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Southwords and Eyrie Select New Staffs New staff positions for Southwords and Eyrie were annoimced at the Quill and Scroll banquet last week. The banquet is held annually to honor those who have contributed significantly to school publications.

The new Southwords editorin-chief is Mary Beth Krebs.

Lynne Poggensee is the new Eyrie editor-in-chief. Mary Beth has been on Southwords since die latter half of her freshman year.

Editors on Southwords next year will be News, Bruce Little; News-in-Depth, Tom Bush; Sports, Tom Lanctot and Art and Photo, Betsy Rossen.

Eyrie Editors are Index, Heidi Hubbell; Class-Seniors, Debbie Roberts; Academics and Girls' Sports, Nancy Cook; Special Events and Honors, Diane Bumetti; Organizations and Clubs and Music, Sarah Matson; Sports, Dave Tyska; ID (captions) Ann Benedeck; Copy, Steve Bayers; Layout, Sue Clark and Photo, Carol Schalk.

Assistant Southwords editors will be News-in-depth, Sue Chan; News, Kris Lindgren and Sports, Bob Flowers. Sports writers include Mike Rusin, Mark Mangold and Mike Springston.

Cathy Clarry will assist Mary Beth. Their duties include the editorial and letters to the editor.

Pam Sakowicz wiU head the Student News Bureau next year.

She is in charge of school news sent to the local papers.

Pam writes the "Outstanding Senior" stories in the local papers.

Presently, Nancy Mellon is

the only one on art staff.

Southwords staff needs a cartocmist, so any future Charles Schultz, please apply in V-107.

The photo staff is Betsy Rossen, Sandy Verlench, Mike Maloney and Tom Wright.

Changes have been made on Southwords' staff for next year.

The features department has been abolished and news-indepth will replace it. This new staff will work closely with the news staff in news coverage and in-depth coverage of educational problems. policies and changes.

The new reporters have not been finalized, but those chosen so far are Bill Sensenbrenner, Eileen Lynch, Judy Daly, Scott Graham, MichaUna Pendzich, Maria Lawnicki, Barb Grabowski, Cynthia Sopata and Randy Gluss. Whether they will be put on the news staff or in-depth Next year's Southwords w i l l be run by the following juniors. Standing are the two wUl be determined later. nsws editors: immediate news, Bruce LitHe; and news-in-depth, T o m Bush. Seated are Photo Editor Betsy Rossen, Editor-in-chief M a r y Beth Krebs and Sports Editor Quill and ScroU is an honorary journalistic society. T o Tom Lanctot. qualify, a student must be in the upper third of his class and must have shown significant contribution to the school publications. Members elected last year are Audrey Altstadt, Mary Hester. Karla Krummel. Rita Hollerbach, Jane O'Donnell, Pat Bak, Leslie Quinn and Barb Brezinski.

New members include Mary Beth Krebs, Sue Haas, Eileen Lynch. Kris Lindgren, Bruce Vol. 7, No. 16 Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, I I I . 60068 May 14, 1971 Little, Pam Sakowicz. Debby Cook. Tom Bush, Tom Lanctot, Mike Maloney, Cathy Cox, Bob Flowers, Joan Cherry, Sue Clark, Lynne Poggensee, Carol Schalk. Sarah Matson, Steve Bayers and Mike Charewicz.

New E y r i e editors were named last week at the Quill and Scroll Banquet. Standing are Carol Schalk, photo and Steve Bayers, copy. Seated are Arm Benedict, I D ; Lynn Poggensee, editor-in-chief and Sue Clark, layout.

Administrators Set Crackdown On Obscene Written Materials

Students have been complaining recently that their copies of the Chicago Seed, an underground magazine, hare been confiscated by teachers and administrators.

One student commented, "They say they're taking away obscene material. Some of the books they make us read in English class have the same swear words in them."

"You know that they don't like the Seed because of the political views it expresses," said a girl who had had her copy confiscated.

Mr. Robert Simonson, assistant principal, said that the Seed was obscene because it contained a number of fourletter words that he said "are unquestionably obscene."

Distribuying obscene material or materials using obscene language is a direct violation of the Student Written and Verbal Expression code recently sent out by the administration.

Mr. Simonson commented, "Taking away the Seed isn't a school policy, but something

that is up to the individual teacher. Most of the time, when a teacher takes a student's magazine, he'll either return it at the end of the day or mail it home after a conference with the student's parents."

"This is not a vendetta against this one particular magazine," explained Mr. Simonson. "We are likely to confiscate anything that we consider obscene and disruptive to the classroom."

One student said, "They're only after the Seed because it is radical. I've seen lots of guys with Playboy and I've never seen a teacher take that away from them."

Calendar

Prom Planned for June 4 The German Club picnic will be June 5.

Members of Orchcsis may tryout for next year on May 18.

Social Science Dept. Honors Outstanding Students Commentaries on workshops which South students have participated in. discussions of idealism in tlie seventies, announcement of the winners of the annual Constitution and Faces in History Contests, and presentation of awards for service to the social science department and Best American History Scholar were the highlights of the Social Science Awards Night. May 5.

Award winners at the recent Social Science Honors Nigtit were Tom Lanctot, faces in history contest; Pam Sackowicz, Department Service A w a r d ; M a r y Beth Krebs, United States History Scholar; and Jay LaJona, Constitution Contest.

Mr. Kohler, chairman of the social science department, introduced Mary Beth Krebs '72 as Maine South's representative to the Washington Workshop, to be held in the capital this summer.

The winner was selected on the basis of a written exam, which narrowed the field of competition to eight finalists, and an oral exam conducted by

Mr. Simonson disagreed. "I don't think Playboy is a really obscene magazine, as far as language goes. If a student is quietly reading an article, then it is up to his teacher's judgment. If he's got it spread wide open to the foldout. then I don't think there is any question that it would be confiscated."

"If a student wants to read obscene material in his home or on the street," said Mr. Simonson, "then that's his business.

But while he's in school, the community thinks that the school is responsible for his morals. We have to confiscate this material."

a panel of Legionaires.

Tom Lanctot '72 received a $30 scholarship from Local History Club for winning the annual Faces in History Contest.

