Vol 02, Issue 13

QUILL AND SCROLL Shown above is the speaker's table at the recent Quill and Scroll banquet, just before publications sponsors presented awards to staff members.

Editors for next year were also announced.

May 13, 1966

Seated, left to right, are: Diane Link, editor Insight '66; Mr. Marian Davis, English department chairman; Linnea Priest, Southwords editor; Alan Harris, Eyrie editor; Dr. Clyde K.

Souffiuordi Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge,

Vol. 2, No. 13

Staffs Make Plans for 67, SW, Eyrie Appoint Editors Editors for next year's Eyrie and Southwords' staffs were announced at the Quill and Scroll Banquet Monday May 2, at the Brass Rail Restaurant. • Editors of Southwords will be:

Gail Griffiths '67 and Judy Projahn '67, Co-Editors in Chief; Sue Moore '68, News editor; Carol Niemann '67, Features editor; Gary Muka '67, Sports Editor; and Barb Ulvilden '67,

Eyrie To Be on Time!

E-Day June 2, or Sooner It's on time!

This year Eyrie, the school yearbook, will be delivered on time.

Miss Singer, sponsor, stated that the books will be delivered no later than June 2. The books are now being bound and there is no danger of delay in delivery.

There will be a different procedure this year for the distribution of the books.

Class Does Southwords The excellence and m e r i t found in this issue of Southwords can be attributed to this year's sixth period Journalism class taught by Mr. Beatty.

The class used the skills it learned during the past year to prepare this issue. Among these skills are reporting, writing the stories, copyreading, headline writing, and laying out the pages.

Editors for this issue were: Linnea Priest '66, Editor-inChief; Sue Moore '68, News editor; Vicki Lester '67, Features editor; Dick Witt '67, Sports editor; and Barb Ulvilden, Publicity editor.

Students from the journalism class who participated are: Gary Govanus '68, sports reporter; Sue Grinnell '67, reporter; Debbie Hall '67, publicity assistant; Bob Lane '67, reporter; Carol Milligan '67, reporter; Bob Mutter '67, Sports reporter; Carol Paulauskas '67, features assistant; Sue Penkava '67, reporter; Mike Petell '66, sports reporter; Lynn Rosenow '67, reporter; Pat Shall '68, news assistant; Linda Steiner '67, reporter; Chris Talchik '67, reporter; Myra Tinnes '67, reporter; and Chris Ryg '66, sports reporter.

The books will be brought to the homerooms by Eyrie repsesentatives and will be distributed to the students beginning about 7:15 a.m. until the beginning of homeroom. Books will be handed out from the store room in each homeroom complex.

"Students are to pick their books up as early as possible before homeroom when the date is announced," stated Miss Singer. "We would like to get as much of the distribution completed the first day as possible."

Books that remain unclaimed will go on sale after a few days.

Science Dept.

Presents Awards On Thursday May 26, Science Department will their annual awards night in the auditorium from 8 to 10:30 p.m.

the hold here p.m.

News Bureau editor.

The Eyrie staff announced their new Managing editor, Judy Jackson '67; and Co-ordinating editor, Barb Walker '67. Section editors are: Steve Duerkson '67, Faculty; Sue Haake '67, Activities; Mark Schrag '67, Athletics; Joyce Beaumont '69, Classes; and Kathy Harrison '67, Seniors.

As Linnea Priest, present editor-in-chief, announced the girls assuming her position next year, she presented each of them a battered tennis racket, passed down to her last year at this time to "keep the staff in shape." A tradition of the Southwords staff is for each new editor to present a gift to his successor as a reminder of his previous experience. Among the gifts presented were two nickels for the machines at the printers presented to Carol Niemann by Judy Projahn and a four foot long unbroken column presented to Gary Muka by Derek Gilna '66.

Mr. Kenneth Beatty, sponsor of Southwords, also announced next year's assistant editors.

They are: Nancy Petersen '68, Vickie Lester '67, Dick Witt '67, Pat Shall '68, and Wendy Carlsen '68.

Miss Carol Singer, sponsor of Eyrie, received a carnation corsage in appreciation from her staff. Mr. Beatty was also presented with a boutonniere.

