Volume 6, No. 8
Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III.
February 6,1970
English Professor From Brazil Tours American High Schools
Cast members Ann Carlson, Margurite Meier and Dave Chastain rehearse for upcoming production of "Flowers for Algernon",
Dixon School Visited by Maine South Thespians Members of the cast of Flowers for Algernon visited the Dixon State School for the Mentally Handicapped on January 26. Flowers for Algernon, this year's arena play, is a production concerning a retarded adult who has his intelligence increased by surgery. One of the emotional problems Charlie experiences is in trying to make people realize that a retardate should be regarded as a person, too. The purpose of the trip to the Dixon home was for the cast to receive some firsthand experience with retardates. It gave them a chance to talk with some people who had worked with retardates as well as a chance to observe the retardates themselves. Said Mr. Hal Chastain, director of Flowers for Algernon, "Dixon is a self-contained community of 3500 retarded people. They work, learn, eat, worship, and horse around just like people who have normal intelligence." "I don't think any of us really
knew exactly what to expect before we made this trip. But those who went can easily see that retardates are real people." Carol Mickelsen, stage manager, said, "The purpose of this trip was to let us see mentally retarded children in normal day-to-day situations." The role of Charlie is played by Dave Chastain, '71. He described the people at Dixon as "wanting badly to be with somebody different." Said Dave, "Some of these people can't do the things we take for granted, such as dressing themselves or eating with a fork. But just seeing them helped strengthen the impression of these people as human beings." Connie King, '70, said: "AH people should be exposed to the fact that there are so many people who arc mentally retarded." Another cast member, Peter Bloomfield, said, "It's the first time I've been so moved to want to help these people, because they can be helped; I don't think they should be as forgotten as they are."
Candidates Plan For Elections Preparations for the upcoming elections of next year's Student Council officers are now under way. Prospective candidates with a five semester average of 2.5 can pick up their petitions for the offices of president and secretary in the Personal Office today, and must return them with 200 signatures by 3:45 on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Candidates will be introduced and will give summaries of their platforms at homeroom sessions for each class Feb. 16, 17, 18 and 20. Three "Meet Your Candidate" sessions wiU be held in C-145 after school on Feb. 24 and 26 as well as March 5. At these sessions candidates will present their platforms and answer directed questions from the students. A primary election may be held on Feb. 23 to narrow down the number of candidates to three per office. Skits involved with nominations and the seconding of candidates will be presented at a Pre-election Assembly on March 4. Candidates will deliver formal speeches at the Election Assembly on March 11. Voting wUl take place the following day. Organizations Chairman of SC, Bill Barmier, feels, "These assemblies most directly affect the students and are worthwhile for their creativity and the ideas presented. Since the dress code
issue has been resolved and there has been good communication between SC and the administration this year, it should be interesting to see what new areas candidates will deal with." Because of a change in the election procedure earlier this year, a separate election will be held for the vice-president and treasurer after Spring Vacation.
"America's youth are the best asset it has. Their idealistic involvement in world situations is very promising," said Mr. Paulo da Silvira Almeida, visitor to Maine South. Mr. Almeida is an English teacher in Brazil who is visiting America on a Fulbright Scholarship to perfect his command of the language and knowledge of the culture. He is one of a group of 103 people from all over the world who spent the fall semester at the University of Texas at Austin and then toured through California, New Mexico and Arizona. Mr. Almeida then went on to Springfield, Illinois and to Maine South for one week and Mount Prospect for a week. One point Mr. Almeida mentioned about American students was that they were not as well informed about world situations as students of his country were about the United States. "You are the leaders of the democratic countries and it is important that you know something about the countries you must lead," he said. Mr. Almeida teaches English as a foreign language in Petropolis, Brazil, which is 50 miles north of Rio de Jenero. In Brazil the schools are generally
smaller than here. Students enter school at the age of six or seven, attending an elementary school for four to five years. They then go to a junior high school for four years and a senior high school for three years. Students are about nineteen years old when they take the college entrance examinations. Student newspapers in Brazil are usually supervised by the teacher of Brazilian, but it is generally the students who put the newspaper together, with the teacher being available for advice. The Amazon Basin of Brazil is very tropical and largely undeveloped. Because of this, the Brazilians moved their capital from Rio to Brazilia in the interior so that more roads could be built there and to further the development of the interior region. The experiment has been very successful in developing the area with the population now reaching 450,000. "The Brazilians have made more progress in the opening of the interior in the last ten years than in the past thirty years," Mr. Almeida noted. With the development of the largest country in South America, Brazil, it becomes increas-
