Vol 02, Issue 09

FEBRUARY 25, 1966 Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III. VOL. 2, No. 9

Juniors Begin Spring Testing; Prepare for College Entrances It's that time of year again— with the arrival of spring the juniors will be taking their tests for college.

Juniors in the upper half of their class and certain select students in the lower half with good potential will be taking the National Merit Scholarship Test. It will be held on Tuesday, March 1 from 8 a.m. until noon. The test covers five areas '—English usage, mathematical usage, social science reading,

natural science reading, and vocabulary.

Mr. James Coburn, director of guidance, stated, "It is not a test of facts, but one of interpretation and evaluation. In order to do well, students must exercise the same reasoning and problem solving abilities that are necessary for success in college. He must show what he can do with what he has learned."

Last year, the National Merit

Honor Society To Give Tea For New Members National Honor Society will sponsor an after-school program for honor roll students on March 2 and a tea for the newly elected members on March 17.

The election of new members to National Honor Society was held on Wednesday, February 23. Teachers voted on students in the conference room in the personnel office.

National Honor Society sponsored a special coffee hour for the entire teaching staff during periods 1,2,3,7, and 8 in the home economics department living room on the same day.

Students who made the A and B honor rolls the first semester this year are invited to an after-school program on Wednesday, March 2. Mr. Brian A. Moran, an account executive at J. Walter Thompson in Chicago, one of the largest advertising agencies in the United States, will present a program entitled "Change."

Mr. Moran, who graduated from Yale University in 1958, is an active member of the Yale Club. He is also chairman of

Seniors Sponsor Party March 12 The Senior Class Party, Happiness is Nub, will be held in the center spectator gym from 8 to 11 p.m.

The party was planned by the senior class council and sponsors, Miss Lois Guertin and Mr. Ken Powers. Admission will be 75 cents and an ID card. The Commons will provide the music.

the Alumni Schools Committee for the university. This committee acts as liaison between students and prospective students and Yale University.

Mr. Moran was on active duty for three and one-half years as an officer on a destroyer in the Pacific.

On March 17 Dr. Clyde Watson, principal, will be the guest speaker at a tea honoring the newly elected members of National Honor Society.

Name Leads For Kate' Results of the tryouts for major roles in the musical production Kiss Me Kate have been announced.

Lilli Vanessi will be portrayed

by Peggy Bussert '66 and Paulette Lindgren '67. Bonnie Buderus '66 and Donna Fisher '66 will present the character of Lois Lane. Taking the role of Fred Graham will be Don Anderson '67 and Gregg Neptune '67. Harrison Howell will be played by Charlie Farley '68 and Rich Fess '66. Acting as Bill Calhoun will be marty Bussert '68 and Dave Geho '67. The role of Hattie will be portrayed

by Sharon Navratil '66 and Marsha Mountain '66.

Students selected for minor acting parts and the chorus will be announced in the near future.

Kiss Me Kate will be presented on April 28, 29, 30, and May 1.

Brotherhood Honors 24 Brotherhood Society added 24 new members at an assembly February 22.

The assembly was opened byTom Dewar '66, president. Mrs. Phillip Tone of the Maine South Mother's Club then presented awards to the top five percent of the senior class.

Mike Pyle, center for the Chicago Bears and graduate of Yale University, was the featured speaker, talking on brotherhood as it affected teamwork and cooperation after he had given a few interesting and amusing comments about his football team.

The members of the Class of '69 who were selected on the basis of their school spirit and goodwill included Holly Bush, Cassie Chauvin, Ellen Mohill, Jim Benda, Jim Cantonis, and

Ray McCullough.

Sophomore winners were Bev Chapin, Ruth Schlosser, Nancy Wohlers, John Davis, Jim Luety and Tom McClayton.

Those who best demonstrated brotherhood toward their fellow students in the Class of '67 were Linda Boidy, Kathy Metz, Georgia Soruika, Jeff Kroon, Mark Schrag, and Ted Whitson.

Named as winners in the Senior Class were Jackie Ciulla, Chris Headlty, Paulette Parnell, Bill Ikler, Renny Smith, and Bob Williams. Hans Grabbe, AFS foreign exchange student, received an honorary Brotherhood Award.

Tom Dewar stated, "We're really pleased with the new members and would like to congratulate the students on their fine choices."

Scholarship Tests were given to 800,000 juniors. Of these, 38,000 were chosen as commendation winners, in which their names were sent to colleges as good prospective students. Fourteen thousand students were chosen as semi-finalists. Those chosen as finalists were eligible for scholarships of $15,000 every year of college.

As part of their College Board Tests, juniors will be taking the Scholastic Aptitude Tests on the mornings of March 5, May 7, or July 9. This is a three-hour exam covering verbal and mathematical reasoning. Juniors interested in early admission to a college usually take this test in the spring of their junior year instead of waiting until December of their senior year.

The American College Test will be given to juniors on April 23. The Illinois State school Commission uses this test to help determine Illinois State Scholarship winners.

Mr. William Bonney, counselor, commented on how these tests are used. "Thirty-five per cent of the colleges used the College Board Tests to decide on admissions, 40 per cent of the colleges used them for placement in college courses, and 20 per cent of the schools used the tests equally in both manners. In making admission decisions, more than one-half of the colleges considered high school records and recommendations more important than the college tests."

National Merit finalists are as follows: (in rear) Harris, Bill Fitch, Jim Reeder; (left back to Martha Mosher, Linnea Priest, Linda Lucas, Engelke; (right back to front) Sue Sasser, and Parkhurst.

