Vol 7 issue 9

Press CounciT To Listen To Complaints about Press

Vol. 7, No. 9

Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III. 60068

Feb. 12, 1971

Grades Hinder Studenf s Running "You shouldn't have to be an honor student to run for a school office", Ted Berg, Student Council President believes.

The question of whether or not to lower the grade point requirements for school offices has arisen with Student Council elections just a few weeks away.

Junior class vice-president Rob Lossman is one student who is immediately affected by the grade point requirements. With his grade point average of about 2.0. one letter grade below the needed 2.5, he had to withdraw his name from the ballot after recently deciding to run. Rob feels it is unfair for a student seeking office to have to have grades that are above average.

Rob may run for organizations chairman, where there are no grade requirements. "Council is starting to go in the right direction," Rob feels, "by not putting up with all the administration wants."

Warren Yamakoshi, junior class president, is a candidate for Student Council President.

Although a proposed amendment to lower the grade point average does not affect him, he feels that, "The student grade situation doesn't relate that much to Student Council affairs." Warren can see that being a student council officer would take up study time, but he doesn't thkik it would seriously affect grades.

"It's a good idea to get rid of grade point requirements, be-

C-134Gets A Counselor Mr. Donald Eggleston, C-134's new counselor, was introduced to the complex during homeroom on January 26.

Eggleston studied at Greenville College in southern Illinois, and did his graduate work at Northern Illinois University.

He completed his student teaching at Litciifield H i g h School, and taught 6th grade in District 15, Palatine, for approximately 2^2 years.

Eggleston said he found Maine South to be a "very friendly school referring to both staff and students."

"It is a definite change from grade school," added Eggleston, "the dress code and schedule business are new." He admitted that he felt "very much Uke a freshman" though he "just hadn't had time to get lost."

cause they tend to segregate students on the basis of how smart they are," says Scott Kieser, a candidate for President. The one advantage he can see to a grade point requirement is that it might indicate the motivation of the student. .According to Ted Berg, SC

president, a proposal to lower grade requirements has never before been brought up in Council. The amendment must be passed in Council, by the administration, a n d by the students.

"It's a long process," Ted explained, "and it's too late now to affect the March 10 election."

Up and Coming: Girls' Choice Dance, Debate Meet, Field Trip Today was the culmination of Pep Club Sports Week with Coach Appreciation Day and Best Legs for Basketball.

Tomorrow's events include: The Girls' Choice Dance.

Contest speaker will compete in a district meet at Niles West.

On February 17 History Club will visit the Des Plaines Historical Society.

Biology Club has started their paper drive. Drop off papers and magazines, preferably bundled up, by the tennis courts.

There will be a container available.

The cheerleaders have finished their stationery sale. The sale, which ended Tuesday, was to collect money for the treasury. Prizes were awarded for the largest amounts sold.

Soloists in the Marlin swim show are Donna Griebal '73, Mary Jane Hanke '71, Linda Currier '72 and Marci De Biasi '71.

Boy's Club has scheduled their Care Drive for the last week in March.

On February 17, for 50 cents, interested students can hear a guest speaker on gourmet cooking and sec a demonstration.

This event will be sponsored by the Home-Ec Qub. WMTH's Focus on Friday

show has a new producer, Tom Edinger '72. Focus on Friday is a news show featuring interesting interviews with people who make the news. Tom plans to change the format of the show to give the listeners more of an opportunity to get involved in the show. He has suggested that if anyone would like to hear a particular person interviewed on Focus on Friday they should contact him at the radio station or leave a note with someone on the staff.

Southwords has formed a Press Council as a link between the school press and the student body, faculty and administration. The Council's purpose is to bring the readers' comments and suggestions to the attention of the newspaper staff.

"People never complain to us, they complain to each other," said Audrey Altstadt, editor-inchief. "Unless they bring their gripes to our attention, we can't do anything about them."

Anyone who wishes to submit a complaint may either put it in writing or appear before the Council. The Council will meet whenever the chairman, Mr. Kenneth Beatty, Southwords sponsor, receives complaints of news inaccuracies, biases or libel.

Libel is defined as "false and/or malicious representation which tends to hurt the reputation of a person, to expose him to haired, ridicule, or contempt, or abusive language; to injure him in his occupation or damage him financially." Truth, as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court and the new Illinois State Constitution, is always a defense for libel.

The purpose of the paper is to provide complete and accurate information. Said Mr. Beatty, "We know we make mistakes." However, tlie Council will act only as an advisory

Open Letter

Forum Chairman Reacts to Article Dear Editor: As chairman of the Maine South Faculty Forum, may I make some comments regarding the article headlined "South to Establish New Communication Triangle" which appeared in the January 29 issue of Southwords.

The article states, "When all representatives are elected, the committee will iron out details such as time of meetings, whether the committee will formulate policy or whether it will only make recommendations, how much authority will

be vested in the committee and how members of the committee will be re-elected."

I believe that it is erroneous to leave the impression that the committee members themselves will decide whether the "Triangle" will be a policy making body. When I first discussed the matter with Dr. Watson, he indicated to me tliat such a committee could only serve in an advisory capacity.

Furthermore, when the faculty members voted in an allstaff referendum, the majority of the teachers voting endorsed

the idea of an advisory committee. They did not vote on whether to permit a student participation in policy decisions.