2 7 Students Leave South After Seventh Semester While June is the traditional time, there are some students who choose to graduate in January of their senior year. There were 27 semester graduates at Maine South this year. In order to graduate in January, a senior must have received his full 16 credits. This usually means taking five solids in the first three years, and picking up a credit in summer school. The semester graduate also needs to receive the signatures of his present teachers to prove that he is passing all his subjects. The student is also given some forms to fill out in order to graduate. Those who graduate at the semester can come back in
Brotherhood Nominal'ions Complete; Jay Kesslor To Speak at Assembly Brotherhood Week, Feb. 16-20, of each class that receive the "gives everyone an opportunity most votes will be initiated into to take part in the activities Brotherhood Society and remain planned by Brotherhood Society members for the rest of the and is also a reminder of some- time they are in high school. thing that should be practiced This election will culminate all year," according to Crris with the announcement of this Hookanson, president. year's new members at the BroOn Feb. 5 each homeroom therhood Assembly on Feb. 19. nominated 3 boys and 3 girls for induction into Brotherhood Jay Kesslar, the associate diSociety. Any person nominated rector of Campus Life, will by 3 homerooms is eligible for speak at the assembly. the final election next WednesDuring the week, Brotherhood day, Feb. 11. Society will also collect combs, Chris said that the qualities toothbrushes, and other necessiof "friendliness to all, leader- ties for impoverished children, ship, unselfishness, non-preju- as well as money to buy more dice, and the willingness to give of these items. Either children time and talent in service to on the south side of Chicago others" should be considered in or overseas will receive these. voting. She also stressed that Chris said that Brotherhood "this isn't a popularity contest, Society also plans a cookie sale so don't vote just to vote." and a show for orphans later in The three boys and three girls the year.
June to receive their diploma with the rest of their class. Mike Tinaglia is one of the students who graduated from South in January. Said Mike, "There are many advantages in graduating at the semester. It's an easy outlet for business experience if you lack the motivation for school. If you need money for college, it's a good way to get it." Mike also listed some disadvantages. "By leaving school, you break off relations with your friends still in school. You also miss out on second semester activities." January graduates include John Borucki, Nancy Buckley, Donna Castle, Craig Chaimberlain, John Christensen, Annette Doornbos, Cynthia Golding, Nancy Greisman, Linda Groh, Roberta Indra, Megan Jones, Phil Konopka, Christi Kopzewski, John Laugesen, Susan Lazarski, and Christine Liner. Continuing the list are Judi Lundine, Linda Metropulos, Ella M o o r e , Kathryn O'Malley, Wayne Pahr, Tim Peterson, Warren Schneider, Patricia Sklade, V i n c e Steder and Roman Terlecki.
ingly important that the youth of America learn about this and other countries on this hemisphere. "The students of America are vitally interested in the affairs not only of their own country, but of all the world. The youth is America's hope for the future," the foreign visitor noted.
Graffiti Will Go On Sale Graffiti goes on sale next week! The staff of the creative writing magazine has high hopes for this year's edition. Bill Mellberg, sales manager, hopes for record-breaking sales this year, and to achieve this, an ambitious sales campaign is being started. "We're approaching this campaignpaign with the idea of changing somewhat the image of the magazine. We want to make it entertaining, amusing, and meaningful to everyone. I think it will be, and we're going to try to get that idea across when we sell it, "Bill said. The magazine will be sold in subscription form February 10, 11, 13, and 16. Salesmen will visit each English class on these days to take orders. The price of Graffiti will be one dollar. At the same time, Graffiti judges are still accepting material for the magazine. Everyone is encouraged to submit their creative writing for consideration by the end of February. Material should be turned in at either the bookstore or in the publications office (V-106). Boxes are positioned at these locations to drop material in to. Entries for the magazine are now being accepted and will be until aproximately March 15. To aid the judging staff, however, students should submit their works as soon as possible.
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Councirs Delegates Hear Dr. ShortDr. Richard Short, Superintendent of the Maine High Schools, was guest speaker at the January 27 meeting of the Central Suburban League. Delegates from six of the eight student councils heard Dr. Short speak on a wide variety of topics concerning the modern educational system. Dr. Short related a few of the changes he has observed taking place during his years as an educator. He also gave his opinions on some problems facing students today such as scholas-
tic pressures and college. An informative question and answer period followed Dr. Short's speech, with the Superintendent candidly answering many questions the delegates asked. Dr. Short's presentation was part of the plan for revised CSL meetings. Maine South hosted this first meeting on a reorganized basis which includes a short business meeting followed by a program planned by the host school.
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February 6, 1970
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Afterwords
AFS Must Not Be Foreign at South
M r . David Clark, biology teacher, w i l l give an organ recital February 8 at 4pm at St. Peters Church in Elmhurst. No admission. Recital w i l l consist of baroque and contemporary music. Three Bach compositions and one by Mozart w i l l be included.