Nine Seniors Chosen as National Merit Finalists Nine Maine South seniors have been selected as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

52 Sophomores Top List Of Semester Honor Roll This semester, 123 students ranked in the high honor roll by achieving an A average. This number includes 25 seniors, 32 juniors, 52 sophomores, and 14 freshmen. 543 students ranked in the B honor roll.

Seniors on the A honor roll are: Leslie Anderson, Sue Bradford, Cyndi Brown, Lewese Davis, Joann Engelke, Bill Fitch, Eleanor Florence, Cheryl Fridstrom, Derek Gilna, Hans Grabbe, Stephanie Haas, Charles Harris, Dale Harris, Chris Headley, Dick Hood, Jane Klancnik, David Knuth, Linda Lukas, Thomas Malik, Patricia Micke, Martha Mosher, Cynthia Peterson, Linnea Priest, James Reeder, Elizabeth Sauers.

The juniors include: William Allegar, Diane Bauman, Dianne Broman, Robert Denny, Steven Duerksen, Mary Lou Gindele, Clifford Haka, Connie Healy, Joanne Hoff, Jean Hosey, Steven Hyde, Colleen Lynch, Kathleen Metz, Warren Miller, Craig Moen, Gregg Moutoux, William Murphy, Douglas Olsen, Greg Parsons, R o b e r t Peterson, Thomas Petty, Marjorie Press, Judy Projahn, Jeffery Reinke, James Scherffius, Mark Schrag, Richard Seabolt, Gail Swinnerton, Mike Tone, Nancy Van Buren, Julia Vantelligen, Gregory Weathers.

Making up the large sophomore representation are: Thomas Allin, James Altman, Lawrence Barnhart, William Blunck, Cynthia Board, Donald Braun, Scott Bremer, Wendy Carlsen, Linda Carney, Ralph

Chuck front) Joann Betty

Childs, Robert Cowie, John Davis, Donald Dumich, Susan Duzynski, Chris Eide, Kenneth Garverick, Natalie Geremia, Susan Grainger, Thomas Haglund, Debra Hannibal, Michael Hardin, Evelyn Hogan, Gary Johnson, Mary Kerner, Peggy Ann Kerr, Deborah La Dolce, Stephen Lietz, Roy Martino, Michael Masoncup, Thomas McClayton, Randolph McClure, Wayne Miller, Paul Mitchell, Sandra Mitchell, Susan Moore, Susan Nagel, Lois Nieman, James O'Donnell, Carla Oleck, Susan Peavoy, Nancy Petersen, Geoffrey Priest, Edward Rybino, Kenneth Schoy, Walter Skawski, Colleen S o n t a g, Thomas Spotts, David Switzer, Thomas Tetlow, Judith Van Auken, Suzanne Wendt, Diane Wil!ey.

The freshman representation includes: Margaret Cannon, Thomas Dent, Judith Harlan, Carl Johnson, Howard Keenan, Janet Kusiciel, Deborah Morton, Kathleen O'Hare, John Ongman, Nancy Phillips, Suzanne Phister, Joy Schaefer, Judith Sowa, Nancy Stinton.

Club Holds Sale Art Club is having a Taffy Apple Sale March 8. Taffy apples will be sold at all main exits for 15 cents. Profits of the sale will go toward the trip that Art Club will take this spring to Old Town. . . . Key Club Wants Members

Key Club will hold its annual,

Finalists include Joann Engelke, Bill Fitch, Chuch Harris, Linda Lucas, Martha Mosher, Betty Parkhurst, Linnea Priest, Jim Reeder, and Susan Sasser.

As finalists they are eligible to win one of 14,000 scholar ships of financial aid offered by the National Merit Scholarship Program.

On the basis of their scores in the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Tests these students were previously selected as semi-finalists.

6 0 To Take Math Exam A national math competition will take place at Maine South on March 10. Approximately 300 students taking junior and senior college preparatory math courses and accelerated math courses participated in the preliminary test on February 2.

Sixty of these students have been chosen to participate in the national contest.

The three highest scores in the national contest will be sent to a regional center and will represent Maine South as a team. South's score will then be weighed against other h i g h schools on both regional and state levels and the school will receive regional and statewide ranks. The student receiving the highest score in the school will be awarded a .pin. Maine West received the highest state rank in 1964.

"The purpose of the competition is to stimulate interest in math," stated Mr. P a i s l e y , mathematics teacher at South, who is working on plans for the competition within t h e school.

The competition is sponsored by the Math Association of America, Mu Alpha Theta, and the Society of Actuaries.

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February 25, 1966

SOUTHWORDS

Afterwords

Proposed Amendment Alters Student Council Structure Student Council is presently considering an amendment to change the method of election of representatives. This amendment, a compromise, is a plan to combine at-large elections for the lower house with elections by homeroom complexes for the upper house.

This new amendment would be a change for the better. It would help Council to represent the views of the students more effectively. But we think that the original proposal, the one that was compromised to create the amendment now under discussion, was a better plan that would be much more effective.

The original plan called for each complex to elect a delegate to the upper house who would also serve as a complex leader, checking up on the other four delegates from his complex. These four delegates, each elected by one of the four classes in the complex, would be members of the lower house. Atlarge elections would thus be eliminated.

This proposal was objected to, and eventually dropped, by the majority of SC members on the grounds that this type of election would make re-election impossible for any members in excess of the five alloted per complex, that well-qualified people might thus be deprived of office, and that at-large elections are more beneficial to the student body because they are more representative.

We would like to dispute these arguments.

