New Humanities Program Offered for Next Year Next year Maine South will offer a humanities program through the social science department. Juniors, seniors, and mature Sophomores will be eligible for these fully credited courses. The humanities program is the outcome of the work of a committee appointed by Principal Clyde Watson over a year ago. The chairman of this committee is Mr. Otto Kohler, chairman of the social science department. Other members include Mr. Daniel Silkowski, English department; Mr. Gordon McLean music department and Miss Ann Mamett, art department. The humanities committee took a poll of all teachers to see if there was interest in a humanities program and, if so, in what form it could be offered. The response proved to be positive, and the humanities committee developed an outline for the humanities program. A humanities course covers no new areas of learning, but deals with old topics in a different way. A humanities c o u r s e seeks to understand m o r e fully certain periods in history by examining closely the culture of that period as expressed in music, literature, art, architecture, and all other fields of human achievement during that period. These expressions of the period are examined not for their own sake, but as a means of reaching a more complete comprehension of the ideas and phUosophy of a certain period of lime.
A humanities course is not a technical study of culture. It
is a study of man and his reaction to his environment and the change he undergoes as part of his environment. A humanities course serves to unify and bring to a focus all of a students previous learning. The course will overlap all subjects taught in school and round out an education by supplying a certain cohesiveness between all fields of study that can be lacking in the current curriculum. The ultimate purpose of a humanities course is to achieve a better understanding of yourself and contemporary society by studying man in former times." stated Mr. Otto Kohler, chairman of Social Science Department. The specific courses to be offered under the humanities have not been decided upon, but will be decided on by the end of the year, in time for all students wishing to take a humanities course to register. Other specifics of the course have been tenatively worked out. No one teacher will be the full time teacher of this course. Three or four teachers will probably work together teaching the class on a rotational basis. One teacher will act as a coordinator while other faculty members make numerous visits and give lectures. But the humanities program is not intended to become a series of lectured courses. Discussion and questions will be the rule rather than the exception. It is hoped classes will be kept relatively small to permit the maximum amount of discussion to take place.
'Sour Grapes' Attitude of Students Angers, Puzzles Production Staff One of the more recent pieces of hall-talk coming to the attention of the Southwords staff was begun with "you have to know someone to get into VShow." In an inteniew with Mr. Don Martello, director of Spirit of '69, the rumor proved to be false. "The production staff made up of both students and faculty made a group opinion on each of the many acts trying out." explained Mr. Martello. "We looked for acts that were practiced and polished, how well they applied to the theme. Show Business, and their originality." He stressed that "knowing someone didn't cut any ice at all." With 500 to 600 students trying out, choosing all of them would be impossible. Stated Mr. Marlello "A six hour show would just be ridiculous." He added "We asked for a variety of acts but kept getting the
same type over and over again. Without this variety, we had to cut many of the acts to avoid repeating ourselves." A list of cast members, approximately 300 students, prove that over 50 per cent of this year's V-Show performers are new to the Maine South stage. They were chosen for their spirit and enthusiasm in connection with fairly good grades. As the director put it, "Some children of faculty and administrative workers did not make the cast. If it takes knowning someone, then I d certainly like to know who that someone is." "It disturbs me that the students feel that knowing someone on the inside would have a part to play in our decision," commented Mr. Martello. "This sour grapes attitude bothers the entire production staff and we hope that in the future these students will try to understand our decisions."
Ralph? Ralph? Ralph? Volume 5, No. 7
Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III.
Miss Lowery Urges Adoption Of New Hall Monitor System Miss Margaret Lowery, Spanish teacher here and former sponsor of the monitor system at Maine East, has outlined in detail an expanded student monitoring system that she strongly urges be adopted at Maine South. Miss Lowery's plan calls basically for the gradual assumption of all monitoring jobs by students. The final goal of this plan would be student responsibility in administering cafeterias, assemblies, and study haUs. This basic plan of complete student monitoring proved successful after several years of operation at Maine East, where Miss Lowery helped pioneer the system. Other high schools throughout the area, notably New Trier. Evanston, and Oak Park have used such systems. South students presently are successfully enforcing school rules through the traffic court of student council. "It is self evident that the present system is not completely effective, for example the high rate of locker thefts and the ease with which students cut class," said Miss Lowery. Miss Lowery further feels that "Traffic between periods could and should be better controlled. All people entering and leaving the school should be carefully screened by monitors." The new plan would be run as a function of student council, with the cooperation of junior and senior class officers, but with an independent faculty sponsor. Basic control and day to day administration should rest with the sponsor, she explained. The personnel part of this system would be chosen jointly by the Junior and Senior class officers and the sponsor. The Junior and Senior class officers would draw up a preliminary list of students recommended for a monitoring job. Final selection would rest with the sponsor. All members would normally be Juniors or Seniors. Students recommended would be screened and contacted toward the end of each school year. "The primary requirement for a monitor position would be the desire to serve and the abil-
New Cafeteria Operating Smoothly The new cafeteria has l>een in operation since January 6 and offers students more space, more variety for selection, all located in one area. Six serving lines, one being the snack bar, serve students quickly. A new addition is the grill line. The serving lines are situated so that there are several entrances and exits to lessen the congestion in the halls. Even with these precautions the congestion became a problem for the first few days. To counteract this situation students eating lunch are allowed an extra minute between classes. The new cafeteria seats six hundred students. A folding door divides the cafeteria to provide a convenient meeting room and possibly wilt serve as the senior lounge.