Tom identified more of the 150 faces hanging in the department's display case than any other contestant.

Mr. John Wilkerson. social science teacher, presented Pam Sakowicz '72 with an award for outstanding service to the department. Pam is vice-president of the Local History Club and served as chairman of the Faces in History Contest. She will also represent Maine South at Girls' State this summer.

The evening concluded when Jay La Jone. last year's Best American History Scholar, announced Mary Beth Krebs as Best American History Scholar, 1971.

Tryouts for new members will be in the fall.

The Pep Club Council Award Tea will be on May 26 at 4 p.m.

The Tea honors enthusiastic members.

The Biology Club Bike Hike will be sometime in June. The hike includes a picnic.

Sometime in June, members of the Key Club will take mentally handicapped children to Wrigley Field to see a ball game.

Barber Shop is the next movie the Film Society will show.

Jerome, the Thespian troup's play, will be performed May 15 at Carpenter School and at Field School May 22.

Morning Of Our Lives is the theme for tliis year's senior prom to be held June 4.

The prom will be from 8 to 11 p.m. in the grand ballroom of the Sherman House downtown.

There will be no admission cost for the prom. Seniors will receive tickets either in homeroom or at graduation practice.

Bids will also be free.

Varsity Studios will t a k e photographs. The price of the pictures will be between $3 and $5

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May 14, 1971

SOUTHWORDS

'Don't anybody move! I just lost my contact lens!"

(Photo by Betsy Rossen)

Jesus Was a Sole Man'

by Betsy Rossen '72 "You are one of about 100,000 people walking in this hike — the largest in the country," the loudspeaker announced. "Keep up the good work!"

Lynne and I looked at each other with wry smiles: "Oh, great! That makes all the owies go away."

Much later, when all the owies could go away, the near-700 Hawk Hikers could look proudly on the fact that their share of the pain would be a part of the estimated $1.5 million brought in by Chicago area marches to aid the hungry people of the world.

My three fellow fun-seekers, and I, adventurous souls that we are, started out on Golf Road at 8 Sunday mom in a spirit of exuberance. I call it exuberance after I consider the physical, mental and emotional state my body found Itself in at 7:30 that evening.

We continued onward in this state of mind for several blocks.

1 then made the discovery that my muscles were making the first of many outraged cries against this exertion in the form of a definite tingling sensation

'God blest Johnson & Johnsons'si'

in the lower extremities. "That's fine," 1 mused. "29V4 miles to go and I have to have moody muscles."

At each checkpoint, we got out our trusty Checkpoint Cards and waited to be stamped by either a foot-shaped stamp or one in the insignia of the hike, a triangle in a circle. A curious thing then occurred: p e o p l e bragged to their friends, "Mine's blue," or "I got a red foot this time." How sUly can people be?

(Just for the record, I got one blue foot, one red foot, one brown foot, eight black feet, one brown insignia and four black insignias.)

In undergoing a journey of 30 miles, the mind creates some rather strange diversions. As evidence, here are some of the milestones Lynne LaJone and I commemorated: by the wonders of modern math, we realized at Checkpoint 2 that we were traveling at the rate of about 4 mph; simply standing in the Nugent Volkswagen parking lot meant that we were 33.3 per cent of the way to a soothing hot tub and a tube of Ben-Gay; and that by resting semi-com-

fortably at Checkpoint 11 we had but 9.3 miles left.

As we trudged along Sheridan Road, fighting off the urge to stand and gape at the fantastic homes along the lake, we came to the realization that a transition had gradually come about in our mental and emotional outlook on life. (We were all too aware of the physical quality of our increasingly d e c r e p i d bodies.) The following changes were noted: 1. If we heard Power to the People one more time, we could not be held responsible for our actions.

2. Conversation was painfully hard to keep going, so we considered appropriate song titles for the day: Knee-anderthal Man, niiat's' the Matter with Keds Today? or By the time I Get to Skokie.

3. Ob\'iously the walk marshals had manged to make the last ten miles approximately 2.5 times as long as the first ten.

But when the joking is over, we must ask ourselves, "Which is worse — a few days of pain, or bleak existence in starvation?"

Afterwords

Mature Students Merit Open Campus Some proposals of this year's Student Council — frosh-soph lounge, revamped library system, outdoor lounge and lunch periods — have aimed at more freedom for South students.

The revised dress code and non-mandatory assemblies, also originally proposed

by SC, placed responsibility with the student for his behavior.

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The same questions of freedom within secondary school and individual responsibility are of great importance in present controversy over open campus. ^^r "^^^^^^l^^l Each student must consider not only of an open compus's freedoms, ^^H^^^B advantages but also the weight of its responsibilities: he must evaluate his ability to assume those freedoms and responsibilities and the ability ^ of his peers to do so.

Likewise, administrators must consider * the interests of the majority of students, "And for this I'm missing 'Roller Derby'?" who will successfully adapt to open campus, as well as the minoritv who will misuse its privilecies. The administration must base a Jim Scott Wins JV Debate Title decision not on its expectations of student Maine South student M. James Coaches Committee and was failure or success, but on the students' past Scott was selected as the top based on the performance and performance.

Junior Varsity Debater in the record of the nominated student.

The large numbers of students and the Chicago area for 1971.

Of the 130 nominees, the top limited size of South's campus are other Bill Baumgartner, Jack Garon and Lynne LaJone were chosen 20 debaters at the varsity, jun- pertinent factors.

On the basis of these considerations. to join Jim as the 1970-71 All- ior varsity and novice (beginChicago Area JV Debate team. ners) levels were named to the Southwords believes modified open campus Nominations to the team were all area team. Most of the mem- Dolicv. incorporating release of all '^t^Hont'; made by all debate coaches in bers have won several speak- after their last class and freedom of the the area. Selection was made er's championships as well as camn'": tn students during free periods, by the Chicago Area Debate team awards. .should be initiated.

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Allowing a student to leave after his last class would not be a radical change.

For two years, upper classmen have been able to leave school at the end of eighth period if they have no class ninth. I'hese students have also accepted their obligation to leave quickly and quietly with minimal disruption to classes.