We think that the end of at-large elections would offer many distinct advantages and that a smaller number of members in Council might make it easier for Council to function as a working' greatt ki g body b d y and d to t fulfill flfill the th g potential that it has as an instrument of the students.

The end of at-large elections and the establishment of complex representation would utilize the unique structure of Maine South homerooms to insure equal representation in SC for all of them.

The variety of views that will arise in

different complexes because the complexes are made up of different people will all be represented. The students in each class in each complex will have the benefit of direct contact with a representative whom they know. Every complex will be assured of representation equal with that given to every other complex.

Responsibility will be distributed to different people and many will have a chance to exhibit leadership qualities that have been ignored because these people were not wellknown throughout the school. Every complex statistically has an equal number of well-qualified people to choose from. Students will also be choosing from people whom they know personally and will therefore be voting for people—not just for names.

They will be better able to choose able and well-qualified representatives, and no one will be able to accuse SC of being a clique.

The end of at-large elections would thus give Student Council elections the virtues of elections on the national and state levels. It would broaden the scope of SC through a distribution of leadership and the dead wood that presently hampers Council would be sawed off because students would be able to keep a closer eye on the representation of their representative if he were in homeroom with them every morning.

The students presently in office who might lose office because of the reduced number of members in Council could always work for the school and SC in other ways—off-council ll sincere i iin or committees—if they are really their desire to work.

We therefore think that this original proposal is superior to the proposed compromise in every way. We would hate to see its rejection by Student Council prevent the student bodv from having the chance to vote on its adoDtion. We hope that the students will have this chance.

responsible students." . . . Council Divided There has been a great deal of controversy among Student Council members concerning the proposed amendment. Ellen Mohill '69, commented, "I do think it's a good idea to improve upon the representation system through the use of a complex leader. It is essential, though, that the representatives be elected at-large, for the whole student body is the best judge of a person's qualifications and capabilities."

In opposition to the proposal, Colleen Lynch '67, stated, "Rather than cutting down the number of Council members, we should try to get more studebts involved in it. In order to get response from the students, you must talk to them individually, and decreasing the nuber of representatives will only make it more difficult to procure personal contact with the students. By cutting out students, many of those who are working hard will be eliminated." . . . May Lose Reps Hugh Rodham '68, continued, "You wouldn't necessarily be knocking out those not interested in Council, but rather losing good representatives."

Along a different line, Scott Kaufman '67, said, "There has been a definite feeling that

Council has not been working or achieving anyth.ng. The complex leader will be able to make sure the representatives are working and will eliminate those who are not. The kids will know their representatives and what they are doing. In this way, we will have a better

quality of members who are

Mainestream

A Critic Criticizes Criticism There is'nothing like a critical teenager, especially me. It is perfectly amazing how I can find fault with nearly everything. Although many of you are now giggling snidely about my numerous shortcomings, doesn't the description sound familiar?

Very few people ever comment on how much fun a test was, or how lively the pep assemblies are, or how vivaciously active the Student Council is. They do, however, have an excessive amount to say in the opposite sentiment.

Many people seem to think i i that the American pastime is baseball. I however, support the belief that criticism is leading the pack. Nothing is more fun than viciously attacking your friends, neighbors, teachers, and community charities.

Can baseball give you the satisfaction of destroying anything that is superior to or has authority over you? No. Gossip is the only way.

For all the time we spend knocking everything down, it's amazing how little good it actually does. Maybe if we spent a little time building something up, we would have something to show for our efforts.

Perhaps Student Council could be a little more active if we participated. Those tests might become a lot easier if someone bothered to find out which chapter it was over. Pep assemblies would be a lot peppier if somebody opened their mouths in some endeavor besides groaning.

I am not advocating the com-

plete abolition of gossip. They had a war over something like that in 1861. It would also eliminate nightly phone conversations, without which the teenage society would perish. Just make sure that everything you criticize is really a lost cause.

In other words, be sure there's nothing you could do to help the situation. A problem can always use help before hindrance. Come to think of it, if I criticize a critical student body, I might as well start the reform with me.

Theory Course Offered Seniors

Next year, a new semester course will be offered to seniors at Maine South. The course, probability and statistics, holds one-half credit, and students who have taken two years of algebra are eligible for registration. This math course can be taken alone or in addition to the other math courses that are really interested in doing a good offered. job."

Probability and statistics will Sue Henkin '66, SC secretary serve as a foundation for those continued, "By decreasing the who wish to go further in the number of Student Council repstudy of economics, education, resentatives, we will not necessocial sciences, and the physical sarily be losing any good memsciences. The course itself deals bers. Students who are really with a systematic development sincere in their desire to work of probability theory and how on Council can find other ways probability methods are applied in which to do so. They can in statistical investigations. work on Off-Council or serve Mr. Joseph Elliot, chairman as officers and committee chairof the mathematics department, men." said, "The course begins with the idea of a finite sample space and continues with such topics as random variables, organization and presentation of data, frequency distributions, We on Southwords think that as members of the press, calculation of mean and standwe have a right and a duty to censure the behavior of the ard deviation, correlation, and Chicago newspapers in the Debbie Fijan slaying case. We decision making under uncerfeel that these newspapers have grossly misused the tainty."

Controversy Splits Council An important issue is now being discussed in Student Council which will vitally affect every Maine South student.

Last week the executive board proposed an amendment to the constitution which would radically change the present system.

The Student Council representatives would be elected by their homeroom complexes rather than through an all-school election. This amendment was defeated in Council, and a compromise was introduced.