Experts Discuss Japan: Economy, Politics, Culture Japan, its economy, politics and culture were the topic of a program presented here Wednesday. The program was jointly sponsored by Maine South and the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. Main speakers were Dr. Karl de Schweinitz, jr., who spoke on Japan's booming economy; Richard Halloran, of the New York Times, who spoke on Japan's social and political structure; and Richard B. Finn, of the State Department, who discussed US - Japanese relations. Several main ideas w e r e brought out: Japan has the world's fastest growing economy and the lowest military expenditures of the world's major powers. Japan has the world's best controlled economy. Taxes decrease almost every year. Politically and economically, Japan is the stablest country in
Asia. The US hopes that she will have a stabalizing effect on the rest of Asia. The cratic patriarchy was the terra used to describe the paternal role of the government. Businessman, politicians a n d bureaucrats work together for the common good. Jobs are also run on a system of paternal concern and loyalty. Because of intense Japanese pride, the people feel humiliated that a foreign nation should quarter troops in their country for purposes of defense. A dispute arose when Mr. Halloran stated that Japanese prosperity was due in part to the US's paying for Japan's defense. Money not used by Japan in its own defense is used to expand p r o d u c t i o n . Dr. de Schwinitz sighted other reasons for Japan's prosperity: tight economic control and banking systems.
Each year when Student Council representatives collect money to support American Field Service, students are noticeably unwilling to contribute. Inasmuch as this is SC's only direct fund raising activity, and "Share the Fare" is usually AFS's only method of raising adequate funds, this attitude probably arises because the students know so little about the organization, rather than feel constantly badgered for donations. At the assembly on Monday, AFS was described as an opportunity for a foreign student to acquaint himself with many facets of American life, differing ideals, customs, and people. A fabulous opportunity is offered to an exchange student to learn at a personal level, and he is bound to encounter many new adventures and exciting experiences. Unfortunately, because an AFS'er cannot have contact with a majority of students, AFS tends to remain distant from the average student at Maine South. Southwords feels that this remoteness contributes to the lack of support for AFS. Last year the AFS Committee tried to arrange for a concert by a popular rock
group, but the monetary risk involved rendered the project impossible. The recent poster campaign (for which sales were somewhat disappointing) was another attempt to avoid collecting from the students. Since these projects have been unable to supply AFS with the necessary funds (and Southwords has no alternative suggestions for raising money), it is logical that students, if provided with more opportunities to acquaint themselves with the AFS program and exchange students, would not be nearly as hesitant to contribute. With the assumption that many students are always interested in some type of activity in'place of going to study hall, we feel that further exposure could be accomplished by having slide presentations handled in the same manner as the Music Department's Christmas Concerts; making the AFS and American Abroad students available at appointed times for discussion; also, teachers should be encouraged to make maximum use of the foreign student's resources in their classroom planning. We believe that AFS can win much more student suoport and make better use of its potential by allowing students a greater share in the social experience.
Comments Spur Policy Clarification Recently some students have questioned our policy of accepting letters to the editor. We regret that certain parties feel their opinions have been suppressed. In some cases students have been upset because only one side of an issue was presented in open letter form. We would emphasize that if we receive a letter expressing one point of view, we do not solicit a conflicting one. We feel that students know what channels are open to them and can only assume that those students holding conflicting views either do not care enough about the issue to write a letter, or are hesitant to subject their opinions to scrutiny. To provide for the expression of as many student opinions as possible, letters from
one individual cannot be accepted repeatedly during the year. (From this time forward, letters from staff members will be unacceptable.) Letters must deal with issues and not attack individuals. They must be responsibly written and free of Ubel and obvious poor taste to be considered for publication. Students are asked to keep their letters as short as possible because of space limitations. To insure that the letters are given proper consideration for timely publication, letters should be left in the publications office at least the Friday before distribution. (Future publication dates include 2/27, 3/20, 4/17, 5/1, 5/15, and 6/5.)
Open Letter Joe MantionG Asks: In Whose Best Interest Does SO Act? Dear Editor: Monday, Feb. 2, a proposal for student recall of Student Council complex leaders and representatives was defeated in SC. This proposal deserved careful consideration, far more con-
sideration than many SC members gave it. The proposed system would have provided a more efficient way to alter the performance of or remove delinquent SC member.s, which is virtually impossible under the
present system. Initially, a good number of SC members wereopposed to the original proposal on the basis that the new system lacked sufficient checks which would make it too easy to impeach a person.
