Vol 02, Issue 06

4 0 0 Subscriptions Needed To Reach Insight' Sales Goal Insight, the creative writing magazine for 1965-66, finds itself short of its sales goal of 1200 subscriptions.

Diane Link, editor of the magazine, said today that only 800 copies had been sold by Thursday afternoon.

Seniors are leading with 225 subscriptions. Sophomores fol-

low with 200, Juniors with 175 and Freshmen with 125. Teachers and school personnel make up the balance of the sales.

Insight is being sold in the cafeteria today during lunch periods for 60 cents, and the magazine will come out in the spring.

Subscriptions may also be pur-

'Everybody' Joins V-Show

chased through members of the creative writing class.

"The staff needs to seU 1200 copies to print a book comparable to last year's 40 page issue. For every 50 sales short of 1200, the book has to be cut one page," said Diane.

All students are urged to submit material, short stories, poems, or art work, to be judged by the student editorial staff. Work should be submitted to Room V-107.

Diane said, "Insight will not only be interesting because it is chosen from the best of the student work submitted, but also because it will represent a cross section of the four classes and give everyone a chance to see what their friends can do."

Vol. 2, No. 6

" I Won't Grow U p " is the title of this skit performed by some senior girls. V-Show try-out results will be announced Tuesday, December 21.

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

Debaters Clash Here Dec. 18 Maine South will hold two debate tournaments simultaneously tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. These two tournaments will involve 318 students from 25 different high schools.

One of the tournaments will be for the Interstate Debate Union of which Maine is a charter member. The IDU is a league of 13 schools which participate in debate. The Maine

Boys Handle Christmas Mail

"Consider Yourself," the song and dance routine done by these freshman girls is on one of the 105 different acts of "Life Cycle," this year's V-Show.

Next Year South Offers New Photography Course Have you ever looked at a graphers are just a few examblank snapshot and muttered, ples.

"I wish I could take better picThe new course will be a contures"? If so, the new photogra- tribution to the school itself, phy course to be offered here training photographers for the next year will be of interest to newspaper, yearbook, and othyou. Not only will students learn er activities. to take better photos, but also to develop and print them.

The course will last one period a day and will carry onefourth credit per semester. It is open to any high school boy or girl owning a 35mm. camera. Registration approval will Key Club recently completed need the signature of Mr. Jos- its School of Instruction for new eph Stilp, art department chair- members. In a series of four man. meetings the prospective memPhotography has the world bers were informed about the and the universe as its prime organizations and activities of subject matter. Being one of Key Club. the most effective means of Mr. George Scharringhausen communication, it makes contri- Sr. and Mr. William Scharringbutions to every field of study. hausen spoke on the history In addition to encouraging in- and relationship of Kiwanis with terest in travel, nature, and the Key Club. history, photography is a hobby The new members also heard that will always be a source of from Hans Grabbe, the German enjoyment.

Exchange student and Robert The vocational opportunities Shannon from Australia. Greg for a photographer are endless. Knell, Key Club president, exAlmost every modern business pects this program to double uses photography in some way. the membership of the club.

Medical, scientific, illustrative, Greg also outlined some of architectural, and fashion photo- the projects the club has been

December 17,1965

The Boys' Club will hold its Christmas card post office in the auditorium lobby this year.

Students can send their Christmas cards through the post office before and after school.

The cards will be distributed to the homerooms each morning.

The cost for sending them will be three cents apiece or two cards for a nickel.

The student's name to whom the card is being sent should be placed in the center of the envelope, and the homeroom code number, which can be found in the Busy Signal, should be placed in the upper left corner. If the card is to be sent to East or West, this should be designated in the upper right corner.

New Key Club Members End Instruction Course working on this year. Over 148 pounds of soap were collected in Key Club's annual Soap Drive for the Dixon State Mental Home. The Key Club is working in conjunction with ninety other Illinois clubs in this drive. So far the state-wide drive has netted over 40,000 bars of soap for the home.

Through Slave Days, t h e paperback bookstore, and other fund raising projects, the club has raised $1,000 to complete the teachers' lounge and another $120 to purchase a hall clock for the school. Greg stated, "All of this wouldn't have been possible without the tremendous school support for our paperback bookstore."

