Foreign Grads To Voice Views on U.S. at Forum Many people are curious to know what impression the peoples around the world have of Americans. This question will be answered for them at the third lecture sponsored by the Maine South Student Council Social Science Forum February 17 in C-127. The topic will be. "American Democratic Institutions and Life As Seen By the Non-Westerner." Tickets are free and may be obtained from any Student Council representative or in the Maine South bookstore until the given date. Adults, as well as students, are invited.
Discussing the topic will be a panel of four graduate students from the University of Chicago: an Indian, a Mid-Easterner, a Tropical African, and a FarEasterner. These students represent the educated, elite people of the Far East, whose beliefs range from Judiasm to Islam. Mr. Eric Edstrom, social science teacher at South, stated. "The purpose of this talk is to further attempt to analyze the nature of democratic institutions and see from outside sources the working of institutions and people in the United States."
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Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III.
Dr. Richard Short Chosen As New Superintendent
Adventurer To Lecture Europe-bound Students Students who participate in (Tie Humanities Abroad trip this summer will meet and visit with Mr. and Mrs. Alan Villiers, residents of Oxford, England. Mrs. Villiers, who is an authority on Oxford and Blenheim, is going to share her knowledge with the Maine students. Mr. Villiers hopes to join the group's tour through its Holland phase. Mr. Villiers is a world-famous traveler, sailor, lecturer, and writer. The 1962 edition of Who's Who requires sixty-two lines to describe his activities and accomplishments.
Mr. Alan Villiers
French Teacher Receives Honor Mr. Paul Griffith, French teacher, has recently been elected associate member of the National French Honor Society. This honor is extended to French teachers who have shown evidence of being particularly devoted to the spread of French language and culture. Mr. Griffith will be initiated into the National French Honor Society at Loyola University on March 20. Guest speaker at the ceremony will be Monsieur Rene Allewaert, Cultural Attache of France in Chicago. Mr. Griffith accompanied Maine South students on French Abroad last summer and plans to go again this year.
He piloted the Mayflower replica across the Atlantic a fewyears ago. He was also in charge of the square-rigged sailing ships in the movies. Moby Dick, Billy Budd, and John Paul Jones. Mr. Villiers has rounded the Cape, sailed around the Horn, and is a member of the famous Adventurer's Club. He has also written several books.
Dr. Richard R. Short and Dr. Earle W. Wiltse
Show Band Busily Polishes Up Think Young' Musical Score V-Show without music would terests and abilities. Instrube like Batman without Robin. ments for the band include: Many musical problems exist four trombones, five trumpets, in a production such as V-Show. five saxophones (doubling on Musical scores must be se- clarinets), two drums, one picured, practice sessions sched- ano, one bass, and one guitar. The Stage Band will play uled and held, and music has to be coordinated with each act. twenty-five numbers in the To accomplish all this, many show. Under the supervision of people must work together to the directors, practice sessions have been set up to practice make every act a success. and polish selections and to coThe chief problem of the musi- ordinate music with dance and cal department in a production vocal numbers. such as the Variety Show is The theme for V-Show this securing music to be used. Each year, "Think Young," will make captain of a musical act is re- it possible to present a variety sponsible for supplying the band of songs and music types rangwith one copy of the music to ing from folk music to show be used in his act. tunes. Dave Anderson comBut in many cases, no or- mented, "This year's Variety chestrations or band arrange- Show contains a much wider sements are available for use. In lection of music than did last this case, special arrangements year's. Among the band's spewith music publishing companies must be made to secure arrangements, or arrangements must be written up by a member of the band itself, the band director, or a professional arranger hired to do the job. After music is secured, the band makes two tapes of each tune, one to be used at school rehearsals, and another to be used by the act captain at outof-school practices. Necessary changes must be made in the tapes, often requiring complete retaping of scores. Music for the V-Show will be provided by the Show Band, or Stage Band, under the direction of Mr. Gordon McLean and Dave Anderson '66. This band is composed of nineteen students with outstanding musical in-
cialties will be popular tunes and songs from several Broadway musicals."
Mr. Eric Edstrom. social science teacher, has been invited to teach at the National Defense Act Institute at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., from June 20 through August. Mr. Edstrom, who has been appointed as an associate professor in history at Georgetown, also participated in the program last summer. A federal grant was awarded to Georgetown under the direction of its Seminar Institute
It's That Time Again !
will be the speaker. The weekend following Brotherhood Week will be spent working on some service project, probably on a local level. Prior to Brotherhood Week the members will put a display about world service in the case by the Academics building. Tom emphasized, "Think before you nominate and vote for these kids — we don't want this election to become just a popularity contest."
Dr. Richard R. Short, superintendent of schools at Hastings, Nebraska, has been chosen to succeed Dr. Earl W. Wiltse as superintendent of Maine Township high schools. Dr. Wiltse must retire on June 30, 1966, having reached the age of 65. He plans to continue his work in education as a professor at Northern Illinois University. Dr. Short has three degrees from the University of Nebraska —Bachelors, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Education. The new superintendent brings to Maine a wide range of professional experience as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and superintendent of schools. He is past president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics of Nebraska and was elected to make a study tour of the U.S.S.R. by the American Association of School Administrators. He was also awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Nebraska Junior Chanlber of Commerce in 1964.
Mr. Edstrom To Teach History at Georgetown U.
Football Player To Speak Here At Brotherhood Week Assembly "The aim of this year's Brotherhood Society," stated Tom Dewar '66, president, "is to try to change it from an inactive group into an effective service organization." Brotherhood Society, which now has around 30 members, will add twenty-four more in the week of February 21-25. Six members from each class, three boys and three girls, will join. At the assembly February 22, Mike Pile of the Chicago Bears
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chairman. Dr. Thomas Helde, to prepare this intensive summer program. The National Defense Education Act seeks to teach secondary school teachers information about critical areas of the world and to add depth to their preparation in a particular specialty which is, in Mr. Edstrom's case, European history and the Non-Western World. Mr. Edstrom must "relate subject matter being taught in the school of history to its relevance in the secondary school." Some of the new techniques are explained, such as simulation, team teaching, electronics, development of Global World History, a regional analysis of the Western and Non-Western World, and resource centers that can be used to provide new and additional materials to the classroom. He holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin and Northwestern University and is doing further work at the University of Chicago. Mr. Edstrom has been teaching at Maine Schools since 1959. He taught first at Maine West and came to Maine South when it opened. He is presently the Director of the Social Science Forum at South.
Ducat Sales Start Mon.
"As you read the 'ol report card, Dad, remember that Brotherhood Week is comin' up, and . . . "
Tickets for this year's V-Show, "Spirit of '66" are on sale today in the bookstore to cast members. Starting Monday, February 14, tickets will be available to everyone. More than 300 students will participate in the production this year, with acts centering around the main theme of "Think Young."