from tailored coats and suits to self-designed clothes and even children's clothing will be shown.

Clothing II and TIT will model the garments under the guidance of Pam Nystul, a profes-

sional model. Brad Butz will provide organ music. Mr. Chastain and his crew will provide the lighting effects.

Refreshments will be provided by Mrs. Lorence and her Foods II class.

Everyone is invited to the show.

There is no admission charge.

GRA To Hold Awards Night' The Girls Recreation Association held its awards night banquet at AUgauers Restaurant last night.

The dinner was held for the GRA, Marlin, Pom Pom, Pep Club Council, and the Maine South Cheerleaders, and was sponsored by GRA. The awards were given on the basis of participation in class teams, all star teams, and winning tournaments teams. There were several special service awards given for the most service given to respective clubs during the year.

New Staff Gains Working Ability

Four models and the clothes they have prepared for tt>e home ec fashion show " Y o u ' v e Come A Long Way, L a d i M " are Linda Haizman, Diane Disylvestro, Chris Baltzer and M a r i l y n Vogler.

Although the masthead has not been revised, this issue of Southwords has been prepared and written by next year's editorial staff and Mr. Beatty's journalism class in order to acquaint Uiem with the many steps involved in publishing the paper.

C-108 chose Luann Moak '71 over Dick Shields. Luann feels that communication between student council and the homerooms is extremely poor. She hopes to remedy this situation by asking C-108's opinions frequently, rather than "telling them what's been decided."

Molly Raus. '70, defeated Joy Clark, Paul Peterson, and Cindy Graywin for the position of complex leader in C-140. Molly said, "I didn't make any fantastic promises. 1 just want it to be easier for those in my complex to be involved."

Jeff Lee '71 won against Bea Hapeman, Doreen Downer, and Marcy Stankaitis in C-134. Jeff intends to "exert as much influence as an individual can" in the hope of getting "more liberal thinking from the administration" and effectively communicating with the student* through the representatives.

In C-101. Donna Cuttone, '70, defeated five members of the class of '71 for the position.

Said Donna, "For three years in my homeroom, 1 have never known my complex leader. I want to see that those in C-101 get to know their complex leader, their representatives, that they get their reports and are more informed."

John Crosby, '70, defeated three sophomores in C-114 through his campaign for better jobs done by representatives, frequent reports reflecting important council business, and use of the suggestion box.

Also successful in his campaign was Chuck Schaefer. '71, in C-125. He was opposed by Bill Griffiths and Bob Grelsing.

Chuck would like to see the vice-president of council elected by the student body. The theme of his campaign was "contact with the complex leader and more pcr.sonal involvement for students."

Continued in next column.

Frequent meetings of the humanities committee and the results of a questionnaire distributed to all students enrolling in the humanities next year has been instrumental in formulating a tenative outline of this course.

It now appears that the topic for discussion in next year's course will be the alleged generation gap, according to Mr. Otto Kohler. chairman of the humanities committee and social science department. This course will focus discussion around the difference between the generation of Maine South students and the generation of their parents, and the different cultural influences that have influenced this change in generalions and been a part of it.

The teaching staff for the humanities has also been announced. Mr. Kohler will continue next year as chairman of the humanities committee. Mr. Daniel SUkowski and Mr. Hunt from the English department, Mr. Timothy Little of the social science department, Mr. Gordon McLean of the music department, and Miss Ann Mamett from the art department will teach the humanities next year on a rotational basis with each teacher being present in class one or two days a week. A short summer workshop will be held for the teachers at Maine South sometime this summer.

There will be two classes of Humanities next year, each with about fifty students. Class will meet in C-127, the social science lecture hall. Most of the everyday class work of this course will consist of small group discussions. It is hoped that numerous guest lecturers and field trips will be a part of this course.

Jack Brown, '70, defeated three opponents in C-147. Jack says that he "made no promises." His major interest is in a complex leader unafraid to communicate, to get up and talk, even to authority.

Chris Mahaffey, '71, was successful in his contest against Nick Lyons, Susie Hannibal, and Dick Smaus in C-129. Chris wants to communicate with the students, encourage use of the suggestion box, and see reports posted on the council bulletin board.

