Mike Eberle Offers Workable Ideas SC presidential hopeful Mike Eberle wants this year's council election to be a campaign of the issues rather than of personalities. "In order for Student Council to accomplish anything, it has to be a campaign of the issues," he said. Mike described his presidential platform as "feasible and realistic." "Everything I have proposed will definitely be workable next year," he said. If elected, Mike would make sure that responsible and interested students are appointed as committee chairmen in Student Council. A lack of support was cited by Mike as being the main reason for few concerts being held at South this year. As president, Mike would appoint a concert chairman. According to Mike, speaker assemblies are a "valuable tool" for letting the students know what is going on outside of school. Mike would not only like to have more speaker assemblies, but would also like to see them better prepared and organized by the chairman. Although ecology is not a topic heavily stressed in Mike's platform, he feels that it should not be overlooked. He would like to see Council make anotiier effort to re-cycle paper.
"With the money collected from the drive. Student Council could help finance the afterburners," Mike explained. Another area of Mike's platform concerns the reconstruction of Student Council. Under the present bicameral system, the Upper House is composed of 10 complex leaders and the lower house is made up of 40 representatives. In order for a bill to pass, it must be approved by both houses. Mike wants to eliminate the "obstructionist Upper House" as an independent voting body. "Some complex leaders don't do anything, and it seems wrong for them to have such a F>owerful vote," he said. However, Mike did not blame Council's ineffectiveness on its structure. Mike feels that it is
the people in Council who are causing the problems. "Lack of responsibility and interest on the part of the representatives are hindering Council's progress," Mike said. In order to remedy this problem, Mike has proposed standardized reports to increase student awareness. Under his proposal, complex leaders would give reports over the PA system, and the representatives would conduct polls and answer questions. Mike would also like to see voting charts placed in each homeroom to inform the student body of how their representatives have voted. Mike also supports the idea of holding Student Council meetings before school. "This would eliminate the number of students who just run for a status
symbol, thus leaving room for the more interested student in Council," Mike explained. Although Mike does not foresee a "total open campus" for South, he advocates a "modified" open campus. The elimination of compulsory study halls, the introduction of films and forums during free periods and the implementation of an open hall system are major points under Mike's open campus proposal. He described all three as being "highly advantageous" to the student. According to Mike, SAC, the Student Advisory Committee, is an organization with tremendous potential. SAC, which provides a forum for the exchange of ideas between schools, has been in existence for 3 months. Mike is presently a member.
"SAC can give the administration concrete proof that Student Council's ideas are feasible. It can eliminate useless argument and form much better relationships with the administration," Milie said. Mike would like to see a representative chosen within CouncU and an imderclassman to serve as alternate on the committee. How is campaign life affecting Mike Eberle? "I'm afraid this whole campaign is going to give me an ulcer," Mike replied.
Vol. 8, No. 11
Maina Township High School South, Park Ridge, III. 60068
Mar. 3, 1972
Lannon: Public Relations Win Change Practicality versus idealism is the basis of Pete Lannon's campaign for Student Council president. He is concerned primarily with bettering community relations to furnish Student Council with commumty backing for student supported programs. Pete feels that Council must realize that they will not be able to attain success on important, controversial Issues without community support. Such issues include open cam-
pus, reformation of the disciplinary system and formation of a fair and practical appeals system. Council's Public Relations Committee will be expanded under Pete's public relations program. The Committee will make periodic news releases to the local newspapers. The releases will show what Student Council is trying to do and the results. The community will thus be made aware of what students are trying to do.
"People in this community are basically uninformed," s a i d Pete. Pete feels that the public should be made aware of the successful open campus programs at other schools such as Hersey and Niles. By knowing these facts the public will come to view the program desired by students more realistically and favorably, Pete believes. Pollution is another issue in Pete's campaign. Pete would hold as many concerts as per-
mitted by Student Council funds and administration approval. The proceeds from these concerts would go toward pollution controls for Maine South. Pete said that afterburners will have to be paid for over a period of years because of their high cost. He continued to say that the one absolute necessity for reform is the backing of the community. A basic, long-term program of improving community relations is his goal.
