6 Westsiders

Place in O.U.

·Diction Tests

Westside took more than Its share of the honors at the Spoken l<'orelgn Language Contest at Omaha U. Feb. 27-March 1.

Di ck Theiss wo n second in the Fre nc h d h 1st o n and Barb )ton tes r«e iYed an H o n o rabl e !\l en tl on

In the German division, Westside ago.ln walked oll' with top honors as Steve Watson took first n nd Steve Wilson, secon d Phil Fre) d c r wo n th e Spanis h Dh lsi o n and llarb n rtzzee receh etl an H on o rabl e l\fe n tJon

Each participant wrote and memo ri zed a five minute speech on a foreign city In their respective language. After delivering the speech without notes, the contestants were questioned by the judges on thought and background material. The students were judged on their r espective levels or years ot study In the language.

The contest Is sponsored by the Language Departme n t ot Omaha u.

Winchell Honored; Parade is Planned

Mr. Richard Winchell, h istory teacher, has been selected by the Stude n t Council as an outstandIng teacher,

The Council received a leUer rrom the Teachers' College at the University of Nebraska asking them to submit a teacher's name they thought deserved the HenzUk Award. It is presented every year to a Nebraska teacher at a. banquet concl uding the school year.

Also discussed nt the meet.Lng were plans tor o. parade which wlll be held the first of May sponsored by the Council. Mr. Je r ry Koch proposed the Idea to the Council tor a parade to, "cou n teract tlle R1_1ssian Red Day par ade held on May 1."

The pa r ado would t r avel through downtown and would Include ftoats from all departments at Westside and one r r om each elementary school In the district. The theme would be patriotic and t he mayo r and governo r wou l d probably be present.

Senior Dilemma

Tomorrow is the Day when al mos t every body do n s a cloak of green an d p roudly says, "Yes, I'm Iri sh.'' So m e peopl e ore t ru ly desce n dan t s f ro m O'R ileys o r O' Co nn ers but q u it e ofte n people ore full of bl arney a nd don't hove a d rop o f Irish blood in t h em. T o th ose wh o ore Ir ish-eve n a little bitwe solute you! T omorrow is your d ay!

I would like to commend all the seniors who have been eating lunch in the Student Lounge. From what I have obsei'Yed and heard from others, everyone is fairly quiet and well-behaved. It shows your appreciation of it and desire to keep it.

P S. It might be nice if the und e rclassmen would stay out of the Loung e during the lunch hou r· -it will be yours soon enough.

Wi t h spring sports co m in g up, ma n y boys wi ll start trai n in g a n d will put in ma n y h ou rs o f h a rd wo rk Wh e n the spor t s sta rt, le t 's all th em a nd s h ow that we are a s inte res t e d in them as in the foo t ba ll a nd baske t ba ll t eams. S T

Lance Features Seniors

"High school is the chance o f a lifetime to make a world or wonderful friends." This statement by Llnda. Keating, senior, backs up her friendly, gay, personality.

She is fore\'er sm1Ung bec&use, s h e s tates , "WhAt's th ere to be unhappy about? !\to ping o nlf makes t.hJ.ngs w o rse "

As Linda works or plays she has a pleasant attitude that is spr ead to lhe people around her. Wo r king In the omce brings her In contact with many people. Her voice can always be beard above others at pep r allies o r games.

H e r w o rld or fri ends is furthe red e v e ry day b y acti vities ill which s h e f eel s she Is g alnlng e xperien ce f or a career 1n elementary teaching.

Linda just "lives from day to d ay" and seems to be getting the most from school by doing it t his way.

"Hawaii has the best-l ook in g gir l s!" was Senior Spotlight Chuck Bester's comment on his favorite place to live. Chuck has already lived I n Hawaii, Washington, D C., a n d J apa n , am o ng o t h ers. H e s a ys he li kes each for d lrte r en t t h l n gs.

<Jhuck lived in Japan tor ten years. The thlng that impressed him was that " In .Japan, people a re more respec tt'Ul ." .Japanese cab drlnrs also Impressed Chuck

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'The re Is a saying that they are re tired kamikaze pllota l"

Chuck's hobbles Inc l ude "messIng around with elect r onics," playing the guitar a.nd the sax, and "collecting all kinds ot things."

Something's in the Air

ca n 't exact ly pinpoint it, but somethi n g's there. After basketball things kind of died down. It's a empty feeling You know, a lull in activities don't know what to do with mys elf.

Hm - m - m , what will it be like to walk out to the ...,,.., without risking my life on the ice or in the cold wind?