Scott Peterson, '71, won unopposed in C-103. Scott feels that opinion polls should be counted by the complex leader or the representatives, rather than council, so the leader will know the opinions of his complex. His proposals include the extension of early dismissal to other classmen and the meeting of the upper house on a separate day.

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SOUTHWORDS

May 16, 1969

Work of Publications Staffs Finally Revealed "Meet me in front of the Sonthwords office."

"The what? Where's that?"

Many students at Maine South are unaware, not only of the location of Sonthwords and Eyrie offices, but of the work that

goes inside these offices. Also, many students at Maine South are quick to criticize the work of both Southwords and Eyrie without knowing the work that goes into turning out a newspaper or putting a yearbook to-

Southwords staffers prepare copy for this issue. F r o m left are reporter Debbie Verlench, assistant editor Audrey Altstadt, and new features editor Donna Tumbarello.

Eight Semester Exams Questioned By Students

gether. It is time for the uninformed to become aware.

On the Friday that Southwords is distributed in the cafeteria, the editors of the newspaper are already deciding on the stories to be covered for the following edition. After each editor has decided on the articles for his page, he assigns each one to the reporters on his staff.

The reporter must arrange interviews, make phone calls, fix appointments. He must interview the proper people, attend any pertinent meetings or events and gather all the information which must be stated simply, clearly, and accurately; yet in an interesting way so as to arouse and hold the attention of the reader.

Ideally, the reporter should hand his finished story to his editor on the Friday after he receives his assignment. He has approximately one week to write his story.

Next, assistant editors copy read each story, the editors measure it for length. On Tuesday, if everyone works on schedule, each editor makes a layout for his page or pages, and assigns headlines. He arranges each story on the page, avoiding such errors as "tombstones" which are two headlines next to each other, and unbroken columns.

All printed material (copy) is sent to the printer to be printed in columns which are then proof-

Each year at this time, a major topic of discussion among seniors is the necessity of eighth semester finals.

The faculty feel that these finals acquaint the students with long exams similar to those given in college. Finals also provide the teachers with a guideline for evaluating their success in teaching. Finally, the exams give the student an opportunity to organize a semester's work and assess what he has learned in relation to the basic ideas presented in the course.

Most seniors, however, object to eighth semester finals Letter-to-the-Editor citing these arguments: After seven similar finals, is yet another worthwhile in preparing the students for college-type exams?

Teachers spend many additional hours of their time writing and correcting the finals. Considering the time involved for the teacher, are finals really an effective eval- To the Editor: One of the definitions of "to uation of his instruction? educate," as stated by the WebAre finals during the mounting excitement of gradua- ster Collegiate Dictionary, tion a truly accurate judge of the students' ability and reads:New"to develop mentally knowledge? and morally by instruction."

How many seniors actually organize their semester's Nevertheless, no matter howwork in studying for the final? many ways this can be interIn answering these questions, perhaps a system of op- preted and its potential as a tions for eighth semester finals would have merit. If it good or bad connotation of the were a matter of passing or failing the course the teacher word, to me, a more appropriate definition, acceptable by would have the option of requiring the student to take the most attitudes of mind, could final, otherwise (with the exception of one semester courses read "to supply with mental and and AP exams) the student could have the option to im- moral instruction for the develprove or attempt to improve his grade by taking the final. opment of an individual by selfSouthwords feels that the present policy concerning awakening." eighth semester finals warrants careful reexamination by It is the idea of the school to the administration, faculty, and students. do nothing more than supply

read by the editors. These columns of print are then arranged on larger sheets according to the editors' layout.

Thursday afternoon, layouts are taken to the printer. Stories that run over their expected length must be edited. Last minute fillers must be written if stories run too short. When pages are filled, one full edition, without cartoons and pictures, is nrintcd for a final proofreading.

With errors corrected, the editors leave: the paper is printed.

"How long do you think it takes to put a newspapr together?" a Southwords reporter asked a classmate.

"A paper like Southwords?

Oh, about 15 minutes."

Southwords is not M a i n e South's only publication. The Eyrie staff works, every day, on some aspect of organizing Maine South's yearbook. The first matters to be taken care of are the number of pages, each page's content, the theme, picture scheduling, and page layouts. Copy must be written, including captions for pictures when it is possible.

Since an important aspect of the Eyrie is its pictures, a schedule is worked out for the photographer. The staff works around his schedule. Efforts are concentrated on the section that is due at the printers during the current month.