Similarly, under modified open campus, any student would leave when he completes his last class. The student would be allowed to structui'e his own free time; choosing to work or perhaps to study. U he chose simply to relax, the time would be no more wasted than if he had clock-watched through several study halls designed to stretch his day to a full eight or nine periods.

This program would cause even less noise than ninth period dismissal, for students would gradually leave throughout ttie day.

When scheduling demands, as it will, that study halls be sandwiched between classes, the student should have the right to spend that time as he wishes: auditing a class, working in the library, or remaining in study hall. The time might also be spent in non-academic areas such as the lounge.

The student should be responsible for budgeting his time to allow for study. Students should have a chance to prove their maturity through education, a chance to approach it on a university level, rather than being led by the hand down Sesame Street.

Furthermore, open campus would help relieve overcrowding in the library and lounge.

M a y 14, 1971

SOUTHWORDS

Betsy Erickson Receives Art Scholarship Betsy Erickson 71 recently received a $300 art scholarship from the Park Ridge Art League.

Opened to senior students who plan to continue studying art after graduation, the scholarship was offered to interested students from South and from two other area high schools.

Each student displayed four of his works, which were evaluated by three professional judges in the West Park Fieldhouse Apr. 24. Recipients of the scholarship and four cash prizes were then selected.

South students received four of the eight prizes distributed.

Other winners besides Betsy in-

Forward, March!

" I f you guys don't get in step, it's no Daffy Duck show tomorrow."

elude Rachel Nelson, third place cash prize; Debbie McConnell, fourth place cash prize and Kate Hume, first place blue ribbon.

This has been the seventh consecutive year that a South student has won the scholarship.

Betsy, an Art III student, plans to major in art at Chicago Circle Campus.

"I want to learn the technical aspect of art," she commented.

Betsy feels that art is more of a communicative device, n o t just an "emotional escape."

"I like my drawings to communicate rather than to be vehicles for personal gratification," she added. Although Betsy enjoys some abstract art, sketching and painting seem to be her favorite areas.

"To have any value, art must be understood, and many times it's too objective," she explained.

Betsy summarized, "Art in general reflects the times and what is going on. Thinking of it in its historical perspective is a way of understanding it more accurately."

Betsy will receive her scholarship at the honors assembly in June.

Jeff Eckdahl Wins Summer Scholarship Maine South senior Jeff Eckdahl, has been awarded a full scholarship to a six-week institute in economics to be held at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, in June and July, 1971.

The institute will explore the problems of contemporary American cities and will at-

tempt to find possible solutions to them. Participants will have an opportunity to synthesize their knowledge of local government, economics, and mathematics, using computers to collect, correlate, and analyze data.

Jeff was one of thirty students in the entire country to receive

this scholarship from St. Olaf.

It is awarded on the basis of outstanding academic achievement in the social sciences and mathematics.

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Kaleidoscope for Spring

Stepping into Spring are (from left) Peggy La Joie, Natalie Shlapak, Mary Jane Hanke and Pat Papienski.

They are modeling clothes they constructed in clothing classes and will wear in the fashion show Kaleidoscope May 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

Peggy LaJoie '72 from clothing II is wearing a white crepe party dress.

Pat Papienski '71 from clothing III made this original pattern for her red, white and blue tunic and pants in striped knit and midi vest in red knit.

Mary Jane Hanke '71 from clothing II is modeling a plaid midi double-breasted winter coat.

Natalie Shlapak '71 from clothing III is wearing a jersey knit jumpsuit of her own design.

Industrial Ed Students Win 15 Awards Maine South Industrial Education students won 15 awards at Northern Illinois regional Industrial Education exhibit April 29 to May 1 at DeKalb.

Paul Bors and David Riis won superior ratings with projects from the woodshop. Bob Lewandowski won an honorable mention with his wood shop project.

an outstanding award for their architectural project.

Calvin Churchman and Arnold Dolan took superior ratings with graphic arts projects, while David Gunderson took an hon-

orable mention in the same area.

Earle Heiden had an outstanding for his metal project and Gary Palese a superior award.

Tom Sehmelzer won an honorable mention with an architectural project and George Manzclman. Wesley Otis, Bob Lipski and Gary Winkowski did a team project that also was rated an honorable mention.

Scholarship winner Jeff Eckdahl is shown economics teacher M r . John Hueman.

Another team of Dan Huebner, Kurt Kristmann. Keith Bocek and Kerry Plencncr won

Outdoor Fair Set for May 2 2 The Maine South art department and Art Club will hold its third annual outdoor Art Fair Saturday, May 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Approximately 120 students will exhibit and sell their work in front of the pond. Last year students made $1200. Some of the projects for sale will include

Japanese paper sculpture, collages, enameling on copper and macrame.

Students will demonstrate working on the pottery wheel, welding, flower-making and batiking. Artists will sketch portraits. Also featured w-ill be "old time" movies and movies made by photography students as w-ell as one of last year's fair.

Rock groups, country-western groups and folk singers will perform on a portable stage in front of the flagpole throughout the day. Refreshments will also be available.

Paul Bors (left) won a superior rating in the Northern Illinois Industrial Education Exhibit for his maple and walnut game table; Bob Lewandowski won an honorable mention for his walnut cutting board and Dave Riis won a superior for his maple and formica-surfaced garage creeper.

Any South student can display in the fair. Entry applications may be obtained from any art teacher and are due May 17. To cover the cost of the fair, a $1 exhibit fee will be charged.

Planning the Art Fair are A r t Club Officers and their sponsors. They are ( I . to r.) Kathy Bergstrom, president; Miss Ann Mamett, sponsor; Jennie Scarnato, treasurer; M r . Richard Mastrolonardo, sponsor; and Shirley Flood, vice-president.

A group of professional artists, photographers and art teachers will award ribbons in ceramics, sculpture, photography, paintings and prints and drawings.

Miss Ann Mamett, Art Club sponsor; Shirley Flood, student art fair chairman and Art Club are presently working on publicity, posters and decorations.

Dan Huebner (left, standing), K u r t K r i s t m a n n , Keith Bocek (seated) and K e r r y Plencner won an Outstanding A w a r d for their land development project called " L a k e Park Estates." They designed and constructed models and drawings for the land plot and for the four basic houses to be built in the devolopment.