Under the new proposal, each complex will elect one person to the Upper House. This person would supervise the representatives responsible for his comp 1 e x. The representatives would be chosen through an atlarge election. Each would be assigned to a homeroom which he would Represent for the entire year. . . . Flexible System This system is flexible because it allows the complex leaders to adapt to whatever situation may arise in their own complex. The number of Council members would be reduced proportionately in both houses.

Membership would increase as the number of complexes grows.

According to George Cantonis '66, Student Council President, "The purpose of this change is twofold. First, we want to reorganize Council more effectively. As it is now, we have a Maine South Council molded around a Maine East constitution. Secondly, Council right now is too large. Some members are contributing nothing and doing little work. Through this proposal, Council will be . streamlined into a group consisting of more qualified and

Come on, men, an " F " on a test isn't the end of the world!

Press Abuses Privilege

privileges of a free press and have ignored the responsibilities that go with these privileges.

The sensational treatment of the arrest of Loren Schofield is our basic concern. It seems to us that Mr. Schofield has been judged guilty by a trial of the press and is being treated as if he were guilty. We would like to remind everyone that he has not yet been tried in the courts, that the evidence against him is not very strong, and that Mr. Schofield has the same right as every other American citizen—that is, he is to be assumed innocent until he is proven guilty in court. We think that the press should wait until he has been tried.

Mr. Schofield will hardly have a fair trail now; unprejudiced jurors will be very difficult to find because the e n t i r e C n i c a 6g 0 a r e a n a s b e e n exposed to'the prejudices of ^ s h e r i f r s o f f i c e t h a t h a v e b e e n f u l l y displayed in the newspapers. And, if he is innocent and is found innocent in court, the publicity that we can look forward to until the end of the trial will make it very difficult for him to ever find another job or lead a normal life.

No one, especially Mr. Schofield, will ever be able to forget his treatment by the Chicago press.

Southwords The official student newspaper of Maine Township High School South, I'ark 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 Artist Dave Mallow 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 Power!.

Ralph Barzditis. John Richmond.

SPECIAL

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

February 25, 1966

Act Captains of Think Youngf Relate Experiences, Problems After many rehearsals, VShow is now ready to perform.

The act captains told about some of the experiences they had in preparing their acts.

Kathy Feller '68, act captain, and 15 other girls, do a song and dance routine called "One to Grow On." Kathy commented, "We started practicing our

WATCH THE BIRDIE—Dave Mallow, captain

Think Young' Directors Voice Views On Show Asked "What makes a variety show successful?" Mr. Hal Chastain, faculty director, stated, "If the Spirit of '66 can keep an audience thoroughly entertained for two and one-half hours, I think we can label it a success. And I do believe that most of the people who see the show will enjoy it.

"The theme, Think Young, is one that emphasizes pleasure and laughter. Throughout the production, we are making every effort to create a lighthearted, carefree atmosphere.

We hope the audience will go away feeling that they have witnessed a spontaneous display of effortless talent that was fun for everyone involved.

WARSAW CONCERTO— Mary Kerner, captain

"Putting the show together has been an enjoyable experience for almost 500 students.

But to say 'it was fun' would only tell part of the story. During the past two months or so a group of people between the ages of 14 and 18 have exhibited a sense of responsibility, initiative, and creativity that should dispell any thoughts of a 'lost younger generation.'

"They have designed, built, and painted scenery; they have endured grueling hours of strenuous rehearsal without complaint; they have planned, written, organized, and practiced under a barrage of sometimes unfriendly criticism; they have gathered properties, prepared programs, and created choreography.

"They have worked hard, made mistakes, and cried occasionally. Many of them have found a new sense of pride in themselves and in the school through the challenge of striving for excellence in a project which demands teamwork and dependability.

FIRST DATE—Dick Katchlce, captain

"Here, I think, is the significant mark of success in a variety show or any similar activity. It provides a degree of

proof that members of the younger generation have a mature ability to master technical problems artistically and to dedicate themselves to a community endeavor without thought of personal gain."

This year's V-Show brings problems as well as enthusiasm and hope before showtime.

Jane Page '66, student director of Think Young, stated, "We can see by the rehearsals that the show is going to be a big success. The students are really enthusiastic and sincere about their acts.

"The only problem is that students must guard against relying on past performances to make this one great. We believe that each show is a new one, and that it is each individual performer that makes an act and the entire show great."

Mrs. Nancy Mueller, choreographer for the show, commented, "In the beginning the dance acts were having problems, but things are working out better now. We've had to change some of the acts. One was "Drum Battle." It requires a highly stylized movement pattern that is difficult to coordinate with the drum rhythm.

The dancers really handle things well, though, and are very hard-working performers."

Music director Terry Gill '66 cited, "It has really improved over the weeks of rehearsal.

The students show a lot of spirit and interest in the show. Art directors, Kathy Soales and Caron Tiberi, have done a great job in planning scenery and props to achieve unusual effects under colored lights.

"There's a big variety of music in V-Show this year. There's something for everyone. Arrangements range from folk singing and show tunes to classical pieces. This variety really helps the show run smoothly."

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?—Barb Ulvilden, captain

act even before the theme for V-Show was announced. We practiced in school gyms and basements and went over and over it until everyone knew the steps. It takes a lot of practice to get 16 girls to do a routine in perfect co-ordination. We all have sore feet, but it is worth it."

A girl from dance chorus said, "We used to practice in the auditorium lobby. One of our biggest problems was adjusting to the change when we danced on the stage. We had to account for the curtains, and we weren't used to having them in our way when we danced."