The staff has remained the same as that with the old cafeterias. The old cafeterias are serving as classrooms and guidance centers. The scheduled lunch periods have remained the same, but the view from the cafeteria now consists of a small court, that will eventually be landscaped. Architects for the new cafeteria are the same that worked
on the new additions also being made to the academic wing and the new industrial education shops. The names are Stillwaugh, Scott, Towlett, and Caudill. The cafeteria was financed as a part of the building fund passed last year in district 207 for 15 million dollars. All the new additions at Maine South will cost approximately $1,300,000.
'Knight to Remember' Here Feb. 8 Girl's Club annual turn-about dance, "A Knight to Remember" will be held February 8, from 8 to 11 p.m. An old English theme will decorate the walls of the Spectator Gym.
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Tickets can be purchased January 29 through February 7 in the cafeteria. The cost will be $2.50 per couple. A prize will be given for the best hand-made corsage. Corsages are judged on originality and creativeness.
Miss Margaret Lowery pauses for a moment in her busy schedule for a picture.
ity to command the respect of the student body," Miss Lowery said. Finding willing students who would be respected as monitors would be of utmost importance to the success of such a plan. Student hall monitors would be positioned at each exit and any other place in the school deemed necessary. The hall monitors would be the first section of this plan put into operation. Each monitor would stay at his post until his replacement came, leaving someone on duty at all times. Monitors could be rotated on a regular basis. Name cards, arm bands, or other insignia would be worn to distinguish the monitor. Monitors would have power to collect ID cards. A possible procedure could be to take up ID
cards which would then be handed over to faculty members at the end of each period. Under the system favored by Miss Lowery student monitors would perform the same duties monitors do now, and possibly a few more. It is her belief monitors could be very effective in helping to stop locker thefts and lowering cutting of school and classes. Persons entering and leaving the school could be checked by a monitor. Also much congestion in the halls could be done away with if monitors would keep people moving between periods. Other important advantages would result from such a system. Eventually teachers could be relieved of hall duty anddevote the time to students. A monitor system could do much for the monitor involved. Students would become aware of the problems involved in keeping order. The responsibilities placed on the monitors and situations in which the monitors could find themselves would also increase opportunity for growth and maturity. The system could be initiated with a small number of carefully selected students. As the system became established girls could be taken in and the number of monitors could be increased. Hopefully it would soon be an honor to become a monitor. "As the program continued other jobs could be taken over and the number of monitors gradually increased. Full implementation would probably take two to three years. Whatever the merits or disadvantages of this system, it deserves the considered attention of student council," concluded Miss Lowery.
SC Senior Lounge W i l l Open Second Semester Aside from insurance difficulties encountered with Donkey Basketball and numerous planning obstacles for American Field Service Week. Student Council has passed some milestones in the past few weeks. After months of discussion with the administration and coordinated planning with the Senior Class, Council has arranged for the opening of the Senior Lounge on the first day of the new semester. To be operated on the honor system and with no direct faculty supervision, the lounge will be open periods 1, 2, 3 and 8 in the new cafeteria. Seniors may use it during any free half or full period. Attendance will be similar to that in the library except with the use of ID cards, and no passes will be issued. Any misconduct will be reported to the Senior Class Officers and will probably result in the loss of lounge privileges. Features of the lounge include: availability of milk, rolls and snackbar facilities during the first three periods of the day; perhaps club-donated magazine subscriptions; and gener-
ally, a place for informal discussion. Accompanying the recent poster campaign for the Suggestion Box, there has been a surge of enthusiastic responses. An inventory of suggestions from the past four weeks includes: selling nylons in the bookstore, serving soft drinks in the cafeteria, selling magazines in the paperback bookstore, h a v i n g Boosters sponsor a professional wTestling match at Maine South, and making a file of area restaurant menus in the library. Each of these and all other suggestions will be closely examined, reviewed by several clubs and committees which might sponsor them, presented to the administration for approval, and then acted upon. The last Council-Faculty meetings included discussions on perhaps making M-Club more active in the school and activities, having the clubs jointly sponsor a Mardi Gras, providing more graduated privileges for the classes, and general plans for SC sponsored assemblies. These ideas will be further examined at future SC meetings.