Finally, the Southwords article states that tlie Triangle will consist of five teachers. The fact is that the Forum voted to include one additional faculty member. The four building representatives to the District 207 Teachers' Association will choose from among themselves one additional delegate to the Triangle.

Sincerely, Kenneth R. Faulhaber Faculty Forum Chairman

Council Idea Not Given Chance' The new administrative library proposal, just recently put into eliect, has met with vocal oppwsition among the students.

On the school week from Jan. 26 to 29, the library proposal was announced to the student body. The individual class presidents appeared before their respective classes on closed circuit television in homeroom.

On the morning of Jan. 26, Jeff Smith, freshman class president, explained the administration's library proposal to his class. In his speech, Jeff simply explained the terms of the pro-

posal. He did not comment on it or give his views as to its effectiveness.

The next day John Simms, the vice-president of the sophomore class, appeared on the close-circuit screen to explain the proposed system. John began his speech by saying that "my class in no way supports this proposal," and stated that he thought the administration should have given the students a chance to try out the system Student Council had suggested.

John said later that he came out against the program be-

cause "It failed to solve the basic problem of a frosh-soph lounge. I think the administration failed to work with Student Council in this matter. The reason I said so on TV was that I thought the kids had a right to know how their student government was being ignored."

Warren Yamakoshi, the junior class president, spoke to his class during homeroom the next day. Warren first explained every aspect of the proposal.

He then went on to say that such a proposal was "a step in the wTong direction for Maine

Sefiincf-ffie-Scenes Work Emphasized in J.B. Staging "Most members of an audience never realize that half of the people involved in a dramatic production are sitting backstage behind scenery or curtains," said Bill Sensenbrenner, publicity head for J.B. The production staff of J.B. has been preparing for this arena play for about a month.

One of the first jobs was to mark off an area that resembled the actual set. so that the cast could rehearse and judge distances. Marilyn Woytowicz, assistant student director, taped the floor of the auditorium lobby for this purpose.

The lighting crew constructed a "false grid." This is a check-

board, and will not punish unless a serious breach of ethics is committed.

For verification of the accuracy of names, dates, quotes and other factual information, the Southwords staff will return finished stories to their sources whenever possible. However, Southwords reserves the right to present any information it deems necessary "without interference from anyone. That, after all, is what freedom of the press is all about," said the editor.

The Press Council will also be an educational device for the staff and the public. The staff will benefit from learning its mistakes and from discovering what students want to read.

The public will benefit by finding out what goes into producing a newspaper and whether the complaints they make are valid.

"Some of the complaints I've heard about make sense," said Audrey. "Unfortunately, everybody is better at criticizing than at offering alternatives.

The Press Council should help us find the alternatives."

Southwords hopes the Press Council will be a successful means to improve the paper.

Said Mr. Beatty, "I hope the kids care enough about the accuracy of information in their paper to speak up whenever it fails."

erboard pattern of 14 long pipes that hoW up the 88 lighting instruments above the stage.

Each area where a scene takes place on stage has to bo lighted from four different angles since the audience will be sitting inthe-round. Every area has to have a different color to reflect the mood of the scene.

Sound crew rented sound effects from the orgiinal Broadway play of J.B. There is a variety of music at the beginning and end of the show. In addition to the rented sound effects, the crew recorded drum beats, a door bell, and a siren.

The set for J.B. was built by a construction crew. Three main

levels were built; the bottom two make up a circus ring, and the top level, called a crow's nest, was built eight feet above the other two levels. In addition to the main sot, the crew built stands for the audience ot sit on. .Altogether, these stands will seat about 285 people.

Properties crew has a few unusual items to gather. J.B.'s family needs to have a turkey dinner for one of the scenes so prop crev; has to buy two big turkeys and cook one for each weekend of pei-formances.

Also, the Satan and Go characters in the play needed masks. Dick Stinson 72, prop head, made both of tliose. There

are two characters in J.B. named the 1st and 2nd maids, and they carry on the turkey dinner and silverware. All other scene changes where furniture has to be moved on or off stage is handled by prop crew.

The director, Mr. Hal Chastain, as well as the technical director. Miss Susan Brinkman, have worked with the cast and crews to coordinate their efforts in the production of J.B. The final outcome of everyone's efforts may be seen on the performance nights of February 18, 19. 20, 25. 26 and 27 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale during all lunch periods. Admisoion is $1 or $1.50.

South." Warren suggested that the Student Council proposal be used on a trial basis, just as Ted Berg, SC president, had first suggested when he submitted the proposal.

Warren came out against the proposal because "the administration didn't even give Ted's idea a chance to work." Warren had also served on the library committee which was to decide the new setup in the library.

He said that "the students on that committee had very little to say. Almost every idea we contributed was completely ignored."

On Friday, Jan. 29, senior president Bob Greising spoke before his class. Like Simms and Yamakoshi. Bob told his classmates that the proposal had been created solely by the administration. He emphasized the fact that the Student Council proposal was not being given a trial period in which to prove its effectiveness. The administrative library proposal has been put into effect in the last two weeks.

When asked about the new system, one student said, "there are probably only a handful of students in the entire building who wouldn't rather see the Council proposal than this."

Another girl said "This setup is definitely without the backing Of the kids."