Mary Kerner '68 dances to "Warsaw Concerto", telling the story of a newlywed's quarrel.

She found that it was difficult to create a dance telling a definite story, not just expressing an emotion. "I dance on a platform that is four feet high, four feet wide, and 16 feet long, and I never seem to have enough room. It is difficult to dance on such a small, high area. I have to be very careful—if I go just a little too far to the edge while I am doing a turn, I'll fall off. I dance to a piano duet

by Marcia Jaeger '69 and Fred Jaeger '67. It hasn't been easy practicing out of school. After all, how many homes have two pianos?"

Pete Swinnerton '68, captain of "The First Band Concert", got the idea for his act when he attended a fifth grade beginning band concert.

In Gayle Mathis's act, the girls sing and dance to "How Lovely To Be A Woman". Gayle ended by saying, "One member of our act has been sick and her replacement had one day to learn the words and dance steps to the song."

It All Began Back In 29 In looking through the many pages of the Pioneer at Maine East, the history of V-Show slowly unfolded.

This year's "Spirit of '66," Think Young, is the 37th anniversary of V-Show that began in 1929. At that time it was called the Winter Carnival, the name staying until 1943. During that time the show was very short, and only ran on Friday night.

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CHANNEL FOR TOGETHERNESS— Kris Anderson, captain

MARY POPPINS—Linda Petrick

THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE—Jeff Kroon, captain

LITTLE PROBLEMS FOR NANNY— Suzanne Geremia, captain

SPOONFUL OF SUGAR—Dance Chorus

i A FRIEND INDEED—John McCallum, captain

SILVER THREADS— Margaret Williams, captain

A TASTE OF HONEY— Dave Anderson, captain, and Dance Chorus

DISCOTHEOUEGary Ehrhardt, captain, and Dance Chorus

Hit GIRL FROM IPANEMA— Chris Scarpelli, captain, and Orchesis

THE NEW MEMBER—Linnea Priest, captain

PUPPETS ON A STRING—Barb Schultx, captain

BIRDS AND BEES—Don Anderson, captain

'it:

I WON'T GROW UP—Cheri Hill, captain

SLUMBER PARTY—Sandy GuiztHa, captain

MICKEY MOUSE CLUB—Nancy DeBiasi, captain

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SOUTHWORDS

February 25, 1966

Cast and Crew Heads Discuss V-Show Duties The combined effort of cast having a certain part of the and crews is needed if a Var- face to make-up. iety Show is to run smoothly Diane was chosen for her job and according to schedule. because she has served as Members of the production make-up head for several staff, such as stage managers, Maine shows. She has worked lighting heads, makeup-heads, backstage on various crews for and properties heads, must every show since her freshman work together with their crews, year. and the actors in the show to Diane stated, "I've always make Think Young a success. loved doing make up. It's kind Cyndi Brown '66, stage man- of a carry-over from finger ager of Think Young is respon- painting, I guess. We kids on sible for seeing that the back- the crew have fun and work stage portion of the show runs hard and feel it's all worth it."

Doug Olsen '67, and Sara Melaccording to plans. According to Cyndi, "My main duties are len '66, are responsible for all to see that the rehearsals and the properties used in the show.

Working with a crew of 9 productions run according to scripts, formats, and director. students, they must obtain the I also see that cast and crews props and see that they are are on time for productions and in the right place at the right time. Doug has participated in coordinated."

Directly under Cyndi work life With Father, Arsenic and about 20 students, but she is Old Lace, The Miracle Worker, responsible for all cast and and many of the Center Stagers crew members, a total of about productions. Sara's experience includes life With Father, Okla450 people. . . . Cyndi Is a Veteran homa, The Miracle Worker, Cyndi has also worked on ad Arsenic and Old Lace.

Doug commented, "Working several other Maine productions including music Man, Life props is a very time consuming with Father. The Importance of job, yet at the same time, it Being Ernest, Oklahoma, and is very rewarding in terms of the interesting experiences previous Variety shows.

When asked what phase of gained."

Cyndi Brown, Thespian presher job interests her the most, ident, summed up the cast's Cyndi replied, "I love seeing the show grow from individual and crew's feelings about the acts into a huge, connected show by stating, Think Young is a terrific show which should story."

John McCallum, '67, assistant make every member of the cast stage manager of V-Show has and crew feel proud. From approximated the same duties tryouts it has progressed from as Cyndi and is also responsible single disconnected acts into a for coordinating cast and crew. panoramic view of the gaity He has had previous experience and enthusiasm of the young on stage and backstage for var- at heart. It's been a lot of ious theater groups. John fun to work on and should be stated, "Working with Mr. so much fun to see."

Chastian and Mr. Martello has been an educational and pleasurable experience."

(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) "The important thing about lighting is that it helps greatly In 1945 the theme was Tons of to set the mood of the scene," Money, and in '46 it was Club 46 commented Don Munn, '66, with a nightclub atmosphere. lighting head for Think Young. The cost was 50 cents and now Don's job includes setting and there were performances on aiming lights for the show and Thursday and Friday. operating the light board, as In 1949 the price was reduced well as supervising the work to 30 cents and the theme was of his crew. Don is a member Boot Hill Bound, concerning the of Thespians and has worked 1849 California gold rush. The on every Maine South produc- opening scene was in the Ropetion on various crews.

-U Inn." 1952 brought Roomer Revels, . . . Light Is Key Don explained the importance which was a "big show" with 21 of lighting in this year's Variety acts. The price was now 75 show by stating, "In this year's cents with the first Saturday V-Show, we use nothing but night performance.