South tournament will be the first of three such contests arranged so that each school in the league will meet each of the other league members.

The second will be an invitational tournament in which junior-varsity and novice debaters will participate.

Each of the debates lasts for one hour. The novice and junior-varsity debaters will use standard debate form consisting of a ten-minute constructive speech and a five-minute rebuttal by each of the four participants. The IDU tournament will differ slightly in that students will submit to cross-examination by their opponents.

At the end of the four rounds of debating, an awards assembly will be held for novice and junior-varsity debaters. The team with the highest number of speakers points in each division will be awarded a trophy.

Best speakers in each division will receive certificates. Winners in the IDU tournament will receive their awards at the end of the year.

All Maine South debaters will participate in one of the two tournaments, debating on the topic "Resolved: That the federal government should adopt a program of compulsory arbitration and labor management

SC Adopts Korean Boy Student Council is planning to 'adopt" a young Korean boy.

Working through the Compassion agency, SC will pay ten dollars per month for his support and will send to and receive letters from the boy. These letters will be published in Southwords so that the whole student body will be involved.

"Almost 300 dollars has been collected for the Food Basket Drive" stated Jill Conway, Public Relations chairman of Student Council. "The food will be sent to various agencies and also delivered to individual families.

More than enough students have signed up to help deliver the food baskets, and we think this shows their enthusiasm for the project."

disputes in the major industries."

"The students have worked hard to prepare a well-reasoned case supported by statistics, historical facts, and examples," said Mr. Gerard Rempel, debate coach.

Students and faculty members are invited to observe the debaters at either of the two tournaments.

'Mistletoe Mood' Set for Formal The Christmas Formal, "Mistletoe Mood," sponsored by Boys' Club, will be held on December 28, from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. in the spectator gym.

The price of the tickets will be $2 per couple and refreshments will be furnished by the Boys' Club. Girls should wear formals and boys should wear dark suits.

Jim Bestman and his orchestra will provide the music.

"They played last year, and we liked them a lot," said Dick Hood, Boys' Club president.

"We've done a lot of preparation, and we hope everyone will come," stated Dick Hood. He added that the club had made quite a few changes in their plans this year in order to improve the dance.

Committees Plan 'Serenade' Preparations are now underway for the Junior Class Prom, "Serenade in Jade," to be held May 14 in the spectator gym.

Prom committee chairmen have been chosen as follows: Martha Cowan and Nancy Tracy, co-chairmen; Sue Kott, bids; Judy Projahn, band and entertainment; Barb Walker, publicity; Sharon Strother and Manlynn Conners, refreshments; Diane Broman and Debi Hall, decorations; and Scott Kaufmann and Jeff Krausman, clean-up.

Juniors who wish to help on the committees and to support the junior candy-cookie sale ir January which will help pay for the prom, are urged to contact the chairmen.

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December 17, 1965

SOUTHWORDS

"So When He Sneezed, His Beard Fell Off" For those of you who still sneezed and his beard fell off." listen for the prancing and paw"I left out a glass of milk ing of Santa's reindeer upon for Santa and on Christmas your roofs, here are a few morning the glass was in the pieces of evidence to show you sink. I knew Santa didn't know where our kitchen was so I you're wrong.

"On Easter my mother told asked my daddy about it. He me that there was no Easter said he drank it accidentally bunny because I had seen them but then I realized there really hide the candy the night before. wasn't a Santa Claus."

"My parakeet told me."

If there wasn't a bunny I figured "One Christmas night I woke there couldn't be a Santa eithup to get a glass of water and er."

"In second grade a girl at saw my mom and dad trying to school told me there was no put some of my toys together."

"When I was six or seven I Easter bunny. I ran home cryhid behind the couch and saw ing at lunch and asked my mother. She said there was no my parents putting my presents under the tree."

Santa either."

"The Easter bunny told me."

"Santa's writing was mysteri"A few years ago when my ously the same as my mother's." mother told me the facts of "Daddy lit a fire in the fire- life she also told me that there place. The next morning it was still there and my presents were under the tree. Somehow it didn't add up."