Watson, principal; Mr. Robert G. Barker, aÂŤsistant principal; Mr. Kenneth Beatty, Southwords sponsor; Karen Decanini , News Bureau editor; and Miss Carol Singer, Eyrie sponsor.

Spring Festival Concert As Bands Play Tonight This year's Spring Festival Concert tonight at 8 p.m. will feature Beginning and Intermediate bands plus the Cadet Band and Glee Club.

The program includes pieces ranging through several periods of music including popular music. Among the selections are "Santa Cecilia" and "T w o Moods Overture," by the combined Cadet, Intermediate, and Beginning Band.

"Hi Fi Concert March" will be played by the Intermediate and Cadet Bands. The Cadet Band will play a Rodgers and Hart Medley which includes "Mimi," "Isn't It Romantic," "It's Easy To Remember," and "Lover."

Selections to be sung by the Girls' Glee Club are "He Watching Over Israel," "On a Clear Day," and a contemporary song entitled "Cranberry Corners."

The Boys' Chorus will do "Holy, Holy, Holy," "De Animals are Comin'," and "Climbing Up the Mountain."

Accompanist for the Boys' Chorus is Craig Jamriska '69.

Accompanists for the Girls' Chorus are Lynn Lohre '67, and Cynthia Ochab '66.

GRA Announces New Officers, Plans The newly elected officers of the Girls' Recreation Association are as follows: Kay Watson, President; Roxanne Schusseler, Vice-President; Karen Frindell, Secretary; Sue Brubeck, Sports Chairman; Karen Erickson, Treasurer; Terese Piazza and Diane Brown, Publicity Chairmen.

GRA is a newly formed club at Maine South, which grants automatic membership to each girl at Maine. Its main purpose is to have fun and to promote interest and enthusiasm in girls' sports.

New editors for next year's publications staffs were announced this week. They are (L to R) Judy Projahn, co-editor-in-chief of Southwords; Judy Jackson, managing editor for Eyrie; Gail Griffiths, co-editor-in-chief of Southwords; Barb Walker, co-ordinating editor for Eyrie; and Barb Ulvilden, News Bureau editor-in-chief.

Tickets are on sale in the bookstore for 50 cents for children and $1 for adults. Music Boosters are admitted free with their membership cards.

Music Awards To Be May 24 The Music Awards Banquet to be held on May 24, will honor outstanding members participating in the music curriculum at Maine South.

Some of the awards to be presented are: for the outstanding member of orchestra, the National School Orchestra Association Award; for the outstanding band member, the John Phillips Sousa Award, sponsored by the National Band Masters Association; for the vocal department, the Arion Award to the outstanding member of the senior choir.

Also in the vocal category is the National School Choral Award, in which the winners receive a desk plaque and a lapel pen. For participating for four years, the student receives a four-year pin.

All awards are based on serv ice to school and to the organiza tion to which the student be longs, on outstanding achieve ment in a group, and also on the attitude and love for music that a participant shows.

The awards will be presented at the Senior Awards Night Ban quet. Also at this time, the Tri M initiation and installation of officers will take place.

'Kiss Me Kate' May Run Again A tentative invitation to re peat their recent performances of the Broadway musical Kiss Me Kate at the Arie Crown Theater of McCormick Place in Chicago has been received by the music and dramatics departments.

The invitation was extended to Mr. Lloyd Spear, Chairman of the Music Department, by a representative of World Teenage Show.

The exposition will be held at McCormick Place July 22-31.

It will feature exhibits, sporting events, automotive displays, fashion shows and entertainment by and for teenagers. Kiss Me Kate would be given two nights, July 28 and 29, as part of the series of evening entertainment available to the general public who visit McCormick Place and teh Arie Crown Theater.

"Many obstacles, such as unions and royalties, present a big problem to us," stated Mr. Spear, "but if we are able to give the show as presently scheduled, it would indeed be a high honor for our entire school."

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SOUTHWORDS

May 13, 1966

Afterwords

Intellectual Apathy Grows

"Listen, just because Gloria and I are going steady, it doesn't mean I L I K E her, or anything!"

Martin Swim Club Gives Second Outstanding Show

By Judy Projahn The success of "A Tear and a Smile" can be measured by the multitude of smiles that greeted the second annual Marlin swim show. The program displayed a fascinating, imaginative approach to entertainment.