On one page of Eyrie, seven different points must be attend-

Schools for Moral

Self-Awakening

and advise the student with mental and moral instruction until he, himself, may totally awaken to those standards of instruction. He may ihen evaluate their usefulness to him. applying or disregarding them.

He, therefore, increasingly develops an individualistic point of view.

Even though it is told we are all "created in the image and likeness of God." general scientific knowledge of genetics prohibits the development of a stereotype species, in regards to mental and more capabilities.

We are all. in fact, individuals with individualistic charactcris

Dr. W . Ericksen Addresses NHS Initiation Do you ever question the righteousness of the standards by which you live? Are you satisfied to merely go along with the rest of the crowd? Do you aim for a definite goal in Life?

If any of the previous questions causes a slight uneasiness to your conscience, if you have one that is, then you may find consolation through a member of the National Honor Society.

Dr. W. Ericksen, guest speaker at the initiation on May 2, offered some inspiring and encouraging words to the initiates at this time. And though his message was directed to honor students, that which he spoke of can be universally applied.

Being a member of both the academic and business world, Dr. Ericksen is well qualified to give advice. He informed his audience of the type of man which constitutes a major part of our society, and the type of man which is needed. According to him, there are three categories of men. They are mass man, average man, and mediocre man. The least esteemed of these being the man of mediocrity.

"Those who excel out of the mass are bumps of our society.

They are the eminent and the prominent." Dr. Ericksen stated that the world needs individuals

who will lead mankind and, "In order to lead we must rise out of mediocrity."

For so long, people have been indoctrinated with the idea of equality among men, that no one questions the righteousness of the fact that some people have become more equal than others. As Dr. Ericksen said, "We must not be so equal that we do not strive for excellence."

He made it evident that man must set goals and seek to achieve them.

"One problem of young people is that they have never really accomplished something. They cannot say, 'I did this'." He stated that if you go through life and cannot hold up something and say, "I did it," then your life has been wasted.

But it is not enough merely to excel. "Every one of us must find his basis of values. You can become an excellent pickpocket or thief. . . .but this is of no value to society. We have to know where something stands on a scale."

Dr. Ericksen emphasized the fact that, each person has to judge folk himself what is important and what is not. He must make a choice, set his goal high, and work to become the best he can.

Dr. Ericksen a d m i t t e d .

"There is obviously a conflict between this strife for excellence and the struggle to make all men equal, but this is good.

For along with conflict comes tension, and creativity o f t e n stems from this tension."

Another point which Dr. Ericksen discussed, which is closely related to this idea of equality, is the problem of discrimination. "We're always discriminating," he said. "TTie question is not how to avoid discrimination, but on what basis do we discriminate." A man discriminates when he patronizes a store, makes a friend, or selects a mate. Thus, discrimination is unavoidable. After all, as Dr. Ericksen said, "If you do not discriminate between good and bad apples, you may spend the rest of your life eating garbage."

On the subject of education.

Dr. Ericksen told the story of a school-master who had a unique way in which to create an initiative among his students.

He said that on each sheet of paper on which the students were working, the t e a c h e r placed a small amount of honey.

As they worked on their assignments, their minds would be on the prize which was awaiting them. But not until the schoolmaster approved the assignment were they allowed to lick the

ed to: planning the page, laying out the page, scheduling pictures, taking ID (names of people in a group), writing head- • lines and copy, sizing pictures and marking for layout, giving all materials to the editor-inchief.

The layout is one of the most important aspects of producing Eyrie. Some general rules for making a layout include planning a spread (two f a c i n g pages), not just one page; establishing border margins; balancing bleeding (a picture running off the page), noting that copy is never bled; and spacing copy.

"Obviously, you cannot begin to write until you know what to write," states the Eyrie handbook. In writing copy, an introduction, facts, and a summary are needed: the writer must stick to the theme. The copy "carries the theme of the book and gives information to aid the reader in remembering the school year. From the first page to the last, copy must be clear, concise, interesting, and correct."

"Sure," said one Southwords reporter, "It's easy for students to criticize Southwords and Eyrie, but I'd like to see some of our critics do the jobs we do and still keep up their other work. Everybody on the publications staff work hard, but nobody seems to realize or appreciate that."

honey off of the paper. "The purpose of this is to associate sweetness with learning." Too often, he explained, the true value of learning is lost and becomes what is better known as memorization.

