Maine's 'Academic' Squad Fights For High Standing Monday, November 16, John Ongman, Richard Hyde, and Guy Riddle represented Maine South on the television program "It's Academic". This was a taping which will be shown on February 15, 1969. Their opponents were Aurora West, and Elmwood Park in the tough contest of intuition and recall.
"It's Academic" team pauses a moment for a picture. Top row: I. to r.: Rich Hyde, Guy Riddle, and John Ongman. Seated I. to r. are the three alternates, John Gilles, Joy Schaefer, Brian Priest and Mr. Daniel Silkowski, sponsor.
According to Mr. Silkowski, the coach, "It is a matter of instant recall, rather than basic knowledge. It is not a matter of how much you know but how fast you can get it out." "Intuition and figuring out which way the questions are go-
ing to end are also a great deal of it. That day none of us seemed to be clicking. Some days you can and then other days you just can't," said John Ongman, the captain of the team. The team was accompanied by nine other students, their parents, and Mr. Silkowski. John thanked the cheering section that came with them. "Even though it was small in comparison to the other school's representives, they really cheered them on," he stated. Brian Priest, John Gilles, and Joy Schaefer were the alternates of the team.
WMTH Radio Entertains on SS,5 Mondays and Wednesdays at 4 p,m. On Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. WMTH radio, 88.5 fm, broadcasts regularly from Maine South. The radio-television classes prepare all material for these shows. The one hour shows are prepared on an individual basis or collectively. The content of the broadcasts concerns a wide variety of subject matter. Programs this year have included a promotion for David and Lisa by C h u c k Jackson, a series of exploratory programs on jazz, blues, and white soul by John Richmond, Jim Lemon and Terry Dalton. Interviews with prominent people have been featured. Representatives Juckett and Warman spent an hour discussing current election issues with Chris Mahaffey, while Jeff Holman talked with Ron Bull of the Chicago Bears. Most of the shows feature something close to Youth whether it be music or personality. Greg Kinkade explored the "new youth" on his show, while Nancy Hall featured "The Best of Chad and Jeremy." There are two classes of radiotelevision at Maine South, a total of 36 students. These students, with the help of various staff heads, handle all Maine South broadcasts. John Domcns, Jim Stinson, and Chuck Jackson, head the Engineering committee. "The responsibilities of the engineer are tremendous. He must tape all shows, then engineer both here and at Maine East, and handle all technical aspects of the radio production. And if anything goes wrong. . . .well, we'd rather not talk about that," said Chuck. The music staff headed by Barb McWilliams and John Richmond keep files and catalogues of all records owned by the WMTH music library. They assist students in obtaining music for all types of programs. Norene Friedman and Mary Zielinski, publicity heads, have worked out several publicity campaigns that they intend to introduce in the future. Their aim is to have publicity on every show intensified. Shows are advertised in the bulletin, by posters and in Southwords. Mary and Norene will work closely with R o g e r , Debbie, and Howard in publicizing basketball and pre-game shows. Maine South will broadcast six basketball games: Jan. 10, 24, and 31, and Feb. 1, 7, and 15. WMTH will broadcast, if Maine South plays, the March regional, sectional, and state games. Each basketball game will be preceded by a pre-game show and followed by an after-game. Pre-game shows usually last an hour and aftergame shows run anywhere from a half hour to an hour. The content of these shows are left to the announcer. Usually
they represent a typical disc jockey situation. Hit records are played amid chatter, news and weather. News copy is attained from the WJJD studios teletype machine. Chuck Jackson for a pre-game show attained an interview with WLS disc jockey, Larry Lujack. Mr. Lujack told some of the reasons why he was in radio. News directors Terry Dalton and Nancy Hall keep a running file of public service announcements and spot news to be used in the regular Monday-Wednesday programs, pre and post game shows and special broadcasts. "Clubs who have news that would interest the community, and that they would like broadcast can contact Nancy or I— or for that matter anyone involved with WMTH," said Terry. Roger Hofeldt and Jeff Wright sports directors, are responsible for the continuity of Sports. They work closely with Howard Keenan and Debbie Verlench, program directors. The four make sure that there are announers, sports commentators, engineers, and news ready for each game. •'Most people do not realize what a huge job it is to get a sports broadcast together to run smoothly," said Roger. "The announcer is under pressure while on the air, especially when they can't use a script." Debbie added, "We have a good staif this year. Things are running quite smoothly."