Perhaps a great deal of my enthusiasm results from this being my first swim show, but it is an experience I hope all of

Trees

By Linnea Priest Living prayers—they reach for the sky.

In summer, green and worshipful; In winter, asking, "Why?" "Why, God, do you give to the world Life? So that it may die?"

you have shared. No one should miss an opportunity to see our Marlins perform because their presentations are unique.

I am sure that each audience was particularly impressed by the candlelight performance of "Reverence" and delighted by the glowing display of "Jubilation". There were moments when I feared for the welfare of the swimmers in "Fulfillment", but they executed their respiratory feats beautifully.

And no praise of the show would be complete without mention of those five marvelous male mermaids.

"A Tear and a Smile" was an excellent show. I heartily recommend that no s t u d e n t graduates without having seen one like it. Congratulations to the members of the Marlin Swim Club for an outstanding performance.

Deutsch Dessert German Club will conduct its annual awards dessert on Friday, May 20, at 7:30 in cafeteria C-147.

Approximately 15 to 20 first through fourth year students who have shown outstanding scholarship in German will receive the awards, consisting of books.

Maine South has an excellent academic program with many opportunities for the serious student. We have good teachers, good courses, and accelerated and advanced placement classes. Some students take advantage of these offerings. They work hard for knowledge, proficiency, and, we may as well admit, good grades.

But not enough students participate in this drive for academic achievement. And the students who do participate seem too often to suffer from the same intellectual lethargy that infects the whole school.

This lethargy isn't caused by a lack of concern on the part of the teachers, the administration, or a small number of students.

The cause is hard to pin down, but the lethargy is there. Why? Perhaps because there is a lack of communication between faculty, administration, and students. There seems to be no rapport. Students have poor self-discipline, especially as is obvious from the amount of talking that goes on in the study carrels. The intellectual life at Maine South is dying. It must be revived.

How can this revival be accomplished?

Well, the first step is to get the students interested in the academic life here. This can be done by getting them to realize the knowledge is its own reward.

However, since not many students of our age are mature enough to realize this, perhaps a better move would be to give more recognition to those who are very accomplished in their studies so that it becomes as "cool" to be intellectual as it is to be a letterman or a pom-pon girl.

This could be done by having a National Honor Society assembly in front of the whole school like the sports assemblies and by having bronze plaques wherein are inscribed the names of the departmental award winners and the top ten students in every graduating class.

This plaque could be paid for by some of the major service clubs in the school.

Student Council could also chip in. This project would be far more helpful and important to the intellectual atmosphere of the school than others which have been sponsored in the past.

Moinestreom

Prom Plans Promise Pageantry

By Judy Projahn Tomorrow is Prom night for a great many South students, most of them juniors. Every year this pageant becomes more and more involved and reminiscent of a European coronation.

"Serenade in Jade", this year's junior prom, is certainly in keeping with its predecessors in every respect.

The preliminaries of this prom were the same as all the others.

All the boys were belittling the entire affair and the girls were no better. Absolutely nobody was going to be caught dead at that ridiculous prom, but that was three weeks ago. After about two hundred stammering phone calls, the attitude has certainly changed. Everyone seems to be suffering from delusions of grandeur.

Great groups of girls can be seen in classrooms, halls, and carrels discussing the merits of various and sundry articles of clothing. This is one time when comfort is gladly sacrificed for appearance and usually is. Beauty shops have been beseiged with appointments to build countless pyramids of hair that make their owners resemble refugees from Greek temples. The boys may be in for a surprise.

The boys, however, are just

"Yea, man, I always dress up for special occasions Ilk* proms, barn-burnings, Halloween, "

as earnest in dressing for the affair. Some have even gone so far as to rent racy red dinner jackets that put Liberace to shame. The girls may be in for more of a surprise than the boys.

By now the boys have ordered flowers, made reservations, and

prepared to part with small fortunes in the name of a good time. Girls have altered, cleaned and pressed everything that needed it. Remembering that the eyes of society are upon you, everybody have a wonderful time!