Dr. Ericksen really believes that attitudes toward education could be improved. He also feels that "the members of the National Honor Society are a group of young people who definitely have taken the right attitude toward learning."

He said, "The members of the National Honor Society have really accomplished something.

They have risen out of the mediocre, striven for goals, and achieved them.

Dr. Ericksen concluded by saying, "You must not only continue to follow these goals, but encourage others to foUow you."

Southwords The otTicJal student iir«spap*r <U Majnr Township Ilieb South. Park RicteF, niiiuus Written and edited biMot'kiy by studeoti o{ Uw hish M-hool. Subdcrlplioni Included wiUi artivity ticket or purchased separati»ty .It S2 per year.

Rditor.in-chief Sarah Penny News Editor Karen Cloud Fealurea BiSUir Sue Hcodiicks Spcirtii Editor Jim Husler

tics of mind. The destruction of this individualism and the destruction of the highest capability and duty of the school, the ability to help to bring out this individualism and broaden the mind of the student, is unavoidable when choice people of influential power in this administration unnecessarily prohibit without reason. They threaten to take away the strongest force against the wiles of society, individualism, which all students face after high school, may it be the call to war to which one objects by his own moral standards, or the constant movement of society.

It has gradually become clear to me that the values of this school have not been the concentration in the development of the individual, but to the conformity of all students to a "society's child." This school system has become an unconscious autobiography of bociety's wills and wants. This school system resolves to dominate the Institute of Knowledge in order to compel it to decree society's own desires.

It is not my intention to disregard society totally since it is a reality and a necessity in the balance of some human drives.

Also, if society were to be abolished, the lack of individual concern and re.^pect for others would be the peoples' own destruction. The value and goodness of individualism can only bo kept if the individual keeps his own respect and concern for the welfare of others. Yet, society, with all its unpurposeful wars of discontent and innerstrife, has become just as dangerous and savage as an individual who would have no concern for the welfare of others.

If this school's attempt to unwillingly, totally, and possibly unconsciously conform students to such a society were to be successful, the result would be the development of a stereotype generation with the same basic reaction to pertinent issues — the possible end.

Pete Maningas

May 16, 1969

SOUTHWORDS

I Maine Teacher Tours Russia

Miss Linda Ernst, Maine South History instructor, indicates a part of the area of Russia which she will visit on a tour with the Nethcrland Foreign Student Office during the summer of 1969. Besides traveling in Russia, Miss Ernst will

also visit Czechoslovakia and Poland.

Miss Ernst, who will teach United States History and Problems of Democracy at South in September, has planned her tour and study so that she will be able to relate her experiences to her students upon her return.

Two Juniors Represent Maine In AFS Program Maine South is fortunate to have had two junior girls chosen as finalists for the Americans Abroad Program. The girls are Barb Hoffman, who was given provisional placement for the year, and Katie Novak, who was guaranteed summer placement.

In order to participate in the program, interested juniors, were asked to submit a paper explaining their reasons for wanting to go abroad, and what they thought they would learn from the experience. Within two weeks Barb and Katie were

chosen to represent Maine South. Their applications were then sent to AFS headquarters in New York for the final decision and placement.

Katie was recently notified that she will be going to Osorno, Chile for a period of ten weeks this summer. There she will stay with Mr. and Mrs. Faustino Monras and their six children.

Since it will be winter in Chile, Katie will attend school during her entire visit there.

Both girls are anxiously awaiting this trip that promises to be the experience of a lifetime.

Foreign Students Stop in Park Ridge For Weekend This summer during the July 5 weekend, 44 American Field Service students from the Oregon area will visit Park Ridge on their "Bus Stop" tour of the United States. Park Ridge is one of six communities these students will visit before returning to their native countries and finishing their year as students abroad.

While staying in Park Ridge these students will live with South students. All students desiring to share in this imique experience should obtain an application from Kathy Goll, Student Council AFS Committee Chairman, or from the Personnel Office. These applications should be returned as soon as possible.

Host families' only responsibility is to feed and lodge their student. Supervised activities are planned by the AFS committee and all other expenses are to be met by the AFS student. This "Bus Stop" provides for the opportunity of having a foreign student live with you for a couple of days with minimal inconvenience.

