SC Will Announce Election Totals in Future student Council sponsors, Mirs. Margaret Smith and Mr. Norman Anderson, have consented to publish next year's election results for SC offices. Between the presidential and secretarial elections and the vice-president and treasurer campaigns, SC proposed and
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passed a motion to publicize the tallies. Mrs. Smith and Mr. Anderson, however, decided not to change the election procedures in the middle of the school year. Sponsors have always decided not to publicize the votes. They are the only people who count
the votes, thus knowing the actual results. "We have always felt no need to publicize the votes because we didn't feel anything would be gained by publishing them," stated Mrs. Smith. "However, some students this year have been cu-
Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, i l l .
May 1,1970
Cafeteria Diet-ician Extols Food Before Student Council Meeting Mrs. Marty Moore, Maine South's cafeteria dietician, visited a meeting of Student Coimcil recently in order to explain " the lunchroom situation. Students have complained increasingly about the quality and quantity of food in the cafeteria. Students in 6B lunch said that some of the lines, especially the snack bar, were running out of food before many of the students in that period had been served. In an effort to remedy this problem, John Welzenbach, '70, and Steve Seabolt, '70, visited Mrs. Moore. She answered their complaint by showing them the leftovers from the day before. The leftovers included 146 items from the snack bar. Said Mrs. Moore: "All these leftovers are a loss to us. Everything we serve is brought in fresh the same day. We send back over 100 items a day." Mrs. Moore said that the quality of the food at South is very good. She said that a number of students have come into the kitchen personally to tell her they liked certain items, and that many transfer students have commented on the high quality of food at South. Mrs. Moore said, "A lot of times students wUl complain because one particular food item is missing. This happens, because sometimes there is a great demand for one thing on .a certain day. But there is always some food in each of the lines." Students have also complained about the lack of silverware available to them. Often they have to use plastic forks which break easUy. This can be attributed to vandalism, a c c o r d i n g to Mrs. Moore. She said that much of the silverware is bent, and sometimes it is thrown out. Mrs. Moore has ordered 480 more pieces of silverware, but says that she is forced to keep the plastic out because of the vandalism. In her visit to Student Council, Mrs. Moore showed its members the bent silverware and told them of the number of leftovers. Said one Council member, ' "I was surprised to see how much food there was. Those 6B kids must be blind, or else the .ladies are hiding the food from them." Mrs. Moore said that the students "have no business complaining." She said that most of the food is fresh and is made right in the school kitchen. She said, "We have the most beautiful cafeteria and kitchen equipment in the state here. ITiere is no shortage of food, and there could not be better quality." Mrs. Moore pointed out that South is the only school in the
Maine district that received such a great variety in food choice. For instance, both East and West get only one kind of ice cream, while students at South have a choice of four different kinds. The cafeteria staff has some complaints about the students, just as the students complain about the cafeteria. According to Mrs. Moore, vandalism is the major worry. Aside from the bending of silverware, students have vandalized the watercoolers and the milk coolers, pulling the plugs out of the latter so that the milk is not cool when the students buy it. Mrs. Moore said that there is not a great deal of theft in the
cafeteria, but there is "just enough to aggravate you." Students steal from the lines during lunch periods, and sometimes steal milk before school. Mrs. Moore said, "My greatest problem is the way that the students treat the workers." She listed incidents where students had sworn at the ladies, and she said that sometimes students have thrown things at them. These problems can be solved, in Mrs. Moore's opinion, by hard work on the part of both the students and the cafeteria staff. "Some things," she said, "are beyond our control — like strikes that cause a shortage of certain foods. If the truckers strike, we're out of business."
Optional Fiitals Discussed To make the final exam system more "flexible" the giving of finals to seniors has been left up to the indindual department chairmen this year, Mr. Robert Barker, assistant principal, said. In previous years a list of the courses which would give finals was made. Now the decision is left to the department heads because some courses do not lend themselves to final exams such as lab courses and discussion courses. Most department chairmen, though, have decided to retain the finals in most courses except "L" level courses. Mr. Marian Davis, chairman of the English department, said that finals would be given as scheduled, as did Mr. Joseph Elliott, Math department chairman. Mr. Otto Kohler chairman of Social Science department said that finals would be given to most senior classes except the "L" level courses and Humanities, being a discussion course mainly, will not have a final; government's final is required by state law. The language department will give finals to seniors who are in fourth year language, but seniors in other levels with underclassmen will not have a final, if the teacher does not feel it is necessary. All major science courses such as biologj', chemistry and physics will have finals, but a decision about a final for Earth Science has not yet been made. Art courses will have finals optional for the teacher because most art courses have students in all levels. Business courses will have finals as scheduled. Stage activities will have combination performance and written finals, but all students will have the same final. Two opposing views of the necessity of finals were given by Mr. Kohler and Mr. Stanley Bentall, Industrial Education department chairman. Mr. Kohler
felt that finals were difficult to eliminate because they "measure what the teacher has been trying to teach," Mr. Bentall said that alUiough the final is a good review, the end of the school year is hectic enough for seniors and that the elimination of finals for seniors is a "needed break for seniors."
rious as to the actual election results." One student commented on the new motion, "I don't think that it's necessary to post election results. A candidate either wins or loses; it doesn't matter by how much. But if the candidates and students think it's important to know, I see no reason why they shouldn't be told." "Elections results should not be made public," related an-
ther student. "If one candidate won by a very large margin, the defeated candidates would feel very bad, especiallyi f the number votes are told to all the students." A student added, "Students have a right to know the actual election results since SC is the student government. The American public is informed on election results for public offices; students should be informed on results for SC offices."