Student Reviews Four Best-Sellers Southwords TKe 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 Artist Dave Mallow Copy Editor Maggie Friend Assistant Peggy Kerr Reporters Sue Gunn.

Gary Muka. Carol Niemann. Clau dia 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.

By Bob Lane The occasional library browser, accustomed to seeing shelf after shelf of such literary excellences as White Witch Doctor, Pickpocket Run, and The Kid Who Batted a Thousand must have long since abandoned his search for interesting reading.

To these jaded exreaders I wish to propose the following words of encouragement: Hold on, the best is yet to come.

Some of the recent arrivals are reviewed below.

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Murders of exceptional violence and cruelty are usually subject to the cheapest form of sensational reportage in the tabloid papers and in pulp magazines.

Yet Truman Capote has taken as the basis of his "non-fiction novel" four brutal murders and written a book that is by turns suspenseful, fascinating, repellant and at all times amazing

in its power to hold the reader.

In Cold Blood concerns the 1959 mass murder of Herbert Clutter, a wealthy Kansas farmer, and his family by a pair of itinerant ex-convicts, Perry Smith and Dick Hickock. The pafir's flight, recapture, and eventual execution is described in detail, as is the effect of the murder on the friends and family of the Clutters.

Since its publication, In Cold Blood has been unreservedly praised by the majority of literary critics and has been compared to such acknowledged masterpieces as Crime and Punishment. While Capote is not quite Dostoyevsky, he has created one of the finest books of the type, a book that once it is begun is literally impossible to put down.

Hurry Sundown, by K. B. Gilden, is, at 1086 pages, the Southern novel to end all Southern novels. It purports to be

the story of how two dirt-poor ex-soldiers fight to keep their land from being stolen by a giant farming corporation.

In reality it is a conglomeration of all the cliches in every Southern Novel from Gone With the Wind to Light in August to God's Little Acre. Hurry Sundown is approximately four times as long as The Sound and the Fury, and by page 16 the reader will wish he had stuck to Faulkner.

The Proud Tower, by Barbara Tuchman, is a full length portrait of the years from 1890 to 1914. Although the writing is both witty and entertaining, The Proud Tower lacks the vigor and suspense of its literary predecessor, The Guns of August, and is likely to be of interest only to history buffs.

My Twelve Years with John F. Kennedy, by Evelyn Lincoln, was one of the first in a long line of books to exploit the late

president's memory. Mrs. Lincoln writes ponderously and never misses an opportunity to load down the reader with useless facts or with the grossest sentimentality put between covers since Uncle Tom's Cabin.

South Thanked

By Mrs. Miller Dear Maine South Student Body, My heart lifted when I was presented with the funds from your voluntary drive in memory of my husband, Mr. Miller. To know that you have done such a kind and helpful deed is a heartwarming thought. May you continue your good works to others in need.

My very deepest thanks to a very generous student body.

Sincerely yours, Mrs. Kirk B. Miller

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SOUTHWORDS

May 13,1966

Band and Choir Present Twilight Concert May 20 The Maine South Concert Band will present a Twilight Pop Concert, Friday, May 20, at 7:45 p.m.

Guest director will be John Paynter, band director at Northwestern University, and one of the prominent bandmas-

ters in the United States today.

He is the president of the National Bandmasters Association.

Mr. Paynter will direct two selections, "Toccata" by Frescobaldi and "Festive Overture"

by Sbostakovitch.

Another special feature of the

Committee chairmen for the Senior Mother-Daughter Dessert are (L to R standing) Donna Phillips, invitations and guests of honor; Tillie Sullivan, tickets and programs; Betty Parkhurst, decorations; (seated) Wendy Courtice, publicity; Cindy Peterson, general chairman; and Marilyn Connors, refreshments.

Girls To Plan Dessert The Senior Mother Daughter Dessert will be presented Wednesday, May 18, from 7:30 to 9:30 under the sponsorship of -Girl's Club.

"A talent show will be given which will represent the fine talent among the senior girls," stated Miss Iliff, dean of girls.

Several vocal, dance and instrumental acts are planned. Light refreshments will be served in

Zap! Pow! Bam! 'Batman's' Best The Key Club Bookstore has released the list of current bestsellers at Maine South as of April 25, 1966.