Mo rch 19 there's a pleasant sou n d to t h a t dote. su re I No school because of in service tha t d ay! Gr eat! It's got to be war m and s u nny Hey, maybe I co n g et ou t side, way Seems like eve rything ' s going to ex plode all ot once. see the Se nior Class Play is coming soon. That ought a terrific deal Oh, and Carousel and the Variety Show are ing near It's a real thrill to see so many talented p e rforming. Such wonderful thing s com in' up r Eve n some of t he teac hers a re n oti ci ng the a,tn-• n c:nh••• th e classroom. W hy, a f ew o f th e m h ove blamed the of th e se ni o rs o n that c h a rac ter istic aff lic t ion se ni o r itis. heard t he symptoms desc r ibed as " inte ll ec t ual in ertia ponied by the attitude that one is merely p u t t in g in his t ime unt i l graduation."

Is it possible to have Spring Fever even before starts officially March 21.

I don't know. But I sense a build - up _ Say what ""I'P'I• to that ground hog? He saw his shadow on Feb 2, srx weeb t oday and accord ing to th e old story six weeks that day should be the beginning of Spring !"

Warrior hitt-icisms-------

B y Lori WhJtted

Spotlighters Twiss, Keating, Hester -Anticipate Teaching, Diplomatic Service

Chuck plans to attend either Georgetown University in Washington, D. C., or Grinne ll College. He wants to join the diplomatic corps, because "I'm too honest to be a politician." It d r afted, however, b e will run for President!

W ests id e has an Attorn ey Gc n e ml tn i ta senl or c l ass! S poutghter Linda T wiss w as e lected to this pos iUon by h er fell ow G irl S taters last ,Jun e. Linda, w h o S&)S h er Girls' S ta te e:q le rl ence was "just won derful because T Oll m eet aU types o f girl s," hopes to wo rk ill a fi el d somewhat like another famous Attorney Gen e ral- Bobby K.

" l wou l d like to do some type o f wo r k in the f oreign service s omeday," Linda said brightly. She hasn't decided what field she' ll enter Su r prisingly, Linda Indicated that she "has a strange fascination tor horses." She's been nn ardent rider for severa l year s, and once r ode In the Sidney Rodeo. She said she baa even helped train them.

Linda's ac tivities &t " 'estsido h&ve bee n , arted S h e has frequently been seen a t the top of a ladd e r d eco rating fo r Homecoming Sweetheart. and Proms! Also, s h e's actl, ·e in Pep Cl ub, Z Club, Fren ch <Jlub, Year· book activi ties di recto r , in Nati onal H o n o r Socle ty , ch eerleading and Qui ll and Scroll.

Caused by Forms

b y Lori Whl tted

"What Is your name , date of birth, physical condition?" No , this is not the beginning of a prison record. It is a co ll ege application. After t\lllng out several I want to pass on to posterity some answers that will make colleges take special n o ti ce of applicants.

In what fl c ld d o you plan to s pec ialize? Unde r water basket weaving wltb a strong minor In mechanical draw i ng. I've always wanted to be able to d r aw mechanIcs.

Draft cl assltlcation : Bu t I don't wan t to go!

It you are married gi \' e name o r your h usban d or 'Y'fe? Be specific.

Li s t a f ew books and auth ol't' that ha\ e espec iall y interested )O U 1. Nancy Drew, The Secret o f • the Wdde n S ta lt'CA8e. 2. Mickey Spillane is my favor i te author.

What fi e lds o f s tudy have tn-

Reptiles Cavort in 'Animal Farm'

terested yon m 06t? 1. Boys. 2. Boys. 3. Boys.

H ow did you first booom e in ter· estcd in th e nnh·ersJty? There a r e three men to every woman. Is TOur speech n o l"'ll&& ? My f a· ther, who pays the phone billa, says it's above normal.

Central High Plans

Annual

College Night

Wednesday evening, March 21, will be College Night at Central High School.

According to guidance director

Mr. Karl Pecht, "About 160 co llege re.P r esentatlves wUl be on band." The program wlll begin at 7: 30 p.m. and continue until "as tate as neceSBary."

Mr. Pecht states that Westsiders are welcomed and that he thinks It is a fine opportunity, especially for sophomores and juniors, to Interview and hear the var ious representatives.

Ralph an d fr l endB and some new skeleto ns a r e semeste r pr oject.s for :Mr Harley Hardison's f reshman biology classes!

Dan Mitchell an d J im Durham built a ter rar1um a.nd pop u lated il wi t h t hree ch ameleons, two tu rtles , a nd two alli g a t ors, Ralph a Dd Gerald. "They na!Ded the oU1 i too, but I 've f orgotten commented Mr. Har.,...., H e als o add ed that. wtill6 Krlstl And ersen, Cheri .loredJ ck, E lAine Tegtmeie r, ud Hike S haw construc ted anJmal to ns ! o r th e ir semester ' _.ot.II!HJ

Ni ghtclubs have entertai ners, movies have stars, the White House has Caroline, Denson has twist blouses, and Westside has teachers!