"I found out there was no Santa in a library book I was reading. I went around the College and university repreneighborhood telling all the oth- sentatives visiting Maine South er kids. Their mothers got real between December 17 and Janmad, called up my mother, and uary 21 are: told her to spank me—and she December 17, Olivet College, did, too."

Olivet, Michigan, will be here 'When I was little my par- from 9 to 11 a.m. Elmhurst ents and grandparents told me College, Elmhurst, Illinois, at to leave out hot chocolate and 2 p.m. cookies for Santa. On ChristDecember 21, Loyola Universmas I saw them eating it and I ity, Chicago, will be here from told them to leave some for 2 to 4 p.m.

Santa. Two days later it dawned January 5, Westminster Colon me." lege, Fulton Missouri, will be "On Chris'mas Eve I was here at 9 a.m. coughing all night. I got up to January 10, University of Todrink some milk and honey and ledo, Toledo, Ohio, will be here saw my mother wrapping the at 1:30 p.m. presents for my sister, so I January 11, Dakota Westleyhelped her." an University, Mitchell, South "I got up on Santa's lap; he Dakota, will be here at 2:15 p.m.

Representatives To Visit South

Afterwords

School Spirit Isn't the Only Downfall at South Christmas is coming, but you'd never guess that from the landscape. The only way to tell that it's coming is to go shopping. All the shoppers are full of the 'Christmas Spirit." They push, shove, snatch things away from each other, and generally behave rudely and obnoxiously.

This spirit seems to have invaded Maine South. The halls are crowded, but the pushing and shoving of students are making the situation worse. The cafeteria still looks like a pig pen. The rude treatment of the Insight salesmen for the last week has been inexcusable. And the weak response of some homerooms to the GAA Christmas stocking drive, resulting in some empty Christmas stockings, shows the kind of "Christmas Spirit" we have.

It's a good thing this spirit doesn't last all year. We'd never survive it.

There's no "tiger" in my tankll

wasn't a Santa Claus or Easter Bunny."

"What do you mean there isn't a Santa Claus? Doesn't everyone know about that jolly Texan who founded the great society?"

"I realized that there wasn't any way for Santa to get in our house. We didn't have a chimney, we always kept the door locked and Santa was too fat to fit through the key hole."

"There was a price tag on one of my presents, and I knew Santa made all his toys. Homemade toys don't have price tags."

"I saw the presents under my mother's bed."

"I found all my toys in the attic."

"When I was about five, one of the neighbors dressed up as Santa and came over. Although I was frightened to death, I

finally got up on his lap and pulled off his beard."

"The kid next door told me, and the next time I see him, I'm going to hit him!"

'One year when I was bad, I got my presents anyway."

"My mother told me that my father would buy my presents for me so I wouldn't have to write to Santa."

"Because of my intellectual advancement at age 2¥i I was able to figure it out by myself.

But then my mother told me there wasn't any Easter Bunny either. I cried."

"I was so happy to get a canopy bed for my 20." doll—but then I noticed that the note from Santa was just like my mom's writing."

"I found out there was no Santa Claus the Christmas Eve that I came downstairs and saw my father eating the cookies I

had left out for Santa."

"I saw Santa riding the CTA one day instead of his sled."

"There was a Santa in every store and on every street corner downtown."

'One Christmas Eve we left out cookies and hot chocolate for Santa, and they were there the next morning."

"We didn't have a fireplace so if he were to come down the chimney he'd land in the furnace.

"I never believed in him, and I didn't think anyone else should either, so I told all the neighborhood kids that there was no Santa."

"Last year my mommy came into my bedroom and told me there was no Santa Claus."

"I got up to get a drink of water and I saw Santa in the living room with my father's pajamas on." *

Mai nest ream

T. V. Toys Can Disillusion Tots

By Judy Projahn Peace on Earth, good will toward Marshall Field. Deck the halls with boughs of holly, and don't forget the genuine GI Joe sub-machine gun. Well, gang, Christmas time is here again.

Christmas is a time of general good will. It is the time when all those total strangers send you Christmas cards, and it takes you hours to remember who they are. It is the time when all those long lost relatives turn up to tell you how much you've grown.