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Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III. December 20, 1968
Juniors Lead Honor Roll; Freshmen Follow Closely For the quarter ending November 8, 110 students ranked on the high honor roll by achieving an A average. Juniors led the way with 35 students. The Freshman had 27, the Sophomores 26, and the Seniors finished last with 22. Four hundred and ninety one students attained a B average. Juniors ranking on the A Honor Roll arc: Nina Bernard, Donna Castle, Sue Chastain, Alice Conners, Debby Devaney, Mary Dulisch, Lindsay Eastman, Norman EUstrand, Claudia Gaeding, and Clifford Geschke. Continuing the list are Cynthia Golding, Aivar Grislis, Roger Hofeldt, Barb Hoffman, Bob Huxtable, Gary King, Richard Kocim, Sarah Linquist, Vesna Neskow and Kathryn Novak. Also included are Elizabeth Pendzich, Kathy Ritts, Pete Roche, Andrea Sampracos, Alison Seno, David Silarski, Ramsey Stade, Carol Steinhauser, Pat
Stelcher, Kathy Thies, Irene Totoraitis, Marie Valus, Henry Warchall, John Welzenbach, and Dana Winikates. The Freshmen include Jim Bruce, Jill Chamberlain, Greg Giezadlo, Laura Dyck, Karen Elide, Ann Flannery, Diane Harpling, Dan Havlir, Shirley Huxtable, Elizabeth Kaplinski, Dianne Kinast, and Janice Klich. Included also are John Koulos, Mary Krebs, Neal Lohuis, Eileen Lynch, Laurel Mester, Rebecca Morris, Gary Parsons, Michalina Pendzich, Margaret Robandt, Carol Ross, Nancy Rothenbech, Carol Schalk, Tom Seidal, Joe Spatafora, and Mark Van Etten, Sophomores with an A average are Bill Barmeier, Nancy Benjamin, Jill Burgess, Marcia Carney, Bob Castle, Debra Cook, Doren Downer, Scott Fauth, Linden Frakes, Pam Golasz, Connie Hirsch, Rita HoUerbach, Gwen Kettelson,
New Courses Scheduled Next Year Anthropology and Sociology will be two new courses offered through the Social Science department to Seniors, Juniors and qualified Sophomores beginning next school year. Both are one-semester, onehalf unit courses. Both will go toward the new two year Social Science requirement first to be met by this years juniors. The addition of these new courses was assured by the passage of last weeks tax referendum. Anthropology is the study of man in primitive and prehistoric societies. Although more scientific than most Social Science courses, it is not a technical course. The similarities and differences between races, the nature of culture, and the process of cultural change will all be high points in this course. This course will include a thorough examination of one prehistoric society. Field trips and excursions to excavation sites may be part of this course. The teacher of this course has not yet been decided upon. Sociology is the study of man in contemporary society. Social structure and social controls, in addition to the nature of culture, cultural change, public opinion, criminology, demogra-
The chance to be a member of this team was open to all levels, but usually the juniors and seniors have the best advantage. The individual either applies himself or their teacher recommends them. Six were chosen out of about twenty who applied. They were tested and selected according to their answers in six areas: Math, Science, Social Studies, Literature, and General Knowledge. The team is usually balanced so that each team member is strong in at least two or three of these areas.
phy and intergroup relations are all topics that will be" studied in this course. The teacher for this course has not yet been decided. "We have three good reasons for offering these new courses," said Mr. Otto Kohler, Chairman of the social science department. "First, our course offerings in the past have consisted largely of history. Our staff members believe it is about time that we offer our students an opportunity to take work in the newer social sciences. Recent research in these disciplines at the University of Chicago and Northwestern has made new and promising teaching materials available. Mr. Eric Edstrom, for example, spent a full summer recently at the University of Chicago working in the Anthropology Department, and he brought back many ideas. "Our second reason for offering these courses," continued Mr. Kohler, is that the social sciences, in addition to being a necessary part of the broad general cultural background needed by every intelligent person, are becoming very important as a vocational field. Jobs exist today in social work, government, law, Business, interna-
tional affairs, advertising, and teaching which require a broad background of knowledge of man and society; the age of narrow specialization is over. We will continue to have specialists, but the demands on them for a liberal arts background will increase. "Finally, we have offered these courses because they are fascinating fields of study and they are relevant to our students' lives. The real problem facing our country at home and abroad today are social and economic, and sociology and anthropology give one an insight into the nature of human relationships in contemporary and primitive societies. The student who hopes some day to work in the Peace Corps or for an American company abroad or who eventually works in one of our large metropolitan areas will profit from a knowledge of the relationships of people in society." Both anthropology and sociology are electives, but they will count toward the two-year social science graduation requirement. Counselors will have a full description of each of these courses, and additional information can be obtained from the department office, in Room A209.
Carla Krummel, Jay La Jone, and Mike Martin. Continuing the list are Gwendolyn Miller, Scott Peterson, Dick Reinke, Eleanor Rowley, Marsha Schniedwind, Bob Sellinger, Paul Steinbach, Jim Sullivan, Ann Tomasiewicz, and Jeff Tone, Seniors ranking on the A honor roll are Christine Abele, Paul Alfassa, Margaret Cannon, Karen Cloud, Terry Dalton, Andrew Ekman, Bob Felice, Erik Graff, Carl Johnson, Howard Keenan, Marybeth Lake, and Margerie McBride, Finishing the list are, Gary McClelland, Joel Morris, Mike Nowak, Kathy O'Hare, John Ongman, Nancy Phillips, John Priest, Guy Riddle, Melissa Siebert, and Judy Sowa.
