Speech Group Presents Book To Library
Maine South To Offer Humanities Abroad in ' 6 6 Humanities Abroad, the social science course which features a 45-day tour of Europe, will be offered again to Maine South students next summer. The course to be taught during the summer of '66 will include preliminary classroom lectures on European culture, plus several added tour features, including visits to East and West Berlin, Stonehenge, and the cathedral at Canterbury. Eight European countries will be visited: England, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and France. Students and their chaperones will also visit those points of interest which were enjoyed by
Members of the "It's Academic" team recently presented the Maine South library 'with a copy of "Kennedy."
*SoufhcjorJs Vol. 2, No. 4
Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III.
November 12, 1956
From Finals to You
Spirit of # 66 To Trace Highlights of Lifetime The first organizational meeting for this year's V-show, The Spirit of '66, was held on Tuesday, November 9. The theme for the show will be the cycle of a man's life from birth until death. Suggestions for acts were distributed along with try-
Brother's Letter Causes Petitions
Grades Go Electronically Have you ever wondered what happens from the time you take that last quarter final until the time your homeroom teacher hands you that familiar white slip of paper? Each student has one IBM card, called a student grade card, for each of his subjects.
Stamp and Coin Auction Nov. 24 Stamp and Coin Club, sponsored by Mr. Donald Rakowsky, biology teacher, invites all interested students to attend an auction of stamps and coins on Wednesday, November 24, after school in Room A-313. Persons interested in selling their coins and stamps must submit them to the grading committee in Room A-313 one - week before the auction, in order to judge the entries on their condition and value. Mr. Rakowsky will serve as auctioneer. Recently elected officers of the club are Bill Ikler, '66, president; Ron Diener, '67, vicepresident; and Paul Miller, '69, secretary-treasurer.
Sigma Chi Adds New Members Sigma Chi Sigma, Maine South's honorary reading society is welcoming new members. Students may try out during any • of their free periods by going to the reading clinic, Room C-117, and taking the required test. The test consists of an examination on vocabulary, comprehension, and speed. After taking the test, the student will be informed by Miss Case, sponsor of Sigma Chi Sigma, if he has been accepted as a member. The club has planned several projects for the future. Plans have been made to tape a text. book, which would be used at the Hadley School for the Blind. The taping will be done by a committee of Sigma Chi Sigma . members. A cubcake sale has been planned for late in November, and candy bars will be sold by the club in February.
Because her brother had written her and asked for something to show that people care One card is sent to each teacher, tribution. One copy is sent to and know that the soldiers are on which he marks the grade the counselor for his own files, there, Cathy Daly, '66, has cirwith an IBM electrographic pen- and two copies go to the stu- culated nine petitions concerncil. By noon on Monday, No- dent's homeroom where one is ing the support of United States vember 8, teachers have marked issued to the student after the servicemen in Viet Nam. They have been circulating at the cards and returned them other is taken home, signed, and to the office. returned. The permanent rec- Maine South for the last week. file, the dean's office, and Each petition has anywhere . . . Sent to Maine East ord the student accounting office from 200 to 450 names. After the grade cards are in"People who have signed bespected to make sure each one each receive one copy. lieve in the effort the soldiers is filled out correctly, they are The student grade cards are sent to the Data Processing used for additional purposes af- are putting forth to prevent Center. Two other sets of cards ter the report cards are printed. Communism's spread, but don't —the master deck with infor- Individual class rosters by actually believe in the war," mation about the student, and a teachers, subject, and period are Cathy said. Cathy, sponsor of the petitions, set containing the parents' name printed each quarter containing and address of each student- a record of each student in the plans to send them to the First are sent to the center. class and his grade for that Calvary Division in care of her brother. A sorting machine combines course. Cathy says, "The boys over the subject grade cards, the The A and B honor roles, the there feel it's their own permaster cards, and the parents' failure list, and the list for in- sonal fight and are greatly agname and address cards for complete grades are also com- gravated by the draft card each student. The grades are piled with the aid of the grade burners and protesters. They then compiled and printed on cards. take these actions like insults the report card. Each semester the master aimed at them alone." . . . Make 6 Copies cards are used to position each The purpose of these petitions Six copies of the report card student according to his class is to boost morale. Cathy hopes are made and separated for dis- rank. she can help.