The revised amendment was submitted to SC. Two outstanding features were added: 1. A period of probation for the delinquent individual, assuring him a second chance in which to prove himself; 2. Sufficient
Former Candidate Examines Campaign in Retrospect BY BILL MELLBERG Student Council elections are fast approaching Maine South, and as they do I cannot help but to recall my state of mind one year ago. I still wonder what horrible force urged me to accept the grueling ordeal of a political campaign. After all, I was completely unqualified to run. My experience with student government was non-existent. My image was totally undesirable. And my platform sounded like something William F. Buckley, Jr. dreamed up at the age of ten. Why, I must have been a moron to get into that mess. Was it my calling to run? Did Fate call me as it did George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Hubert Humphrey? Did I lose any sleep making that great decision? No! All it took was a simple chat with my only known opponent, John Welzenbach, to make my decision. That chat went something like this: "WeU, Bill, old buddy, I hear you might run for president. I guess you've got some good ideas, too." "Well, actually I'm not even sure I'm going to run," I answered. "Oh, you haven't, decided yet. Well, Bill, old buddy, let me be perfectly frank. You might have some good ideas, but you don't
have a chance." "Yeah, John. I guess you're probably right." (Dummy!) "So, Bill, old buddy, why don't we join forces? You know, we can take some of your ideas and work on them when I'm elect ed." "Well, John, that sounds peachy creamy, you see, but tell me, would it be worth anything to you if I ignore my calling?" "Do you mean monetary retribution?" "Well, I thought, you know. . . " "Look, Mellberg, I wouldn't give you ten cents for your ideas. Why, you're worse than Jack Benny!" "Alright," I yelled, "what about a nickel?" "You are Jack Benny!" he screamed as he hung up the phone. "Well!!!" I said to myself. "The nerve! If I'm not worth that much to him, I'm going to make the going rough for him!" So, I took care of the red tape and declared myself. I got my petition in five minutes before the deadline and was told to be at the first "Meet Your Candidate" session after school, I wrote my platform while waiting for the meeting to begin. A nice fellow sitting next to me helped me with a few points. "Gee, thanks a lot," I said when
we were done. "Oh, you're quite welcome," Tim Peterson replied. So, I was in it. I got up and made a fool out of myself. But, I was in it! I knew I needed help, though, so I started to shop around for a staff. I needed someone on Council to help me double-talk my way out of such questions as: "Bill, what is Student Council?" I found my helper in Cuthbert Argyle. He knew what it was all about. As my head or-
ganizer he started to put my dynamic campaign strategy into action. "Stick with me and you're a winner," he said. Well, it's usually good to have loyal supporters working for you—even if they make a few mistakes. So, to potential candidates let me offer this advice. If you want to have the fimniest time of your life—rxm! I'm glad I did, and in the next installment I'll tell you why. In the meantime, heed your calling and meet your destinies! I did, and if I could, anybody can!
Boys Apologize for Vulgar Cheers Dear Editor, The group of boys, along with myself, who comprised o u r cheering section at the January 17 basketball game against Glenbrook North would like to express a formal apology to all administrators, parents and students of Maine South. My friends and I realize our guilt in doing some objectionable cheers. We therefore promise, if not to save our own necks then to save the good name of our school, that if any offensive cheers are h e a r d again, they will not come from our section.
We believe we have been successful in rallying the student body and in cooperating with the cheerleaders. Although we have agreed to terminate any further vulgar cheers, we feel that we should be allowed in some of our cheering to stand as a group and lead the crowd in cheers so long as they are not offensive. We regret the past occurrances, but would like to continue cheering for our basketball team and give them the support they deserve. Sincerely, Lindsay Eastman and the boys
checks on the impeachment proceedings to make sure an individual has committed a grievious offense or has been grossly negligent before students are given the chance to decide whether he should retain office. The purpose of the amend- ' mont is to provide a more workable, more democratic system of removing delinquent SC members from office. It is much mere democratic and logical that the students should determine whether a SC member's performance has been negligent as proposed to the present system under which SC would decide this question. A SC member's constituents are in a better position to judge his merits. I think this issue could have painful repercussions now that SC has rejected the amendment. SC and its credibility are on trial. The opposition did not speak against the proposed system or defend the old. Their opposition was based on the old adage, "Those who vote for the amendment will be cooking their own goose." I feel that many SC members came into -Monday's meeting with their minds made up—the changes in the amendment, made no difference. Obviously, ^ many SC members wanted to defeat this amendment rather than to chance that the newsystem would be used against them. The students themselves should be given the chance to by-pass this decision of SC in a referendum, and I urge all students (after discussing this proposal with their representatives and complex leader) to support a referendum. Joe Mantione
February 6, 1970