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February 12, 1971

SOUTHWORDS

Board Members Not 'Grumpy Businessmen' The Board of Education?

"Well, I feel that since the school board consists of twentyseven able men and women, they should work together more closely with the students and faculty. I'm just bulling because I've never heard of it," confided David Marshall '71,

labeling himself a "local big mouth."

Other students, questioned about the District 207 Board of Education, revealed a similar lack of knowledge regarding our School Board's purpose, membership, and activities.

The policy-making organiza-

Afterwords

Student Voters: Listen to SC Candidate Goals, Ideas Are you sick of hearing idle "campaign promises"?

Disgusted because once somebody gets elected you never again hear of his campaign plans? Adults make these claims frequently and they have been valid at Maine South during certain times in the past four years.

There is something the student body can do to safeguard itself from candidates whose February plans have evaporated by the following September. Our method, like others, is not foolproof, but it will certainly eliminate haphazard choices on the basis of whose promises are best.

One major mistake voters make is thinking that a good idea makes a good candidate. An idea for a plan may be beneficial, but the plan may be impossible to carry out.

SC's trying to do certain things may be prohibited by money or space limitations or administrative disfavor.

When imagining a goal, a candidate may not even have a plan — he knows what he wants, but not how to get it. Therefore, when listening to a candidates plans, ask yourself whether 1. he makes his intended methods clear and 2. he has reasonable chances for success.

Another major mistake is one which pervades not only politics, but all other areas of "selling" as well — the presentation of the product. A well-run campaign can win an election even if the candidate is not the best for the job. Students must examine the campaigns to see whether any validity can be found beneath the rhetoric.

Other tilings to look for when voting are the candidates general background and his particular qualifications for the office he is running for. The team's best football player for example, may not make a good SC president.

Go to "Meet Your Candidate" sessions — see how each candidate performs when asked questions. Does he come out with a seemingly well-thought out answer or is he just trying to pacify tiie questioner with a quick reply?

Does he really know how he intends to make his plans work, or he is groping in the dark? Are his goals and methods realistic for this school in the near future?

When you have looked at all these things, you have a better idea of whom you are voting for and why. If student voters are to become responsible adult voters, they must practice the techniques of candidate investigation now.

tion of any school system is the Board of Education, Ours consists of seven members elected for three years and serving without pay.

Roy 0. Makela, Niles, is currently president of the Board; other members are Wesley HartzeU of Niles, E. Hoy McConnell and William P. Wuehrmann of Park Ridge, the Reverend David L. Graham, pastor of the Good Shepherd Community Church in the unincorporated area between Des Plaines and Niles, and Michael Bartos and John L. Means of Des Plaines.

Though the School Board meets once a month, usually the third Monday at 8 p.m. in the Maine East cafeteria, there are eight committees of the Board which also hold meetings.

According to a publication of the District, "The public is invited to attend any and all sessions of the Board. Meetings of the Board are conducted for the purpose of carrying on the business of the schools, and, therefore, are not public meetings, but meetings held in public."

Meetings are closed to the public only during executive sessions, the purpose of which, according to the same District 207 publication, "is to discuss personnel problems affecting individuals that should be confidential by their very nature, or the purchase and sale of land."

At the board meeting Jan. 18, business included approval of a new student expression policy for all Maine High School students, the presentation of "irregularities" in the district's class ranking procedure by a parent, the board's approval of new regulations regarding the use of school facilities, and a progress report on work now being completed at Maine North.

When three board members interviewed by telephone were asked why they had wished to serve on the District 207 Board of Education, they mentioned "professional background as a service to the community," "concern for education," and "responsibility to the com-

Lady Teachers Take to Pants "Teachers, (at least the ones I've seen), look great in pantsuits, they should be allowed to wear them. I don't think they're any more distracting than the teachers themselves," professed Dave Marshall '71 in regard to the issue of women teachers wearing pants to school.

Most students agree w i t h Dave. It is generally felt that

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if Students can wear them why can't teachers? Neil Anderson '72 said, "I think it's good. It's comfortable. Teachers have the right to be comfortable too."

Mr. r.obert Schmidt disagreed with this. "Slacks on a teacher have no place in a learning situation. This is due to tradition and image. They seem to be trying to identify too much with the students. It is an immature reason to say that 'if the students can wear them why can't the teachers?' " Most of the women teachers who wear them find they are comfortable and especially practical in cold weather. However, there is a standard of acceptability to be set on which slacks are appropriate.

Said Miss Yates, "I really think if a teacher is going to wear pants it should be a pantsuit and not something they just put together. These types of outfits don't look right or appropriate." The general attitude was that if the pants were well fitted and attractive there should be no qualm about them. Slacks and blouses were cited as to be more for sport.

Mr. Otto Kohler, social science department chairman. comments on the look itself. "In regard to women wearing pantsuits to school I think some of them look pretty sharp. I'm always reminded, however, of

that Ogden Nash verse which goes, 'Yes, deck your lower limbs in pants They are your limbs my sweeting.

You look divine as you advance — Have you seen yourself retreating?'

He added, "Most of our faculty members have pretty good taste though."

Although Steve Monz '71 felt.

"Unfortunately, slacks give some teachers an overcasual look and often that of a large bag of potatoes." Mr. Hal Chastain, drama department chairman, said, "I haven't noticed any drastic change in appearance. I don't think that a pantsuit makes a woman look any less feminine than she did before.