It is also the time when the weary shopper must gather all the money he can in order to buy Christmas presents. This is probably the single greatest problem around Christmas time, especially in the department of kiddies' toys. If only the toys

in the box looked the same as the neat commercials on T.V. The army toys are just fine if you happen to live in the middle of a large ravine, have approximately 20 thousand kids in your neighborhood, and a daddy rich enough to buy you the super deluxe giant invasion kit. Otherwise forget it.

The popular va-room toys are wonderful on T.V. as they roar on their merry ways over mountains and through churning rivers. The picture however is cut to conceal the long cord or handle that certainly detracts from the reality of the tiny truck stumbling over small stones and through stagnant mud puddles.

Probably the most fantastic line of toys are the new dolls.

They cry, laugh, talk, walk, wet, and sometimes even dry themselves. But just try to explain to some little five-year-old mother that her baby needs new batteries. It doesn't go over too well.

These commercials really fool the kiddies, but a kiddie with a slightly disappointing toy is much happier than a kiddie with a very useful pair of argyle socks.

So when you answer the tiny tot's letter to Santa that you carefully forgot to mail, get the super deluxe giant invasion kit.

Maybe the kid has a good imagination.

The Real Santa

by Judy Projahn John Peters stood on the corner ringing his bell for all he was worth. He was sure that the temperature must have reached 20 below, and his illfitting Santa suit afforded him little comfort in the biting wind.

He coughed again and realized that the weather wasn't doing his cold any good. He decided to go and see his family doctor in the morning.

The next morning, however, he couldn't even get out of bed.

Mrs. Peters called the doctor who discovered that the slight cold had developed into a slight case of pneumonia. As he rode toward the hospital, John realized that it was too late to call for a replacement on his corner. That was one of the best corners in town, too. The Salvation Army would lose a lot that day.

But the Salvation Army didn't lose anything that day. John's corner was far from empty. A very jolly man in a much betterfitting suit stood ringing the bell for all he was worth. The warmth of his smile seemed to draw the passers-by as he stroked his beard and nodded to the children.

As the man turned in his contributions that night, the clerk asked him his name.

"Santa Claus," answered the old man with a mischievous grin.

"Ain't we all?" chuckled the clerk. "But what name do you want on the collection slip.

'John Peters." the old man smiled, and then he was gone.

"But Hunk, you can't believe in Santa Claus 'forever'!

And besides, you can still believe in the Easter Bunny, and the Great Pumpkin, and James Bond, and . . . "

Christmas Spirit

by Linnea Priest Xmas comes but once a year, And when it comes it brings good cheer— Artificial Xmas trees, Xmas cards, and Xmas wreaths; More commercials on T.V.; Car accidents with frequency; Children screaming for a toy That T.V. says will bring them joy; And peace, goodwill to men of means Now all start after Halloween.

The Spirit of Xmas will never die As long as it keeps the profits high.

The merchants all make quite a heist, But what on earth became of Christ?

Southwords The official student newspaper of Maine Township High School South.

Park Ridge. Illinois. Written and edited bi-weekly by students of the high school. Subscriptions included with activity ticket or purchased separately at $2 per year.

Editor-in-chief Linnea Priest News Editor Gail Griffiths Features Editor Judy Projahn Sports Editor Derek Gilna Art Editor Bruce Howie Copy Editor Maggie Friend Assistant Peggy Kerr Reporters Sue Gunn.

Gary Muka, Carol Niemann, Claudia Nusser, Margie Press. Linda Reidland. Tillie Sullivan. Nancy Petersen. Vickie Lester. Sue Moore, Jan Di Domenico, Chris Eide. Steve Crowe. John McCallum. Ray Rozny, Lee Rich.

Photo Editor Eric Carlson Photographers Fred Powers.

Ralph Barzditis. John Richmond.

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SOUTHWORDS

December 17, 1965

New South D. O. Program Offers Part-time Training Business and industry alike have shown great interest in the newly developed Diversified Occupations at Maine South.

The D.O. program is a part-time cooperative training program, especially designed to offer training in a specific occupation to junior and senior high school students.