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SOUTHWORDS

May 14, 1971

Most Students Favor Modified Open Campus The Maine South journalism class recently conducted a survey of selected students who completed questionnaires on the open campus issue. Out of 137 replies, 47 students favored total open campus, 77 preferred a modified form and 14 wanted no form of open campus due to an inability to handle such a setup.

Suggested restrictions for a modified version are nonmandatory studies, parent permission slips, no hall passes and an exclusion of underclassmen from open campus. Most students for open campus with restrictions favored eliminating study haUs and remaining just for classes.

The least favored idea was that of leaving the campus with a parent permission issued at the beginning of the school year.

The number of students favoring no open campus from each class was approximately the same. Less juniors f a v o r e d this. The majority of students who wanted complete open campus were the sophomores and the juniors. The freshmen and seniors were generally against it. Restricted open campus was least favored by the freshmen class but was strongly supported by the seniors.

Various reasons were expressed as to why the students took the position they did. Mark Junge 74 is against open campus because "there's no where to go. The closest place is A&W and it would take so long to get there you'd spend three-fourths of the period walking there. I'd favor open campus if there were someplace to go."

Bob Grant '74 said, "Open campus would be worse academically, but it would be fun."

Therese Pfister '73, supporting open campus, commented, "I think the afiect on my work would be better because I find that I, among others, work better independently. Open campus would make a better atmosphere in the classroom because then only students who wanted to at-

tend to learn would."

Both upperclassmen and lowerclassmen favored no attendance in study halls and students structuring their own free time.

Kathy Kukla '71 stressed, "You should be able to do or go where you want to during lunch and study within reason." Another freshmen felt that the change in atmosphere outside would refresh a person into working harder.

Mark Peck '73 defines open campus "getting rid of the childish study hall system and being able to spend a study outdoors."

There are "too many studies" complains Gary Drummond '73.

"The whole idea of a study hall is to wait for the next class."

Sue Luka '74 thinks, "You should be able to do whatever you want to during a study, as long as you don't go in the Awing and disturb classes."

Freshman Cindy Sopata says, "If a student does not have a class he should not be made to stay in the school or surrounding area."

A senior added, "I think jun-

'Senior Week' Plans Underway From May 24 to May 28, Maine South students should find "all types" roaming the halls. That week has been set aside for the annual "Senior Week."

Monday, May 24 will be Greaser, Hippie, Dooper Day. On schedule for Tuesday is Imitation Day. On this day you may dress as anyone in History, or even well known school personalities! Wednesday will be Dress-As-You-Want Day, a day where you can wear anything you want such as uniforms, etc. Thursday will be Bike Day and Clash Day. Those who wish to ride their bikes to school should meet at Hodges Park at 7 a.m. Friday is Dress Up Day.

iors and seniors should be able to have open campus because they are old enough to regulate their own free time." Another commented, "If the kid wants to cut and hurt his own grade, it's up to him."

Suggestions on other ways to spend free time were brough: forth by Bill Peel '71. He suggests, "Seniors and juniors should be able to leave the school campus when they don't have a class. Freshmen and sofihomores should have a loimge. After a trial period everyone should just attend their classes."

Karen Dreyer '71 does not agree that open campus would work out. "The. majority of students, especially freshmen and Sophomores, are not ready for this type of situation."

Other options rather than study halls were suggested by another student. These would include resource centers and academic discussion areas, which would be a very important part of education.

If discussion areas and lounges were provided, the library could become a quiet re~ source area.

As for the effect of open campus on grades of the students, Marcia Brinkerhoff '71 thinks there will be little or none.

"Open campus will not affect the academics of most kids. A minority %vill take advantage of open campus and cut classes to 'joy ride' in cars, but I don't think it will interfere with the majority of student's school work." One senior, however, feels that when open campus is introduced, the school will encounter a heavy grade slump be" cause students will not realize the weight of new responsibility in their study habits.

Downtown Businessmen Seem Willing To Give Open Campus Possibility a Try Interviews with businessmen in downtown Park Ridge have revealed that they, aware of the possibility of "open campus" at Maine South, do not have the strongly negative view expressed by parents and teachers at a recent meeting of the District 207 Board of Education.

Though possible negative aspects such as loitering and shoplifting were mentioned, the attitude of "possibly giving-it-atry" was also evident.

Mr. Joseph Bernstein of Mayfield's, citing the abruptness of the transition from high school to college, expressed the idea that "open campus" might be a college-preparatory phase, exposing students to more freedom and the necessity for using it intelligently. "More business might result," conceded Mr. Bernstein, "because there would be more exposure of the students to our merchandise."

Mr. Harvey Pine, owner of Pine's Store for Men and Boys, noted that whether or not "open campus" would be good for business would depend upon the motives of the students—shopping or just "hanging around."

He mentioned the loitering problem as a possible result of "open campus," especially for such stores as restaurants.

"Personally," said Mr. Pine, "I think students should be in school."

Mr. Henry Blyth of Blyth's Toys and Sports, mentioning the need for young students to develop good study habits, suggested that "open campus" be limited to older students. This merchant pointed out that rules have a purpose, that there is more to school attendance than just learning from books — for example, the development of self-discipline and responsibility.

Mr. Blyth cited, as a basis for a successful "open campus," the need for good public relations, for the public to be assured that the District 207 "open campus" will be an airtight system, with students assuming responsibility not only for sensible participation in their "open campus" but for policing it to prevent its abuse by their peers.

"I am for it, if the students show themselves to be respon-

sible citizens," concluded Mr. Blyth. Though agreeing that it could possibly affect business, he mentioned the lack of automobiles as a hindrance to students' getting uptown.

Mr. "Obie" Parrish of Parrish Sporting Goods, a resident of Wheeling where "open campus" is being tried in District 214, said, "It is not working there because not enough students can handle it." This merchant feels that most students need to be in school for help with their studies. Nor does he think "open campus" would affect business appreciably.

Mr. Kurt Glass of Sound Track, a record shop popular with Park Ridge teenagers, spoke as a former Maine South student, "School does become confining, and 'open campus' is an opportunity for students to 'spread their wings' in a responsible manner."