The AFS .students are scheduled to arrive at Maine South on Saturday afternoon, July 5.

The following morning brunch will be served to the AFS students and their host families at the South Park field house. That afternoon a tour of Chicago for the AFS students and their host student will be conducted. At Washington school that evening entertainment will be presented for the students, by some of the AFS students themselves.

The following morning they will depart for the next destination on their tour.

Kathy Goll commented, "The AFS Bus Stop' tour provides a

D.E. Class Held First Car Wash The distributive education class at Maine South held its first car wash on Saturday. The students from the 1968-69 school year were joined by the members from the 1969-70 class.

Windshield treatment.

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Whitewalls must be white.

Art Student Wins League Award Lynet Anderson, a South Art III student, was the winner of the $300 scholarship from the Park Ridge Art League.

Ten gold medals were also given on each level: Art I, Art II, Art III, and Art IV. Students were judged on the basis of achievement on a high level,

individual approach, and activity or involvement in class projects.

Mrs. Vincent Tinaglia announced the scholarship winners at a presentation on May 8.

Speakers for the evening were Mr. Joseph Stilp, Chairman of the Art Department, and Dr. Clyde K. Watson.

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The car wash was a huge success for many reasons. It acted as a tie between the two classes and money was earned which was used for the students end of the year employer-employee banquet. The weather man and the community cooperated by providing a beautiful day and enough cars t keep the students busy from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free coffee and dougnuts were served to customers waiting for their ears.

Eighteen members arc presently enrolled in the distributive education program and thirtythree have been accepted for next year. Students spend part of their school day at Maine South and the other part at a training station in the field of distribution. Many students remain at their training stations after graduation or continue on in college with a major in marketing or a related field.

unique opportunity for students to really get to know other students from different countries.

Students who have served as hosts in previous years have all found this to be a rich and rewarding experience. I sincerely hope all students at Maine South will seriously consider being a host family."

AFS "Bus Stop" tour is held for several reasons. First it

enables the foreign student to increase his friendships in the United States while at the same time strengthening the AFS programs throughout the United States. It gives the student a chance to see more of America, to put his observations into perspective, and fills a fundamental role in providing a brief transition before returning to their own country.

Arion Award Presented The Arion Award will be presented to the outstanding band, orchestra and choir senior member on May 20 at the Maine South Music Department Awards presentation. A dinner honoring the seniors and their parents will begin at 6:30. The awards will be presented in the auditorium.

All seniors who have been in the Music Department four years will receive a gold M pin and all others will receive pins of the particular organization to which they belong.

The outstanding senior band member will be presented the John Phillip Sousa Award. An

exceptional senior orchestra member will receive the National School Orchestra Association Award.

The National School Choral Award will be given to an outstanding choral member. The Top Notcher Award wiU be given to a member of Tri-M. Awards are given on the basis of performance and loyalty to the department.

The new officers and members of Tri-M will also be initiated at the presentation.

Awards are provided in part by the Park Ridge Kiwanis Club. Mr. Harold Sommerschield, presidint, will represent his club at the Awards Night.

Mellberg Elected CSL President On Saturday, May 10, the Central Suburban League, Illinois Association of Student Councils held elections at their spring convention. The president-elect of the CSL is Bill Mellberg of Maine South.

During the past year, the CSL was, according to Bill, poorly organized. Meetings were scheduled and postponed at the last minute.

Communication was faulty.

During the past few years, several schools have withdrawn from the CSL. Because of its lack of organization, South's Student Council decided to run Bill for CSL's president. Bill's platform was based on the philosophy of "peaceful co-existence". He had formulated an eight point plan for "revitalizing CSL".

The primary object of the plan was to form an organization to benefit all the schools involved.

The first point in Bill's plan was to redirect CSL into a group that provides open discussion for all the representatives. The second idea was to rearrange the format for the fall workshop.

Bill's intended plan involves a scries of discussions with small.

varied groups. For example, groups of students would discuss various topics, split up, and discuss those same topics with a group composed of teachers, parents, and administrators.

Next in Bill's plan are joint resolutions and closer communication among the members of the executive board. These two points would be of general benefit to all schools in CSL. Before meetings, representatives would be provided with a list of tentative discussion topics.