Job Tests Given Soon According to Mr. Roth, career counselor, "The ultimate benefit of education is the preparing of students for meaningful employment upon graduation." The Illinois Employment Service has a testing and interview program which is available to seniors. During the week of Nov. 18 to 22, the agency gave a General Aptitude Test Battery to interested seniors. These tests are used as a tool by the agency to find the minimum qualifications of the student. During the week of Jan. 6 to 10, the I.S.E.S. will interview the students who took the test. They will tell them the type of jobs they qualify for and that are available. They also inform the student of training programs which he can take advantage of. This service is a link between the completion of high school education and the getting and qualifying for jobs after graduation. In the past years it has been a means of securing good jobs and useful training programs for its applicants. The Illinois State Employment Service, which is free, has a suburban office on 601 Lee st., Des Plaines. It also can help students find summer employment in areas of skills, training, office occupations, and apprenticeships.
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AFS'ers Explain Christmas This month, Francoise Schneider and Fatih Ayanoglu wUl spend Christmas in America. They are becoming acquainted with the various traditions and customs that are attached to the American Christmas and New Year celebrations. In Ayden, Turkey, Fatih's home, the winters are mUd and rainy. The Christmas season is not publicly celebrated. At the end of December, however, a four-day religious holiday is celebrated. The beginning of the New Year is also commemorated by families in their homes, and New Year trees are substituted for Christmas trees. Families visit each other during the holiday season. Celebrations sometimes include as many as 15 or 16 families. There is no traditional food served at this holiday season, as turkey is considered traditional in America.
"Merry
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Christmas f r o m the SOUTHWORDS
staff!"
Christmas in France, according to Francoise, is less commercialized, and more religious than it is in America. Christmas cards are sold in the stores, but the people do not expect them as much as we do in America. The season of Christmas is a
Yule Gifts Have Imagination
time when the streets of Francoise's home town are strung with lights. In the homes, Christmas trees are decorated a few days before Christmas. On Christmas Eve, the children place their traditional wooden shoes near the fire place for the toys that Pere Noel, The French Santa Claus, will bring. On Christmas night, everyone in the village of Pau, Francoise's home, goes to the church. In the church, the people attend mass and then gather to celebrate. It is customary to eat macaroons and chestnuts. If a person does not send Christmas cards, it is socially necessary to send New Year cards. New Year's Eve is celebrated as the feast of Saint
Sylvester. Several years ago, Francoise was in Paris for this celebration. On the evening of Dec. 31, the people of Paris drive or walk through the streets. At midnight, everyone must "kiss and make a vow" to each person he sees. On this night, the "police cannot forbid anything." To celebrate the Christmas, New Year season, the students have a 15-day vacation. During this vacation, Francoise goes on skiing trips with youth groups, and visits relatives in o t h e r cities. Francoise and Fatih will take part in celebrations which are new to them, but which their American families will celebrate as they have for many years.
Appreciation Expressed To Staff and Students: On behalf of the Board of Education and the administration, I want to express our appreciation for your excellent help in the campaign to obtain a 21 cent increase in the Educational Fund tax levy. As most of you know by now, the citizens of our community approved the increase by more than 2000 votes in 11,342 cast. I feel that Saturday's results indicates the great value which the electorate in Maine Township place upon education in these very difficult times. The outcome reflects the pride of Maine Township residents in the long history of excellence maintained by the .M a i n e high schools. While the 21 cent increase in the Educational Fund tax levy will bv no means resolve the
district's immediate monetary problems, it will help to alleviate our serious financial situation brought about by ever increasing enrollments and the rising costs of salaries and supplies. I am certain that I speak for all of us when I say that the Board of Education, staff and students are grateful for the confidence and support expressed Saturday, December 14, in the Maine high schools and that we shall continue to do our very best to make our citizenry justifiably proud of their public high schools. Once again I want to thank you for your interest and effort and to wish you the happiest of holiday seasons. Sincerely yours, Richard R. Short Superintendent of Schools
The Spirit of Christmas In a contest sponsored by "The Merry One" WMTH 88.5 FM for their Christmas special. Melodies and Mistletoe, fifth and sixth graders from Roosevelt and Washington Schools were asked to write themes on "What Christmas Means t o Me."