Stagers To Present 'Wizard' The Center Stagers will present The Wizard of Oz on November 26, 27, and 28. This drama group is sponsored by the Park Ridge Park District and is composed mainly of Maine South students. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, November 26 and 27. There will be two matinees on Saturday and Sunday, November 27 and 28, at 2 p.m. The Saturday matinee is sold out, and a few tickets remain for the Sunday performance. All performances will be held in the auditorium of Roosevelt School. Tickets are available from any member of Center Stagers, at the Globe Music Center, or at the door. The cost is $1 for adults and 75 cents for children. The lead of Dorothy is played by Peggy Bussert, '65, who had the female lead in Oklahoma. Dick Katschke, '67, plays the Scarecrow; Rich Fess, '66, the Tin Woodsman; and Jeff Kroon, '67, the Lion. All three cast members have had previous experience in Maine South productions.
Other roles in the play include Cathy Knell, '68, as the Wicked Witch of the West; Sue Nagel, '68, as the Good Witch of the East; Lee Brainerd, '68, as Auntie Em; and Ted Donahue, '67, as Uncle Henry. The Wizard of Oz will be played by Doug Olsen, '67. Other members of the group have been cast as monkeys,
last year's Humanities Abroad students. These include a Shakespearean play at Stratford, and famous centers of art in Italy and France. The total cost of the trip will be $1,265. This fee includes all group transportation by plane, train, and bus, sightseeing fees, hotel fees, tips, and three meals a day. All students and parents of students interested in the course should attend a meeting at Maine South in Room C-100 on Wednesday, December 1, at 7:30 p.m. The course will be discussed by Mr. Paul Healy, Maine East English teacher, who will teach the course and travel through Europe with the students.
guards, Munchkins, and trees. The dance numbers for these characters have been choreographed by Jan Goble, who is also choreographer for V-Show. Center Stagers are under the direction of Mrs. Ethel Libkin. The assistant is Diane Reporto, '66. Stage manager is John McCallum, '67, and Bob Opel, '66, is musical director.
out application sheets, which are available in PA-101, Mr. Chastain's office, must be submitted by November 24. Tryouts will begin on December 6 and will continue for two weeks. Any music needed for V-Show acts should be checked on the list outside Mr. McLean's office, PA-107. The music on this list is available in orchestration suitable for the stage band. Members of a group trying out for the show will be judged on an individual basis, as well as part of the group. Even though the whole group may not be accepted, individual members of the group may be chosen to participate in V-Show. Students who do not make the cast will be encouraged to apply for positions on production crews. Production dates are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, and Sunday afternoon, February 24-27. All students are encouraged to try out for the V-Show, the dance chorus, or any one of the production staffs.
Junior A Go-Go To Be Nov. 13 Junior a Go-Go, the Junior Class party, will be held this Saturday, November 13, in the spectator gym from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. School dress will be appropriate and admission will be free to all juniors. Students must present I.D. cards. The Fugitives, J. P. Sally, '67, Jim Johnson, '67, Jim Busse, '68, and Dave Switzer, '68, will provide discotheque dance music and colored lights will illuminate raised dance platforms, for dancing in the go-go style. Cokes will be sold by junior girls of the Business Club at the concession stand. Mr. Robert Craddock and Miss Ann Finneran, junior class sponsors commented, "We hope all the juniors will turn out for their class party, Junior a Go-Go, and make it a great success."
Staff Wants Creative Arts
The Good Witch of the West greets Dorothy in the Center Stager production of "The Wizard of Oz." Players in the foreground from left to right are: Ted Donahue, '67, Sue Nagel, '68, Peggy Bussert, '66, and Marty Bussert, '69.
Southwords would appreciate creative material, especially for the Christmas issue. Poems, essays, and short stories of under 500 words may be submitted. All articles must be signed, but names will be withheld on request. Material must be turned in to V-107 by Wednesday, December 8. Student comments would also be appreciated in the form of letters to the editor. These also must be signed.