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'Showcase Displays Wide Range of Media A tinfoil knight charges off to an imaginary battle and a mechanized flower locks gears with a butterfly cog. These are two of the varied pieces featured in the art showcases near the visual arts wing. The display is one of many the Art Department sponsors to bring artwork to the whole student body. Besides student projects, the showcases have featured loan exhibits from imiversities, one-man shows and private collections. For this display, art pieces were drawn from all classes and levels in the Art Depart-
ment. Students study what other artists have done in a certain medium or style and then go on to work with their own ideas. The showcase displays a wide range of the media used in the classes. Wire sculptors, wood and tissue collages, ceramics fired in the kiln at school, plastic and glass mobiles and lead and plaster sculptures are only a few. Subject matter ranges from (he natural to the fantastic. Some of the works are experiments in advertising design, others portray the dream world of the surrealistic.
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The abstract mechanized world, the reality of life and death or the fantasies from the corners of the mind are all included. "Each artist interprets the world around him in his own way," explained Mr. Joseph Stap, art department chairman. "He is not trying to copy nature, but to interpret it and originate his own ideas." So walk a little slower next time you pass by the showcases. You might discover something: about the world around you, about the language of art, maybe even about yourself.
Nancy Honored By D A R Pictured above are seniors Brad Shafer and Natalie Steinbach wi^h two of their art projects.
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Each year, the Daughters of the American Revolution of the Park Ridge Chapter honor one girl from the senior class of South. This year Nancy Phillips received the DAR Good Citizen Award. The senior class nominated three girls who excell in the qualities of good citizenship. The top three were then presented to the faculty and faculty members chose one girl to represent the school as its Good Citizen. The qualities of good citizenship include: dependability, truthfulness, honesty, service, cooperation, responsibility, leadership, personality, self-control, initiative, patriotism, and unselfish loyalty to American ideals. Throughout her four years of high school here, Nancy has participated in various activities, from the Eyrie staff to
Nancy Phillips Marlin Swim Club. She has also participated in class council-sophomore year she was secretary, junior year she was vice-
Ralph Comes To South
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Ralph will arrive in May. Entries submitted to Ralph, the creative writing magazine, are exceptionally good. The overall tone of contributions is new. Ralph seems destined to be different. Unfortunately economic principles remain the same. Each year the magazine is barely financed. If, as last year, sales are lacking, the quality of the magazine will suffer. Fewer sales mean less money and a smaller budget. A smaller budget will result in fewer pages. To offset the increased cost of pubhcation. many student contributions will have to be omitted from the magazine. Without sales, there will be no magazine. A great creative writing magazine will have to be financed by student subscriptions. A quality product can only be achieved from quantity sales. We urge students to continue submitting material for publication. And. we suggest that students looking for a different sort of entertainment sample Ralph.
ACLU Director Speaks on "Law and Order' Jay Miller, executive director of the Illinois Civil Liberties Union, spoke before a Social Science Society forum Jan. 16. He spoke on the topic of "Law and Order" presenting the ideals and goals of the ACLU. Mr. Miller opened his talk by stating the many ways of breaking the law and the many ways of achieving order. For example, the Southern governors who have been blocking school desegregation since 1954 are breaking the law. Slum landlords who use lead paint and allow their buildings to fall into disrepair are violating the building code and breaking the law; however, these crimes are, "an orderly way of breaking the law," stated Mr. Miller, "as opposed to the violent crimes, these orderly crimes often go unnoticed. In opposition of the many ways to break the law, many ways of achieving order also exist. Freedom and justice, however, are not essential for this order to be achieved. A trademark of Communist and totalitarian societies throughout the world is their extreme or-
derliness. In such countries, no turmoil exists and crime remains at a very low rate. Mr. Miller stated that the United States can have both law and order without justice and freedom, but it is not enough to have law and order alone. The American legal system and America's police force were also discussed. The American Constituion, providing every citizen certain safeguards when he is brought to trial, was also discussed. Many times, it is the rich alone who are aware of these safeguards. Syndicate hoodlums have the best lawyers money can buy and, consequently, receive only a light sentence or acquittal. Poor people of the U.S.. however, cannot take advantage of the.se safeguards because of the law and the legal system. They are also unable to hire a lawyer who knows and understands the law and the citizen's rights within it. Mr. Miller recommended the hiring of more capable public defenders to help alienate this malfunction of our legal system.