1. Batman 2. Mad 3. History of Torture—Mannix 4. U.F.O. Report 5. You Only Live Twice— Fleming 6. Green Berets — Moore 7. Dr. Zhivago—Pasternak 8. Man From U.N.C.L.E. No. 4 —McDaniel 9. Travels with Charley— Steinbeck 10. Sorry . . . Chief—Johnston

the cafeteria, and since a big turn out is expected, the auditorium will be used for the talent show.

concert will be a vocal ensemble from Concert Choir. They will sing a medley of Rodgers and Hammerstein songs called "Serenade To Spring." Included in the medley are "Whistle A Happy Tune," "Younger Than Springtime," and "It Might As Well Be Spring."

On the lighter side will be a new novelty suite for band called "Ballet for Awkward Dancers." Four short sections are called "March for Two Left Feet," "Waltz for People with Slipped Disks," "Twelve Tone Rag," and "Four Footed Galop." In this section there will be an arrangement of "Midnight In Paris" and "Victory at Sea." Marches on the program will be Sousa's "George Washington Bicentennial" and Kark King's "Purple Pageant." The Concert will open with the overture to "Zampa" and close with Carmen Digon's arrangement of "America, the Beautiful."

"It is hoped that students and faculty will plan to attend this outdoor concert and lend their support to this program that was so well received last year," said Mr. McLean, band director, "Chairs are available for seating, or persons may bring lawn chairs. Come and enjoy one of America's established traditions — an Outdoor band concert," he concluded.

In case of rain, the Concert will be held in the auditorium.

Prom To Feature Orient "An unusual plan for decorations will add atmosphere and further the success of the junior prom," said Nancy Tracy, prom co-chairman.

The prom, "Serenade in Jade," will take place Saturday evening, May 14, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. in the spectator gym.

The decoration theme is an evening in the Orient. The central color is jade green. Plans call for a Buddha, a large gong,

"Catch that Thing' or

The Terrible Terrors of Toots Students having cavrels during 4A one day last week were probably startled to hear a scream and then see Mrs. Lois King, Instructional Center secretary, run out of her office into the Library, yelling "Catch that thing!"

The reason behind this strange behavior is that a white mouse named Toots was lost in Mrs. Lenore Torp's Home Planning and Interior Design class earlier that day.

Toots, brought to school to help intrigue the tots in the family living class's school for faculty children, took refuge in a record player being used for the same purpose.

turned to the Audio-visual department where Mrs. King made her discovery.

Complicating the story is the fact that Mrs. Torp's son, eighthgrader Timothy, had raised the mouse as part of a project for science fair competition. Tim had planned to enter the mouse

Strange to say, the machine no longer worked, so it was re-

Georgetown Univ. Honors Mr. Little With Grant For Summer Study Mr. Timothy Little, history teacher at Maine South, has been awarded a National Defense Education Act grant to study at Georgetown University, Washington D.C. Mr. Little will spend six weeks this summer in a program dealing with European History and Europe's Relations With the Far East. His program will include lectures, seminars, and discussions.

The grant will provide a graduate program for those who are going to develop curriculum for secondary schools.

Mr. Little feels that this trip will be worthwhile. He said, "I'm sure my trip to Washington will benefit Maine Township as well as myself. Rarely do teachers have such an opportunity to pursue higher education."

Mr. Little has taught at Maine South for two years and one year

What is it? A picture of wild duck nest and eggs. The place? In the Art Court just outside Mrs. Clausen's (the principal's secretary) office windows. How discovered?

Mrs. Clausen opened the drapes one morning scaring one wild duck into flight and one secretary out of a year's growth. Latest report—assistant principal Robert Barker says the duck is sticking to her duty in spite of the busy school which surrounds her. Future? Maybe one day a whole new family.

at Maine West. He teaches regular and accelerated World History classes, and, in 1966-67, will teach two classes in collegelevel European History.

Mr. Timothy Little

in district competition the following weekend.

Luckily for everyone concerned, the quick-thinking audio-visual boys caught Toots, repaired the record player, and returned Toots to Tim in time for him to win second place in the science competition in Champaign.