M o m m y ! Can I have some money to buy Dada a present? Gift suggestions for the people in your life who have everything but want more: 1. For your favorite biology teacher—a year's supply of raw liver to feed the guppies. 2. Any and all English teachers—an easy-to-read indexed copy of Warriner's so they do not have to wrack their brains trying to remember which rule comes where. 3. Geometry teachers—a nonslide chalk circle-drawer for blackboards. 4. For foreign language teach-
Dada, Can I have some money to buy a present for M o m m y ?
ers — an easy-to-understand guide to English grammar is suggested. 5. Every history teacher needs a complete set of student copies, to be checked out from the Reserve Reading Room, of rules for comprehending that lowest form of humor, "the pun." 6. Any art teacher would welcome one or more of the following: a gesso; a 20-i>ound bag of red clay; bones for the sculpture projects; scraps of wood; and, for want of a better phrase, almost anything ob-
tained through "garbage picking" would be welcome and acceptable. 7. Every teacher in the Music Department needs a lite-time supply of batons, to be broken periodically over a music stand, and, a library of every song ever written to save time and trouble for the V-show directors. The above are just a few of the items students may purchase for their favorite teachers. With a little imagination, gifts received this year will be the best ever!
The following composition is by sixth grader Cathy Carlson, from Roosevelt School. Her original writing entry was chosen as the most outstanding by the WMTH staff. The
spirit of Christmas, oh, what does it mean? Children with laughter and Santa's team. A team of eight reindeer and Rudolph makes nine. Santa will be there or children will whine. They know that Santa is a jolly old soul, so they'll leave him a treat that they know he'll enjoy. For he is the one who brings them their toys. The spirit of Christmas, oh.
Santa Exposed For Anarchist Activities Dear Santa, Don't "Ho, ho, ho," me. The time has come to expose you for what you are—a Communist agent. After doing much research, I am ready to expose you in the name of law and order for your anarchist and revolutionary activities. For one thing, your appearance gives you away. That long hair and the beard are bad enough, but your red clothes trimmed with Russian furs really give you away. And what is it you smoke in your pipe? Another thing that made me suspicious is the site of your "base", the North Pole. You spend most of the year near not only our Distant Early Warn-
ing System and major secret ICBM bases, but also only a short distance away from Siberia! For all we know, you might be communicating with them right now! And then, of course, is the matter of the elves. "They are not elves at all, but slave labor, probably exiled from the major cities of China and the Soviet Union because of their inability to meet the height requirements of the government (5'0"). To give their cities a semblance of strength, the Commies exile all misfits. These "elves" don't make any toys; instead they work on complex instruments to be used in Soviet reactors.
If that isn't enough evidence, the following facts s h o u l d clinch it. It has been reported that your next "trip" will be around Dec. 25. During that time you will be in, among other places, the U.S. No passport or visa has yet been issued by the State Department for you to enter this country, but you have done so in the past. The State Department has no record of S. Claus, K. Kringle, St. Nicholas, or any other of your aliases in their files. This means that for the past years you have entered this country illegally, smuggling in "hot" merchandise without even paying tarriffs, informing
the Federal Aviation Agency, or the Health department. (Have your reindeer been inoculated for rabies?) But this year those crimes will seem small compared to the danger to international security. Is it a coincidence that you will be flying at the same time that our astronauts are planned to be in orbit? Or have you planned this all along t odestroy our space program? If I get any presents from you this year, I'll feel like I'm trading with the enemy. No thanks. Most sincerely and respectfully yours, Norman Carl Ellstrand •70
what does it mean? A babe in a manger is the Christmas scene. The shepherds and wisemen came from afar. Because they were told to follow the star. And there in a stable of lowly birth. They presented the babe with frankincense and myrrh. The spirit of Christmas, I know what it means. And yet, hard for me to understand, so it seems. The angels their choruses many years ago sang, Peace on earth, good will, their voices rang. Everyone knows of the babe in a manger. Yet, to so many He is still a stranger. Let us pray that our God will look down from above, And fill all unknowing hearts with Peace and Love.
Southwords The official student newspaper of Maine Township Itish South, Park RidKe. Illinois. Written and edited bi-weekly l)y students of the high school. Subscriptions included with activity ticket or purchased separate'y at $2 per year. Editor-in-chief Sarah Penny News ISditor Karen Cloud Features Editor Sue Hendricks Sports Editor Jim Huster Art Editor AUyn Ertksen Photo Editor John Richmond .^ssistant Editors Terry Dalton, BiH Grimths, PhylUs Ehrel Reporters Rich Hyde, Donna Tumbarello. Audrey Altstadt. Linda Zink, Jane O'Donnell, Jeanne Rogers. Robin L'Espt-rance, John Barzditis. D e b Veriench. Betsy Gutzmer, Joyce Nordstrom, Melissa Siebert, Allen Lautertach, Cartoonists Steve Trytten. Patricia Stelcher Photographer Joel Shelton Student News Bureau Editor — Cathy Mabrey Advisor Mr. Kenneth Beatty
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D. E. Promotes Vocations Are you looking for a career which offers a variety of interests, a potential of above average earnings and provides an opportunity for working with people? If the answer to this question is "yes," then the Distributive Education program may be the chance you have been wailing for. "The DE program is one of the bigger programs offered in Illinois," said Mr. Oliver W. Brown, business department chairman. "The kids are selected through a long drawn, involved procedure," said Mr. Brown. "Jobs selected must be approved and are not just a "sweeping floor" type of occupation." Mr. Hommerding, DE coordinator, explained that the participants of the program are involved in jobs which train them and expose them to all aspects of their particular field. The students acquire knowledge and at the same time learn to develop their personality, poise and attitude while on the job. While gaining on the job training, the students are earning money along with obtaining credit. The members of the program along with their other required classes attend a related course in the morning, where they are
instructed in the various areas of advertising, display, cashing, merchandising and storing. They receive one full credit for this course and at noon they travel by car pool or by their own car to their appointed training station where another full credit is also earned. At the training station, each student puts into practice the instruction he has received in his morning class. Although, quite the opposite to what most think, over 50 percent of the colleges will accept students who partake in DE, and if the student does not wish to go on to further education, he has already made a head start on his career. While the DE participants may miss out on some of the extra curricular activities at school, the program makes compensations for this loss in a variety of ways. "Biweekly breakfasts are one of the many activities in which the students anxiously partake," said Mr. Hommerding. Along with this, they are now in the process of preparing for their Christmas party which is to be held at the Deep End. Among Maine South's students, there will be students from the DE programs at Wauhesan, Evanston, North Chica-
Arranging produce at Jewel is Bob Yanch, another Distributive Education participant.