The legal system also, according to Mr. Miller, discriminates against the poor in other ways. Poor are often unable to pay their bail no matter how low it is, because they cannot come up with enough cash. As a result, they often get put into jail for several months while their case comes up-in direct violation of the right to a quick and speedy trial, guaranteed in the Constitution. Our police provide, according to Mr. Miller, surprisingly good law enforcement in light of the fact that their training and selfrespect is far below that of most European pohee. British police, in contrast to American police, treat disorders with restraint and self-control. Consequently, police morale is much greater in America. Following his speech on "Law and Order," Mr. Miller answered questions from the audience and from the Tri-S officer-panel. One student asked him about the rights of a high school student. He stated that the Supreme Court has ruled, on several occasions, that the free-
doms guaranteed all citizens in the Constitution do not apply solely to those over twenty-one years of age.
Jan. 26 Concert Performed Here The Maine South Band, under the guidance of Mr. Gordon McLean, director will present a winter concert at 3:30 on Simday. January 26. in the school auditorium. ID cards will admit students. Adults may purchase tickets at the door for one dollar children's admission is fifty cents. A special guest. Mr. Donald E. McCathren, associate professor of music and director of bands at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh; will perform in a clarinet solo, "Five Dances For Five Clarinets." written for him by American composer Alfred Reed. Mr. McCathren has appeared throughout America and Europe as a conductor, soloist, and clinician.
president, and this year she is president. Nancy is the first girl ever to be the president of the senior class. Nancy commented, "I don't think it is harder for a girl to be president, but the job does involve quite a bit of work." Nancy is also a member of Student Council. As a junior, Nancy was initiated into National Honor Society and Brotherhood Society. This year, as a senior, she was elected Spirit Queen '68 and she is also the president of Marlin Swim Club. After high school Nancy hopes to attend Yale university where two hundred freshmen girls will be accepted for the first time. Local winners of the DAR award will compete for the state honor. The winner of the state honor will be announced in February at a luncheon at the Hilton Hotel. State winners then compete nationally for scholarships.
Announce 15 Best The time has come, once again, to report to the student body the top 15 best selling books in the Key Club Bookstore. Unlike last year. Mad does not head the list, although it is on the list. 1. The Paper Lion 2. Tales of Terror and Suspense 3. In the Heat of the Night 4. The History of Torture 5. The Indigestable Mad 6. Guinness Book of World Records 7. Ripley's Believe It or Not 8. The Mad Adventures of Captain Klutz 9. This Is Your Life, Charlie Brown 10. Rights In Conflict 11. The Mad Sampler 12. Very Funny, Charlie Brown 13. So You Think You Know Baseball 14. Strange Happenings 15. To Sir, With Love
Southwords Tin official student neu'Spaper of Maine Township High South. Park Ridge, niinols. Written and edited bi-weekly by students of the high school. Subscriptions included with activity ticket or purchased separately at S2 per year.Editor-in-chiei Sarah Penny News Editor . . i . , , n , . . Karen Cloud Features Bditnr , . . â&#x20AC;&#x17E; , Sue Hendricks Sports Editor , , ^ > . . . < . . . . Jim Huster ,\rt Editor , . . , . , . AUyn Eriksen Photo Editor . John Richmond Assistant Editors Terry Dalton. BlU Griffiths. Phyllis Ehret Reporters Rich Hyde. Doona Tumbarello, Audrey AUstadt. Linda Zink. Jane OTJonn^ll. Jeanne Rogers, Robin L'Esperance. John Barzdltis, I) e b Veriench, Betsy Guumer, Joyce Nordstrom, Melissa Siebert. Allen Lauterbach. Cartoonists Steve Trytten. Patricia Steicher Photographer Joel Shelton Student New* Bureau Editor . . Cathy Matarey Advisor Mr. Kenneth Beatty
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Office Occupations Provides Girls With Jobs, Skills Office occupations provides students with an opportunity to learn a vocation and to earn money. In addition to these benefits, office occupations p r o v i d e s numerable social activities, honors and a rewarding future. But obtaining a job through this program, which is sponsored by Mrs. Caroline Boyd, is not a simple task. The completion of a course in either Typing I, Accounting, or Data Processing with a C average grade is a prerequisite. Also taken into account are the student's attendance record, attitude and career objective. Upon fulfilling the necessary requirements, members of 0. O. must attend at least two or three interviews in the process of applying for a job. The interviews provide good experience for the students and gives them a chance to make a choice of jobs before their final decision. While employed at their job the students receive full credit while earning money, securing a good future and also having fun. As a past graduate of 0.0. stated, "I can honestly say that I learned more, did more work, and had more fun in the office occupations program than any other educational class." The program develops the chosen interest of the student during a related course, also worth one credit, which is attended during his regular class schedule. In the related class