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Dance chorus performed native dances choreographed and directed by Miss Bobrich.
South Pacific Audiences Express Varied Opirtions The cast and crew of this year's spring musical, South Pacific, will enter their final weekend of performances tonight at 8 p.m. The last two performances of South Pacific can be seen Saturday at 8 and Sunday afternoon at 2. After the three shows put on last weekend, Southwords took a random sampling of the South Pacific audiences and asked them wliat their opinions of the show were. The following were some of the replies received in answer to the poll's questions. BUI Barmier, '71: Overall, it was a very fine show. It was longer than any other musical I've seen, but I never lost interest in it. I thought that two characters, Billis (John Welzenbach), and Bloody Mary (Paulette Piazza), were fantastic. Bea Hapeman, '70: I don't think the story-line of South Pacific is that strong. It moved so fast that I was confused.
Craig Barcal, a '69 graduate of Maine South: I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I didn't think the male lead was very strong. I thought Marti Olsen was just perfect as Nellie. Carol Mizer, '72: I reaUy didn't like it as much as last year's musical. I think maybe the story itself is what's weak. Nora Rowley, '71: Margie Gibson makes the whole show. Mrs. R i c h a r d Steffen: I thought that it was very professionally handled. I was especially impressed by Hal Harz. The dance chorus, of course, was excellent. Tom Czernoble, a senior at Taft high school: I didn't think it was very good - it wasn't like last year's show. I saw that, and it was great. Ann Benedek, '72: It was real good, a very fast-paced show. Donna Ericksen, '70: I didn't like it. It was a typical bojrmeets-girl story.
Officials Speak On Pollution Public education! All the recent pollution teach-ins are based on the premise that a well-informed public is the first essential step to halting environmental deterioration. Although it is true that only the facts on pollution will ever arouse people from lethargy to action, a common reaction to confrontation with these facts is a combination of alarm and bewilderment as to what can be done. One of the first things people tell you after they try to shock you into action is to check with your local officials and polluters to see what the problems are and what can be done about
them. Since most students do not take this kind of initiative, some of our staff members have done some interviewing. We spoke with Mr. Tom Fredrickson, public works director of Park Ridge, Mr. Jim Galloway, city manager, Police Chief Ediger, Mr. Norbert Bolda, superintenent of the Bolda Incinerator, and a spokesman for Arc Disposal. Park Ridge officials felt that the major pollution problems here are airplanes, autos, and leaf burning. Since there is no industry in Park Ridge, we have fewer problems than some other communities, but inherit some of them.
Clark Weber To See Hikers Off Hike for the H u n g r y registration for students at South began y e s t e r d a y . Student Council representatives are collecting the registration copies of the walk cards. Hikers may also register May 3, the day of the hike, at Niles North parking lot. Organizers of the hike have decided that people without sponsors may hike. All hikers under 21 must first have the signature of their parent or guardian before they will be allowed to walk. 42.5 per cent of the money earned from the hike will be
equally divided among four national organizations: American Indian Center, Northwestern Suburban Day Care Center, Marrillac House, and a direct service co-op. According to Steve Trytten, head of the hike at South on a committee head for the overall hike, over 15,000 people are expected to participate on the May 3 hike because of the WCFL radio publicity. Clark Weber, a WCFL discjockey, will be at the hike and will speak at the opening ceremony at 8 a.m.
To curb pollution, the City of Park Ridge has taken numerous steps. All open burning was prohibited only a few months ago. DDT was prohibited in Park Ridge before the state ban was enacted. It was previously used to guard against Dutch Elm Disease. Concerning the topic of garbage, 60 per cent of garbage disposal in Park Ridge is collected by city sanitary trucks and dumped at a sanitary landfill at Central Road near River Road. The other 40 per cent of the garbage is picked up by Arc Disposal and put in the same place. Very rarely is any Park Ridge garbage burned by the Land Filling and Improvement Corporation. This incinerator has been in operation since 1959 and presently burns 240 tons of garbage each day. One hundred thousand dollars has been spent on pollution controls over the past few years. It is equipped with an electric smoke density monitor, and spray scrubbers which serve to dissolve odious chemicals and filter large fly ash. On his side of the story, which people seldom consider, Mr. Bolda commented that his incinerator was specifically designed to burn refuse and creates much less pollution than open burning of refuse does.