go, Deerfield, Highland Park, Glenbrook, Maine East a n d Maine West. During the first year in which Distributive Education was offered, there were only 14 students involved. The second year this was increased by two. And now, DE being in its third year, has a total of 20 members to its credit. Among them are: Bill Berg, Greg Christensen, Angelo Cicchino, Ilene Dubrin, Mike Wall, Gary Grunlund, Pat Hopewell, Bruce Johnson, Gini Kasdorf, and Stan Kaulis. Continuing the list are: Mary Beth Lupori, Paul Munsen, John Collins, Janet Vaughan, Nick Romito, Tom Weiss, Dixie Wood,
for the count. To begin the match both men stand up, facing one another. The second round is started with a man kneeling as though he's playing horsey. The opponent has one arm around his back and the other under his stomach. They are not trying to neck, just starting the second and third rounds. This is called referee's position. If one player has another down on the mat, the bottom one will, of course, try to get out. He can do this in many ways and it will score him points if he is successful. One type of escape is called a reversal. This is when the bottom man turns the tables and ends up on top with his opponent on the bottom. This is worth two points. Another type of escape is a stand-up, which is the bottom
Escape
Ruth Yaniw, and Bob Yanch. So, if you are 16, have your parents' consent, the incentive to become something worthwhile,
and first tact how
can answer "yes" to the question of this article, conMr. Hommerding and see far you can go.
Japanese Dancers Demonstrate Eastern Heritage For Class On Wednesday, Dec. 11, a program was given by three Japanese women concerning their eastern culture. Mrs. Noby Yamakoshi, mother of one of Mr. Eric Edstrom's history students, Mrs. Jun Taketa, and Mrs. Harry Endo were invited by Mr. Edstrom to demonstrate their heritage to his ninth period freshman history class. The program was taped for future viewing. Hana Gasa Odori, a rice festival dance, began the program. Bright flower hats held and waved in their hands added to the brilliant colors in the dance. Mrs. Yamakoshi explained her printed costume as being a "yukata." "Origami" is a Japanese word now internationally used for the eastern art of paper folding," stated Mrs. Yamakoshi. As she went on to explain, "ori" means "to fold" and "kami" means "paper." With simple tissue paper, Mrs. Taketa created a flower. She folded it in such a way as to produce flat-lying petals and then pulled the petals delicately apart with her fingers.
A Guide to an Underrated Sport Wrestling, a very under-rated sport, is also a very complicated one. I would like to describe to you the proceedings of a wrestling match. The wrestlers perform on a mat, which is just a cushioned, rubbered surface. It is soft in order to protect the men from hitting a hard surface and getting a boo-boo. The object of the game is to pin your opponent. This does not mean a letterman's pin to signify the two wrestlers are going steady. It means that one man, hopefully ours, forces his opponent's shoulder blades onto the wrestling mat. He must keep them in this position while the referee counts 10001 1000-2. You may notice that when a wrestler has another in a pin, the ref will slap the mat. No fans, it doesn't mean the mat was naughty. It merely signifies that the man has held a pin
Janet Vaughan, a D.E. Student, works the register at Sears.
wrestler escaping and standing up. A couple of other fancy moves are a switch and a roll. A unique aspect of the game is that not only can the bottom wrestler score points but the top one can too. During the progress of the game, one man may have one of his opponents shoulders on the mat, and the other at a forty-five degree angle. This may sound hostile but is a legal move called a two point predicament. Another fancy play is when the shoulders are down on the mat, but not for the appointed length of time. This is worth three points, though. It's official name is a three point near fall. At the end of three rounds, if there has not been a pin, the man with the most points wins.