Explaining that business is not the most important aspect because students can shop after school, he stated that "open campus" might improve business because it would give students greater opportunity to shop in his store.

Dr, Watson Comments on Open Campus at South Limited Space and Student Safety Hamper Ball-Throwing Outdoors Explains Variety of Disadvantages, Legal Limits Dr. Clyde K. Watson, principal, in stating his opinion on the feasibility of open campus at Maine South, reviewed the Illinois State Code, which includes a clause on student attendance.

The Code requires that a student be in school a minimum of five clock hours each day; according to the wording of the Code, he 'must be in attendance' in order to obtain state aid. Dr. Watson added that the code does not set a maximum of hours because of various scheduling systems throughout the state.

Dr. Watson also mentioned the question of liability. "It has always been, and is still on the books, that from the time a student leaves home in the morning until he returns in the afternoon, he is under the jurisdiction of the school. This is called loco parentis."

As to how high schools in the area who already have open campus avoid the attendance and liability clauses. Dr. Watson said, "They probably avoid it because nothing has happened. If something did happen, however, the decisions by the court would be individual."

Dr. Watson pointed out that it would be unUkely if the Illinois School Code would ever insert a specific law concerning open campus and that it would be left up to the specific school districts.

Dr. Watson cited many disadvantages over advantages. "If one defines open campus as a situation where a student would only be in attendance for his classes, then I believe that there are only some students in the school who would be able to handle this type of decision-making as to whether or not they would come to school.

"The majority of students would not be able to function properly. Top students who are motivated will do well regardless

of the scheduling system. They will not be affected either way.

"Unfortunately, the majority of students are not top students. They have more time on their hands; they would probably leave the school more readily. Yet at the same time, they need more contact with the school through counselors and deans."

Dr. Watson pointed out another disadvantage as the creation of a traffic problem. "If students are permitted to leave the school, they would be creating traffic hazards.

"Fifty per cent of the students come to school by bus. We would then have to have buses come at all hours. The bus company informed us that this would put more expense on the students or otherwise they cannot provide services.

"Open campus would drastically hurt the extra-curricular activities available at Maine South, which already have a tendancy to be limited with early dismissal," he emphasized.

Dr. Watson also pointed as less major difficulties that cafeteria service would be hampered, building supervision would be more difficult and discipline and control of smoking would be less effective.

He also commented that fewer students would be taking on an extra solid, if they knew they could leave school. "Another disadvantage is that the library would not be used as much."

Dr. Watson also commented that an open campus would invite "undesirable people" to the school which may disrupt activities.

Dr. Watson concluded that ooen campus would nst meet the needs cf the majority of students, and "we must regulate schools, as society is regulated, according to the will of majority."

According to Mr. Robert V. Simonson, assistant principal, most students have been satisfied with the outdoor lounge and lunch privilege, although there has been a complaint about the "no ball-playing" rule.

"The first reason ball-playing is not allowed is space limitation," Mr. Simonson explained.

"More people could sit outside if it is not permitted since ballplaying requires room. The safety factor is another reason. People sitting outside could be injured or hit with a ball."

Mr. S i m o n s o n continued, 'There is also the possibility of property damage. The balls could hit school windows or damage neighborhing private property."

In addition, Mr. Simonson

stated that student conduct was commendable as far as cleanliness was concerned.

"Students have been doing an excellent job cleaning up papers and not bringing food into the area," he noted.

To eliminate the problem of mud and to expand the area available to students, both Student Council and the Executive Council have suggested putting in a patio.

Mr. Elbert Smith, dean of students, commented, "The plan is working well, but I prefer that students be in study hall."

He explained, "To enjoy freedom, you must work hard before you appreciate it, and students would enjoy their freetime much more if they waited to go out until after school."

Parents Opposed to Open Campus; Board Forms Committee for Study That seventy-f i v e people, mostly adult, attended the April 19 meeting of the District 207 Board of Education is evidence that the question of open campus is one of general concern.

Representatives of various Maine South groups — ParentTeacher Council, Booster groups and the Executive Committee — expressed basically negative views on the question of an open campus for Maine Township Schools.

Questions r a i s e d included those pertaining to insurance, state aid. law enforcement, and a definition of "open campus."

Mitch Orpett, representing

Maine East students, stated that responses to questionnaires have revealed some open campus programs successful and others, unsuccessful. Noting that each school has its own unique problems, he urged that Maine Township students be allowed the opportunity to prove their sense of responsibility in an open campus situation.

The Board of Education unanimously authorized the formation of a fact-finding committee composed of eight adults, eight students, four classroom teachers, and four administrators to look into the pros and cons of the open campus concept.

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Teachers: Support for Limited Open Campus When faced with the issue of open campus, the Maine South faculty would seem to be willing to accept limited steps towards open campus over other alternatives; complete open campus and no form of open campus.

A recent survey conducted by the journalism class brought up this trend.

Although half of those surveyed offered no comment, of those that did reply 60 percent favored a limited form of open campus. Thirty percent of the faculty opposed them by taking stands against open campus, and 10 percent took the other view supporting a complete open campus.

The limitations on open campus proposed by most of the teachers is to contain it within the boundries of the school grounds. The teachers see this as a means of avoiding problems that opponents of o p e n campus fear such as traffic problems, excessive cutting, selling drugs and opposition from the community.

Social science teacher M i s s •loyce Sorensen commented, "I approve of open campus only to the extent of allowing students to go anywhere in the campus area. 1 do not feel students are capable of handling the freedom to be able to leave campus.

Neither do I think that students would be able to handle the freedom of optional class attendance in required courses."

Biology teacher Mr. Ronald Eppinga offered a different support for a limited open campus.

"The open campus situation that I feel is best is the one where the students want to learn, not be forced to. If giving them the freedom to choose classes, leave classes, etc., is what it takes, then I feel it should be given."

English teacher Mrs. Margaret Ehlen feels that "an open campus whose boundaries are the campus would best suit education. Within these limits students would learn to control tlieir freedom, thus learning the meaning of responsibility."

A major concern of both the supporters and opposers of open campus is a claim that not all students would be able to handle the responsibilities of open campus.