the student learns to manipulate such devices as the tenkey adding machine, the ditto machine, and the key punch. Other devices include Uie comptometer, the dictaphone and the rotorary calculator which adds, divides and multiplies. Also included in the class are the factors of leadership and human relations. In short. "Business experience gives a meaning to school," said Mrs. Boyd, On the job a student may be employed as a secretary, receptionist or typist among other positions. The duties performed include such activities as data processing, shorthand, typing, filing and answering phones. The student is familiarized with a variety of facets of her job. She does not remain with only one type of work, but rotates on either a weekly or monthly basis, taking part in various kinds of work. This is a benefit to both the employee and employer for it allows the student to gain experience and gives the employer a learned worker in more than one area. The employer also benefits from this program in that the student is very production and does a better than average job. A former member of O. 0. said, "My boss almost cherishes the fact that he can say his secretary was in office occupations." Office occupations not only helps students to acquire poise and maturity, but also broadens their skills and provides an
Arlene Malocha is shown receiving assistance while at work at Parkway Bank.
actual business environment. Although these are worthwhile assets for any kind of job, not all students become fulltime job holders directly after high school. In fact, over twenty-five percent of the members go on to college, and can count on a job for spring, summer and Christmas vacations. Those who do not go on to college are already set up for a good future in the business world. On a state-wide basis this year, four students from each high school will attond the state office occupations convention at the Pick-Congress Hotel, March 13 and 14. At the convention they will participate in workshops, contests and attend banquets. One of the four students will be participating in a competition for "Miss Office Occupations." She will be judged on her personality, appearance and skills. She must also have a B average in the Business course she is now taking, in addition to an all over C average. There will be girls throughout the state competing for this title, plus a competition for Mr. Office Occupation, open to all boys enrolled in a Business class. The competitors of the titles must undergo a ten minute interview with a board of personnel directors, as a final step of the contest. On a nation wide basis, OEA is an organization which is the joint effort of all of the 0. O. programs through out the country. All members of office occupations are a part of this association, and are proud of it. Here at Maine South, office occupations is involved with a variety of activities. One example is their charitable work at Maryville orphanage, w h e r e they distributed stuffed animals and toys to children who are not so fortunate as to have a family at Christmas time. Members of the program are also organizing fund raising projects and planning field trips. To climax the year, they will be sponsoring a student-employer banquet where the girls will be honoring their employers with speeches and entertainment.
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Fencing a Growing Winter Sport Fencing is often thought of as something to put around a yard to keep out little boys and dogs, but it is also a growing winter sport at Maine South. This complicated sport deserves much attention and some explaining to understand the terms and actions. The equipment consists of a foil, which is not what you wrap chicken in, but an official word for a sword; a jacket which looks like a doctor's uniform; knickers and a mask. If you should ever encounter anyone dressed like this in the hall, it is neither Ben Casey, Zorro, George Washington, nor Batman, but a Maine South fencer. Pool, often associated with a cue stick and little balls, is really a group of fencers competing in a round robin tournament. The actual fencing match has 18 bouts. Every fencer fences against three opposing fencers. To win a bout, the fencer must touch his opponent five times. This is done with the foil, not the finger. He must accomplish this feat within three minutes of actual fencing time. If, at the end of three minutes, both fencers have the same amount of touches, a La Belle is put in action. This isn't a Femme Fatalle or ringing bell, it's that the first one touched loses.