Collectors Hold Auction; Clubs Plan Parties, Trips Coin and Stamp Club is sponsoring an auction of stamps and coins on December 22 in Room A-313. Persons interested in selling their stamps and coins must submit them to the grading committee by December 15.

Mr. Rakowsky, sponsor of the club, added, "Beginning collectors are invited to attend the auctions and join Coin and Stamp Club. They will be able to add to their collections and learn much about coins and stamps." * * * . . . Feliz Navidad!

"Feliz Navidad!" The Spanish Club Christmas party will be held on Tuesday, December 21 from 3:20 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. in one of the cafeterias. All second, third, and fourth year Spanish students are invited to attend, as well as interested first year students and members of the Spanish Club.

Entertainment at this year's party will include the traditional celebration of "Las Pasadas." This is the eight-day Mexican procession reenacting ttle journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. The program will also include the breaking of a pinata, a large, paper mache figure filled with candy and prizes, and the singing of Mexican and Spanish Christmas carols.

Mexican hot chocolate and cookies will be served to the guests. A door prize will be awarded at the end of the party, and a Spanish Christmas record raffle will also be held. * » * . . . Problem Sessions Held Math Club is holding problem sessions to prepare for the nationwide 1966 Mathematics Examination. T h i s contest, jointly sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America, the Society of Actuaries, and Mu Alpha Theta, will be given to 60 students during the first two periods on Thursday, March 10.

A preliminary exam will be given to all students in accelerated math courses. The 60 top scorers in this test will take part in the nationwide contest.

The three highest scorers in the final Mathematics Examination will compete individually and as a team for awards given to the winning student in each school and to the winning schools in each region.

Mr. Paisley, sponsor of the club, commented, "All persons interested in the Mathematics Examination are urged to attend the problem sessions to prepare for the contest. Types of problems that will appear on the test will be discussed."

Pray for Peace

by Sue Nagel Grant us Lord: Peace from war. Love for every man. Hope And Life for one more year.

. . . German Club Holds Party "Christmas in Germany" is the theme of this year's German Club party to be held today in cafeteria C-101. The party will be from 7:30 to 10:30 for members and their guests. Entertainment will include games, singing, and dancing. Refreshments will be served. « * * . . . Skiers Take Trip Ski Club members will attend a weekend Christmas ski trip on December 27 as guests of the Maine East club.

South's Ski Club has trips to Wilmot planned for every Friday starting December 10, weather permitting. The skiers leave Maine South on chartered buses at 4:00 p.m. and return before midnight.

A membership in the club costs $2.50. If members do not have home insurance, they must buy overnight insurance for ten dollars. The ski trips cost from three dollars to six dollars, depending on equipment rented.

Facilities in the community (business and industry) are utilized for educating them rather than depending on the school for learning the specialized skills.

The student received related training in the classroom by the Diversified Occupations coordinator. Interested students should contact and apply through their counselor, who will refer them to Mr. Richard Sass, chairman of the D.O. program. The coordinator makes the final selection on the basis of jobs available and the student's standing in school.

A student may receive two credits a year (plus P.E.) earned in the classroom. Additional credits are given for jobs.

The student goes to morning classes until about noon, then works for a minimum of three hours a day. About once every two weeks the coordinator visits him on the^job.

In order to keep up with the rapid pace of industrialization, business and industry recognize the need for well-trained, competent workers. The employer has the advantage of viewing a prospective employee; the student has an opportunity to gain the skills for a specific occupation.

John Tennant, a student participating in the Diversified Occupations program, is helping Mr. Oscar Bernacchi, foreman at Seren Machine Products in Schiller Park, to lift a casting from a drilling jig.

Rick Wilson is shown making changes on an aluminum saw in a storm window factory in Niles.

Southwords Continues List of New Teachers And more . . . .

Mrs. Kathleen Persson teaches sophomore English. She is a graduate of the University of Rochester, where she received her B.A. degree. This is Mrs. Persson's first year of teaching, and currently she is engaged in the Master of Arts Teaching program at Northwestern University.

Mr. Vernon Rauch teaches Mechanical Drawing and Plan and Design courses. Mr. Rauch received his B.S. degree from Iowa State University last year, making South the first school where he is teaching.