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Today's Women Crying-Out For Equal Rights Today's woman in American society Is is groping for a new identity and more equality in business, industry, and the professions. She is crying out to be accepted by men as an equal, yet she is finding it increasingly more difficult to retain her role as "mother" and have a career at the same time. Since most girls at Maine South are considering a career at some time or another in their lives, this is the first of three other articles on women in business, industry and the progressions. Feminists argue that human society has reached a point where women are through being dominated by men. They claim that women desire and are capable of responsibility in dealing with the problems of both home life and community life. Yet statistics argue against them. Only ten women out of 500 are representatives in Congress, only one woman senator, no women Supreme Court justices and no women in the Cabinet. Since 1940, the percentage of women college graduates has not increased, the percentage of women Ph.Ds has declined from 15 to 11 per cent, and women earning master's degrees have declined by 8 per cent since 1930. The male has taken over problems like war, high finance, government, major industry, and the control of law and order. The reason that males have the dominant role in society dates back to prehistoric times and the fact that man has been a hunting species for most of his existence. Because women could not run as fast or as long as men, or could not throw as hard or effectively as men and because they were generally smaller and weaker, the prehistoric hunt was for men only. From the prehistoric hunt, the pattern developed that as men would hunt together, so they would defend together and maintain social order together by forming efficient hierarchies to act as the "spinal cord" of human communities. Since these major social and governmental tasks were taken over by men, the prehistoric woman's life was taken up in caring for the "home" and
bearing and raising children. de This social pattern that developed in prehistoric society has found its extension in American society. Since whenever power was involved the tendency was for males to exclude females, today's woman is not equipped to compete with men in American society because it is generally accepted that her place in society is not equal to that of a man. Mr. Thomas Tomich commented, "Women's place in American society today is that of a second-class citizen." Miss Diane Goch, English teacher remarked, "Society assigns women certain acceptable positions, positions that will not intrude upon man's society. Women can be housewives, secretaries, elementary school teachers — all dealing with aspects of the household." Mr. Robert Olson stated, "In the home, women have most of the economic and social power Outside the home, women a n very limited in their power and ability to act." Mr. Arthur Fitzgerald gen eralized women's place in American society today: "Women are generally given supportive tasks rather than administrative tasks in the 'outside' world." Mr. Fitzgerald further added, "Normally, women are not strong enough to handle the jobs left almost exclusively to men. But if they want to and are able to do the job, they should be given the opportunity." Man today feels threatened by
the rise of the feminists and the growing desire for social euqality. What scares men today is that American society is becoming more and more femininely oriented.Because women are in a so-called "inferior" position in the home, they seek to dominate home life. Man does not want to feel threatened, and therefore men in power today are not willing to accept women's "rising" equality. Mrs. Nancy Canova, history teacher, stated, "Women are still paid a lower salary than men while doing the same job in some occupations. It is often harder for women to be selected for executive positions." "Women are restricted to areas where they don't necessarily have to use their brains," commented Mr. Fitzgerald. Today's woman, if she desires and is capable of going into
business, industries, and professions, finds that she has difdifficulty maintaining her traditional role as "mother" without jeopardizing her career. Mrs. Canova stated, "A woman can retain this role if she is willing to work to accomplish this goal. This is much more difficult in some careers than in others. For example, if a woman is forced to travel in her job, it becomes difficult for her to retain her 'mother' role. It is easier for her to retain this role in a teaching career." Mr. Olson argued that a woman cannot keep her mother role. "Being a mother is a moment-by-moment, very demanding role." The question of a loss of femininity and a levelling off of the sexes demands consideration of the attitudes of a woman.
Butch Cass idy-Sundance Kid Makes For Delightful Time By Jane O'Donnell An uproariously funny movie, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid portrays the often daring but carefree lives of two bandits. Paul Newman plays Butch Cassidy. the older member of the team. His superb acting lends color to the part. Robert Redford, co-star of .the movie "Barefoot In The Park," plays a new type of role in his performance of the Sundance Kid. Rounding out the cast is Kath-
4 < *db4 Earlier this season . . . This year's squad kicl<ing to " C a b a r e t " includes: Nancy B a r r y , Terry Jensen, Carol W i r t h , Sue Hardin, Marlene Straub, Judy Iwata, Debi Kist, Jan Poyer, Debbie Larsen. Candy Collins, Donna Huber, Luann Porter, Sue Bisbee, Peggy La Joie, Diane Larson, Luann Moak.
erine Ross. She plays the part of the Kid's school teacher-girl friend. Although Miss Ross plays her part exceptionally well, she seems to be placed in the movie to add just another pretty face. The plot, although simple, is engrossing and one is rather sorry to leave. The duo makes their living by robbing trains, until they are forced to leave the country by a threat to their lives by a group of excellent trackers.
Pompon Has New Image Routines and costumes have changed, promoting a professional dance production image. Variations of twenty standard routines, including tiie original hula number to be shown at Wednesday's game, are choreographed as dances, not drill patterns. Sponsor, Miss Barbara Bobrich, a member of the Chicago National Dance Masters, emphasizes the dancing ability of the girls. Miss Bobrich created the original compositions of the Scottish Highland, Charleston Flapper, Western Cowgirls and all other numbers. Pompon's standard uniform is worn in school but not for performances. New costumes with interchangeable accessories are used to "heighten audience interest and allow for unrestricted, more graceful motions," according to Miss Bobrich. "The Pom Poms add color, but tend to obscure graceful dancing movements and occassionally appear to clutter the number. New costumes create a more sophisticated production with the ability to change costumes to fit the theme of separate half-time shows," commented Miss Bobrich.