Predicament
As the ladies explained, "Origami, in its purest form, is the making of a figure, achieved by folding only, and not cutting into the model with scissors, shaping it or using glue to hold it together." Mrs. Endo next demonstrated the art of flower arranging. Flowers ranging from the chrysanthemum to myrtle were arranged. The highest point represents heaven with the focal point representing man. Symbolism, as Mrs. Endo explained, was the important principle to remember in arranging flowers. Mrs. Yamakoshi then explained Japanese writing. During the Shang Dynasty, from 1766 - 1122 B.C., the first evidences of Chinese idiographs, the predecessors to the written characters that the Japanese call "kanji", were formed. Kanki first came to Japan around 300-400 A.D. During the Nara period (8th century), it maintained a formal style which later slipped into a more graceful cursive script in the Heian period (7th-12th century). A 48 phonetic syllabary called "hiragana" was also invented during this period. Later, a second syllabary of simpler, angular figures called "katakana" was developed. The latter form is used in the Japanese language, but mostly "hiragana"
and "kanji" are used in writing. Japanese costumes were discussed by Mrs. Endo at this point in the program. Colorful shashes and bustles were shown, along with the more formal wear. On the kimona used for more formal wear, five identical crests, one pattern for one family, are shown. The crest of the chrysanthemum is used only for the Emperor's family. In the past, material contained large assymetric prints, but now the trend is towards the smaller print. During Hina-Matsuri, the Peach Blossom Festival, the little girls bring out their dolls. Unlike many other dolls, these dolls are all hand-made even to their accessories. The Sakura dolls are considered period dolls, however, and are definitely not playthings. Boys get their turn on May 2, the Shobu-no-sekku, when tiiey bring out their miniature dolls attired in full battle dress representing famous major generals in the ancient Japanese history. Mrs. Endo, Mrs. Taketa, and Mrs. Yamakoshi concluded their program as they began it, with a dance. The Chanchiki Odori, as it is called, uses the hands quite extensively in imitating the cat-like frequent movements in the dance.
Many Suburbs Troubled by Drugs; Students Feel South Users Few Recently, many cities and high schools have been brought face to face with the growing problem of drug usage. The problem has most recently come to surface at Addison Trail High School in Addison. Police are investigating the death of two students in connection with the usage of drugs. Does Maine South have a drug problem? In the opinion of seventy-five students polled, the problem of drugs is present on the Maine South campus in some degree. Some students felt that only the "hippie" faction was experimenting with marijuana, while others felt it was the "grease r s " who "turned on" with it. Of the 75 students polled, six had admitted experimenting with marijuana—all of these were seniors. One student who tried marijuana said, "I tried the stuff once last year at a friend's house. We turned the lights off and the music on full blast. It was really great. I felt like I was just floating along in space. The feeling vanished, when the lights were turned on." When asked why, if his first experience was so good, didn't he try it again he said, "I'm not really hung on drugs, I just wanted to see what it was all about." "You'd be surprised at the
kids who lake marijuana," exclaimed a popular senior girl "I couldn't believe it! Some of my best friends smoke the stuff. I just couldn't believe it." Many discontented students of a semi-hippie nature kept saying "Kids turn to drugs because they're hung up with this system of a nine to five work day. They want something more from life." A National Honor Society senior girl commented, "Kids are looking for happiness and contentment in life, through the use of drugs. Of course, for many of them it will be too late before they find out that drugs don't bring happiness." Too late? "Well, with a police record, their chances of getting a job and getting into college are narrowed." Most of the 75 students polled felt that the large majority of students experimenting w i t h drugs used only marijuana. The harder drugs such as heroin and cocaine are not being used. At the most they agreed, only a few students if any had tried LSD. Another student said, "Heroin? Here? You must be kidding:" and then laughed. But is it so funny? If an estimated 80 per cent of the narcotics addicts "graduated" from marijuana—is it really so funny?