"I think, however, there is a level of appropriateness. I don't think you wear a gold lame suit to a picnic."

Some students actually found pants on women teachers to be an improvement. Dave Inge '71 states, "I think that as fashion trends go, wearing pants in school is probably one of the most innocent and harmless things that one should wear.

It's not like a micro-mini skirt or a see-through blouse. I think it's much more becoming than a lady walking around dressed in a handkerchief."

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munity."

All three w'ere reluctant to give any disadvantages of serving on the board. Mr. Makela, the president, said, "Oh, I don't know that there are any disadvantages except that it takes a lot of personal time. But I think we have to do it as a matter of feeling we are doing something for the community, that we have a purpose in living. You get a feeling of personal satisfaction."

Though Mr. Means commented, "The main objection— if there is a disadvantage—is the time consummcd," he stressed the advantages of serving on the Board, "I think the real advantage is that you meet and associate with fine people, not only the board members, but the administration and parents that you have the opportunity to meet and work with. I find it very enUghtening and stimulating, I'll say that."

The Reverend Graham, refusing to accept even time consumed as a disadvantage, claimed, "It's not a paid position by any means, but I do it eagerly for the self-satisfaction of working with students, the administration, and the community to keep up the quality of Maine schools. I find it rewarding."

When these same board members were asked what action the Board had taken within the last few years that direcUy affected the students, they mentioned modification of the dress code, the new student expression policy, new courses within the curriculum and the opening of Maine North.

The Reverend Graham, who recently spent several days at what he called "rap sessions" at Maine East, said, "High school students see board members as the grumpy businessmen who sit behinti tables at the Maine East cafeteria and make decisions that are totally unresponsive to the wishes and desires of the kids. This is not so. It may seem that way, per-

haps because there's not been a great rapport between board members and students...as far as knowing the board members as personalities, the kids don't."

The topic of "open campus" brought mixed reactions from these three board members. Mr. Makela said, "Well, if the students can handle it, fine. I think perhaps there has to be responsibility shown on the part of the students. It's unfortunate that we have grades 9-12 in one setting where the seniors would handle it properly and very well, and possibly the juniors.

I'm not so sure about the freshmen and sophomores." He agreed that it is "something that is coming," but stated that it requires careful attention and responsible participation.

Mr. Means, mentioning state code limitations, expressed himself not in favor of "open campus" at the present time, "I'm not so sure that an open campus in this type of community is the right place and the right thing because of the problems of transportation, etc. There are many facets of this that will take some investigation and a lot of work...It's more important that students get more exposure to classrooms and to school than less exposure is my own personal opinion."

Though not wishing to express himself for or against "open campus," because of lack of detailed knowledge regarding it, the Reverend Graham did express an approval of discussion areas, comparing them to college "rap sessions." He also remarked that while board members do want to understand students and their wishes, while they are willing to grow with the students, they would also appreciate a reciprocal effort at imderstanding.

Mr. Makela, the Board president, issued students an invitation to attend the District 207 Board of Education meetings.

'M SO GLAD THIS DANCE C-AueVi They OPpOJ^TUNiTy TO F I N D E<M:tt OTh{E^.

Student Muses on Good Old Days

By Betsy Rossen, '72 Remember when a page of math a week was an unbearable load of homework?

Remember when hippie meant that she really shouldn't have worn stretch pants?

Remember when an increase m allowance meant you got a shiny quarter instead of 20 cents?

Remember when two peanuts in one handful of cracker jack made your day?

Remember when Geraldine sang "Be Kind to Your Parents", and ,vou sang right along?

Remember when Mr. Rabbit always got the carrots from Captain Kangaroo?

Remember when you had to bring a box of Kleenex to share with the class?

Remember when you simply had to get home to see Clutch

Cargo, Spinner, And Paddlefoot?

Remember when your little brother yelled "Hi there!" to you at your room's play? * Remember when you had an hour and fifteen minutes for lunch?

Remember when you decorated ' a shoe box with red crepe paper and doilies for valentines?

Remember when you finally got the nerve to ride your bike without training wheels?

Remember when you used to watch Woody Woodpecker's newsreels?

Remember when you had to stay in for recess on rainy days and played "Seven-up"?

Remember when you wondered • how the Tooth Fairy always knew when to come?

Remember when your mom finally said you could cross the street alone?

February 12, 1971

SOUTHWORDS

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Former M.S. Graduate Gets Artistic Success Success has struck a Maine South graduate. Edie Magnun, class of '67, and a fine arts graduate of Southwest Missouri College, '71, recently won second place in the International Festival of Handweavers at Las Vegas.

She also placed second for non-loom work at the Weavers'

Conference in Kansas City. Her knotted, wrapped and woven rope sculpture greatly impressed the judges. A weaving magazine. Threads in Action> cited her work in its issue, with special emphasis on a Maori knot that Edie has adapted to her sculptures.

Bent upon a career in art

since her high school days, Edie also worked backstage, and was a member of Sigma Omicron Omicron, Maine South's Home Ec club.

During her senior year, she experienced none of the usual tndecisiveness about college.