Several Westside teachers have tried some newsmaklng innovations. Mr. Lang has a pacifier he has th r eatened to give to gum chewers. Mr. Winchell decided to test a. new map that was not supposed to come off Ita roller As Bob Maddox and Jerm Rose will attest, the roller may bend but the map really won ' t come ol'l!

Foreign affairs are reachLng new heights at Westside. When Mr. Winchell, a Republican, asked In one of his classes who or the students were Democrats, DlmilrJs , our exchange student, raised his hand. Commented Mr. Winchell, "You can't know! You shou ld be deported!"

Class work bas ha(l no serious

Psychology Class Attends Lecture)

"U's working bt'I'IUtlf IY. e worst trouble is JM19ple t o talk," chuckled )11'1 l.ols l .uea.s, discussion gro r> der hi psychology. She is of W e stside's new technfq u In ltaebln g psychology.

Unde r tJie clh'C<:tJ OD of 1\lr. lack 801n011te r course Is rrhnlliu· to a coll ege m e th6a.

ltb about 65 students signed u for the course at the beginor this semester, a r rangee n t.a b1td to be made to handle all o f t 'h.em at once, since t he subjff_ct was only to be otl'ered dur i ng class period In the day.

Th e eA-pe rim c ntal m e th od Js this : On W ednesdays and Fridays, tb e en Ure grou p moo ts in th e Li tt le TheAte r !or lec t ure lns t.ruc tJ on b y Mr P eterso n But o n Tucsda.ys and T hursd ays, the grou p o p. and sophomores, J uni ors and senio rs ,:;o to Mlparate 1'()()0lH «> h aH) dJsc:llS'll o n periods.

Mrs. Lois Lucas leads the sophomore discussion group, Mr. Dale f"uerat bas charge of the juniors, u 4 Mr K arl Pecht supervises the MDtors dampe n ing afl'eet on Warrio r spl rlts. Mrs. H oyt may puzzling over J im Kriegers' paper on humo r 1f be what he wrote, he Is wll rlrl..a break all scientific barrlera. sentence reads, "I am In how to make people--."

The Renaissance Is a more utatlng subject than Da would have ever d r eamed. dents In World Lit were sing Petrarch's poems aod meaning of the world (south wind) as associale<l them. "What does zephyr asked Mrs. Kelley.

"Choo-choo," piped up Drockey. When the tact meant west wind was u••• u Eldon Franz said, "Ob, yes, it In Pecos Bill."

Nen week I w111 Inquire Insurance for people &uch u glnla Sieger and Bev Klei n, reel the only way to enter T·l to s li p down and slide. my editor, called by some Pen" Tlchacek, may o f my moonlighting.

Vestsiders Are heater Minded

lng, Jazz Concert udents playing string lnstru:s !rom the orchestras of Ne,r.a City, Boys Town, and .vue were also present. maktotal ot 106 students. te concert waa held at 8 p.m. larch 9, in Bellevue's Junior gym under the direction or Joseph Levine.

'iday morning at 8 a.m., 47 •r and senio r orchestra memand Mr. Harold Welch, aponleft school to spend the day ellevue Junior High rehearsor the STRI NG CONCERT.

:he Russian Sailor's Dance," tgo, Tango," "Fiddle Fun.'' music ran ged from preWar 11 music to the "Big Sounds of the Past." tr Pariah, Bob Carson, Gary y, and Bill King, the Trades. and tbe Dlxleland& pered, under the direction of Bob n. ?.flckey Elley also sang ngs.

"The March" from CarmAn among the numbers pre!d.

:Cew Orleans, man, and all that ,. jazz musicia ns pre:!d a program o n the evolution usic from folksongs to modern March 8.

sical, Senior Play

cket sales have tor rousel'' by top choir mem- r The tickets are a dollar e dancers for the production been announced. They are ne Be?g. Pat Dunklau, Judy

FB· The choir Is divided Into I groups ot tours and the learn g the most tickets reeelves a. prize.

• Charlotte Jones, Lynn CoelJanlce Kaufoan, and Linda well. Others are Kilty MurBarb Page, Carolyn Rankin, Rowden. Wlnnle Sennett, as, and Cindy Woodland. 1 Ide Is tbe rehearsal accom- understudies tor the mustare Carrie-Winnie Sennetz, Page: .Julie-Pat Dunklau: Yullln-Nadlne Berg; Nettle ler-Pat Fredlckson; Enock J ones; Jigger-Joe Coand Louise-Carol Ltcb. elp ls wanted In dndlng props the Senior Class Play, "GoodMy F-ancy." old style upright Victrola, a Bow Betty Boop record, ld twisted iron bridge lamp, rooster doll are t:yptcal of props needed. you wish to work on the a, contact Pat Mayer, Nancy ons, or Lori Whitted, or k the 11rop list In the Student nge.

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