Mr. John Ricctelli is instructor of freshman boys' Physical Education. This, too, is his first

year of teaching. He received his B.S. from Western Illinois University. Presently, Mr. Ricctelli is head gymnastics coach and assistant golf coach.

Mr. Richard Sass is a graduate of Colorado State College, where he received both his B.A. and B.S. degrees. Mr. Sass is active in the Diversified Occupations program here at South.

Mr. Gary Siemers teaches Plane Geometry, General Math, and Fundamentals of Algebra.

He is a graduate from Grinnell College, where he received his B.A. Presently, Mr. Siemers is engaged in the Master of Arts Teaching program at North western University.

7 Girls Chosen To Take Caribbean Cruise-Seminar Seven Maine South girls were selected to participate in a Horizon Club Caribbean cruiseseminar in the summer of '66.

Members of Horizon Club, the high school division of Camp Fire girls, chosen were: Barb Ulvilden, '67, Karen Spencer, '67, Peggy MacLagan, '67, Charlotte Butterfield, '67, Sue Nettelhorst, '67, Jan Johansen, '69, and Debbie Fowler, '69 They were among one thousand girls chosen from all over the United States.

The girls will leave New York City on July 8 and sail aboard the SS Aurelia to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Cartagina, Colombia, and Kingston, Jamaica.

They will return to New York on July 29.

While in port, some girls will stay with local families or at girls' camps, while other will entertain Latin American guests on board ship. The girls will have a chance to explore the

countries on foot, bicycle, or by bus. They will visit industries, rural communities and will talk to government officials and Peace Corps workers.

In another of the afternoon job stations in the D.O. program, Sam Pampalella is shown printing address labels for the General Telephone Directory Co. of Des Plaines.

Here Are Results of SC Poll The results of the Student Council Poll from the last issue of Southwords have been counted.

In response to the first question, "If you see other people's garbage lying around the cafeteria, do you go and pick it up?"

12 per cent of the freshmen, 8 per cent of the sophomores, 15 per cent of the juniors, and 3 per cent of the seniors answered yes.

The second question, "Do you pick up your garbage?" had a larger response, in that 93 per cent of the freshmen and soph-

omores, and 95 per cent of the junior and senior classes said yes.

There was a much wider opinion for the third question, "Should student cafeteria monitors have more power?" Here 47 per cent of the freshman, 82 per cent of the sophomores, 39 per cent of the juniors and 52 per cent of the seniors thought they should.

The next question, "Should there be more teacher cafeteria monitors?" was answered yes by 25 per cent of the freshmen, 19 per cent of the sophomores,

49 per cent of the juniors, and 21 per cent of the seniors.

Fifty-two per cent of the freshmen, 46 per cent of the sophomores, 47 per cent of the juniors and 49 per cent of the seniors thought the students could improve the cafeterias themselves.

Some of the most frequent comments were: "Let's have better food — like Maine West!"

"More garbage cans, and closer to other doors," and, "Get kids to come in and clean up the cafeteria after period 6B it they make a mess."

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SOUTHWORDS

December 17, 1965

Hawk 5 Bombs Warriors; Meet Wheeling, Palatine C.

All five of the Hawk team posed rather reluctantly for a group picture in Prospect game.

Gymnasts Meet Wheeling Here; Grapplers End Slump, Win 27-79 After dropping their first two meets of the season, Hawk gymnasts have muscled their way to victories over Maine West and West Leyden and this weekend will attempt to make it four wins straight.

Tonight the squad will host Wheeling at 7:30 p.m. in the big gym. On Saturday the team will travel to Barrington for a meet beginning at 2 p.m. . . . Edge Maine West

After falling victim to Conant and East Leyden by identical scores of 69 to 63, the Varsity edged Maine West 67-65 and West Leyden 70-62.

Garnering firsts for South in the West Leyden meet were Doug Robertson on the trampoline, Doug Dypold on the side horse, and Jim Gearian and Dick Hood, who tied for the top spot on the rings. Gearian and Hood also took seconds on high bar and parallel bars, respectively, as did Paul Wolfram on the trampoline. . . . Win on Tramp, Rings

Gaining the top spots in the Maine West meet were Robertson on trampoline, Dypold on side horse, and Hood on rings.