Hill APoppin was '53's theme, color in several dance numbers. The effect this gives is and '54 was a wild Greenwich Village. Mainspring . . ." was really great!"

Diane Reporto, '66, supervises introduced in 1958, and was to a crew of about thirty girls be continued as the V-Show whose job it is to make-up per- title. formers in V-Show. It was her The first break in schools took responsibility to pick and train place in 1960, and Maine West her crew and to organize a started "Stage West" as their schedule so that all cast mem- V-Show title. bers could be made up on time In 1964 the second break for their acts. Carole Zielinski came, and Maine South started is co-chairman in make-up.

"The Spirit of . . ." with the . . . Make-up By Assembly Line first show, Americana. The vaDiane explained that this riety show has evolved from a year makeup will be applied relatively minor occurance in using a sort of "assembly line" 1929 to a major production intechnique, each crew member volving hundreds of students.

MY NEW BROTHERPeggy Jacobs

BE PREPARED— Jiil Conway, Captain

ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE—Marsha Mountain

It Began in '29

BILL BAILEY—Boys' Pom Pom Squad

m \ THE CREATION—Contest Speakers and Dance Chorus

AND ONE TO GROW ON—Kathy Feller, captain

THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE —Jeff Kroon, captain

February 25, 1966

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SOUTHWORDS

Fire Swimmers Travel To State Meet Maine's varsity swimmers, coached by Mr. Jack Tilley, Mr. William Kochalka, and Mr. Art Johnson, will have five members competing in the State meet this weekend.

Jim Kersting, Greg Knudson, Frank McCullough, Ray Me Cullough, and Tom Torgensen will represent the Hawks in the preliminaries Friday. If successful, the five will move to the finals to be televised Saturday afternoon from the Hinsdale South pool at 1 p.m.

Jim earned his try at the state crown with his fine third place finish in the District diving competition and his capture of the conference crown in that event.

In Districts four other tankers powered their way to second place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay, thus qualifying for State. Frank McCullough will swim the backstroke leg, Tom Torgersen the breaststroke, Greg Knudson the but-

terfly,'* and Ray McCullough will anchor with the crawl.

Coach Tilley commented, "All five should advance to the finals. We stand to pick up over 30 points if the relay team does well. Two of the boys on the relay team will swim other events, which could put us among the top ten teams in the state."

Last year Maine finished thirteenth in state by virtue of three points earned in the diving competition.

The squad as a whole finished third in Conference, posting a nine and three season record and a conference record of six and two.

Powerful Deerfield and Niles North were the only teams finishing ahead of the Hawks.

The Hawks also finished third in the conference meet behind the same two teams.

Taking firsts for the team were Ray McCullough in the

100-yard butterfly, Frank McCullough in the 100-yard backstroke, and Jim Kersting in diving.

Taking a second for t h e Hawks was Ray McCullough in the 200-yard individual medley.

The 200-yard medley relay team (Reeder, Torgesen, Knudson, Knudson, Ward) took a third, as did the 400-yard free-style relay, (Currier, Quick, Kendall, Bowen).

In District competition the varsity posted a second place finish with 38 points. Way in front was state power Evanston with 122 points. South topped both Maine East and Maine West.

Frank McCullough took South's only first in the 100-yard backstroke, brother Ray finishing second in the 200-yard individual medley.

The 400-yard relay took a fourth place, failing to qualify for state competition.

Maine's Five State Qualifiers. Ray McCullough, Frank McCullough, Tom Taigerson, and Greg Knudson. Jim Kersting is not pictured.

Souths Kitchen Plans Menus With Appeal, Nutrition in Mind

Maine's Gary Lange shoots against Glenbrook South as his teammates battle for the possible rebound.

By Derek, Gilna Maine South Varsity cagers will play their final conference game of the season tonight at Niles West.

The Hawks must win this contest and hope that Glenbrook North upsets Glenbrook South to regain a first-place tie with the Titans. Maine holds undisputed possession of second place, well ahead of Deerfield and Niles North.

In their last meeting with the Niles West Indians, Maine submerged them 74 to 68. Niles was winless in their first round of conference play, losing five straight. In the second round

Gymnasts Await Conference, District Meets; FS At 1 3 - 2 The Varsity and Frosh-Soph gymnastics teams have finished their dual meet season and are now practicing in preparation for the Conference Meet. This gathering of the six conference schools will take place at Niles North tomorrow, F.S. competition starting at noon and Varsity following at 7 p.m. . . . Districts Districts will be held a week from Saturday at Barrington H. S. In their last dual meets of the season, the Varsity lost to Glenbard East 80 to 52 and also fell at the hands of a strong Prospect squad. The team is now six and nine overall and one and four in conference.

In the Glenbard meet Hawk gymnasts earned two firsts and two seconds, Dick Hood taking the top spots on high bar and rings and Bob Lyons and Dick finishing second on trampoline and parallel bars respectively.

Maine took no firsts in the Prospect meet. . . . Win Two, Lose One The frosh-sophs have had a greater measure of success, however. Wins over Glenbard East, New Trier West and a loss to Prospect brought their record to 13-2.

The Little Hawks finished first in their conference with an excellent six and zero record that bodes well for the future of Maine gymnastics. . . . Six Firsts In the New Trier West meet, which Maine dominated 83 to 49, the frosh-soph took six firsts, four seconds, and one third.