Bill's sixth point involves public relations. In order to keep them informed, bimonthly reports would be sent to all the officers. Also, in cohesion with his sixth point, is his idea to appoint a public relations officer and set up a News Bureau.

Eighth on Bill's platform is that the public relations officer should be made a member of the executive committee.

"This plan will promote enthusiasm, give strength to and purpose to this organization," said Bill. "Understanding, trust, and the well-being of each school" is, in Bill's opinion an important part of the function of CSL.

The winners of the 35th annual Social Scienceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;American Legion Constitution Contest were presented with plaques and a scholarship award at the History Honors Program on Wednesday, May 7. Shown above are (I to r) Dr. Clyde K. Watson, principal of Maine South; Robert Larson, Commander of Mel Tierney Post No. 247; Mark Walker, 3rd place winner; John Welzenbach, 1st place winner; John Barzdilis, 2nd place win-

ner; and Bill Zurck, Americanism Chairman of the Mel Tierney Post.

As first place winner, John Welzenbach received a $300,00 cash scholarship from the Legion.

More than 100 Maine South students participated in the written examination on the Constitution back in April. Of these, seven were selected to compete in the oral examination before a panel of Legiormaires on LAW DAY, May 1.

Tom Luczo Injured In Back-Stage Accident On Wednesday, May 7, Tom Luczo '70 was injured when he fell from a ladder while setting the stage lights for the Spurrlows performances in the auditorium. The accident occurred at about 8 a.m. when the scaffold ladder on which Tom was working snapped open. Tom and the ladder fell to the floor, and Tom struck his head.

He was rushed by ambulance to Lutheran General Hospital and placed in an intensive care

unit. He has since been removed from intensive care but will probably remain in the hospital a little longer. Although hospital physicians have released no official reports on Tom's condition, he is reported to be making satisfactory progress, according to Mr. Chastain.

Tom had been setting lights for the Spurrlow's concerts when his accident occiured; consequently, the entertainers were quite concerned about him.

Although they were unable to

visit Tom, the Spurrlows did dedicate a song, "The Imjxissible Dream," to him at their concert last Saturday night at Maine South. They also made a tape of the number and have presented it to Tom. According to Bill Barron, one of the Spurrlows, even the Chrystler Corporation, w h i c h sponsors the Spurrlows on tour, is concerned about Tom's injury and has tried to get in touch with him.

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May 16, 1969

SOUTHWORDS

Errors Doom Hawks In Finals of District Incredible bad breaks in the district final game last Wednesday abruptly ended state competition for the Hawk baseball nine. Two errors and four subsequent unearned nms continued a three-year jinx in which South has been unable to advance out of the second district game.

This time, Maine East capitalized on Hawk miscues, as all of their tallies in their extrainning 4 to 3 win were unearned.

Soph Netmen Face Niles West The Maine South sophomore netmen will go into their final conference meet of the season next Tuesday at Niles West, This will be followed on Saturday by the Central Suburban conference meet.

First singles has been the brightest spot for the sophs this season where Larry Barr has lost only one match to a tough Deerfield man. Bethards. Norlander, and Onderdonk have held down the other singles positions.

A good second doubles team has emerged in John Barr and Mark Kopoian. They have won a majority of their meets, and are accompanied by a good team in Rich Rizzo and Rich Bressler at first doubles.

Coach Lange is hoping for a good showing in the conference meet to make up for some tough losses this season. Also, manager Dan Starr will go against varsity manager Mark Richardson next week in what could be the biggest match of the season.

Jim Cole passes Glcnbrook North's Pete Farwell on the last lap of the two m i l e r u n , in which he set a new school record.

It was Ralph Remus who had the heartbreaking bad luck to commit two throwing errors which permitted East to score the tying and winning runs, and wasted a fine, three-hit pitching effon.

The Demons scored in the first inning on two walks, a stolen base, and a passed ball to take a 1-0 lead. South tied it up in the third inning when Remus singled and advanced to third when Doug Sarcia reached base on a two base error by the third baseman. Mike Kevins then layed down a perfect bunt and Ralph scored on the squeeze pla".

The Hawks went ahead in the fourth when Greg Bechtold lead off with a single. Curt Cade hit into a forceout, and then stole second. Mike Venson's single adavnced him to third, before he scored on a wild pitch.

Jim Roark's single then sent Venson across.