The Strip is a street in California but it is also what the fencers compete on. It is a 40 inch long black rubber mat with yellow lines outlining territories that set the boundaries of competition. The bouts are officiated by judges. He or she doesn't carry a gavel to call the meet to order but simply uses his or her mouth to call out signals. The head of the judges is the director. He describes the sequences of action before calling on the judges to determine if a hit has been made. Before the match starts, both men salute each other and the judges. This is not done with the hand on the forehead but with the foil. One of the attacks in the of-
ficial fencing vocabulary is a feint, which is not the act of becoming unconscious. It is a false attack used to deceive the opponent so he will leave a sfwt open in which to attack. All kidding aside, Maine South's fencing team is one of the best. They were rated seventh in the state last year, and even though there isn't an official conference to compete in, the team is undefeated with five wins this year. Junior Varsity competition has begun this year and the J.V.'s have amassed a 1-loss, 4-win record. For such outstanding teams the support should be much better. Miss Kenyon and her fencers would like to see a bigger audience at the next home meet, Feb, 14 against Niles East.
Sherri Stuebs takes shorthand from the personnel director at Standard of American Life Insurance company.
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Girls P.E. Area Offers Wide Variety of Sports "Girls interested in intra murals will find a wide variety to choose from during third quarter," states Miss Mary Barnett, sponsor of GRA, Girls who wish to participate in volleyball or gymnastic intramurals may do so third quarter. Gymnastic intramurals w i l l be continuted from last quarter. Any girl who wished to participate may come on Mondays and Thursdays. Gymnastics last until 5 p.m., but girls may leave sooner if they wish. Attendance is not taken at these intramurals. There are two types of volley-
ball teams this quarter. Class teams play on Mondays, Intramural teams play on Tuesdays. To get on a class team a girl must try out. Eight or nine girls will be chosen from each class. At the end of the quarter a tourament will be held. The winners will receive awards at the GRA awards banquet at the end of the year. Class teams should not be confused with regular intramural teams. Grils form their own teams for these intramurals. Any girl on a team can play. If a girl cannot find a team she should come anyway and they will be put on a team.
University Choir To Perform Here When the Millikin University Choir of Decatur, Illinois, appears at Maine Township High School South on Jan. 29, at 8:30 p.m. it will be under the direction of Mr. Richard D. Hoffland director of Choral activities, Millikim University School of Music. For six years, Mr. Hoffland served as full-time minister of music at the Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, Illinois, where he developed one of the first multiple choir systems in the midwest.
His choirs were featured subjects for write-ups in national magazines and were called upon frequently for public appearances throughout Illinois. Though he works with choirs of all age groups, Hoffland is especially interested in work with children's and young people's choirs. Hoffland appears frequently as guest director for church, music clinics and school music festivals throughout the midwest. Tickets are $1 for adults and 50 cents for children.
Spring Musical Tif-le Announced ^"^^t^Vrvl^feA,
Music Department chairman, Lloyd Spear, recently announced that My Fair Lady will be presented as the spring musical. An original cast of about fifty will be needed, but because of double casting and other facets of production many more will be required. Preliminary tryouts will be held during the week of Jan. 27 in PA-101. Final
try-outs will be held on Feb. 21. Production heads will be: Mr. Spear, producer and musical director; Mr, Daniel Padberg, scenery designer; Mr. Irwin Bell and Mr. Walter Fleschsig, choral directors; Miss Barbara Bobrich, Choreographer; and Music Boosters. The six performances will be given on April 18, 19, 20, 15, 16 and 27.
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Hawks Play Cowboys, Spartans In 'Doubleheader' This Weekend After key turnovers and poor free throw shooting, the varsity Hawk cagers now find themselves fighting for their lives to remain in the first division instead of currently holding the league lead with an undefeated record. Now in a three-game losing streak, a depth not reached since January 1967 by a Hawk team. South will try to get back in the numing tonight in a home game against the tough New Trier West Cowboys. South, in all of their first eight games, was characterized by a strength in the second half. Then, in the Rockford Round Robin, the Hawks, trail-
ing the powerful Rockford West Warriors, kept falling behind in the second half until the roof caved in during the fourth quarter, and South lost, 70 to 56. The Hawks then lost their first home conference game in three years to fifth place Deerfield when the conference season resumed. After finishing the first half in a 23-23 tie, the Hawks had the opportunity to pull the game out of the fire in the fourth period, but lost it when they missed four one-onone free throws. Deerfield's Kirk Gustie scored the winning field goal with eight seconds remaining in the game. Last week, the Hawks blew
a ten point halftime lead as they lost a crucial battle for first place to Niles West, 57 to 54. This left Niles as the only undefeated team in the conference, and left the Hawks two games off the pace. While South committed 22 turnovers in the Deerfield game, an excessive amount, the Hawks were guilty of an unbelievable 28 turnovers against Niles. Tonight, it will be necessary for the Hawks to shake off their sloppiness when they take on New Trier, a team that boat Deerfield by eight points and lost to Niles West by only three points. The Cowboys are lead by big 6 ft. 8 in. center Tom
Grapplers Take on New Trier After being hit by losses of key personnel and losing their first three conference meets, the future for the varsity Hawk wrestlers looked pretty grim, until South suddenly came up with two impressive victories in their last two meets. Now that the grapplers are hopefully back on the right track, they will try to continue their new-found winning streak tonight at New Trier West. Maine's fortunes began their turn for the worse when the Hawks lost consecutive meets to conference foes Glenbrook South and Niles North before the holidays. During the two holiday tournaments that the Hawks participated in, however, it seemed that better days were ahead. The reason for this optimism was South's best performance in tournament action when the Hawks took third and second in the Ridgewood and Glenbrook South tournaments respectively.