Bill Kersting and Dean Mulcahy finished first and second one the trampoline, as did Paul Riis and Mike Mermel on high bar, Don Braun and Bill Blunk on side horse, and Dave Switzer and Ken Matson on parallel bars.

Larry Bartsch and Vince DiVencenzo finished first and third respectively on the rings and John Headley won the tumbling event. . . . One First In the Prospect meet, Maine took only one first, but pulled

down three seconds and four thirds.

Pulling down the top spot in tumbling was John Headley.

Dean Mulcahy on trampoline, Duane Kelley on parallel bars and Larry Bartsch on rings took seconds. . . . Gearian Hurt During the Glenbard East meet junior gymnast Jim Gearian fell on his dismount on the high bar and severely bruised several of his back muscles.

Jim will probably be out of action for the conference meet.

they have come alive to drive Glenbrook N. into the cellar.

No Pushover It might be also noted for any overconfident Hawk supporters that the night after Niles North upset Maine, they were in turn upset by Niles West, 60 to 57.

Timmings, previous Niles scoring leader, has been challenged by Nielsen, who has powered his way into the top ten of conference scorers, and Hirschstick of Niles West will be no pushover.

To reach Niles West for tonight's game, go north on Greenwood to Oakton and make a right on Oakton. Continue on Oakton to the school, which is located just this side of Edens expressway.

State Tocrney Next week Maine South will enter the State Tournament, and has been seeded number one in the Regional competition to be played at Maine East.

Maine will play the first game of the Regionals on Monday at 7 p.m. against Fenton of Chicago, the number eight seed.

Those loyal Hawk fans seeking balm for the Niles North defeat should find it in this game.

Maine is favored.

Fenton has no real height threat, the tallest man on the squad being a 6'2" skyscraper.

Four of the starters are under 6 feet tall, and their center is 5'11".

Fenton, utilizing their speed to the best advantage, will probably exhibit a "go" offense,

Maine South's Freshman Gymnastics team took 2nd place at the Waukegan Invitational Meet, Saturday, Feb. 12. They are (I. to r.) Norman Gunn, manager, Mike Mermeh, Mike Udolph, Ryan Fergison, Ray Lokay, Mike Strelka, Larry Bartch, John Gelles, manager. With the boys is their coach, John Riccitelli.

with plenty of running and weaving. Leader of the Fenton squad is their 5'6" guard, C. Kero, number 23. Kero is Fenton's main scoring threat from the outside.

Immaculate Tough In the other game on Monday night Glenbrook -North will play the winner of the Palatine Conant District, headed by their number one seed Immaculate Conception. If Palatine Conant comes out the winner (which I doubt highly) Maine will have their second chance to beat the same team. Maine vanquished the Conant five 70 to 44 in December.

On Tuesday night Forest View will play Maine West in the 7 p.m. contest. Notre Dame will go against Maine East in the 8:30 contest. Forest View should beat West and East.

If Maine beats Fenton on Monday, they will play the winner of the Glenbrook North-P.C. District winner in the 7:30 p.m. game on Wednesday. Thursday will match the winners of the Maine West-Forest View and Notre Dame-Maine East contest. I will go out on a limb and predict that Forest View will beat Notre Dame by a narrow margin.

Student Speakers Place in District Hans Grabbe '66 and Carla Oleck '68 placed first and second respectively in the District Speakers' Contest held February 12 at Notre Dame High School.

Hans competed against twelve of the best orators in the district and took first place with his oration, "The Need for a United States of Europe."

Carla Oleck placed second in comedy play reading with her selected scenes from Pygmalion and My Fair Lady.

Mary Kerner '68 placed fifth in oratorical declamation.

Of the 15 schools competing, Maine South was seventh highest in points.

Miss Sandra McChesney, cosponsor of Contest Speakers' Club said, "We are very proud of Hans and Carla who will now represent Maine at the sectional contest. They may possibly go on to state."

Mr. William Hoag, co-sponsor also stated, "This is the first year that Maine South has placed in district, and it is certainly an exciting climax to a very good year for our club."

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Dave Strom, Rick Kilinski, and Paul Wehman exhibit the shooting styles which have kept them among the top conference scorers all season. Dave Strom, master of the one-handed jumper is top Hawk scorer with 146 tallies. Rick Kilinski is the team's top free throw artist, effective on .744

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attempts from the charity line and in addition is the third highest scorer on the squad with 124 points. Paul's favorite shot is a left-handed jump shot, which he has utilized to score 125 points in C.S.C. contests.

Cagers Beat Glenbrook, Upset by Niles N. The last two weeks have been a mixture of triumph and tragedy for the Maine South Hawks.

The Varsity cagers, after moving into a tie for first with a 58 to 56 win over Glenbrook South, made it two in a row by downing Deerfield 80 to 56.

A hot Niles North team last week dropped the team back into second, 65 to 46. The Hawks the next night recorded their seventh victory in conference, dropping Glenbrook North 65 to 53.

Although Maine's chances to regain a share of first are slim indeed, none of the many Maine fans who made the trip to Glenbrook South will forget that night when the Hawks defeated the high-flying Titans. All of the

determination and thrills of an entire season were somehow packed into 32 minutes.

Cheered on by the largest away crowd thus far this year, the Hawks displayed their best shooting of the season. Maine took an early lead and was not challenged in the second period.

With 5:12 left in the half Glenbrook tied it up 21 to 21 and took their first lead, 23 to 21.

Maine held Glenbrook scoreless for the next five minutes to post a 29 to 21 halftime lead.