East then tied the score in the bottom of the same inning after a single and two walks filled the bases, the next Demon batter flied out, but the runners

failed to tag up. Remus fielded the relay, but threw wide of third, and two runs scored.

Neither team was able to break the tie until the bottom of the ninth inning when East put men on first and third with one out. Remus then fielded a routine ground ball, but threw between first baseman John Gawaluck's legs, and the winning run scored.

The day before, the Hawks had defeated Ridgewood in the first round before moving into the final game, 9 to 3. South batters pounded out ten hits, and put five runs across in a big second inning.

Bechtold and Cade opened the inning with singles, and Joe Zdeb and Gary Possehl walked. Roark followed with a base on balls, Sarcia punched out a single, and Ncvins then was safe on a fielder's choice, and scored when Dan Calamari reached on an error by the third baseman.

The conference season resumed for the Hawks with a makeup game against Niles North. Tonight, South travels to New Trier West for the second-

to-last league encounter of the year for Maine.

Last week, the Hawks ran their winning streak to seven before d r o p p i n g successive games to Niles West and Glenbrook North. These losses dropped South out of a tie for first and into third place, behind Niles and Glenbrook.

The latest games in the win streak included a 6 to 3 win over Glenbrook SouUi, a 12 to

2 drubbing of Deerfield, and a s e c o n d win over Glenbrook South, 4 to 1.

The conference finale comes next Friday when Maine hosts Niles West, the current conference leader. If the Hawks are able to win all three of their remaining contests, and Niles loses at least two, then South will be able to claim a share of the CSL championship.

Butz and Sigmund Go Downstate; Cindermen Prepare For CSL Meet The two most important meets of the season as far as Maine's trackmen are concerned will take place today and a week from tonight. Today, Dave Butz and Ty Sigmund, the only two Hawk qualifiers in last weeks district meet, will compete in the state meet in Champaign.

Next Friday, South will travel to Maine West, the site of this year's outdoor conference meet. After a second place finish in the indoor meet last March, the Hawks will be after their first championship in three years.

Last Saturday, the Hawks placed fifth in the Forest View District in the midst of some of the worst weather in this meet in several years. The only good news of the meet for South was the discus throw, in which Butz and Sigmund took first and second, and both surpassed the qualifying distance.

For Dave, who won with a throw of 164'3'", this will be his third trip downstate for the state meet. Last year, he took the state title in the discus with a new state record of 180'4". Ty, who threw 157' for a second, will be making his first appearance at the meet.

Butz also just missed a berth in the state meet in the shot put, as he placed third with a throw six inches shy of the

standard.

Other scorers in the meet included Jim Benda. who, running for the first time in almost two weeks, placed fourth in the low hurdles. Jim also ran under the qualifying finished sixth in the finals, which featured some of the finest hurdlers in the state.

Maine's 880 yd. relay team, Al Burgess, Steve Domaratius, Nick Lyons, and Ralph Murdy, ran a 1:34.2, good enough for a fifth place. Mike Murzyn tied for fifth in the 880 yd. run with a 2:04.1 timing.

The regular conference season will be concluded next Tuesday with a triangular meet against Niles West and New lYier West al Niles. The climax of the season then come at the CSL meet next Friday night.

South's toughest rival for the crown should be Niles North, the only team that beat the Hawks in the indoor league meet. Niles' greatest strength is in sprint events and the relays, with a number of strong sprinters and quarter milers. Earlier last week, North edged the Hawks, who were without Benda, in a triangular meet.

The Hawks will be counting on strong performances in the discus and shot by Butz and Sigmund, and in the hurdles by Benda, now that he is almost completely back to full strength.

Another area of South's

Golfers Second in District Meet After early-season hardships, the golf team is beginning to jell.

A major sign of this was the team's performance in last week's rain-soaked and windb l o w n district competition.

Maine Souths squad finished a strong and surprising second out of a field of 14 area teams.

But the most notable showing for the Hawks was Tom Grainger's.

Tom, a junior, shot a 76 to qualify for the state tournament being held today and tomorrow in Champaign. He and the other contenders from around the state will shoot 18 holes on one of the university courses today followed by a second round on a different course tomorrow.

M i k e Nevins attemps a sacrifice bunt in the Ridgewood district game.