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Cagers Face Rockford By Jim Huster Niles North's fieldhouse is the scene of Maine South's Hawks' attempts to avenge their only conference defeat of the previous season tonight. This contest in addition is an important one in the conference race, as both the Hawks and Vikings are undefeated in Central Suburban League with 2 and 0 records. Last year, the Hawks bombed the Vikings on South's court, 84 to 55, in the first meeting of the two clubs. At Niles in the second round of the CSL, the Hawks choked under pressure for the only time that season, and the Vikings took advantage to snap Maine's win streak at 16 games. Neither team lost any other league games, and therefore ended up sharing the conference crown. The Hawks this year are now presented with a fine opportunity for revenge, as the Vikings have lost all five of their starters. Their starting center and leading scorer this year, 6 ft. 4 in. Mike Sachs, is the only returning letterman on the squad. Overall, the Vikings are considerably shorter than last year's team. Following the Niles game, the Hawks will participate in the
Rockford Round Robin during the holidays. In successive nights. South will face Rockford East and Rockford West. On next Thursday night, the Hawks will play Rockford East at Rockford East. Last year, South murdered the E-Rabs by a score of 89 to 55. Coach Bernie Brady expects East to be improved over last year. "The game on Friday, however, is the chief concern for Coach Brady. In the Rockford West gym, the Hawks will take on Rockford West, one of the top teams in the state. Last year, the Hawks entered this game aware of the Warriors' ranking of fifth in the state basketball polls, and took the Warriors apart, 79 to 65. This year, however, the Rockford is not as overrated as before, as they have four starters back from last year. Overall, the Warriors are tall, very fast, and hot shooters. West has thus far ripped all six of the teams in their area that they have played. Rockford is led by guard Mark Sibley, an all state candidate who was a starter as a sophomore on a Rockford team that was fourth in the state tournament two years ago. Standing 6 ft. 1 in., Sibley has
been averaging well over 20 points per game. At center for the Warriors will be a 6 ft. 6 in. junior, Greg Wells. Wells helps to make the Warriors as strong in rebounding as they are in shooting. Rockford's starting forwards are 6 ft. 4 in. Bill Phillips and 6 ft. 3 in. Brett Seckler, both returning starters. Both of these games begin at 8:30, as the second part of doubleheaders. In the first games, a Chicago team will challenge the same teams as the Hawks. Having an idea of the Hawks' future competition established, South's p a s t achievements should now be lauded. In the past two weeks, the Hawks have won three straight games, including two overwhelming victories in conference play. Two weeks ago, South won their first CSL game, humiliating Maine West, 57 to 28. Last week, the Hawks swept their first "doubleheader", as they crushed Glenbrook South, 77 to 42, and then defeated a fine St. Viator five, 74 to 58. In the meantime, Niles West, Niles North, and New Trier West have kept pace with the Hawks by winning all of their conference games.
Wrestlers Lose to Titans; Host Niles North Vikings Maine South wrestling took a turn for the worse last Saturday as the Titans of Glenbrook South overpowered the Hawks in a one-sided dual meet. Maine seemed especially listless for several reasons in their 28-11 loss. One obvious reason was the absence of the Neuses brothers. Tom, the team's returning state champion, couldn't make weight for the meet. Rick's location is uncertain now. Maine's grapplers will definitely be in trouble if this happens again. These are losses that the team cannot afford to have. Another missing characteristic of South wrestling meets was the usual strong finish in the last three weight classes, with Ty Sigmund being the only victor, 1-0. In winning this match Ty kept up his unbeaten string this season and added to his remarkable three-year record at South.
A major disappomtment in the meet was the decisiveness of some of the Maine losses. In the first four matches only one Hawk was able to make the score close. This individual was Tom Magas who lost his match by two points, 7-5. The other three "light" weight classes were lost by a total of 29-2. Art Ilader at 127 made one of the bright spots of the day with an impressive 9-0 victory over his opponent. For his efforts, Hader was named Wrestler of the Week and captain for the upcoming meet. So far this season this distinction has proved to be a kind of jinx as every wrestler who found themself in this position after a meet ended up tasting defeat in the next contest. If Hader's skill stays the same in the next meet, however, this tradtion could be broken soon. If Art fails to repeat, however, the only answer will be to make Ty Sigmund
the "Wrestler of the Week" and captain. The two vacated Neuses positions, which were filled by Raymond and Coleman, were both lost. Jack Brown then got Maine's fourth and fifth points on a tie, 4-4, This was followed by another win by Eric Feich, who has been one of the more consistent winners on the team. Brown and Fiech can become excellent wrestlers in the conference and for post-season eliminations. Junior Tony Colletto made a respectable showing in his 165 match in losing 11-8. This was quite a wild match as the score indicated, and it actually could have gone either way. Dan Holden, one of the outstanding members of this year's Hawk grapplers, surprised everyone by losing 3-1 to a good opponent at 180. Dan can be coimted on for future conference victories.
Forward Bob Nettinga shoots over St. Viator's Reising (33). Bob scored 11 in this game.