Maine was not again seriously threatened until the heart-stopping last quarter, when Glenbrook went ahead for only the second time 55 to 54. Glenbrook's attempted stall fizzled, however, and in the hectic final

Business Club To Meet; GAA Playnight March 4 Business Club will hold its next regular meeting on Wednesday, March 9, at 3:20 p.m. in room C-100. The senior members of the club who attend the Business Education Conference will present a panel discussion on the events of the conference.

Application for the position of president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and concession chairman will be available to interested students.

Senior members interested in the $300 scholarship should also plan to pick up the application forms at this meeting. This scholarship is available to any senior club member wishing to take advanced training in the area of business. To qualify for this annual scholarship, a student should have worked for the club, maintained at least a C average, and have a need for the scholarship.

The next major event of the year will be the annual banquet honoring graduating s e n i o r members of the club which will be held on May 25. . . . GAA Playnight The GAA playnight will be held Friday, March 4, from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Girls PE area.

Activities of the evening include volleyball, swimming, badminton and gymnastics. The snack bar will be open. This event is free, and all girls are welcome.

Sport dress is appropriate.

official membership drive in March. Any sophomore or freshman boy interested in joining Key Club should attend the meetings in March.

moments Kilinski and Wehman sunk key free-throws to insure the win. player ft pts fg 7 Strom 5 16 Wehman 6 3 15 Reinke 1 2 5 Beck 1 4 9 Kininski 4 5 13 Maine Glenbrook

21-42 1 2 17 12 13 10

16- 22 58 3 4 16 15—58 18 15—56

The Hawks looked as bad against Niles North as they did good against Glenbrook South.

Niles was unbelievably lucky with field shots throughout the game.

This, combined with the Hawk's poorest scoring effort of the year and Niles' domination of the backboards, spelled defeat for the Hawks. Rick Kilinski led the somewhat irregular Maine attack with 17 points. player pts ft fg Strom 13 5 Wehman 8 3 Reinke 0 0 Beck 8 2 Kilinski 17 7 17-51

12-17 46

12 3 4 Maine 11 10 11 14—46 Niles N. 15 12 16 22—65 Sandwiched between the Niles and Glenbrook South contests, Maine's game with Deerfield was a mixture of both. Tired from their game with Glenbrook South the night before, Maine was down 31 to 26 at the half, the first time since the York game that Maine had trailed at the halftime break (except the Niles N. game which came a week later).

South roared back in the second half to score 54 points to

Basketball Shorts; State Rankings With one game left, Maine has three players among the top five in the Central Suburban Conference: player team pts. ave.

Reeves, G.S. 226 25.1 Strom, Maine 148 16.4 Wehman, Maine 125 13.9 Kilinski, Maine 124 13.8

Pirie Top Maine Grappler

By Ray Rozny At the Palatine Sectionals John Pirie ended his wrestling season after putting quite a few notches in his wrestling uniform.

In fact, this talented junior has won more than any South wrestler this year.

John qualified for the Sectional Tournament by breezing through some tough competition in Districts. Not one of his opponents could muster a point against John. One victim fell in an amazing 29 seconds.

Others who also placed in the district tournament were Ed Walsh and Bob Simpson with thirds and Terry Harmon and Paul Buhr with fourths.

John was the only one, however, to advance to the Palatine Sectionals. He was the only Hawk wrestler with a chance of winning a state title.

To do this, it was neccessary to win the first two matches.

John won 5 to 2 in his first match against Prospect, but

finally met his equal in a boy from St. Charles.

John Piri*

the Warriors' 25 and put the game in ice early in the fourth quarter.

12 3 4 Maine 14 12 24 30—80 Deerfield 12 19 13 12—5C In their most recent game, played last Friday, Maine never trailed hapless Glenbrook North and coasted to their win. Bill Murphy, starting in his first conference game on the Varsity level, filled in for the injured Jeff Reinke.

12 3 4 Maine 17 19 10 19—65 Glenbrook N. 8 11 13 21—53

And equal is the appropriate word, for the match was not decided until 10 seconds remained in the second overtime period, when his opponent got two points to win.

John came back to win against Maine West and to place third. This gave him his fourth medal of the year, the most won by any South wrestler.

However, only the top two wrestlers in Sectional advance to the state competition.

John's loss ended a twentyone match winning streak. During this streak, John pinned six men and outscored the others ct a rat3 cf 10 points to 1. His loss marked the first time he had not scored at least one point.

It took a fine effort to overshadow a backbuster team performance, but John managed, and since he is only a junior he will return to the mat next year.

Brubaker, G.N. 123 13.7 Fuzzey, Deer.

115 12.8 McDermott, D. 114 12.7 Mayzel, N.M. 111 12.3 Foster, Deer.

108 12.0 Nielsen, N.W. 108 12.0 Tom Beck, the other Hawk with a double figure average, is in 17th place, scoring 94 points at the rate of 10.4 a game. . . . League Standings Maine is in solid possession of second place, one game behind Glenbrook South.

Glenbrook So. 8 1 .889 MAINE SOUTH 7 2 .767 Niles North 4 5 .444 Deerfield 4 5 .444 Niles West 3 6 .333 Glenbrook No. 1 8 .111 Concerning the State basketball tournament, York, 81-56 winner over our Hawks this year in the first game of the season, is second in the Associated Press ranking. York, with its tremendous depth, rebounding, and shooting could very well go all the way to the state championship. . . . State Prep Poll W L 21 York 24 Benton 19 Belleville 20 Thornton 21 Collinsville 17 Galesburg Quincy 19 8 East Leyden 21 9 Pekin 19 10 Bradley 21 Based on AP Poll