As the movie progresses one is reminded of an earlier film, Bonnie and Clyde. In both the heroes tire of their robbing and would like to return to a normal life, but they discover that they are too involved in their misdeeds. The clowning of the actors serves to remove all regret one would ordinarily feel at the death of the heroes. A certain feeling that the bandits got what they deserved takes the place of all remorse. Particularly funny parts of the film are the scenes where Cassidy and Sundance are being tracked, and their arrival in Bolivia. The constant sarcasm provides for extremely funny comments by the characters. The movie provides all-round delightful entertainment a n d fun that no one should miss.
Mr. Wagoner commented, "If women insist on 'equality' they must be prepared to suffer a loss of femininity. No man can be expected to open doors or pay for dates when he realizes that the woman he is with is his equal. Today's woman, the one who screams for sexual equality, would have men treat them not only as equals but as man's better.
Students To Visit Rome The Sistine Chapel, T r e v i Fountain, St. Peters Cathedral, an audience with the Pope on Easter and Ponti Vecchio are Just some of the sights students participating in Rome 1970 will see. The 1970 Coordinators are Mrs. Alice Roberts and Miss Shirley Sandelands. Rome 1970 sponsored by the Institute of Cultural Education will depart on March 27 for nine days in Rome. The cost of the trip is $450, which includes round-trip jet air fare between Chicago and Rome; Professors, guest speakers, excursions, breakfast, one other meal each lay and all room accommodaions, tips and service charges, rhe students will stay at Domus 'acis and Mexicana University lormitories. The ICE picked Rome beause they felt that it "provides le greatest opportunity to learn uring Easter vacation." Beides seeing the famous sights the students will become involved. Interesting background lectures will help to extend knowledge and make the sights even more interesting. The students wiU have interaction with real Europeans. Guest lectures will be given by the European people ranging from people who are fascists, communists, socialists, and capitalists to people who support American democracy. Recreational activities, such as swimming in the Mediterranean if the weather permits, hootenanies, and parties with other students on the tour and European students their own age, are also planned. On the last day of their trip students will perform in a talent show. Those participating in Rome 1970 also have the option to go to Florence for three days at $30 extra to go to Pompeii for one day at $10 extra. Students participating in Rome 1970 will "extend their awareness, deepen their knowledge and become involved; involved with people, ideas, history and art."
Valentine's Day Massacre Dance, "Black Revolution" Come to South "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" is the theme of the Girls' Choice Dance to be held Feb. 14. Music will be by Grady Johnson. Tickets went on sale for $2.50 in the cafeteria on Feb. 2. SC elections get under way with Meet Your Candidate sessions in the auditorium: freshmen, Tuesday, Feb. 17; sophomores, the 18th; juniors, Feb. 19; seniors, Feb. 20. Whitney M. Young, Jr. will speak on "Black Revolution" Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium. Admission is $1.50. GRA's Father-Daughter Play Night wiU be held Feb. 18. It's open to all South girls and their dads. Home Ec Oub's plans include a cookie sale on Feb. 17 after school at the main exits and a tour through Holy Family
Hospital's kitchen on Feb. 10. Any members who want to sign up for the tour can do so on the studio door in the Home-Ec lab. Tri-S will be showing some films and tapes on World War II soon. AFS week will start off on Feb. 2 with the AFS assembly. Chairman Pat Bak and AFS students Peter Bloomfield, Kazumi Sekino and Katie Novak will speak. The "Share the Fare" drive wUl continue the week. Shares are 25 cents each. Debate Club will compete at Maine West on Feb. 7 and here on the 14th. Six FTA members went to Springfield Jan. 30 and 31 to discuss plans for the FTA convention with lAFTA officials. The convention will be held at South on April 10 and 11.
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Gymnasts Eye CSL Title If you have never gone to a Maine South gymnastics meet, then by all means go and see tonight's contest in the fieldhouse at 7 p.m. between the Hawks and the Niles North Vikings. It will be the most crucial dual meet of the season for Maine South. A Maine South victory tonight would place the Hawks, Niles North and Niles West in a threeway tie for first place in the Central Suburban Conference standings. But a loss would just about eliminate all Hawk chances for the conference crown with the conference meet just two weeks away. There is no question that the Hawks will be ready for the meet. Each man has been working overtime all week revising and perfecting his routine.