The Magnuns had visited Southwest Missouri on vacation, and

Cast of 'Spoon RWer' Prepares Play For District Presentation Saturday This year's contest play is Spoon River Anthology. Written

by Edar Lee Masters, the anthology gives voices to the small town dead and living as "characters locked by fate."

The play takes place in the graveyard of the small town Spoon River. The cast portrays deceased residents of Spoon River. Humor and sadness are combined in an effort to give an idea of what the person was

like in life.

Spoon River will be presented in a district contest on February 13 at Niles West. The top three district plays wiU be chosen for sectionals. The top two plays at sectionals will be presented in the state contest.

Maine South has entered competition four times and has gone

Lady Teachers

show Given

First Dance

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Do pants detract from the educational process in the classrooms? John DiMenna '73 doesn't think so. "It's more distracting to see a teacher with knobby knees wearing a skirt."

Bill Liberio '73 agrees that pants are better attire for women teachers. "I think wearing pants is an improvement. My history teacher would look better in jeans. They have a more casual look."

Most who were against women teachers wearing slacks felt they were unprofessional attire.

"I don't wear them. I don't fepl it's very dignified. I think they're too casual. It destroys the image of what a teacher should be. I think students respect them more when they don't wear slacks. Teachers have a definite image," said Miss Joyce Sorenson, social science teacher.

Mr. Edwin Bleeden, math teacher, agrees. "I like pantsuits for women in the right places, but they are not appropriate for school. They make a woman look like she's going to a basketball game or some other thing of that nature. They certainly don't look professional."

Orchesis will present their first modem dance show on Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7, according to Wanda Gayner '72, student director of the show.

The theme of the show is A Different Drummer. According to Wanda, A Different Drummer will help Maine South students to become better acquainted with modern dance.

Each act in the show is headed by one girl who not only does the choreography, but also selects her own theme, music and costumes. Some of the acts are performed to music, others to poetry and even to the music of basic intruments played by the dancers themselves.

"Special effects and lighting," Wanda said, "are used to create an unusual atmosphere and mood for each dance. " Black light, strobe light and color are some of the techniques which will be used. Tickets for the 8 p.m. performance Saturday and the 2:30 performance on Sunday will cost $1.25. They will be available from any Orchesis member after Feb. 19 and on March 1 the tickets will go on sale during all lunch periods.

downstate three times with Inherit the Wind in 1967; Miracle Worker, 1968 and Under Milkwood last year. Under Milkwood placed third in state, South's highest achievement.

Mr. Don Martello, director, hopes to present Spoon River at South for the public.

Cast members are Sam Andreakos '72, Cathy Cox '71, Bill Dickens '72, Margie Gibson '72, Michael Goerss '72, Karen Hauber '73, Nancy Mellon '72, Kathi Platz '71 and Dick Stinson '72.

Each person will portray several different people in the play.

The crew includes Neil Anderson '72, Mary Dickson '72, Erin Fahden '73, Joyce Ganser '71, Greg Hoag '71, Lynda Pomorski '72, Bill Sensenbrenner '72 and John Simms '73.

A group of students suggested Spoon River Anthology as the contest play. Anastasia was also considered.

the art department with its emphasis on weaving had impressed Edie enough to make it her choice.

After graduating in three and a half years with 27 hours in handweaving and 18 hours in art history, membership in Delta Phi Delta, an honorary art society, and having served as Cultural Arts Chairman on Southwest Missouri's College Union Board, Edie is now fulfilling the requirements for a Master of Fine Arts degree at Kansas University.

Field Museum Seeks Students For Summer Lecture Series "We're looking for students interested in anthropology and archaeology," said Mr. Otto Kohler, chairman of the social science department, in speaking of the Field Museum's summer fellowship which South students may participate in.

"The Field Museum is offering the fellowship," said Mr. Kohler, "to high-ability high school juniors to enable them to participate in work otherwise unavailable to them."

The six-week summer program is supported by the National Science Foundation. Tuition is free.

Under the program, students

came to Terry Rempert and Ed Novak. Don Clem, Todd Breshnahan. Ed Priest and Ken Taylor won all three of their bouts.

The A-strip recently fenced in the New Trier West Invitational.

Out of thirteen teams including New Trier East and West, Niles East and West, Marshall, Notre Dame and some downstate teams, the varsity took a first place trophy and the frosh-soph team took a second. The top three varsity fencers feel they have a great chance to beat the Don top three today.

The frosh-soph team also lost only to Notre Dame and will have to look to their B-strip for support on Friday.

In a recent Circle Campus Invitational of the Amateur Fencers League of America, Dave Littell, Bob Young and Phil Frystake entered. This was a special tournament with no affiliation to the school. Littell finished first with Young coming in sixth. Since they competed in a men's division, the competition was rougher than in regular meets. Both Littell and Young beat the Big Ten Fencing Champ.

will have an opportunity to listen to lectures by outstanding archaeologists and anthropologists from, the University of Illinois, the University of Chicago, Rutgers and Northwestern, as well as members of the Field Museum staff.

In addition to lectures, there will be seminar discussions, workshops, studies of the museum collection and field studies involving the archaeology of the American Indian.

Interested students should contact Mr. Patton Feichter in C-115 or the social science department office in A-217. Deadline for applications is March 15.

G-Men Hopes on Line Tonight Tonight will be the crucial meet of the conference season for Coach John Riecitelll and the varsity gymnastics team.