Mr. Eppinpa, states, "I definitely feel that not all students are capable of handling the responsibihty of open campus.

Here at Maine South 1 feel that a majority could, but the problems come from those that can not. So I feel something has to be worked out for those who cannot handle it."

Photography teacher Mr. Philip Dunn feels that the students who cannot handle open campus are not in a minority. "Student government keeps crying for chances for students to prove that they are responsible individuals. Well, I feel that students are given that chance several times daily, and too many of them can't handle it."

Another question posed to those supporters of open cam-

grounds, lack of athletic participation and legal issues.

Those who support open campus agree with Uie arguments of biology teacher Mr. William Lange who sees three basic advantages in an open campus: 1) "A real preparation and experience for the outside world."

2) "An increased interest level in school as a place to come for positive and joyful experiences."

3) "A situation in which a person has the opportunity to realize for himself what responsibility and freedom mean and how to relate one to the other."

Miss Sorenson stated, "I feel that students would gain a greater appreciation of Maine South if they were given more freedom to explore the school and also to experience the school in a setting free from the pressures of the classroom. This way students would feel that Maine South is not a place to escape from after class, but a place to enjoy and learn in. By being required to attend required courses, students would be well prepared for college."

Health teacher Mr. David Jones feels that "Education would be unbiased and open.

The only way for students to learn responsibility is to be given responsibility." He also said, "There is too much transition between high school and college." aimlessly through the halls and Mr. Eppinga brought out getting into trouble. another argument by saying Nevertheless, each of the that in an open campus situateachers belie%'e that the lounge tion, "A healthy teaching enand outdoor privileges are vironment for both teacher and constructive changes. Mr. Chas- student will be met. It would be tain added that many changes a step forward for education; have been made since South and, really important, I feel we has opened and that students would be seeing more interested and motivated students." should appreciate them.

enough to handle open campus" and "can't budget their time properly."

Another teacher claimed that "they are not educated enough for an open campus. They have enough responsibility in getting their work done. It would give them too much time that could be wasted."

A gym teacher asked rhetorically, "What even semi-constructive activity could a student engage in during a free period or out of the school building?

Wouldn't an open campus lead to: parking lot problems, lateness in returning to the next class, disturbing traffic in the halls and not being able to resist leaving despite the fact that the student had necessary school responsibilities to do?"

Some teachers feel that extracurieular activities would be hurt by an open campus. Ski club sponsor Mrs. Caroline Boyd said, "Personally I think it v;ill distract from the clubs; students will fail to return after school."

Mrs. Boyd however does not feel that open campus would be detrimental to business classes, which she teaches.

Other arguments brought up against open campus were possible abuse of the s c h o o l

Open Campus Causes Actiyity Drop?

Some faculty members from the music and physical education departments feel that open campus at Maine South would draw students away from musical and physical education activities.

Mr. Lloyd Spear, music department chairman, fears that beginning music students, especially those in the choruses.

Soph B-Ball Title Hopes Dwindle; Errors Waste Fine Performances As the Maine South sophomore baseball team prepares for its final games the team's conference title hopes look very slim. Spotty play in the last few games has wasted a four game winning-streak that opened their conference bid.

After Dave Patterson's 2-hit vrin over Glenbrook South in the conference opener, the Sophs defeated Glenbrook North 2-0.

Steve Smith paced the attack with two RBI's as well as pitching a shut-out.

Patterson came back against Niles North with a 2-1 victory.

He also drove in both runs as Bob Carey added two hits to help pace the offense.

Larry Kuntz's relief pitching against New Trier West preserved South's 6-4 victory. South scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to win with Joe Dombrowski driving in the winning run. Dave Hood's three RBI's and Bob Carey's two RBI's spearheaded the Hawk attack.

Maine West broke the unbeaten skein with a 15-2 victory as 13 walks speUed South's downfall. South came back with a 5-4 win over Maine North as Rick Tinaglia drove Jim Lyons home with the winning run.

South defeated Deerfield 11-1 behind Patterson's one-hit pitching. Patterson paced the attack with four RBI's while striking out nine. Kuntz came back against Maine North with a 10-strlke-out outing as he shut out the Norsemen 9-0.

South then ran into their problems, losing to Glenbrook North 4-3 and Glenbrook South 6-3.

Maine stranded a total of 27 men on base for the two games, sealing their own doom.

South snapped out of it for the time being with an 8-6 come-

pus, both the complete and limited versions, is whether any open campus changes should include all students. Most agreed with one teacher who said, "Yes without any question. Why continue feeling a freshman cannot do what a senior can? But I agree in most cases a freshman would fail more than a senior, but give him a chance to find out if he can accept the sitiiation."

Some teachers felt that only upper classmen should be given more feedom. Others looked for a short period of the freshman year such as the first quarter with the student's time structured to acquaint freshmen with high school.

Some teachers felt freshmen should not be given open campus unless the junior high schools offered more freedom in their structures to prepare the freshmen for high school open campus.

Those opposing any form of open campus offered several reasons. Language department chairman Miss Marion Fisher commented that an open campus would be "terrible" and would "destroy our schools."

Miss Fisher feels that Maine South students are "not mature

from-behind triumph over Niles North. Mark RuUe's two triples knocked in two runs and sparked the attack while Bob Carey also chipped in two RBI's. Steve Smith turned in an excellent relief performance to pick up the win. Smith's .435 batting average leads the club.

The Sophs lost to Niles West next, 9-0. West scored seven runs on only one hit in the first two innings as South committed seven errors.

would decide against spending their free time in music if they had complete freedom, although concert band and orchestra would not be affected.

Miss Ann Finneran and Mrs. Renee Babka, girls' physical education teachers, both stated that open campus would affect participation in extra-curricular physical education programs such as Intramurals and would lead to cutting gym classes, causing drops in grades.

Mr. Harold Chaslain. drama department chairman, however, feels that students who participate in the drama department do so because they enjoy it; therefore, they would continue to participate regardless of the choice offered them.