Surprising Swimmers Win Two; Lose To Maine East, Niles West As the Hawk swimmers dive into their second conference meet of the season, things are floating along now just about as expected, in this surprisingly successful season according to varsity Coach Jack Tilley and frosh-soph Coach Art Johnson. Two weeks ago, the Varsity Hawks split a triangular, losing to Maine East by four points while defeating Prospect, and then beat Sullivan in a dual the following day. Last week, Maine South lost their first conference meet. Niles West edged the Hawk squad by the close score of 52 to 43, although several Hawks turned in excellent showings. Si Martilla, with a 2:20.6, won the 200 individual medley, while BUI Kleitsch's 53.9 first in the 100 freestyle and Bill Malik's 1:10.5 second in the 100 breaststroke were season records for the Hawks. Meanwhile, Barry Markus had a very good time of 24.3 to win
JV, Frosh W Cagers Undefeated in League Besides the Hawk varsity, two other Maine South cage teams are in the lead of the Central Suburban League with undefeat-
Gymnasts' Undefeated String Grows Four wins and no losses. Believe it or not, that is the present record of the Hawk varsity gymnastics team as it prepares to take on Morton East here tomorrow afternoon starting at 2 p.m. Is Coach John Riccitelli surprised? You bet he is, but happily so. "This team is much stronger than I had expected earlier," said Mr. Riccitelli. "A four win and no loss start is quite a beginning. Still, not one of our wins has been very convincing." Coach Riccitelli showed his renewed confidence in the team by citing that he does not think the team has yet performed up to its full imtential. "I think we are capable of scoring 100 points per meet," he stated. "So far our high score is just over 94 points. But as the season wears on and we get in more practice, 100 points should be our consistent level." Several factors have contributed to the early Hawk successes. For example, the free exercise event is coming along
"much better than ever expected." Also, the rise of juniors Scott Shute on the parallel bars, Chris Porter on side horse and Jack Farny on high bar, along with great performances by sophomore Steve Olson on the trampoline, have not only added to the Hawks' present strength but also hold promise for future teams. "Student support has also been just great," added Mr. Riccitelli. "It has helped to get the boys up for each meet. Let's hope it continues to grow." The last two Maine South wins have come at the expense of Maine East and West Leyden. Both were exciting matches with the Hawks winning by somewhat slim margins. Against Maine East the final score came out 85.95 to 72.40 in favor of Maine South. This meet was a landmark for the Hawk free exercise threesome, as they showed their improvement by winning for the first time this season. Top team point honors went to the parallel bars team of
Scott Shute '70, Jack Farny '70 and Neil Hagen '69, along with the trampoline squad of seniors Larry Barcheski and Ken Brocker, and sophomore Steve Olson. The Hawks also swamped the Blue Demons on the high bar. The biggest disappointment of the meet came on the side horse where the Hawks lost by a single point. Maine South also lost on the still rings which now has the dubious distinction of being the weakest apparatus for the Hawks this year. The meet against West Leyden turned out to be the tightest battle of the year for Maine South. The final score was 94.30 to 88.10 in favor of the Hawks, a difference of just more than six points. In two cases, it seemed that wherever the Hawk team was strong, the West Leyden three was just a little stronger. On the trampoline, the same Hawk squad as against Maine East performed better than in the past three meets, finishing with a total of over 19 points. Yet,
the 50 freestyle, and the freestyle relay team of Martilla, Steve Rotchford, Markus, a n d Kleitsch timed an impressive 3:45.8 and won by quite a bit. Looking to today's meet, South goes West to take on their Maine counter parts at 6:15. Although our tankers may not win, this clash promises to offer some new splashes. "Maine West is an interesting team," says Coach Tilley. On the frosh-soph level, things are looking up, and Coach Johnson sees improvement in this squad over last year's fifth placers. The little Hawks have recorded wins over Prospect, Maine East, Sullivan, and Niles West along with losses to Evanston and Lane Tech. Strength is shown the medley relay team of Bob Pahnke, Ted Johnson, Mark Horbar, and Scott Gravenhorst, who have been timed at 2:00 and are going for the conference record of 1:52.8.
West Leyden won on the tramp by a mere one point. Even a strong showing on the parallel bars by the Hawks ended in a Maine South loss. Overall, the Hawks won on the side horse, the high bar, and again in the free exercise. On the three other apparati, the Hawks stayed close enough to' West Leyden to make the final score what it was. Top individual performances in this meet were given by all three members of the Hawk trampoline crew, Barcheski, 01sen, and Brocker, as well as Farny on the high bar and Hagen on the parallel bars. On the frosh-soph level, things are really looking up, not only because the little Hawks won their last two meets in a row, but also because they have their own coach for the first time in a couple of years. Mr. Ken Reese, otherwise known as the counselor in C129, is now the temporary coach and is working with Mr. Riccitelli with the frosh-soph team.
ed r e c o r d s . Coach Bob Schmidt's Junior Varsity and Coach George Verber's Freshman share identical 2 and 0 records in the CSL. The Junior Varsity, who opened their season by beating Ridgewood and, 55 to 40 and losing to New 'Trier East '64 to 47, have opened their conference season with successive wins over Maine West and Glenbrook South. The Hawks, against West, clobbered the team that beat them as sophomores by tlie huge margin of 38 points, 77 to 39. Bob Norlander was a high scorer with 21 points, while Mike Nevins added 15. Against Glenbrook, however, Maine needed two final free throws by Norlander, who was again high scorer with 22, to pull out a 69 to 67 win. Other Hawks who hit double figures were Nevins with 15 and soph Ed Benson with 14. Meanwhile, the Freshman A team has come off with wins over both Maine West, 47-32, and Glenbrook South, 47-23. Zieczalo was the high scorer for the frosh in the Maine West game, while McNamera 1 e d the little Hawks in scoring against Glenbrook South. Tomorrow morning, both teams will b ; trying to extend their conference vvonlost records against Niles North at Niles.