All three levels, varsity, sophomore, and freshman, will be traveling to Glenbrook South to face the Titans at 6:30 for their last dual meet.

The Titans are currently the leading contender for the conference crown. However, besides Glenbrook South there are also Niles North and Niles West making up a three way tie for first in conference action. This

resulted from one loss for each team from one of the other schools. Glenbrook South got its loss from Niles West, Niles West its loss from Niles North, Niles North's single loss from Glenbrook South. Maine South's losses go to Niles North and Niles West.

Tonight's meet quite clearly decides the future for the Hawks, since a loss would eliminate all Hawk chances lor the conference crown which will be decided two weeks from now in the conference meet. How-

ever, at tonight's meet the Hawks can very well overcome the Titans mainly because the team has shown a sudden marked improvement.

At last Friday's dual meet with Niles North the Hawks reached their peak for the season. Cocah Riccitelli believes this was a recent development.

He explained, "In the past meets this season, the whole team has been working the same. At first only the prime gymnasts lead the team. Lately, half the team has scored well, while the other kept the points down. But in this meet they all worked to their best."

Through the outstanding routines by the team, the varsity gymnasts totaled 121.93 which is a 16-point leap from their average scoring this past season. The Hawks finally reached their potential at the meet although later than last year.

However, despite the Hawks' marked improvement they were narrowly defeated by the Niles North Vikings who had a 124.92 point total.

Fencing Team Extends Win Streak; Hawks Face Notre Dame Tonight The Maine South Fencing Team extended its winning streak to three last Friday as they trounced New Trier East, 13 - 5. Bob Young and Dave Littell both won all three of their bouts. John Duncan, Mike Rusin and Larry Bobbins each won two of their bouts while Phil Frystak added one more win to make the final score 13-5. The Hawk line-up has changed slightly due to the quitting of Jim Sullivan. Now, Dave Littell, Bob Young and Phil Frystak fence on A-Strip, and John Duncan, Larry Robbins and Mike Rusin on BStrip.

Tonight the Hawks take on the Notre Dame Dons in an away contest. The foilers consider this the most important meet of the year since South's only loss this year has come at the hands of the Dons. They hope to avenge tliis error and have been working hard on Fleche drills and have been plotting new strategy.

The frosh-soph fencmg team has also extended its number of consecutive wins to three.

The frosh-soph foilers beat New Trier East 16-2. The only losses

Now a teaching assistant, Edie hopes to become more involved in weaving and textile design as a possible career.

Painting, sculpture, and other art media she has talent for are at the moment, secondary to her knotting and threading of three dimensional objects.

All her hard work has paid off. Supported by scholarships for fine work all through college, she is now mentioned in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, and foresees a future in the field of art.

Sophomore John Kersting executes a back flip on the trampoline for the varsity Hawk gymnasts.

The Hawks need to continue their improved performances for the district meet on February 26 and 27, and the state competition on March 12 and 13.

Grapplers Await District Meet The Maine South Varsity Matmen have completed their 8 regular Central Suburban League season and will enter the District meet tomorrow at Hersey.

The Hawks rounded out their conference schedule against Glenbrook South last Saturday, losing 23-15. Two weeks ago, Glenbrook North downed South, 36-7. This gives the grapplers a conference record of 3-4 and an overall meet record of 5-6.

Senior Matman Larry Burton completed an undefeated season and thus became the conference champ in his weight class.

The team was hurt all season

by the lack of participation by former wrestlers. Coach Tom Ziemek has consistently praised his remaining team members for their effort and hard work.

In the upcoming District meet, Ziemek hopes to have some of his men placing high.

These include Randy Ruck, Larry Burton, and Tom Magas.

In the meet against Glenbrook South last week, sophomore Bob Olker led off with a win, 1-0.

Keith Nelson was upset, and Bob Felix was pinned.

Chuck DiFranco was also d o w n e d , but Scott Miller trounced his foe. Mark Miller lost, and Tom Magas was felled by his opponent.

Larry Burton anihilated his victim, while Terry Reeder was shut out. Tony Rodham edged out a victory, but John Swider lost. Heavyweight Randy Ruck won 7-2, concluding the meet.

This year's Freshman wrestling squad walked away with the conference championship with an undefeated 9-0 conference record. The team carries an overall season's record of 13-1, Cocah Alan Kolar termed his squad "the best in my five years at Maine South." This squad is the hope of the future for Coach Ziemeks varsity team. It is probable that a few of this years freshmen will see much varsity action next year.

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February 12, 1971

Hawks Fumble Conference Cage Lead After two weeks of reigning on top of the Central Suburban League, the Maine South varsity cage team enters tonight's Niles West battle back in second place. The Hawks are looking past the next three games where they hope to pull off another win from Maine West and close the season with a tie for the conference crown.

The Deerfield Warriors are currently tied with the Hawks by virtue of their win over South last Saturday, and Maine West ij back in the lead with only one loss.

In the action before the final dual between the two Maine Township teams, the Hawks see the Niles West Indians, the New Trier West Cowboys and the Glenbrook North Spartans.

The Indians invade Hawk territory tonight. They are a tall team that relied mostly on their center for an offensive threat in the first round battle with the Hawks. Maine South won that one 83-54 after being tied 33-33 at the half.