In addition, the G-men are coming off a convincing win over Glenbrook North last week, scoring a season's high 118.48 to the Spartans 90.03, pushing their season's record to 10 wins against 2 losses. In the meet. Jack Farny and Bud Hurlstone tied for first in free exercise, and Farny's 7 on the still rings let him share another first with a Glenbrook man. Chris Porter's 8.15 score was more than enough for a first place finish on side horse. On the trampoline, Steve Olson finished first, as usual, with a 7.55. Ray Kane, finally hitting after a long dry spell, took second with a 6.15, and John Crosby followed right be hind in third. Farny's 8.70 score on the high bar was his personal high for
the year and earned him still another first place finish in the meet. Bud "Tagge and Mark Walker battled it out for second and third, respectively. On the parallel bars, Farny encountered some rough competition for first from teammate Scott Shute. Jack barely edged Scott, 7.75 to 7.70. Dirk Martin's C.75 gave him an easy third place. By now you have probably realized that Jack Farny's name has come up often. But without question, he is the strongest base man any Maine South gymnastics team has ever had. Any guy who can finish first ill four of the five events he enters, and average 6.38 overall can't be all bad. But Jack must be even stronger tonight. Niles North's all around man averaged 7.05 in his meet last week.
Hardcourters A i m For 15 Wins A t Niles North The varsity basketball squad now has six conference games remaining on their schedule before the Conant Regional opener as they strive for a 9-0 league mark and a 15-1 overall record at Niles North tonight. The game is expected to be a better contest than the schools' original meeting, which the Hawks grabbed from a handicapped Viking five. That score was 94-49, as the Vikes were without the services of 3 starters, Keefe, Sachs, and Huscher, the latter two having been all-conference selections last year. Sachs should be able to give Schmelzer a battle on the boards from the center position, a position that has been statistically dominated by Schmelzer in all games throughout the year. The squad's most significant accomplishment since they last defeated Niles West was their recent Maine West win, 73-66. As has been the case with almost all the big games for the margin was built and maintained in the final 8 minutes of play. Schmelzer and Norlander led a well-balanced scoring attack with 26 and 20 points, while Coach Brady named Williams and Nevins as the defensive standouts.
Foilers String A t 5 The varsity fencing team continued its winning ways by rej istering its fourth and fifth con secutive wins since an early-season victory. The frosh-soph team, meanwhile, boosted its undefeated record to four wins. New Trier West hosted the Hawks and fell 15-3. Dave Litlell, Bob Young, Jerry Henrekin, and John Duncan each won all three of their bouts. The Hawks then trounced New Trier East, 16-2. Littell, Young, Engbloom, and Jim Sullivan went undefeated for the day. Phil Frystak and John Duncan each won two of their three bouts. The frosh soph team put on a fantastic showing at New Trier East, winning 17-1. BUI Bormann was edged 5-4 in his first bout in what could have been a shut out. The Hawks won 14-4 against New Trier West with Mike Rusin, Larry Robbins. Don Clem, and Bill Bormann winning three. New Trier West was rated by Miss Kenyon to be the toughest competition for the frosh-soph Hawks. A Niles West meet will be held today after school in the west spectator gym. Following Niles West will be a second meeting with New Trier West.
The action last Friday surprised no one as the team ran all over Glenbrook South, 86-50. The game was never in doubt. Nevins, one of the league's leading scorers along with Schmelzer and Norlander, led the scoring parade with 22 points. In an unusual Wednesday night encounter, the Hawks will do battle with the Deerfield Warriors the night after the faculty plays the M-Club Feb. 11. The big remaining conference ÂŤame versus the second-place Niles West Indians thus comes a week from today in an away showdown match, probably to decide whether the Hawks will share the conference title or not. Aside from this big conference game, the important post-season action follows immediately beginning the week of March 2 when the Hawks will play Prospect first. The winner of this regional would then face the victor of the Arlington tourney, who is expected to be either Arlington or Hersey. in the Fremd sectional. Largely due to their victories over East Aurora, Niles West, and Maine West, the Hawks are presently holding a strong seventh position in a coaches' poll for the area. In addition. South is maintaining the CSL scoring lead with 3 individuals (Nevins, Schmelzer, Norlander)
near the top. At any rate, the conference race, after Niles West next week, could be over. Other Squads Also High The junior-varsity basketball team had some ups and downs over the past weekends and is now tied for first place in the conference with Maine West and New Trier West. The Hawks currently hold a 5 and 2 record. The JV's two losses came only recently. The first was a 67-63 setback at the hands of Glenbrook North. Maine West accounted for the other loss in a 50-49 squeaker, Maine defeated New Trier West 60-58 before the Glenbrook North game and also handed Glenbrook South a 64-53 beating last week. The sophomores ran into some tough luck. New Trier West spoiled their perfect conference record before a 71-47 disaster at Maine West pushed the sophomore cagers back into second place. Meanwhile the freshmen team continued its winning ways. The little Hawks finished the first half of the season undefeated by trouncing Maine West. They then started the second half of the season in high stride by dumping Glenbrook South 76-23. All three of the teams take on Niles North this weekend and then travel to Niles West next weekend.