Gearian took seconds on the rings and the horizontal bar.

Edge Ridgewood At Heavyweight The Varsity grapplers ended a three loss slump by edging Ridgewood in last Tuesday's meet. Tonight the South team will meet Wheeling at 7:30 p.m. in a home meet and tomorrow will compete in the Ridgewood Tournament. . . . Enter Tournament

At the Ridgewood Invitational Maine will be among the eight teams competing for the title won by Mundelein last year.

Preliminaries will begin at 9:30 a.m., semi-final matches will be held at 1 p.m. Finals will follow at 6:30 p.m.

The Hawks will also compete in the Glenbrook South Christmas Tourney to be held at Glenbrook South on December 28. . . . Plener, DeGraf Get Pins

After dropping the Prospect neet and losing the West Ley-

den and Maine West meets 3310 and 32-11, Maine South went until the 180 lb. match before they went ahead to stay. Mike Plesner pinned his opponent and Dave DeGraf won on the heavyweight level to give the win to the Hawks. . . . Pirie Wins Again John Pirie at 95 lb. continued his winning ways by winning on a decision. Mike Beaulieu at 103, Gary Gaudio at 127, and Bob Simpson at 138 won on decision. Ed Walsh fought his way to a draw.

Jeff Rehder, Gary Lundgren, Rusty Siebold lost on decisions.

After falling to a third period Prospect rally 66 to 65, the Maine South Varsity Basketball team bounced back for two straight victories over Palatine and archrival Maine West. Tonight and tomorrow South will go against Wheeling and Palatine Conant, meeting Wheeling at Wheeling and Palatine on the South court. Both games will begin at 7 p.m.

On Friday, December 10 the South team clobbered the Maine West midgits 68 to 43. The Maine South offense finally showed its full power, four players scoring in double figures.

West broke fast and did not miss a shot until the first quarter was almost 5 minutes old.

Head Coach Bernie Brady commented after the game that "It looked like they were going to give us all the trouble we wanted." Fortunately for South, how ever West ran out of luck, and after falling behind 14 to 12 at the first quarter mark, South posted a 29 to 18 halftime lead.

The second half saw the Hawks penetrate the West defense for 39 points and gain a 25 - point margin of victory.

High point man for South in this game was senior forward Paul Wehman who hit for 19 points. Senior Rick Kilinski parleyed his finesse with the ball into 12 points and also set up the Hawk plays.

High point man for Maine West was guard Phil Murdock, who scored 16 points. West lacked the depth necessary to balance their scoring, getting a total of four points from their fourth and fifth men.

South emerged victor in the Palatine game, 58 to 40. Maine broke fast to take a 20 to 9 first quarter lead that was never elinquished.

Senior Dave Strom emerged the high scorer in the Palatine game, hitting for 18 points, 16 of them having been scored in the first half. Although not

overwhelmingly dominant in the rebounding department, Maine made a good percentage of their shots from short distances, outpointing hapless Palatine in every quarter.

Maine's three senior starters, Strom, Wehman, and Kilinski combined for 39 points and the bulk of the South rebounding load. Also rebounding his share was junior center Jeff Reinke, who scored 5 points. Tom Beck, Kilinski's partner at guard, scored 13.

South definitely showed an improvement in the Maine West and Palatine games, after absorbing a heartbreaking 66-65 loss at the hands of a tall Prospect squad. Maine led through three periods, but with the South regulars in foul trouble, Prospect surged into the lead uti1 i z i n g their overwhelming height. Maine avenged the defeat by trouncing Palatine the next night.

Coach Bernie Brady feels that if the South squad continues to improve as it has thus far, South will have a formidable team by the time conference season begins. Thus far he feels that the team has played well, considering the lack of exper-

ience at center and guard.