"I was lucky to get the good breaks when I needed them," commented Tom. "I only hope I can get more of the same this weekend. I also hope I can play as consistently as last week."

Coach Lou Gartner was pleasantly surprised by Tom's strong showing, but he knows that Tom must play just as well to place in state.

Mr. Gartner also noted how the performance of the team as a whole has rapidly improved.

"We lost to Niles North and to New Trier West just recently," he said. "But the boys are shooting much better than they have been all year. The Central Suburban Conference is very tough. Actually, what the

team's scores have been lately would have won several meets last year."

Sophomores Joe Comyn and Jim Anderson have also performed well since being brought up to tlie varsity a couple of weeks ago.

"Their only trouble is with consistency," added Mr. Gartner. ""Vou can't really expect upperclass-type regularity from any sophomore. But if they continue to shoot as well as they have been, they will be a great help to the team."

The team is very optimistic about their meet next Thursday again.st Niles West. It's just another sign Uiat brighter days have finally arrived for the Hawk golfers.

strength is in the d i s t a n c e events. Jim Cole and Jim Walley have turned in impressive times in the two mile this year, and took third and second, respectively, in the indoor league meet. Mike Murzyn, Bob Cesario, and John Zipparro have likewise looked strong in the mile this season. Mike Strelka, coming back strong after an injury forced him to miss the entire indoor season, has, with Jay LaJone. been one of the top Hawk runners in the 880 yd. run.

In their latest CSL meet, the Hawks were edged by Niles North, 88 to 83, while Glenbrook

North was last in the triangular with 50 points. South took six firsts in the meet.

The first of these came when Jim Cole set a school record of 9:51.5 in winning the two mile run. Bob Cesario look the only other first in the running events for the Hawks when he won the mile run in 4:39.2.

South fared better in the field events, as they won all events except the pole vault.

Ted Berg took the long jump with a leap of 19'7'-:", while Dave Silarski won the high jump with a height of 5'8". Dave Butz won the shot put with a throw of 55'9".

Netmen Finish Second; Littell and Barr Advance The Maine South netmen captured second place in the recent district meet, losing by two points to a tough Evanston team, 16-14. Of the four entries, all players either lost to the eventual district winners or runner-ups.

I>ave Littell and Larry Barr qualified to play this weekend m the state finals by gaining the finals before losing to Evanstop's first team of Thompson and Friedler. Dave and Larry had two three-set victories over Evanston and Niles North before the finals. The semi-final score was 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. A letdown in the finals resulted in a 6-0, 6-0 loss.

Craig Chamberlain and Paul Alfassa won their first round before bowing out against the eventual champions, 6-0, 6-1. In singles, both Fred Henshaw and Allen Lauterbach gained the semi-finals before losing to the top two seeded players of the district, Howie Conant and Bob Riessen. The respective scores in these matches were 6-1, 6-3, and 6-0, 6-3. In the singles finals, Riessen of Evanston defeated Conant of Glenbrook South 6 1 , 6-3.

In winning second place by a wide margin over the third place finisher, South provided somewhat of a surprise. Littell and Barr were seeded only fifth, but finished second. Lauterbach wasn't seeded, but upset the third and fifth seeds. Alfassa

and Chamberlain went as far as they could against Evanston, and Henshaw performed as expected.

In the conference season, the Hawks are pointing for a third place finish in the final conference standings. Maine recently defeated Glenbrook North in a duel meet, but lost on Tuesday to an excellent New Trier West team, led by Jerry Karzen.

Against Glenbrook North, the two doubles teams of Craig Chamberlain and Paul Alfassa and Bruce Gjertsen and Tom Pomorski each won. Dave Littell also won at first singles.

Coach Kent is hopeful for good showings against Niles North and Niles West in upcoming duel meets, and also in the conference meet. It is almost impossible to overcome Deerfield or New Trier in conference, but a third place finish is quite possible. Points can be decided in the luck of the draw at the conference meet. The meet against Niles North is very important, but the results could not be in in time for printing.

Littell and Barr play today in Champaign, not meeting the Evanston team again unless they gain the finals. One of the outstanding matches of districts occurred in the semi-finals of the New Trier East district, where Jerrj- Karzen of New Trier West defeated Bruce King (ranked 20th nationally for 16's,) 6-3, 10-12, and 6-4.