The Hawks were lead in these two meets by captain Ty Sigmund, who took home the heavyweight championship in both of them. For Ty, however, it was simply a matter of maintaining his undefeated streak. These outstanding performances by Ty were also responsible for the two Hawk victories in a big way, as the meets were so close, they had to be decided in the heavyweight bout. In the first meet following the two tournaments, the Hawks were trounced by defending champ Deerfield, 34 to 8, as Sigmund was one of only two Hawk winners. Sophomore Tom Magas, the most consistent Hawk wrestler in the lighter classes, took an 8-2 decision, and then Sigmund pinned in 1:47 after nine consecutive Warrior victories. The next day, South scored an impressive triumph over Prospect, which featured the end of Prospect's 24 dual meet winning streak and Hawk
pin by Dan Holden averted a tie for the Hawks. Sigmund then clinched the meet with a 9-0 decision. Coach Tom Zeimek's first victory over his brother. Prospect Coach Dave Zeimek. Dan Martella, at 95, and Art Hader, 127, won on points in the lighter classes, w h i l e middleweights Rick Popp, 138, and Jack Brown, 145, won 4-1 and 2-1, respectively. In the heavier classes, Eric Fiech, 154, and Dan Holden, 180, won 7-0 and 4-1. Ty Sigmund then wrapped up the meet with a first period pin. The Hawks then won their first CSL meet against Niles West, 20 to 18. Dan Martella, Rick Pedersen, 120, J a c k Brown, and Tony Coletto, 165, all won decisions, while a vital
Mustoe, who is one of the contenders along with Maine's Dave Butz for scoring honors in the Central Suburban. New Trier also has another regular back from last year in guard John Burmaster. Up front, the Cowboys have two strong 6 ft. 4 in. forwards in Fred Szymanski and Howard Leach. Tomorrow night, as part of their first CSL "doubleheader," the Hawks will travel to Glenbrook North to try to improve their record at the expense of the Spartans. Glenbrook thus far has been having a poor season, as they have defeated only Maine West in league play, and were trampled by New "Trier and Mustoe last week by an 80 to 49 score. Top man in the scoring columns for the Spartans has been their junior center Tom Hutchenson. The Hawks thus far have been lead by big Dave Butz, who is running away with the team scoring honors with 207 points, a 19 point average per game. The two Hawk forwards, Greg
Schmelzer and Bob Nettinga, also are averaging in double figures, with 130 and 119 points respectively. TTie only change in the starting lineup this season has been the addition of junior guard Mike Nevins, who gave more offensive punch to the backcourt with ten points in the Niles West game.
Fencers Defeat Niles W . For Fifth Straight W i n You may recall that in an earlier edition of Southwords we predicted that this year's fencing team would be better than the 1968 edition that took seventh place in state competition. Well, as of now, that prediction still stands. The Hawks earned their fifth
Trackmen Start Season Maine South's track team has been working out since Christmas vacation, in preparation for their first meet on Feb. 4 at Niles West. Head Coach Ed Smith, with 12 returning lettermen, is anticipating one of South's strongest seasons this year. Ten of these lettermen, Dave Bauman, Al Burgess, Bob Cesario, Jim Cole, Jim Benda, Ralph Murdy, Mike Murzyn, John Zipparro, Mike Strelka, and Mike Polachek, will be on the team at the beginning of the
Ralph Remus beats Deerfield's Jim Anderson to a rebound.
year. Dave Butz and Ty Sigmund will join the team at the end of the winter sports season. Although more than 90 are participating on both levels of the team, underclass boys who are interested in track are encouraged to go out. Instead of separate level coaches, the team has coaches for types of events who should be consulted by those interested in the team. Head Coach Ed Smith works with the relays and hurdles.