A Career in

Higher Education

By MILTON S. EISENHOWER President, The Johns Hopkins University EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one of a series of special articles on various careers being distributed to high school newspapers by The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. A university is a small scale model of our society, and within our 2,000 institutions of higher learning there are a multitude of career opportunities.

The professors and researchers are the heart of the university, charged with its traditional mission of discovering and disseminating knowledge.

Because the university has become the crossroads of our modern society—educating millions of students and providing the knowledge for progress in every area of endeavor—the need for teachers and researchers increases every day. Regardless of your interest—be it philosophy or physics—you will find a career in the university as teacher or researcher.

CAMPUS LIFE The road to a teaching career is a rigorous one, and only those with an insatiable curiosity, a concern for young people, and a dedication to scholarship should set out on it. The rewards of a teaching career, however, are unmatched by any

other profession. Although the income is not high, it is increasing. And more important are the unique freedom and the rich intellectual and cultural offerings that you will find on the lively and exciting campus.

As the teaching and research functions in higher education have expanded dramatically in recent years, so has the administrative function. The university needs an administrative staff to serve the academicians. It must have admissions officers, counselors, placement directors, writers, editors, accountants, businessmen, fund raisers, technicians, secretaries, and many other specialists.

An administrative career offers many of the advantages of the teaching career: the campus atmosphere, the freedom, the involvement in a social institution that is vital to the progress and survival of our way of life.

An administrative career also requires specialization. Your expertise in business, or journalism, or personnel work must be accompanied by an expertise in higher education itself.

It is impossible for me to be more specific, for each of you will follow your own desires and talents. I can only say that for me a career in higher education has been demanding but completely satisfying.

a shrine for the band, and a bridge over a pool of water.

Entertainment will be by the Rhythm Club of Northwestern University. Dianne B r o m a n, decorations chairman, would like to thank the art students who helped make this year's prom decorations unique.

Key Club Opens Slavery Market Have you ever wanted a slave?

You can have one if you hire one of Key Club's 40 to 50 members participating in Key Club slave days being held every Saturday in May. Two boys may be hired for three hours for six dollars to do yardwork and housework. The hours are from nine to twelve a.m. and from one to four p.m.

This service is open to the whole community. Anyone interested may contact the school or Mr. Dinken, Key Club sponsor.

Money from the slave days will go to the Key Club Treasury for future projects.

Key Club is a school and community service club sponsored

by Kiwanis. It provides ushers for all school functions and participated in Project Share and the I.I. soap drive.

Speech Group Hold Banquet The Maine South Contest Speakers Club held its annual awards banquet on May 5 at the Encore Buffet on the Northwest Highway.

Six students achieved membership in the National Forensic League through their participation in contest speaking and reading this year. They are: Shirley Darch '68, Hans Grabbe '66, Peggy Ann Kerr '68, Vicky Lester '67, Linda Liston '68, and Cynthia Thacker '66.

The four people who achieved degrees of honor, which are the second degree awards, were: Anita Hosford '67, club president; Carla Oleck '68; Mary Kerner '68; and Bob Landeck '67.

Anita Hosford was awarded the trophy for outstanding service in contest speaking activity.

This trophy is given for dependability, service, and leadership.

The Contest Speakers Club recently held a very successful taffy apple sale. Profits of this sale were used to help defray the costs of the banquet.

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SOUTHWORDS

May 13, 1966

Baseball Hawks Finish League Schedule Tonight Maine South will host Niles West at Edison Park for its last conference game of the season.

In this rugged conference, Mr. Van Proyen's Hawks have gotten themselves a solid second behind Glenbrook North with a record of 5 and 3 thus far in conference play.

All three of Maine's losses have been dealt by the hands of the two Glenbrook schools.

Glenbrook North has beaten the Hawks twice by scores of 5 to 0 and 9 to 2.

The other Hawk loss was to North's sister school, Glenbrook South. In this game Glenbrook's pitcher, Buhnsach, would have pitched a no-hitter but for Auggie Matejzel, who slapped out a single to left for the only Hawk hit of the day.

To pad the figure in the win column Maine South beat Niles North by a score of 5 to 3. The Hawks were led by John Spiggos who pitched a six-hitter and

scored a run in the fourth inning to help his own cause.

