Judges Select Carla, Jay As Classroom Delegates Caria Krummel has been chosen as the senior who will represent Maine South this spring in the Presidential Classroom for Young Americans in Washington, D.C. Jay La Jone is the alternate. The announcement of the winners was released to Southwords for publication by Mr. Otto Kohler, chairman of the social science department. Ail Maine South seniors i n good standing and enrolled in a social science course were eligible to apply to attend. Carla and Jay were chosen to represent South on the basis of the autobiographies which all entrants were asked to write. The autobiographies were evaluated by a committee appointed by Mr. Kohler. Started in 1968, the classroom grew out of a White House
projects office. Its purpose is to give American high school seniors an opportunity to study in depth the intricacies of the U.S. government in Washington, D.C. The classroom consists of 5 week-long sessions, attended by 5 different groups of students, beginning Feb. 14 and continuing through March 21. Congressmen, senators. Cabinet members, administrators and many other Washington officials appear before the students. The classroom consists of lectures by these officials, discussions and field trips. Carla, or Jay in the event that she will not be able to, will attend the March 14 through March 21 session. Asked why she wanted to attend, Carla replied, "It's a good opportunity to participate in a first hand learning experience."
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South Students Continue To Tutor At Hull House on Informal Basis Hull House tutoring is being continued informally at South this year. The students in this group are volunteers who tutor children at an Uptown HuU House on Beacon Street. However, the tutors job is not strictly teaching, according to Bob Castle '71, who helped organize the group this year. "It's
Stocking and Soap Drive Start Soon Parent Teacher Open House this year is on November 18 and 24 from 7 to 10 p.m. Parents whose last names begin with A-L attended on the 18th and those with last names beginning with M-Z should go on the 24th. French Club will sponsor a taffy apple sale on December 10 after school. Officers of the newly formed Local History Club are Steve Amador, president; Pam SakowicE, secretary; Rita Kolapaylo, secretary; Lynne LaJone, treasurer; Mary Beth Krebs, vice president for public relations and Diane Kinast, vice president in charge of programs. GRA is sponsoring their annual Christmas Stocking Drive the first week of December to collect money for the Red Cross to fill stockings for needy children. Brotherhood . Society s e n t Friendship Boxes containing toys, puzzles, toothbrushes and toothpaste to the Red Cross to give to the needy children of the city. Boy's Club is sponsoring their annual Christmas Formal in the gym on December 17 from 8 11 p.m. The theme is "Winter Wonderland" and the cost is $2.50 per couple. Key Club is sponsoring a Soap Drive from December 7-11. The soap collected will go to Dixon State Mental Hospital. Debate Club will debate at
more of an emotional thing," he said. "It's a warm place, where kids can come and find some friends," said another. Sharon Schille '71 agreed, saying, "It gives the bids a chance to talk to older luds who aren't dropouts." Twenty-seven students signed up, Sharon said. She estimated that about half will stay on all year. Sharon was involved both last year and the year before in HuU House tutoring. The students tutor Saturday mornings, Tuesday or Wednesday. The midweek sessions have not yet been established permanently. Because of a lack of drivers, the tutors will probably take buses to Chicago. Sharon said that the buses may be rented. The students that South students are tutoring range from about 12 or 13 to very small, Sharon said. They are from a
four-block radius around Hull House, from Stockton School and local Catholic schools. Stockton is "a very poor school," Bob said. The children are taught at their own rates. No formal teaching program is set. Bob estimates that about half the time is spent talking and playing with the children. Bob complained of a lack of boy tutors. He feels that more are needed because a lot of the kids do not have fathers around. Mr. Arthur Rossetti sponsors the group this year. Last year, the tutoring was also c o n d u c t e d informally. Sharon estimated that about 5 or 6 kids showed up regularly on Saturdays. Two shifts originally were planned for Wednesdays last year: one right after school and one later in the evening. But one shift, then the other, died out, she said.
NISPA Awards Ribbons to Eyrie
Southern Illinois University on December 4 and 5. They will also go to Western Illinois University on December 11 and 12. The AFS weekend will be on
December 11, 12 and 13. AFS students from other area high schools will stay with host students from South for the weekend.