win here last Friday evening by defeating Niles West. In any other sport, this would be termed a conference victory. However, as of yet, only a few of the schools in the Central Suburban Conference have fencing teams. Therefore, all meets are merely steps in that long staircase to the state meet in March at Champaign-Urbana. The team itself is divided into two sections called strips. The A-strip consists of Fred Henshaw, Dave Hicks and Dave Littell. Many squad members feel that with this threesome, Maine South has one of the finest Astrips in the state. The B-strip has Greg Goodrich, Jim Engbloom and Bob Young teaming up, and all three of these boys are fencing better than ever before. Of these six men, the Hawks' biggest gun in state competition should be Fred Henshaw. Last year, Fred made it into the quarter finals.
G-Men Remain Unbeaten Eric Feich tries to break down his opponent at the Ridgewood Invitational.
The Hawk varsity gymnastics team has come out of nowhere to become one of the strongest squads Maine South possesses in any sport this year. The team's record remains untarnished, showing eight wins
Swimmers Winless In League With the swim team wading into midseason, their record stands at three wins and six losses. Their only dual meet win, a convincing 63 to 31 non-conference victory over Sullivan, came on Dec. 7. South's other two wins came from triangular meets which the Hawks split. These have been followed by four conference defeats. Niles West defeated the Hawks in their first conference meet 52 to 43 on Dec. 13, while Maine West edged South 49 to 46 on Dec. 20. This month, the Hawks lost to Deerfield, 70 to 25 on the 10, and were buried 76 to 19 last Friday by Glenbrook South. In the Deerfield meet, the score may not indicate it, "the team swam well," according to Coach Tilley.
Bill Malik placed first in the 100 yd. breast stroke with a 1:10 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his best time of the year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to lead the squad. Other times included Barry Marcus' 24.3 for a second in the 50 yd. freestyle. Steve Rotchford's 58.0 for a second in the 100 yd. freestyle, John Alberts' 2:05.4 for a second in the 200 yd. freestyle, his best of the year, and Mark Horbas' 1:06.0 for a second in the 100 yd. butterfly. L a s t Friday's Glenbrook South results were accounted for by the simple fact that "they had faster swimmers in every event," according to Coach Tilley. Maine South times included 2:40.2, a season best for Kevin McGuckin, who finished second in the 200 individual medley, Alberts' 4:34.4 for a second in the 400 yd. freestyle,
and Malik's 1:11.8 for a second in the 100 yd. breastroke. The next meet is against Glenbrook North tonight. "They're as tough as Glenbrook South," said Coach Tilley. "The score will be about the same as last Friday. Deerfield will win conference, with New Trier West, second, but Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South, and Niles North will fight it out for third." He added that the Spartans "have two very good swimmers, McGonagin and Dehms, in the 50, 100, and 200 yd. freestyle and on the relay teams, who will win in any event they are in, and, the team is well balanced, good in every event." Tonight's meet starts at 7:30 at Glenbrook North.
without a loss, as the gymnasts travel to Rich East tonight and then on to New Trier West for a conference battle on Saturday. Could the team be the dark horse in this year's Central Suburban Conference race? Coach John Riccitelli is almost positive it will be. "This is an entirely different team than at the beginning of the year," he commented. "At the outset, we didn't think we could finish higher than fourth place in the conference. Now we are not so sure we can't take it aU." "Every boy is working as hard as he can, trying to improve on his personal performance for the good of the entire squad. Stop by and look in on one of our practices after school and you will see the effort each boy is putting out." The Hawks' latest win and first conference victory came at the expense of Niles West last Saturday here at Maine South. According to Mr. Riccitelli, this meet was the first really big test of the season. Niles West was one of the teams which the Hawks really didn't expect
to defeat at the beginning of the year. As it turned out, Maine South did beat the Indians by the tight score of 100.25 to 98.78. In the meet, the Hawks won on all the apparati except the still rings and free exercise. But by being barely edged out on all four other events, Niles almost came back to win the meet by taking these last two. In other words, it went down to the wire. Overall, the top Maine South performances were given by Jack Farny on the high bar, Neil Hagen on P-bars and Steve Olson on the tramp. The Hawks have also recorded three non-conference victories in the past few weeks. Back before the Christmas vacation, they defeated Morton East, 104.15 to 60.65, sweeping all the events, including the still rings for the first time this season. Two weeks ago, the Hawks defeated Rich Central by the score of 106.55 to 90.70. Several boys performed well, notably Jack Farny and Bud Hurlstone. The next day, Maine South won over Lake Park.