In South's next win, it was Steve Richards who came out the victor in a pitching duel with Deerfield's Edgar. Up until the last inning Edgar had only allowed one hit.

In the last inning the Hawks finally found the range and pounded him for three runs off three hits. Richards, meanwhile, went all the way, allowing only two of the opposition to reach first base safely. Maine won, 3 to 0.

In the first Niles West game, the Niles pitcher had a no-hitter going until Auggie Matejzel, Rick Kilinski and Tom Dewar combined to give the Hawks the big last inning they needed to pull out a 2 to 1 win over the Niles school.

In the district meets, completed yesterday, the Hawks pulled a winning effort of 5 to 1 from the Dons of Notre Dame on Tuesday. South was rained out

in a game against Ridgewood on Wednesday, then went on to play the Demons of Maine East last night.

The Hawk pitching staff, lead

by John Spiggos, who has more wins than the other pitchers combined, Steve Richards, and Carlos Maningas, has been excellent. On the offensive side of the line-up the overall batting average of the Hawks is about .250. In this department the Hawks are being lead by shortstop Matejzel with an average ranging near the .310 mark and followed by Russ Gibe who is now batting an approximate .290 average.

that, "We have just as good a chance as anyone."

If we get to the regionals, held this Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the one major problem the Hawks will have will be their old friends (?), the boys from Glenbrook North.

After losing two in row, if they get a rematch, the Hawks will be going after the hides of the Glenbrook boys.

Maine South's sophomore team has done well this year. At the end of the season they had a won-loss record of 11 and 1.

The one loss was dealt by Niles West.

It was a nine inning game, (2 innings longer than the usual high school game) and was finally lost by the score of 3 to 1.

It was close until the last inning, and was one of the best games all year.

Both of the Maine squads have done well this year under the supervision of Mr. Marvin Nyren, sophomore coach, and Mr. Glen Van Proyen, the varsity coach, with a combined record of 20 wins, 4 losses and one tie. This is a commendable record for the two squads, especially in this tough conference.

The only hurdle the Hawks have to face now, after the last game with Niles West, is the regionals before they get to the real business in the State contest. What are the Hawk's chances in the upcoming games with the rest of the Illinois schools? Coach Van Proyen said

Spring Sport Action Comes To Triumphant Conclusion At South

By Dick Witt

Tomorrow's district track meet, the recent district and coming regional activity in such other sports as baseball, golf, and tennis, the eternal froshsoph sports schedule—all these things will soon be over. The Maine South spring athletic activity is coming to an end.

Overall, it's been a good spring for Maine South. As an example, take the track team.

In the activity at the shorter distances, Chris Zei and John Weiss have been turning in excellent performances. As the distances stretch out, middledistance runner Bryant Murphy and top miler Rich Syverson have proven to be equally outstanding for South. As for other events besides the mere speed tests, the best example of excellence has been Ed Ward, who has shown consistent ability over the hurdles.

In golf, a team that merited attention from the Chicago Tribune has shown flashes of outstanding individual work that have outshone the performances of last year by the team.

Steve Johnson has proven to be the outstanding senior golfer. Of those who aren't graduating this year, Rusty Siebold and Les Mathews have shown up to great advantage.

Another team that has shown improvement over last year is the baseball club. Mr. Van Proyen and his charges have done an excellent job all season, except against such neraeses as Glenbrook North. The blend of excellent pitching by John Spiggos and Company, combined with excellent batwork by the outfield of Chuck Coad, . Russ Gibe, and Dave Strom, and shortstop Auggie Matejzel has proven to be an excellent combination.

Turning to tennis, one finds that the team is a steady one, of one not attuned continually to brilliant play. This team has one of the best futures of any Maine South team that has performed all year. Dave Flanagan and Mike Masoncup are the notable sophomores that have achieved varsity status, and the rest of the frosh-soph bunch are not too far behind these two in ability.

The future of our spring teams next year is certainly not bleak.

Tennis, as mentioned, will be played well by the South team

next year. With the aforementioned Siebold and Mathews, among others, golf should be played on a similar talent level next year. Next year's baseball team should equal the performances turned in by this year's club, at the very least; the fantastic record the sophomores have attained is mute evidence supporting this statement. As for track, the picture is an extremely promising one; there are few outstanding senior stars to be lost to graduation, and the slack will be more than taken up by such current sophomores as Don Seelig, Randy McClure, Tom Spotts, Chris Zei, and Bill Schuessler.