Rick Tinaglia Stresses Responsibility Rick U n a ^ a , candidate for Student Council p r e s i d e n t , stresses student responsibility in his platform. "After open campus meetings last year, many parents expressed the idea that high school students were not responsible enough for open campus," Rick pointed out. To pass his proposals of an outdoor smoking lounge, a student-monitoring system in the lounge and extended open cam-
pus, he intends to show, through working in the community, that students are responsible. By sponsoring a paper drive and supporting the purchase of afterburners, students can both aid the community and show they are responsible, according to Rick. He has suggested that money obtained from the paper drive could go to support the proposed student center of the Park Ridge Youth Coalition.
"Working through the community with these projects and with talking directly with the taxpayers is," he believes, "the only feasible method students can use to achieve community support." Schaumburg area high schools have had outdoor smoking sections. Rick explained that both smokers and non-smokers would benefit from such an area. Smokers could smoke without
SC Reconciles Campaign, Committee Activities student CouncU ruled on the status of campaign managers who are members of SC's Election Board Feb. 17. In the process, questions also arose about the limitations of the president's power. On Wednesday, Feb. 16, Steve Amador, Organizations Committee Chairman, introduced a motion to have Bill Baumgartner, C-122 complex leader, removed from his committee. Two days prenously, Student Council had passed a resolution, at BiU's own request, barring Bill from voting on the Election Board on issues involving presidential candidates. Bill would retain his vote on issues involving candidates for vice-president, secretar)' and treasurer. Bill initiated this action because he felt that some Student Council members might accuse him of bias since he is also a campaign manager.
After Steve Amador introduced his motion. Bill Dickens, Student Council president, decided it would be necessary to rescind approval of Bill's earlier motion. Rescinding Bill's motion would be necessary because adoption of Steve's motion would directly contradict Bill's motion, adopted on Monday. This action failed by one vote in the Upper House. Later, it was discovered that Bill did not submit a written copy of his motion to the secretary. Instead, Cheryl Anderson, acting secretary, wrote out the motion as it was being submitted to Student Council for its action. Any main motion introduced in Student Council must be submitted in writing to the secretary for purposes of clarity. However, Lynne LaJone, Student Council secretary, was
conducting the meeting in Bill Dickens' absence. Wednesday, Bill used this procedural technicality to nullify Baumgartner's motion. Since the motion was not submitted to the secretary in writing, Dickens decided it must be null and void. Bill feels that this procedure implies that motions not submitted in writing are null and void. However, Lynne disagreed with Bill's decision. She pointed out that the statement concerning main motions makes no provisions for a motion that is not submitted in writing to the secretary. Lynne concludes that Bill was overstepping his powers as president when he decided to nullify Baumgartner's motion. Despite Lynne's objection, no one challenged or appealed the decision of the chair in this matter.
The final motion deciding Bill Baumgartner and other campaign managers' status on the Election Board stated that all campaign managers be removed from the Board.
Election Assembly Wednesday, March 8
Voting Thursday, March 9
Results Friday, March 10
worrying about suspension and, other students at the same time, could have clean and uncrowded washrooms. Rick believes that a studentmonitored lounge with one faculty super\'isor would cut down the district cost of para-professionals. Although the administration has allowed students to start school in the morning or afternoon and to leave after their last class, Rick would still like to see open campus in effect at South. That a student attend class would be the only requirement He believes that open campus could be effective for all students, stating, "By the time a kid gets to high school, his basic study habits are established, and not much will drastically alter these habits." Within Council, he favors a one-house system and supports eliminating the upper house. Rick commented, "ITie complex leaders only start Council off at the beginning of the school year. Any junior or senior representative who has had some previous experience on Council could do this." In order to learn from the actions of other student councils. Rick believes that a council-to-council newsletter would be effective. Only those schools who wished to participate would do so. For further information on Rick's platform, students may contact either Rick or his campaign manager, Bruce Little '72.