Indoor Trackmen Off and Running
Russ Hylen goes above an opponent to get off a shot in a recent game. CSL Cage Standings MAINE SOUTH NILES WEST MAINE WEST NEW TRIER WEST NILES NORTH DEERFIELD GLENBROOK NORTH GLENBROOK SOUTH
8 7 5 4 3 3 2 0
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The track season has begun for the Maine South fleetfeet, and the squad feels that things look optimistic. The runners feel that they have the best facilities in the conference for the indoor-season. They run on a tartan-surface track in the fieldhouse, 12 laps to a mile. Much of the talent that won conference last year has returned. Ted Berg is back for some long-jumping, while Mike Murzyn, Jay LaJone, and Jim Cole are available for distance running. The list also includes Brad Butz, Paul Johnson, and Dave Salarski in high-jumping. Bill Green in shotputting, as well as sprinters "Tom Dunn, Dave Fowler, Jim Doubler, Nick Lyons and Steve Domaratius. The success of this year's team is unsure. With the tough competition, new head coach Magsman stated, "It's only with good effort and hard work that the team stands a chance at repeating or bettering last year's performances."
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The varsity swim squad, who w i l l compete in their final dual meet at Niles West tonight, work out in the pool.
Tank Year Nears Finale As the winter sports season draws to a close, the Maine South Swimming Team is actively preparing for the Conference, District, ancf State Meets, which will be held in the upcoming weeks. Much of this year's hopes will rest on the shoulders of sophomore Ted Johnson, who has broken the school record in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:06.1. This time is more than half a second faster than the Automatic State Qualifying Time of 1:06.7. If Johnson manages to do this well in the District Meet, he will be placed in the State Meet. Other records have also been set this year by underclassmen. Nicolau, Schalk, Pussehl, and Kozie smashed the standing Sophomore Record in the 400 yard Free-style Relay by more than five seconds; with the assistance of fellow teammates Anderson and Lubriano, Kozie and Nicolau also broke the Freshman Record in that event.
Though t h e upperclassmen have as yet been unable to set any records in Varsity competition, they have steadily improved. Practically all of the squad have dropped their times significantly in preparation for the Conference Meet. Unlike other sports which determine conference standing by the results of the dual meets, swimming is totally dependent on the outcome of the Conference Meet. Thus, even though a swimming team accumulates a poor record in dual meets, it still has a chance to do well in conference. Tonight at Niles West, the Swim Team will compete in its final dual meet. Coach Harris would like to thank seniors Terry Loughlin, Bill Malik, Barry Markus, Chris Nelson, Bob Rusteberg, Steve Rotchford, Steve Seabolt, and Chuck Wagoner for the excellent spirit they have displayed this season in competition and in practice.
Matmen To Face Titans Maine South has failed to catch the elusive CSL wrestling crown in four years. Head Coach Tom Ziemek has a right to be perplexed since all four years, particularly this one, has shown fine wrestling material, such as Ty Sigmund, Les Matthews. Tom Neuses, and others. Each year the team looks great at the beginning of the season, but manages to lose a key meet along with the conference crown. This year has been no exception. This fine wrestling team, who won their conference as sophomores, started the season with high potential. But two heartbreaking losses have virtually wiped out the possibility of a C.S.L. trophy. The Hawks traveled to Maine West two weekends ago. and came home victorious, 22-20. The meet was won with a pin by John Garcea in the last match. This win put the Hawks in a three-way tie for the conference lead with a 4-1 record. Last weekend was a different story. South travelled to Glenbrook North for a key meet that would decide conference, and came back routed, 27-14. This meant
Gary Jonland
a 4-2 conference record and a probable third place finish instead of first place. The varsity grapplers, who face Glen. S. tomorrow, hold a 5-5 record overall. The Junior Varsity Hawks have been doing considerably better, holding an overall 8-2 record and a chance for the tiUe. They were victorious m their last two meets, beating Maine West, 32-16, and Glenbrook North, 27-23.
Jonland's Record Tally Reaches 8 Gary Jonland, '70, who competes for the Mt, Prospect Skating Club, has been accumulating record after record while the school sports have been going on. Gary's specialty is speedskating, a specialty which appears to be leading him closer to Olympic competition. This season began for Jonland as he captured the Great Lakes Open meet, in which he was tlie outdoor champion. He then went on to be the outdoor champion for Illinois as a prelude to winning the National Outdoor Championship. Several fourth-place finishes then followed in the Overall United States Olympic Style Meet and in the U.S.-Canadian , team meet. A high point of the year came for Gary when he captured the IlUnois state record for the 880 in 1:14.6. in Wisconsin, he owns records in the 440, % mile, and mile distances. Finally, numerous Olympic Style Records have fallen prey to Jonland's skates in the jimior men division for 500, 1000, 1500, and 3000 meters. And the season isn't even over yet!