Next Friday night the Hawks travel to New Trier West. The Hawks again boast of a conclusive first round win 71-54 in which South was in control of the game for its entirity. Coach Brady still sees the Cowboys as a team with the potential to end the Hawks hopes.

On the following Saturday the Hawks will host Glenbrook North. The Spartans have been rated by few as a contending team, but in the first round the Hawks had to rally in the closing seconds to send the

game into overtime before South won. The Spartans treated the Hawks to the season's high game in both scoring and fouling. The Hawks will seek to improve on the rebounding as they earlier did give the Spartans the edge.

If the Hawks can survive these next three games, then the showdown will be set for the final conference game at Maine West. A win there would tie the Hawks with the winner of the upcoming Deerfield-Maine West providing no other team defeats either of the tw^o in the meantime.

The Deerfield Warriors suddenly rushed back into the CSL basketball picture last week when the Maine South Hawks fell out of first place with an 80-76 loss to the Warriors. The game started off against Maine South when the Warriors picked up four points on five technical shots resulting from a mixup with the Hawk jersey numbers.

Deerfield then took the ball out and forward RUey was fouled scoring. He sunk the free throw giving the Warriors a 7-0 lead before Maine South first touched the ball. The Hawks soon battled back to a tie with three minutes left in the half. The Hawks then took their only lead which ended soon as the half ended a 33-33 tie.

The Warriors came back in the second half to make use of their towering height advantage as they slowly built up a lead.

Sean Savage, the Warrior center, and Warrior forward Riley couldn't be stopped by the team that had before stopped many

Soph-JV Cagers Remain Unbeaten This weekend marks the final home basketball game for all lower level teams.

In last week's games the sophomores added to their undefeated record by beating the Deerfield Warriors. The first quarter ended 27-9, the Warriors were unable to get into double figures in the scoring until the second half at which time the Hawks were still ahead 4527. The rest of the game was pretty much the same. The Hawks lead all the way ending the game with an 84-68 victory over the Warriors. High scorer for that game was Tom Tuman with 22 points.

In other action last weekend the Hawks beat the Vikings of Niles North 72-54. Bob Westman

was high scorer with 18.

The Glenbrook South game started out much like the Deerfield game as far as scoring.

The game ended with a 71-39 victory for the Hawks and Bill Harbeck leading the team in scoring.

The final home game of this season will be played this Faturday against Niles West. Other action this weekend sees the sophomores against sister school Maine North at North.

The sophomores have five more games this season.

The freshmen and JV teams have four more games in this season. Like the sophomores their final home game will be played this Saturday at home against Niles West.

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Gymnastics Crown Hopes Hinge on Glenbrook Win Tonight the Hawk gymnasts are engaged in the most crucial meet of their 1971 season. In their last dual meet of the season the second place Hawks are seeded against Glenbrook South, a part of the three way tie for first place in the Central Suburban League.

The Titans are currently ranked seventh in state while the Hawks are given a ranking of twentieth. A Hawk win would be an upset, but the Titans realize it is a distinct possibihtv due to the Hawks recent surge in scoring from 105 to 121.

If Maine South wins tonight, they will be tied for second with the Titans with both of the Niles teams in first place with one loss each. For the Hawks to gain as much as a tie for the conference title they would have to follow a Glenbrook South win with a first place finish in the conference meet.

The Hawks view the conference meet victory as well within their grasps. Unlike a dual meet, the conference meet is scored by places instead of by point totals. Maine South has been able to come out stronger in this type of scoring as they have already beaten Niles West in an invitational which scores similar. Defending conference champion Steve Olson and Bud Tagge who is the leading contender for the high bar title along with the team depth which has suddenly picked up give the Hawks a lot to look forward to if they can win tonight.

taller teams, including Deerfield. Jerry Jones led the team with 23 points while Bonk followed closely with 22.

The Hawks began to lose the game the night before. Against Niles North the South cagers walked off with a rather convincing 75-61 win, but the consequences were severe. Early in the second quarter Hawk guard Roger Sauter jumped up for a layup and was knocked to the court by Glen Sehirmer of Niles. He came up with a sprained wrist and left the game, but wasn't greatly missed that night. Bonk scored 21, and Jones and Russ Hylen followed

with 13.

The loss of Sauter took its toll the following night at Deerfield where Coach Brady attributes the loss of Sauter as one of the main reasons for the Hawks' defeat. Sauter had been given much credit for Hawk success against taller teams during the first round.

Previous to the Niles North win, the Hawks revenged their only first round loss with a win over Glenbrook South 55-45.

Bonk and Tim Semrau were the only Hawks in double figures for the low scoring affair wdth 14 and 10 points respectively.

Trackmen Defeat Three, Head for Panther Relays With three wins and no losses behind them the Maine South varsity trackmen are off and running in their defense of the 1970 conference title.

The Hawks have defeated two conference foes, Niles West and Glenbrook South, and will meet a third next Tuesday on the home track in the person of Glenbrook North.

Next Saturday the Hawks will enter the Panther Relays at Proviso West which annually features some early season views of some of the best teams in the state.

At the Panther Relays Maine South will unleash many of the powers that have sent it dominating over three opponents.