Mr. Spear defined open campus as "the privilege for a student to leave the building when not in class." He added that such a system would lead to excess noise and congestion in the halls, disturbance of classes and students wandering

Sophs Unbeaten in Outdoor Track; To Face West, New Trier Tuesday Since opening their outdoor season, the Maine South froshsoph track team has swept through this round of conference competition undefeated.

Tuesday they face Maine West and New Trier West in a preview of the Sophomore Conference meet.

When asked about the upcoming Soph-Conference meet Coach Carl Magsaman said, "After taking third in the indoor conference meet, I hope we've improved enough to be

Pep Council Plots Peppy Plans

Next year's Pep Club Council consists of (back row, left to right) Cheryl L a r s o n ; Nancy F l o y d ; Jamie ^Aoiica; Karen H e i d k a m p ; Cathy Cox; Jan D a l y ; Jean Erickson, vice-preslcient; Andrea Campo, president. (Middle row) K a r i n Youngquist; Kathy Reiliy; Renee Kollupaylo; Holly M c L e a n ; Carol Schajk; Kathy D r u m e i d e ; Ann Bened e k ; Sue Clark, secretary. (Front row) K i m K e e s e y / t r e a s u r e r ; Maggie W i r t h ; Marlena Radesk; A m y Brinkerhoff; Patti G u e r i n . Nancy Cook is not pictured.

challengers for the outdoor title."

At the outdoor opener on April 1, South defeated Notre Dame 103-24. Jed Ashley led the way with wins in the long jump, 220, and a share in the 880-yd. relay.

On April 6, South took on three more Catholic schools, St. Viators, St. Patrick's, and St. Joe's, again winning easily. The final results were South 145, St. Viator's 40, St. Patrick's 28, and St. Joe's 14%. South won all but two events as they swept the mile and 2-mile runs. Rick McCormick paced the win with a first in the low hurdle and second in the high hurdle events.

In their first outdoor triangular conference meet against Niles West and Maine North, South again won by a large margin. The final score was South 102, Niles West 64, Maine North 60. Mike Herdrich was a double winner for South in the shot put and discus.

Before that win, the Sophs went to Glenbrook North for the Spartan Relays. They took third as Tom Towne won the pole vault while Herdrich took the shot put.

In their second outdoor triangular, this time against Niles North and Glenbrook South, the little Hawks won handily. The score of this contest was Maine 116, Niles North 69 and Glenbrook South 37. Jim Zaworski was the big man for South with wins in the long jump and 100yd. dash.

Against the same two schools, the Freshmen also won big.

Their score was Maine 116, Niles North 69, G l e n b r o o k South 50. The Freshmen had two double-winners in Mike Mullins and Ron Kilinski. Mullins won the high and low hurdles whi:e Kilinski took the shot put and discus.

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Hawks Commence Journey Tonight the Maine South varsity cindermen travel to Prospect for this year's District Meet. This meet is the sole qualifying contest for the state competition in Champaign and is one of the most competitive in the entire state.

In track, unlike other sports, there are no regionals, sectionals, or super-sectionals. Just the one district meet to qualify teams and individuals for state competition.

Subsequently, each district is huge compared to the districts of other sports. There are twenty-three teams in South's district, representing a vast cross section of neighboring teams in the Northwest suburbs.

In order to qualify for a spot in the state meet, a performer at districts must either meet the preset state requirement for his event and place in the first five finishers, or place flrst or second in that event.

Some favor South to take the contest, however many, including Hawk mentor Carl Magsa-

men, feel it could be a toss-up ing those events in the districts between either South, Maine has a genuine chance to at East, Fremd, or Prospect. Also least place in state. included in the Hawks' district Whether or not the Hawks are Maine West, Palatine, and fare well tonight wiU depend Elk Grove, all who are strong on a variety of variables. One in certain events. thing the Hawks do have going Coach Magsaraen cited Fremd for them at Prospect is an as a strong rival, possessing an excellent track. It is considered especially well-balanced team. to be one of the finest in the Maine East is also a strong state and it is well equipped foe. w'ith well-rounded distance to handle every event. and field squads.

Poor weather conditions can Magsamen is optimistic about be the determining factor in the Hawks' hopes on account how well a team performs. It of the fact that districts is a affects the proper operation of largely individual contest, rath- all events and hinders many er than an all relay one and participants in doing their best, the Hawks, he feels, are blessed no matter what kind of track with some outstanding individ- the meet is held on. ual performers, many having Another thing to be considalready recorded state-qualify- ered is judging. Last year, ing showings. But he empha- hurdler Tom Dunne was almost sized that to win, the squad robbed of a trip downstate will have to put forth a team when a judge failed to correcteffort with "everybody getting ly record his time and finish. the job done."

South has been plagued by this The coach pointed out that problem numerous times this the Hawks' district is the tough- season and in big meets such est in the state as far as dis- as districts, accurate judging tance events and the mile can spell the difference between relay. He feels anyone surviv- first and fifth.

Hawk sprinter Pat McNamara pours it on to finish fourth in the 880-relay last Friday at Mairte East.

Golfers Enter Districts With Three-Two Record

Tonight Maine South's varsity golfers will enter their districts at Chevy Chase with a three win two loss record.

With some marked improvement the Hawks hope to do quite well so Uiat they can advance to sectionals next weekend.

Sixteen area teams will be sending seven of their golfers In the conference meet Coach to the districts. Three of the Kent will place Dave Littell at top contenders in districts are first singles, Larry Barr at New Trier West, New Trier second singles, Rick Davis at East and Glenbrook Soutli. The third singles, the Mulopoulos- Hawks will have to place in Cook team at first doubles, and the top three positions to conthe Bressler-Frakes team at tinue into the sectionals. second doubles.

Coach Ronald Ross comCoach Kent has shown this mented on the course at Chevy system will work by working Chase, "The course is tough his team to a 4-2 record. Against and it did get the better of us Glenbrook North and Glenbrook at the Wheeling Invitational."

South the netmen won 4-1, 4-1. However, after two more rounds The Mulopoulos-Cook team this week at Chevy Chase the faced difficulty and lost both team should be better prepared. times. Against Niles North the At the Niles West meet on Hawks ran into trouble and Monday the Hawks w-ere leadlost 4-1. Top man Dave Littell ing the Indians until Niles was the only one to win.