Eyrie, Maine South's yearbook, has received two awards from the Northern Illinois School Press Association. On Oct. 17, NISPA awarded Eyrie two blue ribbons for theme development and introductory section. Other areas judged include overall excellence, page layout, and copy. "To receive blue ribbons in each area is our goal for this
year," commented Miss Carol Singer, Eyrie sponsor. TTie 1968 Eyrie ranked first in layout and theme development. Prior to last year, Eyrie has competed downstate in Champaign, but South now enters the NISPA. "The short drive to Northern is much more convenient than staying overnight in Champaign," said Miss Singer.
Fine Arts Program Asks Students To Come The Fine Arts for Youth program at Forest Hospital, Des Plaines, invites all interested South students to participate in its activities on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Lynn Roberts '72, who is involved in the program, called it "really beautiful," and encourages all to come. Lynn said that all different types of media and photography
equipment are available at no cost to students participating in the program. Music equipment for a recording studio is on order, and a dance studio may be added. "If we can get the house we meet in every night, the dance studio may be added," said Lynn. Two art teachers serve as what Lynn called "moderators" for Fine Arts for Youth. Russ Otvos '72, also partici-
pating in Fine Arts for Youth commented, "It could develop into the cultural center of this area. Its potentials are limit-
be given the privilege of voting. Other supporters of t h e eighteen year-old vote point out that, under the laws of most states, an eighteen year-old is regarded as an adult. An eighteen year-old can legally marry, and he also faces the death penalty for a capital crime in most states, including Illinois. An eighteen year-old has the legal responsibilities and rights of an adult, with voting the sole exception. A test case for the interest of youth in popular elections was the recent mock election. According to Tom Lanctot, chairman of the mock election, only about 3S0 of the 3600 students at Maine South voted in the election. Tom attributed the lack of student participation to two things. The first was poor publicity, for many knew almost nothing about the election. The second cause is what Tom considers the major reason, that is, student apathy. Despite his complaints about student apathy, Tom thinks that
eighteen year-olds should be given the vote. He says that students "would vote in actual elections if election registration were easier and if more absentee ballots were available for students at college." Tom felt that "adults set a very poor example because they take so little interest in civic affairs." He also said that before eighteen year-olds would be
less." Fine Arts for Youth plans an art festival in Hodges Park, Park Ridge, at the end of this month.
District Rejects SC Plan A proposal to extend Christmas vacation by three days has been rejected by District 207. The proposal would have al-
Citizens Debate Lower Voting Age The eighteen year-old vote is an issue that has come to increasing national attention this past year. A bill was passed in Congress and signed by President Richard Nixon allowing eighteen yearolds to vote. This bill has been challenged as unconstitutional. The United States Constitution clearly states that voting qualifications will be decided by the individual states. Therefore it would be up to each state to decide whether or not the present voting qualifications need changing. A second alternative would be to amend the Constitution, allowing eighteen year-olds to vote in the national elections but leaving voting qualifications for state offices up to the states themselves. lliere has been a debate for years on whether or not the voting age should be lowered to eighteen. Those who advocate lowering the voting age feel that if eighteen year-olds are forced to serve in the armed forces and pay taxes, they should also
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given the vote, "they would have to reaUze the importance and responsibility of voting." Opponents of lowering the voting age feel that eighteen year-olds are just not responsible enough to deserve the responsibility of voting. They feel that voting is a privilege, and that youth have to earn that privilege by sharing the responsibility of taxes and the draft.
lowed Christmas vacation to begin at 3:40 p.m. on Dec. 18 instead of Dec. 23. Ted Berg, Student Council president, suggested the plan. The councils from Maine East and West followed suit by submitting student petitions to the administration. When the plan was brought to Dr. Richard Short and Mr. Ralph Frost, district administrators, they decided to reject it. Since it has been a district {Jolicy to coordinate the high school calendar with the elementary school calendars, the petitioners felt that the high schools should get out early because District 64 does. Other high schools such as York, Evanston and New Trier have lengthened vacations. A committee of faculty and administrators work on the calendar. By law, a school must plan 185 school days. By excluding the three Teachers Institute Days and six testdays. District 207 would have the minimum number of teaching days allowed, 176. The district would have to subtract the three days from spring vacation or add them to the end of the school year. The administration feels that the school year should end as early as possible because of summer vacation and summer school.