With Jim Staunton and Bill Green both heaving the shot put near 50 feet, Paul Johnson sailing over 12'6" in the pole vault, Rob Lossman leaping six feet in the high jump, and Ted Berg winging far over 20 feet in the long jump the field Hawks pose a threat to any contender. Proviso West has added the 660 and the % mile to their list of events which should benefit the Hawks with their abundance of middle distance men, Kelly Murphy, Jay LaJone, Jim Edgecombe, Tom Starck and Pat McNamara who lead the Hawks in this center of strength. The 880 and mile relay teams also set the Hawks in winning hopes.

The Hawks started the season against conference foe Niles West and West Suburban League power Riverside-Brookfield. Riverside s h o w e d its strength in the distances as two miler Ostby won his event and returned to triumph in the mile.

For the first time Riverside also took the low hurdles, the 440 and the 880 relay through a Maine South disqualification.

South came through taking first and second in the 50 with Al Jahn and Dan Mojica and again in the 880 as Murphy led Edgecombe and LaJone to a first, second and third place.

A Hawk win in the mile relay left the Track events in a 51-51 tie between South and Riverside while Niles West had 28.

Many of the Hawk times were far off from expected performances due to what was termed as terrible heat and track conditions.

The deadlock was broken wide open with the field events as Berg, Staunton and Johnson all won their events with Lossman, Green and Rick Meyer taking seconds. The final score was Maine South 97, RiversideBrookfield 67 and Niles West 48.

In last Wednesday's dual with Glenbrook South the track times picked up as the Hawks pulled off a 9118 trouncing over the Titans. Four field house records were set during the meet.

Murphy set the first with a 2.00 first place in the 880 followed

immediately by LaJone and Edgecombe second and third.

Starck, McNamara, LaJone and Edgecombe lined up to set a 3.34.5 mile relay record. Ted Berg jumped 20'9" for the third record. The final record was set by Glenbrook's Beilfuss in a 6'1" high jump. Rob Lossman also bettered the old mark with a six foot second place showing. Bill Green won the shot put with Staimton right behind.

The Hawks came back in the mUe to sweep the places with Tom Wright, Bill Reilly and Bruce McGowan grabbing all three places. McNamara. Jahn and Mojica preceded the sweep with one of their own in the 50.

Starck and McNamara took the 440 after the 880 relay team survived disqualification to win.

Hawk guard Roger Sauter is sent toppling to the court after being fouled on a layup by Glen Sehirmer of Niles North. The game was still won by a wide m a r g i n , but Sauter's loss took its toll the next night against Deerfield.

(Photo by Maloney)

Tankmen Eye Conference, Freshmen Finish Second Maine South's mermen's dual meet season has come to a close as they stroke towards tonight's varsity and tomorrow's sophomore Conference Championships. After this weekend the varsity squad aims towards districts and the state meets. "This should be the toughest conference and district meets ever. I am confident that Maine South's swimmers will meet the challenge," states head Coach Harris.

The freshmen squad closed their swimming season last Saturday with second place in the Central Suburban League. AU 13 boys entered scored points to bring Maine South freshmen their highest point total in history, 201. They out stroked all but one of nine C.S.L. schools in a fine performance by conference champions in 4 of 11 events as David Dale (100 yd. individual medley & 50 yd. butterfly), Mike Pence (1 meter diving), and Brian Loughlin (50 yd. breaststroke) conquered all. Along with being a double champion, David Dale anchored the 2nd place freestyle relay with Matt Horbas, Mark Umbach and Peter Ephland to make him individual scoring leader of the meet.

Peter Ephland did his share on the relay along with taking 3rd and 4th places in the 50 and 100 yd. freestyle events.

The breaststrokers showed a lot of power as Mark Krause ended in the 4th stop to follow Brian's first. Mark Umbach and Matt Horbas placed in 50 freestyle and butterfly respectively with Tom Conklin in diving.

The varsity squad has had enough competition recently. In a hard fought battle South finished 2nd in the Morton West Invitational, only nine points behind winner Morton West. In that meet Maine was led by

juniors Ted Johnson and Mike Cesario who set meet records their 100-breast and diving specialities.

After Morton West Maine's mermen went home to win two of their last three conference dual meets. The loss was to conference leading New Trier West with a 42 to 53 showing.

Pussehl moved up again in the state rankings with 22.9 in the 50-free clocking to lead Maine's wave. Kozie, Johnson, and Cesario added their individual victories too. Niles West was next as the wave turned them back 75 M.S.-20 N.W. Another debt was still to be paid back, and that was to Maine West. The varsity mermen came home with this one, 53 to 42. Kozie, Johnson, McCullough and Pussehl started things with a win in the medley relay. Curran followed with his best in the I.M. and a second place finish. Pussehl again won the 50 free. Fullen and Cesario went 1 & 2 in diving the same as Kozie and Glass did in the lOO-free. McCuUough and Linke kept the edge with South in their butterfly and backstroke events respectively. Johnson went back into his state competition form just before the freestyle relay of Kozie, Curran. Glass and Pussehl once again crushed their school record over a second and just 00.4 from theii* state qualifying goal.

The sophomore team did not fare as well as they only defeated Niles West of the three.

They were hit hard due to the loss of Dale, Ephland and Pence to the freshmen ranks.

But the freshmen weren't at full strength either, Butterflyer Bob McCullough has been stroking up on varsity this year just as Ed Smyth is diving sophomore.