West's fourth and fifth golfers

Netmen Third In Conference The Maine South varsity tennis team has shown its strength, by striking out at their foes and compiling a 4-2 conference record.

The team now stands third in conference with one meet against Deerfield on May 18 that will determine their conference standings. On May 14 and 15 the tennis districts will be held.

Coach Les Kent feels confident that the netmen will w-in.

Each team sends two singles players and two doubles teams to districts. The Hawks will send Larry Barr and Dave Littell to districts as singles players and doubles teams of

Frakes-Davis and Bressler-Mulopoulos.

Littell and Barr will be seeded first and second in the tournament because they are the favorites. From the districts two singles players and two doubles teams advance to the state finals. There are seven teams in the Maine South districts. The Hawks feel their only competition will come from Maine East, East Leyden, West Leyden and Ridgewood.

The state finals are to be played on May 28 and 29. More imminent, though, is the conference meet on May 22. The netmen hope for a second in conference with a little luck.

each scored two over par giving the meet to Niles West, 165 to 171. Gary Katz was the Hawk's low man with a score of 41.

Last Saturday the varsity golfers were at the Wheeling Invitational at Chevy Chase.

Glenbrook South and New Trier West placed first and second respectively. Maine South placed 18th in a field of competition between 24 teams.

The highlight of the varsity team's season was at the New Trier West meet at the Park Ridge Country Club.

"Definitely a team victory," said Coach Ross. "We had a four man average of 37i/i> strokes per man for a total of 150 against New Trier West's 153."

Howard Kosick totaled 34 strokes, Steve Colnitis 37 and Scott Romness 39.

On Friday the Hawks will confi-ont the Vikings of Niles North, in the last conference meet of the season.

Hawk Diamondmen Get Past Districts; Varsities Begin Crucial Ahead to Niles West Regionals Tournament Bids Tonight Look The Varsity Diamondmen ad- has a nine game hitting streak, Fullen home. Kolbus, incidenTonight and next week are crucial to Maine South's varsity track, baseball, and golf teams in their journey through their respective state tournaments.

This afternoon the varsity trackmen face a challenge in the Prospect district meet. That challenge is to prove once and for all that the team can stand up under bigmeet pressure. It also must lay claim to its fair share of berths at the state meet in Champaign.

It is not for lack of success, however, that the Hawks must meet this challenge. They are a successful team, having captured an over-whelniing niunber of its meets in both indoor and outdoor seasons.

But it is the meet tonight alone that counts with regards to state-wide competition. Twenty-three teams are a lot (rf opposition but South's performers have proven that they can rank with the best.

Pat McNamara, Jim Staunton, Rob Lossman, Paul Johnson, Kelly Murphy, and Jim Edgecombe have all proven they can qualify for state. The mile-relay team, consisting of Tom Starck, Jay LaJone, Edgecombe and Murphy, and the 880-relay squad with Al Jahn, Wayne Tuminello, Dan Mojica and McNamara have also proven themselves worthy of the trip to Champaign. Ray Navotny, Jon Edstrom, Bill Green, and Kevin HufiEman have come close to the qualifing marks. Conceivably, South could send down men in fifteen events.

All that remains now is for the squad to ready itself mentally for the pressiu'e of tonight's meet. If they meet this pressure, the Hawks will win their track district.

If the key personnel equal and surpass their past performances, they will reward themselves with a trip to Champaign and a three day stay at the Ramada Inn. The diamondmen put their foot in the front door Wednesday by winning their district title. The acid test will come Monday, however, when they will meet either Evanston or Niles North, teams more along South's caliber.

This year's team has the strongest offense since the last Hawk team to go downstate. The team has come back after some erratic play to prove that it can play baseball. Coach Verber is fortunate to be able to field such a strong, experienced squad. Teamwork and determination will only tell if a squad that is capable can go to Peoria and go all the way.

vanced to the Niles West Regional on Wednesday by dumping the Ridgewood Rebels in the District final game by a score of 6-2. The Hawks will play either Niles North or Evanston in the opening game of regionals on Monday at Niles West. Game time will be at 4:15. If they win there, they will advance themselves to sectionals.

In Wednesday's game, the Rebels of Ridgewood took an early lead of 2-0, but the Hawks were ready for this game and Ridgewood's lead was soon to be destroyed.

The Hawk party started in the fourth inning and continued into the sixth. Mike Bonk, who after a very slow start, now

drove in the first Hawk run in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Kevin Klett and Larry Gawaluch then promptly followed with successive singles that were good for two more RBl's.

After four innings, the Hawks led 3-2. The Hawks and Coach Verber however, were not satisfied with a one run lead, and after putting the Rebels down in order in the top of the fifth, set out to build that lead.

Four straight Hawk singles proved to be good for two more runs with Greg Gann getting credit for an RBI and Kevin Klett getting his second of the game.

The Hawks added one more run in the sixth on Larry Kolbos' double that brought Pat

South's Larry Kolbus puts the tag on a Lutt>er North player in a pick-ofF play at third base during the first district game Monday.

tally, made the play of the game in the sixth inning as he robbed a Rebel hitter of at 'cast a double. Along with his sparkling field play this year, Larry also owns a .400-plus batting average.

Monday's District game pitted Maine South against Luther North. The Hawks jumped on the visitors early and defeated them to the tune of 8-2. Joe Zdeb, as he has done so many times this year, got the Hawks started in great style as he pounded out a two-run homer in the bottom half of the first inning. Including that shot, Joe now has five home runs this year, four of which have come in the last five games.

The Hawks held that same 2-0 lead until the fifth inning when starting pitcher Gordy Frano was tagged for two runs, thus tying the score at 2-2.

The Hawk Nine could do no scoring in the bottom of that inning, so the score remained at 2-2. In the top of the sixth, Frano lost his control, and after two outs, loaded the bases with two walks and a hit batsman. Coach Verber then went to the mound and lifted Frano in favor of Larry Gawaluch, who promptly got the third out and the Hawks were out of the inning.

In the bottom of that inning, the Hawks batted around and exploded for six runs that put the game on ice. Pat Fullen's line shot double was the key blow in that inning as he drove in what proved to be the winning runs.