Maine South vs. Maine West . . . Maine South Scoring 1 2 3 4 MS 12 17 21 18—68 MW 14 4 12 13--13 MS FG FT PTS Strom 3 1 7 Wehman 9 1 19 Hoglund 1 0 2 Reinke 2 0 4 'perez 5 0 10 Sarcia 1 0 2 O'Hare 1 0 2 Beck 5 0 10 Kilinski 6 0 12 33 0 68

Gymnastics Gymnastics Schedule Friday, Jan. 7 Forest View Here 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 15 Glen. So. There 7:30 p.m.

Tues., Jan. 18 Proviso W e s t Here 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 21 Niles N. There 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Jan. 22 Niles East Here 2 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 28 Glen No. Here 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 4 Niles West There 7:30 p.m.

Tankers Meet Glenbrook On Saturday Afternoon The Varsity swimming team, victors over Prospect and Notre Dame in recent meets, will meet Maine West after school today at Maine West.

Tomorrow at 2 p.m. the team will meet Glenbrook South in the Maine pool.

On December 9 the swimmers defeated Notre Dame 79 to 16.

They won every event except the 100-yard free-style, taking firsts in the other nine events.

Maine took every first and second place except in the 100-

yard free-style and the 100-yard breaststroke.

In the Prospect meet, which Maine dominated 75 to 19, the situation was much the same with Maine losing only the 200yard medley relay. Maine took firsts in nine of the ten events.

Top scorers for the Hawks thus far have been the McCullough brothers, Jim, Frank, and Ray, Jim Kersting, Dwight Klotz, Tony Halda, and Jim Reeder. The team also has the necessary depth.

Hawks To Start Conf. Season January 14

by Devek Gilno

The Maine West game last Friday was a gratifying one in many respects. For one thing, the Maine South offense showed a somewhat skeptical home crowd its true punch. After witnessing three straight home defeats, the South fans finally got what they had asked for all along—a twenty-five point victory.

Maine South has been unfortunate in having the start of its schedule stacked with tough teams before the team had really jelled. York is ranked among the top ten teams in the state, and Prospect and Arlington are nothing to be sneezed at. With any luck at all Maine will go into the Christmas Tourney at Rockford with a 4 and 3 record.

Wheeling and Conant should prove no problem this weekend if the squad maintains the high standard of play a month of practice has achieved.

The Maine West game was also gratifying in the aspect of home crowd support and the cheering done by both sides.

Both Maine Schools shouted out their lungs and at one point in the third period the din had risen to such pitch that it was impossible for the players on the court to communicate among themselves.

The credit for such improvement in spirit should go to the carrot-topped M-Clubbers, Pep club, the Cheerleaders, and the entire student body. Let's try to top our previous vocal performance in the upcoming Palatine-

Conant game.

Bearing the bulk of the team's scoring load have been the three returning senior lettermen.

Dave Strom at forward has established himself as the top Hawk scorer. Paul Wehman at the other forward spot is second in scoring and pulls down more than his share of rebounds. Rick Kilinski thus far has been invaluable in setting up Hawk plays.

Juniors Tom Beck and Jeff Reinke have established themselves thus far as the other two regulars. Tom at the other guard spot has provided scoring power and has garnered more rebounds than his size would seem to justify because of his quick hands.

At the center spot, Jeff Reinke has provided the main Hawk height threat with his 6'5" frame. Jeff has yet to parley his height into a double-figure scoring threat, but has provided important rebounding skill.

Sophomore Henry Perez has established himself as an able replacement at either center, guard or forward. Henry came off the bench in the Maine West game to score 10 points, and he is certain to improve further as the year goes on.

Thus, although Mr. Brady continually cautions against overconfidence, it is apparent that Maine has a better team than previously supposed. The South squad will definitely be a conference contender when it opens the conference season against Glenbrook South on January 14.

Although the Gymnastics team has thus far compiled a 2-2 record against tough competition, a shake-up in personnel may change the present situation somewhat. The team has a promising crop of underclassmen who have already begun to help the team.

Hawk grappler John Pirie is thus far undefeated in ual

meets, and should continue winning right in a Central Suburban Conference championship.

Other standout performers for the Hawks are Mike Plesner and Terry Harmon, who have compiled 3-1 records so far.

Mike and Terry also have a good chance of taking conference crowns if they continue to improve.

South center Jeff Reinke on a Hawk fast-break prepares for a hook shot.