Now for two quick outside comments: (1) The New York Yankees appear to be temporarily revitalized with the appointment of Ralph Houk to again lead the ball club. How-

ever, this temporary spurt should not be construed as a move that will start the Yankees back on the pennant trail. They will most likely again finish in the second division; (2) Watch the horse Wyoming Wildcat in the Preakness, May 21.

Bob Holz takes a healthy cut at a ball pitched by a Glenbrook North pitcher. While this effort may have been successful, the whole game was a loss. Maine South was over-powered by Glenbrook North, 9 to 2.

District Track Row Tomorrow; Maine South Well Represented The district meet, one of the high points of the Maine South track season, takes place tomorrow. South's team, one of the tougher ones in the district, can expect rough competition from Palatine and Maine West.

The district meet is especially

important to the individual members of the team because it is all up to tomorrow's performances whether they qualify to enter the state meet which will be held May 20 and 21.

Ed Ward '66, hurdler, John Weiss '67, quarter-miler, Chris

Golf, Tennis Participants Have Still More Work To Accomplish Today Maine South's golf looks as if they will again take According to Coach Kent, team travels to New Trier for conference for the second year. "Right now it looks fairly good The varsity tennis team took for a conference championship the district golf meet between a close second last Saturday for us." However, for state eighteen schools. behind Evanston in the district there will be quite a bit of tough competition.

Coach Lou Gartner stated last competition.

Earlier, before the district, So far this year, the team has week that, "We expect to win conference and go down state." Miss Prediction seemed to know a standing of 5 to 3.

The district championship de- Maine South would not be too Dave Knuth and Bill Ostercides who is to be in the state successful at that meet. How- lund are the top players this meet. At district Coach Gart- ever, the score was a close one year. Following close to them ner feels that the only strong op- —eighteen to fifteen. is Bill Schneider. position should come from host school New Trier.

Steve Johnson, returning letterman, is the top golfer this season. This is his last year, but Rusty Siebold and Les Matthews will be back next year on the squad. Both of these boys have scored very close to Steve this year.

The team now has an overall standing of five wins and one loss, the latter dealt by Holy Cross. In their conference, the team is unbeaten with a record of 5 and 0. In meets played this week, Niles West and Deerfield did not present much opposition.

There still remain a few conference meets after district, but it looks as if the varsity golfers will take conference championScott Kaufman cuts down Niles North runner at the ship honors. plate in good defensive play. South went on to win 5 to 3.

On the frosh-soph level, it

Zei '68, sprinter, and Rich Syverson '66, miler, have the best chances of qualifying for the state meet. Weiss, who hurt his leg late in the indoor season, has just begun to regain his lost speed.

In the Spartan Relays two weeks ago he ran a 50.2 quarter mile. Ed Ward has beaten qualifying time often. Rich has to better his mile time by two seconds to make the trip downstate.

Tuesday the team ran over Niles West 77 to 41 at Maine East. Ed Ward took first in both the high hurdles and the low hurdles. Ed tried his hand at high jumping too, but his jump of 5'6" wasn't enough to take a third event.

Bryant Murphy, '66, took first in the half mile with Rich Syverson coming in second.

Syverson also ran the mile and took first; he is mile champ of the indoor season and has a good chance to repeat in the outdoor season. Randy McClure, '68, placed second in the mile with a 4.59 time, and Bob Nelson '66, took third for a Maine South sweep.

Bob Benedict '67, one of our top distance men, has the measles and won't be competing again for a while. John Weiss tired in the quarter and was passed by a Niles man at the end; still, his time was 53 seconds.

The frosh-soph team won their meet, too. Chris Zei, '68 won the 220-yd. dash, and the quarter mile. Jim Sherman, '68 left the rest of the field behind and ran a 4.59 mile.

The Maine South team, which took first place indoors in their conference, ran into some bad luck at the Maine East Relays and took seventh in a field of eight teams. Last year's state champs, Evanston, won the meet for the second time in a row.